Five years of marriage, always separated [1970s]

Ye Fan and Chen Xiaohui had never come into contact with antiques. Chen Xiaohui couldn't wait to buy the old items when she heard about them, but Ye Fan chose to look up information before looking at the goods, which made Chen Xiaohui look like she was mentally retarded. This really irritated Chen Xiaohui.

Chen Xiaohui couldn't admit this in front of Ye Fan. After she left, Chen Xiaohui immediately looked for information and asked Geng Zhiqin if he knew any history professors or archaeology experts. He usually read books at night, and on Sundays he either visited scholars or went to scrap collection stations or second-hand stores to broaden his horizons.

Tao Chunlan was worried that she would relapse. After careful observation, she found that she had learned well. Tao Chunlan was relieved, but she was bored at home because she was away from home all day. She couldn't help thinking about Dabao, Erbao and Ye Fan.

During the days when Ye Fan was at home, Tao Chunlan clearly saw that Chen Xiaohui had a good relationship with her. Taking advantage of the relaxed atmosphere during the meal, Tao Chunlan kept saying that she didn't know how Dabao and Erbao were doing and she really wanted to go and see them.

Chen Xiaohui said without thinking, "Let's go." She felt that she answered too quickly, as if she wished Tao Chunlan was not at home. Chen Xiaohui quickly said that she had time on Sunday and could take her to the car.

Tao Chunlan was sure that Chen Xiaohui had no objection, and smiled and said that she had to write a letter to Fanfan, but she didn't know yet. Chen Xiaohui said that writing letters was too slow, and it would take half a month for an express letter to come and go, so it would be better to send a telegram.

Chen Xiaohui sent a telegram for Tao Chunlan, and Ye Fan wrote a letter in reply, reminding Chen Xiaohui not to buy the express train, as the direct express train has hard seats and her mother is too old to sit in hard seats. She should buy a sleeper train and she would go to Hangzhou to pick someone up.

Chen Xiaohui learned a lesson from her failure - she almost bought furniture from the late Qing Dynasty at Ming Dynasty prices, so she no longer dared to be self-righteous. This time, she listened to Ye Fan. However, she was still lacking in intelligence, or in other words, she had limited experience in her previous life, and she had never really worked hard on her own, so she was not as thoughtful as Ye Fan. A few days before Tao Chunlan left, she directly asked Geng Zhiqin if he wanted to bring something for Dabao and Erbao.

Geng Zhiqin was cunning and secretly bought a pack of them, preparing to secretly send them to Ye's house, but was still discovered by her mother.

When Ye Fan arrived in Hangzhou and saw the mothers and mothers standing shoulder to shoulder, he felt dizzy and asked in disbelief, "Why are you here?"

Yu Wentao raised her chin and said, "Your mother can come but I can't?"

The waiting room was crowded with people, and Ye Fan was afraid that she was not understanding, so he shouted, "Then you and mom wait a little longer."

Yu Wentao saw that she was leaving: "Where are you going?"

Ye Fan said weakly: "I'll buy you a ticket. Will you go with me?"

Yu Wentao had never been to the south in her life, and she didn't dare to come before. Truckloads of delicacies from mountains and seas were shipped to the capital, which made Yu Wentao feel that Jiangnan was not far away and not scary. Yu Wentao went to school for a few days and heard "The river water is as green as blue in spring, how can I not miss Jiangnan?" She also learned "It is the beautiful scenery of Jiangnan, and I meet you again in the season of falling flowers." Yu Wentao was full of curiosity about Jiangnan, so she asked her husband if he missed Dabao, and she could go and see for him. Geng's father didn't bother to expose this abacus, and only asked her who would take care of the two children if she left. That night, Geng Zhiye's second brother and his wife came back and said that they were not busy recently, and if there was no accident, the second brother could rest at home for a week.

The next day, Yu Wentao went to buy tickets and food for her grandson and granddaughter.

Because of the tight schedule, there was no time to inform Ye Fan. Yu Wentao thought of this on the way and worried about Ye Fan buying her a return train ticket: "Mother-in-law, you take care of the luggage. I'll see if there's any difference between Jiangnan Railway Station and ours." After that, she asked Ye Fan where the ticket office was. They would buy their own tickets later, so that Ye Fan wouldn't have to take them to Hangzhou and then back.

