The sunset is accompanied by the sea breeze, mixed with the aroma of food, and embellished with the dream of the crescent moon.

This time, she slept until about six in the morning, when Zhan Xinyue was woken up by Sheng Tunan.

The man half-hugged his dazed wife and coaxed her softly, "Xinyue, get up and eat. If you go back to sleep, you won't be able to sleep later."

"What time is it?" A lazy voice came, and Sheng Tunan felt numb inside. He couldn't help but kiss the person on the forehead several times. "It's already a quarter past six."

Zhan Xinyue went to bed around 12:00 a.m., which meant she slept for more than two hours. She felt drowsy after sleeping for too long during the day, so she stayed in Sheng Tunan's arms for a while to wake up before getting up and putting on her shoes.

After rinsing her mouth and washing her face with cold water, Zhan Xinyue came to her senses and saw that the yard was full of clothes hanging out to dry and the food was on the table, placed in the middle of the yard.

"Xinyue, today I'm going to make cold sea cucumber, grilled oysters, eggplant and beans, tomato and egg, cold cucumber and minced meat soup." The meat was fresh, and Sheng Tunan bought some on his way home.

"It smells good. My husband is so capable and works so hard." Zhan Xinyue lived a life of luxury. Seeing her tall man train all day and then go home to do housework, she felt a little sorry for him and only said nice things to him.

"Yeah, it's not hard to serve my wife." Sheng Tunan bared his white teeth: "Yes, the brigade commander invited us to have lunch at his house on Sunday."

"Okay." Zhan Xinyue nodded. The family compound is a small society, so she needs to move around more.

Sheng Tunan served her a bowl of minced meat soup, which was full of chopped lean meat with some green onions, ginger and garlic. It didn't have any meaty smell, but was full of freshness and fragrance.

"It tastes good." Zhan Xinyue gave a positive evaluation and continued, "Let's take some time to treat your family to a meal. Just think of it as our wedding wine in the army."

"Okay." Sheng Tunan filled another small bowl with rice for Zhan Xinyue and put some dishes in front of her.

"Why don't we just invite them to the cafeteria to eat, and we'll pay for it. It's too hot, and the cafeteria has ceiling fans, so it's cooler."

Sheng Tunan suggested that although he was a quiet man in the army, he had a good relationship with his comrades, so he should not invite one and ignore the other. If he wanted to invite others, he should invite all at once, as there would be too many people and there would not be enough space at home.

"Okay." Zhan Xinyue nodded. As long as the friendship is there, it doesn't matter where we eat.

After the meal, the couple went for a walk on the beach as they did yesterday. By chance, they ran into Yan Moli who was also taking a walk. She was running barefoot on the beach with her long skirt lifted up, singing the cheerful Katyusha. She didn't look like she was in great pain yesterday after learning that Sheng Tunan was married.

Zhan Xinyue raised her eyebrows and thought, "It seems that Niu Zhijian, who was in the middle, is attracted to me."

Yan Moli's singing was so loud that it attracted the attention of many single warriors who were taking a walk there, and they all stopped to admire her.

Three or five military wives came over after get off work to try their luck at picking crabs. When they heard the singing, they straightened up and said, "The Dragon Boat Festival will be in a few days. Yan Moli's show will probably win first place again. The prize today seems to be a semiconductor radio."

"Yes, after she joined the art troupe, she always ranked first or second in every show she participated in."

"I just don't understand. Yan Moli is pretty, can sing and dance well. She was very diligent in pursuing Director Sheng at that time. Why can't she win him over? I heard that the wife Director Sheng married was arranged by his grandfather in the countryside. How can someone from the countryside, with no job and no education, be as good as the female comrades in the art troupe?"

"Don't say anything. Captain Sheng and his wife are taking a walk here. Don't let them hear her." The man reminded.

The sharp-faced military wife who was chirping just now shut up immediately. Her husband was only a battalion commander, and she dared not offend the regiment commander.

The sharp-faced military wife coughed twice in an attempt to cover up her mistake, and continued to pretend to rummage in the sand.

"I heard that the military wives are going to perform a show this time. Are you ready?" The military wife changed the subject.

