Chapter 224: Qin Hao Buys a Bicycle?

An Yinan looked at Chen Xun, "No need for the canteen to cook at noon; call Zhang Qian and Qin Hao back to eat."

Chen Xun looked around, but Zhang Qian's shadow was no longer behind him.

"Too tired, another day?" Chen Xun was afraid of tiring her out; his wife already had a heavy workload, and now asking her to cook, he truly couldn't bear it.

"Not tired, we're having hot pot, it's very easy to prepare," An Yinan answered with a smile.

Chen Xun had no choice but to nod; how could he not do what his wife arranged?

After An Yinan returned to Xiao Yuan, she hung up the rinsed bedsheets. Fearing Chen Xun would discover the issue, she didn't even dare to use the spin-dry function. When she hung them up, they were still dripping, though after only a short while, they turned into icicles.

"Slowly dry, then!" An Yinan said, between laughter and tears.

After returning to the room, she soaked the previously bought frozen tofu in cold water, then soaked the dried radish, dried eggplant, dried green beans, and dried kelp.

Afterward, she brought over the previously frozen cilantro and green onions, cut them into sections, and threw in two slices of ginger.

She stir-fried Sichuan peppercorns, star anise, and green Sichuan peppercorns in oil, then added minced garlic and cilantro roots. After adding hot water, she finally put in goji berries, longan, chili, and salt.

Although she had all of this in her space, and even had ready-made hot pot base, this was the Northeast Military Region, filled with groups of scouts; she had better keep a low profile and develop steadily...

In the storeroom, there was an antelope sent over by Zhang Qian, which stirred up her urge to go hunting again.

Just then, the courtyard gate was pushed open. An Yinan walked out of the room, saw Chen Xun and Zhang Qian behind him, and asked in confusion, "Where is Qin Hao?"

Chen Xun hurried her inside; she was dressed so thinly and it was so cold outside, she shouldn't catch a cold.

"He still has two patients, he'll come over himself in a bit," Chen Xun explained.

Zhang Qian waved his hand helplessly, "Let me tell you, that kid is ridiculously dramatic."

An Yinan pointed to the antelope in the back room for the two of them, "Slice the meat first; it's frozen now, so it should be easy to slice."

"Got it," Zhang Qian had plenty of experience slicing mutton.

Chen Xun also took a knife, and the two of them sliced together.

"What's wrong with Qin Hao?" An Yinan asked while fishing the frozen tofu out of the cold water, using the back of a kitchen knife to break the ice, then squeezing the water out of the thawed tofu and setting it aside.

At the mention of this, Zhang Qian stopped the movement of his hands, "He actually bought a bicycle."

An Yinan turned back, somewhat surprised, "A bicycle?"

It was no wonder she was surprised; where was this? The Northeast Camp! A place covered in snow all year round.

Except for the camp where soldiers swept and cleared snow every day, once you stepped outside the camp gate, a bicycle had absolutely no use; you wouldn't know if it was carrying you or if you were carrying it.

"Yeah, do you know what he wants to do?" Zhang Qian asked gossiping.

An Yinan shook her head, "Don't keep people in suspense."

"Heh, that kid! Because the Military District Hospital is too far from our Xiao Yuan, it's inconvenient for him to come back and forth for meals, so he specifically bought a bicycle just to make it easier to come to your place to mooch meals," Zhang Qian said playfully.

An Yinan was dumbfounded; she was so shocked she stopped what she was doing and turned back to look at Chen Xun for confirmation.

Chen Xun also had a helpless expression, "It's like that."

He had heard that kid say it too!

Did he really think their home was a canteen?

"So wealthy and bold!" An Yinan said, between laughter and tears.

Were these few meals really worth him buying a bicycle?

The few of them chatted while working, and twenty minutes later, a knock sounded at the door.

Zhang Qian put down the knife in his hand, "I'll go open the door; it must be that kid."

He didn't wait for anyone else to speak and strode out of the room.

But after opening the door, there was no familiar sound of conversation...

An Yinan squeezed the water out of the last of the dried mushrooms and put them into a large tea mug; there really weren't enough plates left.

"Zhang Qian, who is it?" An Yinan asked.

Qin Hao, Zhang Qian, and Chen Xun were too familiar with each other; every time they met, there was endless talk and all sorts of jokes, so it wouldn't be this quiet.

"Company Commander Liu," Zhang Qian replied.

Chen Xun and An Yinan exchanged a look, then walked out of the kitchen and into the living room.

Liu Tie Zhu's face was flushed red at this moment, looking somewhat ashamed. He said to An Yinan, "Sister-in-law, I'm sorry!"

"It's my wife who was ignorant; I apologize to you on her behalf."

An Yinan waved her hand, looking at Liu Tie Zhu. She had heard from Chen Xun that this man was very family-oriented; whenever he could cook for himself, he wouldn't eat at the canteen, just to save living expenses to mail back home.

But who could have imagined?

"Company Commander Liu, you don't need to apologize to me; after all, the person who made the mistake was never you," An Yinan said with a smile, waving her hand.

She hadn't intended to target anyone; even last time, after hitting Wang Erhua, the matter should have passed, and she let it pass.

She had never intended to hold anyone accountable!

Liu Tie Zhu tugged at his military uniform, looking somewhat at a loss.

Chen Xun walked over, embraced his shoulder, and as they walked out, he said to An Yinan, "Wife, I'm going out for a moment."

An Yinan called out, "Understood."

An Yinan didn't know what exactly the two of them said, and she didn't want to know.

When he returned, Liu Tie Zhu had already left, and Chen Xun was alone.

Not long after, another knock sounded at the door. This time, Zhang Qian had lost interest, "You go open it, I'm slicing meat."

The meat had already filled two straw mats (used in the North for food), and since An Yinan hadn't called for a stop, they just kept slicing; it wasn't strenuous anyway.

An Yinan set everything out, looked at the large pot, and boiled half a pot of water, ready at any time to add to the soup if it ran low.

"Sister-in-law, as soon as I walked in the door, I smelled the fragrance," Qin Hao took a deep breath; this scent, it was so fragrant.

After the incident with the Liu Family, the relationship between the two of them didn't have so many formalities anymore.

There was even more of the familiarity between friends.

What's more, there was also a shared secret.

Before An Yinan could even speak, Zhang Qian was already displeased, "Fragrance, all you know is fragrance. Come over here and slice the meat; stop thinking only about eating all day long. You act so entitled when you're just here to freeload a meal."

Qin Hao was obedient, picking up the blade Chen Xun had placed to the side, "It's not like I don't have patients. If I didn't have patients coming in, wouldn't I be running faster than you?"

He couldn't compare in physical stamina, but could he not even compare when it came to eating?

The two men in their twenties looked just like underage children as they bickered at this moment!

Childish!

Just as An Yinan was about to go move the table, Chen Xun hurried over, "Let me do it, don't you lift a finger."

Chen Xun lifted the table and then asked An Yinan, "Wife, where should I put the table?"

An Yinan pointed, "Right here, we'll use it to put the meat slices on in a moment."