Chapter 39
Qin Ming rushed home and rushed into the house. After taking his lunch box, he went to get his grandfather, Commander Qin’s canteen ration book, which he could use to get food. When Lu Cheng was on a mission before, Lu Haici used this to get food from the canteen. Otherwise, how could a kid bring money and tickets to eat in the canteen?
"Xiao Ming, what are you doing? Running so fast?" Zhang Hongping was worried every time she saw her grandson running around, fearing that he would fall down. "We'll have dinner when your grandpa comes back, don't run around."
Qin Ming took the lunch box and the canteen rations and ran away: "I don't want to eat anymore, I want to go to the canteen to eat."
"What? Why are you going to the canteen to eat? There's meat in the canteen today?" Zhang Hongping could only think of the meat in the canteen, which made her grandson want to go to the canteen to eat.
Qin Ming had already run out of the yard, not caring what his grandmother asked. Not long after Qin Ming ran out of the yard, he passed by the oncoming teacher Qin. Of course, his shoulder couldn't touch the other's shoulder.
"Why are you running so fast? Is your grandmother chasing behind?" Teacher Qin quickly grabbed his grandson.
"Let me go, let me go, I want to go to the canteen to eat, my friends are waiting for me." Qin Ming said while struggling.
"Oh, then go ahead." Commander Qin let him go. In Commander Qin's eyes, it was normal for a child to make an appointment with his friends to have a meal together. He was not like Zhang Hongping, who thought the food at home was good and forced his grandson to eat at home. When he didn't have enough food before, he couldn't let his body fall down because he was on a mission, so he even ate grass roots. So he was not so particular about his grandson.
Ji Yang, who went home with Qin Ming, was not so smooth. Ji Yang was not as bold as Qin Ming. He returned home and obediently went to find Xu Huijuan: "Mom, I'm going to the cafeteria for lunch."
Xu Huijuan was stunned. Since she married Old Ji, Ji Yang had always eaten at home. Why did he have to eat in the cafeteria today? She asked patiently: "Why do we have to go to the cafeteria to eat today? Is there anything delicious in the cafeteria?" Like Zhang Hongping, Xu Huijuan also thought so.
Ji Yang said honestly: "I have an appointment with Lu Haici and Qin Ming. We will go to the cafeteria where Lu Haici's mother works to eat. The food cooked by Lu Haici's mother is delicious. I want to eat."
An appointment with Lu Haici and Qin Ming?
Xu Huijuan was a little confused. Lu Haici and Qin Ming had a fight, and Zhang Hongping and Yang Mailian came to the door. Although Yang Mailian was later humiliated by Lin Qingqing and Qin Ming, the matter seemed to be over. In addition, Qin Ming came to Lu's house for dinner, so the two families reconciled?
"Are Qin Ming and Lu Haici also good friends?" Xu Huijuan asked.
"Yes, Qin Ming and Lu Haici are good friends, but Lu Haici and I are the best friends." Ji Yang emphasized that children still care about their best friends.
However, Zhang Hongping and Yang Mailian do not object to Qin Ming and Lu Haici being friends?
Although Xu Huijuan is not very smart, she is not a fool. If Ji Yang can be friends with Qin Ming, it must be good. "Then you go... or mom will take you to the cafeteria." Although she is worried about Ji Yang, Ji Yang will grow up after all and will have his own brothers and friends. She is not going to have children, so Ji Yang will be an only child in the future. Only children need friends to take care of each other, and Qin Ming is a good choice. After Xu Huijuan figured it out, she was more in favor of Ji Yang and Qin Ming being friends.
"No need, Mom." Ji Yang said, "I can go by myself. Please give me the lunch box and Dad's canteen ration book."
"Okay, wait a minute." Xu Huijuan took out Ji Changfeng's canteen ration book, and gave Ji Yang a lunch box, a spoon and chopsticks. "Then be careful, walk slowly, and don't fall." She was not worried about Ji Yang. Ji Yang was familiar with the situation here and often went out to play by himself. Besides, there would be no accidents in the army.
