The 80s Chronicle: Addiction To the Army’s Young Wife

I also fried two dishes and made a soup, which was ready in about half an hour.

"It's time to eat." Xu Ning called back to their father and son.

Xie Yang, who had been freed from the blanket, ran over smiling when he heard his mother calling for dinner.

Then he stood in front of his own baby chair, looking up, waiting for Dad to come and pick him up.

As the Chinese New Year approaches, the snowfall also becomes denser.

Taking advantage of the fine weather, Xie Zheng and Xu Ning cleaned the house together, and they were almost paralyzed from exhaustion.

The family is really too big, and the two of them are indeed pitifully small.

Fortunately, Xu Ning usually finds a housekeeper to clean up. Besides, she is not a sloppy, and the house is very clean.

The company also started to prepare for the holiday. Because of the weather today, the Diyi Group had its annual holiday on the second day after the new year.

Both of them relaxed completely, and simply returned to the old house ahead of time.

Gao Xiulan was overjoyed when she saw their family of three come back. Although her precious little great-grandson came back often, it was not very common for the family of three to appear together, let alone spend the night at home.

The house here was also installed with heating many years ago. In the early winter, the house started to turn on the heating, which is very warm.

And the two old people slept on the kang that was conveniently built at that time, so that they could sleep on the bed all year round, and the two old people couldn't bear it.

"Grandma!" Seeing Gao Xiulan, Xie Yang trotted forward and hugged the old man's thigh.

Gao Xiulan is getting old now, and she can't hold this little grandson who weighs 20 to 30 pounds. Fortunately, the little guy can walk now, so she doesn't really like being held by others.

Xu Ning heard his son's call and said with a smile: "How can you call grandma, you have to call grandma."

"The child is still young, it doesn't matter. Didn't everyone call 'grandmother'? As for the two women, they will know how to call when they get older." Gao Xiulan led the warm little hands of her little great-grandson and greeted them Hurry up and get warm in the house.

When Old Man Jiang saw Xie Yang, the creases on his face deepened, and he beckoned the little guy to come forward and sit with him.

"In previous years, you didn't come back until 27 or 8, but this year it's early." Gao Xiulan brought up the dried fruit snacks under the coffee table, but she didn't say hello, since they were all from her own family anyway, so she was not polite.

"This year I have been at home since I came back from a mission, and Ningning's unit also had a holiday yesterday, so we will come back earlier this year." Xie Zheng briefly explained.

"You're both busy, if you're tired, send Yang Yang back, and your grandfather and I will watch over it." Although Gao Xiulan is old, it's okay to take care of her little one.

Xie Zheng peeled the peanuts and stuffed them into the hands of his daughter-in-law, "If we are tired, the two of you will not be able to bear it anymore. You are both so old, so if you have nothing to do, go play chess, chat with your peers and so on. , when Yangyang grows up, he will be able to come back often, and then you won't have to be so tired."

Gao Xiulan was pleased with her grandson's filial piety, "Your grandfather and I can live a few more years."

"Longevity." Xie Zheng stuffed a few popcorns into his son's mouth. This popcorn was made of rice instead of corn kernels, and it tasted pretty good.

"It's fine if that's the case." In this way, there are at least 20 years of living, and by that time, my little great-grandson may also have a partner.

At noon, Xu Ning is in charge of the cooking. Usually when he returns home, it is Xu Ning who cooks.

During the Chinese New Year, it was nothing more than eating and drinking, and because the family of three came back here, it became extraordinarily lively. Otherwise, there were only the two of them in the big house, so it was really lonely.

But not sending Xie Yang back now is because he is worried about the health of the two old people. After all, Xie Yang can walk now, and the children at this time are also very difficult to take with them. Adults have to follow almost everywhere they go, and they can't leave their eyes.

This kid is still very energetic, how can the two old people take care of him.

At night, the family of three slept in the house where Xie Zheng lived. Thinking of how many years ago, I came to the imperial capital from Xiangshan Village to play with Xie Zheng, and felt that the memories seemed to have the sweet taste of popcorn.

