"Grandpa, this man accused me of stealing."
After Wen Nuan said this, Commander Lu just froze where he was, looking at her with strange eyes.
Then he asked her in disbelief: "What did you call me?"
Wen Nuan actually didn't know how to start, and now was the perfect opportunity, so she smiled and said, "I'm calling you grandpa, were you just kidding me before?"
"How could this be a joke?"
“Hahahahahaha…” Commander Lu, who was usually serious, suddenly burst into laughter. Although it was incongruous, it made people feel that he was happy from the bottom of his heart.
Commander Lu was filled with joy from head to toe, laughing a little without caring about his image: "I have a granddaughter now, and I'm a grandfather too! Hahahaha, my granddaughter finally calls me grandpa!"
Commander Lu was laughing when he suddenly realized that the crowd was getting bigger and bigger. In order to establish a tall and reliable image in front of his granddaughter, he cleared his throat and put away his joyful expression.
Commander Lu looked over at He Manqing, who was covered in snow and mud, and snorted disdainfully: "So it was you who wrote the report letter."
He Manqing never thought that things would turn out like this. Wen Nuan just called Commander Lu "Grandpa", was she serious
So, Wen Nuan didn't lie to her
Just now she said she was Commander Lu’s granddaughter…
Is this true
She met Commander Lu's stern eyes, and couldn't help but tremble all over, her voice trembling: "Grandpa, please listen to me and let me explain. It's not what you think."
Commander Lu felt extremely disgusted when he saw He Manqing pretending to be pitiful, so he turned to look at Wen Nuan and asked her, "How did she slander you?"
Wen Nuan got angry when she thought of what He Manqing had just said, so she said, "She said Lele is fatter than any other child in the family compound, and that we eat a lot of meat and fish every day, and that we stole the food from the cafeteria!"
"He Manqing, not only did you slander me without any evidence, you even used my daughter to make a fuss. Are you so vicious? I will never let you go today!"
Wen Nuan just couldn't help but hit He Manqing because she heard her talking about Lele. People who don't even let children go have absolutely no bottom line and no humanity!
When Commander Lu heard this, his face instantly turned pale, and the look he gave He Manqing was even colder than before, as if a thousand arrows were piercing his heart.
He Manqing's originally flushed face instantly turned pale after meeting Commander Lu's gaze.
Some onlookers who knew Wen Nuan's daughter said, "Isn't this ridiculous? Her daughter was so chubby when she came to Beicheng."
"That's right, the child is famous for being pretty and cute. She was like that even before she could walk, and it's not just one or two days."
"But isn't it too vicious for Comrade He to use a little kid to make a fuss? Many children are this fat when they are young, so why do they call it baby fat?..."
"It's baby fat! But even if she eats meat and fish every day, so what? Doesn't she know that Deputy Commander Gu gets a flight allowance? She works so hard flying a fighter plane, so what's wrong with eating something good? Are you going to let her eat? Can she fight? This man is so mean!"
He Manqing listened to everyone's heated discussions, and felt as if his chest was shot by arrows one after another. His face turned red and white, and he wished he could find a hole in the ground to crawl into right there and then.
But compared to the pointing and criticizing of others, Commander Lu's cold eyes made her feel terrified, and even her legs began to tremble uncontrollably: "I, I didn't! I just said it casually, I didn't really say that she stole things from the cafeteria."
"Bullshit!" The quartermaster suddenly said something out of nowhere, pointing at He Manqing and swearing, "You even wrote a letter of denunciation, saying that if we don't deal with Comrade Wen Nuan, we are deliberately shielding her!"
"Look here, our kitchen team compiles a list of the remaining warehouse items every week, and the numbers always match up. If you don't believe me, go to the division commander and ask someone to check it for you!"
The quartermaster threw the warehouse record sheet directly at He Manqing, which almost pissed him off. Their kitchen team was doing fine, but they had to make trouble for him!
The culprit turned out to be He Manqing again!
The quartermaster couldn't help but cursed, "Last time you said in the hospital that our kitchen team's performance was fake, and now you come to maliciously slander Comrade Wen Nuan. Are you just idle?"
When Commander Lu heard this, he asked, "Is there such a thing?"
The quartermaster nodded: "Yes!"
Commander Lu was so angry that his face turned red, and he shouted, "Xiao Zhang!"
When Xiao Zhang heard this, he quickly got off the popular car with Lele in his arms and ran to Commander Lu: "Commander!"
Commander Lu met Lele's smiling eyes and suddenly he was no longer angry. His tone became much softer: "Go to the cultural troupe and ask them how they manage their subordinates. How could they raise such a person with evil intentions? If they don't care, just let Commander Xu take care of it!"
