Chapter 143: Roast chicken is just an introduction, the real business comes later.
After dinner, Wu Yue, carrying several boxes of beautifully wrapped gifts, was about to go out with his wife Li Hongying and sister-in-law Li Cuiying.
"Wait a minute." Li Hongying suddenly stopped.
"What's wrong? Sister, stop dawdling and wasting time." Li Cuiying complained.
"Cuiying, bring a roast chicken." Li Hongying said, "You made this yourself. Let Deputy Head Wu taste it later."
In fact, the taste of the roast chicken was just average. At least He Kuan didn’t think it was very delicious.
"Forget it. We already have a lot of food. There's no need to bring another roast chicken over," said He Kuan.
Li Hongying: "You don't understand. This roast chicken has its uses."
Seeing that his wife just wanted to take it, He Kuan had no choice but to let her: "Okay, then take it."
A few minutes later, He Kuan knocked on the door of the regiment leader Wu Yue's house.
Xu Nuo was cleaning up the dishes in the living room. When he heard a knock on the door, he wiped his hands and quickly walked to the door.
When she opened the door, she was stunned in surprise.
"Staff Officer He? Li Hongying? Li Cuiying? Why are you here?" She was surprised by the visit of these three people.
Especially when his eyes fell on the gifts in their hands, he became more and more confused.
He Kuan smiled and said in a gentle tone: "Sister-in-law, I heard that Deputy Commander Wu lives with you. I know his leg is injured, so I came to see him."
I see.
Xu Nuo quickly stepped aside and said, "Okay, please come in!"
Li Hongying smiled and nodded, then followed him into the room.
Li Cuiying followed at the end and couldn't help looking around as soon as she entered the house. Her eyes swept from the sofa and coffee table in the living room to the decorative paintings on the wall, and she muttered to herself, "So the head of the group lives in such a nice house..."
Xu Nuo asked them to sit down while he was busy making tea: "You guys sit down first, I'll go make tea."
While Xu Nuo was making tea, Li Cuiying came to He Kuan and asked him in a low voice: "Brother-in-law, the commander lives in the second-floor building!"
"Yes. The brigade commander lives in a small building, which is better than this. The higher the position, the better the accommodation conditions." He Kuan knew very well what his sister-in-law wanted to ask, and lowered his voice and said, "If Deputy Commander Wu gets married and applies for housing in the future, the accommodation conditions will be the same as Commander Lu's."
Li Cuiying was deeply moved after hearing this.
Wouldn’t it be wonderful if I could live in a two-story house like this one day?
Everyone in the village knew that Xu Nuo married a high-ranking officer in the army, and they were extremely envious.
In the future, she will make those people envy her.
Xu Nuo came out with a teapot and poured three cups of tea for the three of them.
Although Xu Nuo didn't like Li Cuiying in his heart, since she came with Staff Officer He, he had to at least give her some face.
He Kuan took the tea and asked, "Sister-in-law, why didn't you see Captain Lu and Deputy Captain Wu?"
"The two of them are playing chess in the study upstairs. Please wait a moment, I will call them down." Xu Nuo said.
He Kuan: "Then I'll trouble you, sister-in-law."
Xu Nuo walked to the door of the study and knocked gently: "Lu Chen, Wu Yue, and Staff Officer He are here. They said they are here to visit Wu Yue."
Wu Yue put down the chess piece in his hand, a little surprised: "Staff Officer He? Why are they here?"
"I know you're injured, so I came here." Lu Chen also dropped the chess piece and stood up: "Let's go out and take a look."
The two walked out of the study and came to the living room. When He Kuan saw them coming out, he immediately stood up and greeted them.
He looked at Wu Yue's leg and said, "Captain Wu, is your leg injury serious? How is your recovery going?"
Wu Yue waved his hand and said in a relaxed tone: "It's nothing serious, just a flesh wound, I will be fine after a few days of rest."
