His predecessor failed

Chapter 130 Entanglement

Think about it, he was gone for more than ten days without saying anything and didn't bring back any message. If it were him, he would definitely be very angry.

No matter what, He Qiaojin reached out and pushed the door, but it didn't open at all. Looking down, he saw a black lock tightly locked behind the vines, as if to protect the newly grown seedlings in the yard for its owner.

After standing silently at the door for a while, He Qiaojin walked to the side, jumped directly onto the wall, and landed steadily in the yard.

When I looked down, I felt a patch of tender green sprouts under my feet. These sprouts just happened to be along a circle inside the wall. Without a doubt, these were definitely not grass. They must be the seeds sown by Zhuzhu.

He still remembered Zhuzhu had told him that she wanted to plant a circle of flowers and plants along the wall, and also plant grapes and roses. When the roses covered the wall, she could sit with him under the vines, drink tea, chat, enjoy the breeze, and watch the sunset.

At this moment, all the scenes of their previous interactions flashed before He Qiaojin's eyes. He remembered that he had promised his wife that he would help her plant flowers, but, but he failed to do it. No matter what the reason, he failed to do it, and his wife planted them herself.

He Qiaojin suddenly woke up and hurried to the middle of the yard. He took big steps and stepped outside the seedlings in one step.

Looking back and seeing the tender shoots that were stepped on by him, He Qiaojin squatted down and carefully picked up the fallen shoots one by one. Some of them were stepped on and crushed, and He Qiaojin felt a little sad.

But soon, he stood up, walked across the yard to open the door of the main house. As expected, it was also locked. However, this was a piece of cake for He Qiaojin. In less than a minute, he pushed the door open and walked into the house.

The room was still the same as when she left, except that it was tidied up. The flowers in the vase on the table were gone, and there was not even any water. My daughter-in-law had indeed left.

Everything in the house was tidy, but there was no sign of human presence, which showed that Zhuzhu had been gone for a long time.

He Qiaojin walked around the study and bedroom again, and finally found the letter Su Zhuzhu left for him on the bedside table.

He Qiaojin took the letter but didn't rush to open it. He just walked around the house again and again. His wife was very nice and kept the house tidy. There was no sign of life at all in the house.

He Qiaojin finally showed his tired side. He held the letter to his chest and fell directly on the bed.

He buried his head deeply in the pillow, but the pillow, sheets and quilt covers had all been washed, and there was only a fresh fragrance after washing, but no scent of his wife.

He Qiaojin had been on countless missions over the years, but this was the only time he felt tired. He would rather fight on the battlefield than have any dealings with any woman other than Zhuzhu. However, a soldier's duty was to obey orders, so he had to use all his strength to complete the mission even if it was aggrieved.

But this time the price was a bit high. His wife ran away, he didn't get the certificate, and he was left alone in the cold and deserted house. Although he was alone before, he was full of expectations. Now he is alone, lonely and cold.

He Qiaojin didn't know that Su Zhuzhu had seen him and Chen Xiaoyun being hypocritical, and she had seen it with her own eyes. The shock was so great that even Su Zhuzhu, who had always been very stable, was stunned.

If He Qiaojin knew about this, he would not be so calm and have time to be sad here. He would be in big trouble. His wife only knows that he is on a mission, but doesn't know that the mission is related to Chen Xiaoyun. What if she misunderstands that he has changed his mind and is a Chen Shimei? Even if his wife is smart and guessed it, it doesn't mean that she won't be sad. So being in big trouble may not be enough. He may have to drag the leaders of the army into proving his innocence.

He Qiaojin stayed in the family compound that night. He wandered around the house alone for nearly an hour. Finally, he went back to the bedroom and lay down. He kept thinking about his wife with his eyes open and couldn't fall asleep. When daybreak came, his eyes were as red as a rabbit's.

But you can't tell from his face. After washing and changing his clothes, he was the omnipotent masked king of hell again.

After He Qiaojin returned, the comrades around him clearly felt the early arrival of the Siberian cold air. It was clearly summer, but it was as cold as winter every day.

Those who are familiar with He Qiaojin know that it must be because he didn't coax his wife well, and he became the icy face again after going back. No! He is even colder and harder than before, so that everyone avoids He Qiaojin when they see him now.

Even Chen Xiaoyun felt it. He used to act like a troublemaker, but now he didn't dare to do that. He even looked at He Qiaojin's expression and carefully hinted at what made He Qiaojin unhappy.

