Chapter 140 Song Zhi’s New Job (1)
Taotao was very keenly aware that Professor Dong had a special feeling for Song Zhi.
——He was very excited and kept looking at Song Zhi with tears in his eyes.
It was as if I saw someone deep in my memory through Song Zhi...
For a moment, the old man was so choked up that he couldn't speak.
Song Zhi was also a little excited.
He and Professor Dong shook hands, both of them had an expression as if they wanted to say something but hesitated, but after a long time...they just looked at each other in silence, unable to say a word!
After a while, Professor Dong controlled his emotions a little and turned to look at Taotao.
He looked at Tao Tao, nodded to her in a very amiable manner, and then said to Song Zhi: "Your wife is very good, she is pretty and well-educated, you two should get along well in the future... You are a gay, you should have a longer-term vision and a broader mind, and usually give way to female comrades."
Song Zhi nodded with a smile.
Professor Dong then said to Taotao: "Taotao, Song Zhi has a bad personality, is quiet and introverted...so you have to be patient with him. If you think he is bad, you can tell me and I will discipline him for you!"
Taotao nodded with a smile and looked at Song Zhi again.
She keenly noticed that Song Zhi's expression and body movements seemed very relaxed, and his eyes looking at Professor Dong were full of admiration.
Compared to when he was in front of Guan Qingbai, or even in front of her father Bai Zhenggan... she was more relaxed?
At this time, Professor Dong had bent down and picked up Xiao Feibai.
It's amazing actually.
Xiao Feibai is not shy about strangers, but he doesn't refuse everyone who comes to him. He still resists people he is not familiar with.
But--
It was clearly the first time that the little guy met Professor Dong. As soon as Professor Dong bent down and stretched out his hand to the little guy, the little guy immediately opened his arms and obediently let Professor Dong hold him.
It's obvious at first glance that Professor Dong is not very good at holding a child.
So Xiao Feibai hugged Professor Dong's neck tightly with both hands and adjusted his position...
After he was firmly seated in Professor Dong's arms, he let go and looked at the old man with a smile.
Professor Dong was very happy.
No one can resist a healthy meatball that is white, plump, cute, well-behaved and loves to smile.
Not to mention, this little dumpling looks exactly like Song Zhi!
Professor Dong held the child in his arms and said to Song Zhi, "This child really looks like you! And he doesn't look like you when you were a child, he looks a lot like you now!"
Song Zhi was stunned. "Have you seen me when I was a child?"
Professor Dong said naturally, "Of course I have! I was called back to China in 1952. I heard that you were studying at Kyoto No. 2 Primary School, so I went to see you every year during my home leave!"
Song Zhi, "I, I... don't know."
Professor Dong also recalled the past, frowning, "I know you are not happy in Guan's house... I, I called him and told him that if you don't care about Xiaozhi, then I will... He was very angry and had a quarrel with me... Oh, forget it, it's useless to say this."
"Anyway, you didn't know me at that time, and I followed you without much notice. Later, I figured out your pattern, so I went to the Workers' Library, greeted their director, and bought a set of small tables and chairs to put there... I asked them to take good care of you, and as long as you went there, you must sit there upright, either to study or read. But other children were not allowed to sit in that position..." said Professor Dong.
Song Zhi was stunned.
——At that time, his adoptive mother had passed away, and Guan Qingbai remarried Fang Ling. Guan Hailong and his sister fought with Fang Ling and Fang Shenghao every day. Little Song Zhi was very annoyed, but fortunately, some uncles and aunts in the Workers' Library were very kind to him. They not only reserved a seat for him, but also it was his exclusive use!
When he was not there, his uncles covered the tables and chairs with cloth and piled some miscellaneous items on top. As soon as he left, the uncles quickly took down the sundries and cloth covers...
Also, those kind-hearted aunties would always say that they had too much food to eat at night, so they would bring him a box of rice, two meat buns, an egg, etc.
Song Zhi stared at Professor Dong closely, "You were the one who asked them to prepare dinner for me, right?"
Professor Dong smiled and said, "I have nowhere to spend my salary anyway! I send them a hundred dollars every month, which is equivalent to renting the table and chairs and paying for your dinner. The extra money will be shared by them... After all, they are still taking care of you."
Professor Dong then said proudly, "You don't know that I go to Kyoto for two weeks every year just to see you... I also found many science books suitable for enlightenment and handed them all to the library. I also numbered them and asked them to give them to you one by one... Only after you have finished reading them, they are allowed to put them on the shelves for everyone to see! Hahahaha, look, I finally dragged you into the water!"
