diskusbooks Chapter 187 A Happy Dinner with the Families of Two Military and Political Cadres
Chapter 187 A Happy Dinner with the Families of Two Military and Political Cadres
Liu Junhui smiled and said to her mother-in-law, "Mom, Yonggang became the team leader at the age of 22. Now he must do his job well."
Her words were full of support for Li Yonggang's career, and also showed her support for Yonggang to respond to the call and get married later.
Zhou Huaying listened but said nothing.
As a son, Li Yonggang understood best why his mother kept silent.
He gently held my mother's hand and continued Junhui's words, "Mom, Junhui and I have discussed it. I'm 22 now, and Junhui is 19 (the original owner's age). We've agreed to follow the army's call for delayed marriage. We'll get married when I'm 25 and Junhui is 22."
After hearing this, Mr. Zhou Huaying counted on his fingers, looked at his son and daughter-in-law and said, "Oh, that still has to wait three years!"
Her face showed an expression of having waited too long.
Liu Junhui sat next to her mother-in-law and took her other hand, "Mom, I understand how you feel. You are anxious to have a grandson.
However, as the youngest leading cadre in the army, Yonggang has to take the lead in everything!
Just imagine, if he had been so eager to get married at the age of 22 when he first took office, how could he have encouraged his subordinates to marry later?
And for me, besides raising Xiang Junlan well, I also want to do something else.
Yonggang and I both want to make a career while we're still young, so that we can further expand our Li family's wealth!"
Liu Junhui and Li Yonggang took turns persuading Zhou Huaying, and she finally listened to him.
However, she still had a worry: after Huihui raised Xiang Junlan, would she stop having children?
Zhou Huaying had this idea in her mind for a long time, but she was just too embarrassed to say it out loud. Now, after hearing that the young couple insisted on getting married late, she became even more worried.
She looked at her daughter-in-law with concern, wanting to express her worries, but she couldn't say it out loud for fear of upsetting Huihui.
Liu Junhui completely understood the worry in her eyes.
The mother-in-law was worried that she would give up having her own children because she had to raise Xiang Junlan, the daughter of the martyr Xiang Guodong.
Liu Junhui looked at her mother-in-law intently, her tone firm and gentle, "Mom, I promise you that after we get married, I will give you a big, fat grandson as soon as possible."
Liu Junhui did have this plan herself. She must have her own children in this life, so when she said this to her mother-in-law, her eyes were full of determination and sincerity.
Zhou Huaying looked into Liu Junhui's eyes and felt the determination in her daughter-in-law's heart.
She knew that Huihui was a kind and responsible girl who always did what she said.
Liu Junhui's assurance put Zhou Huaying at ease.
She believed that what Huihui said was true, and finally nodded gently, with a relieved smile on her lips.
Liu Junhui further comforted her mother-in-law, "Mom, it is my responsibility to raise the daughter of the martyr Xiang Guodong. I will do my best to help her become successful, but at the same time, I also want to have one or two babies of my own and help them become successful as well."
Her words were full of responsibility to her family and her expectation of having a baby.
Zhou Huaying was even more moved. She held Liu Junhui's hand tightly, and tears began to sparkle in her eyes.
Zhou Huaying firmly believes that Huihui is a good daughter-in-law, and that she and her son will be able to inherit the family bloodline and continue the Li family's incense.
Zhou Huaying nodded. "Okay, then let's do as you plan. I'll focus on my career while I'm still young. My health is completely healed, and I want to do what I can for this family!"
The living room is filled with a warm atmosphere, and the family's hearts are filled with beautiful visions of the future.
Zhou Huaying stood up first and said, "Aren't we inviting the political commissar and his family to dinner at noon? It's getting late, let's cook quickly. Huihui, are you going to pick up Junlan later?"
"Ok"
Liu Junhui and Li Yonggang answered in unison and both stood up.
Zhou Huaying is a good cook, and Liu Junhui is also becoming more and more skilled in cooking. Li Yonggang often helped in the kitchen when he was a soldier in the army, so he can also do a little bit.
The family of three worked together to cook happily.
Li Yonggang was in charge of preparing the ingredients, while Zhou Huaying and Liu Junhui cooked together in the kitchen.
Zhou Huaying was unable to cook for two or three years after being paralyzed. Today, she was very excited to return to her old job and showed off her unique skills.
The traditional braised pork she made was bright red in color, tender and juicy, and melted in your mouth.
She cooked a total of six meat dishes, and the aroma filled the entire room, making people salivate.
Liu Junhui made a steamed fish dish, which perfectly preserved the freshness of the fish. The tender fish meat was paired with the aroma of green onion, ginger and garlic, which made people linger after eating it.
In order to enrich the color, aroma, taste and shape of the dishes on the table, the three also prepared some vegetables, including stir-fried seasonal vegetables and cold cucumber salad.
The staple food is dumplings made by Zhou Huaying. The dumpling filling is made of pork and leeks, and tastes delicious.
Finally, they prepared some fruits and desserts for the children, including watermelon, grapes and salad.
The whole table of food was delicious in color, aroma, taste and appearance, reflecting the warm hospitality and sincere friendship of Li Yonggang's family to the political commissar's family.
When the dishes were almost ready, Liu Junhui wanted to go pick up Xiang Junlan. Li Yonggang also wanted to go, but was stopped by Liu Junhui.
"Political Commissar Zhu and his family are here just as expected. You and Political Commissar Zhu are partners, so how could you not welcome him at home?"
Li Yonggang nodded, "Okay then, be careful on the road!"
"Do not worry!"
When Liu Junhui rode her bicycle to pick up Xiang Junlan, she happened to see Political Commissar Zhu and his family arriving at the door of their building.
What made Xiang Junlan very happy was that Zhu Zhiguo also came.
Zhu Xinfa and Tao Xingyue specially arranged for their son to come back for dinner. Zhu Xinfa picked up his son from school on his bicycle.
The couple felt that since Captain Li Yonggang arranged for the two families to have dinner together, it would be appropriate for their entire family to attend such an occasion.
Zhu Xinfa asked his driver to pick up his daughter Zhu Liying, who was attending high school in the city.
Zhu Xinfa held two bottles of white wine tied together in his left hand and a dozen bottles of beer in his right hand.
Tao Xingyue had just been discharged from the hospital after surgery and could not lift anything heavy, so she was holding a small bowl of various snacks in her hand.
"Brother Zhiguo!"
Xiang Junlan started shouting as soon as she saw Zhu Zhiguo.
Zhu Zhiguo ran over, held Xiang Junlan with both hands, and helped Xiang Junlan jump down from the child chair behind the bicycle.
Tao Xingyue was hospitalized for nine days and entrusted Zhu Zhiguo to Liu Junhui. Zhu Zhiguo had dinner at Liu Junhui's house every morning and evening. Zhu Zhiguo and Xiang Junlan played together in their spare time every day and had become good friends.
"Political Commissar, sister-in-law, Zhiguo, please go upstairs quickly!"
Liu Junhui said happily while holding the handlebars of the bicycle.