Chapter 125 New Year Greetings
After the family of three left, He Yan looked at Jiang Yingying with many questions in his eyes.
Jiang Yingying coughed and waved her hands, looking "well-informed".
"This is normal. My sister-in-law is amazing."
At this moment, Jiang Yingying and He Yan both had the same idea in their minds: in the future, if the kids at home are disobedient or naughty, they can ask Xu Zhishu for advice.
On the first day of the Lunar New Year, Jiang Yingying and He Yan slept until they woke up naturally, and the first thing they did was to worship the Kitchen God.
Next, the courtyard door was opened wide, and melon seeds, candies, and red envelopes were placed on the table to entertain adults and children.
The first person to visit their home was Jiang Yang.
The little fellow bounced into the courtyard and bowed in a very formal manner.
"I wish my aunt and uncle peace, good health and prosperity in the new year." Jiang Yang memorized these three idioms two days in advance so that he could use them as blessings when visiting relatives during the New Year.
He had already planned that when he went to other people's homes to give his blessings, one or two idioms would be enough, but to his own aunt and uncle, he had to recite all the new idioms he had learned.
"Okay, I also wish our Yangyang peace, health and happiness in the new year." Jiang Yingying gave Jiang Yang a red envelope, and He Yan also gave one and took out a handful of candy and stuffed it into the child's trouser pocket.
He Yan's action made Jiang Yang's mouth, which was already almost stretched to the back of his head, smile.
The children who had been waiting outside the courtyard gate were pushing each other.
"Should we go to Uncle He's house to ask for wedding candy?"
"He doesn't look that fierce, and he gave Jiang Yang such a big handful of candy. Aunt Jiang is so nice. When I meet her on the road, she is always gentle and kind, and she smiles at me."
"Yes, yes, Aunt Jiang's cooking is really delicious. The meals that Dad used to bring back from the military canteen were all really delicious. After Aunt Jiang stopped cooking in the canteen, my parents talked about it several times at home."
These kids came to Jiang Yang to visit relatives and ask for candy during the New Year.
However, when they arrived, they happened to see Jiang Yang entering He Yan's home. Ever since He Yan moved into the family compound, there were very few children gathering together to play in the area where they lived.
Therefore, this area is the quietest place in the family compound.
In other bungalows and buildings, children were chasing each other one by one, and sometimes they would play games of beating the Japanese together, fighting, shouting and running. It really gave the sisters-in-law and aunts in the family compound a headache.
It's just like this with children of this age group. There are always your own children among the playing children, so it's hard to say.
The families living near He Yan and Jiang Yingying were secretly very grateful to the couple for staying with them. From time to time, Jiang Yingying would receive a handful of vegetables from one sister-in-law and a winter melon from another sister-in-law.
The children hesitated outside for a long time, chattering and discussing, which attracted the attention of the black back.
Since the children didn't come closer and were whispering in the corner not far away, the black back didn't say anything either and just walked back and forth near the door.
Jiang Yingying saw its unusual behavior and shouted, "Blackback, come here."
The children talked for a while but couldn't say anything. Finally, they held hands and came to Jiang Yingying's gate.
"Aunt Jiang, Happy New Year!"
"You are here too!" Jiang Yang greeted, and Jiang Yingying also smiled and said, "Happy New Year, Nian Nian, Feng Ni, Xiao Feng, Xiao Yuan."
She also gave red envelopes to everyone one by one. While Jiang Yingying was handing out red envelopes, He Yan was handing out candies to the children.
Looking at the red envelope and the five or six candies in their hands, the children's cheeks turned red.
"Thank you Aunt Jiang, thank you Uncle He! I wish you peace, joy and happiness in the new year!"
After leaving Jiang Yingying and the others, they looked at each other and then touched the candies in their pockets.
"Actually, Uncle He seems to be okay, he just looks a little fierce."
Jiang Yang mingled among them to clear his uncle's name. "My uncle is a very nice person. He is now the second best cook in our family. The food he cooks is delicious. He is not mean at all. He is not like what your parents said, that he would beat children."
On the first day of the Lunar New Year, a large group of children in the family compound were less afraid of He Tuan because of the candies they received from He Yan and Jiang Yang's praise for them.
When the school exams started later, one parent was so angry at the low scores his child got. The child refused to listen to any soft or hard words and looked like he just didn't like studying.
The parent was so angry that he used the same old trick, "If you don't listen, wait for your father to come back and tie you up to serve as a soldier under He Tuan!"
"Just join Uncle He's army. Uncle He is a good man. Jiang Yang said he doesn't beat children. You adults are the ones who lied to us!"
At that time, Jiang Yingying's belly was almost four months old and was much bigger than before the New Year.
After hearing the gossip that Xu Zhishu had learned from her, she was so amused that she laughed out loud, holding her belly.
As He Yan entered the room, her laughter became even louder.
Seeing the smiles of the two female comrades, He Yan was confused. Jiang Chao had gone on a mission again, and Jiang Yang was not there either. He was doing his homework in the other room. He could only come over to eat and play with the Blackback after he finished.
He put his military jacket on the rattan chair in the yard and went to the kitchen to cook.
Listening to their conversation at the dinner table, He Yan said, "It's strange, too. When I came back today, quite a few children greeted me on the road, and a few sisters-in-law looked at me, wanting to say something but stopping themselves."
"Ha ha ha ha!"
After He Yan knew the whole story, he was a little amused. His eyes fell on Jiang Yingying's belly, and he said, "You're not wrong. I don't hit children."
Jiang Yingying quickly reached out to stop him, "Don't say such things too early," she said, "I recently heard my sisters-in-law chat and say that before the baby is born, you can't say such big words, otherwise he will be a naughty child in the future and will hurt your body."
He Yan nodded obediently, and Jiang Yang said, "Don't worry, aunt. With me here, my brothers and sisters will be obedient and won't act naughty."
Xu Zhishu glanced at him. If the two people in Jiang Yingying's belly were really the same as Jiang Yang, then the family would be very lively.
She shook her head and just ate without saying anything.
Jiang Yingying and He Yan thought about it and felt that if the child had the same personality as Jiang Yang, that would be pretty good too. Raising a child would definitely be very interesting in the future.
As the expectant father and mother were looking forward to it, Jiang Yingying's belly was getting bigger and bigger, and Lin Guifang was also about to come over.
At this time, there was only one week left until Jiang Yingying's due date. She was carrying twins and would be born a month earlier.
The weather is pretty good right now, not too hot nor too cold. By the time Jiang Yingying finishes her confinement, it will be summer already.
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