Song Zhi's eyes turned red.
He suddenly took Taotao's hand and bowed to Professor Dong.
Taotao also bowed.
Xiao Feibai, who was held in Professor Dong's arms, saw this. Although he didn't understand why, he quickly followed suit and bowed.
Professor Dong was afraid that the child might fall, so he quickly held him up and said to Song Zhi and Tao Tao, "No, no, no, you two, don't do this..."
Tao Tao asked curiously: "Uncle, when did you reveal your identity?"
Professor Dong smiled.
He glanced at Song Zhi and said, "Song Zhi was about thirteen or fourteen at the time. He was probably in adolescence and quite rebellious. He refused to study and said he wanted to join the army. The people in the library watched him grow up and probably did some work for him, but he didn't listen... They got anxious and sent me a telegram."
"I was also anxious, so I stopped the project I was working on and ran to Kyoto to find him... As soon as I stopped, the leader in Kyoto also got anxious and hurried over to stop me and ask what was going on. I said that the child's matter was important and I had to come and persuade him..."
Song Zhi smiled as he recalled the past, and said to Tao Tao: "When my uncle came to find me, he was accompanied by the leaders and went directly to the school. Our whole school was shocked... It was then that I learned that my uncle was a good friend of my mother. He was a world-renowned scientist who was making contributions to the country."
After a pause, Song Zhi whispered, "I was actually like that at the time... First, I was disgusted with the Guan family and wanted to stay away from them. Second, Song Sui had just been adopted, and I couldn't get over it... As a result, the national leader accompanied my uncle to the school to find me, and asked me so many science-related questions in public, especially... about generator manufacturing."
Song Zhi smiled. "At that time, I regarded my uncle as a beacon in my heart! I wondered how my uncle understood me so well? It turned out that..."
Professor Dong laughed out loud, "So I was the one who got you on board, right? Xiaozhi, I actually wanted to explain this to you a long time ago, but you were young and ignorant, so if I said too much, it would have the opposite effect. When you were a teenager, I was even more cautious, for fear that you would give up your studies again... Now that you've married and have children, I dare to tell you... You don't blame me for going to recognize you so early, do you?"
Song Zhi smiled and said, "You handled it very well. If it were me, I might not be able to do it to this extent." At the end of his words, he was choked with sobs.
Professor Dong's eyes were also red.
He looked at Song Zhi and smiled, "When you were a child, you looked like your mother, exactly the same! Now that you're older, you look like your father... exactly the same!"
Song Zhi said nothing.
Professor Dong continued, "Do you still have a photo of your mother?"
Song Zhi shook his head. "There is only one photo, which is inlaid on a necklace pendant. I could only see it when I went back to Nandu. I haven't been to Nandu for many years... I can't remember what she looks like anymore."
Professor Dong's eyes turned red and a tear rolled down from the corner of his eye.
He choked up twice and said, "I still have some photos of your mother. I'll give you some later!"
Ma Zicheng had been standing aside for a long time, his legs were tired, and he took the opportunity to ask, "Professor, can we go to the cafeteria to talk? It's already this late. If we don't go now, we're afraid there won't be any food... It's terrible to let the children go hungry."
Professor Dong said quickly: "Look, I'm getting old now, and I'm so long-winded... Come on! Let's go to the cafeteria to eat!"
Song Zhi was afraid that Professor Dong couldn't hold the child, so he wanted to bring Xiao Feibai over. "Although he is only a year old and fat, let me do it..."
Professor Dong held the child in his arms and was reluctant to let go. "I'm not so old that I can't even hold a one-year-old child." Then he smiled and asked the little Feibai in his arms, "Isn't it?"
Xiao Feibai happily mimicked, "Xiba!"
Everyone laughed.
Taotao looked around the base as she walked.
Uh, how should I put it, this base... is so simple! The bare yellow land has only some simple bungalows, and they don’t look very outstanding.
This storefront looks even worse than the original Red Star Machinery Factory in Song County!
Professor Dong introduced the place where we work while holding the child in his arms. "It is actually underground. Two floors have been hollowed out, and most of the work is done underground...mainly to avoid satellite monitoring. Only a few logistical work is done on the ground...even our dormitory is underground."
