If Xu Xiangjuan didn't curse, her appearance would be quite deceptive.
Zhou Chengning, who didn't know that he was labeled as "possibly remarrying", saw that his lover was so busy in the morning, so he now surrounded his lover and served him.
"Just eat your own food and don't worry about me." Seeing Zhou Chengning kept putting food into his bowl, Xu Xiangjuan hurriedly stopped him.
As expected, since I’m at home, I don’t feel uncomfortable even if there are a lot of people around, right?
Zhou Chengning often heard such words, but he did nothing for the time being. After his lover slowly finished the food in the bowl, he picked up a few more pieces with his chopsticks.
The children's table was in the kitchen. As it was her own home, Gua Gua naturally had to act like the little host. She ate with a spoon and asked her brothers and sisters who ate with chopsticks to pick up some dishes from this and that dish and eat more.
Xu Xiangjuan really couldn't eat anymore. Her staple food for lunch today was steamed buns. She finished the food in the bowl and told Zhou Chengning that she was full. She took the half steamed bun she had not finished and went to the kitchen.
After his wife left, Zhou Chengning turned his attention to Mr. Wang on his other side, but did not take the initiative to serve him food. "Teacher Wang, eat more. My wife's cooking skills are very good."
"Okay, I'll eat more. Thank you, Teacher Zhou, for the treat." Wang Qing continued to eat in silence.
He had just seen Teacher Zhou picking up food for his lover, and he could probably understand why Teacher Zhou was so protective of his lover.
Teacher Zhou put himself in a weak position and did it voluntarily.
But to be honest, the food is really delicious. I used to eat in the cafeteria with Teacher Zhou and I could tell from the food after just a few chopsticks.
Niu Niu was awake the whole morning and fell asleep when everyone was having lunch. If Niu Niu was still awake during lunch, his mother Xu Xiangjuan would definitely have to take care of him. Fortunately, he fell asleep, so she could have a good meal.
Several children sat around a table in the kitchen. Guagua was holding a steamed bun in one hand and a spoon in the other, feeding himself.
When the children saw Xu Xiangjuan, they all called her "Auntie". Xu Xiangjuan went over to them and told them to eat well while she sat by the stove.
Guagua saw his mother sitting there alone and took the last bun left for her as an afternoon snack and said, "Mom, this is for you."
Seeing her daughter coming over, Xu Xiangjuan was a little surprised, "Keep the guagua for yourself, mom has some more."
It was a busy day, so Guagua felt it was not good to be alone, "Why isn't Dad with Mom?"
Xu Xiangjuan: "Mom has finished her meal, and Dad is still eating outside. Guagua, eat well and then go play with your brothers and sisters. They will be leaving soon and won't have time to play with you."
When he heard that his brothers and sisters were leaving, Gua Gua immediately ran back and asked them when they were leaving.
The brothers and sisters were indeed leaving. When Gua Gua heard that they were leaving, she was sad for a while, and then she asked them to eat more because they would not be able to eat the food her mother cooked in the future.
Xu Xiangjuan didn't know whether to laugh or cry after hearing this.
After lunch, they chatted and talked. Zhou Chengning originally wanted to help his wife clean up the kitchen waste and wash the dishes, but his wife sent him away to talk to Teacher Wang, so he was not needed in the kitchen today.
There was no other way, Zhou Chengning had to talk to Teacher Wang. As for his grandpa, aunt, father-in-law and eldest brother, he couldn't say a word.
Originally, Wang Qing planned to take his daughter home after dinner. After all, it was not good to stay in someone else's home for too long. However, his daughter went out with a group of other children, so he had to stay a little longer.
"Teacher Zhou, do you know that there will be a new Chinese teacher at the beginning of the school year?" Teacher Wang didn't know what to say to Teacher Zhou, so he just made small talk and brought up the new teacher.
Zhou Chengning: "I know. I only have to teach the third grade class in the new semester. The director told me so."
