Chapter 70: Baking Cookies
"That's nothing, these are all small things. We have been together for a while. Don't I know who you are?"
"Others don't believe you, but we all know your character."
Chen Jintao knew that no matter how much she thanked him, it would be just empty words. It would be better to do something practical, so she didn't say anything.
"Sister-in-law, we'll go back first. I think this matter will cause more trouble later. When it's settled, I'll ask you to come to my house and have a good chat. After all, I'm the object of suspicion now. If you get too close to me, you might get into trouble."
Although Chen Jintao didn't want to admit it, she had to say that the words instigated by Liu Jiaojiao did have a certain impact. Now many people must think that it was because of them that the children were hurt, and she really didn't want to influence others.
Huo Beichuan felt very distressed. "Wife, just be bold and go out with Sister Qian and the others. I will take care of anything that comes up. Don't worry about this matter. Just rest at home. You must be very tired during this period of time. You have to attend classes and cook for the children. Take this opportunity to give yourself a break."
"you're right!"
Since there was a man blocking the way, Shen Jintao was too lazy to get involved in this matter. Besides, the army was a very rigorous place and it would not be that they could not find out such a small matter.
With Huo Beichuan's assurance, Chen Jintao felt relieved to do her own things at home.
She asked Huo Beichuan to make her an oven, a simple version, which was actually the same as a stove, but it was made into an oven style, so things could be heated inside without the food coming into direct contact with the flame.
There were relatively few such things in that era, and if people wanted to have some snacks, they had to go to the supply and marketing cooperatives or state-owned snack shops to buy them.
Chen Jintao also wanted to try whether she could make what she wanted with such simple tools.
Facts have proved that not everything can be successful. Although Chen Jintao's cooking skills can be said to be excellent, she is still a little weak in this aspect. Fortunately, after two failures, Chen Jintao baked small cookies with simple ingredients.
Chen Jintao likes to do things to perfection, so she specially asked Huo Beichuan to find his comrades who did carpentry to help her make a few molds. There were some simple animal patterns in the molds, so that the cookies would become much cuter after being removed from the molds.
Almost every household has children. Chen Jintao feels that this gift of hers will be recognized by the children. Moreover, with this oven, it will be more convenient for her to make snacks in the future. She will also have to go back to school in the future, so she can make some small cookies as an encouragement to the children. These handmade cookies without any additives will be relatively healthier and the cost will be much lower. It is simply a good thing that kills two birds with one stone.
The first cookie that Chen Jintao baked was naturally given to Huo Beichuan.
After tasting it, Huo Beichuan couldn't help but give a thumbs up, "How come my wife is so amazing? She really does everything very well. I think this biscuit tastes better than the ones sold in the supply and marketing cooperative!"
There was also a smile in Chen Jintao's eyes. Who doesn't want to be recognized by the person they like?
She couldn't deny that she liked Huo Beichuan, nor could she deny that she liked Huo Beichuan praising her.
"It's not that exaggerated. It's mainly because it's freshly baked and still hot, so you'll find it tastes better. This is normal."
"No way! I think my wife is like a fairy from heaven, she knows everything and does everything well. Sometimes I feel like I must have saved the world in my previous life to marry you, otherwise how could I have met someone as good as you?"
Huo Beichuan's love words might seem corny to the sixty-somethings of later generations, but Chen Jintao really liked to hear them.
"Okay, stop talking nonsense. There's still some left here. Take it to Sister Qian's house and tell them it's for the children. Since it's successful, I'll take this opportunity to make more. Then I'll put some candies in it and give some to the sisters-in-law."
"good!"
The couple spent two days at home working on this matter. Because Shen Jintao had suffered such an injustice and Huo Beichuan had just returned from a mission, the army gave Huo Beichuan two days of vacation, allowing him to stay at home and spend time with his wife while waiting for the outcome of the matter.
However, before the outcome of the matter came out, Shen Jintao received several letters from newspapers in various places.
They were all responses to the short story made up about the "Heimlich Maneuver". Without exception, after the practicality of the "Heimlich Maneuver" was confirmed, various newspapers held emergency meetings and decided to put Shen Jintao's short article on the front page.
Of course, in order to publish the article, it is necessary for the editor-in-chief to read and polish it. Of course, everyone thinks that Chen Jintao's writing style is very good, and there is nothing special that needs to be processed, so the processing is relatively fast. Not long after, Chen Jintao received responses from five newspapers.
At that time, she submitted her articles to only these five newspapers. Basically, Shen Jintao had submitted her articles to all the newspapers whose addresses she could find.
Moreover, each article submitted to the newspaper was different. Although the first article used the short story about the last time she saved someone, the following ones were all thought up by herself, so there was no copyright issue. Of course, copyright awareness was still relatively weak in this era, so even if Shen Jintao submitted the same article, there would be no problem as long as she could prove that she wrote it herself.
But Chen Jintao still subconsciously avoided this problem to avoid unnecessary trouble in the future.
This matter could not be concealed in the army. After all, all the letters coming in and out of the army needed to be checked, and would only be handed over to individuals after being confirmed to be without problems. However, Shen Jintao's matter was naturally reported.
After all, this is a very shocking thing for the army. The soldiers feel very proud that the army has such a capable wife.
"Is this true?" Does Huo Beichuan's wife really have such ability?
This was the only thought that Brigadier General Liu had after receiving the news. Although he did not look down on the thoughts of rural people, the education one can receive in rural areas is really different from that in cities. It was unbelievable that Huo Beichuan's rural wife could achieve this. Brigadier General Liu found it unbelievable.
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