Chapter 98 Chapter 98 Afternoon routine.
In just a few words, the little girl promised several big cars, and also boasted that her father, grandmother, grandfather and great-grandmother had them all!
The main goal is to treat everyone equally, leaving no one behind.
Mu Mian laughed so hard that tears came out, "This small kitchen can hardly hold all your cakes."
The illiterate Mu Xi said he didn't understand and said in a puzzled tone, "Ah? Auntie, aren't you full? Do you still want to eat some cakes?"
Mu Mian: "Hahaha, I'm full, I'm full. I'm so full."
Mu Xi tilted his little head back, his round eyes were very clear.
Nie Sihui was also overjoyed. She was busy with her hands as she handed the enamel basin to her daughter, "Go get me some water."
Mu Xi stretched out his hand, but did not move his feet.
This girl has been a very curious girl since she was young. She turned her head and looked at Wen Chen again, "Uncle Wen, you got some cakes too? Did you buy them when you went out with your aunt?"
Wen Chen raised his lips, "Yeah, I ate it. It's quite big."
Mu Xi looked at her cheerful mother and aunt, and always felt that things were not that simple, but she didn't know why.
Adults are so weird, I don’t understand them!
It was already late, and after chatting for a while, Mu Mian got busy without stopping. Although the kitchen was shared, not many people used it usually.
Firstly, the food in the canteen is pretty good, cheap and plentiful, very affordable, and much more convenient than cooking at home.
Secondly, those who stay in the guesthouse here are family members who come to visit temporarily and they won’t stay for long. It is difficult and troublesome to get food grain certificates. This time, Mu Mian and the others went out to buy food and meat and used Mu Zhuo’s share.
Mu Mian pulled out the unused coal stove from the corner. There was still a lot of residual coal ash in it. It looked like someone had used it in the winter and hadn't cleaned it up.
Wen Zhan went to ask about the coal, and Mu Mian put the coal stove aside after cleaning up.
First, use the new stew pot to boil some hot water, which will be used to wash the big bones. There is still some meat on the bones. It will be perfect for her elder brother to eat after stewing it until it is soft.
All three bones were quite large and long, and one whole bone wouldn’t fit in the pot.
Mu Mian took the knife and chopped it casually, and the big bone broke into two pieces instantly. After all, he had been killing pigs in the team for ten years, and practice makes perfect.
Halfway through, the lady I met in the laundry room this morning came over and said, "Are you guys going to make food? Why bother? The food in the cafeteria is so delicious!"
Mu Xi carefully washed the chopped bones and said, "Grandma, we are not eating them. They are for my dad to eat."
The old lady didn't know much about this, and she didn't know Mu Zhuo, but she knew that this job was very dangerous. She cried out, "Are you hurt? You need to get some more treatment."
Mu Xi nodded, "Yes, I have to make my father full of energy!"
The old lady didn't know how badly Mu Zhuo was injured, so she said, "The soldiers are all in good health and will recover quickly."
As she spoke, the old lady moved closer to Mu Mian and exclaimed loudly, "Little girl, you are so strong. You cut it so neatly, just like it was cut with a saw."
Mu Mian raised his knife and finished the cutting in two strokes. He smiled at the old lady and said, "I've been killing pigs so many times that I've learned this skill."
With just one sentence, she succeeded in making the old lady look as if she was doubting her ears.
The old lady glanced Mu Mian up and down. The little girl was very fair and pretty, like a child raised by a wealthy family in a big city. The same was true of the little girl next to her.
The old lady didn't quite believe it. Before she could even say anything doubtful, Mu Xi's aunt started to brag about it immediately, "My aunt is so amazing. She's the one who kills all the pigs for our brigade during the New Year. One cut will result in a big fat pig!"
The old lady just thought the little girl was bragging, "You can't tell at all."
Mu Mian didn't explain to anyone, and since he wasn't familiar with the place, he naturally changed the subject, "Auntie, did you just come back from a walk?"
Auntie: "My eldest son is busy, and I have nothing to do here, so I just went out for a walk."
