After attending Sister Wanli's wedding, Shen Anning stayed at home for two days and began to prepare for Shen Zixi's first birthday.
It was supposed to be celebrated on November 1st, but she was busy at that time, and she announced to the public that her children were young and there were few people in her family, so she would not hold the banquet. This is very normal in the countryside, so the villagers didn't think it was a big deal. After all, people are not so particular about it now.
On the 10th, Shen Anning found an opportunity and took Shen Zixi to the farm. The last time they came to deliver something was a month and a half ago.
She put the sleeping little girl into the space along with the backpack. She only took a basket filled with some red bean cakes and mung bean cakes and went to Liu Jiaman. It was already below zero at night and it was a bit cold.
I rubbed my hands and carefully opened the door of Liu Jiaman's office. As expected, Liu Jiaman was reading a picture book and was being lazy!
Jumping in unexpectedly, "Hey."
There was a lot of chaos.
"Oh my God, An Ning, you scared me to death."
Liu Jiaman protected her chest with one hand and pressed the other hand on the drawer. She thought her slacking off had been discovered and she was scared to death.
Carefully closing the door, Shen Anning smiled and said, "I was bored at home today, and I had quite a few mung beans and red beans left at home, so I made some red bean cakes and mung bean cakes. I know you like them, so I brought some over for you. If it snows in a few days, it will be difficult for me to come over."
Liu Jiaman stood up and said, "Hurry up and sit down. I'll pour you a cup of hot water."
Without being polite, Ana Shen sat on the stool and took out the cakes from the basket, all of which were one pound, which was a lot.
As soon as she opened the oil paper, Liu Jiaman smelled the fragrance and picked up a piece and put it in her mouth. "Hmm, it's delicious. Your cooking skills are getting better and better."
Pulling out a drawer, Liu Jiaman took out a can and placed it on the table. "Here, this is some stove candy. My mom bought it a few days ago. It's not that sweet, but it's still delicious. I was planning to give it to you when I got to work, but now's the perfect time."
Shen Anning naturally wouldn’t refuse and put it directly into her basket.
Sitting in the office, I felt that there was almost no movement outside today, and I was a little curious, "Jiaman, where are the other people in the infirmary? Why does it feel like there is no sound today?"
"Now the entire clinic is just me and Mr. Liu. The others have gone to the county for training. I heard it's a selection process, and there are a few spots available for regular employees."
"Don't even mention it. I've been fighting tooth and nail for a few spots. I just want to stay at home. After all, not everyone can stay in the county training program. I still have some self-awareness."
Shen Anning was amused. She admired Liu Jiaman's temperament. In fact, stability is often good, but people who are in stability don't realize it.
After talking for a while, seeing that the time was almost up, Shen Anning said goodbye, "The twins are going home for lunch at noon, Jiaman, I have to go. Let's talk again when we go to work in a few days."
"Okay, then I won't send you off."
After walking out of the door of the infirmary, Shen Anning quickly went to a place where no one could see him, entered the space, and prepared the things he would take out later.
There were about twenty minutes left before work ended. Shen Anning took the key and opened the room where her eldest brother and sister-in-law lived. She put Shen Zixi on the kang first, and seeing that she was still sleeping, she did not wake her up.
There were not many supplies left in the cave, only some fine grains. Shen An Ning put in 40 kilograms of cornmeal, 20 kilograms of corn grits, and 10 kilograms of millet. She also took out a few boxes of egg cakes and peach cakes to resist hunger, three kilograms of brown sugar, and four pieces of bacon she made herself.
For fear of being seen by others, she did not use the kitchen in the house. She took out a few plates of dishes she had prepared earlier from the space. The steaming dishes would soon get cold in this temperature, so she could just wait for her parents and brother and sister-in-law to come back and heat them up.
After lying on the kang and waiting for about ten minutes, the door was opened and closed again. It was Mother Shen.
I immediately sat up and ran over, "Mom."
"Hey, Ningning, I saw the door was not locked, so I guessed it was you. Shh, don't talk yet, everyone is going home at this time."
Shen Anning picked up Shen Zixi and adjusted her to a comfortable position, fearing that she would suddenly wake up and howl.
Sitting on the wooden stool in front of the stove, Shen Anning made the fire and Qin Shuni heated the dishes. They looked at each other and smiled. It was a rare time for mother and daughter to spend together like this.
Shen An Ning brought out braised pork, lamb chops stewed with radish, chicken stewed with hazel mushrooms, stir-fried cabbage, pickled cabbage vermicelli, and a plate of sugar garlic, a total of six dishes, which were also for Shen Zixi's birthday a week ago.
Father Shen came back with his eldest brother and his wife. There were no one outside at this time. Shen Zixi woke up as soon as her mother took her away. Looking at Liu Manxue, the little girl was stunned for a long time, then lay on her mother's shoulder and began to cry. She pursed her lips and refused to make any sound, but her tears flowed like a torrent, which made people feel very distressed.
Liu Manxue also cried and kissed the little one's face, "Xixi, my baby, I'm sorry, I'm sorry."
"Mom... Humph, Mom."
"Hey, Xixi baby."
Shen Anning stood by and handed over a handkerchief. Liu Manxue took it and wiped her daughter's face. She coaxed, "Let's stop crying, baby, okay? Xixi, can you kiss mommy? Mommy hasn't seen Xixi for a long time."
Shen Zixi was very obedient. She kissed her mother and then her father. Shen Anyan took his daughter's fingers and stroked them gently, as if he was touching a rare treasure.
The little one ate lunch together at the table. Today was her first meat feast. There was no one-year-old celebration, so Shen An Ning thought she could make up for it with one in the evening.
The eldest sister-in-law held the little niece in her arms, and the eldest brother was responsible for feeding her. It was a simple cabbage soup with steamed buns. The little one was very considerate and ate most of it.
Still in a hurry to leave before everyone went to work, on the way home, Shen Anning stopped to look at the little guy several times, sitting on the bed in the bedroom, without saying a word, just sitting there.
When I got home, I carried her to the kang and asked, "Xixi, what's wrong?"
"Aunt, Dad, Mom."
Shen Anning looked at the little man and said, "When Xixi grows up, mom and dad will live with Xixi. We will eat a lot of delicious food, grow taller, and grow up quickly, okay?"
"Hehehe, okay, eat now, baby."
Shen Anning thought that Xixi was worthy of being the child of her eldest brother, a top student. She was really smart.
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