Gu Huaijin took a light bite to try, then another and another. The sweet potato cakes were not cut very big to begin with, so Gu Huaijin finished one quickly.

Turning around, he saw Song Zhi staring at him without blinking. His brain paused for a moment, and he asked uncertainly, "Is it made of sweet potatoes?"

Song Zhi nodded.

"It's delicious. I'll pack a box and bring some to the commander tomorrow. He saw me eating the canned strawberries I brought over today, so he tried it too and liked it very much." We had run out of canned strawberries at home, so this was the only thing I could bring.

Song Zhiyi slapped his head. He had miscalculated. How could he forget to send something to the commander's house? He had just arrived here, so he still had to deal with his relationship with his superiors. He continued, "Aunt Zhao from next door came to help this afternoon. We made a lot of canned food again. Tomorrow, you can take a few cans to the commander. Isn't this sweet potato cake too simple?"

"No, this is delicious. Although sweet potatoes are not expensive, they are different when made into pastries. Besides, the gift is small but the sentiment is great. The teacher is not someone who cares about these things." Gu Huaijin felt that Song Zhi was thinking too much, so he said a few more words.

"Okay, you can bring some too. We've got plenty anyway. By the way, do you think we should treat your comrades and leaders to a meal?" Then, somewhat uncertainly, he tentatively asked, "Have you had any comrades you've found enjoyable to interact with lately?"

Gu Huaijin thought about it silently. It seemed... no. Apart from official business, he had hardly ever communicated with other comrades. This had always been his habit, always a solitary person. Even when he became friends with Ji Yanting in Kyoto, it was Ji Yanting who pestered him to stay close to him.

Including the subsequent interactions, Ji Yanting was much more proactive.

Gu Huaijin suddenly discovered a problem of his own: he was not sociable and rarely spoke except for necessary communication.

However, during this period of time here, his communication with Song Zhi did change his previous behavior habits a little.

Song Zhi knew that this guy had no social skills even though he didn't speak. He sighed helplessly and said, "Okay, this Sunday is a day off. Invite the division commander, the battalion commander of your unit, and the regimental commander next door, Qin, to come over. Let's treat them to a meal."

Song Zhi knew Gu Huaijin wanted to refuse the moment he opened his mouth, so he quickly stopped him from saying, "Don't worry about it. I promise to make it look beautiful for you, but you must remember to invite them. We just arrived here and we are unfamiliar with the place. I doubt that with your personality, you would offend people without even realizing it."

Gu Huaijin looked at her lecturing him and laughed instead. The unhappiness in his heart for the past few days disappeared. Seeing her chattering non-stop, arranging this and that, he couldn't help but move closer to her moist lips.

Song Zhi's pupils widened in an instant, and he stood there passively, allowing Gu Huaijin to do whatever he wanted.

Gu Huaijin just gave her a light kiss. After all, he was an old-fashioned man and he still did things according to the situation.

"You...you have changed, Gu Huaijin." Song Zhi looked at him in disbelief and murmured.

Gu Huaijin rarely saw her looking so dazed, and she was a little shy, so he couldn't help laughing.

Seeing him laughing, Song Zhi was so angry that she stepped on him hard without caring about the damage and quickly left the kitchen that made her socially miserable.

Gu Huaijin also had to pay attention to the porridge cooking in the pot and could not leave. He watched Song Zhi limping into the house like a penguin.

Song Zhi's face flushed red. She slapped her face hard to stop herself from thinking too much, but she still cursed in her heart, this bastard is more capable than anyone else. He usually pretends to be indifferent to women. She really believed in a ghost and was deceived by him.

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"Have you got my consent? Just set a time and let me go for the blind date."

"You kid, your Aunt Chen has already told me to meet her, so why should I say no?" Zhao Yun said disapprovingly. He felt that it was no big deal. It was just a decision to meet her, not that the two of them were together. He didn't know why his eldest daughter was so angry. She really took after her tiger father.

"Then you have to ask for my consent before arranging a meeting!"

"If I ask you, will you go?" Zhao Yun asked confidently. Seeing that his daughter remained silent, he felt that his decision was correct. "You won't go, will you? I know you."

"Can you make the decision for me if I don't go?"

"I'm your mother. Don't I have the right to make decisions for you?"

"Okay, I won't go. You can do whatever you want." Qin Xue saw that her mother didn't realize her problem at all, and felt that there was no need to talk any further. She went back to the bedroom, picked up the luggage bag, filled it with clothes, and walked out of the house with her things.

Zhao Yun was very angry with his eldest daughter. He gasped and pointed at her figure and said, "You are going to piss me off to death. Get out of here and don't come back."

When Qin Yu saw her elder sister going out, she wanted to stop her, but her elder sister was much stronger than her and pushed her away with force. She sat down on the ground and felt pain in her buttocks, but she did not cry. She quickly got up from the ground and ran out to chase Qin Xue.

Qin Dongdong was frightened by this unexpected change and burst into tears. Captain Qin frowned and said angrily, "If you drive the kid away, you will be happy."

Their family has always adhered to the principle that men work outside and women work inside. Zhao Yun takes care of all the family affairs inside and out. Captain Qin rarely asks about family matters. Moreover, Qin Xue is a daughter, and there are many things that are not appropriate for him as a father to say, so he did not interrupt when Zhao Yun was talking to Qin Xue just now.

However, he never expected that his daughter, who had always been quiet and reserved, would suddenly lose her temper.

"Dongdong, be good and don't cry." Zhao Yun looked at his son crying so hard that he could hardly breathe, so he squatted down and patted his son's back to comfort him.

Hearing her husband's blame, she became even more angry, "Why didn't you say anything just now? Now you blame me!"

"You... are simply unreasonable." Captain Qin wiped his washed feet, said this and turned into the bedroom.

Seeing that the two people were arguing again, Qin Dongdong didn't even dare to cry loudly, and tears dripped down her face.

"Don't cry. Why are you crying when we are arguing?" Zhao Yun raised his hand to wipe the tears from his son's face and said with great concern.

"Sister, it's so dark, where are you going?" Qin Yu's sister asked anxiously while walking forward.

"You go home. It's getting dark. I'll go to school and find other teachers to stay with for the night." Qin Xue stopped and turned to look at her sister. Not wanting to make her worry, she spoke to comfort her.

"It's so cold now and the bed in the dormitory is so small. What if you catch a cold?" Qin Yu asked worriedly.

"You're so young, but you have so many worries. It'll be warmer if you squeeze together. You should go back quickly." Qin Xue was originally very angry, but when she heard her sister's caring words, her heart warmed. She patted her sister on the shoulder and told her to go back quickly.

"No, I don't want to go back either." Qin Yu pouted, with a hint of anger in her tone.