Chapter 55
Yang Mailian looked at Zhang Hongping. She didn’t know that Zhang Hongping didn’t want to quarrel with Lin Qingqing now. She thought that Zhang Hongping was stupid and couldn’t think of this. So when she heard Zhang Hongping say this, she couldn’t help but say: “How could she not think of this? Think about it, why would Lu Cheng, a gay man, go to the gynecology department? If he didn’t ask for his wife, would he go to the gynecology department?”
Zhang Hongping smiled: “Why should we care about other people’s affairs?” She now buys lunch and dinner dishes from the cafeteria every day, and she also wants to ask Lin Qingqing how to make vegetables delicious, so she will not participate in Yang Mailian’s plan. "Okay, okay, don't meddle in other people's business. Xiao Ming and Lu Cheng's son have a good relationship now, and they are good friends. Don't make Xiao Ming unhappy."
"Bah, Lu Cheng's wife didn't give me face like that, and you want me to let her go?" Yang Mailian had never been so angry, nor had she been so embarrassed. She was considered an old-fashioned military wife. Although her husband was only a battalion commander, she had a lot of face in the family compound since her daughter married Qin San. But this Lu Cheng's wife was a newcomer, and she treated her like that when she first came... She couldn't swallow this.
Zhang Hongping rolled her eyes. You are the wife of a company commander, and she is the wife of a deputy regiment commander. You should be polite to her. But she also knew that Yang Mailian was stupid, and it wouldn't make sense if she didn't tell her about this. She reminded: "Don't mess with Lu Cheng's wife, or if Xiao Ming makes trouble, I won't care about you. Okay, okay, go away, I have to do something." If it wasn't for her grandson, she wouldn't bother to pay attention to her.
Yang Mailian didn't understand, what was wrong with Zhang Hongping now? Was she afraid of Lin Qingqing? Yang Mailian didn't understand. But she wouldn't think about it. Anyway, she finally got such an opportunity, she wouldn't let it go.
Zhang Hongping saw Yang Mailian leaving, looked at her back and thought about it. She knew that Yang Mailian couldn't keep secrets. What Qian Yuelan said when she went home yesterday, Yang Mailian would definitely tell others. Once Yang Mailian told others about this matter, with Lin Qingqing's personality, this matter would not be let go.
If it was someone else who was easy to bully, they would swallow their anger, but Zhang Hongping still knows how to judge people. Lin Qingqing is not someone who will swallow her anger.
Zhang Hongping thought about it and went to wake up Qin Ming in the room: "Xiao Ming, get up."
Qin Ming was sleeping soundly with his butt sticking up.
Seeing this, Zhang Hongping took drastic measures: "Xiao Ming, I'll take you to the cafeteria for breakfast."
Qin Ming heard this and suddenly opened his eyes.
The third company's kitchen squad
"Lu Haici... Lu Haici..." Qin Ming ran into the cafeteria and saw Lu Haici eating. He shouted happily, "Lu Haici, I'm here for breakfast."
When Lu Haici saw Qin Ming, he also remembered the sesame paste. He said, "Qin Ming, my mother said we still have sesame paste at home. I'll treat you to some sesame paste."
"Really?" Qin Ming asked anxiously, "Then are we going to eat sesame porridge now?"
Seeing this, Lin Qingqing smiled and said, "No now, the sesame porridge is at home. Come here for breakfast tomorrow morning and we will treat you, okay?"
Qin Ming said, "Okay, then I'll come over tomorrow."
Lin Qingqing looked at Zhang Hongping: "Auntie, are you here to get breakfast?"
Zhang Hongping said, "Yes, I didn't have time to make breakfast at home, so I came here to get it."
Lin Qingqing stood up: "Then I'll get it for you."
Zhang Hongping handed her the lunch box, followed her to the window, and then pretended to chat casually and mentioned gynecological matters: "Lu Cheng's wife, is your Lu Cheng sick?"
Lin Qingqing was stunned: "No, I didn't hear Lu Cheng mention it. Why do you ask, auntie?" Could it be that Lu Cheng was sick and hiding it from everyone?
