Although Chen Lishu didn't say it clearly, Lin Xiaoyue still heard something different. She was frightened when she thought that her sister had such thoughts.
Chen Lishu didn't pay attention to Lin Xiaohui at all, so her mood was not affected. When she got home, she started to chop dough and stuffing to make dumplings.
Although there was only one person working, Chen Lishu had always been quick and easy, and it didn't take long to make a whole pile of dumplings. Guessing that Gu Xingdong was coming back, she almost took the time to put the dumplings into the pot, and waited until the white and plump dumplings came out of the pot.
When he came up from the water, Gu Xingdong opened the door and walked in.
"Hurry and wash your hands. I've made dumplings stuffed with garlic sprouts and meat. Let's start dinner now."
Gu Xingdong obediently walked a few steps to the bathroom to wash his hands.
"I have good news and bad news, which one do you want to hear first?" Chen Lishu said while eating.
Gu Xingdong picked up a dumpling and put it in his mouth, which was immediately filled with fragrance: "Okay."
"Hey." Chen Lishu got up and went to the room to take out the admission notice and show it to Gu Xingdong, smiling with a bit of contentment on her face.
"Didn't you say it would be sent after the new year? It will be sent here so soon?"
Gu Xingdong put down his chopsticks and took the notice in his hand. He looked at it and saw the words "Notice of Provincial Normal University" written on the top, followed by the candidates' information and photos.
"Enrollment at the end of the month?" Gu Xingdong's eyes fell on the time reported on the notice: "That won't be long."
This year is a small year, so I will report on it after the fifteenth day of the first lunar month.
Chen Lishu nodded: "I'm close, so there's no need to rush."
Gu Xingdong looked away from the notice, raised his eyes and asked, "Where's the bad news?"
Chen Lishu chuckled: "I heard from other military wives that the logistics department will send a car to take us to the city to purchase new year's goods tomorrow."
She finally had a special car, and there were New Year's goods and things for the start of school. She would definitely have to buy a lot when the time came.
Gu Xingdong nodded when he heard her words: "Do you need help or help?"
Chen Lishu couldn't help laughing: "Can I pay for it?"
"No." Gu Xingdong refused seriously: "It is a family motto to turn over money."
Chen Lishu was immediately overjoyed.
At Wu's house, after dinner in the evening, when the couple was lying on the bed chatting, Lin Xiaoyue told him about her decision to let Lin Xiaohui return to her hometown, but she was too embarrassed to mention what happened during the day.
"Xiaohui is already nineteen during the Chinese New Year. It's time for her family to take care of themselves."
Wu Zheng was surprised when he heard her words: "Why are you leaving at this time?" He had always said that he would celebrate the New Year here, and it would be difficult to buy train tickets in the past few days.
Lin Xiaoyue pursed her lips: "The family is in a hurry."
"Okay." Wu Zheng nodded in agreement, then lowered his head and put it close to her round belly: "Let daddy listen to see if my son was obedient today."
Lin Xiaoyue slapped him and said angrily: "Don't talk about your son every day. If a daughter hears it, she will be very sad."
Wu Zheng followed the good advice: "It's called Shunkou. Regardless of whether it's a boy or a girl, I'm sure I'd be interested in them."
Then he leaned close to his belly and said softly: "Dad, I don't have any other intentions. I also like it if it's a girl."
I don't know if the child in his belly understood or was angry, but suddenly kicked Wu Zheng hard in the belly.
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At dawn, when the wake-up call sounded, Chen Lishu and Gu Xingdong got up together, packed up and went out. On the way, they met several military wives. Since they were not familiar with each other, they nodded to each other as a greeting.
However, Chen Lishu always felt that some of them looked at her strangely, but she couldn't tell what was wrong.
Although they lived in the same hospital, the two parties had not even exchanged a word. Chen Lishu thought that maybe she was overthinking it. Seeing that the truck was already waiting at the door, she simply ignored it and quickly walked a few steps over to get in the car.
The vantage point near the inside of the cloak had already been occupied by several military wives, who were chatting with each other at this moment. When they saw Chen Lishu coming up, one of them specifically gave way to the inside.
Chen Lishu smiled quickly and thanked her: "Thank you, sister-in-law."
"Xiao Chen, I heard that you have extra food stamps. Do you think you can give me some?"
The sister-in-law who was sitting next to me came closer and lowered her voice.
Chen Lishu was stunned when she asked: "Where did my sister-in-law hear this?"
The sister-in-law who asked the question flashed her eyes: "Someone said that, so I asked."
"My sister-in-law may have misunderstood. Although there are only two of us at home, I feel sorry for the men who have to train so hard. I try to buy some fine grain every time. To be honest, sometimes the food stamps are not enough."
Not to mention that she doesn't have enough food stamps left every month, even if she does, she won't make any small moves in the family area, and there will be many pairs of eyes watching, unless she thinks Gu Xingdong's work is going too smoothly and wants to cause some trouble for him.
Seeing the sincerity of what she said, the other party thought that maybe he had heard wrongly or there was some misunderstanding in the process.
Then several military wives came up one after another, including Wang Yufen. As soon as she got on the bus and saw Chen Lishu, she stopped in her tracks and did not go inside. She ignored the cold wind and sat down on the outside.
Seeing that the time was almost up, the car started to move. More than an hour later, the car slowly stopped at an intersection.
Everyone got out of the car one after another.
"Sisters-in-law, if you want to buy anything, you can buy it yourself. The bus will leave on time at four o'clock in the afternoon. Don't miss the time." The little soldier said to everyone and drove away.
Chen Lishu was not in a hurry to buy food, but went to the department store to buy things for the start of school.
The school is very considerate. It also mailed a guide to the start of school along with the notice. In addition to specifying the school address and several bus routes, it also marked the general things you need to prepare for the start of school.
Chen Lishu made a special list when she was at home. She had already prepared bed sheets and quilts, but also needed luggage bags, aluminum lunch boxes, basins, kettles, etc.
Other things like household registration, grain and oil transfer certificates, and provincial general food stamps were already prepared before she came.
She bought everything listed on the list one by one, and then carried the jingling things to the grocery store.
As the New Year was approaching, there were so many people crowded inside. Chen Lishu had no choice but to line up at one counter after another. Looking at the huge crowd in front of her, Chen Lishu understood why the little warrior had set such a late time to pick her up. She really had to go one by one.
After queuing up at the counter, I'm afraid I won't be able to take pictures until tomorrow morning.
"Chen Lishu?"
Chen Lishu was queuing up at a place selling fruit candies when she suddenly heard someone calling her. She turned her head and saw Zhao Hong taking pictures in the queue selling melon seeds and peanuts on the other side.
I haven’t seen him for more than half a year. He seems to be thinner, almost losing his appearance. He is wearing red clothes and pants with green bottom, and they don’t fit well. His hair is casually pulled into a braid and hanging down on the back of his head. He doesn’t look like a second-year-old.
In his early teens, he seemed to be in his thirties.