After dinner, he returned to the dormitory alone. The empty room made him feel a little uncomfortable.

Without Sisi by my side, time seems to slow down.

Zhao Xingyu sighed for a moment, then began to tidy up the room and put things in order carefully.

A few brothers helped with the work, but it was just a rough cleanup. Things like dusting the furniture and books still had to be done by myself.

The people living here are all single military officers, and only one or two families have brought their families with them.

After all, the environment here is remote, the army has strict discipline, and there are many things to pay attention to. There may be elders and children in the hometown who need to be taken care of, and not everyone is willing to come here to join the army.

Zhao Xingyu paused when he touched the iron box on the desk and thought of the letter inside.

He and his mother were not together, and they only contacted each other through letters occasionally. Their relationship was not warm and distant.

A few days ago, his father wrote to him and urged him to get married, saying that he had chosen someone and wanted to introduce him to someone. After he sternly rejected her, he even called him and scolded him...

Writing to him now will help him to stop thinking about it and avoid delaying others.

Thinking of what to do, Zhao Xingyu sat down, took out the letter paper and started writing.

The letter of several dozen words was quickly written.

Zhao Xingyu thought regretfully that he should put a photo so that they could recognize each other's faces, but the only photos of Sisi he had were the ones before the wedding photo, and he didn't want to show them.

"Forget it. It won't be too late to introduce it to you when we meet again.

The letter is written.

Zhao Xingyu hesitated while holding the envelope.

I don't know how the mother will react after reading the letter. Will she be furious and scold him for being an unfilial son who didn't tell her about the marriage and did it without her permission... or will she feel a little proud and relieved that her son has started a family...

On the other hand, Qi Sisi also started to learn cooking at the retirement home.

Early in the morning, before daybreak, there was a knock at the door.

After moving to a strange place, Qi Sisi was a little reluctant to sleep in her bed. She didn't sleep well and woke up when she heard any noise.

I was woken up by the chirping of sparrows outside the window at around 5 o'clock in the morning. This time, when I heard the knock on the door, I was not panicked at all. I rubbed my eyes, got up, walked over and opened the door.

Zu Ti would start dancing when he heard the rooster crow, but she is starting to dance when she hears the sparrow.

"Why?"

Old Liu was a little surprised.

I didn't expect that the little apprentice would get up so early and tidy up everything.

Qi Sisi greeted with a smile: "Hello, Teacher!"

"Get up so early? Don't wait until the afternoon when you'll be exhausted!" Old man Liu frowned, looking dissatisfied.

"Is it bad to get up early? Why do I feel like you are a little disappointed, Master?"

She saw it clearly: the moment he opened the door, there was a flash of surprise and disappointment in Old Man Liu's eyes.

"Oh, that's nothing!"

Old man Liu put his hands behind his back, looking arrogant and impressive.

"The teacher said no, so there is no."

Qi Sisi is very obedient.

On the contrary, she came here to learn old man Liu's cooking skills for free. As for the rest, they were all trivial matters.

"Well, follow me!"

Seeing that Qi Sisi did not pursue the matter, Old Man Liu showed a look of satisfaction on his face.

This apprentice is still okay.

Arriving at the kitchen, Qi Sisi understood why Old Man Liu knocked on the door so early in the morning.

"Chop all these vegetables. Cut the potatoes into shreds and the choy into strips. Let me check your knife skills today."

Knife skills are the foundation of cooking, especially if you want to learn imperial cuisine, as some dishes have extremely demanding knife skills.

"good!"

Qi Sisi was not stumped. She tied her hair and started working.

A large bowl of potatoes and several vegetables weighing four pounds, totaling more than ten pounds, were all thrown to her by Old Man Liu.

Qi Sisi glanced at her watch. It was now 45 minutes past midnight, so she had to hurry.

She peeled the potatoes first. She asked old man Liu for a peeler, but he replied righteously, "What is that? Can't I use a kitchen knife?"

Qi Sisi was speechless and could only endure it silently.

I secretly thought that next time I must get myself a peeler and a grater, and try it in front of old man Liu to see what he says!

뇾It was difficult to peel potatoes with a heavy kitchen knife.

Qi Sisi did okay at the beginning, but she was not very familiar with it and almost cut her own flesh... After a while, her hands started to feel sore. The fingers of her left hand that were holding the potatoes were so numb that she didn't want to talk about it. Her left hand couldn't hold the heavy kitchen knife anymore, and her wrist felt a little weak.

Once again, she almost cut herself and Qi Sisi was so scared that she put the kitchen knife down.

Such a bulky kitchen knife is not suitable for her!

What she prefers is a slender and sharp chef's knife. It would be great if she could have one custom-made.

"give!"

Old man Liu appeared mysteriously from the side and handed over a small knife.

Qi Sisi said nothing, just lowered her head and continued working.

After sharpening it twice, she found that this knife was really good. It was only the length of a pen and could be held in one hand. It was very light, but very sharp.

"Master, you have such a good thing, why didn't you take it out earlier?"

Qi Sisi stared at him resentfully, she had already taken it out and couldn't bear it anymore.

"I forgot for a moment!"

Old man Liu touched the back of his head, and then became confident again: "You also know that I am old, and it is normal for me to have a bad memory."

"Yes, yes, you are right."

Qi Sisi didn't argue with him. She peeled three potatoes in the basket and there were still plenty of potato greens left.

"Hurry up and work. We'll start cooking at half past six."

Old man Liu dropped his work and walked away again with his hands folded.

Qi Sisi looked up and could only see his back. She really wanted to ask him where he was going...

Just after six o'clock, two people in green clothes came in through the door, casting a shadow in front of them.

Qi Sisi, who was busy working, looked over and saw two 17-year-old guys, of medium height, thin build, and looking a little shy.

"Comrade, why did you come so early? And you took our work away?"

The boy with big round eyes asked with a silly look on his face.

Another guy with a big head but small eyes, who looked like he hadn't woken up yet, also said, "Yes, yes!"

"Master Liu asked me to do this. I am currently learning cooking from him. He asked me to cut potatoes into shreds. You guys should do something else."

“So that’s how it is.”

The two of them breathed a sigh of relief, but then they remembered what she had just said and instantly became alert again, taking a step back.

Qi Sisi was puzzled. After thinking about it, she realized that she had not offended anyone, so she didn't care and continued to work.

Old Liu's old horse only gave her less than half an hour, so she had to hurry.

"Comrade Qi, is there anything we can help you with?"

Seeing a lesbian taking over their work, the two guys felt very uncomfortable and tried hard to find something to do.

It would be bad if Master Liu decided not to give them up.