Today is a public holiday, and Jiang Xinyu rarely has a day off.
“Tuk-tuk!”
There was a knock on the door.
Xiaolan went home last night but hasn't come back yet. Mina Hattori was in the bathroom. Jiang Xinyu came to the door holding Rongrong in his arms and asked: "Who is it?"
"It's me." Tong Tong said outside the door.
Hearing Tong Tong's voice, Rong Rong opened her little hands excitedly and pushed forward hard, looking impatient.
Jiang Xinyu opened the door, and Tong Tong stepped in, complaining and saying: "It takes so long to open the door...Rongrong, do you miss your aunt?"
As he spoke, he took Rongrong from Jiang Xinyu's arms, hugged her and kissed her twice, then turned around and said, "Little button, why are you bothering?"
The little girl walked in quickly carrying a paper bag and said: "The black girl is messing with my feet..."
Tong Tong rolled his eyes at her and said, "I don't know who is going to mess with whom, so let's just let you and the black girl sleep together! Take out the clothes!"
Entering the living room, Xiao Button took out two sets of small clothes from the paper bag. Just by looking at the workmanship and fabrics, he knew they were not cheap.
"Where's Mei Nai?" Tong Tong asked.
As their interactions with each other increased, Tong Tong's name for Hattori Mina also changed unconsciously.
Jiang Xinyu said: "Tongtong, don't buy things for Rongrong in the future, she is still young..."
"I didn't buy it for you...Rongrong, is my aunt right?" Tongtong kissed Rongrong's little hand again.
Rongrong was babbling, and she didn’t know what she was talking about. Tongtong said to Jiang Xinyu, “You heard it, Rongrong is right!”
While they were talking, Hattori Mina opened the door and walked in. She smiled and said, "What did Rongrong say?"
"Rongrong's new clothes, don't they look good?" Tong Tong showed off, unfolding a pink suit.
Hattori Mina took the skirt, turned it over and looked at it carefully for a while, and said in surprise: "It's so beautiful...where did you buy it?"
"It's made to order in a Western-style clothing store. The tailor said it can be worn until at least two and a half years old."
"Miss Tong, I'm really sorry for costing you money every time..."
"You're here again, so boring!"
"Okay, okay, I won't mention it."
In recent times, through frequent contact, Hattori Mina has a better understanding of Tongtong's temperament and knows that she is indeed a person who talks a lot but doesn't mean it.
"When, when, when, when..."
The self-ringing bell rang 11 times.
It is said that Xiaolan will be back in the morning, but now it is almost noon. Hattori Mina can't help but feel a little worried and said: "Xinyu, why hasn't Xiaolan come back yet? Nothing will happen, right?"
Jiang Xinyu put down the newspaper, thought for a moment, and said, "She lives far away, so she might have been delayed on the way."
Tongtong squatted in front of the sofa, picked up Rongrong's little hand, kissed the left hand, then the right hand, and said casually: "Where is Xiaolan's house?"
Little Button said from the side: "Sister Xiaolan's home is over there at the East Station, so far away."
Before he finished speaking, the door opened, and Xiaolan walked in sweating profusely, holding a basket in her hand. She bowed and said, "Miss, I'm back."
Seeing that Xiaolan was safe and sound, Mina Hattori felt relieved and said, "Look at the sweat on your head. Is it hot outside?"
Xiaolan said: "I was in a hurry to come back and cook, so I got out of the car and ran home."
Hattori Mina said gently: "Don't do this next time. I can cook even if you are not at home... What is in the basket?"
"Oh, my mother asked me to bring the pickles made at home for you and your husband to try."
"Thank you mother for me... Oh, by the way, Miss Tong is having dinner at home and is thinking of cooking some more dishes."
Little Button said: "Sister Xiaolan, let me help you."
Xiaolan smiled and nodded.
Tong Tong asked casually: "Xiaolan, where is Dongzhan?"
Xiaolan thought Tongtong asked her why she came back so late, so she quickly explained: "Actually, we arrived in more than an hour. In time for the martial law, the East Station road was closed, and we waited for a long time before we were released."
After saying this, she bowed and hurriedly went to the kitchen to prepare the meal, and Little Button followed her out.
Tong Tong had finished asking Xiaolan's words. She just wanted to know where Dong Zhan was and didn't care about martial law at all.
Jiang Xinyu felt something in his heart. Martial law was imposed at the East Station? As the operations captain of the Secrecy Bureau, he had no idea!
Normally, if martial law is required in a certain area, the garrison headquarters will notify the Security Bureau in advance and explain the reasons for the martial law.
This is a very strange thing. Thinking of the fact that the 4th Military Police Regiment was dispatched to Yanjin, but also did not notify the Security Bureau, is there any connection between the two?
Thinking of this, Jiang Xinyu stood up and said, "I'm really hungry. Let's see if there's anything to eat in the kitchen."
Hattori Mina said: "I still don't want it, I just have it left over from the morning..."
Tong Tong immediately said: "That's right, can't you wait a moment? Let's see what happens if you lose your appetite!"
The way she looks now, with unabashed concern on her face, including the tone of her voice, she looks even more like "Mrs. Jiang" than Mrs. Jiang!
Being cared about by others is originally a happy thing, but in Jiang Xinyu's view, this kind of happiness is helpless, entangled, and upset.
Hattori Mina remained silent, not knowing what she felt in her heart. She didn't want to appear too stingy about this kind of thing, but she couldn't help but care.
Jiang Xinyu saw this and came to Hattori Mina and said: "I don't want to eat leftovers. There are Siyuanxiang snacks in the kitchen. You didn't eat enough in the morning. I'll bring you some..."
Tong Tong was completely unaware of all this and said carelessly: "I want it too!"
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In the kitchen, Xiaolan was washing rice for cooking. Xiaoyouyou found a few dried chili peppers and said, "Sister Xiaolan, would you like to use more spicy food when cooking?"
Xiaolan smiled and said: "I'm really impressed by you, I can't live without chili..."
As soon as the door rang, Jiang Xinyu pushed the door open and walked in. He took out a box of snacks from the cupboard and said casually: "Xiaolan, which road in the East Station is under martial law?"
"Everything is under martial law, and there are soldiers standing guard on the streets," Xiaolan said.
"I remember there was a train in the morning. Martial law was enforced. How do passengers get into the station?"
"I heard someone said that the train was cancelled."
"Oh... don't put chili pepper in the dish. My wife can't eat spicy food now."
"I got it." Xiaolan stuck out her tongue at the little button with Jiang Xinyu behind her back.
When Jiang Xinyu came out of the kitchen, Little Button said in confusion: "Sister Xiaolan, doesn't Mrs. Jiang eat chili?"
Xiaolan said: "Isn't there a banyan tree now?"
"Then what's wrong?" Little Button tilted his head, puzzled. He didn't understand why he couldn't eat chili peppers because he had a banyan tree.
Xiaolan said with a smile: "When you grow up, get married, and have children of your own, you will understand."
Little Button snorted and said unconvinced: "You are two years older than me, you seem to know everything..."