Chapter 120
After listening to what Chao Heng said and combining it with what Hao Yunlei said, Zhang Chaoyang almost understood what was going on.
Grandpa may also know about his sister-in-law Ren Huan’s work in the art troupe, although nothing substantial happened.
However, there is no smoke without fire, and rumors spread, which had a bad impact on my eldest brother.
It just so happened that there was an opportunity for a transfer, and my grandfather took advantage of the connections he still had and arranged for his eldest brother to go. When the news of their divorce spread, my eldest brother was not in Beijing, so the impact was not great.
Zhang Chaoyang admires the old man very much. He is well-connected and knows everything.
Zhang Chaoyang didn't care about his parents. He and Xu Di were busy preparing New Year's goods.
Aunt Wu went home. Her daughter gave birth two days ago. She went back to take care of her daughter for a few days and will come back after the Chinese New Year.
The family was suddenly one person less and it was quite hectic. Xu Di was responsible for three meals a day because grandma was not good at cooking.
Comrade Zhang Chaoyang is responsible for cleaning the kitchen, washing dishes, cleaning, and washing diapers for his daughter.
Grandma Qian and Nuannuan became the most idle people, one was responsible for sleeping and the other was responsible for watching her sleep.
In his spare time, Xu Di also made a new hat and a new dress for Nuannuan.
In the winter in the north, the temperature in the house is not high, and Nuannuan was only wearing a top and no pants.
Now I still need to wear diapers and be wrapped in a blanket, and I have no freedom.
Originally, when Nuannuan was one month old, Xu Di was going to take the child back to her parents' home to stay for a few days.
However, considering that it was too cold outside, Xu's mother said that she would go back and stay for one night after the New Year when the weather got warmer and Nuannuan would be 100 days old.
Xu Di was also afraid. Medical care was not well developed at that time, and pneumonia in children could be fatal.
Even the jeep belonging to Hao Yunlei's unit was not much warmer than outside.
Neither of the two families is the type to be calculative, and their children's health is the most important thing.
Xu Di prepared New Year gifts and planned to go back to her parents' home on the second day of the Chinese New Year. She and Zhang Chaoyang would go back, and leave the child at home to be taken care of by their grandmother.
Like last year, Xu Di and his grandmother prepared a lot of New Year gifts.
Several of grandma’s old friends prepared some local specialties, including dried seafood sent back by Zhang Chaoyang, dried vegetables sent by Grandma Xu, and spicy cabbage made by Aunt Wu and Xu Di.
Zhang Chaoyang went to the department store to buy four gifts, namely cigarettes, alcohol, sugar and tea, from Grandpa Zhang and his father and mother. He carried them over himself.
As for his childhood friends, Zhang Chaoyang also gave each of them a portion of dried seafood.
On the day when Nuannuan was one month old, Zhang Chaoyang asked Hao Yunlei to borrow the company's camera and took several photos of Nuannuan.
The four of them also took a family photo. Grandma sat on a chair with Nuannuan in her arms, and he and Xu Di stood on both sides of her.
After taking this photo, Zhang Chaoyang thought about buying a camera for himself.
"Wife, let's buy a camera. When I return to the army, take more pictures of our daughter and send them to me."
"That's fine, but it's hard to buy a camera now, right?"
"It's okay, I'll think of a way."
Zhang Chaoyang was thinking, who can do this?
Finally, Zhang Chaoyang found Liang Bo, who was the director of the department store.
But that’s all in the past.
After giving out New Year gifts, Zhang Chaoyang also received several red envelopes, which were not for him but for Nuannuan.
"Wife, these are all for Nuan Nuan, you should keep them separately. When our daughter grows up, give them all to her."
Xu Di felt that Zhang Chaoyang would spoil the child in the future, so she must be a strict mother and let Zhang Chaoyang be a kind father.
Celebrating the New Year at this time still has a strong festive atmosphere.
