After enjoying the delicious food, Gu An'an began to go on a shopping spree, hoarding goods like crazy.

Having experienced the apocalypse, she felt she had developed a hoarding habit, and seeing the warehouse piled high with goods gave her a great sense of satisfaction.

After finishing the work and working up a sweat, I took a shower in the space before leaving feeling refreshed.

No sooner had Xiao Yuheng left the space than he returned home with his belongings.

"An'an, the logistics department bought some pig's blood today. I bought a piece. Shaxuewang (a spicy blood curd dish) for dinner?"

Recently, Xiao Yuheng has been going to the cafeteria every day. If there are any fresh ingredients, he will ask someone to buy them for him. Thinking about it, it is indeed quite enviable.

"Can you do it?"

"Can't I learn even if I don't know how? You direct me from the side, and I'll do it."

Xiao Yuheng never had the idea that a gentleman should stay away from the kitchen; he even thought that his ability to marry Gu An'an was related to his shameless attempt to feed her.

Actually, he was right.

Sure enough, while other women were grumbling and complaining as they started cooking and serving their families, the Xiao family was incredibly harmonious.

The seafood I bought last time included dried squid. After soaking it, I added the pork slices, pig's blood, and some vegetables I bought earlier, and soon a simplified version of Maoxuewang was ready.

At this time of year, Gu An'an always regrets not having tripe or beef aorta, otherwise this dish would definitely be even more delicious.

What do you think?

Gu An'an took a bite and said, "Not bad."

It's fragrant and spicy, very appetizing.

Since there was a strong-flavored dish, Xiao Yuheng was worried that Gu An'an would get too hot, so he also made a vegetarian dish to cool her down. These two simple dishes were something that many families couldn't afford to eat during the Chinese New Year.

Unlike the harmonious relationship within the Xiao family, two families in the residential compound had already fallen out.

"What nonsense have you been spouting outside?"

The man glared angrily at his wife. If someone hadn't reminded him earlier, he wouldn't have known what his stupid wife was doing all day long, dragging him down.

"I... I didn't do anything."

She had long suspected that things would eventually come to a head, but she didn't expect it to happen so soon. At this moment, the woman was only worried that if she confessed, she would be beaten up.

Say it again.

"I...I really didn't do anything."

Seeing that she was still unrepentant, the man didn't want to continue discussing the issue with her. "Fine, since you're unwilling to admit it, I'll call my father-in-law and have him take you back."

That's a harsh statement. Although divorce wasn't mentioned, what kind of good treatment can a daughter receive after being taken back to her parents' home, unless that family truly loves their daughter to the core and will stand on her side regardless of any principles?

Clearly, the woman didn't have such a good family background.

No, don't.

She married better than her sisters, following her husband to the military base. She didn't have to serve her in-laws or have to put up with their attitudes. How could she let such a good life slip away?

"Will you tell or not?"

"I... I just felt uncomfortable seeing you always praising Deputy Regiment Commander Xiao's wife, so I did something wrong. But nothing bad happened, right? Can you... can you not do this?"

Her words made the man feel completely unfamiliar. "You can be forgiven just because nothing happened? I was trained by Deputy Regiment Commander Xiao when I joined the army. He even saved my life. If it weren't for him, I wouldn't be able to stay in the army now, let alone go home and have no job to do. You know that, so how can you say that?"

"But you've never praised me, yet you keep talking about other people's wives and telling me to learn from them. Don't I feel sad about that?"

These words were spoken with such conviction that they completely extinguished the man's desire to continue the conversation.

He originally wanted the other party to realize their mistake so that he could take them to the Xiao family to apologize. Although the rift would still exist, at least he could be true to his conscience. But he didn't expect his wife to say such a thing.

How to put it? He didn't regret praising Gu An'an, because he purely admired her character and cooking skills. He wanted his wife to learn from her so that their little family could get better and better. However, he only mentioned it once.

“Deputy Regiment Commander Xiao and I are comrades who can entrust our backs to each other. We absolutely cannot allow any slander against each other. I will call home and explain the situation to my father-in-law. I will sleep in the dormitory for the next few days.”

After saying this, the man went out and lingered at the Xiao family's door for a long time before knocking.

"Deputy Regiment Commander Xiao."

Xiao Yuheng knew the other party's purpose in coming, and did not blame his wife's mistake on him. "Come in."

Upon seeing Gu An'an, the man bowed to them and said, "I'm sorry, Deputy Regiment Commander Xiao and sister-in-law. This whole thing happened because I didn't manage my household well. I'm very sorry for the trouble I've caused you. I will handle this matter properly and this will never happen again."

Gu An'an had heard about the other party from Xiao Yuheng, but of course she didn't intend to do anything about it.

Xiao Yuheng regarded the other party as a comrade-in-arms and saved the other party once, but the other party also saved Xiao Yuheng once. This is a true comrade-in-arms.

"It's alright, it'll all be over soon."

Anyway, she had already slapped the other party in the face in her own way, and had vented her anger.

But the more tolerant they were, the more uncomfortable the other person felt. "I will send her home and won't let her gossip anymore."

He then bowed again, saying, "I'm sorry!"

After saying that, the man strode out, too ashamed to stay any longer.

This happened to another family as well, but the woman there was more pragmatic. She went to apologize with the man, especially after seeing the other person being sent back to his hometown. She was afraid of following in his footsteps and became very well-behaved after that.

Time passed at a leisurely pace, and the weather grew warmer day by day.

Gu An'an estimated that the village would probably start to get busy, so she discussed going back with Xiao Yuheng.

Having experienced life with a wife, Xiao Yuheng was reluctant to let her go. "Wife, are you really willing to leave me?"

"You're a grown man, are you afraid of being carried by a mouse?"

Xiao Yuheng hugged her without hesitation, even rubbing his head against Gu An'an. "But I can't live without you. I'm so used to having a wife and a warm bed. If you leave, how can I live in this empty house?"

"But there are still things to take care of in the village."

Xiao Yuheng knew this, and he felt both proud and sad. If his wife hadn't been so capable, would she have been able to stay by his side?

But this was just a thought; he wouldn't interfere with the other person's life and choices, it was just a bargaining exercise. "Let's postpone it for another half month. The weather isn't that warm yet, so it won't be a big problem to postpone it for another half month. If anything happens, just have your uncle call."

Gu An'an thought it over and agreed to pamper her own man.

From that day on, Xiao Yuheng became even more clingy. Whenever he wasn't working, he would kiss, hug, and lift his wife up high, taking his shamelessness to the extreme.