Chapter 24 Chapter 24 (3 more) Horse
The moment he was kissed, something seemed to explode in Lu Qinghe's mind.
It was a feeling that was hard to describe. I felt that besides the pounding heart, my chest was also filled with a swelling sourness.
I'd already seen that Zhao Zhanming was reserved and flirtatious, but I didn't expect his actions to be so telling. Before they even kissed, he already...
Lu Qinghe subconsciously leaned back, his whole body trembling slightly as he tried to find a support point.
But the pair of hands that were usually flexible and capable of drawing were now stiff as if they were holding two pieces of wood.
Fortunately, Zhao Zhanming had some conscience. After he had eaten his fill, he supported her back with his powerful hands like iron clamps.
Lu Qinghe came back to her senses from the haze of the exploding smoke. In the darkness, one could vaguely see that there was moisture in the corners of her eyes.
She pinched the man's big arm with trembling hands and twisted it in a circle.
"hiss……"
Lu Qinghe didn't care and opened her mouth to curse, but after she opened her mouth she realized that her voice was already unnaturally soft.
"Zhao Zhanming, why didn't I see before? You're quite good at being a hooligan."
The man laughed muffledly, his voice hoarse, "It's the first time. When you poked me just now, I couldn't control myself."
Lu Qinghe was stunned for a moment, his face turned even hotter, and he simply gave up.
"I have low cultural level and can't understand idioms!"
But she still explained to him seriously: "Well, I just like it. After touching and seeing it, I can't help myself."
“…I don’t want to study.”
"Okay." Zhao Zhanming responded, and his rough palm reached out and landed on Lu Qinghe's shoulder as she trembled involuntarily.
He held the person tighter, embraced him and brought him to his side.
All the troublesome fabrics were swept away, and the soft quilt was placed around each other. The two people were so close to each other, feeling the burning breath and temperature of each other.
It feels like an electric current is passing through the body.
Lu Qinghe reached out and grabbed his strong arms, trying to control the moans that came out but couldn't. She buried her face in his neck in shame and embarrassment.
I don’t know how this action provoked Zhao Zhanming, but he became even more excited.
He didn't care whether he was cold or not. A corner of the quilt was thrown to the side of the bed in disgust and barely fell to the ground.
Fortunately, the new bed is sturdy, so no other noises were made.
An unknown amount of time passed before Lu Qinghe was dizzy and Zhao Zhanming kissed her lips hard, then gently put her down.
My waist aches.
Looking at the shirtless Zhao Zhanming getting ready to go out to get hot water, Lu Qinghe silently cursed that rumors were deadly.
Who said he was incompetent? He didn't look like he was incompetent.
More than capable, he looks like a ferocious beast that has been imprisoned for a long time.
The beast is out of the gate, ferocious and unreasonable. Even though I clearly told it to stop, it still keeps running like an engine.
Don’t spread rumors or believe in rumors. This must be remembered in the future.
"W-What are you doing?"
After Zhao Zhanming came back, he was holding hot water and a towel and pretended to help her clean up, but Lu Qinghe stopped him with a blushing face.
"I'll help you."
"No, I'll do it myself."
Zhao Zhanming put down the towel and looked at Lu Qinghe's rosy cheeks, stunned for a moment.
After Lu Qinghe finished wiping it, she turned around and saw that Zhao Zhanming's brother had woken up again strangely.
“…”
Is this man a horse? How can he be so fast?
Lu Qinghe pulled the quilt over and said, "What are you doing? I need to rest. Let's draw a 38th parallel between us when we go to bed!"
Zhao Zhanming didn't know whether to laugh or cry, and pretended to bend over. "Don't worry, I know you are tired."
"You know what I did just now."
"You're wronging me. A man shouldn't stop at this moment. You'd feel bad if you did."
These words made Lu Qinghe's face turn red again.
Zhao Zhanming didn't say anything else. He turned around and cleaned up the basins before coming back and lying down again.
The lights were turned off again. In the darkness, their breaths intertwined, and Lu Qinghe gradually became sleepy.
"Qinghe, I thought about it and realized I might be a little reckless. It's been a while since I've..."
"Neither have I."
Lu Qinghe's heart was pounding when she heard this, and she quickly interrupted Zhao Zhanming, "What's done is done. Anyway... ahem, it's better to be gentler next time."
Judging from her previous experience of reading novels, she should feel more comfortable if she gets used to it.
Just treat it as an enjoyment.
It has to be said that Zhao Zhanming is strong enough in this area.
"Yeah." Zhao Zhanming responded, paused, reached out and gently pulled Lu Qinghe's fingertips.
"Go to sleep."
Lu Qinghe slapped him away and turned to the other side, "Ahem, we talked about the 38th parallel, and we have to draw it today."
Zhao Zhanming chuckled, "Okay, I'll listen to you."
