She stayed in a standard apartment provided by the hospital, where she would sleep like crazy, sometimes for days on end.
I was awakened by rhythmic knocking on the door. After leaving the room, I grabbed a coat and draped it over my pajamas. Rubbing my sleepy eyes, I opened the door and froze.
"Why are you here?" Zhou Yue, dressed in a crisp military uniform, was carrying fruit and milk powder in his left hand and a net bag lunchbox in his right.
"Don't even mention it! I heard you've been sleeping all day. Even if you're off today, you can't sleep like this. Are you hungry?"
Xiao Jiu then remembered to check the time. Good heavens, it was already seven or eight o'clock in the evening. No wonder it was already dark.
She thought she had just lain down!
Thank goodness she slept in the space, otherwise she wouldn't have had enough time to do anything.
As soon as the lunchbox was opened, a delicious aroma wafted into my nose. I hadn't felt hungry before, but now my appetite was instantly whetted.
"Wow, it smells so good! Pickled fish? Oh my, I haven't had this in ages."
Just as Xiao Jiu was about to sit down, Zhou Yue reached out and flicked the tip of her nose.
"If you're hungry, wash up first. Look at you, all disheveled!"
Xiao Jiu pouted, "What, you're starting to dislike me already?"
"You're really talking nonsense. How can you eat without brushing your teeth?"
Here you go, all your favorite dishes are here: celery and pork braised noodles, scrambled eggs with toon sprouts, elm seed steamed buns, pickled fish, and their homemade chili sauce. Dipping the steamed buns in it is absolutely delicious.
As she spoke, right in front of Xiao Jiu, she took a cornbread, broke it open, dipped some chili sauce in her chopsticks, and smeared it on the cornbread. She took a big bite, making Xiao Jiu swallow hard. This time, without any prompting, she went to the bathroom to wash up on her own.
Taking advantage of this break, Zhou Yue began to take a look at her living environment.
"It's nice. It has a private bathroom, a desk, a sofa, and the bed is big enough. I'll stay here tonight."
Xiao Jiu, who was brushing her teeth, spat out toothpaste foam when she heard this, "By the way, I haven't asked you yet, what brings you to Zhengzhou?"
"It's because the holiday was too long, and the higher-ups didn't want me to be idle, so they assigned me several tasks within the province."
I have to leave for Xinshi in the early morning. Oh right, the milk powder and fruit were asked to be brought over by your classmate Zhou Shengnan.
If I didn't have our marriage certificate and military ID, they wouldn't have let me in. She came to see you, but she was blocked outside.
Knowing I'm your lover, you gave it to me so I could thank you properly!
After brushing her teeth, Xiao Jiu took a moment to explain her relationship with Zhou Shengnan.
"I'll go check on her again when I'm at work tomorrow. She's too kind."
Then I took out the facial cleanser and, after a lot of fussing, finally got my personal hygiene sorted out.
"I feel guilty about eating such a good meal tonight, but I haven't eaten all day, so I can finish it no matter how much I eat."
Knowing that he had eaten a lot and worried that it wouldn't be enough, Xiao Jiu took out two more sausages, a sliced loaf of bread, and even handed over various sauces to accompany the meal.
Zhou Yue curiously picked up the glass bottle to look at it, and was surprised to find that it was written in Russian: "You've been to the Soviet Union?"
Xiao Jiu nodded. "Yes, I've been there. I stayed there for a few months, but this big loaf of bread was brought over by my friend."
They're not friends at all; she got them all by doing zero shopping.
She never felt that this fighting nation was particularly friendly to its own people.
Throughout history, this nation has caused the most harm to its people.
So-called friendship is all based on prioritizing interests.
So when she got there, she didn't hold back at all, and she was ruthless even in the United States.
How much longer are you going to stay?
The couple had a rare quiet time together for a meal. Xiao Jiu rested her chin on her hand, enjoying the food while gazing at Zhou Yue's profile.
With deep emotion, he said, "How could we have missed each other for so long?"
If only I had gotten married earlier, my child might be in middle school by now.
I should be done here by the weekend, but it'll probably take another two or three days. What? Has your schedule changed?
Zhou Yue nodded, "I'm afraid I can't go back with you. After staying in Xinshi for two days, I still have to go to the southwestern border."
Xiao Jiu's eyes lit up immediately: "Are we going to see Big Brother?"
"No, I have a mission, but we should be able to meet."
Xiao Jiu pursed her lips, immediately found her notebook, flipped through several pages, and then slammed her hand on the table in frustration.
"It's so unfortunate, there's simply not enough time, and I feel like I can't even take care of everything right now."
I'll be indispensable in the hospital. I'd like to go south and see the world, especially the infectious disease research institute where my fifth sister works, but, alas…
She took a bitter bite of a large loaf of bread, muttering, "If only I had the ability to create clones."
"This is what they call 'the capable should do more.' If my body hadn't not fully recovered, they wouldn't have let me off so easily."
Zhou Yue smiled and, as if to comfort her, placed a piece of pickled fish on her plate.
"Alright, there's plenty of time later. Let's eat first. You need to go back to Xihe Village before you leave, otherwise you'll be officially labeled as the missing person and unfilial daughter of the Tao family."
Xiao Jiu was both amused and exasperated. "Don't worry, I definitely have to go back." How could she properly settle her parents' belongings if she didn't go back?
Now that society is stable and they've all retired, won't they just be eating and drinking as usual?
Since we're going back, we should make a big fuss about it, otherwise we'd be letting down the labels of 'missing person' and 'unfilial daughter'.
After dinner, the couple had nothing to do, so they excitedly started doing partner yoga. Even someone as strong as Zhou Yue was exhausted by Xiao Jiu's passionate advances. Seeing his wife's satisfied expression, he pulled her into his arms.
"What's wrong with me today? She's like a fairy, she almost drained my life force."
Xiao Jiu, not entirely satisfied, stretched out her finger and poked his pectoral muscles.
"If it weren't for the fact that you haven't fully recovered and you have to leave again in the early morning, I would never have fought just one battle."
It's nothing much, I just suddenly wanted a daughter, especially a soft and cuddly baby that could melt your heart.
I really love it. By the way, you don't discriminate against girls, do you?
When Zhou Yue heard her bring up this topic again, he was speechless.
"My brother has already exceeded the task assigned to our Zhou family. As for me, I won't feel any regret even if I don't have children."
"You want a daughter, then let's have a daughter."
Zhou Yue's understanding of things didn't seem fake, and besides, it wasn't the first time she had asked about similar topics, but it felt like every time she asked, he could comfort her.
"Having a boy or a girl isn't something I can just decide. The family planning policy has already started, so let's make it clear from the beginning: regardless of gender, we only want one."
Zhou Yue excitedly leaned his head close to her chest: "Maybe your husband is capable and can get two at once?"
Xiao Jiu rolled her eyes. "My sister already has twin daughters. You think you can have twins of opposite sexes? Dream on!"
"Don't you want to look beautiful? There's still time. Come on, let's have another round. Who knows, our baby might be conceived tonight!"
Amidst the laughter and chatter of the wine, the couple resumed their frequent flipping through books and reciting texts...
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