Huo Chengtai's attitude towards Dou Chenfeng was exactly the same as his attitude towards Huo Qing.
Dou Chenfeng paused for a moment, then laughed.
"Yes, brother."
"Let's go, brother, the old commander is waiting for you."
The three of them got into a jeep that was not far away, and Dou Chenfeng drove the jeep, taking Huo Cheng and his sister to the island's base.
This is a very large island.
Besides the original residents, a large portion of the island is now occupied by military troops, making it a dedicated training base for the armed forces.
Military and civilian use are separate.
The family compound is on this side of the mountain, close to the fishermen's village, about four or five kilometers away as the crow flies.
The military's offices, training facilities, and protective equipment are located on the other side of the mountain, about three kilometers away from the family compound.
This ensured that the soldiers could return to their family quarters at night, while also preventing the families in the family quarters from accidentally entering the military's office area.
Huo Qing works at the hospital and lives in the staff quarters.
The yard next to their house happened to be empty.
Although the residents nearby were not from the same community, Dou Chenfeng had specifically selected them, so they certainly wouldn't be particularly troublesome people.
Yueyue came over and lived next door to Xiaoqing, so they could look after each other.
During the short drive, Huo Cheng had already thought through his personal matters and made all the necessary arrangements.
The car stopped at the entrance of the family compound. Huo Qing got out and went back first, while the jeep continued forward.
Huo Cheng went directly to his workplace to report for duty.
I hadn't been back to my workplace for almost two years. Although it was covered in snow, it was still a familiar sight, one I'd seen for many years.
Huo Cheng looked out the window at the fleeting scenery.
After his injury, he dreamed countless times of recovering and returning to his post.
Now, the dream has come true…
"Old Huo, your wife is coming over after the New Year. Are you going to stay with the cadres? Or do you want to apply for a place in the courtyard next door?"
Dou Chenfeng, who was driving, asked the question first.
Huo Cheng's eyelids twitched. Since his sister wasn't there, he didn't emphasize how they addressed each other.
How are things next door?
"Next door? That's great. If you apply for a room next door, I'll go home and start tidying up today."
"I'll see how to proceed after I submit my application."
Huo Cheng didn't want to be careless about his accommodation.
His little girl loves to look pretty, so he makes sure everything, from her clothes to her living space, is perfect; he can't let her feel uncomfortable.
Thinking of Yingyue, Huo Cheng's cold and stern facial features softened.
The wind, snow, and cold weather outside seemed much more pleasant to him.
South City.
The year has entered its final month, the fifteenth of the twelfth lunar month, and half of the year has already passed.
Chinese New Year is just two weeks away!
Liu Qiuyue has been extremely busy lately, and Huo Guangming is also running around like crazy.
The task of preparing for the New Year at home was left to Yingyue, who had a relatively more relaxed schedule.
Liu Qiuyue gave her a handful of banknotes.
Two hundred yuan, plus grain coupons, meat coupons, sugar coupons, industrial coupons, cloth coupons...
"Yueyue, you don't need to go to queue up so early in the morning. It's too cold. Go after you wake up."
Liu Qiuyue gave Yingyue instructions that evening.
I was worried that the little girl would get cold if she got up too early.
Yingyue tilted her head. "But if we go too late, everything will be sold out."
Liu Qiuyue...
That makes sense, but Yingyue was still a little reluctant to get up early to queue.
"Mom, don't worry. I'm wearing a thick scarf and the military coat that Huo Cheng bought for me before. I'm warm and won't get cold."
"Thanks a lot."
Feeling guilty, Liu Qiuyue said, "Buy some of your favorite foods."
"Don't try to save money, Mom will give you more when you've used it all."
Liu Qiuyue earns over eighty yuan a month, and with Huo Guangming's income, the couple has a good income.
When Huo Yan and Huo Qing were in school, the school also provided them with subsidies.
Now that Huo Qing has graduated and gotten married, and Huo Yan is about to join the army, the couple has nowhere to spend their money, so Yingyue, who lives at home, naturally becomes the recipient of their subsidies.
Yingyue shook her head seriously.
"Huo Cheng gave me a lot of money, I have a rich mother."
"That was given to you by the eldest brother. You can keep it to spend when you go to the island. Just spend what your mother gave you at home."
Liu Qiuyue is very considerate of her daughter-in-law.
Yingyue thought for a moment, then said, "Alright."
She'll just spend her mother's money first.
The next morning, Yingyue got up early to queue up.
With the Lunar New Year approaching, there are many, many people queuing up to buy things.
She didn't arrive particularly early, so when she arrived, there was already a long queue in front of her.
Yingyue, dressed in a military overcoat, wearing a hat and a scarf, with a basket slung over her arm, stood at the back of the line, waiting silently.
The aunties in front of me were chatting in twos and threes.
Yingyue, with only her eyes showing, listened intently to the gossip her aunties were having.
From the mundane necessities of life—firewood, rice, oil, salt, ginger, vinegar, and tea—the conversation shifted to whose man was caught having an affair with a woman, and then to whose child stole something from whose house.
In short, they rarely say anything nice.
Yingyue listened with great interest.
The line ahead of her moved forward slowly as she listened to the gossip, and by the time it was fully light, she finally entered the supply station.
I took out my family's food ration book and handed it to the comrade in charge of registration at the counter. I also opened the rice bag, flour bag, and oil bottle that I had brought.
The comrade in charge of registration glanced at the amount supplied in the food ration book, checked it off, and weighed it.
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