What to say to her?

Shen Huanxi was puzzled, and then he saw Pan Jianguo poking Xiao Shanhe, who had been indifferent just now.

Xiao Shanhe pursed his lips before speaking softly.

"Comrade Xiao Shen, I have also prepared some gifts for you."

"Um?"

"It's here." Pan Jianguo was busy carrying a red plastic bag and handing it to Shen Huanxi.

Shen Huanxi took a quick look and saw a box of clam oil, a can of Pian Zai Huang pearl cream, and a box of duck egg powder, all of which were used by women.

I didn't expect that Xiao Shanhe, who looks serious and introverted, could be so thoughtful and considerate.

Xiao Shanhe saw Shen Huanxi looking down at the plastic bag, so he glanced to the side. When he realized that there was nothing in the empty yard for his wandering gaze to rest on, he retracted his gaze.

He placed his hands on the handles of the wheelchair, sat upright, and looked at Shen Huanxi with a serious expression.

"Comrade Shen Huanxi, I brought gifts for the children, so I will buy you some in accordance with the principle of treating everyone equally. This is for the sake of family harmony in the future. Similarly, I will always treat you three fairly and justly in the future!"

Xiao Shanhe spoke in a serious tone, as if he was taking an oath under a red flag.

Shen Huanxi saw a faint pink color on his ears and nodded with a smile.

"Thank you. I'll go cook."

"Do you need help?" Pan Jianguo asked.

Shen Huanxi shook his head.

"You are guests. It is not reasonable for you to ask guests for help."

"That's good too. Let Chang'an and Changning get acquainted with their future father." Pan Jianguo said as he pushed Xiao Shanhe's wheelchair in front of Chang'an and Changning.

Shen Huanxi smiled and went into the kitchen.

People in the northwest can't tolerate spicy food as well as people in Sichuan, Chongqing, Hunan and Jiangxi, but you have to put some chili peppers in the noodle soup to make it more fragrant, so she cut some green and red peppers, and also some onions.

After cutting the noodles, throw them into the boiling water in a pot.

Heat oil in a pan on another stove, pour in the beaten eggs, stir-fry for a few times and remove from the heat immediately. Next, pour the diced onions into the pan, add soy sauce and bean paste after they are cooked, then add the fried eggs, and finally add the chopped green and red peppers, stir-fry for a few more times, add some water, and the fragrant and spicy salsa is ready.

The noodles were just cooked. Shen Huanxi served the noodles out in bowls. He saw Xiao Shanhe playing shuttlecock with Chang'an Changning. Chang'an Changning kicked with his feet and he caught with his arms.

While playing with Chang'an and Changning, he also introduced his son to the two girls.

"You will have an older brother named Xiao Yutang, who is eight years old this year, and a younger brother named Xiao Yuzheng, who is four years old this year..."

When Shen Huanxi heard this, his heart suddenly skipped a beat and he almost dropped the bowl in his hand.

Xiao Yutang, Xiao Yuzheng, isn’t this the son of her sister-in-law Lan Linxiang in her previous life?

Su Chaoyang has a half-brother named Su Liming, who divorced in his twenties and remarried soon after, marrying a woman named Lan Linxiang.

Lan Linxiang is also married for the second time. She has two sons with her ex-husband. After the divorce, the children live with her ex-husband.

After all, Su Liming and Su Chaoyang have the same father but different mothers, and the two brothers do not interact much. Shen Huanxi is busy with business and is not at home most of the time, so naturally he is not very familiar with his uncle's family.

All I know is that my eldest sister-in-law Lan Linxiang had two sons. The younger son committed suicide due to depression, and the older son was sentenced to life imprisonment for intentional injury resulting in death. Both of their endings were not good.

The eldest son was named Xiao Yutang and the younger son was named Xiao Yuzheng.

So after all this time, she didn't marry Su Chaoyang in this life, but married the ex-husband of her sister-in-law in the previous life?

In her previous life, she did not have much contact with Lan Linxiang, but in the few times they did, she always heard Lan Linxiang mention her ex-husband, saying that he was a good-for-nothing, that he had no ability and was therefore unable to educate the children, thus ruining the two children's lives.

Chang'an Changning is now having a lot of fun with Xiao Shanhe, and Xiao Shanhe is also very patient. Shen Huanxi doesn't think that this man is unable to educate his children.

However, it’s still the same thing. She raises her child without relying on others. To her, Xiao Shanhe is just a tool for Chang'an and Changning to get a city hukou and stay away from the harm of dust.

"Comrade Xiao Shen, thank you for your hard work." Xiao Shanhe looked over when he smelled the noodles.

Several people also stopped playing games. Chang'an Changning and Pan Jianguo trotted over to help. Shen Huanxi let them carry their own bowls of noodles while she went in to get the salt and chopsticks.

After sitting down, Shen Huanxi finally couldn't hold back the doubts in his heart.

"Comrade Shanhe, why did you ask Changan and Changning today if they were willing to let you be their new father?"

After asking this question, Shen Huanxi still felt a little nervous and felt it was a close call. Fortunately, Chang'an Changning answered yes.

Xiao Shanhe put down his chopsticks and looked at Chang'an Changning very seriously.

"Because I feel that even though Chang'an and Changning are children, I still need to respect their opinions and listen to their ideas. If I can't even respect my children, then I'm not worthy of being their father."