"I know, bye, Mom." Ji Yang took the lunch box and Ji Changfeng's canteen ration book and left happily. The little guy listened to his mother and walked slowly at first, but when his mother could not see him anymore, he ran madly. Walk slowly? It doesn't exist. Lu Haici is still in the queue. He wants to grab some food.
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Lu Haici ran to the cafeteria of the Third Company's kitchen squad. No soldiers had come to eat yet. The kindergarten is over at 11:30 and the soldiers are off work at 12:00, so there is no conflict with the kids' schedule. It's a pity that Lu Haici didn't have the chance to show off Qin Ming's unique fighting skills.
"Little comrade Lu Haici is here." In the cafeteria, Qi Shao and others were eating. The comrades in the kitchen squad ate earlier because at 12 o'clock, more than a hundred people in the entire company came to eat. Once they were busy, they had no time to eat, so they all ate first. But Lin Qingqing had already finished eating and was standing at the window for getting food. After lunch was ready, she actually went home to get some vegetables, tomatoes and seasonings. The cafeteria had tomato egg drop soup and braised pork intestines, which were enough for adults, but such dishes were not suitable for Lu Haici, a five-year-old kid, so she went home to get something. During the break, she made another stir-fried vegetable, then sliced the tomatoes and sprinkled some sugar on them.
After making these two dishes, she ate with Qi Shao and others, and shared the stir-fried vegetables with them.
"Hello uncles, hello aunties." Lu Haici said obediently. Then he looked at Lin Qingqing standing at the window. Lu Haici was the first one in line, and showed Lin Qingqing a brilliant smile, "Mom, I'm here to line up, I want to get food, and I also want to line up for my friend."
The five-year-old kid was not tall, and he lined up at the window, and the people in the window could hardly see him.
"You line up for your friend?" Lin Qingqing didn't quite understand, "Does your friend also want to eat here?"
"Yes." Lu Haici explained proudly, "Ji Yang and Qin Ming went home to get lunch boxes and canteen rations. They heard that their mother worked here, so
they wanted to come and eat." Lin Qingqing heard this and thought that the dishes here would not be suitable for the two children. However... she fried a lot of vegetables, plus tomatoes mixed with sugar, and she would share some with the two children when the time comes. "Then when they come, I'll serve you food first, and then you can eat with your friends." Children eating together is a good childhood for children.
"Hey..." Lu Haici replied happily.
"Lu Haici... Lu Haici..." Qin Ming's loud voice came from outside the cafeteria before he ran into the cafeteria. When he ran into the cafeteria, he didn't see any soldiers, but only saw Lu Haici standing in line at the window. Qin Ming was very happy. No one was competing with them for food. That was great.
"I'm here." Lu Haici waved at Qin Ming.
Qin Ming ran behind Lu Haici: "Oh, there's no one here. That's great." He said while panting. Then he looked at Lin Qingqing, "Hello, Auntie, I'm here to eat. I brought a lunch box and my grandfather's canteen rations."
"Hello." Lin Qingqing said, "When Ji Yang comes, I'll serve you some food. You three little friends can eat together, okay?"
"Okay, thank you, Auntie." Qin Ming was happy when he heard Lin Qingqing say this.
Ji Yang came fast, and he ran faster than Qin Ming: "Wow, there's no one here." He said the same thing as Qin Ming.
Qin Ming: "You're finally here, we've been waiting for you for a long time."
Lin Qingqing, who knew the inside story, couldn't help but laugh. How could she wait for a long time? It wasn't even two minutes.
Ji Yang immediately apologized: "Sorry, sorry, I ran too slowly."
Puff... Lin Qingqing couldn't help it, these little kids were so funny.
Hearing Lin Qingqing's laughter, everyone looked at Lin Qingqing. Lin Qingqing immediately corrected her attitude and said, "I've served you some food. You line up and then take it to the table to eat. Is that ok?"
