Chapter 160 I just want to be with you
The plump white dumplings started boiling as soon as they were put into the pot.
Gu Qingqing took out a large red enamel plate with a magpie printed on it from the cabinet next to her, and also took out a few plastic bags.
The plate was filled with melon seeds, peanuts, various candies and sweet potato chips. She bit a White Rabbit candy in her mouth and moved her hands skillfully to re-tie the plastic bag and put it back in the cabinet.
"Sister Anian, grab a handful." She handed the plate to the woman who was cooking dumplings and said incoherently.
"Okay." Xu Nian grabbed a handful of melon seeds and stuffed them into his pocket. He used chopsticks in one hand to poke the dumplings to see if they were cooked. He took the melon seeds out of his pocket with his left hand and ate them. The shells just happened to be thrown into the firewood stove.
"You put too much sugar in it. These men don't like it. These young guys on the island will definitely go around at night. Two candies per person is not enough."
"It's just for the New Year." Gu Qingqing smiled and said, "With my little nephew, it won't be noisy. Two per person is enough. They won't take more. If it's less, I'll add some more."
"Okay, then, go out and see if the dumplings they made are ready. Then help me get a big aluminum pot to put them in. They are almost ready to be taken out of the pot." The dumplings have floated up, the dough is slightly transparent, and the green filling can be seen.
"Okay." Gu Qingqing took the snacks out. Only two or three of the men were making dumplings, and the remaining two were playing chess. Zhao Ze stood by and watched with Xiao Yuer in his arms, while Yang Xin sat next to Chen Jiefang and watched him hesitate.
"Comrade Chen Jiefang, you are walking like an elephant." She was a little anxious.
"Okay, I'll listen to you." After Chen Jiefang made his move, he said, "Doctor Yang Jun, don't talk while you're watching the game."
Yang Xin, who was originally a little happy, curled her lips and asked, "Who is this?"
Seeing Gu Qingqing coming, he looked at her with a look of help.
"Have some melon seeds and peanuts, Doctor Yang," Gu Qingqing came to her rescue, "I fried these sweet potato chips myself. Try them and see how they taste."
"Brother Jiefang," she said with a smile, "You should try it too. Don't always dominate the chessboard alone. If you lose, let others have the fun."
Chen Jiefang grinned and said, "How about you come, Doctor Yang? Don't worry, I won't say anything."
Yang Xin: “…” This guy is really stupid.
Tuan Tuan and Niannian woke up, and Chu Dai and the yawning Gu Qinglie each held one in their arms. The two little guys lay on their father and uncle's shoulders, looking at each other and spitting out milk foam, obviously they had just finished drinking the milk powder.
"Mr. Gu is now taking care of the baby in advance, right? He will be more adept at taking care of himself in the future." Chen Jiefang gave up his seat in front of the chessboard to Yang Xin, grabbed a handful of peanuts and peeled them, and spoke to Gu Qinglie with his head tilted.
"How about you try it out in advance?" Gu Qinglie glanced at him and said, "If your brain can open up, it should be soon."
Chen Jiefang didn't understand what he was talking about. He just threw a roasted peanut in his mouth and chewed it, shrugged and didn't pay any attention.
Gu Qingqing saw that there was nothing for her to do outside, so she squeezed into the kitchen and complained to Xu Nian: "There is a reason why Brother Jiefang has not been able to find a wife for so many years, and it has nothing to do with the Corps."
Not to mention the Corps, where the only female soldiers you see all year round are when the art troupe comes over, even if you throw him among a bunch of women, this guy's words can choke anyone who has a crush on him.
You deserve to not find a partner!
You are so careless in front of others, you really think that the girl is also your brother, you can say whatever you want. Just now, Doctor Yang Jun's face turned red, he was so embarrassed.
"That's right. Those who are close to your brother seem to be like this. You see, many of the soldiers in the army have married and have children, but these few are the only ones who are silly all the time."
Xu Nian was with Gu Qingqing, and he spoke freely, "If your Captain Chu hadn't met you, he would probably be the same as them."
"Of course." Gu Qingqing bent down and took out an aluminum pot from the cupboard below and placed it on the stove to put dumplings in it for her. She also ate melon seeds and said, "But my brother may have a harder time finding a wife than Jiefang."
Anyway, she doesn't worry about her two brothers' affairs. They all have their own ideas. It doesn't matter if it's later. There is still a younger uncle at home who takes care of the baby.
"Your family has the conditions here. Your father is the production team leader, and your two brothers are in the army. There must be many families who want to marry their daughters to you. You don't need to think too much." Xu Nian handed her a pair of chopsticks: "Try it and see if it's done. You have to finish cooking the dumplings and stir-fry the vegetables and eat."
It's already past four o'clock. If we dawdle any longer it will be dark.
Gu Qingqing tasted a dumpling. They were asked to make the shepherd's purse filling first. The aroma of the wild vegetable was fresh and fragrant. Xu Nian mixed some crispy dry oil residue from fat fried in oil into it.
Just one word——
fragrant!
"How is it?" Xu Nian asked.
"It's cooked and delicious. Let's take it out of the pot." Gu Qingqing said, "I'll go get all the dumplings wrapped outside and ask them to knead some dough and steam them."
"become."
After a busy afternoon, there was a rich menu in the evening. Gu Qingqing even made braised pork with preserved vegetables using the dried vegetables sent from home.
The men put two square tables together and found chairs from upstairs and downstairs, so that there was enough space for lunch.
