Chapter 57

Because of the incident with Sun Yufeng and her children, Jian Lu was even stricter in looking after Shuangshuang.

But I only have two eyes, so I can't watch you all the time. I just don't want to let anyone into my bedroom anymore. There are indeed a lot of people coming to my house recently, and I often get busy and can't take care of them.

Cheng Zheng is now on another mission, leaving only his mother-in-law and himself at home. They both have to prepare things for the New Year, so they can only hope that they can sleep more so that they can be more active.

I don’t know if the kids next door could see that their family was short of money, but they kept hanging around Aunt Jianlu’s door all day, wanting to go in and see Shuangshuang.

Jian Lu was watering the yard and quickly waved to call a few people in.

"Dunzi, the New Year is coming soon, aren't you going out to have fun?"

Dunzi shook his head and peeked into the room, "It's not fun, Aunt Lulu, are the two of them sleeping?"

"Yes, but he should be waking up soon."

"Then can we go in and see her?" Hengheng, who was always calm, seemed a little anxious.

"Go ahead. If both of you wake up, remember to call me."

"good!"

Four children ran into the house with a clatter. Aunt Wang, who was busy in the kitchen, heard them and knew which children were coming even before she turned around, because these children would start walking in quietly from the door of the bedroom on the first floor, very consciously.

"Wow! Shuangshuang is still sleeping."

The door was open, and the children looked at Shuangshuang. They felt that she seemed to have changed after not seeing her for a few days. She looked fair, tender and chubby. When she slept, she pursed her lips, and they didn't know if she was hungry.

"I got you some sunflower seeds and candies. You can play in the house. Just don't yell."

"Thank you, Aunt Lulu." Wu Xiangchen took the plate and put it on the cabinet beside him. "I will supervise Dunzi."

Dunzi glared at him and was about to say something but then he remembered that he couldn't yell loudly, so he swallowed his words back.

"When will Shuangshuang grow up?"

Dongdong also came today. Originally, he came here to play with Dunzi after lunch, but he caught up with a few other kids who said they wanted to go see Shuangshuang, so he also came over excitedly.

"It's still early." Hengheng is very experienced because he watched his younger brother grow up. "My brother grows slowly. It will take many, many months."

"Oh, when she grows up she can play with us, and it would be nice if she could talk." Dunzi resisted the urge to touch her little hand and stretched out his own hand to take a look. It seemed quite clean, but Aunt Lulu said some bacteria could not be seen.

never mind!

Wu Xiangchen walked to the bed and found that when the pair of parents were sleeping, their thick eyelashes were like a small brush sweeping across their eyelids, and they were sleeping soundly.

"Shuangshuang doesn't snore, Shuangshuang is good!" Dunzi thinks Shuangshuang is good, because his father snores when he sleeps.

"How can Shuangshuang snore when she's so young?" Chenchen thought Dunzi was stupid.

"Don't children snore?" Dunzi wondered and turned to look at the other two people.

"I don't know." Hengheng and Dongdong shook their heads.

"Does your brother snore?" Chenchen looked at Hengheng and asked about his one-year-old brother.

"I didn't notice it. I'll check it out tonight!"

No matter what, the four little brothers all agreed that Shuangshuang was a good baby. He didn't snore and just slept well. The only thing was that he loved sleeping too much, which was not a good thing.

"Why doesn't she wake up? Hey, Shuangshuang is a sleepyhead."

"Nonsense, Shuangshuang is a lazy pig." Dunzi thought this was a good name. He had heard from his mother and Aunt Lulu that Shuangshuang was born in the year of the pig.

"Hey, yours is even worse!"

"Dunzi, is Shuangshuang not awake yet?" Jian Lu shouted after she came out of the kitchen and stood in the living room. Logically, Shuangshuang should have woken up by now and should be fed soon.

Hearing this, the four boys who turned their heads towards the kitchen immediately turned back to stare at the little person on the bed, who was still sleeping soundly.

"Not awake!" they answered in unison.

"Okay then, call me when you wake up."

"good."

Not only Aunt Lulu was looking forward to Shuangshuang waking up, but Dunzi and a few others were also looking forward to it. They finally had the chance to visit and they always wanted to tease Shuangshuang who was awake.

