Li Qiuju: "Little Tang, you're right. They think they are so great because they rely on their good background and their parents' pampering."
"If they were born in the countryside and their parents treated them like money-losing goods, they might end up living a life worse than a beggar on the street."
Just as the two were about to say something, they heard Jiang Muyan shouting from outside: "Comrade Tang, I'm here with Zhuangzhuang and Daya."
Tang Shiyan: "Sister-in-law, Zhuangzhuang, Daya, please come in and sit down."
"Sister-in-law, if you come to help with the cooking, you must bring them along. They are so young, how can I worry if they are left at home?"
Tang Shiyan treated Jiang Muyan equally fairly, making her a cup of brown sugar water, and the two children also had malted milk.
The two children were very happy to receive the malted milk. It was the first time for them to drink malted milk. Usually they were satisfied with having some sugar water, and they had never had malted milk before.
Jiang Muyan: "Comrade Tang, you are so polite. If you have such good food, keep it for yourself."
"If you spoil them like this, and they come to your house every day, won't you have to make them malted milk every day?"
Tang Shiyan: "Sister-in-law, it's okay. As long as they come to make a cup of malted milk, it's nothing. I also look at the people who come to me for my things. I won't be generous to everyone."
"Besides, if you come to help me and I don't even give you a glass of water, it would seem stingy of me."
"Children are so young and growing, so it's not too much to give them some malted milk. Who says malted milk can only be drunk by the elderly? Can't children drink it?"
"Daya, Zhuangzhuang, thank you auntie for giving us malted milk. Let's go play with Lele and Damao."
Tang Shiyan: "You're welcome. Here are some candies, peanuts, and sunflower seeds. Take some and share them with Lele and Damao. Be sure to pay attention to safety while playing, and don't argue."
Daya: "Auntie, I get it. We will share the food. Mom said that we should learn to share things. When playing with other children, we should not argue. If there is anything, we should tell the adults."
Li Qiuju: "Little Sister Tang, I see you really like children. Why don't you and Captain Xia have a baby right away?"
Tang Shiyan: "Yes, sister-in-law, I like obedient and sensible children. If they are naughty and do bad things all the time, I don't like them."
"As for Jinnian and I having children, let's just let nature take its course. There's no rush."
The three of them were chatting while washing vegetables. They were all people who cooked frequently and were very familiar and efficient at doing things. The two were dumbfounded when they saw the vegetables in the kitchen.
Li Qiuju: "Little Tang, you've prepared too many dishes. There are more than ten dishes, both meat and vegetables, and the meat dishes are the most."
Tang Shiyan: "Sister-in-law, this isn't much food. Jinnian has a salary, and I made a little money by selling herbs in the mountains back home."
"Jinnian and I just got married, so since we're inviting everyone to dinner, I can't be careless. If I just make one or two or three dishes, people will definitely talk about me behind my back."
Li Qiuju: "Little Tang, well, since you've arranged it this way, we'll do it. I just want to remind you that since you've just arrived here, there are many things you don't know yet."
"There are a lot of jealous people here. If you live a better life than them, they'll be jealous and talk behind your back. What they say is really unpleasant."
Tang Shiyan: "Thank you, sister-in-law, for telling me this. There are always people like that no matter where you are. If they like to be jealous, then let them be jealous."
"It's their own ability that makes them live well. Who can they blame if they don't have any ability?"
"If they come to trouble me for no reason, I'm not that easy to bully. They're all first-timers, so why should I indulge them?"
"If they had that ability, they could also live a good life. I would definitely not be jealous."
Jiang Muyan thought that Captain Xia’s wife must be no ordinary person, and seemed to be someone not easy to mess with. She didn’t dare to challenge her in front of those people.
A few people washed and cut the vegetables, looked at the time and saw that those who were getting off work were about to get off work, so they started cooking.
When they saw Tang Shiyan using so much oil and various seasonings when cooking, they were stunned and wondered where Captain Xia found this spendthrift woman?
Li Qiuju thought that the oil that little Tang used to cook a meal would last her family a week, and they would not have so many seasonings.
Every time she uses a little more cooking oil, the boss would say she doesn't know how to save money.
Seeing the two of them standing there with their eyes fixed on the pot, Tang Shiyan asked, "Sisters-in-law, do you have anything to say by staring at me like that? Just say it straight away. I don't like to hide things."
Li Qiuju couldn't help but say what she had been holding back for a long time, "Little Tang, you put so much oil in your cooking, won't Captain Xia scold you?"
"If I use so much oil when cooking, my boss will say I'm a spendthrift and don't know how to save money."
"Haha," Tang Shiyan sneered twice and said, "Sister-in-law, no, Jinnian and I have always cooked like this. If there is not enough oil, he will say it is not tasty."
Li Qiuju: "Oh, that's good. I was just worried that you might have put too much oil in it, and Captain Xia would scold you when he saw it."
"Aren't the higher-ups coming? I'm also afraid they'll say you're a spendthrift and don't know how to save money."
Tang Shiyan: "Sister-in-law, don't worry, it's okay. Since I can put in so much oil, I must be able to take it out."
Jiang Muyan didn't say a word and just helped out, carrying plates and serving dishes, and lighting the fire. She was not needed to help with anything else.
She was thinking about the newly arrived wife of Captain Xia. It seemed that she was really not simple. She used so much oil and seasonings to cook a dish. She didn't know how much oil and seasonings she would consume in just this meal.
A few of them talked and laughed, chatting while cooking, and soon the dishes were ready. People who were going to eat were about to arrive, so Jiang Muyan wiped the table with a rag and put the stools in place.
She didn't expect that Comrade Tang had prepared all the furniture as soon as he arrived at the army. If their family wanted to entertain guests like this, they would have to borrow tables, chairs and benches.
As soon as the three of them put the dishes on the table, Xia Jinnian came over with his leaders.
Xia Jinnian: "Wife, it seems we came at the right time. You have already put all the dishes on the table."
Tang Shiyan said, "Jinnian, the dishes are almost all on the table. Only two soups are left. Now that the leaders are here, please take a seat and make sure you're not polite."
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