Chapter 37: My wife has good vision, let them envy her...
Zhao Xiaorui was caught by him before she noticed.
When she was 'grabbed' by the little bun's soft little hand, her heart almost melted: "The little bun is so cute."
"It's quite cute." Qian Man replied.
Today, the little boy is wearing clothes made by Jiang Xueyi with a white cotton base and embroidered brown bear patterns. He also has a small hat on his head that looks like bear ears. He looks really cute.
It was also the first time that Qian Man saw such a cute child, who looked almost like both Jiang Xueyi and He Chengze.
The little boy suddenly wrinkled his face and cried out "Wow".
Qi Xiaohao hurriedly asked: "What's wrong, what's wrong, is he not feeling well?"
Jiang Xueqian had quietly followed Captain Zhao and Kong Hongfang. Seeing this, a sneer flashed in her eyes. "You don't understand this, do you? He's pooping."
When Jiang Xueqin was at home, she also took care of Jiang Yaozu for a period of time. She knew everything about children's eating, drinking, defecating and urinating.
She was originally unhappy when she heard everyone praising the little bun for his cute appearance and good personality.
Now that she saw the little bun had poop, she felt even more gloating.
As long as a baby is young, there will be times when they can't control themselves. She can smell bad odors.
He Chengze glanced at her indifferently, untied the swaddling clothes skillfully, held his son's chubby little butt with his left hand, lifted it up gently, quickly pulled out the diaper, and put on a new one.
The whole process took less than ten seconds, and the movements were so smooth that everyone was stunned.
It wasn't until He Chengze dealt with the dirty diaper that everyone reacted.
Captain Zhao couldn't help but pat him on the shoulder and said, "Old He, I originally thought you were only talented at leading troops in battle, but it turns out you're also talented at taking care of children."
He Chengze glanced at him and snorted coldly: "Learn from this."
Liu Lu couldn't help but say, "You're still talking about me. If you were half as capable as Captain He, I wouldn't have had to work so hard when I was taking care of Xiao Rui."
Captain Zhao touched his nose guiltily.
Qian Man saw that He Chengze was very skillful in his movements, and it seemed that he had done this a lot at home.
I couldn't help but look at Jiang Xueyi with envy. What a blessed life she has.
Jiang Xueyi smiled despite the envious gazes of the other military wives.
She looked at He Chengze with appreciation, well, he really made her proud.
He Chengze met her gaze and raised his eyebrows.
Only Jiang Xueqian was hiding in the corner with a dark look on her face.
She never thought that changing a diaper could make Jiang Xueyi proud.
Everyone is finally here.
He Chengze cleared away the clutter in the living room and put out two large round tables and a small round table.
Fang Qin asked curiously, "Aren't we having dinner together?"
Jiang Xueyi explained with a smile: "Today we have separate tables, one for men, one for women, and one for children."
When Fang Qin first saw the table, she thought Jiang Xueyi was the kind of person who believed that "women should not sit at the table."
But when I saw that there was also a table for children, I immediately understood what she was thinking.
She high-fived and said, "That's great! I don't like sitting at the same table with Lao Qi in the first place. We don't like what they talk about, and they don't like what we talk about either. We can't talk to each other."
Liu Lu responded, "That's right, Xueyi, this is a good idea."
There are benefits for the women to sit at a table by themselves.
There is no need to follow those stinky men to drink those stinky wines, and there is no need to take care of them when they are drunk.
Give them a table and let them drink whatever they want.
Seeing that everyone had no objection to the separate table system, Jiang Xueyi finally breathed a sigh of relief. She was worried that everyone would not be able to accept it.
Unexpectedly, the women had no objections, the men also thought it was a good idea, and even the children were happier.
They had never had the opportunity to sit at a table alone like this.
Qi Xiaohao's face flushed with excitement: "Aunt Jiang, are you serious? Can we really sit at a table by ourselves?"
Jiang Xueyi smiled and said, "The small table has been arranged for you, so you can still take a day off."
Zhu Changchang cheered: "Great! I hate sitting at the same table with my parents the most."
He couldn't understand what the adults were saying, so he could only concentrate on eating his food.
I wanted to communicate with the children around me, but I found that there were several adults between us.
