When they returned to the family compound, Bai Shuixian was collecting clothes. Seeing her daughter bringing a strange woman with her, she hurried over to greet her, "Linglong, who is this?"
"Mom, her name is Jiang Yun. She's Jing's junior apprentice and a friend I met while doing disaster relief work in Xinjiang County. I invited her to stay at my house for a while."
"Hello, Auntie."
Jiang Yun called out with a smile on her face. She had just heard Gong Linglong talk about her family situation on the way. When she saw this beautiful, gentle, quiet and elegant aunt, some ideas quickly popped up in her mind.
"Hello, Comrade Xiao Jiang. Welcome to our home. Please come in and take a seat."
Bai Shuixian went forward to help her carry her luggage, put it in the study, and came out to pour her tea, "Xiao Jiang, come sit down and rest."
Jiang Yun was looking around the house. Seeing that it was very tidy and clean, with the tables, chairs and floors spotless, she took a look at the photo on the cabinet and said with a smile, "Linglong, you and Second Senior Brother are really a good match. A talented man and a beautiful woman."
Bai Shuixian brought the tea over and said with a smile: "I didn't expect that Xiao Jiang, you are Jingchuan's junior sister. This is a coincidence."
"Auntie, there are three of us, Lu Jingchuan is my second senior brother, and we also have a senior brother named Ji Wei, and I am the youngest sister."
"We three siblings don't see each other often. We're all very busy and rarely keep in touch."
"The last time I saw Second Senior Brother was over two years ago. It was when our master celebrated his birthday. We agreed to go back and meet him to celebrate his birthday."
"I've been working in the east for the past two years, carrying out rather special missions. I haven't had any contact with the outside world for half a year, and only returned to my unit last month. My master has been busy with work, and I've been talking to him on the phone quite a bit lately, but he forgot to tell me about my second brother's marriage. I only found out today when I met Linglong."
Bai Shuixian smiled and said, "They met through a blind date, and the wedding schedule was very tight, so I'm afraid there are a lot of things that were overlooked."
On the way here, Jiang Yungang had already heard Gong Linglong talk about the interesting story of their blind date and marriage. She laughed heartily and said, "Their fate has come, and everything will fall into place naturally."
Gong Linglong had just returned to her room and brought back two melons. She cut one for Jiang Yun and said with a smile, "Come, have a melon. We grow it in our vegetable garden."
Bai Shuixian had already cooked the rice, and now that there were guests at home, she immediately lit the fire and steamed some more rice.
Gong Linglong unnoticeably fished out a bighead carp from the space, cut two pounds of pork, and asked her mother to prepare two delicious dishes to entertain her.
Seeing the chopping noise in the kitchen, Jiang Yun walked over and said, "Auntie, there's no need to prepare special dishes to entertain me. Just ordinary home-cooked dishes will be fine. Save the pork and fish for Linglong. She's pregnant and needs more nutrition."
"Xiao Jiang, this is just an ordinary home-cooked meal. Seoul has a rich water system and is a land of fish and rice, so there's no shortage of fish. We caught this fish in the river a few days ago. I'll make some fish soup for you tonight."
"Okay, thank you for your hard work, Auntie."
Jiang Yun took the initiative to come to the kitchen to help her light the fire and chatted with her, "Auntie, how old are you today?"
"Forty."
Bai Shuixian smiled and asked her, "Xiao Jiang, how old are you? Are you older or younger than Linglong?"
"I'm half a year older than Linglong."
"Are you dating?"
Bai Shuixian already knew that she was a soldier and a deputy regimental-level officer. A female comrade who could reach this level in the army was an extremely outstanding elite.
"No, I haven't thought about it yet."
Jiang Yun grew up in the army and trained with her master since she was a child. Her personal abilities are no worse than her two senior brothers, and she is a well-known "铿锵玫瑰" (a Chinese iron rose) in the army.
