Yang Mailian looked at Zhang Hongping. She didn't know that Zhang Hongping didn't want to quarrel with Lin Qingqing. She thought that Zhang Hongping was stupid and couldn't think of this. So when she heard Zhang Hongping say this, she couldn't help but said, "How could she not think of this? Think about it, why would Lu Cheng, a gay man, go to the gynecology department? If he didn't ask for his wife, would he go to the gynecology department?"
Zhang Hongping smiled and said, "Why should we care about other people's affairs?" She now buys the food for lunch and dinner from the cafeteria every day, and she also wants to ask Lin Qingqing how to make vegetables delicious, so she will not participate in Yang Mailian's plan. "Okay, okay, don't meddle in other people's business. Xiao Ming and Lu Cheng's son have a good relationship now, and they are still good friends. Don't make Xiao Ming unhappy."
"Bah! Lu Cheng's wife didn't give me face like that, and she wants me to let her go?" Yang Mailian had never been so angry, nor had she been so embarrassed. She was considered an old-fashioned military wife. Although her husband was only a battalion commander, she had a lot of face in the family compound since her daughter married Qin San. But this Lu Cheng's wife was a newcomer, and she treated her like that right after she came... She couldn't swallow this breath.
Zhang Hongping rolled her eyes. You are the wife of a company commander, and she is the wife of a deputy regiment commander. You should be polite to her. But she also knew that Yang Mailian was stupid. If she didn't tell her about this, it wouldn't make sense. She reminded her, "Don't mess with Lu Cheng's wife, or if Xiao Ming makes a fuss, I won't care about you. Okay, okay, go away. I have to do something." If it wasn't for her grandson, she wouldn't bother to pay attention to her.
Yang Mailian didn't understand. What was going on with Zhang Hongping now? Was she afraid of Lin Qingqing? Yang Mailian didn't understand. But she wouldn't think about it. Anyway, she finally got such an opportunity, and she wouldn't let it go.
Zhang Hongping saw Yang Mailian leaving, and thought about it while looking at her back. She knew that Yang Mailian could not keep secrets, and she would definitely tell others what Qian Yuelan said when she got home yesterday. Once Yang Mailian told others about this, with Lin Qingqing's personality, this matter would not be let go.
If it was someone else who was easy to bully, they would swallow their anger, but Zhang Hongping still considered the person. Lin Qingqing was not someone who would swallow her anger.
Zhang Hongping thought about it and went to wake up Qin Ming in the room: "Xiao Ming, get up."
Qin Ming was sleeping soundly with his butt sticking up.
Seeing this, Zhang Hongping took drastic measures: "Xiao Ming, I'll take you to the cafeteria for breakfast."
Qin Ming opened his eyes suddenly when he heard this.
Third Company Cooking Class
"Lu Haici... Lu Haici..." Qin Ming ran into the cafeteria and saw Lu Haici eating. He shouted happily, "Lu Haici, I'm here for breakfast."
When Lu Haici saw Qin Ming, he also remembered the sesame paste. He said, "Qin Ming, my mother said we still have sesame paste at home. I'll treat you to some sesame paste."
"Really?" Qin Ming asked anxiously, "So are we going to eat sesame paste now?"
Seeing this, Lin Qingqing smiled and said, "Not now. Zhima Huhu is at home. Come here for breakfast tomorrow morning. We'll treat you, okay?"
Qin Ming said: "Okay, I'll come over tomorrow."
Lin Qingqing looked at Zhang Hongping and said, "Auntie, are you here to get breakfast?"
Zhang Hongping said, "That's right. I didn't have time to make breakfast at home, so I came here to play."
Lin stood up gently: "Then I'll go and call you."
Zhang Hongping handed her the lunch box, followed her to the window, and then pretended to chat about gynecology: "Lu Cheng's wife, is your Lu Cheng sick?"
Lin Qingqing was stunned: "No, I haven't heard Lu Cheng mention it. Why do you ask?" Could it be that Lu Cheng is sick and hiding it from everyone
Zhang Hongping pretended to be surprised and said, "Don't you know? It's like this. Lu Cheng went to the hospital yesterday. My third daughter-in-law is a nurse in the hospital and saw Lu Cheng. My daughter-in-law is a gynecologist nurse, and Lu Cheng went to see a gynecologist."