Zhang Hongping pretended to be surprised and said, "Don't you know? This is what happened. Lu Cheng went to the hospital yesterday. My third daughter-in-law is a nurse in the hospital and saw Lu Cheng. My daughter-in-law is a nurse in the gynecology department, and Lu Cheng went to see a gynecologist."
Lin Qingqing: "..." She understood immediately after hearing it, which means that her third daughter-in-law came back and told Zhang Hongping about this. Lin Qingqing is not a fool. Now she understands why Zhang Hongping came. She came to tell her about this. What did Lu Cheng ask in the gynecology department? Anyone with a discerning eye would think that he asked for her. And in fact, he asked for her. But the question was not what everyone thought.
"I know." Lin Qingqing thought quickly and pretended to remember something, then said a little embarrassedly, "Maybe he went to ask that... My stomach hurt a lot when I was menstruating, and Lu Cheng was worried about me, so he might have gone to ask a gynecologist without telling me."
Zhang Hongping understood as soon as she heard it. She didn't doubt that Lin Qingqing was lying, she didn't expect Lu Cheng to be a man who loved his wife. "Is that so? Then your Lu Cheng is really good to you." Which man would go to a gynecologist for such a thing as his wife? However, Zhang Hongping felt a little bad, and she didn't know what gossip Yang Mailian would spread. But Zhang Hongping couldn't say anything about something that hadn't happened yet. She suspected that her stupid in-law would spread it. No, she had to go back and explain this to Yang Mailian. If this matter got out, it would be bad.
If it was before, Zhang Hongping would not care about this, but now after getting along with Lin Qingqing, Sun Zi has become fond of eating, and Lin Qingqing also promised to teach her how to cook the vegetables that Sun Zi likes to eat. She thinks Lin Qingqing is a good person. She doesn't want Sun Zi to be angry, so she has to go and explain it to Yang Mailian. "So that's how it is. Your Lu Cheng is really thoughtful and considerate of his wife. He's a good man. Lu Cheng, your wife, you must cherish him."
Lin said softly, "Thank you for your concern, auntie. I know Lu Cheng is a good person."
"It's nothing to worry about. I'll leave first. By the way, I'll come to learn cooking from you in the afternoon." Zhang Hongping wanted to learn cooking earlier, but coming to the cafeteria every day was not an option.
Lin said softly, "Okay, no problem."
Zhang Hongping made porridge and asked Qin Ming to go home for breakfast together, but Qin Ming had a friend with him and didn't want to go. So Zhang Hongping just gave the sweet potato porridge to Qin Ming and left.
Lin looked at this scene softly. Zhang Hongping came to buy porridge, but she didn't take the porridge away. So she didn't come to buy porridge. She should have come to talk about Lu Cheng going to the hospital.
But why did Zhang Hongping come to talk about this specifically? This is not something to be ashamed of. Lin Qingqing did not think about it carefully, because she could not figure out the reason.
So, she stopped thinking about it.
Zhang Hongping left the canteen of the third company's kitchen squad and immediately went back to the family compound to find Yang Mailian, but unfortunately, Yang Mailian was not at home. Zhang Hongping didn't know where Yang Mailian had gone, so she had to go home.
...
At eight o'clock in the morning, Lu Cheng finished training and went to the canteen to eat. What surprised him was that at this time, the little guy neither went to the kindergarten nor was he in the kitchen, but was waiting at the door of the canteen. Lu Cheng strode over, and at this moment, Lu Haici also saw him, and he trotted towards Lu Cheng.
Lu Cheng was not the only one heading to the cafeteria. Everyone knew Lu Haici and knew that he was the son of Vice Colonel Lu. So when they saw the little boy, they all greeted him warmly.
"Comrade Lu Haici, have you finished your meal?"
Lu Haici said crisply, "I've finished my meal. Let's have sweet potato porridge today."
"Thank you for telling us. You're so good."
Lu Haici's lips curled up when he was praised.
"Lu Haici, are you going to kindergarten?" Another comrade greeted Lu Haici. It was sweet potato porridge anyway, so no one was in a hurry to grab it. Because there would definitely be sweet potato porridge to eat.
Lu Haici said, "No, my dad forgot to brush his teeth when he got up this morning. He's going to have breakfast later, so I'm here to bring him his toothbrush, toothpaste and enamel cup. My aunt said that he should brush his teeth before eating."
