Gong Linglong was extremely busy during the period before the New Year. She went out early and came back late every day, and sometimes had to work overtime at the company in the evening. Today, she got off work on time and called her mother-in-law as soon as she got home.
Upon learning that Song Yan had successfully divorced today, her aunt took her and her daughter back to the Song family. She quickly asked for the Song family's phone number.
"Hello, who is this?"
An elderly voice came from the other end of the line. Gong Linglong guessed it was the old man from the Song family. "Is that Grandpa Song?"
"I'm Song Zhongkun, who are you?" Old Master Song just got home from get off work.
"Grandpa Song, hello, I'm Gong Linglong, Lu Jingchuan's wife. Is my aunt here?"
"Oh, oh, it's Xiao Gong."
Mr. Song had heard of her but had never met her. He quickly waved to his daughter-in-law, "Lan Ping, Jingchuan's wife is calling you."
Zhou Lanping immediately answered the phone and said, "Linglong, are you off work?"
"Aunt, did everything go smoothly today?"
"It went pretty smoothly."
Zhou Lanping had just been discussing this with her parents-in-law and sisters-in-law, and was thanking her: "Linglong, your aunt immediately came back to deal with your cousin's affairs and didn't even have time to call your family. Please thank your mother for me. She's still in confinement after her childbirth, and we disturbed her rest and asked her to prepare medicine for Yan'er. Thank you so much."
"Aunt, please don't say such polite words. It makes me unhappy, and my mother unhappy too." Gong Linglong respected her aunt very much and was very grateful for her care back then.
"Okay, okay, I won't say anything polite to my nephew's wife." Zhou Lanping smiled.
"Aunt, my mom prepared the medicine today. She asked about Sister Yan's menstrual cycle during the consultation and said that the medicine would be most effective if taken starting tomorrow. Please tell me your address and I'll bring it to Sister Yan after dinner."
"Linglong, I'll ask Taozi to get it." Zhou Lanping said hurriedly.
"Aunt, it's snowing heavily outside and the wind is blowing hard. Don't let Taozi come here on his bike. It's more convenient for me to drive here. I haven't been to the Song family yet, so I came to visit the Song family's grandparents."
Zhou Lanping smiled when she heard that and invited, "Linglong, it's not too far from where you are. Come over for dinner."
"Auntie, I won't be coming over for dinner. The food is already cooked at home. I'll come over after dinner. I'll be there around 7:30."
"Okay, then you write down the address."
After hanging up the phone, little Gong Pengze tugged at her trouser leg and said with a grin, "Mom, take us out to play, okay?"
"Okay, let's go together after dinner."
It was cold outside these days and Gong Linglong didn't take them out, so they were bored staying at home all day.
Xu Jiayu cooked all the meals tonight. She stewed a pot of brightly colored braised pork trotters. She learned many delicious dishes from Gong Linglong. She is very talented in cooking. She is careful and patient. The dishes are beautifully presented and the dishes she cooks have a unique flavor.
Gong Wantang was also having pig's trotter soup tonight and finished it early. She came out with her son in her arms to watch them eat.
Gong Linglong saw her staring at the food in the bowl with her eyes shining, and she teased her with a smile: "Mom, don't drool. In five days, you will be free. I will make a pot of spicy food for you later."
Gong Linglong still remembers the bland and tasteless confinement meals. For people like them who grew up eating salty and spicy food, not eating chili peppers for a month is simply torture.
"hehe..."
Mrs. Yu and Xu Jiayu both smiled gently.
Gong Wantang also wanted to eat something salty and spicy to satisfy her craving, but she took care of her body and cared about her son, so she said, "You can't eat spicy food after the confinement period. You have to eat something lighter, otherwise the milk will be too hot and Chichi will be the one who suffers in the end."
"Yes, you can't eat salty and spicy food after the confinement period. Add a little more oil and salt." Sister Yu said with a smile.
Gong Wantang knew her limits and said, "Linglong, Mingbao and the others wanted to eat egg rolls. I asked Jiayu to chop the pork. You can steam the egg rolls later and let them have some tonight. You can also bring some for Nini."
"Okay, I'll do it after dinner."
Seeing that her three sons all liked the braised pork trotters and were eating them with relish, Gong Linglong picked out a piece for each of them and added some vegetables.
"The three of them are very well behaved when eating, and they eat very cleanly. They never waste food. They are really the easiest children I have ever met." Sister Yu likes them very much.
Gong Linglong quickly finished her meal and went to the kitchen to get busy. She only steamed a small basket of dumplings tonight, which didn't take too much time and was done in more than half an hour. After the triplets had eaten their small portions, the four of them, mother and children, carried their things and went out together.
“Beep…beep…”
Gong Linglong parked the car outside the Song family's door, honked the horn a few times, and soon someone opened the door and came out.
"sister in law."
It was Song Tao who came out. Seeing the triplets being carried out of the car by her, he said with a smile: "Oh, the three little babies are here too."
"Mingbao, Axiao, Xiaopeng, this is Song Tao's uncle, Sister Nini's uncle."
"Hello, cousin." The triplets tilted their necks and called out.
"So good."
Seeing that they were standing still, Song Tao thought they were still not able to walk, so he squatted down and picked them up: "Come, your cousin will carry you into the house."
"Uncle, we can walk by ourselves. You don't need to carry us."
"Oh, you speak so fluently?" Song Tao was slightly surprised.
"They can talk and walk quite early, and can speak more fluently than two or three-year-old babies."
Gong Linglong held the gift and said with a smile, "Let's go inside and meet the Song family's great grandfather and great grandmother first."
The triplets walked steadily, wearing olive green military-style cotton jackets and matching military caps. They called out sweetly as soon as they entered the house, winning a warm welcome from the Song family. All the female comrades rushed to hold them.
Gong Linglong brought quite a few gifts. In addition to cigarettes and alcohol as a gift to the elders, the rest were fresh fruits, walnuts, red dates, etc. She also brought a bunch of bright wintersweets for Song Yan.
"Sister Yan, without enduring the bitter cold, how can the plum blossoms smell so fragrant? Congratulations on escaping the sea of suffering and returning to shore. I believe that in the future you will be more resilient and brave than the winter plum blossom, and you will surely be able to bloom proudly in the snow and frost, and brave the cold."
After completing the divorce procedures today, her whole family encouraged her. Gong Linglong's words of encouragement were quite unique and touched the soft spot in her heart.
Song Yan's eyes were red and moist, and she raised her most beautiful smile. She accepted the beautifully wrapped flowers in her hand and choked up, "Linglong, thank you."
"Xiao Gong, come and sit down."
Mr. Song smiled and invited her to sit down. He also gave candy to the triplets and said, "You are not only good at giving birth, but also at raising them. These three children are really loved by everyone."
"Yes, she is very cute, neatly dressed, smart and polite. She is well-educated."
Old Madam Song loved the triplets very much. She just hugged each of them one by one. The two elders also brought them gifts. Listening to their sweet voices of thanks, her heart almost melted.
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