From the opening of the town middle school to now, there have been only three classes in the third year of junior high school. There are more classes in the first and second years of junior high school, but teaching the first and second years of junior high school is not particularly difficult. Many students drop out before finishing the first or second year of junior high school. Those who can study until the third year of junior high school either want a junior high school degree or want to take the high school entrance examination. Both require exams, so it is more difficult to teach them.
Zhou Chengning is a relatively experienced teacher of Chinese in the third grade, so when the new teacher comes, he will only be responsible for the third grade.
I only have to take charge of the third year of junior high school, so my salary doesn’t drop much, and I can go home earlier.
Wang Qing: "It's been a while since we had a new teacher in our school."
Zhou Chengning: "That's not bad. There will be a new teacher in one or two years."
Wang Qing: “Yes.”
Hmm...suddenly I have nothing to say.
Teacher Wang saw that Teacher Zhou had nothing to say, so he had to take the initiative to find a topic, "Teacher Zhou, how long have you and your lover known each other?"
"We met in May 1981. I was living in the school at that time. I had just started teaching and was a class teacher. I went to visit students' homes and met Aunt Qian, the matchmaker for me and my lover.
Aunt Qian is the grandmother of my student. She introduced my lover to me. I was quite hesitant at the time, but Aunt Qian said that my lover was a smart and capable girl and there would be no harm in meeting her, so I went to the address Aunt Qian gave me.
When I saw my lover for the first time, I wondered if this girl would like me... Fortunately, she did. In fact, I was nervous and excited for a few days after we returned to school, for fear that the fire in my heart would be ruthlessly extinguished.
Fortunately, we are together and have two lovely children. "When Zhou Chengning thinks about it now, he can still feel the tension and sweetness at that time.
Teacher Wang: ...I don’t want to know that clearly. Teacher Zhou, you don’t have to tell me what you were thinking at that time.
Wang Qing: "We all misunderstood your lover, Mr. Zhou."
Zhou Chengning: "I know everyone has misunderstandings about my lover."
Okay, there’s no way to respond to this.
When the children came back, Wang Qing took Xixi to say goodbye. Little Gua Gua talked to sister Xixi for a while before they parted. He also went to the outer room to get some melon seeds and gave them to sister Xixi.
Aunt and grandfather ate dumplings in the yard next door in the evening and talked for a while in the afternoon. Then Zhou Chengning sent them home. Gua Gua was still on the tricycle as a kid to liven up the atmosphere.
After the yard and kitchen at home were cleaned up, Xu Xiangjuan and her sister went to return the benches and chairs. After returning all these, the morning was finally over.
Xu Xiangjuan asked her parents, brother and sister-in-law to go back and rest first, and come back in the afternoon when they were going to make dumplings. She and her second sister were in the kitchen preparing the dumpling filling.
The main ingredients are pork, tofu and celery. If celery is used as stuffing, the taste will be overbearing and easily steal the limelight from the pork, so seasoning is very important.
"You have such skills that you can open a small restaurant." Xu Xianglan saw that her sister had great skills and the stuffing she prepared was very good. In addition, from the skills she had tasted in the past few days, she knew that opening a small restaurant would be no problem at all.
"There are no customers for a small restaurant in the village, and I can't afford to open one in the town. If I open it, I will lose money. Who wants to eat out every day? Not to mention opening one in the city. I don't have the money to open one. I want to set up a snack stand in a busy place next year and save some money to go out."
After the next year, the family had spent a lot of money. Relying solely on the man's fixed salary, they didn't know when they could save enough money to go to Huadu.
Xu Xianglan: "Want to go out?"
Xu Xiangjuan felt that her aunt had some connections in Huadu. "Well, the whole family is planning to go to Huadu, but it probably won't be possible in the next two years. When we go, I will say hello to Aunt Aning."
"It's better to save some money before going out, not to mention that we have a big family and we don't have a foundation outside."
Xu Xianglan didn't think there was anything wrong with her sister not staying in the village with her parents. After all, her parents had four children, three of whom were out, and no one stopped her sister from going out.
Mom and Dad have things to do, especially Dad, who is always joining in the fun here and there.
...