The superior leaders saw this and thought, hey, that's great, they have to lead Chen Xiaoyun this way, otherwise if they keep catering to her, she might become suspicious and alert the spies. It's only a few days before closing the net, so no accidents can happen.

As for He Qiaojin, he used to have that icy face. I heard that his wife was unhappy when she returned home, but there was nothing we could do. After this mission was over, we had to approve his marriage leave and let him go back to coax his wife. This time, the army really let down the young couple.

Just like that, He Qiaojin was tripped up again. But later, what he didn't expect was that the closing operation that his superiors had mentioned was delayed again and again, either because the conditions were not ripe or because there were new discoveries. This delay took a full month and a half from the start of the mission to the actual closing of the net and catching all the spies, to the end of the summary report and commendation.

It was during this period of more than a month that a guy named Zhu Ye appeared in his wife's sight. He took advantage of his absence from his wife's side and tried his best to steal his girl. Whenever He Qiaojin thought of this incident, he got furious and cursed Zhu Ye, Mr. Zhu, Chen Xiaoyun, the spy, and even the army leaders.

During that period, He Qiaojin was like a lit bomb, he would start training anyone he caught. If any unlucky bastard made any mistake, he would try to escape. No one in the whole army dared to provoke him. After the army knew the whole story, they felt guilty and quickly gave He Qiaojin a vacation. They sent people to pack his luggage and send him to the train station. Captain Qiao kicked him onto the train to H Province and told him not to come back until he had coaxed Comrade Su.

At this time, Comrade Su Zhuzhu was already preparing to return to the Red Star Brigade.

Mr. Zhu has basically recovered, but he is old, so he can stay in the hospital for a few more days. However, Su Zhuzhu no longer needs to check him every day. Doctor Qiao and Doctor Chen can do it. Mrs. Yuan has also completed the discharge procedures. Before being discharged, Su Zhuzhu took Mrs. Yuan's pulse and prescribed a prescription for her to take for a month after returning home. After a month, she should come to the Red Star Brigade Health Center for a checkup. As for Director Yuan, he doesn't need to start conditioning now. He just needs to pay attention to the regularity of his work and rest time, get enough rest, quit smoking and drinking, and wait until Mrs. Yuan's body is almost recovered before prescribing a prescription for Director Yuan.

After all the patients were arranged one by one, Su Zhuzhu sorted out the booklets she had recorded and gave them to Dean Chen. If anyone needed it, they could go to Dean Chen to borrow it for reference. There was only one copy of the information, and a second copy could not be made in a short time. Su Zhuzhu did not intend to reveal the fact that she had a copy in her space for this matter, so she could only let Dean Chen find a solution.

After everything was settled, Su Zhuzhu made an appointment with Dean Chen to have lunch at Chen's house. Su Zhuzhu still remembered that she had promised to cook a meal for Dean Chen and his family.

Of course, Mr. Zhu and the two guards were not left behind. If Mr. Zhu was left behind, the hospital would probably be in an uproar. Zhu Ye is also still in the hospital to take care of the patient, so he must be invited as well.

Su Zhuzhu counted in her mind. There were four people on Mr. Zhu's side, three on Dean Chen's side, and eight people including herself, which was a full table. Fortunately, Su Zhuzhu had cooked for so many people before, and with Aunt Chen's help, eight people was no big deal.

Taking into account the three elderly people present and the fact that Mr. Zhu had just undergone surgery and was still in the recovery period, Su Zhuzhu paid special attention when preparing the menu.

Aunt Chen told Su Zhuzhu that there was an old man in the alley where she often bought vegetables, who often carried tofu and sold it secretly. The tofu tasted very good, so Su Zhuzhu decided to try it. She made some homemade tofu, and also made some tofu with tender green onions for Mr. Zhu, a yam, corn and pork ribs soup, and some stir-fried seasonal vegetables. This would be enough nutrition for Mr. Zhu.

You must order their specialty, boiled fish fillet. Also, the eels, loaches and crayfish should be quite fat in this season, but I don’t know if there are crayfish. If not, you can make some stir-fried eel slices.

Spicy pig's trotters, dry-pot pork intestines, cold-mixed pig ears, fried snails, egg custard, and stir-fried water spinach with fermented black beans made the meal very rich. Su Zhuzhu did not plan to reduce the portions. Although there were three elderly people, there were also four grown men, and three of them were big eaters from the army. It would be good enough if she did not increase the amount.

Su Zhuzhu had nothing to do today, so she got up early and went shopping for vegetables with Aunt Chen. They were lucky as the tofu seller was at his stall as usual and they bought two large pieces of tofu. They then bought the ingredients needed for other dishes one by one.

