Whether out of guilt or something else, Commander Lei picked some scallions and hurried back to the kitchen.

Seeing his dejected look, Su Meihua asked curiously, "Did you run into a frostbitten eggplant when you went out? Why are you all wilted?"

Commander Lei sighed, "Do you know what I saw when I went out to pick scallions just now?"

Su Meihua put down the shovel. "What did you see?"

Commander Lei looked incredulous. "I saw Commander Lu from next door sitting on a small stool in the yard, washing clothes for his wife like a wronged little wife."

"What do you know? Commander Lu is just being affectionate with his wife."

While cooking, Su Meihua looked at Commander Lei with a meaningful gaze.

Commander Lei rubbed his arm. "Don't look at me like that, it's giving me the creeps. What's wrong?"

Su Meihua said, "Didn't you say before that you wanted to learn from Commander Lu? It hasn't been long, and you've already said no?"

Commander Lei still harbors some male chauvinism, and his mindset can't be changed overnight.

"It's not that I'm unwilling to learn from Commander Lu. The key is that Commander Lu even washed women's underwear. People outside say that washing women's underwear will bring bad luck."

Su Meihua immediately put down the shovel, put her hands on her hips and glared at him: "Old Lei, I don't like hearing you say that. How many times have we women washed clothes for you men?"

Why don't you men say that washing a man's clothes will bring you bad luck for life? That shows you have a problem with your thinking.

After being scolded by his lover, Commander Lei's voice became much softer, "It's not that I think so, it's that everyone else says so."

"Is what others say necessarily correct? Even great men taught men to respect women, and this is how you show respect?"

"Commander Lu has already reached the rank of full regimental commander at such a young age. With his combat achievements, he's bound to be promoted several more times with more seniority. He's not afraid of it, so what are you being so fussy about?"

Commander Lei chuckled awkwardly, "I'm not afraid. What do I have to be afraid of? If Commander Lu isn't afraid, I'm even less afraid since I'm barefoot."

Seeing that he was sincere in admitting his mistake, Su Meihua said, "That's more like it. The clothes I soaked last night haven't been washed yet, and there's also Xiaojun's clothes. Go wash them."

Commander Lei breathed a sigh of relief, carried the laundry basin to the well, and happened to run into Lu Ze leaving the house.

He was still a little embarrassed and asked hesitantly, "Commander Lu, you're exercising so early?"

Lu Ze glanced at the clothes in his hand and said, "My wife isn't feeling well, so I won't be cooking breakfast this morning. I'll go to the cafeteria to get breakfast."

His words carried a hint of pride.

Commander Lei: "..."

Why did going to the cafeteria to get breakfast for his loved one make Commander Lu feel so proud?

Commander Lei had no idea how much of a surprise Lu Ze had received for his progress last night.

Lu Ze didn't want to explain further to Commander Lei. He smiled and ran away.

Commander Lei watched his retreating figure, lost in thought.

There's a reason why Commander Lu was so popular with the women; who would have thought he was so considerate to his lover in private?

Recently, Mei Hua has been looking at him with disdain, and last night she even kicked him out of bed. He needs to learn a thing or two from Commander Lu.

I'll find some time later to go to Lu Ze's office and learn from his experience.

Although Lu Ze was married, he remained a prominent figure in the entire army.

On the way from the old residential compound to the canteen, everyone knew him.

"Greetings, Commander Lu!"

"Hello, sister-in-law!"

Song Yiming and his dormitory comrades went for a run and ran into Lu Ze.

"Greetings, Commander!"

"Hello everyone!" Lu Ze said, feigning composure, as he looked at the running troops. "Not bad, keep it up!"

Watching his team leader walk away, Song Yiming couldn't help but pat Old Li beside him, "Old Li, don't you think our team leader is unusually different today?"

Old Li was thick-skinned and didn't notice anything. "Is there any difference? Isn't he the same as usual, with a cold face, like an iron-faced Yama?"

Song Yiming said with disdain, "I shouldn't have asked you. You're such a blockhead. Don't you think the commander looks... well, exceptionally radiant today?"

Old Li scratched the back of his head. "Really?"

"Of course there are. The commander is usually very sparing with his words, never saying a word more than necessary. But count how many words he saw us say today."

Old Li paused, and then actually counted carefully: "Hello everyone, not bad, keep up the good work. Nine characters in total."

Song Yiming clapped his hands, "That's more like it. Before, you would just say 'Hello everyone,' but today you actually praised us in a friendly manner. The key point is that you guys were just fooling around and messing up the team just now."

Old Li nodded. "The regimental commander is acting quite strange today. Why do you think that is?"

"How would I know why? But it must be related to my sister-in-law. Whenever the regimental commander encounters anything related to my sister-in-law, he becomes unlike himself."

Lu Ze had no idea that Song Yiming and his soldiers thought of him that way, and went to the window to get his food in a cheerful mood.

After getting my food and returning home, it was still early.

He went inside and looked at his wife.

Yu Yao was sleeping soundly in bed, and he didn't have the heart to disturb her. He put the breakfast on the stove to keep it warm, left a note, and went to his office.

The first thing I did when I got to the office was to call the food factory. Only after making the call did I start working.

Half an hour later, the familiar reveille sounded for the troops.

The radio changed the song; this time it was a new patriotic song called "Unite to Strive for Greater Victory." The song was uplifting and passionate, full of the characteristics of the times.

The melody drifted into the bedroom through the window.

Yu Yao yawned and opened her eyes.

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