Chapter 11: The troublemaker is also from the countryside, and he definitely doesn’t know etiquette…
He Chengze said "hmm".
Jiang Xueyi said, "Wait a minute, I'll change my clothes."
As she said that, she went into the bedroom and came out wearing a red knee-length skirt.
He Chengze stared at her in a daze. This seemed to be the same clothes she wore when they met for the 'first' time.
Jiang Xueyi turned around and said, "It looks good, right?"
This was left to her by the original owner's mother, and it was the only piece of clothing she could show off and wear out.
"It looks good." He Chengze nodded.
This red dress is simple in style and without too many decorations, but it looks generous and decent. The bright-colored fabric makes her skin look fair and charming.
Jiang Xueyi smiled brightly: "Of course, I can't lose face for you."
She put the mung bean cakes cut into small pieces into a plate, put them into a basket, covered them with a piece of blue cotton cloth to keep out dust, slung them over her arm, and then took He Chengze's arm. "I've packed everything, let's go."
He Chengze glanced at the basket in her hand and said, "This is the gift for Captain Qi's family, right?"
"Well, it's not something expensive, it's just the mung bean cake I made myself." Jiang Xueyi said.
Although it is not expensive, it is full of thought and very appropriate.
He Chengze nodded: "Very good."
Captain Qi’s home is also in the section chief’s building, very close, just a five-minute walk away.
The two of them walked slowly. He Chengze looked at her, wanting to say something but stopping himself.
Jiang Xueyi probably guessed why he was like this. After all, their acquaintance was not glorious, and their conditions in all aspects were worlds apart. If it weren't for climbing into his bed, she would not have been able to stay with him.
She lowered her eyelashes lightly, and the expression in her eyes could not be seen: "I won't embarrass you."
Unexpectedly, He Chengze was very surprised. He said, "I'm just worried that you'll be nervous."
"What are you afraid of?" Jiang Xueyi's eyes flashed with a smile, and her heart felt warm. "Captain Qi and his lover are not tigers. They can't eat me."
He Chengze also raised his lips: "That's not the case, but there must be more than just our family visiting today. There are too many people, I'm worried..."
"It's nothing more than meeting the enemy with our troops and blocking the water with earth." Jiang Xueyi said with a smile.
When they arrived at the Qi family, He Chengze took a deep breath and walked in first. When he passed by Jiang Xueyi, he said, "Anyway, I'm here for you. If anything happens, I'll always protect you."
Jiang Xueyi was slightly stunned, and couldn't suppress the smile on her lips.
As if hearing footsteps, a woman who was not very tall, had a round face, and a friendly smile, about thirty years old, came out to greet him.
It must be Captain Qi’s lover, Fang Qin.
Fang Qin said eagerly, "Captain He, you're here. Oh, this is your lover, isn't she? She's so beautiful."
Jiang Xueyi smiled and said, "Hello, sister-in-law. My name is Jiang Xueyi. You can just call me Xiao Jiang."
Fang Qin glanced at Jiang Xueyi again and couldn't help but sigh in her heart, what a beautiful woman, so beautiful that it was hard to take your eyes off her.
No wonder everyone said that Captain He ran home as soon as he came out of the barracks recently. It turns out that he married a beautiful bride.
Fang Qin readily agreed: "Hey, Xiao Jiang." She added, "Look at me, I'm so busy chatting with you. Don't stand outside, come in and sit down."
The moment she stepped into the house, Jiang Xueyi was slightly startled.
Does this mean that He Chengze has officially brought her into his social circle?
When I entered the house, I saw that many guests had already come to the living room.
Just as He Chengze said, the Qi family invited more than just their family to dinner.
After counting, I found that in addition to Captain Qi and Fang Qin, there were three men and three women, probably three couples. In addition, there were several children, but I didn't know whose children they belonged to.
Coincidentally, Liu Lu was also there.
But if you think about it carefully, this is not surprising. Liu Lu's lover is Captain Zhao, who is also a captain. It would be strange if Captain Qi did not invite their family.
