After Gu Qinghan left the family compound, Gu Qinglan went there every day to accompany Wen Nuan and Lele.
It was already past eight o'clock in the evening when Gu Qinglan got back from get off work at the hospital.
As she entered the room, she said, "Sister-in-law, I met a psychopath. He just followed me back from the hospital to the family quarters. I was scared to death. Fortunately, I ran fast!"
Wen Nuan had just finished washing Le Le's buttocks. When she heard what Gu Qinglan said, she came out holding the child and asked in surprise, "Psycho?"
Gu Qinglan nodded, then sat on the chair and poured herself some water to calm herself down. "Didn't I ride your bike to town before? That time I was scared by this psychopath and fell off the bike at the gate of the family compound. I unexpectedly met him again these two days. I thought he was from those villages outside, but it turned out to be from our family compound. How unlucky!"
Wen Nuan remembered that last time she and Lele took the family compound bus back, while Gu Qinglan rode her bike by herself and fell into the mud. Unexpectedly, that man showed up again
Wen Nuan looked at Qinglan, who looked frightened, and asked her, "He followed you for two consecutive days? Did that person say anything to you?"
Gu Qinglan shook her head and then said, "No, he just followed me from a distance, but this feeling is even more terrifying. If it weren't for the fact that there are military comrades everywhere in our family compound, I would have been scared to death by him."
In fact, she is quite courageous and has seen countless deaths and injuries in the hospital.
But this kind of furtive stalking behavior was really creepy. However, the man did not follow to the yard, but stopped in an alley ahead.
However, Gu Qinglan already knew the neighbors in the three nearby alleys and had never seen that man before. She was sure that the man did not live on their side.
After hearing what Gu Qinglan said, Wen Nuan still felt that it would be better to send someone to take a look when the time comes.
She put the little one in her arms on the ground, then took a small piece of apple from the table and handed it to her, then said to Gu Qinglan: "I will ask someone from your big brother's group to go to your hospital tomorrow to see who this person is and whether he has any malicious intentions."
However, Gu Qinglan herself said, "Yeah, I'll ask Daxiang to help me check and see whose family this is. It's so weird."
Wen Nuan listened to her and nodded: "That's fine, but if you get off work too late, just go back to the dormitory. There are companions to walk with, so it doesn't have to be so dangerous."
Although this is a family compound, after hearing what Qinglan said, I felt that some people were weird. It was too late and there was no need to come here.
Gu Qinglan smiled and said, "No, I want to come over and sleep with Lele. I can sleep on the kang, which is warm."
When the little guy heard Gu Qinglan say this, he quickly stretched out his hand, took an apple from the table, and handed it to Gu Qinglan: "Auntie, eat it."
"Thank you, Lele. But my aunt hasn't washed her hands yet. Wait for me to wash my hands before eating." After saying that, Gu Qinglan ran to the kitchen and scooped a spoonful of water from the water jar to rinse her hands. She was so cold that she hissed and gritted her teeth.
After she washed her hands, Lele followed her to the kitchen with an apple, raised his hand high, wanting to give it to her.
"Auntie, eat some fruit."
"Okay." Gu Qinglan took the apple and took a bite happily. "Wow, our Lele gives us sweetness."
Lele was amused and laughed out loud, and followed her aunt's smile and said, "Tiantian."
Wen Nuan saw the two lively people chewing apples, so she walked to the stove, opened the lid of the pot, looked at the papaya stewed with snow frog, and said, "The syrup is ready. I'll take it out first."
Gu Qinglan finished the apple slices in two bites, then took the rag beside her and said, "Sister-in-law, let me do it. I have thick skin and am not afraid of the burn."
Gu Qinglan first opened the lid of the papaya, and saw that the papaya stewed with snow clam was milky white with a milky aroma, which smelled like malted milk with the little guy added in.
Gu Qinglan smiled and said, "Look, I can drink the sweet soup cooked by my sister-in-law when I come here. I am so lucky."
After saying that, he took the two papaya boats on a plate and carried them to the living room.
Wen Nuan followed him out and took a look at the papaya stewed with snow clam. She thought it looked pretty good, so she said, "This snow clam was brought back by your elder brother from Shenyang when he went there for a test flight. It's perfect for drinking in winter."
Gu Qinghan said that Liu Minghua and Shen Bairong were both very busy, with endless meetings and experiments every day. It was really thoughtful of Shen Bairong to still remember to prepare these things for her.
