Xiahenazi, being a woman, immediately understood Guan Wenru's meaning upon hearing her question and quickly explained on He Yanzhi's behalf:
"No, no, they're not familiar with each other. Your Commander He has only been here for a little over a year. He's usually very busy, and my husband always says that Commander He is a workaholic. He's even looking at battle maps while queuing for food in the canteen. He doesn't have the time or inclination to flirt with female comrades."
After saying that, she suddenly remembered something and laughed abruptly, "Don't worry about how Gu Siyu addresses Commander He. Siyu is like a boy, very outgoing and doesn't care about hierarchy. She and Commander He are the same age, so she calls him by his first name. Your Commander He, on the other hand, values 'unity between officers and soldiers' and doesn't care about such titles at all. Please don't misunderstand Commander He."
"..." The words "Hanzi Tea" inexplicably popped into Guan Wenru's mind.
No matter how carefree a person is, they should still be a little more particular at work.
A leader is a leader; how can you address a leader by their first name if you're not familiar with them?
However, knowing that there was no relationship between He Yanzhi and Gu Siyu, she was relieved.
She smiled and said, "Thank you, sister-in-law. I was just asking. I hope you won't misunderstand my family."
"That's good."
When the two returned to the family compound, the people chatting there had all dispersed.
Guan Wanxin led Maowa into the house to read.
"One or two miles away, there are four or five houses in the village."
"Six or seven pavilions, eighty or ninety flowers"
As soon as Xiahenazi entered the house, she saw her pet dog shaking its head, its newly cut buzz cut bobbing back and forth.
This kid is actually reciting poetry!
Xiahenazi's eyes lit up with joy.
This brat of hers actually has a talent for studying?
"Ouch!" Xiahenazi, regaining her senses, quickly walked forward. "Am I seeing things? Is this really my baby? Could the God of Literature have switched them?"
Guan Wanxin smiled and said, "Your child has an amazing memory."
As soon as Maowa saw his mother, he slid off the kang (a heated brick bed) like an excited little camel. "Mommy, Mommy, Great-Grandma is so amazing! Great-Grandma can talk about flying blankets! And there are luminous pearls in the desert!"
Xiahenazi patted his head affectionately, "Did you thank your great-grandmother?"
"I told you, Mom, I'll still play with Great-Grandma from now on, okay?"
Xiahenazi chuckled, "Then you'll have to ask your great-grandmother if she'd like to play with you."
Maowa ran up to Guan Wanxin again and asked, "Great-Grandma, can I come to see you again in the future?"
Guan Wanxin really liked the child. Her face was full of affection. "Of course you can, but the conditions are the same as today. If you want to hear your great-grandmother tell you a story, you have to recite a poem."
Mao Wa patted his chest and said, "No problem, I'm a little man, I keep my word."
Upon hearing this, all the adults present laughed.
Guan Wenru said, "Sister-in-law, why don't you and Maowa eat at my house for lunch today? I'll cook."
"No, no, Maowa and I will go home to eat. You've been working hard all morning, so you should rest well today."
These days, food is precious.
She and her child certainly couldn't stay for a meal, so they ran away quickly.
After Xiahenazi led Maowa away, Guan Wanxin pinched Guan Wenru's cheek and said, "Your face is all red from the cold. If you want to play again next time, you should wear more clothes."
"Okay, Grandma, what would you like to eat for lunch?"
"Take out something warm."
Guan Wenru smiled and said, "Okay."
She knew her grandmother was worried that she would catch a cold after being out in the cold all morning, so she wanted her to eat something warm.
In her past life, when she ordered takeout, she would order from any type of restaurant as long as it could be delivered to her home.
Therefore, there are many Northeastern Chinese dishes in her online space.
Northeastern Chinese restaurants usually sell dumpling soup.
She hoarded a lot of things in the space.
Moreover, whatever she puts into the space remains exactly the same as what she puts in, even the temperature.
The dumpling soup she took out from her spatial storage was still warm.
She went to the kitchen and took out two ceramic bowls, serving one to herself and one to her grandmother.
Besides dumpling soup, she also took out chicken stew with mushrooms and grilled mushrooms from her space.
After lunch, the grandfather and grandson rested for more than an hour.
After they woke up, Zeng Chunlan, the wife of the political commissar, took them to see the land in the compound that could be reclaimed.
Zeng Chunlan pointed to a large area of wasteland in front of her, "When spring comes, if you want to farm, you can clear this wasteland. Those areas enclosed by wooden branches are lands that the families of soldiers have already cleared."
Guan Wenru blinked. "Sister Chunlan, besides growing vegetables, can we raise chickens here?"
"Yes, our family compound doesn't care about these things. Everyone raises them. By the way, there's a big market in the town three kilometers away every Sunday. You can go there and take a look. They should have chicks for sale. And buying and selling at the market is allowed by the authorities. It's not considered speculation."
"I understand, thank you, sister-in-law."
She has so much stuff in her space that she doesn't need to grow vegetables or raise chickens herself, but she has to integrate into the group to avoid being watched.
...
That evening, He Yanzhi did not return home for dinner.
They organized a nighttime field training exercise in the mountains, and he didn't get home until the early hours of the morning.
He thought that Guan Wenru must be asleep by now, since it was so late.
But when he pushed open the door, she was still sitting in the living room reading a book, just like yesterday.
Upon seeing him, she put down the book in her hand, couldn't help but yawn, and her reddened eyes still held a lingering weariness.
But she still walked towards him naturally.
She poured him another glass of warm water. "Why are you so late today?"
"I've led the troops into the mountains for training." He Yanzhi hung up his military overcoat, hesitated for a moment, and then said, "We usually have missions at night, especially after the weather gets warmer, there will be a lot of missions at night. I don't know what time I will be back. Don't wait for me, go to sleep when it's time, you can't keep staying up like this."
After he took the water glass from her, Guan Wenru finally spoke, "It's okay, I'm not sleepy anyway, I can catch up on sleep during the day. I can't sleep well when you're not back."
He Yanzhi was glad that he had overheard her talking in her sleep last night and knew that she had feelings for Han Haoxian, so he didn't doubt anything when he heard her say this.
I just assumed she was in a strange place and felt insecure.
After thinking for a moment, he said, "I'll try to come back earlier in the future."
Guan Wenru hummed in agreement. She glanced thoughtfully at He Yanzhi's expression, then turned and went inside.
She realized that her attempts to flirt with him today seemed to have failed.
What were the reasons for the failure?
Guan Wenru was completely baffled.
She lay on the kang (a heated brick bed) for a while, her eyelids drooping, but He Yanzhi still hadn't entered the room.
She frowned, worried that he might stay in the living room or another empty room.
After thinking for a moment, she threw off the covers, got off the kang (heated brick bed), and hurried outside.
He Yanzhi had already turned off the living room lights and was about to go into the bedroom when the two bumped into each other at the door.
As luck would have it, after the collision, He Yanzhi, fearing she would fall, instinctively bent down and used his hand to support her back.
In the darkness, Guan Wenru looked up. They were so close that her lips dramatically pressed against his thin lips!
This unexpected turn of events caused their eyes to widen in surprise.
He Yanzhi's head was buzzing. His first kiss... was gone just like that?
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