Chapter 241 Home Visit
After arriving at the hotel, Chen Yanming followed the blind date precautions taught by Lin Shu, taking the initiative to serve tea and water to the woman, asking her what she likes to eat, and telling her what he likes to eat, ordering dishes that take into account the tastes of both parties, so that no one will be wronged.
Zhan Qiuran was not picky. "I eat rice, flour, vegetables and meat. It's better than the wild vegetables and grass roots for survival in the wild, right?"
Chen Yanming poured her tea and asked curiously, "Do you also hold wilderness survival training?"
Zhan Qiuran nodded, "Yes, don't say it, those are all tears, we were beaten, and in the end everyone had to actively express their attitude and received good training. We strive to hold it once a year."
Chen Yanming looked at her curiously, "Do you really want to hold it once a year?"
Zhan Qiuran laughed and said, "How is it possible! We are not your combat troops. Field training is as easy as eating and drinking. We just express our attitude. In fact, working like this every day is also enough to exercise people." Chen
Yanming didn't expect her to be so frank when they met for the first time.
She was not at all cautious . Most girls would say they wanted to do field training even if they didn't want to. After all, saying they didn't want to would mean they were not active and backward, which would leave a bad impression on others. Zhan Qiuran, however, didn't mind revealing her true self at all, and didn't care whether others would have opinions about her or dislike her because of this.
Because Zhan Qiuran had a year of experience in military training, and Chen Yanming had been to the PLA Hospital many times, the two had a lot in common.
Zhan Qiuran told Chen Yanming about curing illnesses and saving lives, while Chen Yanming told her about some small-scale border conflicts that were not kept secret. The two had a very pleasant conversation over a meal.
After the meal, the two chatted for a while. Zhan Qiuran suddenly came to her senses, "Oh, I almost forgot, I still have to work in the afternoon."
She wanted to take a day off, but her leader didn't allow it, so she only gave her half a day off.
Chen Yanming hurriedly stood up to see her off.
Zhan Qiuran saw that the dishes on the table had not been eaten yet, so she stopped him and said, "You don't need to send me off so soon, just finish the dishes and don't waste them."
Chen Yanming still stood up to see her off, and stuffed the small bottle of beef sauce into her schoolbag.
Zhan Qiuran accepted it when she saw that it was not an expensive gift, "You treat me today, I will treat you next time."
She and Chen Yanming were chatting so well that she forgot to say politely that she would treat him to apologize for breaking the appointment.
Chen Yanming did not bother to tell her about Gao Tingting, mainly because it was their first meeting and they were not that familiar with each other yet, so it was not good to say bad things about her colleagues. Besides... they were so busy chatting that they did not bother to talk about other things.
Zhan Qiuran got on the bike and left. After pedaling a few laps, she turned back and glanced at him quickly: "Your clothes are very nice!"
The handlebars tilted, and she was so scared that she quickly turned around and sat up straight and rode away.
Chen Yanming exclaimed, his heart in his throat, afraid that she would fall again.
When he went back to eat the food, he was still thinking, what does it mean that the clothes are very nice? Is it just the clothes that are nice? Where is the person?
He had paid before, and after eating, he got up and went home.
Lin Shu was at home, using a sewing machine to make clothes. She planned to make two summer shirts for Lu Shaotang and a new one for Chen Yanming.
This is crucial when going on a blind date, especially when going on a blind date with a female surgeon.
Female doctors are more or less obsessed with cleanliness, which can be considered an occupational disease.
If a man does not pay attention to hygiene and does not change his clothes frequently, it will reduce his points.
You can have clothes that are not new or not many, but they cannot be dirty.
Seeing Chen Yanming coming back, she called him over to ask how the blind date went.
Chen Yanming: "I think it's good."
Lin Shu: "How is it good? Tell me in detail."
Chen Yanming touched his newly cut short hair and smiled: "She looks good, has a good personality, and gets along well with me."
Lin Shu smiled. It seems that Dr. Zhan is also very satisfied with Chen Yanming, otherwise he would not be so happy.
"Then why did you come back so soon? Why didn't you go for a walk or watch a movie?"
Chen Yanming: "She is busy with work. She said she would treat me to dinner next time, but she didn't say when. I guess she will call."
