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

what?

300?

Xia Qiuran watched as Lu Zhenghan took the money and put it in his pocket. She blinked, and an indescribable feeling welled up inside her.

Either take it all and don't tell her how much it costs, or don't take it at all. Why take 300 yuan?

That much money could buy a pig and still be more than enough. Why would two people need to spend so much money on food?

"What are you going to eat? It costs so much money." Xia Qiuran couldn't help but ask.

"Let's go to a Western restaurant. Their steaks are pretty good, and they also have ice cream, cream cakes, and coffee."

Lu Zhenghan turned his head slightly and raised his eyebrows slightly.

A Western restaurant? Isn't that a place only couples go to?

Xia Qiuran's eyelashes trembled twice, and her previously gentle expression gradually darkened. A hint of grievance was revealed in her eyes, but she still stubbornly refused to say it directly.

"You sound like you're really looking forward to it. When are you going? I'd love to try it too. But don't worry, I won't sit with you guys."

"That might not be very convenient. There are only two doctors at the shelter, so you two can't both take leave at the same time," Lu Zhenghan continued.

inconvenient?

This sentence completely ignited a small bomb in Xia Qiuran's heart. It's only been a few days, and he's already shown his true colors. Men are all the same.

"Alright then, you guys go ahead."

All the smile vanished from Xia Qiuran's face in an instant, replaced by genuine anger in her eyes.

She didn't say another word, her jaw tightened, her body suddenly turned around, and she was about to walk out, her steps so decisive that she didn't want to stop for even a moment.

Seeing that Xia Qiuran was really angry, Lu Zhenghan quickly stepped forward, grabbed her wrist, and explained.

"Are you really angry? I was just teasing you. Why would I take Bai Yunyun to a place like a Western restaurant? I used this 300 yuan to buy a pig."

Lu Zhenghan smiled and explained that he had just seen Xia Qiuran offer him money to eat with Bai Yunyun, which made him feel a little down. That's why he had the idea to tease her. Now he saw that Xia Qiuran still cared about him.

"I'll get paid in a few days. I was originally planning to wait until I got paid to buy it, but now that you've given me the money, I'll buy it in advance. I'll bring it all to you after I get paid in a few days."

What? You're really buying pigs?

Why buy pigs?

Xia Qiuran became increasingly confused.

"You'll find out in a few days." Lu Zhenghan just smiled and didn't explain further.

With a deep roar from the engine, the Jeep wheels kicked up a trail of dust.

After watching Lu Zhenghan leave, Xia Qiuran also turned around and went back into the rescue station.

Because she was going to have dinner with Lu Zhenghan, Bai Yunyun took advantage of her break time to buy an expensive, latest-style dress and also used her connections to get a perm with small waves at a hair salon.

During this period, apart from actors and artists, it was a very troublesome thing for ordinary people to get their hair permed unless they had a letter of introduction or found someone to pull strings.

After everything was ready, Bai Yunyun kept standing in front of the mirror in the temporary tent dormitory, and asked Xia Qiuran if she looked good.

Xia Qiuran looked at Bai Yunyun in front of her. Even with the combined experience of two lifetimes, she still couldn't come up with a standard answer.

How should she, as the official girlfriend, answer this question from her boyfriend's suitor?

The scene shifts, and finally, the day Bai Yunyun has been most looking forward to has arrived.

Lu Zhenghan begged Gao Yingting to send a doctor to help at the shelter for a day, offering three times the salary.

Early that morning, Xia Qiuran and Bai Yunyun boarded the bus back to their unit as instructed.

At first, Bai Yunyun was quite puzzled. Wasn't he supposed to be inviting her to dinner? Why was Xia Qiuran sent to do that? Did Lu Zhenghan want to invite the two of them home for dinner together?

That won't do. If that's the case, she'll make a scene until Lu Zhenghan's grandparents kick Xia Qiuran out.

Bai Yunyun secretly made a plan. When the two of them arrived at the army base and saw the scene before them, they would think twice before even raising their voices, let alone making a scene.

It turns out she was being narrow-minded. Lu Zhenghan didn't just want to invite her and Xia Qiuran to dinner; he was organizing a group dinner.

To reward the soldiers who fought in the disaster relief operation, Lu Zhenghan contacted a nearby commune after a long time. They were willing to sell a pig at a high price, which he bought himself as an extra meal for the gathering. He also bought as many vegetables as possible from the nearby market.

At that time, under the planned economy, money was not enough. Everything was allocated according to quantity. It was impossible to buy enough food for everyone in the army. So all the food that was bought could only be put together and each person got a bowl.

After the cafeteria prepared the food, Lu Zhenghan specially served two full small bowls and placed them in front of Bai Yunyun's table, solemnly saying...

"Dr. Bai, we are so grateful for your help with the medicine. As the leader of the group, I would like to express my gratitude to you on behalf of all the disaster victims."

Bai Yunyun stared at the braised pork and ribs in front of her, her expression frozen for several seconds.

Is this the dinner invitation Lu Zhenghan mentioned? Isn't this just a casual get-together? How can it be an invitation to dinner?

No wonder he said he couldn't eat at restaurants outside; it turns out he had planned it all along.

"Dr. Bai, the commander is talking to you." Seeing that Bai Yunyun didn't react, Zhou Guangming quickly reminded her, "These dishes were specially reserved for you by the commander. Look, there are only two pieces of meat and a little soup in our lunchboxes."

"Thank you, Commander." Bai Yunyun forced a smile.

"You're welcome, Dr. Bai. You're a hero in this disaster relief effort, so it's only right that you get some good food. Here are some fried dough sticks and sweet bean buns that I bought from outside; you can help yourself."

"Wow, Commander Lu, you're being unfair! I want to eat fried dough sticks and sweet bean buns too!"

Today is the weekend and a day for a get-together, so everyone is less reserved than usual. Han Yu suddenly appeared out of nowhere, looked at the food on the table, and said...

But just as he was about to reach for it, Lu Zhenghan stopped him with a single sentence.

"If you eat this, you'll have to do an extra 10,000 meters of training every day next month."

What?

This is too outrageous. Han Yu gave up without even thinking. He would rather skip this meal than run that 10,000 meters.

Because there weren't enough food coupons, Lu Zhenghan couldn't distribute them to every soldier, so the others could only eat the steamed buns distributed by the canteen as their staple food.

But he had promised Bai Yunyun that he would treat her to a meal, so he couldn't treat the army's food as his own. Therefore, he specially bought more of these staple foods for Bai Yunyun to eat.

Bai Yunyun forced a smile in response and sat at the front table. In front of her was the best food, even better than the food in front of Xia Qiuran's grandparents.

Lu Zhenghan praised her in public again, giving her plenty of face, but she couldn't be happy at all. She never expected that Lu Zhenghan would be so cunning, taking advantage of loopholes in the wording to fool her like that.