"Yes, Commander!"
Xiao Zhang simply handed the child to Commander Lu. Lele was also well behaved. When he got into Commander Lu's arms, he immediately called out sweetly, "Grandpa!"
"Hey, good boy."
Xiao Zhang called two people out directly, and then said to He Manqing: "Comrade He, come with me to the art troupe. If you don't go, I will take you to see Commander Xu."
Commander Xu
He Manqing didn't expect that Commander Lu didn't explain to her at all, but asked Xiao Zhang to take her away. The blood color on her face seemed to be completely drained away, and she turned frighteningly pale.
She suddenly burst into tears: "Grandpa, I'm Manqing, I'm your granddaughter, you can't treat me like this, have you forgotten that my grandfather once saved your life?"
Commander Lu laughed coldly: "Your grandfather saved my life? I only had an injured hand at the time, how can that be considered a life? Besides, that was your grandfather's favor to me. After so many years, your family has gained enough benefits from me!"
He Manqing was unwilling to believe it and shouted again: "Grandpa..."
"Shut up!" Commander Lu looked over coldly, "Back then, I just said: If my granddaughter were still alive, she would be as old as you. What happened? Your family forced me to acknowledge you as my granddaughter. I never went too far in this matter."
"For your grandfather's sake, I have shown mercy. Now I'm giving you one last chance. If you don't want to go back to the art troupe with Xiao Zhang, then Commander Xu will handle this matter personally!"
As soon as she finished speaking, He Manqing's legs went weak and she fell completely to the ground. The cotton-padded jacket she had specially picked out for today had already been stained with gray and black by the snow and mud.
But she didn't care about all that anymore and just covered her face and started crying.
Zhou Yun, who had been watching half of the process, was petrified when she heard Commander Lu's words. It turned out that He Manqing's so-called godfather was something she had made up herself
She had just risked being punished to trick Commander Lu to come here, and she thought He Manqing could turn the situation around, but she didn't expect Commander Lu to directly expose that the two of them were not grandfather and grandson...
Zhou Yun felt like the sky was falling. No, she had to go back to the group to take a look. She couldn't let this woman implicate her anymore!
*
Wen Nuan watched He Manqing being taken away by Xiao Zhang and the others, and she also prepared to go back to work.
But Commander Lu suddenly lost his car and Xiao Zhang was not around. What should he do
You can't let him take Lele and work with her in the kitchen, right
Wen Nuan took out her bicycle key and handed it to Commander Lu: "Grandpa, why don't you just ride my bicycle back? Here are the keys."
Commander Lu looked at the bicycle key that Wen Nuan handed to him and forgot how long it had been since he last rode a bicycle.
Commander Lu cleared his throat and said, "It's okay. I heard that you would occasionally bring Lele to work in the cafeteria before. Today I will also experience a day of your work."
Wen Nuan thought about it and then nodded: "Okay, then you can bring Lele with me. I plan to make some ginger milk today, you are in for a treat."
The quartermaster standing by almost fell on the snow and mud after hearing what Wen Nuan said. So, is Commander Lu going to "supervise" their kitchen today
Such a waste of talent
Who knew that Commander Lu nodded with a smile: "Okay, if you need my help, just ask."
The quartermaster was secretly complaining in his heart, who dared to let you take action
Wen Nuan took a large pile of ginger from the storage room and handed the task directly to Commander Lu, saying, "Grandpa, I'll leave these gingers to you to peel."
"no problem!"
Commander Lu immediately rolled up his sleeves in a very professional manner, took a plate to put the ginger on, and then began to peel the ginger obediently without any complaints.
The young soldiers in the flight crew kitchen looked at Commander Lu who was sitting on a small stool and peeling the fruit seriously, and asked in disbelief: "Is that... our commander?"
"It seems... yes."
"It's really our commander, what is he doing here?"
"I heard that Comrade Wen Nuan called him over to see our kitchen team's day's work?"
"What? Why didn't you tell me earlier, Quartermaster? I haven't changed into this uniform for a week. It won't get old, will it?"
"Oh my god, is our kitchen too messy? Should we clean it up? No, why did Commander Lu come to our kitchen?"
The quartermaster said, "I heard... Comrade Wen Nuan is Commander Lu's granddaughter?"
"???!!!"
The soldiers in the air crew kitchen all opened their eyes wide, not daring to believe what the quartermaster said. They thought he was seeing a ghost and was talking nonsense.
But later, they pricked up their ears and listened, and they really heard Wen Nuan calling Commander Lu "Grandpa"!
It’s actually true!!
Their kitchen team has made great progress!
