If He Ping were here, he would definitely have to give his sister-in-law a good shout-out.
It's true that sister-in-law is beautiful, but her looks are just the most ordinary of her many virtues.
Although He Ping wasn't there, wasn't there still Xiao Zhengjun?
As soon as training ended, when others asked him about it, he told the truth.
In all honesty, he didn't exaggerate or embellish a single word.
But when the men from other divisions heard this, they were so envious they could almost grind their teeth to dust.
Childhood sweethearts!
Well-matched in social status!
A talented man and a beautiful woman!
A perfect match like a dragon and a phoenix!
A loving couple!
...
The key point is, Commander Huo's wife isn't the type to just stay at home and tend to the family. She has her own career and earns no less money than Huo Tingzhou.
We've seen people with good fortune, but never seen fortune as good as this!
Someone, quick on the uptake, immediately gave him a nickname—Lucky Guy!
As luck would have it, right after Xiao Zhengjun finished speaking, they ran into the group on the way to the cafeteria.
When they had heard Xiao Zhengjun talk about it earlier, everyone thought he was just boasting, like a melon seller praising her own goods!
Now, seeing it with their own eyes, they all fell silent, their gazes fixed on the family of four.
Fortunately, the leaders from each division were perceptive and quickly urged everyone to move along.
After the large group had moved on, those left behind were basically brothers from the old Seventh Company and comrades from the Fourth Division.
Huo Tingzhou introduced them to Jiang Si one by one. "Darling, this is Big Liu, he slept on the bunk above me back at flight school. This is Old Chen, this is Old Ding..."
The men all smiled and greeted Jiang Si.
"Hello, sister-in-law, I'm Little Dong."
"I'm Old Yan, from the same company as Old Huo. I've heard so much about you from him, and finally get to meet you in person today."
Jiang Si also responded with grace and ease. "Hello, I've often heard Tingzhou mention you all..."
"These must be Suisui and Zhaozhao, so adorable!"
Hearing their names, the two little ones curiously lifted their little faces.
They didn't call people 'uncle' often, so they weren't very skilled at it yet.
They could only offer each uncle an awkward yet polite, toothy grin.
"So well-behaved." Everyone chatted and laughed as they walked towards the cafeteria.
"What were you all talking about earlier? I heard something about 'good fortune' from far away," Huo Tingzhou asked Xiao Zhengjun.
Xiao Zhengjun chuckled. "Talking about your good fortune!"
"Good fortune?"
"Yeah."
Xiao Zhengjun glanced in Jiang Si's direction. "Everyone envies you for marrying such a wonderful wife and having such a pair of adorable babies. They gave you a nickname: Lucky Guy."
Hearing this, Huo Tingzhou didn't refute it, just gave a low "Hmm."
He thought he was pretty lucky too.
As they talked, they soon arrived at the cafeteria entrance.
Huo Tingzhou asked Jiang Si to take the children inside to find seats first, while he quickly went to the serving window to get the food.
He returned shortly with the meals. The base's food wasn't as good as the Fourth Division's air force small kitchen.
But compared to other places, a meal with two meat dishes and two vegetable dishes was already quite presentable.
He had also separately gotten half a bowl of noodles for each child.
"Darling, you eat first. I'll feed them."
As he spoke, Huo Tingzhou had already taken out two bibs, skillfully putting them on the little ones.
Jiang Si didn't put on any airs either. Being a loving and family-oriented person wasn't anything to be ashamed of.
Besides, Huo Tingzhou taking care of the children was a normal part of their life. There was no need to inconvenience herself just because of what others might think.
The cook's skills were excellent; it wasn't easy to make simple dishes taste this good.
Jiang Si ate with relish.
In contrast, the two little ones were acting out of character.
Perhaps it was their first time seeing so many people eating together. Ever since entering the cafeteria, they had been like little radars.
Their eyes darted around everywhere, and they wouldn't even eat the noodles they usually loved.
Just then, the duty officer gave the order: "Commence meal!"
As soon as the words were spoken, the soldiers, who had been sitting bolt upright, swiftly picked up their enamel mugs and bowls, buried their heads, and started devouring their food.
Soldiers eat fast. Combined with a morning of training, they were already starving. So, within minutes, the cafeteria was filled with the sound of slurping.
Once finished eating, everyone quickly got up and placed their bowls and chopsticks in the designated area.
The whole set of actions was smooth, fluid, and uniform!
The two little ones had never seen such a scene before and wore expressions of utter astonishment.
After a moment's reaction, they both turned their heads in unison to look at their dad.
Their big eyes were full of confusion. "So this is how you eat?"
They wanted to try it too!
A father knows his children best. Just by looking at their expressions, Huo Tingzhou guessed what was going on in their little heads.
He shook his head, his tone still fairly gentle. "No, you can't."
The children were still young; eating too fast wasn't good for their digestion.
After speaking, Huo Tingzhou scooped up a bit of noodle with a spoon and fed it to his daughter.
"Be good, eat up, just like usual."
The two little ones pursed their lips, then turned to look at their mom.
Of course, Jiang Si wouldn't interfere in this matter.
She simply kept her head down, focusing on her own meal.
The two little ones were also quite good at reading the room. Seeing that Mom wasn't even looking at them, they had no choice but to obediently open their mouths.
The cafeteria had prepared a big pot of pork bone soup today. There wasn't much meat on the bones; it was just for using the broth to cook cabbage or radish, which would make the dish more flavorful.
Seeing Huo Tingzhou had brought two children, the cook specially ladled a bit of the bone broth into their noodles.
The noodles had been simmering in the broth for a while, soft, tender, and tasty, very much to the little ones' liking.
Only, every time they drank the broth, the two little ones would deliberately make slurping sounds.
Jiang Si saw this but didn't say much. The children were at a stage of curiosity and exploration. As long as it wasn't a bad habit, she generally wouldn't deliberately correct them.
However, Huo Tingzhou, upon hearing it, put the bowl down directly and lightly tapped the table.
Suisui and Zhaozhao both looked over upon hearing the sound.
Huo Tingzhou looked at them and said seriously, "Don't make slurping sounds while eating."
After a pause, he added, "Daddy doesn't like it."
Hearing this, the others at the table lifted their heads from their bowls. If they hadn't all graduated from the same flight school, they might have believed him!
Thinking about it carefully, maybe that wasn't entirely true.
Lately during meals, Old Huo really hadn't made any slurping sounds.
"Old Xiao, when did he change this habit?" On the way back, a few of them curiously asked Xiao Zhengjun.
Among the brothers, Old Xiao had spent the longest time with Huo Tingzhou.
But this question really stumped Xiao Zhengjun.
When did he change?
After some thought, he actually remembered. It seemed like ever since sister-in-law sent that telegram saying she was coming to get married.
This guy's eating manners had become refined!
So it wasn't that "Daddy doesn't like it" at all; it was clearly that sister-in-law doesn't like it!
After hearing this, all the brothers shared a knowing laugh.
