After leaving the military headquarters, Lu Yunzhang watched Qin Yushen stride ahead towards the parking area and thought to himself that he would definitely surpass him.
Qin Yushen drove to the base and held a meeting with the instructor and the squad leaders of the subordinate teams. He was so busy that he could barely eat, and he even compressed his meal time into five minutes.
As for Lu Yunzhang, he had long since forgotten about him.
With the drill imminent, Qin Yushen rested at the base and did not return, so Lin Xiaoxiao was not bored by herself.
In the past few days, she received New Year's Day gifts from Luo Qingming and Huo Jing from the south, as well as a money order.
The remittance slip contained three thousand yuan, and in the letter, Luo Qingming specifically mentioned that it was pocket money for her sister and nephew.
Make sure Lin eats and drinks well, and takes good care of herself and the baby in her belly.
"This kid..." Lin Xiaoxiao was both amused and exasperated, accepting the heartfelt gift her younger brother had sent from afar.
She could tell from the contents of the letter that Luo Qingming was in a good mood, and guessed that he and Huo Jing must be having a good and happy time together.
Even his speech had a touch of playfulness.
Lin Xiaoxiao felt a little gratified. Touching her slightly protruding belly, she said, "Little one, your uncle is so far away but he still thinks about you. You must take good care of him in the future."
It's highly likely that her son, Ah Ming, will not have any descendants in the future.
She had to instill in her children the concept of being filial to their uncles from a young age.
She only has one younger brother, and he has no parents, so she always has to think about him.
After replying to Luo Qingming, Lin Xiaoxiao received another letter from Jiangcheng.
The letter was still written by He Meng, and the content was similar to before, urging her to persuade Qin Yushen to help his younger brother more and not to forget his roots, blah blah blah...
Lin Xiaoxiao was tired of hearing it.
Put the letter aside and wait for Qin Yushen to return before replying to his mother.
With New Year's Day approaching, more people are going out on the streets, mostly to the supply and marketing cooperatives to grab scarce supplies.
Two days ago, the supply and marketing cooperative supplied a batch of fresh sea fish. It took a lot of effort to get them from the coast, and the fish were still alive when they were sold.
This kind of fresh produce sometimes only comes in once every two or three years.
That day, the line at the supply and marketing cooperative stretched all the way to the department store.
Lin Xiaoxiao didn't go, but Zhu Yuqi bought her two.
If it weren't for the purchase restrictions, given Zhu Yuqi's extravagant spending habits, I would have bought her at least a whole case.
New Year's Day is also a big holiday. Not only Zhu Yuqi, but also the Guan siblings Guan Shan and Guan Yue, Han Xiu, Song Shaohua, Qin Jinye, and the Chu family all sent gifts.
Most of them are scarce resources, such as skincare products.
Lin Xiaoxiao returned the gift. Perhaps because of her pregnancy, she had been feeling very tired lately, so for convenience, she sent all the gifts she received as health-preserving pills.
This thing is incredibly popular in the Chu family.
By the time Qin Yushen finished his work at the military base and returned, it was already the eve of New Year's Day.
He came back specifically to pick up Lin Xiaoxiao.
"Watch a performance?" As soon as Lin Xiaoxiao heard that the military unit had a cultural troupe performance that night, and there would be delicious food, she couldn't wait to change her clothes. "Let's go!"
She hasn't seen a performance by the cultural troupe yet.
This is such a great opportunity, I can't miss it. I can even get a free dinner at the military base, that's great.
Tonight is New Year's Eve, and the military is also preparing to make everyone happy. The logistics department ordered a large batch of fresh ingredients from the supply and marketing cooperative a month in advance, including everything that runs on land and swims in the water.
This must be the best meal the troops have had all year.
"Everyone, eat as much as you want tonight," Zhao Maomao said to the person next to her while holding a bowl of rice. "I think we'll be eating cornbread and pickled vegetables for the next two weeks."
These guys have figured out the patterns of good and bad food in the army.
After a good meal, you have to eat vegetarian food for the next few days.
There was no other way; resources were scarce.
"Zhao Maomao, how come you don't burst from eating so much?" Someone couldn't help but laugh and scold Zhao Maomao when they saw his exaggeratedly large bowl.
Everyone else burst into laughter. As the team's biggest eater, Zhao Maomao said, "I could eat another bowl!"
"It's okay to eat another bowl, but if you can't finish it and waste food, I'll give you a good beating." Qin Yushen couldn't help but say this as he passed by with Lin Xiaoxiao.
"Captain, that's absolutely impossible." Zhao Maomao chuckled.
At this moment, everyone noticed Lin Xiaoxiao standing next to Qin Yushen. Those who recognized Lin Xiaoxiao immediately brightened up and stood up, shouting, "Hello, sister-in-law!"
Those who hadn't seen her before, seeing Qin Yushen's protective posture, knew Lin Xiaoxiao's identity and also shouted loudly.
Some troublemakers, always eager for drama, loudly jeered, "Sister-in-law, you're so beautiful!"
The next second, a murderous gaze fell upon him.
I knew it was Qin Yushen without even looking.
The reason why troublemakers are troublemakers is because they are fearless.
Not only were they not scared, but they laughed even more, cheering each other on while eating, not neglecting either task.
Lin Xiaoxiao wasn't shy at all and greeted them generously. She was even more outgoing than those troublemakers and quickly became friends with them.
When Qin Yushen returned from getting food, he saw his wife sitting there talking to someone. A group of soldiers surrounded her, all holding lunchboxes with bright eyes. The next second, as if they had heard something funny, they all burst into laughter.
The atmosphere in the mess hall was lively, and soldiers from other regiments were all listening intently.
"Old Qin, your wife's personality is really interesting, hahaha."
"You've really struck gold."
Other officers of the same rank as Qin Yushen came over to tease him.
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