Then he said to Taotao: "The conditions here are not very good. They are definitely far worse than those in Kyoto..."
Taotao smiled and said, "The conditions here are definitely better than where I work!"
Professor Dong knew a little about Taotao's situation. "Your experimental field is in Lingxi, right? The location is quite good. It is the nearest oasis to us. There seem to be two production teams stationed there. However... compared to the surface, although we are buried deep underground, we are not exposed to wind and sun. It may be better than Lingxi."
Taotao smiled and nodded.
As they were talking, Professor Dong had already taken Song Zhi and Tao Tao to the cafeteria.
Just as Professor Dong said, he took Song Zhi Taotao into an inconspicuous room. There was nothing in the room except a staircase leading downwards. After going down two flights of stairs and walking out of the stairwell, a wide space appeared.
This is the scene of the machinery factory that Taotao imagined.
——In the vast empty space, large unknown metal objects and small pieces of metal were seemingly scattered randomly. It looks messy, but it makes people feel proud for some reason.
After walking along the half-hollow wooden corridor for a while, Professor Dong led them into an inconspicuous room. After walking for a while, Taotao smelled the aroma of food.
Going further ahead, there is a canteen whose layout is no different from that of an ordinary unit.
Many people in blue work clothes came over to greet Professor Dong. Not only did they guess that Song Zhi was the new engineer, some even called out Song Zhi's name directly... But looking at everyone's interaction, they realized that they obviously didn't know each other?
These people not only expressed their warm welcome to Song Zhi, but also got to know Tao Tao and Xiao Feibai...
Suddenly, there was a commotion in the cafeteria.
Taotao thought: It seems that Song Zhi should be quite famous in the industry.
It's such a good unit, but the food in the canteen is very average.
Ma Zicheng went to get the meal. Taotao took a look and saw that the staple food was pancakes and noodle soup, the side dish was spicy and sour shredded potatoes, and there were also two boiled eggs.
Really, there is no meat at all.
Professor Dong said to Taotao: "Taotao, the conditions here are like this... Mainly because transportation is inconvenient. So the logistics department always stocks potatoes so that they can be stored for a longer time!"
"By the way, how many days can Taotao stay here? Today is Tuesday, and we have large logistics purchases every Thursday. Then we can eat fresh pork..." said Professor Dong.
Tao Tao said, "We'll leave on Thursday! It's okay, Uncle Dong. I'll grow fresh vegetables and raise poultry in the experimental field in the future, and strive to ensure that all comrades can eat fresh vegetables every day!"
Professor Dong smiled and said, "That couldn't be better!"
Taotao took Xiao Feibai to wash their hands and found that after turning on the faucet, only a trace of water flowed.
Most of the employees in this unit are male, and she, a woman with a child, stands out.
Someone nearby told her, "The water here is transported back from far away by the logistics department, so the amount of water we can use is limited... You will get used to it in the future."
Taotao hurriedly thanked the man, wet her handkerchief and wiped Xiao Feibai's face and hands, then returned to her seat.
Song Zhi had already prepared a bowl of noodle soup and cracked a boiled egg. He crushed the egg and poured it into the bowl for his son to eat.
Xiao Feibai has barely learned how to use chopsticks in the past month.
His mother taught him how to eat noodles with chopsticks: if one hand is not strong enough, use both hands to use chopsticks, hold the noodles, and then rub the two chopsticks together in circles. This way the noodles will be rolled up on the chopsticks.
When Xiao Feibai rubbed the chopsticks for the first time, he used too much force and the soft noodles broke.
The second time, he used less force, held the noodles with the chopsticks in both hands, turned them clumsily a few times, and finally ate the soft noodles rolled up in the chopsticks.
However, some soup spilled onto the table.
Xiao Feibai showed a frustrated expression.
Song Zhi smiled and patted his son's head, saying gently, "Be careful next time."
Xiao Feibai nodded.
The third time, Xiao Feibai rolled up the noodles and adjusted the distance between his mouth and the edge of the bowl, and then he could eat the noodles refreshingly.
During the whole process, Professor Dong kept staring at the little guy.
"This child is so smart!" Professor Dong praised, "You taught him really well!"
Song Zhi smiled and said, "It was Taotao who taught me well. The child was too young and had to follow her all the time."
Professor Dong asked again, "What do you two think? Should we leave the child here, or let Taotao take him to Lingxi?"
Song Zhi said, "Let Taotao take him to Lingxi first. When he's older, I'll let him follow me."
