Little Swallow wears flowery clothes and comes here every spring. I asked Swallow why she came. Swallow said: Take care of yourself.
It was chilly in spring, and the trees on both sides of the street were blooming with new buds, green and pleasant to look at.
Tong Xuelu left work early today. After returning home, she told Tong Jiaming: "Help me deliver these two cakes to the Fang family and the Wen family."
Tong Jiaming didn't doubt it, took the things, rode on his bicycle and went out.
As soon as Tong Jiaming left, Tong Jiaxin came over and asked mysteriously: "Sister, what are we going to do next?"
Tong Xuelu: "Help with the housework at home, and then paste the paper-cuts made by Grandma Shen."
"Yes!"
Tong Jiaxin saluted, and then took a broom to clean the living room.
Tong Mianmian and Yuebing, one dog and one dog, followed him up and down like two little tails.
Tong Xuelu went to the kitchen to start cooking dinner.
She washed the tenderloin and cut it into strips, added egg white, starch and soy sauce and mixed them evenly, and cut the dried tofu into small pieces.
After the pan was heated, she threw the shredded meat in, and picked it up immediately as soon as the meat changed color. Then she added sweet bean paste and sugar, and kept stir-frying over low heat. When small bubbles appeared, she put the shredded meat in again. After
frying, she put cucumber shreds and dried tofu on top, and a plate of shredded pork with Beijing sauce was ready.
After that, she made cold mixed pig ears and two other side dishes, and then made red date cakes and hollow sugar cakes.
When Shen Wanrong came in, Tong Xuelu was making hollow sugar cookies.
She added water to the flour, stirring as she poured, then added butter and kneaded it into a dough, then covered the pot and let it rise.
Seeing her nimble hands, Shen Wanrong envied her and said, "You have such deft hands. I'm not like that. I'll never be able to cook anything delicious in my entire life."
Tong Xulu added a small amount of flour to the sugar and stirred it while saying, "Grandma Shen's hands are used to make clothes. Leave the cooking to Grandpa Wei."
Shen Wanrong pursed her lips and smiled, "By the way, I heard from Zhuzhu's grandfather that the army wants to find a companion for your grandfather recently. Your grandfather was so scared that he almost had a heart attack."
Tong Xulu couldn't help laughing, "Is the other person so scary?"
Her grandmother had passed away for so many years. In principle, she would not stop her grandfather if he wanted to find a companion, as long as the other person was a good person.
Shen Wanrong smiled and said, "I heard that he is in his forties and can do everything from washing clothes to cooking. Unfortunately, your grandfather said he doesn't want anything, and the army can't force him."
"Grandpa wrote to me last time, saying that he should be able to be transferred back to Beijing before the end of the year."
Tong Xuelu said as she cut the dough into a dozen pieces, flattened it, and rolled it into an oval shape, put sugar filling in the middle, pinched the two sides to prevent the filling from leaking out, and then rolled it into an oval shape again.
She will go to take the college entrance examination, and she probably won't be able to live at home every day after the exam. If her grandfather comes back at that time, he can help take care of Tong Jiaming and his siblings.
Shen Wanrong: "I also heard about this from Zhuzhu's grandfather. I heard that your grandfather asked people to pay attention to the courtyard houses in Beijing. I have been neighbors with you for a long time. If someone else comes, I will not be used to it. So I asked Zhuzhu's grandfather to look for a courtyard house as well. It would be best if our two families were still next to each other."
Tong Xuelu brushed a layer of honey on the surface of the dough, then sprinkled a layer of white sesame seeds on it, smiled and nodded, and said, "That would be the best. I also want to be neighbors with you, Grandma Shen."
After finishing, she put the dough in the oven to bake.
Tong Jiaming went to deliver the cakes, and when he came back, he had two more boxes of snacks in his hands.
As soon as he stepped into the yard, he felt something was wrong. There were no lights on in the house and the kitchen, and the whole yard was very quiet.
