Su He and her mother-in-law cooked dinner together, one lit the fire and the other cooked, and the two of them were chatting.
Teacher Wu: "When Xiaobao was born, he was so small, like a kitten. Now he can even eat rough food!"
Su He nodded. "Xiaobao is easy to take care of! During the day, she plays with her two brothers and is probably exhausted. But at night, she sleeps very soundly and usually sleeps through the night! If she sleeps well and eats well, she will grow up well, right?"
Teacher Wu: "Tell me, when Xiaobao was just born, she slept with me for more than a month. Now that I'm back, I'll let Xiaobao sleep with me again! I'm so happy just looking at her that I don't even need to sleep!"
Su He paused while frying the vegetables: Why did she feel that her mother-in-law was Jin Weiguo's assistant? Was this to create conditions for her and the man?
Su He: "Mom, you just arrived and you took such a long train ride, you should rest for two days before taking care of Xiaobao!"
I don't know when Jin Weiguo appeared at the kitchen door. "Xiaobao is easy to take care of. He doesn't get up in the middle of the night. It doesn't matter who he sleeps with. But the two brothers, Da Mao and Er Mao, are so old now. They should have slept on their own a long time ago! We didn't have a room before, but now we have enough. I'll talk to them."
Damao: "Dad, we don't have a mosquito net over our bed. Please light some mosquito coils to drive away the mosquitoes. We can sleep alone at night!"
Jin Weiguo: "What about Ermao? Do you agree too? You are a little man of three years old!"
Ermao looked at his father's face, then looked towards the kitchen, and hesitated for a moment: "Dad, okay, I'll sleep with my brother!"
Jin Weiguo was just about to say that Ermao had grown sensible and was a good child when he heard Ermao say, "Dad, it's a bit pitiful for you to sleep alone. Why don't you go to Mom's room? My sister will sleep with Grandma, so we can all have company!"
The man patted Ermao's head with satisfaction: "You are such a good son to your father! Let's go and see what delicious food your mother is making!"
Damao: "Dad, just coax us! I didn't look. Mom just took the cans into the kitchen, and Grandma just kneaded the dough. I asked, we're having noodles for dinner!"
Jin Weiguo: Okay, the child has grown up and is not easy to coax!
We did have noodles for dinner. The noodles were kneaded and rolled by Teacher Wu, and the sauce was made by Su He. The topping was made of canned Russian beef and tomatoes from the yard.
This was the first time for the family to taste a topping with this flavor. In the past, even if they used canned food to make noodles, they would just put the can directly into the noodle soup. They had never fried the beef and tomatoes in the pan first like this time!
The noodles were chewy, the soup was sweet and a little sour, the beef was soft and tender, not smelly and tasty. The whole family was very satisfied with the meal.
There were still a few steamed buns with rice crust that Teacher Yuan had sent at noon, and Jin Weiguo and Damao and Ermao ate the rest. Teacher Wu was amazed. "I haven't seen them for six months, and Damao and Ermao's appetite has increased a lot! Fortunately, they are in our house, unlike other families who can't afford it!"
"Besides, you little brats, are you eating me out of money?" Su He's appetite can't catch up with the other two kids, especially Da Mao. Er Mao's appetite is actually okay, but this kid is too stubborn. When he sees his brother eating, he will take a piece in his hand even if he can't finish it. But he doesn't force himself to eat even if he can't. He always takes a bite and gives it to his dad!
Jin Weiguo initially said to Ermao: "Ermao, you have the nerve to let your dad eat your leftovers all day long!"
Every time Ermao laughed out loud, he understood everything, but he just couldn't help it! Su He never cared about the farce between the father and son, pretending not to see it. Anyway, she didn't have a big appetite and wouldn't eat the children's leftovers.
While we were eating, Mr. Yuan from next door came over with a plate filled with a bunch of grapes.
This is a rare fruit and few people sell it outside. Basically, you can only find it occasionally when someone's grape vine has produced fruit and they exchange it for money.
Teacher Wu had just finished eating and pulled Teacher Yuan to sit down. "Guifang, you are so polite to bring food to the children again!"
Yuan Shili: "Someone gave Old Yuan these grapes. We don't have any children at home, so how many can the two of us adults eat? And this stuff can't be kept for too long!"
After the family had finished their meal, Jin Weiguo cleared the dishes and went out to wash them. Su He also tested the temperature of the water in the bathroom. The three children just took a quick shower at noon. Taking the train was really tiring and dirty.
Three children gathered around eating grapes. Teacher Yuan liked them more and more as she watched. She sighed to Teacher Wu, "Oh, I don't know when I'll be able to hold my grandchild! Two years ago, I was urging them to come, but now, I don't even want to mention it!"
Teacher Wu had the same experience: "How old is your son Yuan Hongbo this year?"
"He's already 24 this year! When I was his age, my kids were old enough to help with cooking!"
Teacher Wu: "There's no point in us being anxious. When fate arrives, he'll figure it out himself!"
Yuan Shiqi: "Right, Weiguo, draw me a diagram of the bathroom you built. Old Yuan doesn't even know what to do! I'll find someone to make one for me first!"
She then explained to Teacher Wu, "In a few days, my little one said he wants to come back for Mid-Autumn Festival. I heard he wants to bring his partner with him! I'm worried that he lives in a building in the city, and it would be inconvenient for him to come to our mountain village!"
When Su He came out of the bathroom, she heard Yuan Shiqi talking about the "drawings"! She shuddered, feeling like she had forgotten something!
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