After calming down, Lu Qinghe felt a little tired and fell asleep quickly.
But in her dream, the 38th parallel quickly disappeared due to her unconscious sense of security.
The next morning came in a flash.
I slept very well, but when I opened my eyes I only felt pain in my back.
Dog man.
Lu Qinghe snorted and turned around but didn't see Zhao Zhanming. She touched the bed sheet and found it was cold. He must have been up for a while.
Hearing the noise, Zhao Zhanming walked in refreshed.
His brows are relaxed, his face is calm, and his posture is upright.
My goodness, why does he look like he’s taking a tonic?
"Old Zhao, you sucked away my energy. I don't have any strength left."
Zhao Zhanming was happy, sat down and held out his hand, "Turn over, I'll rub it for you."
"Okay? Don't let the kids see."
"It's okay to see it. It's normal for a man to help massage his wife after she's worked hard."
“…”
The best way to describe this hardship is from the perspective of serious people.
Seeing that it was still early, Lu Qinghe compromised.
I didn't expect that Zhao Zhanming actually had some skills. His strength was consistent and very relieving.
Lu Qinghe: "You still have this skill."
"Well, in the early years when I wasn't stationed here, I often had to walk along mountain roads and follow the old Chinese doctors in the army."
Speaking of old Chinese doctors, Lu Qinghe inexplicably thought of Zhou Feng.
Her sister-in-law really cared about her, but the information she got was unreliable. She even left her the address of a Chinese medicine doctor, but it seemed that this was of no use at all.
"Hey, Lao Zhao, I have a question." Lu Qinghe lay on the pillow.
"ask."
"People always say that a man is sixty after twenty-five. Now that you're thirty, do you feel like your waist and knees are weak and you can't do it anymore?"
“…”
"Hiss...be gentle!"
Lu Qinghe bared his teeth, turned around and slapped Zhao Zhanming on the arm without any hesitation.
Zhao Zhanming was both helpless and amused, "Who told you that?"
"Just the aunts and uncles in the village, cough cough cough..."
"First, that probably refers to people who don't exercise regularly or are in poor health. For someone like me who's always in the army, there's no such thing as being 25 or 30."
“Ouch.”
"Second, do I have any soreness in my waist and knees? We can try it tonight. I believe in practice, so I can let you practice it a few more times."
"Don't!"
Lu Qinghe turned over with a smile, "I just said that, who knew you were so powerful and... in good health."
These words resonated with Zhao Zhanming's mind. He held the corners of his mouth down for a long time, but they finally curled up.
"Well, that's all you need to know. I still have the energy to get up early in the morning to cook and dry the cabbage. Don't rush to get up. Get some rest before eating."
"knew."
You see, no man can resist being praised for his abilities.
Zhao Zhanming is no exception.
After no one was at home, Lu Qinghe had a good sleep before getting up. He felt much lighter. In the afternoon, as agreed, Lu Qinghe arrived at the place early in the morning to wait for Xiaohua to come.
"sister in law!"
As soon as the pickup truck stopped, Xiaohua waved, exchanged some pleasantries, and handed over the share list for today excluding the cabbage.
Seeing that the line was long, the two of them didn't have time to chat for long.
Just started, the process is similar to yesterday.
But yesterday, because most people were still unfamiliar with Lu Qinghe, many people went back and asked about Lu Qinghe's situation.
Gradually, people began to get close to Lu Qinghe.
"Hey, my husband is the deputy political commissar of the 112th Regiment. He's very familiar with your Lao Zhao. Sister, you just came two days ago, but you're really capable. Unlike me, I came from the countryside like you but can't read much. We live in the family building in front. If anything happens at home, just let me know. I'll take care of the children for you!"
"Thank you, Sister Song. Let's keep in touch in the future."
"Why are you being so polite? Hey, sister, I think today's pumpkin is a little smaller than yesterday's. Give me two more. Don't worry, I won't make it difficult for you and will give you all the money you deserve."
Lu Qinghe knew that this was Sister Song's purpose, so he turned around and asked his fellow villagers to carry all of Sister Song's pumpkins and weigh them again.
Lu Qinghe: "Sister Song, look at the weight. It's exactly the same as yesterday. Sister Song, I'm just here to help. This job is the same for everyone. We all have to share a fixed amount. No less and absolutely no more. Otherwise, the team will be in chaos. You can trust me. I will definitely not be wrong. If there is a difference in weight, come find me when you get home and I will make it up to you!"
She knew Sister Song was trying to move more pumpkins, but she took it personally, pretending not to understand and thinking Sister Song was blaming her for not having enough weight.
Sister Song also realized that it wouldn't work, and Lu Qinghe didn't have any flaws in her words, so she couldn't just go along with what she said.
