Since they were having dinner at Teacher Zhou's house that night and there was no need to cook dinner, Shuying simply made the candied haws first.

The method of making candied haws is very simple, and the most important part is boiling the sugar.

Sugar in the mall was very cheap, so Shuying didn't feel bad about it and generously poured a pound of sugar into the pot and boiled it with water.

While she was making candy, Chen Xi came back.

When Chen Xi entered the kitchen and saw his wife putting so much sugar into the pot, he had a better understanding of his wife's handicrafts for the first time.

Nowadays, a pound of sugar is still very expensive. When my sister-in-law in the military region has guests at home on weekdays, we are considered very generous if they just make a cup of sugar water.

Chen Xi was quite lucky that his salary was not low. Although his salary was lower than before after transferring to the military region, he still had a lot of savings.

How to spend the money on his wife?

As he swept the bunches of big red hawthorns in the basin, Chen Xi knew that his wife must have prepared something delicious for the children.

Chen Xi pinched Chen Yi's little face, and felt in his heart that his wife was so good to the child. If it were someone else, no one would be willing to be so generous as to prepare delicious food for the child every day.

After eating the watermelon, Chen Yi no longer craved for candied haws, but when he smelled the aroma of boiled sugar, the little boy's mouth became craving again. He hugged the tree shadow's calf and stood on tiptoe to see.

The stove was hot and the shadow of the tree prevented the child from getting close, so Chen Xi picked the child up and let him watch.

Chen Yi exclaimed: "So much sugar!"

Shuying put the wet chopping board aside and told the man that they would go to Teacher Zhou's house for dinner later.

Chen Xi had already known about the dinner at Teacher Zhou's house. He was more curious about whether these hawthorns were picked by his wife on the mountain?

"Did you go to the back hill today?"

Shuying nodded and said "hmm", while carefully looking at the color of the candy in the pot.

Chen Yi immediately started chattering and said that he, his aunt, and the three brothers of the Gao family had picked a lot of hawthorns today. He also said that his aunt was going to make candied haws for them, which were delicious.

Speaking of food, Chen Yi said that he had just eaten watermelon.

The watermelon was in the cabinet. Shuying took it out, leaving half of it uncut. There were also slices of watermelon in the bowl. Chen Xi took a slice and fed it to his wife first.

"I've eaten it, you eat it yourself!" said Tree Shadow.

Chen Xi took a bite. The watermelon was very sweet and he liked it very much. After taking a bite, the man subconsciously fed the watermelon to his wife again and let her take a bite.

Shuying took a bite, and the man fed her again, but she didn't want to eat it and didn't have time to eat it. Seeing that his wife really didn't want to eat the watermelon, Chen Xi ate the watermelon himself.

Chen Yi stared at the two of them with his big round eyes, while watching his uncle chewing a watermelon.

Shuying said, "Don't feed the child, he won't be able to eat dinner later."

"become!"

The sugar was almost cooked. Shuying took a string of candied haws, rolled them in the cooked syrup and patted them on the wet chopping board.

The sweet smell of hawthorn mixed with syrup was very pleasant. Chen Yi no longer stared at his uncle eating watermelon. Chen Yi, who had never eaten candied haws before, was very curious about the red candied haws dipped in sugar and reached out to take the candied haws dipped in sugar on the chopping board.

Shuying slapped his little hand away: "You can't eat it now, wait a little longer!"

It was also her first time making candied haws. She was a little unskilled at first, but later she became proficient. She rolled several strings of candied haws in syrup in the pot and put them on the chopping board one by one.

Thirty strings of candied haws were ready, and Shuying asked her husband when he would go to Teacher Zhou's house for dinner.

“No rush!”

"Then wait for me a moment!"

After the candied haws had cooled down, Shuying wrapped fifteen strings of them in oil paper and prepared to send them to the Gao family next door.

Dinner was about to start, so Shuying didn't send the candied haws to tempt the children first, but waited until after dinner to send them.

As soon as the candied haws were ready, Chen Yi wanted to eat them. The beautiful candied haws were wrapped in transparent syrup, crystal clear, very beautiful and delicious.

Chen Yi is a bit of a beauty-obsessed person, and she loves the crystal clear candied haws very much just by looking at them.

