Before everyone went to report to the political commissar, Commander Lu and Xiao Zhang went to "surrender".
At least it’s not so embarrassing if you take the initiative to tell them.
Of course, Commander Lu always felt that his behavior definitely did not qualify as "stealing"!
However, when they arrived at the Political Commissar's office, Commander Xu was also there, and angrily said to Political Commissar Li: "We must find the traitor who stole the model!"
"Our army will never allow such petty theft to run rampant!"
When Xiao Zhang heard that Commander Xu was making such a fuss over a model, he almost tripped over his own feet.
Commander Lu glanced at his assistant and snorted, "What a promising young man!"
Then, Commander Lu knocked on the door and walked into the office, teasing, "What made our Commander Xu so angry?"
"Humph, there's a thief in our unit!" Commander Xu blew his beard and glared, "If I catch who stole my fighter model, I'll make him pay!"
"Oh?" Commander Lu put his hands behind his back and slowly walked to the sofa prepared by Political Commissar Li. He smiled and asked, "Then how are you going to make the other person look good?"
"Shoot him!" Commander Xu was so angry that he didn't know the culprit was sitting opposite him.
Political Commissar Li at the side heard this and couldn't help laughing: "Commander Xu, you don't have to be so excited. Maybe someone thought that thing was beautiful and thought it was not worth taking back."
Little Zhang, who was standing next to Commander Lu, didn't dare to say a word. Anyway, he was just an "accomplice" in this matter and the responsibility was not his.
Commander Lu took a sip of tea and looked at Commander Xu, who was standing with his hands on his hips in anger. "That's perfect. The person you want to shoot is sitting opposite you."
Commander Xu: “???”
Political Commissar Li: “???”
Commander Lu put down the teacup in his hand and said calmly, "I asked Xiao Zhang to take it down."
Xiao Zhang glanced at the commander. There was no need to mention him at this time, right
Commander Xu: “…”
Commander Lu coughed lightly and pointed at Xiao Zhang, saying, "Isn't it just a fighter model? It's just sitting there anyway, and I think our Xiao Zhang likes it very much, so I plan to take it back to Beijing City and let him look at it every day as a reward."
"Besides, I asked Xiao Gu before I got it. Don't be so sneaky all the time. It's unpleasant."
Xiao Zhang: “…”
Commander, you know it's unpleasant to hear, but could you be a little more shameless
Who on earth likes this thing? !
Commander Xu looked towards Xiao Zhang with a fierce look as if he wanted to kill him. Xiao Zhang felt bitter but could not say anything. He could only stand there and accept the knife-like look.
Poor and weak.
Helpless and aggrieved.
Teacher Xu's face was full of disbelief. He stared at Xiao Zhang for a while before saying sullenly, "I didn't expect it was you."
"Your Commander Lu is very good to you."
Xiao Zhang looked hopeless and said, "Thank you, Commander."
Thank you so much, Commander.
Commander Lu glanced at Commander Xu, who was so angry that he wanted to hit someone, and asked, "What? Commander Xu, are you going to investigate further?"
Commander Xu shook his head: "No, just pretend I didn't say anything!"
Commander Lu waved his hand and said, "Come on, come on, it's not a big deal. If it doesn't work, let Qinghan make another one for you."
Speak of the devil, and he will appear. Gu Qinghan stood outside the door and knocked. When he heard Commander Lu mention him, he asked, "Commander Lu, are you looking for me?"
When Master Xu saw Gu Qinghan coming over, he became even angrier. How could he agree to give the model to someone else? !
He even wanted to show off to the other divisions!
Besides, Gu Qinghan has so many tasks now, who would dare to ask him to do another one
Commander Xu sighed and said, "No, I came here to find you."
Even if something happens, just say it’s okay!
You can never admit that you are unhappy because of a toy.
Gu Qinghan walked in immediately, but everyone focused their attention on the oil paper bag in his hand. Gu Qinghan put the thing on the coffee table in the middle, and something that looked like a mooncake was vaguely visible from the oil paper.
