In 1959, what's wrong with me pedaling a tricycle?

After finishing a large bowl of noodles, soup and all, Wang Xingguo wiped his mouth and said to Li Xiuping, "Honey, did you bring me my pay stub for this month?"

Li Xiuping nodded repeatedly and said, "They've arrived. Grandpa also sent a lot of things to our family. I didn't want to accept them, but Grandpa said he couldn't eat much by himself, and I couldn't argue with him, so I had to accept them."

Wang Xingguo replied, "Let's accept it if he gives it to us. When he passes away, our whole family will wear mourning clothes and send him off on his final journey. Whether it's because of my aunt or because of his care for me, I should bring my children and grandchildren to see him off in his final days."

Li Xiuping sighed and said, "Grandpa told me that he hopes our future children can join the old military unit. I told him that as long as the children are willing, I, as their mother, will definitely not stop them."

Wang Xingguo wasn't against it. He told Li Xiuping, "By the time our child grows up, he'll be in his seventies or eighties. At that point, he might even prefer to hold Jianhua's child. Anyway, as parents, we should respect our child's choice."

The news of his aunt's passing actually caused his eldest brother a lot of pain.

He had said at his parents' graves that he would find a way to get his aunt back, but this is how it turned out.

Li Xiuping sighed, "I don't know where my grandfather's obsession came from, but if Jianhua doesn't want to join the army, I won't agree to force him."

Wang Xingguo smiled and nodded.

Actually, he doesn't like to arrange his children's lives. He doesn't want to use the excuse that it's all for your own good to force his children to do things they don't want to do.

After they had eaten and drunk their fill, Wang Xingguo smoked a cigarette. The two little ones started clamoring to go out and play, so Li Xiuping opened the door and let them go out.

There's no need to worry, because security personnel will be watching and preventing them from going outside.

Wang Xingguo glanced at his daughter, who was sleeping soundly. He said to Li Xiuping, "Wife, I'm a little sleepy. I'm going to take a nap. Same as always, you don't need to cook dinner for me."

Li Xiuping nodded and said, "Okay, you should go and rest. Your eyes are bloodshot and you look very sleepy. I'll make you some chicken soup tomorrow to help you recover."

Every time Wang Xingguo comes back from a business trip, he takes a long nap, and his family has gotten used to it.

That night, Li Xiuping coaxed her daughter to sleep. Wang Jianhua had his own small bed, and because he had played so hard, he was already exhausted and asleep.

Li Xiuping returned to bed, and Wang Xingguo opened his eyes. Seeing that it was her who had gone to bed to rest, he hugged her and quickly fell asleep again.

At nine o'clock the next morning, Wang Xingguo finally got enough sleep.

Wang Xingguo got up and went to the living room. His son and nephew had already run outside to play in the snow. It turned out that it had snowed again last night.

Li Xiuping was holding her daughter and playing with her when she saw Wang Xingguo wake up. She handed Wang Niannian to him and said, "Honey, I'll go heat up some food for you. Last night, everyone didn't want to wake you up. They said they'd come over for drinks tonight, and Uncle Zhao even bought all the alcohol."

"No need, we have cured pork and sausages, and we still have chickens and ducks sent by the clan. Killing a chicken or a duck will be enough."

Wang Xingguo, amused by teasing his daughter, laughed and said, "Alright, you can arrange it. My daughter smiled at me, haha, she's still my little darling."

The food was heated up in no time, and Li Xiuping poured him two ounces of liquor because the food was very good and she knew that Wang Xingguo liked to drink two ounces of liquor.

She asked, "Honey, now the clan is raising pigs both publicly and privately, and this year there are even more pigs than we were originally tasked with. Do you think we should buy a pig to slaughter and divide the meat for the New Year?"

Wang Xingguo asked, "Can we bring the pigs back now?"

Li Xiuping nodded and said, "Brother Xingye said it's okay. The checkpoints have relaxed their supervision. Although there isn't as much pork as before, it's available for purchase now."

Wang Xingguo hesitated for a moment and said, "It's good to slaughter the pig and divide the meat, but... I'm afraid the clan won't accept our money. No matter whose pig it is, we've worked hard to feed it for a year. If they don't accept our money, it will be too unfair to the clan."

Li Xiuping also thought about how the clan gave gifts for free, but then she had a sudden idea and asked, "Honey, what do you think about having Uncle Yongchang or Brother Xingye help buy them? I've thought it through. Our family, my mother's family, and my sister-in-law's family can share a fat pig and have a prosperous New Year."

Wang Xingguo laughed and said, "Hey, that's a good idea. You're so smart, wife. Let them help us buy one."

Li Xiuping nodded and said, "Okay, I'll talk to them about it later."

Wang Xingguo's salary is high. Every time he goes on an escort mission, he receives a field allowance of one yuan per day. In addition to his salary, he gives Li Xiuping more than one hundred yuan every month.

Li Xiuping's salary is more than enough to cover the household expenses.

Moreover, after assigning her this job, there was almost no actual work for her to do.

They later learned that this arrangement was indeed possible in order to allow people like Wang Xingguo to work with peace of mind.

However, most of the spouses of these staff members are assigned to childcare classes to take care of the children, and it is relatively rare for someone like Li Xiuping to be affiliated with the street office.

After eating and drinking his fill, Wang Xingguo went to hug his daughter again.

He thinks his daughter is beautiful no matter how he looks at her, and he even praises her when she pees on him. He is a complete doting father.

Wang Cheng'an and Wang Jianhua came back after playing. When they pushed open the door, they saw that Wang Xingguo was up. Wang Jianhua said with a grin, "Dad is a lazy pig. He slept so late."

Wang Xingguo laughed and scolded, "You brat, if your dad is a lazy pig, then you're a little lazy pig."

"I'm not a lazybones, I got up very early."

Wang Cheng'an leaned closer to look at Wang Niannian and asked, "Second Uncle, when can my little sister come play with us?"

Wang Xingguo replied with a smile, "Then we'll have to wait until you're a little taller, and until your little sister is older and can run around like you, before we can play together."

Wang Cheng'an nodded and said, "We'll bring my younger brother and sister to play together then. My sister is more well-behaved; my brother always cries and fusses, often waking me up."

Wang Xingguo laughed and said, "Then why don't you sleep with your fourth uncle?"

Wang Cheng'an pouted and said, "Fourth Uncle is no good. He always puts his hand on me when he sleeps. Third Aunt is much better. When we sleep with Third Aunt, she tells us stories. Fourth Uncle only teaches us to read. He's not as good as Third Aunt."

"Haha, don't let your fourth uncle hear this, or you'll get a spanking. He really likes you guys, and you're hurting his feelings too much."

"No, I won't let him know."

Li Xiuping couldn't help but laugh. She said to Wang Cheng'an, "It seems that your fourth uncle's spanking last time has taught you a lesson, Cheng'an."

Just then, Director Zhao's voice rang out: "Xiuping, is Xingguo awake yet?"