"Auntie, I want to eat!" Chen Yi said anxiously, reaching out to take the candied haws on the chopping board.

After the man threw the watermelon rind into the trash can, Shuying quickly took a string of candied haws and handed it to her husband, letting the two eat together. She told the child, "You and your uncle can share one string first. We'll have dinner soon. Can we eat the candied haws after dinner?"

Shuying said that she also packed another 6 skewers to bring to the Zhou family so that everyone could have a sweet treat, and the rest were wrapped tightly in oil paper and bags and placed in the cabinet to be eaten slowly!

Chen Xi took the candied haws. He thought the crystal clear candied haws were very beautiful. Look, the boy's eyes were completely glued to the candied haws in Chen Xi's hand. He immediately leaned over to take a bite of one.

The sour and sweet candied haws have a unique flavor, but they have always been a favorite of children. In her era, she occasionally ate a string of candied haws and thought they were very delicious.

The first time Chen Yi ate candied haws, her eyes widened, big and bright. She picked out all the hawthorn seeds, leaving only the flesh. Her cheeks bulged as she chewed, and the more she ate, the more delicious it became: "It's delicious, auntie, candied haws are delicious! I'm going to pick more candied haws tomorrow!"

Chong Shuying also said that his stomach was big and he could eat a lot of candied haws.

Shuying automatically ignored what the kid said. Was he trying to get angry by eating more?

Chen Xi handed the candied haws to his wife. Shuying tasted one and liked the sweet and sour taste. The hawthorn flesh was also delicious: "Try one too!"

Chen Xi tasted one and found it was sour and sweet and really delicious.

There were only five hawthorns in a string of candied haws. The family of three ate one each, and there were only two left on the bamboo stick. Chen Yi was so anxious that he stared with his eyes wide open, stretching his little head and wanting to eat another one.

Without thinking, Chen Xi passed the candied haws to his wife's mouth and coaxed her in a deep voice, "Eat another one!"

Although Chen Yi was in a hurry, there were still two bamboo sticks left. Chen Yi scratched his face and said in a baby voice, "Auntie, eat it! The last one is mine!"

The implication is that there is no place for Chen Xi.

Shuying laughed. She quite liked eating candied haws. She opened her mouth and took a bite of half of it. Chen Xi ate the remaining half without any objection.

There was still one candied haws fruit left on the bamboo skewer. Chen Xi put Chen Yi down, gave him the skewer, and let him eat it by himself.

Chen Yi was reluctant to eat the last candied haws. He looked at the cabinet frequently with his big eyes. He knew that his aunt would not give him another string of candied haws, so he had to chew the last one slowly.

Chen Xi said while washing his hands: "Shall I take a shower first?"

"Okay!" Shuying nodded immediately when he saw the man sweating profusely and his pants and feet were covered in mud.

While the man was taking a shower, Shuying poured the syrup into a bowl and sealed it in a bag. In the evening, she could use the remaining syrup to make hawthorn sauce, which would taste delicious when spread on steamed buns.

After cleaning the chopping board and the pot, the man took a shower and washed his hair, changed into a military uniform, and walked to the kitchen to ask her if she was done.

The kitchen stove was tidy and Chen Xi held the child again, while Shu Ying took the candied haws wrapped in oil paper and the family of three went out.

When leaving the hospital, Shuying smelled the fragrance of cooking from the Gao family next door. Mrs. Gao was probably making meat-filled steamed buns.

She also heard the three Gao Zhi brothers clamoring for meat-filled buns.

Watermelon, candied haws and loquat are all snacks. It was nearly six o'clock now. Chen Yi felt hungry just by smelling the fragrance. She buried her little face dejectedly in Chen Xi's shoulder.

Shuying touched the boy's face and said, "We'll have dinner soon, dear!"

"Auntie, I want to eat sour and sweet candied haws!" Chen Yi said in a baby voice.

Without waiting for Shuying to speak, Chen Xi did not let the child eat it this time, and told him to have another string after dinner.

The family of three soon arrived at Zhou's house.

Political Commissar Ye and Ye Shuning arrived early. When the three of them just came in, Shuying saw Zhou Shengtian, who was sitting on the sofa, taking the initiative to talk to Ye Shuning.

Ye Shuning looked a little unnatural and passive, while Zhou Shengtian was quite enthusiastic.

