"Let her have a good rest. Seasickness is really uncomfortable for people who have never been on a boat. Xiao Li, you have to take good care of your family." Yang Aidang instructed Li Chengxi.

However, seeing Li Chengxi was so concerned about Lin Tao, she felt relieved.

Li Chengxi usually looks like a serious person, but he still loves his wife very much. He is not like some men who are too chauvinistic and would complain that their wives are embarrassing them even when their wives are dizzy.

There are still many such men in their army.

Li Chengxi responded: "Sister-in-law, I know."

Security guard Xiao Ning drove to pick them up, and someone took care of their luggage. Li Chengxi happened to be in charge of taking care of Lin Tao.

When they got home, Li Chengxi asked Lin Tao to sit on the sofa first, while he took out a quilt from the cupboard, made the bed, and then helped Lin Tao to rest.

Lin Tao felt so uncomfortable that she let Li Chengxi help her onto the bed. She felt a little better lying down.

Squinting her eyes slightly, she saw Li Chengxi squatting beside the bed, looking at her, worry unconcealed on his face.

He held her hand with his broad hand and said, "Are you thirsty? Do you want some more water?

Lin Tao shook her head, but her voice was still a little weak: "Not thirsty."

"Then you should have a good sleep first, and I will go and clean up our house."

Li Chengxi simply packed up the luggage they brought with them, and stacked Lin Tao's clothes one by one into tofu blocks and put them in the closet.

The marinated duck and salted meat given by my aunt were hung up with ropes to let the wind blow, otherwise they would definitely go bad if they were covered any longer. And the things Lin Changhai and Aunt Fang prepared for them...

Li Chengxi didn't know where to put the remaining things, so he wasn't in a hurry. He put them there for now and would ask Lin Tao after she got better.

After packing his luggage, Li Chengxi went to fetch two buckets of water and filled the water tank at home.

Although Li Chengxi had prepared almost all the things in the house, including wardrobes, beds, pots, etc., the house had never been lived in, so there were no things like food and drinks.

The food was okay, as they had vegetables brought from home, but no rice or flour. They would have to go to the grocery store tomorrow morning to buy some.

Today, let’s eat in the cafeteria first.

Lin Tao only ate a small steamed bun and a steamed bread this morning. She vomited all of it on the boat. She will definitely be hungry when she wakes up later. Li Chengxi finished the housework and saw that it was almost noon. It was just in time for lunch.

The ticket went to the army canteen.

On the other side, at Master Qi's home.

Not long after Yang Aidang returned home, Commander Qi came back.

"How is it? Is mom okay?"

"It's an old problem. This time it was mainly because it rained every day near my house, and moss grew at the door of my house. Mom accidentally fell while walking. I stayed with her in the hospital for ten days. The doctor said it was nothing serious, but I had to be more careful next time. I asked someone to build a shed at the door of my house, so that moss will not grow in the future."

"Well, well done. On behalf of the organization, I give you a verbal commendation."

Yang Aidang packed up his things, washed his face, and said with a smile: "I'm using you to reward you? Can you represent the organization?"

Teacher Qi: "Okay, okay, then I will praise you on my own behalf."

"Okay, let me tell you something else." Yang Aidang said, "When I came back, I met Xiao Li and his wife. They are from the same hometown as me. They are good-looking, but their physical condition is not good. They are particularly seasick."

Master Qi added: "When you first came here with me, you also got seasick as a child."

"It's not that serious, but that's not what I want to say. I'm just curious. You said Xiao Li, the organization introduced him to many people before, and he went to meet them at first, but then he just disappeared. Xiao Zou came to me several times before, and I felt sorry for him, after all, I was the one who introduced him."

"They are married now, so don't talk about this. It will make the new wife feel uncomfortable. You are in charge of these military wives, so you can't take the initiative to cause trouble."

"How could I not know this? Just let me finish my words." Yang Aidang was so angry at Master Qi, "What I meant was, I thought he was the kind of person who didn't know how to be considerate of female comrades, but I didn't expect that he loves his wife more than anyone else. When Xiaolin was seasick, he was busy running around and didn't need anyone to remind him. Looking at him, he really wanted to feel the pain for Xiaolin himself."

