Chapter 33 : Baby Sugar Cake

The sewing machine is indeed worthy of being one of the “four major items” of this era. It sews clothes quickly and well.

In a short time, Lu Fangfang had finished sewing the military uniform.

She looked at the needle holes on the clothes, which were dense and regular, as if the clothes were originally made that way. She was very satisfied.

When she starts earning money from raising quails, she will also buy a sewing machine.

Seeing that it was getting late, Lu Fangfang thanked Sister Manling and then took the clothes and went home.

She washed some rice and put it on the stove to cook, then excitedly entered the inner room.

After changing into the clothes that had just been altered, Lu Fangfang stood in front of the wardrobe and looked at herself in the mirror. She was wearing a green military uniform and had short hair, which made her look heroic.

“Not bad, but the skin is too white, it doesn’t quite match.”

Touching her fair cheek, Lu Fangfang was being narcissistic.

Wearing a military uniform made her feel more mature and less childish.

After standing in front of the wardrobe for a long time, she returned to the outer room.

Wearing a well-fitting military uniform made work much easier.

Seeing that the rice porridge in the pot was almost ready, Lu Fangfang took two potatoes from the sack in the corner, broke off the raw tubers, and planned to stir-fry some potato shreds.

By the time they finished their meal, it was already dark.

There was nothing else to do, so Lu Fangfang washed the dishes and lay down on the double bed.

She picked up the watch beside her pillow and checked the time. It was only seven o’clock. She couldn’t help but complain: “Early to bed and early to rise is really healthy.”

Touching the Shanghai-brand watch, Lu Fangfang missed Zhuang Mingcheng again.

She didn’t know where he had gone. This man must not be stubborn and must protect his arms.

If only she knew his address, she could write to him.

As she was thinking, Lu Fangfang fell asleep.

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851 Secret Factory, factory dormitory.

“I say, Old Zhuang, you’re really something. Do you even want to hold it while you sleep? You seem to care about it more than the things we’re transporting tomorrow.”

Zhuang Mingcheng turned a deaf ear to Wang Haibing’s words.

He resisted the urge to eat the sugar cake and put the bag next to his pillow.

With one last glance, he closed his eyes and soon fell asleep.

Wang Haibing: “…”

It’s over, his partner is hopeless!

Isn’t it just a sugar cake made by his fiancée? Does he really need to treasure it so much?

“Hmm…”

But Wang Haibing was genuinely curious about the taste of this sugar cake. Is it really that delicious?

Seeing that Zhuang Mingcheng had fallen asleep, he tiptoed over.

He coughed lightly, and seeing that Zhuang Mingcheng still didn’t respond, he carefully reached out for the bag beside the pillow.

Just as he was about to touch it, a hand suddenly struck him, “Pa.”

Zhuang Mingcheng sat up and looked at him expressionlessly.

Wang Haibing was a little embarrassed. He scratched his head and said awkwardly, “Ahem, Old Zhuang, I just wanted to taste it.”

“If you want to taste it, when you get back, ask your lover to make it for you.”

Zhuang Mingcheng picked up the bundle of sugar cakes and placed it on the bed. “Go to sleep quickly. We have to get up early tomorrow. There can’t be any mistakes in this mission. You and I both need to stay alert.”

After saying that, he lay down with his back to Wang Haibing.

“Good old Zhuang, we’ve been friends for five or six years. Remember the last time you were injured, I carried you to the hospital. Now you don’t even want to give me a cake?”

Wang Haibing shook his head and sighed, playing the emotional card.

Taking a quick glance, Wang Haibing saw Zhuang Mingcheng lying on the bed, completely unmoved, and he could even vaguely hear him snoring.

“…”

Wang Haibing curled his lips and returned to his bed unhappily.

Just after he took off his clothes and lay down, he suddenly saw the lights in the room go out.

Across from him, Zhuang Mingcheng retracted his arm and murmured, “Go to bed early. If you really want to eat, I’ll ask Fangfang to teach my sister-in-law when we get back.”

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The next morning, in the family compound.

Lu Fangfang got up early in the morning. She had a simple breakfast and prepared to go to Political Commissar’s house to find Sister Shufen.

Before going out, she put the long braids that she had cut off a few days ago into a cloth bag.

It would be a waste to just leave the cut braids alone, so she planned to take them to the county and sell them for some money to help support her family.

Walking into the yard, Lu Fangfang was thinking about the things she wanted to buy. She felt that just a cloth bag wasn’t enough, so she went into the house and got another sack.

Now it was enough to hold everything she planned to buy. She locked the gate, carried the sack, and headed to Political Commissar’s house in the back.

Wang Shufen had already prepared everything at home.

Seeing Lu Fangfang coming, she greeted her and was about to go out.

“Mom, I want to go to the county too.”

“Yes, mother, please take us to the county.”

Daya and Tiedan held Wang Shufen’s legs and refused to let go, insisting on going to the county too.

Today was the weekend, and the brother and sister had already found out that many of the children in the family compound were going to the county, and they wanted to go with them.

“No, no, not this time.”

Wang Shufen shook her head.

There were too many things to buy in the county today, and she had no time to look after the two children.

“Daya, stay home and take good care of your brother. Mom will buy you two some candy. I’ll call your dad again in the evening and let you rest for two days. You don’t need to copy poems anymore, okay?”

Daya’s eyes lit up, and she immediately let go of her hand.

Thinking about the poems she had to copy every day, Daya suddenly thought of something.

She looked back at Lu Fangfang and said aggrievedly, “Aunt, can you please stop getting along with the bad uncle? He is not a good person.”

Lu Fangfang: “…”

She quickly covered her mouth and almost laughed out loud. Zhuang Mingcheng was such a bad guy. Look at what he did to the child.

Wang Shufen leaned over and patted Daya’s butt. “What nonsense are you talking about, kid? Your Uncle Zhuang is very kind. You should thank him very much. You must remember his kindness.”

“Mom, he is a bad uncle. I won’t thank him.”

Seeing Daya’s pitiful appearance, Lu Fangfang couldn’t help laughing anymore.

Damn Zhuang Mingcheng, look how wronged he made the child, he is so mean.

The more she thought about it, the happier she became, and she quickly walked out of the house.

After waiting for a while, Wang Shufen came out with an apologetic look on her face. “Sister, let’s go.”

“Sister Shufen, when Daya is a few years older, teach her math to prevent her from being biased in one subject…”

Before she finished speaking, Lu Fangfang started laughing so hard.

Thinking of Daya’s aggrieved look, she suddenly felt guilty.

She had just been thinking about explaining to Sister Shufen that she was joking, but unexpectedly Wang Shufen took it seriously. “Mathematics? OK, I’ll tell her dad when I get back.”

Wang Shufen wasn’t afraid of being laughed at and said to Lu Fangfang

“When I was little, I watched my older brother go to school, and I wanted to go too, but my parents wouldn’t let me. They made me herd pigs at home. If it weren’t for the fact that the head of the family taught me a few words after I got married, I would be blind.”

“Daya has such good conditions, she must study hard.”

Listening to Sister Shufen’s words, Lu Fangfang opened her mouth, but swallowed the words she wanted to explain.