Married to the army by mistake, abstinent boss becomes addicted to pampering his wife

Chapter 272 Gift
Before Lu Tingting could finish speaking, An Hui pulled her aside and asked Ma Hongmei to examine Jiang Moli.

Ma Hongmei carefully examined Jiang Moli's cheeks and neck, then breathed a sigh of relief.

"It's okay, no finger marks were left."

Lu Tingting was extremely anxious: "I didn't pinch her! I just..."

“Come out with me, don’t disturb your third aunt’s rest.”

Upon entering the living room, An Hui took out a feather duster and smacked Lu Tingting's bottom twice.

"What are you thinking, grabbing your third aunt's neck? Do you want to strangle her to death?"

Lu Tingting jumped up and down in a panic, "I didn't! I just wanted to measure the size of her neck."

"I saw it with my own eyes, and you still won't admit it! Do you think you can just strangle someone like that? I think you deserve to be taught a lesson!"

As he spoke, he swung a feather duster and hit her on the buttocks.

No matter how Lu Tingting explained, An Hui didn't believe her. She gave Lu Tingting a good beating and sent her home.

Lu Tingting was so frustrated she almost vomited blood.

After she left, An Hui brought hot water into Jiang Moli's room and used it to wipe Jiang Moli's hands and face.

Jiang Moli woke up as soon as the hot towel touched her face.

Seeing that it was An Hui, she smiled sweetly, "Mom~"

"He has a low alcohol tolerance but always drinks too much, and he doesn't remember anything at all."

An Hui scolded him, but her expression revealed the love and gentleness of an elder.

Jiang Moli stretched out both hands to An Hui, her fingers slightly spread, like a kitten opening its paws in a spoiled manner, which was incredibly cute.

"Isn't that great? Besides, I'm at home, and you guys are taking care of me."

When it comes to taking care of her granddaughter, all that comes to mind is the scene of her granddaughter choking her third son's wife.

He thought to himself that his granddaughter was truly lawless and that he would have to teach her a lesson another day.

Many years later, when An Hui was old and frail, she had forgotten most of the things and people, but she still remembered this incident.

On his deathbed, he held Lu Tingting's hand and told her, "Don't you dare harm your third aunt..."

After wiping Jiang Moli's face and hands, An Hui took the basin out.

When she returned, Jiang Moli was already fast asleep with her eyes closed.

She placed the things she was carrying next to Jiang Moli's pillow, tucked the blanket around Jiang Moli, and then turned off the light and left.

……

Daluo Town, Hongma Village.

Lu Cheng and the members of this mission team hid in an abandoned stone house.

In the center of the stone house, a fire made of dry firewood burned brightly.

Lu Cheng, Jiang Peng, Zhang Jiaming, and seven or eight soldiers sat around the fire, their faces painted with pigments to change their skin color, making them look more like the natives of Daluo Town.

In the middle of the night, they will sneak into Myanmar via a mountain path.

A large number of people will attract attention, so the group should move in a dispersed manner.

Lu Cheng and Jiang Peng were in one group, while the other soldiers were divided into groups of two or three.

After deploying the action plan and code words, Lu Cheng took out some dry rations and distributed them to everyone.

The dry rations were cornbread buns, two per person.

The soldiers ate their cornbread, looking at each other in bewilderment.

"Brother, why is this cornbread sweet?"

In order to avoid exposing the operation, the entire team changed their identities and code names.

Lu Cheng is nicknamed "Big Brother," and Jiang Peng is nicknamed "Iron Ox."

Jiang Peng took a bite of the cornbread and said, "It's sweet because they added sugar."

Lu Cheng replied, "It's white sugar that your sister-in-law sent. After we finish this business and go back, I'll have the kitchen stew cured meat for you to celebrate."

The soldiers were overjoyed and couldn't wait to set off.

After finishing their cornbread, Lu Cheng volunteered to stand guard outside so the soldiers could rest in peace. As he stared blankly at the dark night sky, Jiang Peng sneakily sat down next to him.