Professor Dong disagreed, "The conditions in Lingxi are much worse than here!"
Song Zhi, "But the child is still too young. If he stays here with us all the time, I'm afraid his eardrum will be affected."
Professor Dong suddenly realized, "Your worry is justified!" and immediately showed a worried look.
Taotao smiled and said, "Don't worry, uncle, I will take good care of him."
Xiao Feibai shook his head and mimicked: "Wafeijiaoguwodada!"
Everyone couldn't help laughing.
After dinner, Professor Dong personally took Song Zhi and his family to his single dormitory.
The room was not too big, about thirteen or fourteen square meters, with only a bed, a table, a chair, and a clothes rack.
The only drawback is that this room has no windows.
It's in the basement after all!
Just now when they were having dinner in the cafeteria, Professor Dong had already told him that his name would be printed on his work jackets, which would be collected by the Logistics Department every five days for centralized cleaning and returned. He would have to wash his own inner clothes, and everything else would be the same, except for water and electricity restrictions.
——Each person can only get one kettle of boiled water every day. No matter it is for drinking, washing, laundry, bathing or shampooing hair, just wash it if you can save water, and don't wash it if you can't. Of course, you can also go to the faucet in the cafeteria to get some water for emergencies, but there are people watching there. It is not good to go there too often, or you will be criticized.
——As for power restriction, it is not limited in the workshop. In the living area, each room has two light switches, one is a normal fluorescent lamp, which can only be turned on during break time every day, but all lights are turned off at 10 o'clock in the evening. During working hours, fluorescent lights cannot be turned on. Only a very low-power night light can be turned on, which can barely allow you to see the room clearly.
If there is any work you want to do outside of working hours, you can go to the workshop and use the lights. There is an uninterrupted power supply in the workshop because the employees all work in three shifts.
At this moment, Taotao and Song Zhi's luggage had been delivered by Ma Zicheng. At the same time, there were three thermos bottles filled with boiling water in the room.
Song Zhi was packing up.
Tao Tao said, "It's good here, you can shelter from the wind and sand, but you're underground all day long, and I feel anxious because I can't see the sun. It's better for my son to stay with me."
"Your life is much harder than mine."
Tao Tao didn't care, "Since I'm here, I'm not afraid of hardship!"
Song Zhi smiled.
He stood up and held Taotao's hand——
But suddenly realized that my son seemed to have been quiet for a long time? ? ?
Looking back, I saw that the little guy had already climbed onto the bed automatically, and placed his little shoes neatly in front of the bed with his head facing outwards, and then fell asleep on his stomach.
Song Zhi turned his head again and looked at Taotao.
He stared at her for a while, his eyes gradually becoming dark.
Song Zhi let go of Taotao's hand, walked to the bedside, and piled the luggage that had not been packed yet at the head of the bed to create a barrier to prevent the child from waking up suddenly and not seeing him and Taotao on this side...
Then he stepped forward, held Taotao's waist, and lowered his head to rest his hand on the back of her neck.
"Your place is too small." She shook her head somewhat dissatisfied.
Song Zhi whispered, "I'll clean it up... Don't be afraid, children sleep very deeply."
After a while, Taotao's face turned red and she couldn't help laughing.
Afterwards, Taotao washed herself, changed her clothes, went to bed and held her son in her arms to take a nap.
In her sleep, she kept hearing the vague sound of nails being hammered. It should be Song Zhi who was renovating the room; but she was so dazed by the spiritual energy he had just given her that she didn't even feel it was noisy?
She felt at ease.
When Taotao woke up, the fluorescent lights in the room were already on.
Xiao Feibai obediently sat beside her and played with building blocks. When he saw that she woke up, he quickly came over and kissed her, "Daddy... let's build blocks!"
It's hard to say.
But Taotao still understood.
——Dad is preparing food.
Taotao also kissed her son and turned to look around the room.
When I arrived at noon, the room was still empty.
Now it has changed a lot!
Song Zhi renovated the dormitory in the same way that Tao Tao originally arranged it for the singles dormitory at the University of Science and Technology.
A room was divided into two halves by a curtain. The inner half was a bed, which served as a bedroom; outside the curtain were a desk and a chair. There was also an empty space, which was currently filled with a few sacks of luggage.
Soon, Song Zhi came over with the food.
Taotao saw that he was already wearing a blue work suit with a work badge on his chest, and holding several lunch boxes in his hands.
