Lazy Stepmother of the 70s Island

Chapter 34: Monkey

After New Year's Eve, the Spring Festival officially began.

Ning Tang and Shen Lie felt as if they had accomplished a big task and started to become lazy. They would never do any work themselves and would command the three children to do it instead.

On the third day of the Lunar New Year, the entire military dependents' compound became lively as people started to visit each other to exchange New Year's greetings.

Most of the military dependents stationed at Hailang Island were far away from their hometowns. Even for those who were closer, they were not granted leave, so almost every household celebrated the New Year in the military dependents' compound. Similarly, they would visit each other to exchange New Year's greetings.

Sister Luo, along with her daughter Zhao Qing and Commissar Zhao, called for Zeng Xinlan, Captain Qi, and Dahu. They were also joined by Ding Ronghua, Major Wang, and their son Wang Zhuangzhuang to pay a New Year's visit to the Shen family.

Since they were colleagues, during the New Year's visit, everyone disregarded their ranks. There were cases where a battalion commander would pay respects to a company commander, and it was also normal for Major Wang to visit the Shen family.

Upon entering the house, Sister Luo and the others handed over the New Year goods they brought to Ning Tang. "Captain Shen, Xiao Ning, Happy New Year."

Ning Tang accepted them and smiled. "Happy New Year."

Shen Lie also smiled. "Happy New Year."

Ning Tang had prepared various snacks in advance, including peanuts, melon seeds, popcorn, rice cakes, and a five-color platter made of cat ear-shaped sweets. There were also fresh pears, apples, and oranges, along with longans, red dates, chestnuts, and walnuts. They were accompanied by a pot of hot ginger jujube tea, all laid out on a table.

It was Ding Ronghua's first time visiting the Shen family. She took a glance at the spotlessly clean house and then looked at the snacks carefully prepared by Ning Tang. Her evaluation of Ning Tang rose to another level in her heart.

Shen Lie was familiar with Commissar Zhao, Captain Qi, and Major Wang. "Don't be polite, feel at home, just sit wherever you like."

The men sat together at one table, while the women gathered at another.

Ning Tang even came up with a unique idea and prepared a table for the group of children, including the snacks on the table that were almost as abundant as those on the main table. However, considering the children's appetites, the portions were relatively smaller.

Dawa didn't expect that they would also be treated like adults. His excited face turned red, and he eagerly entertained the young guests. "Dahu, sit next to me. Zhuangzhuang, sit to Dahu's right. Qingqing..."

Zhao Qing was impatient to sit with the little kids and pursed her lips. "I'll go to my mom's."

Dawa didn't mind and arranged the seats for the young guests. They imitated the adults, eating snacks and chatting, playing house.

Dahu's eyes widened at the sight of so many delicious snacks and couldn't help but swallow his saliva. "Dawa, I envy you. Your family has so many delicious treats."

Sweet and crispy rice cakes, fragrant and chewy cat ear-shaped sweets, soft and sweet chestnuts... They made all the kids drool with desire.

Dawa proudly puffed out his chest and pretended to be modest. "Oh, it's not a big deal. If you like them, eat more."

Zhao Qing joined the women's table and didn't even sit down. After saying a few words to Sister Luo, she wanted to go find her classmates to play and leave.