Lu He watched as her older brother and sister-in-law placed the food on the table. She bit her lip, feeling a little embarrassed and unable to relax.
His eyes were constantly observing Shen Qiaoyue's expression.
Lu Chen sensed Lu He's restraint and fear; she was constantly watching other people's expressions.
Although Lu Chen didn't say anything, he felt uneasy during the meal.
Lu He must have been bullied by her mother a lot to have become the way she is today.
During the meal, Xu Qianli appeared shortly afterward.
"Old Lu, this is outrageous! You actually brought your sister-in-law to the cafeteria for a meal, and even invited that kid Duan Jiahe, but you didn't invite me at all?" Xu Qianli sat down without a second thought.
He ordered ordinary food, but he saw that they had ordered so many dishes, including braised pork.
“Duan Jiahe is my bodyguard and orderly. I asked him to pick up my sister from the station today, so of course I have to treat him to a good meal. What have you been up to all day?” Lu Chen retorted directly.
Upon hearing this, Xu Qianli angrily said, "You're getting married, and I'm the busiest person here. Are you able to get back to the team tomorrow?"
Lu Chen placed a piece of braised pork into Xu Qianli's bowl.
"I only have three days off, and I definitely have to go back to the team tomorrow."
Lu Chen said.
Shen Qiaoyue looked at Xu Qianli and remembered that he was currently single and that things hadn't progressed much with that doctor.
While eating and thinking, I noticed that the doctor Xu Qianli liked had also come to eat.
"Brother Xu, has your sweetheart arrived?" Shen Qiaoyue was putting a mouthful of rice into her mouth when she suddenly saw the doctor wearing a thick coat coming to eat.
Looking for a suitable location.
Xu Qianli said shyly, "What sweetheart? Don't..." Before he could finish saying that, he turned around and saw Liu Xinlan with a long braid and a bowl of rice, who seemed to have not found a seat. He subconsciously raised his hand to greet her.
"Dr. Liu, there's a seat here." Xu Qianli's smile was as bright and beautiful as the sun.
Liu Xinlan saw Xu Qianli waving and walked over.
"Commander Lu, your wife is here too." Everyone moved aside to make room.
"Dr. Liu, how have you been lately?" Shen Qiaoyue looked at Liu Xinlan, the only person she had never offended in her past life, so she couldn't remember her name for a moment.
"I'm fine. I heard from the hospital that you were sick. Are you feeling better?" Liu Xinlan put down the food she had prepared and asked Shen Qiaoyue with concern.
Lu Chen and Shen Qiaoyue both paused for a moment, their faces instantly turning red.
Is this something I can say?
"It's not easy to get well from being sick in winter, so you have to take care of yourself." Liu Xinlan had no idea what illness Shen Qiaoyue had; she had only overheard her colleagues talking about it.
"Yes, thank you for your concern, Dr. Liu. We will be careful." Lu Chen nodded gently, regaining his usual composure.
"Tomorrow is a day off, Dr. Liu, do you have any plans?" Xu Qianli successfully changed the subject.
Lu He and Duan Jiahe were busy cooking.
Duan Jiahe won't have a day off tomorrow; he'll be on duty with the team leader.
"I'm on duty tomorrow, so I'm busy." Liu Xinlan said, eating with her head down.
With such intense exercise these days, who dares to go out?
Although nothing serious happened in Liu Xinlan's family, her family members came from a bad background, and her maternal grandmother's entire family was affected. Her cousin had already been sent to the countryside.
Going to work became the only job she loved.
"Alright." Xu Qianli said helplessly, looking at Lu Chen, "Lu Chen, since Lu He just arrived today, I'll cover your shift tomorrow. You should spend some time with your sister-in-law and sister."
Liu Xinlan didn't rest, and Xu Qianli had nowhere else to go.
He has always been alone since childhood, with nowhere else to go except for his dormitory.
"Seriously?" Lu Chen was a little taken aback; Xu Qianli had become so nice today.
Xu Qianli nodded.
"Let's go to the movies tomorrow," Shen Qiaoyue suggested.
Upon hearing about watching a movie, Liu Xinlan became interested and asked, "Are there any new revolutionary movies out recently?"
“This is the only movie available recently, nothing else,” Shen Qiaoyue replied.
Liu Xinlan put down her chopsticks and said, "I'll go too, is that convenient?"
Xu Qianli's expression changed.
Didn't we just say we weren't going to rest?
Shen Qiaoyue looked at Liu Xinlan and said, "It's alright, we can go together."
"Okay, let's go together tomorrow."
Lu Chen looked at Xu Qianli, his expression not quite right.
She quietly placed a piece of braised pork on Xu Qianli's plate.
"Is this Commander Lu's sister?" Liu Xinlan then noticed Lu He standing next to Duan Jiahe.
Lu He, who was mentioned, seemed a little awkward.
"I forgot to introduce you, this is my younger sister, Lu He." After speaking to Liu Xinlan, Lu Chen said to his sister Lu He, "This is Comrade Liu Xinlan, a doctor at our military hospital. You can call her Sister Xinlan."
"Hello, Lu He."
"Hello, Sister Xinlan."
After exchanging polite greetings, Lu He couldn't help but take a closer look at Shen Qiaoyue.
She was afraid that her words would have a negative impact on her brother and sister-in-law.
Shen Qiaoyue and Lu He looked at each other.
Lu He hurriedly lowered her head and ate her food.
It seems that Lu He has been bullied quite a bit at home.
Shen Qiaoyue remained silent.
He continued eating with his head down.
They were chatting about what they needed to prepare for watching a movie tomorrow.
After finishing his meal, Duan Jiahe returned to his unit.
On the way back, it started snowing again.
In this winter, the snow falls like the rain, sometimes for a while, sometimes for a while.
When I got to my front door, I saw Xiang Shulan's house across the street.
When Shen Qiaoyue saw Xiang Shulan yesterday, she cried. Seeing the smoke rising from their house, she unconsciously walked towards Xiang Shulan's house.
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