Seeing everyone so curious, Gu Qinghan opened the oil paper bag he had taken and said, "My wife said that today is the Mid-Autumn Festival, so let's give those mooncakes a try. Everyone is here just now, why not give it a try?"
Gu Qinghan's word "wife" was full of pride, as if he was afraid that others didn't know that it was Wen Nuan who did it. It sounded a bit annoying.
But after looking at those mooncakes, he became a little greedy again. These mooncakes seemed to be a little different, some with crispy skin and some with oily skin. They seemed to have been made not long ago, but unfortunately Gu Qinghan didn't take many mooncakes, only four.
We counted the heads and found that there was just enough for four people.
But what if you want to try other flavors
Tangled.
Seeing that they were silent, Gu Qinghan said, "Would you like to try it? My wife cooks it very well."
He had tried it before he came. The mooncakes made by Wen Nuan were much more fragrant than those sold outside, and there were four flavors: five-nut, red bean paste, lotus seed paste, and salted egg yolk, and one that Lele liked. Gu Qinghan had specially asked someone to buy chocolate filling from Beijing some time ago.
Everyone listened to Gu Qinghan talking about his wife all the time, why did it sound a bit irritating
But if you don't move, I won't move either. As a grown man, I'm too embarrassed to ask for food.
But Gu Qinghan on the other side had already taken a knife and cut open a mooncake filled with red bean paste, dividing it into four small pieces...
"Come, try one."
Gu Qinghan's expression seemed to be saying, I will be angry with anyone who doesn't eat the mooncakes made by my wife.
So when Gu Qinghan handed the mooncake to me, I couldn't help but take a small piece.
They are not people who like sweets, but after putting a small piece of mooncake into their mouths, they can smell a faint fragrance, as if some spices were added. The most special thing is the taste, which is not too sweet, but just the right amount of sweet. The bean paste filling melts in the mouth, and the skin is soft and glutinous.
It was different from the mooncakes they had eaten before.
Delicious, so delicious!
That's all, not enough to fill the gaps between our teeth.
And wow, who eats mooncakes by dividing them into four small pieces
Can you please give me the whole thing
Xiao Zhang ate the fastest and finished it in just two bites. After eating such delicious mooncakes, all the grievances he had just felt disappeared instantly!
Xiao Zhang was generous with his praise, saying: "Oh my god, it's even better than the mooncakes made in our Kongyuan canteen!"
Can I have another one
But Xiao Zhang looked at the leaders who were more senior than him, and they all remained silent and did not dare to make a sound.
Political Commissar Li smiled and said, "Why do you think our division commander asked Comrade Wen Nuan to go to the kitchen? When he was in the hospital before, he drooled every day just by smelling the food she cooked, but he couldn't eat it."
Upon hearing this, Commander Lu couldn't help but laugh out loud, then looked at Commander Xu and asked, "Is there such a thing?"
For some reason, Commander Lu felt more and more fond of this warmth.
Commander Xu hissed as if he had a toothache and shouted at Political Commissar Li, "Shut up!"
"Let's get down to business. Commander Lu has to go back to Beijing for a meeting, right?"
Everyone looked at the remaining three mooncakes in silence, and reluctantly became serious.
They held a small meeting regarding the test flight of Gu Qinghan's new fighter jet, and it was already past two in the afternoon when the meeting ended.
Gu Qinghan thought of the instructions of the quartermaster and Wen Nuan, and then asked the two leaders: "Commander Lu, Commander Xu, because the model is missing, the comrades in the kitchen squad said they are sorry that they can't send it to you, so they want to invite you to roast a whole lamb together tonight. I wonder if you are free?"
Commander Xu was about to say that it wasn't missing, it was Commander Lu who took it away, but when he thought of the fat girl's roasted whole lamb, his stomach actually started to growl...
Commander Xu swallowed his saliva and nodded: "The comrades in the kitchen squad are thoughtful. Now that they have spoken, I don't want to hurt their feelings. Let's take some time to go and take a look."
Political Commissar Li on the side looked at Commander Xu in disbelief. When no one came just now, who was it that said that we should abstain from meat recently
Commander Lu also said "hmm". Just as he was about to speak, Xiao Zhang beside him couldn't help but remind him: "Commander, we have to rush back to Beijing for a meeting later. The car is ready."
