"Too late!"
Xiao Aiguo gave a cold laugh.
He turned around and shouted to the outside, calling in two soldiers outside the door, "Take Li Dajun away and put him in solitary confinement."
"Political Commissar, please stop! I...I..."
Li Dajun was sweating profusely with anxiety. He was filled with regret, blaming everyone else for giving him such a bad idea.
Seeing that Xiao Aiguo turned away and ignored him, he hurriedly said to Zhu Haiming, "Comrade Haiming, I apologize for the photo incident. I made a mistake for a moment, but apart from that, we have been communicating quite well."
"My feelings for you are genuine, Comrade Hai Mei, please plead for me..."
"Comrade Hai Mei, Hai Mei..."
...
Li Dajun was dragged away shouting all the way, leaving only Xiao Aiguo and Zhu Haiming in the room.
Xiao Aiguo looked around, walked to the door, opened the door, and then turned around and came back.
Looking at Zhu Haiming, who was in a daze, his face was full of apology. "Comrade Zhu Haiming, our regiment will definitely deal with Li Dajun's matter seriously. I will talk to Regiment Commander Gao later and make sure he is punished."
Xiao Aiguo thought for a moment and then said, "How about this, your round-trip expenses from Shanghai will be covered by Li Dajun's allowance, what do you think?"
"I don't lack money..."
Zhu Haiming shook her head, feeling like she had become a joke.
"Comrade Zhu Haiming, this is not about money; Li Dajun should be punished."
Seeing that Zhu Haiming's face was expressionless, Xiao Aiguo said angrily, "With his condition, how can he be a deputy battalion commander? I'll make Lao Gao remove him from his post."
"Comrade Hai Mei, don't be sad. It's not worth it for Li Dajun."
"How about this, you stay at the troupe's guesthouse tonight, and I'll have someone buy you a train ticket back to Shanghai. I promise it won't take up too much of your time."
Seeing that Zhu Haiming remained silent, Xiao Aiguo was quite annoyed. He raised his voice and asked, "Comrade Haiming?"
Zhu Haiming came to her senses. Having finally escaped, she had no intention of returning to Shanghai.
Wiping away her tears, she first thanked Xiao Aiguo, then shook her head, "Comrade Xiao, I finally made it to our unit, I'm not in a hurry to go back."
"I love our army, I love our Northwest. Could you introduce me to someone else in the regiment? By the way, is Battalion Commander Zhuang still single? Could you introduce me to him?"
"ah?!"
Xiao Aiguo stood there, stunned.
...
...
The regimental headquarters guesthouse.
"Comrade Lu, please answer this quickly."
Zhuang Mingcheng was carrying a thermos and holding several lunchboxes in his arms. In his left hand, which was in a sling, he was also holding two large, yellowed steamed buns.
Inside the house, Lu Fangfang was very surprised and quickly took the steamed bun from the man's hand.
Seeing that Zhuang Mingcheng was still carrying the thermos, she took it and put it on the ground.
Zhuang Mingcheng breathed a sigh of relief. He looked around and placed the three lunchboxes he was carrying on the chair.
He picked up a chair and placed it in front of Lu Fangfang, saying, "Eat up, I just got it from the cafeteria, it's still warm. Don't go hungry."
Lu Fangfang: "..."
"Don't be shy, I know you're hungry."
Lu Fangfang pursed her lips.
She was cold and hungry, and she couldn't refuse. "Comrade Zhuang, thank you."
Looking at the steamed bun in her hand, she took a small bite and began to chew.
After a long while, she reluctantly swallowed it.
This was the first time she had eaten refined grains since she transmigrated.
As she savored the sweet taste in her mouth, tears welled up in her eyes.
"Don't just eat steamed buns, there are also some dishes I packed for you in your lunchbox."
Zhuang Mingcheng handed her chopsticks, then picked up the thermos and poured a cup of hot water.
"Thanks……"
Lu Fangfang took another bite of the steamed bun before opening each of the aluminum lunch boxes.
Stir-fried potato slices, boiled cabbage, and when she lifted the last lid, she saw four pieces of tender braised pork in the center of the lunchbox.
"ah!"
Lu Fangfang exclaimed in surprise; this was exactly the kind of meat she had always dreamed of.
She swallowed hard, then gently picked up a piece with her chopsticks.
She dipped the steamed bun in the sauce before reluctantly putting it into her mouth.
"Hmm..."
With a gentle bite, the braised pork bursts with rich, juicy flavor.
In her past life, Lu Fangfang would have felt nauseous, but now she only felt satisfied; this kind of meat was simply too tempting.
She ate all four pieces of braised pork, leaving none behind.
She even wiped the remaining soup in the aluminum lunchbox clean with a steamed bun and ate it.
She didn't waste the other two dishes either, eating them all clean.
After eating, the lunchboxes on the chairs didn't even need to be washed; there wasn't a speck of oil on them.
Zhuang Mingcheng, standing next to him, didn't seem surprised at all; it was perfectly normal in this day and age.
"Are you full?"
Lu Fangfang patted her stomach and said with a smile, "I've never felt so full before, Comrade Zhuang, thank you."
"Just call me Mingcheng. Have some water first."
Zhuang Mingcheng moved a chair over and sat down opposite Lu Fangfang.
"Why didn't you say anything before coming all the way from Hongxing Brigade? Did something happen in the village?"
Sitting face to face with him, Lu Fangfang felt a little uncomfortable.
However, since she had just eaten their food, she couldn't ignore them.
Suppressing her embarrassment, she straightened up and, based on her memory, said to Zhuang Mingcheng, "Last year, it hardly rained at all, and the team suffered from drought. We really had nothing to eat, so my family sent me over."
"Why didn't you send a letter? I could have come to pick you up earlier."
Lu Fangfang glanced at Zhuang Mingcheng, then lowered her head and remained silent.
Send a letter?
Her family had to borrow money for her train tickets, so how could she have any money left to send letters?
Unfortunately, she lost her money as soon as she arrived at the train station, and also lost her life. What a hateful thief!
Across from him, Zhuang Mingcheng sat upright in his chair, remaining silent for a long while.
He already understood the reason.
After carefully examining Lu Fangfang's clothes, he couldn't help but sigh, "Wait for me a moment."
After saying that, he stood up, turned around, and left.
"Hey? Where are you going again?"
Inside the house, Lu Fangfang looked completely bewildered.
Fortunately, Zhuang Mingcheng returned quickly this time. In no time, he came into the house carrying several green military uniforms.
"I only have this military uniform, nothing else. You can wear this for now."
As he spoke, he handed over the clothes he was carrying.
Seeing Lu Fangfang's puzzled expression, he explained, "There's a bathhouse in the regimental headquarters. I'll take you there later so you can wash yourself properly."
"These next few days, just stay at the guesthouse and don't wander around. There are still vacant houses in the family compound. I'll go to the political commissar to apply for one. Once the house is ready, you can move in there first."
"By the way, give me the letter of introduction, and I'll write the application. Once the troupe approves, we'll get married."
Zhuang Mingcheng rambled on and on.
He had injured his arm, which gave him time to work, and Lu Fangfang's arrival was just in time.
"Marriage? Marry you?"
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