The two old men are both genuine old farmers, and their ancestors were also eight generations of poor farmers. Later, Jiang Wanhua was born with excellent academics and became a well-known ordnance manufacturing expert in China. What parents and children leave behind.

Therefore, neither of them has a pension, nor has they served in the army, nor have they had any so-called subsidies. In the past few years, Xu Ning has always given the two of them a sum of money every year, which is enough for the two of them to live comfortably. Sometimes Xie Yang is here Besides, the two of you can even buy him some small toys or something, so he can live comfortably.

In the past, Xie Zheng gave some money to his grandparents every year!

This year, their family still went to Xu's family to celebrate the New Year, and Jiang's family only had two old people, so they didn't need to be separated during the New Year. Now the two families are no different from one family.

Years ago, Gao Xiulan started to prepare all kinds of food. Although she said she was going to Xu's house to celebrate the New Year, she couldn't go there empty-handed, and after eating at Xu's house, they would also start cooking in the first month, although no relatives came to the house After visiting them, now that Xie Zheng has a child, the two have no regrets.

At least a hundred years later, when I see my in-laws and my daughter and son-in-law, I can proudly tell them that my old couple raised Xie Zheng, married a wife and had children, and lived a happy life. That's enough.

"Grandma, my grandma also makes fried vegetable balls every year, and there are a lot of them. We can just bring them and eat them at home." Xu Ning and Gao Xiulan said.

"No need!" Gao Xiulan added various seasonings to the minced meat, kneaded it into balls later, rolled it in the batter, and fried it in the oil pan. "We can also eat it in the first month." , The food at home is often delivered here by your father, and our family has never bought food, let alone, your father said that you hired someone to take care of these dishes, and the taste is good."

Originally, Gao Xiulan didn't want it. After all, there is no way to eat food from her in-laws' house all year round. The two of them are old people who want face anyway.

But Xu Jianjun said that these dishes were grown by Xu Ning. Although she was dubious, she accepted it, mainly because the taste was really good.

"These seeds are specially cultivated, and the taste is naturally different from the dishes outside, and no pesticides are used, and there are no pests and diseases. These vegetables are also used in my mother's hotel. Don't be shy, there are still a lot of them in the warehouse. , you can call Brother Zheng when you're done eating and ask him to bring it over to you."

"Okay!" Knowing that it was really planted by her grandson-in-law, Gao Xiulan felt at ease.

Even though the two of them were making all kinds of meatballs, vegetable balls, meatballs, and fish balls in the kitchen today, Xu Ning still thought about making two plates of spring rolls for later in the evening. Anyway, the dishes are all ready-made, which is very convenient.

Seeing Xu Ning taking out the flour and kneading it, Gao Xiulan asked, "What are you going to do?"

"Make some spring rolls tonight." There are no ready-made spring roll wrappers at home, and it's not troublesome to make this, it's just a waste of time.

For Chinese New Year, there may be nothing else, but the time is still very loose.

It just so happens that there is still oil in the pot, so it can be fried directly at that time, and there is no need to start the pot at another time.

After kneading the dough, cut it directly into the size of dumpling wrappers, and then flatten it with a rolling pin. After that, they are superimposed one by one, and they will stick together. There is also a layer of very light vegetable oil in the middle. Grasp slowly, if there is too much, it will slip and it will not be easy to roll, and if it is too little, it will stick together during the rolling process.

After that, wait until the size and thickness are moderate, put them in the pot and steam them until they are cooked. Because of the layer of vegetable oil, they will not stick together after steaming. At this time, even if the spring roll skin is finished, it is still translucent.

The rest of the fillings are relatively simple. Xu Ning quickly prepared the fillings, wrapped them in leather, and placed them on the plate one by one. After that, he poured a spoonful of oil from the big pot into the frying pan, and put these spring rolls one by one. Put them in one by one.

