"Sister Qingqing, you must have been tired last night. I heard you went to the beach to catch seafood."
The first half of Wang Zhiwen's words contain a hidden meaning.
Once the second half of the sentence came out, there was nothing wrong with it.
Qiao Qingqing said calmly, "That can't be helped. You are not as good as me at fishing. Today is New Year's Eve, and you are all waiting for my plates of seafood to be served as extra dishes."
Everyone burst into laughter and began to praise her for her excellent skills in catching seafood and asked her to share her experience.
Yao Xiaoman clicked her tongue twice: "It's not like Sister Qingqing hasn't taught me before, but no one can learn it. I'd better save my energy. Anyway, I've made up my mind. I'll rely on Sister Qingqing from now on."
"Me too. If you want to eat seafood, go find Sister Qingqing." Zhou Lanfang was the first to agree.
The male educated youth could only envy them.
Zhao Yong asked the male comrades to do the hard labor. Tasks such as fetching water, chopping wood, and farming fell on their shoulders. Lu Heng helped to make the fire. Yao Xiaoman and Zhou Lanfang were responsible for taking care of the children and washing and picking vegetables respectively.
Qiao Qingqing tied on an apron and started cooking.
Braised chicken, steamed sea bass, braised prawns, stir-fried crab with green onions, celery and squid, stir-fried razor clams, clam and vegetable soup, stir-fried pork, scrambled eggs with leeks, and hot and sour cabbage.
Every dish is so delicious and tasty that it makes people drool.
Lu Heng also brought back some local wine today, and after the men sat down, he poured some for each of them.
He himself, however, never drinks alcohol. He said he had a mission to complete and didn't dare drink and delay his work.
It sounded quite intimidating, so no one dared to persuade him. However, they had no idea that the task Lu Heng mentioned was to look after the children...
"Sister Qingqing, when will Uncle Lu and the others come back?"
Yao Xiaoman was holding a child and picking out fish bones for the child while asking Qiao Qingqing.
"No, it should be these few days." Qiao Qingqing lowered her head to wipe little Lu Qing's mouth. "I wanted to ask about it when I went back to the island last time. Isn't this too embarrassing?"
"What are you afraid of? Uncle Lu and the others were originally living here well. Someone deliberately made things difficult for them out of selfish motives and sent them away. Now that the organization knows the actual situation and is willing to send them back, there is nothing for you to be shy about."
Yao Xiaoman is outspoken, but Zhou Lanfang is more cautious.
"That's not what I meant. My brother-in-law has just been promoted to battalion commander. He is the one who is getting a lot of attention. With Uncle Lu and the others in this situation, it would be safer for Sister Qingqing to keep a low profile."
Qiao Qingqing nodded and changed the subject.
She asked Yao Xiaoman if anyone had received a letter from her family. "You and Xiaozhuang should hurry up. Last time I told Captain Qi that if you two get married, I will give you the troop quota that was allocated to Lu Heng, so that you can live on the island."
Although Lu Heng held the position of battalion commander, Li Liguo regarded him as the regiment's trump card and basically only sent him out for top-secret missions.
Based on the "great contributions" made by Lu Heng and his wife, Xi Liguo has promised that Lu Heng's daily tasks after being promoted to battalion commander will remain the same as usual, which means that he can live at home when he is not on a mission.
After comprehensive consideration, the couple did not plan to let Qiao Qingqing join the army.
How can living in that small house on the island be as comfortable as living in the big house here?
If Lu Heng wants to be transferred, that’s another matter.
At least in recent years, Lu Heng could not leave the regiment under the command of 䮹 Liguo - in 䀴 Qiao Qingqing's memory, Captain 䮹 would be stationed here for more than ten years.
Outsiders didn't know that Qiao Qingqing decided to give up her right to join the army after weighing the pros and cons, so everyone was a little surprised when she said this.
Yao Xiaoman couldn't believe it: "Sister Qingqing, you are not kidding???"
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