After dinner, Zhao Qinglan, Wu Mei, and the young lady Sun Jiajia went to the lakeside to wash the dishes.

Sun Wu took the eldest and second child to play.

Sanwa’s car was also brought. Sanwa lay in the car and clapped his hands excitedly while watching his brothers having fun. Xiaoduo sat in front of his younger brother and watched.

"Commander, it's been a long time since you've felt this relaxed and comfortable, hasn't it?" Li Huai asked with a smile as he sat there.

"That's right. Holidays are supposed to be a time to relax, but I tend to worry more during those times."

Especially after the last burglary in the confidential room, he now has more white hair.

Although his superiors didn't dismiss him because of this, he knew that if he couldn't keep track of the people, his career as a regimental commander was probably over.

Looking at the happy children over there, Li Huai smiled more.

“After I retire, when the children are grown up, it would be nice to find a place like this for my sister-in-law to live out our retirement.”

The eldest son is now a college student and will hardly come back. The two younger children will take the college entrance examination soon.

Even if he doesn't get into university, he'll definitely have to start working after graduating from high school. Then, he and his wife will be the only ones left at home, and he can take the opportunity to make up for what he missed when he was young.

Li Huai agreed with this statement. "When I get older, I also want to live like Qinglan."

After listening to his wife's description and knowing that the country would be prosperous and strong in the future, he naturally thought it would be nice to travel around with his wife and see the beautiful rivers and mountains of the motherland.

Sun Shengli sneered. "You're still a kid, you're far from being able to retire. Keep up the good work, and who knows, I might have to call you 'Commander' when I see you in the future."

"Commander, you're making me feel too embarrassed," Li Huai said, a little embarrassed.

"What's wrong with teasing you a little?"

"What are you all talking about, making such a fuss?" Wu Mei wiped her hands clean and came over.

“We were talking about how we’d take care of ourselves in our old age,” Sun Shengli replied with a smile.

Wu Mei was a little surprised. "Why are you suddenly bringing this up?"

"Just chatting. By the way, what are you guys planning to do later?"

"Qinglan, have you thought about what we should do?" Wu Mei called out as she turned around, seemingly unsure of what to do.

Zhao Qinglan put away the dishes and came over.

“Now that we’re out, let’s relax a bit. I’ve got some clean sheets, let’s spread them out and sit by the lake and enjoy the view.”

Wu Mei thought it was a great idea as soon as she heard it.

After Zhao Qinglan made the bed, the children came over.

Fortunately, Zhao Qinglan had brought more than one bed sheet, so everyone was able to sit down.

"Commander, there look like there are fish in that lake. Shall we go and catch a few?"

"Sure, back in the day when there wasn't much to eat, we'd go out to suppress bandits and rely on fish from the lake and wild game from the mountains to have a good meal."

When they heard that they were going to catch fish, Da Wa, Er Wa and Sun Wu all followed them.

"Be careful not to fall into the water. Big brother and second brother, you two stay on the side and watch carefully. Don't go in."

These two kids can't swim, it would be bad if they fell in and choked on the water.

Suddenly, the man was left with only the little Sanwa who was carried out by Zhao Qinglan and placed on the bed sheet.

But maybe he was tired, and the third child fell asleep after crawling for a while.

Xiaoduo and Sun Jiajia were playing cat's tangle, and some of the tricks were taught to them by Zhao Qinglan.

"Qinglan, you really know how to enjoy life. I never thought about going out for a walk before."

Zhao Qinglan smiled. "Sister-in-law, it's not too late to know now. Whenever you have the chance, you should go out and stroll around with the regimental commander more often."

Life is short, so why not cherish the present and enjoy it to the fullest?

"By the way, how did things go when you went into town with Xiao Zhou that day?"

Although Zhao Qinglan didn't say anything, Wu Mei lived next door, so how could she really not know anything?

"My impression of you was alright after we met, let's see how it goes."

"That's true. It's a major life event, so we have to be careful. If my Sun Wen hadn't gone to the capital, I would really like to marry Qingzhu to be my daughter-in-law." What she said was true.

"Sister-in-law, this means that Qingzhu and Sun Wen are not destined to be together. Sometimes, the matchmaker has already tied the knot long ago."

Just like her and Li Huai, no matter when they met, they were the most suitable people for each other.

As she watched the men busily catching fish by the lake, feeling the gentle breeze, Zhao Qinglan felt this was the most relaxed moment she had experienced since her rebirth.

From now on, whenever she has the chance, she will take the children out for a walk more often.

With the unremitting efforts of Li Huai and Sun Shengli, they actually caught a few fish.

All the fish were grilled and eaten.

They also grilled some other food.

Zhao Qinglan has a good appetite, and she never forgets to bring all her condiments when she goes out.

Whether it is grilled buns or grilled vegetables, they are all delicious when sprinkled with seasoning or dipped in sauce.

It was also the first time for Li Huai and his friends to eat such delicious barbecue.

The only thing that Zhao Qinglan felt was a flaw was the lack of lamb, otherwise grilled lamb skewers would be the king of barbecue.

As expected, everyone was full.

Even the little kid who can't eat can't help but drool over the ever-fragrant barbecue, but unfortunately he can only eat his own special food.

For fear of mosquitoes or other insects, they sprinkled some medicine powder around the campsite after finishing their meal.

As the sky gradually darkened, the stars in the sky became brighter and brighter.

Zhao Qinglan couldn't remember how many years it had been since she had seen such a beautiful night sky and stars.

In my past life, with the increasing number of lights in the city, seeing such a beautiful view at night became a rare treat.

The two families slept in separate tents.

Before going to bed, the two children were still playing around, until Li Huai scolded them and they quickly lay down to sleep.

Zhao Qinglan chatted with her husband for a while before she fell asleep sweetly leaning on her husband's shoulder.

As soon as she fell asleep, Li Huai got up and went out.

Coincidentally, just as he went out, Sun Shengli also came out.

"Commander."

"Looks like you think the same way I do. Alright, let's take turns keeping watch then," Sun Shengli said with a smile.

Even though this place doesn't look like a dangerous place, it's always good to be careful, since it's not home.

The two men reached a consensus at that moment.

"Commander, you go to sleep first, I'll keep watch for the first half of the night."

"Okay, then I'll go to sleep now."

After Sun Shengli left, Li Huai sat in front of the tent and began to keep watch.

Keeping watch might be tough for others, but it's nothing for him.

After all, he had worked his way up from being a new recruit standing guard.

Zhao Qinglan and her family had children and were completely unaware that while they were fast asleep, two grown men were taking turns watching over them.

Zhao Qinglan got up in the middle of the night to feed her youngest son, but Li Huai happened to be back at that time, so she had no idea what had happened.

After feeding her, she fell asleep again. When Zhao Qinglan woke up again, she was completely frightened by the screams of the child outside.