Ye Fanxin said that you are quite considerate.

Since you are so considerate, you come over here quietly.

Since she was already here, Ye Fan couldn't send her back, and he was too lazy to say anything hurtful.

When Yu Wentao saw that Ye Fan had bought a train ticket to Ningbo, she finally had the mood to observe the differences between southerners and northerners.

Ye Fan didn't know she was so idle, and saw her looking around: "What are you looking at?"

Yu Wentao: "They say Jiangnan is home to beautiful women, but they're not that beautiful?"

Ye Fan was speechless: "Get in the car first."

Yu Wentao retracted her gaze: "Yes, get in the car. Do we have to take a boat? I have never taken a boat before."

Ye Fan had a bad feeling, and he stared at Yu Wentao as soon as he got on the boat. As expected, he was not disappointed. She stretched her neck to look into the water before she sat down. Ye Fan sighed, "Sit down. You will get seasick easily if you can't stand steadily."

Yu Wentao sat down immediately, but her eyes were still looking into the water.

Tao Chunlan was exhausted after two days of traveling and envied her for her good spirits: "Aren't you tired?"

Yu Wentao shook her head: "Why sleep all the way? I'm almost suffocating." While Ye Fan was pouring water for Tao Chunlan and ignored her, she reached into the sea, scooped up a handful of sea water and smelled it, "It's so fishy!"

The fishing boat was not big, and the fisherman was very close to them. Seeing this, he couldn't help but ask, "Accountant Ye, is this your aunt?"

Yu Wentao turned to Ye Fan, curious about how she would answer.

Ye Fan rolled his eyes at her: "Grandma Dabao and Erbao."

The fisherman was surprised: "How young!"

Ye Fan: "My husband's biological mother passed away early. Aunt Yu is his stepmother. But she raised my husband."

Yu Wentao was very satisfied with this answer, and said modestly with a smile on her face: "Actually, I didn't do much, just washing clothes and cooking."

Ye Fanxin said that it would be more convincing if he stopped smiling, and said, "There are many people at home, and it's quite hard."

Yu Wentao finally felt a little ashamed because she only did the laundry and cooking in the first two years. After having a daughter, either her brothers and sisters or her mother came to help. In the past two years, she retired and had to take care of the whole family, but she used electrical appliances and running water.

Yu Wentao's parents live in the suburbs, and now they have to carry water to eat. They use both electric and oil lamps. Children use electric lamps to do their homework, and the elderly are reluctant to pay for electricity and prefer oil lamps. Therefore, every time her family comes to Geng's house, they say that everything is good except that the yard is a little small. They always remind Yu Wentao to live a good life and not to cause trouble for Geng's father and son.

Yu Wentao knew that her old man was ill and almost 70 years old, but there were still young girls willing to marry him - widows of old cadres received subsidies, and it was no harm to marry into the Geng family. For her, her brothers and sisters had no skills, had not been to school for a few years, were not good at speaking, and were not easy to find jobs, so they had been farming in the village. But because Yu Wentao married into the Geng family, no one in the village dared to bully the Yu family. Geng's father had a high salary and did not care how much Yu Wentao earned. Yu Wentao subsidized her parents' family every month, paid tuition and bought clothes for her nephews and nieces, and no one said anything.

When Yu Wentao first arrived at the Geng family, she felt wronged. No one cared about her thoughts, and she could only vent her anger on herself. But after a while, she felt that she couldn't torture herself like this. After adjusting her mentality, Yu Wentao found that she was more comfortable as a stepmother than a biological mother.

If she wasn't afraid of the eldest brother of the Geng family, Yu Wentao would have been able to jump to the sky in the past few years. It was also because of her fear of the eldest brother of the Geng family that Yu Wentao was worried from time to time that the old man would be gone and the eldest brother would drive her and Geng Zhiqin out. So she desperately hoped that Geng Zhiqin would have a stable job and find a good man to marry. If that day really came, she would go to her daughter's house.