So Wen Nuan also asked Gu Qinghan to bring some food over this time. She heard that the food there was not so good, and they often had to hold meetings late at night.
This time, Wen Nuan used two papayas to stew, just enough for her and Qing Lan, one each.
Lele saw that there was more food, so he put the last small piece of apple into his mouth, pointed at the papaya stewed with snow frog on the table, and said, "Mom, I want to eat some too."
"Of course, give it to our Lele." Wen Nuan immediately picked up the little guy, then took the spoon handed over by Qinglan and said, "Come, give our Lele a taste first."
Wen Nuan scooped a spoonful of soup and fed it to Lele. The little guy swallowed it directly and said with a smile: "It's sweet and delicious."
Lele wanted to take the spoon from Wen Nuan's hand and said, "Mom, you eat too."
"Okay, Mommy will eat too." Wen Nuan didn't dare to give the spoon to the little one. She wasn't even good at eating yet, and the food would be all over the table.
Lele saw Wen Nuan take a bite and shouted, "Mom, it's my turn now. I'll have this bite."
Gu Qinglan looked at Lele and said, "Auntie has some here too. If Lele wants to eat, he can come over to eat here."
Lele bared his teeth and smiled, saying, "I want to eat with mom."
"Aunt, eat by yourself."
Wen Nuan didn't know whether to laugh or cry, but she still fed her another spoonful. However, Lele was still young, so Wen Nuan didn't dare to let her eat too much. She had already eaten some of the apple, and she didn't ask for more later, so she walked away on her own.
*
The next morning, Gu Qinglan went out to work again.
Unexpectedly, not long after she walked out of the yard, she met the man she met in the past two days. However, this time he did not follow her stealthily, but walked straight towards her with a few buns in his hand.
The man stood in front of Gu Qinglan and said with a smile: "Comrade Gu, I'm sorry to bother you. But I have been paying attention to you for a long time. I wonder if you can give me a chance to get to know each other."
Gu Qinglan frowned, subconsciously resisting this man, and couldn't help but said, "I'm sorry, I don't want to know you."
After saying that, Gu Qinglan walked straight forward, not wanting to continue chatting with the other party at all, and it would be best if she didn't see him again in the future.
However, the other party did not seem to want to give up, but followed Gu Qinglan step by step, introducing himself: "Comrade Gu, don't walk so fast, I really want to get to know you."
"Comrade Gu, my name is Ding Guoli, and I am also a military dependent. My brother is the commander of the 25th Battalion. He is also in the machine repair department and is very familiar with your eldest brother."
When Gu Qinglan heard that the other person was called Ding Guoli, she immediately stopped and turned to look at him: "What did you say your name is?"
Ding Guoli thought he was attracted to the other party, and quickly introduced himself again: "Comrade Gu, my name is Ding Guoli, do you know me?"
Of course Gu Qinglan knew!
Two days ago, when she went to the cafeteria to eat, she happened to meet Wen Nuan comforting Yang Xiaomei. Comrade Yang Xiaomei was crying at the time. Later, she learned that Yang Xiaomei had broken up with her boyfriend. However, she listened for a long time and didn't understand whether they broke up or not.
And Wen Nuan said that Yang Xiaomei and her boyfriend have not yet made their relationship public. For some time, the man has been ignoring Yang Xiaomei and seemed to be avoiding her intentionally.
She was puzzled. Yang Xiaomei was not young, so why was she so secretive when it came to dating
Looking at Ding Guoli in front of him, yes, this person is Yang Xiaomei's boyfriend. The meaning of his words now is obvious, right? Is he trying to hook up with her
Gu Qinglan looked at Ding Guoli calmly. He was quite tall, with a square face, but not handsome. Not only was he not as handsome as her elder brother, he was not as handsome as Li Daxiang.
Besides, Yang Xiaomei is not a bad person. She has a brother who is a regiment leader, and she has passed the exam to join the kitchen team. She has a legitimate job, which is more than enough for this man. But now this man is indecisive, which is really disgusting.
Gu Qinglan looked at the other person, then smiled and said, "Of course I know you, aren't you Comrade Xiaomei's boyfriend?"
"What's the matter? Do you have something for me to give to Xiaomei?" Then, he looked at the bun in the other person's hand.
Ding Guoli's expression visibly drooped. He didn't seem to expect Gu Qinglan to know about that matter. He quickly explained, "Comrade Gu, you misunderstood. Comrade Yang and I don't have the kind of relationship you think."
