"I'm here today because you've worked hard. This is to reward you." With that, Ruan Ruan started cooking, heating oil, adding chicken pieces and seasonings, adding water and simmering over low heat for 10 minutes, then adding potatoes and cooking for another 10 minutes. Finally, she reduced the sauce over high heat and served.
During the meal, Ruan Ruan asked Huo Haocheng, "You said before that you would treat your comrades to dinner today, are you still going to do it today?"
Huo Haocheng paused in his eating and said, "Tomorrow, I need to go back to my unit this afternoon to write a mission report, so I can't go shopping with you. We'll go shopping together tomorrow."
"Okay, then you should calculate how many people there are so we can prepare."
"There's my uncle's family, Division Commander Wei, Political Commissar Feng, Regiment Commander Wang, Battalion Commander Zheng, and three brothers, plus my sister-in-law. There are about 18 children in total. My sisters-in-law will come to help. School is about to let out for summer vacation, so my aunt might be a little late. Political Commissar Feng's wife, Aunt Zhou, is the director of the Women's Federation, so she might also arrive quite late. Regiment Commander Wang's wife is a nurse; I don't know if she can come."
Huo Haocheng carefully recalled everything, and only after confirming that he hadn't missed anyone did he say, "Just these people."
"Then let's eat in the courtyard. We'll need to borrow some tables and chairs," Ruan Ruan thought, adding that the food for 10 or 20 people was manageable.
"We'll bring the tables and chairs from the cafeteria when we get back tomorrow."
"That, the one who wrote you the letter, Sun... isn't it called him?" Ruan Ruan suddenly thought of this person. Since he was able to write a letter asking Huo Haocheng to take care of their family, their relationship must be pretty good.
“Sun Hongxin, he went on a mission and hasn’t come back yet.” As soon as Ruan Ruan said this, Huo Haocheng knew who it was. He had gone to look for him the day he returned. He heard that Sun Hongxin had been working extremely hard during this time, like he didn’t care about his life.
"Oh, that explains why I haven't seen him."
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