Chapter 85

Jing Xian stood there, staring at Shang Nanchen in a daze.

I didn't blink at all, thinking I was hallucinating.

Shang Nanchen walked in and held her in his arms. The familiar hug made her suddenly realize that Shang Nanchen had really returned.

"You're back?"

Jing Xian spoke happily, but the ending of her voice trembled so much that she didn't even notice it.

"You're back." Shang Nanchen was very excited. He picked up Jing Xian and walked into the house.

This caused Jing Xian to scream in surprise and she hugged his neck tightly.

The two of them entered the house, and Shang Nanchen said nothing.

Jing Xian didn't say anything either.

The two of them performed the same action in tacit understanding.

It's been a long time since we last met.

Jing Xian felt suffocated by the madness, yet she was reluctant to leave.

She didn't dare to make a sound, bit his shoulder, and endured all his love.

Shang Nanchen poured some water, put it in a basin and brought it in, and wiped her body himself. He also brought her clothes and placed them on the edge of the kang.

He did not forget to talk to Jing Xian at this time: "This time, we surprised the entire army."

Just from these one sentence, Jing Xian could hear the urgency of showing off in his tone.

Jing Xian was surprised and said admiringly, "That's amazing!"

Although she didn't understand, she subconsciously recalled a sentence from a novel she had read: "Men like and enjoy the feeling of being worshipped by women."

What she said was not a lie; it was worship from the bottom of her heart.

It's just that the language is a bit blunt.

Shang Nanchen was really pleased. He tried to act serious but failed. He hugged Jing Xian and said, "We went there with all our strength this time. This result is the result of all the soldiers' rigorous training for nearly a year. Their speed through the forest surprised everyone. Especially when they crossed the river, it was unexpected."

Shang Nanchen recalled the day of the exercise, when the two armies faced off. The Red side sent out a team and quietly took down the opponent's headquarters, setting the shortest exercise record. He couldn't help but smile.

"This is all the result of your hard training, and it's worth it. You will definitely be better in the future!"

Jing Xian suddenly raised her body and kissed him on the chin, and then she noticed that Shang Nanchen's eyes darkened and he had that intention again.

She quickly changed the subject: "You were not at home during the Mid-Autumn Festival, and you stayed for two days before leaving in a hurry. The children and I also ate casually. This time you are back, let's make up for the Mid-Autumn Festival and celebrate it for you. By the way, let's celebrate that the three little guys have become sophomores. Da Mao has become a junior high school student."

"Congratulations on becoming a doctor." Shang Nanchen bit her neck as if in revenge.

Jing Xian couldn't resist his little actions, and she really missed him. Although she knew in her heart that it was not possible now, she still couldn't bear to reject him.

After a while, Shang Nanchen hugged her and whispered, "Come in the evening."

Jingxian's face turned red.

"I made a lot of mooncakes. Would you like to try some?" Jing Xian stood up to get mooncakes for Shang Nanchen, but was held in Shang Nanchen's arms again.

"Don't move, let me hold you for a while!"

Hearing the fatigue in his words, Jing Xian did not move.

Not long after, Shang Nanchen fell asleep.

She got up quietly, put on her clothes and went out to cook.

After a while, the children came back. Jing Xian put her index finger to her lips and made a gesture of silence. The children immediately fell silent.

Tiedan, the clever kid, said, "Mom, is my dad back?"

Jing Xian smiled and nodded, then lowered her voice and told them, "Your father is very tired and is sleeping now, so please keep your voice down. The meal will be ready soon."

Several children secretly went to the west room to see Shang Nanchen, and found that Shang Nanchen was sleeping very soundly. They peeked and didn't notice him, so they quietly closed the door.

After dinner, the kids were very careful when taking a bath and tried not to make any noise.

Then he went back to his room to sleep, closing the door tightly.

Jingxian made a small pot of steamed eggs and put a few steamed buns in the pot.

There was a bowl of roast meat, a plate of fried shredded potatoes, and a plate of fried tofu.

She didn't know what time Shang Nanchen woke up. If he woke up in the middle of the night, he would definitely need to eat something.

The pot was stuffed with a bunch of leaves from the stove tree.

And then seal the stove fire mouth.

This way the leaves will rot slowly and the food in the pot will always be warm.