Master Qi: "From the tone of your voice, do you think I am not considerate enough to you?"

"It's good enough that you understand it in your heart. If there is something wrong, you should correct it. If there is nothing wrong, you should try to improve yourself." Yang Ai Dang said.

"Anyway, I know there are many male chauvinists in our army. For example, Xiao Zheng, Xiao Ma and Xiao Shen under your command, they don't think about how difficult it is for their wives to come all the way here. After all, Shen Guobin's first wife is the worst. She had to fetch water even though her belly was so big, and she had a miscarriage. Shen Guobin was not at home, and no one took her to the hospital, so she had to go alone.

I was the one who delivered the baby, but after the baby was born, I bled profusely and died."

Commander Qi: "Hey, it happened so long ago, why are you bringing it up again? Speaking of the one in front, the one behind has already landed on the island. If they hear of it and start a commotion, you have to settle it."

"I'm sounding the alarm for you." Yang Aidang glared at Commander Qi. "Speaking of this, let me ask you, has Shen Guobin's family member's job been secured? I told you about this before I left."

"How dare I forget what you told me to do? When they first came, I told Shen Guobin that there was a vacancy for a teacher, but his wife had to take care of the three children and was not available."

Yang Aidan didn't say anything after hearing this. It happened that the porridge in the kitchen was almost ready.

She scooped out a large bowl of porridge. When Teacher Qi saw it, he asked, "You finally came back, and you want to have porridge today?"

"Who said it was for you? I cooked it for Xiao Li's family. She vomited several times, so it would be better for her to drink some porridge." Yang Aidang said.

Teacher Qi watched her busying around and said, "You just said you were sorry to Xiao Zou."

"Don't mess things up here. These are two different things. Xiaolin is our Xiangcheng girl. I like her very much." Yang Aidang pouted at the division commander Qi, "Don't just stand there like an idiot. Take out some of the oranges I brought from my hometown and I'll take them with me."

"I thought you must have cooked something delicious when you came back. I came here for nothing."

"Aren't oranges delicious? Isn't bacon delicious?"

Yang Aidan took oranges and porridge and went out with Commander Qi and his wife, but Yang Aidan went to Li Chengxi's house while Commander Qi went to the army canteen for dinner.

When Yang Aidang arrived, Li Chengxi had just got some light meals from the army.

Yang Ai Dang took a look and said, "Xiao Lin, are you still resting? After vomiting, it's better to drink some millet porridge to nourish your stomach. And here are some oranges for you to take. They taste sour and sweet and can also stimulate your appetite."

"Thank you, sister-in-law." Li Chengxi hurriedly thanked, "Sister-in-law, take one of this duck back home and you can fry it or steam it."

"Don't be so polite to me. I gave you a bowl of millet porridge and some oranges grown in my own home, but I still took a duck from you. What kind of person am I?" Yang Aidang said and left.

Not long after Yang Aidan left, Lin Tao woke up.

She was a little dazed at first, but when she looked around clearly, she realized that she had arrived at Shengshan Island.

Their room has good lighting, and they haven't had time to

With the curtains installed, it was quite comfortable to let the sun in. Lin Tao wanted to get up and walk around, and Li Chengxi happened to come in.

Seeing that she was awake, he served her a bowl of millet porridge that Yang Aidang had just brought.

"Are you feeling better? Are you hungry? Sister Yang just came again and brought some millet porridge. You should drink some quickly." Li Chengxi said.

It would have been better if Li Chengxi hadn't said anything. As soon as he said that, Lin Tao touched her stomach and found that she was really hungry. Her stomach growled loudly.

Lin Tao blushed a little embarrassedly.

Li Chengxi didn't take it seriously. He sat down beside the bed with the bowl in his hand and was about to feed Lin Tao.

Lin Tao took a sip. The millet porridge was fragrant and thick, and tasted very good. "It's delicious. Have you eaten?"

Li Chengxi: "You eat first. I'll go to the cafeteria to get some food and eat later."

"Let's eat together." Lin Tao got off the bed and took two steps. Her steps were still a little shaky. It felt like she was still floating on a boat, but it was much better than before.

