When he returned to his office, the urge to see Linglong became stronger.
When it was almost time for lunch, Zheng Tiansen stood up and strode towards the cafeteria.
Xiao Jiang thought he was hungry and anxious to eat, so he quickly followed him.
In the cafeteria, Linglong and the others were standing at the windows, waiting for the bugle call for the soldiers to come in for dinner.
Zheng Tiansen and Xiao Jiang walked in early and stood out
Linglong subconsciously looked at him, and when she saw it was him, she was stunned and quickly lowered her head and pretended to be busy.
However, Zheng Tiansen walked straight to the window where she was.
"Linglong, I heard that you saved a child yesterday?"
"Oh, yes." Linglong tried to appear calm.
"Were you hurt yesterday? I mean, are you okay?"
"I'm fine and not injured."
"Well, then, do you need any help?" He was looking forward to her saying what she needed.
But Linglong's answer disappointed him. "Brother Zheng, I can take care of it. I don't need any help."
"Oh, you." A hint of gloom flashed in his eyes.
"Let me make you some food."
The meal was brought to the table, but Zheng Tiansen had no desire to pick up his chopsticks.
"Captain, are you okay?" Xiao Jiang asked worriedly.
"You eat it first. I have no appetite." He pushed his meal in front of Xiao Jiang.
Helpless Xiao Jiang could only finish the meal for two people by himself. Although he had a big appetite, he was still full.
After leaving the cafeteria, Zheng Tiansen suddenly came over.
"You and Linglong used to get along well, so when you have time, contact her more often. If she needs any help, lend a hand, or tell me."
"It's the captain."
"This is not an order, and don't let Linglong know that I told you to do this."
"Oh." Xiao Jiang nodded and muttered to himself, even if I don't tell it, can't Linglong Zhi guess it?
Alas, although I don’t know what the conflict between the team leader and Linglong Zhi is, I still have to rely on Xiao Jiang to ease the situation.
For a moment, Xiao Jiang felt that he had a long way to go.
Linglong was worried about Congcong at home, so after finishing lunch, she told the quartermaster that she wanted to go home.
When the quartermaster heard her say that she had picked up a child, he was surprised and agreed to her request.
But after Linglong left, Sister Yuan complained a lot, but no one agreed with her.
Linglong hurried home, but before she entered the house, she heard a child sobbing. She became anxious and hurried into the house.
When she came in, she almost bumped into someone.
Only Congcong was standing in front of the door sobbing, while Hao Chunlei and Li Jie were blocking the door to stop her.
Seeing that it was Linglong, Hao Chunlei and Li Jie both breathed a sigh of relief.
"Congcong has been crying and looking for you."
As soon as Li Jie finished speaking, Congcong stretched out her hand and rushed towards Linglong unsteadily. "Mom."
Seeing this, Hao Chunlei and Li Jie stepped aside, and Linglong bent down and picked up the little guy who rushed over and held him in her arms.
"I'm back. Don't cry anymore."
"Mom, Congcong is good, very good, I want Congcong." The little guy sobbed and hugged her neck tightly, repeating the same few words over and over again.
Linglong felt sad and distressed when she heard this.
"My, how could my mother not want Congcong? She wants Congcong."
"Be smart."
"Yes, I want Congcong. Congcong is so cute. Mommy loves him so much. How could I not want you?"
The little guy finally stopped crying.
Listening to their conversation between the older and the younger, Hao Chunlei and the others looked at each other, all with helpless expressions.
When Linglong sat down with Congcong in her arms, Aunt Tong looked worried. "You came back so suddenly, aren't you going to work?"
"Go ahead, everyone's done with their work and want to take a break. I told the quartermaster I'm coming back."
"Well, you can't stay just because of the child." Aunt Tong sighed.
"He's too insecure right now. It really won't work. I'll take him over later."
"Ah, is that okay?" Aunt Tong frowned.
"Linglong, I'll go with you later. I'll help you look after Congcong. If he can see you while you're at work, he probably won't cry anymore," said Hao Chunlei.
"Then I will too." Li Jie said quickly.
"That's it for now. I'm really sorry to bother you two." Linglong looked apologetic.
"Look at what you said. The three of us saved the child together. How could we just let you be the only one who feels sorry for him?"
"That's right, if you keep saying that you're slapping us in the face."
After listening to their discussion, Aunt Tong finally felt less worried.
Afraid that Congcong would be cold, Linglong wrapped her scarf around him, and then carried him to the cafeteria with Hao Chunlei and the others.
One of them left, and back came three adults and one child. Everyone in the cafeteria was stunned.
In other words, Sister Niu, who already knew some of the inside story, was a little calmer.
The quartermaster already knew about the child's condition. Hao Chunlei and Li Jie were both military dependents and not outsiders, so they just told the quartermaster again. The quartermaster told them to look after the child and not to do it again. This was considered an offense.
The other cooks and soldiers were okay and not so gossipy. However, when Sister Yuan saw Linglong bringing back a small child, her eyes started rolling around.
Could it be that this vixen girl secretly gave birth to a baby with someone else? She started to speculate all kinds of things.
Linglong found a place and stools for Hao Chunlei and the others to sit down, and also tried to comfort Congcong.
This time, Congcong finally didn't insist on sticking to her, but he just kept staring at her.
It was the first time for Hao Chunlei and Li Jie to come to the cafeteria kitchen, and they both found it quite novel.
Except for the fact that one person had to stay to look after Tu Congcong, they took turns following Linglong around, taking a look and doing some work.
Worried that Congcong couldn't stay still, Linglong even gave him some milk biscuits she had bought from the supply and marketing department as a snack.
However, Congcong has always been very well-behaved. As long as he can see Linglong, he will not cry or make a fuss, which makes everyone feel relieved.
Sister Niu tried to tease Congcong several times. In fact, she thought Congcong was too cute and so well-behaved. Who wouldn't like him?
In the afternoon, Zheng Tiansen and Xiao Jiang came to eat again, but Zheng Tiansen did not come to get food.
Unexpectedly, when Xiao Jiang returned from lunch, he reported to him, "Captain, I saw Linglong Xiaozhi's friend, Li Jie, standing next to her. Behind them was Chunlei, the political commissar's daughter. She was coaxing a boy."
Could it be the child Linglong brought back?
With an idea in his mind, Zheng Tiansen immediately stood up and walked towards Linglong's window.
He didn't queue up to get food, but just stood not far away and looked in through the window.
Sure enough, not only did I see Li Jie and Hao Chunlei, but I also saw a tiny Congcong.
Thinking about Linglong's work and the fact that the child was also interested in it, he remembered what Political Commissar Hao said in the morning: "The child is clinging to Linglong's ambition."
He frowned. In this situation, does Linglong really not need help?
Although Linglong had rejected him before and was even more resistant to contact with him, he couldn't help but care about her and wanted to help her.
But he couldn't bear to see her living a miserable life.
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