As soon as Li Yun saw Li Sijie, he waved to her and called out, "Sijie, you've come at the right time. I need to talk to you. Wait for me."
Then, Li Yungang whispered to Yun Duoduo and the others beside him, "Duoduo, you guys go back first."
Yun Duoduo nodded, turned around and called to Yun Daqing and Song Qinglian, intending to go back to the factory together.
Over there, Li Yungang almost impatiently pulled Li Sijie aside and asked her seriously, "What exactly did you come to the hospital for today?"
Li Sijie's eyes darted around, and she stammered slightly as she spoke, "Didn't I just say I was here to work?"
Li Yungang frowned at her and directly exposed her, "Don't lie, I just saw your test report."
“I…” Li Sijie looked up at Li Yungang in surprise, then quickly lowered her head and bit her lip.
After a while, she said to Li Yungang with great difficulty, "The test report is not mine, it belongs to a friend of mine. She is not married yet, so she asked me to help with this."
That reason makes sense.
But Li Yungang was still uneasy, and he pressed on, "Your friend? Which friend? I know all your friends, who is it?"
Pressed by Li Yungang, Li Sijie was at a loss. She lowered her voice and said, "Third Brother, this matter involves someone's privacy, so I can't say. Anyway, don't worry, it's definitely not mine. I wouldn't do such a thing."
“You…” Li Yungang still didn’t quite believe it, but she refused to admit it, and there was no other way.
Li Yungang could only say, "If you really have any problems, you have to tell the truth. No matter what, you have to call me Third Brother. I'll treat you like my own sister. If I can help you, I definitely will."
Li Sijie quickly nodded and said, "I know you've always been very good to me, Third Brother, and I'm very grateful to you."
Seeing that Li Sijie seemed normal, Li Yungang figured the test results probably weren't hers, and felt relieved.
He nodded. "Okay, I'm off work now, I'll head home first."
Li Sijie nodded, "I'm going back to the army too."
Because Yun Daqing was packing his things, Yun Duoduo and the others hadn't had time to leave yet. Since both of them were speaking loudly, Yun Duoduo could hear them clearly.
At that moment, Yun Duoduo frowned slightly; this was quite a coincidence.
Li Sijie came to the hospital to pick up her lab results and happened to run into Li Yungang. After seeing the lab results, Li Sijie came back and ran into Li Yungang again.
The important question is, who is Li Sijie's friend?
If it were someone else, Yun Duoduo wouldn't care so much, but if it were Li Sijie who was pregnant, then this matter would be a bit troublesome.
For example, Li Sijie doesn't even have a boyfriend, so whose child could it be? And why is she deliberately being mysterious in front of them?
But then I thought, if it really were Li Sijie's, she probably wouldn't be so calm.
Although Li Sijie isn't a great person, she doesn't seem like the type to mess around with men and women.
Seeing Yun Duoduo staring blankly, Song Qinglian tugged at her sleeve. "Duoduo, let's go back. It'll get dark soon, and the roads will be difficult to navigate."
Yun Duoduo nodded and immediately went home with Song Qinglian and Yun Daqing.
When I got home, the factory workers were still at get off work and doing their own things.
Everyone wants to finish up some goods before the New Year so they can earn more money during the holiday and have a few more days off afterward, without needing Yun Duoduo to urge them on.
Since there was no need to cook at the factory that evening, Song Qinglian planned to use the factory's stove to prepare some things for the New Year.
There are two large stoves at the factory, which makes cooking convenient.
Song Qinglian carried some things out of the house and discussed with Yun Duoduo, "Yes, the New Year is just around the corner, and my family has prepared a lot of things. We need to get them ready before the New Year so that we can give them to our relatives as New Year's gifts."
"Duoduo, I bought some glutinous rice, meat, and fish. I plan to make glutinous rice cakes, as well as cured meat and fish, to give to your relatives in the Li family. What do you think?"
The fish and meat have been bought and placed behind the kitchen. Yun Daqing is cutting them, about two or three pounds each, which will make it more convenient when visiting relatives.
Cured pork, cured fish, and glutinous rice cakes are all things that are prepared for the Chinese New Year in their hometown. Back then, people would use these to visit relatives during the New Year.
Song Qinglian asked this question because she was worried that the Li family's relatives were all wealthy and might look down on their hometown's local specialties.
Yun Duoduo hadn't thought of these things before. She was planning to get some gift boxes from her space when visiting relatives during the Chinese New Year.
But to be honest, gift boxes are really not as practical as these items.
She immediately nodded, "Why not? My parents definitely like it. You can make it. If they don't like it, we can keep it and give it to the factory workers next year. It won't be a waste."
Upon hearing this, Song Qinglian realized that it was indeed true, and since it wouldn't be a waste anyway.
In the backyard, Song Qinglian had already asked Yun Daqing to bring over a stone mortar and pestle for pounding glutinous rice cakes.
She lit a fire and steamed the glutinous rice in a steamer. While the fire was burning, she hung the cured meat and fish above the wood-fired stove, so that the embers from the stove could be used to smoke them.
Smoked meat looks simple, but it takes a long time to make.
Song Qinglian bought half a pig and smoked it for a while each day. It would take at least a week to smoke it properly.
Perfect timing! There are still a few days until the Lunar New Year; the first month of the lunar calendar will be enough time to visit relatives and exchange gifts.
As for glutinous rice cakes, once they're made, they can be stored. You can make them into small, round cakes, dry them, and they'll last for a whole month without any problems.
Making glutinous rice cakes doesn't require much skill, but it's very laborious. You have to pound the glutinous rice in a stone mortar until it can be stretched into strands.
Yun Daqing couldn't handle pounding a large basin of glutinous rice all by himself.
Later, I happened to run into Yun Zhifeng and Li Yunfeng, who had just finished get off work and were wandering around. I asked them to help me pound the rice for a while before we finished making three large basins of glutinous rice cakes.
The freshly made glutinous rice cakes are extremely delicious, soft and chewy.
This was the first time Li Yunfeng had tasted such local specialties, and he praised it repeatedly.
Seeing this, Song Qinglian smiled and said to Li Yunfeng, "Yunfeng, while the glutinous rice cakes are still hot, take some back for your parents to eat, otherwise they won't taste the same when they get cold."
Just as Li Yunfeng was about to reply, a voice came from the doorway, "No need, we knew there was good food, so we came in person."
Ye Wenyue, Li Zhengyang, Li Yunjun, and Li Yungang all arrived, each carrying a large bag.
Yun Duoduo exclaimed in surprise, "Mom and Dad, you..."
Ye Wenyue immediately walked up to Yun Duoduo and said reproachfully, "You silly child, you didn't even tell us about such a happy occasion. If your third brother hadn't told us, were you planning to keep it from us?"
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