Raising Babies in the 70s - Chapter 42
As for the Zhang family next to them, the fragrance was overflowing, and it hooked them. Usually, these two young couples would come and knock on the door. At that time, for the sake of the friendship between the neighbors, the Zhang family would naturally share it generously. A bowl of their own dishes allowed them to experience Huang Xinying’s craftsmanship, which was convenient for future matters.
Zhang Chengbei could get envious words from the male officers, while Huang Xinying could hear countless praises for her cooking.
However, the Lu family’s husband and wife did not act according to common sense. Didn’t they smell the fragrance of vegetables?
The house next door cooked their own food. Zhang Chengbei went around their house and didn’t seem to smell any aroma, just a common smell of boiled seafood.
It seemed that the woman next door was not very good at craftsmanship.
Zhang Chengbei had a strong taste. He really didn’t like steaming and boiling. In addition, the army canteen basically didn’t put a few peppers in cooking. People needed to add chili sauce by themselves. The taste was not delicious.
The boiled seafood made Zhang Chengbei vomit.
Maybe the person next door was eating something fresh?
On the second day, Zhang Chengbei and his wife still focused on observing the newly arrived young couple next door. The two did nothing in the morning. They made dumplings at noon and banged in the yard in the afternoon, as if they were doing carpentry work.
How was this couple different from any other couple that had come before?
Some families who had never seen the sea hurriedly said they were going to see the sea the next day, but this one was different.
——They were making a fence to raise chickens?
Zhang Chengbei, who happened to take a half-day vacation, slipped to the Lu house next door, and found that Comrade Xiao Lu next door was plowing the ground. Lu Yan was really handsome. Of course, a man like Zhang Chengbei didn’t care whether the young man looked good or not, his focus was on the handsome and powerful muscles of the other party.
He had a good figure, and Zhang Chengbei’s eyes showed a little envy. The physical fitness requirements of the navy and the army were different. At his age, it was indeed easy to neglect exercise.
The little army officer was really young and promising.
Zhang Chengbei took the initiative to come up to talk to Lu Yan.
Lu Yan didn’t know Zhang Chengbei, and he had never heard of his name in the previous circle of contacts. He looked at Zhang Chengbei a few times. He was of medium build, with a round face and an ordinary appearance. He smiled very kindly and seemed to be easy to get along with.
Knowing that Zhang Chengbei was the neighbor next door, Lu Yan was willing to communicate with him. The two of them would greet each other politely when they saw each other.
“You just moved in yesterday, did you get used to this place? My wife was not used to it when she first came here…”
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Lu Yan was just chatting casually. Later, when he heard Zhang Chengbei saying “My wife” again and again, it was obvious that he was the person who always had his wife in his words, possibly a loving couple, so he kept his mind a little bit on the man.
He hadn’t been able to learn a little about the experience of getting along with his wife as a husband from those old leaders of the group in the past, but now he could learn about it from his neighbors.
What was more, Zhang Chengbei didn’t know him before, and he wouldn’t drag him down.
Lu Yan decided to chat with him for a while. God had given him a good neighbor. Comrade Xiao Lu just married his wife, so he wanted to talk to the guy. Talking to someone with a wife was better than talking to the kind of person who didn’t have a wife.
– Observing in secret.
Zhang Chengbei chatted with the new army officer, and the more he talked, the more he felt that this army officer was very good. His old friends no longer liked to listen to him talk about his wife pleasantly.
Zhang Chengbei pretended to complain, “Every time I come back from a mission, my wife always gets busy cooking me Mapo tofu, spicy shrimp, double-cooked pork… I always tell her, why bother, just cook whatever you want. But she refuses, and I can’t persuade her, so she takes too much trouble.”
“My love, she usually likes to cook, and she also said that she should take care of the family’s stomach. If she doesn’t serve, she will be negligent in her work.”
“Yes, the kitchen is a woman’s business. How is Xiao Qin’s cooking skill? There are more things in the sea, but less meat so it takes more effort. If your Xiao Qin doesn’t know how to cook, she can come to our house to learn from my wife,” Zhang Chengbei pursed his lips and said, he couldn’t wait to see the other’s envious eyes.
Who knew that Lu Yan asked curiously, “Does your wife know how to make dumplings?”
Zhang Chengbei: “???!!!” Is something wrong with you?!
Huang Xinying really didn’t know how to make dumplings. Zhang Chengbei’s preference for dumplings was not much. He ate dumplings in the army. Huang Xinying was not interested in making dumplings either. Rolling the dough to make dumplings was too monotonous and cumbersome.
Not getting the reaction he wanted, Zhang Chengbei left the Lu family’s courtyard in a particularly depressing mood.
When Lu Yan returned to the house, he saw Qin Rou put on an apron and was about to do a big job in the kitchen. She pushed Lu Yan out and said that she would cook dinner that night.
“Lu Yan, I’m here to make dinner today.”
After hearing it, the army officer climbed up to the second floor, stood by the window and looked at the coconut trees in the distance. The gentle sea breeze blew on his face. Hearing the sound of the horn from the pier, he sighed faintly.
What Lu Yan thought was:
What should I do if she cooks Mapo tofu, spicy shrimp, and spicy oysters for me?
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