"Brother-in-law, do you miss my sister?"

Lu Cheng tilted his head to look at Jiang Peng's blurry facial features and teased in a low voice, "First time going out on business, nervous and scared?"

"I'm so happy, brother-in-law! If things go well this time, maybe I can get a promotion?"

Lu Cheng slapped him on the back of the head. "You wish! You've only just started this mission and you're already thinking about promotion. You should gain some experience for a couple of years first."

Jiang Peng rubbed the back of his head, but he wasn't discouraged.

He was the first one to go on a mission in the recruit camp, and that alone is enough for him to brag about for half a year!

Looking at the sparse stars in the night sky, Lu Cheng said, "Today is the Winter Solstice, and it's your sister's birthday."

Jiang Peng slapped his forehead, "I completely forgot!"

Lu Cheng's voice carried a rare hint of self-blame and loneliness, "It's your sister's first birthday after getting married, but unfortunately I can't be there for her."

"It's okay, my sister is easy to please. She'll be happy if you give her money to spend."

Lu Cheng asked curiously, "How did your sister celebrate her birthday when she was at her parents' home?"

Jiang Peng: "Aunt Hongying boiled two eggs for me this morning, and my dad bought some meat to cook me a nice meal."

Speaking of Li Hongying, Jiang Peng couldn't help but feel sad: "I've only been gone for a few months, and Aunt Hongying is gone. When I joined the army, she even made me two new pairs of cloth shoes. My dad is still so young. Maybe when I go back, he'll have found me a new stepmother."

Lu Cheng didn't know what to say.

My father-in-law is not yet forty, and he has several decades to go. It would indeed be lonely for him to live alone.

"Hey, brother-in-law, if my sister were to pass away, would you remarry?"

Before he could finish speaking, Lu Cheng kicked him away, yelling, "Can't you even wish for things to be better for me and your sister?!"

Zhang Jiaming was also not asleep in the stone house.

Although Lu Cheng and Jiang Peng were speaking in very low voices, he still managed to hear the gist of it.

Upon receiving the news of Jiang Qing's imprisonment, he felt not only heartbroken but also mostly lost.

Despite being husband and wife, he found that he couldn't understand Jiang Qing's thoughts at all, nor could he figure out what she really wanted.

He felt even more regret and sorrow over his mother-in-law's death.

What surprised him even more was that after going through so much, Lu Cheng was still willing to give him a chance.

He will definitely complete the task well and not let his superiors down!

At 4 a.m., Lu Cheng led his team to set off.

In the morning, Jiang Moli turned over and felt something pressing on her neck. When she picked it up, she saw it was a red velvet bag.

The bag was tied tightly with a rope, and it was quite heavy inside.

She opened the bag, took out the contents, and a glint of gold flashed in her eyes.

It's a pure gold "no trouble" plaque, about the size of a matchbox. I tossed it around and estimated it to weigh about 30 grams.

A few days ago, when she called him, the man asked her what she wanted for her birthday. She casually said she wanted half a jin of Lao Feng Xiang liquor. Unexpectedly, he actually sent her a piece of gold.

The current price of gold is 9 yuan per gram, so 30 grams would cost 270 yuan.

Could that scoundrel be hiding some money?
Jiang Moli also stopped sleeping and took out the gift that Yang Liqiong had given her yesterday.

Upon opening it, I found a gold pen.

I squeezed out some ink and wrote a few words; the writing was smooth and the grip was excellent.

"System, when I leave, can I take these things back to my original world?"

"No. Host, once the mission is complete, you'll be a billionaire. You can buy as many of these trinkets as you want."

"System, you don't understand love."

Love is fundamentally contrary to human nature; very few people love only one person in their entire lives. Only self-love is a lifelong romance.

Jiang Moli: "Where did you learn that?"

"The book says there's much more to it: no man will love you forever, but new men will constantly come to love you..."

"Death by a Strike."