◎Third update◎
Thinking that it was Liang Baozhen's birthday and they wanted to go to the movies, Zhou Yun directly stopped Xu Shengwei and Xu Shengya. He said that they could take the two children to the movies anytime and there was no need for them to join in the fun with their eldest brother and sister-in-law.
She wanted the two young people to have more time alone together. Young people are just getting married, so they should cherish this time.
Xu Shengwei and Xu Shengya were also very good at handling things. When they heard what grandma said, they agreed, "Sister-in-law, we will go next time."
"You and your brother go alone." Xu Shengya said this with some shyness.
Liang Baozhen knew what her grandmother was thinking, so she finally agreed with Xiaowei and Xiaoya that she would take them to the movies together next time.
When Xu Shengjie came back, it was almost evening. He was busy for most of the day, helping to make a set of cabinets for Hong Saner's sister's wedding. Hong Saner was the youngest of three children in Hong Jixiang's family. He had an older brother and a younger sister. The older brother had been married for three or four years, and the younger sister was getting married next month to a chef in a state-owned hotel. As for Hong Saner, his mother had already urged him to go on a blind date.
Hong Saner, who was still joking about Xu Shengjie being arranged to go on a blind date a while ago: "..."
My heart is so bitter!
"I saw Sister Qin from the factory two days ago trying to introduce a girl to Hong Saner." Liang Baozhen brought out a thicker quilt today. The temperature has dropped recently, and the thin quilt from summer can't cover her. Now she feels much warmer lying on the bed.
Xu Shengjie touched his wife's hand, which was warm. "He just likes to play. He hasn't settled down yet. He always feels uncomfortable being controlled after marriage."
"Did you think so at the beginning?" Liang Baozhen felt that the two brothers must be similar.
Thinking back to when I just came back from the military, I was quite resistant to marriage. "At first I was a little bit resistant, I thought it didn't matter whether I got married or not, but now I think it's a good idea."
Liang Baozhen agreed wholeheartedly. It seemed that everything was good after marriage, without the worries and anxieties she had before marriage.
There is a small wooden cabinet next to the wooden bed, which was specially made by Xu Shengjie. It can be used to store some small things and is very convenient. Liang Baozhen put the two movie tickets under the enamel cup and took them out and handed them to Xu Shengjie.
"Let's go to the movies on my birthday, shall we?" Liang Baozhen picked up the movie tickets as if they were treasures. "Brother Fang works at a movie theater, so these are sold at the inside price of 1 cent each. Actually 1 cent is quite expensive, but when I think about it, it was originally sold for 2 cents, so I feel like I made a lot of money."
Xu Shengjie took over the cinema. He had prepared a birthday gift for Liang Baozhen in advance, but he didn't expect this. For him, movies were just war movies that he watched with his comrades when he was in the army. They were passionate and exciting. After watching them, everyone was more motivated to march and fight.
"Okay, we'll go there when we get off work." Xu Shengjie quickly counted the time in his mind and prepared dry food in advance that day. After get off work at six o'clock, the two of them rode their bicycles directly to the south of the city. They estimated that they would arrive at six twenty-five. They would eat the dry food outside if they had time, just in time to catch the movie at six thirty.
Liang Baozhen felt something was not right as she listened to Xu Shengjie's schedule. How could such a romantic movie-watching trip be arranged by him to feel like a standardized task?
On Liang Baozhen's birthday, at five in the morning, Zhou Yun got up early in the dark, lit a kerosene lamp and went to the stove. At this time, the large courtyard was quiet and silent, with only the rustling sound of leaves in the wind.
He took out the flour from the cupboard, kneaded the dough and rolled out the noodles. Zhou Yun had lived for most of his life, and his best skill was rolling out noodles. Because it was his grandson's wife's birthday, the longevity noodles he was making had to be an unbroken string.
A thin, long noodle is cooked in a pot. Soy sauce, chili oil, and a little pork fat are poured into a porcelain bowl. Then cabbage leaves are picked up and the noodles are put into the bowl. One noodle makes up a bowl. Sprinkle with lush green onions, and it smells delicious.
"Grandma, you got up so early!" Liang Baozhen smelled a fragrance as soon as she woke up, and when she looked closely, she found it was a bowl of noodles.
"Go brush your teeth and wash your face and then eat noodles." Zhou Yun wiped his hands and looked at Liang Baozhen lovingly. "Today is your birthday, so you can't miss this bowl of longevity noodles."
Zhou Yun thought about Liang Baozhen's failure to celebrate her birthday at home this year, and her parents couldn't cook her a bowl of longevity noodles, so as her grandmother she had to think about her.
"Thank you, grandma."
At the Xu family dinner table today, Liang Baozhen had the best meal: a bowl of longevity noodles and a boiled egg. Eggs were very precious at home, so they usually only gave eggs twice a week to Xiaowei and Xiaoya, who were still growing up.
"Happy birthday, sister-in-law."
"Sister-in-law, happy birthday, and congratulations on your prosperity..."
"This is not the time to wish everyone a happy new year, why are you congratulating me on getting rich?" Zhou Yun looked at Xiao Wei.
"That's a natural thing to say." Xu Shengwei counted on his fingers and found that there were still five months until the Chinese New Year. He couldn't help but whine, "Why isn't it Chinese New Year yet?"
"You're just thinking about taking the New Year's gift money, right?" Xu Shengjie exposed his brother's little thoughts, how could he not understand?
"Should we give more this year? One for grandma, one for big brother, and one for sister-in-law!"
"That's for sure." Xu Shengya was also looking forward to it. The Chinese New Year was the best, with New Year's money to get and new clothes to wear!
