After having the reunion dinner at the mother-in-law's house, Lu Jingchuan and his wife went home to prepare the New Year's Eve dinner. The triplets stayed with the mother-in-law to play and would come back with her later.
There is only one table of people eating tonight, so it is not difficult to prepare a table of dishes. However, Gong Linglong made some of her specialties, such as pork knuckle with preserved vegetables and braised pork with egg rolls. She specially prepared some extra and planned to let her parents-in-law take some back after the New Year’s Eve dinner. These are good dishes for entertaining guests during the Spring Festival.
Lu Nanzheng and his friends came quite early. Sister Lu Qiuju brought New Year gifts. Gong Linglong accepted them and also brought various candies and fruits to treat them.
"Sister-in-law, do you need our help?" Lu Qiuting asked proactively.
"No, we just need to prepare a table of food. Brother Jing and I will do it. You guys sit here and watch TV."
Gong Linglong turned on the TV and let the father and daughter sit in the living room to watch TV, while the couple continued to work in the kitchen.
Zhou Lanqin and the others arrived quickly. She wore the coat and boots bought by her two daughters-in-law, looking dignified and elegant. After entering the house, she took the initiative to greet Lu Nanzheng and the others: "You're here early."
"Deputy Director Zhou, Happy New Year."
Sister Lu Qiuju had an instinctive fear of her, and both stood up to greet her.
"Happy New Year."
Zhou Lanqin looked normal, with a faint smile on her face: "I have changed my job position. I no longer work at the Public Security Bureau. I have been transferred to the office of the Ministry of Public Security."
Lu Nanzheng then told the two sisters about her current position and called to his daughter-in-law: "Xiaoyun, come sit on the sofa."
Jiang Yun is now in the late stage of pregnancy, and her belly is noticeably bulging. However, she exercises a lot, so her pregnancy is relatively easy and she is not as tired and exhausted as most pregnant women.
Gong Linglong was busy in the kitchen. Lu Jingchuan came out to make tea for them. Seeing the triplets coming back, he took out the hopscotch game and asked them, "You three stinky babies, do you want some water?"
"want."
They each had their own water cups, and Lu Jingchuan poured them warm water and placed it next to them.
"Dad, is Mom frying crispy pork?" Lu Changxiao smelled the fragrance.
"Yes, you have a really good nose."
Lu Jingchuan knew they wanted to eat, so he poured tea and said, "I'll fry it and bring you a plate."
"Second brother, I want some too." Jiang Yun also opened his mouth to ask for it.
"OK."
Zhou Lanqin took off her coat, stood up and went to the kitchen: "I'm going to learn how to make fried food from Linglong. The ones I usually make are not as delicious as hers."
"I'll go study too." Lu Qiuju followed.
The two of them came over to learn, and after Gong Linglong taught them step by step, she simply handed the task of frying the crispy pork over to them.
Although Zhou Lanqin didn't like Ruan Yumian, she didn't hate her children because of her. Now Lu Qiuju and her sister have obviously improved. Today is New Year's Eve and the family reunion day. He is still very kind to the two sisters. They are talking and laughing while frying crispy meat together.
"Sister-in-law, is it okay after it explodes like this?" Lu Qiuju asked proactively.
Gong Linglong came over to take a look and nodded: "It's ready, pick it up quickly, it will be most fragrant when slightly browned. Let it cool down a little before eating, it's very hot."
After the pot of crispy meat came out of the pot, Zhou Lanqin took two bowls, filled two portions and sent them to the living room.
“Wow, delicious.”
Jiang Yun ate a piece of meat at a time, urging incoherently: "Dad, Mom, Jingyang, eat quickly, it's super delicious."
The triplets stopped playing chess. Now they all put their heads together in front of the bowl, each grabbing a piece and eating happily.
They have tasted all kinds of rare delicacies in the world of cultivation. They would not even look at ordinary food like this before, but now, perhaps due to the influence of the environment and physical body, their mouths are particularly greedy, and this ordinary fried crispy food is very popular with them.
The female comrade was busy in the kitchen, and Lu Nanzheng was looking after the three brothers. After they finished eating the crispy meat, he took them to the bathroom and helped them wash their hands.
After washing his hands, Lu Chuming looked up and asked, "Grandpa, do you know how to play hopscotch?"
"Probably... yes."
Lu Nanzheng had never played with it. He didn’t have such toys when he was a child, but he had seen them play with it.
"Grandpa, please play chess with us. The more people there are, the more fun it will be."
The three of them were tired of playing and planned to invite a few more people to play. They not only invited him, but also Jiang Yun and Lu Qiutong. "Aunt, Aunt, you guys come too, there are six of us playing."
"You three one-year-old babies, do you want to play with us?" Jiang Yun raised an eyebrow.
"Aunt, don't look down on us. You may not be able to defeat us."
Gong Pengze brought the checkers to the tea table and generously took out a dollar from his pocket, "Let's make a bet. I'll pay one dollar, and if you lose, it's yours."
Jiang Yun: "...Oh, you guys still want to place bets?"
"We played with Mom."
Little Gong Pengze is accustomed to passing the blame, because his mother will take it anyway.
Lu Nanzheng sat down on the sofa, took out ten yuan from his pocket, and said with a smile, "Okay, let's place a bet."
When Zhou Lanqin brought out another plate of fried crispy pork, she saw seven heads huddled together. Lu Jingyang kept laughing beside them and patted him, "What are you doing?"
"The triplets are challenging each other to play checkers, and they've even put some stakes on the game. The three adults are going to lose." Lu Jingyang was watching the game with great interest.
Zhou Lanqin leaned over and saw more than ten yuan on the table. The triplets looked confident they would win. She pursed her lips and smiled, "You three elders should do your best. If you lose to them, it will be embarrassing if the news gets out."
"These three little guys are really smart." Jiang Yun said softly.
"Nonsense."
Lu Jingyang pouted her face, and seeing that she was currently performing the worst, he said with a smile, "Let me help you. Try not to lose too badly."
Zhou Lanqin returned to the kitchen with an empty bowl and smiled as she told her eldest son and daughter-in-law what happened in the living room. Lu Jingchuan smiled when he heard this: "They're trying to grab income again. This is to earn me some pocket money."
The triplets were much richer than him, and they all looked down on the little money in his pocket. Sometimes they would look down on him when they saw him paying with cash to buy something, and the three of them would generously give him a few dollars.
"With their earning ability, my husband and I can retire early and enjoy our lives in the future." Gong Linglong sighed with a sullen laugh.
Zhou Lanqin glared at her and said, "You've only been working for a year, and you're already thinking about retiring."
"We have to retire early. Life is short. We have to make time to do the things we enjoy, and also to travel around the world and see our beautiful country."
Gong Linglong has no plans to focus her life on work, nor does she plan to be a career-oriented woman. She will not give up her job to be a full-time housewife. She will try her best to balance work and family, spend more time with her husband and children, and work hard to run a happy, comfortable and warm family.
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