Chapter 198 Independent Regiment
Early March, 1972 (Gregorian calendar)
On the weekend, since they didn't have to work, Gu Yihan and her grandmother could stay in bed a little longer and sleep in.
Lu Huailin got up early and, before Grandma Gu got up, boiled water and started killing the chicken.
After returning from his morning run, Deputy Battalion Commander Wang from next door passed by Lu Huailin's house.
Seeing him squatting in the yard plucking chicken feathers, a hint of jealousy flashed in her eyes.
"Congratulations, Commander Lu."
Lu Huailin continued plucking the chicken feathers without stopping.
He glanced at Deputy Battalion Commander Wang, his expression sharp yet calm: "If you focus your mind on the mission, you can do it too."
Upon hearing this, Deputy Battalion Commander Wang almost lost control of his expression.
He quickly tried to smooth things over, laughing and saying, "It's just that I'm not as capable as you!"
The moment he turned his head after speaking, the smile on his face vanished instantly.
That's an independent regiment, directly bypassing the division headquarters.
If he had a family background as good as Lu Huailin's, even if he wasn't very capable, he wouldn't still be a deputy battalion commander at the age of thirty.
Lu Huailin didn't care about Deputy Battalion Commander Wang's little scheme and stood up.
He shook the dirty water off his hands, walked over and closed the gate.
When Grandma Gu got up and walked into the yard, Lu Huailin had already cleaned the hen and put it in a clay pot to stew.
Grandma Gu looked at Lu Huailin, who was cleaning up chicken feathers, and asked in confusion, "When did you buy chickens?"
Lu Huailin smiled slightly and said, "I had the cooks bring one for me."
Grandma Gu didn't suspect anything and went over to help tidy up the yard.
A hint of doubt flashed in his eyes as he looked at the familiar-colored chicken feathers; he felt like he had seen them somewhere before.
Gu Yihan pushed open the bedroom door while raising her hand to yawn.
With teary eyes, she looked at Grandma Gu sitting on the sofa and said aggrievedly, "Luckily, I'm off today, otherwise I wouldn't be able to get up."
I interacted with the little guy too much last night, which made him excitedly yell all night.
I didn't fall asleep until midnight, when I was completely exhausted.
Grandma Gu's face stiffened. She seemed to have forgotten to tell her granddaughter that she had accidentally overslept with Hao Hao during her afternoon nap yesterday.
"young married woman."
Lu Huailin carried the pot of porridge into the living room with a smile in his eyes and said, "Let's have something simple for breakfast this morning."
Grandma Gu replied irritably, "I told you to save room for the good stuff."
Gu Yihan looked at Lu Huailin with a puzzled expression: "What delicious food did you make?"
Lu Huailin smiled and said, "The chicken soup you've been thinking about."
Gu Yihan was stunned for a moment, then her eyes lit up.
Is it what she thinks?
Lu Huailin smiled at his wife's cute little expression and nodded slightly to her.
Gu Yihan felt like she was being scratched by a cat. She quickly finished her breakfast and dragged Lu Huailin, who hadn't finished eating, towards the bedroom.
Grandma Gu looked at her granddaughter's behavior and laughed, "Xiao Lu, you've spoiled her rotten."
Gu Yihan closed the bedroom door and asked in a low voice, unable to wait any longer, "How did you do that?"
Grandma Gu feeds her precious chickens every day before meals and counts them.
Lu Huailin chuckled, took his wife's hand, and pulled her to sit on the bed: "I found a very similar chicken and switched it with another one."
He had been observing this similar-looking chicken for several days.
For more than ten days in a row, when he went to the cooking camp to instruct them to catch chickens in the company, he told them to choose the ones with the feather color he described.
That's why they started chasing me away whenever they saw me.
As the saying goes, perseverance pays off, and they finally found a chicken that looked very similar to the one at home.
Gu Yihan's lips curled up slightly; she felt a tiny bit happy.
He then cupped Lu Huailin's face and gave him a quick kiss.
"This is a reward for you."
Lu Huailin's gaze deepened as he looked at his wife, then he lowered his head and precisely captured her lips, kissing her.
The next day
After finishing breakfast, Gu Yihan was about to push her bicycle out when she saw Grandma Gu muttering around the chicken coop, "Why is one chicken missing?"
"What's missing?" Gu Yihan asked curiously.
Grandma Gu looked at the little hen in the cage with reluctance in her eyes, and sighed, "One of the hens has not laid an egg, which has never happened before."
"It's strange, one of our chickens' tails has changed color."
Gu Yihan's heart skipped a beat upon hearing this.
She forgot that the chickens in the house had been drinking water from the space since they were young, which is why they laid eggs so punctually.
"Is it because the weather is too cold?"
After saying that, he quickly got on his bicycle and sped away.
On the way to the textile factory, Gu Yihan couldn't help but want to laugh.
Because I had been looking forward to this for so long, when I finally tasted it, the flavor wasn't as delicious as I had imagined.
It tastes just like a free-range pet at home, or even worse.
The chickens at home have been raised for too long; their meat is all tough and chewy.
Accounting Office
When Hu Shan saw Gu Yihan at the door, she stood up and blocked her from entering, then grabbed her arm and walked away.
Gu Yihan was stunned and looked at Hu Shan in confusion: "What's wrong?"
Hu Shan looked around and, after confirming that it was safe,
She whispered in Gu Yihan's ear, "Secretary Jiang wants you to go to his office."
That's it?
Hu Shan nodded and hummed in agreement.
Gu Yihan looked completely bewildered: "Sister Shan, you could have just said it openly in the office! It's making it seem like we're having an affair."
Hu Shan: "..."
Gu Yihan handed her handbag to Hu Shan, asking her to take it to her desk.
Hu Shan glanced at the handbag in her hand and quickly grabbed Gu Yihan, who was about to turn around, and whispered, "Are you going to the provincial capital with Secretary Jiang?"
"We're not sure when we'll be leaving yet!" Gu Yihan replied to Hu Shan with curiosity.
This is no secret; Cheng Bo, who was with Secretary Jiang, also went with them.
"When you go to the provincial capital, stay away from Secretary Jiang and try not to talk to him in public," Hu Shan instructed worriedly.
A hint of doubt flashed in Gu Yihan's eyes. This business trip together would inevitably involve communication and exchange.
Hu Shan: "Xiao Han, I'm doing this for your own good. Cousin Jiang has a childhood betrothal, and he works in a garment factory in the provincial capital."
"What does this have to do with me?" Gu Yihan asked, puzzled.
Hu Shan noticed that Gu Yihan wasn't listening to her.
He patiently explained, "That woman is mentally ill. She's fine when she can't see Cousin Jiang, but once she sees him, she wants every mosquito around him to be male."
Gu Yihan nodded, indicating that she understood.
As long as it's not a female version of the love-obsessed Shen Yujie, everything is fine.
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