Chapter 1225 Speak of the devil and he shall appear
Tao's wife really didn't know about this: "Company Commander Cui's wife has only been with the army for a short time. I've only heard that she likes to take advantage of others. But it's also related to the fact that I haven't been in the family compound for a while. During the time I've been back, his youngest daughter hasn't come to my house."
Chu Xue didn't reply, but she had a guess in her mind. It was probably because Mo Ruhua was a new soldier who had come to accompany the army, and they felt that she was too young to refuse, so they sent her youngest daughter to come to their door.
As they were talking, a clear, cheerful voice came from the front door: "Hello, ladies and aunties, I'm Yu Rao. May I come in and play with you?"
Chu Xue was surprised that this little girl was such a good actress at such a young age. She noticed that the little girl was holding a large bowl with a small amount of brown rice behind her.
The three looked at each other in surprise, none of them expecting that Cao Cao would appear so suddenly.
Chu Xue was about to get up and send the person away when Fu Yancheng, who came out of the kitchen, stopped her: "You sit down, I'll handle it."
Fu Yancheng strode towards the front door, his face not cold, but he reached out and ruffled her hair: "Go back and tell your father that it's impolite to let you come out to someone else's house during mealtime."
After saying that, he shouted loudly across the street, "Company Commander Cui, are you home?"
Company Commander Cui, who had just brought out his meal, heard the shout and hurried out of the gate. Just as he was about to ask, "What's going on?", he saw his youngest daughter standing at the gate.
Before he could react, Fu Yancheng said, "The child is too young. She shouldn't be allowed to play alone. If she gets hurt at someone else's house, it will be difficult to explain, and it will also affect the relationship with the neighbors."
Company Commander Cui wasn't stupid; the other party had given him a way out: "Commander Fu is right, I'll take this girl back right now."
Fu Yancheng turned back to the courtyard and saw his wife's eyes shining as she gave him a thumbs up.
His eyes were full of tenderness, and he coughed lightly to cover up his urge to go up and kiss his wife: "Alright, let's eat."
They were all having a great time, and the meal brought Deputy Battalion Commander Tao and Fu Yancheng much closer together.
The atmosphere at the Cui family's house across the street was far less pleasant. Company Commander Cui gritted his teeth and said, "You think I can't afford to support you and your children, so you insist on sending them out to cause trouble? When those other families came to us before, I told you not to let this happen again. What did you promise me? Zhang Lianhua, if you continue to be so stubborn, I'll have no choice but to send you and your children back to your hometown, so you don't ruin my future one day."
Zhang Lianhua was terrified and raised her finger to swear, "Honey, I was wrong. It's all my fault for not keeping a close eye on Yu Rao. I promise I will never let Yu Rao out during mealtimes again. You have to believe me this time."
She had already thought it through. She promised not to go out during mealtimes, but she couldn't control what she did at other times. It wouldn't be right to prevent her child from going out, would it? With her little girl's cleverness, it would be easy for her to take advantage of the situation.
Seeing that she had made a vow, Company Commander Cui calmed down a bit: "I do send part of my salary home, but it's enough to support you and your children. Don't always be so stingy with those few meat coupons each month, leaving your children without food."
Company Commander Cui had no idea that his wife wasn't reluctant to use those meat ration coupons; rather, she sent them all back to her parents' home every month as soon as she received them.
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Inside the Friendship Hotel in Beijing, Anna frowned as she stared at the itinerary and personnel arrangements handed to her by a staff member from the Ministry of Foreign Trade and Economic Cooperation: "Qin Ruoyun, who is this?"
An official from the Ministry of Foreign Trade and Economic Cooperation explained, "The Ms. Xiao Chuxue you are looking for is currently on vacation and is not in Beijing. The Ministry has arranged for Ms. Qin Ruoyun to be the interpreter for this trip."
Since the staff had said so, Anna, though unhappy, agreed. However, she still added, "We'll be staying here for a week. I hope Miss Shaw can come to my side as soon as her vacation is over and be my translator, okay?"
The staff member wasn't quite aware of the inside story, but seeing that Anna had agreed, he readily agreed: "No problem, we'll transfer her over as soon as Comrade Xiao returns."
Anna nodded to the staff member before letting him leave.
Dear friends, there's a flu outbreak recently, and I've been bedridden for two days now. Please take care.
(End of this chapter)
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