Chapter 614: Scratching the Face

Chapter 614: Scratching the Face

Bai Zhier got up and, under the pretext of exercising, led Xiao Wei to the kindergarten gate.

Most children in the lower and middle grades are still picked up and dropped off by their parents, while only a few children in the upper grades go to school by themselves with their backpacks.

Of course, many parents also go to work in the morning, so they will ride their bicycles to drop their children off on their way.

Although Xiaowei said he didn't need to be seen off, he was clearly very happy when Baizhi led him to the kindergarten gate.

He was bouncing around, very lively, and would greet his classmates loudly. Although Bai Zhi didn't know what he was usually like, she could tell today that he was different from how he behaved at home; the child's pure joy was undeniable.

Thinking about what the child said last night, asking her to be her mother all night, she still feels quite uncomfortable.

Fortunately, children's emotions come and go quickly.

"Xiaowei, who is this?" A chubby little boy walked over and asked Xiaowei.

Xiao Wei said proudly, "This is my Aunt Xiaobai, isn't she beautiful?"

The chubby boy eyed Bai Zhi warily, then leaned close to Xiao Wei's ear and whispered, "She's not the stepmother your dad found for you, is she?"

Xiao Wei denied it crisply, "Oh, of course not, this is my Uncle Lu's wife."

The chubby boy breathed a sigh of relief upon hearing this, and said, "That's good, that's good. Let me tell you, stepmothers are never good people, you can't let your dad find you a stepmother."

Bai Zhi, "..."

Are all kindergarten children so precocious? Discussing such profound topics.

However, judging from this situation, Xiaowei has a pretty good relationship with his classmates.

She was also worried that he would be bullied by his stepmother.

Xiao Wei said confidently, "Of course my dad won't find me a stepmother. He's so busy, how could he have time to find a wife? He can't even take care of me."

He and his classmates were about to go inside to say goodbye to Bai Zhi.

"Aunt Xiaobai, you go back now, we'll go inside first."

Bai Zhi smiled at them and said, "Okay, go in. I'm leaving now."

After dropping Xiaowei off, Baizhi went home and started cleaning.

Although he was working, he was always distracted.

It's been all night, and Lu Ye still hasn't come back.

This shows that he wasn't attending a meeting at the military base; otherwise, he wouldn't have stayed overnight without going home.

After cleaning the room, she couldn't sit still at home and decided to go out and inquire about some information.

Of course, the only place you could ask around in this residential compound was the Yang family.

When she knocked on Liu Guifang's door.

Instructor Yang was not at home. Liu Guifang said that Instructor Yang had gone to work in the morning.

"Sister-in-law, didn't Instructor Yang go to the troops last night?"

Liu Guifang replied, "He came back last night, and went out again this morning."

"Did he tell you that Lu Ye was in the army? I heard that Company Commander Zhou also left last night and hasn't come back yet."

Liu Guifang couldn't answer Bai Zhi's question. She said with a troubled expression, "Xiao Bai, you know it's not appropriate for us family members to ask. Even if I asked, Lao Yang wouldn't tell me, so my husband and I never talk about his work."

She held Bai Zhi's hand and gently comforted her, "Don't worry, Lu Ye is probably working overtime. He'll be back when he's done. We military wives have to get used to waiting."

Bai Zhi lowered her eyes and replied, "Sister-in-law, I understand."

Liu Guifang knew that Bai Zhi had just arrived and was not used to Lu Ye and the others' behavior of disappearing from time to time.

When you first become a military wife, everyone is like this.

You'll get used to it gradually.

Liu Guifang smiled and asked her, "By the way, I heard you were going to open a traditional Chinese medicine clinic. How's it going? Seeing you leaving early and coming home late every day, I don't even feel like going to your house to visit you."

Bai Zhi replied, "The shop has been taken over. We went there yesterday to tidy it up, and the installers are laying the floor now."

"Why didn't you call me when you went to clean? I can't help with anything else, but I'm good at cleaning."

Liu Guifang genuinely wanted to help Bai Zhi in some way.

She wasn't highly educated and couldn't offer much financial assistance, but she was strong and capable of working.

Bai Zhi smiled and said, "Sister-in-law, there's still a lot of work to be done. I'll definitely ask for your help when I need it."

"Are you still going to the county town today?" Liu Guifang asked her expectantly.

"I plan to go check on the tiling work at noon. I need to buy any items I need in advance."

Upon hearing Bai Zhi's suggestion, Liu Guifang immediately proposed, "I'm just staying at home with nothing to do, so why don't you take me with you? If there's any chores to do when we get there, I'll help you. I'm getting bored staying at home all day, so I'd like to go out for a walk."

"Okay, no problem."

Liu Guifang then said, "Then don't cook lunch. Eat at my house. Xiao Kai won't be back for lunch, so I'll be home alone. I'll make some noodles for the two of us."

Bai Zhi had previously suggested that she try making dough at home to see if her skills had become rusty.

Let the neighbors try it first, then we'll think about setting up a stall.

Liu Guifang never dared to mention her thoughts to her husband.

Bai Zhi happened to be here today, so she wanted to make it for Bai Zhi to taste.

"Really? Then I won't stand on ceremony."

Liu Guifang was finally willing to take the first step.

Bai Zhi wasn't good at making the dough, so she stayed in the kitchen, chatting with Liu Guifang and watching Liu Guifang wash the dough and steam it...

Liu Guifang was very skilled at these tasks and handled them with great ease.

Since no one else was around, Liu Guifang washed less dough and steamed about ten sheets.

Then I steamed some gluten.

As soon as the gluten was cooked, Bai Zhi couldn't wait to eat it. "Sister-in-law, I love gluten the most. Let me have a bite first."

Liu Guifang said with a smile, "It's too hot now, let's cool off for a while."

"I'll make the sauce for us."

When Liu Guifang was preparing the seasonings, she couldn't find white sesame seeds.

She asked Bai Zhi, "Xiao Bai, do you have any white sesame seeds at home? The sauce for this noodle dish tastes better with white sesame seeds. I don't have any at home; I forgot to buy some."

"Yes, sister-in-law. I like to put white sesame seeds in my chili oil. I'll go get some from home."

Soon, Bai Zhi brought some white sesame seeds from her own home.

Liu Guifang heated up the chili oil.

She then prepared a sauce using the seasonings she had prepared.

As she cooked, she said to Bai Zhi, "This is the seasoning recipe my mother told me when I wrote a letter back home a few days ago."

She used to always report good news and never bad news, making people in her hometown think that she was enjoying a good life by joining the army.

But this time, she swallowed her pride and told her mother about her current predicament in a letter.

They also mentioned the idea of ​​setting up a stall here to sell roufen (a type of noodle).

The old mother replied quickly, having written down the seasoning recipe in her mind.

Her own parents always love her the most and want her to have a good life.

The old man encouraged her, saying that as long as you earn a living through your own labor, there's nothing shameful about it.

Making dough sheets is also a way out.

The elderly mother also hopes that she will carry on her skills.

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