He couldn't help but tell Lin Shu that Zhan Qiuran praised his handsome clothes.
Lin Shu thought it was funny. Even the most stable man would be naive when he fell in love for the first time. "You should also praise Dr. Zhan more for her good
looks." Chen Yanming: "She is very pretty."
Zhan Qiuran came out today with half-dried hair, her eyebrows and eyes were moist, and she had a gentle and pretty temperament.
Oh, he doesn't know how to praise, he just thinks she is pretty.
He didn't know what to say or do the next time they met, so he asked Lin Shu for advice and asked her to teach him.
Lin Shu: "Do you have any special topic for your meeting today?"
Chen Yanming: "No."
Lin Shu: "That's it? People who get along well don't need to preset what to talk about. When they meet, the topic will come up naturally. Next time, if you have enough time, you can have a walk after dinner. The next time, you can invite her to your home for dinner and make clothes."
The two of them feel that they get along well, so let the girl come to see what the boy's environment is like and whether the people around him are easy to get along with.
Chen Yanming's parents and brothers will basically not be with them. In the future, she and Lu Shaotang will be the ones who get along with them the most.
After Dr. Zhan comes here, they will meet twice in private. If Dr. Zhan is satisfied, he can even take Chen Yanming to meet her parents directly.
At that time, they can discuss the steps of engagement and marriage.
Although it was a bit fast, they were all aiming for marriage, so there was no need to date for one or two years.
I was afraid that Zhan's parents couldn't wait.
She took out two hundred yuan from the drawer and handed it to Chen Yanming, "When dating, men should be generous and buy more gifts for their partners. This is your love fund. The rest is kept in the bank. When the time comes, the betrothal gifts and wedding expenses will all come from there. There will still be a lot left as a start-up fund for your small family." In
the past few years, Chen Yanming's salary was paid to her like Lu Shaotang's. Sometimes it was 80 yuan, sometimes 50 yuan. A total of about 2,000 yuan was saved.
Of course, she would not waste cash for nothing, and she also saved it in the bank to earn interest.
Chen Yanming had never spent so much money on his own.
In addition to saving money for his parents and helping the families of his fallen comrades, he and Lu Shaotang also had their food, accommodation and clothing provided by the company, so they did not need to spend any extra money.
In the past, Datou bought gifts for Panpan, Tiantian and Lin Shu, but he never took so many.
Lin Shu asked him to take them all, because men should not search when they are dating. As for after marriage? Nowadays, men hand over their wages to their wives, so it depends on their wives.
At dinner time, Lu Shaotang came back from work and saw Chen Yanming setting the dishes with a grin.
Lu Shaotang: "Did you go on a blind date in the afternoon?"
Chen Yanming: "No."
Lu Shaotang: "Then you don't go to work?"
Chen Yanming: "Old Lu, I'm at a critical moment in my life now, you have to give me more time off."
Lu Shaotang: "You don't have to go on a long business trip, you still have to go to work, and you can go to the blind date after work."
Even if you get off work at five o'clock, you still have several hours to go to bed, which is enough time to eat and watch a movie.
Lin Shu asked Lu Shaotang if his company had any employee marriage benefits, such as what kind of tickets would be given.
Lu Shaotang knew nothing about this, "I'll ask the logistics department later."
He glanced at Chen Yanming sitting there with a silly smile, and was immediately speechless. How
could the girl like him when he looked so stupid?
Originally, Chen Yanming thought that he would receive a call from Zhan Qiuran in two days, but he received one the next afternoon.
Zhan Qiuran: "Comrade Chen Yanming, are you working overtime tonight?"
Chen Yanming immediately understood, "No!"
Lu Shaotang next to him: "..." After
hanging up the phone, Chen Yanming proudly said to Lu Shaotang: "Old Lu, please tell Lin Shu for me that I won't be home for dinner tonight."
Lu Shaotang: "Yeah."
He was so happy that the headlights were finally flashing elsewhere.
Chen Yanming felt a warm current in his heart, and couldn't help but show off to Lu Shaotang, "Why don't you ask me what I'm doing?"
Lu Shaotang rolled his eyes at him. This virgin falling in love is... stupid.