Having said that, Yu Wentao was afraid that the fishermen would continue asking questions and she would feel embarrassed, so she asked how far it was.

The fisherman pointed to the green hills and said, “That’s it.”

Yu Wentao was surprised: "So small?"

Ye Fan: "This island looks like a rectangle from above. We are now on the west side of the island. It will be bigger when we reach the south."

The fisherman turned the boat around and soon reached the south of the island. Yu Wentao thought it wasn't that big. As the boat got closer, Yu Wentao was surprised: "The island seems to have gotten higher."

Ye Fan helped her mother down: "The boat is in the sea, the sea surface is not flat, it's just an illusion for you. Hurry up, people are waiting to go home."

The fisherman smiled and said, "Don't worry, my home is close."

Yu Wentao saw him coming down as well: "Are you coming with us?"

Fisherman: "My home is behind the family quarters."

Tao Chunlan: "Thank you, I'm sorry for the trouble."

The fishermen saw that she looked unwell and told her to go home and rest.

Yu Wentao was carrying a lot of bags: "Fanfan, is it far?"

"Grandma?"

Yu Wentao paused: "Dabao?" She looked up and saw Dabao, who was running towards her, stopped and looked back at his father. Did I see wrong? Geng Zhiye shook his head. Dabao didn't dare to believe it, but still ran over: "Grandma?"

Yu Wentao threw her bag on the ground, walked over and hugged Dabao: "Do you miss grandma?"

Dabao: "Why are you here?"

"Little bastard! Just like your mom. Can't I come?" Yu Wentao put him down and clapped her hands at Erbao: "Grandma, give me a hug."

After not seeing her for more than half a year, Erbao didn't dare to recognize her. Yu Wentao pretended to be angry: "I'm your grandma, don't you remember me?"

With the support of his parents, Erbao was not afraid and smiled and stretched out his hand: "Grandma!"

Yu Wentao hugged her sweet and soft granddaughter and finally felt at home: "My second baby. You miss grandma so much. Your grandma won't let me come. Why?" She turned around and scolded Tao Chunlan, "If it weren't for me, you wouldn't even know you were sold."

Geng Zhiye wondered, isn't she tired after taking a bus, changing buses, and taking a boat?

Yu Wentao was very excited: "It's different here than where we are. The wind over there is hot, but here it's cool."

Geng Zhiye picked up his luggage and said, "Let's go home first." He asked Tao Chunlan, "Mom, are you not carsick?"

Tao Chunlan doesn't get carsick: "I get a little seasick."

Geng Zhiye asked Ye Fan to support her: "Walk slowly. It's less than a kilometer, we'll be there in a while."

When Yu Wentao heard that it was so close, she asked Dabao to lead the way.

Dabao was very excited—grandma was here, and so was grandma. He shouted, "Follow me!"

Erbao wanted to come down. Yu Wentao put her down and took her hand to chase Dabao.

At this moment, it was not completely dark yet. The house was dark. Every household in the family quarters turned on the lights, and the road in front of the door was illuminated by the scattered lights. Zhuang Qiuyue saw Wen Tao before she arrived at Ye Fan's house.

Zhuang Qiuyue asked the Chief of Staff's wife, Wan Siqin, "Why is Xiaoye's mother so young?"

As soon as he finished speaking, Dabao ran over and said, "Grandma, this is it." He pushed the door open and said, "Grandma, come quickly."

Zhuang Qiuyue and Wan Siqin looked at each other. Aren't they here to pick up their mother? Why did they bring their mother-in-law back? Something bad is going to happen. The two of them separated in tacit understanding, one on the left and the other on the right, and went back to their own homes.

Wan Siqin stopped at her door. Ye Fan came over from the west with an old lady. Geng Zhiye looked back from time to time in front of them, as if he was worried that they would fall down. Wan Siqin was very curious, and when Geng Zhiye came a few steps closer, she asked, "Captain Geng, is Dabao's grandmother here?"

Geng Zhiye stopped and waited for Ye Fan and his mother-in-law: "Yes. I feel a little seasick. Have you eaten?"

Wan Siqin: "We just had dinner. You haven't eaten yet?"

