When Chen Yong came in carrying two rice bowls, he saw Xiao Yuheng smiling broadly on the phone, which he found rather strange.

"Deputy Regiment Commander Xiao, what are you laughing at? It's creepy."

He put the rice bowl on the table and touched his arm, trying to prove with the goosebumps on his arm that what he had just said was absolutely true.

Xiao Yuheng's smile vanished instantly, replaced by his usual stern expression. "creepy?"

Chen Yong regretted it as soon as the words left his mouth; why did he have to say what was on his mind?

"No, no, I was talking about myself. My mom always says my smile is creepy."

Xiao Yuheng took the rice bowl and started eating, not intending to continue the topic. Anyway, there would be plenty of opportunities to deal with this guy, so there was no need to use words.

Seeing this, Chen Yong thought the matter was over, so he picked up his rice bowl and started to walk out. If he didn't leave, who knew what tricks Deputy Regiment Commander Xiao might come up with to deal with him?

The door closed, and Xiao Yuheng slowly raised his head, his chewing speed slowing down as he thought of that person far away in Xiaowang Village.

It's so cold there, I wonder if they're used to it.

Gu An'an and Zhou Yue had a clear goal: no matter what they were going to buy later, they would fill their stomachs first.

"Achoo, achoo."

Gu An'an sneezed twice after taking just one bite of noodles.

"Could it be that he caught a cold from being chilled?"

As Zhou Yue chewed on the fragrant braised meat, she felt as if she had come back to life.

Gu An'an shook her head, "It's also possible that someone is secretly badmouthing me behind my back."

"Impossible. If you're being scolded, then you're thinking about someone, then you're catching a cold. If you didn't catch a cold, then someone must be thinking about you."

Who is thinking about her?

Factory Director Li and his wife might miss her, but as for the others, apart from the neighbors with whom they had only a casual relationship, and the Gu family, they were probably filled with hatred right now, so how could they possibly miss her?

However, she didn't say these things aloud. In her opinion, there was no need to talk about these private matters with others, and they weren't anything to be proud of anyway.

"It would be strange if anyone missed me."

In her past life, she was the one with weak family ties. Apart from her maternal grandmother, she had never experienced the warmth of family from anyone else. However, she was rather indifferent to the affairs of this life.

Even so, Zhou Yue still caught the fleeting look of melancholy in her eyes.

In Zhou Yue's eyes, Gu An'an was different. She was different from other girls; she was brave, strong, and capable.

The thing that made her show that expression must be something important. I wanted to ask, but we haven't known each other for very long, so it wouldn't be good to ask rashly.

Wanting to say something to gloss over this little incident, Xiao Yuheng's image popped into her mind, and Zhou Yue's lips curled up, "I know who's thinking about you."

Gu An'an raised an eyebrow slightly, "Tell me?"

"Deputy Regiment Commander Xiao."

Gu An'an didn't expect to hear this name from Zhou Yue. Thinking of that man, she frowned slightly. He was good-looking and had a good figure, but his job was too dangerous.

Having survived the apocalypse, all she wanted was a peaceful life here; she never considered finding a soldier to live with.

These days are not peaceful; missions come up all the time, and she doesn't want to stay at home worrying all the time.

Of course, she felt the most likely outcome was that she would remain single for life. After all, she came from a later era and her thinking was much more open-minded than that of people today. She didn't want to find a man to cause her distress.

If she encountered a woman who insisted on having a son, and who would say her daughter-in-law was a barren hen if she couldn't have one, she estimated she could beat that whole family into the hospital.

Since you can't be together, being single is actually a good option.

"What nonsense are you talking about! If Commander Xiao finds out you're slandering his reputation, he'll beat you up."

Xiao Yuheng: ...This is one of our own, we can't beat him up.

Zhou Yue wasn't afraid at all. The emperor was far away, and they might never have the chance to meet in this lifetime. What was she afraid of?

"Honestly, I think Commander Xiao is pretty good. He's good-looking, has a great physique, and is a proud soldier. People would be so envious if you found a partner like him."

Seeing her infatuated expression, Gu An'an couldn't bear to look at her anymore. "Well, you're too late to say that now. If you had told me earlier, I could have gotten your address and sent you a letter from time to time. Maybe it would have really worked out. Then you would be the regimental commander's wife. Don't forget to help me out as your matchmaker."

Seeing Gu An'an's nonchalant attitude, Zhou Yue recalled the way Commander Xiao looked at Gu An'an that day and felt that she was about to be proven wrong.

The two had just entered the store when Qin Xue pulled Xie Yuan in with her. Then, Lin Qingqing and Li Yumei, two little tagalongs, followed them in. The four of them made up a table, but they ordered the cheapest vegetarian noodles.

Looking at the braised pork noodles in front of Gu An'an and Zhou Yue, it would be a lie to say they weren't jealous, especially Xie Yuan and Qin Xue.

Xie Yuan was filled with regret. If he had known that Zhou Yue would run into Gu An'an in the countryside, he would have tried his best to stop her, or at least used his connections to find another place for her.

Otherwise, if she had spent every day with Gu An'an, she would have picked up about 70-80% of Gu An'an's sharp tongue, and she would have had no chance at all.

Now, hearing Zhou Yue praise other men, the nameless anger in my heart rises even higher.

In his view, as long as he didn't give up, Zhou Yue would still be his, and daring to covet other men was unchaste.

And then there's her money. She's willing to buy braised pork noodles for Gu An'an, but she doesn't see that she's eating the most ordinary vegetable noodles, without even a single shred of meat. Is she blind?

Fortunately, Zhou Yue didn't know what he was thinking, otherwise she would definitely have given him a big slap on the wrist.

After finishing their meal, the two went to the supply and marketing cooperative together. They had brought plenty of candy and snacks, but they didn't even glance at the cooperative. However, they brought all the necessary cooking utensils.

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