Lu Haici, who was at the front of the line, said, "I can do it." Then she turned around and said to Qin Ming and Ji Yang, "I'm very good at serving food. I often serve food."
Qin Ming, who never served food at home, said, "I'll be very good at serving food in the future." He never mentioned the past. "
I've served food to my mother before, so I can serve food too." Ji Yang said immediately.
Qin Ming lost at this stage.
Lin Qingqing didn't use Lu Haici's own lunch box, but used the canteen's bowl to serve four pieces of braised pork intestines to Lu Haici, and then added some vegetables she had stir-fried herself on the side. Then she mixed the greens and pork intestines together, and then brought two small bowls, put tomatoes sprinkled with sugar in one small bowl, and tomato and egg drop soup in the other small bowl, and then served him rice. "Lu Haici, there are four bowls in total, you carry them one by one, and walk slowly."
"Hey." Lu Haici moved to the side and started to carry the bowls one by one.
Next came Qin Ming. Qin Ming's portion was naturally the same as Lu Haici's, but Lin Qingqing said, "Qin Ming, this lunch box has extra braised pork intestines for you. Take the rest home after you finish your meal. If your family asks you, just say it's extra and you didn't finish it. Got it?" A portion of braised pork intestines is naturally more than four pieces, so the extra is put into the child's lunch box so that he can take it home. But...
Qin Ming: "Auntie, can I finish it?" Qin Ming has a big stomach, so he doesn't need to take home what he can finish.
Lin Qingqing really doesn't know whether to laugh or cry. This child is so funny. "No, children can't eat too much. How about this, I'll put this portion at the window, and you can take it when you finish your meal and go home."
Qin Ming: "Okay."
Finally, it was Ji Yang, and Lin Qingqing made the same arrangement.
When the three kids served the food and started eating, it was twelve o'clock. Qi Shao and others were on duty and stood at the window. The soldiers rushed in.
Lu Cheng and the chief of staff of the independent regiment also came together. Lu Cheng wanted to get rid of them and run over by himself, but when he came out of the office, he saw them standing at the door. The combined age of these people is over a hundred years old, and they are still playing this game. It's really shameless.
"Xiao Lu, what delicious food did your wife make today?" The chief of staff asked curiously.
"I don't know." Lu Cheng went to the cafeteria of the third company's kitchen in the morning and saw Lin Qingqing washing pig intestines. He thought it was most likely pig intestines, but he didn't want to say it.
The regiment commander: "You'll know when you get there. We have to hurry, or we'll be robbed by those little bastards." Considering the age of the regiment commander, aren't all the soldiers in the company new recruits? They're all between 18 and 23 or 24 years old.
"Yes, yes, yes, we have to hurry." The deputy regiment commander began to run.
"Bullshit, you just run away without even saying hello." The chief of staff chased after him.
Although they are not young anymore, their physical strength and endurance are absolutely no problem.
Seeing this, Lu Cheng also chased after them, and at the speed of wind, he caught up with the deputy regiment commander who was running in the front, and even glanced at the deputy regiment commander.
The deputy regiment commander: "...What does he mean by this? Does he look down on me?" He asked the regular regiment commander beside him.
"Isn't it obvious? If you are not convinced, compete with him this afternoon." The captain took the opportunity to "sow discord."
The deputy captain: "... Forget it, you are old, why compete with a young man."
The captain: "Certainly not, compete, let the little bastards below see."
The deputy captain: "Why don't you do it yourself." He is not a fool. Lu Cheng is much younger than him, and has better physical strength and endurance than him. He joined the army, and Lu Cheng graduated from a military academy. They started from different points, and Lu Cheng is at the golden age of a man. Comparing with him... he will not fall into the captain's trap.
It was supposed to be a five-minute journey, but they ran to the destination in two minutes, but... someone was faster than him. The soldiers in those companies had already lined up, and some had already started eating.
"These guys... how come one by one is so fast?" The chief of staff looked at the long line, and was so angry that he blew his beard and glared.
