Chapter 21

Liangpi is a delicacy that originated from the Guanzhong region of Shaanxi.

In this era when letters are long and transportation is slow.

Local delicacies are not well known.

Therefore, Liangpi is not well known in Beijing.

Of course Ning He had never eaten cold noodles, she only made it for her family.

The mixed cold noodles taste spicy and numbing. When Ning He made it, he couldn’t help swallowing his saliva.

It’s rare that you want to eat a certain food, but you can’t eat it. This feeling can drive Ning He crazy.

Although Ning He had not been able to eat cold noodles before, he now has a healthy body.

She vowed to try all the delicacies that she had never eaten in her previous life!

Ning He met He Shaochuan’s puzzled look and explained with a smile: “It is a kind of pasta that is very suitable for eating in summer. I can’t explain it clearly for the time being, but you will understand when you eat it.”

He Shaochuan didn’t say anything else. He only knew that Ning He was now trying hard to get closer to him, and as her husband and the father of her child, he would naturally take on the responsibility, stand in front of the mother and child, and protect them from the wind and rain.

After eating, He Shaochuan stood up and washed the dishes. When he was about to leave with the dishes in his hand, he suddenly thought of something and said to Ning He again.

“The bathhouse is open today. After I finish washing the dishes, I will take you to the bathhouse to take a bath.”

When Qianlin heard this, he was very excited: “Great, this time I can finally go to the bathhouse with my mother to take a bath.”

He Shaochuan frowned and warned, “Mom is a girl, and you are a boy, we can’t take a bath together!”

Qianlin pouted and protested unhappily, “Then Dad is also a boy, how can he sleep with Mom?”

As he spoke, Qianlin began to feel aggrieved unconsciously. He muttered softly, “I want to sleep with my mom, too!”

Ning He didn’t know whether to laugh or cry after hearing this. She touched Qianlin’s little head and said, “Mom, can you tell Qianlin a bedtime story tonight?”

Qianlin’s eyes lit up: “Is it the story about the Emperor’s New Clothes?”

Ning He didn’t expect Qian Lin to still remember it. She nodded: “Yes, let’s talk about that!”

“Okay, I want to hear it.”

Ning He said something to Qian Lin again. After comforting Qian Lin, she raised her chin towards He Shaochuan, signaling him to go wash the dishes.

He Shaochuan understood what he meant and went to the kitchen with the bowl.

He quickly washed the dishes, and when he came out of the kitchen, He Shaochuan noticed the men’s underpants and several pairs of red socks drying on the clothesline.

His eyes paused slightly, a little surprised.

These underwear and socks look brand new. Not only that, there are several pairs of children’s boxer shorts drying on the other end of the clothesline.

He Shaochuan quickly figured out that these should have been bought by Ning He.

But to He Shaochuan’s surprise, Ning He actually bought one for him as well.

I still bought…

He cleared his throat and stopped himself from thinking about it any further.

“Dad, are you done washing?” Qianlin’s voice came from the main room.

He Shaochuan quickly came back to his senses and moved his eyes away from his underpants.

Qianlin ran out of the main room and saw He Shaochuan standing next to the clothes rack.

The little figure walked forward and took the man’s big hand: “Dad, Mom and I have already prepared a change of clothes, you should go and prepare them too.”

Just as Qianlin finished speaking, Ning He’s voice came from the main room: “Linbao, ask Dad to get you a pair of panties. They have been hanging for most of the day, so they should be dry.”

Qianlin responded and raised his eyes to look at the panties hanging on the clothesline.

Qianlin tugged at He Shaochuan’s hand: “Dad, help me get a pair of underwear.”

He Shaochuan walked forward, picked one up and handed it to Qianlin.

Qianlin took it and looked at He Shaochuan with a puzzled look: “Dad, don’t you want to take it?”

Under Qianlin’s gaze, He Shaochuan also took off a pair of men’s shorts.

When he walked into the main hall, He Shaochuan stopped Qianlin and couldn’t help asking him, “Did you and mom buy all this during the day?”

Qianlin nodded: “Yes, Mom only buys clothes for me and Dad, she has never bought clothes for herself.”

He Shaochuan’s eyes paused slightly. He only bought things for the father and son, but didn’t buy anything for himself.

How come her temperament has changed?

Ning He came out with a bucket and saw the father and son standing at the door mumbling something. She asked in confusion: “What are you doing? Aren’t you going to the bathhouse to take a bath? Aren’t you ready yet?”

Qianlin broke free from He Shaochuan’s hand and ran towards Ning He: “I’m fine, it’s Dad who’s been dawdling.”

Ning He blinked, her dark and moist eyes sparkling in the night light: “What are you standing there for? Go pack your things.”

He Shaochuan was urged by Ning He to go into the house. He had only a few clothes, all of which were placed in Qianlin’s room. He quickly got his spare clothes and placed them in a plastic bucket.

He walked out carrying the plastic bucket and met Ning He.

The bathhouse has fixed opening hours, and every family knows the opening hours. After dinner, every household carries a bucket, holds the child in one hand, and carries the bucket in the other hand and walks towards the bathhouse.

He Shaochuan didn’t let Ning He carry the buckets. He carried two buckets and walked in front, while Ning He followed behind him holding Qian Lin’s hand.

“Xiao Ning, is your family also going to the bathhouse to take a bath?” Zhao Lan’s voice sounded behind Ning He.

As soon as they walked out of the house, they ran into Deputy Head Yang’s family next door. Zhao Lan and her husband Yang Guoqiang each carried a big red plastic bucket filled with clothes for changing.

Yang Guoqiang was carrying a plastic bucket and walking side by side with He Shaochuan, and the two men started chatting as they walked.

The two little girls following Zhao Lan were holding Junzi’s hands, one on the left and one on the right.

Those two girls are Zhao Lan’s daughters.

“Yes, I sweated a lot after dinner, so I decided to go to the bathhouse for a refreshing bath.” Ning He replied with a smile.

Zhao Lan smiled knowingly: “This is really the first time I see your family of three taking a bath in a bathhouse.”

Before, the original body knew the opening hours of the bathhouse, and came early alone with a bucket to grab a spot to take a bath. He had never come with He Shaochuan.

As they were almost at the bathhouse, more and more people gathered, all of them were military dependents from the compound. When they saw Ning He’s family of three, they all suspected that they had seen them wrong, and started whispering to each other.

Zhao Lan naturally knew what the women were whispering about. She yelled at them with a bad face, “Are you done yet? Go chat in the back and don’t delay us in the queue!”

As she spoke, Zhao Lan pushed through the group of people who were blocking the way and chatting.

Several women complained to Zhao Lan in dissatisfaction: “Zhao Lan, this is our queue, how can you cut in line?!”

“Is this a queue? Go ask your man if they line up like dough?”

Zhao Lan’s words left the women speechless. She ignored them and turned around to wave at Ning He.

“Xiao Ning, come and line up, you line up behind me!”

Ning He was simply at the point of laughing and crying. She needed to learn more from Zhao Lan. She had to be thicker-skinned than the bad guys in order to deal with them!