Wouldn't that mean she was questioning Lu Qinghe's character and embarrassing him in public?
Sister Song could only purse her lips and smile, "How can I not believe you? It might be because the pumpkin layer on top is placed sideways that it looks smaller. Qinghe, don't think too much about it. I'm the best at judging people. You can tell you're a real person at first glance. How could I doubt your weight?"
"I knew you were a reasonable person, Sister Song. I'm sending you off. Let me tell you, you have such a great temperament. You don't look like a mother of several children at all. So take care."
Sister Song was so coaxed that her eyes narrowed into slits. She no longer thought about the pumpkin. She turned around happily and praised Lu Qinghe for her sweet talk to others on the way.
Lu Qinghe later met one or two people who wanted to get close to him, but he rejected them all with similar words.
Seeing that most of the team had left, an elderly lady came.
There are those who are reasonable, and there are those who are unreasonable.
They are all neighbors and live close to each other. Maybe their husbands even work together. For those who are more sensitive, there is also a superior-subordinate relationship, so they can't make things too embarrassing for the sake of face.
But he didn't care and only thought about his own immediate interests, and just kept shouting.
"Are you guys going to let me live my life? Last year there weren't enough pumpkins, and this year each household still only gets this much. Who can eat it all? I'm old and I don't have many days left. I'm just thinking about enjoying life with my son. I have three grandchildren at home. You can't just not let me have a full meal!"
Someone nearby introduced Lu Qinghe: "This is the mother of the head of the logistics department. Aunt Wu is over 60 years old. We made an exception and took her in to take care of her in her old age."
Lu Qinghe understood what was going on. She took her food allowance booklet and signed it. "Aunt Wu, this year's pumpkin production is limited. Some families out there can't even get enough cabbage, let alone pumpkin. We have to distribute pumpkins here to get so many. If we want every household to have some, we can only distribute them in limited quantities. Please understand."
Aunt Wu didn't care about all this. She sat on the ground, grabbed her ankles and started crying.
"Oh my goodness! I didn't get to buy cabbage yesterday, and I didn't buy much pumpkin today. I can't make ends meet..."
"You will affect other people."
Lu Qinghe frowned. Seeing that someone behind her started to make a fuss anxiously, she simply stood aside and exposed the rear compartment of the pickup truck.
"Let me put it this way, Aunt Wu. You want pumpkins to make a living. If I stop you, wouldn't that mean I'm denying you a way to live? In that case, I don't want to bear the consequences. Just come and take as many as you want!"
As soon as these words were spoken, the people queuing behind were stunned, the fellow villagers behind were dumbfounded, and even Aunt Wu, who was crying, stopped crying abruptly. She jumped up without any pain in her waist or legs.
"Oh my god, girl, are you serious?"
"What are you doing? How can you give it all to her?"
"What about the people behind us..."
Lu Qinghe ignored everyone else and only spoke to Aunt Wu. "Of course, you said you couldn't live without the pumpkin. I can't verify it and watch you die, right?"
"Yes, yes, yes!" Aunt Wu wiped her tears. "I can't live without it! Then get out of the way. I'll move half the truck."
Lu Qinghe stood aside with his arms folded, looking as if it had nothing to do with him.
Lu Qinghe: "It's up to you. Anyway, I'm doing this job purely as a personal favor, and I don't get paid. You can take whatever you deserve. Even if the higher-ups blame me, I can just explain the situation. I'll accept the punishment. At worst, even my old Zhao will be punished. As for you, if they find out about you, it has nothing to do with me. Your son being punished for your disregard for the overall interests of the organization has nothing to do with me!"
As soon as she finished speaking, Aunt Wu stopped moving the pumpkin in mid-air.
Aunt Wu turned around and asked, "Why was my son punished?"
Lu Qinghe smiled and said, "It's a violation of discipline, it's interfering with the overall situation, and it's affecting the unity of our military families' home! Since you're here, all your actions are linked to your son. I'll punish him however I see fit. As long as you can eat the pumpkin and survive, your son's punishment is naturally not as important as your life."
“…”
Aunt Wu was stunned.
Half a second later, Aunt Wu placed the pumpkin on the pickup truck intactly without bending her arms, then bent down and picked up her sack.
"Who said I can't live without pumpkin? I'm in good shape! It's just a broken pumpkin. We're from the South, so we don't like to eat it!"
Lu Qinghe suppressed his smile and continued to pretend to be serious: "Didn't you just say that you don't want it now?"
"Who said no? I even received 30 kilograms!"
"Isn't that what you said about not having enough to eat?"
"But there's more. My son praises the organization's policies and treatment every day. He says even if there's no pumpkin, there's still potatoes. We can still get dried sweet potatoes!"
"Then you..."
Aunt Wu saw the sly smile on Lu Qinghe's face and gritted her teeth. "I'm going home. It's getting colder. I won't stand outside anymore."
