"It must be Liu Yue'e causing trouble again. In this tenement building, she's lucky that her baby was sent to the countryside after a month, and she lives here all by herself," Su Lan said while distributing dumplings to the children. "And her husband doesn't come back much either."
"Wasn't her life pretty good? Why did it turn out like that?" Lu Zhixia asked out of sheer curiosity.
Su Lan put down her chopsticks. "That's because she has a troublesome younger brother. Every time her husband brings home his salary, her brother will come right on time the next day and take most of the money from her."
"She thought no one knew, but after a while, people could guess what was going on with her stingy ways."
"So that's how it is. That short, stout guy didn't know?"
Lu Zhixia's gossipy nature kicked in. How did Liu Yue'e manage to give all her monthly salary to her younger brother? It was all because that short, stout guy found out.
Isn't this the epitome of a brother-obsessed demon?
"You called that guy 'Shorty'?" Su Lan couldn't help but laugh. "That's quite an apt metaphor. How could a man be so short that he's almost the same height from head to toe?"
Zhou Cheng couldn't help but laugh too; he also thought the nickname was well-chosen.
Lu Zhixia, knowing what was going on, lost interest, so she stood up and picked up the box.
"I'll go back to my room now. You guys take your time eating."
"Aren't you going to eat something?"
Su Lan saw a plate of dumplings left on the table and thought to herself, "This kid is really going to eat his father out of house and home."
I told them repeatedly to eat slowly, but they still ate like this.
"No, I'm full."
Lu Zhixia turned around, went out, went back into her room, and closed the door.
That way, he couldn't see it from the outside. Then he took the money out of his pocket and counted it carefully again.
She made 970 yuan from selling the ginseng, plus over 60 yuan in miscellaneous items, so she now has 1000 yuan.
Looking up and around, I realized that if the steamed bun business took off, this place would become inconvenient.
It's best to rent a house with a yard, so you can store a lot of things.
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force.
Gu Lingxiao successfully handed over the mission to the law enforcement team. The tomb raiders were taken away by them, and the mission was considered a perfect one.
The 40 jin of wild boar meat we brought back was used to cook dishes by the canteen staff.
He even went to ask his superiors if everyone could have some drinks.
Gu Lingxiao is the type who gets drunk after just one drink, so he didn't drink any alcohol. After dinner, he went back to the dormitory with the others.
Zhang Qian swayed forward and instinctively tugged at the person in front of him.
Gu Lingxiao felt a sharp, electric-like pain as his shoulder was touched, causing him to grunt in pain before quickly pushing the person away.
Then he slowly squatted down, trying to make his arm feel a little better.
They then noticed that something was wrong with their captain; he clearly had a problem with his arm.
Ma Chao squatted down and asked with concern, "What's wrong? Does the wound on your arm hurt?"
Gu Lingxiao waved his hand, "It's nothing serious, I'll just squat for a while."
Zhao Hu, "Is it because your old injury flared up again?"
Gu Lingxiao recalled the time he was shot in the shoulder, and how his body recovered quickly after the bullet was removed.
This fall down the mountain could very well have aggravated his old injuries.
Feeling that he was ready, he slowly stood up and met their concerned gazes.
"I'm fine, I'll go to the hospital to get checked out tomorrow!"
They were relieved to hear that going to the hospital meant they would have a doctor to take care of them, and then they continued walking towards their dormitory.
When Gu Lingxiao returned to his private dormitory and took off his clothes, the wounds on his body became visible.
Over the years, I have suffered countless injuries, big and small, while carrying out missions, and each serious injury almost cost me my life.
On the table was a photo of him and his brother when they were 15 years old!
This was also the last time he and his brother took a photo together.
The car accident involuntarily came to mind; his brother bravely shielded him, and he survived.
My brother is gone!
The most painful thing is not for the dead, but for the survivors.
He regretted that he had reacted so slowly; he should have rushed to his brother's aid!
My brother's last words echoed in my ears.
"Live well for me!"
They are twins. The older brother's biggest wish is to join the army to serve his country and contribute to its development.
His dream was to become a researcher studying warships; their ideals were completely opposite, one focused on science and the other on military affairs.
In the end, my brother passed away.
The following month, he chose to enlist in the army, wanting to fulfill his brother's dream!
He picked up the photo frame and looked at the person inside.
Brother, are you doing well over there?
The only response he received was a gentle breeze, and the curtains swayed in the wind.
I slowly lowered the picture frame; by then, my arm no longer hurt.
Then he slowly lay down on the bed, trying to control his emotions by thinking about other things.
Before he knew it, he thought of Lu Zhixia's smiling face. His mood calmed down, and he slowly closed his eyes and fell asleep.
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Lu Zhixia got up early in the morning. Today is Monday and all the clients are very busy. The children have to go to school and the adults have to go to work.
The tenement building was extremely lively early in the morning.
After Lu Zhixia and the others had mostly left, they took out the meat and chose the best cut to make dumpling filling.
As for the dough, Su Lan had already kneaded it for her.
In those days, adults went to work, and children went to the factory's daycare center to attend school. Older children could go to the nearby primary school.
This is a symbol of our times: even having a child doesn't interfere with going to work!
I quickly chopped the dumpling filling and then sat down at the table to make dumplings.
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