Chapter 64

Huo Xiao was really wronged.

He was clearly praising me sincerely, so how did that become disgust?

But seeing his mother and wife looking at him angrily, he said cheerfully, "I was wrong."

A pregnant woman's temper comes and goes quickly. When she was satisfied and was about to pick up the towel on the washstand to wipe her hands, she heard her mother-in-law snort in dissatisfaction: "You are not sincere."

1. The...

Ruting tried hard to hold back her smile until her mother-in-law turned around and left, then she looked at her husband.

Huo Xiao was still a little depressed, but when he saw his wife's bright peach blossom eyes full of happiness, he couldn't help but smile as well.

At the dinner table, Hu Xiu talked about how many packages she had received today.

The communications company of the army goes to the city post office almost once a week, so it is normal to accumulate a few packages.

Li Ting did not immediately ask where it was sent from, but instead asked worriedly, "How did you get it back?"

Hu Xiu felt comforted knowing that her daughter-in-law cared about her.

There are also several mothers-in-law who come to join the army in the family courtyard. They always feel that she is too supportive of her daughter-in-law and does not have any dignity as a mother-in-law.

Hu Xiu always sneered.

She has a good temper, but she is not a pushover.

Of course, it’s because her daughter-in-law is very considerate to her as a mother-in-law.

By the way, Tingting said that what they did was a two-way struggle, which is something most people can’t envy.

Thinking of this, Hu Xiu looked even more proud: "Don't worry, Wen Lan accompanied me. We pushed a bicycle together. There were things sent by my in-laws and your sister-in-law Feng Ying. The packages were not small. Maybe she figured out that you were going to give birth."

Seeing that Long Fengtai had finished eating the steamed bun in his hand, Ruting took another one, cut it in half, and gave half to each of them: "Sister-in-law Fengying knows about the pregnancy."

The sister-in-law Fengying mentioned by my mother-in-law is Sister-in-law Zhao Fengying from the family of Brigade Commander Wei in Huo Xiao’s former army.

When Ruiting first came to this world, he received a lot of care from the other party. Later, when he returned to the Xiangyang Brigade, he sent a lot of return gifts to them. In this way, he maintained contact with them.

Of course, the relationship between the dragon and phoenix fetus is probably indispensable.

Thinking of this, she asked again: "Who else sent it?"

Hu Xiu: "There are also some sent by Xiao's aunts. Oh, and Xiao Ning also sent one."

Ruting blinked: "Are you talking about Ning Yu?"

Hu Xiu smiled and replied, "Yes, the package is quite big. I guess it's because you are about to give birth. Mom knows you like to open these things, so I kept them for you. After dinner, we can open them together."

Huo Xiao, who had been eating quietly, interrupted and said, "Let me take it apart. It's inconvenient for my stomach to be full."

Hu Xiu rolled his eyes at his son and said, "Do I need you to tell me? I have already made my plan. I will dismantle it, and you can just watch."

Huo Xiao...

After dinner.

Huo Xiao cleaned up the dishes.

He also piled several large packages on the table so that his mother and wife could open them easily.

I took Miaomiao to learn painting from Mrs. Pang.

After more than half a year, the children have learned a lot.

The ink-and-wash grapes I recently painted are already very impressive in the eyes of laymen.

As for Tingting herself, she walked around the living room and discussed with her mother-in-law what family and friends had sent her.

Behind her were Guoguo and the grown-up little black dog.

By the way, its name is Xiao Hei, which Guoguo named it. It is a very ordinary rural dog, probably weighing only about ten kilograms when it grows up, but it is very smart and can understand simple commands.

Because he was so smart, he was loved by all the children in the family compound and successfully ate himself into a 'little black pig'.

"Oh, this is great!" Hu Xiu took out two pairs of shoes from the package sent by Li Taohong, one pair was bright red and the other pair was royal blue, both were small cotton shoes with tiger heads.

But before she could take a closer look at the stitches, she let out another "Eh!"

Ruting looked over and asked, "What's wrong?"

Hu Xiu took out two more pairs from another small cloth bag.

They are also a pair of tiger-head cotton shoes, one red and one blue, but the size is obviously much larger.