"It depends on your performance in school. If you do badly in the exam, the salary may be reduced." Xu Shengjie threatened Xu Shengwei, "How have you been studying recently? I don't expect you to get good grades, but at least pass, right?"
"It's no problem to pass. Brother, I'm only two points away from passing! That's huge progress." Xu Shengwei scored 50 points in his last exam and 58 points in his most recent one, which can be called a 'leap forward'.
"Well, he has made more progress than me." Xu Shengya added.
No, Xu Shengya always scored 98, 99, or 100 points. She definitely has less room for improvement than her second brother.
Before going out for work, Liang Baozhen braided her hair carefully. This time she braided a four-strand braid, which was more troublesome and delicate than the usual three-strand or two-strand braids. After all, today was a different day and she had to dress up.
Finally, looking at the two brand new hairpins on the table, both of them were beautiful, she raised her hand and prepared to take one and put it in her bag. Of course, it was not suitable to wear this to work in the factory, it was too eye-catching and not simple enough, so she planned to wear it when she went to the movies after get off work.
"Ahem." Xu Shengjie was standing at the door waiting for his wife to go out. When he saw her raising her hand, he couldn't help but remind her, worried that she had taken the wrong hairpin.
Liang Baozhen; "..."
Looking at Xu Shengjie, Liang Baozhen knew what he was thinking. She deliberately reached out to the purple hairpin, and when she saw a crack on his serious face, she frowned and smiled, turned around, put the bow hairpin into her bag, and said, "Let's go~"
Xu Shengjie was played a trick by his wife, but he had no choice but to smile helplessly and follow her out the door.
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Liang Baozhen was very excited when working on her birthday. She was looking forward to going to the movies in the evening. As soon as six o'clock came, she rushed out of the workshop with her bag and headed straight for the factory gate.
Xu Shengjie was already waiting for him on his bicycle. The National Cotton Mill was quite far from the cinema, so he had to hurry over, otherwise he might not be able to catch the start.
Liang Baozhen sat on the back seat of the bicycle, took out the bow hairpin that Xu Shengjie had given her from her bag and clipped it to her braid. She then took out the dry food that she had prepared long ago and started to eat it. From time to time, she stretched out her hand to feed Xu Shengjie a mouthful, which made her stomach full.
When the two arrived at the cinema, it was exactly 6:25. Liang Baozhen couldn't help but admire Xu Shengjie, a former soldier, for estimating the time so accurately!
After checking their tickets at the cinema entrance, the two went inside immediately.
This was Liang Baozhen's first time to the cinema. Watching movies here was very different from watching open-air movies in the commune. The seats were comfortable, the environment was dark, and the movie pictures were clearer. Everyone sat in their seats and looked at the screen in front of them.
"Have you been here before?" Liang Baozhen asked in a low voice.
"No, it's my first time here."
The feeling of watching a movie in the cinema was too new. When the movie started, Liang Baozhen was completely immersed in it and no longer paid attention to the man next to her.
Nowadays, relationships between men and women are strictly controlled. If a man or a woman gets close to each other on the street and is seen by the police, they may be questioned. Men and women who are dating each other must be more careful and not have any problems with their conduct.
But it’s different in a dark movie theater. It’s dark all around, with only the screen in front of you showing light. Everyone’s eyes are fixed on the front, and no one cares what others are doing. As a result, the movie theater has become a great place for men and women to express their ambiguity and emotions.
Liang Baozhen was concentrating on watching the movie when she suddenly heard a rustling sound. In front of her on the left, a couple were talking head to head, even holding hands.
Her almond-shaped eyes widened slightly, as if she had discovered something very important. Liang Baozhen turned her head away, her face slightly red. Fortunately, it was pitch dark now and no one could see.
After a while, Liang Baozhen discovered that a couple on her left were also talking affectionately. There were some movements from time to time, and it seemed that they were touching hands. There was a lot of noise in the cinema. The man and woman were expressing their love to each other in this unattended place.
I glanced at Xu Shengjie secretly. The man was staring at the screen intently, seemingly unmoved. His sharp jawline and firm, handsome face made people look at him a few more times.
Liang Baozhen looked around and felt that she would be at a disadvantage if she didn't join.
She reached to the side and gently touched Xu Shengjie's hand on his knee. This man sat very properly while watching the movie, with his back straight, which was obviously a habit left over from his time in the army.
Xu Shengjie suddenly felt a warm touch on the back of his hand. He looked down and saw that his wife's hand was touching him. She must have been too focused on watching the movie and her hand moved towards him. Xu Shengjie didn't care and turned his gaze back to the screen.
Liang Baozhen: "..."
I've never seen such an unromantic person! Liang Baozhen moved her little finger and hooked it towards Xu Shengjie's finger, which just happened to touch the tip of his finger, which felt a little tingling. Seeing that this man still didn't react, she simply gestured towards his palm again, gently spinning in circles...
Xu Shengjie knew that many gay men and women in the cinema were intimate and close to each other. He couldn't stand it and felt that they were too open. He thought that he could do whatever he wanted at home, but he still had to pay attention to his influence outside, especially since he was a soldier and had received strict training...
Feeling the caress of his palm, Liang Baozhen's skin was delicate and smooth to the touch. Xu Shengjie did not move. His eyelids twitched a few times and his Adam's apple rolled. He grasped his wife's hand and quietly clasped their fingers in a corner under the seat where no one could see.
The author has something to say:
Happy birthday to our Zhenzhen~
Liang Baozhen: What other couples have, we must have too!
Xu Shengjie: I have received professional training and it is impossible for me to be teased... Forget it, I can’t bear it!
Thanks to the cuties who irrigated the nutrient solution: Yaofeiyu 29 bottles; Zaizaizaizaizai 10 bottles; Qianqing 3 bottles; Zhaia Zhai 1 bottle; Momo~
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