Looking at her handicraft, Gao Xiulan was very satisfied and happy, who doesn't like a child with good hands and feet?

Moreover, Xie Zheng and his son are also blessed to have such a virtuous daughter-in-law at home.

There was a plate of fried golden spring rolls on the dinner table at noon. After Xie Yang saw it, he twisted his body in his exclusive chair, his fleshy little hands tugged at his father's sleeve, "Dad, Daddy!" ,I want!"

Brother Zheng let off the heat from the opened spring rolls and put them in the small bowl in front of him, "I can only eat one and try it, if there are too many."

Xie Yang didn't care what his father said, he took his own small spoon and started to eat. The crispy skin and tender fillings made him smile.

The teeth of the two old people are not bad, but they are not as sharp as the young people, but it is not a big problem to eat this.

After Xie Yang finished eating a spring roll, he licked his little mouth, looked up at the dining table, and found that the plate was empty.

"...Mom!" Was he abandoned? He is still a child, no one at home let him?

Xu Ning gave him half a bowl of millet porridge, "Hey, let's eat this, you are still young, one is enough, if you want to eat it, wait until you grow up."

Xie Yang was so angry that he almost threw the porridge in front of him, but he endured it.

Seeing Xie Yang's pitiful appearance, the two elders immediately felt distressed.

"There's more in the kitchen, give him another one." After all, Gao Xiulan was overflowing with compassion.

Xie Zheng refused, "Don't be busy, grandma. He is still young and can't eat too much greasy food. You two don't spoil him. Children can't be too reckless."

Xu Ning lowered his head and ate silently, saying that grandpa and grandma are the same, but he is not the most spoiled at home, almost what he wants to do, without saying a word, he takes his son out to have fun when he has time.

Now you know that children can't be used to it?

"Can't you eat it?" Gao Xiulan didn't understand too much, "When you were young, you ate whatever we ate."

"Yangyang is different from me. We didn't have so much oil and water on the dinner table when we were young, didn't we, life was so difficult back then."

Mr. Jiang nodded, "That's true. When you were a child, you could have fun eating a piece of meat. Now our family is almost full of meat."

Although the old man said so, but for him who has lived a hard life for almost a lifetime, even now he is eighty years old, he still likes to eat meat, but he used to like to eat big fat meat, but now because of his poor bones, he has changed his mind. And eat some five flowers.

Xu Ning likes meatballs very much, but what she likes are vegetable balls, while Brother Zheng likes to eat meatballs and fish balls. He ate two bowls by himself for lunch, and Xu Ning ate a small bowl of vegetable balls , less than half a steamed bun is a bit full.

"Grandma, do you want to go out for a stroll?" Xu Ning asked as he put down his chopsticks.

"What are you going out for? Your grandpa and I are so old, and we don't have any relatives at home every year, and we don't need to buy clothes every year. You don't have to worry about our old couple when you want to buy anything, and you still have Yangyang?"

"Take it with you." Xie Zheng put down his chopsticks and drank a cup of tea, "Go out to have a look today and buy him two more sets of clothes."

Xu Ning gritted his teeth, this son is a slave!

Now Xie Yang is still young, and he will grow fast, maybe he won't be able to wear suitable clothes in a few months, but Xie Zheng still likes to buy all kinds of things for his son.

She thought, if the two had a daughter, he would probably get worse.

Perhaps it was also because Brother Zheng had never been a father in his previous life, and being a father for the first time, no matter how determined his heart was, he would still feel a little flustered.

In the afternoon, the couple took their son to Ginza. In fact, there is really no need to buy clothes for the New Year. Xu Ning has a lot of new clothes that he didn’t wear at all, let alone brother Zheng. He almost wears military uniforms all year round. He seldom wears it. Besides, his height is fixed now, and his weight is also very stable. No matter how much he eats, he will not gain weight. There are three or five suits at home, which is enough.

This time I came out mainly to take advantage of this lively time, to go out for a walk, and staying at home is also boring.

I wanted to do something romantic with my daughter-in-law, but because my son was always wandering around the house, I had to run aground.