"Awake?" Song Zhi asked her.
Tao Tao lazily hummed and said, "Your room is so empty. When we return to Beijing next year, we must bring a few of Haishan's paintings and hang them up when we come back."
After thinking for a while, he said, "When I get to Lingxi, I'll find a way to get you some potted plants or bonsai. You don't even have a window here. If there are no flowers or leaves... it's really suffocating!"
Xiao Feibai nodded in a serious manner, "Fa Fa! Ya Ya!"
Song Zhi put the lunch box on the table and said, "Hurry up, let's go for a walk on the ground after dinner and enjoy the sunset."
Taotao got up immediately, poured a cup of warm water and drank it, then soaked a clean towel in the water. The three members of the family wiped their hands and then sat around the table to eat.
Just as Professor Dong said at noon, the dinner served in the cafeteria was just the same old things: noodle soup, pancakes, spicy and sour kelp shreds, and a steamed egg.
Tao Tao stared at the steamed egg and found it a little bit novel. "There's also this?"
Song Zhi said, "Here they call it sick food, and only sick people are eligible to get it... The canteen also makes very little each time, only three or five servings for one meal. Uncle Dong told the canteen that we were with our children, so we could enjoy some benefits."
"When I went to get food, the canteen chef asked me if my child wanted to eat bacon. He said there was no fresh meat left, but there were still a few pieces of bacon left, so he could steam some for the child. I said no... After all, it's too salty and not good for the child."
Taotao nodded.
She let her son eat noodle soup, and asked Song Zhi to open a packet of milk powder, mix it with hot water, and use it to eat the dry pancakes.
The family of three quickly finished their meal and went out together.
Many employees had finished their meals and were heading back to the surface. The family of three followed him up the stairs, returned along the same path they came, and walked to the ground level.
The scenery in the evening in the Northwest is breathtakingly magnificent.
The bare yellow land was dyed into warm orange by the huge, red setting sun slanting down in the sky. Endless plains and folds of land, majestic mountains in the distance...
Although far away, it is clearly visible.
People in blue work clothes were strolling or chatting in groups of three or four not far away, while others were walking or jogging in circles around the several bungalow buildings at the base for exercise.
The next day, Taotao and Xiao Feibai stayed in Song Zhi's room and had a good sleep. After eating the breakfast that Song Zhi brought back and placed on the table, she took the children to find Song Zhi.
After asking several people, I finally found Song Zhi.
——He looked quite busy, surrounded by a group of people, standing in front of a huge strange-looking metal block. It seemed like he was asking and others were answering. Almost everyone was very nervous, as if they were like primary school students who didn't work hard normally and suddenly couldn't answer the questions asked by the head teacher.
Little Feibai was ignorant and waved to his father excitedly, "Daddy!"
Taotao immediately made a "hush" gesture to her son.
Xiao Feibai was frightened and didn't understand what was happening for a moment.
Song Zhi had heard it, so he turned around to look at his wife and son and smiled at them.
Taotao picked up her son and gestured to Song Zhi, "Let's go walk on the ground."
Song Zhi nodded.
Taotao then carried her son outside and told him, "Your father is at work now, we can't disturb him. Let's play with him after he gets off work, okay?"
Little Feibai was very smart. He tilted his head and asked his mother, "Qifanfan?"
——Can I play with my dad only when I eat?
Taotao nodded and added: "Eating time is when he gets off work. Also, we can't disturb him when he is here." She pointed to the approximate range of the workshop.
Xiao Feibai understood, and a look of pity hung on his little face, "Daddy is not the king!"
——That father is so pitiful. He can’t even play in such a big piece of land.
Xiao Feibai hugged his mother's neck, "Mom, King!"
——Mom, please play with me!
Taotao smiled.
She felt pity.
It seems that it is better for the child to stay with her. Although he will be exposed to the wind and sun on the ground, at least he can see the blue sky and white clouds and the yellow sand.
Staying underground with Song Zhi would really stifle the child's lively and active nature.
Taotao came to the ground with the child in her arms. It was working hours and there were not many people around. There were only a few people who should be from the logistics department, who were busy outside.
Taotao put Xiao Feibai down, held the child's hand, and told him in the simplest words, "Xiao Feibai, mom and dad will be separated tomorrow. Dad works here, and mom works somewhere else. You have to follow mom."
Xiao Feibai was stunned, tilted his head and asked, "Daddy is going?"