Sympathizing with his comrade-in-arms who finally had hope of getting out of being single after 28 years, Lu Shaotang decided to care more on behalf of the organization and allowed him to drive out.
Chen Yanming's personal affairs are also an important task in their work. Since dating is also a task, they naturally have to pay attention to time efficiency.
So Chen Yanming drove to meet a partner openly.
Usually, Zhan Qiuran was neither in a hurry nor slow after work. Anyway, she lived in the dormitory and ate in the cafeteria. As long as there was no emergency surgery, she was not in a hurry.
When she was about to get off work today, she raised her hand to check the time several times, counted the second hand, turned around, immediately stood up, grabbed her bag and walked out.
Colleague Sister Tan couldn't help teasing her, "Xiao Zhan, why are you so anxious?"
The other two colleagues also chuckled, "Doctor Zhan, when are you going to treat us to wedding candy?"
Zhan Qiuran's cheeks were a little hot, but she said generously, "It's not even started yet, let's talk about it when it's honest."
She originally wanted to go to the coat mirror to look at herself and comb her hair, but now she felt embarrassed by their teasing.
She walked out with her bag on her back, and happened to meet Nurse Xiao Chen and Doctor Sheng talking in the corridor. She smiled and said hello.
Nurse Xiao Chen caught up with her with a smile, "Director Zhan, wait a minute."
Zhan Qiuran stopped, "What's wrong?"
Xiao Chen ran over, raised his hand to help her comb her hair, took out a beautiful hairpin from his pocket and pinned it on, "Okay."
Zhan Qiuran raised her hand and touched it, rarely showing a trace of shyness, "Does it look good on me?"
She seldom dresses herself up.
Xiao Chen nodded vigorously, "That's so beautiful!"
Zhan Qiuran walked out quickly with a smile, and almost bumped into Gao Tingting when she turned the corner on the first floor.
Gao Tingting was so scared when she saw Zhan Qiuran that she quickly hid.
Although Zhan Qiuran felt a little strange, she didn't distract herself.
When she walked out of the hospital building, she saw Chen Yanming talking to someone at the gate.
She walked over quickly. The doctors and nurses all had the ability to move quickly without making any noise. Although they were not running, they were quite fast.
Chen Yanming turned around and was quite surprised to see her suddenly appear behind him. She smelled faintly of disinfectant.
Zhan Qiuran touched her hair a little unnaturally. What did the hairpin look like? Did it look good?
Chen Yanming glanced at her head, thinking about what Lin Shu had taught her, and praised: "It looks really good!"
Zhan Qiuran's fair cheeks slowly turned red.
The two little warriors standing guard at the guard post exchanged glances with each other without making any noise.
Zhan Qiuran was praised by Chen Yanming for her good looks, so she stopped worrying about the hairpin. She put down her hand and said with sparkling eyes: "By the way, the jar of beef sauce you gave me was so delicious! I couldn't finish one steamed bun, but I ate two with the sauce without realizing it! I was scared. My colleague said that the sauce was delicious even when dipped on shoe soles!"
Chen Yanming was very proud when she heard that the beef sauce was delicious. "The cooking skills of Mr. Lu's wife are as good as his guns.
The two praised Lin Shu's beef sauce for a while, and Zhan Qiuran said, "What do you want to eat? How about I treat you to dumplings?" Chen
Yanming: "Okay, I got two tickets for the theater, do you have time to go together?"
Zhan Qiuran: "Yes."
After they drove away, the two young soldiers on guard thought to themselves: It seems that the people in the chief's office are no different from ordinary people, they all eat, drink and watch movies.
On the way back from dinner and watching the musical, Chen Yanming saw that Zhan Qiuran was very happy and should be satisfied with him, so he asked tentatively, "Do you want to rest on the weekend?"
Zhan Qiuran: "In theory, I should rest. If there is no emergency and I have to undergo surgery, I will definitely rest."
Chen Yanming was a little nervous, his slender fingers gripped the steering wheel, loosened, and tightened, and finally said: "Then... you come to my place to play."
He was a little nervous when he said that.
Zhan Qiuran: "Play... what?"
Her face was also a little red.
