With a slight smile on her lips, Yuxiu led her mother-in-law to the dining room and sat down. The old man sat at the upper seat, and she sat opposite her mother-in-law. The seat opposite her father-in-law was originally occupied by Yan Rushan, so it was naturally empty since he was not at home.
The five people in the kitchen who heard the noise brought out another dish each. The food on the table was more abundant than usual.
"When did you buy the crayfish and bullfrog?" The five people put down their dishes. The bullfrog meat was placed in front of Zhong Yuxiu, and the crayfish was placed in the middle; the other three portions were braised pork, garlic clams, and old duck vermicelli soup.
The small vermicelli used is not the thick sweet potato vermicelli commonly used nowadays.
Wang Daya said, "I know that you and Old Yan both love to eat. Comrade Yan Hejun and Comrade Song will come home, so we have to make more dishes. Therefore, Feng Zheng made a few more dishes."
"You've thought it through." Zhong Yuxiu nodded with satisfaction and praised him generously.
After examining the dishes on the table one by one, Yan's mother asked, "Among all these dishes, is this bullfrog good?"
As the daughter of a capitalist, when life was good, she enjoyed delicacies from mountains and seas, and never ate small things grown in fields and rivers. Later, she followed the army all over the country. Life was difficult at that time, so she had no time to sting for food. It was peaceful and she was busy with work. Let alone eating, she never even tasted it.
"It's delicious. The frog meat is tender and the bones are crisp. It has a unique flavor."
Zhong Yuxiu nodded and looked up to see Old Man Yan picking up his chopsticks. She personally picked up a piece of frog meat for Mother Yan and said, "Mom, try it. I guarantee you'll like it after you try it."
"Okay." Mother Yan smiled and picked up the chopsticks, picking up the frog meat from the bowl and putting it into her mouth. It was tender and smooth, unlike pork, beef, mutton, etc., the meat was really smooth. "It's delicious, the meat is very tender, Yuxiu will know how to eat it."
Zhong Yuxiu smiled embarrassedly. It was really difficult for her to nod at this time.
Yan Guofeng said, "Yuxiu knows how to eat, and she has many different ways of eating. Since Feng Zheng came into our family, our food has improved by more than one level. As an old man, I am now enjoying the pleasures of eating that I never had in my first half of my life."
The strict father and mother smiled at each other, and Yan Hejun said, "Dad, you have a really good time at home."
"It's OK. With Dashan and Yuxiu here, my life will be OK."
Yan Hejun's smile faltered, a hint of bitterness flashed in his eyes, "It's my son who is unfilial."
"Why are you saying all this? The nature of your jobs means you can't be at home to fulfill your filial duties. I've never thought of restricting you from doing so. I'm happy enough with my grandchildren and granddaughters-in-law. You're just there to take care of my three meals a day." Yan Guofeng laughed to himself as he spoke. "To be honest, if you were at home with me, I might not have the good fortune I have now."
"What you said is that after eating the dishes cooked by Comrade Feng Zheng, the ones we ate before were so inferior." There is no harm without comparison.
Yan's mother said, "Eat first, the food is getting cold. We will come back to see Dad more often when we have time."
"Yeah," Yan Hejun nodded in agreement, and then said to Yan Guofeng, "Dad, let's eat."
It is not easy for a family to have a lively meal together, and no one brought up any topics that would spoil the fun. After the meal, the group moved to the living room and were served fruits and tea. Each person had a cup of tea and three fruit plates.
Yan Hejun and his mother refused to drink the tea, fearing it would keep them awake. Back home, unlike back in the army, they were busy with training, their energy was high, and they were prone to insomnia. If they added the tea to their stamina, they feared it would make it even harder to sleep.
After sitting together and chatting for a while, the strict father and mother stood up and said goodbye.
After escorting them to the door and watching them leave, Zhong Yuxiu returned to the hall and said, "Grandpa, go wash your face and get some sleep. Comrade Wang and the others will be watching the children when they wake up."
"It's time to get some sleep. You should go too. I'll sit here for a while." The old man looked up at her. "By the way, give Dashan a call and ask him to come back early after get off work tonight."
Zhong Yuxiu nodded in agreement and went to the phone to call Yan Rushan's office.
"Hello."
"It's Yuxiu. Why are you calling me at this time? What happened at home?" Yan Rushan's heart tightened when he heard the voice after picking up the phone.
Zhong Yuxiu chuckled, "Mom and Dad are back, so come back early after get off work."
"When did my parents come back? Why didn't they call us to tell us?" Yan Rushan frowned.
"I came back at noon, and now I have lunch and am taking a nap." After a pause, he continued, "Buy whatever Mom and Dad like to eat. I see that they have lost weight since their trip."
Yan Guofeng naturally heard what she said and turned to look at his eldest grandson's wife; that look showed relief, satisfaction, a smile, and peace of mind.
People say that a virtuous wife is like a treasure in the family, and it is nothing more than this.
When a man marries a wife, it is true that he lives in harmony with his wife, and it is even more true that his wife is filial to him. Men are sometimes careless, and if they do not have a filial wife to remind them, over time, men will ignore many things.
Men who have advice from their wives always succeed.
After hanging up the phone, Zhong Yuxiu turned around and said, "Grandpa, Dashan said he would come back early today."
"Okay, let him be." Yan Guofeng nodded seemingly unintentionally, lowered his head and looked at his great-grandson again; even if the great-grandson was asleep, he was still cute. For the elderly, grandchildren and great-grandchildren are their hope for the future. Looking at the three great-grandchildren, Yan Guofeng seemed to have seen the future of the Yan family.
"Then you sit for a while and go to sleep. Get enough rest. When your parents come, you can have a good talk with them."
Yan Guofeng nodded repeatedly, saying, "I know. Just wash up and go to bed. Don't worry about me."
Zhong Yuxiu went to the bathroom with a smile, washed up and went upstairs; but she did not sleep, but opened the laboratory door.
"Gou Dan."
"Master, hello, why are you in the lab today?" Goudan turned on the computer and walked over to her. "Master, are you going to do some research?"
Zhong Yuxiu shook her head. "Let's not do research for now. If you have some free time these days, please help me compile some information about HIV. We live in an era where HIV is still incurable. Once infected, the only option is to control the disease or wait for death, but this is not a long-term solution. If a pathogen is not completely eradicated in the human body, it will eventually become a hidden danger."
Goudan asked, "Can't the repair fluid you're researching eradicate it?"
"Repair fluid does have an effect, but HIV is different from other viruses. It's infected by a pathogen; it will grow larger and larger, just like a malignant cancer. Repair fluid can curb it and even gradually cure it, but it can't be eliminated all at once."
"I've been thinking about it these days, and I still think we should start with the pathogen. Repair fluid is a good thing and can treat many kinds of diseases, but it can't eliminate HIV, malignant cancer, tumors, etc. all at once." Zhong Yuxiu couldn't help but sigh. "AIDS is contagious too quickly. If we can't isolate it while the repair fluid is working, there is still a huge risk of reinfection or even infection."
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