A well-behaved girl was deceived while searching for her husband; she married a childless military o

Wang Xue thought Deng Weijun was a good young man.

Qiao Lanshu also thought it was a good idea, so she prepared to go to her cousin's house with Qin Yuanzheng after get off work to ask her cousin's wife, Deng Xiaozhen, whether they should arrange for Deng Weijun and Wang Haitang to meet.

In winter, it gets dark early, and it even started snowing lightly when I left work in the afternoon.

Qiao Lanshu quickly organized the inbound and outbound documents, then checked the warehouse door to make sure it was locked. She then put on her military green cotton-padded coat, a black woolen hat, and the red scarf that Qin Yuanzheng had bought for her, and prepared to leave work.

Qin Yuanzheng was finally able to leave work on time today, ready to pick up his little wife from get off work.

The women's hair oil he had asked his comrade-in-arms in Shanghai to buy for him had arrived. The comrade-in-arms had sent him five bottles, all of them osmanthus-scented. He put the five bottles of hair oil into his coat pocket and went out to leave work.

Just then, Company Commander Yang returned from the mining area. As soon as he saw Qin Yuanzheng, he asked, "Commander, it's snowing today. Should I go pick up your wife?"

Qin Yuanzheng glanced at Xiao Yang.

Young Yang is tall and looks quite good in his military uniform; young girls probably like his type.

In terms of age, Xiao Yang and Qiao Lanshu are closer in age, so they will probably have more to talk about when they are together.

If he hadn't been so busy, Qin Yuanzheng would never have asked Xiao Yang to pick up his wife.

He thought to himself that next time he should just arrange for a bodyguard to pick up his wife, and that Xiao Yang should stay away from her as much as possible.

What if one day his wife can't stand him anymore and runs off with Xiao Yang?

Qin Yuanzheng thought this to himself, but his face remained expressionless.

He said, "No need, I'll pick her up today."

Xiao Yang was a little surprised. With everyone so busy lately, how come the team leader was still able to leave work on time?

He nodded: "Yes, Commander."

He paused for a moment, then quickly followed Qin Yuanzheng and said, "By the way, Commander, when I went to pick up my wife earlier, I noticed a man seemed to be following her. I checked, and he's a temporary worker at the supply and marketing cooperative. He only came to Longcheng to work in the last two months, and his household registration is in the village."

Upon hearing this, Qin Yuanzheng paused, his expression turning serious. He asked, "Are you sure he's following Xiao Qiao?"

Xiao Yang nodded: "Most likely!"

Xiao Yang had already found out most of Chu Liangjun's information, but he didn't go to the village to check. He only found out Chu Liangjun's job and address in the city, as well as his work relationships.

Xiao Yang said, "This Chu Liangjun is a relative of the director of the supply and marketing cooperative. He was able to get a job in the cooperative through the director's recommendation. He has been quite well-behaved in Longcheng these past few months and hasn't done anything wrong."

That's why Xiao Yang was puzzled.

Chu Liangjun and Qiao Lanshu are clearly two people who have no connection.

Why did Chu Liangjun suddenly start following Qiao Lanshu?

Is there something they don't know about this?

Qin Yuanzheng's face was somewhat gloomy; it was difficult for him to remain calm when his wife was involved.

He said in a deep voice, "Have some people keep a close eye on this Chu Liangjun and see what he's up to!"

Xiao Yang nodded immediately: "Yes, Commander, I'll make the arrangements right away."

Qin Yuanzheng walked to the door and looked at the snow falling heavier and heavier outside. He thought to himself that it must be because his wife was too beautiful that she attracted all sorts of weirdos.

It seems he needs to keep a closer eye on things.

He's so old, and he married such a young and beautiful wife; he's starting to feel uneasy.

He was afraid he wouldn't be able to keep his young wife.

Thinking this, Qin Yuanzheng reached into his pocket, took out a ten-yuan note, drove to the supply and marketing cooperative, walked down the two floors, and bought a pound of raisins, half a pound of stone cakes, and a jar of honey.

He didn't know how to treat his wife well, but buying her food was always a safe bet.

Little girls all love sweets.

By the way, I heard that there are a lot of candies in Shanghai, such as White Rabbit milk candy, which is quite delicious. The supply and marketing cooperatives here don't sell them, and I don't know if they will have them for the Chinese New Year. If not, he asked his comrade to send some for him.

Unfortunately, he didn't have any comrades-in-arms in Guangzhou, otherwise it would have been much more convenient for him to buy things.

Qin Yuanzheng put the things he had just bought on the back seat of the car. As he was about to leave, he paused for a moment, got out of the car again, and walked into the supply and marketing cooperative.

He went to the fabric counter, and the sales clerks' expressions immediately turned serious when they saw a military officer arrive.

The sales clerk asked, "Sir, what kind of fabric would you like to buy?"

Qin Yuanzheng was wearing a military overcoat and cap, his face serious and his gaze firm.

He stood upright in front of the counter and asked in a deep voice, "Do you sell waterproof fabric here?"

Looking at his serious and upright expression, the sales clerk thought that this military officer was going to do something important to protect the country with the waterproof cloth.