Lin Qingqing: "..." I understood it as soon as I heard it, that is to say, her third daughter-in-law came back and told Zhang Hongping about this matter. Lin Qingqing is not a fool, now she understands why Zhang Hongping came, she came to tell her about this matter. What did Lu Cheng ask at the gynecology department? Anyone with a discerning eye would think that he asked for her. In fact, he asked for her. But the question was not what everyone thought.
"I see." Lin Qingqing thought quickly and pretended to remember something, then said a little embarrassedly, "Maybe he went to ask that... My stomach hurt a lot when I had my period, and Lu Cheng was worried about me, so he might have gone to ask the gynecologist without telling me."
Zhang Hongping understood immediately. She didn't doubt that Lin Qingqing was lying. She didn't expect Lu Cheng to be a man who loved his wife. "I see, then your Lu Cheng is really good to you." Which man would go to a gynecologist for such a small matter with his wife? However, Zhang Hongping felt a little bad. She didn't know what gossip Yang Mailian would spread. But Zhang Hongping couldn't say anything about something that hadn't happened yet. She suspected that her stupid in-laws would spread the news. No, she had to go back and explain the matter to Yang Mailian. If the news spread, it would be bad.
If it was before, Zhang Hongping would not care about this, but now after getting along with Lin Qingqing, her grandson has become fond of eating, and Lin Qingqing also promised to teach her how to cook the vegetables that her grandson likes to eat. She thinks Lin Qingqing is a good person. She doesn't want her grandson to be angry, so she has to go and talk to Yang Mailian. "So that's how it is. Your Lu Cheng is thoughtful and considerate of his wife. He is a good man. Lu Cheng, your wife, you must cherish him."
Lin Qingqing said: "Thank you for your concern, Auntie. I know Lu Cheng is fine."
"It's nothing to worry about. I'll be leaving first. By the way, I'll come to learn cooking from you this afternoon." Zhang Hongping wanted to learn cooking earlier, but coming to the cafeteria every day was not an option.
Lin Qingqing: "Okay, no problem."
Zhang Hongping prepared the porridge and asked Qin Ming to go home for breakfast, but Qin Ming had friends with him and didn't want to go. So Zhang Hongping just gave Qin Ming the sweet potato porridge and left.
Lin Qingqing watched this scene. Zhang Hongping came to buy porridge, but she didn't take the porridge away. So she didn't come to buy porridge, she should be here to talk about Lu Cheng going to the hospital.
But why did Zhang Hongping specifically mention this matter? This was not something to be ashamed of. Lin Qingqing did not think about it carefully, because she could not figure out the reason.
So she stopped thinking about it.
Zhang Hongping left the canteen of the Third Company's kitchen and immediately went back to the family compound to look for Yang Mailian, but unfortunately, Yang Mailian was not at home. Zhang Hongping didn't know where Yang Mailian had gone, so she had to go home.
…
At eight o'clock in the morning, Lu Cheng finished training and went to the cafeteria to eat. What surprised him was that at this time, the little one was neither in the kindergarten nor in the kitchen, but waiting at the entrance of the cafeteria. Lu Cheng strode over, and at this moment, Lu Haici also saw him and trotted towards Lu Cheng.
It wasn't just Lu Cheng who came to the cafeteria at this moment. Everyone knew Lu Haici and knew that he was the son of Deputy Colonel Lu, so when they saw the little guy, they all greeted him warmly.
"Comrade Lu Haici, have you finished your meal?"
Lu Haici said crisply: "I've finished my meal. Let's have sweet potato porridge today."
"Thank you for telling us, you're so nice."
Lu Haici's lips curled up when she was praised.
"Lu Haici, are you going to kindergarten?" Another comrade greeted Lu Haici. It was sweet potato porridge anyway, so no one was in a hurry to grab it. Because there would definitely be some sweet potato porridge to eat.
Lu Haici said, "No, my dad forgot to brush his teeth when he got up this morning. He's going to have breakfast later, so I'm here to bring him his toothbrush, toothpaste and enamel cup. My aunt said that we should brush our teeth before eating."
Everyone who heard this said: "..."
