Chapter 18: New Gossip in the Family Compound – Has the Vixen Reformed?
Qin Lie drilled his soldiers on the training ground, and he also drilled himself, trying to use high-intensity training to dispel the chaotic images in his mind.
However, the effect was minimal.
He was restless all day.
I get distracted during the meeting.
When instructing soldiers to shoot, they missed the target.
Even when eating lunch in the cafeteria, looking at the white rice, she could think of Jiang Wu's snow-white skin.
Qin Lie felt like he was going crazy.
Several of his battalion commanders and company commanders noticed that something was wrong with him.
"What's wrong with the commander today? He seems to have lost his soul."
"Who knows? He had a dark face, like someone owed him millions. He even made us run ten kilometers this morning, and my legs are still shaking."
"What do you know!" Battalion Commander Zhang Dashan revealed a sly smile, as if he'd been there all along. "This is called 'having tasted the sweetness, one forgets all else'!"
"What do you mean?" The young officers looked bewildered.
"Idiot!" Zhang Dashan lowered his voice, "Didn't you hear? Last night, the regimental commander's bed creaked all night! This morning, the regimental commander was unusually late!"
"hiss--"
Everyone gasped, their faces all showing an "I understand" expression.
Her gaze toward Qin Lie became ambiguous and mischievous.
It turns out that their commander, who was abstinent and like an ascetic, finally broke his fast last night!
No wonder you look like you've been drained of all your energy by some fairy today!
Qin Lie felt extremely uncomfortable under their gazes.
He knew perfectly well what those brats were thinking.
His face darkened even more.
"Have you all finished eating?! If you have, get back to training!"
He slammed the rice bowl down on the table and roared.
The crowd immediately scattered like birds and beasts.
Qin Lie sat alone in the cafeteria, looking at the barely touched food in his bowl, feeling a surge of irritation.
For the first time, he felt that the day was incredibly long.
He actually started looking forward to getting off work.
He wanted to go home.
He wants to see the woman who said she would cook a meal and wait for him.
When this thought first came to Qin Lie's mind, he found it unbelievable.
When did he become so attached to his home?
At that very moment, a small "earthquake" was also taking place in the family compound.
Jiang Wu remains the epicenter.
Ever since Jiang Wu made Zhang Sao kneel down and beg for forgiveness in the water room last time, the attitude of all the military wives in the family compound towards her has changed completely.
No one dared to say anything bad about her to her face anymore.
Upon meeting, they might even fawn over her by calling her "Sister Jiang."
However, there was no shortage of gossip behind people's backs.
Especially after Zhou Mingyuan's disturbance yesterday, and the scene where Commander Qin fiercely protected his wife and carried her home, Jiang Wu gained an even more mysterious and legendary aura.
"Tell me, who exactly is this Jiang Wu? How come she has Commander Qin completely under her thumb?"
"Who knows? I think she's a reincarnated vixen! Look at her face, her figure, which man wouldn't be bewitched?"
"That's for sure! She used to be so demanding, and Commander Qin wouldn't even give her a second glance. But now, he's all over her, carrying her around and even trying to kick that Officer Zhou off the island for her sake! This is spoiling her way too much!"
"I heard that after Commander Qin came home yesterday afternoon, there was a lot of noise coming from their house! My mother-in-law said that when she got up to go to the bathroom in the middle of the night, she heard Jiang Wu crying, crying so pitifully!"
"Tsk tsk tsk, it's like the saying goes, 'One is dying of thirst while the other is drowning in water!' My deadbeat husband of mine doesn't even touch me once a month! Look at Commander Qin, his physique, his energy... Jiang Wu is truly blessed!"
The women huddled together, talking about these suggestive topics, their faces showing a mixture of jealousy and envy.
However, today, they discovered something even more shocking.
Jiang Wu, whom they considered a lazy, good-for-nothing "vixen" who never lifted a finger in the kitchen, actually entered the kitchen for the first time ever!
In the afternoon, before the sun became too strong, someone saw Jiang Wu carrying a vegetable basket to the vegetable field.
The vegetable plots were allocated by the military, and each household had a small plot to grow scallions, ginger, garlic, or seasonal vegetables.
Previously, Jiang Wu's family's land was barren and overgrown with weeds.
But today, she actually picked up a small hoe and started working in the field in a very serious manner.
She was wearing faded old clothes and had a headscarf wrapped around her head.
A few specks of dirt on her stunningly beautiful face did not diminish her beauty; instead, they added a touch of simple, genuine human warmth to her appearance.
The military spouses in the family compound were all dumbfounded.
"Am I seeing things? That's... Jiang Wu?"
"It really seems to be her! She...she's planting vegetables?"
"Good heavens! Has the sun risen in the west? This pampered young lady can actually do farm work?"
Everyone felt that this world was too fantastical.
Before they could recover from the shock of Jiang Wu growing vegetables, in the evening, they smelled a rich aroma of food wafting from Qin Lie's courtyard.
The aroma was incredibly strong.
It has the sweet aroma of braised pork, the caramelized fragrance of scrambled eggs, and the savory flavor of fish soup...
The combination of several flavors is so enticing that it makes your mouth water.