At least it's late at night so there won't be any problem.

Jing Xian came back to the room after washing, and did not turn on the light. She held Shang Nanchen's pulse in the dark. She did not examine Shang Nanchen before he came back from going out, and did not know whether he was injured or not.

Shang Nanchen had suffered a lot of hidden injuries on the battlefield before.

Before, she would comb Shang Nanchen's hair bit by bit after he fell asleep.

It's not an opportunity every night.

Jing Xian couldn't sleep at this moment, so she lay down, held his wrist, and slowly combed his body. Shang Nanchen was older than her, and his body looked healthy, but in fact, it was not as good as hers. If she didn't care about him, he would definitely die earlier than her.

Jing Xian didn't want Shang Nanchen to die before her.

Anyway, she has a lifetime to take care of his health.

His body will certainly outlive a normal person.

Jingxian's special abilities have been used up.

She was so tired that she fell asleep.

She didn't know how long it had been, but she felt like she was being pressed under a mountain, which turned out to be a volcano that erupted instantly. She was roasted and felt as if she would be cooked at any moment.

She ran desperately, but she couldn't escape.

Just like that, she opened her eyes, saw the energetic man in the darkness, and secretly clenched her fists.

Shang Nanchen seemed to sense her anger and said, "Wife, I'm hungry."

"There's rice in the pot."

"Then let me taste it first to see if it tastes good."

Jingxian felt that someone must be hungry.

When her superpowers recovered, she found that they had increased a little bit. Although it was still far from the second level, it was much stronger than before. She still gave Shang Nanchen a good look.

Shang Nanchen was sitting on the edge of the kang in his trousers, eating slices of roasted meat, which were fragrant and not greasy. He could finish a whole bowl of it by himself.

"When did you roast meat?" Shang Nanchen knew that roasting a pot of meat was not easy.

"A few days ago."

"No wonder." He didn't know.

"Song Ning has found a date and they are expected to get married next year." Jing Xian chatted with Shang Nanchen about family matters.

"Is that the doctor?" Shang Nanchen still remembered.

Jing Xian told Shang Nanchen about Liao Yu's situation: "Song Zheng thinks this guy is not bad, mainly because Song Ning likes him. Let's spend some time together and get to know each other. They may get married soon."

"It's good to get married, so she doesn't have to come to our house every day to eat and drink for free." Shang Nanchen didn't dislike Song Ning, but once Song Ning came, Shang Nanchen didn't have much time to spend with Jing Xian.

Jing Xian raised her eyebrows: "You are totally wrong. Now she not only eats it herself, but also takes it away."

"What the hell?" Shang Nanchen suspected that he had heard it wrongly.

"Song Ning brought meals to Liao Yu, and Liao Yu liked it. She wished she could cook for him every day." Jing Xian felt that once Song Ning gave something, it was with all her heart, so she hoped that Liao Yu would treat her well in the future.

Shang Nanchen said unhappily after hearing this: "Song Ning is so ignorant. Does she think you run a restaurant? Not only does she eat the food, she also packs it up to go. Don't bother her in the future. If she wants to deliver food to her partner, she can do it herself."

"It's not a big deal." Jing Xian didn't care. It was just a matter of making a meal.

"It's said that this is Song Ning, that is, those four boys have grown up and want to eat the food you cook at home, and they want to bring it to their wives. That is absolutely not allowed. It's okay if it happens once or twice, but if it happens every day, I will kick them all out."

You should love your own daughter-in-law.

Shang Nanchen didn't understand these things before.

He didn't understand it now, but deep down he couldn't bear to see Jing Xian suffer or be wronged.

Jing Xian was touched and amused: "Aren't you afraid

Others say that if there is a stepmother, there must be a stepfather?"

"Are you not nice to them? If they are provoked by others because of this matter in the future and blame you, I will not recognize them from now on." Shang Nanchen was not joking.

Whether children are living a good life cannot be seen from the surface.

But time will prove it.

He saw how Tiedan and Fusheng were before, how cautious Xiaomao and Damao were when they first came, and what their personalities are now.

If those kids are not nice to Jingxian in the future, he will never forgive them.

Jing Xian smiled and said, "It's just a matter of cooking a few meals."

