Chapter 20 : Childish Zhuang Mingcheng

As soon as Zhuang Mingcheng entered the yard with his lunchbox, he saw Lu Fangfang sleeping against the north wall.

After a pause, he walked forward again, his steps much lighter.

Walking up to Lu Fangfang and looking at her lazy appearance, Zhuang Mingcheng was reminded of the little lazy cat basking in the sun at home when he was a child.

Not daring to wake Lu Fangfang, Zhuang Mingcheng put down the lunchbox, then picked up a stone and placed it next to her.

Sitting down carefully, Zhuang Mingcheng and she basked in the sun side by side.

Turning his head to look at Lu Fangfang, a smile appeared on his resolute face.

The negative emotions that his mother had just brought to him had now disappeared.

“Hmm…”

Zhuang Mingcheng’s body suddenly stiffened.

Turning his head to look at Lu Fangfang, he gently took away his left hand that was hanging on his chest and made room.

Lu Fangfang felt that she had found a comfortable place.

She nodded her head and continued to sleep soundly.

Looking at the lazy little cat in his arms, Zhuang Mingcheng couldn’t help but scratch her nose.

Lu Fangfang felt uncomfortable and scratched herself.

Zhuang Mingcheng was startled and dared not move. He just watched and gradually became absorbed in it.

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“Wow, aunt, uncle, what are you doing?”

A girl’s voice was heard at the door, and then Daya came in skipping.

“Um?”

Lu Fangfang woke up immediately.

She opened her eyes and found herself lying in Zhuang Mingcheng’s arms.

She was stunned for a moment, then quickly got up.

Stroking her hair, Lu Fangfang asked a little embarrassedly “When did you come back?”

Seeing that Daya was also here, Lu Fangfang didn’t have the courage to ask how she ended up lying in his arms.

It’s so embarrassing.

“Ahem, just got back.”

Zhuang Mingcheng was very upset.

After taking a look at Daya, he asked unhappily, “Little girl, where are you from? Who is your father?”

Daya looked at Zhuang Mingcheng curiously, with no intention of speaking.

“This is Political Commissar’s daughter, Daya.”

Lu Fangfang walked up to Daya, squatted down, and asked curiously “Daya, do you want to talk to me about something?”

“Aunt, who is he? Why are you sleeping in his arms?”

Lu Fangfang blushed. Seeing Daya’s curious look on her face, she didn’t know how to explain.

This little brat is so curious.

“I’m your aunt’s lover, and we’re… uh, soaking up the sun.”

Zhuang Mingcheng walked forward and took out two fruit candies from his pocket. “Daya, can you please not tell anyone about what you just saw?”

Seeing the little girl nodding vigorously, Zhuang Mingcheng took the fruit candy and put it in her hand with a smile.

“Okay, go play.”

Daya took the two fruit candies and was reluctant to eat them immediately, so she ran back home excitedly.

Zhuang Mingcheng turned around and looked at Lu Fangfang with some embarrassment.

“Well, I brought the food back, come and eat it.”

Lu Fangfang was also a little embarrassed. She shook her head and said, “I’ve eaten at Sister Shufen’s house. You can eat by yourself.”

Afraid that Zhuang Mingcheng didn’t know who Sister Shufen was, she added, “Sister Shufen is Political Commissar ‘s lover. We came here together in a military vehicle. She’s very nice to me.”

“I’m going to clean up the house first.”

“Fangfang, wait a moment.”

Zhuang Mingcheng called her.

Walking up to Lu Fangfang, Zhuang Mingcheng took out a piece of fruit candy, peeled it, and carefully put it into his lover’s mouth.

“……!!!”

Lu Fangfang didn’t know whether to laugh or cry. Isn’t this man too childish?

Are you treating her like a child?

Seeing Zhuang Mingcheng’s expectant eyes, she had no choice but to lick it and said with a forced smile, “So sweet!”

Zhuang Mingcheng was immediately satisfied.

He took out a few more candies and stuffed them into Lu Fangfang’s hand, then went back to eat happily.