Did everyone in the family go to the Wei family next door?
Tong Jiaming walked towards the living room with two boxes of snacks. When he stepped into the living room, he heard a "pop" and the lights came on.
A burst of cheers rang out: "Happy Birthday!"
Tong Jiaming was startled, his eyes widened, but he still held the snacks tightly in his hands and didn't drop them.
Tong Jiaxin grinned and said, "Second brother, are you startled? Sister said she wanted to give you a surprise."
Tong Jiaming looked at the people in the room who were smiling at him. The walls of the room were covered with "Happy Birthday" paper-cuts, and a table full of food was placed on the table.
Tong Jiaming grabbed the snacks in his hand tightly and felt a warm current in his heart: "Yes, I was startled." He was also very happy.
Wei Zhuzhu ran up and grabbed his hand: "Brother Jiaming, come here quickly, everyone is waiting for you to eat, I am so hungry that I have lost weight!"
"Hahaha..."
Everyone was amused by Wei Zhuzhu's words.
Tong Mianmian also touched her belly: "Second brother, Mianmian's belly is empty, I need to eat."
Tong Xuelu said: "Everyone, please sit down and eat quickly, otherwise the food will get cold and will not taste good."
Tong Jiaming was pulled to sit down.
He picked up a chopstick of shredded pork and put it in his mouth. The salty and sweet pork filled his mouth, the sauce was rich, smooth and sweet, and it was so delicious that his nose was sour.
This was his first birthday. When his parents were around, they did not have the habit of celebrating birthdays.
In the past, he heard his classmates say that their parents would cook red eggs or longevity noodles for them on their birthdays. Although he said nothing, he was very envious in his heart.
He thought that nothing would happen today like before, but he didn't expect that they would give him such a big surprise.
Tong Jiaming chewed the shredded meat slowly, and the corners of his mouth curled up little by little.
After eating, the other children rushed to grab the hollow biscuits to eat.
The hollow biscuits are hollow in the middle. After biting the front and back two mouths apart, they put the hollow biscuits in their eyes as telescopes and looked at each other through the holes. They had a lot of fun.
After playing enough, they ate the biscuits one by one. The hollow biscuits are fragrant, crispy and crunchy, and they are very addictive.
After clearing the dishes, Tong Xuelu took out a brand new military bag and handed it over: "This is your birthday present."
Tong Jiaming's heartbeat quickened, and he looked at the military bag and said in disbelief: "Is this really for me?"
Tong Xuelu nodded: "Others have gifts for you, please accept it."
Tong Jiaming's eyes were sour again: "Thank you, sister."
The Wei family gave Tong Jiaming a set of new clothes made by Shen Wanrong. Tong Jiaxin and Tong Mianmian gave him a toy spinning top and candy respectively.
Commander Xiao sent a military water bottle back a few days ago.
Tong Jiaming's hands were filled with gifts, and his heart was also filled with gifts.
Tong Jiaxin looked at his second brother with envy, wondering if he would have such a surprise on his birthday.
**
At this time, in a bungalow, Tong Zhenzhen was talking to Minister Yan Yongan.
Tong Zhenzhen frowned and said, "Minister Yan, what's going on with that guy named Xiang? Didn't you ask him to get close to Fang Jingyuan? Why did I hear that they broke up?"
Yan Yongan's face was very gloomy: "Don't even mention the guy who is good at making trouble but not at doing anything well! Are you sure that Tong Xulu also has the ability to predict the future?"
Tong Zhenzhen nodded: "Yes, if you don't believe it, you can ask someone to go to the General Logistics Compound and the Art Troupe to inquire. She used to have a domineering personality and was not good at anything. In short, she was completely different from now."
Yan Yongan lit a Hongtashan cigarette, took a puff and slowly exhaled a puff of smoke: "Did she know how to cook before?"
He must have asked people to inquire before, because it was because of the inquiries that he found it incredible and tricky.
