"No need, you should go back to sleep, it's so late."
As the two were making excuses, a dark-skinned, pretty young girl suddenly appeared at the door.
She was carrying a large, steaming enamel basin, and when she saw Zhou Jiuzhen, two dimples appeared on her face as she smiled. "Commander Zhou, I heard you were coming back today, so I specially cooked some sweet potato slices for you..."
As they were talking, the little girl noticed Ling Huanwu sitting on the bed inside the room, and changed the subject, asking, "And who is this?"
"Oh, that's my new wife whom I married this time I came home."
Zhou Jiuzhen took the basin from the girl without ceremony and placed it on the table. Then he took out a two-cent note from his pocket and handed it to her, saying, "Comrade Lin, thank you."
Lin Xiuqin was still reeling from the shock of the man in front of her getting married after only a month apart when Zhou Jiuzhen suddenly tried to give her money. She hurriedly refused, saying she didn't want it no matter what.
"No, we, the People's Liberation Army, cannot take even a needle or a penny from the people!"
In the end, Lin Xiaoqin couldn't refuse any longer, so she blushed and accepted the money. Reluctantly, she lingered, saying she wanted to help tidy up the house and refused to leave.
While sweeping the house, Lin Xiaoqin would occasionally turn around and glance at Ling Huanwu.
Ling Huanwu understood.
It seems this young woman likes her husband and sees her as a rival.
Unfortunately, Zhou Jiuzhen, a complete novice, is still completely unaware of this.
By this time, she had recovered from the persistent swaying sensation in her feet after disembarking.
She came with the army and didn't want any woman to have designs on her man!
So, she straightened her proud little body, took a couple of steps and then fell into Zhou Jiuzhen's arms, pouting and weakly whining, "Honey, I'm still seasick, can you give me some medicine..."
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