Fried twisted dough sticks, fried meatballs, stewed chicken and stewed fish, the aroma wafts through every house.
Normally when cooking, people usually dip chopsticks in oil and drip the oil into the pan. Some people dip gauze in oil and rub it around in the pan, and that's considered adding oil.
Every household has a fixed amount of oil in their food book every month, just a little bit.
Pork fat or fat is difficult to buy, and if I want to fry some animal oil, I don’t have the raw materials.
Every housewife calculates the oil usage and saves a little every month just so that she can fry some New Year's goods on New Year's Day.
On New Year's Day, Xu Di got up early. He had fried a lot of food yesterday, chopped the chicken, and cleaned the fish. Xu Di prepared to cook six dishes, all for good luck.
Eat a simple meal in the morning and cook and have a big meal early in the afternoon.
It’s the New Year, so we have to wear new clothes.
Grandma Qian also changed into the sweater that Xu Di had knitted for her before, and stayed in the room, feeling neither too cold nor too hot.
Zhang Chaoyang was in high spirits and wore a shirt in the house. Xu Di asked her to put on a woolen waistcoat, which was also newly knitted this year.
Xu Di’s sweater is bright red, and she deliberately made it a loose-fitting one when knitting it.
So, even though Xu Di gained some weight after giving birth, the clothes were still loose for her.
Nuannuan was wearing the small cotton jacket and cotton pants that Xu's mother made for her, but they were not the thick ones.
Xu Mu's cotton wool is relatively thin and is perfect for wearing indoors.
Xu Di folded the diaper into a long strip and put it on Nuan Nuan, otherwise the cotton pants would get wet and could not be washed.
Xu Di's family was happily preparing for the New Year, but Zhang's family was indeed not having an easy time.
In previous years, during the Chinese New Year, Zhang Peng would go to see his mother by himself, and then take his wife and children to spend the New Year with his grandfather.
This year, because of Chaolang’s incident, the old man didn’t want to see the couple.
So, for a family of several people, the preparations for the New Year were a mess.
"Mom, what's all this in the kitchen?"
Zhang Chaoru is on leave for the New Year this year and does not need to go to the troops to express condolences.
I originally planned to spend a good New Year at my grandfather's house and eat some delicious food.
Unexpectedly, when they returned home, they learned that their eldest brother was divorced and their grandfather would not allow them to celebrate the New Year with him.
"It can't be anything, it's something I'll need to eat soon. Hurry up and change your clothes and help me. We're getting married next year, what will I do if I don't learn how to do these things?"
Zhang Chaoru and Zhang Chaoheng are twins, a boy and a girl. After the Chinese New Year, they will both be 23 years old.
Zhang Chaoru's boyfriend is also in the army, and his parents are also good people, so they can be said to be a good match.
The old man helped to select the candidates, and Zhang Chaoru herself was satisfied.
She plans to change her career or job after getting married and if she gets pregnant.
Zhang Chaolang held the child and coaxed him. The little guy already knew that his mother would not come back and no longer cried for his mother every day.
Because he knew that it was useless for him to cry, his mother would not come back, and his father would not come back either.
"Brother, when will you leave after the New Year? Have you decided?"
"I'll leave after the fifteenth day of the first lunar month. Once I'm gone, I won't be able to come back for a while."
Zhang Chaolang hugged his son, feeling very guilty.
Ren Huan has a new partner and will soon get married and have children.
Xuan He’s weight in his mother’s heart will become lighter and lighter.
Zhang Chaolang has decided that he will not get married in the short term.
This time he will go to other troops to train for a year, and when he comes back, he will not be so busy.
From now on, he will spend more time with Xuan He. He can't let him be absent as a father without his mother.
Looking back on his marriage life, he himself didn't understand how he ended up in divorce step by step.
Some are happy while others are sad, but no matter what, this year has passed just like that.
The last day of 1972 has passed, and 1973 is about to come.
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