Commander Lu sighed regretfully, "I won't go. Say hello to everyone for me."
Then, he looked at Gu Qinghan and said, "Xiao Gu, thank you for your model."
Although I can't eat barbecue, it's not a bad deal to get a fighter model.
Only Gu Qinghan was confused for a moment, so that model...
So it was Commander Lu who took it
Before leaving, Xiao Zhang saw that several leaders were still chatting, so he looked at the moon cakes on the coffee table.
The next second, Gu Qinghan said, "Comrade Zhang, the journey back to Beijing is a bit far, you can take the mooncakes with you as a snack."
Xiao Zhang tried hard to hide the smile on his lips, nodded and said, "Thank you, Deputy Head Gu. I'll clean up then."
Having said that, he quickly put away the mooncake and held it happily in his arms.
Commander Xu: “…”
He hasn't eaten enough!
Commander Xu led Gu Qinghan and Political Commissar Li to escort Commander Lu out of the administrative building. Several cars were parked neatly upstairs, waiting for them to come out.
After exchanging pleasantries, they said goodbye to Commander Lu.
Commander Lu got on the jeep and saw the mooncake in Xiao Zhang's arms with his sharp eyes. His eyes darkened and he asked him, "Xiao Zhang, did you bring your camera?"
Xiao Zhang patted the army green satchel on his waist and nodded, "Commander, I carry it with me."
Just kidding, this camera is so expensive, even if you lose it, you will definitely not lose this camera.
Commander Lu looked at the scenery gradually disappearing outside the window and said in a deep voice, "After you return, immediately show me the photos."
Xiao Zhang looked over in surprise, and then heard Commander Lu say, "I want all the photos of Wen Nuan and her daughter."
Seeing the chief was so serious, he quickly responded, "Yes, chief."
The next second, he heard Commander Lu say, "Come on, give me a mooncake."
"I want puff pastry this time."
*
The kitchen over there is very lively.
In the morning, Lao Zhong slaughtered the sheep and set it up with several iron poles.
Wen Nuan had also prepared some seasonings with onions, ginger, cumin, etc., and had marinated them for two hours. They were now being roasted in the large oven in the back kitchen of the flight crew kitchen.
Wen Nuan discussed with the quartermaster and decided to have the dinner in an open space in the birch forest behind her house. Not only was there enough space, but it also felt like a picnic. After eating and drinking their fill, they could also watch the moon together and celebrate the Mid-Autumn Festival.
In the golden autumn of October, the scenery of the birch forest is very beautiful. The whole piece of golden yellow leaves is very eye-catching, and the terrain there is not too steep, so it is also suitable for a dinner party there.
In front of the birch forest is the warm place for their home, where they can pick some green onions and vegetables and get some firewood.
At noon, the comrades from the kitchen team had already taken the barbecue ingredients and side dishes to Wen Nuan's home, so they could grill them directly.
Everyone was looking forward to the roasted whole lamb. They all stood beside the oven and watched Lao Zhong slowly turn the whole lamb that had been roasted to a golden brown color.
Wen Nuan poked the roasted lamb with a knife, then retracted her hand and said, "It's almost done. Let's take the roasted lamb over there. Xiao Zhu and the others should have set up the oven over in the birch forest. We'll add seasonings when we roast it."
After hearing what Wen Nuan said, the quartermaster clapped his hands twice and shouted, "Comrades, get ready to go! Everyone must take something with them. Hey, hey, hey, don't touch my pancakes, I'll take them myself, don't even think about eating my pancakes for yourself!"
"My eggplant, remember to bring the minced garlic I chopped, because I have to roast it later!"
"My fish, I finally caught it in Chunhua River, remember to bring it with you."
"My toasted buns, my sesame and peanut salt, and my dipping sauce, all of them are indispensable!!"
Seeing that everyone was in a mess, Lao Zhong took out a bottle of white wine that he had hidden in the cupboard while no one was paying attention.
