If she remembered correctly, this He De should be one of Gu Yunduan's soldiers. Judging from Jiang Tong's appearance, could it be that the two knew each other?
Feeling embarrassed by Ye Zhaozhao's gaze, Jiang Tong recounted how she and He De met. Jiang Tong had also gone home to visit her family during the Chinese New Year.
Her family is well-off; she lives with her brother, and her parents love her very much. This trip to the countryside was unavoidable, and her parents asked her to wait a little longer.
Jiang Tong said she would find a way to get her back to the city, and that she felt her life was pretty good right now.
Compared to those educated youth who had to go to work every day, being a teacher must have been so much easier for her.
Her parents packed a lot of luggage for her. At the train station, a thief saw that she was alone and stole her things. Just when she was in a panic and didn't know what to do,
He De appeared and helped her find her luggage. Jiang Tong was very grateful and wanted to thank him, but he only gave her his name and the military region he belonged to.
Jiang Tong thought of asking Ye Zhaozhao if she knew him. After listening, Ye Zhaozhao understood what was going on.
"I know him. My wife has a good relationship with him. Company Commander He is a good soldier."
Ye Zhaozhao overheard Gu Yunduan mention He De, who was only twenty-one years old and had already been promoted to company commander, indicating a promising future. Moreover, this He De was someone other than Gu Yunduan.
He was the most dedicated trainee; all he cared about was training. After hearing Ye Zhaozhao's words, Jiang Tong admired He De even more. She thought that people who took things seriously were the most impressive.
"Sister Zhao Zhao, I want to thank him. What do you think I should do?"
Ye Zhaozhao understood Jiang Tong's concerns. In this day and age, it was a risky situation for a man and a woman to be alone together at a dinner. Xie Jianing, who was standing next to her, listened to the whole story and offered her suggestions.
"You could send him something."
Ye Zhaozhao thought so too; sending gifts would express gratitude and sincerity, and Jiang Tong immediately came up with the idea.
“My mom brought me a lot of cured meat, so I gave him a piece.”
Seeing that she had an idea, everyone stopped talking and focused on preparing their lessons. After school, Jiang Tong pulled Xie Jianing and Ye Zhaozhao along.
He gave each of them a piece of cured meat, and they couldn't refuse, so they had to accept it. However, they couldn't just take Jiang Tong's things for nothing.
I'm thinking of bringing her something tomorrow. The most important thing in relationships is reciprocity.
When Ye Zhaozhao returned to the family compound, she saw Sun Xiuhua craning her neck and looking at something. She went over and asked her.
"Sister-in-law Sun, what are you looking at?"
"Zhaozhao, I'm looking at the new family members who moved into the compound. I heard that three people came: a regimental commander and two battalion commanders. They didn't choose any family buildings; they all moved into our compound."
The house that Qian Jiefang and Xu Pandi vacated has already been occupied today, and now Sister-in-law Sun is looking after Ye Qianxue's house.
"Ye Qianxue has moved to the family dormitory building too?"
"Yes, by the way, Zhao Zhao, do you know that her eldest son is missing?"
Why is it gone?
Seeing that she didn't know, Sun Xiuhua told him what she did know: Ye Qianxue and Shen Yihan borrowed 100 yuan from their comrade to save Shen Zeming, and the man disappeared after taking the money.
They asked the police, who said that Shen Zeming had escaped through the window in the middle of the night.
No one knows where he went. Ye Qianxue was thinking that her most promising eldest son had disappeared.
She was heartbroken. Now she only had her two sons left. This time, Ye Qianxue moved to the family dormitory to see if there would be any new opportunities.
After listening to Sun Xiuhua's words, Ye Zhaozhao felt that Ye Qianxue had brought it upon herself. She took the cured meat home and planned to stir-fry some potatoes and cured meat.
She finished cooking, and Gu Yunduan returned a little later than usual.
"Honey, you don't need to wait for me for meals anymore. The military region has field training missions, so I'll be back late from now on."
"good."
Since becoming pregnant, Ye Zhaozhao has felt a huge appetite. She used to not be hungry at this time, but now she feels so hungry she could eat a whole cow.
The rice is perfectly cooked, with a soft and springy texture, and when paired with the glistening cured meat, every bite is incredibly satisfying.
Ye Zhaozhao ate like a little hamster, and Gu Yunduan smiled indulgently.
"Honey, I don't know how long I'll be busy here. How about we have Mom come over and take care of you?"
"No need, it's not too late to have Mom come when I'm closer to giving birth. I can manage on my own now."
To be honest, Ye Zhaozhao hasn't felt any inconvenience from being pregnant yet. Seeing Ye Zhaozhao's insistence, Gu Yunduan didn't say anything.
However, she was told many times not to overwork herself. Ye Zhaozhao said she would be careful. Gu Yunduan washed the dishes while she went to the yard to digest her food.
After walking around twice, she heard someone knocking on the door. She went to open it and saw a woman she didn't recognize. She asked her questions.
"Who are you?"
"Hello, sister-in-law. I'm Su Lingling, the new Battalion Commander Lü's wife."
As she spoke, the woman kept glancing into the courtyard. Ye Zhaozhao disliked this person and always felt a strange sense of illicit activity about her.
"Hello."
Ye Zhaozhao gave a curt greeting, and seeing that Ye Zhaozhao didn't intend to invite her in, Su Lingling spoke up.
"I see you take good care of your vegetable garden. We just arrived today. Could you give me some vegetables so I can cook them when I get back?"
"Sorry, we don't have enough food at home either. If you run out of food, go to the cafeteria."
Ye Zhaozhao wasn't going to put up with her, especially after seeing the scheming in the woman's eyes; she disliked her even more.
Su Lingling was surprised by how unreasonable this woman was. Ye Zhaozhao didn't want to talk to her anymore and simply closed the door. Su Lingling had no choice but to go to Sun Xiuhua's house.
Unexpectedly, Sun Xiuhua didn't give her any vegetables either. In her words, vegetables and grains were so precious in these days, how could they be given away so easily?
Having been turned away, Su Lingling had no choice but to return home. When she came back empty-handed, Lü Yunpeng looked rather grim. The child kept saying he was hungry when he saw her return.
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