The four little boys rested their chins on their hands, squatting or sitting on the edge of the bed. The previous games no longer had any appeal to them, so they just wanted to play with their younger sister.

Perhaps it was because the four people's gazes were too hot, Shuangshuang, who had slept for several hours, finally opened her eyes slowly. When she opened her eyes, she saw a big head. When her eyes moved around, there was another big head next to it.

"Woo woo eh~ woo~"

Just after waking up, they both started crying as usual, howling, and their originally pretty and fair little faces instantly wrinkled into a ball.

"Oh, both of them are crying!"

"Hurry, hurry, call Aunt Lulu!"

Dunzi and Dongdong both wanted to go to the door, but bumped into it with a bang. Chenchen and Hengheng wanted to coax Shuangshuang like Aunt Lulu did before.

"Shuangshuang, be good and don't cry." Chenchen reached out and gently placed his hand on the small blanket on her body, patting her without any force. "Don't cry, don't cry."

"Are you hungry?" Hengheng told Shuangshuang, "Wait a moment, your mother will be here soon!"

Dunzi and Dongdong rubbed their bumped heads and ran out together. They found Aunt Lulu on the second floor. She looked anxious, as if she had discovered some extremely urgent military intelligence.

"Aunt Lulu, Shuangshuang is awake!!!"

"Come down quickly!!!"

Jian Lu realized that the two of them were really anxious, so she went downstairs with a handful of dried squid in her hands, "I'm coming."

Putting the dried squid on the table, Jian Lu walked into the room and saw Chenchen and Hengheng coaxing their young lady, but it seemed... the more they coaxed her, the more fiercely she cried.

There were still tears on Shuangshuang's little faces, and they were crying so sadly.

"Come, let mommy take a look." Jian Lu picked up the girl, rocked her gently in her arms, and said softly, "Don't cry, don't cry, you just cry every day, are you hungry?"

In the mother's arms, Shuangshuang really stopped crying and gradually calmed down. His little body leaned against his mother tightly, his little mouth smacked, and crystal tears hung on his thick eyelashes.

"Dunzi, the rest of you go out first and help me close the door."

"Okay!" Dunzi knew that Shuangshuang wanted to drink milk.

A few children ran out again and went to Aunt Lulu's yard to look at the loofah leaves and eggplant leaves.

Shuangshuang drank the milk and sucked it hard, with traces of tears on her little face. When she was full, her mother held her and patted her to burp the milk before she finally went out.

The sun came out today, but it's not too scorching and it feels warm on our bodies, which is perfect for children to go out and bask in the sun.

Shuangshuang, who had eaten well and rested enough, gave herself a rare chance to look at the green loofah leaves above her head without blinking, and she started to laugh at herself.

"Shuangshuang is so silly that she laughs even when looking at a leaf." Dongdong was confused.

"What are you stupid about! Shuangshuang, I just like it!" Dunzi stood on tiptoe and picked a loofah leaf in his hand, waving it in front of Shuangshuang's eyes, "Shuangshuang, look here!"

Sure enough, Shuangshuang's attention was attracted. Her big black pearl-like eyes turned and stared at the loofah leaves in Dunzi's hand very seriously.

Jian Lu had long discovered that the girl loved to look around, and was particularly interested in all kinds of colorful things.

Seeing that Dunzi's trick was effective, Dongdong turned around, picked up an eggplant leaf and shook it, and Shuangshuang's attention was attracted to brother Dongdong again.

Jian Lu saw several children scrambling to tease the young lady, laughing so hard that the little babies were simply too busy to handle it. They only saw their big eyes getting bigger and bigger, looking left and right, and before they had seen enough, another leaf came...

Finally, she was so busy that she closed her eyes, pouted her mouth, and ignored the little brothers.

Jian Lu found the lady interesting and wanted to share her interesting stories with the man as usual. However, just as she was about to open her mouth, she remembered that Comrade Cheng Zheng had not returned yet.

There is still more than a week until the Chinese New Year, and I don’t know if this person can make it to the New Year’s Eve dinner.

