The next day, the day finally arrived to send Zhang Honghua off.
Zhuang Mingcheng got up early in the morning, heated up the leftovers from last night, ate them, and then went to the regiment.
He needed to send someone off soon, so he had to have the driver come over.
"Xiuxiu, cook some more porridge. When Sister Lanying arrives, tell her to wait a while."
"Sis, it's cold outside, how about I go pick up Zhang Honghua?"
Lu Fangfang took the scarf and wrapped it around her neck.
Hearing Xiuxiu's words, she shook her head and said, "This red flower is not honest. You should go and pick it up yourself. Boil some more hot water and have her take some with her later."
While Xiuxiu cooked at home, she tightened her clothes, drove the donkey cart, and headed to the regiment.
Early in the morning, Zhang Honghua had already packed her things and was waiting.
Seeing Lu Fangfang arrive, she happily went to greet her, carrying her things, "Sister Fangfang, you've finally come to pick me up."
"Did you bring everything?"
"Yes, yes, I brought them all."
Lu Fangfang sized up Zhang Honghua.
After resting yesterday, the person has recovered and looks much more energetic.
Thinking about it, she still wanted to laugh. She heard from Comrade Liu that Zhang Honghua hadn't gotten up at all yesterday except for meals.
"Honghua, put all your luggage on the donkey cart, I'll take you back."
"Thank you, Sister Fangfang."
Zhang Honghua didn't catch the hidden meaning in the words. She excitedly put down her luggage and sat down.
Looking at the big white donkey, she moved back a little further.
She got kicked by that damn donkey the day before yesterday, and her arm still hurts.
Staring at the donkey's rump, she snorted softly. She remembered this incident; she would have plenty of time to get revenge later. When that time came, she would eat donkey meat!
"Eat donkey meat!"
"Oh...ah..."
The little wild donkey heard her mutterings, turned around and looked at Zhang Honghua, looking somewhat angry.
"Sister Fangfang, it's so cold this morning. Give the donkey a spur and let's hurry back."
The little wild donkey's eyes widened, and its hind legs seemed to want to kick her again.
"Alright, you stubborn little donkey, let's take the red flower back now. Be good, stop glaring at me like that."
Lu Fangfang glanced at her, then comforted the little wild donkey again.
This girl is about to leave, and she still wants to cause trouble.
She had originally intended to say something to Zhang Honghua, but now she had lost interest and was just waiting to see her off.
"Sister-in-law, you've come so early?"
"I'm here to pick someone up."
"Sister-in-law, when will we be able to eat quail eggs every day in the troupe?"
"It'll be ready soon, it'll be ready by the end of the month."
Along the way, the soldiers she encountered greeted Lu Fangfang one after another.
...
On the donkey cart, Zhang Honghua looked on with great excitement, as if the soldiers were greeting her.
She didn't think she was inferior to Lu Fangfang, um...
Aside from having slightly darker skin, she didn't think she was any less capable than Lu Fangfang. She was certain that she would be respected by the soldiers like Lu Fangfang in the future, as long as she could marry a high-ranking cadre.
"Xiao Lu, why are you at the troupe so early in the morning?"
Gao Dajiang, wearing a military overcoat, looked at the people on the donkey cart with some curiosity.
"Commander, I've come to the regiment to pick someone up."
"Commander?"
Zhang Honghua's heart stirred, and she couldn't help but look Gao Dajiang up and down.
This man was very burly and much older than my brother-in-law, but he had a special kind of charisma about him.
Seeing the commander looking her over, she quickly put on a smile.
The soldiers passing by couldn't help but look at her. Zhang Honghua smoothed her hair, looking rather smug.
"Commander, I'll be going now."
Lu Fangfang frowned slightly as she watched, and quickly drove the donkey cart away.
"Sister Fangfang, isn't that the head of the troupe? He's the highest-ranking cadre, right?"
Zhang Honghua moved closer to Lu Fangfang and couldn't help but look back again.
"Um."
Lu Fangfang casually agreed, and couldn't help but pat the little wild donkey again to make it go faster.
She was truly terrified of Zhang Honghua; she dared to think of anything.
On their way to the family compound after leaving the regiment, the two encountered some cadres again.
Everyone greeted Lu Fangfang, which made Zhang Honghua very envious.
Once inside the residential compound, she looked around and was quite satisfied. The houses here were all brick and tile houses, much better than the mud-brick houses in her hometown.
"Sister Fangfang, were the houses in the family compound allocated for free?"
"All you need to do is apply, but you have to return the house to the group when you leave."
They were almost home, and Lu Fangfang didn't mind telling her about it.
Just as Zhang Honghua was about to ask another question, a familiar-looking man came out of the house in front.
Her eyes lit up, and she immediately waved and called out, "Good morning, big brother!"
"Ah? Good morning... good morning."
Wang Haibing was taken aback, and was somewhat surprised to see her.
For some reason, seeing Lao Zhuang's sister's smiling face, he also smiled.
"Comrade Wang, going to the regiment?"
Lu Fangfang casually greeted him, and before Wang Haibing could reply, she immediately patted the little wild donkey and left.
She knew Zhang Honghua was a troublemaker, but she never expected her to be this troublesome, daring to provoke even the men in Yang Yufeng's family.
If this really causes trouble, she and her husband will be too ashamed to show their faces in public.
"Ah, to the regiment, Xiao Lu, um..."
Wang Haibing originally wanted to ask Lao Zhuang's sister's name, but seeing the donkey cart enter the house, he could only shake his head and leave.
Anyway, the two houses are close by, so he can ask about it later.
...
In the courtyard, Zhang Honghua thought the same thing.
Now that she's living in the family compound, she'll have plenty of time to inquire and find a good marriage partner.
"Honghua, you don't need to take your luggage, just leave it there."
"oh."
Zhang Honghua didn't suspect anything. She ignored her luggage and followed Sister Fangfang off the donkey cart.
Looking around the courtyard, she felt it was quite ordinary, not at all like a cadre's home.
Especially the corn hanging on the wall, just like in her hometown, not grand at all.
"Honghua, come inside with me. You came all this way secretly, what a wonderful surprise! You too, don't do things like this again."
"Sister Fangfang, I didn't..."
Lu Fangfang waved her hand, interrupting her.
"At a time like this, don't lie to me anymore, Honghua. You may be fine running away here on your own, but your family must be so worried about you."
"Sister Fangfang, my family knows I'm coming, they won't worry."
Zhang Honghua blushed slightly. At this moment, she was no longer afraid of being exposed, so she simply admitted it directly.
"No, your family doesn't know. They'll definitely be worried!"
"Sister Fangfang, they know..."
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