The next day, He Tingchuan went for surgery, and Yun Jin accompanied him.
Let Aunt Gao look after Xiao Niangao for a while. Once she falls asleep, take her to her. If she gets hungry, make her some milk powder.
Sister-in-law Gao knew they had something to do, so she didn't ask any further questions and watched the couple leave.
After making an appointment and undergoing a series of examinations at the hospital to confirm that everything was fine, He Tingchuan went to the operating room.
Seeing her serious expression, He Tingchuan patted her head: "It's a minor surgery, nothing to worry about. You'll be out soon, no need to stay in the hospital, don't worry!"
Yun Jin grabbed his hand: "Maybe we shouldn't do it?"
Seeing that no one was watching them, He Tingchuan took the opportunity to hug Yun Jin, then let go and said in a reassuring voice, "Since we're already here, how can we not do it? Don't worry, even if your man has the surgery, he won't let you down."
Yun Jin playfully punched him: "I'll be waiting for you outside. I'll cook you something delicious when we get back."
He Tingchuan paused in his steps: "You're cooking?"
Yun Jin raised an eyebrow: "What, your wife is making you something delicious to nourish you, and you're not happy about it?"
He Tingchuan hesitated: "Can we not eat green beans?"
Yun Jin rolled her eyes: "In this season, you can't even get green beans if you want to. I'll buy you pork kidneys to make soup to nourish you."
He Tingchuan was at a loss for words: "Why don't we just buy pork ribs? Your man doesn't need any supplements."
"Okay, spare ribs it is." Yun Jin looked at He Tingchuan gently, waved her hand, and watched him go to the operating room.
He Tingchuan was right. It was a minor surgery, lasting only an hour. He was given an anti-inflammatory injection, and after that, he could go home to rest. The doctor advised him not to have sex recently.
He Tingchuan indicated that he knew.
When he came out of the operating room, he acted as if nothing had happened. Looking at Yun Jin, who looked like she was about to cry, he smiled reassuringly and said, "It's okay, I'm fine. I'll wait for you to make me some pork rib soup when we get home."
Yun Jin tried to support him, but he grabbed her hand. His palm was warm, and the heat transferred to her, giving her tingling sensation in her cold little hand.
The two exchanged a glance, and He Tingchuan smiled and said, "Give me a smile."
Yun Jin laughed and playfully punched him: "Do you need to take your medicine home?"
"Take anti-inflammatory medicine and rest at home for a day." He Tingchuan told her what the doctor said: "You can't have sex for ten days to half a month, and you'd better not flirt with me."
Yun Jin stomped on his foot in annoyance: "I wouldn't, but you should stop trying to flirt with me with your eyes all the time."
He Tingchuan touched his nose innocently.
Is it illegal for him to watch his wife?
Every time he looks at her, he can't help but kiss and hug her, saying that he's seducing her with his eyes again.
He Tingchuan was innocent; he couldn't even look at his wife because he liked it?
When the two returned home, Yun Jin lined up to buy meat. There were still spare ribs left. Compared to pork belly and pork fat, spare ribs, pork bones, and pig head bones—bones without fat—were not popular with anyone.
Yun Jin bought five pork ribs at once. She would make soup with two ribs and braise the other three. She didn't know how to braise, so she would make soup for He Tingchuan. Making soup was much simpler.
After blanching, add carrots and stew in a clay pot on the stove.
Yun Jin started making braised pork ribs, with He Tingchuan giving instructions. She heated the oil and added rock sugar to caramelize it. Once the caramelized sugar was ready, she added the blanched pork ribs. She took the tender pork ribs and was about to put them into the pot.
He Tingchuan reacted quickly, using the pot lid to shield her face. Water droplets fell into the oil pan, and after a series of splattering sounds, Yun Jin was protected by the pot lid and was not injured by the oil splattering. However, He Tingchuan had several red spots burned on the back of his hand.
After briefly poaching the ribs in the pot, I added light soy sauce and a little boiling water to start simmering.
Yun Jin looked at He Tingchuan's scalded hand, immediately rinsed it with cold water, wiped it clean, and then applied the green ointment to it: "Look at you, I knew to cover it with the pot lid myself."
