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Chapter 53 Strange and Unusual Competitive Spirit

We've all been through similar situations, so let's lend a hand when we can.

It doesn't matter.

Qiao Nian sat for a while, exchanged a few more words with Zhang Wenxin, and then got up to go back.

After all, it's Chinese New Year today, and their families are waiting for them to come home so they can have their New Year's Eve dinner!

Zhang Qing gave Qiao Nian three eggs as payment for coming to help with the checkup.

Qiao Nian waved her hand, refusing.

"Let's keep it to help Uncle Zhang recover."

"There are still eggs at home, Comrade Qiao, please accept these eggs."

Zhang Qing persisted.

Qiao Nian looked at Zhang Qing, then reached out and took an egg from her hand.

"One."

"one is enough."

She didn't actually do anything.

But she could tell that Zhang Qing was a person with a strong sense of self-respect.

If she didn't accept the eggs, Zhang Qing would be heartbroken.

So she only needs to accept one.

Sure enough, after she accepted one egg, Zhang Qing's expression improved, but she still wanted to persuade Qiao Nian to accept the remaining two eggs as well.

Qiao Nian resolutely refused to accept it.

She took Lu Xiao's arm, carried their family's big fish, and went home to cook something delicious.

Zhang Qing stood at the door and watched them leave.

She watched the two figures walk away for a long while before turning her gaze away.

She turned and went to the kitchen to prepare a meal.

Tian Hu quickly stopped her.

"Go and rest, I'll cook."

Zhang Qing looked at the man in front of her with amusement. "Your cooking is so awful, do you want me and the child to eat such terrible food?"

Tian Hu froze.

He admitted that the food he cooked was indeed very bad.

but……

"Comrade Qiao said you might be pregnant..."

"So what if you have a child? Don't you want one?"

Zhang Qing said this on purpose.

She just wanted to tease Tian Hu.

Sure enough, the next second, Tian Hu looked up nervously and waved his hands repeatedly to explain, "No, I want one, I want a child."

How could he not want children?

This is his wife's child, his offspring, how could he not want it?
Seeing the man's hurried explanation, Zhang Qing couldn't help but chuckle. "Alright, then you can help out while I cook."

She rolled up her sleeves, glanced at the two fish in the basin, and said, "Steam some buns, make some fish soup, and stir-fry some cured meat and potato slices?"

For ordinary families, celebrating the New Year is usually done in a way similar to what Zhang Qing and his family did, and that's about right.

Not everyone can have a New Year's Eve dinner as lavish as Qiao Nian's family.

Previously, Zhang Qing had arranged everything regarding what to eat, and Tian Hu had no objections.

But today is different.

After his wife finished speaking, he also expressed his opinion.

"Steam another bowl of eggs; you need to replenish your energy."

"Fine!"

The two talked and then started working.

Tian Hu can't cook, but he's very good at steaming buns.

He scooped out the high-gluten flour from the jar, put it in a basin, added water and alkali to make dough, covered it with a special cloth to cover the basin, and placed it on the kang (heated brick bed) to ferment.

.........

"How long have Comrade Zhang and Comrade Tian been married? She's already pregnant."

On the way home, Qiao Nian linked arms with Lu Xiao, sighing as they walked.

Lu Xiao chuckled, "We hadn't been married long when Niannian got pregnant, and she was carrying twins."

"Ok?"

Qiao Nian waited for his next words.

Sure enough, Lu Xiao continued, "So, it seems I'm still better!" Qiao Nian...

What kind of strange competitive spirit is this?
"I didn't say you weren't good!"

She was simply amazed at how quickly Zhang Qing and her husband got pregnant; she didn't deny her husband's capabilities.

Thinking back to the days of their wedding, that jerk seemed to have inexhaustible energy, keeping her in bed for days on end...

I eat breakfast together with dinner every day.

She didn't know how her parents viewed her back then, but she gained a profound understanding of just how powerful men's physical strength truly was.

Qiao Nian's cheeks flushed as she recalled the past.

She quickly shook off the jumbled thoughts in her mind; she couldn't think about them, she had to stop thinking about them.

Lu Xiao took her hand, a smile playing on his lips. "What are you thinking about, Niannian? Why is your face so red?"

"No."

Qiao Nian immediately denied it, saying, "It's because you're too close to me; I feel a little hot."

She would never admit that she had been overthinking things.

Lu Xiao knew perfectly well what was going on.

After all, a young girl's thoughts are written all over her face.

As her husband, he naturally had to take care of her feelings and didn't expose her thoughts.

The couple returned home, where Qiao Guowen had already prepared the dishes and the chicken soup was ready.

Nian Yunci and Wang Xueqin kneaded the dough together and steamed several large pots of steamed buns.

Li Ruihua, who usually studies illnesses at home, put down her medical books and dolls today and came to the Qiao family's house to help Qiao Guowen prepare meals.

Seeing the two young people return, carrying such a large fish, the four elders all smiled.

"The fish this year are really big."

"The fish last year weren't this big."

"Yes!"

The group chatted excitedly, each person taking turns speaking.

Qiao Nian smiled and chatted with her mother and teacher's wife.

Once home, Lu Xiao went inside to get a knife and started cleaning the fish without needing any instructions.

Around 3 p.m., a sumptuous New Year's Eve dinner was ready.

On the not-so-large table, there was a fragrant chicken soup, with the chicken meat stewed until tender.

Braised beef brisket with radish comes in a large pot, with two white radishes and about four pounds of beef brisket. The radishes are infused with the aroma of beef.

There was also a large bowl of smoked meat and sausage sent by Qiao Nian's parents-in-law from Beijing.

Finally, there were the fish pieces that Lu Xiao fried.

Wash the fish thoroughly, cut it into roughly the same size cubes, marinate it with salt, ginger slices, soy sauce, and white wine, then coat it with a thin batter and fry it in oil.

In no time, they were fried until golden brown and crispy.

Two large bowls of fried fish pieces were laid out there, looking very appealing.

And in the basket next to it, there was a basket full of white steamed buns.

There's also a pot of white rice.

Today's meal is as lavish as you can imagine.

Not only Wang Xueqin, but Li Ruihua and his wife had not seen such a sumptuous meal in a long time. Even Qiao Guowen and Nian Yunci had only dared to eat such a lavish meal before their home was ransacked.

All of this is because of my daughter and son-in-law!

The eyes of the four elders were a little red.

Seeing this, Qiao Nian quickly told them to stop crying.

"Today is the Lunar New Year, so we can't cry. Even if we're happy, we can't shed tears."

After saying that, she pulled the person to a seat and then asked Lu Xiao to get the wine.

It's acceptable for the whole family to share a bottle of Moutai during the Chinese New Year.

Lu Xiao agreed and went to his room to get the Moutai.

They didn't drink the Moutai he bought before.

Today is a good day to take them out and drink them together.

Both the mother and the teacher's wife had a small amount of Moutai in front of them.

There was none in front of Qiao Nian.

Lu Xiao made her a cup of malted milk powder.

"Niannian, drink this."

(End of this chapter)