"It's all my fault. I haven't been able to go back and take care of you and your son's feelings during these years in the army. But Goudan was so well-behaved and sensible when he followed you before. Now that he is in the army, both of us are with him. He will definitely not make those principled mistakes."
Zhao Jianguo stretched out his hands and pulled Zeng Wenjuan and Goudan into his arms, and said comfortingly.
"I hope so. But you are right, our child must have good character. Anyway, he also said that we will know in the future, so let's wait and see." Zeng Wenjuan was comforted in this way and felt relieved.
"Go to sleep. You didn't sleep well this morning. Sleep a little longer in the afternoon. I'm afraid you won't be able to sleep long at night." Zhao Jianguo patted Zeng Wenjuan's left shoulder and said.
The family of three gradually fell into sleep.
When they woke up again, it was already time for dinner, and the whole family had already prepared dinner. Zeng Wenjuan and her husband were so tired that they slept for a long time.
Zeng Wenjuan walked out of the room and went to the yard, where she saw Zeng Yike stealing food from the table.
"Mom, what are you doing here?"
Zeng Yike was startled when she suddenly heard Zeng Wenjuan's voice, but as a female soldier and a leader, she quickly calmed down and said with a smile: "I'm eating pickled radish here. I have to say that this pickled radish is really good, crispy, sour and spicy. It's a good match with rice."
"Mom, you like to eat sour radishes. We will buy a sack and pickle sauerkraut for you. You can eat it whenever you want." Zeng Wenjuan said with a smile.
"Oh, you are such a good child of mine. But I wish you were so careful. If mom wants to eat it, your father will pickle some sauerkraut for me. Come on, I will take you to try their fried fish. The fried fish in my hometown is so fragrant and delicious." Zeng Yike said, and then he took Zeng Wenjuan's hand and walked towards the kitchen.
Walking into the kitchen, a strong fish aroma hits your nose, making you salivate. In the kitchen, the elders of the Zeng family are busy arranging the freshly fried crispy fish on the table. The golden crispy fish is crispy on the outside and tender on the inside, which looks very tempting.
"Wenjuan, come and try the crispy fish your father just fried and see how it tastes." Zeng Yike greeted Zeng Wenjuan warmly.
Zeng Wenjuan picked up a piece of crispy fish and took a bite. The skin was crispy, the fish meat was tender and juicy, and the taste was very delicious. She nodded with satisfaction and said, "It's delicious. Dad's cooking skills are getting better and better."
"Of course, your father is the chef in our family." Zeng Yike agreed with a smile.
In such a big family, men can cook and women can eat at the table. All these things refreshed Zeng Wenjuan's thinking and liberated her mind.
"Like your father, he has never liked studying since he was young. He's even messing around with all kinds of food and drink. He even liked to drink cat shit. I can't understand why he wouldn't eat good food but has to drink cat shit?" Grandma Chen complained with a frown.
"Mom, I've explained to you so many times that it's called civet coffee. It has a rich flavor and many people abroad are scrambling for it. I only managed to get that small half can." Chen Yintang said somewhat embarrassedly.
It would be fine if my mother said this to me at other times, but now my daughter and my wife are here. If my image is ruined, then my status in the family will be in jeopardy.
Zeng Wenjuan didn't know what cat poop coffee was, but she laughed out loud when she saw them joking around. What would he be like if he hadn't grown up in such an environment?
"I remember that cat poop coffee was introduced from foreign countries. Hey, Chen Yintang, why do you always like to drink foreign things? Could it be that you had a relationship with a foreign girl when you were abroad?" Zeng Yike narrowed his eyes slightly.
Although it was just a calm look, in Chen Yitang's eyes it was a very scary thing.
Chen Yitang quickly explained: "How could that be! It's just that I liked foreign food more at that time. Isn't it because I was thinking about studying abroad in the future? I didn't expect it. Oh, let's not talk about it."
Chen Yitang sighed, as if lost in memories of the past. Zeng Yike looked at Chen Yitang's expression, and an inexplicable emotion surged in her heart. She gently patted Chen Yitang's shoulder to comfort him.
"It's good like this now, with the whole family together." Zeng Yike patted Chen Yitang's hand gently.
"And me, I'm my grandparents' good child." Goudan said with an innocent smile after hearing Zeng Yike's words.
Chen Yitang came back to his senses and looked at Goudan and Zeng Yike, his eyes full of relief. "Yes, I am really happy to have you by my side now."
At this time, the elders of the Zeng family also brought the last dish to the table, and everyone sat together, enjoying this rare reunion time. At the dinner table, everyone talked and laughed, sharing their own interesting stories and experiences.
Zeng Wenjuan picked up a piece of crispy fish and tasted it carefully. It was crispy and crunchy. She picked up a piece and gave it to Zhao Jianguo: "Try it. It tastes pretty good. It's crispy on the outside and tender on the inside."
Zhao Jianguo looked at the fried fish in the bowl, picked up the fried fish with chopsticks and took a bite, his eyes burst into amazement: "This is really delicious, it exudes crispy outside, but the fish meat inside is very tender and delicious."
"Hahaha...if you like it, eat two more pieces!" Great-grandma laughed and said happily. This fried fish is her masterpiece.
After dinner, everyone went back to their rooms and went to bed early. At midnight, everyone got up one after another.
“Ahhh…”
Screams of pigs being slaughtered were heard outside the yard.
"Mom, what's going on outside? Is someone calling?" Goudan asked curiously when he heard the noise outside.
Zeng Wenjuan helped Goudan put on his clothes, her hands moving non-stop. She said in a light tone: "They are slaughtering pigs outside! Children are not allowed to watch."
"Mom, can I watch it?" Goudan became even more curious. He also wanted to watch the pig being slaughtered!
"Let's put on our clothes and go out to see if they have finished killing!" Zeng Wenjuan said this, but her hands were a step slower.
When the family of three went out, they saw that the pig had been killed and some pig blood was splattered on the ground. There was a large wooden barrel next to it, apparently waiting for hot water to remove the hair.
After a while, several big men came carrying buckets of steaming hot water and poured the hot water into the wooden barrel.
The men shouted, "Put the pig in the hot water while it's still hot, or the water will get cold and the pig hair won't be removed cleanly."
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