"And these meat buns are prepared for you by me." As he said that, he handed the thing in his hand to Gu Qinglan.
After hearing what this person said, Gu Qinglan almost wanted to punch him, but she still smiled and said, "No need, I've already eaten at my sister-in-law's house."
Then she said, "Well, you don't want others to know about your relationship with Comrade Xiaomei, right? Okay, then I won't tell anyone."
Ding Guoli felt as if he had punched cotton and had no power at all.
He licked his lips and explained solemnly: "Comrade Gu, I am serious. Comrade Yang and I are really innocent. I came to you this time because I want to get to know you..."
Gu Qinglan didn't want to listen to his nonsense at all, so she interrupted him and said, "Comrade Ding, I have to hurry back to work, so I won't chat with you anymore."
After saying that, he turned around and walked away at a very fast pace, fearing that the people behind him would catch up with him.
Ding Guoli looked at Gu Qinglan's fast walking figure, clenched his five fingers slightly and frowned.
He heard from his elder brother a few days ago that the flight team would soon recruit pilots.
He wanted to be admitted to the flying team very much, not only because his allowance was higher than others, but also because the female comrades in the army liked the flying soldiers wearing handsome leather jackets.
Although Liang Guoan is the captain of the flight team, it goes without saying who has the highest status in the team.
Originally, he wanted to get close to Gu Qinglan. After all, this girl was pretty and had a brother who was the deputy captain of the flight team. She was much better than Yang Xiaomei in every way.
He just didn't expect that Gu Qinglan actually knew about his relationship with Yang Xiaomei. But he and Yang Xiaomei had already broken up, so how should he explain this to Gu Qinglan
This really worried him to death.
*
Gu Qinglan, who was over there, went to the cafeteria to eat at noon that day. She went to the aircrew kitchen to find Wen Nuan and told her about her encounter with Ding Guoli in the morning.
Wen Nuan frowned as she listened to her talk about Ding Guoli. It was certain that Gu Qinglan did not misunderstand. Ding Guoli had fallen in love with someone else and had even set his eyes on Qinglan.
No wonder Ding Guoli had been treating Yang Xiaomei coldly before, maybe he had planned it all along.
It's really pitiful that Gu Qinglan has to deal with such a fickle scumbag.
After Gu Qinglan finished talking about what happened in the morning, she asked, "Sister-in-law, do you think we should talk to Comrade Yang about this?"
Wen Nuan thought about it and shook her head: "Xiao Mei is a bit impulsive. If she knew that Ding Guoli went to find you, she would rush over to find that scumbag immediately. If Ding Guoli denies it and turns around to bite you, it will be bad."
Not only will Qinglan's reputation be affected by such a scumbag, but Yang Xiaomei will probably also feel resentful towards Qinglan.
Wen Nuan said, "How about this? Why don't we write a note to Xiaomei, saying that we saw Ding Guoli harassing other female comrades outside, so that she can be on guard first."
Ding Guoli had ignored Yang Xiaomei a long time ago, and maybe other lesbians had been harassed by him before.
I'll wait until Yang Xiaomei reads the note and see how she reacts before deciding whether or not to tell her about Qinglan.
Gu Qinglan nodded: "It's okay for me to read it. Sister-in-law, let me write it. My handwriting is rather sloppy and others can't recognize it."
Wen Nuan recalled the doctors' flamboyant handwriting on the medical instructions and couldn't help but ask with a smile, "Do you nurses and doctors have your own set of handwriting?"
Gu Qinglan couldn't help but smile: "No, I'm just too busy. I wrote faster to save time."
After Qinglan wrote the note, she sealed it in an envelope and wrote "Yang Xiaomei" on the outside.
After Qinglan left, Wen Nuan took advantage of everyone going back for lunch at noon and put the letter in the locker at the logistics kitchen. Yang Xiaomei should be able to see it when she comes back to work.
At two o'clock in the afternoon, Wen Nuan saw Yang Xiaomei coming back to the cafeteria.
The letter was placed quite conspicuously, and soon someone found it and handed it to Yang Xiaomei: "Xiaomei, there is a letter for you."
Yang Xiaomei held the white envelope with a slight smile on her face. Since there was no stamp on the envelope, she assumed that it was written to her by Ding Guoli.