Liu Lu also saw Jiang Xueyi and waved to her to come and sit down.
Jiang Xueyi sat down and looked around silently.
The layout of Captain Qi's house is similar to theirs, except that Captain Qi's house does not separate the bathroom and kitchen like He Chengze did, so it has two bedrooms and a living room.
Fang Qin poured tea for Jiang Xueyi. Jiang Xueyi took a sip and handed over the gift she had brought. "Sister Fang, this is the mung bean cake I made myself. It's a little gift from me. Please accept it."
Fang Qin smiled from ear to ear: "Well, since you're here, why would you bring a gift?"
Jiang Xueyi pushed the mung bean cake towards her again: "Sister-in-law, please don't be polite to me."
"Okay, then I'll accept your kindness." Fang Qin accepted the mung bean cake, "But I have to make it clear that next time I will definitely return the gift."
Jiang Xueyi smiled and joked, "Then I have to make a 'return gift wish list' as soon as possible."
Fang Qin was stunned for a moment, then laughed and said, "You have such a mischievous temper."
Everyone laughed along with her.
Only one person had a sullen face.
This person was Hu Genhua, who came to visit with her lover, Captain Zeng.
When they arrived, they saw that most of the people who came brought gifts, but their family was the only one who came empty-handed.
It seemed like their family was just here to eat for free.
Although Captain Qi and Fang Qin didn't say anything, they were also embarrassed.
Hu Genhua was scratching his hands, fidgeting restlessly.
However, when she thought that Captain He and his wife had not arrived yet, and she heard that his wife was from the countryside like her and must not know the etiquette, she felt relieved.
Unexpectedly, Jiang Xueyi was so polite and gave me mung bean cakes she made herself.
This contrast makes her look like a nobody.
Hu Genhua glanced at her man cautiously and found that he looked worried, obviously he had thought of this as well.
Her dissatisfaction with Jiang Xueyi increased a bit, she gritted her teeth and glared at Jiang Xueyi fiercely.
Aren’t you here to visit? Why are you dressing so fancy? Who are you showing off to?
While everyone was chatting, Fang Qin went into the kitchen to busy herself.
Several military wives looked at each other and followed in to help.
After a while, the aroma of food came from the kitchen.
There was a large round table in the middle of the living room. Everyone sat down in turn and the food was served.
It can be seen that Captain Qi and his family have invested a lot of money.
Shredded potatoes with vinegar, fried tofu puffs, spicy stir-fried clams, scrambled eggs, and even a bowl of braised pork, and the portion of each dish was very generous.
The adults were fine, they just looked at the food with a little more eagerness.
The children don’t have such determination. They keep pulling their parents and asking for delicious food.
Captain Qi said a few polite words and started eating.
Jiang Xueyi picked up the chopsticks and was hesitating which dish to eat first.
Then I heard Hu Genhua's voice: "Xiao Jiang, you are from the countryside, right? Try this spicy fried clams. You definitely don't have it where you are."
Her voice was sharp and contained some malicious intent.
Jiang Xueyi paused and was about to speak when He Chengze stopped her.
His face was cold, his eyebrows seemed to be frozen, and even the arc of his eyebrows revealed cold and hard edges: "Sister Hu, I remember you are also from the countryside. Don't just focus on letting my wife eat, you should eat more too."
Seeing He Chengze standing up for Jiang Xueyi, Hu Genhua's face changed. In the end, she didn't dare to confront He Chengze, so she had to shut up angrily.
Jiang Xueyi secretly hooked He Chengze's palm with her index finger under the table. He Chengze remained calm and held her naughty little hand.
Jiang Xueyi's mouth curled up: "Mrs. Hu is right, I have never eaten clams."
She put some into her own bowl and He Chengze's bowl: "Try it. I saw it all in the kitchen just now. Sister Fang's cooking skills are first-class."
No matter how angry everyone is, food is innocent.
These clams look fresh, and being stir-fried with chili peppers further enhances their original aroma.