Chen Yanming realized that he had said it a little abruptly, and hurriedly said: "You, don't get me wrong, my brother Lu Shaotang and his wife Lin Shu are here too, they also want to invite you to play."
Zhan Qiuran's face turned even redder. She seemed to have really misunderstood something. She said, "Okay!" Then she quickly turned her head and quietly opened the car window to get some fresh air.
However, the night wind was a bit strong and a bit cold. A gust of wind blew in and made her cough.
Chen Yanming hurriedly pulled over and looked at her with concern, "What's wrong?"
Zhan Qiuran: "Nothing, nothing."
It was so embarrassing.
Chen Yanming: "Well, are you hungry? How about... I treat you to a bowl of noodles?"
Zhan Qiuran looked at him in surprise, "Didn't we just have dinner?"
She saw him eat a large plate of dumplings.
Chen Yanming: "I saw that you didn't eat much, and I was worried that you would be hungry."
Zhan Qiuran felt sweet in her heart. He was really caring.
It was past eight o'clock now and the state-owned hotel was closed, so naturally no one would make
noodles for them. However, at this time, there were also those brave citizens who quietly pushed their small stalls out to sell food, including pancakes, noodles, and steamed buns with baskets.
These people basically had connections to get flour in addition to food.
Zhan Qiuran had never eaten this before, and it was quite novel. She was not hungry at first, but after seeing Chen Yanming eating so happily, she bought a pancake to share with him.
Chen Yanming whispered, "The noodles and pancakes made by Lao Lu's wife are better than those here. You will know when you try them later."
Zhan Qiuran was looking forward to going to the No. 8 Courtyard to play on the weekend.
After dinner, the two of them strolled for a while to digest the food, and Chen Yanming drove her back.
When getting off the car, Zhan Qiuran actually felt a little reluctant to leave, which scared her. This is too strange!
Didn’t she just get along with him a little?
She watched the jeep leave before going to the dormitory building.
There were not many people on the road here, the sky was full of stars, and she was in a good mood. She couldn’t help but skip back to the dormitory like she did when she was a child.
Two colleagues on the side of the road saw it, looked at each other in surprise, and whispered: "Is that Director Zhan?"
Oh my God, Doctor Zhan, who is serious and cold at work, is actually... so lively?
What's the reaction after getting involved with such a big person?
Zhan Qiuran returned to the single dormitory. Her colleagues had already got water for her and left her a note: Mom's phone number.
Zhan Qiuran went to the dormitory communication room to call home.
It is very easy to get through the phone in the city, and there is almost no need to queue.
As soon as the phone was connected, the other end picked up the phone, and the urgent and fast voice of Zhan's mother came from inside, mixed with the gentle voice of Zhan's father.
Zhan's mother was quite cautious, "Ranran, how was the
blind date?" Zhan Qiuran: "
It's okay." Zhan's mother: "What do you mean by okay? Not
very satisfied?" Zhan Qiuran: "Mom, we only met twice, the first time we had a meal, and the second time we had a meal." She felt a little guilty, but didn't want to tell her parents too much, it would be so embarrassing.
Zhan's mother and Zhan's father smiled at each other, it seemed that there was a chance. In the past, she refused to meet once, let alone have a meal, and she had meals after meals.
Zhan's father said with a smile: "Girl, when are you going to invite them to our house?"
Zhan Qiuran: "Oh, why are you in such a hurry? I have to investigate carefully."
She had to go through a lot with Chen Yanming to introduce him to her parents. After all, her parents were scary. He was so honest and was scared by her parents.
Zhan Jiali: "Sister, our parents want to ask if you told them about your marriage? Where will you live after marriage? Your parents-in-law will not live with you, right?"
Zhan Qiuran: "Hey, here I come - Mom and Dad, my colleague called me for something, I'm hanging up."
She hung up the phone.
Mother Zhan and Father Zhan stared at the young lady: "Zhan Jiali!"
Zhan Jiali stuck out her tongue and ran out while pinching her throat to imitate her mother's voice, "How tired you are to beat around the bush, on the one hand you say that Zheng Jie's introduction must be good and won't lie, and on the other hand you worry that Chen Yanming's parents don't seem to be very honest, will they make things difficult for our Ran Ran?"