"Whose cooking smells so good?"
"It seems... it came from Commander Qin's family!"
"That's impossible! Commander Qin usually eats in the canteen. Jiang Wu, can she cook?"
With suspicion in their hearts, the group secretly ran to the outside of Qin Lie's yard and craned their necks to look inside.
You won't believe it until you see it, and what you find will shock you.
Jiang Wu was wearing an apron and busy in the simple outdoor kitchen made of bricks.
Her movements looked a little clumsy, but they were methodical.
Washing vegetables, chopping vegetables, tossing the wok, taking it out of the wok...
The afterglow of the setting sun bathed her in a golden light.
The scene was as beautiful as a painting.
"My goodness! She really can cook!"
"And it looks pretty delicious!"
"Is this...is this still the Jiang Wu we know? Has she...gone straight?"
The values of military spouses have been challenged once again.
They just couldn't understand how one person could change so much.
Just a few days ago she was a love-struck woman who was willing to die for some random guy, and today she's turned into a virtuous wife and loving mother who cooks and cleans the house.
The contrast is too great!
Just as everyone was discussing it, Qin Lie returned.
He was riding a slightly worn-out old bicycle with something strapped to the back seat.
He pushed the cart into the yard.
Seeing the busy figure in the kitchen, and the three dishes and soup laid out on the small table in front of him, Qin Lie stopped in his tracks.
His heart felt full, enveloped by a warm feeling he had never experienced before, a feeling called "home".
"Honey, you're back!"
Hearing the noise, Jiang Wu turned around and saw him.
Her face was covered in soot from the bottom of a pot, making her look like a little tabby cat.
But the smile on her face was even more radiant than the sunset.
"Go wash your hands! Dinner will be ready soon!"
She spoke to him in a tone befitting a mistress of the house.
Qin Lie looked at her, his throat tightening.
He grunted in agreement, put down the car, and walked to the tap in the yard to wash his hands.
As he washed, he watched the figure still busy working for him.
In my heart, the string called "moved" was gently plucked.
He seemed to understand a little why so many people longed for a family.
This feeling of having someone waiting for you, someone thinking of you, and having hot meals waiting for you when you get home... it really feels... quite nice.
After washing his hands, he walked to the table and sat down.
The braised pork belly is glistening with oil and melts in your mouth.
Stir-fried tomatoes and eggs is sweet and sour, and has a bright color.
There was also a sea bass that he had caught from the sea yesterday, which she stewed into a milky white fish soup.
Every dish was one of his favorites.
Qin Lie picked up his chopsticks, took a piece of braised pork, and put it in his mouth.
Rich but not greasy, sweet and soft.
It tastes much better than what the cafeteria chef makes.
He took another sip of fish soup.
It's incredibly delicious and warms the heart and stomach.
He didn't know how she knew he liked these dishes.
He didn't know how a pampered young lady from the city could cook such authentic home-style dishes.
He had many questions to ask.
In the end, he didn't say anything, he just kept eating.
This was the most delicious meal he had ever eaten in his life.
Jiang Wu sat down opposite him, carrying the last bowl of rice.
She didn't say anything, just rested her chin on her hand and watched him eat with a smile.
Those eyes were bright and sparkling, full of anticipation and satisfaction.
It seemed that watching him eat with relish made her happier than if she were eating herself.
Qin Lie felt a little embarrassed by her gaze, but he felt an indescribable sense of comfort in his heart.
After finishing his meal, he voluntarily cleared away the dishes.
"I'll wash it."
“No need,” Jiang Wu snatched the bowl from his hand. “You’ve been training all day, go and rest.”
"Today is my first day cooking for you, so I have to wash the dishes too. I have to finish what I started."
As she spoke, she took the bowl and chopsticks to the sink.
As Qin Lie watched her slender back, a warm feeling began to surge within him once more.
He walked to the bicycle and untied the package wrapped in oil paper that was tied to the back seat.
Then, he walked behind Jiang Wu.
"Here, take this."
He handed the package to her.
"What's this?"
Jiang Wu wiped her hands and curiously took it.
Open the oil paper package.
Inside was a white cake with a milky aroma...
It's the old-fashioned kind, with a small flower decorated with red jam on top.
In this era of scarcity, this was a rare commodity.
Only state-run stores in the county town sell it.
Moreover, the price is quite high, and tickets are required to purchase them.
Where did you come from?
Jiang Wu was somewhat surprised.
"I asked someone to bring it from the county town."
Qin Lie's voice sounded somewhat unnatural.
"I heard that women... all like to eat this."
"And...last night..."
He paused, and his face began to turn red again.
"Didn't you say it hurt?"
"Eat something sweet, and the pain will go away."
For a man as rough as he could possibly be, coming up with this kind of way to coax a woman was already the limit of his abilities.
Jiang Wu looked at the cake in her hand, then at the man in front of her who was blushing and whose eyes were darting away.
Her eyes suddenly felt hot.
This time, it wasn't an act.
It's true.
P.S.: Since no one's saying anything... I'll just... post something random!
Tomato is absolutely dominant, the number one in the universe is as solid as a mountain!
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