Lu Cheng, who had already walked in front of his son, said: "..."
Suddenly, everyone looked at Lu Cheng. Lu Cheng wanted to dig a hole and bury himself. He never thought that one day he would be embarrassed by his son in front of his subordinates.
Lu Cheng didn't say anything, he just picked up Lu Haici and walked to the back of the kitchen.
“Put me down, put me down…” Lu Haici soared into the air, dancing with his hands.
"Shut up." Lu Cheng didn't want to say another word.
"Put me down, you bad dad. I brought you toothpaste, toothbrush and enamel cup. You should say thank you to me, you bad dad... Put me down quickly." He struggled, but the clothes were of good quality and he didn't struggle down. Fortunately, his father had good arm strength, otherwise he wouldn't be able to carry him all the way.
Everyone looked at Deputy Colonel Lu with an expressionless face, pretending not to have heard what had just been said. It would not be good if Deputy Colonel Lu gave their company commander a heads-up and increased their training workload.
Lin Qingqing was at the back of the kitchen when she heard the little cub's cry: "Put me down, you bad dad, put me down... Mom... Mom..." Lin Qingqing raised her eyebrows. The little cub's voice was too loud. What on earth did Lu Cheng do
But soon, Lin Qingqing found out because she saw Lu Cheng carrying Lu Haici in.
Seeing Lin Qingqing, the little boy said aggrievedly: "Mom, Dad is so mean, he didn't brush his teeth, didn't say thank you to me, and even carried me..."
Lin Qingqing: "... then..." She looked at Lu Cheng.
Lu Cheng maintained this expressionless look to hide his embarrassment.
"Hmm..." Lin Qingqing suppressed a laugh, "Put him down, he cares about you too."
Upon hearing this, Lu Cheng put Lu Haici down and said, "You also know what happened?" Otherwise, why would he say that this little bastard cares about him
Lin Qingqing pretended not to understand: "What's the matter? I don't know."
Lu Cheng would never believe her. He stretched out his hand to Lu Haici: "Where are the toothpaste, toothbrush and enamel cup?"
Lu Haici snorted, "I won't give it to you. You are so mean. You didn't even say thank you to me. Children know to say thank you, but you still carried me."
Lu Cheng frowned, and after enduring it again and again, he managed to say two words to him: "Thank you."
"You're welcome." Lu Haici was no longer angry when he heard what he wanted to hear.
Lu Cheng: "What about the things I want? I'm going to brush my teeth."
Lu Haici took these things out of his small schoolbag: "Here you go. Remember to brush your teeth in the future. Don't forget. If you forget again, I won't bring them for you."
"..." Lu Cheng wanted to say that he would rather not have this little bastard with him.
While Lu Cheng was brushing his teeth, Lin gently waved at the little kid and said softly, "Go to kindergarten, go quickly..."
Lu Haici was also smart. When he saw his mother's gesture, he quickly ran away with his schoolbag on his back.
Lu Cheng naturally heard the noise, but he pretended that he didn't notice it. When he finished brushing his teeth, he saw Lin Qingqing was still there. He looked at her, and her expression and eyes were very calm, as if nothing had happened. He said, "I'll put these things here first, and come back to take them away after lunch." Because he went straight to the office after lunch.
Lin Qingqing said: "It's okay, just leave it there."
"Yeah." Lu Cheng nodded, turned around and left. Then... he walked faster and faster.
Lin smiled gently, then laughed out loud. She hadn't been so happy in a long time.
In fact, Lu Cheng didn't walk far, so he heard her laughter, and then his face darkened. Lu Haici... He gritted his teeth and called his son's name. He was embarrassed today. It was fine to lose face in front of his subordinates, but he was embarrassed in front of Lin Qingqing, which made him hate the little bastard. He decided to increase the training time every morning when the little bastard was on summer vacation.
Lu Haici was playing with other kids in kindergarten and had no idea that his father was worried about his summer vacation.
…
Family Courtyard
Zhang Hongping finished her breakfast, cleaned up the house, and went to look for Yang Mailian. Before she found Yang Mailian, Zhang Hongping went to the family compound, and then saw Yang Mailian in the laundry area. She was washing clothes while saying, "Do you know? Lu Cheng went to see a gynecologist yesterday. Why did Lu Cheng go to the gynecologist?" Yang Mailian still had some brains and did not directly say that Lu Cheng went to see a gynecologist because of Lin Qingqing.
