Qin Ming rushed home and rushed into the house. After taking the lunch box, he went to get his grandfather, Commander Qin's canteen ration book, which he could use to get food. When Lu Cheng was on a mission before, Lu Haici used this to get food from the canteen. Otherwise, how could a kid bring money and tickets to eat in the canteen
"Xiao Ming, what are you doing? Running so fast?" Zhang Hongping was always worried when she saw her grandson running around, fearing that he would fall down. "We'll have dinner when your grandfather comes back, so don't run around."
Qin Ming took the lunch box and the canteen rations and ran away: "I don't want to eat anymore. I want to go to the canteen to eat."
"What? Why are you going to the cafeteria to eat? Is there meat in the cafeteria today?" The only thing Zhang Hongping could think of was that there was meat in the cafeteria, which was why her grandson wanted to go to the cafeteria to eat.
Qin Ming had already run out of the yard, not caring what his grandmother asked. Not long after Qin Ming ran out of the yard, he passed by Commander Qin who was walking towards him. Of course, his shoulder could not touch the other person's shoulder.
"Why are you running so fast? Is your grandma chasing you?" Commander Qin quickly grabbed his grandson.
"Let me go, let me go. I want to go to the cafeteria to eat. My friends are waiting for me." Qin Ming said while struggling.
"Oh, go ahead." Commander Qin let him go. In Commander Qin's eyes, it was normal for children to make an appointment with their friends to have a meal together. He was not like Zhang Hongping, who thought the food at home was good and forced her grandson to eat at home. When he had no food before, he had to eat grass roots because he was on a mission and could not let his body fall down. So he was not so particular about his grandson.
Ji Yang's journey home with Qin Ming was not so smooth. Ji Yang was not as bold as Qin Ming. He returned home and went to find Xu Huijuan obediently: "Mom, I'm going to the cafeteria for lunch."
Xu Huijuan was stunned. Ever since she married Old Ji, Ji Yang had always eaten at home. Why did he go to the cafeteria to eat today? She asked patiently, "Why do you want to go to the cafeteria to eat today? Is there something delicious in the cafeteria?" Like Zhang Hongping, Xu Huijuan also thought so.
Ji Yang said honestly: "I have an appointment with Lu Haici and Qin Ming. We will go to the cafeteria where Lu Haici's mother works to eat. The food Lu Haici's mother cooks is delicious. I want to go and eat it."
Have an appointment with Lu Haici and Qin Ming
Xu Huijuan was a little confused. Lu Haici and Qin Ming had a fight, and Zhang Hongping and Yang Mailian came to the house. Although Yang Mailian was later humiliated by Lin Qingqing and was sabotaged by Qin Ming, the matter seemed to have been left unresolved. In addition, Qin Ming came to the Lu family for dinner, so the two families reconciled
"Are Qin Ming and Lu Haici also good friends?" Xu Huijuan asked.
"Yes, Qin Ming and Lu Haici are good friends, but Lu Haici and I are the best of friends." Ji Yang emphasized that children still care a lot about their best of friends.
But, Zhang Hongping and Yang Mailian don’t object to Qin Ming and Lu Haici being friends
Xu Huijuan is not very smart, but she is not stupid. If Ji Yang can be friends with Qin Ming, it must be good. "Then go... Mom will take you to the cafeteria." Although she is worried about Ji Yang, Ji Yang will grow up after all and have his own brothers and friends. She is not going to have children, so Ji Yang will be an only child in the future. Only children need friends to take care of each other, and Qin Ming is a good choice. After Xu Huijuan figured it out, she was more in favor of Ji Yang and Qin Ming being friends.
"No need, Mom." Ji Yang said, "I can go by myself. Please give me the lunch box and Dad's canteen ration book."
"Okay, wait a minute." Xu Huijuan took out Ji Changfeng's canteen ration book, and gave Ji Yang a lunch box, spoon and chopsticks. "Then be careful, walk slowly, and don't fall." She was not worried about Ji Yang, because Ji Yang was familiar with the situation here and often went out to play by himself. Besides, in the army, there would be no accidents.
