Chu Qiuyu thought to herself, even if her former uncle-in-law wasn't in the same unit as the pretty older sister, at least they could still be closer.
You might even have a chance to bump into them!
Thinking of this, Chu Qiuyu immediately expressed that she wanted to go with her brother to pick up her niece and take her home.
Father Chu had always known his daughter's temperament.
Without much obstruction, they immediately approved it.
Su Qiao was unaware that her crazy fangirl had already embarked on a journey to find her.
A gust of cold wind blew, and she sneezed.
She silently closed the window.
Continue tidying up the house.
Fortunately, both of them can now use the space, making it much easier to set up.
Close the doors and windows, and draw the newly installed curtains.
Then we started playing a house decorating game.
The room was quickly furnished.
Only some lightweight items remained in place.
The exterior decorations were arranged by Su Qiao.
The kitchen layout was entirely handled by Lu Xiangze.
Fortunately, he had experience repairing kitchens twice before.
Installing this iron pot is no problem at all.
Soon, it was evening.
Instead of using the new stove, Lu Xiangze decided to boil a pot of water on a small stove.
Suddenly there was a knock on the door.
It was accompanied by Yao Cuifen calling out to Xiao Su.
Su Qiao opened the door and walked out quickly.
Then I saw that Yao Cuifen was holding two plates of food.
Daya also obediently held a plate of steamed buns, all of which were very large and looked very soft.
It's clear that there's not a single grain of rice mixed in.
"It's your first day here, so your home must not be ready yet. I've brought you some food."
In this day and age, even military families couldn't afford to eat so much refined grain.
Not to mention it's only the beginning of the month.
Su Qiao could guess that Yao Cuifen would have to be very careful with her food for the next month in order to make this happen.
Besides, she wouldn't dare eat out these days...
He quickly refused.
"Sister Cuifen, what are you doing? We still have food at home, and we can always eat at the canteen. We can't possibly eat your food rations."
"I still have a lot saved up at home, and they'll go bad if we don't eat them. You can take them!"
As Yao Cuifen spoke, she was about to hand over her dishes.
Knowing that the two didn't believe her, Su Qiao quickly led them to the living room.
The living room is no longer so messy.
There are just some burdens left to unpack.
Lu Xiangze was bringing the dishes out of the kitchen.
Yao Cuifen was stunned for a moment before she realized that the man was actually the one cooking at this house.
Deputy Regiment Commander Lu actually cooked the meal himself?
For a moment, I forgot what to say.
"Sister Cuifen, look, I'm not lying to you, his cooking skills are really good. Why don't you stay and have some?"
Yao Cuifen couldn't possibly agree to that; she had no right to freeload off the food on the table.
"We've already eaten. You can keep this steamed bun."
"We're not just being polite, but this is far too much for us to eat. Let's take it back to give Daya some nutrition. Her face looks so thin."
Yao Cuifen took a look and agreed.
The weather's unbearable, so I'm not going to be polite anymore.
"In that case, I'll be leaving now and won't disturb you two any longer."
Su Qiao couldn't let them leave just like that.
Quickly take out the remaining bag of candy.
He grabbed two handfuls and stuffed them into Daya's pocket.
"Thank you for making this trip, Sister Cuifen."
Yao Cuifen repeatedly refused, but she was too busy holding a bowl to move.
He could only gesture for Daya to return the items.
Daya had already tasted the candy at noon, and now all the candy was in her pocket. She couldn't help but swallow hard.
She obediently freed one hand to reach for the candy.
But Su Qiao held his hand down.
"Sister Cuifen, Daya is so well-behaved, this is her errand fee."
How could there be less?
Seeing that Su Qiao wasn't just being polite, Yao Cuifen finally let Daya accept the gift.
The little girl smiled slightly, revealing her tiny teeth, and silently said thank you.
After seeing the mother and daughter off.
Su Qiao then turned to ask Lu Xiangze.
Whose family members are these?
Lu Xiangze quickly matched Yao Cuifen with the information in his mind.
"That's the wife of the battalion commander. I heard she's quite fierce."
Seeing is believing, and Su Qiao quite liked her sister-in-law's personality.
As for that reputation, it was probably caused by those neighbors.
After a busy afternoon, Su Qiao's stomach rumbled.
Su Qiao chuckled and, after the food was tested in her spatial storage, the two began to eat.
But now it was completely dark.
Lu Xiangze lit the kerosene lamp, intending to find the lamp cord, but after pulling it, he found the lamp holder to be empty.
Su Qiao had anticipated this.
"This house is so empty it's practically uninhabitable."
Lu Xiangze looked around, also wondering about it.
"Logically, this shouldn't happen. To make things easier for military families, these large items are usually custom-made as a set in advance. If more furniture is needed, just tell the logistics department, and they will help buy it."
After putting away the kerosene lamp, Lu Xiangze sat down again at the dining table.
"Let's make do with this for now, I'll go buy a light bulb in a bit."
Su Qiao did not object and nodded.
Su Qiao suddenly remembered what her sister-in-law looked like during the day.
"Did the people who originally lived in this courtyard have any grudges against you?"
How could that be?
"Commander Qi is a fairly upright person. It's just that his wife..." Lu Xiangze hesitated slightly before finally finding a suitable word, "...is a bit stingy."
Stingy?
Seemingly sensing Su Qiao's question.
Lu Xiangze continued to explain, "Commander Qi's allowance is quite substantial, yet his family lives worse off than most. They eat cornbread and pickled vegetables every day."
His wife never ate the vegetables she grew herself; she always took them out to barter for other things. But the things she got back were all very poor quality, practically 'junk.' If it weren't for the regulations governing Commander Qi's clothing, she would have even torn them down to exchange. Her children were easy to recognize; their clothes were all patched up…”
Su Qiao simply couldn't understand it.
What happened to the money she saved?
However, this is not something she should be considering, and it does explain her behavior during the day.
"No wonder when I first arrived, Sister Wang was still digging for vegetables; she probably didn't want us to benefit from it."
Lu Xiangze nodded, but then another guess came to him: could this room also be her creation?
Just then, there was another knock on the door.
Before the two could respond.
The flashlight beam illuminated the window, and the sound drew closer.
Ding Yuxiao shone a flashlight on the room, while his wife Jiang Chengfeng stood beside him.
Looking at the faint light inside, he tentatively called out.
Is Xiao Lu there?
Upon hearing this sound, Lu Xiangze quickly walked out of the room, with Su Qiao following closely behind.
"Commander, what brings you here?"
Ding Yuxiao rolled her eyes at Lu Xiangze.
"What? Can't I come?"
Hearing Ding Yuxiao's tone, Lu Xiangze immediately understood.
The division commander meant that his visit was nothing special, just a casual chat.
He replied, "Of course, you can go wherever you want."
Ding Yuxiao then noticed Su Qiao standing next to him.
It's just not very clear.
There's not much I can say.
He took his wife's hand and walked into the house.
He was somewhat dissatisfied when he saw that there was only one kerosene lamp lit inside.
"Hey kid, when did you become so frugal? You didn't even turn on the lights?"
As he spoke, he started looking for the light cord with the flashlight, but when he pulled it, there was no response.
Looking along the line, I realized that the spot where the light bulb should have been was empty.
"What happened? Why didn't you say the light was broken?"
Jiang Chengfeng, who was standing next to her, tugged at the corner of her clothes.
I immediately realized what was happening.
Just then, several more voices came from outside the door.
Is Commander Lu home?
Su Qiao and Lu Xiangze exchanged a glance. Why is it so lively today?
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