Knowing that Lu Shishen was not good at chatting to begin with and had improved a lot now, Yang Niannian did not hesitate. As the two of them walked out of the phone booth, she talked as they walked.
"I don't know which gossipy old lady or old man spread the news that we have no children. Now many people have sent their children to our door. We have sent four or five children to our door. My eldest brother has no choice but to keep watch all night."
Lu Shishen frowned and said, "If we don't have children, it's just the two of us living alone. We won't adopt a child."
He had no idea of raising a child to provide for him in his old age. If it wasn't their child, he wouldn't want Yang Niannian to worry and shift all his attention to the child.
Yang Niannian smiled, "I have almost the same idea! We won't adopt a child. We have such good genes. If possible, we can just have more children."
“…”
Lu Shishen pursed his lips, lowered his eyes to look at Yang Niannian, and saw that her eyes were shining, as if she was looking forward to having many babies. He couldn't help feeling troubled.
As far as he knew, there was no precedent of twins in the Lu family.
While he was thinking, the two of them had already arrived in front of the car. He opened the door and let Yang Niannian get in first.
Jiang Yang asked casually, "How did you finish the fight so quickly?"
Yang Niannian, "My eldest brother answered the phone. I didn't have much to talk to him about, so I gave the phone to Shi Shen. Who knew he would hang up before he could even say a few words."
Du Weili teased, "Captain Lu doesn't look like a chatty person."
Jiang Yueyue flattered him, "Only old men and old ladies like to be long-winded. Brother Lu is a young man, he definitely doesn't like long-winded people."
Yang Niannian said with a smile.
"You are the best at flattering others."
The few of them chatted and laughed, and before they knew it, they arrived at the army. Although reluctant to leave, Yang Niannian waved goodbye to them and repeatedly instructed Jiang Yang.
"Be careful on the road. I won't be able to spend the New Year with you this year, so you should have a good meal. Now that you have some time, take Yueyue out for some shopping and to the children's park."
Jiang Yang nodded. "When we go back and deliver something to the old commander, I'll take her to the military family compound to see An An. She's been talking about missing her brother An An for a while."
"Okay." Yang Niannian waved her hand, "You guys go back early!"
Du Weili waved casually at Yang Niannian and Lu Shishen, then closed the car window and drove away under the reluctant gazes of Jiang Yang and his sister.
Seeing that they had walked quite far away, but the two were still leaning on the window looking back, making him look like a bad guy who separated the sisters, so he curled his lips.
"Okay, I'll bring you here next summer. Don't stare at me anymore. You don't have clairvoyance. It's so far away, what can you see?"
Hearing this, the brother and sister retracted their heads. A sniffling sound came from the back seat. Du Weili glanced in the rearview mirror and realized that Jiang Yueyue was crying.
He let out an exaggerated 'ouch' and said, "Hurry up and wipe your tears. It's so cold, they might freeze."
Jiang Yueyue burst into laughter, "You lied, your tears won't freeze."
Du Weili couldn't help but smile at her cute appearance. Suddenly, he felt that the passenger seat was a little quiet, so he glanced at her out of the corner of his eye. He saw that Jiang Yang also had red eyes and looked like she was about to cry.
He was suddenly speechless.
This is not a life-and-death separation.
So what?
So pretentious.
If they were separated from him for a year or two, the siblings would probably set off firecrackers to celebrate. It's unfair, so unfair.
…
In the next few days, Yang Niannian got up at eight in the morning, memorized her lines alone in the room, and went downstairs with everyone to rehearse at nine o'clock.
Although it was called a rehearsal, most of the time I was just watching Tao Hua dancing the yangge and Xu Yinglian performing skits.
It must be mentioned that Xu Yinglian’s acting skills are quite good. She plays the old lady very well and her expression is very vivid.
Lin Manzhi has a loud and clear singing voice and is a talented person.
In comparison, Yang Niannian seemed to lack momentum when she was rehearsing her lines.
Having had experience in public speaking in her previous life, she had the foundation. All she had to do was remember the lines and perform on the spot. Therefore, during rehearsals, she was not as passionate as Lin Manzhi.
However, Lin Manzhi felt that Yang Niannian's skills were not good enough and reminded her again and again.
"You're going to go on stage tomorrow, why haven't you made any progress yet? Your voice should be higher, not buzzing like a mosquito. No one can even hear you clearly. How can this work? Now that you're on stage, you have to be open and confident, and not be restrained."
Although Lin Manzhi was looking for an opportunity to lecture her on purpose, her words were quite good. Yang Niannian was not angry, but responded to her questions in a very humble manner. Lin Manzhi was quite satisfied with her attitude.
Tao Hua felt a little uncomfortable seeing Lin Manzhi always lecturing Yang Niannian, and was also a little worried that Yang Niannian would make a fool of herself on stage. After the rehearsal, she went to her alone to ask about the situation.
"Big sister, I see Manzhi always says that you have a soft voice these days. Are you shy and a little embarrassed?"
Yang Niannian answered modestly, "It's not bad."
When Tao Hua heard this, she felt that Yang Niannian was really a little stage fright, so she hurried to comfort her.
"Don't be shy, big sister. This is what it's like for your first time on stage. You'll get better after a few more times."
"Relax a little. If you feel embarrassed, don't look closely at the people in the audience tomorrow. Treat them as transparent. It's just a matter of speaking loudly. It doesn't matter if you make mistakes. This is your first time participating. Everyone will understand."
Knowing that Tao Hua meant well, Yang Niannian nodded humbly.
"Okay, I will slowly adjust my mindset."
Seeing that she was willing to listen to advice, Tao Hua continued to persuade her.
"Don't take Manzhi's words to heart. She went back to the military compound on the third day of the new year. In fact, Manzhi is targeting you. Everyone can see that. She is arrogant and proud. All the military wives know it."
"She is very competitive. You have been wearing a Plum brand watch for a short time, right? I don't know when she started wearing one too. She said she had it a long time ago, but I don't believe her. It's obvious that her watch was newly bought."
Yang Niannian blinked, "A watch too?"
Without waiting for Tao Hua to answer, she explained the origin of the watch, "Shi Shen bought me this watch because he felt that he had treated me unfairly by not buying me the three major items or giving me a betrothal gift when we got married."
Tao Hua felt that she had not misjudged him. Yang Niannian was indeed not the kind of person who liked to show off or spend all her money on superficial things.
She smiled enviously.
"Captain Lu knows how to love his wife. It's not common to see a man giving his wife three big things after marriage."
Knowing that Yan Dafu was not considerate, Yang Niannian did not praise how good Lu Shishen was in front of Tao Hua. Her main point was not to show off or slander.
With a smile, she said, "Except for the fact that he talks less, everything else is fine."
"This is already very good." Seeing that it was almost time for dinner, Tao Hua stood up and said, "Big sister, I'm going to go home first. You should go to bed early tonight. It's okay to get up late at other times, but tomorrow is New Year's Eve. If you get up late, people will inevitably gossip about you."
"Okay." Yang Niannian stood up and sent Tao Hua to the door, "Sister Yan, see you tomorrow."
Tao Hua waved her hand, "See you tomorrow, it's cold outside, go back to the house!"
When she went downstairs, she happened to meet Lu Shishen and Captain Zhou, and she greeted them with a smile.
"Captain Lu, Captain Zhou, you're back!"
Lu Shishen nodded at Tao Hua and called her in a distant but polite manner, "Mrs. Yan."
Tao Hua was so happy, "Niannian is waiting for you in the house, go back quickly!"
After saying that, she went downstairs excitedly, and Captain Zhou didn't even have a chance to say hello to her.