However, no one dared to approach within three meters of Commander Lu, for fear of being noted in the notebook. Only Wen Nuan dared to let Commander Lu do anything!
This was also the first day since their cooking class was established that no one was whispering in the kitchen. Everyone seemed to be dumb, doing their own job.
Even the quartermaster saw Commander Lu peeling fruits, he did not dare to sit idle and found a lot of work for himself.
Lao Zhong felt that the quartermaster had been around him too many times today, so he couldn't help but grit his teeth and cursed, "Lao Luo, you bastard, what are you doing in the kitchen today? My eggs! They are for making egg cakes! You actually-"
The quartermaster looked at Commander Lu who was already pounding ginger and said, "Look at what you are saying. Commander Lu is working, so how dare I sit idle?"
Lao Zhong pushed him away with his butt: "Then don't hang around me. You've made me dizzy."
The quartermaster gnashed his teeth and said, "Stop making noise! Otherwise I don't know what to do!"
Old Zhong sneered, "Cramming at the last minute, what a mistake!"
"You know shit!" The quartermaster rolled his eyes at him.
Wen Nuan over there saw Commander Lu very skillfully blend half a pot of ginger juice and start to boil milk.
In order to make the milk protein easier to coagulate, a little malted milk was added to the warm milk when it was boiled. When the milk was heated to about 80 degrees, the heated milk was poured into the ginger juice.
Commander Lu had already divided the ginger juice into bowls according to Wen Nuan's instructions, about ten bowls in total.
Now pour the milk in, and the ginger juice will be immediately washed away, leaving only a milky white color.
Commander Lu held Lele in his arms, looked at the milky white mass in the pot, and asked, "Can we eat it now?"
Wen Nuan smiled and replied, "Not yet. We have to wait until it cools down and solidifies before we can eat it."
"But if you want to drink, you can drink it now, do you want it?"
Commander Lu smiled and said, "No need. I'll try it after the milk you mentioned is ready."
This was his first time to cook delicious food with Wen Nuan. Even though pounding ginger was a bit tiring, he felt an unprecedented sense of satisfaction, something he had never experienced before.
After a long while, the ginger milk finally formed a ball. Wen Nuan immediately picked up a bowl and handed it to Commander Lu: "Grandpa, try it."
Commander Lu took it with a smile, not showing his usual serious and cold demeanor at all, "Let me have a taste."
Wen Nuan smiled and said, "You may not be used to it, but it's cold in winter, so eating food made with ginger can warm your body."
Commander Lu here has already scooped a spoonful. It is indeed a little bit uncomfortable to get used to it, but the smooth feeling that melts in the mouth still makes him unable to resist taking a second bite: "Not bad."
When Lele heard this, he jumped up immediately and shouted, "I want some too. I want to eat it too."
Wen Nuan was going to share a bowl with the little guy, and then she said, "Wait a minute, I'll help you get it over to the table to eat."
Lele even said consciously: "Wash your hands!"
"Be good, mommy will wash your hands before you eat." Wen Nuan washed Lele's hands and then scooped some for her.
After Wen Nuan settled Le Le, she started to get busy again. Commander Lu sat in the seats that Wen Nuan had arranged for him and Le Le and watched him busy in and out.
Xiao Zhang came back to the kitchen after a long time. Seeing Commander Lu sitting next to him, he asked, "Commander, how about we go back to the administration building first?"
Commander Lu smiled and said, "No, I'll just sit here."
Then Commander Lu asked, "How is He Manqing's matter being handled?"
He never thought that He Manqing was such a thoughtful person. He did so many things to Wen Nuan just because of a cultural performance!
Xiao Zhang lowered his voice and said, "Captain Liao fired her directly, and He Manqing will be discharged directly."
Commander Lu's face darkened: "If this man stays in the army, he will be a troublemaker sooner or later. He will definitely be bad for Wen Nuan. It's better for him to retire."
Before, he could treat Wen Nuan like that even if she lost a performance. Now that something like this has happened, he is worried if she still stays in the army.
Xiao Zhang nodded: "Don't worry, Commander, He Manqing will never come back to the army."
"Yes." Commander Lu scooped a spoonful of ginger milk for Lele and patiently brought it to her mouth. "You ask someone to send He Manqing back to his hometown, and tell their family that Mr. He has passed away, and the two families don't need to have any more contact."
The favor that should be repaid has already been repaid.
In the past, he was soft-hearted and concerned about his reputation, fearing that others would think he was ungrateful, but after this experience, he felt that none of this mattered anymore.
The most important thing is to have a clear conscience.
However, the next second, Lele covered his mouth with a look of grievance: "No, no, no!"
"Why don't you eat anymore?" Commander Lu looked at the milky white ginger milk and the little guy took a few bites.
