"Glug, glug..."
Seeing that the mutton in the pot had boiled, Lu Fangfang scooped the argali head into a small basin.
She poured water over it, and after it cooled down a bit, she tore the meat off the top and put it back into the pot to cook.
As dusk settled, Zhuang Mingcheng returned with five or six people.
"Fangfang, this is Chen Jiefang, the company commander of the first company of the first battalion, Zhao Youcai, the political instructor, and the second company commander..."
"You definitely recognize this one, Hao Dazhuang."
Zhuang Mingcheng smiled and patted his communications officer.
Lu Fangfang was somewhat surprised that her husband had summoned the entire battalion.
"Hello, sister-in-law."
"Hello, sister-in-law."
Everyone greeted Lu Fangfang.
They were quite surprised. They had seen her when she first came to the troupe; she was very thin and had dry, yellow hair.
Only six months have passed, and my sister-in-law is like a completely different person.
He gained weight, his hair turned black, and he looked much more dashing.
"Sister-in-law, you're not the same as before."
"Haha, it's all thanks to your commander for raising you so well."
Zhuang Mingcheng turned around and glared at his wife, "What nonsense are you talking about?"
"Ahem, come on in quickly."
Lu Fangfang quickly ushered everyone into the house.
She took out a teapot from the cupboard, pinched a handful of tea leaves, and poured in hot water.
She left her husband to entertain the guests and went out first.
Once she got into the courtyard, she suddenly felt something was wrong.
"Why does it feel like someone's missing?"
Lu Fangfang scratched her head, then turned to look at the west side of her house.
She knows who's missing.
The battalion doesn't have a battalion commander yet; his own husband is temporarily acting as one. How can the battalion's gathering be held without the battalion's political instructor?
After hesitating for a moment, she quickly went inside and pulled Zhuang Mingcheng out again.
"Mingcheng, did you forget about Wang Haibing?"
Zhuang Mingcheng snorted softly, shook his head, and said nothing.
Lu Fangfang immediately understood that her husband was doing this because of Yang Yufeng.
She glanced into the room and whispered, "Forget it, you two got along so well before, don't let this cause any rifts. We need to work things out and go get him here."
"Never mind him, it's our family's treat, so of course we get to decide who we invite."
After saying that, Zhuang Mingcheng turned around and quickly went into the house.
"Huh? Huh?"
Lu Fangfang opened her mouth, somewhat helplessly.
This stubborn man... well, she decided to ignore him.
She turned and walked to the stove. Just as she put a piece of firewood in the stove, she saw Hao Dazhuang walking over quickly.
"Sister-in-law, let me do it."
"Comrade Dazhuang, no need, no need, you should go back inside."
"Sister-in-law, it's alright, I'll lend you a hand."
Hao Dazhuang pulled over a small stool and sat down directly in front of the stove.
Lu Fangfang smiled and shook her head, "Alright then, Comrade Dazhuang, you can help me start the fire, thank you for your trouble."
There were quite a few people here today. She went inside, scooped out a bowl of peanuts, and planned to stir-fry a side dish to go with the drinks.
"Commander, when are you and your wife getting married?"
"That's right, Commander, we're still waiting to drink your wedding wine."
"Let's treat today as a wedding feast."
"Commander, that won't do. It's not the same. You called us in such a hurry that we didn't bring any gifts for you and your wife."
...
Hearing the discussions inside the room, Lu Fangfang was slightly taken aback.
She scratched her head, only then remembering that she and Zhuang Mingcheng had only obtained their marriage certificate, but hadn't held a wedding ceremony yet.
"Why do we feel like an old married couple?"
Having attended Xiao Ting and Xu Jinbu's wedding, she has no expectations for weddings in this era.
She shook her head and got back to work.
After a while, Gao Dajiang and Xiao Aiguo arrived together.
Lu Fangfang put down what she was holding and hurried over to greet him.
"Commander, Political Commissar, come inside quickly."
"Comrade Xiao Lu, is this your old uniform from Xiao Zhuang? Here, I got you a new one. Don't keep wearing Xiao Zhuang's hand-me-downs."
Gao Dajiang smiled and handed over a military uniform.
"New uniforms? Thank you, Commander."
Lu Fangfang was very happy and quickly accepted it.
She unfolded it and saw that the new military uniform was about her size, except that the pants were a little big, but she could alter them later.
Touching her new military uniform, she was overjoyed. This was truly her own, unlike the one she was wearing.
At this moment, Zhuang Mingcheng also came over and hurriedly welcomed the two into the house.
Gao Dajiang looked around and saw Xiaohua lying on the wooden bed. He strode over and reached out to touch her.
"Hey, it's grown quite a bit bigger. Your snow leopard is getting more and more majestic."
As he spoke, he felt a pang of envy.
"Meow~"
Hearing herself praised, Little Flower looked up and cried out, then went back to licking her paws.
Gao Dajiang was amused. Seeing the tag around Xiaohua's neck, he picked it up and took a look.
"Qilian First Regiment, Little Flower".
"Xiao Zhuang, you've recruited Xiao Hua into our team."
"It was all written by Fangfang. She said that Xiaohua was a guard at the breeding farm, and the breeding farm was in our unit, so Xiaohua was also in our unit."
"Haha, yes, yes, it's from our group."
Gao Dajiang played another round of games before finally sitting down at the table.
...
Inside the compound, Hao Dazhuang was tending a fire, and the large pot was bubbling away, the aroma of mutton filling the entire compound.
Lu Fangfang was standing in front of another stove, stirring peanuts.
When it was almost done, she took the spatula and scooped it into a bowl.
Just as she was about to bring it inside, she heard the sound of the courtyard gate. Turning around, she saw Wang Haibing standing outside the gate.
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