Chapter 258 Dinner

Just after finishing my work, I saw Gu Cheng and Tian Pinggui coming back together. They got off work quite early today.

Zhou Zhian didn't come back, so he went directly to the state-owned hotel, thinking of ordering the dishes first so that they could eat directly when they arrived.

After returning home to pack up, the group set off for the state-owned hotel.

In addition to the two families, Zhou Zhian's wife also went with them.

Ma Guilan is a warm-hearted person. After two days of getting along, she became more familiar with Zhou Zhian's wife and also had a general understanding of the situation in Zhou Zhian's family.

Zhou Zhian’s wife is Yu Xiaoxiu, and like Zhou Zhian, she is a city dweller.

When Yu Xiaoxiu was in her hometown, she had a job. However, after being married for so long, they still had no children.

Zhou Zhian's mother-in-law was anxious, so she asked Yu Xiaoxiu to quit her job at home and come to Zhou Zhian to join the army, hoping that the couple would have a child as soon as possible.

Ma Guilan also learned that the Chinese medicine that Yu Xiaoxiu drank was prescribed by her mother-in-law, who said it was good for pregnancy.

Yu Xiaoxiu was also worried about the fact that she had not been able to conceive, so she had to listen to her mother-in-law.

Ma Guilan even complained to Liu Yinyin behind her back, saying that all mothers-in-law are like this.

It is not enough to just give birth to a child, it has to be a boy, otherwise you will still be looked down upon by your mother-in-law. This is the same in both the city and the country.

Just like her...

Only then did Liu Yinyin realize that Ma Guilan was disliked by her mother-in-law because she gave birth to two concubines in a row, and she even beat and scolded her two granddaughters in private.

For the sake of her two concubines, Ma Guilan came all the way to join the army.

When they arrived at the hotel, Zhou Zhian had already taken a seat and invited them to sit down.

Several dishes were already on the table: braised pork, stir-fried scallops, garlic lobster, steamed turbot...

Zhou Zhian and his wife are both from the city, their family conditions are good, and Zhou Zhian himself is capable. He is the deputy head of the group at a young age, so he is naturally not short of money.

I am willing to spend money.

Several men were drinking and talking about military affairs.

Liu Yinyin took care of Gu Yanyan while he was eating and waited on the little guy after he had eaten.

There were not many people in the state-owned hotel, and seeing that it was almost time to get off work, Liu Yinyin asked Ma Guilan to help look after the child.

I carried my things to the kitchen to look for Brother Liu.

In addition to purchasing ingredients for the hotel, Brother Liu also helps the kitchen with odd jobs in his free time.

At this moment, Brother Liu was cleaning up in the kitchen.

"......Little sister, why are you here?" Brother Liu wiped his hands.

He stayed in the kitchen and didn't go out, so he didn't know that Liu Yinyin came here for dinner in the evening.

Liu Yinyin smiled and handed him the big bag in her hand: "Gu Cheng and I went out to sea to pick some pineapples. His comrade happened to treat us to a meal, so I brought a few for you to try. Also... there is a can of dried fish and shrimps that I fried myself in the bag. They go really well with rice. Be careful not to break them."

Brother Liu hurriedly said, "Little sister, don't send me food next time."

The two brothers didn't come here to take advantage of the situation.

Liu Yinyin smiled and said, "Don't worry, big brother. I know what I'm doing. I dug these small fish and shrimps from the sea. I didn't spend a penny. I also picked the pineapples from a nearby island. They were only ten cents a pound. I didn't spend much."

Besides, it’s not like Brother Liu didn’t send us some food.

Brother Liu breathed a sigh of relief when he heard this, and asked Liu Yinyin to wait for him while he greeted his colleagues.

After a while, he brought two lettuces to Liu Yinyin.

It is not spring yet, so there are not many vegetables available on the island.

State-owned hotels are better because they have ways to purchase fresh ingredients from outside the island.

Green vegetables are hard to come by this month, and Liu Yinyin really loves these two lettuces, but......

"Brother, is it appropriate for you to do this? Will others not say anything?"

Brother Liu said indifferently, "It's okay. All hotel employees do this. If I don't take it, I'll be an outlier. There are leftovers in the kitchen every day. The less is distributed to the employees in the store, and the more can be bought with money and tickets."

"I didn't have much of what I was given before, so I just gave it away. Today I needed it, so they gave me these two lettuces."

Because of Gu Cheng's relationship, the people in the state-owned hotel were very polite to him and did not treat him harshly just because he was a newcomer.

Liu Yinyin was very pleased. Seeing that Brother Liu seemed to have completely adapted to life here, she said, "Okay, I won't interfere with your work. If you have any difficulties, come to the military district to find me."

By the time we got back, the others had almost finished eating.

As they have to go to the army tomorrow, the men dare not drink too much and just have a quick taste.

The meal was not in vain. After that, Yu Xiaoxiu communicated more and more with them.

Liu Yinyin also heard Yu Xiaoxiu mention that her previous job in her hometown was a primary school teacher. If she had not been pregnant, Yu Xiaoxiu would have been reluctant to quit such a good job.

Liu Yinyin did not comment. Ma Guilan found out that there was no school in any of the villages on the island.

She thought that once the family compound was built, the army would definitely start setting up schools, and schools would need teachers.

For someone like Yu Xiaoxiu who has work experience and is interested, there is a high probability that she will get the job.

Liu Yinyin herself does not plan to be a teacher again, firstly because she does not have enough academic qualifications.

Besides...this job won't be a good job in a few years.

Now that you know this, there is no need to continue doing this job.

The troops had many tasks to do, and Gu Cheng became busy again, often returning home in the middle of the night.

When they came back that night, Gu Cheng told Liu Yinyin, "I have to lead people out to sea to carry out a mission the day after tomorrow, so I won't be back for a while."

Liu Yinyin was slightly stunned: "...How long will it take?"

Gu Cheng said apologetically: "It will take at least ten days or half a month. If it doesn't go smoothly, it will probably take one or two days to come back."

Liu Yinyin asked concernedly, "Is it dangerous?"

Gu Cheng shook his head: "It's just a routine patrol mission. There are some minor troubles, but it's not dangerous."

Liu Yinyin felt relieved after hearing this: "It's okay, just do your work, work is more important..."

After thinking for a while, Liu Yinyin pondered: "Why don't I go back to my hometown first? There's nothing to do here. If you're not here, I'll be even more bored here."

"Isn't the military family compound almost ready? I'll go back and take care of things at home first, so I don't have to rush around."

If Gu Cheng wasn't here, Liu Yinyin really didn't want to stay here.

Besides, there is a lot to do at home, in addition to food, there are also the dried vegetables she has recently collected.

Before joining the army, the chickens, rabbits and other things at home had to be taken care of.

Gu Cheng didn't mean to stop her from going back, it's just...