Chapter 143 Big Sister
Jiang Xinbai subconsciously reached out and covered his son's mouth, "Shh, Xiaobao, don't say anything."
Yang Jinsheng was anxious and quickly pulled her hand away, "Xiaobai, you are covering Xiaobao."
"Hehe, I'm just a little anxious!" Jiang Xinbai's hands were quicker than her brain. She got scared when she heard her son mention gold!
Yang Jinsheng picked up the child and said jokingly, "Xiaobao, tell Dad what you just said."
"Eight, gold..." Yang Jiabao said again as expected.
Jiang Xinbai looked at her husband in reproach, "It's all your fault. You said too much in front of Xiaobao. Look, he remembered it all! What should we do now? What if he tells others about it?"
Yang Jinsheng was not so worried. He smiled and said, "Who would have known that a nine-month-old baby would learn to talk? But it doesn't matter. Children forget things quickly and will forget them in two days. We should avoid talking to him in the future. This kid can learn to talk."
Jiang Xinbai also had a proud look on his face, "Look, Xiaobao looks smart, just like me."
"Yes, yes, like you, the good ones are like you, and the bad ones are like me, right!" Yang Jinsheng joked with a smile.
"Isn't it?"
"Yes, of course it is!"
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It was soon mid-May. On that day, Jiang Xinbai was picking cucumbers in the yard. He was so happy looking at the juicy cucumbers.
"Xiaobai, Xiaobai, are you home?" At this time, Jiang Xinlan's voice came from outside the door.
Jiang Xinbai quickly put down the bamboo basket in his hand, clapped his hands, opened the door with a smile and said: "Second sister, you came at the right time. Hey, eldest sister? When did you come back? Didn't you say you would postpone your return?" Jiang Xinbai's face was full of surprise when he saw the eldest sister behind the second sister.
Jiang Xinhong smiled and said, "It just so happened that I had some friends to go with, so I thought it would be nice to have a companion, so I left early. Your brother-in-law will be a month late."
"Come on, come in and sit down. Where are the children? Didn't you bring them back?"
"The eldest and the second oldest are still in school, waiting to come back with your brother-in-law during the holidays. As for the youngest, he came back with me first and is at mom's place right now!"
"Then why don't you bring the younger one here, elder sister? To be honest, I, as his aunt, have never seen him since he was born!"
"We'll see each other sooner or later, so why rush? Here, this is what you asked me to bring you." Jiang Xinhong said, pointing to a large bag on the ground.
Jiang Xinbai took a look and smiled, "Big sister, you too, I would have asked you to send them back, but you carried them back by yourself, how tiring!"
"What's the big deal about this? Doesn't it cost money to send it?"
"Okay, how much is it? I'll give it to you." Jiang Xinbai didn't bother to argue with her about it. He stood up and prepared to go into the room to get the money.
Jiang Xinhong quickly pulled her back and shook her head, "Forget it, it's not much. I brought some for my brothers and sisters at home. I'll consider it as a gift to you. It's just that there are more for you two, so don't let it slip."
"Oh, sister, how much do you want to spend? This won't do. How about you charge less?" Jiang Xinbai felt a little guilty. He asked his sister to bring things, so how could he not pay her?
"Okay, these things over there are cheap, they don't cost much, let's not talk about this for now. I came here today because I want you to accompany me to see the house." Jiang Xinhong said with a smile.
"House? What house?"
"What other house could it be? It's a house allocated to us by my brother-in-law's factory. We haven't even arrived yet, but the house has already been allocated. Today, my eldest sister is taking us to get to know the place."
To be honest, Jiang Xinlan still envied her elder sister. Her elder sister's husband had a decent job and a house after he changed his career. It made her feel good just thinking about it.
At this time Jiang Xinbai suddenly realized: "So this is the house allocated by my brother-in-law's factory. We should take a look. Let's go."
"That's not so urgent. This time we were not assigned a building, but a small bungalow, about the same size as yours, and two blocks away from here. Xiaolan said that your layout is very good, so I wanted to take a look. If it works, I will follow your example."
"Oh, sure. Come, big sister, I'll show you my house."
Jiang Xinbai stood up and walked to the front yard, pointing to the left and said, "Look, I asked Jinsheng to build a grape trellis here. The grapes are very big now and will be ready to eat in a month or two. And these cucumbers, I got the seeds from mom, I was just picking them. Here, try one. Isn't it as delicious as the ones grown at home?" Jiang Xinbai picked a cucumber and broke it in half with a "pop" and handed them to Jiang Xinhong and the others.
Jiang Xinlan took the cucumber and took a bite, then said with a smile, "I was just thinking that your cucumbers are so well grown. I want to pick a few and stir-fry them."
"Pick them. There are still quite a few left! More will ripen in a while."
"Well, growing some vegetables in the yard can save some money, which is good. I used to think that bungalows were not good, but now I think they are not bad."
Jiang Xinhong's house for military families was also a building, and she was reluctant to move back to a bungalow all of a sudden. But now when she saw her younger sister's house, she was willing to do so again. It had its own door and was quiet.
"Yeah, that's what I said. Although the building looks grand, it's not as comfortable to live in as my house." Jiang Xinbai was very proud of the courtyard he had renovated.
"That's right. Don't you see how much money was spent? With that money, you can build a house in the countryside." Jiang Xinlan complained. How could it be bad if it cost so much money?
Jiang Xinbai pretended not to hear her words and continued to introduce: "Big sister, come in. To your left is Jinsheng and my room, and to your right is where Xiaobao will live when he grows up. It's the former kitchen that was opened up and converted."
"Hey, speaking of Jinsheng, where is he? I haven't seen the child either."
"Oh, he took the child out to play, and I want some quiet time." Yang Jinsheng is good in this respect, he is willing to take care of the child and do housework. Unlike some men, who become hands-off bosses after work, not to mention the child, even if the soy sauce is spilled, they are not willing to help.
"No wonder, I didn't see Xiaobao at Aunt Sun's place either. It turns out Jinsheng took him out to play." When Jiang Xinlan brought her elder sister Jiang Xinhong here, they also went to Yang's house on purpose, thinking that Xiaobao would be there!
"Ignore them and continue," Jiang Xinbai led them to the backyard. "Sister, look, this is the kitchen. We built a clay stove with two stove holes in the backyard. We usually cook with firewood, which can save some coal." Originally, people living in the building used to use coal stoves, and they spent a lot of money on coal briquettes every month. Now they use firewood instead, which can save a lot every month!
The first thing Jiang Xinhong saw when she entered the kitchen was a brand new clay stove with two brand new iron pots on top. Next to the clay stove was a cupboard for storing things, which also looked new.
"Hey, is there a storage room behind this?" Jiang Xinhong asked, pointing to the small door next to the cupboard.
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