Liu Baogen looked forward to it day and night, but on the night of the 29th, his family members did not come. Even if he was slow-witted, he knew that his family members could not come, and he couldn't help feeling a little resentful.
It was New Year's Day, and everyone in the camp was happier than the other, but he wasn't happy at all.
He has a low position, and Captain Peng promised to make him a platoon leader, but he still hasn't taken the position. Even if he moves to a dormitory with better conditions, he still has to share a single room with two people.
A low rank means that his family cannot accompany him in the army, and living together means that he has no private space to be alone.
It would be better not to get married, even though he didn't want to get married from the beginning. But there is no benefit at all from getting married, and he feels depressed.
He felt aggrieved, and Xu Yingying was also uncomfortable.
Because of the marriage incident, she completely broke up with her family, and her relationship with her husband Liu Baogen is now so-so.
Although they got married, she still lived in the dormitory of her workplace.
After she got the marriage certificate, she did bring wedding candies to her colleagues. However, when people asked her when they would hold the wedding banquet, Xu Yingying felt uncomfortable and had to find excuses to evade them.
What she meant was that Liu Baogen was at a critical moment and couldn't spare the right time.
Anyone with a bit of common sense wouldn't believe this. He's not a leader, how could he be so busy? Can't he even spare a day for a wedding banquet?
After their company had a holiday for the New Year and everyone else went home, Xu Yingying still stayed in the dormitory.
After touching her belly and finding that she was still not pregnant, Xu Yingying started crying in grievance.
She had imagined a wonderful life after marrying Liu Baogen, but there was no sign of it happening at all.
After waiting until New Year's Eve, she took great pains to catch up with the troops before lunch in the afternoon.
She is now a legitimate military dependent, and it is a special time during the Chinese New Year, so of course they will not refuse her entry.
When Liu Baogen came to pick someone up, he was actually a little happy, which was rare.
Seeing him, Xu Yingying felt aggrieved. "Baogen, if I don't come to see you, will you not come to see me?"
Liu Baogen was a little embarrassed. "Yingying, it's not that I don't want to go. It's just that the closer it gets to the New Year, the more nervous we get. I just don't have time."
This is not entirely false. During festivals and holidays, the troops are always on high alert to prevent emergencies.
After the old people celebrated the peaceful festival, I wonder how many people were silently guarding it.
Liu Baogen's roommate was on duty. He was also on duty, but because Xu Yingying came, he was given some special care and he brought her into the dormitory.
This was the first time the two of them sat down and talked peacefully since that awkward meeting that day.
Zheng Tiansen is also very busy today.
Since he didn't leave the army to go back to his hometown for the New Year, and he didn't have any family here, he had to take on more responsibilities.
Today, the cafeteria organized some soldiers to have a New Year's Eve dinner together. He and Political Commissar Hao both wanted to go, but Political Commissar Hao had family to accompany him, so he would only sit for a while before going home to celebrate the New Year, so he wanted to stay until the end.
How can we celebrate the Chinese New Year without eating dumplings? The quartermaster arranged everything early on. If there is not enough meat, then we can make up for it with vegetables.
However, in this winter, fresh vegetables are rare, so the dumpling filling is a combination of pork and cabbage. Although there are no other vegetables, the logistics department has a large stockpile of cabbage.
Linglong is a capable person in the logistics department, so making dumplings is impossible without her.
Because her cooking is currently the best in the kitchen, everyone gives her the job of making the dumpling fillings.
After Linglong prepared several large pots of dumpling stuffing and the leavened dough was ready, everyone started making dumplings.
I can't make enough dumplings for everyone, but it's okay for everyone to have a few.
Everyone in the group of thousands of people has a share.
With more people, the workload has increased.
Linglong and her friends each had to make a few dumplings.
They started working early in the morning on the 31st, and finished packing until they were almost done with lunch.
After making the dumplings, Linglong also had to prepare some dishes for the New Year’s Eve dinner, so she had to continue working.
Fortunately, we had lunch late this afternoon, so there is still time.
With everyone's joint efforts, the dishes for the New Year's Eve dinner were served steaming hot before the New Year's Eve dinner.
The quartermaster ordered some dishes for each of the people in the kitchen who had families to return home with, and the rest of the people stayed here and had a lively New Year's Eve dinner with the soldiers.
Linglong, the great contributor, was also tried hard by the quartermaster to stay.
Today is the New Year's Eve dinner, and we don't serve food one by one. The tables outside the cafeteria are all filled, and several people sit at each table and start eating.
Because there are guards and people on duty, not all of them can come at once. If you are lucky, you can still have the New Year's Eve dinner. If you are unlucky, you can only wait to eat the dumplings left for them.
Fortunately, the quartermaster discussed with the leaders and made arrangements. If they couldn’t come for the New Year’s Eve dinner, they would give them more dumplings.
When Linglong finished her work and washed her hands, she came out to see that the cafeteria was decorated with lights and the tables were full of things.
After a while, the soldiers came in one after another to eat the New Year's Eve dinner.
Looking at the dishes on the table, everyone's eyes lit up.
Zheng Tiansen and Political Commissar Hao came over together. When they walked into the cafeteria, everyone was already seated.
Linglong was sitting at the same table with the kitchen staff. Zheng Tiansen looked over from a distance, paused for a moment, and then looked away.
Everyone at the same table knew that Zheng Tiansen was Linglong's crush. Everyone laughed, and Linglong was so shy.
It must be that Sister Niu is not home yet, otherwise she would have started joking a long time ago.
But Sister Niu is not a problem, nor is Sister Yuan, who is a bit annoying. The other cooks and soldiers in the kitchen are all easy to get along with, so Linglong can feel at ease here.
Political Commissar Hao stood up and spoke.
After saying some festive blessings and asking Zheng Tiansen to say a few words, Zheng Tiansen waved his hand to refuse.
"I'm sure everyone's hungry, so I won't delay your meal. Otherwise, you'll all curse me in your heart."
The soldiers all laughed. Today was New Year's Eve and the atmosphere was not so serious. Normally, no one dared to laugh.
After being innocently swept, Political Commissar Hao had no choice but to announce that dinner was ready.
Now that's good, everyone picked up their chopsticks and started grabbing it.
The people at Linglong's table were not to be outdone, and they all became more lively, as if the food would not be tasty if they did not grab it.
Zheng Tiansen was not in a hurry to eat. He would glance over here from time to time. If he didn't have a mission to accomplish, he really wanted to come and sit at Linglong's table.
In the past, drinking was not allowed in the army, and even if people drank, they would do so in private. But there was wine at the New Year's Eve dinner tonight.
However, Political Commissar Hao also said that he would have to go to work soon, so he could only drink one cup to warm his body, no more.
Linglong was not on duty, and she was happy on New Year's Day. Coaxed by the soldiers at the same table, she drank two cups.
She couldn't hold her liquor very well, so her face immediately turned red, and even her consciousness became a little hazy.
Zheng Tiansen was toasted with a lot of wine. He took the time to look over here and saw Linglong's red face and the silly smile on her face. He didn't care about anything else and just walked over.
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