......

As the Chinese New Year approaches, the family compound becomes busy and lively again. Aunt Wang and Jian Lu are busy cleaning. Living in a big villa is good, but you will realize how hard it is when you are cleaning.

"Mom, I didn't realize it before, but now I have to sweep the whole floor, it's much more tiring than before."

"No, it can't be all good."

The mother-in-law and daughter-in-law had a clear division of labor. Aunt Wang took a rag and wiped the furniture and wooden doors on the second floor twice, and Jian Lu swept the second floor. After Aunt Wang finished wiping the first floor, Jian Lu also cleaned the first floor and finally took care of the yard.

The two of them worked all day and felt that the New Year was not easy. The house seemed too big at this time.

Shuangshuang was particularly sensible today. After waking up and drinking milk, he lay on the bed and played for a while, moving his hands and feet slightly, looking very happy, which made his grandma happy.

"Shuangshuang, don't you know we are busy today? That's why she doesn't cry?" She thought her granddaughter was so sensible and smart.

Jian Lu naturally agreed with this statement. If a lady isn't a caring little sitter, then who is?

Last year's Spring Festival was not here, so naturally no Spring Festival couplets were put up. Aunt Wang made paste in advance, and Jian Lu bought red paper and wrote the couplets with a brush. After they were dry, she brushed two layers of paste on the walls on both sides of the door. One person pasted the couplets while the other stood far away to check the height and whether it was straight.

"A little further to the right, hey, that's right!"

Aunt Wang looked at the two spring couplets with black characters on a red background pasted on the wall, and she finally felt like it was Chinese New Year.

In order to celebrate the Chinese New Year, families have to prepare food in advance, and special Chinese New Year products are also available at vegetable and non-staple food stations.

Every household bought about ten items, including fish, shrimp, and clams, which are special island foods, as well as two pounds of pork, which is hard to come by. Vegetables included radishes and kelp, as well as special cigarettes and wine for the New Year. Each family was only given one quota, which was three packs of cigarettes and a bottle of wine.

As she couldn't leave her mother-in-law at home, Jian Lu went shopping with Feng Xiuhui, Cui Yuhe, Cheng Hehua and Zheng Shuyun this time, so that her mother-in-law could rest at home and look after Shuangshuang.

Early in the morning, just as the sky was being polished, many military dependents went out. The special New Year products are also limited in time and quantity. The supply time is limited, the supply quality varies, and it is on a first-come, first-served basis. Early arrivals will get better prices.

In the past few days, there were long queues outside the supply and marketing cooperatives and the vegetable and non-staple food stations. Jian Lu, wearing a thin cotton jacket and still warm, squeezed in the crowd, waiting for the team to move forward quickly.

Beside them were four kids including Dunzi, who were picked up by Feng Xiuhui to help carry things. It was early in the morning and the kids looked half sleepy. Only after Jian Lu promised to give each of them some candies when she got back did they perk up.

At this time last year, Jian Lu was still working in the supply and marketing cooperative, and the purchase of New Year goods was mainly handled by Aunt Wang and Cheng Zheng. This year, she experienced it firsthand for the first time, and it was really different.

It took several hours, but all the adults and children returned home with full hands.

"There are only cigarettes and alcohol left. Why don't we wait for them to come back and buy them ourselves?" Feng Xiuhui bought everything else, except for the cigarette and alcohol tickets.

Everyone has a book in their hands, and the page that was opened contains the tickets for special New Year merchandise. Now it is empty, with only two tickets left in the upper left corner.

"Okay, so he won't be accused of buying the wrong thing." Cui Yuhe called everyone back.

A group of people went home in a mighty stream, and each prepared food for the New Year.

The two fish for the Chinese New Year this time are carps. Jian Lu prepared one to be braised and the other to be made into fish balls.

The braised one has to be fed and will not be moved until New Year's Eve.

To make fish balls, Jian Lu removed the scales and dirt, cleaned the fish, and then cut out the fish meat and minced it. At this time, Jian Lu missed the meat grinder or Comrade Cheng Zheng's hands very much.

