Believe it or not? Xiao Yuheng certainly believed it.
There was nothing he could do but pack his clothes himself.
Before leaving, Xiao Yuheng reluctantly reached out and hugged Gu An'an, saying, "An'an, wait for me to come back."
Gu An'an glanced at the village chief's wife, who was secretly laughing beside her, and felt too embarrassed to be affectionate with her any longer. "I know, take care of yourself."
Xiao Yuheng was still reluctant to let go, but Gu An'an finally leaned close to his ear and whispered, "Have you hugged enough? Your aunt is still watching."
Even though the village chief's wife was still watching, Xiao Yuheng still managed to steal a kiss on Gu An'an's cheek before letting her go.
"Auntie, I'm leaving now. I'm entrusting An'an to you. If there's anything you can't handle, you can go to Aunt Zhang and Aunt Zhou."
"Alright, alright, you've said that countless times, I've got it, let's go now."
Once the others left, the two women exchanged a glance and simultaneously breathed a sigh of relief. "Oh dear, we never realized Ah Heng was such a chatterbox."
When Gu An'an first arrived, she complained that Xiao Yuheng was long-winded, and the village chief's wife would say some nice things for him. But after staying here for a while, even she couldn't stand it anymore.
"Now you've finally experienced it, haven't you?"
The village chief's wife nodded with lingering fear, "The mountains and the sea combined can't keep up with his rambling, but that also shows that Aheng cares about you."
Gu An'an didn't argue, since what the village chief's wife said was true.
Although Xiao Yuheng was talkative, he didn't neglect any of his duties. He even thought of things ahead of her. No matter how busy he was, as long as she had to go for a prenatal checkup the next day, Xiao Yuheng could always arrange his work in advance and would never let Gu An'an go to the hospital alone. Even in later generations, many men still couldn't do this.
What do you want to eat tonight?
Gu An'an thought for a moment and replied, "Let's make sauerkraut fish."
Since her morning sickness stopped, fish has returned to the Xiao family's dining table, along with various spicy and sour dishes, which are simply Gu An'an's favorites.
"Okay, sour and spicy is good for your appetite."
The fish were wild fish that Xiao Yuheng had brought over. He specially dug a pond in the backyard to raise them, just so that Gu An'an could have some fresh fish. Fortunately, the weather has warmed up now, otherwise they would definitely have frozen to death.
The village chief's wife scooped out the fattest one from the pond. In her words, you have to start eating from the best. Otherwise, if you eat the bad ones and leave the good ones, and the good ones die or go bad, you'll lose a lot of money.
"This piece of meat, once it's cooked, we'll send some to Xiao Zhang, Xiao Zhou, and Xiao Liu. They've sent over a lot of good things these past few days, we can't just eat it all and not send anything back."
Gu An'an had no objection to this at all, since she had plenty of food and drink.
"Okay, Auntie, you can arrange it as you see fit."
While the village chief's wife was cleaning and filleting the fish, Gu An'an was washing the pickled cabbage. This pickled cabbage was a gift from each household, and there was no situation like the pickled cabbage being stepped on in later generations. It was pure, natural, and pollution-free. It only needed to be rinsed once before eating to remove any remaining impurities.
"People say that sour foods indicate a boy and spicy foods indicate a girl, but you love both sour and spicy foods. People who don't know better might think you're pregnant with twins."
"I don't think so. We don't have the gene for twins in our family. We're not that lucky."
Gu An'an had never thought about getting married and having children before, but after experiencing a comfortable married life, she felt that nothing was a big deal.
Of course, childbirth is still hard work. She doesn't plan to experience morning sickness for more than a month again. She would be happy if this pregnancy resulted in a son and a daughter, but she doesn't think all good things will happen to her.
The village chief's wife was just saying that casually, but since her family didn't actually have that kind of gene—there weren't any twins in the entire Xiaowang Village—she chuckled and changed the subject.
The village chief's wife was already very skilled at making sauerkraut fish, and didn't need Gu An'an to give her any guidance.
After all, she had been a family woman for decades. When she first came over, she was just as reluctant to use oil and seasonings as she was at home. But Gu An'an would never let herself suffer. She would drink oil if the village chief's wife didn't, which made the other woman feel sorry for her. She would often say, "This much oil is enough for me to cook two or three dishes."
But whenever she eats, she keeps her mouth tightly shut. There's no way around it; she puts in enough oil, so the dishes just smell delicious. And she's not the kind of person who can't think straight; she wouldn't do something like eating one bite and then cursing the cook the next.
In just two days, she had already accepted Gu An'an's lifestyle and prioritized Gu An'an's tastes in everything. Otherwise, no matter how much she saved, if An'an didn't eat the food she made, it would be a waste.
Gu An'an liked this about her very much, and their relationship was naturally harmonious.
"Are you going to wait at home or come with me?"
"Let's go out for a walk, or I'll become stiff."
"Okay, I'll take the stuff. Just watch the road."
The two went out together. The families of Regiment Commander Zhao and Political Commissar Fang were nearby, and the food they delivered didn't attract much attention. However, when they delivered it to Liu Li, they ran into two women who were jealous of the food they had delivered to Liu Li's family.
"Xiao Liu really has a sweet tongue. It's only been a short time and she already remembers Xiao Gu when he makes her something nice. It's quite enviable."
If her eyes hadn't been constantly looking into the bamboo basket, and her hands hadn't been pushing her grandson behind her back, Gu An'an would have really thought she was just envious of the good relationship between the two.
Gu An'an didn't want to pay attention to such sour remarks, but the village chief's wife was a shrewd woman. "Sister, you're absolutely right. Xiao Liu is not only sweet-talking but also a very honest person. Knowing that my An'an is pregnant, he always brings us some fresh food. We're not heartless people. It's just a matter of reciprocity. There's no such thing as expecting to reap without sowing seeds, right?"
The implication is that you shouldn't be envious or jealous, because jealousy means you don't deserve it.
The woman smiled awkwardly, "That makes sense."
What else could she say? No one would listen to her if she kept talking. But smelling the delicious aroma in the air, she still felt a little unwilling. Just then, her grandson smelled the aroma and shouted, "Grandma, I want to eat fish! I want to eat fish!"
The village chief's wife smiled and said, "If you want to eat fish, have your father go fishing. The river has thawed, so it's easy to catch some fish. Sister, you should hurry up and find a way to appease the child. We'll be going now."
Giving the child food? No way. Don't think she didn't see that the old woman push her grandson before the child started making a fuss.
In previous years, Xiao Wang Village was poor, and there were people like this, but now that conditions are better, we haven't seen such things anymore. I never expected that coming to the army would give her another glimpse of this.
"Tch, trying to use the kids to trick me out of food? How could you be so naive?"
"Auntie is really something else; that aunt was completely dumbfounded just now."
Being praised is always nice, but the village chief's wife humbly said, "You just don't want to talk to her, otherwise she would be furious by now."
Continue read on readnovelmtl.com