Mother Zhan was so angry that she wanted to hit her twice, "You naughty child, stop right there!"
Knowing that Chen Yanming's blind date went well, Lin Shu and Zheng Jie and others were very happy.
Yang Shumin and Zhang Ya knew that the girl's family would come over on Sunday, and they all sent food and tickets to Lin Shu.
Yang Shumin didn't go to work, so when she had nothing to do at home, she would come to Lin Shu to make snacks and do needlework together.
On Saturday, she and Zhang Ya went to Lin Shu's place to make chestnut cakes, peach cakes, roasted wheat, steamed pork with rice flour and salted pork.
She did not use rice flour to steam the pork, but fried noodles. She did not use pork belly slices, but cut the pork belly into fingertip-sized pieces, marinated it with five-spice sauce overnight, then mixed it in fried noodles, added chopped green onions, soy sauce, salt, and five-spice powder, mixed it evenly, and steamed it directly in the pot.
The steamed meat that comes out in this way is more fragrant the higher the heat, and the best part is not the meat but the noodles.
Unfortunately, Lu Shaotang did not have the chance to enjoy it, as he was on a business trip today.
Lin Shu called Yang Shumin and Zhang Ya to come over to cook and entertain guests.
At eleven o'clock, Chen Yanming and Zhan Qiuran came over with large and small bags.
Seeing them carrying so many things, Lin Shu was shocked. She greeted Zhan Qiuran warmly: "Doctor Zhan, we are just here for a home-cooked meal. Don't be polite."
These things were obviously from the Zhan family, and definitely not bought by Chen Yanming.
Zhan Qiuran was also a little embarrassed. She didn't want to, wasn't that her mother?
On the one hand, she said something like "We are girls, we have to be reserved, you just go to his house", and on the other hand, she was worried, "You still have to bring some things, not for the man, but for Lin Shu. Zheng Jie said that Chen Yanming respects her, like a real sister."
Her mother gave two things, her father gave two things, and Zhan Jiali also followed suit, so she brought a lot...
Oh, she was tired.
She felt that bringing so many things to the door would ruin her image.
She was a bit overwhelmed at first, but Lin Shu was very enthusiastic about her, and with the help of Yang Shumin and Zhang Ya, she soon became more relaxed.
She had heard Zheng Jie say that Lin Shu was very beautiful, so beautiful that people were embarrassed to be jealous, and she thought it was an exaggeration. Now that she saw the real person, she felt that it was not exaggerated at all, it was true.
She originally wanted to call Chen Yanming "Lao Lu" when she heard him calling her "sister-in-law", but seeing that Lin Shu was so young, she didn't feel comfortable and just called her Lin Shu.
Lin Shu asked them to have tea and snacks in the house while she and Yang Shumin cooked two more dishes. They
mainly made some quick stir-fries, which had to be fried right away to be delicious. If they were fried too early, they would become cold and overcooked and not tasty.
Zhan Qiuran refused to stay in the house as a guest and insisted on going to the kitchen to visit. He praised the beef sauce Lin Shu gave him for being delicious.
"I ate it for two meals and wanted to save half a jar to take back for my parents to taste, but it was secretly eaten up by my colleagues."
Yang Shumin: "Not only the beef sauce, but also the pork is delicious, and there is also the chili powder made from fresh chili, pear and garlic. It's so delicious! I can eat three of them with steamed buns!"
Zhang Ya also agreed.
Lin Shu laughed and said, "You are exaggerating too much. Beef sauce is not easy to make, and beef is hard to buy. There is no problem with other sauces. I will make them later and share them with you."
She asked Chen Yanming to take other chili sauces at home for Dr. Zhan to taste.
Although Zhan Qiuran can't cook, he is a good eater and very supportive. Smelling Lin Shu and the others cooking, he praised, "It smells that your cooking is more fragrant than that of the five-level chefs in the hotel."
Lin Shu laughed and said, "I dare not compare. This is a home-cooked dish. Practice makes perfect."
Zhan Qiuran raised his hand to fan and smell it, and said intoxicatedly, "I come here to eat delicious food. Chen Yanming won't be able to taste good cooking skills when he goes to my house." She laughed and said, "My mother can only make porridge and noodles. My father can cook a few dishes, but He has a light taste, and my sister and I don't like what he cooks."
