Chapter 73

This time when we go back to the army, not only will my eldest sister not go with me, but my second brother Lu Wei will also have to go back to the art troupe.

What surprised Ruiting was that when everyone was halfway through packing, Ruiting actually came over with Xie Hao.

He is a man of few words. After a few simple greetings, he gets down to work.

The idle people watching were stunned.

After a long while, she turned to look at the older sister who looked uncomfortable: "Why is Comrade Xie here? Did you two take the bus together?"

Luo Shuang shook her head: "No, when he sent me home yesterday, I told him not to pick me up tonight because you were going back to the army..."

Ting Ting understood immediately: "Then I'll wait for you at the bus stop over here. Come over and help?"

Ruishuang was ashamed and embarrassed: "I didn't expect that he would specially take time off to wait."

Ruting patted her elder sister on the shoulder and joked, "What's there to be embarrassed about? It proves that the other person sincerely wants to be in a relationship with you." It is such a wonderful thing to be pursued passionately by the person you like.

At least he dared to come alone at this time, which is quite courageous.

Moreover, his temper is surprisingly good, which is not consistent with his bandit-like nature at all.

I didn’t expect that in just a short while, he didn’t get angry even after being hit by several soft nails from his second brother.

Not only did Ruo Ting see the weird aura of his second brother, but Ruo Ting also saw it.

She felt a little uneasy: "Is my second brother angry? Angry that he brought the person here without me telling him?"

Ruting quickly comforted him: "No, no... Second brother was just testing me, just wait and see, it will be fine soon."

It is true that Lu Wei did not mean to embarrass anyone.

After several attempts, she was sure that Xie Hao was not a bad person, especially after his unexpectedly stable mood, she gradually relaxed.

Of course, Ruting suspected that it was because Wu Yuzhen and Xie Guangrui came to see him off.

After all, Wu Yuzhen is a fan of the second brother.

It is a bit unreasonable to criticize someone's son in front of his fans...

In the end, someone was so petty that he only brought two snow rabbits and the luggage back to the army. However, when he arrived at the army more than two hours later, he was still discovered by the dragon and phoenix fetus.

Then, when Huo Xiao put his luggage away, he found that the two little rabbits leaning against each other on the windowsill had formed a long row again.

Seeing her husband's expression stiff, Lu Ting, who had already lain under the quilt, could no longer hold back and burst into laughter...

"It seems that you are not bored at all during your confinement. Look how happy you are." As the words fell, Tang Wenlan walked into the house and asked with a smile, "What are you so happy about?"

Of course, Li Ting would not tell anyone about the young couple's interest. After Huo Xiao touched his nose awkwardly and left, she pointed at the windowsill and smiled and said, "The children were afraid that I would be bored, so they made a few bunnies for me. Guoguo's one is too ugly."

Tang Wenlan looked in the direction her line of sight was directed and she was immediately amused: "How come your child is so sensible? I didn't receive such treatment when I gave birth to my second child..." As she spoke, she leaned over to take a look at the baby sleeping in the bed.

A week passed, and Niannian's appearance was still not fair and tender, but she was much prettier than when she was just born.

Tang Wenlan, who had no girlfriend, was really curious for a long time before asking her name.

After learning the origin of the name, he couldn't help but praise Miaomiao for being so thoughtful: "...By the way, did you prepare red eggs or candies? I'm sure many people will come to congratulate you later."

Li Ting smiled and said, "I bought some candy and originally wanted to give out red eggs, but then I thought about giving them to the whole family, and it would be too ostentatious to give six or eight eggs to one family."

The long needles on Tang Wanlan's sweater flew, and she nodded repeatedly when she heard the words: "You are right. I don't know what happened in the past few years. Too many people have lost their conscience. Look at this dress of mine. There is obviously nothing wrong with it, but just to appear simple, I have to sew a patch on it."

Ruting reminded: "You can't say that."

Tang Wenlan said, "I know, but I'm only like this in front of you." She changed the subject and talked about the gossip in the family compound during the week since they were separated. Before she finished, she asked curiously, "Are you having a full-moon party?"

Ruting shook her head: "Forget it, let's just have a meal with our family."

"It's better not to do it. You don't know, I heard from my old Xing that a battalion commander in the brother brigade got married a while ago. The wedding was a bit grand, and someone anonymously reported it as petty bourgeois."

