Qin Ming rushed home, darting straight into the house.

After grabbing a lunchbox, he also took his grandfather Qin Shizhang’s ration book for the canteen, which allowed him to get food there.

Previously, when Lu Cheng was on a mission, Lu Haici used this book to get meals at the canteen.

Otherwise, how could a little kid have the money and tickets to eat at the canteen?

“Xiaoming, what are you doing running so fast?” Zhang Hongping always worried when she saw her grandson rushing around, fearing he might fall. “Wait until your grandpa comes back to eat. Don’t run around!”

With the lunchbox and ration book in hand, Qin Ming dashed out. “I’m not eating at home! I’m going to the canteen!”

“What? Why are you going to the canteen? Is there meat today?” Zhang Hongping guessed that her grandson was eager to go because the canteen had meat.

By that time, Qin Ming had already dashed out of the courtyard, ignoring what his grandma asked. Not long after he left, he brushed past his grandfather, Qin Shizhang, who was walking toward him. Of course, his shoulder wouldn’t actually touch the other man’s.

“Why are you running so fast? Your grandma is chasing you,” Qin Shizhang said, quickly grabbing his grandson.

“Let go of me! I’m going to the canteen; my friends are waiting for me!” Qin Ming struggled to break free.

“Oh, then go ahead.” Qin Shizhang let him go. To him, it was perfectly normal for kids to plan to eat together. He wasn’t like Zhang Hongping, who thought the food at home was good and wanted to keep her grandson from eating out. When he was younger and couldn’t get enough to eat during missions, he had to keep his body in good shape and had eaten all kinds of things, so he wasn’t picky about food for his grandson.

Ji Yang, who was returning home with Qin Ming, didn’t have such an easy time. Unlike Qin Ming, Ji Yang wasn’t as bold. When he got home, he obediently went to find Xu Huijuan. “Mom, I want to go eat at the canteen for lunch.”

Xu Huijuan was taken aback. Since marrying Old Ji, Ji Yang had always eaten at home, so she patiently asked, “Why do you want to eat at the canteen today? Is there something delicious there?” Like Zhang Hongping, she assumed there must be something special to attract him.

Ji Yang answered honestly, “I made a plan with Lu Haici and Qin Ming. We’re going to eat at the canteen where Lu Haici’s mom works. The food she makes is really good, and I want to eat it.”

Having made plans with Lu Haici and Qin Ming? Xu Huijuan was a bit confused. There had been a fight between Lu Haici and Qin Ming, and both Zhang Hongping and Yang Mailian had come over to sort things out. Although Yang Mailian had been put in her place by Lin Qingqing and Qin Ming had supported Lu Haici, it seemed like the matter had ended without further issues. Plus, since Qin Ming had eaten at the Lu family’s home before, the two families had reconciled.

“Qin Ming and Lu Haici…”

“Are words good friends too?” Xu Huijuan asked.

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“Yes, Qin Ming and Lu Haici are good friends, but Lu Haici and I are the best, best friends,” Ji Yang emphasized. Little kids care a lot about their best friends.

However, Zhang Hongping and Yang Mailian did not oppose Qin Ming and Lu Haici being friends.

Xu Huijuan may not be very smart, but she’s not a fool. If Ji Yang can be friends with Qin Ming, it must be a good thing. “Then you go… or maybe Mom will take you to the cafeteria.” Although she was worried about Ji Yang, he would grow up and have his own brothers and friends. She wasn’t planning on having more children, so Ji Yang would be an only child. Only children need friends to look out for each other, and Qin Ming was a good choice. After coming to this conclusion, Xu Huijuan was even more supportive of Ji Yang being friends with Qin Ming.

“No need, Mom,” Ji Yang said. “I can go by myself. Just give me the lunch box and Dad’s cafeteria food card.”

“Okay, wait a moment.” Xu Huijuan took out Ji Changfeng’s cafeteria food card and also gave Ji Yang the lunch box, spoon, and chopsticks. “Just be careful, walk slowly, and don’t fall.” She wasn’t too worried about Ji Yang; he was familiar with the surroundings and often played outside by himself. Besides, nothing would happen in the army.

“I know, goodbye, Mom.” Ji Yang happily walked away with the lunch box and Ji Changfeng’s cafeteria food card. The little guy initially listened to his mom and walked slowly, but once she was out of sight, he started running wildly. Walking slowly was out of the question; Lu Haici was still in line, and he wanted to grab some food.

…

Lu Haici ran to the cafeteria of the third company’s cooking class, and there were no soldiers in the cafeteria yet. The kindergarten got out at 11:30, while the soldiers finished work at noon, so their schedules didn’t conflict at all. Unfortunately, Lu Haici didn’t get the chance to showcase Qin Ming’s rolling-on-the-ground skill.

“Comrade Lu Haici has arrived,” said Qi Shao and others who were eating in the cafeteria. The cooking class members ate relatively early because at noon, the whole company, over a hundred people, would come to eat. Once they got busy, they wouldn’t have time to eat, so they all ate first. However, Lin Qingqing had already finished eating and was standing at the serving window. After the lunch was ready, she actually went home to get some vegetables, tomatoes, and seasonings. The cafeteria had tomato egg drop soup and braised pig intestines, which was enough for adults, but such dishes weren’t suitable for a five-year-old like Lu Haici, so she returned home to bring back some things. During her break, she also made a stir-fried vegetable dish and sliced the tomatoes, sprinkling some sugar on top.

After making these two dishes, she had lunch with Qi Shao and the others, sharing with them…

Stir-fried Vegetables.