"My in-laws are so thoughtful." Knowing that this was for the twins, Hu Xiu's expression showed some emotion.

Li Ting came over with her belly held, took the blue pair and handed them to her son: "Try them on to see if they are big enough."

Guoguo's eyes sparkled: "Wow, it's so impressive, Mom, is this made by grandma for me?"

Ruting rubbed his head and said, "My grandma did it. My Guoguo is really smart."

Although she was often praised by her mother, Guoguo still subconsciously puffed out her chest before sitting on a small stool and clumsily changing her shoes.

Ruting followed and asked: "Do you want mom to help you?"

Guoguo shook her head: "Mom has worked hard for my brother, but Guoguo is an adult now, and can do it on his own."

Hearing this, Ruting couldn't help but touch the boy's head, and her heart felt soft and powerful.

In fact, her body was already very heavy. She couldn't lie down comfortably or sit still, and her legs and feet were badly swollen.

But her family took really good care of her, so she didn't find life difficult.

"Mom, I'm done." Guoguo jumped twice on the ground in her new shoes and smiled with her tiny teeth: "So soft! Grandma is so amazing!"

Hu Xiu came over and squatted beside the child. She reached out and pressed the front of the shoe and touched the heel. After confirming the size, she thought the shoe could be worn for another year. Then she smiled and said, "What do you want to do when you grow up?"

Guo Guo shouted: "Be obedient to grandma!"

"Smart!" After complimenting him, Hu Xiu rubbed the boy's head with satisfaction and said, "Take off your shoes."

Guoguo was not happy and pouted: "Can't I wear it?" He thought to himself, "How impressive!" He even wanted to show off to his friends.

Hu Xiu rolled his eyes at him and said, "What are you dreaming about? You can wear it during the Chinese New Year."

"Okay..." Knowing that he couldn't persuade his grandma, Guoguo took off his shoes obediently.

After grandma patted the soles of his shoes and put them back into the cloth bag, the kid was completely depressed: "Why can't we celebrate the New Year tomorrow?"

Hu Xiu suppressed a laugh: "I wish every day was Chinese New Year."

Guoguo's eyes lit up and he said in surprise: "Grandma and I think the same way!"

藺葶..."Hahahaha..."

night.

While sitting on the bed and soaking her feet, Ruiting held a notebook in her hand, recording the interesting things that happened to the kids that day.

When Huo Xiao came in with the prepared milk powder, he saw his wife collecting the paper and pen.

He handed the teacup to the other person, then dragged out a small stool from under the bed, sat down on it, and then picked up the notebook to read.

The written records were very brief, and Huo Xiao would read them every day.

Not only does it help children grow, it can also be used as a joke collection.

Sure enough, after reading my son’s childish words written by my wife.

Even until he put the notebook and pen into the drawer of the bedside table, Huo Xiao had a smile on his face.

"My mother not only sent shoes to the children, but also came in red and blue pairs of both sizes."

Huo Xiao was skillfully massaging his wife's swollen legs and feet.

He was stunned for a moment before reacting. He looked at his wife with amusement and said, "I thought you would never ask this question."

Li Ting lowered her eyes and watched the man's massage technique change from unfamiliar to now proficient. Suddenly, she felt that there was really no need for her to ask in such a roundabout way: "Then I ask now, do you want a boy or a girl?"

His wife asked casually, but Huo Xiao answered seriously: "It doesn't matter whether it's a man or a woman, as long as you and the child are safe."

If another man said this, I might be skeptical, but after being married for nearly a year, this man is truly a man of his word.

Whatever he promised, he could do.

Thinking of this, Lu Ting felt that her question was meaningless, and said with a smile: "I am just asking as a routine question. If everyone asks, but I don't, it seems like I am not sociable."

As she spoke, she met her husband's helpless look, then she touched her belly and began to yearn: "It would be great if she looked like me."

Huo Xiao pursed his lips and finally said what he really thought: "The daughter should look like you, but the son should look like me."

Li Ting held her belly and glared: "What's wrong with my son looking like me? Look how popular my second brother is now?"

Who said that people of this era prefer men with square faces?

