Chapter 72

Qiao Yu washed the lunch box and left the ward. In the lobby, he saw Lu Hongjun paying the bill.

After paying the fee, Lu Hongjun turned around and met Qiao Yu’s gaze.

He was embarrassed for a moment and greeted, “Sister-in-law.”

Qiao Yu nodded without any emotion, turned around and walked away.

As long as the couple didn’t bother her, they would live in peace.

After Bai Yu woke up, she didn’t ask about the child, nor did she look at Lu Hongjun. Instead, she stared blankly out the window, not knowing what she was thinking, as if she had lost her soul.

Lu Hongjun came back tiredly and said, “The child is fine, wife, you should take good care of yourself.”

Bai Yu said nothing.

Lu Hongjun: “You… forget it.”

Just as he was about to go out to wash the dishes, Bai Yu suddenly said, “Brother Hongjun.”

He paused.

“You’re old enough, can you still get promoted?”

Lu Hongjun said with a cold face, “This is not something you can ask.”

“Why? Am I not your wife?”

“This is a military secret.” Lu Hongjun paused, and said, “Don’t ask around, it’s against the rules. The other sisters-in-law in the family compound don’t know this either.”

Bai Yu showed a sarcastic smile.

Even if the family members accompanying the troops don’t know, don’t the leaders above know?

Bai Yu didn’t take the Women’s Federation director seriously at first. After all, the current brigade commander would not be as high-ranking as Lu Hongjun in the future.

Now…

now it’s not certain.

She didn’t want Lu Hongjun to change his career.

Premature babies are in a critical period and need to be observed in the hospital. Lu Hongjun used his connections to allow Bai Yu to stay in the military hospital for another half a month.

When she was discharged from the hospital, Lu Hongjun borrowed a bicycle and took her and the obedient child back home to the family compound.

Coincidentally, Zhou Ze’an was also discharged from the hospital.

When Bai Yu saw the living Zhou Ze’an, his heart was shocked again.

He was really still alive…

really…

She bit her lower lip tightly.

When Lu Hongjun saw Zhou Ze’an, he saluted: “Captain Zhou!”

Zhou Ze’an nodded.

Qiao Yu glared at Bai Yu who had a complicated expression, then smiled at Lu Hongjun and said, “Our Old Zhou can’t stand the wind, so he didn’t say hello to Captain Lu. We’ll leave first and see you later.” Lu Hongjun

was silent for a moment, thinking that this sister-in-law had several faces.

The first time we met, we were very indifferent, but the second time we met, we were like old acquaintances?

She could even carry a grown man…

After Qiao Yu knew that she would have to pay for the gas, she calculated that the military compound was not far from the military hospital, so she decided to take the initiative to give Zhou Ze’an a ride when he was discharged from the hospital.

Seeing that she was not joking, Zhou Ze’an let her do it and agreed.

When they arrived at the gate of the courtyard, Qiao Yu carried one of his arms on his shoulder and helped him back to the bed in the main house.

She was sweating from exhaustion, but didn’t care much and said, “Look, with our attitude of saving public resources, we should at least be awarded a few red flags, right? Then we can show off to the children at school!”

“…Show off to the children?”

Qiao Yu felt a little hungry. She went back to the living room and poured two enamel pots of water with a warm kettle. She handed one cup to Zhou Ze’an and moistened her throat with the other cup before saying, “Of course, didn’t I bring photos back from Beijing last time? The children took the photos of their division to school to show off. It was so impressive! Do you know what this is called? Children who have confidence for a long time can cultivate self-confidence in their hearts. Over time, they will naturally be different from ordinary people when they are born into society! Only when you are confident in doing things can you maintain a successful attitude…”

After talking for a long time, Qiao Yu took a break, drank another sip of water, and looked up to see Zhou Ze’an listening attentively.

“Did you read all this from books?”

In the living room, Qiao Yu traded grain for a bookcase with members of the market. Now there were a lot of materials on junior high school, high school and university in it, and she was already reading relevant university books.