The few of them had not chatted for a while when Wen Zhan came back with two large baskets of honeycomb coal.
Mu Mian was surprised, "So many?!"
Wen Chen: “These are all that’s left.”
Mu Mian smiled and said, "That's enough."
The weather is getting warmer now, and coal is not as easy to get as in winter. These are enough for stewing many times, and they can withstand burning better than firewood.
Wen Chen took it and placed it next to the coal stove, and helped to start the fire.
Seeing that Mu Mian and the others were busy, the old lady didn't stay long and said that she would go out for a walk after a rest. It was not easy for her to come to the capital, so she should see more.
Mu Mian and the others also wanted to see more, but there was no rush now.
The fire was lit and the pot was on the rack, and soon a faint aroma wafted from the kitchen.
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At the same time, in another military compound some distance away from here.
After You Zhenli came back from the department store, she put down her things and took a short rest before going to the Wen family carrying another bag of things.
At this moment, only the old couple were in the Wen family. The retired old man Wen walked to the courtyard with a serious face.
Exercise in the room.
You Zhenli walked into the house with a familiar look on her face and opened the door while calling out, "Lao Chai?"
Chai Shunan's voice came from the kitchen, "Here."
You Zhenli casually put the things on the table in the living room and walked into the kitchen while speaking, "I'm making this. I thought you were out. I put the fine cotton cloth on the table for you."
Chai Shunan didn't stop moving his hands, "Okay, I'll give you the ticket later."
You Zhenli came over to help and said, "Let's talk about it later."
As she spoke, You Zhenli seemed to have thought of something and immediately asked, "By the way, has your fourth child found a date outside?"
Chai Shunan turned his head, looking as if he had just heard a joke. "How is that possible?! He has a hammer, but there's not even a female mosquito around him. Why are you saying that?"
You Zhenli: "Just before, when Lao Li and I went to the department store, I seemed to see him, with a young girl. He had his back to us, so we couldn't see him clearly. But I saw the girl clearly. Oh, she was very pretty, but she looked a little young."
Chai Shunan: "You're wrong, right? He hates going to those places. Whenever I asked him to buy something for me, he would just turn around and ask your third child to go."
You Zhenli: "That's true."
After saying that, You Zhenli immediately followed up with another sentence, "Does he really not want to meet the announcer I mentioned before?"
This person usually likes to act as a matchmaker when he has nothing to do. After worrying about his own children, he starts to worry about other people's children.
Chai Shunan said calmly, "If he says he is busy, then let him be busy. If he doesn't want to find a partner, then just stay single. Don't bother him!"
You Zhenli: "What are you busy with now? Xiao Mu's family hasn't arrived yet?"
Chai Shunan: "I heard from the second brother that he is coming."
You Zhenli paused for a moment, "The girl from the Mu family is here too? Do you think it's possible that I'm not seeing things?"
Chai Shunan: "If it's that little girl, it's even more impossible for us to be a couple. She's just so young."
You Zhenli put away her curiosity and said, "Yes, he thinks twenty-two is too young. Where can I find him one that's twenty-seven or twenty-eight?"
As a mother, Chai Shunan is quite open-minded about her two unmarried sons. "Let them find their own way. Don't worry about them."
As they chatted, the two of them talked about other things.
In the blink of an eye, it was noon.
At the guesthouse, Mu Mian brought a large pot of soup and fried pork liver to the ward. Their meals were still taken from the cafeteria, except for Mu Zhuo's, which was cooked separately.
Mu Zhuo was helped by Shi Anzhi to slowly sit up, half leaning on the bed and casually asked, "Has Lao Wen finished eating?"
Mu Mian: "Well, he went to eat with Comrade Cao."
Mu Zhuo looked at Shi Anzhi, "When will Xiao Cao's ticket go back?"
Shi Anzhi lived with Cao Zile and knew it very well. "Tomorrow morning."
Liu Shuangcui: "Xiao Cao is going back?"
Mu Zhuo: "Well, he didn't have to follow Lao Wen when he was on vacation."