She and Li Chengxi walked out of the bedroom together, sat at the dining table, and ate together.

"Mrs. Yang is such a nice person. Let's send her something tomorrow," said Lin Tao.

Li Chengxi said, "That's what I mean. You're too tired today. After dinner, I'll go boil some water so you can take a bath and have a good sleep. Tomorrow, I'll show you the way."

This was Lin Tao’s first meal since arriving at Shengshan Island. A few hairy clams were put into the thick and glutinous millet porridge, which enhanced the flavor. The taste was very good, and the churning feeling in her stomach disappeared.

Only then did Lin Tao begin to think about her and Li Chengxi's little home.

Although it was called a small home, it wasn't actually small at all. There was a master bedroom, a guest room, and a living room. Each room was quite spacious and much larger than her home in Taohua Village.

It's a brick house, which looks clean, bright and tidy, and very comfortable.

Li Chengxi noticed Lin Tao's gaze and asked, "Is it okay?"

"Very good, I like it very much." Lin Tao nodded with a smile and pointed to the place in front. "Put the sewing machine there after you buy it. I will make clothes there when I have time. I want to put a vase here, but I forgot to buy a vase when I was in Shanghai. Can I buy it here?"

"Yes, there is a service center next to the food factory. How about you come with me to take a look tomorrow?"

"Okay."

Lin Tao looked out the window again and found a large yard outside. She became even more excited: "I will go to the yard and see if there is a big yard outside."

I planted a row of peppers and a row of vegetables in the field. I brought several kinds of seeds with me. "

When they were in Taohua Village, the plot of land in their yard was actually very small and they could only grow a few vegetables. It was much bigger here.

"It's all right. You can do whatever you want." Li Chengxi saw Lin Tao's eyes sparkling and he was in a happy mood when he saw Lin Tao talking about these things.

After eating a bowl of millet porridge and an orange, the orange tasted sour at first, and Lin Tao's face wrinkled because of the sourness. But after eating the second slice, it tasted sweet again.

Lin Tao wanted to feed Li Chengxi, but Li Chengxi shook his head: "Is it very sour?"

He has been afraid of sour things since he was a child.

"It's not sour, really. Try it."

Li Chengxi didn't believe it, but when Lin Tao stood on tiptoe to feed him, he could only silently obey. He lowered his head to hold the orange slice in his mouth, but his tongue accidentally touched Lin Tao's fingertips.

Lin Tao's fingertips felt numb and tingling as if they had been electrocuted.

She quickly retracted her hand, her face turning almost invisible red.

The atmosphere became a little ambiguous. Li Chengxi ate the orange slices, his throat rolling but his body tensed. Compared to the orange, he wanted to eat the peach more.

"How is it? Not sour, right?" Lin Tao deliberately changed the subject.

"Mm, not sour, very sweet."

This orange is not particularly sour, but it is definitely not particularly sweet either. Lin Tao could hear something else in Li Chengxi's words.

Lin Tao turned around and said quickly, "There's still a lot of luggage that hasn't been packed. I'll go pack it," and went back to the bedroom.

Li Chengxi went to boil water for a bath. Both of them had been sitting on the train for such a long time that their bodies smelled bad, so they had to take a bath.

Lin Tao washed her hair as well. There were many people on the train, and it was summer, so everyone smelled of sweat, and their hair wasn't much better. Now that she had washed it clean and it was half dry and hanging in front of her chest, she felt much more relaxed.

They clearly didn't do much work in the afternoon, but time passed by so quickly. In the blink of an eye, it was already past five o'clock and time for dinner.

Li Chengxi got too much vegetables at noon, so they didn't plan to go to the cafeteria to get more in the evening.

Lin Tao was going to heat up the food, but she was a little confused when she saw the bellows. They didn't use bellows in Xiangcheng, and she didn't know how to use it. After Li Chengxi came over and explained it, she realized that the way they cooked was the same as theirs.

When the two of them were sitting together eating, a child was knocking on the door outside.

