After making a fuss all morning, Su Li was exhausted. However, it was almost noon now. Even if she didn't eat, the children would have to eat. Besides, her parents-in-law were waiting for their sons to come and kept lingering at the door.
Su Li called Xia Xiuzhi to help her and started working in the kitchen. Xia Xiuzhi didn't know how to comfort Su Li, so she just worked silently, washing vegetables, picking vegetables, lighting a fire, stewing rice, and heating corn buns.
Su Li was cooking and stewing soup on the coal stove.
Su Li cooked more for the whole family, so it took a long time. Fortunately, she shared the egg cake that Wang Hong's husband had taken with the children, so they could eat it up first.
Scrambled eggs with tomatoes, spicy and sour shredded potatoes, braised pork, radish and pork ribs soup, boiled beef, stir-fried greens, and a dish of cold-mixed dried fern. Su Li also opened two cans of yellow peaches and put them in the soup bowl.
Just as Su Li and Xia Xiuzhi put the dishes on the table, Xie Zhengchuan and his two brothers came over. Xie Li pulled Xie Zhengchuan aside and told them to eat quickly.
Xie Zhengchuan glanced at his wife who was serving the dishes and raised his eyebrows. She hadn't said a word to him since he appeared. Xie Zhengchuan felt that Su Li must be planning something big.
Tiedan, Huzi, Shitou and Baoya stood beside Su Li and looked at Xie Zhengchuan. They wanted to get closer but didn't dare.
When everyone sat down at the table and looked at the delicious food, no one picked up their chopsticks or spoke for a while.
After a moment of silence, Su Li felt that this was not a good idea. Neither of them spoke nor ate, so she stood up and went to the kitchen to get a bottle of white wine. She took a few wine glasses and placed them in front of the men, then poured them with wine.
"Have a drink! Today is a nice day, and a little wine will warm you up."
Xie Qi also asked for a wine cup. "The third brother's wife is right. Today is a good day. Chuan! Tell us how the army spread the news of your death. What's going on?"
Xie Zhengchuan looked at his mother's gray hair and weathered face. Since he joined the army, Xie Zhengchuan hasn't had a reunion dinner with his family or spent a reunion year with them for a long time.
I spend most of my time in the army, and only come back for a few days occasionally when I am on leave to visit my family.
I can't stay with my family for a few days and have to leave again.
Think about how little time he has spent with his parents, wife and children in recent years.
I don't know much about the wife I fell in love with at first sight. She has been living a widow's life for so many years. Looking at her performance today and the clothes her children are wearing, I know that she has changed.
Then I will also take on the responsibilities of a husband.
Xie Zhengchuan took a sip of wine and began to narrate his own story of coincidence.
After Xie Zhengchuan told her about his leg injury, Xie Qi sobbed out of distress. The children also lowered their heads in sadness.
Su Li admired him very much. That's what a soldier is like, with a strong and proud character.
Xie Zhengyang raised his wine glass and said, "It's a good thing that Zhengchuan is here. He can stay at home from now on. Let's have a toast to celebrate. My sister-in-law has prepared so many delicious dishes. Let's eat them quickly or they will get cold. Su Li, Xiuzhi, serve the children rice and steamed buns."
"Hey! Good."
Su Li and Xia Xiuzhi served rice and steamed buns to Lai Fu, Xiang Zhi, Xiang Lan, Xiao Fang, Tie Dan and Hu Zi.
After a few drinks, everyone started eating.
Xie Zhengchuan took a bite of the braised pork and said, "It's delicious. My second sister-in-law's cooking skills are still so good. It smells so good."
Xia Xiuzhi felt embarrassed, "It's not me who cooked, it's your wife Su Li who cooked. She cooked all the food on the table. Eat more."
Xie Zhengchuan was very surprised. He had never eaten Su Li's cooking before and he didn't expect his wife's cooking skills were so good.
Su Li glanced at him and lowered her head to eat, but she was roaring in her heart: Ah~ Fortunately! I filled the house with supplies in advance, otherwise, if this dog man suddenly came, he would definitely be exposed. I have to be careful when taking things from the space in the future.
Su Li was a little nervous because she would have to get along with a 1.88 meter tall handsome guy every day from now on. She had never had this kind of experience before. What if she couldn't help but take advantage of him? Think about it, if you don't take advantage of an opportunity, you'd be a bastard. If there's a meat bone put in front of your mouth, any dog will pick it up. Put the handsome guy in front of Su Li and ask her if she would eat it. Su Li nodded and said, "Eat it!"
Xie Zhengchuan had no idea that Su Li was struggling within herself, and was toasting with her father and brother.
