"You are Platoon Leader Hu, right? There's no need to express my gratitude anymore. Your wife has thanked me all the way.
Do you have any children's clothes? Hurry up and change them. Their faces are flushed."
Hearing the sound in the yard, Su Hong and Chen Suhua, with their hands full of noodles, also came to the kitchen door.
"Yes, sister-in-law, just call me Xiao Hu. Thank you for taking care of my wife and children along the way."
On the way here, Li Lixin told Hu Jianpeng what he knew after re-editing it.
Soldiers who can serve as guards must not only have good physical skills and marksmanship, but also be agile and have a lively eye.
"What do you mean by loving someone or not? You have no shame!"
Chen Suhua's face flushed with embarrassment and she spat at Hu Jianpeng in a low voice.
"Wife, that's what everyone in the army calls her."
Hu Jianpeng chuckled at Chen Suhua.
"Don't be so shameless, go change the children's clothes quickly, I still have to cook with my sister-in-law!"
In the countryside, people usually call someone their husband or their wife. No one would call someone their lover. It's so embarrassing.
Especially since the leader's family was there, Chen Suhua felt even more embarrassed.
"Hehe~~Okay."
"Da Mao and Er Mao, come with daddy to change clothes."
Hu Jianpeng bent down and was about to hug his little girl Hu Ni.
"Mom, I want mom."
Hu Ni, who was two or three years old, had already forgotten what her father looked like.
Hu Jianpeng's appearance like a black iron tower frightened the little girl so much that she burst into tears.
"Don't cry, little sister. This is Dad. Dad wants to change our clothes. We won't feel hot after we change clothes."
The buttons of Damao and Ermao's jackets were undone, exposing their shriveled bellies.
"Yes, my daughter, I am your father. When I came home last year, you loved me hugging you the most."
Hu Jianpeng coaxed his daughter softly and walked towards the bathroom with his two sons.
"Platoon Leader Hu, take the child inside to change clothes. There's no need to be so particular here."
Zhang Xiangnan said to Hu Jianpeng.
"No need, Captain. The bathroom will be fine. I'm worried the children might have fleas."
Looking at the closed bathroom door, Zhang Shuguang nodded with satisfaction.
A person who knows his limits and when to advance and retreat will definitely not be a disgusting person.
"Chief, if there's nothing else, I'll go back first. I'll come back in the afternoon."
After sending Hu Jianpeng over, Li Lixin planned to go to the cafeteria to eat.
"Don't run back and forth. Your sister-in-law is here and someone is cooking at home. You can eat at home from now on. It's convenient for your sister-in-law and Xiaoguang to go wherever they want. "
Before Su Hong came, Zhang Xiangnan and Li Lixin always ate in the cafeteria.
"yes."
Li Lixin did not refuse.
Most of the guards in the army eat at the leader’s home.
Especially for high-ranking leaders, the houses they are allocated are larger and have more rooms, and guards will also live in the leaders' homes to provide protection 24 hours a day.
"Sergeant Hu, the water in the bathroom should be heated up by the sun. Soap and towels are ready. You can help the child wash first and then change clothes."
Zhang Xiangnan shouted towards the bathroom.
"Okay, thank you, Captain. I'll bring the new towels and soap I distributed this afternoon."
Hu Jianpeng did not refuse Zhang Xiangnan's kindness.
The little girl is fine. She is still young and doesn’t move much. She still has a milky scent on her body.
The two sons are not so lucky. They didn’t take a bath all winter, and when they sweated today, they smelled sour all over.
If you don't wash it now, the leader's family will be vomited when they eat.
Hu Jianpeng first helped his little daughter change her clothes, sent her out to let her and Zhang Panpan play first, and then began to bathe his two sons.
Zhang Xiangnan built a flat-roofed bathroom. A large black leather bucket was placed on the roof, and a water pipe was led down from the bottom, making bathing very convenient.
Hu Jianpeng helped his son take a bath and change his clothes, and Su Hong and Chen Suhua also prepared the hand-rolled noodles.
Da Mao, Er Mao and Hu Ni, the three siblings, changed into thin clothes and finally dared to play freely. Just now, they were wearing cotton clothes and were sweating profusely just by sitting still.
"Children, come here and wash your hands. Eat lunch before playing."
As the hostess, Su Hong called the children to come and line up to wash their hands.
In the living room, Zhang Xiangnan and his son, as well as Hu Jianpeng and Li Lixin, were sitting around the dining table. Su Hong and Chen Suhua were sitting at the coffee table with their children.
All the dishes on the dining table are also available on the coffee table.
"Xiao Guang, the army has rules. We can't drink alcohol at noon. You can drink a little if you want."
Zhang Xiangnan placed a bottle of Moutai on the dining table.
"Dad, I don't like drinking anyway, let's just eat."
In southern Xinjiang in early February, especially at noon, the temperature has reached around 30 degrees Celsius.
Drinking white wine would make him even hotter. If there was ice-cold beer, Zhang Shuguang would definitely drink a bottle.
While feeding her daughter, Chen Suhua told Hu Jianpeng about how Su Hong and Zhang Shuguang had taken care of her and her children along the way.
Not only did Zhang Shuguang provide them with good meals for a few days, he also dealt with the scoundrel who stole their seats.
Chen Suhua's expression and tone were very serious, telling Hu Jianpeng that he must not forget the kindness of the leader's sister-in-law.
"Captain, sister-in-law, I'm going to arrange a table in the cafeteria tonight. Firstly, to welcome you, my wife, and our children, and secondly, to thank you and Xiaoguang for their kindness."
Hu Jianpeng is also an open-minded person. After listening to his wife's story, he quickly stood up and expressed his opinion.
Border defense forces are strictly prohibited from drinking alcohol at noon, regardless of whether it is a combat readiness period or not. If there is no guarding or patrolling mission at night, they can drink a little.
"Platoon Leader Hu, we are comrades-in-arms, and it is natural for military families to help each other. You don't have to take it too seriously.
I haven't seen any special application from you. Have you made any arrangements for their accommodation?"
Only family members of officers at the battalion level and above can accompany the troops. This is the military regulation.
But there are exceptions to everything. If there are special circumstances in the family of an individual soldier, the army will also provide special care, but applications must be made in advance, and the army will also ask local authorities to help cooperate in verification.
"Captain, my situation doesn't qualify for special care. I rented a house from a fellow villager in Sanli Village to temporarily house them."
Hu Jianpeng's parents are still alive and he has brothers. No matter how partial his parents are or how blood-sucking his brothers are, it is their family's own business, but it does not meet the army's conditions for special care.
"Platoon Leader Hu, the eldest sister also told me about your family's situation on the way.
The eldest sister has suffered a lot in your family over the years. If she hadn't been desperate, she wouldn't have come to you with her children.
I won’t comment on what your parents are like, but as a man and a father, you should have a conscience.
Treat them well from now on. If you let them continue to suffer injustice, I, as their sister-in-law, will have a serious talk with you."
When Chen Suhua was at home, she at least had her mother's family. Now that she has moved to southern Xinjiang, she is even more lonely, so Su Hong plans to support her.
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