I relied on my heart to play badly in front of my husband, an officer.

On New Year's Day, Sheng Zeyan and Bai Youyou were finally able to have a day off at home. As the New Year was approaching, they both had a lot of things to do, and with someone making trouble from time to time, they had even less time to have a good day off at home.

Zhang Ru had already prepared everything she needed for the holiday and was waiting in the living room for the two children to wake up.

It was almost ten o'clock before Sheng Zeyan and Bai Youyou slowly got up from the bed.

When they passed by Zhang Ru who was sitting in the living room, the two of them yawned and called out "Mom" at the same time, then went into the bathroom to wash up in a daze.

Zhang Ru, who was originally sitting by the stove and picking vegetables, heard their shouts, looked up at the two people who walked into the bathroom, put down the vegetables in her hands, and hurriedly followed them.

"Youyou, don't rush to wash your face and brush your teeth. Wait a moment, mom will get you some hot water.

It must be so cold to take a shower with cold water in such a cold day.

As a girl, you should take better care of your body.

Don’t touch the cold water anymore.”

While muttering, Zhang Ru returned to the living room, picked up the thermos that she had already filled with hot water, and strode back to Bai Youyou's side.

Open the bottle and pour the water in one smooth motion.

Bai Youyou felt warm at heart after hearing Zhang Ru's words. She smiled and said, "Thank you, Mom. You're so kind. If you weren't here, what would I do?"

When Sheng Zeyan saw this, he joked, "Mom, I'm your son too, why don't you care about me so much?

You only care about your daughter-in-law all day long, but you should know that your son also needs care."

Zhang Ru glanced at him angrily, "Why don't I care about you? The water you used to wash your face is still hot, so you can use it again.

You still complain that I don’t care about you. I think you are just itching for trouble.

What's wrong? Do you think the water your wife used is dirty or something? If you think it's dirty, I'll ask Youyou to pour it out and not let you use it.

Besides, you are a grown man, and you are afraid of the cold?

I saw you guys training outside in the middle of winter, how come you didn't feel cold? "

Sheng Zeyan was so shocked by what Zhang Ru said that he could only shrug his shoulders pretending to be wronged in order to be let off.

Bai Youyou, who was standing aside, was watching the 185cm tall Sheng Zeyan with great interest and a smile on her face. In front of the 155cm tall Zhang Ru, she was scolded by her like a grandson and dared not say a word.

After washing up, the three of them prepared to make dumplings together. Because the base is close to the north, people here like to make dumplings to celebrate festivals.

They are no exception.

Bai Youyou rolled the dough, Sheng Zeyan wrapped the stuffing, and Zhang Ru was giving instructions from the side. It was a lively scene.

While I was making dumplings, there was a knock on the door.

Sheng Zeyan went to open the door and saw that it was his neighbor Aunt Wang.

Aunt Wang came in with some homemade bacon, saying it was a New Year's gift.

"Aunt Zhang, this is some bacon I made myself. I'll give it to you to try and see if it tastes good."

Zhang Ru quickly stood up to greet him and said with a smile, "Oh, Aunt Wang, you are so polite. You don't have much at home, but you still gave us delicious food. This really makes me feel bad."

"Well, what's the big deal? Your family has helped us a lot in the past six months. It's just some bacon, not something particularly good."

"Old sister, you are really polite. If this meat is not good, then what else is good?"

"Alright, alright, our friendship is here, so don't refuse me."

"Well, since Aunt Wang said so, our family will accept it."

As he said that, Zhang Ru took the bacon and put it in the kitchen.

Aunt Wang glanced at the table and saw the dumplings being made. Her eyes lit up, "Oh, dumplings!

Making dumplings is good. People here love to eat dumplings during the Chinese New Year and other festivals.

I see your family is so happy and harmonious, I really envy you.”

Bai Youyou smiled sweetly and said, "Aunt Wang, why don't you stay and eat with us? Give us some pointers and see how our cooking tastes and whether it's as authentic as yours."

Aunt Wang waved her hand. "No, no, I have things to do at home. I just came to visit and let you taste the bacon I made myself."

"Well, I think it will taste good that way." Bai Youyou complimented with a smile.

"That's right, little white girl, I'm not bragging to you, but the bacon I make is really special, even those little bastards in our family can do it.

