But all of this has to take a back seat in front of the delicious vegetable dumplings.
Without thinking at all, almost out of instinct, Ning Haocheng picked up the dumpling and put it into his mouth.
“Hmm!”
As soon as the dumpling entered his mouth, his eyes suddenly opened wide, his body tensed straight, and even his breathing seemed to pause for a moment.
He stared blankly at the half piece left on the chopsticks. It took him a while to recover and start chewing slowly.
Ning Haocheng chewed very slowly, as if he didn't want to miss any of the flavor.
It took me a long time to finally swallow that mouthful.
The other few people are not like him.
While Ning Haocheng was chewing slowly, Gao Chong and the two kids had already eaten the vegetable dumplings in big mouthfuls.
Several people took a bite and praised: "It's delicious!"
The dumpling was simply swallowed with praise.
When Ning Haocheng finally looked up, the dumplings in other people's bowls had already been eaten.
"Little girl, did you make these vegetable dumplings?" Ning Haocheng asked tentatively with a trembling voice.
"Yes." Yin Xiaoman nodded.
Many people saw me preparing food for the trip. Moreover, before leaving, she specially made some things and sent them to Shen's parents-in-law. This could not be hidden from others, and there was no need to hide it.
Ning Haocheng's eyes instantly shone with a strange brilliance: "Little girl, may I ask you a question, is there anyone in your family who was a royal chef?"
Yin Xiaoman was stunned.
For a moment I didn't know how to answer this question.
"Don't think too much."
Ning Haocheng was afraid that she would misunderstand, so he quickly explained: "It's like this. When I was in the capital before, I once ate dim sum that tasted similar to this in a palace restaurant. It is said that the chef in charge of the food was the heir of the imperial chef. It has been so many years, and I have never tasted such a flavor again. It really makes me miss it so much!"
As he spoke, he seemed to see again the scenes when he and his wife first met, shopping and dining together. He was so moved that he was choked up and couldn't speak.
Yin Xiaoman didn't say anything.
But Gao Chong next to him refused to do it.
"Old comrade, what are you talking about? You can't say that. My sister-in-law's family has lived in the village for generations. The farthest they have been is the county town. How could they have been to the capital? Their family has been poor peasants for generations. They have made a living by farming. Their family is very clean! You can't talk nonsense if you don't know!"
Gao Chong couldn't sense what Ning Haocheng was thinking.
But after receiving so many years of orthodox education in the army, his political sensitivity is still very high.
Can you just talk about something involving family background?
Although my sister-in-law's family has been politically investigated countless times and has long been able to prove their innocence, it cannot stop others from corrupting them behind the scenes!
in particular--
Gao Chong glanced at Liu Chuang, who was sitting nearby and was so shocked by the conversation that he didn't even have time to eat.
When he thought about the person with bad intentions sitting in the car, he felt that he could not bear to see anyone causing trouble for his sister-in-law and the battalion commander's family!
Ning Haocheng was a senior talent who was specially invited back from abroad at the request of the leader himself.
I have been working for the country over the years and have someone to take care of me. I am really well protected.
Although he also knew that the outside world had changed a lot, there was still a distance between knowing and empathizing.
Therefore, he had not realized that his momentary feelings would bring trouble to the little girl in front of him and her family.
But as soon as Gao Chong explained it, he understood everything.
"I spoke nonsense. I'm sorry. I'm sorry."
He waved at Yin Xiaoman repeatedly and even bowed to her.
Yin Xiaoman quickly stood up and avoided him, and returned the greeting politely to show his respect.
She didn't quite understand what Gao Chong said, and she even had no idea what some of the words meant.
But Yin Xiaoman knew that Gao Chong must have good intentions and was trying to help him.
So she silently memorized all those words without making any noise, and told herself that she must find a chance to understand them, as they might be useful in the future.
Although he had tried his best to conceal it, Yin Xiaoman still found that the things he had prepared were a little too special.
Especially in such a big environment.
So in the remaining days, she never brought out any eye-catching food.
There were only some mixed flour pancakes cooked in an oil-baked oven and a few boiled eggs.
She finally stopped rejecting Gao Chong's suggestion and asked him to go to the dining car to get some dishes to eat with the staple food he brought.
Because of what Gao Chong said before, and because it was obvious that Yin Xiaoman and the others didn't have much food left, Ning Haocheng no longer had the nerve to ask for a share.
On the contrary, every time she bought food, she would deliberately buy some good ones and share them with her two children.
Time continued to pass slowly and steadily, and they were finally about to reach the train's final destination, which was also where they all wanted to go, Haicheng.
On the platform of Haicheng Railway Station, Shen Qingyun and the driver had been waiting for a long time.
