"Thank you, you are very beautiful too." Li Xia said with a smile.

Li Xia didn't mean anything else. The heroine of the original book praised her for her good looks, so she just complimented her back.

But her words sounded like sarcasm to Su Wenyan's ears.

Li Xia didn't look like she had dressed up specially. She had her hair casually tied up to make it easier to cook. After being busy in the kitchen for so long, a strand of hair still fell down.

With a slightly curled arc, it fell on Li Xia's fair neck.

But looking at Su Wenyan, in order to leave a good impression on Gu Weicheng today, she even put some powder on her face before going out.

Su Wenyan has always been confident about her appearance, but she feels that her skin is not white enough and she cares about this a lot.

Not only that, she also put some lipstick on her lips.

The skirt she was wearing was a piece of the latest model of shaggy cloth that she bought at a department store in Shanghai before joining the army.

She had a good idea. When she met Gu Weicheng on the train, she looked a little tired after sitting on the train for so long, and there was a strange smell on her body, so she wanted to take this opportunity to dress up beautifully so that she could show her face in front of Gu Weicheng.

But now, she wished she could go back and wipe off all the lipstick on her lips.

If I had known this would happen, I would rather not dress up.

In this case, it can be said that she was outdone by Li Xia because she didn't dress up, which is better than dressing up now but being easily outdone by Li Xia who didn't dress up at all!

"Also, Weicheng and Captain Su are comrades-in-arms. You should call me sister-in-law. Why do you call Sister-in-law Tao sister-in-law, but call me sister when it's my turn?" Li Xia asked with a smile.

How could she not understand Su Wenyan's little thoughts?

Isn't it because she doesn't want to acknowledge her identity as Gu Weicheng's wife, so she refuses to call her 'sister-in-law'?

Mrs. Tao also said, "Yeah, I also find it strange. Why do you call me sister-in-law and Guan Xiaoli calls you sister? I just thought you two knew each other before."

Everyone's eyes were on Su Wenyan, but they were not attracted by her beauty as she had originally imagined.

Su Wenyan showed an awkward expression on her face, and then said sheepishly: "I just call you that because Sister Li is too beautiful and young, and doesn't look like a married person at all."

"Thank you, but you should still call me sister-in-law. Weicheng and I have been married for more than five years, and our children are already this big." Li Xia said.

Gu Weicheng also didn't like Su Wenyan's behavior of calling Li Xia "sister" all the time. He frowned and said, "Your brother and I are comrades-in-arms. You should call my wife 'sister-in-law'."

Gu Weicheng's words froze the smile on Su Wenyan's face, especially when she heard Gu Weicheng call Li Xia "wife", she felt even more uncomfortable.

Gu Weicheng didn't even look at Su Wenyan, but as the host, he said, "Since everyone is here, let's eat."

"Yes, everyone, please eat quickly. The food will get cold soon." Li Xia also followed suit.

"Yes, the food my sister-in-law cooked is so delicious. If you don't pick up your chopsticks, I will not be polite." Hu Songlin said.

The three children of the Ma family standing nearby were also waiting anxiously with green eyes and drooling mouths.

They just have to wait for the adults to give the order and then they can start eating.

But these adults talk too much! Can't they wait until after dinner to talk about something?

Now that they had finally started eating, they were so happy that they quickly picked up their favorite dishes and took their bowls to eat over the side.

Li Xia picked up some food for An An and said to him with a smile, "An An, go have dinner with your brothers."

There are a lot of people today and there is no room at the table, so children are not allowed to sit at the table.

An An nodded and went over with the bowl.

Su Wenbin took the opportunity to take out the dish that Su Wenyan had made and said, "Wenyan told me that on her way to the army, she was rescued from the hands of human traffickers thanks to the encounter with Captain Gu and Deputy Captain Hu.

Originally, according to her idea, she wanted to invite you two to my house for a simple meal two days ago, but didn’t Captain Gu’s wife and children come to the army?

We were busy these past two days, so we didn’t invite anyone. Wen Yan specially cooked a dish today to express her gratitude, so that everyone can have a taste.”

As he spoke, Su Wenbin opened the lid and took out the dish.

Su Wenbin was trying to give face to Su Wenyan. Su Wenyan is now 20 years old and it is time for her to get married.

This time she came to the army, Su Wenbin had the intention of finding a husband for his sister. Good cooking skills were also an important condition for finding a wife.

"Wow, is this the dish made by Captain Su's sister? It looks just like a painting, so beautiful." Hu Songlin said very politely.

