Su Ye returned to the military compound and just as he went upstairs, he found a man in pine green standing at his door.
The man looked very young and tall. He was holding a bag of noodles in his hand. His profile was quite handsome. While he was waiting for someone, he pursed his lips tightly, revealing a hint of tough handsomeness.
Su Ye suddenly became nervous. Could this... be the male protagonist
The man turned around when he heard the noise and smiled at Su Ye.
This face might look like a sunny guy in the entertainment industry, but it was still far from the description in the novel. He was not as good-looking as the cold soldier Su Ye had seen some time ago.
Su Ye's heart suddenly started beating fast, "You are—" Is it Gu Xiangqian
Unexpectedly, the man took off his military cap and showed his white teeth: "Sister-in-law, don't you recognize me? I'm Li Maogang, and I'm here to bring you food."
"Brother Xiang Qian is on an emergency mission and may not be able to come back for the New Year. You can take these food and eat them."
It turned out that it wasn't Gu Xiangqian, Su Ye breathed a sigh of relief.
Not coming back for the New Year? It would be better if Gu Xiangqian didn't come back for the New Year. Su Ye would be so comfortable eating and drinking by herself.
This Li Maogang is also a fool. How can someone stand at the door of a married woman who lives alone like this? Seeing him carrying food and waiting for someone to go home, Su Ye almost thought he was Gu Xiangqian.
In the novel, Li Maogang is the male protagonist's brother. He comes from a well-off family and has no bad intentions. He and his wife have a very good relationship and are a well-known model couple in the compound. His presence in the early stage makes Gu Xiangqian look particularly miserable.
When it comes to dealing with the horrible sister-in-law, Li Maogang can be said to be the vanguard. However, after Gu Xiangqian and the heroine were sweetly together, the heroine's virtuousness gradually made Fang Xiulian look unruly. The relationship between the "model couple" Li Maogang finally broke down, and the heroine successfully introduced her best friend to him.
At this moment, there was something wrong with the look in Su Ye's eyes when he looked at Li Maogang.
"So it's Brother Mao Gang. You're so polite! You even brought food to help me. But I borrowed some food from my colleagues, so I can still eat."
Su Ye took out the key and smiled awkwardly, "Xiang Qian is not at home, so sister-in-law won't invite you in to sit down."
Su Ye didn't want Li Maogang to come in. Just kidding, if he saw the string of bacon hanging on the window and the bag of Fuqiang noodles that he hadn't finished eating, Su Ye's character would collapse.
She put the key back in her pocket.
Li Maogang had no intention of going in and sitting down. He came here just to bring food to Su Ye.
"Take it and eat it. It's not easy to eat alone." Li Maogang said.
"I am a teacher in No. 1 Middle School now. How can I starve?" Su Ye said with a fierce face.
Li Maogang put the fine grain on the ground and disappeared into the corridor with a whoosh. When Su Ye reacted and chased him, he was gone.
Su Ye looked at the fine grains lying on the ground, weighing a full five kilograms. The rich flour was the color of snowflakes and exuded a faint fragrance. It was not easy to buy so much rich flour now, which showed that Li Maogang's family was in good financial condition.
Every family is short of food now, especially fine grains which are extremely hard to buy. At this time, being able to send fine grains is a life-or-death friendship, and few people can refuse this friendship.
But why does Su Ye need help from others
Su Ye looked at the bag of grain, and her head was throbbing with pain. She didn't dare to take so much fine grain from others for nothing, so she picked up the grain and thought about returning it when she had time.
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Border military hospital.
The ward was filled with the smell of disinfectant. Gu Xiangqian was lying on the bed, pale, with his eyelashes trembling slightly.
During their spare time during the shift change, the nurses started to chatter among themselves, "I heard that the chief lying in bed 108 is very special. If he can wake up, he will be a hero."
When the nurses talked about bed 108, their faces flushed. The chief of bed 108 was so handsome that even if he was lying in bed in deep sleep, he could still attract people's attention.
The nurses were fighting over his shift.
A nurse with a ponytail sneered and said, "Who can live here who is not a hero of the people?"
Another lowered his voice and said, "This is different! I heard that he caught a dangerous enemy spy. That person was a leader. In order to catch the enemy spy, the leader broke his bones and was dragged all the way without letting go. He will definitely be awarded at least a second-class merit when he wakes up."
"What's the point of all this empty fame? It's a pity that he couldn't even make it through a year. I don't know how sad his family must be."
This statement was met with a number of sighs.
A nurse with two shiny braids was silently packing medical supplies carefully. Her eyes were clear and bright, her skin was delicate and fair, and she looked elegant, gentle and pretty in her white coat.
She knew that Gu Xiangqian would not die so easily.
Yao Chunyu and Gu Xiangqian were old acquaintances. The first time, Yao Chunyu gave up Gu Xiangqian for his studies and went to the Soviet Union. Unfortunately, the Sino-Soviet relationship was bad, so he returned to China not long after he arrived in the Soviet Union. This time, Yao Chunyu could not give up Gu Xiangqian again.
"Yao Chunyu, why don't you hurry up and change the leader's medicine."
Yao Chunyu filled the medicine and prepared to go to the ward when he heard the excited voice of the nurse: "He's awake, he's awake!"