——Why doesn’t Dad go?
"Because dad and mom have different jobs, we have to separate temporarily."
Xiao Feibai was anxious, "I want daddy, I want mommy, Yiqi!"
——Be with mom and dad!
"We can't be together every day, but Mom and Dad have a holiday every month. We come over once a month and can stay for four days, and he comes to visit us once a month and can also stay for four days..."
Xiao Feibai was confused.
Tao Tao squatted beside her son, pointed at the bright sun in the sky, and said slowly: "Mr. Sun, you get up in the morning and go home in the evening..." As she spoke, she drew the track of the sun rising and setting, and continued, "Every eleven days that Mr. Sun walks, we can see Dad once, okay?"
Xiao Feibai pursed his lips, lowered his head and said unhappily: "I want seven every day!"
Taotao teased him, "Do you want to cry?"
Xiao Feibai really wanted to cry.
"Did your father tell you that boys can't cry?" Taotao asked again.
Xiao Feibai pursed his lips, nodded, and tried his best not to cry.
Tao Tao touched her son's soft head and whispered, "Then cry, I won't tell Dad."
As expected, little Feibai threw himself into his mother's arms, his voice muffled and soft, "Mom, Tiantian Yiqi, Dad and Mom, Feifei, Tiantian Yiqi..."
Taotao felt bad too, "Once mom and dad finish their work, we can be together every day."
"Working chopping?" Xiao Feibai asked doubtfully.
Tao Tao nodded, pointed to the sky and said, "Isn't it very dark at night? You can't see anything clearly, and everything is dark?"
Xiao Feibai nodded vigorously.
Taotao smiled and said, "So your father's mission is to create stars. If there are more stars in the sky, they will be brighter... people won't need street lamps when traveling at night!"
"My job is to plant trees... Look, there's not even any grass here, it's not pretty! Once I turn this yellow sand into fertile fields and plant trees and flowers, my job will be done!"
"Xiao Feibai, wait until mom and dad have transformed this world into a beautiful place, so that everyone can wear nice clothes and eat delicious food every day... then mom and dad can retire, and then we can be together every day!"
Xiao Feibai nodded quickly, "Fei Fei is here too!"
Taotao smiled.
She thought to herself: When you grow up you will leave us too.
However, Xiao Feibai is still a child who has just been weaned, so...
"Okay!" Taotao said with a smile, "We'll be together every day from now on!"
Xiao Feibai finally became happy again.
Taotao smiled, took his hand and took him to the kitchen to help.
At noon, when Song Zhi went to the canteen to look for his wife and children, he heard everyone talking about -
“Today’s food is delicious!”
"I heard from the chef that it was Mr. Song's wife who came up with the idea!"
"Oh, Mr. Song's wife must be from the south! Only southerners like to make soups and water..."
"I'm tired of eating pancakes every day. It's really nice to drink some soup!"
"Why don't you hurry up and grab another bowl! The soup is almost gone!"
Everyone suddenly became panicked. Several people held their lunch boxes and tilted their necks back to drink the soup, then rushed to the front in a hurry to grab the soup.
As soon as Song Zhi walked into the dining hall, he heard his son's childish voice:
"Daddy!"
Sure enough, Taotao and Xiaofeibai had already taken their seats with three lunch boxes in front of them.
——In order to save water, the logistics department washes the lunch boxes together.
So there were three tin lunch boxes of the same size, one filled with soup, one filled with mixed noodles, and one filled with fried and pickled rice, with six big, white and plump steamed buns on top.
Song Zhi asked with a smile, "Did you go to the kitchen to help?"
As soon as he sat down, Xiao Feibai came over, climbed onto his father's lap, and sat in his father's arms.
Taotao nodded. "After eating several pancakes in a row, they were too dry and I couldn't eat any more. So I suggested that they steam buns! They thought steaming buns was too water-consuming and didn't want to be dry... I said that the water used to steam buns could be used to make rice soup, so I asked them for two taels of rice, soaked it in water until it was soft, and pounded it with a knife. When they put the buns in the steamer, I put a peeled potato in it and steamed it together with the buns, and threw the pounded rice into the boiling water for steaming buns..."
"When the steamed buns are cooked, the rice soup will be ready. I will mash the steamed potatoes and pour them into the rice soup. I will also ask them to beat four eggs and pour them into the rice soup to make egg drops. The soup will be delicious! Xiao Feibai has already drunk a whole bowl, so let's drink this bowl together!" Taotao said.