Tong Zhenzhen shook her head and pouted, "How can she cook? She has never even been to the kitchen. I wonder if she has been possessed by some demon or ghost!"
She initially suspected that Tong Xuelu was reincarnated like herself, but Tong Xuelu's personality was completely different from her previous life, and her cooking was so delicious, so she quickly denied this conjecture.
Later, she thought that her soul could come back, so Tong Xuelu's soul might have been possessed by someone else's soul.
In recent years, the Four Olds have been destroyed, and no one dared to mention such feudal words, and even if they did, no one would believe it.
But Yan Yongan believed in this thing very much.
Their ancestors were fortune tellers, and he knew more about metaphysics and ghosts than others, which is why he believed Tong Zhenzhen's words at the beginning.
Yan Yongan exhaled another puff of smoke: "Xiang Peng has already revealed his true colors. You'd better not look for that woman Tong Xulu recently, and don't act rashly, so as not to alert the enemy."
Tong Zhenzhen looked at him smoking, fascinated: "Okay, I'll listen to you, but when will you marry me?"
Yan Yongan turned around and pinched her chin: "Are you so anxious?"
Tong Zhenzhen's cheeks turned pink: "I want to be your woman as soon as possible, and then help you become a superior person!"
Only when they got married and had children, and were completely integrated together, would she dare to tell him everything she knew, otherwise she was worried that she would be abandoned at any time.
Yan Yongan blew a puff of smoke on her face and laughed softly, "I have already asked my wife for a divorce. I will marry you after I'm done with this."
Tong Zhenzhen squinted her eyes because of the smoke: "Will she agree to divorce you?"
Yan Yongan let go of her chin and his face turned cold again: "Don't worry about it. I will marry you anyway."
He has a strong aura. When he has a cold face and doesn't speak, he always gives people a sense of oppression and makes people feel suffocated.
Tong Zhenzhen didn't dare to act presumptuously in front of him: "By the way, didn't I ask you to help get Tong Xuelu's girlfriend's mother and her family back to Beijing? Why haven't they come back yet?"
Yan Yongan frowned even more: "I asked someone to help transfer their family back before, but they were blocked in the middle, and they can't come back for the time being."
In the final analysis, the power in his hands is not strong enough, otherwise how could the other party dare to go back on their promise to him?
Tong Zhenzhen's brows also frowned: "Why are all things so unsuccessful? Could it be that Tong Xuelu is playing tricks?"
She originally wanted Yan Yongan to transfer Wen Rugui's mother's family back to Beijing. Wen Rugui's mother is a good knife. In her previous life, she forced Wen Rugui to death.
Once Wen Rugui gets into trouble, she doesn't believe that Tong Xuelu will remain indifferent. As long as Tong Xuelu is in pain, she will be happy.
But she didn't expect that things would be ruined at the beginning. It's depressing to think about it.
Yan Yongan: "It's possible. We don't know where that woman comes from now. The connections and power around her are more powerful than ours, so we have to lie low."
"Just help me climb up. When we become the superior people, you can do whatever you want to her!"
Tong Zhenzhen thought that she would be able to step on Tong Xuelu in the future, and then a smile appeared on her face: "Okay, I'll listen to you. I won't take the initiative to find her!"
Yan Yongan nodded with satisfaction.
**
Zhou Yan returned to the base with a flushed face.
When the people at the base saw him like this, they couldn't help but ask, "Researcher Zhou, why are you smiling so happily? Could it be that good things are coming?"
Zhou Yan grinned and said, "You guessed it right. I'm engaged to my partner and will get married in June this year!" When
everyone heard this, they congratulated Zhou Yan, and Zhou Yan smiled so hard that his mouth almost stretched to his ears.
After work, he couldn't wait to tell Wen Rugui and Huang Qimin about his engagement.
Huang Qimin said, "Congratulations, brother. I told you that my method of proposing is useful."