But after opening the envelope and seeing the thin note inside, Yang Xiaomei was stunned for a moment, her face turned pale, and even the hand holding the note trembled slightly.
However, Yang Xiaomei obviously did not lose her mind. She just put the note back into the envelope, folded it up, put it in her pocket, and turned back to work.
Yang Xiaomei did not show any sadness throughout the entire afternoon.
However, when Wen Nuan went to see Sister Juxiang, Sister Juxiang said that Yang Xiaomei seemed to be stimulated by something in the afternoon. She kept working hard and finished all her work. She seemed to have endless energy.
When she got off work in the afternoon, Gu Qinglan came to find her and said that she wanted to ride a warm bicycle home from get off work.
Wen Nuan knew that she must want to come over to see how Yang Xiaomei would react, so she said, "She didn't react after reading the note, but she left the kitchen right after work, so she must have gone home."
Gu Qinglan heaved a sigh of relief after hearing this: "That's fine too. It's not worth being sad for a man like that."
Wen Nuan sat on the back of the bicycle and asked again, "By the way, has Ding Guoli come to your hospital to look for you?"
Gu Qinglan said disdainfully: "Stop talking. I just saw him hanging around outside our hospital, so I wanted to get off work early today."
After saying that, Gu Qinglan pedaled faster and returned to the yard in a short while.
Little Lele had been waiting at the door of Sister Guihua's house, supporting her round face with her two little hands. When she saw her mother and aunt coming back, she immediately stood up and went forward to greet them.
"Mom, aunt!"
"We are back."
Wen Nuan jumped down from the back seat, walked up to Le Le, and corrected her, "You should say 'You are back.' Do you understand?"
Lele laughed and nodded: "Understood."
"Great." Wen Nuan touched Lele's little head and said to her, "Come, I'll go talk to Aunt Guihua with you. Mom will take you home to cook."
"Is our Lele hungry?"
The little guy immediately responded loudly: "I'm hungry, eat meat."
"… "
Just know you want to eat meat!
After saying hello to Sister Guihua, Wen Nuan prepared to take Lele home. However, when she saw Gu Qinglan riding a bike, she clamored to take the bus too. Since her aunt loved her so much, she naturally would not refuse.
After Gu Qinglan fastened the small chair, she carried Lele on it and said to Wen Nuan, "Sister-in-law, I'll take Lele for a walk."
Wen Nuan had just come back from picking some vegetables and immediately scolded, "Don't take her to the supply and marketing cooperative. She'll ask for candy again later."
Gu Qinglan stuck out her tongue, "Oh, I see."
Lele, who was sitting on a rattan chair, waved to Wen Nuan and said, "Bye, Mom."
Wen Nuan said "hmm", then reminded: "Le Le, you have to hold on tight, don't fall down later."
"Okay." The little guy grabbed the handle tightly, and Gu Qinglan just rode away.
*
Just after washing the rice and putting it in the pot, Wen Nuan suddenly heard a noise outside the yard. She was cutting meat in the kitchen and shouted, "You guys are back so soon?"
Every time Gu Qinglan said she was going to take Lele for a bike ride, she would be tricked by the little Lele into going to the supply and marketing cooperative to buy all kinds of snacks and small toys.
Why are you back so soon this time
Didn’t Gu Qinglan go to the supply and marketing cooperative
But after waiting for a while, no one responded to her, so Wen Nuan walked out to the yard, and unexpectedly saw Yang Xiaomei with red eyes coming to the gate of her yard.
Yang Xiaomei weakly called out, "Sister Xiao Nuan."
Wen Nuan looked at the other person's haggard appearance, and hurried over to ask, "Xiao Mei, what's wrong with you?"
"Did someone bully you? What happened?"
Yang Xiaomei cried intermittently for a long time, and finally said with a sob: "I just wanted to ask Ding Guoli to get back together, but he actually said that I am not suitable for him..."
Wen Nuan frowned and comforted her, "Xiao Mei, it's not worth it for you to be sad for this kind of man. Don't cry. Maybe leaving him is the best choice for you."
Yang Xiaomei actually guessed that this would be the result, but she just felt a little unwilling in her heart, and she never thought that they would actually break up one day after being in a relationship. Aren’t they dating with the intention of getting married
Yang Xiaomei leaned on Wen Nuan's shoulder, her eyes red, and her voice choked with sobs: "Xiao Nuan, do you know? Today was originally the one-year anniversary of him and me. Although we had a quarrel some time ago, I just thought it was a minor quarrel. In fact, I didn't really want to break up with him. Who knew that if I didn't go to find him, he would never come to see me again."