"Hey, it's because the brigade commander's wife wants to show off, so she asked us, the military wives, to perform in at least five programs. It's really hard for us. I'm too lazy to do it. I can do everything. Do I have to go on stage and perform a spoon for everyone?" The sharp-faced military wife started to complain about Dongfang Xiaoqing again.

"She used to work at the county theater. If she wanted to be in the spotlight, she could have done it directly, but she had to go with the name of a military wife. Alas, it's a pity that she is a man and an old woman, so we can only listen." Another round-eyed military wife was a little dissatisfied.

"She knew I was a Chinese teacher and insisted that I give a speech."

"Please arrange a solo for me on the erhu."

“I sing.”

The topics of the military wives gradually deviated. They said they didn't want to do it, but those who had already signed up still wanted to make the show good. What if they won a prize? Not only could they get a prize, but they could also win face for their men.

Zhan Xinyue didn't know about the Dragon Boat Festival performance. After taking a walk with Sheng Tunan, she went home.

Back in the yard, the couple took advantage of the cool evening to plant the seedlings and water them to help them grow roots. Zhan Xinyue squatted down and stared at the planted seedlings for a long time before going into the house to take a shower.

The days with the army were more comfortable than expected. It rained the next day, but Zhan Xinyue did not go out. She wrote a letter to her grandmother, telling her that she and Sheng Tunan had arrived safely. She also made some dried squid and prepared to send it back to her hometown together with the letter when the weather cleared up.

The day passed quickly, and soon it was Sunday.

Sheng Tunan was resting today, so the couple slept in bed until about nine o'clock, and had breakfast until half past nine.

"Tuanan, what gift should we prepare when we go to the brigade commander's house?" Zhan Xinyue asked. Today was her first time going to the brigade commander's house, so she always had to express her gratitude.

"Guagua likes sweet things, why don't we go to the department store and buy some candy and cakes?" Sheng Tunan suggested.

It took less than an hour to drive there and back, and I came back just in time to have lunch at the brigade commander's house.

"I ran into the brigade commander's wife at the department store the day before yesterday, and she bought a lot of these things."

Zhan Xinyue shook her head. "If you buy these again, it will be duplicate. Forget it. I have flour, eggs and milk powder at home. I will make some small cakes and bring them over."

"But," Zhan Xinyue blinked, "I don't have an egg beater."

"I'll do it." Sheng Tunan rolled up his sleeves and flexed his muscles. "I can replace the egg beater."

"Okay." Zhan Xinyue agreed and prepared the ingredients with Sheng Tunan.

Making cakes is easy. First, separate the egg yolks and egg whites, add the soaked milk powder to the egg yolks, then add a little corn oil, sugar and flour, and mix well.

Add some sugar to the egg white and add lemon juice.

Zhan Xinyue bought lemons specially the day before yesterday. Adding a little lemon when eating seafood makes it refreshing and removes the fishy smell.

"I'll give this to you. Beat it into bubbles." Zhan Xinyue handed the egg white to Sheng Tunan.

"I guarantee to complete the mission." Sheng Tunan said with full confidence.

A few minutes later, Sheng Tunan handed the beaten egg white to Zhan Xinyue, and at the same time, shook his sore hands imperceptibly.

Zhan Xinyue took it and started spewing nice words at her, saying that her husband was amazing and had astonishing arm strength.

Sheng Tunan was so excited that his face was shaking. He laughed like a fool and circled around Zhan Xinyue, wagging his invisible tail.

Finally, pour the egg white and egg yolk together and stir. Then use kraft paper instead of tin foil to surround several different molds, pour the egg liquid in, add some water, cover the pot and start steaming.

A few minutes later, Zhan Xinyue opened the lid of the pot, and the sweet aroma of the cake filled her face. She picked up one with chopsticks and shared it with Sheng Tunan.

After eating it, both of them thought it was delicious, sweet but not greasy, soft and sticky.

After steaming three pots of dumplings, I picked out a few ugly ones to eat at home, and put the remaining 38 into a clean small basket.

Zhan Xinyue glanced at her watch, it was already 12:00. The young couple changed their clothes and carried the cake to Brigade Commander Li's house.