Standing on the simple stone steps without any shelter, looking at the distance where the railway tracks lead to, Shen Qingyun couldn't tell what he was thinking at the moment.
Happy? expect?
Probably a little bit of both.
But there is more uncertainty and indescribable surprise.
He didn't expect Yin Xiaoman to agree to join the army. After all, the night before leaving, she flatly rejected his proposal.
So much so that when I received Gao Chong's call, I couldn't believe my ears for a moment.
Shen Qingyun couldn't help but think of what Gao Chong had said on the phone before, and the letter that his father had asked someone to write.
In the letter, Dad didn't mention much about family matters. He just said that Xiaoman and the children would come to join the army, and asked him to be nice to them.
He also said that the child had a hard time and told him not to bully the girl just because she was young and had no elders at home.
He said that if his family knew that Xiaoman had been wronged here, they would definitely not let him off easily...
This made Shen Qingyun unable to help but be surprised.
It has been almost ten years since he was in the army, and the number of letters his family has written to him can be counted on one hand.
The person hasn't arrived yet, but the letter has been sent to me in a hurry. And contrary to his usual behavior, my father, who is usually taciturn, actually said so much in the letter.
Anyone can see the difference.
It seems that my young wife has suffered a lot of injustice at home.
Thinking of this, Shen Qingyun seemed to see Yin Xiaoman's thin and slender figure again, with her head down and aggrieved look...
I couldn't help but reach out and rub my eyebrows.
"Captain Shen, why are you here?"
Just when Shen Qingyun was still thinking about his troubles, a clear voice sounded behind him.
He turned around subconsciously, and saw a young woman in military uniform walking towards him with a smile.
Shen Qingyun frowned slightly, but his expression quickly returned to its previous calmness.
"Um."
He responded lightly, then asked, "Is Director Lin here to pick someone up as well?"
Shen Qingyun is famous in the entire group for his seriousness.
After all, this is a real man who has experienced war and came back from the battlefield.
It is understandable to have a bit of bloodiness and sharpness.
So Lin Hui didn't care.
She smiled and nodded: "Yes, the head of the group sent me to pick up Engineer Ning who came from the province."
After saying that, she looked at her watch and complained in a low voice: "It's already 2:40 and it hasn't arrived yet. Why is the train late again?"
Shen Qingyun did not respond, nor did he even look at Lin Hui again. Instead, he looked into the distance again.
He had already heard that a senior engineer from the Military Industry Institute was coming to the regiment to conduct research.
But these days, there are always some research teams coming to inspect our work from time to time, and everyone has long been used to it.
As long as you don't receive any notice to go to their vanguard camp, it has nothing to do with them.
Seeing Shen Qingyun coldly looking away, treating her as a stranger, without saying another word, Lin Hui lowered her head.
Thinking back to half a year ago, when she almost started dating this man and had even dreamed of marrying him, Lin Hui felt indescribably complicated.
It was well known throughout the regiment that the newly appointed Captain Shen of the Pioneer Battalion was young, educated, of good family background and had a bright future.
So when Deputy Captain Qiao's sister-in-law said she wanted to introduce her to Shen Qingyun and help them form a revolutionary family, Lin Hui was very happy.
But just when they had just met and had not had time to get to know each other, something happened in the Vanguard Camp.
Their deputy battalion commander was unfortunately killed while on a mission, leaving behind two children who were left unattended.
It is human nature to feel sad when a comrade sacrifices himself.
But Lin Hui never thought that Shen Qingyun would actually propose to adopt those two children!
The moment she heard it, she thought this person was crazy!
No matter how good the relationship is, there's nothing wrong with helping out financially and physically, but there's no need for a single man to raise someone else's children, right? !
And you have two at a time!
After Lin Hui was sure that the situation was not difficult to reverse, she immediately told Qiao's sister-in-law that she could not accept such a thing.
Later, the matter between her and Shen Qingyun naturally came to nothing.
Even now, Lin Hui still does not regret her decision.
But when I met Shen Qingyun again and looked at his handsome appearance, I always felt a little sad as if I had gained something and then lost it.
Although she knew that she had never gotten this man.
"Captain Shen, I heard that you got married? Are you here to pick up your sister-in-law today?" Lin Hui bit her lower lip, but couldn't help asking unwillingly.
Shen Qingyun didn't even look at her, just said "hmm" lightly.
Lin Hui wanted to ask a few more questions, but the driver next to her pointed to the distance in surprise: "Here it comes! I heard the train whistle."
As he said this, a train really appeared in everyone's sight from afar.
Shen Qingyun strode towards the train without saying a word, seeming to have completely forgotten the existence of Lin Hui beside him.
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