“Hello, uncles and aunts!” Lu Haici said obediently. He then looked toward Lin Qingqing, who was standing by the window. Lu Haici was the first in line, and he flashed a bright smile at her. “Mom, I’m here to get food! I also need to get food for my friends.”

At five years old, he was quite small, and standing at the window, the people inside could barely see him.

“You’re getting food for your friends?” Lin Qingqing asked, a bit confused. “Are your friends coming here to eat?”

“Yes!” Lu Haici proudly explained. “Ji Yang and Qin Ming went home to get their lunchboxes and ration books. When they heard Mom was working here, they wanted to come eat.”

Lin Qingqing considered this. The food here might not be suitable for those two kids either. However, she had cooked plenty of stir-fried vegetables, and with the tomatoes mixed with sugar, she could share some with the two kids when they arrived. “When they get here, I’ll serve you first, and then you can eat together with your friends.” Eating with other kids is perfect for their childhood.

“Okay!” Lu Haici happily replied.

“Lu Haici! Lu Haici!” Qin Ming’s loud voice rang out even before he entered the canteen. Once he dashed in, seeing no soldiers around and only Lu Haici at the window made him extremely happy—no one was there to snatch their food, how wonderful!

“I’m here!” Lu Haici waved at Qin Ming.

Qin Ming rushed to stand behind Lu Haici. “Wow, no one is here! That’s great.” He said, panting a bit, then looked at Lin Qingqing. “Auntie, hello! I came to eat. I brought my lunchbox and my grandpa’s ration book.”

“Hello!” Lin Qingqing replied. “When Ji Yang arrives, I’ll serve you guys. You three can eat together, okay?”

“Okay, thank you, Auntie!” Qin Ming felt happy upon hearing Lin Qingqing’s words.

Ji Yang arrived quickly as well.

He was even more out of breath than Qin Ming. “Wow, no one is here!” He echoed Qin Ming’s sentiments.

Qin Ming said, “You finally made it! We’ve been waiting for you for so long.”

Knowing the truth, Lin Qingqing couldn’t help but smile. They hadn’t really been waiting long—barely two minutes.

Ji Yang quickly apologized, “I’m sorry! I ran too slowly!”

Lin Qingqing couldn’t hold back her laughter; these little kids were so amusing.

Hearing Lin Qingqing laugh, everyone looked at her. She quickly straightened her demeanor and said, “I’ll serve you guys now. Please line up, and then take your food to the table to eat, okay?”

At the front, Lu Haici said, “I can do it.” Then he turned back to Qin Ming and Ji Yang, saying, “I’m very good at carrying dishes. I often carry dishes.”

Qin Ming, who had never carried dishes at home, stubbornly said, “I’ll be very good at carrying dishes too.” He didn’t mention the past at all.

“I’ve also carried dishes for Mom. I can carry dishes too,” Ji Yang quickly added.

In this round, Qin Ming lost.

Lin Qingqing didn’t use Lu Haici’s own lunchbox.

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Instead, she used a bowl from the cafeteria and served Lu Haici four pieces of braised pig intestines, then placed her own stir-fried vegetables beside them. She mixed the vegetables with the pig intestines, then took two small bowls: one for the sliced tomatoes sprinkled with sugar and another for the tomato egg drop soup, and then served him rice. “Lu Haici, you have four bowls in total. Carry them one by one and walk slowly.”

“Okay.” Lu Haici moved aside and began to carry the bowls one by one.

Next was Qin Ming. Naturally, his portion was the same as Lu Haici’s, but Lin Qingqing said, “Qin Ming, I put extra braised pig intestines in this lunchbox for you. After you finish eating, take the leftovers home. If your family asks, just say it was extra, and you didn’t finish it, okay?” A serving of braised pig intestines would definitely have more than four pieces, so she packed the extra for him to take home. However…

“Auntie, can I finish it?” Qin Ming’s stomach was big, and he could eat it all without needing to take any home.

Lin Qingqing was truly amused. This kid was too funny. “No, little kids can’t eat too much. How about this? I’ll leave this portion at the window. You can come back to get it after you finish eating and on your way home.”

“Okay then.”

Finally, it was Ji Yang. Lin Qingqing arranged the same for him.

When the three little ones had carried their food and started eating, it was already noon. Qi Shao and the others had reported for duty and were standing at the window as the soldiers rushed in.

Lu Cheng and the staff officers from the independent regiment also came along. Lu Cheng originally wanted to run over by himself, but as soon as he stepped out of the office, he saw them standing at the door. These several people, whose ages added up to over a hundred, were still pulling this kind of stunt. It was truly shameless.

“Little Lu, what delicious food did your wife make today?” the chief of staff asked curiously.

“I don’t know.” Lu Cheng had seen Lin Qing washing pig intestines at the third company’s cooking class that morning. He figured it was likely the pig intestines, but he didn’t want to say anything.

The regiment commander said, “We’ll find out once we get there. We need to hurry; otherwise, those little rascals will steal it all.”

At the age of the regiment commander, weren’t the soldiers in the company all rookies?

Ages ranged from eighteen or nineteen to twenty-three or twenty-four.

“Yes, yes, we need to hurry!” The deputy regiment started to run.

Despite their age, their physical strength and endurance were definitely not an issue.

Seeing this, Lu Cheng also took off, sprinting with the speed of the wind, catching up to the deputy regiment, and glanced at him.

The deputy regiment thought, “…What does he mean by that? Does he look down on me?” He asked the regiment commander next to him.

“Isn’t it obvious? If you’re not convinced, then compete with him this afternoon.” The regiment commander took the opportunity to “stir the pot.”