Yao Chunyu was about to enter the ward when he heard a quarrel inside.
The young nurse was kicked out with grievance. Everyone looked at each other and asked, "What happened? Did you make the leader unhappy?"
The man said with red eyes: "The leader said he doesn't want to be hospitalized and wants to go home. He just woke up, how can he move around so casually? I'll go find a military doctor!"
Yao Chunyu walked into the ward and looked at Gu Xiangqian's back as he sat by the window. He was bending over to pack his luggage.
"You have to stay here for at least another month!" Yao Chunyu rushed to the bedside and said sternly.
Gu Xiangqian turned his head and saw the person coming. He stopped packing his bag and said, "Yao Chunyu? Why are you here? Aren't you—"
Gu Xiangqian paused in his words as he recalled the current situation. He said, "It's okay. I'm in good health and can be discharged from the hospital tomorrow."
As he said this, he took out a package and stared at it for a long time. A faint smile flashed across his dark eyes. This was a gift from his wife, and it contained a few pieces of moldy dried meat. The climate here is hot and humid, and Gu Xiangqian was injured before he could eat it.
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On the other side, No. 1 Middle School in City C.
Before Su Ye had time to shine at work, the school began to distribute welfare subsidies for the New Year. On this day, the teachers in the entire office were eagerly looking forward to it. When they heard that this year's subsidies were missing one thing, everyone basically lost interest in work.
In previous years, the subsidies included one pound of peanuts and melon seeds with skin, one pound of rice, half a pound of cakes, and three ounces of rapeseed oil. It was comparable to the benefits of the factory.
However, this year's welfare subsidies did not include rapeseed oil, and the number of pastries was reduced by half.
Teacher He held a heavy bag of food and distributed the New Year's subsidy one by one, with a smile on her face as bright as the sun. Although Su Ye joined the company late, she also received a share of the New Year's subsidy.
Su Ye received the food subsidy and tried a few peanuts and melon seeds. It had been a long time since he had eaten snacks, so these insignificant things seemed extremely rare to Su Ye.
The peanuts are fragrant and crispy, and the unroasted melon seeds are also sweet and fragrant.
The cakes were the most common wick cakes, made with rice flour and lard, ground very finely, the cakes were white, soft and fragrant, Su Ye ate one and still wanted another. Su Ye had never found these ordinary foods so fascinating before.
The teachers in the office looked at Su Ye's greedy appearance and thought that he was wasting food. Teacher He smiled and asked, "Teacher Su, why don't you save some for visiting relatives during the New Year?"
After Su Ye was called out, she finally stopped eating and drinking. She lowered her head and said ashamedly, "I came from the countryside and have never eaten such delicious food. I won't eat it anymore."
Su Ye put away the snacks.
Everyone immediately felt sorry for her. It turned out that Xiao Su was a child from the countryside. No wonder she got up early and went to bed late every day and was as hardworking as an ox.
After Su Ye had eaten her fill, she went to class with her textbook in hand, full of energy. Thanks to the pound of rice, her enthusiasm for work had reached its peak.
Su Ye was worried that she would run out of food during the Chinese New Year, so in her last class, she reminded her students: "Don't forget to study hard during the Chinese New Year. The teacher will be in the office every Friday, and students who want to learn how to make radios can come to see the teacher.
In addition to making radios, the teacher can also repair radios, watches, and bicycles. Come and learn if you want to. After learning these skills, you can save some money for your family, right? "
After saying this, Su Ye couldn't help but wipe his face. He really didn't care about his face just to make a living and even snatched the job of a repairman.
As soon as Su Ye finished speaking, the children exclaimed in surprise and raised their hands to sign up. "Me, me, me, I want to sign up. Teacher Su is so awesome!"
After Su Ye finished his last class, he returned to the military compound with the New Year allowance from the school.
She took down the beautifully cured bacon hanging by the window and admired the fat that was cured to a bright and transparent state. After a while, she happily cut a part of the bacon with a knife, steamed it on the rice, and sprinkled it with chopped green beans, mushrooms, and fungus.
Before Su Ye came back, she bought some red paper to decorate the house. The New Year needs a sense of ritual. Although she will celebrate the New Year alone, Su Ye also wants to have a good time. She took a pair of scissors and hummed a song while cutting window paper-cuts.
When the bacon rice was halfway through steaming, Su Ye remembered that she had not yet collected the clothes that were drying in the yard. She blocked the air vents of the stove and hurried downstairs to collect the clothes.
After Su Ye left the house, Gu Xiangqian went home.
As soon as he entered the house, he felt a warm feeling coming towards him. With the addition of a woman, the house seemed to have changed: women's things were everywhere, including coal stoves, knives, a table full of oil, salt, sauce and vinegar, and red peppers and round garlic hanging by the window. There were exquisite and beautiful window decorations on the glass windows, and two couplets that had not been pasted on the table.
The originally deserted place now has a sense of warmth and is filled with the atmosphere of the New Year.
A rich aroma of meat floated in the air. When the lid of the pot on the stove was opened, it was filled with tempting bacon rice, garnished with green beans, fungus and mushrooms. It smelled particularly fragrant. Gu Xiangqian had not eaten well in order to rush back to the army, and he was exhausted from the journey.
He couldn't help but scoop himself a bowl of rice.