The brisket in the saucepan gives off an enticing aroma, and the cinnamon and star anise add a lot of flavor to it.
"Wait until it's almost out of the pan before throwing the potatoes and carrots in." Gui Ping opened the pot and glanced at the meat in the pot and instructed.
"So much trouble? Why didn't you put it together in the first place? Zhang Jian was puzzled.
"The brisket has been stewed for a long time, and the potatoes and carrots are ripe quickly. Put the potatoes and carrots together in the soup. After Gui Ping finished explaining, he asked again: "What's wrong with you kid lately?" I used to ask you to make a tomato scrambled egg without doing anything, but why did you suddenly change your temper recently? Did I learn to cook with your mother? ”
"Leave it alone. Anyway, I just didn't mess around outside. Zhang Jian didn't know what to remember, his cheeks were slightly red, like a freshly ripe peach.
"You're now at the age of falling in love, mom is open-minded, if you really have a girl you like, bring it back to show us." Gui Ping still didn't give up, and continued to take his son's words.
"Oops, got it, got it!" Zhang Jian was a little impatient, and the soup splashed when he poured the potatoes and radishes almost collapsed his face, making him jump three feet high.
"Why are you going to do this, go and go. While staying, let Mom come. Guiping kicked his son out of the kitchen.
Zhang Jian reluctantly went out, but his heart was worried about the dishes in the kitchen.
"Mom, remember to stew and sprinkle a handful of coriander."
"Mom, stew and take out the spices and ginger slices, she doesn't like ......"
"Stinky boy, today is Mother's Day, I didn't see you say a nice word to your mother, just forget it, and instruct me to work? Say, who is that he or she? Male or female? Gui Ping held up a spoon to beat his son.
Zhang Jian flexibly dodged it, took the pot and carefully put it into the thermos pot. Before leaving, he said, "Mom." Happy Mother's Day, you can drink the rest of the soup. It's a gift. Then he went out rejoicing.
"Sister Jingjing, don't be sad. Let's take a sip of soup, you have to take care of your children regardless of yourself! In the park, Zhang Jian said cautiously with a soup pot and a spoon, for fear of angering the other party.
"He broke up with me. I'm still pregnant with his baby. How could he ...... me like this" Cai Jing said, blowing her nose fiercely.
"It's he who doesn't understand how to appreciate you, there's no need to feel sorry for someone who doesn't deserve it." Zhang Jian hurriedly put down the soup pot and handed her a tissue.
"Am I bad? That's why he's breaking up with me? Cai Jing cried and threw herself into Zhang Jian's arms.
The feeling of warm nephrite in his arms made him almost lose his mind. The soup pot was brought down by Cai Jing's actions and spilled on the ground. A few drops of soup splashed, burning his teeth but refusing to let go of the hand holding the girl.
"You're good, so good that people don't think they're worthy of you." Zhang Jian saw the boyfriend's initials tattooed on the girl's arm, and plucked up the courage to say: "He doesn't want you, it's his loss." Some people have been silently liking you for several years, can you give him a chance? ”
"You're the one you say, right?" Cai Jing raised her head from Zhang Jian's arms and looked at him with burning eyes.
"Yes! I like you. Liked you a long time ago. Can you give me a chance? Zhang Jian pinched the sweaty palm, exhaled deeply, and poured out the feelings hidden in his heart like reciting a text.
"But I'm still pregnant, so I don't dare go to the hospital. I'm afraid I'll never be able to be a mother again. Cai Jing cried again as she spoke.
Her reaction seemed to Zhang Jian to be a yes. He was also a lot bolder, stretched out his hand to hold Cai Jing in his arms and said, "It's okay, if you want to give birth to a child, I am his (her) father."
"I'm a few years older than you." Cai Jing snuggled into his arms and whispered.
"True love doesn't need to be about the details. Distance, age, height are just things imposed by the world. Zhang Jian suddenly came out of his mouth with such a sentence, which surprised himself.