"Why are the regiment commander and the chief of staff here?" A soldier saw it, and then a group of soldiers saw it, and everyone immediately made way.
"Chief of Staff, please."
"Regiment commander, please."
If it was normal, the regiment commander and his men would line up in an orderly manner... or in other words, they would line up in an orderly manner when they came to the cafeteria to eat a meal, but they basically ate in the family courtyard. But today... when they came in, they saw the food in the bowls of the soldiers who were eating. This is braised pork with a bowl of soup, which makes you hungry.
If you don't look closely, the braised pork intestines look like braised pork. Add tomato egg drop soup, and you can see egg drops, and the color is also good, how can you not have an appetite.
No one expected that Lu Cheng's wife would serve braised pork right away, even though everyone likes to eat meat. But there was no surprise as expected. The chief of staff and others thought that Lu Cheng's wife would prepare something more delicious. But smelling the fragrance in the air, they thought that the braised pork made by Lu Cheng's wife might be better than the braised pork made by others.
So today, when they saw the soldiers making way, several big men shamelessly lined up in the front.
Lu Cheng had already seen the three little kids sitting in the front row among the large circle of people. Especially the dishes of the three little kids were different from others. They were a little red in the thicket, and the three little kids were particularly conspicuous. In addition, their dishes also included tomatoes sprinkled with sugar, and green vegetables.
"Dad..." Lu Haici also saw Lu Cheng coming towards him. "Dad, I'm eating with my friends, not with you." With a friend, Lu Haici ruthlessly abandoned his father.
Lu Cheng nodded: "Yes." He came to the back to line up. Lin Qingqing is a staff member of the cafeteria. As a family member, he can't be like the chief of staff.
However: "Deputy Regiment Lu, here, your food is here." Lin Bao saw Lu Cheng, "Lu Haici came to line up in advance, and your food has been prepared."
Lu Cheng walked over suspiciously, and then a group of people looked at Lu Cheng.
I saw someone taking out lunch boxes and bowls from the window with a bag. They were indeed prepared, not prepared under everyone's eyes. "This braised pork intestines and tomato egg soup are today's dishes. This stir-fried vegetables is what Comrade Lin added for you, Deputy Regiment Commander Lu, using his own vegetables."
"Sister-in-law is so nice. She also added dishes for Deputy Regiment Commander Lu."
"That's right. I want to marry a wife like my sister-in-law in the future."
Lu Cheng: "...Thank you." After receiving the food, he felt happy in his heart. But... why didn't he have tomatoes sprinkled with sugar?
"Xiao Lu, let's go here." The chief of staff who had prepared the food caught up with him, "Xiao Lu, your wife really cares about you." He already knew that this was not braised pork, but pork intestines, but he smelled the smell and it was really fragrant.
Lu Cheng was pulled aside by the Chief of Staff to sit down, and then heard the Chief of Staff exclaim in surprise: "I didn't expect that pig intestines could be cooked so deliciously, even better than braised pork." The Chief of Staff had never eaten pig intestines, so he really didn't know that pig intestines could be so delicious. "Think about how much pig intestines were wasted during the war." When they were fighting outside, when there was no meat to eat, they went directly to the mountains to hunt game, and they also hunted a lot of wild boars. They threw away the pig intestines directly because they were too smelly and they didn't know how to deal with them. Now eating the pig intestines made by Lin Qingqing, the Chief of Staff felt that the pig intestines in the past were really wasted.
The leader and his team also came over with food: "This soup is delicious and very appetizing." He drank several mouthfuls of the soup when he came over because he was very thirsty.
The chief of staff: "This braised pork intestine is also delicious, and tastes no worse than braised pork."
The regiment commander also took a bite: "It's not that pork intestine is more delicious than braised pork, it's that the cooking skills are different. If pork intestine can be cooked so deliciously, braised pork must be even more delicious. Xiao Lu, you married a good wife. Your sister-in-law is not a good cook. Apart from being able to cook meals, she has never thought about making them delicious. From now on, we will eat in this cafeteria, and she won't have to cook."
