Chapter 525: Don't Show Off
Yang Kai went to hang the chickens with great excitement.
Bai Zhi was about to go home. She said to Liu Guifang, "Sister Liu, I'll be going now."
"Xiaobai, have some water before you go. You've helped us so much, I don't know how to thank you enough."
Bai Zhi smiled and said, "Let's not stand on ceremony between us. It's just a small matter of helping each other out."
"Yes, we women will have to support each other in the future. As for the men, they are all doing great things, and we can't rely on them at home at all."
Hearing Liu Guifang's words, Bai Zhi echoed, "Yes, they are doing important things. We will take care of the logistics and help each other out when needed."
"Look at you, so young yet so enlightened, it's truly rare."
Looking at the fair-skinned and still quite young girl in front of her, Liu Guifang felt both admiration and heartache. "However, you are still young, and you don't have any children yet, so you can't fully understand the difficulties of being a military wife. When you have children in the future, that will be the real test. No matter what, since you have made this choice, you have to keep going."
Bai Zhi completely agreed with Liu Guifang's words.
This is the most relaxed time for her.
Although I'm married, I've been living alone in Nancheng all this time, and my family helps me out when I need anything.
After joining the army, having children, and still having to work, the real life begins when there is no one to help you.
Therefore, we must work hard now so that our future life will be secure.
Money can't solve all problems, but at least financial freedom will lead to a much higher quality of life in the future.
Only then can people be free.
After the New Year, if there's no sign of cooperation from the military and her grandfather can come over, she plans to go to the county town to find a shop and open a clinic to treat patients.
It doesn't matter if we're a bit far from Lu Ye.
Anyway, Lu Ye is always busy and never home, so she can stay at the clinic and go home to reunite with him when he is home.
Never abandon your career.
But if the old man doesn't cooperate with her, she can do something else.
This is an era where opportunities abound. As long as you are diligent and quick-witted, you can succeed at anything.
The next day was Lunar New Year's Eve.
From the morning onwards, the atmosphere in the entire residential compound became lively.
The children were running around in the yard, setting off small firecrackers they had bought.
The moment the firecrackers go off, the festive atmosphere of the Chinese New Year begins.
The kind-hearted Liu Guifang made some paste and called out in the courtyard, telling everyone to stop making paste and just bring the paste bowls from her doorstep if they wanted to put up couplets.
Bai Zhi asked Lu Ye to also fetch some paste from Liu Guifang's house and paste up the couplets they bought yesterday.
After lunch, Bai Zhi started looking forward to making dumplings in the afternoon. She looked at her watch and muttered, "Why isn't Chen Qian here yet? I'm waiting for her to come and make dumplings with me."
"It's too early to make dumplings," Lu Ye said. "I'll take the fish out of the refrigerator first, then chop half a chicken, and make a big plate of chicken for dinner."
"Can you make it?" Bai Zhi's eyes lit up when she heard him mention Dapanji (Big Plate Chicken), and she looked at him expectantly.
Lu Ye shook his head seriously, "No."
He smiled and said, "But I know my wife will."
"Then you go and do it. I'll cook tonight."
Bai Zhi, unable to stay idle, also went into the kitchen.
Grate the white radish used for making dumplings into shreds, then chop it finely, and then mince the meat.
At the entrance of the family compound.
Shen Qian was carrying a net bag of vegetables and fruits. Just as she was about to enter the gate, someone called out to her, "Dr. Shen."
Shen Qian turned around and saw Ye Qingbai running towards her with long strides. She glanced at him and asked in surprise, "Platoon Leader Ye?"
She realized what was happening and asked, "You're also spending New Year's Eve at Bai Zhi's house?"
Ye Qingbai replied, "Of course, this is my cousin's home. I'm her only relative here, so of course I had to come."
Ye Qingbai was carrying a bag of newly bought sunflower seeds and a box of Jianlibao (a popular Chinese herbal tea brand).
Noticing that Shen Qian was staring at what he was holding, he explained, "I was originally going to buy some alcohol, but we have rules that we can't drink alcohol during the New Year, so let's drink Jianlibao instead."
"Let's go in together."
"Okay." The two entered the family compound together. When the people in the compound saw them come in, Ye Qingbai greeted them warmly.
Ye Qingbai was under immense pressure, since most of the people living there were leaders.
As soon as he arrived at the compound, he ran into the fourth company commander. Ye Qingbai straightened up and quickly saluted.
"Hey, Xiao Ye, what brings you here?"
The man smiled and glanced at the woman beside him. He chuckled and said, "Hey kid, is this your girlfriend?"
Ye Qingbai quickly clarified, "Fourth Company Commander, please don't joke around. This is Army Doctor Shen."
"Oh, Dr. Shen."
Ye Qingbai explained with a proud look, "I went to visit Deputy Battalion Commander Lu's family. You don't know this, do you? Deputy Battalion Commander Lu's wife is my cousin, and Deputy Battalion Commander Lu is my brother-in-law."
The fourth company commander chuckled, "Really? Look how pleased you are with yourself."
He patted Ye Qingbai on the shoulder, "Go ahead."
"Alright, goodbye, Fourth Company Commander."
After taking a couple of steps, Ye Qingbai coughed lightly, looked at the expressionless girl, and said, "Don't mind me, the fourth company commander probably hasn't seen you in the army."
Shen Qian replied coolly, "It's nothing."
The two went upstairs and headed straight for Lu Ye's house.
As soon as I arrived at the door, I heard a clanging and banging sound.
The door wasn't locked, so the two of them pushed it open and went inside.
Ye Qingbai called out in a lighthearted tone, "Cousin, brother-in-law, we're here."
Upon hearing Ye Qingbai's voice, Bai Zhi came out of the kitchen carrying a knife.
"Cousin, can you please change your habit of carrying a cleaver out of the kitchen? It looks kind of creepy."
Bai Zhi realized she had been a bit reckless, so she quickly put down the cleaver and asked with a smile, "Did you two come together?"
Seeing the two of them standing side by side, they really gave off a feeling of a perfect match.
At least in terms of appearance, they are a perfect match.
Shen Qian explained, "We bumped into each other at the door."
"Please sit down. I'm chopping the filling, it'll be ready soon. Wash your hands in a bit, then we'll all make dumplings together," Bai Zhi said to Ye Qingbai. "Cousin, could you tidy up the coffee table? We can sit outside and make dumplings while we watch TV."
Ye Qingbai glanced towards the kitchen, "Where's my brother-in-law?"
"Preparing the fish."
Lu Ye came out of the kitchen and was about to greet him when Ye Qingbai looked him up and down, commenting, "Hey, brother-in-law, you look quite the part with that apron on."
"Do you need any help?"
Lu Ye said in a low voice, "No need, just sit quietly and don't show off."
Ever since this kid became Bai Zhi's cousin, he's been acting all disrespectful in front of her.
He kept calling his brother-in-law "brother-in-law," and he was incredibly smug.
"There's boiling water in the electric kettle over there, you can pour it yourselves," Lu Ye said before going into the kitchen.
Ye Qingbai watched her husband, who had once again entered the kitchen to stay at home, and sighed, "People really do change after they get married."
Shen Qian responded, "The changes are quite significant."
Lu Ye's transformation can only be described as a complete metamorphosis.
It turns out that men really do change when they meet someone they like.
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