A tall figure stood at the entrance of the cafeteria.

She immediately jogged over and whispered, "Lu Ting!"

Standing beside Lu Ting were Dai Yong'an and Ji Hongwen. Upon hearing the sound, the three of them instinctively turned around to look.

Upon seeing that it was her, Lu Ting immediately glanced at the two people beside him and said, "Come on, let's go inside and eat."

Ji Hongwen was slightly surprised when he saw Su Miaoyan.

Is this the capitalist's daughter?

Su Miaoyan stood beside Lu Ting. She recognized Dai Yong'an, but the other person was…

Lu Ting explained, "This is my comrade-in-arms, Ji Hongwen. He helped me submit the application for military dependents and the application for marriage in the family compound."

Su Miaoyan understood and greeted him, "Hello."

Ji Hongwen snapped out of his reverie, but his expression remained somewhat indifferent. "Hello."

Su Miaoyan didn't notice anything amiss.

Lu Ting frowned slightly, but didn't say anything. The group walked into the cafeteria, and almost as soon as they entered, they attracted everyone's attention.

The group chose to ignore it, and after buying their food, they found a place to sit down.

Dai Yong'an shoveled his food into his mouth, practically wolfing it down. "Sister-in-law, are you hosting a banquet tonight? Do you need me to help out?"

Su Miaoyan: "Anything is fine. I'll bring you some food later."

Dai Yong'an scratched his head, "No need, Lu Ting and I are brothers, why would we talk about payment when brothers help each other?"

Lu Ting also said, "If he wants to help, then let him help. We're short-handed anyway."

"Oh, okay."

Su Miaoyan kept her head down and ate her meal, while Ji Hongwen, who was next to her, remained silent.

The canteen was a bit noisy; it could be said to be the second most gossipy gathering place besides the family compound.

Some people have heard that Professor Xue from the Military Region Research Institute has found his son who had been missing for more than a year!

"Professor Xue is clearly in his forties, but his hair looks completely white."

"Of course! Anyone with a conscience would be heartbroken if their child disappeared without a trace!"

"I don't know who found it. I heard it was Elder Bian, but I heard from my family yesterday that Elder Bian denied it and said that a girl saved it."

"girl?"

The man was surprised. "No way, are you kidding me? Does a young lady have that kind of courage?"

"I don't know, that's what my family told me, although I don't really believe it."

The female soldier scoffed, "Even if it was a girl who saved her, it could only be a female soldier like us who could save her. But now that she's become the Xue family's benefactor, she'll have a powerful backer in the military region."

Everyone knows that the Xue family is a well-known bigwig in the research institute. Even the leaders above have to speak to Professor Xue with great respect.

"Yeah, I don't know who's so lucky, but I don't think it was the girl who saved her. Just take these rumors as a joke."

"Yes, you're right."

The two female soldiers then started gossiping with Lu Ting and the others who were sitting not far away.

"See that? That's the legendary capitalist's daughter!"

"I see it, I see it, it's really beautiful, it's a pity its background is bad."

"Oh dear, these days, looks are nothing compared to background. I don't know what Commander Lu saw in her. Looks can't put food on the table. If you ask me, being presentable and capable is the most important thing."

"Who cares? Anyway, I don't like these delicate capitalist heiresses. Let's sit away from them from now on."

"Okay, okay, I'll do whatever you say, so I won't get tainted by the bad luck of this kind of person."

"Hmm, what's the use of being good-looking? You're not even as useful as Miao Qihuai, that pretty-but-nothing in the performing arts troupe."

Another female soldier laughed when she heard this, "You mean Miao Qihuai? That lovesick girl who's always chasing after Meng Hongshen?"

"Yeah, I wonder if she's been using some other tricks lately. It seems like she hasn't been bothering Meng Hongshen for a while."

The two exchanged a glance. "They're definitely playing hard to get!"

Such gossip discussions were countless in the cafeteria.

But everyone spoke in hushed tones, since this was a military region, and they only dared to discuss it privately. No one dared to say it to anyone's face, for fear of being investigated by the political commissar.

After finishing their meal, Su Miaoyan and the others returned to their courtyard and began preparing for the wedding banquet.

Knowing that Lu Ting was going to hold a banquet, Commander He specially granted the three of them half a day off so that they would have time to hold the banquet.

All the invitations have been sent out. Su Miaoyan has booked seven tables based on the number of guests, but she doesn't know if that many people will actually come.

The three of them went into the kitchen, and Dai Yong'an was somewhat surprised when he saw the fruits and vegetables on the table.

"Sister-in-law, did you buy all of these?"

“Mmm.” Su Miaoyan walked over. “They were all picked from the orchard.”

Dai Yong'an picked up a cabbage and examined it. "This cabbage is so fresh and tender. I've never picked such a good cabbage in an orchard before."

Su Miaoyan's heart skipped a beat, and she quickly came up with an excuse, "I picked these out carefully, so why don't you take a good look and try them out too?"

"Oh, I see."

Dai Yong'an scratched his head. "No wonder. Every time I go in, I just pick whatever I can, as long as it's edible."

Su Miaoyan smiled and said, "I'll give you some after you finish the banquet and go back. There's more below."

Dai Yong'an said embarrassedly, "Sister-in-law, this is really inappropriate."

He also felt somewhat guilty about what happened last time.

He came to help this time hoping to improve his image with Su Miaoyan, as he was afraid she would have a bad impression of him.

After all, she's Brother Lu's wife, so we have to cultivate a good relationship with her.

At this moment, Lu Ting walked over and said, "Alright, hurry up and help wash the vegetables."

"Okay."

Dai Yong'an paused for a few seconds, then quickly took the basin and left. After Dai Yong'an left, Lu Ting looked at Su Miaoyan and said:

"Did you buy all of these by yourself?"

"Yes, I bought them all from the supply and marketing cooperative and the orchard."

Su Miaoyan felt a little guilty.

Lu Ting frowned slightly, "Next time you don't need to buy so much by yourself, you can't carry it all."

Su Miaoyan waved her hand, "It's okay, it's okay, I can carry it. After all, you're training on the training field, and this is our wedding banquet, so I definitely have to do my part."

If she were to have him accompany her in the future, how would she then retrieve items from her spatial storage to conceal her identity?

Su Miaoyan's inner thoughts began to take flight.

Lu Ting glanced at her small, palm-sized face and slender wrists, and couldn't believe it.

Silently, he picked up the vegetables next to him and walked to the sink to wash them.

Su Miaoyan: ...

Su Miaoyan walked over and said, "Lu Ting, I just thought you were tired from training and didn't want you to be so tired after training, so I bought it myself."

Besides, I'm used to the taste of food at home, and if the quality of these dishes isn't good, my stomach will feel uncomfortable, so I thought I'd pick them out myself first.

Lu Ting paused slightly upon hearing this, glanced at the ingredients on the cutting board, and explained, "I didn't mean to blame you, it's just that..."