"I asked why the decision was made so quickly without saying anything. Is there any other explanation?" a military wife said with a hint.
Wang Yufen smiled and did not answer.
When Chen Lishu opened the door and came in, she happened to hear the conversation of several people. Her eyes fell on Wang Yufen. She hadn't seen her for a while. Her overall complexion was much better than when Mrs. Wei was here.
"Comrade Chen is here, let's see what you want to buy?" When the salesperson saw her coming in, he stopped to chat with everyone and asked with a smile.
"Is there any more pork? I want to buy more." In the winter months, it's already minus ten or twenty degrees outside, and the dumplings can be frozen. When she's not at home, Gu Xingdong can cook them and eat them, which is very convenient.
"There is still one piece left, about four pounds, but it has pork rinds. Do you want it?"
Chen Lishu's eyes fell on the piece of meat. Although it had skin, the fat in the middle was quite thick, so she nodded: "Okay, weigh it all for me."
"My brothers and sisters are so generous. It's good that I don't have to raise children. When buying meat, we only buy it in pounds. Unlike us, we can only wait until the Chinese New Year to eat meat." Wang Yufen glanced at the other two military wives and added with a smile.
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Chen Lishu handed over the money and tickets in her hand, looked at Wang Yufen and smiled: "The main reason is that my mother-in-law is more sensible and never requires us to give half of our salary and tickets back."
The fake smile on Wang Yufen's face suddenly froze. Everyone knew that her mother-in-law had been driven away.
After buying the meat and returning home, Chen Lishu first picked off the skin and cleaned it, and then cut off part of the thick layer of fat on it.
Clean the pork skin and cut it into strips and leave it for a while to make pork skin jelly. Cut the white meat into fingernail-sized dices to prepare the oil and make the oil shuttle.
After getting everything ready, let Chen Liyuan mince the meat stuffing. Chen Lishu went to the window to cut garlic sprouts, and then fished out a sauerkraut pickled in the jar before. There were two kinds of dumplings in total, garlic sprouts with oil and pork belly with sauerkraut.
The two sisters were busy all afternoon and made more than 300 dumplings in total. Chen Lishu's pork rind jelly was almost done. She cut a piece and put it in a bowl and asked Chen Liyuan to give a piece to Zhao Guiying next door.
The dumplings outside were also frozen very solid. Chen Lishu put them into a dough bag and hung them with a rope in the shade under the window outside.
It was getting dark outside. Chen Lishu saw that it was almost six o'clock and started boiling water to cook dumplings.
The two sisters didn't eat much, but considering Gu Xingdong's appetite, Chen Lishu cooked more than a hundred dumplings in total, three large plates full of dumplings.
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"Old Zhou, you are in high spirits during happy events. You are so happy when your wife is pregnant that you are grinning from ear to ear."
Wu Zheng looked at Zhou Liang's arrogant look and couldn't help but joked.
"Oh, it took many years for my daughter-in-law to become a mother-in-law, and it took many years for me to finally become a father."
Zhou Liang raised his elbow and bumped Gu Xingdong as he spoke: "Lao Gu, thanks to your suggestion last time, I asked for leave to see my wife. Just this once, I will treat you two to a good drink some other time.
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Gu Xingdong looked at the bruises on his forehead and chin. He didn't say anything, but smiled and said, "Okay, Lao Wu Ke and I will wait."
Walking all the way towards the military area, when they saw the dim and warm lights reflected in the windows of their respective homes, the three grown men speeded up their pace in unison.
When Gu Xingdong opened the door and went in, he happened to see Chen Lishu coming out of the kitchen carrying dumplings, and his eyes lit up.
"I found out that you are the roundworm in my stomach. You know what I want to eat." Gu Xingdong said and walked to the table, put his hands around her shoulders from behind, and bent over to kiss her.
Chen Lishu hurriedly raised her hand to push his face further away, glanced at Chen Liyuan's room, and whispered: "Pay attention."
Gu Xingdong raised his eyebrows, and regardless of her refusal, he quickly slapped her on the face before going to the bathroom to wash his hands with satisfaction.
The hard stubble on her face was very uncomfortable. Unfortunately, the culprit ran away quickly, so Chen Lishu could only grit her teeth secretly at someone's back.
"Liyuan, it's time to eat." She shouted into the room, and soon Chen Liyuan came out of the room, and the three of them sat down to have dinner together.
At night, the couple had just finished a silent communication. Chen Lishu leaned sideways and propped her head on her elbows to look at Gu Xingdong.
Gu Xingdong turned his head and looked over, his eyes as black as obsidian shining brightly under the light: "Do you still want it?"
Chen Lishu glared at him and said seriously: "What are you thinking about? I have something serious to tell you."
The smile on Gu Xingdong's face faded a bit and he asked seriously: "What's the matter?"
"Do you remember the little boy we rescued before?"
"Remember."
"I met him two days ago. He came out to beg in such little clothes in the winter, and he was bullied..."
Chen Lishu recounted what happened that day, and then sighed: "It's so pitiful to think about that child. Not to mention that he was abducted, and the orphanage had no money to treat him due to the root cause of his illness."
Chen Lishu raised her head, looked at Gu Xingdong, and said tentatively: "What do you think of us adopting him?"
Gu Xingdong frowned almost invisible when he heard her words. He had no objection to adopting a child. After all, it would be considered as reducing the burden on the country, but...
"I'm definitely too busy at work to take care of you. You're also in school. Can you take care of the child? Raising a child is not a temporary whim or pity. If we plan to adopt, we must fulfill our parental responsibilities. Otherwise, we might as well go to the orphanage more often.
have a look."
Seeing that he had no objection, Chen Lishu immediately became energetic and sat up from the bed.
Gu Xingdong was afraid that she would catch cold, so he quickly wrapped her in a quilt: "You are so old, you are still shocked."
Chen Lishu chuckled, and then explained her plan: "I will definitely not be able to do it this month. The school has to review and prepare for the final exam, and there is also a New Year's Day party. I will have a holiday after New Year's Day, and I will have time to take care of the children.
When the new year starts, I will rent a house across from the school. After our school expands its enrollment, dormitory beds are extremely tight, and there are still many students studying day in and day out. When the time comes, I will explain the situation and submit an application. The department will definitely agree.
It’s time for Ruirui to go to kindergarten, and nothing will be delayed at all.”
Gu Xingdong looked at her bright eyes and smiled fondly: "I'm afraid you will be too tired."
"I'm not tired. I'm a rich man now. If we have children, I will spend money to hire an aunt."
"Okay." Gu Xingdong said, raising his hand and pulling the light cord beside the bed, and the room suddenly fell into darkness.
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The next day, Chen Lishu and Chen Liyuan returned to the city together.
"Yuwei, we will definitely shine at this New Year's Day party. You have been studying piano for more than ten years, and you are not what those clowns can compare to. When the time comes, you play the piano and I sing, you will definitely be able to compare with Chen.
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"I hope so." Jiang Yuwei half-closed her eyes, unable to see clearly what she was thinking.
"Don't worry as long as I'm here. When the time comes, I will definitely pay you back with interest."