Lele shook his little head like a rattle: "I don't like it."
Xiao Zhang thought Commander Lu was going to scold him, after all, he had been caught being picky about food before and was scolded by the commander.
But Commander Lu put down the spoon with a smile and said, "Then I won't eat it."
"Great grandfather doesn't like ginger either."
Xiao Zhang: “???”
Commander, you are really hypocritical!
*
There was a strange soldier serving meals in the aircrew canteen, and everyone lined up to him curiously. But when the pilots saw that it was Commander Lu, their jaws almost dropped.
Wen Nuan looked at the soldiers who usually chirped like birds, but today they were all dumb, and couldn't help but chase them away: "Grandpa, why don't you go back to the guesthouse first? Didn't Commander Xu just send someone to invite you to have dinner together?"
If this continued, everyone in their kitchen would suffocate to death. No one dared to breathe, for fear that they would say the wrong thing.
Commander Lu, who was holding the rice spoon, felt that he was being disliked, so he sighed and said, "Okay."
He just wanted to hear Wen Nuan call him grandpa a few more times.
Wen Nuan originally wanted to ask Xiao Zhang to send Le Le back to Sister Gui Hua, but Xiao Zhang had already walked out with Le Le on his back, saying that he was taking her for a ride.
The little one had been clamoring to take a ride in the car a long time ago, and had even said that she would wait for her father to come back and take her to ride. Now, she's already on the ride, no wonder she's like that to Xiao Zhang.
After sending Commander Lu to the car, the colleagues in the kitchen collapsed in their chairs and cried to Wen Nuan: "Comrade Wen Nuan, please take care of our fragile hearts next time and don't let Commander Lu in again!"
"I've been worried all morning. Oh my god, the commander is finally gone..."
"Stop talking. My legs are weak now. I was so nervous just now that I mistook sugar for salt."
At this moment, the quartermaster suddenly shouted, "Who made the shredded radish? Why is it sweet?"
"… "
Suddenly, there was a burst of laughter.
Wen Nuan was sent off early by the quartermaster, and it happened to snow at four o'clock, so she didn't hesitate and simply rode her bicycle home.
Commander Lu will rush back to Beijing after dinner tonight, so Wen Nuan plans to cook early, have dinner with him, and then let him go back to Beijing first.
After Wen Nuan returned home, she started to get busy. When Commander Lu and his companions came back, they brought a lot of things, including lamb chops, pork ribs and pig's trotters, three slaughtered chickens and geese, and a pile of melons and vegetables.
Xiao Zhang smiled and said, "Comrade Wen, this is what the commander had prepared for you. It's cold now, so you can keep it and eat it slowly."
Wen Nuan was shocked: "Why are there so many?"
Commander Lu carried Lele into the house and said, "Not much."
Xiao Zhang muttered, if it weren't unavailable here, the commander would have bought a whole lot more!
Wen Nuan looked at the chickens and geese and couldn't help but say, "How can we eat so much..."
Commander Lu: "Lele likes to eat it. She said she wants to eat meat."
warmth:"… "
"Then you don't need to buy so much. How long will it take to finish it?"
Commander Lu doesn't care, he will be responsible for the purchase!
After Xiao Zhang put away the things, he went into the kitchen to help. Although Xiao Zhang was just an assistant, he was just as skillful in kitchen work, no worse than Wen Nuan.
Wen Nuan didn't want to compete with him and let him go about his business. When they were about to eat, there was a noise outside the door. Wen Nuan looked out from the kitchen window and immediately saw the tall figure of Gu Qinghan.
After not seeing each other for a long time, Wen Nuan missed her man very much, so she opened the kitchen door and walked out to the yard.
"Qinghan, you're back!"
When Gu Qinghan saw his wife coming out to greet him, the tiredness on his face disappeared. He didn't care that he was still in the yard. He dropped the luggage in his hands and hugged her directly into his arms: "Wife, I'm back."
"Did you miss me? I missed you so much."
Wen Nuan was surrounded by the man's large military coat. Before she could say anything, the door of the room suddenly opened.
Commander Lu looked at Gu Qinghan, who was holding his granddaughter, with an unhappy look on his face, and two words suddenly popped up in his mind: Meng Lang.
When their eyes met, Gu Qinghan released his wife from his arms first, and without any hesitation, he saluted her: "Hello, Commander."
Commander Lu also returned the greeting very formally.
Gu Qinghan looked at his wife, then at Commander Lu, with a hint of doubt in his eyes.
The warm hand pinched Gu Qinghan's waist, and then said: "Qinghan, call me grandpa."
Gu Qinghan smiled and followed suit obediently, "Grandpa."