"Sister Wantang?" After confirming that she saw it clearly, Li Sisi put down the two large bags she was carrying and skipped over.
"Sisi?"
Su Wantang was equally surprised to see Li Sisi here.
"You live here?"
"You live here too?"
The two spoke in unison, and upon hearing what the other said, their lips unconsciously curved into a smile.
"That's not right. I grew up in this compound, how come I've never seen you before?"
Li Sisi's father was a regimental commander in the army when the houses were allocated. He just happened to qualify and is now a deputy division commander.
The Huo family's family reunion banquet was for important or close relatives, and Li Zhi was not qualified to attend.
Li Sisi was the type who couldn't keep a secret. When she thought of something, she covered her mouth, but a surprised voice escaped from between her fingers.
"You...you...you wouldn't happen to be Chief Huo's nephew's fiancée, would you?"
I'm so conflicted.
She didn't like the Huo family very much, but she really liked Sister Wan Tang.
Looking at her adorable wide-eyed expression and her little eyebrows tied into tiny buns, even though she was associated with the annoying Huo Jun, Su Wantang couldn't get angry at all.
“No,” Lu Huai’an said coldly.
Only when he spoke did Li Sisi, who had been completely focused on Su Wantang, notice him.
"Battalion Commander Lu!"
Her voice was crisp and clear, and she subconsciously gave a military salute.
"You two know each other?"
Li Sisi tilted her head and whispered to Su Wantang, "Battalion Commander Lu is the newest beauty in the military region, who doesn't know that? Countless female soldiers eagerly await a chance encounter with him every day—"
Lu Huai'an's temple twitched: "Which department are you in? Whose men are you working for?"
Li Sisi jolted awake, used her waist to straighten her tilted body.
"I...I..."
*Smack*
Su Wantang slapped Lu Huai'an's arm: "Why are you so serious? You're scaring her."
Li Sisi's bright eyes darted back and forth between the two of them, her expression full of gossip.
"This is my man." Su Wantang made no attempt to hide anything, declaring it domineeringly and concisely.
Li Sisi's eyes lit up even more. Just as she was about to say something, her biological mother, who had rushed over from behind, grabbed her ear.
"Li Sisi!" Tang Qing, who had just put down the heavy object in her hand, shouted with one hand on her hip, "Dumping your things and running away, who taught you this bad habit?"
Li Sisi screamed as her ears were being pulled: "Mom, Mom, I was wrong. My friend is here, please give me some face."
Tang Qing then noticed Lu Huai'an and Su Wantang. She loosened her grip, tidied her slightly messy hair, and said gently and intellectually, "Hello, I am Sisi's mother."
It was as if the raging tigress from just moments ago wasn't her at all.
Su Wantang smiled and exchanged pleasantries with Tang Qing.
After chatting briefly, they declined Tang Qing's invitation to come to her home and parted ways.
As soon as the two left, Tang Qing began questioning Li Sisi, who then recounted how she met Su Wantang.
"You mean she's the owner of that whitening cream pharmacy?"
Li Sisi pecked at her food like a chick: "Yeah, yeah, she's beautiful and kind-hearted. There's no one more perfect match for her than Battalion Commander Lu."
Thinking of the urgent phone call her older sister made to her this morning, Tang Qing said, "Sisi, find some time to invite Wantang over for dinner."
"Yay! Yay!"
Li Sisi didn't think much of it. Her stomach was growling with hunger, and she rubbed her head against Tang Qing's shoulder.
"Mom, I'm so hungry, let's go home and cook."
Tang Qing wanted to poke her forehead, but found she didn't have a free hand. She said irritably, "We agreed to go shopping together. Who told you to stay in bed so early?"
"Mom, I finally got a day off and was sleeping in, and you still scolded me, waaaaah."
"Stop being so cheeky. What do you want to eat?"
"I want to eat braised pork."
The mother and daughter gradually walked away, their shadows stretched longer by the warm winter sun, tinged with the colorful glow of the setting sun.
Yesterday, Lu Ya, who had been delayed for a day and had taken two days off, had to go back to work. Xia Bao, who was eager to get a permanent position, could only obediently wait for Lu Ya to get off work.
As soon as Lu Ya got off work, the two went straight to Friendship Store, bought a lot of gifts, and knocked on Lu Yuanzhou's door.
Upon opening the door and seeing Lu Ya, Lu Yuanzhou couldn't help but frown. He led the mother and son into the house.
As soon as he sat down inside, he hurriedly said, "Little sister, you're too impatient. Your sister-in-law has taken the medicine, but it's only been a day, and there's no obvious effect yet. Wait a couple more days, until her facial injuries are a bit more severe, then you can go—"
"Uncle!" Xia Bao popped her head out from beside her. "We are..."
Xia Bao grinned, "Mom, why did you pinch my leg?"
Lu Ya gave Xia Bao a look that told her to shut up, then turned to Lu Yuanzhou and said, "Big brother, Xia Bao has found a job, so I won't get involved in this."
"I'm sorry, little sister." Lu Ya pushed the gifts on the table forward a little. "This is just a small token of my appreciation, big brother, please don't be so polite."
"Lu Ya," Lu Yuanzhou's voice was tinged with anger, "Are you kidding me? Your sister-in-law even applied medicine and risked her face for you, and now you're just saying you're not going to do it anymore?"
"What?" Lu Ya exclaimed in surprise. "Big brother, we just entered the store yesterday and hadn't even bought any medicine yet when sister-in-law ran away."
"Impossible!" Lu Yuanzhou denied instinctively. "Your sister-in-law told me that she applied the medicine."
“No,” Xia Bao said clearly. “My aunt was scolded by Zhou Yu yesterday, and she ran away as fast as she could.”
"Zhou Yu? You mean Zhou Yu?" Lu Yuanzhou's expression suddenly changed, and he asked urgently, "She recognized your aunt?"
Lu Ya and her son didn't know why Lu Yuanzhou was so excited, but they nodded anyway: "We recognized him. We knew as soon as we walked in."
"Uncle, if you don't believe me, call Aunt out and confront her."
As soon as Xia Bao finished speaking, Zhang Juan, who had returned from grocery shopping, walked into the house.
"Yuanzhou, I bought your favorite braised pig's head tonight. Eat more of it later. I have something to tell you after dinner."
Yesterday, Zhang Juan, who lost her job, didn't dare tell Lu Yuanzhou about it at all. Today, she pretended to go to work as usual, but actually spent the whole day wandering around outside, racking her brains to think of excuses to absolve herself.
Thinking about it that way, I actually came up with a plan.
They just pinned everything on Lu Ya, saying it was her bad idea that caused her facial injuries to worsen after only one day of treatment. A colleague saw this and reported it to the manager, saying she had an infectious disease, and that's how she got fired.
To this end, Zhang Juan even cruelly rubbed her face back and forth with a scarf, causing her face to bleed.
Receiving no response, Zhang Juan muttered, "Did they go out?"
She took two steps into the house and saw Lu Ya and her son in the living room. She was startled and dropped the vegetables in her hand to the ground with a clatter.
"What are you doing here?!"
A shrill sound pierced the roof.
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