Now, their children can sit at a table by themselves and never have to worry about having no topics to talk about.
Qian Man frowned and said, "If you say that again, I'll let you sit at my table."
Zhu Changchang quickly covered his mouth and blinked his eyes: "Hehe, just pretend I didn't say anything."
The soup base made from pork shanks is bubbling in the kitchen, and the aroma has already filled the living room.
Captain Zhao sniffed, slapped his thigh, and said, "Oh my god, this smells so good. Old He, when is dinner?"
Liu Lu looked at his useless look and wanted to cover her eyes.
He Chengze smiled and said, "Let's eat now."
He went into the kitchen and brought out two large pots, placing one on each round table.
The soup base is made from pork shanks, supplemented with kelp to enhance the flavor. The milky white soup is bubbling and is perfect for eating in the cold winter.
The meat, seafood and vegetables had already been processed and were served on the table one by one, including lamb, pork, shrimp, duck intestines, baby cabbage, winter melon... Every time something was served, everyone couldn't help swallowing their saliva.
It can be seen that the He family spent a lot of money to entertain their guests this time.
Those who were originally dissatisfied with He Chengze's promotion felt a little calmer. After thinking about it again, they realized that although He Chengze was a little younger in terms of qualifications, he was well-deserved in terms of personal ability and deserved to sit in the position of deputy brigade commander.
Zhu raised his glass: "Let's raise our glasses together and toast to the old man."
He Chengze raised a glass of white wine and drank it all in one gulp: "Thank you all for your care."
After saying that, he turned the cup upside down, and not a drop leaked out.
Captain Zhao cheered, "Well done."
In addition to the delicious hot pot, there were also snacks on the table such as fried peanuts with dried fish, cold cucumber salad, and edamame boiled in salt water. The men ate so much that they were very satisfied.
Seeing that the man had already started drinking, Liu Lu said, "Let's start eating quickly."
Same hot pot, same ingredients.
Except for replacing the alcohol with teas such as lemon mint tea and brown sugar ginger tea, everything else is exactly the same.
Jiang Xueyi said, "Don't rush to cook the meat, prepare the dipping sauce first."
She went into the kitchen and soon brought out several dipping sauces, including sesame paste, soy sauce, kumquats, coriander, minced garlic, chili oil, fermented tofu... It was obvious that she was well prepared.
Qian Man said as she prepared the dipping sauce, "I love dipping mutton in sesame sauce."
"I'm different." Liu Lu said, "I like spicy food."
Qi Xiaohao looked at his father's table and then at his mother's table.
She couldn't help but pout, tugged at the corner of Jiang Xueyi's clothes, and asked, "Aunt Jiang, did you forget about our table? We didn't have anything served here."
Jiang Xueyi was happy and said, "I can forget everyone, but I will never forget you. Wait."
She went into the kitchen and soon brought out a plate of French fries, a large pot of tomato bolognese, and a plate of hamburgers.
Wash the potatoes, peel them and cut them into strips, wash off the starch on the outside, put them in a pot, add a spoonful of salt, blanch them, coat them with starch, fry them in lard, fry them twice, and the fragrant and crispy French fries are ready.
As for tomato sauce, it is even simpler. Peeled tomatoes are boiled and mashed into a paste. Add salt, sugar and a little soy sauce to season it, and it becomes tomato sauce.
Tomato and meat sauce noodles are also very simple to make. Chop the pork into small pieces to make臊子, mix it with tomato sauce, and then spread it on the blanched noodles.
The last one is the small hamburger. It is made of two slices of steamed bread, a piece of vegetable and a slice of tomato in the middle, and a thin piece of meat. Considering the small appetite of children, we dare not make the hamburger too big, only the size of a fist.
Zhu Changchang widened his eyes. These were dishes he had never seen before.
He exclaimed, "Wow!" and said, "Aunt Jiang, what is this?"
Jiang Xueyi pointed at the French fries and said, "This is called... fried potato chips." She then pointed at the red ketchup on the edge of the plate and said, "Pick it up and dip it in this red sauce."
French fries taste better when they are fried fresh, otherwise they will be limp, so she waited until all the children arrived before starting to fry them.
