Chapter 401 Extra: A Comprehensive Story (3)
In the evening, the main hall of the Yang family was bustling with activity.
Both tables were filled with exactly the same dishes, which were home-cooked dishes that were not easily available in every household in the village during the Chinese New Year: braised pork and pork trotters stewed with sweet potato vermicelli, a large pot of sauerkraut fish, steamed spare ribs with rice flour, braised pork with preserved vegetables, fried vegetarian spring rolls, braised eggplant, spicy and sour potato shreds, etc.
The two prepared tables were already fully occupied.
Those who don’t know would think that the Yang family is organizing some wedding and holding a banquet at home.
"Come! Let's gather here tonight and have a drink with Bai Linyan's rice wine." Facing the table full of delicious dishes, Commander Duan was in high spirits and raised a small enamel pot.
Han Tingzhang sat beside him, grabbed the enamel pot, and joked: "We are going to drink up all the rice wine that Lao Bai brought from home. What a pity, the only one missing today is Lao Xu."
"Go ahead and drink it. This is the most down-to-earth rice wine in Yun Province. I don't drink much normally, but I'll take a sip when I remember." Bai Linyan said generously.
But no one dared to respond to Han Tingzhang's words.
They all knew that Deputy Commander Xu and Bai Linyan had a grudge over each other's wife, and no one would say anything about Deputy Commander Xu behind his back in front of Bai Linyan.
Only Commander Duan gulped down a few mouthfuls of mellow rice wine, "Old Xu heard that Bai Linyan is recuperating here!"
Bai Linyan's face showed no trace of sadness or joy, and he simply replied calmly, "He should stay at home. I will go to Xu's house to find him soon."
Inside the main room, the atmosphere was a little stagnant.
Wang Ziru was sitting at the table nearby, holding a bowl of rice in her hand. When she turned around, she inadvertently met Commander Duan's sharp gaze.
He just stared at her quietly, which seemed meaningful and made her feel chilly.
"It's a rare opportunity for you to meet each other this time, so make sure to eat and drink well." She said smilingly, looking back at Commander Duan.
Han Suijing looked over at the crowd and exchanged a glance with his wife without making a sound. "You ladies have worked hard today. Eat more good food."
"Haha, Suijing is right. Ladies, don't be polite. If it weren't for you guys helping out, how could we have such delicious meals?" Han Tingzhang laughed out loud.
In the main room, there were soon laughter and joy, and the clinking of cups and plates.
After dinner, everyone returned to the army.
Cheng Xueru and Su Meikou went with the man to stay at the guesthouse in the town.
Fu Jiqiu was treated very well and followed Baoer back to the family compound at night and lived in Han's house.
The military wives in the family compound saw the little boy again and greeted Fu Jiqiu enthusiastically. When they heard Baoer say that Fu Jiqiu had a new mother, the military wives congratulated him one after another.
Someone even pulled Fu Jiqiu aside and teased him, "Does your new mother like you? Has she made new clothes for you?"
Fu Jiqiu knew that these aunties were curious about his father's marriage to Miss Su, and nodded happily: "Mom is very good to me. She makes breakfast for me and dad in the morning and sends me to school every day..."
The military wives all sighed and admired Su Meikou very much.
The next day.
When Han Suijing got up in the morning, he made clear arrangements for the day's breakfast.
"We are busy today, so we won't make breakfast at home. I'll let Song Yan take the two kids to the canteen to eat. You go to the village first and help prepare the Bai Lin Banquet. I'll have two soldiers pick him up and bring him to the army to attend the oath-taking ceremony later."
Han Suijing put on his military uniform and took care of himself. Seeing his wife also got up, he hurried over to stop her, helped her up, and helped her put on her shoes.
Ever since Wang Ziru became pregnant, no matter how anxious Han Suijing was to go to the division headquarters to handle work in the morning.
He would always accompany his daughter-in-law, help her with her daily life, watch her wash and dress, and personally send her to the village. After having dinner in the village in the evening, the family would return to their family compound.
Han Suijing held his wife's still slender waist and carefully helped her out of the room to wash.
He glanced at his wife's bulging belly with his burning eyes, "Did the baby kick you last night?"
