In the evening, Xu Manman cooked by herself: braised pork with fermented bean curd, kelp and soybean pork rib soup, oyster vermicelli pot, fish balls with tofu, spicy small crabs, stir-fried razor clams, scrambled eggs with beans, and spicy and sour water spinach stems.
Just as Xu Manman was cooking the last dish in the kitchen, a tall man came in from the front door.
"Hahaha, I can smell the fragrance from far away. I came back at the perfect time."
"dad!",
"Uncle!"
Several boys who were clearing the table in the living room greeted the newcomers.
Hearing the noise in the kitchen, Xu Manman ran out with a spatula in hand, "Uncle! You're back."
Xu Lei looked at the thing in her hand and said, "Hey, Manman, you're the one cooking today. I was wondering why it smells so good."
Li Fang served the cooked dishes in the pot. "Manman's cooking is naturally delicious. Lao Xu, you must have come back because of the smell. Why didn't you come back earlier or later, but you came back as soon as Manman finished cooking today, and you even got home on time."
Xu Lei went to the bathroom to wash his hands and came out, "They were supposed to rush back tomorrow, but I insisted on going back early. This shows that I, Xu, still have foresight."
He sat down at the main seat and saw the table full of delicious dishes. "Wow, I guess you and your mother prepared such a good meal while I was away."
Li Fang placed the prepared meal in front of her husband and said, "You can dream of anything. You're really lucky today because of your son."
"Son? I have two. Which one are you talking about?"
"Can't both sons be together?"
"Oh, what can these two guys do for me to benefit from? They haven't been on any missions recently." Xu Lei pretended not to know.
Li Fang couldn't help but roll her eyes and took out the two notices. She wanted to pat the one in front of him, but she was afraid that the paper would get stained by the oil on the table, so she handed it to him instead. "Your sons got into college. Both of your sons got in."
In fact, Xu Lei heard what the non-commissioned officer who came to pick him up said on his way back, but at this time he was also holding the two notices and reading them carefully.
Putting the notice away, Xu Lei praised his two sons lightly, "Well, not bad, you didn't embarrass me."
The brothers Xu Jianbing and Xu Jianjun did not expect their father to praise them much. It was true that college students were so precious in their family. His father, second uncle and third uncle were all college graduates after the founding of the People's Republic of China. His younger brothers and sisters were also the first batch of college graduates after the resumption of the college entrance examination. His younger sister was even the provincial champion. It would be a shame for them if they could not pass the exam.
Having said that, Xu Lei still took out the wine coupons given by his eldest niece when he went to Beijing last time and bought some Erguotou. He wanted to drink good food and good wine.
Xu Manman stopped him and said, "Uncle, you can't drink too much white wine when eating seafood. Just drink it for the sake of politeness." She also used her knowledge of medical pathology to persuade him.
"Hahaha, Manman, it's really worth it to go to college. You even know medical knowledge. Uncle will listen to you. Just one cup, one cup will be enough."
Although he didn't praise his two sons for getting into college, he was full of praise for the meal prepared by his niece.
"Mm, this braised pork is really authentic. The one I ate before, made by the heir of the imperial chef, wasn't that good either. The soup is also delicious..."
Everyone else nodded in agreement, unable to utter a word, but simply kept picking up food and eating.
Every dish Xu Manman made was very generous in portion, and each dish was piled high in large bowls. They ate everything without leaving any, and the soup from several bowls was divided among Xu Lei and his sons and nephews to mix with rice.
When you are full and bored, you will naturally look for something to do.
Xu Lei waved his hand and took his wife and children out for a walk.
Xu Manman stood between her uncle and aunt, followed by a group of boys. The scene was quite spectacular.
People living in the bungalow family quarters heard the noise and came out to see what was happening. People who also lived in the courtyard on the second floor came out to say hello.
"Lao Xu, your family is so lively."
Xu Lei turned around and asked a group of children to greet people, "This is Political Commissar Zhang, call him Uncle Zhang."
"Uncle Zhang.", "Uncle Zhang."
A string of uncles shouted one after another, causing Political Commissar Zhang's mouth to twitch. "What are you doing?"
Xu Lei curled his lips, "It's nothing, didn't Jianbing and Jianjun receive their admission letters today? The last two high school graduates also went to college, so they're finally catching up.
The children were delighted, having gathered a large quantity of seafood, and having prepared a table of delicious food and wine at home, they had accidentally eaten too much, and were therefore walking around to help digest the food.
As soon as these words were spoken, Political Commissar Zhang's face twitched even more violently. He said that he was taking a walk to help digestion, but the previous series of words were just showing off.
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