Yun Qiao echoed, "Yeah, I'm lucky. I happened to be in the right profession."
"What position does your husband hold? How old is he this year?" Gao Qian asked curiously.
Yun Qiao: "Oh, this is his zodiac year, and he was just promoted to deputy battalion commander."
"A 24-year-old deputy battalion commander—that's quite the achievement for a young man," Gao Qian sighed. "My husband was also a deputy battalion commander, but he's already 33 this year. He can't compare to yours. He's been in that position for four years now, and I don't know if he can get promoted before he turns 35. If not, he'll retire and return home, and I'll have to make room for the new military dependents who'll arrive."
"Among all of us in this room, Xiaomei is the only one with a secure job. The deputy director of our military uniform factory is her uncle. Even if we're all gone in the future, she'll still be a nurse in the clinic!"
Gao Qian was very talkative, and without Yun Qiao asking, she revealed all the details about herself and An Xiaomei.
In response, Yun Qiao just smiled and didn't say anything.
She still remembered the look in An Xiaomei's eyes when she greeted her. Although it wasn't hostile, it was definitely not a welcoming look either.
Yun Qiao didn't want to offend anyone before he figured out the reason.
The military uniform factory's clinic was extremely quiet. In the entire morning, only two patients came. One was a patient who accidentally cut his palm with scissors while at work and came to stop the bleeding. The other was a family member of an employee who had a cold and fever and came to get medicine. The entire consultation process did not exceed half an hour, and the rest of the time was spent slacking off.
An Xiaomei was hiding in the pharmacy weaving yarn, Gao Qian was sewing shoe soles, and although Cao Yu was reading a book, it was obvious that his mind was elsewhere.
Yun Qiao came to work on the first day without any preparation. He was bored and borrowed an internal medicine case analysis from Cao Yu, and spent the whole morning like this.
The military uniform factory closes at 12 noon, and there is a bell at the end of the shift.
As soon as the bell rang, everyone packed up their things and walked out.
Yun Qiao followed him out and whispered to Cao Yu, "Doctor Cao, don't you need to arrange for someone to be on duty at noon?"
"It's not necessary when there are no patients." Cao Yu said: "If someone needs an IV drip, just arrange for one of the two nurses to stay. You are a doctor, and doctors don't need to be on duty."
Yun Qiao nodded to show that he understood.
"I'm riding a bicycle. Do you want to take my car to the family compound?" Cao Yu politely invited her.
Yun Qiao shook his head: "Thank you, but no thanks, I still want to familiarize myself with the road."
"Then I'll go first, bye." Cao Yu didn't insist. He walked to the carport, got on his bicycle and left.
Yun Qiao walked out. Just as she reached the gate of the military uniform factory, she heard Gao Qian calling her from behind: "Doctor Qin, wait for me. We're going together."
Yun Qiao stopped and waited for her.
Gao Qian jogged after her and said, "Doctor Qin, why are you walking so fast? I just went to the bathroom, and you were gone when I came out."
Yun Qiao smiled and said, "I'm a little hungry, so I'm anxious to go home."
"I'm fine. I ate two mixed flour buns this morning. Mixed flour buns digest slowly, so I still have some food left." Gao Qian advised her, "Eat more when you have your period tomorrow morning. The lunch break is a full four hours long. If you eat too little in the morning, you'll be hungry and dizzy before lunch."
Gao Qian meant well, and Yun Qiao smiled and nodded, "Okay."
The two walked forward side by side, blending in with the crowd of people leaving get off work, chatting as they walked, but only Gao Qian spoke and Yun Qiao listened.
It is quite interesting to chat with talkative people. During the short time on the way home from get off work, Yun Qiao heard a lot of gossip and rumors. Although Yun Qiao didn't know most of the names Gao Qian mentioned, at least he had some understanding of the personalities of the people with each name in advance, so that he would not suffer any loss in the future if he met them without knowing anything about them.
Before leaving, Gao Qian took the initiative to invite Yun Qiao to go to the nearby village to buy eggs from fellow villagers.
"Tomorrow is Sunday, and you don't have to go to work. Doctor Qin, are you going?"
"Go!" Yun Qiao agreed without hesitation.
These days, each person is only given a ticket for one pound of eggs per month, and one pound of eggs only gives you seven or eight eggs, which is not enough to eat at all.
She was originally worried about where to buy enough eggs, and Gao Qian invited her. It was like dozing off and meeting someone who gave her a pillow. It was the perfect time to come!
When Yun Qiao arrived home, He Tingjun had already arrived first.
He was wearing an apron around his waist and was standing in front of the chopping board, cutting vegetables with his head down. A large iron pot with a lid on the side was emitting thick steam, and there were steamed buns in it.
"I'm here." Yun Qiao changed her shoes, walked behind He Tingjun, put her arms around his waist, and leaned forward from behind him: "What are you cooking?"
"Scrambled eggs with loofah." He Tingjun continued chopping vegetables. "I also steamed a long eggplant in the pot. I'll just pour some garlic sauce over it after it's out of the pot."
His hands were inconvenient while cooking, so he tilted his head and kissed Yun Qiao on the forehead, saying, "Go wash your hands, and get ready for dinner."
Yun Qiao replied "Okay", let go of He Tingjun's waist, walked to the sink behind the door, scooped a ladle of water from the water tank and poured it into the basin to wash his hands.
When she came out, He Tingjun had already put the loofah and eggs into the pot.
The loofah is particularly easy to cook when cut into thin slices. It can be served right after it is fried soft. The green loofah slices are dotted with golden eggs in the middle. It smells fragrant and looks great.
Also, steam the long eggplant, rinse it with cold water, tear it into long strips with your hands, pour the prepared garlic sauce on it and mix it, the aroma will come out immediately.
Yun Qiao praised it generously: "It looks delicious."
He Tingjun handed her the chopsticks and said with a smile, "Try it quickly."
Yun Qiao sat down, took a chopstick from each dish, tasted them carefully, and gave a serious evaluation: "It's delicious! Your cooking skills have improved again."
After receiving his wife's praise, He Tingjun curled up the corners of his lips and said with a smile: "I'm glad you like it. I will make it for you often in the future."
"Okay." Yun Qiao said, "But you can't cook every meal. Let's split up. You come at noon and I come at night? Or I come at noon and you come at night?"
"There's no need to work." He Tingjun said, "Whoever gets home first can cook."
Yun Qiao nodded: "Okay."
After dinner, Yun Qiao took the initiative to wash the dishes. He Tingjun cooked the meal, so she had to put in some effort and couldn't always ask for it unilaterally.
Give and take, give and take, this is the long-term way for a couple.
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