But when she took it out, she saw Wen Nuan staring at her. Lao Zhong immediately hid his Wuliangye behind his body and said, "I can't confiscate it from you this time. Eating barbecue without drinking wine is soulless!"
Wen Nuan looked at Lao Zhong, a grown man who was actually afraid of people snatching his wine, so she couldn't help laughing: "Come on, drink a little if you like."
Then Wen Nuan turned her head and added with a smile, "Anyway, I've already asked my sister-in-law to go with me."
Lao Zhong:?
Why does it feel like the gentle and kind Comrade Wen Nuan is gradually showing the sinister shadow of Deputy Captain Gu
When the kitchen staff arrived at the birch forest, they were stunned when they saw Commander Xu sitting next to the stove.
Everyone put down what they were holding and saluted: "Hello, Chief!"
Commander Xu stood up and noticed Wen Nuan holding a jar at the side. He said, "Don't be shy. I'm just here to join in the fun. You guys enjoy your meal and have fun."
Everyone said in unison: "Thank you, Chief."
Teacher Xu then walked over to Wen Nuan and smiled at her: "It seems that you get along well with the comrades in the kitchen team."
When she was not here just now, Commander Xu chatted with the young soldiers in the kitchen squad for a while, and his warmth left a very good impression.
Wen Nuan listened to Commander Xu's concern and smiled softly: "Yes, the comrades in the kitchen team are very kind to me and have helped me a lot."
There aren't that many people in their flight crew kitchen, and the relationships are much simpler than those on the logistics and ground staff side.
And the comrades in the kitchen team did help her a lot. Before, Lele was still young, so she basically didn't have to do anything. Sometimes Xiao Zhu and the others would help take care of the child. Knowing that it was inconvenient for her to take care of Lele, they often let her go off work early.
With a group of colleagues in the flight crew kitchen, Wen Nuan's work is relatively easy and she is very happy.
Commander Xu nodded with satisfaction: "That's good."
Wen Nuan thought of the fighter model and said with an embarrassed smile: "Commander, the model hanging in the auditorium is gone..."
The division commander waved his hand, his heart bleeding when he mentioned the model: "Commander Lu took it, you don't need to look for it anymore."
When Wen Nuan heard this, she was a little bit unconvinced, but she knew that Commander Xu was definitely not lying to her.
Did Commander Lu really take that fighter model
Wen Nuan recalled the discussions in the family compound today, and suddenly felt a chill on her back. She vaguely remembered that Commander Lu and his assistant seemed to have passed by there at that time.
Didn't he also hear the family members' discussions
The way they cursed... seemed a bit harsh!
Teacher Xu saw Wen Nuan's expression changing again and again, and thought she was embarrassed about the model, so he comforted her: "You don't have to take it to heart. At most, you can ask Xiao Gu to make me another one next time when he is not so busy."
Anyway, the people who can make fighter jet models are in his army, so why is he worried that there won’t be anyone else in the future
He also wants Gu Qinghan to do it even better than last time!
Wen Nuan didn't feel better even though she listened to Master Xu's consolation.
She may not worry about it, but Commander Lu may not be so worried!
Wen Nuan subconsciously said, "When Qinghan is free, I'll ask him to make one for you."
"Don't worry, he may be busy with test flights before the New Year, so we won't bother him." Commander Xu looked at the comrades in the kitchen who had already put the roasted lamb on the charcoal fire, and whispered, "By the way, is the roasted lamb ready to eat?"
Today is the Mid-Autumn Festival. Commander Xu and Secretary Song have agreed to have dinner together at home tonight, and Secretary Song will cook the meal himself.
However, due to his poor stomach, Commander Xu's meals were relatively light.
warmth:"???"
She couldn't help but remind him, "Commander, you'd better not eat spicy food. Secretary Song said that you have been suffering from stomach bloating a lot recently."
Master Xu frowned: "What kind of soul do you have if you don't eat spicy food?"
Commander Xu forgot that his meals were all prepared warmly.
But he is from Hunan Province, who would understand the pain of not being able to eat spicy food
Wen Nuan smiled and said, "I'll ask the quartermaster to slice some lamb leg meat for you. You can dip it in some shacha sauce. It's not that spicy."