Zhu Changchang couldn't help but do what Jiang Xueyi said. He picked up the French fries, dipped them in ketchup, and put them in his mouth. "They're delicious. The potato fries are salty and soft, and the shell is a little crispy. Dipping them in this red sauce makes them sour and sweet again."
Qi Xiaohao was confused by what he heard. Salty, sour, and sweet? How could there be so many flavors?
He pushed Zhu Changchang aside and said, "Let me try one."
Zhu Changchang picked up a French fry, dipped it in the sauce, and stuffed it into Qi Xiaohao's mouth. Qi Xiaohao couldn't help but widen his eyes and said, "I'm not lying. There really are so many flavors. They're so delicious."
Jiang Xueyi smiled and said, "Don't just focus on eating French fries, try the tomato and meat sauce noodles."
Zhao Xiaorui had eaten this dish at the He family, so she didn't need Jiang Xueyi to teach her. She picked up a small bowl, filled it with noodles with chopsticks, and then spread a layer of tomato and meat sauce on it, mixing the noodles and sauce together.
As she ate, she curled her eyes and said, "This is the taste, delicious!"
Seeing that the three of them were eating so happily, they knew there would be nothing left if they didn’t eat now. The other children looked at each other and quickly reached out to take the food.
The burgers were sold out in no time.
Zhu Changchang ate a lot of French fries, and his mouth felt a little salty. He stuck out his tongue and said, "I'm a little thirsty."
Jiang Xueyi: "The orange-flavored soda is in the sink, running cold water. Ask Xiaorui to take you there if you want some. Remember, wait a while before drinking it. Drinking it too cold right away can cause diarrhea."
Zhu Changchang said crisply, "Thank you, Aunt Jiang."
As soon as Jiang Xueyi left, he whispered to Zhao Xiaorui, "Aunt Jiang is such a nice person, and very generous."
Qi Xiaohao came over, and the three little ones leaned head to head. "That's right, not everyone is as nice as Aunt Jiang." He added, "Last time I visited Aunt Hu's house, she was very polite to me and said she would treat me to pears. I took it seriously and went to grab the pears on the table. Her expression changed immediately, and I was so scared that I dropped the pears on the ground."
Zhu Changchang: "Xiao Rui, I really envy you for living next door to Aunt Jiang. You must have a lot of delicious food on a daily basis."
Zhao Xiaorui: “Hehe.”
The most envied person is not Zhao Xiaorui, but Xiao Baozi.
Qi Xiaohao stood beside the crib, stood on tiptoe, and teased the little bun inside: "Little bun, you have to grow up quickly. I want to be your good friend. From now on, I can often come to your house for free food."
Zhu Changchang: "I want one too. I want one too."
Zhao Xiaorui: "The little one is only a little over a month old. It will take a long time for him to grow up."
The little boy didn’t understand what his older brothers and sisters were saying. He just thought they were playing with him. His pink little hands were waving in the air, looking so cute.
Seeing that the children had already started eating, Fang Qin politely said to Jiang Xueyi who had returned to their table, "Xiao Jiang, you really took the trouble to prepare a table for them. I thank you on behalf of my son."
Jiang Xueyi smiled and said, "It's okay, as long as they like it." She added, "If you want to say thank you, I should thank you for coming to celebrate the full moon for the little bun."
The smile on Fang Qin's face became more sincere, for no other reason than that Jiang Xueyi was just too good at talking.
Liu Lu used the serving chopsticks to put a lot of meatballs into the pot: "You guys, stop chatting, it's really important to eat more."
Fish balls, stuffed fish balls, mushroom balls, crab roe balls, shrimp balls, all kinds of small balls rise and fall in the bottom of the pork leg pot, constantly stirring everyone's appetite.
"Xiao Jiang, you are so creative. You can make so many different kinds of fish balls."
"This smells so good, it makes me so hungry."
The meatballs were cooked. Qian Man picked up a fish ball and took a bite. The juice inside instantly spurted out. She widened her eyes and said, "Why is this still filled with something?"
Jiang Xueyi smiled and explained to her: "This is a stuffed fish ball. It's stuffed with pork and shrimp. It's salty and delicious. Try it."
Qian Man tried several of them and said they were delicious.
When Jiang Xueyi was making meatballs, she had already prepared portions for the children.