Ever since the movie my second brother participated in was released during the National Day holiday, it has become a huge hit.

It is certainly incomparable to the top stream movies with developed networks in later generations, but these days there were only one or two movies a year, and a movie could be played in circulation for several years or even more than ten years.

Ruiting often heard Ruiwei's name from the mouths of young girls.

If my son looks like his uncle, he will be a very handsome man, okay?

But the aesthetic tastes of men and women are different, especially for a tough soldier like Huo Xiao, who believes that men should be strong.

But he wisely kept his mouth shut, not daring to make the pregnant woman angry, and continued massaging her legs in silence.

Seeing this, Ruiting gritted his teeth. Every time this guy couldn't win an argument, he would keep silent. It was so infuriating!

There are actually still twenty days left before the winter vacation.

But Li Ting's body wouldn't allow it.

Fortunately, at the beginning of this semester, she consciously added one or two knowledge points to each class.

Therefore, even if the course ends twenty days in advance, by the time of the final exam, students have already learned what they should have learned.

It was not until Saturday night, when I had worked hard as the last shift and graded all the test papers, that I felt I had done my duty to the children.

My son is still in the camp and my daughter-in-law is about to give birth.

Hu Xiu coaxed the dragon and phoenix fetuses to sleep, then came over to accompany them.

Of course, she also found some work for herself and rechecked the equipment her daughter-in-law would need for childbirth.

Seeing that her daughter-in-law had finally put down her pen, Hu Xiu, who had been paying close attention, hurriedly asked, "Is it done?"

In fact, she wanted her daughter-in-law to quit her job and go home many times, as the family could afford to support her.

Even if we don't mention Xiao Boy, just Tingting herself, by translating English, she has earned back most of the money she spent on buying the small villa in half a year. Why does she need to work so hard?

But the child insisted on talking about feelings, saying that she was a teacher and had to be responsible for the children and set an example for them...

Hu Xiu understood the truth, but he really felt sorry for her. She was obviously a delicate girl, but at this moment she was particularly able to endure hardships.

After taking a long breath, she stood up and strolled around holding her belly, saying in a relaxed tone, "Okay, I feel relaxed now. When school starts again, the baby has been born for almost two months. I finally didn't delay the children."

Hu Xiu was still thinking about her students at this time. She didn't know whether to laugh or cry, but she also admired her daughter-in-law a little.

She took the man's arm and walked with him: "It's almost nine o'clock. Are you hungry? Eat something and go to bed."

Ruting touched her stomach and said, "Now that you mention it, I really feel like eating something."

"What do you want to eat? Mom will make it for you."

"What do you have cooking in the pot?"

"Fish soup, a black fish given by Lihua."

"Then eat this."

"Would you like something else?"

"No, it's too late. I can't sleep well if I eat too much."

The mother-in-law and daughter-in-law were talking as they walked outside. When they reached the outside, Huo Xiao came back against the cold wind.

Ruting hurriedly greeted: "Are you cold? Mom left me some fish soup, come and have a bowl to warm yourself up."

Huo Xiao first closed the door to block out the cold outside, then took off his hat: "Drink it...it's snowing outside."

"It's snowing? Is it heavy?"

"It's not big. I don't think it will rain for long. Want to see?"

"No, no, I'm afraid of the cold."

At this time, Hu Xiu had already walked out with fish soup: "Little boy, go get two small bowls."

When Huo Xiao saw such a big bowl, he knew he had brought his own portion, so he didn't delay any longer.

By the time he had boiled the dishes and returned to the living room, his mother had already entered the bedroom.

Black fish don't have many bones, so Huo Xiao gave the middle part to his wife, added some soup, and passed it over.

Hu Xiu’s cooking skills are very good. The fish soup is milky white, and it contains more than a dozen fish balls that she made herself a few days ago.

Ruting picked up the bowl, took two sips, then picked up a piece of fish belly meat from the bowl and put it to the man's mouth.

Huo Xiao was stunned for a moment and turned his head to look at his wife beside him.

Li Ting urged: "Eat." Not only did the man feel sorry for her, she also felt sorry for him, especially in the past half month, this man had been stretching too tightly and had lost weight visibly.