Commander Xu sighed, it’s not impossible.
*
In the birch forest, some comrades had cleared a space early on. In just a short period of time, the skillful kitchen soldiers had already arranged the equipment and ingredients neatly.
There are quite a few young soldiers in the kitchen squad. Today they had the opportunity to have a meal together, and they ran around everywhere like wild dogs let loose.
"Comrade Wen, where is your Lele? Why don't you bring her over?"
"Le Le is also an important member of our performance troupe. How can we do without her? Even if she can't eat roasted lamb, there are other things here that are suitable for her to eat!"
"Yes, yes, I still want to play with Lele."
Sister Juxiang's children Xiaodong, Xiaomei and the youngest brother also participated in the performance. They came early to help tidy up the venue, but they did not see Lele, so they missed her.
Just as he finished speaking, he saw the tall Gu Qinghan walking towards him holding a little girl in a flowery dress.
Lele saw the warm figure at a glance and shouted, "Mom!"
After Lele finished shouting loudly, she struggled to get down from the ground and walk by herself. Gu Qinghan was afraid that there might be dry branches in the woods, but she didn't expect that they had already been taken care of by the comrades in the kitchen team, so he put her on the ground.
As soon as the little guy got off the ground, he ran towards Wen Nuan, hugged her thighs tightly, and shouted, "Mom!"
Wen Nuan picked her up and asked her to call people. Lele had been getting along with everyone in the past two months, so when Wen Nuan said that, she sweetly called uncle, brother, and sister, which made everyone laugh.
However, the little guy's attention was not on the crowd. Instead, he stretched out his little hand, pointed at the mutton on the grill, and said loudly: "Meat, I want to eat meat."
Wen Nuan pinched the little guy's nose, not knowing whether to laugh or cry, and said, "You only know how to eat. The uncles and sisters haven't even finished preparing it yet."
The little guy didn't feel embarrassed at all, and smiled until his eyes narrowed: "Meat smells good."
Everyone looked at the roasted lamb and said, "Little Tuanzi, thank you for speaking up for us."
We have been waiting for a long time too!
Old Zhong was also melted by this cute little dumpling and started to call out to others: "Hurry, hurry, our Lele is hungry, hurry up and prepare the food. We can start eating after adding seasonings."
When everyone heard this, they brought out the skewers they had prepared long ago, including some vegetables, pork belly, and some fish, all of which they planned to grill whole.
There were also some palm-sized pancakes, which were prepared by Sister Guihua for them.
It is said that you dip the pancake in sauce and sesame and peanut salt, then put the sizzling meat and scallions in it, and roll it up to make a unique pancake.
Because there were so many people, Sister Guihua was busy from morning till night and made two large plates of small pancakes.
So Wen Nuan asked the quartermaster to call Sister Guihua over to join the barbecue, but when she and Zhou Jianshe came over, they also brought a pound of pork belly and several bottles of Arctic Ocean soda, as not to take advantage of the kitchen staff.
Seeing that everyone was gathered, the quartermaster shouted, "Everyone, it's time to eat!"
Then Xiao Zhu on the side nudged the quartermaster with his elbow and said, "Quartermaster, our division commander hasn't spoken yet."
Commander Xu's attention was focused on the roasted lamb, and he hadn't spoken a word. When he heard that the meal was ready, he raised his eyes and said, "Hurry up, do you want me to say a few words about the roasted lamb before we start eating?"
Everyone was stunned by the teacher's humor, but soon they started laughing.
Wen Nuan and Gu Qinghan sat together. Because she had to take care of the little guy Lele, Wen Nuan didn't do anything and only gave some guidance occasionally.
But barbecue is definitely more delicious if you cook it yourself.
Everyone gathered around the barbecue grill, some picked up the skewers, some took up knives and started slicing the lamb, and the atmosphere suddenly became lively.
Perhaps because they were happy, everyone started drinking a little wine.
Wen Nuan glanced at the man next to her and said, "Don't drink today."
Gu Qinghan lowered his eyes to glance at his wife, pursed his lips and nodded: "Well, no drinking tonight."
