Marrying a childless superior, she became pregnant and lived a carefree life in the 1970s.

Chapter 53 The way to a woman's heart is through her stomach.
After Sheng Zexi agreed without hesitation, Gu Jianing gave him a thumbs up, unable to suppress the smile on her face.

Sheng Zexi was almost mesmerized by his wife's charming appearance.

His wife is so beautiful!
She's just a little silly.

His silly wife probably doesn't know yet, but for her sake, he went to learn from a master chef for a period of time.

At that time, he was taken in by Gu Jianing after being injured. During the time he lived in the Gu family, he gradually fell in love with her. However, he left without confessing his feelings because of his infertility.

After returning home, he tried to give up his feelings for Gu Jianing, but once his heart was moved, that beautiful figure began to haunt his dreams, and the longing only grew stronger. How could he possibly give up?

After struggling and hesitating for half a year, Sheng Zexi finally decided to give himself another chance.

At that time, he wanted to go to Huaihua Village immediately and be by Gu Jianing's side, but he couldn't get leave, so he had to put it off for the time being.

It just so happened that he met a great chef on a mission at that time. He remembered that his future mother-in-law had mentioned that Gu Jianing was a picky eater but didn't like cooking.

He said he would find her a husband who could cook in the future.

Sheng Zexi thought that if he could cook delicious meals, his chances of success in proposing marriage would be higher.

So, after doing the chef a big favor and paying him, Sheng Zexi would go to learn from the chef whenever he had free time outside of his missions.

Not to mention that he was particularly talented in this area, coupled with his hard work, in the end, the chef wanted to take him on as an apprentice and even wanted to marry his granddaughter to him.

Sheng Zexi naturally declined, but after learning that he was learning to cook for the girl he liked, the chef gave him a thumbs up.

"The way to a woman's heart is through her stomach. It's good that you have this idea and the drive to act on it."

Back then, he won over the most beautiful girl in the surrounding area with his excellent cooking skills. Now, that girl is his wife who has been with him for decades and supported him through half his life.

"Jia Ning, are you there?"

Just as he was happily lost in thought, the calls from outside suddenly interrupted Sheng Zexi's reverie.

"It must be Sister Shuwan, I'll go check." Gu Jianing recognized Zhang Shuwan's voice and hurried out to open the door.

As soon as the door opened, she saw Zhang Shuwan with a bright smile, who handed her a bowl.

"Jia Ning, you haven't eaten yet, have you? I just made a plate of stir-fried cabbage with cured pork, and I was thinking of bringing you a bowl."

In the bowl in front of her, cabbage was piled high with cured meat, and a fragrant aroma filled the air, showing that Zhang Shuwan's cooking skills were quite good.

"How can that be? Sister Shuwan, you should keep it for yourself and Guoguo and the others." Gu Jianing knew that meat was always a rare commodity, and resources were scarce in the Northwest. How could she accept someone else's cured meat?

"Oh, Jia Ning, don't refuse. Putting aside the fact that you saved my Guo Guo, I personally admire people like you. Here, take it, I'm happy to. Just accept it."

After several attempts to refuse, Gu Jianing finally couldn't bring herself to give in.

Thinking of something, Gu Jianing said, "Okay, Sister Shu Wan, come in with me."

Ok?
Zhang Shuwan was a little confused, and then Gu Jianing led her toward the kitchen. Before they even got close, they could hear noises inside and smell a delicious aroma.

This is also cooking meat.

As soon as she entered the kitchen, she saw a tall figure wearing an apron, busy at the stove.

Upon closer inspection, it turned out to be Sheng Zexi!

My goodness! It's Battalion Commander Sheng who cooks and prepares the dishes in this house!

Sheng Zexi looked up and saw Zhang Shuwan besides his wife. He nodded and greeted her, "Sister Shuwan."

"Eh."

"Brother Xi, your wife brought us some stir-fried cabbage with cured pork. Is your stir-fried rabbit ready yet? Please serve some too."

Gu Jianing took her own bowl, poured out the stir-fried cabbage and cured pork that Zhang Shuwan had given her, and handed the bowl to Sheng Zexi. Sheng Zexi: You know what, his stir-fried rabbit is just right.

So Sheng Zexi took the bowl and was about to serve the rabbit meat.

Since his wife said she would give it to him, he wouldn't hesitate to give it to her. Besides, it's only fair to reciprocate.

"No need, Jia Ning, Battalion Commander Sheng, really no need." Zhang Shuwan quickly refused when she saw that this was too much to handle.

Gu Jianing wouldn't allow her to refuse. Although she wasn't the generous type, she still understood the principle of reciprocity.

Moreover, she had a good impression of Zhang Shuwan and her family of three.

"Sister Shuwan, you just gave us cured meat, how can you refuse what I'm giving you now?"

"If you refuse, I won't dare accept anything from you again."

As he spoke, Sheng Zexi had already ladled out a bowl of rabbit meat and handed it to Gu Jianing.

Gu Jianing handed the bowl and meat to Zhang Shuwan without giving her a chance to refuse, and then accompanied her out.

“Take it back with Guoguo and Battalion Commander Lin to try my Battalion Commander Sheng’s cooking.”

"It smells very nice, so it must be good."

Since Gu Jianing had already said so much, Zhang Shuwan had no choice but to accept it.

She just felt that Gu Jianing was getting the short end of the stick. The cabbage and cured pork she gave her only had a third to a quarter of cured pork at most, but this bowl of rabbit meat was full of rabbit meat.

Zhang Shuwan felt that Gu Jianing was a really good person and that she was a worthwhile friend.

Just before leaving, Zhang Shuwan pulled Gu Jianing aside and asked mysteriously, "At your house, is it your Battalion Commander Sheng who cooks?"

Gu Jianing blinked. "Yeah, I can't cook. He said he likes to cook for me."

Zhang Shuwan: My goodness, this is the first time I've ever met a man who likes to cook.

Zhang Shuwan felt that Battalion Commander Sheng must really be head over heels in love with Jia Ning.

If anyone else had seen what just happened, they would have been just as shocked as she was.

Zhang Shuwan still hadn't realized what was happening until she got home with the bowl in her hand.

"Weren't you going to deliver the groceries? Why did you bring them back?" Lin Xing and Guo Guo had already set out the bowls and chopsticks and were waiting for her to come back to eat.

When I looked up, I saw that she was still holding the bowl, seemingly lost in thought.

Zhang Shuwan immediately came to her senses, quickly put down the bowl, and sat down.

"Look what this is?"

"This is rabbit meat, Jia Ning gave it to me."

"What?! How could you accept this?!" Lin Xing frowned. There was way too much rabbit meat.

"I couldn't refuse. Jia Ning is a good person, and I'll think of her more often in the future." Zhang Shuwan wasn't the type to take advantage of others.

"Try this rabbit meat and see if it's good?" Zhang Shuwan picked up a piece of rabbit meat and gave it to Lin Xing.

As for Guoguo, since the rabbit meat contained chili peppers, it wasn't suitable for children to eat. Zhang Shuwan rinsed it first to remove some of the spiciness before giving it to Guoguo.

Lin Xing picked it up casually and ate it. As soon as it entered her mouth, she looked up. To her surprise, it was quite delicious. It was salty and savory, and the spiciness whetted her appetite. Of course, it was meat, and who doesn't love meat?

(End of this chapter)