On the night of New Year's Eve, Shen Xiao hurried back.
"Dad, Mom, I'm sorry I'm back late."
Shen Xiao carried the things and apologized to the two elders as soon as he entered the house.
Qiao Changhai walked over with a smile, took the things from Shen Xiao, and patted Luoxue on his shoulder.
"We're a family, so what's there to be sorry about? You're the battalion commander, and you have a lot of people to look after. Soldiers in the army can't go home for the New Year, so as a leader, you must spend the New Year with them."
Qiao Changhai has learned from his daughter that this will be the Corps’ last Spring Festival. It will be disbanded after the Chinese New Year, so the atmosphere in the Corps will definitely not be very good during this Spring Festival.
As expected, Qiao Changhai saw that Shen Xiao looked gloomy, and quickly changed the subject. He smiled and invited Shen Xiao to drink with him, and even showed him a new set of pliers he had made.
"Where's the pearl?"
Shen Xiao stretched his neck and looked around, but he didn't see his wife.
"She's frying meatballs in the kitchen. She wants to show off her skills tonight."
Qiao Changhai looked at Shen Xiao with a teasing look on his face, and when he saw him impatiently going to the kitchen to find someone, he couldn't help but smiled and shook his head.
He held his wife's hand and nodded towards the kitchen.
"Another wife-fan."
Bao Huihua glared at Qiao Changhai fiercely, then smiled and went to sort out the things Shen Xiao brought back.
Qiao Changhai sat next to the radio, listening to the children's stories played on "Little Trumpet" with great interest and a look of satisfaction on his face.
In the kitchen, Shen Xiao tiptoed up behind Qiao Baozhu. He held Qiao Baozhu tightly in his arms from behind. Qiao Baozhu shuddered all over and smelled a familiar cold scent.
She leaned her head gently on Shen Xiao's body, with a smile in her eyes: "Are you cold on the road?"
"I'm always thinking of you in my heart, and I can't feel the cold or the heat."
Shen Xiao buried his head in Qiao Baozhu's neck and shoulders and took a deep breath.
"Wife, I miss you so much. When you're not at home, they all think you don't want me anymore."
Shen Xiao was depressed, like a big aggrieved dog, lying on his wife, wagging his tail and acting coquettishly.
"I heard that someone has arranged a blind date for you? Is my information accurate, Captain Shen?"
Qiao Baozhu raised her eyebrows slightly, full of sarcasm.
"I didn't go on a blind date. Don't wrongly accuse a good person."
Shen Xiao broke out in a light sweat, loosened his arms around Qiao Baozhu, and turned her face to face.
"Since you were not at home, the rumors outside were terrible. They said that you abandoned me. I was so angry that I scolded them. If it wasn't the wrong time, I would have beaten them up."
Shen Xiao looked aggrieved, completely changing his usual cold and hard image, and was vulnerable in front of his wife.
Qiao Baozhu stroked Shen Xiao's back and comforted him gently: "Then I will go home with you tomorrow and walk around the family compound from beginning to end, so that they can open their eyes and see if we are still as loving as before."
"These gossipers just can't stand seeing others happy. We are of one mind and have a good relationship."
Shen Xiao echoed, lowering his head and kissing Qiao Baozhu on the forehead again and again.
"What's fuzzy?"
Qiao Baozhu exclaimed, pushed Shen Xiao away, and hurried to look at the pot.
"The meatballs have been fried into black balls, take them out quickly."
The young couple hurriedly fished out the burnt meatballs. Bao Huihua heard the noise and walked in to see what was happening.
Seeing that the two of them had fried the meatballs into charcoal, he smiled and pushed them out of the kitchen.
Qiao Baozhu refused awkwardly, but was eventually led back to their cabin by Shen Xiao's hand.
As soon as Qiao Baozhu entered the west room, Shen Xiao pressed her against the wall and kissed her deeply.
“Hmm…”
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