"That won't work either. We can't get used to their bad habits. If you want to eat, just cook it yourself. You have hands. Do you think they still want you to cook for them now that they have started their own families? That's not going to happen."

He himself can't eat meals cooked by his wife every day.

After breakfast the next morning, Shang Nanchen went to the army and came back early at noon. He found that Jing Xian had returned earlier than him.

Jing Xian prepared the meal, put it in rice bowls and lunch boxes, and asked Shang Nanchen to ride his bicycle to take the children to school.

"Can't they just have a bite in the cafeteria at noon? Why do you insist on cooking for them, and make it so rich?" Shang Nanchen didn't admit that he was a little jealous of those little brats.

"Go quickly and tell me if you have anything to say. Come over for dinner after you drop me off there." Jing Xian didn't waste time talking to him and told him to go quickly.

Otherwise, the children will finish classes soon and won’t have enough time to eat.

Shang Nanchen went to deliver meals to the children with a sullen face.

He rode his bike very fast and arrived when the children had not yet finished their classes.

When the children saw him coming, they shouted happily, "Dad!"

Facing his enthusiastic son, Shang Nanchen couldn't keep a sullen face, so he said, "This is the meal your mother made for you. Take it back and eat it quickly."

Several children divided the work and ran to the classroom with their lunch boxes.

The four children ate together and divided the work of washing the lunch boxes after the meal.

Da Mao went back to class.

"Do you come back to cook and send food to them every day at noon?" Shang Nanchen asked Jing Xian when he came back.

Jing Xian looked at his stepmother face and said with a smile: "Shang Nanchen, wake up! That's your son."

"I know. What I mean is that you don't have to do this. Give them money and tickets and let them eat in the cafeteria. If you don't want to eat in the cafeteria at noon, come back and eat. If you want to eat in the cafeteria, eat in the hospital cafeteria and don't have to come back. I will also eat a bite in the cafeteria and be done with it. Going back and forth like this is tiring and troublesome."

"The soup in the school cafeteria is just plain water, which is not very appealing. There are only a few kinds of food, and the children don't like them. The children have become hungry and thin in a few days. Before, Tiedan and Fusheng were in very poor health, but now they look like ordinary children, but in fact they are still far behind. We can't be careless about food."

Jing Xian also secretly combed the children's bodies at the beginning.

The children's physical condition is not as bad as Jingxian said.

The children are still young and in the critical period of development. If they don't get enough nutrition in the early stage, they won't grow taller in the later stage, and their physical fitness will not be as good as others. If they join the army in the future, they will suffer. If they go to the countryside...

Jing Xian didn't dare to think about it at all.

Even though Shang Nanchen is an adult, he was loved by his grandparents when he was a child and he didn't suffer much. His health looks good, but in fact it would be difficult for him to live to fifty, as he is suffering from serious losses.

Whenever Jing Xian has time, she will take care of him and try her best to replenish his nutrition.

But this cannot be restored in one or two days; it requires accumulation over time.

She hasn't recovered yet, so he's been away for a while.

When you come back again, all your efforts will be wasted.

Jing Xian also tried to scare him on purpose this time.

Shang Nanchen heard her say this and had no objection, so he said: "In the future, two dishes and one soup, one meat and one vegetable will be enough. There is no need to prepare so many delicious dishes for them."

"Um."

Jingxian said this, but there are fish, shrimp, meat, vegetables and fruits every day.

Shang Nanchen was jealous.

He didn't eat so well.

In October, the apples came out.

The children had no shortage of apples.

The pear trees in their house bear large sour pears.

You can't eat it now. When you want to eat it, you have to put it in the vegetable cellar first. The sour pears just picked are very thick and taste bad. They are so sour that they make your teeth ache.

Just like the grapes in their yard.

That's really some wild grape, so sour like poison.

"Okay, hurry up and deliver meals to the children." Jing Xian said, urging Shang Nanchen to go quickly.

"Wait a moment." Shang Nanchen took out two envelopes from his inner pocket and handed them to Jing Xian, "You don't have to wait for me, eat first."

Jingxian doesn't mind the ten minutes.

She thought it was a letter from Liu Lijuan, but when she opened it she found it was not a letter but money.

Jing Xian took it out and found that it was last month's salary, which contained 120 yuan. In the other envelope, there was 200 yuan.