When Zhou Chengning and Guagua returned home, the sisters Xu Xianglan and Xu Xiangjuan, who were staying in the kitchen, looked extremely deserted compared to the morning.
Guagua: "Mom, where are my brothers and sisters?"
Xu Xiangjuan: "My brothers and sisters have gone back to their grandparents' house for a nap. Guagua will go take a nap and play with his brothers and sisters in the afternoon... Aning, you should also take a nap, so that you won't be too tired to work in the afternoon. I will call you when the time comes. My second sister and I will stay in the kitchen and chat for a while."
Originally, he wanted his lover to go to sleep with him, but his lover said everything in one breath and would not allow any refusal. And his second sister was here, so Zhou Chengning had no choice but to nod and take Gua Gua to take a nap first.
It had not been long since he slept when Niu Niu woke up. Zhou Chengning had to get up, put on a little cotton jacket for Niu Niu, and then sent him to the kitchen.
Xu Xiangjuan rushed to the inner room after hearing the sounds of people slaughtering pigs. As soon as she entered the inner room, she saw the scene of "father and son falling out".
The father tried to put a cotton jacket on his son, but the son resisted.
No matter in the past life or this life, Niu Niu is always noisy and naive during this month. "Leave Niu Niu to me. You go to sleep. You don't have to wear your cotton-padded jacket for now... Gua Gua continues to sleep. When you wake up, go play with your brothers and sisters."
"Okay, Mom." Gua Gua, who was woken up by his younger brother, lay back down and continued to sleep. Without his younger brother's piggy calls, it was finally quiet.
Picking up Niu Niu, Xu Xiangjuan was about to go out.
Niu Niu is relatively obedient in front of his mother. He buries his little face in her shoulder and doesn't want to see his father.
"Juan, wait a minute."
"What's the matter?" Xu Xiangjuan walked out.
"Thank you for your hard work this morning."
"You've worked hard, too."
The couple looked at each other in silence.
It was Zhou Chengning who took the first step and hugged Xu Xiangjuan, with Niu Niu in the middle. "Juan, I feel like we haven't seen each other for a long time."
"What nonsense are you talking about...you are still holding Niu Niu!" Xu Xiangjuan was surprised.
Although he was held by his mother with his back to his father, Niu Niu was paying attention to his father. When he saw his father boldly put his mouth on his mother's face, Niu Niu got very angry and turned his little body around to hit his father in the face with his chubby little hands.
Xu Xiangjuan was afraid that her son might get hurt by twisting his body, so she quickly turned the little guy back and said, "What are you doing in broad daylight? You are getting more and more unreasonable... You can sleep alone in the quilt at night."
"Juan, I..." Zhou Chengning didn't expect that a few kisses would bring him such a painful price. He regretted it, just regretted it.
"What do you mean? Niu Niu is still here, and you don't act like your father at all. Stop making trouble!"
Xu Xiangjuan's face turned red, not sure whether it was from anger or shame. After scolding her, she carried Niu Niu to the kitchen.
Zhou Chengning was left there feeling upset.
I should have known not to kiss you, and we would have no more conversations at night.
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Xu Xianglan: "What's wrong? Your face is so red."
Xu Xiangjuan stuffed Niu Niu's cotton sweater into her pocket and said, "It's because the father doesn't know how to take care of children. When Niu Niu woke up, he tried to force her to put on the coat. Niu Niu screamed so loudly just now... I scolded the father a few words."
Xu Xianglan: "You should watch your temper. It's normal that your father doesn't know how to take care of children."
"Got it. Next time, be careful not to scold him... I can't help it."
The author has something to say: Second marriage?
Aning: I'm not! I didn't! Don't talk nonsense!
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It's later than expected.
I won't be able to update twice tomorrow, so there will only be one update, but I will try to make it as long as possible... It took me so long to write this article, and it's only 120,000 words. I feel like everyone following my writing is like a retirement, which is longer than my life.
I look up to an author who can write a million words in three or four months.
Don't worry, I won't write a million copies of this book. If I write a million copies, it would truly be a series that is longer than my life.
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