Gu Qinghan took a small pancake, sliced some browned meat from the roast lamb, rolled it up with lettuce, and handed it to Wen Nuan.
"Here, this is the back meat, very tender and flavorful."
Before Wen Nuan took it, Le Le, who had been howling for a long time, reached out to grab it, "Daddy, give it to me."
Gu Qinghan retracted his hand, looked at the little guy and said, "Give it to mom first."
"I want to eat, I want to eat." The little guy stomped his feet and stretched his hands high, but he couldn't grab the thing in Gu Qinghan's hand.
Wen Nuan watched as Sister Guihua sliced mutton for her, so she also picked up a small pancake, added some roasted cabbage to it, quickly rolled it up, and handed it to the little guy: "Here, mom has some."
As soon as the little guy saw Wen Nuan was given to her, he excitedly took the cookie from her hand, then opened his mouth wide, as if he was going to eat it in one bite.
Wen Nuan immediately reached out and grabbed the little guy's wrist, "No, you can't eat such a big mouthful, be careful not to choke!"
Lele smiled, showing his two rows of small teeth, and took a big bite.
Wen Nuan glanced at Gu Qinghan, not knowing whether to laugh or cry, and asked, "Did your daughter not eat anything at noon? Why is she so hungry?"
Gu Qinghan glanced at the little guy who was eating with gusto and frowned, "He just ate two small steamed buns."
Sister Guihua, who was sitting on the other side of Wen Nuan, also said softly: "She didn't wake up from her nap until 2:30 and drank milk."
"… "
Seeing her take a big bite, Gu Qinghan couldn't help but remind her, "You should chew it a few more times and chew the meat in your mouth into pieces before swallowing it."
While the little guy was eating, he actually nodded his head. I don't know if he heard it or not.
But Wen Nuan looked at her and saw that although Lele ate a lot, she chewed slowly and could chew one mouthful for a long time.
Seeing the little guy eating with gusto, Wen Nuan started eating without hesitation.
The lamb was roasted just right, the excess fat had already been roasted out, mixed with the aroma of sesame seeds, peanuts and sauces, and it tasted crispy and crispy when you took a bite.
The aroma of roasted whole lamb wafted everywhere, and the family members living near the birch forest were almost driven crazy by the barbecue here.
But everyone surrounding the roasted lamb was so excited that they quickly snatched up the whole roasted lamb. Soon, only a lamb skeleton was left.
However, no one was disgusted at all. Even if it was a bone, they would grab it with both hands and chew it happily.
Just when everyone was enjoying their meal, Yang Xiaomei finally arrived. She looked a little haggard and her eyes were a little swollen.
The quartermaster asked, "Didn't anyone notify Comrade Yang?"
Yang Xiaomei came over and heard what the quartermaster said, so she explained: "Quartermaster, it's my own problem. I was late because of something at home."
"Everyone, eat. Don't worry about me."
When everyone saw Yang Xiaomei coming, they moved their stools to make a seat for her. Yang Xiaomei chose to sit between Sister Guihua and Wen Nuan.
Lao Zhong chopped off the lamb leg and handed it to Yang Xiaomei.
"Here, Comrade Yang, this is yours."
Although the roast lamb was almost divided up, there was still a lot of meat left before the joints.
Yang Xiaomei took the lamb leg and said softly, "Thank you, squad leader Zhong."
Gradually everyone became lively, some were barbecuing, some were drinking, and some were warm. After eating their fill, they touched their stomachs and felt very satisfied.
Gu Qinghan also touched Lele's stomach and said, "That's enough, you can't eat anymore."
Sister Guihua had peeled half an apple for Lele, but after hearing what Gu Qinghan said, she didn't give it to her. However, Lele walked to Sister Guihua by herself and called sweetly, "Auntie."
"I want to eat fruit."
Gu Qinghan: “…”
He had no choice but to stand up, then walked over, scooped up the little girl with one hand, and patted her butt: "Still eating, are you a pig? Eat later!"
When the little guy saw that his brothers and sisters were laughing, he snorted and quickly covered his eyes with his hands.
I felt ashamed too.