"Sister, who is that Zhu Haiming?"

In the courtyard, Xiuxiu was washing the donkey cart when she couldn't help but turn around and ask a question out of curiosity.

Lu Fangfang sat to one side, cleaning the fish.

Hearing this, she recalled and said, "What Sister Guilan said earlier wasn't entirely wrong. She comes from a capitalist family. Sister Shufen and I came to the troupe together..."

Looking back now, she doesn't feel anything special anymore, let alone angry.

In her eyes, Zhu Haimei was practically just a stranger.

"That Li Dajun is really despicable! He actually used his brother-in-law's photo to go on a blind date. He's a terrible person!"

Xiuxiu spat, only then realizing that her sister had come to the troupe and such a thing had happened.

Thinking about how this person had risen from deputy battalion commander all the way down, she finally felt relieved.

Lu Fangfang smiled and shook her head. Li Dajun had only himself to blame. He was originally a promising deputy battalion commander, but now he was just a squad leader. His future was completely ruined.

"Little Flower, Little Yellow Dog, come here."

She pulled out the fish's large internal organs and threw them at the two little ones.

"Oh...ah..."

The little wild donkey, who was eating crushed corn, looked up, wagged its tail, and came over.

Lu Fangfang glanced at it, too lazy to care. Let it eat, anyway, there are no fish bones in the fish's internal organs.

She rinsed the big fish, then cut it into pieces with a knife and put it in a basin.

The fish that Xiuxiu caught weighed more than ten pounds, enough for several meals.

"Xiuxiu, don't go to the fish farm today. We'll stew the fish later."

"Why."

After washing her hands, Lu Fangfang put on her military overcoat and led the little wild donkey to the breeding farm.

At the entrance of the family compound, the women were still watching the commotion and discussing the affairs of the compound.

"The power has been out for two days now, and we don't know when it will come back on."

"Yes, it's really inconvenient without electricity. I'm running low on kerosene at home."

Zhao Guilan complained somewhat irritably.

It's so cold now, and if she wants to buy kerosene, she has to go to the county, which she doesn't want to do.

"Sister-in-law Guilan, the power in the family compound should be restored tonight."

"Xiao Lu, is it true?"

Zhao Guilan was delighted to hear this.

“It’s true, my son Mingcheng told me.”

Lu Fangfang nodded.

After greeting the other women in her family, she was about to leave when she saw Xiao Aiguo leading Li Dajun and Zhu Haiming towards her from the western residential compound.

Upon seeing this, the sisters-in-law immediately started gossiping again.

"Look, look, it's out, it's out!"

"Oh my, Zhu Haiming has become so thin! And her belly is so big, is she about to give birth?"

"It's not yet time for her to give birth; she should be able to give birth next year."

Lu Fangfang was taken aback. She squinted and looked at Zhu Haiming carefully, and found that, just as her sisters-in-law had said, Zhu Haiming had changed a lot.

The arrogance that Zhu Haiming previously exuded has completely vanished now.

She was wearing a light blue cotton coat, and her previously wavy hair had been cut short. She looked much thinner and her complexion was somewhat sallow.

Li Dajun, on the other hand, is still the same as before, with no change.

He helped the heavily pregnant Zhu Haiming walk over slowly.

Seeing everyone staring at her, Zhu Haiming nodded awkwardly to them, then followed Xiao Aiguo and quickly walked out of the family compound.

"Hey, this person has really changed. She doesn't look like a capitalist's daughter at all anymore."

"Yes, yes, those labor camps must be tough. Yu Feng, when you were on the farm, did you meet her?"

"Pah, I made a small mistake, how can I be compared to her?"

Yang Yufeng spat, her whole being filled with shame and anger.

The sisters-in-law were gossiping, and Lu Fangfang looked outside again before calling for the little wild donkey and walking away.

When they reached the main road outside the family compound, she looked back and saw Zhu Haiming following Xiao Aiguo to the regiment.

"Oh...ah..."

The little wild donkey, taking its steps, turned around and brayed when it saw that Lu Fangfang hadn't followed.

Lu Fangfang smiled and shook her head, then quickly walked a few steps.

Let Zhu Haiming come back, it's none of her business anyway.

Upon arriving at the farm, Lu Fangfang found Sister Shufen and talked about the electricity connection that had taken all afternoon.

"Oh dear, thank goodness it wasn't delayed. I was so worried about you."

Wang Shufen breathed a sigh of relief. She felt that the quails' yield was lower today because she hadn't provided them with enough light for two days.

"Sister Shufen, it's nothing, it's just a normal military region mission, there's no need to be nervous."

Lu Fangfang comforted Sister Shufen and then went to check on the breeding farm shed.

Back in the storage room, she saw Da Niu still sitting at the table drawing. She smiled and went over to teach Da Niu how to draw a Pallas's cat.

In the afternoon, Lan Ying's sister-in-law also came to the farm.

The group stared at the light bulb in the storage room, waiting until it was slightly dark before the bulb suddenly turned on.

"Oh my god, they've finally arrived."

Overjoyed, Zhao Lanying hurriedly went into the shed and turned on the lights.

"Chirp chirp~"

"Chirp chirp~"

Under the light, the dozing quails gradually became active again and began pecking at the food.

Lu Fangfang looked at the light bulb and a smile appeared on her face.

She patted the little wild donkey in the house, then went to fetch some corn stalks and brought them in before going back with Sister Shufen.

On the way, smelling the aroma of fish wafting from the troupe, she talked to Sister Shufen about Zhu Haiming again.

"Zhu Haiming is back? She got pregnant even earlier than you, her belly must be quite big by now."

Wang Shufen was quite surprised when she heard this.

She, her sister, and Zhu Haiming came to the group together, never expecting so many things to happen later.

Looking back now, it's quite amazing.

"Hmm, she looks no younger than me. She got pregnant more than two months earlier than me, and she should be giving birth soon in a few more months."

As Lu Fangfang was speaking, she saw someone walking towards her from the direction of the troupe.

Upon closer inspection, the man was indeed Li Dajun.

He was holding a large enamel mug and had an aluminum lunchbox in his arms.

Seeing Lu Fangfang and Wang Shufen walking towards him, he was taken aback. "Comrade Lu, Sister-in-law Shufen, are you going home?"

"Ah... um, Comrade Li Dajun, what's this?"

She was just talking to Sister Shufen when they bumped into each other, and Lu Fangfang was a little embarrassed.

"Oh, the troupe cooked several big pots of fish soup and fish meat today. Everyone in the troupe is eating fish. It's as lively as New Year's. I'll take some back for Hai Mei to drink."

A smile appeared on Li Dajun's face.

It's clear he's happy that Zhu Haiming is back.

"It's fine, go back quickly, don't let it get cold."

"Alright, I'll be going now."

Li Dajun nodded to the two of them, then picked up his things and strode away.

Lu Fangfang and Wang Shufen looked at each other, said nothing more, and quickly entered the family compound.