Li Chengxi said he would go and take a look. Lin Tao did not go, but she heard a little boy's voice outside saying, "Uncle Li,

My family made some cakes today. My mom said that you just moved in and you probably haven’t cleaned up yet. You might not even have dishes or chopsticks, so I came to bring you some cakes.”

Lin Tao wanted to laugh when she heard this. The child's mother's guess was quite accurate. They really didn't even have any bowls and chopsticks. What they were using now were those from Mrs. Yang's house and the army canteen, and they would have to return them later.

The little boy was actually quite afraid of Li Chengxi, so he wanted to leave after delivering the cake.

Lin Tao grabbed a handful of fruit candies and stuffed them into his pocket: "Tell your mother thank you for me. These are candies your aunt gave you."

The little boy looked at Lin Tao, who was smiling beautifully in front of him, and was somewhat unable to pronounce the word "Auntie" because the people he had called "Auntie" before were all older than Lin Tao and not as pretty as her.

"I can't have it. My mother will scold me." The little boy shook his head.

Lin Tao smiled and pinched the little boy's face: "You can't refuse it, otherwise Auntie won't want your cake either."

"Okay." The little boy had no choice but to accept the candy. He looked at Lin Tao a little embarrassedly and then left.

Lin Tao smiled at Li Chengxi and said, "This child is so cute."

Li Chengqi introduced him: "He is the eldest son of Captain Zheng who lives next door to us."

I have to say, this pancake is really delicious. It is filled with dried mustard greens. Lin Tao's appetite was not very good today, but after eating half of the steamed bun, she finished the whole pancake.

“It smells good.”

As for Li Chengxi, he was even more amazing. Not only did he finish the leftover steamed buns and vegetables from the cafeteria at noon, he also finished the two cakes.

Seeing this, Lin Tao began to wonder where all the food he ate went and why he didn't gain weight.

Lin Tao was worried that he would get tired: "Will he get tired after eating so much?"

"I'll follow my wife's instructions to be frugal." Li Chengxi said half-jokingly, "It's okay. I still have to go to Teacher Qi's house and the cafeteria to deliver bowls and chopsticks later. I'll just walk along the way to help digest the food."

Lin Tao discovered that Li Chengxi would sometimes joke while talking. Why didn't she notice this about him before?

When I first met him, I thought he was a very serious person.

But it's also good this way. She feels comfortable with Li Chengxi and is looking forward to her future life.

After dinner, Lin Tao and Li Chengxi washed the dishes together, and Li Chengxi went out to deliver the dishes.

After Li Chengxi left, Lin Tao took a basin of water from the water tank and found an old towel that was no longer in use.

Let’s take care of the hygiene inside.

This house has not been occupied for several months, so it's quite dusty.

They had just given it a quick clean before, and many places were not cleaned thoroughly.

Lin Tao thought that everything that needed to be swept in the house should be swept, everything that needed to be mopped should be mopped, and everything that needed to be wiped should be wiped again.

But Lin Tao had just finished sweeping the floor when someone came to visit her home.

It was the mother of the little boy before. She didn't even knock on the door, but just pushed open the gate and came in. She happened to see Lin Tao cleaning the toilet.

She was very familiar with others. Seeing that Lin Tao was busy, she greeted herself and moved a chair to sit down: "You are Captain Li's wife, right? My name is Chen Shuifen, we are neighbors, I live next door to your house. It's okay, you go about your business, no need to greet me specially."

To be honest, Lin Tao admired such outgoing people. It was just her personality. She would never be like that anyway.

But she couldn't say that she hated such people, especially since she and Li Chengxi had just eaten the cakes they made, it was impossible for her to hate them.

"Yes, my name is Lin Tao." Lin Tao responded with a smile, "Sister Chen, you see we just arrived and the house is not cleaned up yet, it's a mess, how about you eat an orange first."

"No, no, we just finished dinner and I can't eat anything." Chen Shuifen waved her hands quickly. As she spoke, she looked around and saw the new sofa and new wardrobe. She couldn't help but sigh, "Sister Lin Tao, you are so lucky. Captain Li really loves you. He prepared all these things before you came. You can move in directly when you come. You don't have to worry about anything."