Li Ting frowned: "What happened later?"

Tang Wenlan: "It's nothing. The bosses are not fools. But it's a big deal, but it's really annoying that such a big fuss happened."

"It's really annoying. I've only been away for a week, but why do I feel like so much has happened?"

Speaking of this, Tang Wenlan slapped her forehead and said, "I almost forgot that Gu Fang came the day before yesterday!"

Because Li Ting had a good relationship with Gu Fang and often brought people home for dinner, she became familiar with Tang Wenlan. Over time, she naturally knew that she had a terrible mother-in-law.

Hearing this, Li Ting's good mood suddenly turned sour. She frowned and asked, "What is she doing here?"

"I don't know. I guess it's to induce labor." At this point, Tang Wenlan sighed again: "You didn't see it, the old lady is quite capable, she always smiles at everyone, saying that she retired to visit her son and daughter-in-law. If I hadn't known what she was like from Gu Fang, I would have thought she was a good person... I'm worried that Gu Fang will have a hard time. That girl looks powerful, but she's just a soft persimmon. If my mother-in-law dares to be weird and dislike me every day, I will definitely not be able to swallow the loss, and the whole family will be in turmoil."

This point is recognized by Ruting. She has always felt that it is better to drive others crazy than to waste time on herself.

Just when Tingting was worried about her friend, Gu Fang came with a smile on her face after school.

Seeing that she was in such a good mood, Ruiting was a little confused. Before she could say anything, she saw Gu Fang bending over and praising Niannianhao with her big eyes just after drinking milk.

Ruting rolled her eyes at her and said, "Alright, there's plenty of time to take care of the child later. I heard your mother-in-law is here?"

Gu Fang nodded: "I came, but I just left again."

Ruting was even more confused: "So fast?"

Gu Fang: "What can I do if I'm not happy? I called Brother Rongxuan."

Jue Ting was surprised: "Captain Wen took the person away?"

Hearing this, Gu Fang's eyes were all smiles...

It turned out that Wen Rongxuan was really fed up with his mother's behavior of saying one thing to his face and another behind his back.

Since he refused to listen after repeated communications, he simply dragged his mother to the communications room and called his father, father-in-law, and mother-in-law directly.

I told her everything that the old lady had done in the past year: "You don't know, my mother-in-law is usually very concerned about face and rules. She never says anything bad about me in front of outsiders, and even my parents are very nice to me. But that afternoon, Brother Rongxuan stripped off the old lady's false appearance. I guess she will never be embarrassed to come over again..."

After hearing this, Tingting finally felt relieved: "I heard from Sister Wenlan this morning that your mother-in-law scared me when she came. I thought about how to help you for a long time. Finally, your team leader Wen behaved himself for once."

Gu Fang embarrassedly said: "My brother Rongxuan is very good to me." Otherwise, she would not have endured her mother-in-law's nitpicking all the time.

However, Ruiting rolled her eyes. Just like most people who look down on the objects of their best friends, she also didn't think much of Wen Rongxuan.

This didn't just happen today. Fangfang has been suffering from it for more than a year.

Seeing her friend rolling his eyes, Gu Fang chuckled: "Isn't it that after all the hardships, I finally have the happiness?"

Seeing her like this, Ruiting didn't say anything else.

But she knew in her heart that Fangfang herself was largely responsible for her mother-in-law's increasingly excessive behavior.

If her mother-in-law had not pushed back the first two times, the situation would not have gotten worse and worse.

In the following days, Ruiting began a long confinement period.

However, because of her good popularity in the family compound, several military wives would come to her house almost every day, doing manual work and gossiping at the same time, so it wasn't too hard to bear.

What surprised and moved her the most was that students from three grades of junior high school actually organized representatives to come and visit her.

She even received a gift, a bright red scarf.

At first, Ruiting refused, after all, this red scarf cost 2 yuan.

Later I found out that it was contributed by students from several grades, each chipping in a few cents.

And it also received the support of all parents.

At that moment, Ruiting was so moved that she couldn't refuse at all.

However, she didn't feel comfortable taking advantage of the children, so she asked her mother-in-law to weigh out a few pounds of candy to share with her classmates.

She kept the red scarf as a treasure.

And time passed slowly into the new year amidst these small and good things.

The third day of the first lunar month.

It has been 6 days since I left the confinement period.