Qiao Yu smiled and said, “I don’t have this book at home. I read it in the bookstore.”

“What are the books in the bookcase?”

“They are all the books I prepared for my high school diploma exam, as well as the books I collected for the college entrance exam. I’m already reading college-related knowledge points.”

Zhou Ze’an nodded, “Are you planning to go to college? What major are you studying?”

“Something related to Western medicine.”

Zhou Ze’an was surprised, “But aren’t you good at Chinese medicine?”

Isn’t this nonsense.

If Traditional Chinese Medicine wasn’t going to be suppressed in a few years, would she have chosen this major?

I’ve already thought of the excuse.

Qiao Yu puffed out his chest and said, “People should dare to innovate, get in touch with new things, change themselves, and break through their limits! Although I am good at Chinese medicine, I also want to achieve something in Western medicine! I…”

“Okay, okay.”

Is this his home or a conference hall?

Why did he have the illusion that he was still working and listening to his subordinates’ reports and summaries?

Qiao Yu smiled.

Zhou Ze’an said: “You have taught the children very well.”

Qiao Yu felt a little guilty.

What to teach? She didn’t teach them anything…

Qiao Yu: “With a military father like you as a role model, their personalities won’t be too bad.”

Zhou Ze’an speaks very little in his life. Even when he is on a mission, he likes to be brief and to the point.

Unexpectedly, I had such a pleasant chat with her.

At first I thought it would be awkward to be with her, with long silences. After all, the two are twelve years apart and of the same generation…

the fact is the opposite.

Seeing that he was so talkative, Qiao Yu chatted about the children at home and the recent situation of his grandfather in Beijing, and then talked about the issue of employment after graduation.

“If you are interested in this, you can join the military hospital.”

“Can I join?”

“As long as you have a college diploma.”

Qiao Yu was surprised: “You don’t have to graduate from a military academy?”

“We don’t have such high requirements for the time being. After all, we are short of manpower, especially those with excellent medical skills. The military hospital saves soldiers who defend their country. If you have excellent medical skills, you can make an exception…”

“Then why do I feel that what the brigade commander meant is that the old Chinese doctor who was originally in the military hospital was not saved?”

Zhou Ze’an: “You should have gotten the news from your grandfather.”

Hearing this, Qiao Yu changed the subject and talked about the rules that should be paid attention to in the military hospital…

I don’t know how long they talked. After a while, Qiao Yu asked about his dietary taboos and went to the kitchen to cook.

The meals were still light at night, the children and she ate coarse grains, while he ate white rice porridge.

During the time Zhou Ze’an was in the hospital, she was able to eat alone. After he was discharged from the hospital, he could only eat with the children.

The other side.

After Bai Yu finished her confinement, she took some brown sugar to see the director of the Women’s Federation.

The director of the Women’s Federation didn’t like her very much.

After all, it was she who convinced her lover and tied the knot between her and Zhou Ze’an. She also did it because she had a good reputation, was a pillar of the Wengong Group, and was famous for her gentleness.

Zhou Ze’an’s cold and hard personality needs to be warmed up by the gentle female comrade.

Who knows that there are times when you might make mistakes?

Fortunately, Zhou Ze’an met Qiao Yu again.

She felt that the little hot-tempered girl’s impetuous personality suited her well.

I don’t believe that Little Chili can’t lift the iron block.

When others came to her office, she would at least pour a cup of water. When it was Bai Yu’s turn, she just raised her head and then lowered her head to write: “What are you doing here?”

“Director…” Her voice was as soft as a mosquito.

“Stop it! Don’t treat me the same way as before. If you think highly of me, you wouldn’t have such a bad relationship with Xiao Zhou! Where can my wife and I put our dignity?”

Bai Yu said aggrievedly, “But now we advocate free love. Two people who don’t love each other can’t be happy together…”

The director of the Women’s Federation rolled her eyes, “Oh, you mean my wife and I forced you to marry Xiao Zhou?”