Lu Qinghe laughed heartily now. "Then please walk slowly and don't hurt your waist."
“…”
Those who were close by watched the whole show and were amazed and amazed. Some of them who were familiar with him even applauded Lu Qinghe from the side.
"This Aunt Wu is a headache every year. Xiao Lu, you're really quick-witted."
Xiaohua listened to the general idea from the side. Although her side was better because there were fewer people there, she would inevitably encounter some cheaters, and the work was not easy.
"Sister-in-law, please lend me your brain for two days so I can get into college."
Lu Qinghe chuckled and turned to call the next person.
"Qinghe!"
Lu Qinghe got a headache when he heard these almost strange words, and when he looked up, it turned out to be his neighbor Yu Lili.
"Your name isn't on it." Lu Qinghe frowned, "If you want to wait until tomorrow."
"No, no."
Yu Lili waved her hand and pushed a graceful-looking woman standing next to her over.
"This is Mrs. Wei, the wife of Mr. Meng, who lives in the single-family area in the back. I just saw her waiting in line, so I came over to say hello. Then I saw you distributing things, so I thought we'd say hello together and introduce ourselves to each other."
The leader’s lover.
Lu Qinghe instantly understood Yu Lili's purpose.
Seeing how Yu Lili was deliberately trying to get close to and curry favor with Mrs. Wei, she understood why people said that Yu Lili was scheming.
Mrs. Wei was obviously resistant to her closeness, but seeing Yu Lili, she was still pretending to be very familiar with her.
"Hello, Sister Wei, today we each get 30 kilograms of pumpkin. I'll help you pack it."
"Hello, Xiao Lu." Wei Xiuhua said, and glanced at Yu Lili next to her.
Yu Lili understood what he meant, and quickly pulled Lu Qinghe to the side and lowered her voice.
"Sister Qinghe, it's a rare opportunity to meet Sister Wei. Her children love pumpkin. Please be a little more lenient on your side. Don't make Sister Wei feel uncomfortable. Just consider it a favor to me. We are neighbors, aren't we?"
This is a really good deal, and the calculation is very good.
Then, in order to save Lu Qinghe's face, he did a favor for Mrs. Wei.
In the end, she offended the people behind her, and she also got close to Mrs. Wei.
If you are not careful, you can easily be fooled by Yu Lili!
Lu Qinghe broke free from Yu Lili's hand and said, "Why are you calling me sister? We don't even know who is older between us. Don't be polite to me, Lili."
Yu Lili smiled awkwardly, "Then treat me as younger."
"Just call each other by name. We're all military families. Making such clear distinctions based on age differences of half a year or a year wouldn't seem close."
Yu Lili nodded: "I'll listen to you. Then look at this pumpkin of Sister Wei..."
Lu Qinghe walked back to the front of the line. "Sister Wei, I heard from Yu Lili that your child is clamoring for pumpkin. But each household must be given 30 kilograms per day. I know you're not expecting any special treatment, but since we're officially meeting today, how about this? My child doesn't really like to eat pumpkin. I haven't claimed my share yet, so I'll give you 20 kilograms. This way, it won't violate discipline, and it won't affect other families. Just think of it as me exchanging it with you. If your family doesn't like to eat anything else next time, you can exchange it back."
Wei Xiuhua glanced at Yu Lili, and when she lowered her head, she looked at Lu Qinghe admiringly.
"Well, I didn't think of doing anything special with this little pumpkin. There's no need. Xiao Lu is really smart and saw it right away. But I just ran into Xiao Yu and she said she could buy more. I thought she had a separate receipt to exchange, but who would have thought Xiao Yu didn't have any."
Lu Qinghe smiled: "Yeah, I thought she had it too."
Yu Lili's face immediately flushed, "I...I was also thinking about it wrongly."
Wei Xiuhua glanced at Yu Lili, curled her lips in annoyance, then smiled and handed over her own food supplement book, "Xiao Lu, please sign it. Since you said so today, I'll accept the 20 kilograms. I wonder what your child likes to eat?"
"I like dried potatoes, beans, and cabbage."
"Okay, I'll have someone bring some extra stuff to you someday. Your house is in the private courtyard area in front, right? My husband Meng often mentions Captain Zhao, but I don't know much about what's going on. I'm in charge of the household. When you have time, let's visit often. I like chatting with smart people like you. It saves time and we can have fun together."
Lu Qinghe didn't expect that Wei Xiuhua was willing to accept her twenty kilograms of pumpkin.
After all, no matter how rare it is, it is only 20 kilograms of pumpkin.
But the key point is that Mrs. Wei is willing to do Lu Qinghe a favor.
After a few interactions, our relationship gradually became closer than others.