Geng Zhiye nodded: "It's done." He said loudly to Ye Fan: "Fanfan, I'm going home to serve the meal first."

Ye Fan raised his hand and Geng Zhiye went home first.

Wan Siqin saw from the light in the house that Dabao's grandmother looked unhappy, so she urged Ye Fan to go home and rest. She went east again and arrived at the door of Zhuang Qiuyue's house. Zhuang Qiuyue came out of the house. Wan Siqin whispered, "The mother-in-law and mother-in-law are here, and Accountant Ye is annoyed. Her mother is also annoyed. Why was she named Ye Fan? Isn't the "Fan" in "Fanhua" good enough?"

Zhuang Qiuyue looked at her and said, "Why do you seem to be gloating over other people's misfortunes?"

Wan Siqin shook her head: "No. That's it, that's it—" Life on the island was boring, no one came to show movies, and finally there was some fun, even if it was Captain Geng's movie, Wan Siqin didn't want to miss it, "Fortunately my sister-in-law didn't come. Otherwise, the nagging mother and sister-in-law, God, would kill me!"

Zhuang Qiuyue: "It's okay for my sister-in-law to come, as long as it's not Chen Xiaohui."

Wan Siqin suddenly realized: "Yes, I almost forgot, Ye Fan is not her mother's biological child. I remember someone said that Captain Geng's mother passed away when he was very young. This - stepmother versus adoptive mother, tsk -" She became more and more excited as she spoke, "I'll go and take a look!"

Zhuang Qiuyue pulled her back and said, "Before, Tian Xiaofeng often talked about Ye Fan with a few women at the intersection, but I never saw you go there."

Wan Siqin: "Those women curse Accountant Ye every day, what can I say? It's embarrassing! Besides, I don't want to watch the fun, I'm afraid the two women will fight."

Zhuang Qiuyue was also curious: "They haven't eaten yet, why are you going over to watch them eat?"

Wan Siqin imagined the scene: "Then let's talk about it tomorrow."

Zhuang Qiuyue stood on tiptoe to look into the house, and could only see Geng Zhiye busying around. She was curious, so she went home, opened the window, and looked into Ye Fan's kitchen with wide eyes, and could only see Dabao's grandmother busying around.

Political Commissar Liao was puzzled: "Why don't you take a bath when you should? What are you looking at?"

Zhuang Qiuyue was startled and quickly closed the window, lowering her voice: "Grandma Dabao and grandma are here."

Political Commissar Liao's face suddenly changed. He moved to the window and wanted to open it, but was worried about seeing something embarrassing he shouldn't see: "This - Captain Geng, thank you for your hard work." His eyes were full of smiles.

Zhuang Qiuyue was surprised: "Didn't you say that you can mention the political commissar, or that Commander Geng said that he hopes to work with you? How can you--"

"It's different. You don't understand. It's comfortable!" Political Commissar Liao smiled as he lay on the bed. "He schemes this and that every day, and no one can scheme against him. I can finally see him get humiliated, and I have to be very happy."

Zhuang Qiuyue was speechless: "What comrade-in-arms? A bad friend." She rolled her eyes at him and went to the kitchen to get some water to wash up.

But it wasn't over yet. The next morning, after washing up, Political Commissar Liao went to the door of Geng's house. Seeing Dabao and Erbao playing in the yard, he moved to the door of Ye Fan's house and asked, "Dabao, have you eaten yet?"

Dabao gave the windmill that grandma brought to his sister: "No. Did uncle eat it?"

Political Commissar Liao: "No. Where's your father?"

Yu Wentao came out of the house, and Political Commissar Liao immediately entered the yard: "Are you Dabao's grandmother?"

"You are the third brother - Comrade Zhiye, right?" Yu Wentao walked over.

Political Commissar Liao greeted her and asked her if she was tired from the journey, why she got up so early, etc.

Tao Chunlan shared a bed with Yu Wentao and didn't dare to turn over all night. She felt so uncomfortable. Seeing that Yu Wentao was fine, she couldn't help complaining: "How can she chat with anyone? Isn't she tired? Annoying, you shouldn't have asked her to come."