Jing Xian: “!!!”

Awesome!

Their head of the household is really good at making money.

Jing Xian put the money away with a smile, then she remembered that she had not replied to Ren Ling'er yet.

It's not that she didn't want to, but the dried radish she made wasn't ready yet. Not only dried radish, but also shrimp wrappers and pickled radish she made. The most lacking thing on the prairie is green vegetables. People there eat more meat and less vegetables like these.

It is obviously unrealistic to get some vegetables.

Jing Xian dried all the radishes and put them in a bag. She also made a box of malted milk radish pickles and asked Ren Ling'er to put them in a different bottle when they got there.

She also prepared a lot of pickled cabbage dumplings for Ren Ling'er, which are delicious even when stewed with meat.

Shrimp skin and kelp are good things.

And fish.

I guess you can't even eat it there.

The smoked fish made by Jingxian is slowly smoked using pine trees picked from the mountains.

Jingxian bought a lot of fish, shrimp wrappers and other things. After the dried radish was ready, she packed them all and went directly to the city to mail them.

She is waiting for Shang Nanchen now, and will write a letter to Ren Ling'er when she has nothing to do.

A letter should be written and mailed more often to make it worthwhile.

That night, Shang Nanchen came back with a serious look on his face, and Jing Xian asked with concern, "What happened?"

"I'm going to the old man's house." Shang Nanchen didn't plan to bring the children with him this time.

Jing Xian asked in a low voice: "Do you want me to go with you?"

"Okay." Even if she didn't say anything, Shang Nanchen still planned to take her with him.

Jing Xian said, "That's just right. I'll send the stuff to Ren Ling'er. The milk tablets Ren Ling'er sent are enough for the kids to eat until the end of the year. So many milk tablets must cost a lot of money."

Jing Xian knew that Ren Ling'er's life was very tight and it must not have been easy.

There are limits to what she can do.

The two went to the post office first and mailed the things out.

Then drive to grandpa's house.

When the couple came to visit, the old man was very surprised, but he was his son after all, so he asked in a deep voice: "Why didn't you call before coming?"

"Do I need to make a phone call when I go back to my own home?" Shang Nanchen said coldly, "It seems that I am really a guest."

Shang Yongchang made his son so angry that he vomited blood.

"You might as well not come. What are you doing here? Are you here to irritate me?" Every time Shang Yongchang saw this unruly eldest son, his blood pressure would rise due to anger.

"Then I'll leave?"

Shang Nanchen pulled Jing Xian and was about to leave, without putting down the things in his hands.

Shang Yongchang was furious again: "What are you doing? Who are you doing this to? I'm the only one at home now."

"Where is your nanny who treated me like a poor relative begging for money? Why isn't she at home?" Shang Nanchen said this on purpose, and he also wanted to vent his anger for what happened last time.

He himself doesn't care, but he can't stand it when his wife and children are wronged.

Shang Yongchang said with a dark face: "If you don't know how to speak properly, just shut up."

As he spoke, he looked at Jing Xian with an unhappy expression.

This big

His daughter-in-law is pretty, but too petty. She doesn't even dare to look at him while sitting there. She keeps her head down and doesn't say a word. She is not presentable. He wants his son to change his daughter-in-law, but he is unwilling to do so.

What help could a woman like this provide him?

"If my wife hadn't said that I hadn't come during the Mid-Autumn Festival and insisted that I come over while I was at home, do you think I would be willing to come?" Shang Nanchen put the mooncakes made by Jing Xian on the table.

Shang Yongchang was so angry that he wanted to yell at him again: "It's been more than a month since the Mid-Autumn Festival, and you just remembered it?"

"I haven't been home for three months. I just came back last week. I came here right after the holidays. What else do you want? Am I your son? Have you ever cared about me? I didn't come during the Mid-Autumn Festival. Did you call me to ask what was going on?" Shang Nanchen knew that Shang Yongchang would not make phone calls, and he also knew that Shang Yongchang had his reasons for being wrong, so he said this deliberately.

If he behaved like last time, he probably wouldn't let the old man take the initiative to ask to keep him.

How would I have the chance to check on that woman if I didn't stay for one night?