"I finally mustered up the courage to be the one who bowed his head, but he actually said that we were not suitable and that we had to break up..."
"I gave him my money, how could he do this to me?"
Wen Nuan patted Yang Xiaomei on the back. She didn’t expect that Ding Guoli was even more disgusting than she had imagined. He even spent Yang Xiaomei’s money
I didn't know what to say for a moment.
She handed him a clean handkerchief and said, "Wipe your tears first."
"In my opinion, it is better to find out that the other person is not a good person before marriage than to find out after marriage. Although it will be sad, you have to know that it is his loss if he misses you, and you don't have to feel sorry."
Yang Xiaomei looked at the handkerchief that Wen Nuan handed over and shook her head: "No, it won't get dirty. I can just wipe it myself."
As he said this, he casually wiped it with his sleeve.
Yang Xiaomei then added: "And, some people wrote to me, saying that Ding Guoli harassed other female comrades. I think he has changed his mind."
Wen Nuan gnashed her teeth and cursed fiercely: "This kind of man is so shameless!"
Yang Xiaomei smiled bitterly and said, "But you are right. This kind of man is indeed not worthy of pity. I just feel a little unwilling to accept it."
"Thank you. After talking to you, I feel much better. If it weren't for you, I would probably still be depressed."
Wen Nuan shook her hand and said, "You're welcome. If you want to talk to someone, you can come anytime."
Yang Xiaomei nodded: "Thank you, Sister Xiaonuan."
"I'm also trying to think of a way now. I will definitely not let that bastard off easily!"
Before Wen Nuan could say anything, Gu Qinglan came back to the gate of the yard with the bell ringing. After stopping the car, she first picked up Lele from the front crossbar seat.
"Lele, you go in first."
The little guy grabbed two candies and ran home.
Wen Nuan was afraid that the little girl would bump into Yang Xiaomei, so she quickly reached out and grabbed her, saying, "Why are you running so fast, little girl? You might fall down again soon."
The little guy met her warm eyes, then giggled and handed the candy in his hand to her, "For mommy."
"Wow, thank you Lele." Wen Nuan touched the little guy's hair that was blown by the wind, and then said, "There is a sister here, what should you say?"
Lele raised his little head and looked at Yang Xiaomei. He recognized her as a fellow performer in the kitchen class, so he smiled and called out, "Sister!"
Then he stretched out his hand to her again and spread out a candy in his palm: "Here's the candy."
Yang Xiaomei opened her mouth slightly, then looked at Wen Nuan, and seeing her motioning her to take it, she reached out and took the candy that Lele handed to her.
She smiled and said, "Thank you, Lele."
"You're welcome." After saying that, the little guy Lele jumped back to Gu Qinglan, no doubt to ask her for candy.
Gu Qinglan avoided Wen Nuan guiltily, and then gave Lele another candy.
In the evening, Wen Nuan invited Yang Xiaomei to have dinner at her home. Maybe because there was no man at home, they chatted openly. Their laughter also attracted Sister Guihua from the next door.
The women sat together and chatted even more happily. When it was very late, they decided to go to the market together in two days.
Moreover, after listening to what Wen Nuan said, Yang Xiaomei decided to transform herself, change her hairstyle, buy some new clothes, and change her mood.
*
Two days later, the group set out from the family compound.
Gu Qinglan rode her bicycle to town again, and she was accompanied by Yang Xiaomei. Her brother also had a bicycle, so the two of them had company.
Wen Nuan took Le Le, and got on the bus to the staff quarters with Sisters Gui Hua and Ju Xiang.
When they arrived in town, they went directly to the state-owned barber shop to wait for them.
Gu Qinglan and Yang Xiaomei's faces turned red after riding all the way. After locking their bicycles, they went to the barber shop.
Yang Xiaomei touched her long hair and asked Wen Nuan: "Sister Xiao Nuan, what hairstyle do you think would look good on me?"
Wen Nuan didn't expect that she would ask for her opinion, but after watching her for a while, she gave her own opinion, "Why don't you cut your bangs to cover your forehead, and cut your long hair short to your shoulders."
Yang Xiaomei has a big forehead and a high hairline. If she covers her forehead, she might look younger.
