As soon as the courtyard door opened, Tong Tong stepped out. Hei Niu waggled her tail and stopped inside the door. Little Button squatted down and said, "Hei Niu, come out? I will take you out to play."
Tong Tong said: "The black girl is a coward, it's weird to come out..."
"Beep!"
Jiang Xinyu pressed the car horn.
Tong Tong turned around and saw that it was Jiang Xinyu's car. His face suddenly showed joy, and then he pretended to be reserved and said, "Why don't you get out of the car when you get home?"
Jiang Xinyu got out of the car and saw that the owner was back. The black girl was even more excited. She ran back and forth in the yard happily, and then squatted at the door of the yard and waggled her tail vigorously.
Tong Tong covered his mouth and said with a smile: "Look, it just won't come out, you coward!"
Jiang Xinyu said: "Let's go after dinner. In the evening we will steam swimming crabs and shrimps."
"It's a lie, Xiaolan said, dinner is braised hairtail."
"It's in the trunk of the car. Someone gave it to me. I just got it back."
Tong Tong was a little tempted. She especially liked to eat seafood. Due to her relationship with Jiang Xinyu, she hesitated and said: "It's not very convenient..."
"It's not inconvenient. There are no outsiders at home." I don't know when Hattori Mina came out and said, "Miss Tong, I can't keep you every time, so don't leave today."
Jiang Xinyu opened the trunk and took out two net bags, which contained fresh swimming crabs and shrimps. He said to Tong Tong: "You're welcome, it's just a meal."
Tong Tong is not a shy person, she just hasn't passed this level in her heart, and she always feels a little embarrassed when Jiang Xinyu is present.
Swimming crab, Pipi shrimp, braised hairtail, Xiaolan went to the street corner and bought half a roast chicken and two kinds of braised food, and filled the table.
Hattori Mina smiled and said: "I heard that Miss Tong has a lot of alcohol. Xinyu, would you like to drink some with Miss Tong?"
Tong Tong didn't care, and said eagerly: "Okay, but I don't drink Japanese wine, it's too unpleasant!"
Worried that Tong Tong would drink too much and talk nonsense, Jiang Xinyu did not dare to let her drink white wine and quickly said: "It's best to drink some wine when eating seafood."
Tong Tong curled his lips and said disdainfully: "Is wine also called wine? It's just sweet water!"
“Tuk-tuk!”
There was a knock on the door.
Xiaolan opened the door, and there was a lieutenant colonel outside the door. He said politely: "Excuse me, is Captain Jiang at home?"
"Who are you?" Xiaolan was very vigilant now. No matter who came, she had to ask clearly.
"Just say Tao Jianming came to visit an old friend!"
"Oh, please wait a moment..."
Hearing the familiar voice, Jiang Xinyu quickly came out to greet Xiaolan and said in surprise: "Brother Jianming, which gust of wind brought you here?"
The young officer Tao Jianming looked up at the sky and said seriously: "Southwest wind."
"Come in quickly!" Jiang Xinyu enthusiastically invited Tao Jianming into the room.
Entering the living room, looking at the food and wine that had just been placed on the dining table, and Tong Tong standing beside him, Tao Jianming said: "Captain Jiang, there are guests at home. Otherwise, I'll come back another day..."
Jiang Xinyu smiled and said: "We are brothers who live and die together. Where do we come from so many polite words? It's just the right time. Let's sit down and have a drink together!"
"Isn't this...not good?"
"Come on, let me introduce you..." Jiang Xinyu said to Mei Nai: "This is Tao Jianming, deputy commander Tao, deputy commander Tao, and she is my wife Jiang Mei Nai."
Hattori Mina bowed slightly and said nothing.
Tao Jianming leaned forward and said, "Hello, Mrs. Jiang."
Jiang Xinyu continued: "This is Miss Tongtong!"
Tao Jianming took a step forward, stretched out his hand, and said, "Hello, Miss Tong."
