Yu Yao turned her head to look to the side.
To her left stood a stunningly beautiful woman, about 1.7 meters tall, with a slender and graceful figure, an oval face, willow-leaf eyebrows, fox-like eyes, and long, raven-feather-like eyelashes.
In this era that values hard work and frugality, she wore a slightly curly braided hairstyle, her hair clearly permed, with thick, dark willow-leaf eyebrows, and even her lips were painted with a dusty rose lipstick.
Although she had heard that female performers in the cultural troupe could apply for lipstick and perms for performance purposes, this was the first time Yu Yao had ever seen it, and she was quite surprised.
The occasional furtive glances and whispers from the surrounding military dependents revealed that everyone was quite surprised.
But undeniably, it is truly beautiful, breathtakingly beautiful, like a blooming red wild rose.
As Yu Yao sized up Ning Wan'er, Ning Wan'er was also looking at her.
Yu Yao has delicate and petite features, with a pair of bright and sparkling peach blossom eyes, and her fair skin has a slight blush from riding a bicycle.
It's like a juicy peach that makes you want to take a bite.
Despite wearing a light blue cotton dress, her elegant beauty was still undeniable; no wonder that blockhead Lu Ze had finally come to his senses.
Ning Wan'er curled her red lips and extended her hand to Yu Yao, "Yu Yao, hello, I am Ning Wan'er."
Yu Yao snapped out of her daze, extended her hand and shook hands with her, "Hello, Comrade Ning, I am Yu Yao."
Su Meihua whispered to Yu Yao, "Yu Yao, do you know her?"
Yu Yao nodded. "He's Lu Ze's friend."
Ning Wan'er raised an eyebrow. "It seems Lu Ze mentioned me to you. Did he say anything about our relationship? We're childhood sweethearts, you know."
When she mentioned the phrase "childhood sweethearts," Ning Wan'er deliberately emphasized it and winked at Yu Yao.
Su Meihua's eyes widened.
Commander Lu actually has a childhood sweetheart?
Yu Yao nodded. "I know."
"That's it?" Ning Wan'er seemed a little disappointed. "You don't mind at all? Aren't you jealous?"
Yu Yao shook her head.
She wasn't jealous at all; she didn't dislike Ning Wan'er.
When Lu Ze was mentioned, her eyes were clear and upright, without a trace of ambiguity.
"Lu Ze is really lucky. No wonder he got married so quickly. When I saw you, I understood. He must have been afraid that someone else would snatch you away, so he struck first."
Ning Wan'er sighed, looking regretful. "He's only good-looking, and he's always on missions and rarely home. He's really not a good marriage prospect. How did you end up with him?"
Yu Yao blushed; she really had fallen for his face.
To be precise, it begins with appearance and ends with character.
Seeing her blush, Ning Wan'er instantly understood and said with a smile, "Let me reintroduce myself. Although Lu Ze and I are childhood sweethearts, we are not in that kind of relationship. To be precise, I am his older sister."
Yu Yao asked in surprise, "Big sister?"
Ning Wan'er winked at her, "Don't be fooled by Lu Ze's current tall and strong appearance. When he was a child, he was just a tiny chick because he was sick. It was all thanks to me, the big sister, that he was protected in the compound and wasn't bullied."
Yu Yao found it hard to imagine Lu Ze looking like a little chick; she always felt he was the kind of person who had been very capable since childhood.
Hearing this, Su Meihua finally breathed a sigh of relief.
It turns out they were just childhood playmates. This woman was so unpredictable; she left things unsaid, it was terrifying.
Ning Wan'er opened the rattan box in her hand and took out a photo album and a box. "These are photos of Lu Ze when he was a child. I collected them from home and brought them to you specially."
Yu Yao took the photo and opened it. Inside were various photos of Lu Ze when he was a child. Judging from the background, they should have been taken in the courtyard of the Lu family's old mansion.
The photos are all black and white with a good preservation.
“My mother is a journalist, and she likes to take pictures in her spare time. These are all the photos she took for us. She has taken pictures of many of the children in the compound.”
Yu Yao flipped through the photos.
The photo shows Lu Ze with a stern face, a miniature version of him now, with the same cold expression, only his eyebrows and eyes have grown out.
As a child, Lu Ze was thin and small, with an unhealthy pale complexion, unlike his current wheat-colored skin, which exudes strength.
Because of her almond-shaped eyes, she looks adorable, like a little girl with a buzz cut.
Ning Wan'er pointed to one of the photos and said, "This photo was taken when we were in the military compound kindergarten. Someone snatched a toy from Tianya's mother, Lu Yuan, and Lu Ze and I went to help. This photo was taken when we were punished by standing in the corner."
"And this one, it was taken when Uncle Lu and Aunt Hu came home to visit their relatives, and they took a picture with Lu Ze."
As she looked through the photos, Yu Yao gradually pieced together the little-known childhood story of Lu Ze.
There were still many photos left. Ning Wan'er handed her the album and a square box: "This is a gift. Lu Ze said you like old things, so I specially found this. You can't refuse it. This is my wedding gift to you as your eldest sister."
Hearing this, Yu Yao did not refuse, "Thank you, Sister Wan'er."
Ning Wan'er smiled slyly and cleared her throat. "If you want to thank me, let me try your delicious cooking. Tianya took a picture with me and bragged that her aunt's cooking is super, super, super delicious, even better than the imperial chef's."
Before coming to the island, she made a special trip to visit the Lu family's old residence. After learning about Yu Yao from Uncle Lu and the others, she became extremely curious about Yu Yao.
Looking at her with such expectant and pleading eyes, Yu Yao couldn't bring herself to refuse. She smiled and said, "What does Sister Wan'er like to eat? I'll make it for you tonight."
"You agreed, that's wonderful." Ning Wan'er smiled brightly, as radiant as a blooming flower. "No need for anything too complicated, I'll eat whatever you all eat tonight."
"Then I'll make some island-style dishes."
The other members of the performing arts troupe were calling for Ning Wan'er.
Ning Wan'er had to go to the meeting place. Before leaving, she promised Yu Yao that she would come to see her after settling in. She then happily left with her suitcase.
Yu Yao pushed her bicycle and Su Meihua home. The kapok flowers at the entrance of the courtyard had already bloomed, like flames blooming on the trees.
When she got home, she opened the refrigerator to see what kinds of stories were in it.
There are still some bamboo shoots from the harvested bamboo shoots in the refrigerator; we can use them to stir-fry some shrimp.
There's still pork belly in the fridge, so I'll make a stir-fried pork with chili peppers, and open a can of beef and a can of braised ribbonfish.
She just came back and specially went to the supply and marketing cooperative to buy fresh pineapples that had just ripened this year. She originally planned to eat them as fruit, but now she can make pineapple fried rice as a main dish.
The rice was specially saved from yesterday to make fried rice. It was stored in the refrigerator and was perfect for this purpose.
All that's missing is a soup. I do have some pork bones in the fridge from last time, but I'm missing some vegetables for making soup.
Just as the inventory was finished, Su Meihua's furious voice came from outside: "You brat, you've been climbing trees for ages! Get down here right now!"
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