Chapter 328 No End
Zhao Dongmei only had one daughter before she died, but Song Lubai could not find out from the fragments of her dream which year Zhao Dongmei gave birth to her child.
Now that the daughter has become a son, is this son Lin Dahai's or Lu Jianxi's? Or perhaps he's not either of theirs?
After Aunt Lu finished talking about Zhao Dongmei, she looked at Song Lubai's flat belly and said, "You and the regimental commander have been married for almost half a year now, how come you're not pregnant yet? Back when I got married, I got pregnant not long after. I got married at the end of the year and got pregnant at the beginning of the year."
Wei Zhao heard this as soon as she stepped out. To be honest, she hoped that Song Lubai would have a child soon, since Wei Yang was not young anymore. Others his age already had children. But in front of outsiders, she naturally had to stand on her sister-in-law's side.
"They've only been married a short time, it's not too late to have another child later."
Aunt Lu went home to cook, and Wei Zhao came into the courtyard and asked, "When are you two planning to have a child?"
She went into the couple's room to get something. She had seen the thing hanging on the line once before and knew the couple was avoiding it.
Song Lubai thought for a moment and said, "No rush, let's do it next year."
After ten months of pregnancy and childbirth, she needs to rest and recuperate. She doesn't want to do this in the summer. If she decides to have a child, she wants to do it in the winter. When she has some free time, she will go to the city hospital to ask about this.
Wei Zhao didn't say anything more. She and her child were already Wei Yang's burden, and even though she got along well with Song Lubai, she couldn't interfere too much, lest she become annoying.
Some of the larger cabbages in the vegetable garden are already ripe. The supply and marketing cooperative has recently harvested a lot and distributed some to each household in advance.
Compared to the previous system of distributing food, the residents of the regiment headquarters have almost no complaints about distributing food these days.
After the summer harvest, the team leaders in each area reminded every household that they must cultivate their own land to grow vegetables, otherwise they would not receive any points.
Residents who hadn't planted vegetables before started doing so, and under the supervision and encouragement of the class leaders and supervisors, every household took great care of their vegetable plots.
Before the first frost, all the vegetables in the regiment's vegetable gardens must be harvested.
Since she had some at home, Song Lubai wanted to try making pickled cabbage and radishes first, but she didn't know how and didn't want to ask Zhao Dongmei, so after finishing her meal, she went to the Armed Forces Department canteen.
Chen Yu worked in the cafeteria for so many days, but all she learned was the cooking process. As an assistant, she also learned how to cook large batches of food.
There were quite a few people in the armed forces department, and they had to cook a large pot of soup or stir-fry at a time. Chen Yu could not only eat in the canteen on weekdays, but also occasionally bring a few steamed buns home.
At this moment, Chen Yu had just finished her work and was sitting in the kitchen wiping away sweat.
Several older women were sitting in the kitchen, resting like Chen Yu. Among them was Li Qinshi, Song Lubai's neighbor.
The kitchen was quite hot, and the men from the armed forces department were all squatting in the courtyard eating.
Chen Yu said that there was a chef in the canteen whose ancestral home was in Northeast China. His pickled cabbage would not spoil for several months. He ate the pickled cabbage he made last year until April of this year. Other people in the canteen had also eaten it and said that his pickled cabbage was exceptional.
You absolutely have to eat it before you can talk about it. After meeting the chef surnamed Zhai, Song Lubai made an appointment with him to come to her house with Chen Yu after get off work that evening.
When Song Lubai walked outside the courtyard, Li Qinshi chased after her.
"Commander's wife, there's something I want to tell you."
Li Qinshi looked embarrassed, and Song Lubai asked, "What's wrong?"
They were neighbors and would exchange a few words when they met. Song Lubai felt that her expression made it seem like she wanted to ask her for a favor.
After stammering for a while, Li Qinshi finally said, "There's a young man named Zeng Jie in the Armed Forces Department who asked me to arrange a marriage for him. The girl is Chen Yu. You see, you see, can you talk to Chen Yu about it?"
Song Lubai felt that Chen Yu definitely didn't want to find a partner or get married right now.
“Chen Yu is about your age, not young anymore. He’s tall, handsome, and of good character. He even saved someone from drowning before. His monthly salary is enough to support a family. If you think he’s a good match, you can mention it to Wei Zhao.”
Song Lubai refused outright, "We just talked about this a few days ago. Chen Yu has no plans to get married at the moment. Auntie, Chen Yu is a college graduate and has her own ideas. Let's just forget about it."
Li Qinshi nodded in disappointment, "Alright then, I won't keep you any longer, go ahead and get busy."
As soon as Li Qinshi returned to the courtyard, Zeng Jie rushed over and asked, "How was it, Auntie?"
Li Qinshi shook her head. "The regimental commander's wife said that Xiao Chen has no intention of getting married yet. I also sounded out Xiao Chen before, and he really doesn't want to get married yet."
Zeng Jie clenched his fist in disappointment.
After Li Qinshi left, a man approached and asked, "How did it go?"
Zeng Jie shook his head with a sour face.
The man said, "Why don't you ask Chen Yu herself? You two should communicate more. If she's willing, her family won't be a problem."
Zeng Jie thought what he said made sense.
In the evening, Chen Yu and Chef Zhai returned together after finishing their work.
Apples and pears, specially prepared for Master Zhai, were laid out on the table in the courtyard. After inviting Master Zhai to sit down, Song Lubai poured him a glass of water.
Master Zhai noticed that the washed cabbage was still wet and reminded him, "There's no need to wash the cabbage before pickling. Just remove the outer leaves that are too dirty. This season is perfect for pickling cabbage. Let the cabbage air dry in the shade for the next couple of days. I'll come back in a couple of days and then we'll start pickling."
Song Lubai asked him if the earthenware jar she had prepared would be acceptable.
The jar reached her knees. It was specially brought back by Director Liu when she was buying supplies, but since the food workshop couldn't be set up this year, she brought one back to experiment with first.
Master Zhai nodded, "The size is fine, but you need to prepare more salt. I'll come back the day after tomorrow, and I'll teach you then."
After Master Zhai left, Song Lubai stopped Chen Yu, who was about to go back to her room, and whispered about someone who had arranged a marriage for her.
Chen Yu's brows immediately furrowed. "I don't want to get married. I will never get married in my life."
Although this was a bit extreme, it was within Song Lubai's expectations. She said, "Don't worry, I've already rejected you. We have our own hands and feet, we can earn money, we don't need to find a man to live with. If you don't want to get married, then don't."
Chen Yu's expression showed a moment of astonishment.
She hadn't expected Song Lubai to be so open-minded.
During her time in this house, although she felt that Song Lubai and Wei Yang were not a typical family model where the man was the breadwinner and the woman stayed at home, the two of them had a clear division of labor.
Wei Yang is very busy every day, and there are many days like today when he doesn't go home. There is no doubt that Song Lubai does more of the work at home, but Wei Yang is not without contribution to the family. On the contrary, it can be said that Wei Yang's identity plays a big role in the family's stability, and Wei Yang is also very family-oriented.
This couple is a typical example of "living a good life together".
Chen Yu felt that Song Lubai was the kind of lesbian who believed that women must get married.
Although Song Lubai had previously supported Miao Feng's divorce, she felt that Song Lubai would not agree with a woman never getting married.
Despite this, Chen Yu still felt that living here was quite inconvenient.
"Don't worry, once I'm comfortable living on my own, I'll move out and won't cause you any more trouble."
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