Father Xue came to his senses and quickly retrieved the microphone.
"Ayuan! I'm listening! What do you want to discuss?"
Cheng Tianyuan said: "Dad, Ling Ling has been losing her appetite recently, she has lost a lot of weight, and she can't sleep well at night. I've been very worried recently. She will be preparing for the New Year in about twenty days. She is pregnant with a child.
, I don’t dare to take her on a long journey to the imperial capital, so I want to invite you to come and celebrate the New Year with us.”
"This - no problem!" Dad Xue said with a smile: "We originally planned to go to Rongcheng to celebrate the New Year with you! If you are pregnant and can't run around, it's better to stay at home. As long as your mother and I have Xiao Ranran, we will be like each other every day
It seems like we are celebrating the New Year.”
Cheng Tianyuan smiled and said warmly: "Thank you, Dad and Mom, for being so considerate. If you want to travel to the South Island and stay for a while, I will arrange for someone to take you there..."
"There's no rush!" Dad Xue said, "You can go traveling anytime you want. Right now, the most important thing is to take care of your baby."
Cheng Tianyuan echoed: "Yes, Ling Ling and I think so too. Dad, then we will wait for you here. It is difficult to book Chinese New Year tickets, so you have to book your and Mom's tickets in advance. Call me when the date is set.
I will pick you up in the provincial capital in advance."
"Okay!" Xue's father said with a smile: "Probably the 26th or 7th of the lunar calendar! I don't plan to work too late this year, I will take a while to rest."
"That's great." Cheng Tianyuan said: "If you come here earlier, you can also help take care of Xiao Ranran."
"Okay, okay!" Xue's father did not forget to remind him: "Ling Ling has been spoiled since she was a child, so she will inevitably be a bit squeamish. If she feels uncomfortable when she is pregnant, you and your parents should be more tolerant."
"Dad, what are you talking about?" Cheng Tianyuan hurriedly laughed and said: "She is pregnant with the child, and her family almost treats her as a treasure. She is suffering from pregnancy and pain, and we are all very distressed. We can't help her share some of the burden. Why?
I have the nerve to blame her for being squeamish."
Hearing what his son-in-law said, Father Xue finally felt relieved.
After all, it is her daughter who feels sorry for her, but her husband's family may not necessarily feel sorry for her as well. She can only say a few more words of apology on her daughter's behalf.
As parents, we still want our children to be well.
After a few more instructions, Father Xue hung up the phone.
…
Xue Ling slept for a long time and didn't wake up until about four o'clock in the afternoon.
Cheng Tianyuan poured a glass of warm water for her to drink and coaxed her to get up and move, but she was reluctant to leave the bed and hid and refused to come out.
He saw that her face was rosier, and when he saw that she refused, he couldn't bear to leave.
"Then what would you like to eat?"
Xue Ling thought for a while and couldn't help but swallowed.
"I want to...eat an apple."
Cheng Tianyuan was slightly stunned, he never expected such an answer.
He smiled fondly, shook his head and said, "It's too cold. You just woke up and your stomach is empty. How can you eat cold fruit all at once? You'd better eat a bowl of beef noodles!"
Xue Ling snorted: "Who said my stomach is empty? I am pregnant with your baby!"
Cheng Tianyuan smiled and put his big hand on her still flat belly.
"It's our baby."
Xue Ling stuck out her tongue at him and hummed: "I want to eat sour and sweet apples! I want to eat them! Now as long as I think about something fatty, I have no appetite."
Cheng Tianyuan thought that she couldn't even eat the barbecued pork buns in the morning, so he didn't dare to force her.
"I bought a basket of big apples this morning, but... how about I cook some porridge for you first, and then eat the apples?"
The doctor told her to eat more fruits, saying that there were few fruits in this weather, so she should buy whatever she could. Seeing how big and red the apples were, he simply bought a small basket.
Xue Ling couldn't help but ask: "Can you make apple cake?"
"How to make it?" This was the first time Cheng Tianyuan heard that apples could be made into cakes.