Huo Xiao opened his mouth and ate the fish meat with a smile on his face.

After swallowing the fish in his mouth, he started talking about the half-month vacation he had managed to get.

"Really?!" Li Ting was surprised.

In fact, military officers have family leave every year, but if the queue really starts, it is normal to not have a turn for three to five years.

Although Huo Xiao had informed his superiors three months ago, Li Ting did not dare to hold out too much hope, thinking that two or three days would be good enough.

Huo Xiao nodded in affirmation: "Dong Xiao will help me. If there is something urgent, we can go back to the camp to deal with it. It won't be delayed."

Hearing this, Ruting was at a loss whether to laugh or cry.

In other words, the leave is approved, but you still have to be on call at all times.

The next morning.

Huo Xiao put all the bags into the jeep and checked again and again to make sure nothing was left out. Then he opened the passenger door and asked his wife if there was any problem. Then he was ready to set off.

However, at this moment, Xiao Hei, who was being taken care of by Tang Wenlan, slipped into the car.

Huo Xiao twitched his lips. Just as he was about to reach out and take the little thing that was looking at him pitifully out of the car, he heard the dragon and phoenix twins begging for mercy, asking not to abandon the dog.

Li Ting was helpless. Looking at Xiao Hei nestling at her feet, she felt a little soft-hearted: "Forget it. It may think we don't want it anymore. Let's take it with us. It's just right for us to go to the small western-style building to get familiar with the door."

I didn't run there, how can I recognize the door?

Even though he complained in his heart, Huo Xiao didn't force Xiao Hei out of the car.

They just took it to the back seat and let the two children take care of it.

Then Xiao Hei, who had his ears drooping just now, suddenly became excited.

Hu Xiu praised him repeatedly: "Our little Hei is really smart!"

The car did not go directly to the small villa because there was a shortage of coal and carbon there.

So Huo Xiao planned to send his wife to his eldest sister-in-law first, while he and his mother went to prepare the necessities.

After everything is packed up, I will go back to pick up my wife.

This matter has already been discussed with my sister-in-law over the phone in advance.

When Huo Xiao drove the car to the entrance of the alley, Pingping, who had come out to wait for someone for the umpteenth time, immediately ran over happily: "Aunt, uncle-in-law... Grandma Xiu, Guoguo, Miaomiao, you are here."

Huo Xiao had already gotten out of the car. He quickly walked to the co-pilot's side, rubbed the little girl's head, then opened the door and carried his wife out of the car.

The chassis of the military jeep was high, and Tingting could neither get on nor down by herself. After being carried many times, she became calm.

She pulled the scarf around her neck down to reveal her mouth and nose, then took her niece's hand and started chatting with her.

Huo Xiao in this compartment opened the back door again, took the twins down first, and then looked at their mother: "Mom, I'll be back after sending Tingting off. How about you wait in the car?"

Hu Xiu waved his hand and said, "It's unreasonable to pass by the door without entering." As he spoke, he had already helped his son get out of the car.

Seeing this, Huo Xiao said nothing more, but quickly approached his wife, dragged her by the waist, and walked into the alley.

Then, the group met a sturdy man halfway, with a scar on his brow bone and a somewhat bandit-like look.

Huo Xiao stopped almost at the same time as the other party, and his dark eyes looked at him.

At this moment, Pingping, who was walking behind and had attracted most of Xiaohei's attention, smiled and called out, "Thank you, Uncle!"

A childish "Thank you, uncle" made the two men relax at the same time.

Ruting poked her head to look at her niece: "Pingping, do you know her?"

Pingping nodded: "Aunt, Uncle Xie is my mother's friend!"

After hearing this, Huo Xiao relaxed, but Lu Ting looked at the other side vigilantly. No matter how he looked at it, he didn't look like a good man.

For some reason, Xie Hao withstood the cold man's scrutinizing gaze, but couldn't withstand the stare from the man who was suspected to be Lu Shuang's sister.

My scalp tingled and I took the initiative to explain: "I'm a policeman." Don't look at the scar on my face, but I'm really not a bad person.

But unexpectedly...the look in Tingting's eyes became more sharp when he looked at people.

Xie Hao...