Fang Qin looked at Jiang Xueyi with appreciation. Look at what she said.
She glared at Hu Genhua secretly again. She was causing trouble for her when there was nothing wrong.
She called out loudly, "Alright, alright, everyone, start eating. Just to be clear, the portions are small, so be quick and get what you want."
Everyone was amused by her, but they still picked up their chopsticks faster, after all, they were rare and delicious dishes.
Although the salaries of the group leaders were high, everything had to be supplied with tickets in those days, and most families had three or four children. With so many children, they had to grit their teeth to make ends meet.
So there are not many opportunities to feast like this, and everyone, whether adults or children, eats voraciously, with their mouths full of oil.
Compared with them, Jiang Xueyi and He Chengze are considered very reserved.
There were only two of them at home, and the younger one wasn't born yet, so they lived a comfortable life.
Plus, they had ribs and meatballs yesterday, so this meal wasn't that appealing to them.
Jiang Xueyi focused most of her attention on observing other people. After all, these were He Chengze's colleagues and their lovers. As long as they lived in the military compound, they would inevitably have to deal with each other in the future.
Captain Zhao and Liu Lu are old acquaintances.
Captain Qi has a square face and looks quite upright. His wife Fang Qin has a round face. The couple complement each other quite well, one serious and the other amiable.
Captain Zeng is a bit thin and his appearance is not outstanding. He is the kind of person who can be ignored at a glance.
His lover Hu Genhua had just experienced this, and Jiang Xueyi had no good feelings towards her.
There was another couple, and from what I heard, they were Captain Zhu and his wife Qian Man. Both of them were dull and taciturn, and they rarely spoke.
After this observation, Jiang Xueyi found that the men were busy chatting and drinking, while the women were taking care of their children and didn't eat much.
Jiang Xueyi couldn't help but sigh again, this is really an era where the rule of men working outside and women working inside is strictly enforced.
"What are you thinking about? You haven't even started eating yet." He Chengze put a fried tofu puff into her bowl.
Jiang Xueyi ate it with a smile: "It's okay."
I just feel that he is different from others.
After eating and drinking, the adults sat together to drink tea.
Fang Qin took out some melon seeds and peanuts, and lifted the cotton cloth on the basket that Jiang Xueyi had given her, revealing the light yellow mung bean cakes inside.
The square mung bean cake is exquisite and delicate. Just by getting close, you can smell the refreshing and pleasant mung bean fragrance.
Fang Qin exclaimed, "Little Jiang, you are so skillful."
Jiang Xueyi said modestly: "It's all just tinkering."
Liu Lu pinched a piece and tasted it, her eyes lit up: "This is not some random trick. I eat it, and it tastes better than the mung bean cakes I've eaten before, no, all cakes are better."
"Is this true?" Captain Zhao thought Liu Lu was exaggerating and picked up a piece of mung bean cake suspiciously.
His eyes suddenly widened bigger than copper bells: "You know what, it's really delicious."
Hu Genhua snorted coldly and picked up a piece as well.
She wanted to see whether the mung bean cake that was praised so highly by everyone was really that delicious.
Although she was born in the countryside, she married a group leader after all, and she lived a good life and tasted many good things!
Hu Genhua put the mung bean cake into his mouth and his expression suddenly changed.
Everyone is not exaggerating. This mung bean cake is indeed different from others, and it is even more delicious than the ones sold in stores.
She had bought mung bean cakes from an old pastry shop before, but they didn't taste as delicate as the ones made by Jiang Xueyi, and she could even taste some raw mung beans in the cakes. Even so, it was still very delicious, and the mung bean cakes from that shop were in short supply.
Even adults think it’s delicious, let alone children.
Several children snatched up all the mung bean cakes and stuffed their mouths with them, their mouths bulging like little hamsters.
Seeing that her son liked it, Fang Qin couldn't help but ask, "Xiao Jiang, how do you make this mung bean cake? Do you have any secret recipe?"
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