Geng Zhiye squatted aside and washed vegetables: "Didn't you ask her to come?"

Tao Chunlan choked.

Ye Fan kicked him on the leg, reminding him to be polite to his mother-in-law: "Are you sleeping with Dabao tonight? His and Erbao's bed is quite wide. Erbao and my mother-in-law won't be crowded."

Tao Chunlan nodded: "Call her in. She said that she raised Dabao and Erbao and she misses them so much when she doesn't see them for a day. She has the nerve to do that. People who don't know her would think she is your real mother-in-law." Ye Fan nodded: "Okay, call her in. You light the firewood." He winked at Geng Zhiye and hurried to cook.

Geng Zhiye nodded slightly. Ye Fan went out: "Political Commissar Liao, good morning."

"Good morning." Political Commissar Liao was very disappointed. He thought there would be a lot of fun at Geng's house, but he didn't expect them to be so harmonious. "Is there room for you?"

Ye Fanxin said that he had to stay even if there was no room, and there was no guest house on the island: "There is room. Sorry for bothering you yesterday."

The school hasn't started yet, Dabao and Erbao are both at home, Geng Zhiye stayed at home to look after them, and yesterday morning he asked Political Commissar Liao to supervise the training - Deputy Regiment Commander Niu, who usually supervises the training, was on vacation. Political Commissar Liao smiled and said, "You're welcome. If you have something to say, please talk to me. It's time for dinner at my house." Wen Tao said, "Auntie, my house is next door. My wife is at home every day, and when Accountant Ye is busy, you can talk to her if you have anything to say."

Yu Wentao thanked him, and when he returned to the next door, she said, "Fanfan, your neighbor is very nice."

Ye Fan nodded: "Wash your face and brush your teeth."

Political Commissar Liao stopped at the door of the living room and looked next door. Yu Wentao was more obedient than his little sister and immediately went back to wash her face. Political Commissar Liao was surprised and said in the kitchen: "Accountant Ye's family is not what I imagined."

Zhuang Qiuyue sneered: "Nothing exciting to watch?"

Political Commissar Liao: "I thought it was like a mother-in-law meeting a mother, a tit-for-tat confrontation. But Accountant Ye is a spear and a sword, and he can overwhelm two people by himself. It's not easy."

Zhuang Qiuyue was very surprised. But thinking about it carefully, if the mother-in-law and daughter-in-law were not in harmony, the stepmother would not dare to go to the island alone. If it were not for the deep love between mother and daughter, Ye Fan would not have the surname Ye with her temper. In this case, even if the mother-in-law and mother don't get along, they will restrain their temper for the sake of the people they have in common.

Unfortunately, some people don't think so.

Yesterday morning, Ye Fan left the island, and when people asked her where she was going, she thought it was nothing shameful, so she said she was going to pick up her mother.

The military families in the family quarters all knew that Ye Fan was not Ye's biological daughter, and they were very curious about how she got along with her mother. So last night not only did Zhuang Qiuyue and Wan Siqin wait for her on purpose, but many people also pretended to chat in the alley at the intersection and stared at the Ye family.

Hearing Dabao calling "Grandma", the military wife who was close to Tian Xiaofeng was so excited that she fell asleep in the middle of the night. This morning, when buying vegetables, fetching water, and going to the toilet, no matter how far or near, she would go around Ye Fan's house.

Yu Wentao and Tao Chunlan went to bed early and got up late. Except for Political Commissar Liao, no one saw them, and those with ulterior motives became increasingly disappointed.

After dinner, Ye Fan went to the food factory and Geng Zhiye went to the army. Tao Chunlan, Yu Wentao and their two children must be the only ones left at home. Liu Qing carried a shoulder pole and a bucket to the door of Geng's house.

Yu Wentao was washing her clothes and those of Dabao and Erbao in the yard, and asked Tao Chunlan to wash her clothes, those of Ye Fan and Geng Zhiye. Yu Wentao's reason was that the third son was about to become the son-in-law of the Ye family, so what was wrong with washing his clothes?

Tao Chunlan was speechless. She asked her to wash first while she watched the eldest and second child play.

Liu Qing came in at this time: "Do you need to use the water well? Then I will go fetch some water."