Tong Tong's face was full of displeasure. What was expected to be a pleasant dinner suddenly had a stranger present, and he felt uncomfortable all over.
Because of Jiang Xinyu's face, he reluctantly reached out and shook Tao Jianming's hand, saying, "Hello."
Hattori Mina ordered: "Xiaolan, go get a pair of bowls and chopsticks."
After sitting down, Jiang Xinyu said: "Jianming, why are you here in Yanjin? I heard that the military police should follow the headquarters, right?"
The 86th Army did not enter Yanjin in its entirety. It only transferred two divisions and three brigades, plus a mountain artillery battalion. The rest of the troops were still stranded in the Tangshan area.
Tao Jianming said: "I don't know very well. We can only obey the order from above when we are asked to come here."
"Oh...Long time no see, come and have a drink!"
"Cheers! Mrs. Jiang, Miss Tong, please!"
Tongtong drank, and Hattori Mina drank tea. They both raised their glasses.
Rongrong's cry came from the bedroom. Hattori Mina glanced at the clock on the wall and knew it was time to feed Noi. She stood up and said: "Captain Tao, please eat and drink slowly. Please excuse me."
Tongtong stood up and chased after her, saying to Hattori Mina: "I'd better go. Rongrong will stop crying when she sees me."
Hattori Mina whispered: "Rongrong is hungry. You can't help me even if you go."
Tong Tong said oh and sat back with a blushing face.
After three drinks, Tao Jianming said: "I came in a hurry this time and didn't prepare any gifts..."
He took out a gold-plated pen from his pocket and said, "Xinyu, Junzuo gave this to me. I have never used it, so please give it to my niece!"
This is a limited edition Parker gold pen, which is not only valuable, but also highly collectible.
Jiang Xinyu said: "I won't be polite to you, thank you."
"In the end, I'm still being polite!" Tao Jianming laughed.
The two chatted about army affairs for a while, but Tong Tong couldn't get a word in, so he picked up a Pipi shrimp, peeled it off, and placed it naturally on Jiang Xinyu's plate.
When she lived in the Jiang family, this situation was very common, and she didn't think there was anything wrong with it.
Jiang Xinyu was talking to Tao Jianming, but he was confused in his heart. The military police were not a combat force in the true sense. They were responsible for inspecting military conduct during normal times, but in wartime they became a supervising force.
Since the headquarters of the 86th Army did not come to Yanjin, what was the 4th Military Police Regiment doing? Coming all the way to clean up military discipline?
He was thinking about something in his mind, so he picked up the Pippi shrimp on the plate and put it into his mouth.
Hattori Mina coaxed Rongrong and was about to let Xiaolan take care of her. When she opened the door and saw this scene, she closed the door silently and returned to the bedroom.
Tao Jianming smiled and said nothing. He took it for granted that the relationship between Miss Tong and Jiang Xinyu was "extraordinary!" At least it was not an ordinary friendship.
"Where is your station?" Jiang Xinyu and Tao Jianming clinked their glasses.
Tao Jianming took a sip of wine and said, "Yangcun."
"Yangcun..." Jiang Xinyu thought for a while and said, "It's not far out of the city. I'll see you another day when I have time."
Tong Tong immediately said: "I want to go too!"
Jiang Xinyu said: "What are you going to do in this important military place?"
Tao Jianming joked: "It doesn't matter that Miss Tong wants to go, but there is one thing. There is no seafood in the military camp to entertain you two, so a meal will satisfy you!"
"Then it's settled!" Tong Tong drank a few more glasses of wine and adjusted his mood to an excited state again.
Jiang Xinyu coughed lightly and said, "Tongtong, there is nothing interesting in the military camp, so you'd better not go."
Tong Tong said unhappily: "I've never been there before, so I want to see it. Captain Tao, are you right?"
Tao Jianming echoed and said, "Miss Tong is right."
"Xinyu, did you hear that? You can't just go by yourself. If that happens, I will never pay attention to you again!" After saying this, Tongtong suddenly became alert. His tone was wrong and he shut up in embarrassment.