Chapter 12 Flirting with a Rough Man
Although Huo Qingqing still had tears on her face after reading the letter, she was spinning around in circles with joy, which made Han Jianwu stunned. He had known her not long after coming to Hanjiagou. From paying attention to her to mustering up the courage to help her, he was actually tentatively pursuing her. It has been four years since they married and had a child, and he has never seen her as happy as she is today.
Han Jianwu asked, "What's the matter that makes you so happy?"
Huo Qingqing shook the letter in her hand and said, "My mother said she would come to visit us. Did you know that? We have been here for more than four years. I envy other educated youth the most because their families come to visit them."
Han Jianwu was happy for her, but at the same time he was also very nervous. Wouldn't that mean he would have to meet his mother-in-law in the big city as a son-in-law? As long as he and Huo Qingqing don't divorce, he will still be their son-in-law!
Han Jianwu, "When will you come?"
Huo Qingqing said, "It's not decided yet! I don't think it will be that soon. My mother just returned to work and my father still has some things to deal with. It's not easy for her to take leave. But she won't be home, so I'm not in a hurry at all." In fact, she really wanted to see her parents.
Han Jianwu said, "Should we prepare well?"
Huo Qingqing was very optimistic and said, "There's no need to prepare anything specially. We just cleaned up the house!"
Han Jianwu looked at the house and was a little worried. "Will your family be sad to see you living in a house like this?"
Huo Qingqing said, "No, I said that as long as the house is not drafty and does not leak, it will be fine. My parents have also suffered."
Han Jianwu said, "Then you must tell me when the time is set?"
Huo Qingqing, "Of course, the first person I want to tell is you!" As she said that, she put her hand on Han Jianwu's shoulder and said, "Comrade Xiao Han, an ugly son-in-law will have to meet his father-in-law and mother-in-law sooner or later. Don't be nervous. Besides, you are not ugly, right?"
Before they got married, Huo Qingqing would respond politely to Han Jianwu's advances, but her attitude changed after they got married. After they had a child, her attitude towards him became even worse. She had never treated him well over the years, and now she seemed like a completely different person day by day. Han Jianwu was really unable to adapt. Being teased by Huo Zhiqing at this time, Han Jianwu actually felt a little embarrassed. He dodged his eyes and asked, "Kids?"
Huo Qingqing said: "They are playing with their grandmother! Go and bring them back!"
When Han Jianwu arrived at his mother's place, a bunch of children were playing on the ground, each of them looked like they were pulled out of a pile of dirt. Only Niuniu was sitting on the steps under the eaves watching them play. This child had always been cleaner than other children since she was young and seldom played with mud.
"Niuniu!"
After hearing her father's voice, Niuniu stood up and threw herself into her father's arms. Han Jianwu picked her up and held her high. "Why don't you play with your brothers?"
Niuniu can now say a few simple words, and said in a baby voice, "Mom, say, dirty, no playing ...
Han Jianwu kissed his daughter on the face, "Good girl! Zhuangzhuang, come home for dinner."
At this time, Han's mother was cooking lunch for the fifth brother and his wife in the kitchen built on the gable of the north room; the third sister-in-law who came back from work early was cooking lunch in the kitchen built on the gable of the west wing; and Baojuan, the eldest daughter of the second brother, was cooking lunch in the ear room of the kitchen in the east wing.
Han's mother came out of the kitchen and asked Han Jianwu, "What is your wife cooking at home?" She also specifically asked her to help keep an eye on the two children, saying that she was going to cook lunch, but she didn't know what she could cook.
Han Jianwu said, "Dumplings."
This was a big deal. Several nephews who were playing all shouted that they wanted to eat dumplings.
Han Jianwu was dumbfounded!
Han's mother chuckled and said, "She knows how to make dumplings? What does she use to make them?"
Han Jianwu had already walked away with his son under his arm. "It must be noodles. It can't be a bag of dirt!"
Han's mother was very concerned about her reputation, so she couldn't fight back when the fourth son criticized her. Otherwise, there would be a quarrel and she would become a laughing stock. People in the village were already saying that the old couple were extremely mean.
As soon as Han Jianwu and his two children entered the house, he heard Huo Qingqing say, "Wash your hands first and get ready to eat!"
She had already cooked the dumplings and asked Han Jianwu whether he wanted to eat them plain or with soup.
Han Jianwu washed the two children's hands and said, "For the soup."
The two babies can only eat white dumplings without any seasoning. The dumplings that look like gold ingots in the old ceramic plate with a white background and a red peony painting make the two little guys stare at them.
Zhuangzhuang drooled, "Oh! What beautiful dumplings!"
Niuniu came closer, "It looks like ears~"
Huo Qingqing blew on them with her mouth, "Mom will blow on you, it will burn your mouth!" She glanced at Han Jianwu and said, "Is it delicious?"
Han Jianwu nodded repeatedly with a dumpling in his mouth, "Mm-m-m! Delicious, delicious!"
Soon, the third sister-in-law Zhang Guilian came with a bowl and her youngest son Baoan. They shouted before they arrived, "Hahaha, Qingqing, I heard you made dumplings. My Baoan is crying for dumplings, and I shamelessly came here with a bowl to beg for food. Give him a few dumplings to shut his mouth, and I'll get you a bowl from cooking in a while."
Huo Qingqing went to the kitchen and brought out a plate of dumplings, saying, "Third sister-in-law, I've prepared it for your family, just waiting for you to come! There were so many people in the front yard that I didn't make many dumplings, so there weren't enough to share, so I didn't bring them to you. You can put some in a bowl and take it back for the baby to eat!"
Zhang Guilian was surprised and said, "Oh my God, how come the dumplings you made are so beautiful?"
Huo Qingqing, "I just made it, take it back and feed it to the baby!"
Zhang Guilian, "What's the filling?"
Huo Qingqing, "Shepherd's purse and eggs, with some walnut oil, are edible."
Huo Qingqing stuffed one into Baoan's hand and said, "Baoan, eat one first."
The child almost cried while eating, "Mom, the dumplings made by my fourth aunt are so delicious."
The third sister-in-law and her son had not been sent away yet, and the mother-in-law also came with Baoping, the eldest son of the fifth family, holding a broken bowl.
The mother-in-law was not as polite as the third sister-in-law. She said with resentment in her tone, "What kind of dumplings is Qingqing making in the room? Baoping is crying for food. You shut his mouth and I'll bring you two eggs later."
Han Jianwu said, "If the kid wants to eat, ask his parents to give him eggs in exchange. What kind of eggs are you giving him?"
Huo Qingqing glared at Han Jianwu, then brought out another plate of dumplings and said to her mother-in-law, "There aren't many. This plate is for you and my dad. Take it back and eat it!"
My mother-in-law said, "Oh, this is too much. I'll add a few and take them back for the two kids. What will your father and I eat at our old age?"
Huo Qingqing, "Look at what you said. You should eat better when you are old. We were busy, so we sent the two kids to you and my dad to take care of. This plate of dumplings is originally for your filial piety. Take it back and eat it!" After saying that, she poured the dumplings into her mother-in-law's bowl and sent her away.
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