Anyway, any dish will do. At this point, there's no time to be picky.

"Don't mention it, you're too kind. It's just some vegetables. Come on, let me take you to pick some. Our vegetable garden just harvested cucumbers and green beans these past few days, they're very fresh."

The vegetable garden wasn't far away, just on that open space outside the residential area. Each family was allocated a plot of land, and Yang Lin's family's vegetable garden was right by the roadside.

Sure enough, just as Yang Lin had predicted, the green beans, cucumbers, and cowpeas produced a great many plants.

"These are from the commander's family. Pick whichever one you like."

However, in the end, Ye Wanying only picked a little of each vegetable, enough for tonight's meal.

They were supposed to give him money, but Yang Lin refused.

To avoid hurting feelings, Ye Wanying let it go. However, even if she couldn't give money, she could exchange it for something else, right?

Back home, Ye Wanying packed two apples and about half a pound of peanuts, then beckoned to her son, "Tuanzi, come here!"

After Tuanzi slowly came over, Ye Wanying handed the bag in her hand to her son: "Take these things to Aunt Yang's house next door."

"Mommy...why did we take it to Aunt Yang's house?"

Tuanzi thought to herself: These things are all mine, I don't want to give them to others. Of course, except for Daddy and Mommy, and also my brother.

Ye Wanying knew her son was a foodie, so she straightened him up and said, "The food we're having tonight was all provided by Aunt Yang. Didn't Mom tell you that we should share things with everyone? So, do you want to take the food to Aunt Yang's house now?"

Tuanzi thought for a while before nodding: "Hmm... I want to share... Mommy, I'll go now."

"Okay, go ahead!"

Then, Tuanzi, with her slender build, carrying the things in her pocket, swayed as she went out the door.

Ye Wanying smiled and took the vegetables from the basket into the kitchen to wash them.

Hao Gang was wiping the cutting board with a rag when he saw Ye Wanying come in carrying vegetables: "Sister-in-law, let me help you wash them!" he said very warmly.

However, Ye Wanying directly refused, and then deliberately teased, "No, we still want to eat tonight, Young Master Hao, you should go out and wait for the meal."

"Ahem... Sister-in-law, please stop teasing me."

"Pfft~~ Alright, alright, let's go outside and wait. This kitchen is too big; it can't fit two people."

...........

Commander Gao returned just before dinner.

Hao Gang and his friend were playing around on the sofa when they saw the figure at the door and immediately stood up: "Good morning, Commander!"

Tuanzi paused for a moment, then stood up and greeted the leader in a soft, sweet voice, looking incredibly cute.

When Commander Gao returned home, his face was not cold. He said calmly to Hao Gang, "Sit down," and then took his son who rushed towards him.

"Dad, Dad...do you miss me today?"

Such tender and affectionate words, Commander Gao could not possibly utter: "Ahem, did you miss me?" he asked in return.

Tuanzi had no idea that his father was deliberately changing the subject: "Thinking... I really want to..." he said, while making a huge hand gesture.

"Good girl."

Knowing that his father was praising him, Tuanzi was overjoyed and excitedly started kissing his father's face.

Pfft, if he weren't Gao's biological son, he probably would have been beaten to a pulp by Commander Gao long ago.