"I understand. Goodbye, Mom." Ji Yang took the lunch box and Ji Changfeng's canteen ration book and left happily. The little boy listened to his mother and walked slowly at first, but when his mother could no longer see him, he ran like crazy. Walk slowly? Not happening, Lu Haici was still in line, he wanted to grab the food.
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Lu Haici ran to the canteen of the third company's kitchen, but no soldiers had come to eat yet. The kindergarten was dismissed at 11:30, and the soldiers were off duty at 12:00, so there was no conflict with the kids' schedule. It was a pity that Lu Haici didn't have the chance to use Qin Ming's unique rolling trick.
"Little comrade Lu Haici is here." Qi Shao and others were eating in the cafeteria. The comrades in the kitchen team ate earlier because at twelve o'clock, the entire company of more than a hundred people came to eat. They were so busy that they had no time to eat, so they all ate first. But Lin Qingqing had already finished eating and was standing at the window for serving food. After lunch was ready, she actually went home to get some vegetables, tomatoes and seasonings. The cafeteria had tomato egg drop soup and braised pork intestines, which were enough for adults, but such dishes were not suitable for Lu Haici, a five-year-old kid, so she went home to get something back. During the break, she made another stir-fried vegetable, then sliced the tomatoes and sprinkled some sugar on them.
After making these two dishes, she ate with Qi Shao and others, and shared the stir-fried vegetables with them.
"Hello uncles, hello aunties." Lu Haici said obediently. Then he looked at Lin Qingqing who was standing at the window. Lu Haici was the first one in line and showed a bright smile to Lin Qingqing, "Mom, I'm here to line up. I want to get food and I have to line up for my friends."
The five-year-old boy was not very tall and was standing by the window, so people in the window could hardly see him.
"You're queuing up for your friends?" Lin Qingqing didn't quite understand. "Does your friend want to eat here too?"
"Yes." Lu Haici explained proudly, "Ji Yang and Qin Ming went home to get their lunch boxes and canteen ration books. They heard that their mother works here, so they wanted to come and eat."
Lin Qingqing listened and thought that the two children would come over. The food here would not be suitable for them either. However... She cooked a lot of vegetables, and added tomatoes and sugar. She would share some with the two children. "Then when they come, I will prepare food for you. You can eat with your friends." Children eating together is very suitable for their childhood.
“Hey…” Lu Haici responded happily.
"Lu Haici... Lu Haici..." Qin Ming's loud voice came from outside the cafeteria before he ran into the cafeteria. When he ran into the cafeteria, he didn't see any soldiers, but only Lu Haici standing in line at the window. Qin Ming was very happy. No one was competing with them for food. That was great.
"I'm here." Lu Haici waved at Qin Ming.
Qin Ming ran behind Lu Haici and said, "Oh, there's no one here. That's great." He panted and said, "Hello, auntie. I'm here to eat. I brought my lunch box and my grandfather's canteen ration book."
"Hello." Lin Qingqing said, "Wait for Ji Yang to come, I'll serve you some food, and you three can eat together, okay?"
"Okay, thank you aunt." Qin Ming was happy when he heard Lin Qingqing say this.
Ji Yang came quickly, and he ran more breathlessly than Qin Ming: "Wow, there is no one here." He said the same thing as Qin Ming.
Qin Ming: "You are finally here. We have been waiting for you for a long time."
Lin Qingqing, who knew the inside story, couldn't help but laugh. It wasn't a long wait at all; it was less than two minutes.
Ji Yang immediately apologized: "I'm sorry, I'm sorry, I ran too slowly."
Phew... Lin Qingqing couldn't help it, these little cubs were so funny.
Hearing Lin Qingqing's laughter, everyone looked at Lin Qingqing. Lin Qingqing immediately corrected her attitude and said, "I'll serve you some food. You line up and then take it to the table to eat. Is that ok?"
