Chapter 282 Half of the Military Medal Is Yours
Lin Siqiao had no idea that her words had emptied Hua Chunqiu's wallet. She had spent hundreds of dollars in the store alone.
That’s not all. While shopping, she went to the treasure cabinet upstairs and picked out a piece of jewelry for herself.
Although she can't wear it now, she can keep it as a collection.
Lin Siqiao didn't ask her why she wanted to buy it. A family with a rich background would have vision and ideas far beyond ordinary people.
And she also noticed that Senior Sister Hua must have put a lot of effort into collecting antiques.
After buying all these, it was already late.
Knowing that Lin Siqiao still had to go buy groceries, Hua Chunqiu stepped on the accelerator and headed to the vicinity of Xisi.
There is the largest vegetable market in Beijing here, where you can buy fruits and vegetables that you don’t see in daily life even in winter.
Of course, many of them are special dishes, but they are not so fresh, so they are put in the market.
However, it is not easy to buy green peppers and green leafy vegetables in winter.
Next to it was the Xisi Fish Restaurant, and it was a rare occasion that there were fresh wild rhubarb flowers today, so Lin Siqiao quickly took out the side dish book from his bag and handed it over.
Different from Shanghai where you need fish tickets to buy fish, here the supply is based on the number of people, so forget about buying fish weighing seven or eight kilograms.
The salesperson picked and chose in the basket, and finally took out one that weighed less than three pounds.
Because it is small in size, the price is relatively cheap, only 0.25 cents per pound.
Hua Chunqiu glanced at the bags in Lin Siqiao's hands, and without saying anything, he drove him to the vicinity of the Chinese Academy of Sciences.
"Si Qiao, give me some of the food and I'll take you in." Hua Chunqiu said as he was about to get out of the car.
Lin Siqiao quickly shook his head. It was already past five o'clock, and it would take at least an hour to get back to the Ministry of Foreign Affairs' family compound from here.
"No need, Senior Sister Hua. I can carry this little stuff. Please go back soon."
"It's okay. I don't mind these few minutes."
"Little Joe?"
As the two were talking, a familiar voice sounded behind them.
Lin Siqiao knew it was Lu Jianchuan without even looking back.
But she still looked over subconsciously, and saw Lu Jianchuan jump out of a military jeep with his long legs.
In just a few steps, he came over and took everything in his hand.
"Why are your hands so cold?"
Lu Jianchuan squeezed her palm and wanted to say something, but he found that Lin Siqiao's eyes were fixed on the people in the jeep.
After looking inside the car, she glanced at Lu Jianchuan again.
"Shao, Instructor Shao?"
How come he came here with Lu Jianchuan?
Lin Siqiao realized it later, "You know Instructor Shao, right?"
After thinking about it, it seems that this is the only explanation that makes sense.
Shao Bin also got out of the car at this time. He didn't say anything, but looked at Lu Jianchuan with eyes that revealed deep speechlessness.
Lu Jianchuan didn't think so much. As soon as the car stopped, he saw Lin Siqiao holding so many things in her hands, and his mouth and legs reacted much faster than his brain.
Lu Jianchuan already felt a little uncomfortable because he had kept this matter from her.
Now that he was caught, he had no choice but to introduce them to each other.
"Xiao Qiao, this is Brother Shao."
"We were in the same regiment before, and Brother Shao joined the army a few years earlier than me."
Lin Siqiao let out an "oh" and the ending note was very long.
She said that Instructor Shao always looked at her during special training, and showed no mercy and was very fierce during extra practice.
At first, Lin Siqiao was still wondering if he had offended Instructor Shao in some way.
It turns out it’s because of Lu Jianchuan.
There were so many people around, so Lin Siqiao didn't bother with him. She gave Lu Jianchuan a look that said I'll settle the score with you later, and then introduced him to Senior Sister Hua.
After they had greeted each other, Lin Siqiao spoke.
"Coach Shao, I'm sorry for bothering you during the special training."
"If you're not busy today, how about staying for a quick meal?"
After saying that, he looked at Hua Chunqiu again, "Senior Sister Hua, why don't you stay and have dinner with us?"
There was a moment of silence in the air, and neither of the two people being questioned responded.
Instead, they looked at each other.
"No, Siqiao, maybe next time. It's getting late. I should go back."
Hua Chunqiu rubbed her wrists. She was tired after a day of shopping, and... she didn't want to eat at the same table with her former blind date.
Even if the other party didn't know that he was the one on the blind date, Hua Chunqiu didn't want to have any interaction with him.
"Okay, next time then."
Lin Siqiao glanced at the sky. Haidian was still too remote and the road conditions nearby were not very good. She would feel more at ease if she went back earlier.
"Okay, I'm leaving now."
Hua Chunqiu nodded politely to Shao Bin and Lu Jianchuan, then turned the car around and disappeared in a moment.
Shao Bin was not the kind of person who lacked tact. Without waiting for Lu Jianchuan to speak, he nodded slightly.
"It's too late today. I'll visit you next time."
After saying that, he also turned around, stepped on the accelerator, and the car rushed out.
Lu Jianchuan glanced in the direction he left and frowned.
"What's wrong?" Lin Siqiao looked over in confusion.
"It's okay, let's go back first." Lu Jianchuan reached out and pulled her over.
In the late winter and early spring season, the nights were still very cold. The two returned home, one washed the vegetables while the other cut them, and they worked in perfect harmony.
There's no need to cook too much if it's just the two of them.
Lin Siqiao steamed half a yellow croaker, stir-fried some pork slices with green peppers, made spinach and egg drop soup, and steamed a little less rice as the staple food.
After dinner, Lu Jianchuan asked Lin Siqiao to take a shower first as usual.
After they were together, whenever Lu Jianchuan was around, he never asked Lin Siqiao to wash the dishes and rarely let her do housework.
After taking a comfortable bath, Lin Siqiao wrapped in a towel went to the living room.
As soon as she sat down, Lu Jianchuan grabbed her with his long arms and held her in his arms.
Lin Siqiao thought he was going to help her wipe her hair, so she cooperated and handed him the towel.
He has always been like this.
But this time Lu Jianchuan did not take it. Instead, he solemnly opened the brocade box in his hand and pinned a medal on Lin Siqiao's chest.
The simple design feels heavy when hung on the heart.
Lin Siqiao held the medal in his hand, his heart filled with excitement.
She wanted to say, this is the honor you earned with your life, and this is also the highest reward the organization has given you, why did you put me down?
But when I think about it, it seems there is no need to ask.
Lu Jianchuan was using his actions to show himself that he had half a share in his military medal.
After a while, Lin Siqiao raised her head and kissed the corner of his mouth.
"Lu Jianchuan, this is the best gift I have received this year, really!"
It wasn't because of the medal, but because he came back safely.
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