"Stinky boy. You are not yet of legal age to marry. Why did you make other girls' bellies bigger? Gui Ping was so angry and funny, so angry that his son quietly brought his daughter-in-law back, and laughed because in this era when there were more men and fewer women, his son had a partner early and a child.
"Now that this is the case, let's hold a wedding first to give the child and her a name." Zhang Jian played a scoundrel in front of his mother, as if he was still a child.
"You stinky boy. I'm going to be a father, and I'm still so naïve. In the future, you will have to take care of yourself and get a job seriously. A daughter-in-law can get a lot of money for giving birth. Zhang Wu called his son to him and gave a good lecture.
"Got it." Zhang Jian responded in his mouth, but in his heart he was thinking about the game he hadn't finished playing.
At the same time, Cai Jing, who was raising a baby at home, seemed to have heard her father-in-law's words and deleted a message she had just sent.
"Zhang Jian, can you be a little more mature. You're already a dad of two. Cai Jing's roar came from the house, Zhang Wu covered his ears for the first time, and Gui Ping eavesdropped at the door.
"I'm immature, you and the child eat. Didn't our family pay for it? Zhang Jian replied.
"I just went out for a meal with my friends yesterday. When I came back, I heard that you beat Dabao. What are you doing at me, why should the matter between adults be involved in children? ”
"Friend, do you dare to say which friend? Do you still love him? I went to see him yesterday, right? Zhang Jian's eyes were red when he looked at the tattoo on his wife's arm.
"If you're so vexatious, you won't be able to live this day." Cai Jing opened the door of the room and went out with her backpack.
Because of the excessive force, Gui Ping didn't pay attention, and fell straight in, but fortunately was grabbed by Zhang Jian.
"What does this mean? What are you arguing about in three days? Who is that man? Gui Ping asked several questions in one breath.
Zhang Jian didn't have the psychology to say perfunctorily: "Mom, if you're fine, just go watch the TV series, don't get involved in our affairs."
"Hey, you stinky boy. Now the wings are stiff...... "Although Gui Ping had the heart to inquire, his son's mouth was very tight. Not a word was revealed. But when it comes to the content of their quarrel, she can also guess a thing or two. I'm afraid that my daughter-in-law has two hearts.
"Alas, my son is a debt, and I can't pay it off for a lifetime!" Gui Ping stood at the entrance of the village and complained whenever he met people.
"Isn't your family's Zhang Jian quite promising? I brought my daughter-in-law back to you in my early twenties. Both granddaughters have given birth, what are you not satisfied with? It's my stinky boy who is worrying, he's in his thirties, and he doesn't know where the object is? Immediately, someone picked her up and continued, this is probably the advantage of the village, you can find someone to chat with everywhere.
"Alas, don't mention it. The two quarrel every day, I don't know if it is the injustice of the previous life, but now they are enemies. I don't blame Zhang Jian, my daughter-in-law goes out to play every once in a while, and when she comes back, she gets drunk and smoked. I didn't even see it. "The core purpose of the mother-in-law to count her son is to hook out the daughter-in-law behind.
"No, it looks like it's good to treat people and things." The other party's eyes lit up all of a sudden, but his mouth was talking about defending Cai Jing.
"Gui Ping, are you still chatting here? Your house is in trouble. Your daughter-in-law has led a group of mothers' family members and said that they want to take your eldest granddaughter away! Not far away, Sister-in-law Zhang next door shouted at her.
"This ...... Is there still a royal law for this? The folks in the big hometown can't sit idly by! Gui Ping said to the passing crowd.
"It's hard to let people from outside bully the people in our village." The person who has always had a good relationship with Gui Ping said. The people of the village came up one after another and went to Gui Ping's house in a mighty way.
There was already a commotion in the house. Cai Jing took her eldest son's hand and wanted to leave, but Zhang Jian didn't let her, so she had to take the two children away.
The two men froze. Cai Jing's sister-in-law took Dabao's hand and asked, "Do you want to talk to your father or your mother?"
"I'm going to be bad with mom and dad. It hurts my sister, but it doesn't hurt me. Dabao said aggrievedly.
