"It's all in the past!" Lu Chen comforted Shen Qiaoyue with a smile, wiping away her tears. Recalling that time, Lu Chen said proudly, "Back then, my old sergeant gave me a piece of candy, saying it was very sweet. It was originally given to him by someone else, who said he was saving it to take back to his daughter, but he didn't have the chance to come back alive. I also gave that piece of candy to a comrade who needed it! Later, with my first paycheck after joining the army, I bought half a pound of candy, big milk candy. I was so excited when I ate it for the first time."
Lu Chen remembered that he was fourteen years old that year.
"Lu Chen, I'll be a part of your life from now on," Shen Qiaoyue said earnestly, holding Lu Chen's hand.
More than anything, she felt heartache, and while shedding tears, she said, "My husband is a great hero, and I am so proud of you."
Moved, Lu Chen embraced Shen Qiaoyue.
Shen Qiaoyue leaned against Lu Chen's chest and asked, "Isn't Xu Qianli my uncle's adopted son? When we meet in the future, will I have to call him sister-in-law?"
“That’s what I think. Otherwise, how would he dare to talk back to your second uncle like that?” Lu Chen said with a helpless look in his eyes when he thought of Xu Qianli. “Back when we were fighting on the front lines, your uncle was furious when he saw Xu Qianli. He had someone bring him back from the front lines, but he ran back the next day. Your second uncle couldn’t do anything about him.”
Shen Qiaoyue was both amused and exasperated after hearing this. Xu Qianli looked like a scholar, but she never expected him to be so rebellious before, let alone to have such an interesting relationship with his second uncle, Shen Yuanyi.
I've never heard my family mention it.
This was the first in-depth conversation between the couple, and Shen Qiaoyue grew to admire Lu Chen more and more.
They chatted until very late, and Shen Qiaoyue was so tired that she finally took a shower and went to bed.
Lu Chen started to get restless in the middle of the night.
"Honey, just for a little while, okay?"
Shen Qiaoyue had barely opened her lips when Lu Chen sealed them with his!
...
Shen Qiaoyue wanted to cry but had no tears; this man didn't keep his word.
I woke up early this morning feeling like all my bones were falling apart.
Shen Qiaoyue slowly sat up, picked up her watch from the bedside table, and saw that it was 9:30.
It was already quite lively outside, with the sounds of children. Shen Qiaoyue immediately got up, opened the closet, and changed her clothes.
The weather felt rather warm today, so Shen Qiaoyue put on a shirt, then layered a vest sweater over it, and finally wore a pair of loose gray pants.
She came out with her hair quite long, styled in two braids.
As soon as the door opened, Jiansheng was seen playing with a little girl.
"Aunt Qiaoyue, you're up." Liu Jiansheng was the first to notice Shen Qiaoyue coming out and immediately greeted her.
Shen Qiaoyue replied with a smile, "Yeah, Jiansheng, it's the weekend, why are you up so early?"
“It’s getting late.” Liu Jiansheng is very self-disciplined. He usually gets up at eight o’clock in the morning. “My mother said that I can’t stay in bed and I have to develop good habits because I will be going to school next week.”
Liu Jiansheng explained to Shen Qiaoyue earnestly.
"Hmm, Jiansheng is such a good boy!" Shen Qiaoyue patted Liu Jiansheng's head, then noticed the little girl with braids next to her.
The little girl looked about seven or eight years old, her eyes wide as she stared at Shen Qiaoyue.
"Little sister, whose family are you?" Shen Qiaoyue didn't remember seeing this girl in the family compound. She squatted down and touched the little girl's face, but the child didn't look very pretty, probably due to malnutrition.
"Qiaoyue, this is my child. Her parents aren't around, so they've asked me to help take care of her. Her name is Xu Xiaosi," Xu Miaoya said as she walked over, supporting her pregnant belly.
Shen Qiaoyue looked at Xu Miaoya and knew who she was when she heard Xu Miaoya introduce the little girl as Xu Xiaosi.
Xu Miaoya's hair was parted in the middle and reached her shoulders, looking neat and tidy. It seemed that she was already five or six months pregnant.
"Xiaosi, say hello to Aunt Chen!" Xu Miaoya stroked the child's head and told her to greet her.
"Hello, Aunt Chen." The child's voice was neither too loud nor too soft, but it was very gentle and pleasant.
"Hello, little Si." Shen Qiaoyue looked at her and thought of Lin Lanlan, who had now changed her name to Jian Xin. She secretly made a note of it and decided to visit Jian Xin sometime to see how they were doing.
Xu Miaoya said, "Qiaoyue, my name is Xu Miaoya. I just came back from the countryside not long ago."
"Sister-in-law Xu, please come inside and sit down. You're quite far along in your pregnancy, so it's not easy for you to walk around." Shen Qiaoyue quickly helped Xu Miaoya sit down in the living room, poured some hot water, and took out some candy and biscuits from the cabinet and placed them on the table. "These are all things we bought for our wedding and the New Year. Come in and have some, kids."
"Thank you for your help, Qiaoyue. Dr. Liu and Instructor Xu gave us some candy just now, we ate it outside in the yard," Xu Miaoya said.
Seeing that the courtyard was very busy today, Shen Qiaoyue peeked out and saw that there were several tables in the courtyard and several tables outside the house.
"I'll go check. Sister-in-law, you should rest for a bit." Shen Qiaoyue wanted to see what she had missed.
Upon exiting the door, I saw both my own kitchen and Xiang Shulan's kitchen, both filled with people.
The comrades who were off duty today all came to help, and some of the women also brought out their own basins to pick vegetables.
"Qiaoyue, get up!" Bai Le was the first to greet her.
Shen Qiaoyue smiled and nodded. She had originally thought it would be a small banquet with a few tables, but judging from the situation, she estimated that quite a few people would be coming, at least the entire family compound would be attending.
“This is…” Shen Qiaoyue saw Lu Chen and Xu Qianli carrying a large piece of pork in from outside, which required three people to carry.
Xu Qianli is going to hold a big event.
"Xu Qianli is fearless!" Shen Qiaoyue complained. Everyone else was too scared to do that, but he seemed to be unafraid of nothing.
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