Chapter 006 When do you plan to have a child?
Su Wan was really embarrassed. She said apologetically, "I'm sorry, sisters-in-law. I should have asked in advance."
"It's not a big deal. The amount of cabbage you bought is actually enough. My kid likes leek stuffing, so I had to shamelessly ask them for leeks. I can just make pork and cabbage stuffing and leek stuffing later."
"Yeah, the one with egg and chive filling is also good. My husband likes that." Mrs. Zhao also smiled and tried to smooth things over.
The sisters-in-law are all capable people. Besides, Captain Chen's family has bought so much meat, so it's no big deal for them to take some vegetables. There is no shortage of vegetables in their vegetable garden.
After hearing this, Su Wan didn't think much about it. After thanking her sisters-in-law, she started to get busy again.
After frying the duck and radish, she put them in the pot and stewed them slowly. She also stewed the pig's large intestine, small intestine, pig's blood, pig's liver and pig's lungs in the braising liquid she made, and they began to emit a fragrant aroma. She planned to stew the pig's heart later to nourish Chen Yuan, so she didn't take it out.
"Xiao Su, what are you going to do with this chicken?" asked Mrs. Zhou.
"I'm planning to stir-fry mushrooms so the kids can eat them too."
"Stir-fried mushrooms are pretty good too. I think you're almost there. I'll go help make dumplings."
Captain Zhou’s wife is from the north and she can’t cook the delicate dishes from the south. She can only give up and help make dumplings.
"Okay, thank you for your hard work, sister-in-law."
Su Wan wiped the sweat from her forehead and heard the sound of children playing outside. She washed her hands, wiped the two plates clean, filled one plate with melon seeds, and put a handful of candy in the other.
Fruit candies of this era were still very small, and the colorful packaging looked very nice. There were two or three hundred pieces in a pound, which was very cost-effective.
She remembered that the original owner had bought some White Rabbit milk candies and put them in the drawer when she was cleaning up. When she opened the drawer, there was still half a bag inside. She grabbed a handful and put them in the drawer before leaving the room.
She brought out candy and melon seeds, and smiled as she called out to the children playing, "Come and have some candy."
Hearing that there was candy to eat, more than a dozen children of all ages gathered around, their eyes shining as they looked at the White Rabbit milk candy.
The little hands stretched out, and Su Wan was afraid that they would fight, so she gave each of them a White Rabbit milk candy. Since there were a lot of fruit candies, she let them take them themselves.
The children quickly peeled off the candy wrappers and stuffed them into their mouths. The sweet aroma of the candy made the children squint their eyes. The older children also said sweetly, "Thank you, Aunt Chen."
"Auntie" is the term used in the north. People in the south usually call her "Auntie", while people in Yunnan, Guizhou and Sichuan provinces like to call her "Auntie".
The children behind also followed suit and thanked their aunt. Su Wan patted their heads and said, "Go play, don't fight. Aunt will make you something delicious later."
The children all went off to play again. Sister Zhao, who was standing nearby, asked with a smile, "Xiao Su, when do you and Chen Yuan plan to have children?"
After getting married, having children is definitely on the agenda. In the 1980s, family planning was strict. For example, they could only have one child. Some people would like to have the baby later, so Mrs. Zhao asked about it.
Su Wan smiled sheepishly, "Let's not have children for now. We're not that old yet. Let's wait a couple of years."
Mrs. Zhou, who was standing nearby, also said, "Xiao Su is really thinking long-term. It's better not to have children too early after marriage. I got pregnant right after I got married, and now I regret having children so early. I should have waited a few more years before having children."
"Without my mother-in-law to take care of the children, my husband has to go out on a mission for several months. It's really hard to take care of the children alone." Mrs. Wu also has a deep understanding of this.
They got married early, and the oldest child is fifteen years old, and the two youngest twins are thirteen years old. It is really tiring to take care of them. Fortunately, they have a high position and the mother-in-law helps, otherwise life would be really difficult.
Everyone was chatting together. Su Wan saw that it was almost time, so he made boiled fish, braised pork and roast chicken with mushrooms. He also took out the braised pork offal and cut it into pieces. He slowly put it into three large bowls, cut the dried chilies into pieces and put them on top, then cut some green onions and poured boiling hot oil on them.
Smelling the fragrance, the sisters-in-law who came one after another were all confused by the fragrance and muttered, "Oh my God, this smells too good!"
"That's right, Captain Chen's wife is a real good cook. The food she makes is really delicious."
Su Wan washed the pot, took out the pork tenderloin she had fried earlier, and made a sweet and sour sauce with water, sugar, soy sauce, and vinegar. She boiled it until it became thick before pouring the pork tenderloin in. After it was all covered with the sweet and sour sauce, she simmered it over low heat until the sauce thickened and served it on a plate.
The other stewed dishes were placed in bowls, fish head and tofu soup with chopped green onions was served on the table, three large plates of vegetables were stir-fried, and dumplings cooked by the sisters-in-law were also served on the table.
I borrowed an electric rice cooker from another sister-in-law's house and cooked six pots of rice in total. They were full and I was not stingy at all.
Chen Yuan had already brought the leader and colleagues here. The men occupied two tables, the women occupied one table, and the children were eating with their bowls in hand, laughing and playing around.
There was fish head and tofu soup, boiled fish, braised duck, roast chicken with mushrooms, stewed pork offal, braised pork, and vegetables. The women's table had an extra large plate of sweet and sour pork tenderloin, and the sisters-in-law had many dumplings, so there were eight large pots of dumplings in total. The men had three pots on each table, and the women's table had two pots, with pork and cabbage filling and egg and leek filling.
Chen Yuan greeted everyone, while the political commissar and Captain Zhao walked up to the busy Su Wan.
"Comrade Su Wan, thank you for your hard work tonight!"
Su Wan was still wearing an apron, her cheeks flushed and stained with cooking fumes. Seeing her superiors, she immediately spoke, "You're too polite, Chief. Chen Yuan and I got married in such a hurry. We should have invited you all to dinner a long time ago. I'm not a very good cook, so please bear with me."
"This dish smells delicious. Comrade Su Wan is too modest. You're all done, right? Let's sit down and eat together!"
"OK."
After the political commissar and his men finished speaking, they returned to the table.
Su Wan immediately took out the rice wine she had bought and placed a bucket on each table.
The political commissar turned to Chen Yuan and said, "Ask Comrade Su Wan to sit down and eat with us."
"Clean up later, sit down and eat first."
Chen Yuan held Su Wan's hand. The man's palm was very hot, and his wheat-colored hand gripped her fair skin, creating a strong color contrast.
She blushed instantly.
She wanted to go to the women's table and have a bite with her sisters-in-law, but the political commissar asked her to sit here, so she couldn't go anywhere else.
After sitting down, the political commissar spoke, "Come, let's toast to Battalion Commander Chen and Comrade Su Wan. May they be happily married and have a child soon!"
Everyone stood up. Just as Su Wan was about to pick up the chopsticks, her hand trembled, and she stood up with the rice wine that Chen Yuan had just poured for her.
"Thank you, Commander, and thank you to all my colleagues and sisters-in-law for your continued care and help. Wanwan and I would like to offer a toast to everyone."
Su Wan, a social animal, still understands some drinking culture. After Chen Yuan finished speaking, she thanked him and then drank the wine.
The rice wine tasted mellow, but Su Wan was not very good at drinking. After she took a sip, the smell of alcohol brought tears to her eyes.
She looked at the half-full bowl of wine, then at Chen Yuan, and couldn't help but whisper beside him, "I can't drink this wine."
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