Reborn with a Space: Building a Fortune Amidst Famine

Chapter 1156: Chapter 1156: Sun Lizhen

They bought quite a lot of seasonings, and now there really is a lot of stuff.

Liu Changlin sighed in his heart, is everyone this rich?

When loading the car, Chengzi wanted to leave.

"Don’t go, come to my house and take a look. I’ll give you a key. If I don’t have time to come over, you can help me find someone to fix things."

Chengzi checked the time. It was almost noon. "Alright, I’ll treat you both to lunch first."

Daqing didn’t refuse. Their relationship never involved disputes over such things.

Daqing chose an ordinary noodle shop. "You don’t have to save for me like this."

"No, it’s just too troublesome to go elsewhere with such a big car."

After the three of them had their fill, the grain station wasn’t far away, and Sun Lizhen bought some more grains.

At Daqing’s doorstep, Chengzi laughed, "Not far from my home, huh."

"Really?"

"Yes, I’ll take you back to have a look later."

The three of them entered the courtyard. Chengzi sighed in his heart; the sister-in-law was still good to him, you could tell just by looking at this courtyard.

"Chengzi, here’s the key. When construction can start, find someone to tidy things up for me."

"No problem, don’t worry, let’s go and take a look at my place."

"Let’s talk about it next time. We still need to load the luggage and then go back. I’ve already informed sister-in-law that you’ll return on Sunday."

"Alright, I got it. No need to see me off. I can walk back by myself. Sister-in-law is also resting at this time."

Daqing also didn’t stand on ceremony. They went their separate ways.

Sun Lizhen was excited all along. From now on, she’d lead a different life.

With her parents gone, she now had a husband and would have children in the future. She’d have her own relatives in this world as well.

Back at the garrison, Daqing called over some people to help unload the car. The sewing machine was quite heavy.

The entire afternoon, Sun Lizhen was as joyful as a happy little swallow.

"What’s this?" Sun Lizhen looked at an extra box, which even had a lock on it.

"This is the betrothal gift from the boss and sister-in-law. Here’s the key, you open it and take a look. I haven’t seen it, but it must be something good. Sister-in-law isn’t stingy."

Sun Lizhen curiously opened it, "Daqing, Daqing, come quickly and see?"

Daqing put down what he was doing and came over. Seeing the items in the box, he smiled, "Keep it, it’s your betrothal gift."

"Daqing, your boss and sister-in-law are really good to you."

Daqing nodded, "Yes, they are extremely good to us. Our lives were saved by the boss."

Even though the boss and his wife were about the same age as them, they took care of them as if they were their parents.

The two of them were quick in tidying up, also lighting the stove and the big cauldron, otherwise it would really be hard to sleep at night.

Sun Lizhen had been living alone for many years, and now she finally had her own home again. How could she not be happy?

There was hot water. All the basins and dishes were washed clean.

Everything was tidied up. She stood in the middle of the main room, looking at her home, with a smile on her face. This would be her root, her belonging from now on.

Daqing came in and happened to see Sun Lizhen’s smile, and was stunned for a moment.

Only those who didn’t have a home knew how important a home was in their hearts.

The two lonely individuals were now making a family. It was their luck and fate.

"Are you happy?"

Sun Lizhen smiled and nodded, "Happy. From now on, this is my home."

The two of them exchanged a knowing smile.

"Let’s go, let’s eat at the cafeteria. I’ll also show you around so you get familiar with the place."

"The food here is really good."

"The boss will definitely not mistreat us."

Daqing carried the lunchbox, and the two of them walked together down the garrison street.

Sun Lizhen now felt everything here was good, and found it particularly comforting.

"I probably won’t eat here much in the future, will I?"

"You can eat however you like. The garrison has four cafeterias, and your medical team has its own one."

At this time, many family members were also heading to the cafeteria. Nowadays, everyone preferred eating at the cafeteria for it was cheaper than cooking at home and the food was really good.

Everyone greeted Daqing with smiles. Daqing also introduced Sun Lizhen to them.

The family members, knowing she was Doctor Sun, respected her even more.

Along the way, she met many people, and Sun Lizhen quite liked the atmosphere here.

The cafeteria had a long queue of people waiting for meals, and the two of them queued up as well.

Sun Lizhen watched as people passed by with basins or lunchboxes, thinking she wouldn’t cook in the future either.

This was so nice. Someone cooked delicious meals, much better than the hospital’s food.

Daqing watched Sun Lizhen’s actions in the queue ahead and found it amusing. His wife had accepted this place, which was the best. She felt a sense of belonging, and could live comfortably here.

When it was their turn, the person serving the meals asked something and also knew she was the officer’s wife.

Sun Lizhen carried a full lunchbox of food, waiting for Daqing on the side.

The two found a seat. Although many people queued for food, not many ate there.

All family members, if there were old and young ones at home, would take it back for the whole family to eat together.

"How does it taste?"

"I think it’s better than our hospital’s. The hospital chef was known for his unique style. The same ingredients, but he would make them taste bad intentionally.

Back then I was naive and even asked the senior doctors.

Can you guess what happened?"

Daqing laughed; of course he knew. Back when they were in training, the chef was the same way.

Sun Lizhen ate while complaining, "The seniors told me that it was due to the years of famine. There was already little grain, if the food was delicious, more would be eaten, and it wouldn’t last.

If it tasted bad, people would eat less.

I foolishly asked, now that there are no natural disasters and there’s plenty of grain, why is the chef still like this?

Looking back, I was truly silly.

Those who experienced those times probably got used to cherishing grain.

You wouldn’t believe the bad temper of our canteen chef—if he saw anyone not finishing their meal or dropping rice, the next day you’d get much less, and the worst portions too."

Daqing watched his lively young wife, noticing she was different from before. How so? She seemed to have opened up. She wasn’t the strict doctor in his impression anymore. She was more spirited, more lively.

The more lively she was, the more likable she became. This made living together much more relaxed.

In fact, Daqing was eager to settle down, not because of Sun Lizhen’s job, but because she, like him, was an orphan, so they would not disdain each other.