Lu Qinghe smiled and nodded, and asked someone to pack fifty kilograms of food for Mrs. Wei, and then replaced her with another person.
When Wei Xiuhua left, she said something to Lu Qinghe but ignored Yu Lili who was standing next to her.
Yu Lili was stunned for a while, her face turned pale and blue, then she lowered her head and walked away.
"Also, Yu Lili seems to be familiar with everyone in our courtyard, but if you go out and ask, no one is that close to her."
"Exactly, what a snob, do you really think others can't see through it?"
"I don't want to hang out with people like that. I heard that when his family got married, the candies they distributed were divided into two types. The leaders got the expensive ones, and everyone else could only have rock candy."
"puff……"
Lu Qinghe couldn't help laughing when she heard this.
After a while of busy work, the time was almost up and the team was almost at the end.
Just as the last person was about to leave, a gorgeous figure swayed and followed.
"Ahem, I need thirty kilograms."
Lu Qinghe looked up and found that it was Jin Manqing, the young lady who claimed to be from Shanghai yesterday.
"Do you have any receipts?"
"No, this doesn't mean we don't need receipts." Jin Manqing was a little impatient.
"There's no receipt. Do you have a note for pre-ordering? It's all marked in the grocery book."
"What note? Who knows when you guys ordered it?"
"That won't work. Next one—"
After Lu Qinghe finished shouting, the eldest sister who arrived late at the end hurried forward and handed in the food book. After Lu Qinghe signed it, she turned around and asked someone to help pack it up.
Jin Manqing was watching anxiously from the side, "Hey, are you listening to me?"
"Listen, what are you going to do?"
"I want pumpkin, what do I want!"
"Oh." Lu Qinghe responded, moved aside, and showed her the empty carriage. "Then make a reservation. It's free today."
Jin Manqing: “…”
The people around him chuckled. Jin Manqing blushed and pointed to a pile in the corner. "What about that?"
Lu Qinghe: "Then it's ten kilograms. It's mine, I won't sell it."
“…”
Jin Manqing left with a gloomy face. Xiaohua had almost finished his work, so he turned around and gave Lu Qinghe a thumbs up.
"Sister-in-law, you're amazing! That Miss Jin has to look at her face a lot even at the supply and marketing cooperative, and I've never seen her get humiliated."
Lu Qinghe spread out her hands, looking very innocent. "I didn't make things difficult for her. I was just telling the truth."
"Yes, yes, sister-in-law is smart."
Lu Qinghe did not comment, and then Xiaohua helped her deliver the pumpkin home, and also gave Lu Qinghe a lot of fresh vegetables to be distributed to the Military Families Association.
"We even have winter melon today! The shrimp and winter melon soup is so delicious!"
In the evening, Lu Qinghe cooked a meal with the fresh vegetables she had harvested during the day, and the children ate it with relish.
"On the way back, I met people from the Military Families Association. Word of your performance this afternoon spread, and they all praised you for being smart and capable." Zhao Zhanming looked at Lu Qinghe with the same admiration on his face.
Every time he thought he understood Lu Qinghe's strengths, Lu Qinghe would always show him her better qualities.
On the contrary, he didn't see any of the shortcomings that Lu Qinghe had mentioned before that could scare him.
Is this what it means when a lover sees beauty in his lover?
That’s not right. It’s obvious that his Lu Qinghe is as beautiful as Xi Shi and has outstanding abilities.
Lu Qinghe naturally didn't know what the man was thinking when he came back. After listening to Zhao Zhanming's words, she looked over intently.
"Has it spread?"
"I guess so. Aunt Wu was making a fuss a few days ago, and many people were at their wits' end. I didn't expect that you would be able to control her today."
Lu Qinghe smiled: "Hit the snake at its weakest point. She cares about her son the most."
"How clever."
"I just know how to catch snakes."
As she spoke, she pretended to pinch the air with her slender fingers. Zhao Zhanming saw it and felt inexplicably itchy in his heart.
Zhao Zhanming: "I'll go take a shower after dinner."
“…Ah, okay.”
"Wait until I finish drying the remaining cabbages. Wait for me."
It's settled.
Lu Qinghe now understood what Zhao Zhanming meant. She glared at him and said, "We're at the dinner table. What are you talking about?"
"Just taking a shower."
“…You’d better just say that.”
Zhao Zhanming looked normal and spoke in a light tone. It seemed that he was really talking about taking a bath. Even the younger ones said they would go wash up later.
"By the way, I ran into Sister Wei later."
Lu Qinghe recounted the story and laughed, "Isn't Yu Lili's family all like this?"
Zhao Zhanming nodded helplessly. "Look, I avoid his family whenever I see him. Even though he's a company commander, it's still a cavalry company under the military. Although his title isn't on the same level as mine, his treatment isn't much different. Yet, he's constantly trying to curry favor with me in the military. If I hadn't been on guard, I would have sent that gift home a few years ago."
