After Zhao Qinglan accepted the wooden box, her relationship with Li Huai grew even closer, becoming quite inseparable.
Except for the night when she still said she hadn't recovered and didn't let Li Huai bother her, they were as clingy as could be.
Erwa's heart is always focused on food, and he doesn't care about these things at all. As for Xiaoduo, as long as her mother is happy, everything is fine.
Only the eldest child felt a pang of sadness watching this, thinking that the adults were really strange.
Even though we live in the same house, he doesn't understand why I can't live without you and he can't bear to part with you.
Wei Hong next door and her husband are still in a cold war.
Wei Hong was very firm this time; she would not back down and reconcile with her husband unless he realized his own problems.
The more Wei Hong ignored Battalion Commander Qu, the more resentful Battalion Commander Qu became towards Zhao Qinglan and the others. Even when they were in the military camp, he would often walk with Yang Qinmin.
After Li Huai noticed that Battalion Commander Qu and Yang Qingmin were getting along better and better, he kept his distance from Battalion Commander Qu even more.
During the few days that Zhao Qinglan did not go into the city, Qian Hongxia, at her husband's request, went into the city twice more.
She was relieved not to see Zhao Qinglan on the bus into the city.
After visiting twice, Qian Hongxia inquired about the opening time of the snack shop from the people living around Sun's family and made a special note of it.
Finally, the day off arrived.
Last night, Zhao Qinglan had actually recovered completely, but she still refused Li Huai's advances.
It wasn't that she was unwilling, but she was thinking that she still had to go into the city today and there was a tough battle to fight, and she didn't want to exhaust herself.
Li Huai had no choice but to endure it for the time being.
However, since he didn't get to eat a big meal, he shamelessly asked for some side dishes.
Anyway, when Zhao Qinglan woke up in the morning, her wrists were still a little sore, and her cheeks flushed red when she thought about what happened last night.
Occasionally, when she glanced at Li Huai, she couldn't help but glare at him.
Li Huai was not bothered by the scolding and even smiled smugly.
"Mom, are you and Dad playing games?" Erwa couldn't help but ask when he saw them interacting.
Good heavens, Zhao Qinglan, who was drinking porridge, almost choked to death.
It took Li Huai a long time to pat her until she calmed down.
Seeing that his son almost sent his wife away with a single sentence, Li Huai glared at his younger son.
"Eat your food, kids shouldn't worry about adult matters."
When Li Huai, the father, gets serious, Erwa is still quite afraid and immediately obediently drinks his porridge.
The older child standing nearby expressed great sympathy for his younger brother.
Taking advantage of the children's inattention, Zhao Qinglan, having recovered, pinched her husband's waist hard.
Li Huai gritted his teeth to keep from losing his composure in front of the children.
However, as soon as Zhao Qinglan let go of his hand, he quickly and secretly rubbed his waist.
Ouch, that really hurts! My wife really went all out; she's not afraid of affecting her future happiness.
However, he didn't regret it. Yesterday's experience was wonderful, and he would like to experience it more often if he has the chance in the future.
His wife's stamina was really lacking; if possible, he really wanted to help her train.
The family ate breakfast at home before getting ready to go out.
In the military, once you reach the deputy regimental level, you're entitled to a vehicle according to regulations.
However, due to limited resources, many units were not fully equipped.
For people like Li Huai, it's impossible to provide a vehicle for every deputy regimental commander or higher.
Therefore, the military jeeps were considered to be shared by everyone, and whoever needed them could use them.
Li Huai needed to go into the city for a personal trip, not for official business, on his day off. He had already informed the regimental commander, Sun Shengli, in advance and made the necessary arrangements.
Li Huai usually wouldn't do anything to use his position for personal gain, and their military camp was indeed quite far from the city.
In daily life, if anyone needs to drive into the city for any reason, Sun Shengli and the political commissar won't be too strict or demanding; they'll just approve it directly.
When Li Huai led his wife and children to where the military jeep was parked, they found that the vehicle was gone.
Only his orderly remained standing there, looking utterly dejected.
"Deputy Regiment Commander Yang just came over and said he had urgent business at the military region and took his car."
What urgent matter could Yang Qingmin possibly have that he couldn't handle later, instead of working overtime at the military region on his day off? I've never heard of any urgent matter in the regiment requiring a trip to the military region.
Upon hearing this, Li Huai immediately felt that Yang Qingmin had done it on purpose. However, the issue at hand was no longer whether it was intentional or not, but rather how his family would get into the city.
With no other option, Li Huai had to split up with his orderly to see which vehicle in the regiment was available so he could borrow it.
Sun Shengli was quite surprised to learn that Yang Qingmin had driven away the car that Li Huai had "reserved," but Li Huai was in a hurry at the moment, and the two of them didn't have time to discuss the matter in detail. They could only let Li Huai use his own car for the time being.
Finally on their way, Zhao Qinglan asked Li Huai what time it was and began to feel a little anxious.
After all that fuss, half an hour has passed. Mother and sister, please don't get impatient.
At the entrance of the snack shop, Zhao Qingzhu and her sister occasionally looked into the distance.
"Second sister, why hasn't eldest sister arrived yet?" Zhao Qingju asked worriedly.
"How would I know if you ask me?" Without this older sister, they felt like they had lost their pillar of support, and they really had no confidence at all.
Fortunately, the military jeep finally came into their view.
"They're here, they must be my eldest sister and brother-in-law." As soon as Zhao Qingzhu saw them, she turned around and went inside to tell her mother.
Seeing a familiar military jeep approaching from a distance, Yang Qingmin, who had arrived early and found a good spot to wait, immediately perked up.
Goodness, so that's why Li Huai needed the car on his day off.
Look at what he said; this time, he's sure to find something really bad about Li Huai.
How did Zhao Qinglan, a military wife who had just arrived and had nothing, manage to run this snack shop?
It must have been Li Huai who came up with the idea behind it.
If he really figures this out, and then presents the evidence to the leaders, Li Huai will definitely be in deep trouble.
The more Yang Qingmin thought about it, the more excited he became. It was worth it for him to steal Li Huai's car early in the morning and rush into the city.
Li Huai's car stopped a short distance in front of the snack shop.
Today, thinking about supporting his mother-in-law, Li Huai was worried about the negative impact, so he didn't wear his military uniform and changed into civilian clothes instead.
Seeing Li Huai and his family get out of the car, Yang Qingmin, who was not far away, regretted not having brought a camera like those used by reporters to capture the scene.
Seeing that her daughter and son-in-law had finally arrived, Mrs. Sun, who had already stepped out the door, immediately went to greet them.
"Qinglan, you've finally arrived."
Looking at the newly renovated shop with its new signboard, Zhao Qinglan said with satisfaction, "Mom, it's time to open for business."
"Okay, we're open for business. We've been waiting for you all."
Li Huai lit a large string of firecrackers with a match, and the crackling sound immediately attracted many passersby.
Zhao Qinglan and the children stood in front of the door, covering their ears, all with beaming smiles.
Her long-planned snack shop has finally opened!
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