Everyone who heard this said, "..."
Lu Cheng, who had already walked in front of his son, said, "..."
Suddenly, everyone looked at Lu Cheng. Lu Cheng wanted to dig a hole and bury himself. He never thought that one day he would lose all his face in front of his subordinates.
Lu Cheng said nothing, and directly picked up Lu Haici and walked to the back of the kitchen.
"Put me down, put me down..." Lu Haici soared in the air, dancing with joy.
"Shut up." Lu Cheng didn't even want to say another word.
"Put me down, you bad dad, I brought you toothpaste, toothbrush and enamel cup, you have to say thank you to me, you bad dad...put me down quickly." He struggled, but the clothes were of good quality, so he didn't struggle. Thanks to his father's strong arms, otherwise he couldn't carry him all the way.
Everyone looked at Deputy Commander Lu with an expressionless face, pretending not to have heard what was said just now. It would not be good if Deputy Commander Lu gave a greeting to their company commander and increased their training.
Lin Qingqing was in the back of the kitchen and heard the little boy's cry: "Put me down, you bad dad, put me down... Mom... Mom..." Lin Qingqing raised her eyebrows. The little boy's voice was too loud. What did Lu Cheng do?
But soon, Lin Qingqing knew it because she saw Lu Cheng carrying Lu Haici in.
Seeing Lin Qingqing, the little boy said aggrievedly: "Mom, Dad is so bad. He doesn't brush his teeth, doesn't say thank you to me, and carries me..."
Lin Qingqing: "...then..." She looked at Lu Cheng.
Lu Cheng maintained this expressionless look, in fact, it was to cover up his embarrassment.
"Hmm..." Lin Qingqing held back her laughter, "Put him down, he cares about you too."
Hearing this, Lu Cheng put Lu Haici down: "You also know what happened?" Otherwise, how could he say that this little bastard cares about him?
Lin Qingqing pretended not to understand: "What happened? I don't know."
Lu Cheng would never believe her. He stretched out his hand to Lu Haici: "Where are the toothpaste, toothbrush and enamel cup?"
Lu Haici snorted: "I won't give them to you, you are so mean, you didn't even say thank you to me. Children know to say thank you, but you still held me."
Lu Cheng frowned, and after enduring again and again, he still managed to say two words to him: "Thank you."
"You're welcome." Lu Haici was no longer angry when he heard what he wanted to hear.
Lu Cheng: "What about the things I want? I'm going to brush my teeth."
Lu Haici took out these things from his small schoolbag: "Here you go. Remember to brush your teeth in the future. Don't forget. If you forget again, I won't bring you anything."
"..." Lu Cheng wanted to say that he would rather not have this little bastard bring him anything.
While Lu Cheng was brushing his teeth, Lin Qingqing waved at the little kid and whispered, "Go to kindergarten, go quickly..."
Lu Haici was also smart. Seeing his mother's gesture, he hurriedly ran away with his small schoolbag on his back.
Lu Cheng naturally heard the noise, but he pretended not to notice. After he finished brushing his teeth, he saw Lin Qingqing was still there. He looked at her, his expression and eyes were very calm and composed, as if nothing had happened just now. He said, "I'll leave these things here first, and come take them away after lunch." Because he went straight to the office after lunch.
Lin Qingqing said, "It's okay, just leave it there."
"Okay." Lu Cheng nodded, turned around and left. Then... he walked faster and faster.
Lin Qingqing pursed her lips and smiled, then laughed out loud. She really hasn't been so happy in a long time.
In fact, Lu Cheng didn't walk very far, so he heard her laughter, and then his face darkened. Lu Haici... He gritted his teeth and called his son's name. He was embarrassed inside and out today. It's okay to lose face in front of his subordinates, but to lose face in front of Lin Qingqing made him hate the little bastard. He decided to increase the training time every morning when the little bastard went on summer vacation.
Lu Haici was playing with his friends in the kindergarten, and he didn't know that his father was thinking about his summer vacation.
...
