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

The three people who returned home did not stop and were still busy.

Zhang Ru and Bai Youyou were busy making preparations for the New Year tomorrow, while Sheng Zeyan was hanging up the couplets and lanterns he had bought.

"Honey, it's crooked. Move it a little to the right." When Sheng Zeyan was pasting the couplets, Bai Youyou, who was peeling garlic in her hands, stood at the door and directed him.

“Is this okay?

"Oh my! Honey, I told you to go right, not left. You got it wrong."

"Oh!" Sheng Zeyan accepted his fate and obediently accepted his wife's complaints, adjusting his position silently.

"Hubby, okay, let's just post it like this!

Oh my! He is indeed my husband, even putting up a couplet is so handsome. "

As soon as I got off the stool after putting up the couplets at the Shengze Banquet, Bai Youyou's flattery started coming.

"Hubby, are you tired? Do you want to take a rest? Look at the dark circles under your eyes. It makes me so sad."

Seeing his wife caring about him so much, Sheng Zeyan, who was originally a little tired, felt like a young man who was injected with new strength.

"I'm not tired yet. It's not too late to rest after dinner. Honey, what delicious food are you and mom making? It smells so good."

"Hey, hubby smells good, doesn't he? He smells good, that's right.

Mom has been working really hard for this New Year. She started saving up her meat coupons a month ago, just so she can fry some crispy pork and lotus root meatballs for us tomorrow."

Sheng Zeyan couldn't help smacking his lips after hearing this, "Well, it smells quite nice, and I haven't had my mom's fried crispy pork for a long time.

I remember the last time I ate it was several years ago when my dad ate a few pieces on his birthday.

Wife, you don’t know how difficult it was to eat meat at that time. I remember the only time we were able to eat meat was when my dad went to the county to build a house for someone for a month and earned 10 yuan to bring home.

My mother took the 10 yuan he earned and, thinking that it was his birthday, she gritted her teeth and bought a pound of meat to take home for dinner.

The meat was so delicious that time that I still remember the scene of eating it.

Thinking about it now, I still miss it.”

"Then hubby, do you want to go into the kitchen now and eat some freshly fried food?" Bai Youyou felt a little sorry for Sheng Zeyan at that time.

What he missed at Shengzeyan was not the scene of eating meat, but his father.

"No, I can eat later. I'll have dinner soon anyway."

After hearing what he said, Bai Youyou rolled her eyes and said, "Husband, this garlic is too hard to peel. My hands are full of garlic smell, it's so unpleasant.

I have a few more to peel for you, okay? I'm going to the kitchen to wash my hands."

Sheng Zeyan took the garlic from Bai Youyou's hand helplessly and said, "Give it to me."

Bai Youyou handed the garlic in her hand to Sheng Zeyan, then turned and ran to the kitchen.

In less than a moment, he ran out of the kitchen again.

"Hubby, hurry up, take your hand out. It's burning me."

Sheng Zeyan, with a confused look on his face, quickly put down the garlic he was peeling and opened his hand to take the thing Bai Youyou handed over.

"Hubby, eat it quickly while it's hot, otherwise it won't taste good when it gets cold.

My mom just fried these meatballs out of the pan, and I brought them to you.

Come and taste it and see if it tastes the same as what you ate back then."

Sheng Zeyan looked at the meatballs in his hand, his eyes filled with emotion.

He took a light bite, and the familiar fragrance spread in his mouth. "Hmm, it still tastes the same. You should try it and see if it tastes good."

Bai Youyou took a bite of his hand, her mouth full of the aroma of meat.

"Yeah, it's delicious. Mom's cooking is really good."

"Well, Mom's cooking skills have always been very good."

At this time, mother Zhang Ru poked her head out from the kitchen and said with a smile, "You two, stop just eating and come help set the table for dinner.

Let's just have a simple meal tonight and save the good stuff for tomorrow."

"Hey, Mom, we're coming right away."

Bai Youyou agreed, and the two of them hurried into the house to help.

Although Zhang Ru ate casually, the food was still much more sumptuous than her usual meals.

Soon the family sat together.

Sheng Zeyan raised the teacup on the table and said to Zhang Ru: "Mom, you have worked hard. It is thanks to you that we have been taking care of the family this year.

It's because of you that Youyou and I can go to work peacefully. "

Zhang Ru quickly waved her hands, "Oh! You silly child, we are all a family. Why bother talking about whether it's hard or not? You are all doing this for our common family.

Mom also hopes that you will be happy in the new year. As long as our family is harmonious, Mom will be happy."

As Zhang Ru spoke, her eyes became moist.

"Oh! Mom, we won't be tired during this New Year. We will definitely be together happily next year.

Next year, I want to give you a big fat grandson to take care of!" After seeing Zhang Ru's tears, Bai Youyou hurriedly took her hand and comforted her.

"Haha, that's great. Now, I'm just looking forward to you giving me a big fat grandson to take care of!

I am so envious of Aunt Li who takes care of her two grandsons every day.

