However, my wife's thought process is indeed quite novel.
It turns out that he agreed to be transferred there because he liked the military uniform.
Anyway, as long as she agreed, that's fine. I'll tell Uncle Wang and my sister later tonight.
Back home, Wenxuan was about to go into the study to see Xiaobai when Li Chu grabbed his collar.
"Xuanxuan, Xiaobai is about to give birth to puppies. She hasn't been feeling well these past few days and has been a little unhappy. Don't disturb her. Wait until she has given birth before you go to play with her."
Xiao Bai has indeed been a bit irritable these past two days. Li Chu is afraid that the child might not know his own strength and could accidentally bite Xiao Bai, which would be disastrous.
"Dad, when can I go see Xiaobai?" Xiao Wenxuan asked, tilting his head up to look at his father.
"It's okay once it has given birth to its puppies. Let it rest now. If you want to play, go play with Blackie and Flower, okay?"
"Hmm... okay then."
Li Chu then asked his daughter, "Huihui, did you hear what Daddy said to your brother just now?"
"I heard you, Dad. I won't go see Xiaobai."
"Xuanxuan and Huihui are so great!"
"Li Chu" Ding Qiunan came out of the kitchen: "Where did you get so many chickens? And what are you going to do with all those chicken heads, necks, and carcasses?"
"I got someone else to do it. I was going to keep those to feed the dogs. Little White is about to give birth, so I can give them some extra nutrition."
"That's such a waste! And what are you going to do with the puppies that Xiaobai gave birth to? We can't keep raising them, we already have too many dogs at home."
"Mom, you can't give the dog away."
Wen Hui was about to climb onto Xiao Hei, who was lying there, when she heard Ding Qiunan's words. She couldn't care less about playing with Xiao Hei anymore and hurriedly said something.
"I'm not giving it away, I'm not giving it away, you can continue playing."
Li Chu walked to his wife's side and said softly, "Brother Fu wants one, and Brother Meng wants one too. We'll give them the puppy after it turns one month old. We don't know how many puppies it will have, so we'll see when the time comes."
Ding Qiunan glanced at the two children playing in the yard and lowered her voice, "What if the children don't agree? If you give them away, they'll definitely cry."
"It's okay, I'll talk to them about it later."
"I don't care, you can give it to anyone, but if the child throws a tantrum, you're responsible for calming him down."
"Don't worry, leave it to me." Li Chu seemed confident.
Although his two children cry and fuss, they are actually quite sensible if you talk to them gently.
After saying this, Li Chu went into the kitchen.
Ding Qiunan had already rinsed the rice and started steaming it.
I first checked the chicken legs being braised on the honeycomb briquette stove. They looked pretty good, so I continued braising them over low heat.
He lit a match to ignite the other burner on the liquefied gas stove, preparing to roast the middle and tips of the chicken wings.
That's right, we've already started using liquefied petroleum gas at home.
In the second half of last year, several stores selling liquefied gas opened.
Li Chu immediately went and obtained a liquefied gas permit.
Having this makes things more convenient; cooking is much faster than using a honeycomb briquette stove.
However, there are no electronic ignition stoves now; they all require an open flame to ignite them.
There aren't many households in Beijing using liquefied petroleum gas (LPG) yet. A cylinder of LPG is a bit expensive, costing more than eight yuan. If you cook three meals a day, it would take about two months, not including the deposit for the cylinder.
However, Li Chu didn't care about the money; what he wanted was convenience.
The honeycomb briquette stove is still in use. It's quite useful for cooking porridge or boiling water.
When he had almost finished preparing the meal, Jiang Li came over with her child and Wu Xiaoliu.
Ding Qiunan sensed something was wrong as soon as the three of them entered the room.
Ding Qiunan told Nannan to go play with the two younger children and circled around Jiang Li.
"Qiu Nan, what are you looking at?" Jiang Li found it a little strange that she was being stared at.
"Something's not right, Xiao Li, Sixth Brother, something's not right between you two. Tell me honestly, are you two together?"
Although she asked the question, her tone was full of certainty.
Although Li Chu already knew about their relationship, Ding Qiunan's guess still made her a little embarrassed, and her face turned slightly red.
"Qiu Nan, did Li Chu tell you?"
"What did he tell me? Wow, Xiaoli, you two are really together? Li Chu even knew? When did he find out, and why didn't he tell me? Humph, I'm going to find him." At this moment, Ding Qiunan was practically turning into a walking encyclopedia of questions.
"Oh dear, Qiu Nan, don't rush." Jiang Li grabbed her arm.
"Li Chu only found out at noon."
Jiang Li told her about what happened at noon.
"We wanted to tell you, so we came to your house tonight."
"That's more like it!" Ding Qiunan rolled her eyes arrogantly.
"Qiu Nan, how did you figure out when we came in?"
Jiang Li was quite curious about this. At first, she thought Li Chu had told her, but now it seemed that Ding Qiunan was unaware of it beforehand.
"Oh dear, I was just guessing. Come here, Xiaoli, sit down. Tell me quickly, when did you two start dating?"
The two women sat outside chatting, while Wu Xiaoliu went straight to the kitchen as soon as he came in.
"Sixth Brother, scoop the rice into a bowl and serve it. The dishes are ready."
"Wow, you've made quite a feast today!"
"This is nothing, just a congratulatory gift for you two. We'll open another bottle of wine later, and I'll have a drink with you."
"Okay, thank you, Xiao Chu."
"Don't be so polite with me, Sixth Brother. We're all family."
"By the way, Xiao Chu, I only saw two dogs when I came in. Where's the other one?"
"She's about to give birth and is a bit irritable, so I told her to rest in the study."
"Save one for me." Upon hearing this, Wu Xiaoliu immediately asked for one. He had been eyeing those dogs for a long time. If it weren't for the fact that adult dogs are hard to tame, he would have wanted them long ago. Now that they were finally going to have puppies, how could he miss this opportunity?
Li Chu said with a wry smile, "Sixth Brother, we can only wait until after the babies are born. Two have already been reserved."
"They really acted fast. Anyway, if they bet on three, I have to be one of them."
"No problem, even if it's not enough this time, there will definitely be some for you next time."
Li Chu didn't expect his dog to be so popular. Lou Xiao'e had originally wanted one too, but her mother disagreed. Otherwise, she should have been the first choice.
The meal was a delightful one for both host and guests, and the three children were all very happy, their mouths greasy with food.
They opened a bottle of wine, and Wu Xiaoliu drank it all by himself.
Just as the three children were about to go play, Nannan was stopped by Li Chu, who then picked her up and sat her on his lap.
"Darling, do you miss your dad?" Li Chu knew that Jiang Li was embarrassed to tell her daughter some things, so he decided to help her say them.
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