According to previous years, the temperature has gradually turned cooler in November, but the temperature in the past two years has been weird.
The next day was Thursday. My eldest sister got up early in the morning, heated up the steamed buns in the pot, and put them on the table.
"Big sister, it's so early," Zhang Jia also came out of the lounge and greeted her quickly: "I'll go wake up Academician Ling."
"Oh, no need. She finally came back so she can sleep a little longer. Don't call her. Wait for her to wake up on her own."
Sister Wu quickly stopped him, took out four, handed two to Zhang Jia, kept two for herself, and then covered the rest with an empty bowl.
He placed one of the bowls of porridge in front of Zhang Jia, pushed it forward, and reminded her, "When she wakes up later, you must remember to remind her to eat the steamed buns on the table. They've been sitting there for a day, and they can't be eaten in this weather."
Zhang Jia took a bite, and some crumbs stuck to the corners of his mouth. He twisted the crumbs off and put them in his mouth. Listening to Sister Wu's words, he nodded quickly: "Don't worry, Sister, I will remind Academician Ling."
"Okay, you're here. I'm relieved. I'll go to work first."
After saying that, the elder sister put the steamed buns in her bag and went out.
Just as he stepped over the threshold, he remembered that they were not at home. Ling Yue might have gone out to buy groceries and come back to cook for herself. Thinking of this, he turned around and gave an order:
"Oh, by the way, tell Lingyue not to cook lunch. I brought some back from the cafeteria. I saw she really liked it yesterday."
As he spoke, he looked at the time and realized that he would be late if he didn't leave now. Without waiting for Zhang Jia's reply, he hurried out.
Zhang Jia looked at the receding figure and mumbled, "Oh."
When Ling Yue got up, she went out and saw Zhang Jia coming in from the gate, sweating profusely.
"Exercising so early in the morning?"
Zhang Jia wiped his face with his sleeve and said, "I just ran around the compound a few times."
"Academician Ling, Sister Wu put the steamed buns on the table. She asked me to remind you to get up and eat them. Also, don't cook at noon. Sister will bring them back from the cafeteria."
Ling Yue nodded, "I understand. You don't need to bring it. We'll go visit the Women's Federation later."
As he spoke, he walked towards the living room. After a while, he looked at the full bowl of steamed buns and the porridge next to it and smiled.
She went to the kitchen and got two pairs of chopsticks and a bowl.
"Go wash your face and come over to eat with us."
Zhang Jia scratched his head naively and said, "I've eaten it. Academician Ling, don't worry about me."
Without even looking up, Ling Yue divided the only bowl of porridge into two portions, then picked up a steamed bun, tore off a piece, and put it in her mouth: "I know you've eaten it, but there's so much, I can't finish it. Hurry up, you must be hungry again after running a few laps."
She was not wrong. Although Zhang Jia looked like a girl, she exercised a lot, which also resulted in her having a good appetite. She would feel hungry again not long after eating.
The reason Ling Yue knew about this was because it was mentioned in a physical examination report at the base.
Who would have thought that a soldier in his twenties would have stomach problems?
In the past, the working conditions were harsh and I had to endure minor stomach problems.
But now at home, I can’t finish all the food on the table by myself, so there’s really no need to endure it.
Unable to dissuade Ling Yue, Zhang Jia had to wash his face and then sit at the table again in an orderly manner.
After breakfast, Ling Yue washed the clothes in the basin and saw that it was almost noon.
The sun has been very weird in the past two years. In previous years, the weather started to get cooler in November, but now it is as scorching as September, and people are so hot that they will peel off their skin.
Ling Yue picked up a cloth bag in the room, put it on her head, and walked out slowly.
It’s amazing, I’ve been back for a few years and I don’t even know where the Women’s Federation is.
Fortunately, I had Zhang Jia, the living map, with me, otherwise it would have taken a lot of effort to find it.
After walking for more than ten minutes, Ling Yue wiped the sweat from her head, squinted her eyes weakly and looked up, and finally could only sigh.
The impact of long-term lack of exercise was vividly demonstrated at this moment.
"Academician Ling, you must be tired, so take a rest first." Zhang Jia silently calculated the distance. According to the turtle-like pace of the two, they had only walked halfway.
He did not accept Zhang Jia's suggestion, looked at the road ahead, and sighed deeply again: "Let's go."
The journey that should have taken more than ten minutes took the fragile Ling Yue half an hour to walk.
"This... girl, who are you looking for?"
An aunt who was holding a lunch box and was about to walk to the cafeteria saw two people who looked like they had crawled out of the river and asked hurriedly.
"Hello, sister. I'm looking for Sister Wu."
"Sister Wu." There are many people with the surname Wu, but there is only one person in their Women's Federation. She reacted: "Oh, it's Sister Wu Ying, right? Come on, come in and have a seat. I'll go call you."
Seeing this, the people inside who had not yet finished their get off work quickly poured a glass of water for the two of them.
When the eldest sister received the news and hurried out, she saw Ling Yue's originally fair face covered with sweat, and her dimples were faintly revealed.
"Girl, the midday sun is scorching, why are you running here?"
The eldest sister complained with heartache, fetched a basin of water, and cleaned up Lingyue.
When he came out again, he had turned back into the clean and refreshed Academician Ling.
"Hey, Sister Wu, is this your girl? Why haven't I heard you mention her before?"
"That's right, he's so handsome, no wonder he wants to hide."
Sister Wu pulled Ling Yue over to sit next to her and rest for a while. She wiped the sweat off Ling Yue's hair with a towel while answering:
"This girl doesn't usually work with us. But she's on break these few days, so she came back to visit."
"Is that so? Then you should have a good rest when you get back. Your girl looks like a cultured person."
"Hey, Sister Wu, has your girl found someone?"
Sister Wu handled the situation with ease, patiently answering their questions before ending the conversation: "I'm going to take my girl out for dinner first. You guys can continue chatting."
After saying that, he took Ling Yue's hand, said hello, and walked towards the cafeteria with his lunch box.
The Women's Federation's cafeteria is a small house with two square tables, each of which can seat eight people.
A little further in, you can see a big pot, two pots of food and a bucket of golden steamed buns on a rotten long table.
"You sit down first, I'll go get some food."
Ling Yue didn't refuse. She sat in her seat, supporting her chin and watching her elder sister busying around.
The environment here is not good, but the hygiene is very clean. On the mottled table, white clothes are placed on it without getting stained with grease.
Not long after, Sister Wu came back with the meal.
Ling Yue took a look and saw that they were the same two dishes from yesterday. She couldn't help but wonder if these were the only two choices.
When Sister Wu lowered her head, she saw Ling Yue unconsciously rubbing the things in front of her.
"What are you thinking? Don't worry, these are just the two dishes for the past two days. They don't treat me badly at other times."
Ling Yue smiled embarrassedly, stopped thinking about anything else, and started eating.
After dinner, Ling Yue went into Sister Wu's office, sat in an empty seat, quietly took out a few pieces of paper, and did her own thing while waiting for Sister Wu to get off work.
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