"How do we know this?"
"That's right. Why would a gay man go to see a gynecologist?"
"Isn't it for Vice Colonel Lu's wife?"
"Who knows?"
"Sister Yang, you know so much. Can you tell us why he went to the gynecology department?"
Yang Mailian said loudly: "I don't know about that. But his wife is not pregnant yet, so maybe he went there for his wife."
"Does that mean Lu Cheng's wife can't give birth?"
"It's not that soon to give birth, right? Lu Cheng has only been married for a month."
"Then what is the purpose of seeing a gynecologist?"
"Is there something wrong with that place?"
"What could be wrong with that place?"
"I've heard some people have a lot of little bumps down there."
"I've heard of that, too..."
Zhang Hongping came at this time and saw Yang Mailian: "Relatives..." Zhang Hongping shouted.
When Yang Mailian saw Zhang Hongping coming, she waved to her and said, "You came at the right time. Everyone is talking about Lu Cheng going to the gynecologist. Can you tell me why Lu Cheng went to the gynecologist?"
Zhang Hongping knew that Yang Mailian would talk about this, so she said, "Lu Cheng loves his wife."
"What?" Yang Mailian didn't expect Zhang Hongping to say this, "You said Lu Cheng loves his wife?"
"Aunt Qin, you seem to know something, tell us."
"That's right... Aunt Qin, please tell me." Although this family compound is not small and there are many small things happening here, this is the first time I've heard of such a thing. A gay man going to see a gynecologist, isn't this unusual
Zhang Hongping said, "It is said that Lu Cheng went to the hospital to see a gynecologist because his wife had a stomachache during her period. We are all women, and we all know that sometimes when menstruation comes, the stomachache is unbearable. When I was young, I wanted to die because of the stomachache. So, this is the first time I have seen someone like Lu Cheng care about his wife like this."
"What? Is it because of this?" Yang Mailian was confused. However, she did not doubt Zhang Hongping's words. She just couldn't believe that Lu Cheng went to the gynecologist for such a small matter. He was not like a man at all. But secretly, she thought that such a man was good, so she felt very uncomfortable.
"Isn't Lu Cheng really too concerned about his wife?" The people around him were envious when they heard this.
"That's right. My man refused to let me see a gynecologist, and even asked me to pour me a cup of hot tea."
"That's right. We women can also hold up half the sky."
"This Lu Cheng wife is so happy."
"Then Lu Cheng's wife is also a good one. She became a stepmother at a young age, and she is also good to Lu Haici? Doesn't Lu Cheng cherish such a wife?"
"In my opinion, it's Lu Cheng's wife who is wrong." Amid the envy of the crowd, some people also said sour words.
"Chen Zhou's mother, what do you mean?" someone asked.
It turned out that this woman was Chen Zhou's mother.
Chen Zhou's mother said, "Look, men are already very tired every day, and we women have to make them worry less and take good care of them. How can we let men ask such... such inappropriate questions? Besides, who among us is not a woman? Who hasn't experienced this kind of thing? Menstruation is just a pain and it will pass. It won't kill anyone. She is just being hypocritical in my opinion."
"That's right." Someone else said sourly, "Besides, what's wrong with her being a stepmother? Lu Cheng is also the deputy head of the group. If she is not here to be a stepmother, can she find someone better than Lu Cheng?"
"What are you talking about? What's wrong with Lu Cheng's wife?" Yu Xiuyao had just come back from the supply and marketing cooperative to get food and was planning to do some laundry. She didn't expect to hear such a thing. "Lu Cheng's wife is good-looking, nice, and treats Lu Haici well, so why is she not worthy of Lu Cheng? Lu Cheng has a child, and Lu Cheng's wife is a pure and innocent girl marrying him. Why do you think she is marrying up? Besides, Lu Cheng's wife's grandfather is a doctor, and she herself graduated from junior high school. She is not like you who can't read a single word. Just because you are not good enough, don't think everyone else is."
