"You rarely get a day off, so why are you doing this?" Lu Chen looked at An Lude with a puzzled expression.

He had a big smile on his face.

"Mind your own business!" An Lude smiled mysteriously, brushed past Lu Chen, and went into the family compound.

Lu Chen turned around to look at An Lude's back. This kid has been acting all mysterious ever since he submitted his marriage application.

I went to the playground for training and ran a few laps when I ran into Li Qingming.

This was the first time Lu Chen had met Li Qingming since returning from his mission.

After he personally brought Ye Feifei to justice, he was rarely seen.

The two exchanged brief greetings, and Li Qingming continued his training.

“This kid, I don’t know who offended him recently, he’s trained his men into devils. Shouldn’t you learn from him?” Xu Qianli ran up from behind and said to Lu Chen.

Lu Chen stared at Xu Qianli. He was idle all day long. If he couldn't see, he must have heard. Did he need to say anything?

"The competition is just around the corner, and it's family open day. Don't embarrass yourself in front of your wife!" Xu Qianli patted Lu Chen on the shoulder and raised an eyebrow.

"You're in the same regiment as me. If I embarrass myself, you won't fare much better, will you?"

Lu Chen is killing him by destroying his spirit!

After exercising, Lu Chen went to the cafeteria to get breakfast and then went back.

Today's breakfast in the cafeteria was rather simple: steamed corn buns, sweet potatoes, and some dried radish.

Lu Chen thought he should go back and cook porridge for his wife. Eating this hard cornbread first thing in the morning would be too much for her to swallow.

Lu Chen, who was simmering millet porridge in a pot, was exercising in the yard.

Dai Fenghe walked over hurriedly, and when he looked up, he saw Lu Chen.

"Commander Lu, just asking, do you have any eggs or brown sugar at home?" Dai Fenghe asked, his face covered in a fine sweat.

"I have a few eggs left at home, what's wrong with you...?" Lu Chen and Dai Fenghe didn't have much interaction, so his sudden question meant something must have happened.

Dai Fenghe said apologetically, "My daughter Miaoya gave birth the day before yesterday. She needs nutrition now, so I went to the supply and marketing cooperative to buy eggs yesterday. They said there are fewer eggs available recently, and with the newborn, we can only buy four. This morning, Xiaosi was helping to make breakfast for Miaoya and spilled the last egg! I was thinking if you had any, could you lend me some? I'll go to town to buy some later and pay you back when I get back. You can pay me back if you want."

"Wait here, I'll get it for you." Lu Chen went back to the kitchen to get it, leaving two eggs for his wife and giving the remaining six eggs to Dai Fenghe, along with a few pieces of brown sugar. "Eat these first. Xiao Si was just trying to help, don't hold it against her."

Lu Chen felt that Xu Xiaosi was still a child, living under someone else's roof, and wondered if she was afraid of being treated differently.

“I know Xiaosi is scared and wants to help me. I’ve been very busy with work lately, and with Miaoya giving birth, I haven’t been able to take care of Xiaosi’s feelings.” Dai Fenghe knew that Xu Xiaosi must be scared. Looking down at the eggs, Dai Fenghe said, “I’ll go to the city this afternoon and see if I can buy some from the commune. I’ll buy them for you then.”

Lu Chen added, "Actually, you can discuss your family's situation with the cafeteria's logistics department and ask them to help bring some eggs and brown sugar when they go shopping. The demand is quite high during postpartum recovery, so the logistics department can probably help."

Dai Fenghe was stunned; he didn't react at first.

"It's just that the logistics department helps the family compound buy some food every week," Lu Chen quickly explained. Dai Fenghe always demanded a lot of himself, and he felt that this must be a backdoor deal.

However, this is within the military. Considering that it's not easy for the families in the family compound to come to the city, and they might not be able to buy what they want, they usually allow the families to make purchases during designated times when they can buy in bulk at a lower price.

Dai Fenghe realized what was happening and nodded, saying, "Okay, I've got it. Thank you, Commander Lu."

Lu Chen pursed his lips and nodded.

Taking the eggs and brown sugar back, Dai Fenghe saw Xu Xiaosi sitting in the yard at seven o'clock in the morning.

Xu Xiaosi wondered if her uncle would be angry if she did something wrong.

Dai Fenghe felt terrible seeing this.

Xu Xiaosi is so sensible; it makes him feel bad too.

His wife went through a life-or-death ordeal to give birth to his son. Xiao Si must have heard too much gossip from others and thought that he wouldn't treat her well if she wasn't his biological son.

"Xiao Si, it's only seven o'clock, why aren't you going to sleep?" Dai Fenghe said to Xu Xiaoshan in a gentle tone.

Xu Xiaosi originally intended to cook brown sugar eggs for her aunt, but she accidentally knocked over the last egg and sat in the yard like a child who had done something wrong.

Upon hearing her uncle's voice, Xu Xiaosi quickly stood up and patted her bottom.

"Uncle, I'm sorry, I didn't mean to." Xu Xiaosi knew that the food was hard-earned, and she didn't want to do this.

Dai Fenghe stroked Xu Xiaosi's face and said with heartache, "Uncle knows you didn't mean it, I'm not angry. Go back to sleep, okay? It's still so early. Sleep a little longer, and Uncle will take you to the city to buy some delicious food, okay?"

Xu Xiaosi looked up blankly, remembering what an older boy in the family compound had said.

When my uncle has his own child, he will take her to sell, just like Grandma Lin did before.

"I...I won't go to the city. I will take good care of my aunt!" Xu Xiaosi trembled, wondering if her uncle was going to abandon her.

Seeing Xu Xiaosi's frightened appearance, Dai Fenghe felt sorry for her and wanted to explain to her.

The child in the room started crying. Dai Fenghe hurriedly put the eggs in the kitchen and went in first to check on the child.

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