Everyone agreed.

Su Wenyan was praised and said with a smile: "My cooking skills are not very good, so it is definitely not as delicious as Sister Li's. Just don't despise it."

But these people’s opinions are not important. Su Wenyan cares most about what Gu Weicheng thinks.

She glanced in Gu Weicheng's direction, but found that he didn't even look at her, but was picking up food for Li Xia:

"If there's anything you want to eat but can't get, just tell me and I'll get it for you."

The joy that had just risen in Su Wenyan's heart was extinguished again.

Li Xia doesn’t pay much attention to the presentation of her dishes, but the taste is surprisingly good. Any dish on the table is refreshing and goes well with rice.

The key is that what she cooks are home-cooked dishes, which every household can cook, but the taste of the same dishes varies a lot.

"These shredded potatoes are really good." said Captain Ma.

"The hot and sour pork intestines are delicious, and the fried snails are really tasty and go well with wine." Deputy Captain Yan couldn't help but say.

He is a person who cannot eat spicy food. Although Li Xia has taken into consideration that everyone may not be able to eat spicy food and has reduced the spiciness, it is still a bit spicy for Deputy Captain Yan who has never eaten spicy food since childhood.

But despite this, he still enjoyed the meal while being tickled by the spiciness.

On the other hand, not many people ate the dish that Su Wenyan brought.

She presented the dish beautifully, but it didn't look appetizing.

It looks like it's for viewing, not for eating.

Everyone took a chopstick of food at the beginning to give face to Captain Su, but it was limited to just one chopstick. After eating, they immediately saw who was better and went to eat what the heroine cooked. It was delicious when eaten with rice or wine.

Especially the second son of Ma Aidang, who has been a good talker since childhood, whispered: "This dish is like a donkey dung egg with a shiny surface, but it tastes tasteless."

Tao's wife wanted to slap Ma Aidang on the spot and cursed: "Ma Aidang, you deserve to be punished, don't you? Everyone is eating and you are talking about donkey shit!"

Then he said to Su Wenyan, "Children are ignorant and talking nonsense. Don't take it to heart, Xiao Su."

When Su Wenyan heard what Ma Aidang said, she was so angry that she grabbed her clothes tightly, but she couldn't show it, so she could only say with a fake smile:

"Mrs. Tao, that's not true. I would never argue with a little kid.

Everyone has different tastes. It’s normal that he doesn’t like the food I cook. I also think Sister Li is a good cook. After eating her food, I want to learn more from her.”

While saying this, she cursed in her heart: You dead kid who has never seen the world doesn't deserve to eat the food she cooks!

Su Wenyan looked at An An, who was eating quietly at the side, totally unlike the noisy children of the Ma family.

This child looks really like Gu Weicheng and seems very well behaved. She is willing to be An An's stepmother.

Thinking of this, Su Wenyan waved to An An: "Your name is An An, right? You look so much like your father. Do you like the food Auntie cooks? Can Auntie give you some candy?"

An An glanced at Su Wenyan. Candy is very tempting to children.

But An An shook his head and refused, because he felt that the food cooked by this aunt was not as delicious as his mother's.

The smile on Su Wenyan's face froze and was about to collapse.

"An An is a little shy, she will be fine once she gets familiar with the place." Hu Songlin defended Su Wenyan and said, "Comrade Su, what you said is right, everyone has different tastes, I think it's delicious."

Among the people at the table, only Hu Songlin and the Su couple continued to eat the dish after taking the first bite.

Hu Songlin actually felt that Su Wenyan’s cooking skills were average. It was okay if it was eaten normally, but when it was put together with the dishes made by Li Xia today, everyone could tell that the taste was not very good.

But in order not to let the little girl feel disappointed, he was very supportive.

It's a pity that Su Wenyan did not appreciate his kindness. She just smiled casually at Hu Songlin, and her attention was all on Gu Weicheng and Li Xia on the other side.

The couple sat next to each other, and Gu Weicheng leaned over and whispered something in Li Xia's ear.

Li Xia couldn't suck out the snail meat, so Gu Weicheng helped her pick out the snail meat one by one for her to eat, without feeling bothered at all.

Su Wenyan was very upset by the strong jealousy. She suddenly asked:

"Li...sister-in-law." Su Wenyan gritted her teeth and called her sister-in-law. "I heard that you and Captain Gu have been married for five years. Why did you refuse to join the army before, and suddenly come this time?"