The two of them were chatting in the kitchen. Gong Linglong went to the vegetable garden at the back and picked some tomatoes. The weather had been hot recently, and she felt that cold dishes would be more refreshing, so she added some sugar to the tomatoes.
A boiled fish, a spicy twice-cooked pork, a stir-fried eggplant, and a bowl of refreshing and crispy kimchi, five simple home-cooked dishes.
"Wow, Auntie's cooking tastes good and delicious."
Jiang Yun usually doesn't like fish, as she always thinks it has a fishy smell. But today, she changed her mind and praised the taste of the fish. "It's delicious. The fish is fresh and sweet, without any fishy smell at all."
"Linglong also loves to eat fish, and she loves to drink this fish soup the most. If you like it, eat more."
Bai Shuixian pushed the two meat dishes in front of them and pointed at the only spicy dish, "Xiao Jiang, this is twice-cooked pork. Less spicy, you can try it too."
"Auntie, you eat too."
Jiang Yun saw Gong Linglong drinking fish soup from a bowl in two gulps and chuckled, "Linglong, drink slowly, don't burn yourself."
Gong Linglong swallowed the soup, touched her stomach, and said to her, "I guess the little guy in this belly is very impatient. If I don't eat quickly, he will make a fuss and keep crying."
"hehe..."
Jiang Yun smiled. "Before, when we were in Xinjiang County, you ate a lot. I thought you were a big eater. I never thought you had another little mouth in your stomach that also needed to eat."
Bai Shuixian came over with the rice pot and filled a bowl with white rice for her daughter. "Linglong, you've been busy all day, eat quickly."
After the three of them finished their meal around the table, Bai Shuixian didn't let the two of them wash the dishes and clean up. She took care of everything and let the two young women go out for a walk to help digest the food.
Jiang Yun came to visit the Seoul Military Region. Although she was visiting her senior brother's house, she had to follow some etiquette procedures. She asked Gong Linglong to lead the way, and the two of them went to Commander Zhu's house together.
Commander Zhu had heard of Jiang Yun's name and deeds a long time ago, but only today did he know that she was Lu Jingchuan's junior sister. He warmly welcomed her to visit and invited them both to have tea and chat at his home.
Jiang Yun came to stay at home for a short time. Gong Linglong's life did not change much. She still went to get off work early and came back late. However, Bai Shuixian had a new companion and went in and out with Jiang Yun every day.
In the blink of an eye, it was the weekend. When Gong Linglong came home from get off work on Saturday, she brought a duck with her. She lied to others that she bought it from the meat processing factory, but in fact it was a water duck raised in the space.
"Sister-in-law, you're off work."
Arriving at the gate of the family compound, Gong Linglong ran into Chen Ying. She greeted her with a faint smile, "Yes, I just got back from get off work. Are you back from the mountains?"
"Yes, I just went for a walk in the mountains and picked up some kindling."
Chen Ying, carrying a basket on her back, glanced at the duck in her hand and took out a bunch of wild grapes from the basket and gave it to her. "Sister-in-law, I heard you're pregnant. I've seen many pregnant women like to eat something sour. I just picked some wild grapes in the mountains. This bunch will help you cool down in the summer heat."
"Thank you." Gong Linglong accepted it and took out two White Rabbit candies from her backpack and gave them to her. "It's only right to reciprocate."
Chen Ying smiled and put it in his pocket, waving at her, "Sister-in-law, I'm going back first."
"Okay, bye."
Gong Linglong smiled, and when she turned and left, the smile on her lips became somewhat meaningful.
A few days ago, my mother-in-law received a big package in the mail. It contained one pound of White Rabbit candy. She gave two to each of her sisters-in-law. They were all very happy to receive the White Rabbit candy. None of them were willing to eat it. They could only smell the candy and were reluctant to eat it.
Comrade Chen Ying, who came from a remote rural area and whose father didn't love him and whose mother died young, showed no expression at all when he received the candy, as if he was used to this kind of thing.
It's really interesting.
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