Yang Xiaomei sat down on the chair without any hesitation and said to the comrade who was cutting the hair, "Comrade, please help me cut my hair according to what the female comrade just said."
The barber smiled cheerfully and said, "Okay."
Then he looked at Wen Nuan again and praised: "It seems that you are also good at designing hairstyles. This comrade has a high forehead, so it is indeed suitable to cut some bangs to cover the forehead. It also needs to be thicker so that the parting will not be blown directly by the wind."
The hairdresser had great skills, and after a few clicks, he roughly created a hairstyle. Even though it wasn't completely done, Yang Xiaomei had already changed her appearance, completely different from when she first came.
Gu Qinglan took a look and quickly came forward: "Comrade, your haircut is so beautiful, isn't it? When you are done later, please help me cut a similar one."
The barber's face immediately lit up with a smile: "Sure, sure, just wait a moment."
Soon, the master finished cutting Yang Xiaomei's hair. Her originally bright forehead was covered and half of her long hair was cut off, making her look much neater.
She looked at herself in the mirror and smiled: "Is this... really me?"
Wen Nuan pulled Le Le over and said with a smile, "It's really beautiful and suits you very well."
Lele also smiled and said, "Sister is beautiful."
When Yang Xiaomei heard Lele also say that she was beautiful, her heart melted immediately. She squatted down, looked at Lele and smiled: "Thank you Lele, you are so cute too."
After waiting for a while, Qinglan also had her haircut, but the hairdresser said that her forehead was full and there was no need to cut bangs to cover it, so he just trimmed the ends of her hair.
Gu Qinglan felt relieved. When she was about to pay, the barber said to Yang Xiaomei, "Comrade, your hair is very beautiful. I will give you fifty cents."
Yang Xiaomei's eyes widened and she laughed, "You still have money?"
The master said: "Originally, the length is not enough, but I think your hair quality is good, and you can sell it for some money."
Yang Xiaomei's eyes sparkled: "That's great!"
Wen Nuan smiled and whispered to her, "Look, if you stay away from bad things, even your luck will improve."
After hearing Wen Nuan's words, Yang Xiaomei nodded repeatedly: "It seems to be like this."
Yang Xiaomei took fifty cents and when she walked out of the state-owned barber shop, she said with a smile that she would treat everyone to a good meal to celebrate her new life.
Everyone laughed and didn't take her words seriously. After all, it was only fifty cents, enough for a bowl of noodles. There were almost ten of them including the children, so they didn't feel comfortable asking her to treat them.
However, it was still early, so they went to the supply and marketing cooperative again. Wen Nuan picked out a light-colored cotton jacket for her, suitable for daily wear, and a dark-colored one, suitable for work.
Yang Xiaomei spent money even more lavishly than Gu Qinglan. She didn't even ask the price. After trying on clothes and finding them suitable, she would take them directly to the front desk to pay.
The degree of generosity was so great that the two sisters-in-law couldn't help but sigh: "It's better not to get married. Look at how much money he spends, you don't have to feel sorry for it."
Yang Xiaomei smiled sheepishly and said, "No, this is something my mother sent me. It's winter now, so it's a good idea to buy an extra cotton-padded jacket."
Later, after buying things from the supply and marketing cooperative, Yang Xiaomei really planned to treat them to a good meal at a state-owned restaurant, but Wen Nuan and the others were not so willing.
"No need to treat me to a meal. There are five adults here, and three of them work in the kitchen. Why would we need to go out to eat? Just keep the money and use it yourself."
Just as he finished speaking, Lele pointed at a man selling candied haws in front of him and said in a baby voice, "Tanghuhu."
Yang Xiaomei immediately pinched her little face and said, "Sister will buy it for you!"
After saying that, he ran over, bought several skewers, and gave one to each of us.
Lele took the candied haws handed to her by Yang Xiaomei and smiled: "Thank you, sister."
As soon as the little guy got the candied haws, he handed it to Wen Nuan and said, "Mommy, have some too."
Wen Nuan took a bite without hesitation and said with a smile, "Thank you, my baby."
"You're welcome."
Lele took the candied haws and ate it with relish.
*
On the other side, Commander Lu also arrived at his warm hometown.
Before coming to the south, he had contacted the son of an old comrade-in-arms.
Originally, his old comrade was also in the South China Theater, but he applied for a transfer to the southwest. It seems that it will be difficult to see him in the future.