Ningrui Commercial Plaza has a high flow of people almost all year round, especially now that the end of the year is approaching. Even if the things here are not affordable for everyone, it is still very interesting to visit here.

In the shopping mall, Xie Zheng hugged his son and followed his wife. In the luxuriously decorated shopping mall, the figure of the child can be seen everywhere, playing with his parents here is very lively and happy.

Xie Yang obediently stayed in his father's generous embrace, turning his little head from side to side, looking at everything in front of him curiously.

"Boss!" There were quite a few customers at the milk powder counter. The counter foreman saw Xu Ning and walked over with a smile, "Is your family here to buy something?"

"Yeah, I have worked hard for you during the Chinese New Year." Ginza is open all year round, and even during the Chinese New Year, the door is open to welcome guests. After all, the imperial capital is not only Chinese, but also many foreign people. They spend Christmas while working or settling down. During the Spring Festival, there are no rules of keeping the year old, but they also hang out outside. Moreover, during the Chinese New Year, only the elders in the family are really busy. The young girls and boys are still very comfortable. The childhood playmates of the neighbors, or those who have been studying in other places all the year round, invite three or five acquaintances to hang out on the streets of the imperial capital together.

The two counters on her side are closed for three days during the new year, from the 30th to the second day of the junior high school, and the third day of the junior high school will start to work, but the recruits here are all local girls from the imperial capital, and the foreman is the same, and there is overtime pay during the Chinese New Year. Yes, instead of listening to seven aunts and eight aunts gossip at home, it is better to come to work in the store and make money at ease.

"We don't work hard, don't we have overtime pay?" The foreman only worked at the counter here this year. After all, it was only this year that Zhizhen milk powder became popular in China. Although the price of milk powder in China is much more expensive than other brands, However, many parents like to buy Zhizhen milk powder for their children because the quality of this product is guaranteed. After all, there are specialty stores for this product even abroad.

Otherwise, if your quality is not up to standard, who will agree to let you go abroad to seize other people's markets with this product.

The little foreman also bought two barrels for the eldest brother’s child at the internal price of the staff. The child likes it very much, and after drinking it for half a year, he is in good health and has not been sick. Experts say that this baby milk powder is very good.

At present, there is only one type of milk powder in the store, which is suitable for children aged 0-2. Toddler milk powder will be launched in May and June next year, suitable for children aged 3-6.

The two counters of Diyi Group are overcrowded.

Just now I heard some people in the crowd talking about it. It seems that the local people who work in other places in the imperial capital go home for the New Year. Many colleagues and friends in the work unit asked them to bring two cans of milk powder or buy a set of cosmetics to go home.

"Boss Xu!" The two had just walked into a children's clothing store when they saw a familiar face.

Seeing the smiling woman in front of her, Xu Ning nodded and greeted her, "Mrs. Qian, are you here to shop too?"

"I'm here to buy two sets of clothes for my eldest sister's grandson. You and Mr. Xie are here to buy new clothes for my son, right?" Mrs. Qian is much more beautiful than she saw half a year ago, and she also looks much younger. She was almost as fast as before. The figure of two hundred catties has lost a lot of weight at this time.

Due to her age, her figure can't be compared with Xu Ning's, but at this moment, she only looks round, and the pile of gold and silver on you is gone forever.

Today's Mrs. Qian is wearing a decent light purple suit, with a gray down jacket on her arm. She looks much more confident. The slightly harsh face she saw for the first time seems to be just an illusion.

"Mrs. Qian looks very different now." Xu Ning praised.

"It's also thanks to Boss Xu." Mrs. Qian really didn't expect that the fat that had followed her for nearly thirty years would one day get rid of it.

And her body is getting better day by day. In order to maintain this good figure, she even joined a middle-aged women's dance team, danced in it, and took her little daughter to run and walk in the park with her in the morning. She has to have self-confidence, and she no longer has nothing to do, and her husband seems to be less important in her heart.