jdhmnovel Chapter 409 You need to report when you go home!
Chapter 409 You need to report when you go home!
"I think it's because I've been under too much pressure lately, so I even saw Dr. Qiao. I've taken a lot of medicine, but it doesn't seem to be working very well."
Commander He laughed and said, "I didn't expect that you, Dr. Qiao, could spot the problem so quickly. Tell me, what's wrong with me?"
"It's nothing, I just have some dirt on me!" Qiao Manman raised her hand and pinched the black thing.
I thought to myself how lucky I was that I had used the Spring Breeze and Rain Talisman in the military region before, which cleared away the dark energy from everyone's bodies.
Otherwise, even if this thing doesn't kill Commander He, it can still skin him alive.
Whether it was his imagination or not, Commander He felt instantly relieved.
Looking at Qiao Manman in surprise, he asked, "What did you do?"
"It's nothing, I just drove away the evil spirits!" With that, he put away the black energy and trapped it alone in a corner of the still space.
Upon hearing the word "dirty thing" twice, Brigade Commander He's expression turned serious.
It's not that I blame Qiao Manman for talking nonsense, but I'm genuinely a little scared.
The hairs on his body stood on end, and his lips twitched: "What are you having for dinner tonight? Can I come over and mooch some food?"
Qiao Manman nodded: "Since the leader is going, let's make pork ribs and potatoes. I went to my grandma's today, and she packed a lunchbox for me."
Brigade Commander He rubbed his hands together: "I can't accept this!"
He then told the orderly to go to the canteen to get two meat dishes, while he followed Da Huang, teasing him as they walked towards the family compound.
On the way, he complained to Xiaohua: "Your chicken has become a spirit. It hasn't laid an egg since it went to the training ground."
No matter how much bran you feed them, or how many kind words you say, it's useless!
Qiao Manman touched her nose, thinking to herself that Xiaohua eats better than everyone else, how could she possibly be interested in such a small thing?
It's good that it didn't peck anyone.
"By the way, didn't I bring it some food?"
"It had such a good appetite that it finished its food in just two or three days. Later, when we tried to give it corn kernels, it wouldn't eat them, so we switched to bran."
"Does it eat?" Qiao Manman asked curiously.
"They were probably starving, so they ate a little bit every day just to keep themselves alive."
Qiao Manman nodded and poked Xiao Hua's wing: "You're such a picky eater, you've stopped laying eggs!"
The little flower flapped its wings, showing its dissatisfaction, and stuck out its rear end, ready to lay an egg.
Qiao Manman quickly stopped her: "No, no, no, let's download it when we get home!"
The little flower made a gurgling sound, as if to say, "You dare underestimate me!"
Qiao Manman smiled and patted its head, then said to Lu Yuan, "You and Commander He walk slowly, I'll go back and prepare!"
Lu Yuan nodded: "Thank you for your hard work, my wife!"
"It's not hard work!" Qiao Manman said, giving Lu Yuan a wink, meaning to slow down so she could prepare.
Lu Yuan gave her an approving look and then talked to Commander He about the upcoming training plan.
Commander He listened intently, unconsciously slowing his pace. Meanwhile, Qiao Manman had already ridden her bicycle quite a distance away.
I picked some vegetables from the small garden and noticed Grandma Zhou picking watermelons. I went up to her and asked, "Grandma Zhou, can I trade you some pork ribs for a watermelon?"
Grandma Zhou hesitated for a moment, then handed the melon to her: "It's yours!"
Qiao Manman smiled broadly: "Thank you, Grandma Zhou. I have something to do, so I'll head back now!"
He left, went home to tidy up things that shouldn't be there, and put out two boxes of braised pork ribs and a bunch of other ingredients.
Qiao Manman washed and peeled the round, quail egg-sized potatoes and stewed them with the braised pork ribs.
After washing and chopping some vegetables, and seeing that Lu Yuan hadn't returned, she took the lunchbox to the Zhou family's house.
"Is Grandma Zhou still not back? This is the spare ribs I treated her to!"