"Unlike my husband, he had nothing when I first came here. He would never have thought of it if I hadn't told him. When I first came here, there was nothing at home. I managed everything by myself. People are really incomparable."

The person she met for the first time told her about family matters. Lin Tao felt a little embarrassed. It was not good to say yes, and it was not good to say no. She just smiled and did not reply.

Fortunately, Chen Shuifen didn't care about these and started talking about other things with Lin Tao.

"You just got here. If you don't understand anything or don't know the way, you can come and ask me. Sometimes the men are very busy. If they are on a mission, they will not be seen for several days. It is us women who have to help women."

Lin Tao thought what Chen Shuifen said made sense, so she agreed.

The little boy next door called out, "Mom, mom, come back soon, my little brother has pooped—"

Chen Shuifen hasn't said anything yet

After that, he raised his neck and said to the neighbor next door: "Why are you howling? Is your father not at home? Is he dead? Let him do it!"

"Dad is out. If you don't come back, my brother will be in trouble!"

"What a bad kid!" Chen Shuifen was so angry that she threw the sweater she was knitting and cursed, "This Zheng Youde really thinks he is the boss. He goes out after dinner and doesn't even take care of the children. How capable he is."

Chen Shuifen walked to the front door in a hurry, and seemed to remember something. She said to Lin Tao, "Sister, I'm going to go back first. Come to my house when you have time."

Lin Tao smiled awkwardly: "Okay."

A few minutes later, Lin Tao heard the sound of Chen Shuifen scolding a child from next door. She shook her head helplessly and continued to clean the bathroom.

About an hour later, Li Chengxi came back.

Seeing Lin Tao mopping the floor, he came over to help. Lin Tao asked him to take a break and drink some water, as she was almost done.

"Sister Chen from next door just came to see me." Lin Tao said.

Li Chengxi glanced towards the next room, then looked back at Lin Tao, and naturally took the mop from Lin Tao's hand.

He said, "If you don't like to associate with her, just say a few perfunctory words. The next time she comes to see you, if you are a little cold, she should understand what's going on and won't come next time."

He and Zheng Youde were comrades-in-arms, and now they were neighbors. He didn't want to make things awkward, but he didn't want Lin Tao to force herself to interact with someone she didn't like, so he offered some advice.

After hearing this, Lin Tao stared at him for a while.

"Captain Li, how could you teach your family to do such a thing? Shouldn't you let me get along well with the military wives here?" There was a joking tone in his voice.

Li Chengxi loved to see her playful expression and laughed.

He is not ashamed of his behavior but proud of it: "The premise of getting along well is that you can get along with each other and feel comfortable with each other. It's too tiring to get along with people you don't like, and I don't want my family to suffer this."

"Since you care about me so much, I will reward you well." Lin Tao implied that after buying the ingredients tomorrow, she would cook a delicious meal for Li Chengxi.

But Li Chengxi obviously misunderstood what she meant.

"How to reward?" Li Chengxi's gaze suddenly became deep and fell on Lin Tao's slightly bulging chest.

Lin Tao blushed, coughed, stopped joking, and said seriously: "Actually, I think Sister Chen is

She's just a little too familiar, but she's still a nice person. We're neighbors, so it's not good not to interact with each other. You don't have to worry about me being tired of dealing with her, I know what's going on."

"Yeah, okay." Li Chengxi withdrew his gaze and concentrated on mopping the floor.

Lin Tao thought of Chen Shuifen's son: "But Sister Chen's son doesn't look like her at all."

"Both sons take after their father," Li Chengxi replied.

The two of them cleaned the house thoroughly, without a speck of dust. Standing outside and looking in, one could see the floor reflecting light. After finishing the work, the two of them were a little tired and returned to the bedroom.

There is also a large bookcase next to the bedroom closet, which is full of books.

Lin Tao's eyes lit up when she saw so many books.

He hurried to the bookshelf, looked at the books and asked Li Chengxi: "Are all these books yours? There are so many. I have only seen so many books in the library."

"They are all my old books, but since I was transferred to Shengshan Island, I have less time to read. You can read them whenever you are free." Li Chengxi said.