"Whoa, you've all heard. Zhang Jian, this kid is not authentic, eccentric. Can this kid have a good life with him? The sister-in-law deliberately shouted so that everyone could hear it, so as to prove that they were all for the good of the child.
"Oh, Jian Zhang. That's what yours isn't anymore. It's also born and raised by the same parents, you can't be biased. A fast-talking daughter-in-law in the village immediately turned against her.
"Yes, they were all born and raised by a parent. Why do you want to be partial to the small ones? "Another one who looks lively seems to have a different meaning, especially when he sees that Dabao and Zhang Jian are not similar at all.
"Because, because. Dabao is not his. Cai Jing knew that if she didn't tell the truth, her mother-in-law, who had always valued her grandson, would definitely not let her take the child away.
"You say...... What did you say? Gui Ping didn't stand still and sat down on the ground. The melon-eating crowd only cared about whispering and forgot to help her. Her fall was sturdy.
"He also knew about this at the beginning." Cai Jing said with her mother-in-law's hateful eyes.
"I know, I thought I could win your love with a piece of my infatuation. As a result, after so many years, you still can't forget him. He even went to see him secretly. Zhang Jian saw that the matter was exposed, so he told the secret hidden in his heart.
There was an uproar in the room.
"You don't treat Dabao as your own child at all. I always want my children to feel the love of their parents. Cai Jing said it rightly.
"It's you who are sorry for me first, now you can either take the two children away, or don't want to take one away......" Zhang Jian angrily pointed at Cai Jing's nose and shouted.
"I'm going to take Dabao away today, can you help me?" Cai Jing also showed no weakness.
Soon, the two families quarreled.
"Shut up!" There was a loud shout outside the house. There was a sudden silence in the room. saw Zhang Wu leading the village chief into the house.
There are always a few respected people in the village, and Village Chief Zhang is one.
He first had both of them pulled aside. Then he called Zhang Jian to him and reprimanded him first: "You are what I grew up watching, and you have been smart since you were a child." I thought you would grow up to be promising. As a result, I didn't expect to be addicted to the game, and I found a partner early. I became a father before I grew up. You knew that the girl had a child in her belly, and you accepted it. In this case, we should treat other people's children well. As a result, you can't accept it in your heart, and you are suspicious of others. Bullying parents at the top, bullying young children at the bottom. So immature, not worthy of parenthood at all. ”
Zhang Jian bowed his head and was silent after listening.
Village Chief Zhang turned to Cai Jing and said, "I'm afraid you had bad intentions when you were with him at the beginning."
As soon as Cai Jing wanted to refute, Village Chief Zhang immediately said, "You listen to me first."
"People are not plants and trees, how can they be ruthless? You just broke up with your ex-boyfriend, and you turned around and threw yourself into Zhang Jian's arms. Even if you have a heart, how sincere can you be? If I'm not mistaken, you're afraid that the abortion will hurt you. Zhang Jian sticks to you every day. Do you think this is a good receiver who will be willing to accept him? Otherwise, how could you be entangled with your ex-boyfriend in the back? ”
"I ...... I didn't. As soon as Cai Jing finished speaking, Village Chief Zhang immediately said: "We just saw a man at the entrance of the village, who looks seven points similar to Dabao. It should be Dabao's father, right? ”
Cai Jing stopped talking.
"You two!" Village Chief Zhang sighed heavily. "For the sake of the moment, regardless of the consequences. Do you think getting married is a joke? Where do you place your child? Where to put the parents? Is the child willing to be born into this complex family? Your parents have loved their grandchildren for so many years, but they are not from their own family? How do you ask them to face the gaze of the villagers? Village Chief Zhang said something that made both of them lower their heads.
"Now, it has been proved that Dabao is not a child of the Zhang family, and he should be taken away. As for Xiaobao, this girl, whether to go or stay. How should you negotiate later, how to negotiate. You know, it's about the lives of the two children, and it's also about the future of the two families. It's not that you children play at home, you can toss as much as you want! After Village Chief Zhang finished speaking, everyone present was silent.