Su Zhuzhu guessed correctly. Crayfish are not available for purchase and people nowadays have no idea how delicious crayfish are.

The two of them returned to Dean Chen's house with their four hands full of things. Su Zhuzhu simply made two bowls of egg and lean meat rice noodles and amazed Aunt Chen. According to Aunt Chen's original words, if she could do business, she could open a store just based on Zhuzhu's rice noodle skills.

After breakfast and a short rest, Su Zhuzhu got busy again.

The pig's trotters have to be stewed in advance, the pig's ears have to be braised in advance, the eels have to be gutted, and the snails and pig intestines have to be cleaned by yourself, so the workload is quite heavy.

The two were busy when they heard a knock on the door.

Aunt Chen responded and put down the scissors in her hand to open the door. When she opened the door, she saw a soldier standing outside. He was tall and burly, with a restrained aura. Needless to say, his appearance was the highlight.

Seeing such a spirited young man in military uniform, Aunt Chen's face was filled with smiles.

"Who are you looking for, young man?"

Zhu Ye handed over the two bags in his hand.

"Hello, Aunt Chen. My name is Zhu Ye. I am the grandson of Mr. Zhu, the man who performed surgery on Dr. Su this time. I was invited to have lunch at your house today. I thought it would be bad to just eat, so I came early to help out since I have nothing to do."

Mr. Chen had already told Aunt Chen about the guests who would be coming today. Since the young man in front of him was Mr. Zhu's grandson, he would definitely warmly welcome Zhu Ye into the house.

Aunt Chen quickly took the net bag that Zhu Ye handed over. One bag contained apples, and the other contained malted milk and some snacks. They were all suitable gifts for visiting relatives and friends nowadays, and there was nothing to be shy about. Aunt Chen invited everyone to come in and sit down, and put the things on the cabinet against the wall of the living room.

Zhu Ye thanked him and walked into Dean Chen's house, he saw the lovely girl sitting at the dining table quietly cutting snail shells. This time she bought small snails, which were long and thin. After cutting off the tails and stir-frying them, they would become a popular dish to go with wine at the late-night snack stalls in later generations, and it would be a must-order for almost every table.

Su Zhuzhu had heard Zhu Ye's voice a long time ago. After all, the house they were allocated was only so big, and she was sitting in the corner of the living room, so it was hard not to hear it, so she raised her head and greeted Zhu Ye.

Zhu Ye took the tea that Aunt Chen brought him, thanked her, and then sat down at the table.

"Zhuzhu, I'm just here to help. If there's anything I can do, you're welcome. I have nothing else but a ton of strength."

It would be great to have someone to help. Su Zhuzhu was thinking that there was a lot of work to do, so she immediately assigned it to Zhu Ye.

Soon, the sounds of chopping pork ribs and pig's feet could be heard in the Chen family's kitchen. When Zhu Ye finished chopping pig's feet and ribs, Su Zhuzhu assigned him the task of killing fish and cutting open yellow eels.

Fortunately, Zhu Ye does not have the temper of a spoiled brat. He did all kinds of work in the army, so he had already developed this ability.

However, what Su Zhuzhu bought today was a big black fish, weighing four kilograms. It was caught by villagers in the suburbs, and they were reluctant to eat it, so they sold it.

God knows Su Zhuzhu's eyes almost lit up when she saw this fish. Black fish is the most suitable fish for making boiled fish fillets.

Fortunately, the black fish was too big and there were many people watching. The buyer couldn't make up his mind for a while. Su Zhuzhu quickly squeezed in and told people that she wanted it, and paid for it immediately. She was so fast that Aunt Chen laughed at her.

Zhu Ye looked at the big black fish and yellow eel in the basin in front of him, thought for a while, and asked Su Zhuzhu how to kill the fish and whether there were any special requirements. The truth was that he had never killed this kind of fish before, and the army only commonly ate those few kinds of fish. He didn't know what Su Zhuzhu was going to do.

Su Zhuzhu looked at her beloved big black fish with a smile, and told Zhu Ye in detail how to kill the big black fish. As for the subsequent slicing work, she did it herself. When it comes to fish slicing skills, Zhu Ye is definitely no match for him.

Su Zhuzhu had Zhu Ye ordered around for the whole morning. He had just killed the fish and chopped the eel as Su Zhuzhu had instructed, and now he was asked to wash the pig intestines. Fortunately, Su Zhuzhu taught him how to wash them, otherwise, because of the smell, Zhu Ye would really suggest canceling this dish.