He Tingchuan didn't return until dark on this trip.
Yun Jin knew that something must have delayed her, so she took Xiao Niangao and went to the cafeteria to eat by herself.
After finishing their meal, they took Xiao Niangao home, gave her a bath, and asked Li Aimei to watch over her. She went to wash up and came back, but He Tingchuan was still not back.
Li Aimei asked, "Do you want me to sleep with your sister-in-law tonight?"
Yun Jin waved her hand: "No need, Nian Gao's dad should be back later. You've worked hard today, go back and rest, you have school tomorrow!"
Li Aimei nodded, turning back every few steps as she walked home with a flashlight.
That night, Yun Jin brought rice cakes alone and didn't sleep very well.
In her drowsy state, she heard a knock on the door and immediately opened her eyes: "Who is it?"
"It's me." He Tingchuan's voice came from outside: "Is Nian Gao asleep?"
"She's asleep!" Yun Jin glanced at the sleeping Xiao Niangao, carefully got out of bed, and opened the door.
He Tingchuan returned wearing the same dirty, wrinkled, and disheveled clothes he had left at noon. Yun Jin frowned at his appearance: "What happened? Didn't you say you were going to submit a report? Why did it take you so long?"
"I went on a mission, nothing happened, don't worry." He Tingchuan patted her and nodded.
"Go wash up quickly." Then, remembering something, she asked, "Have you had dinner?"
He Tingchuan didn't say anything, and it was obvious that he hadn't eaten yet.
Yun Jin took out a handful of noodles, intending to cook them for him.
Looking at his virtuous and considerate wife, He Tingchuan hugged her from behind: "No need to cook noodles, I'll just have some peach shortbread. Do you have any of your peach shortbread?"
"Peach shortbread won't keep you full. Go wash up and I'll cook you a bowl of egg noodles." She cherishes her own man. If she's hungry, she only wants to eat staple foods like rice and noodles; peach shortbread is just a snack.
He Tingchuan followed his wife's instructions, took his clothes, and went to take a cold shower. For him, a cold shower at this time was fine.
When He Tingchuan came back after washing up, the clothes were also washed clean.
Yun Jin's egg noodles are ready. While other people's eggs are poached, hers look like tofu dregs. There's too little water, too much noodles, and two eggs boiled over. In short, it doesn't look very appetizing.
Yun Jin had low expectations for her cooking skills, and joked, "As long as it's edible, I don't care about the presentation. I put less salt in this time, so it shouldn't be too salty."
Looking at the poorly presented egg noodles, He Tingchuan couldn't bring himself to praise them. He took a bite, nodded, and said, "Hmm, it's not salty at all, the taste is alright!"
It had absolutely no saltiness, leading He Tingchuan to suspect that she had mistakenly added white sugar instead of salt.
He Tingchuan ate without making a sound, so as not to dampen her enthusiasm for cooking.
Yun Jin smiled happily, holding her face in her hands. Seeing how hungry He Tingchuan looked, he finished off a large bowl of noodles with more noodles than soup. "I'll cook for you again next time. If I had some soy sauce, I would have added some for you."
"I'll go buy some soy sauce tomorrow." He Tingchuan washed the dishes, and the two were about to go to bed when Xiao Niangao woke up. He Tingchuan changed her diaper and handed it to Yun Jin. She held her and breastfed her, resting her head on He Tingchuan's arm, listening to him talk about going to catch the enemy spy gang in the afternoon.
"Is this something I can hear?" Yun Jin asked in surprise.
He Tingchuan kissed her pretty face: "Yes, the person has been arrested, so there's no fear of leaks."
"If you hadn't suggested going on a picnic, we probably wouldn't have discovered these enemy agents until much later. They were hiding very well, and they even found out a lot of our unit's secrets."
"If we hadn't been caught in time, those secret reports would have been very detrimental to us if they had been sent out." He Tingchuan still felt lingering fear when he thought about what had discovered their secret base.
Yun Jin hugged him: "It's alright now. Their plot has been foiled, and we cut our losses in time. That's good!"
He Tingchuan thought so too.
The next few days passed peacefully.
That day, Yun Jin took Xiao Niangao out for a stroll. Many of her sisters-in-law congratulated her with smiles. Only then did Yun Jin realize what had happened. When she went to the cafeteria, she saw that it was a red paper awarding her recognition.
He Tingchuan was commended in a public notice.
He made a great contribution by capturing an enemy spy last time, and there will be a commendation ceremony in the canteen tonight. He has already been commended in the army, and this commendation is for his family. It was organized by the political commissar.
When Yun Jin saw He Tingchuan, she smiled and congratulated him: "Are you going on stage later? Little Niangao, look how handsome and amazing your dad is!"
He Tingchuan's ears turned red from the praise: "Are you going?"
"Go ahead, of course! It would be great if we could take pictures." Yun Jin regretted not having a camera.
He Tingchuan seemed to be deep in thought.
When it came time for the commendation ceremony, He Tingchuan was called up. The political commissar praised He Tingchuan with great enthusiasm. Facing everyone's gaze, He Tingchuan remained calm and composed, as serious as ever.
His gaze searched through the crowd, and he immediately spotted Yun Jin and her daughter standing in front of him. She was holding Xiao Niangao, and when he looked at her, she smiled and waved. Xiao Niangao grinned at him.
He Tingchuan's gaze softened considerably.
After the political commissar finished speaking, he presented today's reward: a thermos, a small red flower, and of course, a bonus of twenty yuan.
You can buy more than 20 kilograms of meat.
Many people applauded with envy.
After the awards ceremony was over, Yun Jin carried her child onto the stage and, in front of everyone, presented He Tingchuan with the wildflowers she had hidden: "Congratulations, Commander He, you are the best!"
He Tingchuan stared at the bouquet of wildflowers for a moment, then paused.
Yun Jin blinked and said in a voice that the two of them could hear, "You're disgusted? Well, there's nothing I can do about it. These are the only flowers around here. I almost pulled them all out of the garden. I'll send you other flowers when I have the means."
"No need, these wildflowers are beautiful enough, I like them very much!" He Tingchuan smiled as he took the wildflowers, looking at Yun Jin with tender eyes.
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