At least he was much more proactive and enthusiastic than the last time he went on a blind date with Liu Jiao.

It seems that Zhou Tuan really likes the daughter of Political Commissar Ye.

Shuying thought the two of them were a good match.

Auntie Zhou and Zhou Weihong were bringing dishes from the kitchen to the table. Auntie Zhou saw Axi and his wife and said hurriedly, "It's good that you're here, it's good that you're here. Axi, take your wife and sit down first. We'll have dinner soon!"

Aunt Zhou was no longer indifferent to her eldest son as before. This time she was very enthusiastic and caring. She was also very pleased. She did not ask him to go upstairs to call Teacher Zhou, but asked her daughter to go upstairs to the study and call the two of them downstairs for dinner.

"Got it, Mom!" Before going upstairs, Zhou Weihong greeted Chen Xi and Shu Ying.

Zhou Shengtian and Ye Shuning met Shuying's family of three. When Zhou Shengtian greeted Chen Xi, Shuying handed the candied haws she brought to Aunt Zhou.

"Child, you just came, why do you bring anything with you! What is this?" Aunt Zhou saw the red inside the oil paper and took a look curiously. She saw that the crystal clear hawthorn turned out to be candied haws.

Shuying said, "The kids don't have much snacks to eat, so I took advantage of the weekend to pick some hawthorns and made some candied haws. I'll bring them over for everyone to enjoy!"

Aunt Zhou has a special liking for the daughter-in-law that Axi married. Last time, the child brought egg cake, and this time she brought candied haws. She never comes empty-handed. Although they are just snacks, they are also a token of her thoughtfulness. The child is really sensible.

From this, Auntie Zhou could see that Axi's wife was really good to Chen Yi, and she despised Liu Shujuan and her niece who spread rumors that Axi's wife abused the child even more.

Besides, this kid made egg cakes and homemade candied haws, which really shows his dexterity. Auntie Zhou praised Axi's wife and said to Shuying, "Next time you come to my house, don't be so polite and don't bring anything. You and Axi are not just other people. I will be very happy if you are willing to come to my house for a meal!"

Shuying said yes but he couldn't take it seriously in his heart. This is how the world works. Even the closest people have to reciprocate in order for the relationship to last.

"Mom, what delicious food did my sister-in-law make?" Zhou Shengtian hurried over and took out two strings of candied haws, which were bright red and looked very pretty. He gave one string to Ye Shuning and the other to Chen Yi.

Ye Shuning was embarrassed to take it, but the red candied haws looked really good. Zhou Shengtian stuffed it into her hand. Ye Shuning's cheeks turned slightly red. Shu Ying, who saw what the two were doing, wanted to laugh.

Why does she feel like she needs to prepare a red envelope?

It was rare for Aunt Zhou to see her boss being so proactive. As soon as Political Commissar Ye's daughter arrived, her boss took the initiative to step forward and greet her without her having to say anything.

Aunt Zhou also thought there was hope and was beaming with joy.

Chen Yi reached out to take it, but Chen Xi grabbed the boy's hand and said, "Eat it yourself, he just ate it!"

"Then I won't be polite!" Zhou Shengtian tasted a candied haws, and the sour and sweet taste was quite good.

Although he doesn't like sweet things, he also ate a string of candied haws. While eating, Zhou Shengtian said, "This candied haws is delicious. My sister-in-law is really good at cooking!"

Ye Shuning tasted a few and found them to be really good. She really liked them.

Aunt Zhou quickly put the remaining strings of candied haws on a plate and placed it on the table, and Shuying planned to go in and help serve the dishes.

Aunt Zhou refused and told her to have a good chat with Ye Shuning, and said that there were not many dishes left in the kitchen.

Shuying then sat on the sofa and talked to Ye Shuning.

When Ye Shuning saw Shuying here, she finally breathed a sigh of relief and looked at her with a friendly look. She didn't expect that she had caused her stepmother to faint in the hospital.

At this moment, Ye Shuning looked at people with admiration.

Tree Shadow: “…”

As soon as Shuying sat down, Ye Shuning was particularly enthusiastic towards her and took the initiative to talk to her, which made Zhou Shengtian look at her a few more times.