Family courtyard
Zhang Hongping had breakfast, cleaned up the house, and went to look for Yang Mailian again. As a result, she didn't find Yang Mailian, so Zhang Hongping went to the family courtyard to look around, and then saw Yang Mailian in the laundry area. She was washing clothes while trying to say: "Do you know? Lu Cheng went to see a gynecologist yesterday. You just... Why did Lu Cheng go to the gynecologist?" Yang Mailian still had some brains and didn't directly say that Lu Cheng went to see a gynecologist because of Lin Qingqing.
"How do we know that?"
"That's right, why would a man go to the gynecologist?"
"It couldn't be for Deputy Regiment General Lu's wife?"
"Who knows?"
"Sister Yang, you know so much, tell us, why did he go to the gynecologist?"
Yang Mailian said loudly: "I don't know that. But his wife is not pregnant yet, maybe he went there for his wife."
"Could it be that Lu Cheng's wife can't give birth?"
"Even if she wants to give birth, it won't be so soon, right? Lu Cheng has only been married for a month."
"Then why did he go to the gynecologist?"
"It couldn't be that there was something wrong with that place, right?"
"What could be wrong with that place?"
"I heard that some people have a lot of small bumps there."
"I've heard that too, and..."
Zhang Hongping came at this time. She saw Yang Mailian: "Rel-in-law..." Zhang Hongping shouted.
When Yang Mailian saw Zhang Hongping coming, she waved to her and said, "You came at the right time. Everyone is talking about Lu Cheng going to the gynecologist. Come and tell us why. Guess why Lu Cheng went to the gynecologist?"
Zhang Hongping knew that Yang Mailian would talk about this. She said, "Lu Cheng loves his wife."
"What?" Yang Mailian didn't expect Zhang Hongping to say this, "You said Lu Cheng loves his wife?"
"Auntie Qin, you seem to know something, tell us."
"That's right... Auntie Qin, tell us quickly." Although this family compound is not small and there are many small things happening, this is the first time I've heard of such a thing. A gay man goes to see a gynecologist, isn't this unusual?
Zhang Hongping said, "It is said that Lu Cheng went to the hospital to see a gynecologist because his wife had a stomachache during her menstruation. We are all women, and we all know that sometimes when menstruation comes, the stomachache is unbearable. When I was young, I wanted to die because of the stomachache. So, this is the first time I've seen someone like Lu Cheng care about his wife like this."
"What? Is it because of this?" Yang Mailian was confused. However, she did not doubt Zhang Hongping's words. She just couldn't believe that Lu Cheng went to the gynecologist for such a small matter. He was not like a man at all. But secretly, she thought that such a man was good, so she felt very uncomfortable.
"Lu Cheng really loves his wife too much, right?" The people around him were envious when they heard it.
"That's right. My man refuses to let me see a gynecologist, and even makes me pour him a cup of hot tea."
"That's right. We women can hold up half the sky."
"Lu Cheng's wife is so lucky."
"Lu Cheng's wife is also a good person. She is a stepmother at such a young age. She is also good to Lu Haici. Doesn't Lu Cheng cherish such a wife?"
"In my opinion, Lu Cheng's wife is wrong." Amid the envy of the crowd, some people also said sour words.
"Mother Chen Zhou, what do you mean by that?" someone asked.
It turned out that this woman was Chen Zhou's mother.
Chen Zhou's mother said, "Look, men are already very tired every day, so we women have to make them worry less and take good care of them. How can men ask such... such inappropriate questions? Besides, who among us is a woman? Who hasn't experienced this kind of thing? Menstruation is just a pain and it will pass. It won't kill you. She's being hypocritical, in my opinion."
"That's right." Someone else said sourly, "And what's wrong with her being the stepmother? Lu Cheng is also the deputy head of the group. If she wasn't here to be the stepmother, who could she find better than Lu Cheng?" "
What are you talking about? What's wrong with Lu Cheng's wife?" Yu Xiuyao had just come back from the supply and marketing cooperative with some food ingredients and was planning to do the laundry first. She didn't expect to hear about such an incident. "Lu Cheng's wife is good-looking, a good person, and treats Lu Haici well, but why is she not worthy of Lu Cheng? Lu Cheng has a child, and Lu Cheng's wife, a pure and innocent girl, married him, why do you think she is marrying up? Besides, Lu Cheng's wife's grandfather is a doctor, and she herself graduated from junior high school, not like you who can't read a word. Just because you are inferior, don't think that everyone else is inferior."