Yu Xiuyao and Lin Qingqing are on good terms now, so she knows some things about the Lin family. Regardless of whether Lin Qingqing is from the countryside or not, the fact that his grandfather is a barefoot doctor is better than many people.
Moreover, although Grandpa Lin is a barefoot doctor in the countryside, he has a medical certificate. He is just in the countryside. In Yu Xiuyao's opinion, if Lin Qingqing really likes Lu Cheng, why would she marry a widower? This is clearly Lu Cheng taking advantage.
"Tsk, you have a good relationship with the Lu family, so naturally you will speak for them." Chen Zhou's mother said.
Yu Xiuyao: "You also said that I have a good relationship with the Lu family. Our Lao Qin and Lu Cheng have always been good friends. If I want to help someone, I have to speak for Lu Cheng, right? But I am a reasonable person. Lu Cheng's wife is good. I won't speak against my conscience like some people do. You guys, you talk too much. Be careful of your tongue."
"Just talk if you want to, why curse at me?"
"What? Do you still want to fight? Otherwise, let's go find the political commissar's wife and see what kind of gossip you are getting into." Yu Xiuyao was not afraid. She was a decisive person.
Lin Qingqing didn't know what happened in the family compound yet. At this moment, she was preparing the menu for lunch. There were too few dishes in the cafeteria. Among the limited vegetables, Lin Qingqing arranged fried cucumbers with minced garlic and braised potatoes for lunch.
It is very simple to stir-fry cucumber with minced garlic. Pour oil into a hot pan, add the minced garlic, and fry for a few seconds to bring out the garlic flavor. Then add the cucumber and cut the cucumber with a rolling knife. The cucumber does not need to be fried too much, just fry for two minutes so that it will be crispy.
Braised potatoes is a dish that Lin Qingqing likes very much. The potatoes are steamed first, then peeled and cut into pieces. Of course, in modern times, she would peel the skin first and then cut into pieces, but because there is no peeling knife in this era, it is more convenient to steam and then peel. After the potatoes are cooked, pour oil in a hot pan and then put the potatoes. Braised potatoes need more oil. After putting the potatoes in, stir-fry them for a few times, then add soy sauce. Add a little more soy sauce to make it colorful, and no salt is needed. When the soy sauce is absorbed, it can be served.
Now that the two dishes are ready, the food for the canteen of the third company’s kitchen team will be ready.
"Qingqing..." Yu Xiuyao came at this time.
"Why are you here, sister-in-law? Are you here to get some food?" Lin said with a smile.
Yu Xiuyao said, "That's right, I smell the fragrance. What a coincidence, the food has just come out of the pot." As she spoke, she waved at Lin gently, asking her to come over and talk.
Lin Qingqing said hello to Qi Shao and went over.
As soon as Lin Qingqing walked in, Yu Xiuyao couldn't wait to say, "Lu Cheng went to the hospital to see a gynecologist yesterday."
Lin Qingqing raised her eyebrows and found it a little funny. Why did everyone come to ask about this? "You... Aunt Zhang Hongping said this?" She only heard Zhang Hongping ask about this, so she guessed it was her.
“That’s not the case. When I went to do laundry, I heard…” Yu Xiuyao recounted what happened. “When I arrived, everyone was talking about it. Zhang Hongping was there too. Afterwards, I asked a few people I had a good relationship with, and they said that it was Yang Mailian who started it. Zhang Hongping also explained it for you, saying that it was you…” She recounted what she had found out.
Lin Qingqing pondered for a moment. She was a little surprised that Zhang Hongping would speak up for her. But she also understood a little. It seemed that Zhang Hongping came to ask about this matter in the morning. Qian Yuelan could tell Zhang Hongping, so she would naturally tell Yang Mailian. So, Lin Qingqing told Zhang Hongping what she asked in the morning: "This is all thanks to Zhang Hongping."
"Yang Mailian is such a big mouth..." Yu Xiuyao was furious when she heard this. "Zhang Hongping and Yang Mailian are good friends. I knew that Yang Mailian would definitely spread the news once she knew about this, so I came to you to verify it. But Zhang Hongping and Yang Mailian have always been at loggerheads, so this time it's really surprising."
Lin Qingqing: "Maybe it's for Qin Ming's sake."