Chang'an Changning suddenly felt very happy when he heard this.

Not only does their new father not mind them being girls, he also says he will respect them.

It turns out that girls can also be respected.

Shen Huanxi never expected Xiao Shanhe to be nice to Chang'an and Changning, but she felt very happy to hear him say that.

"What if Chang'an and Changning disagree?"

"Then I will be nice to them until they agree."

After hearing what Xiao Shanhe said, Pan Jianguo on the side couldn't help but speak up.

"Dashan always said that marriage is for both parties and their families to live a better life. If your daughter is unhappy because of marriage, he will find a way to make Chang'an and Changning happy."

"Yeah." Shen Huanxi nodded.

"Then we'll go get the certificate next Monday. Today is Friday, and it's almost time to get off work. It's too late for us to rush back to the city. The Civil Affairs Bureau is closed on Saturdays and Sundays, so we can only wait until Monday." Xiao Shanhe said seriously.

Shen Huanxi almost choked on his noodles. He was the one who rejected her first today, and he was the one who was rushing to get the marriage certificate now.

But think about it, it's a blind date, and it's a second marriage. Since you're attracted to each other, there's no need to waste time.

Moreover, when she was cooking in the kitchen just now, she vaguely heard Xiao Shanhe say that he was a man and he should be the one to bring up the matter of the marriage date, as women were shy and it would be bad to let them bring it up.

"What about Tangtang and Zhengzheng? Should I go meet them first?" Shen Huanxi asked.

When she was at Xiao Shanhe's home, she heard Zhang Guifen say the names of Xiao Shanhe's two sons, and she started calling them that too.

"They are still at their great-grandmother's house, playing with their cousin. I don't know if they will come back after playing crazy. You can just move in after getting the marriage certificate on Monday and don't worry about them."

“What if they don’t agree?”

"With me here, they will agree."

"This..." Shen Huanxi was shocked. Why didn't Xiao Shanhe show respect at this time?

"You can move your things into the house in the next two days. Once you get the marriage certificate on Monday, you can move in directly."

"Can you help me move some things before you go back today?" Shen Huanxi asked.

After getting married to Xiao Shanhe, she probably won't come back here often. The old house is unattended, and she is afraid that if she leaves her things here, Yao Cuihong will come and take them.

"Can."

Shen Huanxi didn't have much stuff here. She moved out with nothing. She just bought some simple daily necessities in the Shen family's old house. The pots, bowls, pans, and utensils she bought were all the smallest ones. Most of the furniture could fit into Pan Jianguo's car.

The next day, Saturday, the Civil Affairs Bureau was not open yet, so Shen Huanxi took Chang'an and Changning to the city to go shopping and buy some things for them.

Shen Huanxi went to the city to sell fruits and earned some money. When she returned home, Feng Shenghui urged her to divorce her. She didn't want a house or savings, but she kept the money from selling fruits for herself, a total of four or five hundred yuan, which was a considerable sum in that era and enough for her to buy many things for Chang'an and Changning.

She would also buy some small gifts for Tangtang Zhengzheng, after all, Xiao Shanhe bought them for Chang'an Changning. However, she would not choose too carefully for Tangtang Zhengzheng, as her attention was mainly on Chang'an Changning.

In this life, no one holds a higher position in her heart than Chang'an and Changning.

To be honest, in her two lifetimes, this was the first time she took Chang'an and Changning out on the street.

The mother and her two children got up early in the morning and took a ride from Uncle Zhang to the city.

The summer outside the Great Wall is not hot to begin with, and autumn comes especially early. By the end of August, the weather was already very cool. The diamond-patterned sweaters that Xiao Shanhe bought for them were just right for Chang'an and Changning. The two little girls were already good-looking, and they looked even more energetic in the fashionable clothes.

Chang'an and Changning were both in the provincial capital for the first time. They were curious about everything they saw, and their big eyes were looking around.

The main mode of transportation for city dwellers in this era is still bicycles. The streets are full of bicycles, small vendors carrying small commodities on their shoulders, and passers-by who are either leisurely or in a hurry...

Not far ahead, there was a small vendor riding a Phoenix brand bicycle with a large foam box tied to the back seat, selling popsicles.

Several city kids gathered around.

"How much is a popsicle?" a child asked.

"Two cents a stick," the peddler replied.

"Then I want one!"

"I want one too!"

“I want one too!”

The children took out their pocket money and handed it over, and the vendor collected the money with one hand and gave out popsicles with the other.

The flavors of popsicles in that era were not as rich as in the future, and they were made by nearby popsicle factories. They only had simple paper packaging and were dyed in various colors with pigments.

After a short while, the children who had just surrounded the vendors already had a popsicle in their hands. Some were red, some were green, some were yellow, and some were colorless.

Chang'an and Changning had heard about popsicles from the children in the village before, but today they saw them with their own eyes.

Shen Huanxi followed their gaze and walked over with the two children.

"Comrade, I want two popsicles too. Give me the colorless ones."

"Okay!" The boss gave Shen Huanxi two unpigmented popsicles. Shen Huanxi paid for them and handed the popsicles to Chang'an and Changning.

"Don't eat too much. Children will have diarrhea if they eat too many popsicles, you know?"