"Tomorrow you can take the chili sauce to the factory and eat it with steamed buns. When summer comes, when the army canteen makes its purchases, ask them to help you buy some radishes so we can make some dried radishes for you to eat with the chili sauce."

Lu Chen had considered all aspects.

"Lu Chen, thank you." Shen Qiaoyue felt a warmth in her heart after hearing this, and then complained, "You're so thoughtful, it's not like a man, it's like a woman."

Lu Chen: "..."

Is this how you describe your husband?

“If you were a man, I could be a woman too,” Lu Chen said.

Shen Qiaoyue burst into laughter at the teasing.

The journey was filled with laughter and joy.

Back home, Lu Chen bought a pound of pork ribs, six small shrimps, two crabs, and some green vegetables.

Stewed the pork ribs and yam, removed the shrimp veins, and then steamed them with the crab. She also stir-fried a pot of green vegetables and cooked sweet potato and millet porridge for today.

During the meal, Shen Qiaoyue told Lu Chen about her work plan for the next day.

Lu Chen intended to accompany her, but Shen Qiaoyue refused and then remained silent.

Xu Qianli, who went out for dinner after get off work that evening, was also very worried when he didn't see Liu Xinlan.

The food in the cafeteria wasn't very good today. It consisted of steamed buns, cabbage, and some dried vegetables stewed with pork belly, but there was only a small piece of pork belly, and the vegetables only had a meaty taste.

Chen Xiaohua came over to get her food and spotted the seat where Xu Qianli was sitting.

She got her food and sat down in front of Xu Qianli. Fang Guiyan, who was next to her, was clearly unhappy when she saw Chen Xiaohua.

Chen Xiaohua ignored her.

"Nurse Chen, you're always inseparable from Dr. Liu, why isn't Dr. Liu here for dinner today?" Fang Guiyan asked sarcastically.

While eating her rice, Chen Xiaohua said, "Officer Fang cares so much about our Dr. Liu!"

“Dr. Liu is a celebrity in the hospital, and everyone is quite concerned about her,” Fang Guiyan replied in the same tone.

Xu Qianli also looked at Chen Xiaohua with great curiosity.

"Thank you for your concern, Officer Fang. Dr. Liu has been overworked lately and has fallen ill. With your concern, Officer Fang, she will surely recover quickly." Chen Xiaohua replied to Fang Guiyan while also glancing at Xu Qianli.

Is Dr. Liu sick?

Hearing that Liu Xinlan was sick, Xu Qianli was extremely worried.

"Yeah, I worked overtime from yesterday until this morning, that's more than ten hours straight. I couldn't keep up with the nutrition and fainted. I'm resting in the dormitory now! Poor Dr. Liu, her family sent a telegram forcing her to marry her stepmother's nephew so they wouldn't have to pay a bride price. They think Dr. Liu can earn money to supplement the family income."

Chen Xiaohua described the situation as dire as possible: "I heard that they're about to bring that person over for a meeting, intending to keep him here indefinitely. They even called the hospital leadership, demanding that Dr. Liu be allocated an apartment as soon as possible."

"Is that so? I've never heard of Dr. Liu having such complicated affairs before!" Duan Jiahe thought he had known Liu Xinlan for quite a while, and even Instructor Xu had known their regimental commander for even longer, yet neither of them had heard of this.

"I live with Dr. Liu, don't you think? Do I know that?" Chen Xiaohua said guiltily to Duan Jiahe.

Upon hearing this, Xu Qianli was extremely worried and lowered his head to eat.

He finished all the dishes in three minutes and then put a steamed bun in his mouth.

Anlude stared at Xu Qianli with a puzzled look.

"I don't have any money with me, give me some." Xu Qianli directly reached into An Lude's pocket.

Before An Lude could speak, Xu Qianli took all the money and tickets from his pocket.

"Remember to give it back to me, I'm going to get married too." An Lude wanted to get some back, but Xu Qianli left with a bun in his mouth.

Chen Xiaohua tried hard to suppress her laughter.

Although it sounds a bit tragic, this is the only way to verify whether Xu Qianli likes Liu Xinlan or not.

Liu Xinlan felt inferior and afraid. She was afraid because her family background would affect Xu Qianli, but more so because she felt inferior and thought that Xu Qianli could never like her.

If things don't work with Liu Xinlan, then we can only try to get to Xu Qianli.

Last night, I deliberately made Liu Xinlan skip dinner tonight, all for this one moment.

Xu Qianli took the evening off to buy meat before the commune closed for the day.

They arrived at just the right time; they had two pounds of pork ribs and half a hen. The pork ribs were delivered in the afternoon, and the hen was freshly killed.

I bought them all for Xu Qianli.

Because it was close to closing time, the meat could have been kept until the next day, but the butcher didn't want to keep it and sold it all to Xu Qianli.

After buying the meat, Xu Qianli went straight to Lu Chen's house.

"Old Lu, is your sister-in-law home?" Xu Qianli came in with the groceries.

Lu Chen was washing dishes in the kitchen, while Shen Qiaoyue was cutting fabric in the living room to make some clothes for him, as his old clothes were yellowed and worn.

"Lu Chen is in the kitchen, what are you doing?" Shen Qiaoyue glanced over and saw Xu Qianli carrying a lump of meat in.

Xu Qianli said, "Can I borrow your kitchen for a moment? I need it to make soup. Do you have any more ingredients for stewing soup?"

Not only did they bring meat, but they also bought a pound of rice.

He went straight into the kitchen and saw Lu Chen busy at work. He put the meat aside, saw that there was still a fire, squatted down and said, "I need to make soup, can I borrow it for a moment?"

Lu Chen was stunned!

Shen Qiaoyue was also curious. She came out of the living room and went to the kitchen to ask, "Are you out of oil and want an extra meal? You're not participating in training tonight!"

"I took the night off. I heard that Dr. Liu is sick, so I'm going to make some soup for her and bring it over," Xu Qianli said.

The young couple looked at each other.

Shen Qiaoyue smiled and said, "Brother Xu, you like Dr. Liu so much and think of her in every way. Have you ever tried to find out her feelings?"

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