Chapter 613: Chapter 613: It’s Better to Enjoy Together than Alone Chapter 613: Chapter 613: It’s Better to Enjoy Together than Alone The next day, Luo Qiao and Tiong Shulan left together, but to their surprise, they saw her third brother Luo Siyan standing outside the family quarter.
Luo Qiao ran over cheerfully, “Third Brother, how long have you been waiting here?”
Luo Siyan said, “Not long, I thought you would take this bus, so I came over early to wait for you.”
Luo Qiao asked, ��Is it cold?”
As she spoke, she unwrapped a piece of candy and fed it into Luo Siyan’s mouth. Then, using her crossbody bag as cover, she forcefully stuffed a handful of White Rabbit Creamy Candies into her brother’s pocket without allowing any refusal.
Since Luo Qiao had already told Luo Siyan about the family matters yesterday, there wasn’t much left to say. Noticing Zhou Xiaomin coming out, she whispered, “Third Brother, Xiaomin is coming out. Xiaomin is such a nice girl; she’ll definitely be a good wife and mother in the future.”
Luo Siyan glanced at Zhou Xiaomin coming out of the family compound, “She’s your friend, so she must be good.”
Luo Qiao said, “If Xiaomin became my sister-in-law, that would be great.”
Luo Siyan looked around and cautioned, “Don’t talk nonsense and ruin someone’s reputation.”
Luo Qiao immediately laughed, “I’m just saying. So many people would want to marry such a good girl; if you’re too slow, someone else will take her.”
By this time, Zhou Xiaomin had come closer and greeted with a smile, “Good morning, Qiaoqiao. Hello, Luo Third Brother.”
Luo Xuyan nodded to Zhou Xiaomin, “Hello.”
At this moment, Tiong Shulan finished talking to another military spouse and came over. Luo Siyan greeted her, “Hello.”
Tiong Shulan asked, “You’re here to drop off Qiaoqiao?”
Luo Siyan replied, “Yes, I asked for half an hour’s leave.”
As they were talking, the bus arrived. Luo Qiao said, “Brother, you should head back. The bus is here, and I should get going.”
Luo Siyan nodded, “Be careful when you’re out, finish what you need to do and come back early. If anything comes up, give me a call.”
He then stuffed a stack of military tickets into her hand, “Take more with you when you’re outside. That’s the only way I can have peace of mind.”
Originally planning to give them back, after hearing this, Luo Qiao gripped the tickets tightly in her hand, “Okay, thank you, Third Brother.”
After finding her seat on the bus, she saw her Third Brother still standing there. She used lip reading to say, “Go back.”
Luo Siyan watched the shuttle bus drive away before he turned to head back. Yesterday, his men had rushed straight from the training field to the dormitory, demanding to see what their sister had brought for them.
They didn’t mind that the two roast ducks were cold and devoured them on the spot, leaving behind only bones in no time. Following his sister’s instructions, he took out the red date bag. By then, men from other platoons had also crowded in.
The big bag of snacks was distributed as they walked and were all gone by the time they reached the cafeteria. Everyone who got their hands on White Rabbit Creamy Candies, beef jerky, red dates, and peanuts had their faces lit up with joy.
It really brought to life the phrase his sister had mentioned the day before, “Shared joy is double joy,” and it felt very good.
After Luo Qiao returned to the city, she first stopped by the Jing Family to drop off the Nourishing Life Pills she had promised to Jing Wanpeng and took Elder Jing’s pulse on the way, finding him recovering well.
After leaving the Jing Family, she made a trip to Lu Yichen’s place. She had prepared plenty of beef jerky, red dates, and peanuts for him— a big bag for his colleagues and a smaller one just for him, plus another bag containing two pairs of fleece-lined socks.
When she arrived at the door, she was greeted by the same duty officer from the other day. After checking her bags, he let her in. Lu Yichen had just finished a meeting and turned around to see Luo Qiao.
With a smile, he came out and took the big bag from her hands, “I was just saying I’d come to find you after I finish up here.”
Luo Qiao said, “I was passing by and thought I’d bring you some snacks.”
Pointing to the big bag, she said, “This is for you to share with your colleagues. Put this small bag in your locker; when you’re hungry, you can use it to fill up. I saw some fleece-lined socks on sale at the department store, so I bought quite a few and brought two pairs for you.”
Lu Yichen felt an overwhelming warmth in his heart and led her into his office, “From now on, there’s no need to prepare anything for them. It must have been tiring carrying all this here.”
He then took out a stack of military tickets from the drawer, “I asked someone to exchange these for you over the past few days. They’re valid everywhere, and it’s better to have more on hand when you’re travelling. Otherwise, I’ll worry about you.”
Luo Qiao reached out to take them, “My Third Brother already gave me quite a few.”
She opened her crossbody bag, pretending to stash them away, only to find another stack of tickets inside, which left her stunned for a moment. She quickly realized they must have been put there by Tiong Shulan.
She was immediately touched—this was what real family was like, fearing you might suffer outside, fearing your refusal, so they quietly place it in your bag.
Luo Qiao exhaled sharply and rubbed her nose with the back of her hand to mask her emotions.
Lu Yichen, observant as always, noticed, “Qiaoqiao, what’s wrong?”
Luo Qiao took the tickets out of her bag, “My godmother sneaked these in.”
Lu Yichen reached out and gently ruffled her hair, “Touched?”