But later I can make some dried grilled fish and send it to him; those things can be eaten directly without cooking.

After finishing her business, Chen Hong took Zhou Yi directly to Weihai Airport. There was a cargo flight back to Beijing at 3 p.m., which Zhou Yi had already arranged in advance.

When they arrived at the airport, it was exactly 2:30. There were people waiting for Zhou Yi at the security checkpoint. Chen Hong glanced at them from afar and could tell from their posture that they were soldiers like Zhou Yi.

After saying goodbye to Zhou Yi in the departure hall, Chen Hong drove home alone. Watching Chen Hong leave, Zhou Yi, carrying his luggage, went to meet up with his comrades.

"You've got something going on this trip, haven't you? You've sorted out your personal life. Was that person your girlfriend just now?"

"She's really beautiful. No wonder you've been dragging your feet on finding someone all these years. Looks like you have high standards; you won't settle for anything less than a beauty!"

Zhou Yi handed the luggage to him and said in a low voice, "Shut up. This is a public place. Be mindful of your military image. Stop talking nonsense. Let's go. We'll talk about it when we get back!"

His comrade Li Guangliang took his luggage and saw that he didn't deny it, and kept talking as he walked.

"Wow, did your partner send all of this? It's quite heavy, and there's a lot of stuff in here. What's all this stuff?"

Zhou Yi rolled his eyes at him and didn't respond to his question. If he told him that most of the food was food, he would definitely not leave him anything when he returned to the army.

His comrades were incredibly thick-skinned, acting like animals and treating him like family.

They should keep it a secret for as long as possible and hide the things when they get back. Chen Hong had brought a lot of dried fruit for herself; if all else failed, she would share a few with them. In any case, she absolutely could not bring herself to tell them now.

Zhou Yi made up his mind, didn't say anything, took the lead, showed his identification, went through security, and entered the airport. He left Weihai at 3 p.m. sharp and returned to his unit.

After returning to the barracks and putting down his luggage, the first thing he did was take out his phone and send a text message to Chen Hong: I'm back at the barracks now, don't worry, remember to miss me!

Chen Hong was browsing the internet when her phone vibrated. She picked it up and saw it was a text message from Zhou Yi. After reading it carefully, she couldn't help but smile.

She immediately replied: Okay, I understand. Eat what I brought you as soon as possible. Be careful on your mission. If you need anything, just text me and I'll mail it to you. She even added a little heart at the end!

Zhou Yi was grinning widely in his dorm room, looking at the text message with a silly grin, when Li Guangliang and four or five comrades rushed up to him, saying, "I carried your luggage all the way here, and you ran fast."

After getting off the bus, I turned around and couldn't find you anywhere! You must have something good you wanted to keep to yourself.

"Hand over your items immediately. We need to inspect them, and any prohibited items will be destroyed on the spot."

Several comrades, like bandits entering a village, quickly opened all of Zhou Yi's luggage, which he hadn't had time to unpack yet.

"Hey, what's this? Oh, tea leaves. We don't need this stuff, you can keep it for yourself."

"Hey, Lao Li, this is good. It's dried fruit. Take it all and we can all share it."

"Oh, this is honey. I'll save a jar for you. We can each have a share of this jar to try. My throat's been hurting lately from all the strain, so this is perfect for me!"

Thanks, Lao Zhou! You're so kind; you didn't forget about us when you got something good!

Zhou Yi kicked Li Guangliang twice in anger: "Have you no shame? That was a gift from someone! You deserve to have a sore throat. Who talks as much as you? You're like a gossipy old woman all day long!"

Li Guangliang was thick-skinned; he took two kicks but didn't care at all, and even said smugly, "I talk a lot, I'm popular! Unlike you, you're such a repressed old man!"

"Hahaha, hahaha!" Several comrades couldn't help but burst into laughter after hearing Li Guangliang's words.

Hou Lin, nicknamed "Monkey," let out a shriek: "Haha, I'm rich! Look what I found! There's wine, and it's even grape wine!"

"I'll leave you one bottle, don't say we're not loyal. We'll just finish these three bottles tonight at the cafeteria; we didn't bring enough, there won't be enough to go around!"

Zhou Yi shoved and parried, finally managing to snatch the box of tea, a bottle of honey, and a bottle of wine. He only managed to grab a handful of dried fruit, less than half a pound, which infuriated him.

I secretly regretted returning to my dorm and forgetting to lock the door first.

"Do you guys even look like soldiers? Isn't this just the behavior of bandits and robbers? What do you mean, 'Leave some for me'? I took all of this myself."

You all better watch out, or I'll teach you a lesson! See you on the playground tomorrow!

Li Guangliang and his men laughed heartily, grabbed their things, and ran off. "Even if we don't steal your stuff, you've already punished us enough. Once we've eaten your good stuff, we'll accept the punishment."

The group ran very fast and disappeared in a flash. Zhou Yi wasn't really angry.

That's how the army is; it's a real big family. He often snatched the local specialties his comrades received from their hometowns! *cough...cough...*

However, this time it was something Chen Hong had given her, and it was snatched away by these beasts, which really pained him.

They had originally planned to sneak the things away quietly, but Li Guangliang, that big mouth, brought several animals with him.