Lu Xiangqian and his son Lu Wei couldn't help but breathe a sigh of relief when they saw Commander Lu getting off the train.
Lu Xiangqian walked forward, took Commander Lu's luggage, and joked, "Commander Lu, you are an air force commander. It's fine if you don't fly a fighter jet, but you should at least fly a plane to show your prowess. Why do you have to sit on the train for several days?"
Lu Xiangqian is ten years younger than Lu Mingdong, but they were once comrades-in-arms who had been through thick and thin together, so when he made jokes, he was not shy about it.
Moreover, they grew up in the same alley when they were young and had the same surname, Lu, so the relationship between the two families was very friendly.
Commander Lu sighed and said sarcastically, "Look at what you said. Aren't you from the navy? Why didn't you send a ship to pick me up? I had to sit on the train for two days and two nights, and my butt was flattened."
He thought that Lu Xiangqian would not come to pick him up, but he did not expect that both father and son would come together, which was considered to be giving him face.
Lu Wei, who was standing by, took the luggage from his father and said to Commander Lu, "Uncle Lu, I borrowed a car from the army. Let's get in the car and talk later."
"Thank you for your hard work." Commander Lu looked at Lu Wei and asked, "By the way, I heard that you are finally willing to get married?"
Lu Wei nodded: "Yes, Uncle Lu, my wife is also pregnant."
Commander Lu smiled and asked, "Arranged marriage?"
Lu Wei: “…”
Lu Xiangqian, who was protecting his son, couldn't help but interrupt the man's question, "What are you doing here this time? You haven't been to the south for half your life, so why did you take a two-day and two-night train to come here this time?"
Lu Mingdong chose to take the train, it must be because of personal matters, and this personal matter seemed to be quite important, otherwise he would not have made the trip in person.
He also asked Lu Wei to help look up information about a family with the surname Wen. However, after taking a look, he found that it seemed to be an ordinary family. The only special thing was that the Wen family had a daughter who married a flying soldier, Gu Qinghan.
Lu Xiangqian couldn't help but make a bold guess: "Could it be that there are enemy spies in your air force?"
Commander Lu frowned and said, "Go away, stop talking nonsense. This matter has nothing to do with our Air Force. It is just my personal matter."
Lu Xiangqian curiously asked, "Your personal affairs? Then I am even more curious, what is it that made Commander Lu come here in person?"
Seeing how anxious he was, Commander Lu refused to say anything: "I won't tell you."
"If you want to know, follow me."
Lu Xiangqian's curiosity was crushed, so he said, "I forgot to tell you that I don't have time. I just passed by here and wanted to see you. I have to catch a train later. I haven't even had time to see my own daughter-in-law. I have already given you enough face. You can say it or not!"
Commander Lu: “…”
"Okay, go ahead. It's okay if your son leads the way."
"Tell me about it!"
Lu Xiangqian couldn't stand it anymore. How could he just throw away the melon when he had only eaten half of it
Seeing his comrade-in-arms so anxious, Commander Lu couldn't help but take out two photos and showed them to him: "Look at the people above, what's special?"
Lu Xiangqian had important things to do and didn't want to waste any more time, so he narrowed his eyes and compared them carefully.
After a long while, he slowly said, "The two young lesbians above seem a bit similar?"
Hearing this, Commander Lu smiled faintly: "Yes, I went to North City during the National Day, and saw a female comrade there who looked very similar to my daughter-in-law, and her eyes were very similar to Teng Jun's."
Teng Jun is the son of Commander Lu who died, so...
Commander Lu saw the surprised expressions of the two and smiled: "Yes, I suspect she is my missing granddaughter."
Lu Xiangqian and Lu Wei were extremely shocked after hearing what Commander Lu said.
After all, they all thought that Commander Lu's two sons did not leave any offspring.
After Commander Lu took back the photos of Wen Nuan and the others, he asked Lu Wei for the Wen family's information: "Lu Wei, give me the Wen family's information. There are photos in it, right?"
Lu Wei did not dare to neglect it, and quickly handed him the information Commander Lu asked him to prepare: "There is a group photo in it, but it was taken several years ago."
The moment Commander Lu took the bag of documents, the fatigue on his face disappeared. He then took out the small photo and took a look at it.
He immediately saw the warmth in the photo. Although she looked a few years younger than she is now, her outline was easily recognizable.
But the next second, he frowned.
Because the woman in the photo is not his daughter-in-law.