Chapter 550: So Pretentious It's Unbelievable

Chapter 550: So Pretentious It's Unbelievable

The two got into the car, and Bai Zhi yawned. As soon as she got in, she leaned on Lu Ye's shoulder and fell asleep.

Lu Ye signaled to the driver to slow down.

The jeep stopped at the entrance of the family compound.

Lu Ye got out of the car, picked up the person in his arms, and walked home with steady steps.

When I arrived at the residential compound, some diligent neighbors had already gotten up and were exercising.

Seeing Lu Ye carrying someone back startled him.

A young man stepped forward and asked with concern, "Deputy Battalion Commander Lu, what's this?"

Lu Ye didn't answer him, but said in a low voice, "Help me go upstairs and open the door."

Lu Ye gestured to his neighbor to take the key out of his pocket and go upstairs to open the door for him.

Afraid of waking the person in his arms, he simply nodded to them in gratitude.

He went into the room, placed her on the bed, and carefully helped her take off her clothes.

But the person who had just lain down on the bed woke up. She rubbed her eyes and asked, "How did I fall asleep?"

Seeing that she was awake, Lu Ye felt a little annoyed. He must have been too rough and woken her up.

He pulled down her outer pants, helped her take off her sweater, tucked her in, and gently coaxed her, "Go to sleep."

"And you?"

"I'm going to sleep too."

He took off his coat, lay down beside her, and pulled her into his arms to lull her to sleep.

Bai Zhi quickly fell into a deep sleep.

The man beside her quietly got up and went into the kitchen after she fell asleep.

He made tomato and egg soup, heated up the leftovers from last night, put them in the pot, and then went out.

Bai Zhi woke up at around 10 a.m.

The first thing she looked at when she opened her eyes was her side.

Lu Ye wasn't there, and the bed was cold.

She got up and looked around the living room, but couldn't find him.

The soup in the pot has cooled down.

The note he left on the table.

Bai Zhi looked at the note he had written and sighed helplessly. She had to go to the army base today too.

His Lunar New Year holiday is now over.

She reheated the soup and the steamed buns, ate a little, and planned to go to the street to see if there were any places selling pork ribs so she could stew some meat for Ye Qingbai and send it over.

After tidying up the kitchen, she went downstairs and ran into her neighbors. She wanted to greet them, but then she sensed that something was off.

There were several women in the family compound, seemingly whispering to themselves.

Seeing her come down, they all regained their natural composure and cast complicated glances at her.

There is exploration, there is concern.

This left Bai Zhi completely bewildered.

Bai Zhi greeted Wang Xiufen, who had gone to the market with her last time, "Sister Wang, are you going to visit relatives?"

Wang Xiufen, dressed in new clothes and with her hair neatly combed, smiled and said, "Yes, I'm going to visit a friend for the New Year."

"Xiaobai, are you alright?" Liu Guifang ran over as soon as she saw her, and first looked her over.

Bai Zhi was completely confused by Liu Guifang's question. She said, "Sister-in-law, I'm fine."

Liu Guifang looked at Bai Zhi and saw that she was full of energy and did not seem to be sick or anything, but she was puzzled. "I heard from them that Lu Ye carried you back in the early morning and said that you were unconscious in her arms. I thought something had happened to you and you went to the hospital."

"I'm fine."

"Then you..." Liu Guifang looked at her curiously, wanting to know what had happened.

Bai Zhi casually made an excuse, "We went out to play and came back late, so I fell asleep."

The matter of going to the hospital for a consultation involved the patient's privacy and military secrets, so she naturally couldn't tell Liu Guifang the truth.

Seeing that Bai Zhi was alright, the others dispersed.

When Wang Yumei went downstairs to hang up the clothes, she overheard Bai Zhi and Liu Guifang's conversation, glanced at her sideways, and scoffed.

She fell asleep while playing outside and was carried back by Lu Ye.

Where did you go to play all night instead of coming home?

This woman is being incredibly pretentious.

But she thought back to when she and Zhou Jianmin had just gotten married, Zhou Jianmin treated her the same way. When they went out shopping, if she said her feet hurt and she couldn't walk, he would always carry her on his back, as long as they were in a secluded place.

On winter mornings, she was too lazy to get out of bed, so he would dress her.

In just six years, their relationship took a sharp turn for the worse, even to the point of irreconcilable differences.

So, when she sees newlyweds showing affection, she feels a little envious, but more than that, she feels a sense of wistful reflection from someone who has been through it all.

Everyone has experienced sweetness.

The real skill lies in maintaining a sweet and loving relationship for a long time.

But life is never just about love and romance; the mundane details of daily life can wear everything down.

"Yumei, when is your husband Lao Zhou coming back? Have you called them yet?" Liu Guifang asked as soon as she saw her.

Wang Yumei hung the clothes out to dry, her attitude still arrogant. "I didn't hit him. He can come back whenever he wants. I can't be bothered to care."

Upon hearing Wang Yumei's words, Liu Guifang looked at her with a face full of disappointment.

She sighed, "I've told you so much, but it's all in vain. Sigh, what are we going to do if things continue like this?"

Liu Guifang was worried about Wang Yumei, who was so stubborn.

In a marriage, couples need to be tolerant and compromise. If they keep being stubborn, their feelings will only fade and the rift will only deepen.

"Whatever." After saying that, he ignored Wang Yumei.

Bai Zhi had no interest in Wang Yumei's family affairs. She said to Liu Guifang...

"Sister-in-law, I'm going out now."

Bai Zhi went to the market, where the vegetable market was already open. She bought three catties of pork ribs, some cooking seasoning, and a large white radish to take home.

Then I started preparing the ribs to make soup.

Pig farmers these days are still very honest.

Pigs are typically raised for almost a year before being sold.

The meat has a very bright color and is quite firm.

Unlike the hormone-treated pigs of later generations that were slaughtered after only three months and turned into flatbread with no chewiness when cooked, these pigs were different.

She really enjoys this simple and down-to-earth life now.

She first blanched the ribs in boiling water, and then added the seasonings to stew them.

After stewing for more than three hours, when the meat is tender and falling off the bone, add the chopped white radish, stew for another ten minutes or so, and it's ready to serve.

She only had lunchboxes at home, not large insulated containers, so she went to Liu Guifang's house and borrowed a large insulated container, filled it to the brim, and then went to the hospital.

She had planned to wait for the shuttle bus, but shortly after she went out, a jeep drove up to the side of the road and she waved it down.

What if it's on my way?

When the jeep driver saw someone flagging him down on the side of the road, he looked in the rearview mirror and asked the two people in the back seat for their opinion.

"If it's on your way, could you give me a ride?"

With the old man's permission, the driver stopped the car and asked Bai Zhi where she was going.

Bai Zhi replied politely, "Hello, comrade, I'm going to the military hospital."

"Then come on up."

"Thank you, thank you so much."

Seeing that only the passenger seat was empty, she sat down and politely thanked the driver again.

Throughout the journey, the two elderly people in the back seat of the car looked very solemn and remained silent.

Bai Zhi sensed the tense atmosphere in the car. She didn't say anything, but quietly sat in the passenger seat with the thermos in hand.

The jeep drove right into the hospital grounds. Bai Zhi got out of the car and wanted to give them the fare, but the men seemed to be in a hurry and didn't have time to pay attention to her, so she gave up.