"It's good that you're not seriously injured. Flesh injuries are better than broken bones." He Kuan said.
"Yes. Thank you for your concern." Wu Yue said.
Xu Nuo pointed to the pile of things on the dining table and said, "Wu Yue, those gifts were brought to you by Staff Officer He."
Wu Yue was stunned when he saw this: "So many things! Chief of Staff He, what are you doing?"
He Kuan smiled and said, "Just a little token of my appreciation."
"No need, take it back. I appreciate your kindness, but you don't need it. I have enough food and drink here with Captain Lu, are you afraid that he will treat me badly?" Wu Yue said half-jokingly.
His relationship with Staff Officer He was actually limited to that of a superior and a subordinate. Apart from work-related interactions, they didn't interact much on a daily basis.
To be honest, he was quite surprised that He Kuan came to see him specially today.
I don't quite understand what his purpose is.
"I didn't mean that. Deputy Captain Wu, please stop joking with me."
"I'm not kidding, I'm serious. Take the things with you when you leave, otherwise I will be unhappy." Wu Yue absolutely could not accept these things.
"How can this be possible? Deputy Captain Wu, I have brought everything here..."
He Kuan was still arguing with Wu Yue about the gift, and Li Hongying took the opportunity to take out a roasted chicken wrapped in oil paper from her bag.
"He Kuan, since Deputy Head Wu has spoken, let's just take the things back. But you have to accept this roast chicken. This is made by my sister herself, not bought with money."
Li Hongying said as she handed the roasted chicken to Xu Nuo: "Sister-in-law, keep it. You can try it together later."
Xu Nuo looked at Wu Yue.
Wu Yue nodded slightly.
"Okay, I'll take it. I'd like to thank you on behalf of Deputy Captain Wu."
"You're welcome. This roast chicken was made by my sister Cuiying. I wonder if it suits your taste." Li Hongying emphasized again, and added, "We grew up in the same village. My family lives in the east of the village, and yours lives in the west. Although we don't interact much on a daily basis, it feels quite familiar when we talk about it."
Li Hongying suddenly started to get close to Xu Nuo.
"I can't remember some things clearly. I had a head injury a few days ago, and I forgot a lot of things." Xu Nuo was most afraid of mentioning things like fellow villagers.
Because there were many missing parts in her original memory, she really didn't know.
"It's okay, we'll take it slow later."
Xu Nuo casually replied: "Okay, let's take it slow."
"And Cuiying." Li Hongying mentioned her sister, "She will also come to the compound in the future. We are all from the same hometown, and we need to help each other."
Li Cuiying hated Xu Nuo so much that she still wanted to get along with her? Pah!
But now that she was in someone else's house, she had to leave a good impression on Wu Yue, so she could only smile and nod: "Yes, when fellow villagers meet, their eyes are filled with tears. We are real fellow villagers."
Xu Nuo thought to himself: Haha.
Only now did He Kuan successfully understand why his wife insisted on taking the roast chicken.
The roast chicken is just an introduction, the real business comes later.
"After my parents passed away, my sister came to the compound. She is very clever, thrifty, and does everything properly. She is the one who keeps all the household chores in our home in perfect order." Li Hongying successfully brought the topic to Li Cuiying and took the opportunity to praise her.
Li Cuiying enjoys the feeling of being praised. Even if the other person is talking nonsense, as long as it is a compliment to her, she can accept it all.
Seeing that Wu Yue was also listening to her sister, Li Cuiying pretended to blush and shyly pushed her sister gently: "Sister, don't talk nonsense, I'm not that good."
He Kuan also laughed and interjected: "Hongying is right. Cuiying is indeed a good hand at managing life and knows how to care for others."
Xu Nuo thought to himself again: Haha.
I really didn't notice.
Wu Yue listened to their words with a faint smile on his face, and did not respond.
Lu Chen, who had been sitting silently aside, raised his eyebrows, glanced at Wu Yue, with a meaningful smile on his lips.
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