"People like this just know it in their hearts. There's no other way." Lu Qinghe spread his hands helplessly and stood up. "Okay, I'll go draw a pattern. I'm thinking of making a fur coat for everyone in my family. Tomorrow I'll ask Sister Han if she has any connections around here."
Zhao Zhanming also got up to pack his things. After they were both busy for half an hour, there was suddenly a knock on the door.
"Is Xiao Lu at home——"
Lu Qinghe and Zhao Zhanming looked at each other, and Zhao Zhanming went to open the door.
"Sister-in-law Wei?"
Zhao Zhanming was very surprised, and Lu Qinghe behind him hurried over when he heard it.
Wei Xiuhua was seen instructing a small orderly to carry things for them home.
"These are dried sweet potatoes, dried beans, and half a pound of peanuts."
Lu Qinghe looked at the things, a little dazed, "Sister-in-law, what are you doing... Actually, it's okay, our family is not short of things for the time being."
"Oh, I'm just like that. I don't owe anyone anything. I've already given it to you, and you're still pushing it away?"
"No, no."
"If you don't have it, then keep it!"
Wei Xiuhua smiled and greeted Zhao Zhanming again, then pulled Lu Qinghe to the side.
"Shall we go inside and talk?"
"Just wanted to say that, it's cold outside, sister-in-law, come in quickly."
Wei Xiuhua followed her into the house and said, "Just call me sister."
"Okay." Lu Qinghe smiled: "If you call me sister, we can become closer."
Wei Xiuhua nodded, "That's right, calling her sister-in-law all day long is just a relationship between men. From now on, you can just call her sister."
Lu Qinghe was surprised and responded with a smile.
Wei Xiuhua asked the orderly to go back first, and then she sat down. "Xiao Lu, thank you for what happened this day."
"What are you talking about? I'm just helping with some normal work." Lu Qinghe waved his hands quickly.
But Wei Xiuhua patted her arm and said, "You should know the situation of Xiao Yu's family."
"Well, my old Zhao just told me that."
Wei Xiuhua and Lu Qinghe smiled at each other, knowing clearly what was being said.
"Xiao Yu isn't a bad person, but sometimes she tries too hard and ends up making others uncomfortable. As for what happened during the day, I actually didn't intend to be treated specially. You don't know, all my kids like this. She started talking next to me, and her voice got louder. I thought she really had a ticket, so I thought I'd bought it. Who would have thought she was trying to use connections? It made me lose face. There were so many people there, did I really need to do that?"
Having said that, it was obvious that Wei Xiuhua was a little annoyed.
Lu Qinghe comforted her, "Actually, everyone knows who you are and what Yu Lili's situation is. Besides, it's not like it's just over. Don't overthink it."
"That's thanks to your cleverness."
Wei Xiuhua continued, "If you hadn't said that, I would have been embarrassed. Although I didn't think about saving Xiao Yu's face, I should have just said it directly. It would have affected the harmony of our relationship."
"That's right."
"I went home and told my husband, Lao Meng, about this. Lao Meng also blamed me for not knowing my limits. Do you think it's my fault? I was also being manipulated. To put it bluntly, it was just a little pumpkin. Why would I care so much about it?"
"Of course not. It's all Yu Lili's fault for not seeing clearly enough."
"Oh, that's true."
The two talked for a while, but Wei Xiuhua was just complaining angrily, and Lu Qinghe echoed her from the side.
Lu Qinghe didn't feel bored. She didn't like Yu Lili very much, but after hearing what Wei Xiuhua said, she felt happy too.
But Wei Xiuhua felt embarrassed after talking too much. Seeing that the time was almost up, she stood up with a smile and said, "Okay, I won't waste your time. I was just feeling very suffocated, and now I feel much better after talking to you. You are smart and clear-headed. I think you can do a job in civil service. If you have any job ideas next time, come to me and I will introduce you to someone."
Lu Qinghe quickly thanked him, "Actually, I'm glad you came to talk to me, sister. I've only been here a few days, and I don't know many people. It's nice to be able to chat with you."
"Then let's make an appointment another day."
Before leaving, Wei Xiuhua took another look at the manuscript on Lu Qinghe's desk. "Hey, what's this drawing?"
Lu Qinghe picked it up and handed it over. "It's a coat pattern. The weather is going to get colder soon. My children and I don't have any furry clothes, so I wanted to make one."
"Your pattern is really beautiful. I've never seen it before." Wei Xiuhua said as she took it and took a look at it with interest.
In fact, they are all some common modern patterns. Lu Qinghe modified them to be a bit conservative. Moreover, she is not a designer, so the drawings are rough and only give a general idea.
But this was enough to attract Wei Xiuhua. She looked at it for a while, her eyes shining.