"Next time you cook, make sure to dry the food thoroughly before putting it in the pot to avoid getting burned," He Tingchuan advised.
Yun Jin nodded: "I was too hasty this time." She blew on the area where the medicine was applied and asked, "Does it hurt?"
He Tingchuan shook his head: "I'm thick-skinned and it'll be fine if I get burned, but you're different. I'd be heartbroken if your face got burned."
Yun Jin pursed her lips with a hint of delight: "I know, you should eat more ribs later to replenish your energy."
He Tingchuan nodded, looking at her intently.
This made Yun Jin want to kiss him.
Just as the two were exchanging glances and Yun Jin was about to kiss her, Xiao Niangao woke up. Seeing that no one was paying attention to her, she cried out in frustration.
He Tingchuan immediately went to hug Xiao Niangao. Looking at the child who didn't have a single tear on her face, he knew she was faking it: "Xiao Niangao is lying. You can't do this in the future. If you miss your parents, just call them."
Yun Jin was speechless: "They've only been pregnant for less than four months, what are you calling them?"
He Tingchuan felt that the baby was growing too slowly, but he was also afraid that the baby was growing too fast. He hadn't even had enough of holding the baby yet, and the baby had already grown up.
The ribs were delicious today. Yun Jin's stewed ribs were quite tasty, and the braised ribs were also alright, except they were a little too salty. But eating them with the bland rib soup balanced it out perfectly.
Yun Jin also brought a bowl of pork rib soup for Sister-in-law Gao and the others.
Sister-in-law Gao and the others gave Yun Jin a bowl of bean sprouts, which she had grown herself.
Yun Jin stir-fried some bean sprouts to cleanse her palate.
After eating and drinking their fill, the family of three closed the door and took a nap.
He Tingchuan had only been lying down for a short while when Yun Jin looked at him expectantly and asked, "Can I see the wound?"
He Tingchuan's ears turned red: "What's so interesting about a wound?"
"I want to see!" Yun Jin said coquettishly, hugging his neck. If he didn't agree, she continued to coquettishly.
He Tingchuan couldn't take it anymore and had no choice but to give in to her.
Yun Jin looked at the small wound and couldn't help but lean closer to examine it. He Tingchuan blushed and turned away, embarrassed, saying, "Just take a look. Anyway, nothing that shouldn't be missing is missing."
Yun Jin not only looked at it, but also curiously touched it a few times, which made He Tingchuan feel a tingling sensation all over his body. He felt a tightness in his lower back and showed signs of trembling as if he was about to wake up. Yun Jin blushed and pulled the blanket over herself, saying, "I know you're excited, but don't get excited. You just had surgery, so you can't do anything reckless."
He Tingchuan's eyes turned red: "You know you can't do things recklessly, so why did you have to be so impulsive?"
He Tingchuan was so angry that he grabbed her hand and bit it, but he didn't bite hard. He just teased her and said, "You can't do that again. Otherwise, I'll have to stay in the dormitory for the next few days and I won't dare to come back."
"Your daughter will miss you." Yun Jin was reluctant to part with her.
He Tingchuan threatened, "Then you're not allowed to do anything reckless."
Yun Jin raised her hand in assurance.
He Tingchuan requested that the surgery be kept secret. Apart from him and his wife, only the doctor and the political commissar knew about it. After all, it didn't have a big impact; it was just that people would misunderstand if it got out.
Not wanting to be gossiped about, He Tingchuan and Yun Jin both agreed to keep quiet.
He Tingchuan experienced a day of being taken care of by his wife, hugging and teasing Xiao Niangao whenever he had free time.
He was waited on hand and foot, completely pampered by Yun Jin, just as he had cared for Yun Jin and her sick daughter.
This almost made He Tingchuan not want to go to training the next day.
The next day, upon meeting the political commissar, the commissar, seeing He Tingchuan's undiminished domineering presence on the training field, pretended not to see him and turned away when He Tingchuan looked over.
He Tingchuan didn't take the political commissar's little tricks to heart and continued to direct his men in training and combat.
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