Lu Cheng: "Yeah."
"Lu Cheng, you are still lucky." The deputy regiment commander said, "When you didn't have a wife before, your sister-in-law said she would introduce you to someone, but I didn't expect you to marry her after returning to your hometown. By the way, how did you get to know her?"
A group of old men in their forties also started gossiping about this matter.
Lu Cheng: "..." Could he say that it was Lin Qingqing who pursued him? Although he wanted to say so, he felt that it was not a good idea. So he said, "I met her at my cousin's wedding banquet. She was a classmate of my cousin's wife. Later, my aunt fell ill and her grandfather was a doctor, so I got to know her a little better."
"You are great, you managed to pursue a young girl like this. You have a promising future." The chief of staff praised him generously, "You are worthy of our independent regiment. The movement speed is as fast as the execution of the mission. At this rate, you will be able to have a baby next year."
Lu Cheng: "..." Thinking of the wedding night with candles that he rejected, he suddenly felt a little bitter.
The kids eat early, so they eat fast.
After dinner, Lu Haici took his friends to the back of the cafeteria to wash the dishes. He was quite familiar with this place and could feel his way in without being greeted.
Lin Qingqing was behind the canteen. Her job is to arrange the dishes, give instructions on cooking, and then wash the dishes. Qi Shao and four other male comrades were responsible for preparing meals.
At this moment, Lin Qingqing was standing to eat while chatting with Liu Honghua. Seeing Lu Haici coming, bringing Qin Ming and Ji Yang with him, she asked, "Why are you here?"
Lu Haici said, "Let's wash the dishes."
Lin listened gently and praised, "Yes, you are all good children. You should wash the dishes after eating well." She fetched water for the children, asked them to squat aside to wash the dishes, and gave them instructions on how to wash the dishes.
The three children liked Lin Qingqing's praise, so they washed the dishes cleanly while Lin Qingqing praised them.
After watching them wash the dishes, Lin Qingqing said, "Qin Ming, Ji Yang, your lunch boxes are at the window. When you go home later, take the lunch boxes home and give the dishes inside to your parents. Remember?"
"Remember." Qin Ming and Ji Yang said in unison.
Then, Qin Ming and Ji Yang went back, and Lu Haici stayed here with Lin Qingqing. He imitated Lin Qingqing's way of standing straight.
When Lu Cheng came in, he saw the mother and son comparing their standing postures. "When will you get off work? I'll wait for you."
Lin Qingqing said, "I'll wait until the canteen is cleaned up before I leave. You take this bucket of pig intestines to Sister Xiuyao's house. I told her yesterday that she will be responsible for washing pig intestines in the future, and she will also be responsible for delivering salty food tomorrow morning." As for the salary, she had to wait until Director Ma had negotiated with her before she could discuss it with Yu Xiuyao.
Yu Xiuyao usually had nothing to do, so she was of course happy to hear that Lin Qingqing had contracted this job to her.
Lu Cheng nodded: "Okay, I'll take it now... Lu Haici, let's go home."
Lu Haici: "No, I'm going with my mom."
Lu Cheng: "..."
Lin gently touched his head: "You go with dad, and then take a nap, you still have to go to kindergarten in the afternoon."
"Okay then." Lu Haici sighed, who told him to listen to his mother.
Lu Cheng really wanted to slap him to death.
Qin's family
When Qin Ming ran home with his lunch box, Teacher Qin was eating. Seeing his grandson coming back, he asked, "How was it? Did you have a fight with your friends while eating?"
Zhang Hongping glared at Teacher Qin, "What are you asking?" She stepped forward and took the lunch box from Qin Ming's hand, "What did you eat for lunch today?" But as soon as she took the lunch box, she paused, "Why is this lunch box so heavy? What did you put in it?"
"It's meat, grandma, please don't knock it over." Qin Ming was really afraid that his grandma would knock over such delicious meat.
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