"I was just saying it casually last time. If you don't want to, forget it. It's your own choice. Don't regret it later and don't say I didn't care about you." Shang Yongchang saw Shang Nanchen was about to open his mouth, and immediately said impatiently, "This is your home. You can stay as long as you want."

Shang Nanchen achieved his goal and did not go against his old man: "This is the mooncake made by Jingxian herself, it tastes especially delicious. This one is filled with salted egg yolk, you try it,"

Shang Yongchang felt that Shang Nanchen couldn't do without his support, and knew that he, as a father, could help him. But he didn't want to force him to change his wife, so he came to please him.

Thinking of this, Shang Yongchang felt much better. He took a bite of the egg yolk mooncake and his eyes lit up.

Although the mooncake is salty, it tastes really good.

He was eating when Xu Xiuying came back.

I was startled when I saw the people sitting in the living room.

However, she concealed it well.

Seeing the egg yolk mooncake that Shang Yongchang was eating, he asked in surprise: "Where did you buy this mooncake from? It's actually made of egg yolk. It looks really good."

"It's quite delicious." Shang Yongchang said, finishing one mooncake by himself, and asked Shang Nanchen, "Which one is the egg yolk mooncake?"

"Oh, that's all. You know, we have four children in our family and we live a very tight life. We only bought ten salted duck eggs. We ate four and there were five left for gifts. This is the last one and we brought it to you." Shang Nanchen explained enthusiastically, but his words were meant to irritate his father. "The others are delicious too. There's red bean paste and green bean paste below. Oh, and there's also one with winter melon sauce. The one with winter melon sauce is delicious too. There's not much either, just one. Come and try it."

Shang Nanchen ignored Xu Xiuying and handed it to Shang Yongchang. Shang Yongchang took a bite and found it delicious. He said to Xu Xiuying, "You should ask Nanchen's wife how to make it tomorrow. It happens that they are staying here tonight. This mooncake tastes really good."

He also didn't ask Xu Xiuying to taste it.

I ate up the whole mooncake.

Although Xu Xiuying was not hungry for food, Shang Yongchang's attitude made her very unhappy.

She had a gloomy face, but she recovered in an instant: "I'm afraid it's not possible today. Ruyu said Chongling is not at home tonight, so she asked me to go over and keep her company. Otherwise, if Dabao gets mad, she won't be able to go to work tomorrow. I just came back to pack my clothes."

"Then go ahead." Shang Yongchang didn't say anything when talking about his precious grandson.

Xu Xiuying held her breath, went upstairs to get a set of clothes and went out.

Shang Nanchen knew that this matter would go smoothly, but he didn't expect it to be so smooth.

He and Jing Xian looked at each other, and Jing Xian said in tacit understanding: "Dad, the babysitter hasn't come back yet, how about I make lunch?"

Shang Yongchang checked the time and found that the nanny had not come back yet. He frowned and said, "Can you cook?"

"I cook all the meals at home." Jing Xian pretended to be a shy young wife and said timidly, "I just know how to cook a little."

"Okay, go ahead."

Shang Yongchang can't cook, but he is hungry.

Jingxian got up and went to the kitchen to check. There were a lot of dishes in it. She didn't need to buy any. She didn't know where the nanny was. She hadn't come back yet. It was actually better that she hadn't come back. It would be more convenient for Jingxian to do her best.

Jing Xian prepared a table full of dishes, and as soon as they were served, Shang Yongchang couldn't sit still.

This smells so good!

He thought that his son's decision not to divorce might be related to Jingxian's cooking skills.

"Dad, try it and see if it suits your taste." Jing Xian stood at the table with her head lowered, not daring to sit down.

Shang Nanchen felt that her acting skills were very exaggerated compared to Jing Xian's. She remembered what Jing Xian said on the way here: "It's actually very simple to pretend to be yourself, just change your personality from the inside out. You are calm but you are actually resentful inside, but you only pretend to be cold when that woman is around, and only when you face your father will you reveal your true nature."

He thought he had done a good job before, but only now did he realize that Jing Xian was really amazing.

He gave Jing Xian a thumbs up.

As he was talking, he picked up some food with chopsticks. Shang Yongchang thought he was picking up the food for him, but he didn't expect Shang Nanchen to put it directly into his mouth and said, "Dad, try it quickly. Jing Xian doesn't have any other skills, but she's just a good cook."