Lin Zhilan squatted down, extended her hand, and made a handshake gesture. "Hello Chengzhou, my name is Lin Zhilan, and I am your aunt."

Jiang Chengzhou wiped his hands on his clothes before shaking Lin Zhilan's hand. "Hello."

Lin Zhilan then introduced her daughter, "This is my daughter Lin Lin. You can call her 'little sister' or 'Linlin'."

Jiang Chengzhou: "Linlin."

Linlin answered in her childish voice, "Yes."

"Linlin".

"Why."

"Linlin".

"Why."

"..."

Lin Zhilan found it both amusing and helpless, and interrupted their conversation.

"Chengzhou, my sister and I want some water. Could you take me to the kitchen?"

"No need to go to the kitchen," Jiang Chengzhou said, walking out and turning on the tap in the yard. "You can just drink it here."

Lin Zhilan: "Do you usually drink tap water?"

"yes."

Jiang Chengzhou didn't think there was anything wrong with it; many people drink raw water directly these days, even his uncle does.

Just then, there was a knock on the courtyard gate.

Jiang Chengzhou ran to open the door.

Bai Yang and his men delivered the things they had bought in Guangzhou.

"Sister-in-law, the regimental commander has something to attend to. He asked me to tell you not to cook today. I'll bring the food back later."

"Okay, thank you."

Bai Yang scratched his head. "You're welcome."

After everyone left, Lin Zhilan took out the pots and pans to wash. She originally planned to boil some water first, but found that there wasn't even a single piece of firewood in the kitchen.

Jiang Chengzhou followed her, saying, "Auntie, Uncle said we don't need to cook; we can just eat at the cafeteria."

"I wanted to boil some water to drink."

Why?

"Because drinking unboiled water frequently can easily cause diarrhea."

Jiang Chengzhou recalled for a moment, and was actually a little skeptical, but since his beautiful aunt wanted to drink, he let her drink.

"Aunt, wait here, I'll go borrow some firewood for you."

He dashed out the door before Lin Zhilan could stop him.

Soon, Jiang Chengzhou arrived carrying a small bundle of firewood, followed by a woman carrying a basket.

"Young lady, you've just arrived, so you probably don't have anything. I've brought you some vegetables; they're all homegrown and not worth much."

"Sister-in-law, you're too kind."

"You're welcome, you're welcome," Liu Chunhua said, her eyes fixed on the beauty in front of her, a smile playing on her lips. "My name is Liu Chunhua, and I live right across from you. Just call me if you need anything."

"Okay, thank you, sister-in-law."

Liu Chunhua is usually a very easygoing person, but for some reason, whenever she sees Lin Zhilan's face, she feels like she can't say anything.

Seeing that she seemed hesitant to speak, Lin Zhilan asked, "Is there something you want to tell me, sister-in-law?"

"Little sister, I've come here to admit my mistake."

Lin Zhilan: "?"

"When Commander Su submitted his marriage report, my husband was in the office and overheard the gist of it. He's a loose tongue and told me about it. And I... I'm not one to keep my mouth shut either."

However, I absolutely did not embellish anything; those later remarks have absolutely nothing to do with me!

Lin Zhilan frowned slightly: "Are there any rumors circulating about me outside?"

"It's just some gossip, saying that you used some means to get Commander Su to marry you, but that's definitely not going to happen now. You're so beautiful, it must have been Commander Su begging you to marry him."

Jiang Chengzhou interjected, "Of course!"

Lin Zhilan felt both helpless and amused, and could only say it was okay.

After she left, Lin Zhilan boiled a kettle of water, filled the thermos, and left the rest to cool in the kettle.

She instructed Jiang Chengzhou, "From now on, we won't drink tap water, we'll only drink the boiled water from the kettle, okay?"

Everyone says that dogs hate seven- or eight-year-old kids, but Jiang Chengzhou agreed without hesitation: "Okay."

Lin Zhilan smiled with satisfaction, opened her backpack, and took out the gift she had given him.

Tin frog and wooden pistol!

Jiang Chengzhou held the toy and asked repeatedly, "Is this really for me? Really?"

"Of course it's true."

"Auntie," Jiang Chengzhou said emphatically, his eyes sparkling, "you are truly a wonderful auntie!"

Qiangzi had wanted a tin frog for a long time, but no matter how much he begged his mother, she wouldn't let him buy it. Unexpectedly, he got one first, and he even had a wooden toy gun.

In the book, Jiang Chengzhou has a gloomy personality, and all his gentleness is reserved for his younger sister.

Lin Zhilan never expected that at his age, he would still be such a silly boy who would be overjoyed by toys.

The bag was opened, and Linlin took out the military medal that Cheng Qingshan had given her and played with it.

Jiang Chengzhou's eyes lit up when he saw it, and he swallowed hard: "Auntie, are these medals yours?"

Lin Zhilan shook her head: "It was on the train, given to Linlin by an old senior officer."

"Could you give me one?"

"No, these are your sister's things. You have to ask her yourself."

Jiang Chengzhou didn't get angry when his aunt said no.

"Little sister, can you give me a medal?" He looked at the two toys in his hand and thought the wooden toy gun was more interesting. "I'll trade you this for it."

The toy he held out was clearly the wooden pistol he preferred.

Linlin didn't understand these things; she just thought the military medals were shinier and prettier, and refused to trade with him.

Jiang Chengzhou was somewhat disappointed, but he didn't try to back out; he just sighed.

Lin Zhilan laughed and said, "Why don't you try trading your frog for your sister?"

Upon hearing this, Jiang Chengzhou wound up the tin frog and placed it on the ground.

The frog suddenly jumped up from the ground, stunning the naive and inexperienced Linlin.

This time, when they traded again, Linlin gave him both medals, only wanting the jumping frog.

Jiang Chengzhou only accepted one, "One for me and one for my sister."

Lin Zhilan had seen many videos of unruly children online before, which were truly infuriating.

Compared to those unruly kids, the two in front of me are practically angels.

However, perhaps it's just not the bear season yet.

She hugged her daughter, who was holding a frog, and asked Jiang Chengzhou, "Chengzhou, do you know what military medals represent?"

"I know! Soldiers only receive these for meritorious service!"

"That's right," Lin Zhilan said. "This was earned by soldiers with their lives and blood on the battlefield. We should respect it, shouldn't we?"

"Yes." Jiang Chengzhou clenched his little hands. Was his aunt going to take back his medal?

Lin Zhilan gently stroked his head, "So, Chengzhou, can you promise me that you will keep this medal safe and not show it off?"

Jiang Chengzhou suddenly looked up, "Yes!"

His uncle often patted his head, but it felt completely different from when his aunt patted his head.

My aunt's hands were gentle and soft, and they smelled sweet; they didn't hurt at all.

Su Lang was worried, so as soon as he finished training, he went straight to the cafeteria to get food for his whole family and went back home.

He encountered many comrades along the way who greeted him, "Commander Su, I heard your wife has arrived?"

Su Lang couldn't help but laugh: "Yes."

He happily took his lunchbox and left, leaving a group of men scratching their heads in frustration.

Why is Su Lang so happy to marry a divorced woman?

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