Chapter 1225: Speak of Cao Cao, and Cao Cao Arrives

Tao Saozi truly didn't know about this: "The daughter-in-law of Captain Cui only joined the army family not long ago. I've only heard she loves to take petty advantages, but that's also related to me not being in the family compound for the past while. Since I've been back, her little daughter hasn't once come to my door."

Liu Chuxue didn't respond, but she had a guess in her heart. It was probably because Mo Ruhua had just arrived with the army and, thinking she was young, felt too embarrassed to refuse, so she let her little daughter come knocking.

As they were speaking, a crisp, clear voice came from the main gate: "Hello, aunts and uncles. I am Cui Yurao. May I come in and play with you?"

Liu Chuxue hadn't expected this little girl to be such a good actress at such a young age; she had seen the large bowl of coarse rice the girl was carrying behind her back.

The three exchanged glances; none of them had expected that Cao Cao would arrive the moment he was mentioned.

Just as Liu Chuxue was about to get up and send the girl away, Fu Yan Cheng, who had just come out of the kitchen, stopped her: "You sit; I'll handle it."

Fu Yan Cheng strode toward the main gate. He didn't wear a cold expression; instead, he reached out and rubbed the top of her head: "Go back and tell your father that it's impolite to come to other people's houses to play during mealtime."

After speaking, he shouted loudly toward the house diagonally opposite: "Captain Cui, are you home?"

Captain Cui, who had just brought out rice, heard the shout and hurried out of the main gate. He was about to ask "What is it?" when he saw his own little daughter standing at the other family's gate.

Before he could explode, he heard Fu Yan Cheng say: "The child is too young; she shouldn't be allowed to come out and play alone. If she bumps or falls at someone else's house, it will be hard to explain later and will affect the relationship between neighbors."

Captain Cui wasn't a fool; the other party had essentially given him a way to save face: "Major Fu is right. I'll take this girl back immediately."

Fu Yan Cheng turned and returned to the courtyard, only to see his wife's eyes shining with light as she gave him a thumbs-up.

His eyes were full of tenderness. He cleared his throat lightly to mask the urge to step forward and kiss his wife: "Alright, let's eat."

On their side, the atmosphere was harmonious; one meal brought Deputy Major Tao and Fu Yan Cheng much closer.

Meanwhile, the atmosphere in the Cui household diagonally opposite was not so good. Captain Cui gritted his teeth and said: "Do you think I can't support you and the children, forcing the child to go out and make people dislike her? When those few families came looking before, I told you not to let this happen again. How did you promise me? Zhang Lianhua, if you continue to be obstinate, I can only send you and the children back to our hometown, to prevent you from ruining my career someday."

Zhang Lianhua was terrified; she raised her finger and swore: "Husband, I was wrong. It's all my fault for not watching Cui Yurao well. I promise I won't let Cui Yurao go out during mealtime again. Please believe me this once."

She had already thought it through: she agreed not to go out during mealtime, but other times were out of her control. It wouldn't do to keep the child from going out entirely anyway; with her little daughter's cleverness, taking advantage of others would still be easy.

Seeing that she had sworn, Captain Cui calmed down a bit: "A portion of my salary is sent home, but supporting you and the children is no problem. Don't always be reluctant to use those few meat coupons each month; don't deprive the children of their food."

Captain Cui didn't know that those meat coupons weren't something his wife was reluctant to use; rather, as soon as she received them each month, she sent them all to her maiden family.

Inside the Friendship Hotel in the Capital City, Anna stared at the itinerary and personnel arrangement handed to her by a staff member from the Ministry of Foreign Trade and Economic Cooperation and immediately frowned: "Qin Ruoyun, who is this?"

The staff member from the Ministry of Foreign Trade and Economic Cooperation explained: "Comrade Xiao Chuxue, the person you are looking for, is currently on leave and not in the Capital City. The Ministry has arranged for Comrade Qin Ruoyun to serve as the accompanying translator for this trip."

Since the staff member had said so, although Anna was unhappy, she agreed. However, she still proposed: "We will be staying here for a week. I hope that once Miss Xiao finishes her leave, she can come to my side immediately to serve as my accompanying translator. OK?"

That staff member wasn't fully aware of the inside story; seeing that Anna agreed, he readily promised: "No problem. As soon as Comrade Xiao returns, we will transfer her over."

Anna nodded to that staff member, and only then did she let him leave.

Dear readers, the flu has struck recently; the garden has been lying flat for two days. Everyone must be careful.