Chapter 27: The ugly daughter-in-law must always meet her parents-in-law

When Shen Man entered the military with Jiang Ye, she encountered many soldiers and officers along the way, all with curious and measuring gazes.

Overall, she didn't encounter, nor did she hear, any bad words.

Entering the military canteen, looking at it, the long line in front of the window was moving, and gradually only a three-meter-long line remained.

Jiang Ye glanced at the queue and didn't want the little girl to stand and wait, so he found an empty seat and instructed:

"I'll go queue for the food. You sit here and wait for me."

"Okay."

Shen Man nodded and sat down obediently. Her small nose twitched; she smelled the scent of sea fish!

Having been in this world for more than three years, she hadn't eaten sea fish yet. She wanted to eat it.

"Do you like sea fish?"

Jiang Ye noticed the joy in the little girl's eyes and confirmed it with a gentle tone.

"Yes, I like it."

Shen Man nodded heavily. When she went abroad to study in her previous life, she ate very poorly—mostly hard bread and cheese, which didn't suit the Chinese stomach.

Later, a senior student who was also studying abroad started dating a white boyfriend whose family often did deep-sea fishing. The senior student saw she was pitifully thin and often brought her sea fish.

Over time, she learned how to cook sea fish and fell in love with the texture of sea fish.

It was also during her studies abroad that she learned to survive independently, following software tutorials to learn how to cook...

After getting the little girl's affirmative answer, Jiang Ye had a clear goal. He took two clean trays and went to queue at the seafood ingredient window.

On this side, Shen Man thought she was about to eat, so she reached out and took off her scarf.

Almost at the same time the scarf was taken off, several gasps sounded around her.

Then countless scorching gazes fell on Shen Man.

If it weren't for the military coat she was wearing, and the fact that they couldn't figure out her identity, some people wouldn't have been able to control themselves from coming up to strike up a conversation.

However, among these people, one gaze carried kindness, curiosity, and exploration.

"Little girl, can I sit opposite you?"

A voice that was gentle and carried thick laughter sounded. Shen Man looked up after the fact, and there was an old man in front of her holding a tray. He looked about the same age as her grandfather.

Shen Man saw that he was dressed plainly, looking like ordinary clothes, and couldn't figure out his background. She didn't want to offend anyone and add trouble to Brother Jiang Ye and her brother, so she answered:

"Hello, Grandpa. There's someone opposite me. Can you sit in the seat next to the opposite one?"

"Of course I can."

Division Commander Duan sat down with a smile, thinking that the little girl's voice was delicate and soft, and she was quite polite.

Just now, seeing the little girl protected tightly by that kid Jiang Ye from afar, he was still wondering if Jiang Ye was too nervous about this girl?

Now seeing the little girl's true face, he could only sigh that since ancient times, heroes had a hard time passing the beauty pass, and it was no wonder that kid Jiang Ye had fallen.

"Little girl, you look unfamiliar. Did you just come to our island?"

Division Commander Duan chatted casually with a relaxed attitude while eating the food on his tray.

"Yes, Grandpa. Are you a local? Or are you from the military?"

Shen Man could feel the soft aura emanating from this old man, which made her feel very comfortable. Seeing that he was interested in chatting, she didn't feel repulsed and followed his words to chat.

"I'm from the military, but I've been on the Sea Island for more than thirty years."

"Then, Grandpa, do you know what seafood on the Sea Island is the most delicious? What fruit is the sweetest?"

"That goes without saying. Let me tell you, the fruits on our Sea Island this season, sugarcane and oranges are the most delicious. As for seafood, sea cucumber and sea snails are the most delicious.

Starting next month, the mangoes, wax apples, mangosteens, and pineapples on the Sea Island, and the mantis shrimp, clams, and squid in the seafood are the most delicious.

Starting in June, it's watermelon, lychee, dragon fruit, coconut, lobster, flower crab, sea urchin..."

This question was asked to the right person. Division Commander Duan, as a veteran food radar, knew the fruits and produce of every season on the Sea Island like the back of his hand.

If it weren't for the fact that his blood pressure had been high for the past two years and he was strictly controlling his sugar intake, there would definitely be small oranges on his tray now.

Shen Man listened to the old man's explanation, her eyes full of surprise.

She knew that coming to the Sea Island would definitely not be wrong!

The old and the young chatted about food, food therapy, TCM acupuncture, and Western medicine IV drips, and the atmosphere was harmonious.

It made some people dumbfounded. Did that little girl know who the old man chatting with her was?

And the one opposite, why are you smiling so brightly?

Every military exercise, every military activity, how serious and majestic you are—have you forgotten?

Unknowingly, the people around turned from being amazed by the little girl's appearance to having complex eyes.

Jiang Ye, who was queuing for food on the other side, also noticed the abnormality here.

However, seeing that it was the little girl who had struck up a conversation with him, he finally suppressed his pounding heart.

The ugly daughter-in-law must always meet her parents-in-law.

Division Commander Duan could be considered a noble person and a senior in his life in this lifetime.

What's more, his little girl wasn't ugly, so he wasn't afraid of meeting the parents.

"Little Jiang, what do you want to order?"

"Sea fish segments, order the parts with few bones. Also, a portion of sea cucumber, flower snails, and two taels of rice. My portion, the usual."

"Done."

The middle-aged man who served the food glanced at Jiang Ye, a hint of a smile flashing in his eyes.

Then, according to the other party's request, he served two portions of food.

There was an unspoken rule in the military: if you brought a partner to the canteen to eat, you could make a request to the uncle serving the food, and he would basically agree.

Of course, if you had submitted a marriage report with your partner and were assigned a family compound, then you would have to use tickets for the portion later; it couldn't be given for free.

Looking at this, Jiang Ye had brought a partner.

Oh no, maybe it was a partner he was pursuing; it was all the same anyway.

When Jiang Ye came back holding a tray in each hand, Shen Man had already become familiar with the old man.

She knew that this old man's surname was Duan and let her call him Grandpa Duan.

"Brother Jiang Ye, this is Grandpa Duan. I just met him~"

Shen Man didn't know they knew each other and took the initiative to introduce the two.

"Hmm, I know. You eat your food first. If it's not enough, I'll add more for you."

Jiang Ye's dark eyes swept over Division Commander Duan, who was hiding his identity and playing the pig to eat the tiger, but he didn't expose the other party's identity, nor did he show how familiar he was.

"Mm-hmm."

Shen Man gave Grandpa Duan an apologetic smile, then obediently took the chopsticks and slowly picked up a piece of sea fish to eat.

"Is it delicious?"

This was asked by Division Commander Duan. The food on his tray had been finished, and the stainless steel tray was clean, not wasting a single grain of rice.

"Yes, it's delicious."

Shen Man answered politely, thinking that anyone who could be a cook in this era had two brushes.

After eating the sea fish, she picked up a piece of sea cucumber, which was soft and glutinous, and also very delicious.

"Try the flower snails. Don't bite the tail; try it."

Jiang Ye acted as if the Division Commander beside him didn't exist, speaking to the little girl in a gentle tone, completely treating the person beside him as air. ===== CHAPTER 28 =====