Yu Xiuyao and Lin Qingqing have a good relationship now, so she also knows some things about the Lin family. Regardless of whether Lin Qingqing is from the countryside or not, the fact that his grandfather is a barefoot doctor is better than many people.
Moreover, although Grandpa Lin is a barefoot doctor in the countryside, he has a medical license, he is just in the countryside. In Yu Xiuyao's opinion, if Lin Qingqing really liked Lu Cheng, why would she marry a widower? This was clearly Lu Cheng taking advantage.
"Tsk, you have a good relationship with the Lu family, so you will naturally speak for them." Chen Zhou's mother said.
Yu Xiuyao: "You also said that I have a good relationship with the Lu family. Our Lao Qin and Lu Cheng have always been good friends. If I want to help someone, I have to help Lu Cheng, right? But I am a reasonable person. Lu Cheng's wife is good. I will not be like some people who speak against their conscience. You guys, talk too much, be careful of your tongue."
"Just talk, why curse people?"
"What? Do you still want to fight? Otherwise, we will go to the political commissar's wife and see what you have done with your tongues." Yu Xiuyao is not afraid, she is a fierce person.
Lin Qingqing didn't know what happened in the family courtyard. At this moment, she was preparing the menu for lunch. There were too few dishes in the cafeteria. Among the limited vegetables, Lin Qingqing arranged fried cucumber with minced garlic and braised potatoes for lunch.
It is very simple to stir-fry cucumber with minced garlic. Pour oil into a hot pan and add minced garlic. Stir-fry for a few seconds until the garlic flavor comes out. Then add the cucumber and cut it into pieces
. The cucumber does not need to be overcooked. It only takes two minutes to make it crispy. Braised potatoes is a dish that Lin Qingqing likes very much. The potatoes are first steamed, then peeled and cut into pieces. Of course, in modern times, she would peel them first and then cut them into pieces, but because there is no peeling knife in this era, it is more convenient to steam them and then peel them. After the potatoes are cooked, pour oil into a hot pan and then add the potatoes. Braised potatoes need more oil. After putting the potatoes in, stir-fry for a few times, then add soy sauce. A little more soy sauce is needed to make it colorful. No salt is needed. When the soy sauce is absorbed, it can be served.
After two dishes were prepared, the food for the canteen of the third company's kitchen team was ready.
"Qingqing..." Yu Xiuyao came at this time.
"Why are you here, sister-in-law? Are you here to get food?" Lin Qingqing said with a smile.
Yu Xiuyao said, "That's right, I smelled the fragrance, what a coincidence, the food has just come out of the pot." As she spoke, she waved to Lin Qingqing and asked her to come over and talk.
Lin Qingqing said hello to Qi Shao and went over.
As soon as Lin Qingqing walked in, Yu Xiuyao couldn't wait to say, "Lu Cheng went to the hospital to see a gynecologist yesterday."
Lin Qingqing raised her eyebrows and felt a little funny. Why did everyone come to ask about this? "You are... Aunt Zhang Hongping said this?" She had only heard Zhang Hongping ask about this, so she guessed it was her.
"That's not the case. When I went to do laundry, I heard..." Yu Xiuyao recounted the incident. "When I arrived, everyone was talking about it. Zhang Hongping was there too. Afterwards, I asked a few people who had good connections with me, and they said that it was Yang Mailian who started it. Zhang Hongping also helped explain it to you, saying that it was you..." She recounted what she had found out.
Lin Qingqing pondered for a moment. She was a little surprised that Zhang Hongping would speak for her. But she also understood a little. It seemed that Zhang Hongping came to ask about this matter specifically in the morning. Qian Yuelan could tell Zhang Hongping, so naturally she would tell Yang Mailian. So, Lin Qingqing told what Zhang Hongping asked in the morning: "This is all thanks to Zhang Hongping."
"Yang Mailian is such a big mouth..." Yu Xiuyao was furious when she heard it. "Zhang Hongping and Yang Mailian are good friends. I know that Yang Mailian will spread the news once she knows about this, so I came to you to verify it. However, Zhang Hongping and Yang Mailian have always been at odds with each other, so this time it's surprising."
Lin Qingqing: "Maybe it's for Qin Ming's sake."
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