The fish meat was mashed into a paste, mixed with minced pork, and squeezed into balls. One, two, three balls were gradually placed on the plate.

That day, the mother-in-law and daughter-in-law cooked fish ball squid noodles. They boiled the noodles in water, added the soaked dried squid and fish balls, and then cooked a few slices of cabbage leaves. The fish ball squid noodles were fresh and fragrant, and they could drink up all the soup in the end.

The aroma of the noodle soup drifted out along with the cold winter wind and just happened to drift to Qian Jingjing who came to the island to celebrate the New Year.

"It smells so good." Qian Jingjing came over carrying a bag of bananas and just happened to arrive at the door of Jian Lu's house.

"Lulu, are you home?"

"Jingjing, you're here?" Jian Lu welcomed her in. "Didn't you say you were going home for the New Year?"

The last time they communicated, they talked about celebrating the New Year. At that time, Qian Jingjing said that she wanted to go back to the military region where her parents were to celebrate the New Year.

"Don't mention it. It's not my turn to take family leave this year. I might as well just come to my aunt's house."

The son of Song Lu and Director Qian was not in the military area either. They were worried about the lonely New Year, and Qian Jingjing's visit was what they wanted.

"Mom, this is Comrade Qian Jingjing, from the dance team of the Cultural Troupe. Do you remember her? You met her once last year."

Jian Lu pulled Qian Jingjing to sit down and recalled the past to her mother-in-law.

Aunt Wang had a good memory. When she saw Qian Jingjing's face, she remembered, "I remember, she was amazing in the art troupe and could even dance."

"Hey, Auntie Wang, Happy New Year."

Qian Jingjing exchanged a few pleasantries with the man, then went with Jian Lu to see the lady.

Shuangshuang is already three months old, and his lively personality is revealed. He didn't make any noise when he saw a strange aunt, which made Qian Jingjing very happy.

"Your daughter is so beautiful. I feel she is different now that she is a little older." Qian Jingjing looked at Shuangshuang carefully and then at Jian Lu. "It's up to you!"

Jian Lu also thinks that her daughter is a cute and cute chubby baby. "I am worried that Shuangshuang will be praised too much and become proud."

"Can she still understand?" Qian Jingjing was puzzled, such a young girl.

"It's hard to say."

The two of them sat on the bed, teasing each other and talking.

Qian Jingjing came back this time, firstly to celebrate the New Year, and secondly to resolve the doubts in her heart.

"Do you remember what I mentioned to you in my letter before? Hu Zhenghao told me that Qian Hongzhuo was having an affair with a female educated youth."

"Remember, what happened later? I was so busy for this girl in the past six months. Did Qian Hongzhuo explain it to you?"

"No! I should say I never asked. In recent months, our art troupe has been busy with the year-end recital, and then we are busy preparing for the spring recital. Later, I may have the opportunity to study at the General Political Department Art Troupe."

"Really? That's great! Jingjing, you have to seize the opportunity!"

"Well, I understand. You were right. I like dancing. Don't worry, I will study hard and make progress!" However, Qian Hongzhuo's matter always troubled her. "To be honest, I don't want to believe that Comrade Qian Hongzhuo would do such a thing, but Hu Zhenghao... Although I don't like him, he doesn't seem like a liar. In the following months, I deliberately didn't reply to Qian Hongzhuo's letters to see if he would react."

"And what was his reaction?"

Speaking of this, Qian Jingjing said with a worried tone, "There was no response, and we have not been in touch since then."

In the past, the two of them would exchange letters one after another. Qian Jingjing never expected that this time when she didn't reply, this person would ignore her for several months, even if he came to inquire about her.

She thought that even if their relationship had not been exposed yet, it was different, at least they had a good impression of each other.

Jian Lu actually felt relieved when she heard this. It would be great if Qian Hongzhuo cut off contact with Qian Jingjing from then on.

"So you're going to look for him this time?"

"yes."

What a poor kid! Jian Lu held her forehead and said, "Jingjing, isn't his attitude obvious? If he really likes you and wants to develop into a revolutionary partner with you, how could he not contact you for several months? Wake up."