The Zhou family was large and frugal; their eyes lit up at the mention of meat.
But he still refused to accept it.
“My mother said she would give it to you, so how could I possibly accept your flesh? Wouldn’t that be a slap in my mother’s face?”
Qiao Manman said, "This isn't an exchange; it's something I'm giving to Grandma Zhou. We're close friends despite our age difference, so you can't refuse my kindness!"
The Zhou family understood that Qiao Manman didn't want to take advantage of them, and nodded with a smile.
I poured the ribs into a bowl, washed the lunchbox and returned it to her, and also gave her half a bowl of spicy cabbage.
Qiao Manman thanked the other person and jogged home. She poked the potato with her chopsticks; it was almost soft.
"They're getting used to it pretty quickly!" After muttering to himself, he heard someone knocking on the door.
Qiao Manman looked up and heard Lu Yuan call out, "Wife, I'm opening the door."
"Hey, come in!" Only after receiving a response did he take out his key and unlock the door.
Brigade Commander He exclaimed in surprise, "You have to report back when you go home?!"
Lu Yuan nodded without hesitation: "Yes, in case Manman is inconvenient, she can speak up to remind her."
Brigade Commander He thought it made a lot of sense, but after thinking about it carefully, he realized that it wouldn't work in his own country.
After all, there are many people, and the main door is always open, so there's no real inconvenience.
Lu Yuan and Qiao Manman are different.
Newlyweds might dress lightly in the summer heat or engage in intimate activities at home, which is perfectly acceptable.
He coughed lightly and followed Lu Yuan into the house.
The room was filled with the aroma of meat, and Commander He's mouth watered after just two sniffs.
I thought to myself that I'm not usually this greedy, so why am I acting like I've never had anything good before!
Big Yellow and Little Flower fluttered in, squatted at the kitchen doorway, and wouldn't move.
Qiao Manman carried the two children to the bedroom: "Your meals are ready. Eat and get some rest, and don't disturb the adults!"
Dahuang reluctantly rummaged through the dog bowl in front of him, looking at the dog food inside, feeling it tasted bland.
Qiao Manman soothed you in a soft voice, "Eat first, we'll make you a special meal tonight!"
The two little ears twitched, and they reluctantly started eating their dog food.
Qiao Manman went to the bathroom to wash her hands and then invited Commander He to eat watermelon.
She was about to stir-fry the other dishes when Lu Yuan chased her out of the kitchen: "Wife, you rest, I'll cook!"
Qiao Manman nodded and sat on the sofa to talk to Commander He.
Commander He lowered his voice: "I've been observing for quite a while now. Why isn't your dog interested in anyone?"
To ensure it could have puppies, I spent a fortune giving all the female military dogs fertility pills!
Qiao Manman paused for two seconds: "You bought fertility pills yourself? That must have cost a lot of money!"
Speaking of this, Brigade Commander He felt a pang of regret: "It cost several dozen yuan, but I couldn't give one to each dog. So I just crushed it up and mixed it into their rice. I don't even know if it will work."
Qiao Manman comforted him, "Yes, yes, it just takes a little longer and requires more sessions."
Commander He couldn't wait any longer; he really wanted to hold the puppies.
Qiao Manman asked, "Don't you think my Xiaohua is also very clever?"
"Ah, that's... quite clever!"
As soon as Qiao Manman heard this, she knew he wasn't being sincere.
Xiaoxiao thought to herself, "You've all been fooled by Xiaohua's docile appearance. She's actually the family's treasure chicken!"
"By the way, you said I was stuck with something evil, what's going on? You can read the yin and yang?"
"No, I didn't!" Qiao Manman said innocently. "I just noticed that the area on your shirt was dirty, so I was just patting it off for you!"
Seeing that she wasn't telling the truth, Brigade Commander He didn't press the matter. After a while, an orderly came and brought two lunch boxes.
He put down a braised pork belly and a pork stew with vermicelli, ready to leave, but was stopped by Lu Yuan.