The weather was hot, and the two electric fans in the house started to play a role.
However, Zhao Qinglan doesn't like being blown by the fan all the time, and prefers to cool off under a shady tree.
The big trees in the family quarters are also the family members' favorite place to stay.
The third child has a small bamboo cart with wheels at the bottom.
When Zhao Qinglan goes out, she can push her youngest son on the trolley.
Sanwa can't walk yet, but he can stand while holding onto things. He especially likes to stand in his little car and look outside.
He inherited the best features of his parents and was a very handsome and lovely child. Few adults in the family quarters disliked him, and even the children liked to look at him.
People in the residential area thought Zhao Qinglan raised her eldest son and his siblings very well, but when they saw the youngest son, they realized that she really knew how to raise children.
Naturally, some people also sought advice from Zhao Qinglan.
Zhao Qinglan shared everything she could say. As for the things she didn't say, she felt that they were more expensive and was afraid that if she told them, others would not only not use them but would also think she was wasting money.
In fact, she just wanted her children to eat nutritious food.
Ever since her third child was old enough to eat solid food, she has started adding different kinds of solid food to her son's diet every day.
These complementary foods can’t be said to taste very good, but they are better than just drinking milk, and my third child also likes them very much.
Every time Erwa sees his younger brother's complementary food, he drools. Zhao Qinglan finds it very funny. Every time she makes complementary food, she will make a little extra and give a portion to the little greedy cat.
Even though the second child had eaten his younger brother's food and knew it wasn't as delicious as he had imagined, he still happily ate the same complementary food as his brother, as if he were making up for what he lacked in his childhood.
In the afternoon, after the sun was less intense, Zhao Qinglan, who had just woken up from her nap, pushed her youngest son under a big tree.
As soon as the mother and son arrived, everyone greeted them.
Zhao Qinglan sat there and began to listen to everyone chat.
It turns out the college entrance exam results have already been released, and only one person from their group passed this time.
Unfortunately, because the notification for the last exam was rushed and there wasn't enough time to prepare, even though there were many test takers, the overall scores weren't very high.
But this time it's different. Those who took the exam had been preparing for at least half a year, and with more review materials available on the market, the competition for this exam was much fiercer.
Those who passed were overjoyed, while some of those who failed planned to try again next year.
Since the discussion was about the college entrance examination, someone started to tease Zhao Qinglan.
"Qinglan, you won't need to take care of these three kids anymore once they're older. Why don't you try taking the exam again?" After all, they're college students, and these people really don't have that ability. Otherwise, who wouldn't want to go to college?
"What's the point of going to university?" Zhao Qinglan suddenly asked.
"Get a good job and find a good partner, right?" a military wife blurted out.
"I already have a good job and a partner," she said with a smile.
Yes, Zhao Qinglan not only has a job as a teacher, but her husband is also a deputy regimental commander and treats her well.
It's true that comparing yourself with others is really frustrating. Now everyone is speechless and can only start discussing other things.
As they were talking, the topic turned to Zheng Xiufen and her husband.
Zheng Xiufen still doesn't have many good friends among the other military wives in the regiment because of Wei Hong's matter. Even though Wei Hong has passed the exam, the other military wives still compare the two of them.
Before Wei Hong went to college, everyone naturally thought that Zheng Xiufen was better off, after all, she was younger.
But now Wei Hong is a college student in Beijing, and these conditions immediately surpass Zheng Xiufen.
Everyone felt that Captain Qu must be regretting it to death.
This was because they divorced because they were desperate to have children, and in the end they married someone who still couldn't have children.
Zhao Qinglan didn't want to get involved in what was happening next door, and even when asked, she would just smile and say she didn't know.
Everyone chatted about this and that, and time passed quickly.
Although Zhao Qinglan didn't participate much in the discussion, the parents were still happy to come and listen to the gossip.
She glanced at her watch; her husband was almost off work. Only then did she push her youngest son home to cook.
When she stood up, the other military wives also dispersed and went home to cook.
Soon, the family area was filled with the aroma of various foods and the strong smell of fireworks.
As soon as Li Huai came back, he shared a piece of news with his wife.
"I've already discussed it with Zhou Jingsheng. When he's resting, Qingzhu will come over to meet him at our house."
"At our house?" Zhao Qinglan hesitated.
"What's wrong? Is it not allowed?" Li Huai asked, puzzled.
“Qingzhu is coming to the family quarters, and many family members will definitely see her. When Zhou Jingsheng comes to our house, everyone will know that it’s a matchmaking meeting. If the two of them get together, that’s fine. But if they don’t, I think it’s better if they don’t meet at our house. Why don’t they meet in the city?”
Li Huai hadn't really thought about these things in detail. "That's fine then, I'll talk to Zhou Jingsheng about it again."
That's settled for now.
The family had a good meal, and the eldest child pushed the third child and took his younger brothers and sisters out to play.
Zhao Qinglan was washing the dishes when her husband suddenly hugged her from behind.
"What's wrong?" Zhao Qinglan turned her head.
"Qinglan, leave it for me to clean up later. Let me have some time to myself while the children are away."
Zhao Qinglan gave her husband a reproachful look. "Aren't you afraid the children might suddenly run back?"
"They just went out, how could they be back so soon? Hurry up. Let's lock the door." Before his wife could resist, he quickly carried her into the bedroom.
It’s not Li Huai’s fault. His youngest son is still young and has to live in the same room with them at night.
But as their son grew older, they dared not do it too often. Once, when they were in the middle of it, Zhao Qinglan suddenly saw her son open his eyes and look at her.
That time, Li Huai was also shocked. After it happened a few more times, he really suspected that something was wrong with him.
Fearing that her youngest son might see something inappropriate for children at night, Zhao Qinglan hasn't been intimate with her husband for a long time.
After a thoroughly enjoyable time, when the eldest child and the others returned, they saw their father happily washing the bed sheets in the yard.
Having seen many strange things, the children are no longer surprised by anything Li Huai does now.
In fact, if the three children were not so young, Zhao Qinglan would have wanted to take the children out for a walk during this hard-earned summer vacation.
When she lay down that night and casually brought up the matter, Li Huai said something like that.
"We can't go to far places, but we can go to nearby places. We'll drive there."
After hearing what he said, Zhao Qinglan immediately became interested.
The two discussed for a while the places to visit near the province, and finally Zhao Qinglan decided on a destination.
They can go to a famous tourist attraction not far from home in the province.
There are clear lakes and beautiful scenery there, and they can bring more things to camp with.
Although the attractions here weren't as well-developed as they are in later generations, they retained more of their wild charm. Similarly, there weren't many tourists, making the experience even better.
Just thinking about it made Zhao Qinglan look forward to it.
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