"No, Lulu, you misunderstood!" Qian Jingjing clenched her fists, as if she had made up her mind. "I wanted to see what he was like, whether he was in contact with other female educated youth while he was communicating with me. If that's the case, don't worry, I won't be stupid."

Qian Jingjing was of an impetuous nature. When she heard about this, she was ready to go to the army to take a look. Jian Lu was worried about her, so she said something to her mother-in-law and followed her out.

"What if Comrade Qian Hongzhuo is not in the army? Will he go home on family leave?"

"No, he is in the army. I asked someone to find out."

Jian Lu: “…”

"You've found out quite a lot." I don't know who I was asking. After all, given Qian Jingjing's personality, she definitely didn't tell Song Lu and Director Qian about this.

The two of them registered and entered the military single dormitory. Just when they registered, Jian Lu found out who Qian Jingjing had asked to inquire.

At this time, a tall soldier with dark skin was standing downstairs of the military dormitory.

"Deputy Captain Hu." Jian Lu still remembered him, Qian Jingjing's former blind date partner, but the two of them were strangled in the cradle by Qian Jingjing before they even had a blind date.

"Hello, Comrade Jian Lu." Hu Zhenghao also recognized Jian Lu and knew that she was the wife of Captain Cheng.

After greeting, Hu Zhenghao's gaze moved from Jian Lu's face to Qian Jingjing's face.

His face was still expressionless, and because of his dark skin, he even looked a little fierce.

Jian Lu began to understand Qian Jingjing a little. After all, Cheng Zheng was cold and stern, and Hu Zhenghao did look a bit fierce.

"Comrade Hu Zhenghao, um, is Qian Hongzhuo in the dormitory now?"

Hu Zhenghao and Qian Hongzhuo are both single and unmarried. They were transferred to live in a single dormitory. Because they arrived at a close time, their dormitories happened to be next to each other.

"Yes, you want to go up?"

"Well, I have something to ask him."

Hu Zhenghao's deep eyes darkened for a moment, and he spoke again, "Everything I said last time was true."

"I know." Qian Jingjing remembered her father praising Hu Zhenghao as a man who was stubborn and old-fashioned, but honest and never lied. "I want to ask him in person."

No matter what, she had to get to the bottom of this budding relationship.

Jian Lu and Hu Zhenghao accompanied Qian Jingjing upstairs. Their single dormitory was on the same floor as Cheng Zheng's dormitory. Jian Lu felt very at home looking at the familiar corridor and dormitory compartments.

"It's right there, 406." Hu Zhenghao showed her the way and added, "We'll wait for you here. If you have anything to say, just let me know."

"Okay, I'm going in!" Qian Jingjing looked back at Jian Lu, trying to gain some strength from her eyes, then looked at Hu Zhenghao and whispered, "Thank you."

Boom boom boom

Qian Jingjing took a deep breath and knocked on Qian Hongzhuo's dormitory door.

When the door opened, Qian Hongzhuo was so surprised to see Qian Jingjing suddenly appear at the door of his dormitory that he could only stutter, "Jingjing? Why are you here?"

Qian Jingjing straightened her back and said, "Comrade Qian Hongzhuo, I have something to ask you."

......

Jian Lu and Hu Zhenghao were standing in the corridor. They were not familiar with each other and the only topic they talked about was Qian Jingjing.

"Deputy Captain Hu, I heard that you and Jingjing have known each other since childhood?" Jian Lu took the initiative to change the subject.

"Um."

Jian Lu found that this person was really not good at chatting, no wonder Qian Jingjing had always been a little resistant.

"Then you two are destined to meet here again."

"We're not that familiar with each other, we've only met twice before, and now."

When Hu Zhenghao talked about his previous meeting with Qian Jingjing, he opened up. The first time he met her was when she was four years old when he accompanied his parents to visit relatives.

The second time was after he joined the army and met the adult Qian Jingjing. At that time, Qian Jingjing was already a member of the dance team of the art troupe. She was bright and charming. He was visiting the home of his father's old comrade-in-arms Commander Qian, and unexpectedly met his daughter returning home.

However, Qian Jingjing had no impression of their second encounter.