"Xiao Lu, is this your own idea?"
"Um."
"Did you find a seller with furs?"
Lu Qinghe shook her head and said, "I'm thinking of asking Sister Han tomorrow."
"You mean the wife of the logistics boss? If you want to know what she does, just ask me directly. I used to make clothes and I know several of the villagers nearby. They still keep the habit of hunting, and many of them have furs at home."
"Really?! It's such a coincidence that you came over, Sister Wei, we are truly destined to be together! Are you still making clothes this year? My designs will suit me no matter my age."
Wei Xiuhua pursed her lips and smiled, "I was just thinking about it, and now it's here. It's really fate. How about this, let's meet at the intersection tomorrow. I'll take you to a place that's guaranteed to be of good quality."
"become."
After agreeing on a time, Lu Qinghe sent Wei Xiuhua out.
Turning back home, Zhao Zhanming was looking at her, turning over some dried dates with a shovel. "What are you talking about that makes you so excited?"
"It's about women, it's about clothes."
Lu Qinghe said perfunctorily, "I was just worried about not being able to find fellow villagers to buy furs from, and now I can find one."
"I've never seen Sister Wei get too close to anyone. Commander Meng must have given you some instructions. If you go out tomorrow, it's better to keep a low profile."
“Hey.”
Lu Qinghe responded and went into the house to call the children to wash up and go to bed.
"Mom, we brought the picture album to school today, and many children like it very much!" Lu Yao said while washing her face.
Zhao Zirui nodded desperately, his face full of happiness, "I told them my mom drew it for me, and they were all so envious!!"
Lu Qinghe looked over in surprise.
Zhao Zirui has never called himself mother, but calling himself mother like this should be regarded as accepting himself in his heart.
"Even the teacher said it's good!" Lu Yang added.
Lu Qinghe: "Your teacher also saw it?"
Lu Yao nodded. "Yeah! The teacher said the painting is alive...what was that? Lu Yang, what was the word the teacher said?"
"Stupid Lu Yao, that's a vivid image!"
"You're the idiot!"
Zhao Zirui answered from the side, "Yes, yes, that's the word!"
Seeing that they liked it, Lu Qinghe's soul as a children's cartoonist was about to awaken, but after thinking about it, he suppressed it.
"If you like it, I'll draw some simple Braille for you another day."
"I like it."
"I love it!"
Lu Qinghe: "Okay, okay, I'll draw for you when I have time. But let me make it clear in advance, if I draw for you and you don't do well in the exam later, then you won't be able to learn from me in the future."
The three little rascals nodded in unison and responded one by one, which made Lu Qinghe laugh.
After the children went to bed, Lu Qinghe washed up and went into the house. After a while, Zhao Zhanming also followed her in.
The lights are dim and the atmosphere is ambiguous.
Seeing Zhao Zhanming unbuttoning his shirt one by one, Lu Qinghe suddenly pulled the quilt, "Well, my waist still hurts."
Zhao Zhanming looked over seriously and said, "It's still early, I'll give you another massage."
"...I mean, let's go to bed early tonight."
"It won't delay."
Zhao Zhanming said as he walked over and sat on Lu Qinghe's bed. "Turn over and take off your coat."
Although it was just an excuse at first, Lu Qinghe's waist was actually a little sore. Thinking about the comfortable kneading feeling in the morning, she compromised unwillingly.
"Yeah, be gentle, yes, yes, right up to this position."
"Comfortable."
"Zhao Zhanming, your massage skills are really good. You can open a massage parlor in the future."
The man didn't say anything, but just used his hands to try to make Lu Qinghe more comfortable.
Lu Qinghe didn't notice anything. She lay on the pillow enjoying the massage. She was so comfortable that she almost fell asleep when the rough fingertips on her waist silently touched the back of her hand.
The man's breath became heavier, so heavy that even through a layer of autumn clothes, she could still clearly feel the intense heat.
"Wait a minute, why... um."
Lu Qinghe turned over and met Zhao Zhanming's lustful eyes. His breath was very close to her, spreading on her neck bit by bit, and his warm breath slowly fell down along the delicate skin.
His massaging palms had stopped long ago and were completely covering Lu Qinghe's shoulders. He had already disliked the troublesome Qiu Yi yesterday, and today was no exception.
Lu Qinghe was completely awake.
The thumping sounds of their heartbeats were intertwined, and they didn't even bother to turn off the lights, their breaths entangled with each other.
"Light, Lao Zhao, turn on the light."
"It's beautiful. It's not closed today."
"……rogue!"
Her whispered words were swallowed up bit by bit. The moon was bright outside the window and the wind and rain were blowing inside the house. After an unknown amount of time, the quilt hanging in the air finally stopped shaking.
"What's your zodiac sign, Zhao Zhanming?"
