Chapter 39 Mother and Daughter Talk
It was normal for Han Jianwu to perform well in all aspects, after all, he was a native of the local area, but what shocked Luo Anning and Huo Qingming the most was their little princess Huo Qingqing. If there was any other way, she would not have been forced to go to the countryside. However, her two brothers had already joined the army and her parents were in trouble, so her only way to survive was to go to the countryside. Unexpectedly, she not only survived in this place, but also lived a good life. Her children were raised well, and she was no longer clumsy in the kitchen like before at home, always breaking bowls or plates, or cutting her hands. Now she seems to be an expert in living a good life. She is good at lighting fire and pulling bellows in the kitchen, washing and cutting vegetables, boiling water and making tea. Seeing this, Luo An Ning's eyes became moist again.
"Your sister has changed so much. She must have suffered a lot." Luo An Ning said to his son.
Huo Qingming said, "Is there really no way to deal with her current situation?" If the policy does not change, will his sister have to live here for the rest of her life?
Luo An Ning sighed and said, "At least for now, there is no better way." Unless she divorces her husband and abandons her children, but that is absolutely not possible.
Fortunately, Han Jianwu and Huo Qingqing had made preparations recently. There were still three days left before the Dragon Boat Festival. If their mother and elder brother were to come, they would have arrived soon. However, they came so suddenly today that Huo Qingqing was overly surprised.
A plate of scrambled eggs with green peppers, a plate of fried bacon with dried radish, a plate of cold alfalfa, a plate of cold spinach, bean sprouts and shredded carrots, a plate of shredded potatoes, and since there was no time to steam rice, I cooked noodles and hot steamed buns.
Huo Qingqing said, "Mom, brother, these vegetables are all grown by us, and the bean sprouts are also grown by us, let's eat them! Steaming rice and rolling noodles are too slow, so we cooked some noodles and heated up some steamed buns."
Every dish tasted delicious. The mother and son had not had a decent meal in the past few days due to the long journey, so this meal was very enjoyable.
"Did you make this bacon yourself?" Luo Anning asked in surprise.
Han Jianwu said, "My sister smoked it herself."
Huo Qingming asked his sister, "Which of these dishes did you make?"
Han Jianwu pursed his lips and smiled without saying anything. Huo Qingqing rolled her eyes and said, "I grew the bean sprouts myself. Um... and yeah! I planted every vegetable myself."
Huo Qingming, "I'm not answering the question. This point has not changed. I'm asking you which dish you made yourself?"
Han Jianwu pointed at the scrambled eggs and said, "This was fried by Qingqing, and she also mixed those two cold dishes."
The mother and son of the Huo family knew that Han Jianwu was just trying to give face to Huo Qingqing, so they had to smile and agree: "Not bad! Guaiguai!" Guaiguai is Huo Qingqing's nickname.
Han Jianwu's words were also clever. The cold dish was indeed mixed by Huo Qingqing. Han Jianwu added the seasoning, and then Huo Qingqing stirred it with chopsticks. This was indeed correct.
The two kids don’t know how to use chopsticks to eat, and they can’t eat noodles with a spoon, so they have to be fed by adults. Huo Qingqing mixed the noodles for the two children and placed them in front of them. She fed her son while Han Jianwu fed his daughter. However, before Huo Qingqing could pick up the noodles with her chopsticks, her son had already grabbed them and ate them with his hands.
Huo Qingqing angrily scolded, "Han Siyuan?"
Little Han Siyuan had noodles hanging from his mouth. He stared at his mother with his big eyes and said incoherently, "I want to eat it myself, mommy will eat it."
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Luo An Ning smiled and said, "It's okay. If he wants to eat it himself, just let him eat it! How cute!"
Huo Qingqing was angry but there was nothing she could do. Her son was not as obedient as her daughter. He was very wild and never wanted to be fed noodles. He always ate them with his hands.
"Have you washed your hands?" Huo Qingqing asked.
Han Jianwu said, "Wash it and let him eat it himself."
They had almost finished lunch, and the two kids were full. Niuniu took a few bites of noodles and said, "I'm full! Drink some water!"
Han Jianwu wiped his daughter's mouth and handed her a bottle of water, "Drink slowly and don't choke."
Zhuangzhuang washed his hands and face automatically after eating, and even asked his mother to praise him for being clean. Huo Qingqing kissed her son on the face, "You are so good today! Can you drink some water?"
The son drank two sips of water and looked at his uncle, "Uncle, take me to boxing."
Huo Qingqing held her forehead with her hand, "Grandma and uncle are tired from the car ride, they need to lie down and rest for a while, you two are not allowed to make a fuss."
"My uncle said he would take me to practice boxing!"
"We'll fight again tomorrow."
The two kids were making a lot of noise at home, especially the son, who was really troublesome. Huo Qingqing said to Han Jianwu, "Why don't you take the two kids out to play for a while, I'll wash the dishes, and let mom and big brother take a bath and sleep for a while?"
The eldest brother said, "Jianwu and I will take Zhuangzhuang to the river to take a bath and take a walk. You and mom will stay at home with Niuniu."
Brother Huo also wanted to meet Han Jianwu alone to see if this man was worth his sister's sacrifice.
Hanjiagou is a river that is a little far away from the village. It is at the foot of the mountain south of the village and is perfect for taking a bath at noon in summer.
The girl fell asleep after eating, so she put half a bottle of milk in her mouth. Huo Qingqing was going to wash the dishes and clean up the kitchen. "Mom, take a bath! The hot water is ready for you, and the bathtub is clean. Take a bath and lie down to sleep."
The mother and daughter washed the dishes while one washed the other. After they were done, they lay on the kang with Niu Niu and talked. Huo Qingqing hugged her mother and rubbed her face against her, "Mom, it's great to see you again!"
Luo An Ning was shocked. Could it be that what the educated youth Zhang had insinuated was true? Was her daughter forced to have a baby due to threats?
Luo Anning's face suddenly changed and he lifted his daughter's head and looked at her. "Qingqing, tell me the truth. Did Han force you to marry him? Did he also threaten you to have a child? Tell me the truth?"
Huo Qingqing blinked slowly, "Mom, why do you say that? I've already explained everything to you in my letter!"
"Then why did you say it was great to see us?"
Huo Qingqing blinked her eyes, not knowing whether to laugh or cry. She was not careful with her wording. "Oh! I just felt like I was dreaming when I saw you and my elder brother. I started to speak incoherently. You are really good at choosing words."
Luo An Ning stared into her daughter's eyes, "Are you really willing to marry him?"
Huo Qingqing, "Of course, others don't know your daughter's personality, but you do. If I don't want to, who can force me? Besides, I've been here for four years, and I still can't do farm work. Which man is willing to marry a ancestor to support his family?"
Luo Anning touched Huo Qingqing's face and said, "Have you suffered a lot in these years? Tell mom, what kind of man is he?"
Huo Qingqing's eyes turned red little by little. She had suffered a lot in her previous life and had broken the hearts of her parents and brother, all because of that man. In this life, she had not suffered any hardship at all!
Huo Qingqing shook her head. "I am the most blessed person among all the educated youth in Hanjiagou. When I first arrived, I was really scared because there were dozens of people in the educated youth compound, and four people took turns to cook. I didn't know how to cook, and I couldn't even light the fire in the big stove. On the first day of working in the fields, I got blisters on my palms and fell several times.
It seems that every farm work is easy for others, but I am unable to do any of it, and I often make the villagers laugh at me like they are watching a big show.
He had been retired for a year and was at the right age to get married. He wanted to help me with the work but was afraid of gossip from the villagers, so he asked his sister to help me. ”
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