Five people from the Corps came, and Yang Xin from the health center. Zhao Ze and his wife brought their children, plus the people upstairs watching Shen Sui do his homework, there were eleven people in total, not counting the two children at home, so there were fourteen people now.
It was really lively and Xiao Yuer didn't take up any seat. We just put him in the basket. He was having a lot of fun playing with the wave drum hanging on the side.
Zhuyeqing and Shanhaiguan sodas had already been on the table, not to mention cold dishes, hot dishes, dumplings and steamed buns. As soon as Mr. Qin picked up his chopsticks, the men began to clink glasses.
It's so hard to relax during the Chinese New Year, and we all want to have fun.
Gu Qingqing ate a piece of braised pork slowly, looked at the two children in the arms of the man and her brother, and said, "You can bring Tuantuan and Niannian into the house so that I can feed them. If you want to drink, drink a little. It's New Year's Day."
Chu Dai glanced at the rice in her bowl that had barely been touched. "Eat first, and we'll talk after you're done."
"No, the two kids can sleep after feeding, and I have to watch over them tonight, so I'll leave the night noise to you."
"Okay." Chu Dai gently kicked the leg of Gu Qinglie's chair and stood up with the child in his arms.
Seeing Gu Qingqing was about to go back to her room, Xu Nian was stunned: "Why don't you eat after being busy all afternoon?"
Everyone looked over and said, "Yes, Qingqing, your dishes are getting better and better. Eat more yourself and stop focusing on us."
Gu Qingqing took Nian Nian from Gu Qinglie and shook her head with a smile, "The child is going to sleep, you guys eat first. If there is not enough, the kitchen has left some food, which is warming up in the pot."
"Okay, okay, don't worry about us, we know it all." When they heard that the child was going to sleep, they stopped making noise and lowered their voices consciously.
Gu Qingqing carried her little son back to the room. Chu Dai followed her. When he saw her sitting on the bed and about to lift up her clothes, he closed the door.
The small orange light in the room lengthened the man's shadow. There was still light in the sky outside the window, but it looked quite cold, so he simply closed the curtains.
Seeing the man with his long legs propped up on the bed and holding his eldest son who was sucking his thumb in his arms, the father and son looked at her together. Gu Qingqing felt embarrassed and said, "You can go out and have a meal and drink with them. Just put Nian Nian on the bed."
Chu Dai did as he was told. Seeing the suspicious red cloud rising around the little woman's ears, he chuckled softly, "I have to find an excuse in two days to let my second brother take care of the two children for a night."
"Why? Can he keep her? One is enough." Gu Qingqing's big almond-shaped eyes were full of confusion.
The man just looked into her eyes, a slow smile on his lips, and said nothing.
This time she understood.
"It's only been a short time..." I just finished mumbling when I realized that we haven't slept together since I got pregnant.
Gu Qingqing cleared her throat and said, "Actually, Ah Sui can take care of one too. He has a holiday until the Lantern Festival, and he doesn't have to go to school the next day, so it's okay for him to sleep late."
The smile in the man's eyes spread, and finally a faint laugh escaped from his throat, and his chest shook.
"Okay," he said.
Gu Qingqing's face became more and more irritated.
The man left the room, picked up an empty bowl, took two bites of each dish with his chopsticks, and then picked up her unfinished bowl and prepared to bring it to her.
Zhao Ze didn't drink, but drank two glasses of soda, and joked with him: "Who would have thought that Captain Chu of the Construction Corps, who said he would be a bachelor for the rest of his life and die on the battlefield, is now obsessed with his wife and children. Look at his attitude, he's afraid that his beloved sister will be hungry."
"It's Captain Chu now." Someone nearby echoed, "Ah, Lao Guan wanted to introduce him to the art troupe before, but he later refused to even watch the troupe's performances, which really pissed Lao Guan off."
"Is there such a thing?" Xu Nian asked quietly beside him, "Hasn't Captain Guan thought about introducing you brothers to him?"
"When there are too many wolves and too little meat, of course they'll focus on their precious nephew first. Besides, Old Chu's family background is better than ours, his position is higher than ours, his allowance is naturally higher than ours, and he's made more contributions than us, so naturally they'll focus on him first."
"Why don't you say that he's prettier than you? None of those pretty boys in the city are as handsome as him." Chen Jiefang grinned and said, "We brothers should tidy up when we have time. I heard that after the military base is built, there will often be art troupes coming to our island to perform. Maybe we can even ask Instructor Jiang for help then."
Yang Xin, who was standing next to him, was eating the dried vegetables in the braised pork without saying a word.
Gu Qinglie looked at this fool, raised his head to look at the man behind him, and shook his head helplessly.
Chu Dai chuckled, picked up the food and went to the room.
Gu Qingqing saw him come in again and asked, "What's the matter?"
"Eat first. It's cold now and the food will get cold soon." As he said that, he put two bowls of rice on the bedside table and added a few pieces of charcoal to the stove that was about to go out.
"I'll wait until Tuan Tuan and Niannian fall asleep before eating. You go out and accompany them first. It's a rare happy day." The woman looked at the soft little Tuan in her arms and couldn't help but bent down to kiss him on the forehead.
Niannian has fallen asleep after feeding. The two brothers are now conserving their energy to torment their father and uncle at 8 o'clock in the evening.
Chu Dai came over and said, "They have someone to accompany them. I just want to stay with you." Seeing that she couldn't open her hands, the man sat down on the bed and took the bowl and chopsticks with his slender fingers: "I'll feed you."
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