Lu Haici, who was at the front, said, "I can do it." Then he turned around and said to Qin Ming and Ji Yang, "I'm good at serving dishes. I serve dishes all the time."
Qin Ming, who never served dishes at home, did not lose face: "I will be able to serve dishes in the future." He never mentioned the past.
"I have also served food to my mother, and I can serve food too." Ji Yang said immediately.
Qin Ming lost this part.
Lin Qingqing didn't use Lu Haici's lunch box, but used the canteen's bowl to serve him four pieces of braised pork intestines, and then put some vegetables she had stir-fried on the side. Then she mixed the vegetables and pork intestines together, and then brought two small bowls, put tomatoes sprinkled with sugar in one small bowl, and tomato egg drop soup in the other small bowl, and then served him rice. "Lu Haici, there are four bowls in total, you carry them one by one, and walk slowly."
"Hey." Lu Haici moved to the side and started to serve the bowls one by one.
Next was Qin Ming. Qin Ming's portion was naturally the same as Lu Haici's, but Lin Qingqing said, "Qin Ming, this lunch box contains extra braised pork intestines for you. Take the rest home after you finish your meal. If your family asks you, just say it's extra and you didn't finish it. Got it?" A portion of braised pork intestines is naturally more than four pieces, so the extra ones were put into the child's lunch box so that he could take them home. But...
Qin Ming: "Aunt, can I finish it?" Qin Ming has a big stomach, so he doesn't need to take any food home that he can finish.
Lin Qingqing really didn't know whether to laugh or cry. This child was too funny. "No, children can't eat too much. Let me put this at the window. You can come and get it when you finish your meal and go home."
Qin Ming: "Okay."
Finally, it was Ji Yang, and the same arrangement was made for Lin Qingqing.
By the time the three boys brought the food and started eating, it was twelve o'clock. Qi Shao and others were on duty and stood at the window. The soldiers rushed over.
Lu Cheng and the chief of staff of the independent regiment and others also came together. Lu Cheng originally wanted to shake them off and run over by himself, but as soon as he walked out of the office, he saw them standing at the door. The combined age of these people is over a hundred years old, and they are still playing this kind of tricks. They are really shameless.
"Xiao Lu, what delicious food did your wife make today?" the chief of staff asked curiously.
"I don't know." Lu Cheng went to the canteen of the third company's kitchen team in the morning and saw Lin Qingqing washing pig intestines. He felt that it was most likely pig intestines, but he didn't want to say it.
The regiment commander said, "You'll know when you get there. We have to hurry up, or we'll be snatched away by those little bastards." Considering the regiment commander's age, aren't all the soldiers in the company new recruits? They're all between 18 and 24 years old.
"Yes, yes, we have to hurry." The deputy captain started running.
"Asshole, he just ran away without even saying goodbye." The chief of staff chased after him.
Although they are not young, their physical strength and endurance are definitely no problem.
Seeing this, Lu Cheng also chased after him. At the speed of wind, he caught up with the deputy captain who was running in the front and even glanced at him.
Deputy Captain: “…What does he mean? Does he look down on me?” he asked the Captain next to him.
"Isn't it obvious? If you're not convinced, come and compete with him this afternoon." Zheng Tuan took the opportunity to "sow discord."
Deputy Captain: “… Forget it. I’m old, why would I compete with a young man?”
Zhengtuan: "Don't do that, let's compare and show it to the little bunnies below."
The deputy regiment commander: "Why don't you do it yourself?" He is not a fool. Lu Cheng is much younger than him, and his physical strength and endurance are better than his. He joined the army, and Lu Cheng graduated from a military academy. They started from different points, and Lu Cheng is at the golden age of a man. Comparing with him... He will not fall into the trap of the regiment commander.
It took them two minutes to reach the destination, which was supposed to take five minutes. However...someone was faster than him. The soldiers from those companies had already lined up, and some were already eating.