Shuying felt that Zhou Tuan was quite glad that she was a lesbian.

There was nothing she could do about her popularity, so Shuying sat down and chatted with Ye Shuning in a random manner.

Here, Ye Shuning had a few candied haws left and was about to pass them to Chen Yi, who was eating them, but Shu Ying stopped her: "This stuff will make him get irritated. He just ate it and he needs to save some for dinner later!"

Shuying patiently discussed with the little guy that he would give him a string of candied haws after dinner. The dishes were on the table now and they could have dinner right away. Chen Yi nodded obediently, burying his little face in Shuying's chest.

Shuying wanted to hold the child on his lap.

The child was a little heavy and refused to sit, so Chen Xi simply lifted her up and made her sit on his lap. Seeing that some of his wife's hair was hanging by her ears, he tucked it behind her ears.

Zhou Shengtian and Yip Shuning were very jealous of the intimate scene of the family of three.

Zhou Shengtian had no interest in getting married before, but he saw how good Chen Tuan's life was after he got married.

He is not young anymore, and now he is really envious and wants to find a like-minded lesbian to marry. He thinks Ye Shuning is quite suitable for him.

As for Ye Shuning, she also wanted to have her own family. She had been busy with work and didn't think much about it before. This time she came to Zhou's house with her father mainly to annoy her stepmother. But now she was really envious of Chen Tuan's family of three and thought that getting married was a good idea.

Shuying saw her envy, and when the two men went to talk, Shuying took the initiative to say, "Zhou Tuan is pretty good, you can consider him!"

Shu Ying really hopes that Ye Shuning will stay in the military area and not go back to any publishing house, and live a stable life in the military area in the future.

Ye Shuning blushed and said, "I didn't think so much!"

"Since the two of you are destined to be together, why not give it a try? What if you find that you are the right match?" Shuying did not forget that Zhou Tuan had asked her about Ye Shuning before. She was optimistic about both of them, so she took the initiative to help and said, "I have never seen Zhou Tuan be so enthusiastic about any lesbian!"

Ye Shuning's cheeks turned even redder.

"What do you think of Zhou Tuan?" Shuying asked curiously.

Ye Shuning blushed and replied: "Very good!"

Shuying pursed her lips and smiled, stopping there and not saying much. She still thought there was a lot of drama between the two of them.

Talking about other topics, Ye Shuning was quite talkative. He held her hand and thanked her.

These past few days, she had been following Chen Tuan's family's lead in getting close to her father, which really made Liu Shujuan very angry. She also discovered that there were indeed many misunderstandings between her and her father.

Both the father and daughter lacked communication, and with her stepmother adding fuel to the fire, her father thought she was immature, and she thought her father cared more about Liu Shujuan.

After the two father and daughter had a good communication, her stepmother had fewer opportunities to get upset. She also now realized that her father did not care about the three siblings as much as she thought, and the relationship between the two father and daughter became much closer.

Naturally, Liu Shujuan couldn't stand the good relationship between the father and daughter, and she did a lot of secretly instigating them. She also listened to the advice of the Chen Tuan family and communicated more with her father, saying everything clearly, and never gave Liu Shujuan any chance to show off, which made Liu Shujuan suffer all the time.

Ye Shuning and his sister used to hate Liu Shujuan's methods, but they could do nothing about it. They never thought that one day she would make it so easy to make her stepmother Liu Shujuan suffer.

Ye Shuning was also quite moved and grateful to see people.

Ye Shuning took the initiative to say that Liu Shujuan should pretend to be a good person these days, and she did not reject Liu Shujuan's "good intentions!", letting her pretend and not giving her the opportunity to offend her father.

Shuying laughed when he heard this and gave Ye Shuning a thumbs up, encouraging her to keep going.

Ye Shuning's eyes were full of smiles, and she took the initiative to tell her about Liu Shujuan and Liu Jiao. Last time, her father brought Liu Shujuan to her house to apologize, and later fainted and was hospitalized. Her father also said that Liu Shujuan was too narrow-minded. Seeing Liu Shujuan fainted, she was very happy in her heart, and her eyes were full of admiration for Chen Tuan's wife. She didn't know how Chen Tuan's wife could make her stepmother faint.

