It’s time to play. Come back home and play! Mom will make you some pear soup this afternoon.”
"Uh-huh."
"Brother, eat quickly, the dumplings mom made are so delicious!"
“It tastes better with dipping sauce.”
Su Li looked at the little ones praising each other and felt that all her hard work this morning was worth it.
Xie Zhengchuan came back a little later, and Su Li was frying beef sauce in the kitchen.
This was prepared for Xie Zhengchuan to send to his comrades. In the main room, there were also some Lao Gan Ma hot sauces, meat jerky, and some pickles that she had taken from the space. The spicy cabbage had been replaced with canned bottles.
As soon as Xie Zhengchuan entered the kitchen, his taste buds were stimulated by the overbearing spicy taste.
"What is this for?"
"I'm back. This is beef sauce. I also made other sauces and meat jerky and pickled vegetables. You can send them to your comrades later. I've packed everything in the main room. I'll make dumplings for you right away."
"Oh! Thank you for your hard work, my wife." Xie Zhengchuan put his hands on Su Li's shoulders and massaged them gently.
Su Li felt her shoulders relax a lot, "Huh! I didn't expect you could give massages."
"That's right. Our training is very intense, so we naturally know some massage techniques. How about it? It feels good, right?"
"Hmm~comfortable?"
Su Li was frying the beef sauce while talking to Xie Zhengchuan. When it was almost done, she put it into the cans next to the stove.
When the dumplings were almost ready, Su Li scraped the residue on the spatula into the bowl and added some vinegar to dip them for Xie Zhengchuan.
All the things in the main room had been packed, and Qian Suli was also ready, wrapping them tightly with a piece of cloth.
Xie Zhengchuan felt warm inside. He felt like he had a wife and children sleeping on the kang.
When Su Li brought the dumplings over, she saw Xie Zhengchuan in a daze. She understood what he was thinking, but didn't want to say much. Since they already felt the same way, there was no need to say some things too clearly, just feel it.
"What are you standing there for? It's time to eat dumplings. Oh! By the way, you were out for the whole morning. Did another house collapse in the village?"
Xie Zhengchuan calmed down and sat down, holding chopsticks and said, "Most of the houses collapsed by the snow are just corners, they can be repaired. There are a few lonely elderly people and two widows whose houses collapsed and they can't live in them. The village chief brought people to help repair them. I thought it's okay anyway, so I'll go over and help out this afternoon."
"Yes, that's right. I heard a while ago that two widows in the village had a hard time raising their children, but they both had good character and reputation, and they didn't want to remarry and just wanted to take care of their children and the elderly."
“It’s not easy.”
"Eat quickly, and then go to the county town to mail the stuff out to help."
"good."
Su Li spent the afternoon in the kitchen making dumplings and buns. She was making and steaming the buns at the same time. The dumplings did not need to be frozen, they could be frozen directly.
The days passed by quickly and in the blink of an eye it was New Year's Eve. Xianglan came early in the morning to inform that the family would have dinner together in the evening. Su Li thought about her family of seven and it would be impossible to just go to her house for a meal.
So as dinner approached, her family made a braised lion's head, a sweet and sour fish, and a pheasant soup with mushrooms.
They all come in large portions and are staple dishes, and are very good.
Thinking that he hadn't given any New Year gifts to his parents, Su Li bought another pound of white wine, a pound of red wine, two pounds of brown sugar, five pounds of pork, and 10 yuan.
This New Year gift is quite enough.
The Xie family's main hall was furnished with two tables, one for adults and one for children.
Su Li gave a portion of the dish she cooked to the children's table.
The whole family sat together, Su Li sat next to Xie Zhengchuan. Xie's father and mother looked at their youngest son and his wife and became happier and happier.
The third son's wife has improved, and the third son has also returned. The Xie family has not been so tidy for many years, and now they are living a more and more prosperous life.
Look at the meat dishes on the table, which one is better than theirs. This year, the most satisfying thing is that Su Li, the "annoying girl", has become the most sensible daughter-in-law.
Father Xie raised his glass and said, "We are all family members here today, so I won't say much. Let's have a drink together and then we can eat quickly."
He originally wanted to say a few more words, as he had never had the space to do so in the past. However, his mother-in-law's eyes were almost fixed on the food, and he felt embarrassed just looking at her. He didn't know what his mother-in-law's wife saw in him in the first place.
Su Li poured some wine for Xie's mother and sister-in-law Xie, but sister-in-law Xie quickly declined, "No, no, sister-in-law, I won't drink."
Xie Zhengyang waved his hands, "It's okay, wife, today is New Year's Eve, it's okay to drink a little. Didn't my sister-in-law say that this is a mild wine, not intoxicating? Try it."
Su Li said: "Yes! Sister-in-law, this wine is not spicy, a little sweet, and has a watermelon fragrance. It tastes very good."
"That's right, wife, try it, I want to drink it too."
Mrs. Xie blushed and patted him on the back.
"Ah~ Wife, why are you hitting me!"
"Silly boy, I...I'm pregnant again." Mrs. Xie's voice almost died away at the end.
Xie Zhengyang was confused, "What! What? Could it be... could it be?"
"Well, Brother Yang, you...you are going to be a father again."
"Hahahaha... Dad, big brother, third brother, did you hear that? Did you hear that? I'm going to be a father again, hehe!"
Xie Zhengyang said that he didn't want to eat anymore and pulled his wife Xie to watch. Although the whole family was happy, they couldn't help laughing when they saw Xie Zhengyang's silly look.
Xie Zhengchuan secretly squeezed Su Li's hand under the table and winked at her.
Su Li pretended not to understand and turned it aside.
Xie Zhenghe, who was standing next to him, looked at Xie Zhengyang and his wife with envy in his eyes.
Su Li thought of the Pan Yumei family she met before, and after thinking for a while she decided to tell Xie Zhenghe that they had missed each other. Su Li decided that although her elder brother felt regretful, he should feel more guilty because his wife's marriage was arranged by her lover, so how could people accept it?
"Brother, I have something to tell you."
Xie Zhenghe was absorbed in his thoughts when he heard Su Li calling him, "What's wrong, sister-in-law? Just tell me what you want to say."
"Brother, I met a mother-in-law in the county town some time ago. I was helping her to go home and met a person named Pan Yumei."
After Su Li finished speaking, Xie Zhenghe was startled and almost dropped the wine glass in his hand.
He stared at Su Li and said in a hoarse voice: "Who... who are you talking about?"
"Pan Yumei, of course she is ill. I happened to have some medicine, so I gave her a few pills. She is not doing very well right now, but whether you want to go see her or not is up to you, big brother."
Xie Zhenghe clenched the wine glass in his hand and said, "Okay, I understand. Thank you, sister-in-law."
"No problem."
Xie Zhengchuan, who was standing next to him, naturally heard it. Just as he was about to say something, there was a loud bang on the door outside.
Everyone in the room was silent, looking towards the door with confusion and nervousness. Who on earth could this be on New Year's Day? Who came at this time? I hope something has happened.
Xie Zhengchuan stood up and said, "I'll go take a look."
Su Li touched his clothes and said, "Did something happen?"
Xie Zhengchuan patted her hand, took two quick steps to open the door, and was suddenly hugged by someone, "Captain~Captain, I'm here to see you."
Xie Zhengchuan was completely stunned.
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