Chapter 69 Two Completely Different People

"Of course not. Come in and sit down. I'm about to make lunch. Come and eat with me." Su Mei smiled and called Yinglan into the bedroom, letting her sit on the sofa at the door. She said:

"Just wait here for a while. I can cook quickly. My house is so small. I'm sorry, I have to ask you to sit here for a while."

Regardless of whether it is a disturbance or not, the visitor is a guest, and Su Mei is now nominally the hostess of this family. She still has to show basic hospitality to the guests who come to visit.

"How can I feel wronged?" Yinglan shook her head:

"Life in the border areas is already hard. Although this is a family compound, everyone is allocated a small number of houses. Since you opened a clinic, it is normal that you can only entertain guests in the bedroom."

"Comrade Yinglan, if you don't mind, I'll go cook and you just sit down and take a rest." In fact, the bedroom is so private that Su Mei doesn't want to entertain anyone here.

But when she saw Yinglan's exquisite clothes, she thought for a moment and felt embarrassed to call such a fashionable girl to the smoky and dusty kitchen.

After settling Yinglan down, Su Mei turned around and went to the kitchen.

Seeing Su Mei leave, Yinglan couldn't help but let out a long sigh and turned to look at the furnishings in the bedroom.

Although the bedroom is simple, it is decorated very elegantly and warmly.

The quilt on the bed was folded neatly, the table was covered with a tablecloth cut from a bed sheet, and books were neatly placed on it. The chair in front of the desk was covered with a cloth cover, which should be another part of the bed sheet on the table.

There were some dried foxtail grass on the wall, which added an indescribable elegance to the empty wall.

It can be seen that the owner of the room is a very romantic person who knows how to enjoy life.

And Yinglan knew that the Huo Jianguo she knew would never do these things, which meant that all of these were done by Su Mei.

But Zhao Ying said on the phone that Su Mei was lazy and greedy, she didn't wash her hair or take a bath, the house was smelly, and Huo Jianguo never slept with her.

Judging from the items placed in the room, the couple clearly slept together.

The Su Mei in real life and the Su Mei on Zhao Ying’s phone call are completely two different people.

There was a huge discrepancy between what Zhao Ying said and the reality. As Yinglan watched, she couldn't help but feel a huge doubt in her heart.

She was wondering in her heart, and her eyes suddenly fell on the closed notebook on the desk.

The style of that notebook - so familiar.

After looking at it carefully for a few times, Yinglan couldn't help but stood up, walked to the desk, and carefully identified it.

When Yinglan saw the cowhide cover on the notebook, she immediately confirmed that this was the notebook she gave to Huo Jianguo a few years ago.

The year she retired, Yinglan prepared notebooks as a farewell gift for everyone in the special operations team.

Everyone else's notebook was the same, except for the one given to Huo Jianguo, which was sent back from Southeast Asia by her uncle.

The style was very unique, so Yinglan still remembers its appearance clearly.

Is he still using this notebook?

Somehow, Yinglan opened the notebook and saw some illegible words. This... this is not Huo Jianguo's handwriting...

"Comrade Yinglan, please have some tea first!" Su Mei's voice came from outside the door.

Yinglan was startled and quickly closed her notebook. She turned around and looked at Su Mei awkwardly:

"I'm sorry, I...I shouldn't have messed with your things!"

"Oh, it's okay!" Su Mei felt a little uncomfortable, but after hearing Yinglan's apology, her politeness still made her endure the discomfort in her heart:

"That's the medical records I wrote down. There's nothing much to see. Come over here and have some tea to warm yourself up. The meal will be ready soon."

Su Mei put down the teacup, turned around and walked out.

Yinglan was left standing there awkwardly, her face flushed with shame. She quickly walked to the sofa and sat down, not daring to move anything in the room.

Because there was one more person to eat, Su Mei had to give up eating sweet potatoes.

She steamed a small pot of rice, stewed a wolf leg, stir-fried a plate of bacon and a dish of hot and sour shredded potatoes, and finally made a soup.

Three dishes and a soup should be enough to entertain guests.

After doing this, she went into the bedroom, moved the small table next to the kang to the side of the sofa, and smiled at the volume:

"The meal is ready. Do you need money to wash your hands? I'll pour you some water."

"No, no, I'll go get some water and wash it myself." Yinglan said as she quickly stood up.

Of course Su Mei wouldn't really let her do it by herself, so she got her a basin and poured half a pot of water from the thermos for her.

He also found a few sheets of toilet paper and put them on the sofa for Yinglan to wash before joining him.

Then Su Mei went next door to serve the dishes to the bedroom. Yinglan washed her hands, poured out the water, put the basin away, and went to the kitchen to serve the dishes with Su Mei.

The two of them quickly brought the dishes to the bedroom. Su Mei scooped two bowls of rice and handed one to Yinglan. Then she held the bowl, took a small wooden stool, and sat down opposite Yinglan.

"Eat!" Su Mei looked at Yinglan with a smile.

Seeing Su Mei's polite attitude, the embarrassment on Yinglan's face suddenly faded a lot, and she nodded to Su Mei with a smile.

After tasting the dishes cooked by Su Mei one by one, Yinglan's eyes seemed to flash with relief for a moment, and she suddenly smiled:

"Captain is very lucky. Sister-in-law's cooking is really delicious."

"It's just ordinary home-cooked food. If you like it, eat more." Su Mei did not explain what happened between her and Huo Jianguo. After all, it was their family affair.

Because they were not familiar with each other, the two of them ate the meal very quickly and both sides were a little awkward. After putting down their bowls and chopsticks, Yinglan stood up, thanked Su Mei, and then hurriedly said goodbye.

Su Mei just said a few polite words and then stood up to send Yinglan out.

After leaving the house, Yinglan went straight to Zhao Ying's house. She was now impatient to know why Su Mei was completely different from the person Zhao Ying described.

Soon, she walked to Zhao Ying's house and knocked on her door.

Since she lost her job yesterday, Zhao Ying has closed the door to the yard and has not come out all day. When she heard the knock on the door, she couldn't help but curse in the house:

"It's broad daylight, and you're knocking on the door!"

When she went out and opened the gate, she saw Chu Yinglan standing at the door with a frown on her face. She couldn't help but break out in a cold sweat:

"Yinglan, I'm sorry, I didn't know it was you!"

"No matter who you are, you can't just start scolding people through the door. People here are either military dependents or soldiers. No one should be insulted by you, right?" Yinglan looked at Zhao Ying disapprovingly and continued:

"Don't forget, you are a teacher. Teachers should hold themselves to the highest standards, teach by example, and lead by example. How can you say such nasty words right out of your mouth?"