Jian Lu listened to Hu Zhenghao talking about the past in a calm tone and was able to detect what he was thinking.

Alas, secret love is very painful, let alone Jingjing, the love-brained female supporting character in the original book. I wonder if she and Hu Zhenghao can be destined to be together.

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Inside the house, the door was open, and Qian Jingjing and Qian Hongzhuo stood facing each other.

"Comrade Qian Hongzhuo, I have something to ask you. Did you have any relationship with the female educated youth living nearby?" Qian Jingjing was not good at beating around the bush, so she asked directly whatever came to her mind.

Qian Hongzhuo seemed to have expected this. He was not surprised at all. He smiled calmly and said, "Comrade Qian Jingjing, I have not been on this island for a long time and I don't know many people. I do know some educated youth, some of whom are from my hometown. We can chat with each other."

"So you don't have anything else...?"

"Comrade Qian Jingjing, did you misunderstand something?" Qian Hongzhuo glanced at her. Qian Jingjing was bright and attractive, and she was a member of the dance team of the art troupe, so she had a good figure, but he wanted more.

"I'm currently dating the daughter of the deputy brigade commander of our army."

Qian Jingjing raised her head suddenly, her almond-shaped eyes full of shock. She wondered what she had heard, "You have a date?"

"That's right." Qian Hongzhuo looked at Qian Jingjing's charming face and felt a little sorry. "We just had a friendly and pure exchange of revolutionary ideas before. I hope you didn't misunderstand anything."

"Misunderstanding?" Qian Jingjing suddenly realized that she couldn't understand this man. It turned out that all the previous communication was a misunderstanding? He made her think that they both had a good impression of each other, and he even invited her to the island many times. Was it all a misunderstanding?

"My current partner, Comrade Wang Jin, is very good and can help me in every aspect. We can make progress together and have a resonance in thought. Comrade Qian Jingjing, you should go back to dancing."

Qian Jingjing heard the hidden meaning in his words. Thinking about what happened in the letter in the past, what this man had said to her, and those seemingly gentle eyes, she felt furious.

Bang!

Qian Jingjing slapped Qian Hongzhuo in the face and glared at him with her almond-shaped eyes, "Qian Hongzhuo, you are so despicable and shameless!"

This was the first time in Qian Hongzhuo's life that he was beaten up, and it was a loud slap. He had never thought that this little dance troupe member would dare to hit him like this. "Qian Jingjing! You don't know how to be ashamed, but you want to stick to me, and now you come to my dormitory to make trouble?"

"Qian Hongzhuo, how did you treat me in the past? You said those words, did those things, and even said you would pick the moon from the sky for me..." Qian Jingjing felt her face getting hot whenever she thought of those words. And this man actually said that he had no shame?

"When did I say such a thing? Who can you prove it to? We were very polite in the letters we exchanged." Qian Hongzhuo was very careful. Whether he was communicating with Qian Jingjing or the female educated youth, as long as there was any written information left, he would deliberately make it appear that there was nothing that could be criticized. He would only say some suggestive words in person.

This was said in person, no one else could hear it.

Seeing Qian Jingjing still looking angry, Qian Hongzhuo smiled, and his smile was somewhat cynical. The two met by chance at first, and Qian Hongzhuo was attracted by Qian Jingjing, a dancer in the cultural troupe, for her stunning face and good figure. Who knew that after he flirted with her several times, Qian Jingjing refused to fall in love and insisted on having a pure love with him. Later, she did not reply to his letter.

Qian Hongzhuo was just casting a wide net to find entertainment. No one knew that he knew Qian Jingjing and corresponded with her. Both Qian Jingjing and the female educated youth were his entertainment toys, leaving room for him to retreat at any time. It was impossible for him to seriously discuss marriage with a girl from an ordinary family like this.

After being on the island for several months, he finally succeeded in getting to know and capturing the deputy brigade commander's daughter. Although she was not as pretty as Qian Jingjing, she was the type of person he wanted and would be helpful to his career.

"Qian Jingjing, look at you, you look like a street slut. Fortunately, I didn't choose you. Do you know that Wang Jin is the daughter of the deputy brigade commander? And what about you? How can you compare with others?"