Liu Shuangcui: "You're leaving now. Xiao Cao has been busy with me all this time, and I haven't thanked him properly. How about making something for him to eat on the way?"
It seemed like there was nothing that could be done, as everything they bought was suitable for patients to eat.
Mu Mian slapped his thigh and said, "That's perfect. You can give Comrade Cao two packs of the peach cakes and green bean cakes we bought this morning."
Mu Zhuo drank his soup slowly, "You also bought these?"
Mu Mian: "I just happened to catch it when I went there. It's so delicious, even better than what Xiang Zhiqing made!"
Liu Shuangcui: "This capital is really different. The department store is much bigger than the one in our provincial capital, right?"
Mu Mian nodded, "Yes, there are four floors, and there is everything in it."
Mu Zhuo: "This isn't the biggest one. Go further to the center and you'll find the one over there that's even bigger. It's said that there are about a thousand salespeople there alone."
Liu Shuangcui was shocked. "Oh my god, how big is that!"
Nie Sihui: "Let's go take a look when we have time."
It is impossible to leave now.
The family chatted and laughed after the meal. Mu Mian stayed in the hospital in the afternoon, while Liu Shuangcui took the lunch box and enamel basin back to the guesthouse to clean up.
She walked to the door and met Wen Zhan coming out.
Wen Chen laughed, "Aunt, I'm going to go out for a while. If you have anything, you can find Xiao Cao. He will be here in the afternoon."
Liu Shuangcui smiled and said, "Okay, okay, go and do your thing. There's nothing else to do for now."
After a brief chat, Wen Chen walked towards the bus stop. There were very few people there at the moment, so he changed buses in the middle.
By the time we arrived at the gate of the military compound, it was already mid-afternoon.
After registering, Wen Chen walked towards home as if he was familiar with the route. Just as he reached the door, Chai Shunan came out of the house, holding the lock in his hand, looking like he was about to go out.
Wen Chen called out first, "Mom."
Chai Shunan was halfway through the lock when he turned around and asked in a surprised tone, "Why are you back at this time?"
Wen Chen didn't answer directly, "Grandpa and the others are not at home?"
Chai Shunan: "We went fishing, and An Jing and the other one followed us."
Wen Anjing is Wen Zhe's daughter. Both husband and wife are doctors. They usually don't have much time to take care of the child, so the little girl stays with her grandparents most of the time.
Also living here is Wen Anhang, the third child of eldest brother Wen. The little boy is not on the island with his parents simply because there is no way to live there.
This child is severely allergic to seafood, and where his parents live, there is seafood almost every meal. Since they live by the sea, they eat the sea food, and almost all the meat they eat every day comes from the sea. There is no way to avoid it.
So I have lived with the old couple since I was a child.
Chai Shunan, who was about to go out, took off the lock and asked again as he entered the yard, "Why are you back at this time?"
There was a hint of disdain in her tone when she said this, and you could tell from the tone that she was dissatisfied with her own fourth son for wasting her time.
That’s right. My son is almost thirty years old, not three years old.
At the age of three, you may still need some care and concern, but at the age of thirty... just living safely is enough.
Wen Chen didn't ask his old lady what she was going out for. As soon as she entered, his eyes were fixed on the bicycle and he went straight to the point, "Are you going to use the bicycle during this time? If not, let me use it."
Chai Shunan: "No, just ride away."
Chai Shunan stood at the door, looking like she was waiting for Wen Chen to push the bicycle out so she could lock the door.
Wen Chen: “………………”
Wen Chen: "Please at least let me drink some water, and I will just close the door when I leave."
Chai Shunan: "I didn't react even if you didn't tell me. You haven't been home for so long that I subconsciously thought there was a guest in the house."
Wen Chen: “………………”
What a real mom.
Chai Shunan didn't care what his fourth child's expression was. "Find the key and lock of the bicycle yourself. I forgot where I put them."
After giving the instructions, the old lady went out.
Halfway through the walk, Chai Shunan realized belatedly that her fourth son's residence was just a few steps away from the hospital.
What do you need a bicycle for?
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