Meanwhile, Lu Chen, stationed at the border, looked at the photos they had taken together before their wedding.

He took out the photos and started looking at them inside the house.

Shen Qiaoyue's smile seemed forced. At that time, it was Lu Chen who suggested taking pictures, and Shen Qiaoyue was unwilling.

Lu Chen pulled her in to take the picture. The photographer joked, and Shen Qiaoyue pretended to smile.

Looking at this photo, Shen Qiaoyue is bright and beautiful, with captivatingly large, bright eyes.

Her skin was very fair; even a gentle pull on her wrist left red marks.

Xu Qianli came in from outside, and the two of them stayed in the same tent.

He lifted the curtain and came in, revealing Lu Chen's infatuated expression.

"Missing your younger siblings again?" Xu Qianli picked up a water glass, poured a glass of water for him, blew on it a few times as if he wanted to drink it, but felt that the temperature was too hot, so he chose to put it down instead.

Lu Chen touched Shen Qiaoyue's face in the photo with his fingers, looking at Xu Qianli.

"I wonder if Qiaoyue's personality will get along with Lu He's!" How could he not worry that Qiaoyue's personality was not pleasing?

My younger sister is timid and weak-willed. I feel like it might be difficult for the two of them to get along.

"Probably not. Shen Qiaoyue has clearly changed since she married you. Did you hit her on your wedding night?"

Xu Qianli was deliberately bringing up a sore spot.

Lu Chen shot him a killer look.

He grabbed the notebook from the bed and slammed it down on Xu Qianli, saying, "If you ever get married and try to win her over like this, you'll probably be divorced the very next day."

Xu Qianli took the notebook and retorted, "That's impossible. This is what my old squad leader said. He used this trick to completely subdue women."

"So obedient, he's probably not very old!"

"How could that be? Our class monitor is older than us, several years older!" Xu Qianli ignored Lu Chen's meaning.

Lu Chen: "..."

He waved to Xu Qianli to come closer.

What are you doing!

"Come here, I promise I won't hit you."

Driven by curiosity, Xu Qianli slowly approached.

Lu Chen put his right hand on Xu Qianli's shoulder and whispered, "If you marry Dr. Liu and do that to her, she'll definitely castrate you."

"What nonsense are you talking about!" Xu Qianli retorted in disbelief, angrily pushing Lu Chen away, then laughed, "Old Lu, you've even started joking with other people now!"

Lu Chen couldn't help but roll his eyes. This man clearly had no experience with married life, hence his expression.

Lu Chen also regretted listening to him back then.

Hearing a commotion outside, the two of them immediately dressed and went out of the tent.

Everyone looked serious and focused.

Lu Chen also became tense.

It wasn't fear, but rather a clear understanding of what was about to happen.

Xu Qianli and Lu Chen exchanged a glance.

"Old Lu, if I can't go back, remember to tell Liu Xinlan that I like her." Xu Qianli patted Lu Chen's shoulder and said, then put on his hat and went into battle mode.

Lu Chen mentally complained.

He's the regimental commander, so he'll definitely go first.

Lu Chen remembered what Shen Qiaoyue had said: he must not get hurt.

With a bang, everything began.

It was all the smoke and fire of battle.

...

In the quiet family compound, the noisiest thing every morning is the children. Shen Qiaoyue, who originally wanted to sleep until she woke up naturally, couldn't stand the sound of the children crying and sat up in bed.

After a moment of stunned silence, the child stopped crying and was taken home by his mother.

Shen Qiaoyue wanted to curse, but why did she have to wait until she had already sat up before stopping?

"This family compound is the liveliest place, a favorite spot for kids!" Shen Qiaoyue complained as she changed her clothes and went out.

Lu He's room was open. Seeing that no one was inside, he instinctively went to the kitchen. Standing at the kitchen door, he saw Lu He wearing an apron, chopping vegetables and cooking.

This was done in one go.

Shen Qiaoyue felt like she knew nothing.

"Sister-in-law, get up! We're having pork belly and white rice for lunch. We went early today and bought two pounds of ribs." Lu He busied herself and noticed someone standing at the kitchen door. Looking towards the door, she saw her sister-in-law standing there, happily sharing about buying groceries during the day.

"I bought two jin. Is it okay to buy two jin?" Shen Qiaoyue asked in confusion, her face full of doubt for a long time.

"Well, maybe it's because of the New Year, there's more meat today," Lu He explained.

Shen Qiaoyue suddenly realized something and said to Lu He with a smile, "Because tomorrow is New Year's Eve, the logistics department of the army can buy meat and vegetables today, so not many people went to buy meat from the commune."

"Can the military logistics department buy meat?" Lu He asked, puzzled.

Shen Qiaoyue leaned against the door and nodded, saying, "Yes, but it's only provided to family members. After purchasing it, it will be sold to us at a much lower price. No tickets are needed, just money."

Upon hearing this, Lu He realized that he had been taken advantage of and quickly said, "No wonder, I was wondering why there weren't many people queuing up to buy vegetables today. I didn't see a single woman from the family compound."

It turns out there are places where it's cheaper to buy it.

Looking at Shen Qiaoyue, he said, "Then, sister-in-law, should we go and buy some vegetables too? They're so cheap, and they'll keep for a long time in the dead of winter. We can also fry the pork we buy later and make braised pork belly."

"No need, someone will bring it over later." Shen Qiaoyue didn't need to guess; An Lude would definitely bring them meat.

When Lu Chen left, he gave An Lude six yuan.

It's about buying vegetables and meat for the Chinese New Year.

The commune will be on holiday today.

"Sister-in-law, I bought two fish, half a bag of potatoes, a pound of fatty meat, a few cabbages, and we have enough flour at home for the New Year." Lu He told Shen Qiaoyue about the things she bought today, afraid that her sister-in-law would buy duplicates.

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