Qiu Zean carefully washed both lunchboxes and filled a kettle with hot water for Zhong Wanwan before going back to catch up on his sleep.
The elderly woman next to him, seeing what Qiu Ze'an had done, complained to her husband:
"Look how thoughtful that young man is! When have you ever taken such good care of me in your life? When I gave birth, you didn't even offer me a glass of water. I'd rather marry a piece of barbecued pork than marry you!"
The old woman's husband dared not offend her, and muttered under his breath:
"With your physique, as strong as an ox, you'd need my help..."
As Zhong Wanwan watched the two of them supporting each other and bickering, she thought of Old Man Zhong again.
Old Zhong always said that having her as his daughter was enough, but Zhong Wanwan knew that Old Zhong was actually quite lonely.
Actually, finding a suitable person to grow old with is a very happy thing, and Zhong Wanwan's idea of not getting married began to waver.
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Qiu Zean returned to the guesthouse, and before he could even shave, he fell asleep on the bed.
He slept soundly, unaware that Zhao Feifei had gone to the military base to find him!
Zhao Feifei started preparing for this as soon as she heard that Qiu Zean had returned to the army.
Because her parents no longer approved of her relationship with Qiu Ze'an, Zhao Feifei harbored a deep resentment.
Zhao Feifei had savings, and she secretly asked for leave from her work unit, bought a train ticket, and went straight to Qiu Zean's military unit.
The journey went smoothly; she wasn't scammed, and the person sitting opposite her was a family member from the same unit visiting home.
Taking advantage of her family visit, Zhao Feifei successfully arrived at Qiu Zean's unit.
Upon arriving at the military base, Zhao Feifei took the initiative to introduce herself, saying that she was Qiu Zean's fiancée, that the two were childhood sweethearts, and that their families had just gotten engaged during her last visit home.
Those who haven't met Zhong Wanwan wouldn't know that Qiu Zean had taken a liking to her, so quite a few people actually believed Zhao Feifei's words.
Even Aunt Hao had heard about Zhao Feifei, her fiancé.
Aunt Hao was quite angry about this and scolded Qiu Ze'an at home for several days. He really was like someone who was watching what he had while eyeing what he didn't.
He was already engaged back home, yet he still told her he had his eye on Zhong Wanwan.
If Qiu Zean hadn't been on a mission, Aunt Hao would have found him, given him a good scolding, and then demanded Zhong Wanwan's contact information from him.
Qiu Ze'an was still half asleep when he got up. He washed his hair and face, shaved, changed his clothes, and got himself clean before going to buy food for Zhong Wanwan.
Since there was plenty of time in the evening, Qiu Zean didn't go to the hospital cafeteria but went to a state-run restaurant outside to order preserved egg congee for Zhong Wanwan.
During the days that Zhong Wanwan was ill, Qiu Zean didn't say much, but he did a lot, taking meticulous care of her.
Zhong Wanwan's heart was increasingly tipped in Qiu Ze'an's favor.
After five days in the hospital, Zhong Wanwan was finally able to be discharged, except for a slight cough and no longer having a fever at night.
By this time, the railway clearing work had long been completed, and the two bought new tickets and returned to Hongxing Farm.
At this time, Hongxing Farm had already begun clearing ditches in preparation for this year's spring plowing.
Director Wei was quite pleased to see Zhong Wanwan return before the spring plowing season.
If Zhong Wanwan hadn't been repairing military vehicles, Director Wei would have called long ago to urge her to hurry up.
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