Yu Wentao immediately took the bucket aside and said, "Not for the time being."

Liu Qing smiled and walked over. Unfortunately, Liao Miaomiao came out of the house: "Aunt Liu, what are you doing?"

Liu Qing's smile froze.

Yu Wentao loved gossiping about other people's affairs. She used to work in a cultural troupe and was very good at reading people's expressions. Seeing this, she realized that something was wrong and immediately put the clothes she had just washed under the pressure well: "I forgot, I'll use it again."

Liu Qing turned around and saw Yu Wentao already pumping water. Meanwhile, Liao Miaomiao jumped to the door of Ye Fan's house. Liu Qing saw Liao Miaomiao coming in from the corner of her eye and picked up the bucket: "I'd better fetch some water. The well is not far from here." She walked out without waiting for the mother-in-law to speak.

Liao Miaomiao deliberately asked: "No more water pressure?"

Liu Qing cursed inwardly, "Damn little girl", and forced a smile on her face: "It's all the same." Then she left.

Liao Miaomiao put her hands on her hips and said like an old lady cursing on the street: "Bah!"

The mothers and mothers looked at each other, and Tao Chunlan asked, "Are you the daughter of Political Commissar Liao?"

Liao Miaomiao put down her hand and came over with a smile: "Hello grandma, my name is Miaomiao."

Tao Chunlan nodded: "Hello. Who was that just now?"

Liao Miaomiao heard her mother and Liu Guihua talk several times, but each time their voices were very low, so Liao Miaomiao only caught a few sporadic sentences: "Anyway, she's not a good person. Don't talk to her. She doesn't usually come to Aunt Ye's house to pump water. This water well is used by Aunt Ye, my family, the chief of staff's family over there, and Deputy Commander Niu's family in the back. The four of us use it."

Tao Chunlan: "Dabao, she hasn't been here?"

Dabao shook his head: "No."

Yu Wentao was curious: "She doesn't get along with Fan--Dabao's mother?"

Liao Miaomiao didn't dare to say anything nonsense: "I know that she is good with Tian Xiaofeng. Tian Xiaofeng is the lover of the driver. Her husband has changed his job. Aunt Ye is not the biological daughter of the Ye family, it was Tian Xiaofeng who said it. Tian Xiaofeng saw Dabao eating bread and said that he would not live long if he ate too much foreign stuff."

Dabao nodded vigorously: "She is the worst."

Liao Miaomiao: "It even scared Dabao to tears."

Dabao glared at her and told her not to say anything!

Yu Wentao was very angry, but wanted to laugh when she saw this: "Our Dabao is still embarrassed? Don't be afraid, grandma is here, grandma will avenge you!"

Liao Miaomiao was so frightened that her face changed: "Grandma, if Aunt Ye knew——"

Yu Wentao: "It has nothing to do with you. You and we both know what happened today. If we don't tell anyone, who will know?"

Liao Miaomiao was uneasy: "But fighting is not good."

Yu Wentao shook her head: "No need to fight. I definitely can't beat her. I just did it on purpose to piss her off."

Liao Miaomiao felt relieved, but was also curious about what good ideas she had.

Nowadays, it is not worth showing off that one's ancestors were rich and powerful. Yu Wentao has no time to compare his misery with others. In the era of material scarcity, people care most about food and clothing. Sometimes a great unity is not as useful as a national food coupon.

After washing the clothes, Yu Wentao went to rest in the house for a while. Seeing that it was time to cook, she went to the kitchen to search through the drawers and cupboards, but couldn't find any seafood or vegetables. She remembered that Ye Fan said it was warm here, there were vegetables all year round, and fresh seafood could be bought almost every day, which she could buy whenever she wanted.

Yu Wentao took the small bamboo basket for shopping and shouted outside: "Dabao, grandma is going to buy you something delicious."

Dabao: "Grandma, I'll go too."

Tao Chunlan washed his hands and saw Erbao standing up: "Erbao, we won't go. Your grandma can't hold you."

Erbao: "Mom, I'm looking for mom."

Yu Wentao waved to Erbao: "Grandma will take you to find mom."