Qian Jingjing finally knew Qian Hongzhuo's true thoughts. It turned out that this was how she felt in his heart.

When the two first met, they communicated through letters. Qian Jingjing never mentioned her family. She never mentioned these things since she joined the army. Now it seems that this has helped her see this man clearly.

"The daughter of the deputy brigade commander?" Qian Jingjing smiled. "That's great. I have to thank her."

At this moment, Qian Jingjing only hated herself for being blind. She really thought Qian Hongzhuo was an excellent soldier and a revolutionary partner who could accompany her for life.

Jian Lu and Hu Zhenghao stayed in the corridor. After waiting for a while, they became worried about the situation in the house. When they were hesitating whether to go over and take a look, they suddenly saw Qian Jingjing running out.

Qian Jingjing's eyes were red and she was filled with tears. Jian Lu was shocked. She didn't know what happened. She went forward and hugged her. "Jingjing, what's wrong? Qian Hongzhuo?"

"It's okay. I've made it clear to him. You don't have to worry about it." Qian Jingjing sniffed and tried to smile. "I understand everything now."

Jian Lu was pushed out by Qian Jingjing. When she turned around, she caught a glimpse of Hu Zhenghao beside her and found that his body was stiff, his hands were clenched into fists, and his handsome face was emitting coldness.

My goodness, this is the anger of a rival!

However, Hu Zhenghao seemed to be a very patient person, and just accompanied the two of them downstairs.

Qian Jingjing still went back to Jian Lu's house. Her red eyes slightly returned to normal. She told Jian Lu what Qian Hongzhuo said, and Jian Lu frowned.

"So Qian Hongzhuo didn't know your family background and thought you were from an ordinary family. Now you're the daughter of the deputy brigade commander?"

"Yes, I never told him. He asked me where I was from in a letter before, and I gave him an address in the countryside, where my grandmother lived. He probably never thought of asking about my parents."

Jian Lu shook her head slightly and sneered, "If Qian Hongzhuo knew that your father was the head of the Southwest Military Region, wouldn't he be furious? This is like picking up sesame seeds and losing watermelons."

Thinking about that picture, I feel a little excited.

Qian Jingjing fell on the chair, looking hopeless, and only muttered, "I am tired now. I can only blame myself for being wrong. What he said to me at the beginning, no, it was his sweet words that really deceived me. Now, he can deny it without any evidence. I never thought that Qian Hongzhuo would be such a person. I am so stupid."

Jian Lu patted her hands, and then hugged the girl who woke up and looked around in bed and teased her, "Don't blame yourself, he is too disgusting, and he deliberately deceives the feelings of ignorant girls. You have to believe that not everyone is so disgusting."

"Forget it, I'm tired and don't want to believe it anymore." Qian Jingjing's eyes were blank, and it was unclear where she was looking. "I'd better give up the idea of ​​getting married to my boyfriend in the future. Maybe this is my fate."

"What are you talking about? It's not that serious." Jian Lu found that this incident was quite a blow to Qian Jingjing.

"Really." Qian Jingjing stood up suddenly, looked at Jian Lu seriously and said, "If it weren't for the four olds being destroyed and all the temples were demolished, I would have to go to a nunnery to become a nun."

Jian Lu smiled, finding this person really interesting. "Why do you want to become a nun at such a young age? Are you willing to give up this mundane past?"

"My heart is broken, what else can I not let go of, ah." Qian Jingjing pinched Shuangshuang's fleshy arms, which were soft and smooth, and especially fun. "I won't get married or have children in the future, so why not let Shuangshuang be my goddaughter? It will also give me something to think about."

"You can adopt her as your goddaughter, and think about other ideas, but don't go into a dead end." Jian Lu comforted her.

Shuangshuang didn't understand, she just looked at the aunt in front of her and smiled happily with her eyes curved.

——

On the second day, the troops' military training ended and it was halftime, so the soldiers excitedly began to duel.

Everyone is very competitive and some even competed directly with each other.

Deputy Regiment Commander Hu Zhenghao, who never liked to join in the excitement, walked up to Qian Hongzhuo in front of all the soldiers and said, "Political Commissar Qian, let's practice too."

