1970s: My childhood sweetheart ran away, and I turned around and married the wildest chief.

The little boy, whose mouth was watering, rushed towards Sister Xu as soon as his mother returned, crying loudly, "Mommy, it smells so good! I want meat too! I want meat..."

Seeing her precious child crying with envy, and recalling the delicious aroma wafting from Qiao Wanqing's house, Sister Xu felt a pang of sadness. "My dear child, we've used up our meat coupons for this month. How about next month when we get more coupons, Mommy will buy you meat?"

The little boy cried, his face streaked with tears. "I don't want it! I want to eat it now! I've only had meat once this month, how could it all be gone? Was it sent back to our hometown? I want to eat meat, I want to eat meat..."

Sister Xu felt helpless. Her husband's family had many members, and he was a filial son who always thought of his hometown first when there was something good. If she hadn't given birth to so many children, he wouldn't have considered them at all.

"This smell isn't from meat, it's from shrimp and crab. Those things don't have any meat and are very fishy, ​​they just smell good. Be good, Mom will buy you meat next month."

The little boy refused and cried out that he wanted to eat meat.

Sun Xiaoqin, who was watching the commotion from the sidelines, burst out laughing. "If you can't afford meat, you can't afford it. Why lie to children? It only smells good, but it's actually quite fishy. It's ridiculous. Are there really dishes in this world that smell delicious but don't taste good?"

Sun Xiaoqin is the younger sister of Brigade Commander Sun. As the youngest daughter in the family, she is very pampered, and her living conditions are naturally far superior to those of Sister Xu, whose husband is only a battalion commander. She was wearing a brand-new dress and newly bought leather shoes, which she specially wore to show off today.

"Little one, your mom is lying to you. The food smells delicious, it must be very tasty. You're a boy, the family's darling. Tell your mom to go back and cook meat for you. If she doesn't have meat coupons, she'll borrow some. You're still growing, and your mom loves you so much, she'll definitely make sure you eat meat. You won't grow tall if you don't eat meat!"

She had a mischievous look on her face, and she was happy to see the families of these low-ranking officers and a group of peasants living in poverty.

Children don't understand that much, and when Sun Xiaoqin stirred things up, he immediately became even more agitated.

"Mom, I want to eat meat! Buy me some meat! I haven't had meat in so long! Why does everyone else have meat, but we don't? Don't you love me anymore? I want meat! Waaaaah..."

In rural areas, every family is poor, and eating meat is a luxury. So, they only eat meat a few times a year. Everyone is like this, and they don't usually smell meat.

However, the family compound is different. The conditions in the family compound are much better than in the countryside, especially since it is a major military region located on the outskirts of the city. The unit's conditions are better than most other units. The military has many industries, so the living conditions of the families are naturally much better. You can often smell meat in the family compound.

However, not everyone is well-off. Some families have many children, some have heavy burdens in their hometowns, and so on, which makes some children from poor families very envious.

Seeing the child crying so badly, Sister Xu was both angry and heartbroken. To make matters worse, Sun Xiaoqin added fuel to the fire, making her even more furious. Sun Xiaoqin was the sister of Brigade Commander Sun, and neither of the old men in the Sun family were easy to deal with. She didn't dare offend Sun Xiaoqin, but she also didn't want her to have an easy time.

With a quick glance around, Sister Xu said to Sun Xiaoqin, "Xiaoqin, the child is still young and doesn't understand anything. Don't try to fool him anymore. I saw it just now; that aroma was coming from Commander Lu's house. The cook is Commander Lu's new wife. Commander Lu is young and well-off, so his wife is generous with oil when she makes shrimp and crab dishes. How could it not smell delicious? But we've all eaten crab before; it has no meat, so how can it be tasty?"

Sun Xiaoqin was taken aback, then grasped the key point, "Brigade Commander Lu?"

A glint of triumph flashed in Sister Xu's eyes as she said casually, "That's right! Brigade Commander Lu Mingzhou, he's a rare young talent in our military region. He's not young anymore, and now he's married and living in the family compound. Oh, right, I think he just got married and had a banquet a few days ago, didn't you know?"

Sun Xiaoqin really didn't know. She had been out with friends these past few days. Besides, the lowest-ranking officer in her neighborhood was a regimental commander, and they weren't even in the same residential buildings as the families here. The families were also used to being divided into different groups. She disdained associating with these commoners, so naturally, she wasn't very well-informed.

"What did you say? Lu Mingzhou got married?"

Sun Xiaoqin screamed, her voice sharp and shrill, but to Sister Xu's ears it was incredibly pleasant. "Yes! They must have just gotten married a few days ago. They just had guests a couple of days ago. I think they live right behind your house. That yard is the biggest in your area. The two of them live there. Ah, it's so nice to be a high-ranking military officer. Unlike our whole family crammed into a small house."

Sun Xiaoqin turned around and ran towards the family quarters.

Watching her retreating figure, Sister Xu snorted inwardly and coaxed the child home.

At this time, an uninvited guest arrived at Qiao Wanqing's house: a well-dressed old lady holding a little boy's hand. She recognized the little boy; he was the child that Grandpa Sun had brought over on the day her family hosted a dinner party.

Qiao Wanqing had already guessed who this old lady was.

She frowned, but remained calm. "Auntie, is there something you need?"

The moment Aunt Li saw Qiao Wanqing, she was stunned.

I was stunned for quite a while before I came to my senses.

She had never seen such a beautiful girl before. No wonder Lu Mingzhou got married so suddenly. She looked like a vixen. What man could resist her?

Aunt Li was furious. "You're Lu's new wife?"

His tone was unpleasant, and the way he looked at her was full of malice; Qiao Wanqing could tell at a glance.

His voice turned cold. "If the 'Little Lu' you're referring to is Lu Mingzhou, then that's me. What do you want?"

"Xiao Lu had always been single, and I'd never heard of him dating anyone. He never went home for blind dates or anything like that. How did you two meet? How did you suddenly get married? Did you seduce him?"

Qiao Wanqing narrowed her eyes and said angrily, "Who are you? What kind of place is this family compound? Ordinary people aren't allowed to come in. Who gave you permission to barge in?"

This question is asked with a purpose; once you ask it, the other person will most likely introduce themselves.

Sure enough, Aunt Li immediately proved her identity, "Hmph, my son is Brigade Commander Sun Jianshe, he lives right in front of your house, of course I can come in. Where are you from? Lu Mingzhou has never left the army, how do you know him?"

Once Qiao Wanqing confirmed the other person's identity, she was no longer worried and angrily retorted, "Why are you speaking so rudely, old woman? What does my marriage to Lu Mingzhou have to do with you? Who do you think you are, coming to my house to question me?"