It was just a glass of milk, but they praised it so much that Guan Wenru smiled somewhat awkwardly, "Commander, Political Commissar, it's all I should do."
He Yanzhi could tell that Guan Wenru was not good at dealing with leaders, so he put down his chopsticks, stood up, and said, "Commander, Political Commissar, comrades, I have finished eating. Please continue eating. Wenru and I will take our leave first."
"..." Zhang Zhongwu was about to say something, but upon hearing this, he couldn't help but roll his eyes at him. "You're just having a meal, what's the rush?"
Zhu Yongqiang chuckled, "Alright, alright, let the young couple talk for a while."
He Yanzhi saluted them without saying anything more. He packed up his lunchbox, then glanced at Guan Wenru and gestured for her to follow.
...
After the two left the cafeteria, He Yanzhi finally spoke, "Have you eaten with Grandma?"
"You ate it. Didn't I tell you to bring some beef jerky to the camp this morning? Well, you should have brought it."
She had just seen clearly that He Yanzhi was eating cornbread, stewed potatoes, and stir-fried cabbage.
There are no meat dishes in the cafeteria today.
He Yanzhi didn't care at all what he ate. "Don't worry, I won't starve."
"It's not a matter of being hungry or not. Since winter started, the camp canteen has rarely had meat dishes. Your training intensity is still so high. How can you keep up without eating some meat?"
Those officers with families were able to eat meat several times a month.
Before winter, most of their military dependents dried meat, and most of them had some in stock at home.
Moreover, at the weekly market, herders from nearby communes would secretly sell dried meat, which the military families often bought.
Even if He Yanzhi brought dried meat from home to eat, no one would suspect anything.
He Yanzhi didn't want to argue with her about eating meat. He just said casually, "I'll take some next time. You heard what those brats were saying. Do you feel wronged? You've done so much for everyone, not only feeding those lambs and calves, but also giving them so much milk and goat milk to drink, and yet they say such low-class gossip."
Guan Wenru raised an eyebrow. "I don't think I'm wronged. I just did what I was supposed to do. If they want to drink, they can drink; if they don't want to, that's fine too. Besides, there are only a few people who are foul-mouthed. The remaining thousands of soldiers are heroes who defend our country. They deserve to eat well and drink nutritious drinks."
Anyway, the person who had the loose tongue has already been punished, so she has nothing to be aggrieved about.
She wanted these soldiers to drink cow's milk and goat's milk so that they could be in better physical condition.
In another year, they will receive orders to participate in the Vietnam War.
She only hoped that they could have strong bodies so that there would be fewer casualties on the battlefield.
In my past life, many of the soldiers who went to war never returned...
Moreover, what she didn't say was that what she did wasn't just to provide these soldiers who were defending their country with milk and goat milk; she had other purposes!
Guan Wenru's words were so profound that He Yanzhi couldn't help but glance at her, his eyes full of admiration, and said from the bottom of his heart, "I thank you on behalf of the soldiers."
Guan Wenru smiled and said, "Okay, I accept. Grandma and I will cook dinner tonight, and you can eat at home."
He's planning to come up with a way tonight to improve He Yanzhi's meals.
Look at him, always eating those bland potatoes and cabbages.
She simply couldn't bear it.
He Yanzhi thought for a moment before nodding, "I don't have any tasks today, I'll go back as soon as possible. I'll cook, you and Grandma don't need to bother."
"Okay, we'll talk about it when you get home."
They exchanged a few more words and then parted ways.
He Yanzhi returned to the camp office.
Guan Wenru went to the livestock farm to continue taking care of the cattle and sheep.
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