"Battalion Commander, what happened?"
"What else can I do? I'm not being able to appease my sister-in-law, am I?"
Zhou Qing suddenly sat up: "Liu Hu, go find your sister-in-law tomorrow and ask about the housewarming banquet!"
"Zhou Qing, you're a real piece of work! What time is it, and you're still thinking about that food?" Liu Hu threw a pillow at him.
"Exactly, that's outrageous!"
Zhou Qing: "...Do you want things to stay like this forever?"
"What's the meaning?"
"If that won't work, then of course we'll go to your wife's place."
"Anyway, I've had enough of this miserable life."
Liu Hu also thought that made sense. By the time the battalion commander finally understood, it would probably be next year.
"Why me? What if the battalion commander finds out..."
Wow, your brain's working out today, you've finally figured it out.
Zhou Qing glanced at him and said, "You're the only one who's met your sister-in-law. We haven't."
“Indeed,” Wu Yong nodded in agreement.
Liu Hu felt something was off, but Zhou Qing was right about everything.
He tentatively suggested, "Shall I go ask your sister-in-law?"
"What do you want to ask?" Lu Huai'an, who had just returned from the family compound, asked with a frown.
Liu Hu's heart leaped into his throat, and he looked at Zhou Qing pleadingly for help.
Zhou Qing didn't disappoint him: "He's taken a liking to the female soldier who walked with Sister Wang Fang yesterday and wants to ask Sister Wang Fang if she can set him up."
“Yes!” Liu Hu hurriedly nodded.
In the past, Lu Huai'an would have definitely noticed the strangeness between the two, but now he was preoccupied with how to explain things to Su Wantang, so he naturally didn't notice the subtle interactions between Liu Hu and Zhou Qing.
He grunted in response and didn't ask any more questions.
The next morning, Su Wantang heard a knock on the door.
"Liu Hu? What brings you here? Is something the matter?"
Liu Hu scratched his head awkwardly: "Sister-in-law, I just came to ask about the housewarming party. Are we still going to have it?"
They might argue over trivial matters, but when it comes to important things, Su Wantang still handles things clearly.
She wouldn't let her superiors misunderstand that she and her husband were having marital problems, and thus send someone to try and persuade them.
"I'll ask for leave from work today, you can come tomorrow," Su Wantang said after a moment's thought.
"Okay, sister-in-law, I'll definitely call Wu Xu and Zhou Qing to come over and help as soon as possible."
"Wu Xu? Zhou Qing?"
"Sister-in-law, they and I are good brothers who shared a dormitory with the battalion commander."
Remembering something, Su Wantang added, "That's perfect, you should inform your battalion commander."
Liu Hu wanted to refuse, thinking it would be best for Su Wantang to personally inform Lu Huai'an, but Su Wantang didn't give him a chance to refuse and closed the courtyard gate.
He had no choice but to rush back to the cafeteria.
"Where did you go?"
Lu Huai'an sat on the stool, questioning Liu Hu, who claimed to be going to the toilet but actually ran out of the cafeteria.
Liu Hu subconsciously looked at Zhou Qing, but Zhou Qing wished she could bury her face in the bowl.
Instantly, Zhou Qing felt Lu Huai'an scrutinizing him from the side.
He looked up: "Tiger, speak up, the battalion commander is asking you a question."
Now, what else doesn't Liu Hu understand?
He was betrayed by Zhou Qing again!
He said he felt something was off last night!
"Battalion Commander, your wife said you should go home."
Lu Huai'an's tightly furrowed brows relaxed slightly.
No, Wan Tang wouldn't say that.
"You're lying! You'll have to do twenty extra laps!"
"Commander, I don't have any. My wife said she's having a housewarming party tomorrow and asked me to call you back."
"You went to pick it up?" Lu Huai'an raised an eyebrow.
Liu Hu swallowed hard. "Battalion Commander...I...I..."
"Minus 15 laps!"
"Battalion Commander!" Before Liu Hu could protest, Wu Xu quickly pulled him down to sit.
At the same time, Zhou Qing stepped over and emphasized his tone.
"Minus 15 laps!"
"Huh?" Liu Hu was stunned for a moment, his eyes filled with surprise and delight. "Battalion Commander—"
"Just one more thing, keep adding."
The surroundings suddenly fell silent, with only the sound of a few people chewing their food.
The group was so engrossed in their conversation that they didn't notice Liu Cuicui, who was eavesdropping nearby.
She scoffed, "I knew Lu Huai'an and Su Wantang were just putting on an act."
"To host a housewarming party, we have to have Lu Huai'an's soldiers come and notify him."
Thinking of the unfavorable rumors circulating in the family compound recently, Liu Cuicui's eyes lit up with an idea.
Continue read on readnovelmtl.com
