"This comrade looks familiar. Have we met him somewhere?"
A few people were drinking and chatting about family matters. Chen Baiwang noticed that the person who came with Yang Baiyi had not spoken a word.
"Captain Chen, I'm County Magistrate Song's driver. We met when you went to the county for the Advanced Representatives Conference."
In fact, Gao Dakuan had no impression of Chen Baiwang, because he was the leader of an advanced production team and there was no need for him to remember him.
But apart from the county meetings, it is impossible for them to have any interactions at other times.
"Oh, I see. Comrade Gao, thank you for sending Doctor Yang over. I'll toast you."
Gao Dakuan said that he was the county magistrate's driver. Chen Baiwang was not surprised, although he was dismissed early when Yang Baiyi was awarded the title last time, and he did not know that Yang Baiyi had become a general.
But just based on his status as the mayor's grandson, it's not surprising that the county governor sent someone to escort him.
People were drinking in the main room, while Li Xue and Lin Wanru were talking in low voices in the kitchen.
There was mutton stewing in the pot and a fire burning in the stove, and the kitchen was warmer than the main room.
"Wanru, are you married already?"
Li Xue asked with certainty.
"Yes, how did Sister Li Xue know?"
Lin Wanru was very curious. She clearly did not inform the educated youth when she got married!
"Because you are more beautiful than before! It's obviously the result of Bai Yi." Li Xue smiled maliciously.
"Oh my! Why are you talking so rudely, sister-in-law? You must have learned bad things from the aunties and ladies in the village."
Lin Wanru felt a little shy after hearing Li Xue's words.
After the mutton was stewed, Li Xue first served out a large bowl and kept it for dinner with Lin Wanru, and put the rest in a basin and gave it to the people who were drinking.
"Sister Li Xue's cooking is so good, I can smell the fragrance from far away."
Yang Baiyi praised and made room for him at the table.
"I like it. My sister-in-law has been making it for you every day these days. Da Huang and his friends have brought back several wild goats, and they are all buried in the snow in the yard."
"Lele, stop making trouble here and come and have dinner with mom."
After all the dishes were cooked, Li Xue asked her son to leave the table.
"No, I want to have dinner with my godfather."
After finally getting his godfather, Junjun didn't want to leave at all.
"Sister-in-law, don't worry about it. Just have dinner with Wanru. Junjun and Xiaoxiao can just follow me."
The two children were well-behaved when eating. They ate whatever they were given and never made any noise, which prevented the others from drinking.
"Just spoil your godson. If you want to take him with you, go ahead. I'm happy to have some free time."
Li Xue ignored them and went to the side to eat and chat with Lin Wanru.
After the few people left, Yang Baiyi put the special supply Zhonghua cigarettes and two bottles of Xifeng liquor in the hands of Chen Baiwang and Chen Dahe.
"Doctor Yang, we can accept the cigarettes, but please don't accept the alcohol."
"That's right, Doctor Yang. It's not right to take the wine back after eating and drinking."
Chen Dahe and Chen Baiwang quickly declined.
"I won't stay in the village for too long. Besides, I don't drink normally. At most, I drink some medicinal wine. You can take it back and drink it during the New Year."
"No, absolutely not. If you don't want to drink it, leave it for Captain Han to drink. You can't take it back."
When Xiao Qingyang was around, there was no way to get free food and drinks.
The two of them came very often, and by the end, they had borrowed from everyone they could, and they really couldn't borrow any more drinking tickets.
Now that they have wine tickets, the two naturally don't want to do the same thing as before.
"Captain, old Party Secretary, you can take it back. I never drink alcohol myself, and Bai Yi still has so much ginseng wine left!"
The two men couldn't refuse, so they took the wine back. On the way back, they kept praising Yang Baiyi for his kindness and Mayor Xiao for his nostalgia.
At night, Gao Dakuan was arranged to stay in one of the rooms in the east wing. Han Fei's family lived in the west wing, and Yang Baiyi still lived in his original room.
Only Yang Xiaoxiao was clamoring to sleep alone, and the reason was still her grandmother's task, so as not to delay her brother and sister-in-law from having a baby.
"Then you can try it alone. Put the flashlight by the bed. If you get scared at night, go to that room to find me."
Once children make a decision, they are very stubborn, so Lin Wanru and Yang Baiyi had no choice but to compromise.
Yang Baiyi returned to the room first. Lin Wanru helped the little girl take off her cotton coat, and covered her with a quilt after she fell asleep.
"Xiao Xiao, are you sure it's okay for you to sleep alone? I'm going to turn off the lights."
Lin Wanru stood by the bed, making the final confirmation.
"Sister-in-law, it's really okay. Go and ask your brother for the baby!"
It was her first time sleeping alone, and the little girl was faintly excited and expectant.
The nights in the rural Northeast are very quiet. Apart from the occasional sound of wind, there is no other sound.
Although the small blue brick courtyard is at the foot of the mountain, the wild beasts outside have been driven away by Dahuang and his friends, and the young and unruly ones left behind have become food for the dogs.
The villagers of Chenjiatun have not heard the roar of wild animals at night for several years.
"What time is it? Why are you up so early?"
While half asleep, Yang Baiyi felt Lin Wanru beside him putting on clothes. He glanced at the window and it was still pitch black outside.
"I'm not going to get up. I'm just afraid Xiao Xiao will kick off the quilt, so I'll go check on her."
Lin Wanru is a very competent sister-in-law. In the cold winter, it takes great courage for her to leave the warm bed every time.
Lin Wanru took a flashlight and went to the next room. The little girl was covered with a quilt tightly, and her little face was rosy and very cute when she was sleeping.
Lin Wanru woke Yang Xiaoxiao up and asked her if she wanted to go to the bathroom. The little girl shook her head in a daze, turned over and fell asleep again.
After making sure that everything was fine, Lin Wanru returned to her bedroom, took off her clothes and went back to bed.
"You look a little cold, let me warm you up."
Yang Baiyi held the warm and soft girl in his arms, and used his hot chest to give Lin Wanru warmth.
"How annoying! Just let it get warm. Could you please stop moving?"
"cannot."
After waking up, both of them were no longer sleepy. In order to let them have a baby sooner, the little girl slept in a separate room. Yang Baiyi didn't want to let his sister down.
The temperature in the room was rising, and beads of sweat were dripping down Lin Wanru's temples.
The next morning, everyone got up except the two little ones.
"I'll go wake Xiaoxiao up."
After washing up, Lin Wanru came to the room where she used to live.
"Xiaoxiao, get up." Lin Wanru gently shook the little girl's body.
"I slept alone all night, sister-in-law, am I brave?"
The little girl who had recovered from the hysteria had a look of accomplishment on her face.
"Xiaoxiao is the bravest and most capable little girl. She can even fall asleep by herself!"
Lin Wanru would of course give her sister-in-law full encouragement and affirmation.
When I first met Yang Xiaoxiao, she was still a little girl of five or six years old. She hugged herself tightly at night and felt very insecure.
Before she knew it, Yang Xiaoxiao had grown into a big girl.
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