"Yes, but I told the kid that the account should be charged to his father." The two of them walked to the washstand, and Wang Ziru said jokingly.
Han Suijing skillfully picked up the toothbrush, squeezed out a soybean-sized amount of toothpaste, and handed it to his wife, "After the baby is born, I will be responsible for taking care of it. This account will be even, right?"
"How can it be even? Sometimes I simply forget to write it down."
Wang Ziru brushed her teeth while looking at the man.
Today he was wearing a brand new military uniform with his military insignia on his shoulder. He wore the uniform meticulously. His features were sharp yet gentle, his shaved face was clean and cold, and he exuded a sense of rigor from head to toe.
It has been some time since they got married, and the man has obviously matured a bit, with the stability and sharpness of a father.
While his wife was brushing her teeth and washing her face, Han Suijing was not idle either.
I used an enamel pot to make half a cup of maltose for my wife as a supplement before breakfast.
"Yesterday, Uncle Baoer reminded the commander in front of everyone, asking him to hurry up and arrange personnel to officially take over the special forces. So, once a capable commander is confirmed to come, our family can move back to Kunming City." Han Suijing sat in a chair, his eyes filled with tenderness, watching his wife drink malted milk mouthful by mouthful.
After drinking, he used his handkerchief to wipe the corners of his wife's mouth.
"So fast? If we really move back to Kun City, I'll hire people to farm the fields I've reclaimed in the village, and then we'll share the money." Wang Ziru planned happily.
Han Suijing really didn't think much of this little money, but he knew that it was money earned by his wife with her own wisdom, and no matter how small it was, it was the reward his wife deserved for her hard work.
The oath-taking ceremony that day went very smoothly.
Bai Linyan was invited as a special guest to watch this grand event at the army.
Two months passed in a flash, and his legs had recovered much better than before. He could walk slowly without the crutches.
But he still limps a little, probably because time has been delayed too long. No matter how hard he works out, he can't go back to his former energetic and vigorous state.
In the blink of an eye, it is New Year's Day.
Han Suijing returned to Kunming with his family to attend the wedding of his younger brother Han Dixing and Duan Yanfei.
After all, as the richest family in Yixi, the Duan family paid great attention to ostentation and paid for all the expenses of the banquet. They also gave the couple a small Western-style house not far from Duan Suili's home.
Duan Suili had been traveling back and forth between Shenzhen and Northeast China on business in the past few months. He finally found some time to return to Yunnan Province and met Wang Ziru. He told her about the operating conditions of the Shenzhen company in the past few months.
"The company has only been open for half a year. Last month, we settled accounts with Zhengda. After deducting the company's costs, we still had a profit of over one million..."
"Really? So we've made a fortune?!"
Sitting next to his wife, Han Suijing was drinking tea from a cup in his hand. When he heard his uncle say in a low voice that the Shenzhen company had earned more than one million, he almost became dumbfounded.
That's one million, not one hundred dollars!
Originally, when he heard that Commander Duan took out 30,000 yuan of his own money to add some capital to Wang Ziru's investment, he felt very unhappy.
At this moment, he only had deep admiration for his daughter-in-law!
It was the first time that the Han family held such a lively wedding. The bride was a daughter of the eldest branch of the Duan family. Dean Han also invited some relatives and friends to attend the wedding banquet.
At the wedding scene, the head of the Duan family was not very interested in the wedding, but was sitting with the second daughter-in-law of the Han family and chatting about family matters. He couldn't help but admire his daughter-in-law.
Han Tingzhang brought Xia Yunshu back to Yun Province to attend his third brother's wedding.
At the wedding, I followed my father to socialize everywhere and greet relatives and friends.
It brought honor to the Han family.
In a blink of an eye, he saw his eldest nephew eating wedding candy with Commander Duan. He walked over and said, "Old Duan! Your sister is getting married, why don't you go on stage and say a few words?"
Little Mengbao replied for Commander Duan: "Uncle, Commander uncle said that he only likes to sit downstairs and eat delicious food."
These words made Commander Duan laugh out loud.
The rough man turned around and glanced at the couple sitting with his uncle, his eyes somewhat nostalgic.