Liang Shuang pulled a navy blue scarf out of her luggage: "Here, this is a scarf I knitted myself. Shall I help you try it on?"

Looking at the soft scarf in her hand, Zhang Jianguo felt a surge of warmth in his chest: "Okay."

"Lower your head a little, otherwise I won't be able to put it on," Liang Shuang said sweetly to the man who was standing ramrod straight.

"Ah, oh oh oh," Zhang Jianguo quickly lowered his head.

Liang Shuang wrapped the scarf around Zhang Jianguo's neck, and after putting it on, she looked him up and down: "It's really nice, this color suits you very well, it was worth the half month I spent knitting it."

Actually, she originally wanted to knit a sweater for Zhang Jianguo, but unfortunately she didn't have the means, so she could only settle for knitting a scarf instead.

She had to unravel and re-knit this scarf several times before she finally finished it, because she would often miss a stitch or two. She didn't want to give Zhang Jianguo a flawed gift as her first present, so it took her a long time to complete it.

"Shuangshuang, thank you for your hard work. I really like this scarf," Zhang Jianguo said, looking at Liang Shuang with emotion.

Although they rarely had time to wear scarves in the army, each stitch was a token of Liang Shuang's affection, and he would keep it safe so that he could take it out and look at it whenever he missed Liang Shuang.

Liang Shuang smiled and said, "I'm glad you like it. I'll learn from my mother and try to knit you a sweater in the same color next year."

Zhang Jianguo smiled and shook his head: "No need for that. This scarf is enough for me. I don't want you to go through all that trouble."

"It's alright, it's something to pass the time when I have nothing else to do."

"Okay, just don't overwork yourself," Zhang Jianguo said, gently stroking the scarf around his neck.

The two chatted for a while longer before Liang Feng returned.

He frowned slightly as he looked at the two of them, who were practically radiating pink bubbles. "It's almost lunchtime. Let's go to the cafeteria first."

For some reason, seeing the two of them together made him feel inexplicably uncomfortable. Could it be that he envied Zhang Jianguo?

Shouldn't he find a wife too? Maybe he shouldn't refuse the next time the political commissar introduces him to someone.

Liang Shuang had no idea that her brother had a lot of thoughts running through his mind in such a short time. If she knew, she would probably go home and tell their mother the good news immediately.

The three went to the army canteen, where someone familiar with Liang Feng approached them and said, "Company Commander Liang, is this your college student sister?"

"Old Liang, you have such a beautiful girl, why don't you introduce her to your brothers? As the saying goes, 'Don't let the good stuff go to outsiders.'"

Zhang Jianguo, who was standing to the side, turned pale upon hearing this and stared intently at the person who had spoken.

"Hey, Lao Zhang, why are you looking at me like that?" The man took a step back uncomfortably, as if he felt that Zhang Jianguo was about to pounce on him and beat him up.

Liang Feng couldn't help but burst into laughter: "Hahaha, why do you think he's looking at you? It's because you said 'don't let the good stuff go to outsiders,' right? Jianguo has been my sister's boyfriend for a long time."

Because the two have no plans to get married yet, not many people know that Zhang Jianguo and Liang Feng's sister are dating; only a few of their close comrades and direct superiors know.

"Wow, you're quick on the uptake," the guy said, glaring at Zhang Jianguo with feigned indignation, as if he'd missed out on a fortune.

Zhang Jianguo smiled smugly: "Well, don't be too envious of me."

It was Liang Shuang's first time eating military food. She frowned as she looked at the two steamed buns and the cabbage and potato stew in front of her: "Brother, do you eat this every day?"

This food looks like it has no oil at all. My brothers have to train every day. If they don't eat well, where will they get the energy?

Liang Feng knew what his sister was thinking and said with a smile, "How could that be? How can we train if we eat this bland soup every day? You're just unlucky to have come today. We missed our meat meal. Sometimes we can even have a meal of egg and sesame oil noodles. It tastes amazing."

Each soldier in the army also has a fixed amount of food, 45 jin of grain per month, which includes rice and flour, 3 jin of meat and 1.5 jin of cooking oil.

Meat will definitely be available, but it's unlikely that you can eat meat every day.

"That's good. I thought you guys ate this every day," Liang Shuang said, feeling much relieved after hearing her brother's words.

At home, Liang's mother often talked about how her eldest son was doing in the army. Every time she wrote back, she said that everything in the army was good, but they didn't know if it was really good. This time, her daughter came to visit her family in the army so that she could see how her eldest son was doing.

If Liang's mother knew that her eldest son was eating only bland soup every day in the army, she would probably be heartbroken.

Liang Feng earnestly warned his younger sister, "When you get back, don't say anything carelessly to Mom, or she'll worry again."

"Yes, I know, I definitely won't say anything nonsense," Liang Shuang nodded.

She suddenly remembered something and looked at Liang Feng with a smile, saying, "Oh right, when I came here this time, my mom gave me a task. She said she'd urge you to find a partner soon. She's so anxious at home that she can't even eat properly. If you don't find a partner soon, she'll come to the army base in person to urge you next time."

This was entirely within Liang Feng's expectations. Every time, whether it was through correspondence or phone calls, Liang's mother would inevitably bring up this topic.

"Don't worry about Mom, I'll put this on my agenda and try to bring my partner home next time I go."

These words truly surprised Liang Shuang: "Really? Are you just trying to appease us again? You're just saying it but not actually doing anything."

Liang Feng glared at him and said unhappily, "You're starting to doubt your brother? A real man keeps his word and does exactly what he says."

Liang Shuang ignored him and turned to Zhang Jianguo, saying, "Jianguo, keep an eye on him for me. If he dares to lie to me, write a letter to tell me."

“Okay, I’ll keep an eye on him for you. If he refuses the next introduction the political commissar gives him, I’ll write to you,” Zhang Jianguo said, looking at Liang Shuang with a doting expression.

Liang Feng: "Zhang Jianguo, you're such a womanizer who neglects your friends."

"Hmph, this is my boyfriend. If he doesn't value me, why would he value you?" Liang Shuang looked at her brother with a smug expression.

Zhang Jianguo nodded in agreement and said in a voice only the three of them could hear, "Shuangshuang is the most important."

Liang Shuang winked sweetly at Zhang Jianguo.

Liang Feng admitted that he was being flaunted. He seemed to smell the sour, pungent scent of romance in the air, and he lost his appetite for the rice in his bowl.

He'll go see the political commissar tomorrow and settle his marriage as soon as possible.

Hehe, then it'll be Zhang Jianguo's turn to envy him, since Liang Shuang still has two more years before graduating.