Qian Hongzhuo read the hostility in Hu Zhenghao's eyes, and looking at Hu Zhenghao's strong physique, he was reluctant to agree. However, the warriors around him were already excited and clamoring to watch the two men compete.

He could only agree...

——

Qian Jingjing spent the New Year at her aunt and uncle's house these days. She had a conversation with Jian Lu yesterday and felt much better. She returned to her aunt's house and slept until the next afternoon, then got up directly to have lunch and dinner.

When my uncle Song Lu came back, my aunt served him a bowl of chicken soup and scolded him for not going home early as the New Year was approaching and the army had nothing to do.

Unexpectedly, these words opened up Song Lu's mouth.

"How can you blame me for this? I don't know what went wrong in the First Brigade today. When Lao Liang and I came out of the chief's office, a signalman came to report that the political commissar under Lao Liang had a fight with Xiao Hu. They were the two transferred here. They said they were just competing with each other for a few moves, and I don't know how they got so excited."

"Did you guys go over to try to stop the fight?"

Song Lu shook his head and said with a smile, "What are you trying to persuade me to do? I think it's for fun! It's a good thing for young people to be brave. As long as they don't cause any problems, it's a good opportunity to see the effect of everyone's training these days."

Song Lu was also hot-blooded when he was young. Watching the two young soldiers fighting, he seemed to see his former self. "It was Qian Hongzhuo who couldn't stand the fight and was suppressed by Xiao Hu and took several punches."

"Really?" Qian Jingjing raised her head from the bowl of chicken soup, her eyes sparkling, "Qian Hongzhuo was beaten?"

"Really? This is the first time I've seen Xiao Hu like this. He looks just like me back then."

Qian Honglian smiled and shook her head, "Come on, were you as calm as Xiao Hu when you were young?"

"Why not? I'm not bad at all."

Qian Jingjing was in a good mood as she listened to her aunt and uncle quarreling and drank chicken soup. Qian Hongzhuo was beaten again, so she was happy!

——

Two days later, it is the 29th day of the lunar year.

Jian Lu spent a long time looking at the front of the calendar, her hand gently touching the word "29", and then gradually moving to the word "New Year's Eve" next to it.

The New Year is coming soon, but someone hasn't come back yet.

These past two days, she often looked toward the gate, hoping that a familiar figure would suddenly appear.

Shuangshuang is held by her mother and sits at the door for a while every day. Maybe because she has seen her mother staring at the door for a long time, she also likes to stare at the door very seriously.

His eyeballs were black, and the shape of an iron gate was reflected in his pupils.

"I don't know if Shitou will be able to come back in time for the New Year." Aunt Wang still hopes that her son can hurry back to celebrate the New Year. It's the New Year without her son at home, and the family reunion feels a little less fulfilled.

Thinking that her son would have to sail on the sea during the New Year, she felt even more helpless and pitiful.

"Let's see if he can come back tomorrow." Seeing her mother-in-law's regretful look, Jian Lu could only comfort her, "No matter what, we will have a good New Year and wait for him to come back."

At night, Jian Lu took her daughter to sleep as usual. The two were well behaved today and fell asleep soon after going to bed. Only the lonely mother was left, suffering from insomnia and tossing and turning.

Jian Lu lay on the bed, looking at her lady's peaceful sleeping face, thinking about Cheng Zheng, wondering where he was and when he would be able to come back.

In the first year of the family reunion, is this person really going to be absent?

It was late at night, Jian Lu was drowsy and fell asleep with her eyes closed. The mother and daughter, one big and one small, lay on the bed, peaceful and beautiful.

It was getting late and the dew was heavy. Shuangshuang woke up in the middle of the night. They opened their sleepy eyes and were dazed for a while. After two minutes, they seemed to remember that they should cry.

She opened her mouth and was about to cry out when a finger appeared in front of her.

"Tsk."

A slightly familiar voice and a somewhat familiar face, both of them forgot to cry, stared at the person in front of them, and saw his blue stubble.

"Don't cry, Shuangshuang. Let's not wake up mom."