She cooked the meatballs, scooped out a large bowl full of them, and took it to the children's table: "These are freshly cooked meatballs and vegetables, try them, don't be picky."
Zhu Changchang: "Aunt Jiang, the food you cook is so delicious, we won't be picky about food."
Jiang Xueyi was happy: "You are so sweet, eat more later."
After eating, everyone started chatting.
We couldn't help but talk about the little bun being swapped.
After listening to Jiang Xueyi's whole story, Fang Qin's eyes widened: "There is actually such a thing. Who would dare to go to the hospital to give birth in the future? What if their own child is switched?"
When Qi Xiaohao was passing by to get a soda, he overheard what was going on and said, "Mom, could it be that someone switched me too?"
Fang Qin retorted: "You wish! I picked you up from the trash can."
Qi Xiaohao stuck out his tongue and skipped off to get his soda.
Qian Man spoke up. She was relatively older than the other military wives. "You're still young, and you don't know that there are some wicked people who love to do such wicked things." She added, "For a while, this kind of child swapping was rampant. In some hospitals with lax supervision, people would sneak into the wards, steal the children, and sell them."
Liu Lu's eyes widened: "Sell, who would buy the child?"
"Those who can't have children," Kong Hongfang said, glancing at her daughter-in-law. "Those who can't have children, or who only have daughters, if they want to continue the family line, have to buy other people's children."
Kong Hongfang continued, "You're so short-sighted, how could you possibly understand such a thing? For a country family like us, having a son is incredibly important." She added, "As the old saying goes, there are three forms of unfilial behavior, and the worst is having no descendants. A family without a son is like a broken family line. Other families can bully you and do the same to you, and you won't have a single word to turn to."
Liu Lu opened her mouth but didn't say anything.
Seeing this, Qian Man changed the subject and said, "So some women lock the door of their ward when they sleep with their babies at night after giving birth, because they are afraid that someone will sneak in and steal the baby."
Jiang Xueyi didn't expect that there would be such a thing. She was still ignorant.
It seems that the fact that the little bun was swapped was discovered not long after. They were lucky.
Liu Lu: "Then what should we do?" She added, "How can we prevent this kind of thing? What if someone wants to switch our child? Locking the door... isn't safe either. What if someone has tools to pry it open?"
"What can we do?" Qian Man said, "We can only be more careful. There's no way to prevent it."
Before Hu Genhua came to visit, Captain Zeng warned her to eat more and talk less.
She listened to her man very much and didn't say much.
Only now could she hold back her words, "So, when a child is born, you have to check for any birthmarks or features yourself or have your family check him. The nurse might take the wrong baby away for a bath, and bring back another one."
She curled her lips and said, "Some irresponsible nurses don't care whether the baby was taken away by mistake or not. If they don't grow up careful, they will be the ones who suffer the consequences. They have helped raise other people's children for more than ten years in vain. Who can they go to for justice?"
Everyone nodded after hearing this.
Qian Man rarely talked about an area she was familiar with, so she couldn't help but say a few more words: "After giving birth, a woman not only has to worry about the child and her confinement, but also has to worry about the man."
Liu Lu: "What do you mean?"
Qian Man looked around, especially at the table of men, and lowered her voice and said, "A distant relative of mine got pregnant. Not long after she gave birth, she found out that her husband was having an affair with a widow in the village."
Everyone:!!!
Such explosive news made everyone slow down their eating habits.
I couldn't help but urge Qian Man to speak quickly.
Qian Man continued, "After she found out, she took her newborn baby and went to her husband to argue. Guess what her husband said?"
Fang Qin said, "How do you say that?"
Qian Man rolled her eyes and said, "Her husband said that she couldn't serve him for such a long time during her pregnancy, and she also had to stay in confinement after childbirth, and all her thoughts were on the child. Since she couldn't serve him, then he found someone else to serve him, what's the problem?"
"Bah, do you still have any conscience?" Liu Lu said, "Giving birth to children is like having one foot in the grave, and yet this man still wants to cheat on you. He's worse than scum."
"So what happened next?" Jiang Xueyi asked, "Did your distant relative divorce her husband?"