The man straightened his back and brought over the hot water as if he had taken a tonic.
Born in the year of the horse.
She didn't listen carefully to what Zhao Zhanming said, but guessed silently in her heart, then waited obediently for him to finish cleaning up, turned around and drew a 38th parallel.
"Today's 38th parallel is drawn for two days!"
Zhao Zhanming laughed: "It lost its effect after I finished drawing it last night."
"How is that possible?"
"You fell asleep and didn't notice you crossed the line."
“…”
"Anyway, this line is valid for two days today, so go to sleep!"
As soon as the quilt was pulled, Lu Qinghe fell asleep.
…
When she woke up the next day, Zhao Zhanming had made breakfast for her as usual. She was still half asleep and didn't ask Zhao Zhanming to give her another massage. After the people left, she turned over and went back to sleep.
After waking up, strangely enough, my waist wasn't as sore as it was yesterday.
Have you really gotten used to it?
Lu Qinghe couldn't help but think of what happened last night. Needless to say, Zhao Zhanming was quite hardworking. Apart from the discomfort on the first day, he actually made her feel comfortable for a long time last night. It was just that the latter part lasted a little too long...
I don’t know what this man ate, but he got up early in the morning with a lot of energy.
Thinking of this, Lu Qinghe added half a chicken leg to the meal for herself and her child at noon.
It was almost afternoon, so Lu Qinghe went to the supply and marketing cooperative to find Xiaohua.
"Sister-in-law, if you have something to do, just go and do it! Actually, that's my job. After all, sister-in-law isn't here specifically for this. She must have her own things to do. If I call someone else to help, they definitely won't be as capable as you to deal with others."
Lu Qinghe smiled modestly, "We just ran into each other yesterday. It's not as impressive as you say."
"Sister-in-law, I've prepared all the vegetables for you in advance. If you're free, you can come over. Even if you're busy, it's okay. Just let me know in advance if you want to eat something. If I can, I'll try to save my share of the food from the Military Families Association for you."
Lu Qinghe also knew that he had to help in this matter before he could speak, so he promised to come again when he was free, and then left to wait for Wei Xiuhua at the intersection.
The relationship with the Russians has been tense in the past two years, and the personnel in the border defense area have been used as much as possible for real work. The service soldiers are strictly managed. For example, the regimental level generally does not allow service soldiers to help too much, and only the division commander can assign one.
It was also because of Wei Xiuhua's presence that after the two met and went out, an orderly borrowed a car to take them there.
"Hey, isn't that Lu Qinghe and Sister Wei?"
When Yu Lili came back from outside, she happened to see this scene. She saw it from a distance and pulled the person next to her to ask.
"I heard someone knocking on Captain Zhao's door last night, delivering something. I vaguely heard it sound like Sister Wei. What are they planning to do? Why do they even seem to be leaving the military region?"
"I don't have the habit of eavesdropping. Besides, that's not my neighbor, how would I know where to go?"
Yu Lili smiled awkwardly, "I just happened to hear it. Look, aren't they the ones in front of me?"
"Who knows? We're so far away we can't see clearly."
Yu Lili rubbed her eyes, but the view was even farther away. She could only curl her lips and return home dejectedly.
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I'm going to write "After Marrying and Joining the Army [1960s]" and I'm asking for your collection~
Lin Peizhu transmigrated into the younger sister of the heroine in the period novel.
In the slum, everyone said that the Lin sisters came from the same family but had different fates. The elder sister was lively and cheerful, while the younger sister was a dull person. Most importantly, the elder sister was lucky enough to have a fiancé who was a military officer in another place.
When her fiancé returned home, her elder sister was unwilling to get married. The Lin family became anxious and turned their attention to her younger sister, Lin Peizhu.
No matter how hard it was to be a soldier on the frontier, could it be worse than being hungry every day? No matter how hard it was to be a stepmother, could it be harder than being the second party? Anyway, her previous life was already tiring enough. After traveling through the book, Lin Peizhu just wanted to lie down.
And there are men.
Xu Zhenye seemed to have a bad temper, cold and hard like a stone, but after marriage they slept in separate beds, so he didn't get cold.
After figuring it out, Lin Peizhu waved her hand and said: I'll be the substitute bride.
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Lin Yuwan was reborn. Thinking about her rebellious adopted son, indifferent husband, and cold nights in her previous life, she would never marry again, even if she had to hang herself!
Fortunately, she has an autistic sister. Her family is worried that her sister will not be able to get married, so her marriage seems to be a help to her sister.
…
Meet at my parents' home after many years.
The rebellious adopted son in the previous life became a little lamb in front of his sister, and the cold husband became a softie around his sister.
Looking at her sister holding the baby with a happy face, Lin Yuwan almost thought she had walked into the wrong door.
It shouldn't be like this.
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