When she went out, Yu Wentao found that there were many roses outside the fence, budding and blooming in many colors. The road was smooth, not the desolate island she had thought before. However, judging by the color of the stones on the road and the size of the branches, it seemed that they were planted last year or this year.

According to what Political Commissar Liao’s daughter said, no one had ever pumped water into the well before.

Her daughter-in-law is worthy of being her daughter-in-law. She really knows how to live.

Yu Wentao was very proud of it and in a good mood. When she heard someone deliberately asking Dabao where he was going, she stopped and said, "Going to buy groceries. I heard that seafood is cheap, so I want to see how cheap it is."

She said this no matter who asked her, so much so that people who were curious about Ye Fan's family couldn't help but wait for her at the intersection.

An hour later, Yu Wentao and Dabao walked in front, and Ye Fan followed behind with Erbao in his arms and a bag of shrimps. Dabao also held a string of crabs in his hand.

Hengshan Island is rich in seafood, and fishermen are too lazy to eat crabs, which waste time and have little meat. Someone saw the crabs and thought, "You are from the north, you have never eaten good food." Then he deliberately asked, "Are you eating crabs for lunch?"

People who have worked in the art troupe are more or less sensitive. Yu Wentao felt something was wrong: "Feed it first for Dabao to play with. I'll do it in the evening when Dabao has had enough fun."

The person asking the question asked casually: "What do you want to eat for lunch?"

Ye Fan didn't use the meat coupons this month in order to welcome her mother. Yu Wentao bought two kilograms of pork belly but didn't say it directly, pretending to be distressed: "There are too many delicious ones, many of which I don't know. First, buy a large yellow croaker and two kilograms of small abalone, and stew the abalone with the pork belly.

"I heard that crab roe buns and grilled eel are also delicious, let's try them some other day. Dabao, do you like the braised pork with abalone that grandma makes?" He asked himself, "It doesn't matter if you don't like it. Grandma will fry luncheon meat for you and sandwich it with bread. Grandma also bought you a Coke. Grandma is nice? Not like your mom, who always says that you guys don't eat because you eat too many snacks. How much can you eat?" He glanced at Ye Fan with dissatisfaction, "She also said that milk is not as nutritious as soy milk. Do you understand?"

Ye Fan was speechless. What did she mean by that? When did she ever say that milk was not as good as soy milk?
Comrade Tao Chunlan scolded her again? Really, we still have to live under the same roof for ten days, why should she scold her?

Ye Fan couldn't argue with her mother-in-law about what her mother had done: "Go home first."

Seeing her daughter-in-law giving her face like this, Yu Wentao felt comfortable like drinking ice cola in the dog days of summer, and said happily: "Dabao, let's go home and make braised pork with abalone."

Ye Fan often quarreled with Yu Wentao, and Dabao was used to it. His mother didn't fight back, which meant it wasn't a quarrel. He ran forward without any psychological burden: "Let's go home and eat braised pork."

In less than half an hour, all the children in the family quarters knew that Geng Dabao would have braised pork for lunch.

Liao Xiaomei also wanted to eat braised pork. Zhuang Qiuyue said that Dabao's grandmother and grandmother had just arrived yesterday, and Dabao's mother bought meat to entertain them. She would also cook when her own guests came.

Ye Fan rarely tells everyone what her family eats in such a big way. Liao Miaomiao feels something is wrong and goes out to see what is going on at Ye Fan's house. She hears Geng Dabao say to his classmates: "Yes, we eat braised pork at home. Ask your mother to buy it."

Liao Miaomiao was speechless. So this was the method.

Tao Chunlan was equally speechless. She sat under the eaves to enjoy the cool air, tilted her head toward the house and said, "You are so childish."

Dabao said what Yu Wentao had taught him. Yu Wentao was busy feeding Erbao milk powder at the moment, and said without raising her head: "I am happy to do so. It didn't cost you any money."

Ye Fan was about to go out to clean the abalone: ​​"Mom, isn't it because of you?"

Tao Chunlan: "Why because of me? She bought it specially for me?"

Ye Fan asked her mother-in-law: "Who mad you again?"