"Divorce?" Qian Man shook her head. "How can we get a divorce? Their whole family depends on this man for their livelihood. What can we do? We can only hold our noses and bear it."
The women sighed.
Time passed quickly while we ate hotpot and chatted about gossip.
Qi Xiaohao finished his meal and came over to bother his mother: "Mom, please pay attention to me."
"Ignore it." Fang Qin said, "You're a follower."
She asked again: "Why don't you bother your father?"
Qi Xiaohao chuckled: "My dad? He's already drunk, why should I bother with him? He'll vomit all over me later."
Fang Qin looked over and saw that, sure enough, the men at the table were all drunk.
The only ones who were relatively sober were probably Captain Zhao and He Chengze, but their faces and necks were also red, and it seemed that they were not in a good state either.
Jiang Xueyi took out the hangover-relief soup that she had prepared long ago from the kitchen chest and asked He Chengze to give it to them.
Although these team leaders were still dizzy after drinking the hangover soup, they felt much better than before. At least they could see who was who in front of them.
Zhu, the captain, looked at the ghost and waved his hand: "No, I want more to drink. Fill it up for me."
Unexpectedly, Captain Zhu, who usually looks taciturn, is actually a drunkard.
As soon as he finished speaking, he fell on the table.
Looking again, there were only a few people standing, and almost everyone had fallen down.
She definitely couldn't leave now, so Fang Qin apologized, "Xiao Jiang, I might have to borrow your place for a while."
She rolled up her sleeves and said, "Let me help you clear the table first."
"Hey." Jiang Xueyi responded, "Sorry for the trouble."
The men were drunk, the women had to help with housework, and there was no one to take care of the children.
They were arguing and making a lot of noise, and almost caused a big uproar.
Qian Man gritted his teeth and said, "If I had my hands free, I would have beaten him to death."
Jiang Xueyi smiled and said, "It's okay, I have a way."
She went back to her room, took out Monopoly, and asked the children, "Do you want to play a game?"
"I want to." Zhu Changchang stood on tiptoe to take a look. "What is this?"
Zhao Xiaorui exclaimed: "Monopoly, Aunt Jiang, why did you take this out?"
"I'll give it to you guys to play with," Jiang Xueyi said. "Xiao Rui, you know the rules of the game. You can play with them. If you don't want to play Monopoly, I also have military flags and Gomoku."
The little gadgets that I usually use to kill time with He Chengze at night are now useful.
Zhao Xiaorui gathered a group of children around her and said, "Let me tell you, this is called Monopoly. It was invented by Aunt Jiang. It's really fun. I'll explain the rules to you and you'll be able to get the hang of it in no time."
When Jiang Xueyi heard Zhao Xiaorui say that Monopoly was invented by her, she couldn't help but sweat. At most, she had improved it.
Zhao Xiaorui demonstrated it once, and all the children were stunned. After playing it twice, everyone exclaimed that it was fun and sat on the ground, refusing to leave.
Fang Qin breathed a sigh of relief and said to Jiang Xueyi, "Xiao Jiang, you still have an idea."
Time passed quickly, and the wall clock pointed to nine o'clock.
Everyone left one after another.
Qian Man: "Captain He, Xiao Jiang, I'm sorry to bother you today."
"Well, you're welcome. I'll bring Changchang to visit again when I have the chance." Jiang Xueyi said with a smile.
Captain Zhu patted He Chengze, the envy in his eyes was self-evident.
He Chengze understood what he meant and couldn't stop smiling.
Just now when they were having dinner, several of their group leaders kept praising Jiang Xueyi to He Chengze.
If they were entertaining guests, the dishes they prepared would certainly be good, but how could they be so comprehensive that even the side dishes were considered, and everything was delicious, making them feel very satisfied with the meal.
Captain Zeng also came over, staring at He Chengze, and said sourly, "Old He, to be honest with you, you're still not married at your age. I've complained about your high standards and your disdain for ordinary people behind your back." He added, "I never expected that you would be so outstanding that you would make a big splash. It seems that having high standards has its advantages."
As soon as he finished speaking, he covered his mouth and said with a wry smile: "I'm drunk, I'm drunk, you think I'm farting."
He Chengze curled the corner of his mouth and didn't bother with him.
Anyway, my wife is great, let them envy her.
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