The aloof military doctor arrives at the unit, and the tough guy can't sit still.

Hearing this, Zhong Wenmei's mother walked over, scolding her.

"You're such a good eater. You should learn from Xia. Not only is she a good doctor, but she's also such a good cook."

"Hey Xia, this is some candy that Uncle Wenmei sent back from out of town. There are many kinds, and I heard there's even some chocolate. Take it home and eat it."

As Zhong Wenmei's mother spoke, she handed Xia Qiuran a packet of candy wrapped in kraft paper.

Xia Qiuran bought more than two pounds of pork and a lot of flour. After deducting what they ate for dinner and the lunchbox of dumplings that Xia Qiuran took, there was still a lot left at home.

This is half a month's worth of food for an ordinary worker. Their whole family ate the food they received, so they naturally couldn't be too stingy with their return gift.

These candies were sent back from Shanghai by Zhong Wenmei's uncle; I heard they cost five yuan per pound.

"No, Auntie, I don't usually eat candy, so I won't take it." Xia Qiuran quickly made an excuse to refuse. She knew that chocolate was hard to buy and, more importantly, very expensive.

Zhong Wenmei's mother simply stuffed the candy into Xia Qiuran's arms: "What girl doesn't like candy? Don't worry, I have plenty more at home. Take this back and eat it."

"Just take it, it's delicious."

Zhong Wenmei repeatedly urged her to accept, and Xia Qiuran had no choice but to accept it.

Clutching the two items she had brought from Zhong Wenmei's house, Xia Qiuran hurriedly ran back to the army.

She spoke in favor of Zhao Feng during both of her meetings with Lu Zhenghan, which must have made Lu Zhenghan, who disliked Zhao Feng, very uncomfortable.

She had to explain herself as soon as possible, otherwise, in Lu Zhenghan's eyes, wouldn't she be an ungrateful person?

As I walked to the door of Lu Zhenghan's office, I saw the lights were on inside. Great, he hadn't gone back to his dorm yet.

As she approached the door and was about to go in, Xiao Zhang reached out and stopped her, his eyes clearly filled with disdain.

"The commander has issued a new order: anyone of the opposite sex must announce their presence before entering."

Do we have to report to the opposite sex? There wasn't such a rule before. Lu Zhenghan is getting more and more feudal.

Xia Qiuran didn't quite understand, but she didn't think much of it.

"Comrade Zhang, could you please pass on this message for me?"

Xiao Zhang had a sullen face. During the day, he kept clamoring to go to another man's house, and at night he came knocking on the regimental commander's door. He was really something else. It's a shame that he used to think Xia Qiuran was a nice person.

But Xia Qiuran is, after all, a member of the military. If something important happens and he fails to communicate in time, causing a delay, he cannot afford the responsibility.

"Just wait." He turned and walked into the office.

"Report, Commander, Xia Qiuran is outside and wants to see you."

Upon hearing this news, Lu Zhenghan's hand holding the pen visibly paused, and after a moment, his expression darkened again.

"I won't see you." He simply replied.

Xiao Zhang didn't say much, turned around and ran out.

"The commander doesn't want to see you."

Xia Qiuran understood that Lu Zhenghan was definitely angry. He had helped her resolve Zhao Feng's troubles several times, and now he suddenly said that she and Zhao Feng had made up. No one could understand this.

Lu Zhenghan probably cursed her a hundred times in his heart, calling her spineless, love-struck, and deserving to be manipulated by Zhao Feng.

No, I've finally found such a good leader, I can't let him continue to misunderstand.

Xia Qiuran walked to the back window and put the lunchbox and candy into her handbag.

How can one be defeated by difficulties? When faced with a problem, one should of course try to solve it.

Xia Qiuran looked up at Lu Zhenghan's office on the second floor, then climbed up through the pipes on the outside of the wall.

When I climbed to the window, I saw Lu Zhenghan sitting behind a pile of documents in the office.

Xia Qiuran knocked on the glass twice before Lu Zhenghan looked up at her.

Xia Qiuran kept waving her hand, and after looking at the document for a while, Lu Zhenghan finally walked over.

"Commander, please open the window quickly, I have something very important to tell you."

Xia Qiuran spoke while gesturing exaggeratedly with her hands.

The next second, Lu Zhenghan simply drew the curtains, deciding to avoid seeing or hearing about it.

"Commander, I can't hold on any longer, I'm going to fall, it's true."

"ah."

Through the curtains, Xia Qiuran called out twice more, then suddenly fell silent.

Lu Zhenghan stood by the window, raising his fingers several times and then lowering them again.

In the end, she couldn't help but quickly pull open the curtains.

Xia Qiuran was indeed nowhere to be seen outside the window.

Lu Zhenghan immediately opened the window in a hurry.

"Commander, I knew you weren't that hard-hearted."

Lu Zhenghan had just poked his head out when Xia Qiuran's voice came from the side.

It turns out she had been hiding outside the window, clinging to the pipe.

Lu Zhenghan's gaze darkened. Just as he was about to close the window, Xia Qiuran brazenly stuck one foot over and then climbed her whole body through the window.

Lu Zhenghan remained stern. "Xia Qiuran, sneaking into the regimental command post at night like this wouldn't be an exaggeration to call you a spy."

Xia Qiuran smiled and took off her handbag, placing it on the table.

"Commander, I just went through the main gate, but you wouldn't see me, so I had to find a way to get in myself."

Lu Zhenghan sat back down at his desk, not even looking up, and said, "What do you need me for? I'm very busy, so let's get straight to the point."

Following the principle of not hitting the person who gave the gift, Xia Qiuran did not explain first, but took out the lunchbox from her bag.

"The group leader is here. I brought you dumplings. I bought meat and flour and went to Sister Wenmei's house to make them. Please try them."

Xia Qiuran opened the lunchbox lid, and a rich aroma instantly filled the air. One by one, plump, white dumplings lay quietly inside, their thin, translucent wrappers glistening slightly.

Having not eaten for two meals, Lu Zhenghan couldn't help but swallow hard, but his face remained expressionless.

"I'm not hungry, get to the point."

"It won't taste good when it gets cold, Commander, you should have one first."

As Xia Qiuran spoke, she picked up her chopsticks, placed a small dumpling in Lu Zhenghan's mouth.

Before he could react, Lu Zhenghan had already bitten through the dumpling skin.

The aroma of meat mixed with the crispness of celery instantly tantalized Lu Zhenghan's taste buds.

This tasted unlike any dumpling he had ever eaten before. It was perfectly salty and light, with an oily aroma but not greasy. The flavors progressed layer by layer, and before he knew it, he had eaten the whole dumpling.

Seeing that Lu Zhenghan had eaten the dumplings, Xia Qiuran felt a little more confident. If he could still eat what she made, it meant he wasn't really angry.

"Commander, I'm here to explain. Zhao Feng and I aren't what you think. There were reasons why I did what I did before," Xia Qiuran said softly.

His eyes kept glancing at Lu Zhenghan, as if he were a primary school student who had made a mistake.

"We're just boss and subordinate. You don't need to explain to me what's going on between you and him."

Lu Zhenghan ate the dumplings, his expression remaining unchanged. He held the documents in his hand, his cold eyes gleaming with extreme chill.