"I want to see it now." Lin Tao turned her head to look at Li Chengxi, blinking at him, her eyes full of anticipation.

Li Chengxi chuckled and nodded: "Okay, you are the mistress of the house now, these books are under your care."

Lin Tao happily selected books from the bookcase. Some of the books were newer, while some were older. It seemed that they were the books that Li Chengxi read frequently.

Lin Tao picked up a book with one corner turned up a little, intending to see what kind of books Li Chengxi usually liked to read, and found that it was actually a book written entirely in English.

"And there are English books, can you understand them all?" Lin Tao was quite surprised. She had also read foreign novels, but they were all translated versions.

Originally, their school was supposed to teach English in junior high school, but at the beginning of the movement, the English teacher got wind of it and resigned. Starting from Lin Tao's class, English classes were cancelled.

"I learned English when I was in school, but I didn't quite understand some parts, so I had to look up an English dictionary." Li Chengxi answered honestly and did not brag about himself to show how great he was.

But for Lin Tao, such a Li Chengxi is already very powerful.

She stroked the book carefully, and finally put it away and switched to another one.

It was already past seven o'clock and it was dark outside, but the troops had electricity.

The lights in the room were bright, much brighter than the kerosene lamps we used in Xiangcheng before.

While Lin Tao was reading, Li Chengxi went outside to get a basin of water for washing feet and brought it in to place in front of the bed.

Seeing that Lin Tao was absorbed in reading, he did not call her, but reached out and grabbed her white and slender ankles and put them in the basin. Lin Tao's feet were whiter than other parts of her body and felt extremely smooth.

Seeing this, Lin Tao quickly put down the book and said a little embarrassedly: "I'll do it myself."

"It's okay, let's soak our feet together. Otherwise, your feet will hurt the next day." Li Chengxi said as he took off his shoes and put his big feet into the foot basin.

His feet were much bigger than Lin Tao's. When they were put in, they took up more than half of the space, and the water level rose a little. Fortunately, the foot basin was quite large and could accommodate both of their feet.

"Just keep reading."

But Lin Tao couldn't bear to watch it anymore, and stole a glance at the two people's feet pressed tightly together. Although washing feet together was not a particularly intimate action, Lin Tao felt her feet itchy and her heart was in turmoil.

But Li Chengxi was right, my feet did feel much better after soaking them.

When Li Chengxi went to pour out the water for washing feet, the light above Lin Tao's head suddenly flickered. Lin Tao looked at it vigilantly and called Li Chengxi: "Is the light in our bedroom broken?"

"No, the troops are going to turn off the lights." Li Chengxi walked in.

He also explained to Lin Tao about the lights being turned off and the horns being blown on the island. Lin Tao nodded as she listened, silently taking note of it in her mind.

When Li Chengxi finished saying this, the lights went out completely.

It was pitch black all around. After being under the light for so long, I couldn't adapt to the darkness at first. But after a while, my eyes were able to accept it, and when I looked around again, I felt that I could still see some things clearly.

Having already experienced sleeping in the same bed on the first day at home in Xiangcheng, Lin Tao was not as nervous as she was on the first day when they slept in the same quilt again this time.

"Are you still dizzy?" Their bodies were pressed tightly together, and Li Chengxi whispered in her ear.

The breath sprayed in her ears, making her feel numb. Lin Tao couldn't help but shiver. She shook her head and said honestly, "I took a nap at noon and felt much better when I woke up."

"Are you tired?" Li Chengxi asked again.

"Not tired at all." After soaking my feet, I felt extremely comfortable and didn't feel tired at all.

As soon as she finished speaking, the man lying next to her suddenly stood up.

Then he turned over and laid on top of her.

Lin Tao screamed in surprise, but was afraid of being heard, so she quickly covered her mouth.

In the darkness, her bright eyes were wide open as she watched Li Chengxi move to her neck and lick it with his tongue or rub it gently with his teeth.

In my ears was the rapid, heavy breathing of Li Chengxi.

Her body gradually became soft, as if she had lost all her strength. Her eyes, which had been sparkling, became watery and her fair cheeks turned red.

That night, their bed creaked for several hours.