Shuying had just learned that Liu Shujuan fainted after she went to her house to apologize last time. She didn't say anything, at most she asked Mrs. Gao to spread the word in the military district about how she had tarnished her reputation.

If he fainted from anger last time, wouldn't he be furious to death this time when he was reported for destroying a military marriage?

Coincidentally, Ye Shuning thought that she didn't know about this, so he told her that her stepmother and Liu Jiao were reported to have broken up a military marriage today. She also just found out two days ago that Liu Jiao actually fell in love with Chen Tuan.

Ye Shuning glanced at Chen Tuan who was standing by the window and talking to Zhou Shengtian. He was wearing a military uniform, tall and straight, with a dignified demeanor, a stern face and exceptionally good looks. No wonder Liu Jiao didn't give up even though Chen Tuan got married and obtained a marriage certificate.

Although Ye Shuning thought Chen Tuan was very good, she still couldn't understand why Liu Jiao was still unwilling to give up after getting married. Her stepmother even helped Liu Jiao spread rumors that Chen Tuan's wife abused the child.

I don’t know what my two aunts and nieces think.

Shuying had already known that the two aunts and nieces had been reported for ruining a military marriage. Seeing Ye Shuning being so cautious as not to upset her, she wanted to laugh: "I know about this!"

This time, the accusation of destroying a military marriage has been put on them. Even if there is no direct evidence to prove it, Liu Shujuan and Liu Jiao, the aunt and niece, will have a hard time in the future.

Ye Shuning was surprised that she was so calm and not angry, and said: "My father just found out about this. He was very angry at the time and wanted to send Liu Jiao back to his hometown. It's just that..." Speaking of this, Ye Shuning mentioned that something happened in Commander Chen's family, and Liu Jiao was still willing to go on a blind date with the Chen family, which made her father look at her with a higher opinion of her and agreed to let her continue to stay in the military area.

To be honest, Ye Shuning still didn't believe that Liu Jiao was such a person. Based on her understanding of Liu Jiao, if Liu Jiao knew about Chen Tuan's background and kept pestering people not to let her go, if something really happened to Commander Chen's family, she would definitely be the first one to rush to distance herself from the matter.

For some reason, Ye Shuning always felt that Liu Jiao's attitude was a bit strange. However, these days her father asked Liu Jiao to find a partner and settle down within a month, saying, "Anyway, I don't believe that Liu Jiao is the kind of person who is willing to share the joys and sorrows with others. However, my father's attitude is that if she doesn't want to get married, she can only return to her hometown. My father will never allow Liu Jiao to ruin the military marriage! It won't be so easy for her to come up with any bad ideas in the future!"

Ye Shuning also said that her father had originally found a good match for Liu Jiao, a very capable battalion commander. Liu Jiao looked down on people like that, but she didn't expect that this time when he heard about her reputation of ruining military marriages, she immediately came to her father to reject the idea: "I think that Battalion Commander Feng is pretty good. It won't be easy for her to find a partner in the future with her current reputation! My father is also a little angry! I guess she will regret it in a few days!"

Shuying's eyes lit up as he listened.

The two of them had a lot to talk about, and they only stopped talking after Commander Zhou and Political Commissar Ye came downstairs.

Shuying asked Ye Shuning to talk to her more often when he was free in the future, but she had to go to the military district to teach from Monday to Friday. Ye Shuning also heard that she had scored full marks in the recruitment exam and wanted to ask more questions. Aunt Zhou invited everyone to dinner.

During dinner, Shu Ying sat next to her man, and Ye Shuning was also arranged to sit next to Zhou Shengtian.

"Mom, what is this?" Zhou Weihong first saw the red candied haws on the table and took a string to taste. She especially liked the sour and sweet taste. She finished a string of five hawthorns in no time.

Teacher Zhou was also surprised that his family had this.

Auntie Zhou simply gave the remaining few strings of candied haws to Division Commander Zhou and Political Commissar Ye, and Division Commander Zhou said, "This was made by Axi's wife. She said she would give it to everyone to sweeten their mouths."

Shuying brought candied haws by counting the number of strings, just one string for each person. Commander Zhou and Political Commissar Ye had a very good impression of Shuying. Commander Zhou said cheerfully, "Axi's wife, next time you come over for dinner, don't be so polite. You don't have to bring anything special! We are all family!"