Whenever I fry bacon, I will eat a few more bowls of rice.

That's right! We don't have many meat coupons at home, so we can't buy much meat to make bacon.

Otherwise, I would definitely cook eight or ten kilograms of meat so that they can eat as much as they want."

When Bai Youyou heard this, although she smiled on the surface, she secretly complained in her heart, "Alas, who among the kids these days doesn't like to eat meat?

Not only children love to eat meat, but adults also love to eat it.”

Just then, there was another sound at the door, and a bunch of children ran to her house.

The leaders were the two troublemakers from Aunt Wang's family.

After the children arrived in the living room, it was surrounded by children.

The children looked at the dumplings curiously, their eyes filled with desire to eat them.

Sheng Zeyan smiled and pulled off a small piece of dough, pinched it into the shape of a small animal and handed it to the children. Zhang Ru pretended to be angry, "You kid, you're wasting food."

Although he said this, his eyes were full of smiles as he watched Sheng Zeyan playing with the children.

Aunt Wang looked at this scene and said with emotion: "Life is getting better and better nowadays, and we are all like one family.

If it were a few years ago! Everyone would have been minding their own business, afraid of being reported. "Everyone nodded after hearing this.

"Well, why are you saying all this? Life is getting better now, so we should cherish the good times we have.

Well, I have to go home and take care of my family's affairs. I won't disturb your family's peaceful and harmonious days anymore."

After Aunt Wang took the children away, the house returned to its previous bustle.

Sheng Zeyan continued to make dumplings, and Bai Youyou rolled the dough faster, as if encouraged by the warm atmosphere.

Suddenly, Sheng Zeyan thought of something and said to Bai Youyou, "Wife, why don't we make more dumplings and send some to other comrades in the base so that they can also feel the festive atmosphere."

Bai Youyou's eyes lit up and she nodded repeatedly.

"Okay, then make more. We still have the flour we bought yesterday, so why not use it all to make dumplings?"

Zhang Ru smiled and said, "That's a good idea, but you have to pack more. Those guys have big appetites."

The family discussed this.

The speed of making dumplings also increased.

When the dumplings were cooked and served steaming hot, Sheng Zeyan picked up a dumpling, blew on it, and put it to Bai Youyou's mouth. Bai Youyou kept busy, opened her mouth wide, and ate it in one gulp. While chewing the dumpling in her mouth, she said incoherently, "Well, it's delicious, really delicious, it tastes like home."

Sheng Zeyan looked at her satisfied expression and his heart was filled with happiness.

He thought that no matter how many troubles there were outside or how many people were trying to trip him up, as long as he returned to this small home with his family by his side, all the difficulties would be nothing.

At this moment, the small house is filled with laughter and strong family affection, and in the days to come, they will spend every warm moment hand in hand.

After eating the dumplings, Sheng Zeyan found a few clean lunch boxes and carefully put the cooked dumplings into them one by one.

Bai Youyou took out a piece of cloth and carefully wrapped the lunch box to prevent it from getting cold on the road.

Sheng Zeyan carried dumplings and walked towards the dormitory where his comrades lived.

The comrades on duty were pleasantly surprised to see the dumplings brought by Sheng Zeyan. Everyone sat together and shared the warmth from the Sheng Zeyan family.

At the same time, Bai Youyou and Zhang Ru were also busy at home. They started cleaning the house and making it clean and tidy.

I don’t know where Bai Youyou got this picture of a village girl from, but she stood on a stool and insisted on sticking her against the glass outside the door.

Looking at Bai Youyou swaying on the stool, Zhang Ru's heart began to lift.

He nervously held onto the stool and reminded her, "Be careful, don't fall."

Sheng Zeyan came back just after finishing his work. He looked at his newly renovated home with a smile on his face.

In the evening, a family of three sat in the yard, looking up at the sparse stars in the sky.

Sheng Zeyan gently held Bai Youyou's hand and whispered, "Wife, it's great to have you around. Let's celebrate every holiday like this from now on."

Bai Youyou leaned on his shoulder and nodded.

Zhang Ru looked at them, her eyes full of relief.

The moonlight shines in the courtyard, quiet and peaceful, as if all the worries are dispelled by the moonlight, leaving only full happiness surrounding this small home.