"Commander Lu, Zhiyi, you're back! Come in and rest. Leave your things to us. I've already prepared the meal. You can rest for a while and then come to my house for dinner."
Upon hearing Ma Hongying's words, Feng Zhiyi couldn't help but step forward and hug her. "Sister-in-law He, have you missed me? I've missed you all so much these past few months. I brought you some gifts; I'll give them to you in a bit."
"I'll think about it, of course I'll!"
Suddenly being hugged, Ma Hongying was taken aback at first, then immediately nodded with a smile, her face slightly flushed. This was mainly because it was the first time she had been hugged by a woman, especially in front of so many people, so she was a little embarrassed.
"Hey girl, let's go inside!" Jian Daying said with a smile.
Upon hearing this, Ma Hongying quickly added, "Yes, yes, go back to your room and rest. By the way, Zhiyi, the tea on the coffee table was just brewed a little while ago. You can pour your own tea and drink it. Those pumpkin seeds were dried by myself, and I roasted them. They taste pretty good."
"Okay, then thank you, sisters-in-law!"
Feng Zhiyi smiled and agreed, then took her grandmother's arm and went into the house.
Lu Lingxiao stayed outside to move the luggage.
Xiao Bin and the others first carried Lu Ziheng, Lu Zirui, and Lu Xiaoning into the living room. After Feng Zhiyi opened the bedroom door and let them put the three little ones to bed, they went out to move their luggage.
They had a lot of luggage when they returned to Jincheng this time, and it took Lu Lingxiao and the others quite a while to move it all.
Feng Zhiyi originally intended to put everything into her spatial storage and take it out when they arrived at the family compound, but unfortunately, the situation did not allow it. Because Grandma Feng and Xiao Bin were traveling with her, she did not dare to put these things into her spatial storage.
So the only option is to carry it in plain sight.
Since there were many people, each person carried a few items, and they finished carrying them all in no time.
Feng Zhiyi poured a cup of tea for Grandma Feng and said to her, "Grandma, please sit here and have some tea. I'll go and make up the bed in that empty bedroom so you can rest when I come back after lunch."
"Alright, go ahead!"
Grandma Feng nodded happily, picked up her tea and took a few sips before starting to look around at the furnishings in the living room.
Although the house is not big, it has everything it needs, all arranged neatly and not at all cluttered or cramped. At first glance, it feels comfortable and cozy.
The old lady nodded and smiled with satisfaction.
Seeing that her granddaughter was doing well in the family compound, she felt relieved.
I've heard people say that life with the military is tough, with everything lacking and things inconvenient to buy. The worst part is that if you buy too much or eat too well, you'll be envied and reported.
In short, it was really scary!
But now that I've seen it with my own eyes, I realize that accompanying the army isn't as scary as people say. Otherwise, her granddaughter wouldn't have bought so many things.
Ma Hongying put her things down in the living room and went to the bedroom to call Feng Zhiyi, "Little sister, are you all packed? Are Ziheng, Ningning, and Zirui awake yet? If they are, let's go."
"Let's go eat first, otherwise the food will get cold."
It's already late December, the dead of winter, and the food gets cold very quickly after it's cooked.
Unlike in the sweltering heat, when food can be eaten cold, in the dead of winter, no one dares to eat cold food, because it's easy to get an upset stomach.
"Alright, I'll just make the bed so my grandma can rest in a bit." Feng Zhiyi said and walked out of the room. She went to the next room and saw that Ziheng and the others were still fast asleep, so she went in to wake them up.
"Time to get up, you lazybones!"
She pinched Ziheng, Zirui, and Ningning's noses and gently called to them. Perhaps they had slept enough, and because Feng Zhiyi had just pinched their noses, the three siblings woke up at the same time.
Lu Xiaoning blinked her sleepy eyes and asked in a soft, sweet voice, "Mommy, are we home?"
"Mother......"
Lu Zirui and Lu Ziheng also shouted.
After catching their breath, the two brothers realized that this was their bedroom in the family compound. Instantly, they were wide awake and their spirits lifted. They jumped out of bed in a flash.
Feng Zhiyi gently patted their little heads and said softly, "Alright, hurry up and get up and put on your shoes. Aunt He is still waiting for us to come to her house for dinner in the living room."
"Come out quickly, once we get to your aunt's house, you'll see your beloved brother He Liang."
"Oh! I'm finally home!"
"Finally, I can play soccer on the playground with Brother He Liang again!"
"Big brother, little sister, quick, let's hurry to Aunt's house to find Brother He Liang..."
Lu Zirui quickly rolled out of bed, put on his shoes, and then ran out in a flash with his short legs.
He was incredibly fast, like a nimble eel. In the blink of an eye, he was in the living room. When he saw Ma Hongying, Yang Xiulan, and Jian Daying, Lu Zirui obediently called out "Auntie!" and ran outside.
"Brother, sister, come quickly! I'm going to find Brother He Liang now..." A clear and strong child's voice drifted into the house from the yard.
"Second brother, wait for me..."
Before the words were even finished, Lu Xiaoning was led out of the living room by her older brother Lu Ziheng. They were already home, and the three little ones couldn't wait to go play with their older brother He Liang.
When Lu Ziheng left, he also took the chocolates he had left for He Liang, Liu Feiwen, Liu Xiaohua, Xu Wenyang, and Mao Dan. These were the kids he was closest to.
He Liang is the son of Ma Hongying and Battalion Commander He. Liu Feiwen and Liu Xiaohua are siblings from Yang Xiulan's family. Xu Wenyang is from the family of Xu Feng, the deputy commander of the First Regiment. As for Mao Dan, whose real name is Xu Xuemao, he is the son of Jian Daying.
Those kids are all very nice. Whenever they come to Lu Ziheng's house to play, they don't rummage through things. Even if there are snacks on the coffee table, they won't take them without the adults' permission.
Unless Feng Zhiyi tells them to take some to eat, or their own mothers nod in agreement, they will only reach out to take some, and at most they will only take two or three, and then they will not be greedy and ask for more.
Another point is that He Liang and his friends are a few years older and more sensible. They are not the naughty and domineering type of children, so Ziheng and his friends especially like to play with He Liang and his friends. They also share their delicious food with them.
Watching the little ones dash out of the yard and run towards the family compound in the blink of an eye, Ma Hongying couldn't help but laugh.
"Are these kids bored to death back in Beijing? They just woke up and are already thinking about going to the family compound to find their brother He Liang."
Feng Zhiyi raised her lips and smiled, "You're absolutely right, sister-in-law. They're so bored in the compound. They think the kids in the compound aren't fun, so they keep saying they want to come back to Jincheng."
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