Xiao Feibai interrupted, "Fei Fei, drink! Fei Fei, drink!"
The family of three started to eat.
The plump and soft steamed buns with pickled vegetables are light and delicious. Drinking a sip of the fragrant and sweet egg drop rice soup is really thirst-quenching! The stomach and intestines were comforted to the greatest extent, and the whole person felt comfortable.
For some reason, Xiao Feibai kept pestering Song Zhi.
After dinner, the child even asked to take a nap with his father for the first time.
Song Zhi was flattered and asked Tao Tao, "Why does he like me so much suddenly?"
Tao Tao smiled and said, "I told him that I will take him away from here tomorrow, and then we will have to separate for a short time."
The smile on Song Zhi's face faded little by little.
Little Feibai shook his head and said, "Dad plants stars... Mom plants trees, Dad and Mom... are beautiful!"
Taotao smiled and repeated to Song Zhi what she had said to her son before.
Song Zhi remained silent for a long time.
After that, Song Zhi was in a bad mood and looked depressed.
Tao Tao pointed to a very old tin lunch box on the table, which was still filled with loess, and said to Song Zhi: "... I planted two grape seeds from my hometown in it, and it will sprout. Now that it has just been planted, you can pour a small cup of water into it every day, and after half a month, just water it every three or four days..."
——These are grape seeds that she has nourished with her spiritual power. After they sprout, they will also become intelligent and be able to communicate with her in mid-air.
There's nothing we can do about it. Although she and Song Zhi were dozens of kilometers apart, it was not too far. But what if something happens? As long as she can know his safety unilaterally.
However, Song Zhi seemed to have little interest.
He picked up the lunch box with a hole in it, looked at it, and put it back on the table.
When Taotao and Xiao Feibai went to bed for a nap, Song Zhi accompanied them. He kept holding Taotao's hand and buried his face in the back of her neck... Although he didn't say anything and didn't want to disturb Taotao and Xiao Feibai's sleep, he was reluctant to let go.
His low mood continued until after dinner.
Taotao and Xiao Feibai took him for a walk on the ground level - after strolling around for an afternoon, Taotao had already gotten a clear understanding of the ground structures of the base.
In fact, there is a bungalow on the ground, called the Staff Center. There are tables, chairs and several bookshelves inside. On the bookshelf are some old magazines from seven or eight years ago, as well as some chess, go and other things.
Taotao pulled Song Zhi over to play a few games of chess.
But Song Zhi was absent-minded, and Taotao lost interest, so she had to follow him back to the room in the basement.
Taotao saved water for the whole day. Today, she and Xiao Feibai drank water from the cafeteria, plus the water saved yesterday... She first wiped her son's face, and then washed his hair with hot water.
By the time she dried her hair, her son had already been coaxed to sleep by Song Zhi.
He came closer and put his arms around Dabaitao's waist.
Of course Taotao knew what was going on.
She didn't resist, but liked it very much.
only--
During the first round, he bit the big white peach and asked, "Is it okay if I don't leave tomorrow?"
Taotao widened her eyes: How can this be possible!
"Can't you just coax me?" he said anxiously.
Taotao chuckled.
OK! Why not...
She knew very well that although Song Zhi usually took care of all the housework when he was with her, making her look like a disabled person, she did nothing at home every day.
In fact, he is even more fragile than Xiao Feibai.
Taotao was worried that when she was not around, he would lose faith in life or numb himself with work.
So Tao Tao said in a sweet voice: "Song Zhi, I won't go anywhere from now on. I will stay here and wait for you every day, okay?"
He quickened his movements.
After a few times, Da Baitao hugged him and whispered in his ear: "I put a notebook in the drawer, and drew grids inside to make a form. When I'm not around, you have to fill in the form according to what I wrote... every day, every item, if you miss one time, then I will... deduct one time, do you hear me?"
As she spoke, Da Baitao bit the soft flesh under his ear with great arrogance.
Song Zhi shuddered.
He took the big white peach again.
Until late at night, Song Zhi released all his emotions and felt completely refreshed!
In the dim light of the night lamp, he poured some warm water and fed Taotao to drink first, then poured half a pot of water, soaked the towel, washed the big white Taotao, dressed her, carried her to bed, and slept well with his son.
Next, Song Zhi pulled the curtain in front of the bed and walked to the outer room.
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