Lin Shu: "Aunt and uncle know how to maintain their health. It's better not to overeat when they have good conditions. Some people from well-off families eat as much as they want, and get high blood pressure and high blood lipids at a young age with big bellies. The loss is not worth it."
Zhan Qiuran thought Lin Shu spoke well and was educated, so he liked to chat with her. Hearing that Lin Shu's father-in-law was a barefoot doctor in the countryside, he felt even closer to her. He took the initiative to send Lin Shu a few medical magazines to take back.
Lin Shu and the other two cooked a table full of dishes, which made Zhan Qiuran feel embarrassed. He even said that it was too much and there was no need to go through so much trouble.
Chen Yanming didn't want Lin Shu to be so tired, but he knew that Lin Shu supported him in the blind date with all her strength, so he didn't say much, because he knew that Lu Shaotang and Lin Shu treated him like a brother.
This was his confidence in finding a partner through blind dates!
In order not to waste Lin Shu's kindness, Chen Yanming introduced each dish to Zhan Qiuran during the meal, and then used a serving chopstick to help her eat more.
Zhan Qiuran was originally a generous person, but she felt a little embarrassed by his service, and her cheeks were red. Of course, it was more likely because she drank some medicinal wine.
Chen Yanming: "This steamed meat and roasted wheat are not afraid of getting cold. It will be more delicious if you heat it up and squeeze out the oil inside."
Lin Shu smiled and said, "I made a lot. When you send Dr. Zhan back, bring some for uncle and aunt to try."
Zhan Qiuran hurriedly said, "No, no."
Eating and taking at the same time, how embarrassing.
This meal took a long time. Everyone talked and laughed and enjoyed it very much.
Zhan Qiuran thought that Lin Shu's cooking was very delicious. There was no dish that was not delicious.
Needless to say, brined pork, steamed meat, and stir-fried meat, meat must be delicious. The fish, the pickled fish, was better than the hotel, really!
And that small bowl of cold mixed vegetables, it was kelp, bean sprouts, chili oil, tofu skin, and fried peanuts. Originally, she thought that cold mixed vegetables were not very delicious without cucumber and coriander, but Lin Shu made it very delicious!
She ate a bowl of cold salad alone!
And the fried potato shreds, which were really potato shreds, nothing else in them, how could they be so fragrant?
Sour, spicy, and a little sweet!
When Chen Yanming sent Zhan Qiuran back, Lin Shu returned most of the things they brought, leaving only two practical and edible things, and refused to accept any expensive ones, just to keep up appearances.
She also packed a few dishes that could be heated up, as well as homemade pickles, chili sauce, salted duck eggs, and a small bucket of medicinal wine to replenish blood and qi.
Mother Zhan was sorting things while scolding the daughter-in-law, "Ran Ran, you are really a fool. You let her go without even asking her to stay for a while?"
When she got home from work, she heard from her neighbors that her daughter-in-law's boyfriend had come to her house. She was so excited that she rushed home, but it turned out that she only came in the afternoon.
This kid!
Zhan Qiuran introduced the food she brought back to her mother. The roasted wheat, steamed meat, and salted meat were so fragrant. The chestnut cake and peach cake were so delicious, much better than those in the grocery store!
Mother Zhan looked at her, "I went to her house to see. Are you satisfied?"
Zhan Qiuran nodded vigorously, "Mom, Lu Shaotang is so lucky."
His wife is so pretty, she is such a good cook, she is so skillful, and she is self-taught. She doesn't look like an uneducated person at all.
If she were a man, he would definitely chase her like crazy!
After hearing the young lady praising Lin Shu, Zhan's mother smiled and gently pushed her, "Don't be too serious, Chen Yanming is a good person, right?"
Zhan Qiuran: "Of course, he is also very lucky, Lin Shu is also very good to him."
Zhan's mother smiled and said, "Then when you get married, you can live there, and live at home, you are also very lucky."
Zhan Qiuran said proudly, "What, I said you can't rush me, this is all fate."
Since she turned 20, her mother has been anxious to let her go on a blind date, and after 23, she is afraid that she will be an old maid.
If they got married early, how could they be so suitable now?