When Gu Jingming came back in the evening, he brought back five complete wolf skins.
Ye Qingtao had already rolled up her sleeves and prepared two simple dishes and a soup according to what Aunt Liu had taught her.
"I'm back, wash your hands and eat."
Ye Qingtao came out of the kitchen carrying the last bowl of soup. She retracted her hand because it was too hot. Gu Jingming put down what he was holding and rushed over to take it.
"You brought out such hot soup like this?"
Gu Jingming put the soup on the table, turned his head and looked at her with a loving expression.
"What else? Isn't that how soup is served?"
Ye Qingtao rubbed his eyebrows and said helplessly.
"You can wear gloves when serving the soup, or you can wait for me to come back and serve it. Either way, just don't burn yourself."
Gu Jingming's eyes were so gentle that water could drip from them.
If his soldiers saw this, their eyes would probably pop out of their heads in surprise.
It turns out that their Chief Gu only becomes gentle and tender in front of his sister-in-law.
"I know, go wash your hands and eat."
Ye Qingtao glanced at him and said in a low voice, and couldn't help muttering behind him as she watched him walk away.
"Why is a grown man so long-winded?"
Gu Jingming paused, then turned around with a gloomy face.
"Taotao, what did you just say?"
"I say, you look so handsome today, more handsome than before."
Ye Qingtao smiled brightly at him. Gu Jingming was stunned at first, and then he was amused.
"Just so you know."
"Help, what a narcissistic person! Comrades, do you all know that your Chief Gu is such a narcissist?"
Ye Qingtao muttered secretly in her heart, but she didn't say it out loud this time, so Gu Jingming naturally couldn't hear it.
The two washed their hands and sat at the table to prepare for dinner. Ye Qingtao only fried one piece of meat and one vegetable, and also made a seaweed egg drop soup.
It was a simple meal, but it was the most comfortable meal Gu Jingming had ever had in the army during all his years of service.
Ye Qingtao's hands are used to hold a scalpel, not a kitchen knife.
Her cooking skills were average before, but after Aunt Liu's guidance, she has improved a lot.
Just an ordinary table of food had already consumed all her energy.
Gu Jingming was also very considerate and ate three bowls of rice in a row and even drank half a bowl of soup.
Seeing that he had such a good appetite, Ye Qingtao also ate a bowl of rice.
Gu Jingming is good-looking, he eats elegantly and quickly, and is the best dining partner.
When eating with someone like him, even if you don’t have a good appetite, you can’t help but eat a few more bites.
After Gu Jingming put down the bowl, Ye Qingtao raised her head and asked him with a smile on her face.
"What do you think of today's meal?"
"Of course the food my wife cooked was delicious. It was the best meal I've ever had in the army."
Gu Jingming gave him a thumbs up and praised him generously.
He didn't just praise her verbally, his enthusiasm while eating was the best compliment to her.
Gu Jingming sat aside after finishing his meal, and only got up to clean up after Ye Qingtao had eaten and drunk her fill.
"My wife has worked hard cooking today, so leave the cleanup to me."
Gu Jingming rolled up his sleeves and did the housework very efficiently.
This man is really good at both housework and housework. He actually did everything he said when he coaxed her into marriage.
Ye Qingtao quietly watched his busy back and couldn't help but marvel at his busyness.
There actually is such a perfect man in this world, and she actually met him so easily.
What kind of fate is this?
"I want to go to Medicine Street tomorrow."
Gu Jingming was still busy working when Ye Qingtao suddenly spoke.
"Medicine Street is a bit far, I'm worried about you going there alone."
Gu Jingming's words meant he was refusing her to go out, and Ye Qingtao frowned slightly.
"I'm an adult, I can keep myself safe."
"That's not what I meant. I meant that you want to go to Yao Street. It's too far. If you buy a lot of things by yourself, you won't be able to bring them back. If you buy less, it won't be cost-effective."
What Gu Jingming said made sense, but Ye Qingtao didn't want to compromise.
"I just want to go and see."
"I'll ask Xiao Hu to drive you there tomorrow."
Ye Qingtao raised her head in surprise. Other military wives had served in the army for so long but had never even ridden in a military vehicle.
She just went to the pharmacy, but she was even given a special car to pick her up.
"Isn't this a bad idea?"
Ye Qingtao didn't want to be special in the army, as this would easily ruin Gu Jingming's reputation.
"If you don't want him to accompany you, then I'll take a leave of absence and go with you."
Gu Jingming said this seriously, and Ye Qingtao shook her head hurriedly.
As the head of the army, Gu Jingming had taken more than a month's vacation before returning home to get married, and now he is afraid that his vacation has been used up.
Soldiers only have so much leave a year. If he forces himself to take leave, it might affect his future prospects.
"Then let Xiao Hu take me there."
After weighing the pros and cons, Ye Qingtao compromised. Gu Jingming turned his back, his lips slightly curved with a faint smile.
"Okay, what time do you plan to leave tomorrow?"
Gu Jingming asked seriously about tomorrow's situation, and Ye Qingtao answered him one by one, and the matter was settled.
Gu Jingming hesitated for a moment, but decided to tell her about Lu Yunchuan coming to the army.
"An interesting person came to the army today."
"How is it interesting?"
Ye Qingtao's reaction was indifferent. She didn't know anyone in the army and had no idea what those people were.
"This guy got in through connections. He originally agreed on a time to join the army, but it was later delayed for 10 days."
"It was a coincidence that the man came the same day we returned, and he took the same train as us."
Gu Jingming did not say Lu Yunchuan's name immediately, but told these interesting things again.
Ye Qingtao was indeed interested and raised an eyebrow.
"That's such a coincidence. Don't tell me you got on the same bus as us, or you're from Yangshu Town."
Ye Qingtao said casually, and Gu Jingming looked at her in shock, but then his expression quickly returned to calm.
"Did you already know that?"
"Know what?"
Ye Qingtao looked at him in confusion and asked. Gu Jingming did not hide anything and continued speaking immediately.
"The person who came is Lu Yunchuan."
Ye Qingtao widened her eyes in pretended surprise.
"How could that be? His skinny body is not suitable for being a soldier, okay?"
Ye Qingtao couldn't help laughing when she said this. She really couldn't imagine what Lu Yunchuan looked like in a military uniform.
It is even more unimaginable what it was like for Lu Yunchuan to serve as a soldier under Gu Jingming.
Based on the previous grudge between the two, Ye Qingtao had a premonition that Lu Yunchuan's days would not be easy.
When Gu Jingming saw Ye Qingtao smiling with glee, his lips curled up slightly as well.