Wen Rugui looked at the table and said nothing.
Zhou Yan showed his white teeth, "Now Rugui is the only one among the three of us who is not engaged. Rugui, you have to work hard!"
Wen Rugui said, "Hmm," with a faint expression.
Huang Qimin: "Haven't you figured out how to propose to your partner? Let me tell you, if she doesn't think two pounds of pork is romantic, then buy four pounds. If that doesn't work, buy ten pounds. Is that romantic enough?"
Wen Rugui: "..."
When did pork become synonymous with romance?
Zhou Yan said: "Qimin and I's partners are simple and can be dealt with with two pounds of pork. Rugui is in trouble." Wen
Rugui, who had been silent all this time, finally spoke: "That's because my partner is different from others. She is unique, so naturally two pounds of pork can't deal with her."
"..."
Huang Qimin and Zhou Yan were both fed with dog food, and they felt uncomfortable.
It sounded as if their wives/partners were worthless.
But thinking back, it seems that it was not worth the money, as I spent two kilograms of pork just to propose marriage.
Well, I still can't let my wife/girlfriend come into contact with Wen Rugui's girlfriend in the future, otherwise once there is a comparison, they may make trouble for me.
Huang Qimin suddenly saw that Zhou Yan's ear was red and there was a scar on the tip of the ear. He couldn't help but ask curiously: "Zhou Laxi, what's wrong with your ear?"
Zhou Yan's breath was choked, and he stammered: "Nothing, I accidentally bumped into the wall while walking."
Huang Qimin looked at him suspiciously: "You don't look right, you shouldn't bump into the wall like this, you...did your girlfriend pinch your ears?"
"..."
Zhou Yan's face turned red and he said with his neck stiff, "How is it possible? My girlfriend is so gentle and considerate in front of me. She doesn't dare to go west when I tell her to go east. She doesn't dare to stand when I tell her to sit down. How could she dare to hit me?"
Huang Qimin: "Really? Next time when you have a drink, I'll ask her if she really listens to you."
Zhou Yan: "..."
Wen Rugui ignored the two of them and went to Director Jiao's office after dinner.
Seeing his frown, Jiao Boren asked with concern: "I heard that you've been asking people about how to propose romantically recently. Is that true?"
Wen Rugui's ears turned red: "Well, my boyfriend wants a romantic proposal. I've been thinking about it for a long time, but I don't know what's romantic."
Jiao Boren said: "You've asked so many people, why don't you ask me?"
Wen Rugui was stunned.
Because the teacher has been in China for many years, he subconsciously classified him as an elder in China. In the past, the elders got married at the behest of their parents, especially during wartime, when they might not even have two pounds of pork.
So he didn't think of asking the teacher, and now he thinks he was negligent.
Jiao Boren put down the pen in his hand and said: "Tell me, you asked so many people, what advice did they give you?"
Wen Rugui said: "Qimin said to bring two pounds of pork to the target's house, Zhou Yan did the same, and some people said to use snacks or grains."
In short, they all eat the same kind of things, which is more or less the same.
Jiao Boren shook his head: "It's more plain, but it has nothing to do with romance. In the past, when foreigners proposed to marry in foreign countries, they would buy a bouquet of flowers, put on a ring and kneel down on one knee to propose. In foreign countries, such a proposal is considered romantic." In
fact, he proposed to Zhong Shulan in the same way that year. Thinking of what happened that year, he couldn't help but curl up the corners of his mouth.
Wen Rugui's eyes lit up: "Teacher, I want to ask for leave to go back and propose!"
Jiao Boluan rarely saw him like this: "Go ahead, if you don't succeed this time, don't come back!"
Wen Rugui nodded, turned around and hurried back to his office.
He took out a small notebook from the drawer and wrote:
Proposal should be romantic, first there must be flowers, second there must be a ring, and finally you must kneel on one knee.