“…”

Lu Fangfang smiled and shook her head, then went back into the house to busy herself.

Licking the fruit candy in her mouth, she suddenly felt pretty good.

After finishing his meal, Zhuang Mingcheng also joined in.

The two of them cleaned the entire house carefully.

This is their future home, so they dared not be careless and didn’t miss any corner.

By the time they finished their work, it was already late.

Looking at the house without a speck of dust, Lu Fangfang was very happy, and she really wanted to move in right away.

“Mingcheng, are you free the day after tomorrow? There is a bus to the county town the day after tomorrow. I…I want us to go buy some furniture together.”

Zhuang Mingcheng nodded in agreement.

His arm hadn’t healed yet, and he wanted to spend more time with Lu Fangfang in the near future.

After closing the gate and walking towards the regiment headquarters, Lu Fangfang mentioned the things she wanted to buy again.

“Just keep the furniture simple. Buy a dining table, two chairs, and some food. Don’t buy anything else. Once I start making some money, we can slowly put it together.”

There are so many things to buy for a new home, such as pots and pans, grains, oils, soy sauce, vinegar, and tea. Everything costs money, so they needed to save.

Lu Fangfang got a headache when she thought about it.

It seems she needs to take a small notebook to write it all down, otherwise, she might forget something in the county town and have to wait until next month to buy it again.

Zhuang Mingcheng glanced at her and held her hand. “Don’t worry, my monthly salary plus allowance is enough for the family.”

Lu Fangfang lowered her head and said embarrassedly, “We have to be frugal.”

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After returning to the regiment headquarters, the two went to the cafeteria to eat something and then separated.

Lu Fangfang returned to the guesthouse, took her toiletries, and prepared to go to the bathhouse to wash herself.

She was sweating after a busy day.

Now that she has the conditions, she must wash herself well.

She turned her head and glanced at Zhu Haimei. At this moment, the woman was lying on the bed, sighing and saying something.

Lu Fangfang pricked up her ears and listened. It was all Shanghai dialect, which Lu Fangfang couldn’t understand.

But judging from the tone, it was definitely not a good thing.

Thinking about Zhu Haimei’s experiences in the past few days, she was first deceived by her fiancé, then rejected by Zhuang Mingcheng, and now Xu Jinbu, whom she met today, probably didn’t have a smooth experience either. It was really miserable.

Shanghai is much more prosperous than here.

Shaking her head, Lu Fangfang was too lazy to think about it anymore.

On the way to the bathhouse, she saw Zhuang Mingcheng talking to Xiao Aiguo.

Lu Fangfang did not disturb the two of them and went to take a shower alone.

“Political Commissar, your daughter hasn’t started school yet, right?”

Aiguo was stunned for a moment, then nodded, “Daya is still young, not old enough to go to school, what’s wrong?”

Zhuang Mingcheng remembered that he was disturbed by the little girl at noon.

He took out a book and handed it to Xiao Aiguo. “Political Commissar, if children want to become talented, they must be cultivated from an early age. This book ‘Three Hundred Tang Poems’ is for you.”

Aiguo was extremely surprised that this brat Zhuang Mingcheng actually knew how to give gifts.

But this gift really touched his heart, and after wiping his hands, he took it with care.

“Tell me what you want from me.”

“Political Commissar, you misunderstood. I don’t have any requests for you, but…”

Zhuang Mingcheng paused, then smiled and said, “Then I’ll ask the political commissar to train your daughter well and not let my book go to waste.”

“You little brat…”

Aiguo didn’t believe this, but he just let it go.

He didn’t lose out by getting a book for free, as it would give him something to teach his children in the future.

After putting away Three Hundred Tang Poems, Aiguo led Zhuang Mingcheng into the office.

At this time in the office, Gao Dajiang was sitting behind the desk.

Seeing Zhuang Mingcheng coming, he hesitated and didn’t know how to start.

“Captain, do you want to ask me something?”

“Forget it, I’ll just say it straight. There’s a mission right now, and the division has assigned your battalion to it.”