Xue Ling explained: "Westerners eat apple pie, but we don't have such a tradition here. However, I have eaten water chestnut cakes and corn cakes made by southerners, and they are quite delicious! Cut the fruit into small pieces, and then add rice noodles and eggs.
, add a little more sugar, and cook it over a slow fire to make it crispy on the outside and tender on the inside."
Cheng Tianyuan thought for a while and said, "Then I'll give it a try."
Xue Ling chuckled and held his arm.
"No, it seems quite troublesome to make. I just want to eat it temporarily..."
"If you want to eat it, I'll make it." Cheng Tianyuan glared at her and asked in a funny tone, "What? Are you looking down on your husband who can't make apple cake?"
"No!" Xue Ling coquettishly snuggled next to him, "I don't want you to be too troublesome."
Cheng Tianyuan's heart suddenly melted and he kissed her pretty face.
"It's not troublesome at all. I'll give it a try. If it doesn't work, I'll do something else."
He pulled the big cotton-padded jacket and covered her shoulders.
"You go back to bed and lie down, I'll go to the kitchen."
Xue Ling yawned, nodded obediently, and hid again.
Cheng Tianyuan has been cooking all year round and is very good at making things. Xue Ling seems to think that it is troublesome, but it is not that difficult to make.
He cut the apples into small slices, quickly added flour, and beat two more eggs. Thinking that adding sugar would cause it to burn easily, he only added a little, and then quickly stirred evenly.
He often makes pancakes. After adding oil, he is very experienced and spreads them out. After one side is crispy, he quickly turns it over until both sides are golden. He quickly picks it up and hangs it in the corner to dry in the oil.
After a while, one was accidentally burnt, but the others were considered a success.
He cut the burnt piece open and took a small bite. He found that the taste was pretty good. The apple was sour and sweet, plus the aroma of egg and flour. It tasted very good.
"Daughter-in-law! Come and eat apple pie!"
Xue Ling glanced at it and smiled.
"This isn't an apple pie, it's obviously an apple pie!"
Xue Ling put on her cotton-padded jacket and got out of bed and went to the toilet to wash her hands.
Cheng Tianyuan shouted outside: "Don't wash with cold water. There is hot water in the hot water bottle next to it. Remember to drink some."
Xue Ling obeyed the instructions and quickly washed her hands and came out.
Pregnant people like to eat sour food, and some people like to eat stronger flavors.
Xue Ling ate the sour apple cake and did not forget to give Cheng Tianyuan a thumbs up.
“Yum! So delicious!”
Cheng Tianyuan saw her eating happily, with a doting smile on her face.
"If it tastes good, eat more."
She has lost a lot of weight these days, and it is rare to find something she likes to eat, so I quickly persuade her to eat more.
If she likes it, he will make more for her to eat at night.
At this time, the phone in the living room rang!
Cheng Tianyuan walked out quickly, chatted for a while and then turned back.
"Ahu called. He said that Sister-in-law Cuiliu's grandfather came and said that he would come in person to thank us for rescuing him that night. He also brought potato starch made by himself and some large potatoes grown at home."
Xue Ling's eyes lit up as he listened, and he shouted in surprise: "I - I want to eat pickled cabbage and potato noodles! The hot and sour kind! I also want to eat fried potatoes! Just cut the potatoes into small pieces and fry them until they are fragrant and crispy!
"
Cheng Tianyuan smiled and nodded repeatedly, "Okay, okay! I'll drive there right now and bring everything here for you to eat!"
Xue Ling was not a person who liked to take advantage, so he said: "You prepare a red envelope and bring it over, saying it is for the old man to celebrate the New Year. It is not easy for the old man to grow some crops, so we can't take it for free."
"Okay." Cheng Tianyuan couldn't agree more, "I'll pick up mom and Xiao Ranran later. It's almost evening, and it's going to get cold again."
There has been a severe cold wave these days, with rain and snow falling from time to time. Try not to go out if you can.
He wrapped himself in his military-colored coat, prepared a red envelope and stuffed it into the inner pocket, took a net bag into the kitchen, packed eight big apples, and hurried out the door.