She immediately became serious and nodded, saying, "Sir, we don't have waterproof fabric, but we do have a type of leather made of sheepskin, with flannel on one side. It's waterproof. Do you think it would be suitable?"

As she spoke, she took out a thick fabric booklet, opened it to a page, and pointed out a piece of leather to Qin Yuanzheng.

Qin Yuanzheng reached out and touched it. The surface was sheepskin, smooth and shiny, but it felt a little cool to the touch. The back was lined with fine velvet, which made it soft and fluffy, not cold at all, and quite comfortable to the touch.

Qin Yuanzheng immediately thought the leather was quite good.

In winter, you can use the fleece-lined side, and in summer, you can use the smooth leather side.

This looks waterproof; you can simply lay it on your mattress when you sleep.

It doesn't need much tidying up normally.

Qin Yuanzheng was very satisfied with the leather. He immediately said, "This is fine. It's 2.4 meters long and 2 meters wide. Please cut it to these dimensions for me."

The sales clerk looked somewhat embarrassed: "I'm sorry, sir, we don't have pieces that wide. How about I cut two pieces, each 1.2 meters wide and 2.4 meters long, and then you can find someone to sew them together?"

Qin Yuanzheng paused for a moment. Although he was not very satisfied, there was nothing he could do.

After all, his kang (heated brick bed) was indeed quite large, and finding the perfect size wasn't easy.

Finally, he took two rolls of waterproof sheepskin fabric, got into the car, and drove to the food factory to pick up his young wife.

When Qiao Lanshu came out of the food factory, he didn't see Qin Yuanzheng, Xiao Yang, or any other soldiers at the gate.

She went to the guardhouse to wait. Wang Xue also came out of the food factory and stopped to talk to her when she saw her: "Xiao Qiao, why are you standing here? Waiting for your family to pick you up?"

Qiao Lanshu covered her face completely, leaving only her big, bright black eyes showing. She smiled and nodded, "Yes, he told me to wait for him in the guardhouse."

Because of Chu Liangjun's matter, Qiao Lanshu didn't dare to be alone. She wouldn't dare to go home alone unless someone was with her.

Wang Xue is going to pick up Wang Haitang from get off work today, because she is afraid that Liu Jianguo will harass Wang Haitang.

So he stopped going to the supply and marketing cooperative to buy vegetables, which naturally meant he wouldn't be going the same way as Qiao Lanshu.

She said, "Then wait here for a while, I have to go pick up my sister. I wonder how her work went today."

Qiao Lanshu quickly said, "Okay, sister, you go ahead. The snow is getting heavier, so be careful on the road."

Wang Xue responded as she quickly walked out.

The guard at the guardhouse saw Qiao Lanshu standing there, stamping her feet to keep warm, so he opened the guardhouse door and said, "Young lady, come in and warm up. It must be cold outside."

The guardhouse at the entrance is different from the one inside the food factory; there is no heating here.

However, because the gatekeeper had to work the night shift here, a kang (a heated brick bed) was heated in the inner room.

The charcoal fire in the stove kept both the inner and outer rooms warm and cozy.

Qiao Lanshu walked in and then closed the door.

She stood by the doorway, and when she felt her legs weren't so numb anymore, she smiled and said, "Thank you, Uncle."

As she spoke, she took out a frozen pear from her pocket. It was one that Deng Weijun had given her earlier; she had two of them.

She took one out, placed it on the table, and said, "Uncle, try this frozen pear. They say it's very sweet."

The older man knew Qiao Lanshu and knew she was a military officer's family member, which was why he took extra care of her.

I never expected her to do me a favor and send me frozen pears.

When the uncle looked at Qiao Lanshu, his smile was genuine.

He took the frozen pear, tapped it on the table, and said with a smile, "It's frozen nicely, all black and shiny. You have to put this on the radiator and wait for it to thaw before sucking out the juice. It's sweet and delicious, even better than soda."

As he spoke, he unceremoniously took the frozen pear and placed it on the stove.

Qiao Lanshu laughed and said, "I thought I'd just hold it and gnaw on it like that."

Uncle: "..."

Uncle: "You think you have teeth of iron and bronze? These are like ice cubes, not easy to bite."

As he spoke, he moved a small stool over for Qiao Lanshu: "Sit down for a while, standing is tiring. Sit here, don't block the door, someone will come in to pick up a letter in a little while."

There's a blackboard hanging at the entrance to the guardhouse. Whenever someone's letter or package arrives, the uncle writes their name on it.

People who are off work will see their name and come in to pick it up.

Qiao Lanshu sat in the corner and waited.

The middle-aged man stood by the window, looking towards the gate, and frowned, saying, "Why is that person here again? Why is he always so free?"

Qiao Lanshu stood up curiously, looked outside, and asked, "Uncle, who are you talking about?"

As she spoke, she saw Chu Liangjun standing by the wall outside the food factory gate.

The middle-aged man pointed with his chin and said, "That guy, the one standing there, the man in the gray cotton-padded coat. He came here before, saying he was looking for someone. He came again today. I remember he works at the supply and marketing cooperative. I think he came to pick up some goods before."

Qiao Lanshu: "..."

Qiao Lanshu silently sat back down on the small stool.

Why is Chu Liangjun here again?

They came even though it was snowing; luckily, Qiao Lanshu didn't go out.