Seeing that Ye Fan was concerned about her, Yu Wentao smiled and said, "It's a small matter. I can handle it. Let's go cook. I haven't eaten fresh abalone yet."

Ye Fan couldn't help but remind him: "Didn't you eat the food I sent home during the Chinese New Year?"

"They are all frozen to death." Yu Wentao told her to hurry up and cook, "Steam the yellow croaker. The fishmonger told me that steaming it is fine."

Ye Fan: "Eat whatever you want, but don't cause trouble."

Yu Wentao shook her head: "Don't cause trouble."

Because there was only one month left until August 15th, the capital needed four carriages of delicacies from land and sea. Su Yuanhang went to each team to keep an eye on them to prevent them from fighting over food. Ye Fan went to the supply and marketing cooperative to receive the goods, so she went to the food factory after dinner.

Yu Wentao didn't know how to make crab roe buns, so she asked Tao Chunlan if she could. Tao Chunlan had eaten it once many years ago, and she thought it was just stuffed with crab meat. Yu Wentao took Dabao to buy two bags of crabs and a big eel. On the way back, she met a fisherman and asked him how to make crab roe buns and eels. She wanted to make them for her daughter-in-law.

The fisherman didn't know how to cook, so he asked his acquaintances for her, and then several people went to Ye Fan's house to teach Yu Wentao how to cook and help her pick crab meat.

Yu Wentao ordered Tao Chunlan to knead the dough. Tao Chunlan wanted her daughter to eat after get off work, but she didn't want to cooperate with her and just kneaded the dough. When Yu Wentao was done, she gave Dabao a small bowl with four pieces in it and said to her, "It's hot in the house, let's eat outside."

It was a little after six o'clock and it was still light outside. It was very cool. There were many children in front of Ye Fan's house. Dabao loved the fun and was eating crab roe buns with one hand while holding the bowl.

When Ye Fan arrived at the chief of staff's house, he heard several children asking, "Dabao, is it delicious?" Then they asked, "Geng Yanyan, is it really a crab roe bun? Your grandma is amazing."

Ye Fan stopped and sighed.

The chief of staff's wife, Wan Siqin, came out of the yard holding a few cucumbers and teased, "No one eats your cucumbers and tomatoes anymore."

Ye Fan: "Did she hear something from someone?"

Wan Siqin was sure that there was nothing exciting to see at the Geng family, so she didn't pay attention to it these past two days: "I don't know. Anyway, I feel that your mother-in-law, even if it's not me who instigated it, is not someone you want to mess with."

It's not like he's causing trouble for Ye Fan. He can have hot soup and hot meals when he gets home, so Ye Fan just pretends he doesn't know.

Just because Ye Fan didn't care didn't mean Geng Zhiye had no objection. After dinner, Yu Wentao asked Ye Fan and Geng Zhiye to go out to digest the food while she and her mother-in-law washed the pots and dishes.

Dabao and Erbao stood up, and she held one in each hand: "Grandma will play with you. Dad and mom are tired after a day."

Geng Zhiye raised his eyebrows and pulled Ye Fan out. There were adults and children at the door, so Geng Zhiye pulled her to the south beach.

The night in the military port was quiet. Geng Zhiye walked on the beach illuminated by the moonlight, listening to the sea breeze and watching the waves. His heart was extremely calm, without a trace of boredom. Suddenly he found this scene very familiar. Thinking carefully, on his first night on the island, he was at the sentry post looking at the mysterious sea and thought to himself, it would be nice if Ye Fan was there too.

Geng Zhiye stopped and hugged Ye Fan uncontrollably.

Ye Fan was extremely sure at this moment that Geng Zhiye had no one else in his heart. Ye Fan could not help but hug him back. Geng Zhiye's heart was beating like a drum, and a smile appeared in the corner of his eyes. What if he had to go to the countryside for his first love? Now, both his body and heart belonged to him.

Fortunately, I didn’t listen to what my childhood friend said about not marrying because first love is unforgettable.

If you don't marry, you get nothing.

It's only possible if you marry her.

Even if I can't get her heart, it's not a loss. At least I have had her and have a pair of smart and lovely children.

(End of this chapter)