Lu Yang accompanied Ruan Mian for a while, then went to the meeting. He was busy until noon before returning because there was another small meeting in the afternoon, so they could only have lunch in the cafeteria.
Ruan Mian couldn’t help but feel a bit excited when he heard they were going to the canteen. Although he knew that Lu Yang had grown taller and stronger, he always felt that Lu Yang was thinner than before, so he had long wanted to see what Lu Yang ate every day.
When the two of them arrived at the canteen, it was a busy time. Fortunately, most of the soldiers were eating in another canteen. The soldiers eating in this canteen were generally Lu Yang’s close associates, so it wasn’t crowded. Everyone knew each other well and was less formal, chatting and laughing while eating.
When the two of them walked into the cafeteria, they immediately attracted everyone’s attention. Everyone’s eyes gathered around them. The air was quiet for a moment, and then a huge noise broke out.
Liu Minghu stood on a chair and waved to them excitedly, “Boss, sister-in-law! Come here; there are seats here!”
As a Major General, Lu Yang had a separate room on the second floor for eating, but he was used to the lively atmosphere with his brothers, so he always ate downstairs with everyone. Today he just wanted to introduce Ruan Mian to everyone, so he took Ruan Mian over.
Lu Yang opened his mouth and was about to introduce Ruan Mian, but Liu Minghu shouted at the top of his voice: “Boss, no need to introduce. Everyone in the military camp knows that you brought your wife here.”
As soon as he finished speaking, everyone at the table stood up and shouted in unison: “Hello, sister-in-law!”
Ruan Mian was overwhelmed by everyone’s voices. The army was filled with Alpha soldiers and a few Betas, and they looked quite imposing when they stood up. Instinctively, he took a step closer to Lu Yang, smiled at everyone, and said, “My name is Ruan Mian. You can just call me by my name.”
“Once we call you sister-in-law, it’s for life!”
“Sister-in-law is sister-in-law. Not calling you that would be disrespectful to both you and the boss! We wouldn’t dare call you by your name directly. We aren’t worthy!”
“You are the boss’s spouse, which makes you our sister-in-law! No, even closer than my own sister-in-law! From now on, you are family.”
…
Everyone was talking, creating an incredibly lively atmosphere. They were all competing to see who could claim to be closer. Ruan Mian opened his mouth several times but couldn’t get a word in.
Lu Yang lifted the corner of his mouth and took Ruan Mian to sit down, “Don’t pay attention to them; let them make a fuss; I’ll go get food; you wait for me here.”
Everyone couldn’t help knocking on the plate excitedly when they heard his words, and they all started to make a noise, “Boss, we want some too!”
“Boss, don’t move; I’ll buy it for you!” Chen Xiaoer stood up and shouted attentively.
He didn’t expect that he would be able to meet his sister-in-law so soon after knowing that he had a sister-in-law, and he couldn’t help but feel a little excited.
Seeing how attractive his sister-in-law is, he couldn’t help but feel a bit guilty when he remembered the green hat he bought. He worried that the boss, spending too much time in the army, might not be able to keep his wife’s heart, potentially leading him to betray him. So, he wanted to actively help, ensuring the boss and sister-in-law could spend more time together and strengthen their relationship.
Lu Yang ignored them and turned to the kitchen window.
Liu Minghu dragged Chen Xiaoer back to his seat and grinned, “You little brat, how can you be so ignorant? Stay still; do you know what your sister-in-law likes to eat?”
Chen Xiaoer understood and nodded quickly, saying clearly, “Of course only the boss knows what sister-in-law likes to eat; just like what the boss likes to eat, of course only sister-in-law knows.”
Li Zhan, sitting opposite Ruan Mian, suddenly smiled when he heard Chen Xiaoer’s words. He looked up at him and said, “The first thing you said might be right, but I don’t quite agree with the second. We’ve been eating with the boss for four or five years. Don’t we already know what he likes to eat?”
Ruan Mian raised his eyes and asked seriously, “Do you know what Lu Yang likes to eat?”
He was really curious about what Lu Yang liked to eat when he ate in this cafeteria and whether his taste had changed.
Li Zhan thought Ruan Mian was testing him on purpose, so he cleared his throat and said, “Of course I know. The boss likes braised beef, salt pork, spicy chicken, fresh carrots, coffee…”
Ruan Mian was stunned for a moment, thinking he had misheard. He interrupted Li Zhan and asked in surprise, “You said he likes eating carrots?”
“Yes.” Liu Minghu ate a cucumber and echoed, “The boss loves carrots. Even though he doesn’t eat much of them each time and looks like he’s in pain, like he’s eating poison, he has to have a piece of carrot with every meal. It’s been his habit for the past few years.”
Chen Xiaoer continued: “Boss not only likes to eat carrots, but I once saw him carving cartoon animals with carrots. He used up several carrots before finally picking out a pair that he was satisfied with. Boss really loves carrots deeply.”
Ruan Mian listened silently and couldn’t help but blink slightly. He always told Lu Yang to eat a balanced diet. He didn’t expect that Lu Yang had really done it in the past few years since he left home. He couldn’t help but feel very relieved.
Li Zhan looked at him strangely, not understanding why he didn’t look sad but looked very happy instead.
Liu Minghu glanced at Lu Yang, who was getting food, and took the opportunity to ask Ruan Mian, “Sister-in-law, when did you meet our boss?”
Chen Xiaoer heard him and came over to ask, “Sister-in-law, how long have you known each other? When did you start dating? How come you got engaged to our boss so early?”
Other people couldn’t help but ask a lot of questions. Li Zhan looked up at Ruan Mian slightly. Although he looked a little indifferent on the surface, he was very curious about these questions in his heart.
