Wen Yan burst into laughter upon hearing Zhao Huanhuan's words, startling the two children who both looked towards her.
Wenyan was so frightened that she quickly covered her mouth.
The two children turned back and continued chatting.
"Awoo awoo!"
"Eeya, eeya ya, eeya!"
Zhao Huanhuan, Wen Yan: ......
The two people watched the two babies chat for a while. Then the two babies wet themselves while they were chatting, so the two people quickly changed their diapers.
Because it was Chinese New Year, both children were wearing bright red New Year outfits that their mother had bought for them. After changing into clean diapers, the two children went to sleep comfortably.
After the two children fell asleep, Zhao Huanhuan put both babies on the mattress, and she and Wen Yan could finally relax.
The two sat at the table eating sunflower seeds and peanuts while chatting.
Because Qiu Yiwen and her family were added, the Lin family set their New Year's Eve dinner for noon. It was very lavish. Aunt Chu spent about ten days preparing New Year's goods before the New Year, making everything she knew how to make.
When they ate, the two children were still sleeping.
Lin Yuan and Qiu Yi carried the two children directly into their parents' room and put them on the kang (a heated brick bed) so they could continue sleeping.
They sat at a large table on the floor to eat.
Because Qiu Yi and Wen Yan are both from the south, Aunt Chu heard that they would stew duck soup during the Lunar New Year, so they specially bought a duck before the New Year and stewed old duck soup today.
Another dish is stewed pig's trotters. They bought four before the Lunar New Year, and Aunt Chu specially stewed them when she was making New Year's goods. They were served today as well.
Qiu Yi and Wen Yan thanked Aunt Chu several times for the New Year's dishes she had specially prepared for them. They were very grateful to the Lin family.
Because Wenyan stayed here for a few months, Aunt Chu took a liking to her and adopted her as her goddaughter, and usually took good care of her.
Especially after Wenyan became pregnant, Aunt Chu would always include a portion of the chicken soup for Zhao Huanhuan whenever she made it.
Qiu Yi was also deeply grateful to the Lin family. He also called them godfather and godmother, just like Wen Yan. Whenever their parents sent them things from their hometown, the two of them would share half of them with the Lin family so that they could also taste the specialties from the south.
Because the two children were asleep, they didn't dare to speak loudly, but ate and laughed in hushed tones.
At night, the two children went to bed early because firecrackers and a bonfire were to be set off during the welcoming of the gods. Zhao Huanhuan and Wen Yan were afraid that the loud noise would frighten the children, so they did not go out to participate. Instead, they slept next to the children, pressing their hands against them to prevent them from being frightened in their sleep.
Later, after the firecrackers were lit and the festivities were over, Lin Yuan went back inside to pick up Zhao Huanhuan. The two held hands and walked around the bonfire before going back inside to be with the child.
Aunt Chu cooked dumplings when welcoming the gods. After the ceremony, each member of the family ate a few dumplings before going to rest.
Because we had young children to take care of this year, none of the family stayed up all night to celebrate the New Year; they went straight to sleep.
On the first day of the Lunar New Year, Aunt Chu looked after their children while Lin Yuan and Zhao Huanhuan visited their eldest and second uncles to offer New Year's greetings.
The family had a lively time at home in the afternoon, playing cards.
On the second day of the Lunar New Year, Lin Yuan and Zhao Huanhuan, carrying their child, took a train to Yuancheng.
They stayed in the original city for seven days before returning to the village on the tenth day of the first lunar month.
Lin Yuan's vacation is one month, and he will go back on the 23rd day of the first lunar month.
For the past month, he has been by Zhao Huanhuan's side, helping her raise their child.
The 20th day of the first lunar month was An'an's 100-day celebration. Lin Yuan organized a small event for her, but he didn't hold a grand one. He only invited her immediate family members, such as her eldest and second uncles and maternal uncles.
Then there were Qiu Yi and Wen Yan, and Tao Shize and Fang Meilai's families, who also came.
The Zhao couple were unable to take time off work to come.
However, before they returned, the Zhao family elders had anticipated this situation and had already bought and sent gifts for their grandson's 100-day celebration.
The couple gifted their grandson a pure gold longevity lock, which cost over two hundred yuan, a rather extravagant gesture.
Lin Yuan didn't bring back any news about transfers this time because there were changes in the internal situation. He attended a meeting before returning.
The plan to establish a special forces training base may be postponed.
When Lin Yuan returned, he didn't say anything else, only telling Zhao Huanhuan that there were no changes for the time being.
Zhao Huanhuan knew that the plan might change, and she began to think about what she should do while raising her child.
Going back to teach at the school is definitely not an option; we've already recruited people, and they've been working there for half a year.
Lin Yuan left home at the age of twenty-three. Before leaving, he told Zhao Huanhuan not to worry about not having enough money to raise the child. He said that after paying for food, he would bring back the rest of his salary to them. He said that the family should be able to make ends meet.
Zhao Huanhuan knew that he could rest assured and that once he went to the army, he could focus on doing his job well.
Lin Yuan left home again, reluctant to leave his wife and children.
The team also started getting busy.
Zhao Huanhuan then had some free time to stay home and take care of the children. Because she was a military family member, the brigade did not force her to do any work.
The Lin family now relies on the work points earned by the Lin couple.
Last year, an agronomist came to the village to guide potato planting, which resulted in a bumper harvest. The task assigned by the higher authorities is to continue to increase potato planting efforts this year.
Moreover, this year, ten educated youths were brought to the village to learn how to grow potatoes from the villagers.
The villagers' enthusiasm was unprecedented. This year, in addition to planting cabbage, wheat, corn, millet and some cabbage for everyone to eat, all the remaining fields in the village were planted with potatoes.
Time flies, another year is coming to an end, and October has arrived.
An'an is one year old.
An'an's first birthday was celebrated by the family alone, as Lin Yuan was away on a special mission and couldn't come back to attend her son's first birthday.
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