With a bottle of white wine, Old Man Xie was obviously drunk. Xie Zhenghe and Xie Zhengyang seldom drank, and usually they would have a drink with Old Man Xie, so they were also drunk.
When Xie Zhenghe was drunk, he kept saying sorry to Su Li and Xie Zhengchuan. Su Li knew that he was apologizing to Pan Zhaodi, but this matter had nothing to do with him, and she would not get angry with him.
According to Xie Zhengchuan, Sun Shuanzi and Widow Sun were imprisoned, and there is a high probability that Sun Shuanzi will be sentenced. Pan Zhaodi will not have an easy life in the future.
Xie Zhengchuan also felt a little dizzy. At first, this little bit of wine was just like drinking water to him, but he was really happy today. It might be because he was reunited with his family, or it might be because his wife was unexpectedly gentle. Anyway, Xie Zhengchuan felt a little dizzy.
The sun was setting after the meal, and Xia Xiuzhi wanted to help Su Li clean up, but Su Li refused and asked them to go.
Xie Qi supported Old Man Xie, Xia Xiuzhi supported Xie Zhengyang, Lai Fu and Xiangzhi and Xianglan supported Xie Zhenghe, and the whole family went away trembling. As for Pan Zhaodi, no one mentioned her, and even Xie Lai Fu was unusually silent.
Su Li cleared the plates and bowls on the table. When she walked from the kitchen to the living room, she saw that Xie Zhengchuan had already become friends with the other children.
Especially Hu Zi, he looked so happy that he almost rode on Xie Zhengchuan's neck.
Su Li felt a little jealous. She had fed them so many good things to get them to be close to her, but this man had only been here for a short while and had already won over the cubs she raised. She really wanted to run over and yell at him.
That's my son, my son!!!
Su Li turned around and went to the room, lit up three kerosene lamps, and placed one in the room and the main room respectively. She took another one to the east room, put the lamp on the table, and began to tidy up the things on the kang. She had previously taken out some coins, cotton wool, cloth and other things from the space, and she piled them on one side of the kang.
She took out the previous set of bedding, all of which were brand new. Su Li began to make the bed, and put new sheets, quilt covers, pillows and pillowcases in place.
He also took out a new toothbrush, cup, washbasin, foot basin and two towels and placed them on the cabinet beside the kang.
After finishing, I went to the east room to get the children's washbasin and foot basin and went to the kitchen to get hot water.
Xie Zhengchuan just watched Su Li coming and going, wandering in front of him without speaking to him. He saw that she was playing with the children, and his eyes and ears were always paying attention to Su Li's movements.
"Tiedan, bring your brothers and sisters over to wash their faces and feet."
"Hey! Mom."
Xie Zhengchuan also followed. He had heard about Su Li's changes from the children. To be honest, he was very surprised! Especially the fact that Su Li wrote a book, he couldn't believe it.
Is this still his wife?
After leaving the kitchen, Su Li skillfully washed the children's faces. Then she took the children to the room to wipe the baby's face.
Xie Zhengchuan followed from beginning to end without saying a word. Su Li looked up at him and asked, "What are you doing?"
Xie Zhengchuan glanced at his wife and asked, "Isn't there anyone like me?"
Su Li just remembered that he had put all his things in the east room and forgot to tell him, "Your toiletries are in the east room, the bedding is also made, the kang is not heated, but the bedding I brought you is thick, so you won't be cold."
"I sleep in the east room?"
"Otherwise, it's cold, and they want to sleep with me."
Although Xie Zhengchuan and Su Li did not have a deep relationship before, they had a sweet time when they got married. He always slept with his wife during each home visit leave. He did not expect that he would be sent to sleep in the east room this time. Sure enough, his wife had a big trick up her sleeve.
After Xie Zhengchuan left, Su Li realized that he wanted to sleep with her. Su Li blushed and spit on Xie Zhengchuan.
Bah! Shame on you~
The kang was warm, and several children were wearing autumn clothes and writing and reciting poems on the kang. Su Li was writing a novel. At around eight o'clock, Hu Zi came to Su Li and said coquettishly, "Mom, I'm hungry."
"I'm hungry."
Su Li looked at the time. The whole family had eaten lunch all afternoon, so it was normal to be hungry now. "Okay, it's too late. Mom will make a bowl of noodles for everyone. Can we drink milk after eating?"
"good!"
"Okay, Mom, I love drinking milk." Shi Tou expressed his opinion.
"Hehe! You're so smart. Okay, Tiedan, I won't write anymore. Go play with your brothers and sisters for a while. Clean up the table on the kang. Mom will bring the noodles over soon."
"Yes! Okay."
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