But I am not urging you to give birth to a baby for me right now. It’s up to you. Whenever you want to have a baby, I will take care of it for you.

Anyway, Mom is still young, you can have the baby a few years later."

Although Zhang Ru was very happy when he heard Bai Youyou say she wanted to have a baby, he still respected Bai Youyou and her friends' choice.

After all, she couldn't rush into having a baby.

"Mom, don't worry! Sheng Zeyan and I will definitely give you eight or ten grandchildren. You won't be able to take care of them all."

"You silly girl, how can anyone talk about themselves like that?

Mom, I'm not worried about not being able to take care of you. As long as you give birth, no matter how many, Mom will take good care of you."

Sheng Zeyan listened to the mother and daughter talking in increasingly biased ways. He was happy that they were so harmonious, but also a little uneasy.

He shuddered when he imagined the scene of eight or ten children.

"Wife! You are so bold! You want to have eight or ten children! Why don't you just give me a row of children?"

For a moment, amid the chaos of the Shengze Banquet and the conversations of Bai Youyou and the others, everyone ate and talked, with constant laughter.

After dinner, the sky gradually darkened, and Shengze Yan lit up the hanging lanterns, and the red lights reflected on everyone's face.

Bai Youyou took Sheng Zeyan's hand and walked into the yard. Looking at the sparse stars in the sky, she said, "From now on, every New Year's Day we can be like this, lively and cheerful. It would be so wonderful.

I don’t know how my parents will celebrate the New Year tomorrow.

"Husband, have you called my parents? Did they say anything?"

Sheng Zeyan patted Bai Youyou's hand and said, "I called this morning, and my father-in-law, mother-in-law, and grandma are all in good health.

My eldest brother and his wife are all doing well, and my eldest brother is on holiday at the factory.

Now the family is living happily over there. Don't worry, we'll find time to go back and visit them after the New Year."

Bai Youyou nodded, still with a hint of longing in her eyes.

"Well, that's good. I don't know when we can get a phone at home so I can call them anytime.

You don't have to go to your office to make a call.

This is a bit troublesome. I can't always go to the military base to make calls. After all, it's a military base, so it's better to avoid suspicion."

Sheng Zeyan held Bai Youyou in his arms and whispered, "It will be soon. The country is developing better and better. Maybe next year we'll be able to install a phone at home."

Bai Youyou looked up at him, her eyes full of anticipation, "Really?"

Although Bai Youyou knew that it would be possible to have telephones in homes in the near future, she didn't know the exact time.

"Yes, I will."

Just then, neighbor Uncle Wang came running and knocked on the door.

"Aunt Zhang, do you have any extra candles at home? My kid was naughty and broke the candles. We can't have a dark night like this."

Zhang Ru quickly took two candles and handed them over, "Yes, wait for Lao Wang, I'll give them to you."

Uncle Wang took the candle and said gratefully, "Thank you, Aunt Zhang. Your family is really enviable." After that, he left in a hurry.

Sheng Zeyan looked at Uncle Wang as he walked away and said with emotion, "We are indeed very lucky. Our family is healthy and our lives are getting better and better.

Grandpa Wang is a bit pitiful. His only son died in a mission last year, leaving only Grandpa Wang and his little grandson at home.

Although the army provides subsidies to his family, life is still a bit tight, and I don’t know how they will get by today.”

Bai Youyou gently leaned on his shoulder and said, "Hubby, let's send some food over to them tomorrow!"

"kindness."

At this time, Zhang Ru called out from inside the house: "Youyou, it's cold outside. Come in, the two of you. Let's chat in the living room."

So the two of them looked at each other and smiled. "Okay mom, we're here."

Just as they were about to enter, the sound of firecrackers was heard in the distance, and the crackling sound broke the silence of the night.

"Come on, let's go back to the house and play cards. This is a must-do activity during the New Year." Sheng Zeyan put his arm around Bai Youyou's shoulders and walked into the house.

Bai Youyou was confused. She thought there were no such games as cards in this era, but she didn't expect there would be.

The family sat around the table playing cards.

Sheng Zeyan always played his cards very carefully, fearing to make mistakes, which made Zhang Ru and Bai Youyou laugh.

Just when we were having fun, there was a knock on the door.

Everyone looked at each other, wondering who it could be during the Chinese New Year.

Sheng Zeyan got up to open the door. When the door opened, he found that it was Uncle Wang who had returned, and he was holding some pastries he had made in his hand.

"Captain Sheng, it's New Year's Eve, so it's appropriate to use your candles. I made some snacks from our hometown for you to try.

I wish you a happy new year too.”

"Uncle, you are so polite. It's cold outside, please come in and sit down." Sheng Zeyan invited him in.

"No, San'er is still waiting for me at home, so I won't go in. You go in too! I'm leaving now."

After Uncle Wang finished speaking, he stuffed the thing into Sheng Zeyan's hand and turned to leave, regardless of Sheng Zeyan's attempts to keep him.

Watching his back as he left, Sheng Zeyan glanced at the snacks in his hand, then closed the door and went into the house.