Yang Niannian wrote four Spring Festival couplets, one for her family, one for Wang Fengjiao, and the other two for Lu Nianfei and Jiang Yang.

After writing, she rolled up the couplet and handed it to Lu Ruoling.

"Ruoling, thank you for going to the scrapyard. Please give this to Jiang Yang and inform him to come to the New Year's Eve dinner the day after tomorrow."

Jiang Yang no longer keeps in touch with his relatives in his hometown, and Jiang Yueyue is here, so it would be lonely for him to spend the New Year alone, so they might as well spend the New Year together.

"Second sister-in-law, I'll go now."

Lu Ruoling took the Spring Festival couplets and left the main room, then rode the bicycle under the eaves to the scrap yard.

As soon as she left, Hu Qiaomei came into the yard carrying Baodan. Before she even reached the door of the house, she asked loudly.

"Hey, where is your sister going on her bike again?"

Yang Niannian looked up at her and said to Wang Fengjiao, "Well, just as Sun Wukong left, here comes another monkey."

Wang Fengjiao didn't react, "What monkey?"

Yang Niannian explained playfully, "Yu Hongli left not long ago, and Hu Qiaomei is here again. Isn't it like Sun Wukong is gone and another monkey comes?"

To be honest, she admired Hu Qiaomei very much. No matter how immoral the things she did, she could always act as if nothing had happened. She would visit people and talk when necessary without any embarrassment.

Hu Qiaomei had already entered the main room with her child in her arms. "Hey, are you writing Spring Festival couplets?"

She stared at the Spring Festival couplets on the table, a trace of greed flashed in her eyes, and said shamelessly.

"You wrote so many, how many doors do you need to paste them all? I haven't written any at home yet, so why not just give me two."

Yang Niannian quickly put away all the Spring Festival couplets and decisively refused, "I can't give them to you. There are also some from Sister Wang and Deputy Head Lu's home here."

Hu Qiaomei curled her lips unhappily, and her eyes suddenly fixed on the unused red paper.

"I forgot to buy red paper. Do you not need this red paper?"

Yang Niannian, “Take it!” She didn’t need it anyway.

Hu Qiaomei's eyes lit up. "Then I won't be polite. I'll ask Political Commissar Zhang to help me write the Spring Festival couplets. I heard that everyone asks him to write them."

Having taken advantage, Hu Qiaomei couldn't hide the smile on her face. She held the red paper in one hand and the child in the other, and walked with a breeze.

Wang Fengjiao can't stand people who like to take advantage of others.

"If a person like this falls, she'll have to get some mud off her butt crack to get up again. She's petty and simple-minded. I don't know why Captain Wang chose her in the first place."

Yang Niannian was amused by Wang Fengjiao's words, "Sister Wang, your description is so apt."

Knowing clearly that she and Political Commissar Zhang were not on good terms, Hu Qiaomei still took the red paper from here and asked Political Commissar Zhang to write. Isn't this stupid?

…

In the blink of an eye, it was New Year’s Eve.

The old leader said that everyone should go to the cafeteria to eat dumplings at noon.

The military wives were so happy that they could eat to their heart's content for free. In order to show off, they all took the initiative to go to the canteen to help.

Wang Fengjiao felt that since everyone was going, it would be embarrassing for her not to go, so she went to find Yang Niannian to go together.

When Lu Ruoling heard that they were going to the cafeteria to make dumplings, she took the initiative.

"Sister Wang, can I go with you? My sister-in-law has been feeling uncomfortable in her wrist lately, let her rest at home!"

Wang Fengjiao asked with concern, "Niannian, what's wrong with your hand? Did you sprain it?"

Before Yang Niannian could answer, Lu Ruoling said in a naive manner.

"I must have written too much at school. My wrists are always sore after coming back this time."

Wang Fengjiao was a real veteran, so what didn’t she understand? She immediately understood what was going on.

There were some things that were inconvenient to say in front of Lu Ruoling, a virgin, so she covered her mouth and smiled secretly.

"Then you just rest at home and we'll go."

Yang Niannian felt a little embarrassed by the laughter, and in her heart she scolded Lu Shishen again, saying that she shouldn't have let him know so much that day.

This guy got addicted to it and made her hands sore for several days...

Until Lu Shishen came back at noon, Yang Niannian still glared at him with some anger left.

Lu Shishen was confused, "Don't you want to go to the cafeteria?"

Yang Niannian snorted, "Stop guessing your intentions! Where are An An and Yue Yue?"

Lu Nianfei's family also bought a color TV. Because Lu Nianfei spent less time at home, the children had more freedom at his home, so they liked to squeeze into his home to watch TV and would not be seen until dinner time.

"Nian Fei took him to the troops." Lu Shishen said.

Yang Niannian took off her apron and said, "Let's go quickly!"

Lu Shishen observed her carefully for a while, and seeing that she seemed to be in good spirits, he felt relieved.

As soon as the two of them came out of the kitchen, they saw Hu Qiaomei walking past the gate of the fenced courtyard, educating her two children as she walked.

"When you get there, eat as much as you can. If you can't eat more, eat more. If anyone doesn't eat more at noon and comes back to eat too much at night, I will tear her mouth apart."

The last sentence was directed at my daughter.

Yang Niannian frowned, "Who are these people? If I were her daughter, I would definitely cut off all ties with her when I grow up. No one can use the grace of giving birth to me to blackmail me."

Lu Shishen knew that she had been wronged at her parents' home. He held her hand, and although he didn't say anything, it made Yang Niannian feel warm in his heart.

After leaving the military family compound, Yang Niannian took the initiative to let go of Lu Shishen's hand. She was not an ignorant person. Lu Shishen was a regiment commander after all, and he was in charge of so many people in the army. He stood up with dignity.

As soon as the two arrived at the cafeteria entrance, An An and Yue Yue waved at them.

Although the cafeteria is crowded, it is not noisy.

The military wives also tried to prevent the children from making loud noises, so An An and Yue Yue could only wave their hands and not say a word.

Lu Shishen whispered.

"You eat with them first."

Yang Niannian also noticed that the cafeteria was full of soldiers' wives and children. She guessed that the soldiers and their wives ate separately, so she gave them a gentle reminder.

"Eat less at noon, and we'll make dumplings and have a big dinner in the evening."

After saying that, he quickly walked over and sat between An An and Yue Yue.

Lu Ruoling blushed slightly and said, "Second sister-in-law, the canteen made a lot of dumplings today, and the kitchen is still making more."

Yang Niannian reached out and touched her forehead, "Do you have a cold? Why is your face so red?"

Wang Fengjiao teased, "She blushes because she's shy. The canteen chef wants to introduce a date to Ruoling."

Jiang Yueyue held her lower face with a gossipy look on her face, "Wow, if Sister Ruo Ling gets married, what will Brother Li do?"

An An said seriously, "I also want Brother Li to be my uncle."

Don't be fooled by their young age, they are all very smart.

Lu Ruoling's face turned even redder and she lowered her head obediently.

"I don't want to find a partner anymore. It's good to live with my second brother and his wife. I will take care of their children in the future. I have experience in taking care of children now."

Yang Niannian chuckled and was about to respond when she heard Hu Qiaomei's complaints from behind her.

"Why aren't you eating yet? Are you really inviting us to dinner? I skipped lunch just to eat dumplings here, and I'm almost starving."

Hu Qiaozhen covered her mouth anxiously, "Sister, please keep your voice down, it's not good if others hear you."