After recording, he packed up and asked for leave from the dean, and then returned to Beijing that day.
Huang Qimin and Zhou Yan didn't know that he had asked for leave until after work, and they were immediately very curious.
Huang Qimin: "Do you want to bet whether Rugui will be successful in proposing this time?"
Zhou Yan remembered the last bet with diarrhea and said cautiously: "I bet he won't be successful, and the loser will treat the winner to a meal at the state-owned hotel."
Huang Qimin smiled and said: "Okay, then I'll bet he will be successful, and you should be ready to treat me to a meal."
**
Wen Rugui returned home and told his grandfather and uncle about the romantic method, and then the three men of the Wen family began to prepare.
The next day, Tong Xulu went to work as usual, and when she came back from shopping, she saw Wen Rugui suddenly appear at the door of the hotel.
She was startled: "Why are you back?"
Wen Rugui's ears were red: "Are you free to go somewhere with me now?"
Tong Xuelu: "Did something happen?"
Wen Rugui nodded: "Yes."
Tong Xuelu saw his serious face, and her mind consciously thought of Tong Zhenzhen.
She hurried in to tell the others, and then got on Wen Rugui's bike and left.
Wen Rugui pushed her feet, and the two of them disappeared from everyone's sight.
Tong Xuelu found that he was not going to the military compound: "Where are you taking me now?"
Wen Rugui licked his lips and said: "You will know in a while."
Tong Xuelu blinked twice when she heard it, and her heart became heavier.
This direction leads to the hospital. Did something happen to Master Wen?
Tong Xuelu had all kinds of bad guesses in her mind, but in the end, Wen Rugui did not take her to the hospital, but to the park where they had their first date.
Tong Xuelu was stunned again: "Why did you bring me here?"
In fact, as soon as she entered the garden, she vaguely realized that she should have guessed wrong just now, and at the same time she had another guess.
Wen Rugui took out a piece of cloth from his pocket and said, "I'm going to blindfold you now, okay?"
Tong Xuelu felt a bit ridiculous: "You have prepared the cloth, can I still say no?"
After that, she closed her eyes. At this time, she had already guessed what Wen Rugui was going to do, but she was very curious about what Wen Rugui had prepared.
Wen Rugui gently covered her eyes with a piece of cloth, then took a deep breath, held her hand, and led her to the bamboo forest.
There is a bamboo forest to the west of the park. The bamboo forest is quiet and there is a pavilion deep in the bamboo forest. Usually, few people come here.
Wen Rugui took her to the pavilion, then loosened the cloth and said, "You can open your eyes now."
Tong Xuelu's eyelashes fluttered slightly and she opened her eyes, then subconsciously covered her mouth: "Where did you get so many flowers?"
The pavilion was full of camellias, white, pink, bright red, and red and white, with layers of petals overlapping. The flowers were bright and gorgeous, making her almost think she had accidentally entered the world of flowers.
Wen Rugui took out a box from his pocket, opened it and knelt on one knee in front of her: "I'm not good at speaking, I just want to tell you that no matter how much time passes, I will always cherish you!"
Tong Xulu's eyes fell on the gift box in his hand. In addition to a gold ring, there was also a Shanghai brand tourbillon watch, which was exactly the same style as the one he was wearing, but it looked a little smaller.
Her eyes moved upwards.
Finally, they landed on Wen Rugui's face, which was so red that it looked like blood.
Tong Xuelu felt a sweetness she had never felt before.
This man was so handsome. Every part of his face was just what she liked.
She couldn't help but want to kiss him, kissing him until his lips were red and swollen, and kissing him until he couldn't breathe.
His proposal was not as romantic as in later generations, and the love words he said were also very simple, but damn, it made her heart beat.
At this time, Wen Rugui's heart was beating like thunder, and she was so nervous that cold sweat broke out on her palms and back.
