Zhang Junshan stepped into the reception room and was startled when he saw Zhang Nuan and Qiu Jingjing in the room, with a hint of surprise in his eyes.
Then he smiled gently and asked softly, "Nuannuan, why are you here?"
Zhang Nuan stood up immediately and walked quickly to Zhang Junshan, her eyes full of concern: "Brother, have you been very busy recently? You promised me that you would come home on weekends off. My parents and I have been waiting for you at home for a month."
As she spoke, she gently pulled Zhang Junshan's sleeve.
Qiu Jingjing also stood up and stood in place, looking back and forth at Zhang Junshan, with the corners of her mouth slightly raised, as if she was thinking about something.
Zhang Junshan reached out and touched Zhang Nuan's head, and replied apologetically: "There are a lot of things going on in the army recently, and I really can't spare the time to go home. I will definitely go back after I'm done with this period of work."
Upon hearing this, Zhang Nuan hurriedly pulled Zhang Junshan to sit down and took out an exquisite snack box from her bag.
With sparkling eyes, she said, "Brother, these are the snacks that Wang Ma made this morning. They are all your favorites. I brought them all to you. Come and try them."
Zhang Junshan took the lunch box, opened it, and the familiar smell hit his nose, and a warm feeling surged in his heart.
He was slightly stunned, as if lost in memory, and asked softly: "Is it still the same Wang Ma?"
Zhang Nuan nodded repeatedly with a happy smile on her face: "Of course! Dad has never replaced the people in the family. They are all the people who used to serve my brother and his mother..."
Zhang Junshan picked up a piece of cake and put it in his mouth. He closed his eyes slightly, enjoying the familiar taste, and said slowly: "Thank you Nuannuan."
Qiu Jingjing watched their deep brotherly love from the side and felt a little uncomfortable as if she was being ignored.
She rolled her eyes and took the initiative to talk, her voice sweet: "Comrade Zhang, you probably haven't had lunch yet, right? How about we go out for a meal together? It happens that Nuannuan and I haven't had lunch yet either."
Her eyes were full of anticipation, and she hoped to take this opportunity to spend more time with Zhang Junshan.
Before Zhang Junshan could answer, Zhang Nuan spoke first, and said helplessly: "Jingjing, my brother is still at work, and he can't go out of the army to eat casually."
Qiu Jingjing curled her lips and muttered softly: "Oh, I'm just worried that you guys are hungry..."
Zhang Junshan thought for a moment, looked at Zhang Nuan, and said, "I'll take you to the army cafeteria to eat, and then let Liu Wei take you back."
Zhang Nuan's eyes lit up when she heard this, and she nodded with a smile: "Okay, okay! This is a good opportunity for me to see what you usually eat, brother."
After saying that, he turned to look at Qiu Jingjing and asked, "Jingjing, let's go to the cafeteria together, okay?"
Qiu Jingjing almost blurted out: "Okay."
Hearing Qiu Jingjing's answer, Zhang Nuan quickly pulled Zhang Junshan's arm and urged, "Brother, let's go."
But Qiu Jingjing's thoughts had already drifted away.
She thought that if she went to the cafeteria, she could follow Zhang Junshan into the army, and maybe even meet some handsome soldiers.
Zhang Junshan stood up, registered with the guard, and then took Zhang Nuan and Qiu Jingjing to the army canteen.
Walking on the road, Qiu Jingjing watched Zhang Junshan and Zhang Nuan talking and laughing, but she could hardly get a word in.
Although he could occasionally get a few words in, most of the time he could only stand by and stare blankly.
She secretly made up her mind that she must find more opportunities to be alone with Zhang Junshan in the future.
When they arrived at the cafeteria, it was almost one o'clock and there were not many people in the cafeteria.
Zhang Junshan took them to the window to get their favorite dishes, and then they found a seat by the window and sat down together.
Zhang Nuan looked at the environment in the cafeteria, looking around curiously, and kept asking Zhang Junshan various questions.
Zhang Junshan patiently answered their questions one by one and carefully introduced some of the cafeteria's facilities and dishes to Zhang Nuan.
At this moment, Zhang Junshan looked up inadvertently and saw Fu Yanci, Su Wantang and Liang Junwen walking towards the cafeteria outside the window.
It’s so late, I didn’t expect they haven’t had lunch yet.
Zhang Junshan then remembered that Fu Yanci and Su Wantang had returned to Datang Town to deal with Zhang Jin's affairs in the past two days, and they should have just returned.
As soon as Liang Junwen entered the cafeteria, he saw Zhang Junshan and the two female comrades beside him.
He smiled and walked forward to greet him: "Chief of Staff Zhang! You're eating so late too?"
As he spoke, his eyes fell on Zhang Nuan and Qiu Jingjing, and he asked curiously, "These two comrades look unfamiliar. They don't look like comrades from our army, do they?"
Zhang Junshan introduced: "This is my sister Zhang Nuan and her friend Comrade Qiu Jingjing."
Liang Junwen greeted them with a smile: "Hello Comrade Zhang, Hello Comrade Qiu, I am Liang Junwen."
Zhang Nuan raised her head and responded, "Hello, Comrade Liang."
As they were talking, Fu Yanci and Su Wantang came over with lunch boxes.
Liang Junwen watched them bring the food over, scratched his head, and said, "I'll go get the food first."
After saying that, he walked quickly towards the window.
Fu Yanci and Su Wantang sat down at the empty table next to Zhang Junshan.
As soon as she sat down, Zhang Nuan took the initiative to greet Su Wantang: "Comrade Su, what a coincidence, we meet again!"
When Qiu Jingjing saw Su Wantang, she said sarcastically, "What a coincidence! I didn't know who he was just now. We knew each other, and it only took a few words, but he didn't take us into the army..."
Upon hearing this, Su Wantang raised her eyebrows slightly, then lowered her head and continued eating.
Zhang Nuan quickly pushed Qiu Jingjing and whispered, "Jingjing, what are you doing?"
Hearing this, Zhang Junshan looked at Qiu Jingjing with a puzzled look on his face: "Comrade Qiu, what do you mean by this?"
Qiu Jingjing hurriedly explained: "Just now, when Nuannuan and I were waiting for you outside, we ran into this Comrade Su. We wanted her to bring us in, but she ignored us!"
Zhang Junshan learned the reason and looked at Qiu Jingjing. He said seriously, "Comrade Qiu, Comrade Su is right! The army has its own rules. Nuannuan is my family member, and the family member must come to confirm it. Comrade Su cannot bring people into the army at will."
At this point, Zhang Junshan paused and said meaningfully: "However, logically speaking, Comrade Qiu, as Nuannuan's friend, you cannot enter the army at will."
Hearing Zhang Junshan's words, Qiu Jingjing's face changed and she looked at Zhang Junshan in some surprise.
Qiu Jingjing was stunned for a moment, feeling panic in her heart. She wanted to explain, but didn't know what to say.
At this moment, the air seemed to freeze, and she felt that the eyes around her were examining her.
Qiu Jingjing bit her lip, lowered her head and said softly, "I'm sorry, Comrade Zhang, I know I was wrong."
Zhang Nuan noticed the awkward atmosphere and quickly tried to smooth things over: "Brother, Jingjing may not understand the situation in the army, so she misunderstood Comrade Su. She didn't mean anything else."
Zhang Junshan looked at Zhang Nuan, then at Qiu Jingjing, and frowned slightly.
He said slowly, "Nuan Nuan, how is your study going? When you have nothing to do, read more at home and don't run around all the time."
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