Chapter 389 Lotus Seed and Lily Porridge

"Is Dad's illness really okay?" Liu Yinyin was still a little worried.

Gu Cheng took off his watch and placed it on the bedside. "It's really nothing. Dad told me that after you took him to see a Chinese doctor, his health has been getting better day by day. He can eat and sleep better than before."

"The doctor said it's just a minor problem and will be fine after a few days of injections."

Liu Yinyin hummed: "It seems that Chinese medicine is more powerful..."

"Oh, there is one more thing. Commander Wei is ill."

Gu Cheng was slightly stunned: "What's going on?"

When he passed away two days ago, he was still fine.

Liu Yinyin sighed: "Do you remember, when Brigade Commander Wei brought his son to thank me, didn't I tell you that the scarf worn by his wife, Teacher Jiang, was exactly the same as the one Teacher Qiu bought at the supply and marketing cooperative?"

Gu Cheng nodded. He had a good memory. Liu Yinyin had mentioned this matter to him before. At that time, they thought it was just a coincidence.

After a pause, Liu Yinyin continued, "It turns out to be true. Teacher Jiang and Teacher Qiu... were really having an affair. When Brigade Commander Wei found out, he was so angry that he fell ill."

Gu Cheng frowned: "...It's outrageous."

Liu Yinyin sighed, "Who said it wasn't true? Before going to work today, I went to the hospital and Brigade Commander Wei was still unconscious. I don't know how he is now."

Gu Cheng: "I'll go take a look tomorrow."

It just so happened that he also had to go to the clinic tomorrow to take Liu Lai Fu for an injection.

The next day, when Liu Yinyin woke up, Gu Cheng had already prepared breakfast.

Rice porridge, white flour steamed buns, boiled eggs, and two stir-fried vegetables, not a lot of food.

Liu Lai Fu can eat some steamed bread now, but he cannot eat too much spicy food, onions, ginger and garlic.

For some reason, Liu Lai Fu looked at her strangely during breakfast, but said nothing.

Liu Yinyin didn't know what was going on either.

After breakfast, Liu Yinyin went to work.

Gu Cheng took Liu Laifu to the sanitation center...

Liu Lai Fu was at home, so Liu Yinyin did not have lunch at the supply and marketing cooperative.

I rush home after work.

When I got home, I saw Liu Laifu busy in the kitchen...

Liu Yinyin's mouth twitched: "Dad, why are you doing these things? The army has a canteen, and Gu Cheng will come back from the canteen to get food and dishes later."

Liu Laifu looked up at her and said, "When you live your life, save as much as you can..."

"Also, even though you have a job now, you still have to do the good work. You can't let Gu Cheng, a grown man, cook for you."

Liu Yinyin: “…”

No wonder Liu Lai Fu looked at her strangely in the morning. It turned out that he was blaming her for not making breakfast.

"Dad, there's something you don't know yet."

Liu Yinyin has not yet told anyone in the Liu family that she is pregnant.

Liu Laifu was confused: "What's the matter?"

Liu Yinyin: "I'm pregnant again."

Liu Laifu: "...Really?"

Liu Yinyin nodded.

Liu Laifu rubbed his hands excitedly: "Okay, okay, it's good to be pregnant. Your mother is looking forward to you and Gu Cheng having another child every day."

"Just go out and sit down. I'll make lunch."

Liu Yinyin was quite surprised: "Dad, you really know how to cook?"

It’s not that she was afraid that Liu Lai Fu would be tired, but Liu Lai Fu had never cooked at home.

Liu Yinyin was afraid that he would burn down the kitchen.

Liu Laifu snorted: "Country people can do anything."

He just doesn't want to cook at home, but that doesn't mean he can't cook.

Children from poor families have to grow up early. When Liu Lai Fu was young, his parents died early, so he did a lot of work such as washing clothes and cooking.

Liu Yinyin: “…”

Seeing that he cooked properly, I didn't say anything else.

Gu Cheng was very busy today and did not even come back for lunch. Brigade Commander Wei was not there, and as the deputy brigade commander of the military region, all the work naturally fell on him.

Gu Cheng did not come back, and only asked his bodyguard Xiao He to come over.

If Liu Yinyin has any problems, just go to Xiao He.

Xiao He: "Sister-in-law, can I take the lunch box to get food?"

Liu Yinyin smiled and said, "No, my dad made lunch. Would you like to come in and eat with us?"

If Xiao He didn't need help, he certainly wouldn't stay.

"Sister-in-law, I'll just go to the cafeteria to eat. If you have anything, come to the army to find me."

Liu Laifu prepared three dishes and a soup: braised fish, scrambled eggs with leeks, and a vegetarian dish.

Liu Yinyin took a bite of the fish and surprisingly, it tasted good.

"Dad, I never thought you're such a good cook."

The fried leek eggs and stir-fried vegetables tasted just average, not very delicious but not bad either. However, the braised fish made by Liu Lai Fu was really delicious.

Liu Lai Fu smiled so much that his eye wrinkles appeared when he heard this.

"Of course. When I was little, my second uncle's favorite dish was the braised fish I made."

Liu Yinyin asked curiously, "Does mother know that you can cook?"

As far as she could remember, she had never seen Liu Lai Fu cook at home.

Liu Laifu coughed and said, "Don't tell your mother that I can cook."

There are few people in the Liu family now, and all the housework falls on Jiang Cuihua and Huang Xiaoyue, the mother-in-law and daughter-in-law.

Having to take care of twins, they are busy every day.

If Jiang Cuihua knew that Liu Lai Fu could cook, she would have to order him around to do the cooking all day long!

Liu Lai Fu didn't want other men in the village to talk about him acting like a woman at home.

Liu Yinyin smiled and changed the subject, "Dad, your stomach is not in good condition, let's make steamed fish for you in the future."

It’s not that Liu Yinyin is picky, it’s just that the braised fish has too strong a taste and is not good for the stomach.

Liu Laifu said nonchalantly, "Doctor Zhang said last time that I don't need to be too strict about what I eat. I just need to eat less and more often."

Liu Yinyin: “…”

Since she didn't have to go to work this afternoon, Liu Yinyin peeled some fresh lilies and cooked lotus seed and lily porridge in the evening.

Yesterday, I bought two kilograms of fresh lilies at the supply and marketing cooperative, and Liu Yinyin smuggled another three kilograms out of the system.

It doesn’t take much to cook porridge.

Liu Yinyin washed the fresh fruits, broke them into pieces, and spread them on a dustpan to dry.

After it’s dried, let Liu Lai Fu take it back home to eat.

For dinner, we had porridge and two side dishes, steamed egg with clams and stir-fried bok choy.

Gu Cheng still didn't come back that night.

Liu Lai Fu wanted to wait for him to come back and have dinner together.

"Is Gu Cheng usually so busy?"

Liu Yinyin nodded: "About the same. His leader has been ill recently, so he is a bit busier."

This morning I heard from Yang Liu that Brigade Commander Wei had woken up, but his condition was not very good and he was still recuperating.

Liu Laifu said: "He works hard, don't complain that he doesn't have time to accompany you."

Liu Yinyin blushed and said, "Dad, you think too much. He is always like this. I am used to it."