Just when Wen Rugui thought she was going to suffocate due to her rapid heartbeat, Tong Xuelu stretched out her hand and said righteously: "Why don't you put it on me?" Wen Rugui
was stunned for a moment, and then it seemed as if fireworks were blooming in his heart.
He stood up nervously, and took several times to take the watch and ring out of the gift box, and then put them on her carefully.
The watch fit perfectly, and her wrist was extremely white.
The ring was a little big.
Wen Rugui also noticed it: "My great-grandfather wore the ring when he married my great-grandmother, and later passed it to my grandmother. Grandpa said that now this ring will be passed to you."
Oh, it turned out to be a family heirloom.
Tong Xuelu looked at the emerald on it, thinking that the ring should be worth a lot of money.
A breeze blew, and the lake surface was rippling, and the pavilion was filled with the fragrance of camellia flowers.
This scene finally made Tong Xuelu feel a little romantic.
She looked around and saw that there was no one around, so she wanted to boldly give him an engagement kiss.
Just as she was approaching Wen Rugui, the sound of erhu and suona suddenly rang out in the bamboo forest.
???
Tong Xuelu was shocked: "What is that sound?"
Wen Rugui pointed to the other side of the bamboo forest and said: "Grandpa and uncle are accompanying us and celebrating."
"..."
Tong Xuelu looked in the direction he pointed, and the corner of her mouth twitched violently.
I saw Grandpa Wen holding a suona, playing and shaking his body. If someone didn't know, they would think he was a prince playing the violin.
Suona is a rogue in the music world that can make Chopin cry and Beethoven silent.
Listening to the noise in her ears, Tong Xuelu wanted to cry QAQ.
Still! She! Wasted! Man! Proposal!!!
**
Tong Xuelu wanted to regret it, but it was too late.
She discussed with Wen Rugui to get engaged first and then get married in two years.
Firstly, she was still young, and secondly, she would take the college entrance examination at the end of this year, and she really didn't want to go to college with a big belly.
She planned to complete her studies in two years after being admitted to college, and then get married and develop her career.
For Wen Rugui, as long as she agreed to marry him, he would be willing to wait for twelve years, not to mention two years.
However, because Commander Xiao was not in Beijing, the engagement ceremony had to wait until he came back.
The date of the engagement had to wait for Commander Xiao to come back to discuss.
Because people from the Ministry of Commerce were coming today, Tong Xuelu had to go back to work.
Wen Rugui rode a bicycle to take her to the hotel.
Tong Xuelu had been gone for a long time, but Old Master Wen was still very excited: "Xiao Zong, we have to celebrate today!" Uncle
Zong was also very happy and his face was flushed: "We have to celebrate, but Commander, Xiaojiu and Xiaoshi are still young and probably can't eat it."
Old Master Wen looked at him with disdain: "Can't you borrow a chicken from someone else?" Uncle Zong
remembered that there were chickens to eat at Lao Jiang's house next door, so he nodded and went out.
Lao Jiang knew that Wen Rugui's proposal was successful, so he was not stingy with a chicken and agreed to send a chicken to the Wen family as a gift.
After Uncle Zong got his consent, he went to the chicken farm with the wind.
After letting Xiao Wang kill the Jiang family's chicken, Uncle Zong walked back with the chicken.
When passing by the flowerbed, I suddenly heard two women complaining -
"I don't know who is so wicked that they picked all the camellias in the compound!"
"Picked all? No way?"
"That's why I say it's wicked. All the camellias were picked bare, cleaner than a bald head!"
"That's really wicked! I had an appointment with my colleagues to come and appreciate the flowers this weekend, but now they have been ruined like this. How can I tell everyone later?"
"I'm so angry, I'm going to report it and ask the guard to catch the damn flower thief!"
Uncle Zong's footsteps froze and he almost tripped over his own feet.
He pretended to walk past the two women as if nothing had happened, and then ran away after walking a long way.
"Commander, we are flower thieves and we can no longer hide the fact that we are flower thieves!"
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