"These guys...how come they are moving so fast one by one?" The chief of staff looked at the long line, puffing his beard and glaring angrily.
"Why are the regiment commander and chief of staff here?" A soldier saw it, and then a group of soldiers saw it, and everyone immediately made way.
"Chief of Staff, please."
"Captain, please."
Normally, the regiment commander and his men would line up in a regular manner... or rather, they would line up in a regular manner when they came to the canteen to eat, but they would basically eat in the family compound. But today... when they came in, they saw the food in the soldiers' bowls. This was braised pork with a bowl of soup, which made them hungry.
If you don't look closely, the braised pork intestines look just like braised pork. Add tomato egg drop soup, you can see the egg flowers, and the color is also good, how can you not have an appetite.
No one expected that Lu Cheng's wife would cook braised pork as soon as she arrived, although everyone liked to eat meat. But there was no surprise as expected. The chief of staff and others thought that Lu Cheng's wife would prepare something more delicious. However, smelling the fragrance in the air, they thought that the braised pork made by Lu Cheng's wife might be better than the braised pork made by others.
So today, when they saw the soldiers making way, a few grown men shamelessly lined up in front.
Lu Cheng had already spotted the three little kids sitting in the front row among the large circle of people. The three little kids’ dishes were different from others. They stood out among the thousands of plants. In addition, their dishes also included tomatoes sprinkled with sugar and green vegetables.
"Dad..." Lu Haici also saw Lu Cheng coming towards him. "Dad, I'm having dinner with my friends, not with you." With his friends, Lu Haici ruthlessly abandoned his father.
Lu Cheng nodded: "Yes." He went to the back to line up. Lin Qingqing was a staff member of the cafeteria. As a family member, he couldn't be like the chief of staff.
However: "Deputy Captain Lu, here, your dish is here." Lin Bao saw Lu Cheng, "Lu Haici came to line up in advance and has prepared your dish."
Lu Cheng walked over suspiciously, and then a group of people looked at Lu Cheng.
I saw him taking out lunch boxes and bowls from the window. They were already prepared, not made under everyone's eyes. "This braised pork intestine and tomato egg soup are today's dishes. This stir-fried vegetables is Comrade Lin's own food for you, Deputy Commander Lu."
"Sister-in-law is so nice. She even added more food to Deputy Captain Lu."
"That's right. When I marry a wife in the future, I want to marry someone like my sister-in-law."
Lu Cheng: "... Thank you." After receiving the food, he felt happy. But... why didn't he have tomatoes sprinkled with sugar
"Xiao Lu, let's go this way." The chief of staff who had prepared the food caught up with him, "Xiao Lu, your wife really loves you." He already knew that this was not braised pork, but pig intestines, but when he smelled it, it was really fragrant.
Lu Cheng was pulled aside by the chief of staff and sat down. Then he heard the chief of staff exclaim in surprise again: "I didn't expect that pig intestines could be cooked so deliciously, even better than braised pork." The chief of staff had never eaten pig intestines before, so he really didn't know that pig intestines could be so delicious. "Think about how much pig intestines were wasted during the war." At that time, when they were fighting outside and had no meat to eat, they went directly to the mountains to hunt game. They also hunted a lot of wild boars. They threw away the pig intestines directly because they were too smelly and they didn't know how to deal with them. Now eating the pig intestines made by Lin Qingqing, the chief of staff felt that the pig intestines in the past were really wasted.
The team leader and his men also came over with food: "This soup is delicious and very appetizing." When he came over, he drank several mouthfuls of the soup because he was very thirsty.
Chief of Staff: "This braised pork intestine is also delicious, and tastes just as good as the braised pork."
The team leader also took a bite and said, "It's not that pig intestines are better than braised pork, it's the cooking skills that are different. If pig intestines can be cooked so well, braised pork must be even better. Xiao Lu, you married a good wife. Your sister-in-law is not a good cook. Apart from being able to cook well, she has never thought about making the food delicious. From now on, we will eat in this cafeteria, so she doesn't have to cook."
