Chapter 12 Who is afraid of beating the dog depends on the owner. Who is afraid of whom...
Jiang Xueyi smiled and said, "There's no secret recipe. It's just the normal steps for making mung bean cakes. The only difference is that I used peeled mung beans." She added, "And I added a little more sugar."
The mung bean cakes she makes are delicious because she uses meticulous methods and generous ingredients.
Nowadays, people are reluctant to use oil even when cooking, so when they suddenly eat such exquisite mung bean cakes, they naturally think it is delicious, but after eating a few more pieces, they no longer think it is strange.
If she relied on her skill in making mung bean cakes to start a business, she would lose everything sooner or later, otherwise she would have opened a shop to make money long ago.
Hu Genhua curled her lips and said, "Why are you so proud? Some people are just too picky. They even peel the skin of mung bean cakes and put so much sugar in them. Who are they trying to choke? They just want to show off how rich their family is."
"Sister-in-law Hu," Jiang Xueyi's face grew serious. "'Dig deep, store up food, and avoid hegemony'—this is a famous strategic motto put forward by a great man. We ordinary people are simply responding to the call, practicing thriftiness on a daily basis, and saving some supplies for emergencies. How can we be considered rich? Life is about making a living, not about competing with others and showing off. Just focusing on the little things at home and then claiming to be rich is too narrow-minded. We all need to take a long-term view and contribute to national development. This is the real thing!"
How did this escalate to such a serious level?
Hu Genhua's face flushed red as she tried to defend herself: "I, I didn't mean that..."
However, due to his low level of education and lack of experience, he was speechless for a long time and couldn't utter a complete sentence.
Captain Zeng glared at her fiercely. This woman is the only one who has a mouth, right?
He smiled awkwardly and tried to smooth things over: "Sister Jiang, please don't be offended. My wife is from the countryside, she has long hair but little knowledge. Don't bother with her."
After apologizing three times in a row, Jiang Xueyi finally said, "Alright, Captain Zeng, you don't have to apologize. I'm a magnanimous person and won't bother with her." She added, "It's just..."
"Just what?" Captain Zeng asked quickly.
Jiang Xueyi said, "Sister-in-law, just say these words in front of the rest of us. After all, our Lao He and Captain Zhao are all good comrades of yours, Captain Zeng. We are all sensible and polite, so no one would spread the word." She added, "But if you keep your mouth shut and keep saying those nonsense, if others hear it, it will be detrimental to your career, Captain Zeng."
Captain Zeng didn't expect such serious consequences, but when he thought about it carefully, he felt that what Jiang Xueyi said made a lot of sense, and his face gradually became gloomy.
Seeing that Captain Zeng had listened, Jiang Xueyi turned her head with satisfaction and said to Hu Genhua in a serious tone, "Sister-in-law Hu, we are all military families, and we must keep up with the political thinking. Although the country does not require us to make great achievements, we can't hold the men in our families back."
Hu Genhua's face turned pale and blue, and his lips trembled with anger.
Captain Zeng glared at her and said, "What are you standing there for? Hurry up and thank Sister Jiang for her advice."
Hu Genhua wanted to strangle Jiang Xueyi to death, so how could he thank her?
But this happened outside after all. No matter how arrogant Hu Genhua was, she was still a traditional woman at heart. She would do whatever the man said.
Then the corners of her mouth twitched, and her smile was uglier than crying: "Thank you... Thank you, Sister Jiang..."
Jiang Xueyi raised her chin slightly and said condescendingly, "You're welcome."
He Chengze gradually loosened his fists on his knees, and a smile appeared on his face.
His woman should be like this, speaking generously and neither humble nor arrogant.
He looked at Jiang Xueyi, his eyes sparkling with admiration that he hadn't even noticed.
After talking so much just now, Jiang Xueyi was already thirsty.
She picked up the water cup, took a sip of tea, and took the opportunity to send He Chengze a look: You made him proud.
The corners of He Chengze's mouth rose, then pressed into a straight line.
He imitated the way she had teased him just now and hooked her palm with his index finger.
Only after getting a glance from the beauty did he behave himself.
After Hu Genhua's incident, no one was in the mood to drink tea anymore and they all said goodbye to Captain Qi and Fang Qin and his wife.
Jiang Xueyi was the last one to leave. Fang Qin held her hand at the door and said apologetically, "Xiao Jiang, I'm sorry for not treating you well today. Please forgive me."
Jiang Xueyi imitated Liu Lu's straightforward manner and said briskly, "It's okay."
She looked around and lowered her voice, "I know it's all Sister Hu's fault. It has nothing to do with you, Sister-in-law."
"Xiao Jiang, you're really sensible." Fang Qin's face regained its relaxed smile, and she whispered, "You may not know yet, but that woman Hu Genhua is always targeting you because she once introduced Captain He to a blind date. She wants to introduce her cousin to Captain He."
Jiang Xueyi raised her eyebrows. She thought that it was because she made Hu Genhua look particularly unkind that she targeted her and attacked her one after another.
I didn't expect that there would be such a thing.
After chatting with Fang Qin for a while, Jiang Xueyi said goodbye to He Chengze and left.
It was already very late at this time, and street lights were on on both sides of the road.
