When the couple arrived home, lunch was being prepared. The chefs were Uncle Shen, Father Shen, and Uncle Peng Cheng. The three men were busy in the kitchen, and their laughter and disagreements could be heard in the yard.
Cao Jingheng still had the consciousness of being a son-in-law. The kitchen was in such a state, and he felt that his cooking skills were passable. He rubbed his wife's hands and pushed her into the house. "I'm going to help in the kitchen. It's cold outside. Come in and warm up."
In the room, Shen's mother was excitedly talking to her aunt and aunt Shen about the girls introduced by colleagues and relatives during this period.
Blind dates nowadays are different from those in the past. Well, they are much more advanced. Shen's mother was holding seven or eight photos in her hand. They were not the traditional headshots or half-length photos, but daily photos of girls. Some of them had parks in the background, and some had Beihai in the background. I don't know what their personalities are like for now, but at least judging from the photos, their appearance seemed acceptable.
"Hey, sister-in-law, sister-in-law, take a look at these girls, what do you think?"
Chen Yipei took the photos, flipped through them, and looked at her second sister-in-law with praise, "Second sister-in-law, you are great. Where did you find so many beautiful girls? Don't say that there are too many boys in this family, it's really annoying sometimes. Look at An Chen, he is already thirty years old, and our Peng Zhe and Peng Wei, both of them have graduated and are working, and they are not in the mood for love.
Why can't they learn from An Yan? Look at how good An Yan is. He married Man Xue right after graduating from university. They now have a daughter and a son. Xi Xi and Er Bao are so cute. The eldest sister-in-law is so lucky. Oh! I'm so worried."
In the living room not far away, Shen Anchen, who was known as the tough guy, was holding Shen Erbao as a machine gun, playing a shooting game with Peng Wei and Peng Zhe. Erbao, who was held in his arms, was laughing with joy.
The laughter reached Shen's mother, and she became even angrier when she heard it! What a bunch of naughty kids, they are not worry-free at all.
When Shen Anning walked in, she saw her furious mother, as well as her aunt and sister-in-law who were looking at photos and expressing their opinions.
"Aunt, Mom, Aunt, I'm back."
"Hey, Ningning, you're back just in time. Look at these girls. Your mother plans to let your second brother go on a blind date these two days." Shen Yipei pulled her to sit on the chair and handed her the photo in her hand.
"Look, these girls are pretty good-looking, aren't they?"
Shen Anning looked at the photo in her hand, "Mom, where did this photo come from? Did the girl give it to her voluntarily?"
Shen Anning sincerely felt that her second brother, who was becoming more and more childish, was not worthy of such a beautiful girl.
"They were all given by their families. They must have been consulted." What Shen's mother didn't say was that these colleagues and relatives who gave the photos were definitely attracted by the Shen family. Her son was indeed very outstanding, but if the Shen family didn't back him up, he wouldn't be so proactive.
After all, at this time, a family with a daughter is sought after by hundreds of families.
"Yeah, let's ask second brother what he thinks. Maybe second brother also has a girl he likes in the army, but he just didn't let us know." Shen An Ning secretly glanced at her second brother while talking, and naturally did not miss Shen Anchen who was holding Shen Erbao and playing. He was stunned for a moment, and his body was stunned for a moment.
Shen An Ning had figured it out a long time ago. It wasn't that his second brother didn't want to get married, but the person he wanted to marry definitely hadn't agreed to it yet. Otherwise, why hadn't he shown any interest in it for so long, and even refused to go and see the girl that his family had arranged for him to do.
Moreover, when he came back for the Chinese New Year two years ago, Xixi was looking for candy in his luggage bag, and she saw her second brother hurriedly hiding something.
After all, he is her own son, so Mother Shen certainly doesn't want to push him too hard and strain the relationship between mother and son. "Okay, take some time to talk to your second brother, or let Jing Heng ask him and see what he says. If he really doesn't want to see me, I have to go back."
"Hey, yes, Ningning, you should also talk to Peng Wei and Peng Zhe. They have liked to listen to you since they were young. Anyway, your uncle and I don't care. Xiao Wei is okay, but Xiaozhe is a two-faced man. It's useless to beat him or scold him." Although Shen Yipei was worried, she had already let it go. After her husband Peng married her, she was not pregnant when he went to the war. That time, they were mentally prepared.
Only a few men who rarely cook are left to work in the kitchen. After all, they are still worried and feel annoyed when they stay in the house and watch the childish kids having fun over there.
Qin Shuni took a deep breath and said, "Sister-in-law, Xiao Pei, let's go to the kitchen to check, otherwise we won't be able to eat later."
Three of the four men who were driven out were covered in dust and dirt. Cao Jingheng did not dare to stay in the yard to watch the fun.
On the first day of the Lunar New Year, we had dumplings in the morning. This time, the Cao and Shen families celebrated the New Year together, so there were many people. Only fish was left over from the New Year’s Eve dinner, and the rest had been almost eaten long ago, so new dishes were made for lunch, and the staple food was steamed buns.
Since we were all family, we didn't care about the meal, so we were all chatting and laughing. The atmosphere was just right. Shen Anchen took a bite of the steamed bun, frowned, and swallowed it. "Mom, this steamed bun is from last year, why is it so sour?"
Mother Shen was originally happy, but after hearing this, she stretched out her chopsticks and said, "Are you looking for a fight? I worked so hard to make steamed buns, but others can eat them without any problem, but you are the only one who is making trouble."
Shen Erbao looked at the steamed bun in his hand, then looked at the one in his second uncle's hand, "Second uncle, our steamed buns are a little different. Yours has a little stuffing inside."
"Look, I told you, this is from last year. Look at what Erbao is eating. This is the new one, right?" Shen Anchen compared his own with Erbao's. Uh, there didn't seem to be any difference, just a little bit.
"No, Mom, I promise there was something wrong with the bite I just ate. It was sour and tasted like last year's."
"That was just steamed three days ago! Yours is just a little bit of soda flour that wasn't kneaded properly!"
Shen Anchen was stunned for a moment, did some calculations, and whispered, “Today is the first day of the new year. Isn’t the one steamed three days ago last year’s?”
“Hahahahahahahaha.”
Everyone at the table was amused, even Shen's father, who had wanted to beat his son to vent his anger on his wife, laughed out loud. It really seemed that there was nothing wrong with it.
Qin Shuni was also amused by the anger and waved her chopsticks at her son, "You are the only one who has too many crooked ideas. Hurry up and eat."
After this joke, the atmosphere at the table became better. Whenever everyone ate last year's steamed buns, they couldn't help but laugh out loud.
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