Lu Cheng: "Yeah."
"Lu Cheng, you are the happiest." The deputy leader said, "When you didn't have a wife before, your sister-in-law said she would introduce you to someone, but I didn't expect you to marry him after returning to your hometown. By the way, how did you meet him?"
A group of old men in their forties also started gossiping about this matter.
Lu Cheng: "..." Could he say that it was Lin Qingqing who pursued him? Although he wanted to say so, he had a feeling that it was not a good idea. So he said, "I met her at my cousin's wedding banquet. She was a classmate of my cousin's wife. Later, my aunt fell ill and her grandfather was a doctor, so I got to know her better."
"You are really good, you managed to woo a young girl like this, you have a promising future." The Chief of Staff praised him generously, "As expected of a member of our independent regiment, your mobility is as fast as that of a mission. If you keep going like this, you will be able to have a baby next year."
Lu Cheng: “…” Thinking of the wedding night that he had rejected, he suddenly felt a little bitter.
The kids eat early, so they eat fast.
After dinner, Lu Haici took his friends to the back of the cafeteria to wash the dishes. He was familiar with the place and could find his way in without being asked.
Lin Qingqing was at the back of the canteen. Her job was to arrange the dishes, instruct the cooking, and then wash the vegetables. Qi Shao and the other four male comrades were responsible for serving the food.
At this moment, Lin Qingqing was standing to digest her food and chat with Liu Honghua. Seeing Lu Haici coming with Qin Ming and Ji Yang, she asked, "Why are you here?"
Lu Haici said: "Let's wash the dishes."
Lin Qingqing listened and praised, "Well, you are all good children. It is your duty to wash the dishes after a good meal." She fetched water for the children, asked them to squat aside to wash the dishes, and also taught them how to wash the dishes clean.
The three children liked Lin Qingqing's praise very much, so they washed the dishes cleanly under Lin Qingqing's praise.
After watching them wash the dishes, Lin Qingqing said, "Qin Ming, Ji Yang, your lunch boxes are at the window. When you go home later, take the lunch boxes home and give the dishes inside to your parents. Remember?"
"Remember." Qin Ming and Ji Yang said in unison.
Then, Qin Ming and Ji Yang went back, and Lu Haici stayed with Lin Qingqing. He imitated Lin Qingqing and stood straight.
When Lu Cheng came in, he saw the mother and son comparing their standing positions. "When are you going to get off work? I'll wait for you."
Lin Qingqing said: "I will wait until the canteen is cleaned up before I leave. You take this bucket of pig intestines to Sister Xiu Yao's house. I told her yesterday that she will be responsible for washing the pig intestines in the future, and will also be responsible for delivering the braised food tomorrow morning." As for the wages, she had to wait until Director Ma had negotiated with her before she could discuss it with Yu Xiu Yao.
Yu Xiuyao usually had nothing to do, so when she heard that Lin Qingqing had contracted this job to her, she was of course happy.
Lu Cheng nodded: "Okay, I'll take it now... Lu Haici, go home."
Lu Haici: "No, I'm going with my mother."
Lu Cheng: “…”
Lin gently touched his head: "You go with Dad, and then take a nap, you still have to go to kindergarten in the afternoon."
"Okay then." Lu Haici sighed. Who told him to listen to his mother
Lu Cheng really wanted to slap him to death.
Qin Family
When Qin Ming ran home with his lunch box, Commander Qin was having dinner. Seeing his grandson coming back, he asked, "How was it? Did you have a fight with your friends while eating?"
Zhang Hongping glared at Commander Qin: "What are you asking?" She stepped forward and took the lunch box from Qin Ming's hand, "What did you eat for lunch today?" But as soon as she took the lunch box, she paused, "Why is this lunch box so heavy? What did you put in it?"
"It's meat, grandma, please don't spill it." Qin Ming was really afraid that his grandma would spill such delicious meat.