Several lights were not in good contact and were flickering, and He Chengze's heart was in turmoil.
He said tentatively: "Well... although Sister Hu introduced me to a blind date, I didn't agree and didn't even go."
And I know how to explain it.
Jiang Xueyi smiled and said, "I know."
"Hmm?" He Chengze was a little confused. Had he told her about this?
Jiang Xueyi glared at him: "If you accept it, what do I have to do with it?"
That’s true.
He Chengze also laughed. How could he do such a stupid thing?
Jiang Xueyi was a pregnant woman after all. She had to deal with several military wives and all kinds of social interactions all night, which consumed a lot of brain cells and she was already very sleepy.
After washing her face and brushing her teeth, she wiped her face with a towel, and her hair was already nodding.
He Chengze came in and found her like this a little funny.
He took the towel, helped Jiang Xueyi into the house, and wiped the water droplets off her face gently: "Don't sleep yet, I'll boil some hot water for you, soak your feet before you go to sleep."
Jiang Xueyi closed her eyes and muttered, "Why soak your feet? I'll do it tomorrow."
He Chengze coaxed, "Be obedient and soak for fifteen minutes."
When he spoke normally, his voice was as cold, hard and sharp as a newly unsheathed saber, with the tail tone rising as crisply as a bullet being loaded.
He suddenly lowered his voice, which was deep, hoarse, and full of magnetism.
Jiang Xueyi couldn't help but follow his instructions.
He Chengze knelt on one knee, took off her shoes, and put them in a basin of hot water: "You helped Sister Fang cook today. You stood for so long, your calves must be sore. Soaking in it can relieve fatigue, otherwise you will definitely have cramps at night."
Just now, there was a pregnant woman named Jiang Xueyi at the dinner table, so we inevitably talked about pregnancy and fetal preservation.
He Chengze has also heard a lot of parenting advice.
If Jiang Xueyi wasn't so sleepy, she would have wanted to roll her eyes.
If pregnant women have leg cramps, it’s because of calcium deficiency, right?
Too lazy to argue with this man without common sense, Jiang Xueyi finished soaking her feet in a daze, put her feet on his knees, asked him to wipe them dry with a towel, and then lay down on the bed.
Before going to bed, a thought flashed through Jiang Xueyi's mind.
He Chengze washing her feet can be considered as a reward, a reward for her making him proud today?
Compared to the warmth and sweetness at the He family, the Zeng family was in great chaos tonight.
As soon as Hu Genhua got home, she started throwing things around and making noises: "That Jiang Xueyi, what's so great about her? And you too, why are you on her side? You and I are family."
"We're a family, a family." Even though Captain Zeng didn't want to argue with her, he couldn't help but feel a surge of anger in his chest. "If you really consider me a family, I'd ask you to be less talkative when you go out."
In the past, the couple lived apart and lived far away from each other, but Captain Zeng still thought that his wife was pretty good, as she could take care of her parents and take care of her children.
Now that we live together, I see she has problems everywhere.
It really proves the principle that things smell good from a distance but smell bad up close.
Hu Genhua raged: "That He Tuan, he doesn't give me any face at all, and I even introduced him to a girl before."
When this was mentioned, Captain Zeng's eyes darkened: "How dare you say that? What kind of person did you introduce to Lao He?"
"What's wrong? My cousin is not worthy of him." Hu Genhua said with her hands on her hips.
"Your cousin's height and looks are a good match for Old He, do you think? She's also lazy and gluttonous. She can't even fix a spilled oil bottle at home. Anyone who marries her will be like marrying a scumbag and will be unlucky for eight generations."
Hu Genhua also knew that her cousin was a little short of the mark, so she curled her lips and said, "After all, she's family. My cousin is also your cousin." She added, "Besides, Captain He is already so old and still hasn't married. At his age, other people have three or four children. I'm introducing him to someone out of sympathy."
"Come on," Captain Zeng rolled his eyes. "Old He needs your sympathy? Doesn't he want to find one? He doesn't want to find one. I tell you the truth, the people who want to introduce him to a partner can be ranked from our compound to the military camp. He can't even look down on the female soldiers in the art troupe, so how could he be interested in your cousin?"
"Well, in the end, he just picked someone from the country," Hu Genhua said with a sneer.
Captain Zeng patted his chest and calmed himself, otherwise he was afraid that this woman would make him angry to death: "Don't always use the country girl as an excuse. Sister Jiang is from the country, but look at her conversation and manners. How does she look like a country girl?"
There was something he didn't dare say out loud: They were both from the countryside, so why was she so different from others?
Old He, you have found a treasure.
"I don't care." Hu Genhua stamped her feet angrily. "Anyway, it's either me or her from now on."
"And that Captain He, he actually just insulted me in front of everyone today. Just wait and see, I will definitely not treat him well in the future."
Captain Zeng's face turned pale. "Let me ask you, what good will it do us if we offend Old He?"
"When you beat a dog, you have to look at its owner first. If they don't give me face, they won't give you face either," Hu Genhua said, stiffening his neck. "Besides, he's the head of the group, and you're also the head of the group. You've even worked there a few years longer than him. So who's afraid of whom, between our two families?"
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