Hu Xiu is not only a skilled midwife, but also an expert in postpartum care.

Especially after knowing that my daughter-in-law is concerned about gaining weight, I have become more careful about her diet.

So, when she was out of confinement, not only did she not continue to gain weight, but she actually lost a few pounds.

Of course, I can't compare it to before I had children, but I can see that I'm slimmer now.

The one who has changed the most is the baby Nian Nian who is just over a month old.

She has successfully transformed from a red-skinned little monkey into a white-flour steamed bun.

And because she is well-fed, her fair, tender, chubby cheeks are slightly pink, making her look extremely delicate and adorable.

She really was just like everyone said, very much like a radish.

Not to mention that my own family members can't come over every day, even the family members in the family compound love me so much.

It is true that this little thing is not only good-looking, but also loves to laugh. Everyone who sees it likes to make fun of it, and when it shows a toothless smile, everyone will exclaim that it is very smart.

Among them, Guoguo is the one who likes to stick to his sister the most.

Before his sister came out, his heart and eyes were filled with his younger brother.

After my sister came out, all I could think about was her.

But his joy was far more exaggerated than anyone imagined.

This morning.

After stretching and moving around in the room for forty or fifty minutes, she suddenly realized that Nian Nian was gone from the bed.

She was so scared that she broke out in a cold sweat, thinking that the child had fallen under the bed.

While shouting for help from my grandmother, I lay on the ground searching for a long time.

After the mother-in-law and daughter-in-law were sweating with anxiety and still couldn't find the person, they finally realized what was going on and rushed out.

Then, right in front of the house, under the withered magnolia tree, I saw Guo Guo, who was holding Nian Nian: "...Magnolia flowers are so beautiful. In the summer, my brother picked one for my sister. My father often gave flowers to my mother. He did it secretly, thinking that I didn't know. I was so smart... Look, sister, the magnolia flowers are so beautiful, white... well... as white as my sister, but it seems that I am not as pretty as my sister..."

For fear of scaring the child, Ruting had walked over quietly. Listening to her son's chatter, she felt both angry and amused.

Fortunately, although Guoguo secretly took the child away, she still remembered what she had said before, that she had to support her sister's head when holding her.

"You little rascal, why didn't you tell mom that you wanted to take your sister out?" After unexpectedly taking the child into her arms, Ruting poked the little thing with a stern face.

Hu Xiu's legs and feet were weak, and she was so angry: "I think you are itchy. Niannian is so young, what if he falls? How dare you carry him out?!"

Guoguo didn't expect that his mother and grandmother would find out so quickly. He was thinking of showing the most beautiful flowers to his sister and then secretly giving them back.

Now that he was caught red-handed, he was so scared that he immediately covered his butt.

Seeing this, Li Ting was really angry.

The kid knew that it was wrong to do this and that he would be spanked, but he still did it. This is not okay, he must accept the punishment.

So, at lunch time, when Huo Xiao came back from the camp to pick up Miaomiao who had gone to learn painting, he saw Guoguo with tears in her eyes, using chopsticks to separate the mixed red beans and green beans.

This punishment was quite new and could really help him exercise his patience. Huo Xiao was immediately amused: "What did this brat do again?"

Miaomiao saw that her brother had already divided out a lot of things, and it was obvious that he had been busy for quite some time.

Just when I was thinking about whether to ask my mother for mercy, I heard her say:

"He is very brave now. I was not paying attention this morning and he took Nian Nian out to see the magnolia flowers. The key is that he knew he would be spanked for doing this, but he still dared to do it. I have to punish him."

Huo Xiao was immediately startled: "Niannian didn't fall, did he?"

Tingting laughed: "No, your son is quite energetic. He even knows how to hold his head... By the way, brother, can you find a carpenter to make a cart? When the children are older, Guoguo and Miaomiao can push it out to play."

Huo Xiao nodded and said, "I'll ask someone later." Then he strode into the room.

Knowing that he was worried and wanted to see Nian Nian with his own eyes, Lu Ting did not stop him.

She turned around and was about to tell Guoguo that the punishment was over and prepare to eat when she saw Miaomiao walking quickly out of the kitchen holding a gourd ladle.

Then he walked over to Guoguo and poured a full bucket of the mixed red and green beans into the basin.

Then, in front of Guoguo's incredulous eyes, he said with a stern face: "Finish all of this first!"

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