So young, yet already so vain!
Feng Qingxue was both exasperated and amused as she shouted for Lu Jiang to fetch a wet towel to wipe Fubao’s face.
Lu Jiang yawned, sat up, "Isn’t it just cream? You apply it to them every day; now that she’s doing it herself, doesn’t that save trouble? My eldest daughter is beautiful, the cream makes her look even better."
Fubao was delighted to hear that, her eyes sparkling.
"Is what I use the same as what I give them?" Feng Qingxue gave him a glance.
It wasn’t the universal cream of the era suitable for young and old, it was the sunscreen she had squeezed into the cream jar, how could a baby of just over a year and two months use adult sunscreen!
Lu Jiang got off the bed, soaked the towel with water, and said to his daughter, "Fubao, Daddy also has to listen to Mommy."
So, sorry, my eldest girl.
Fubao shook her head vigorously, "No, no!"
When Feng Qingxue came over to wipe her face, she quickly dodged and ran behind Lu Jiang.
At that moment, the family of four were all on the bed and hadn’t gone down; Xibao stretched out her arms to block her mother for her sister.
"Sister is pretty, she smells nice." Xibao said.
"You don’t know anything!" Feng Qingxue ruffled his short hair, climbed behind Lu Jiang to catch Fubao, covered her face with the wet towel to wipe off the sunscreen, and very wisely before Fubao opened her mouth to cry, she said, "Mommy’s washing your face, after washing we can apply the scent."
Fubao’s mouth immediately closed, "Apply the scent."
Not only was her face washed and cream applied, but she also had to have two pretty braids tied with red strings.
The Lu Family’s diet was rich in nutrition, and the two children had plenty of vitality and thick, black hair which grew fast. How much time had passed? Xibao no longer had a bald head, and Fubao’s hair could be tied into two little braids now.
Fubao admired herself in the mirror for a long time, pointing at Xibao’s outgrown floral cotton-padded jacket and pants, "Wear!"
The exterior and lining were old, but the cotton filling was new.
In circumstances where Feng Qingxue could exert her skills, she tried her best to give the children the finest of everything.
The floral jacket and pants were put on, covered by a leather vest Xibao could no longer wear, and then Fubao pointed at a pair of red cotton shoes and a red cloth-covered sheepskin hat made by Feng Qingxue.
Dressed prettily, Fubao became the center of attention at the New Year’s Eve bonfire dinner.
"I’ve never seen a kid cuter than Fubao." Ye Zhengjun held Fubao on his lap, turned his head and couldn’t find Xibao, "Eh, where did the little guy go? He was telling me he wanted to eat roasted lamb during the day."
Feng Qingxue gestured towards the noisy crowd, "Over there, watching the soldiers wrestle."
Isn’t he noticeable? The nearly four-year-old was sitting on Lu Jiang’s shoulders, clapping and cheering loudly.
Guo Cui turned her head and smiled, "That’s a boy for you, likes the hustle and bustle of men, not that interested in playing with us women anymore. How was the smoked meat I brought the other day? Does Xibao like it? If he does, I still have some."
Guo Cui and the old chief were from the same hometown, a place famous for its smoked meat.
The year before last, Ye Zhengjun and Commander Chen went to the Capital for a meeting; Guo Cui took the chance to visit her hometown. Last year, when she thought of returning to the unit, her daughter-in-law was about to give birth, so she went to look after her daughter-in-law and granddaughter, only returning a few days ago.
Feng Qingxue quickly replied with a smile, "The taste is very good, we haven’t finished it yet. Once we do, we’ll bring Xibao to ask for more."