Ruan Mian was stared at by a group of people. He moved his butt a little stiffly and whispered, “We met each other in kindergarten.”
“Childhood sweethearts! Two little kids! They knew each other so early!”
A group of people couldn’t help but howl excitedly.
Ruan Mian felt a bit nervous being called out by them. He instinctively looked up and glanced at Lu Yang in the distance. Just having Lu Yang standing there made him feel very reassured.
After his initial excitement, Liu Minghu couldn’t help but ask curiously, “Sister-in-law, since you and the boss have known each other for a long time, why haven’t you been in touch over the years? Did you two have a fight? I remember that before the boss became a Major General, he could only make regular calls to his family as required by the army to report his safety. Now that he’s a Major General, he can call anyone anytime, but before, I only saw him calling home, never anyone else.”
Ruan Mian explained: “We didn’t quarrel. I live in his house, so I have been receiving his calls.”
Everyone was shocked when they heard his words, and their mouths were wide open enough to fit an egg. Li Zhan’s face couldn’t be any darker, and he bit a piece of steamed bun indignantly.
After everyone reacted, they immediately cheered, their faces flushed with excitement.
“They actually live together!”
“No wonder the boss is so relaxed; it turns out that my sister-in-law has been taken back to his nest by him! Who dares to snatch him away?”
“I must ask the boss to teach me the skills of finding a wife! If I have half of the boss’s skills, would I still worry about not being able to find a wife?”
…
Seeing everyone so excited, Ruan Mian couldn’t help but feel annoyed. He wanted to explain more, but everyone was too excited to listen to him.
Lu Yang returned with a tray of food, placed Ruan Mian’s plate in front of him, and gave each of the others a tap on the head, saying in a deep voice, “Behave yourselves and sit back down to eat.”
No one dared to make a sound anymore. They obediently sat back down, picked up their chopsticks, and bowed their heads to eat, just as Lu Yang had instructed. After taking a few bites, they couldn’t resist subtly lifting their heads and glancing at the two of them from time to time.
Chen Xiaoer couldn’t hold back his curiosity and asked hesitantly, “Boss, do you really live with your wife?”
Lu Yang looked up and said coldly, “Mian Mian and I not only live together, but we also take naps together in kindergarten. Do you have any objections?”
Chen Xiaoer shook his head like a rattle and denied repeatedly, “No, no, absolutely no objections.”
Everyone was very satisfied to know that the relationship between their boss and their sister-in-law was so stable and finally started to eat contentedly.
Ruan Mian leaned close to Lu Yang’s ear and whispered, “Baby Lu, everyone seems to have misunderstood; do you want to explain it?”
Lu Yang curled his lips and deliberately asked, “What misunderstanding?”
“…” Ruan Mian lowered his head and poked the rice with chopsticks. He felt that his Baby Lu had become bad.
Liu Minghu looked at the carrots on Ruan Mian’s plate, smiled heartily, and asked, “Sister-in-law, do you like to eat carrots too?”
“Yeah.” Ruan Mian nodded, picked up a piece of carrot, and put it in his mouth, “Carrots are delicious; I have liked them since I was a child.”
Lu Yang watched him as he ate the carrot in small bites, his eyes downcast. He couldn’t help but smile, feeling very pleased. If it weren’t for the presence of others, he would definitely have touched Ruan Mian’s rabbit ears.
Everyone saw the smile on Lu Yang’s face and calmed down a little this time. They understood that the boss was a frozen popsicle stick in front of them, but in front of his wife, it was melted ice cream.
Li Zhan bit his lower lip unwillingly, picked up a piece of carrot, put it in his mouth, and chewed it, “I like to eat carrots too. Carrots are so delicious; who doesn’t like it?”
When Ruan Mian heard his words, he immediately looked up and smiled at him and said with curved eyebrows: “I also think carrots are the most delicious. If you like to eat them, you must eat more.”
He has been in the Lu family for so many years, surrounded by carnivores. Now he finally meets someone who likes to eat carrots like him, just like finally meeting a soulmate. Although Li Zhan’s attitude towards him is always weird, as long as he is willing to eat carrots, he is still a good person who can be saved!
Li Zhan: “…” Don’t look at me like that; I want to be your rival in love.
“Who said nobody dislikes carrots? I don’t like them.” Lu Yang raised an eyebrow and picked the carrots from his plate, dropping them into Ruan Mian’s bowl with disdain. “They taste terrible.”
Ruan Mian looked at the carrots in his bowl for a moment and silently looked up at the others.
Didn’t you say that Baby Lu likes to eat carrots now?
Liu Minghu: “…” Sister-in-law, I really didn’t lie.
Li Zhan: “…” I was slapped in the face too quickly; I don’t want to talk. As a Beta, I just wanted to act cool.
Ruan Mian had no choice but to pick up a piece of carrot and put it in Lu Yang’s bowl. Just like he had advised him countless times before, he whispered in a good tone: “You should eat at least one piece. A balanced diet is important; you can’t just eat meat.”
Lu Yang picked up the carrot and stared at it with a frown, his expression resisting.
Ruan Mian picked up a few more pieces of meat and put them on his plate. He automatically helped him pick up the remaining carrots on the plate and put them in his own bowl.
Lu Yang raised his eyebrows, still very dissatisfied, and refused to put the carrot in his mouth.
Ruan Mian frowned, picked up a piece of braised pork, put it in his mouth, chewed it with his eyes closed, and looked up at Lu Yang after swallowing it.
Lu Yang finally frowned, put the carrot in his mouth with satisfaction, chewed it a few times, and then swallowed it.
Everyone looked at Lu Yang in silence. Is this really the Major General they knew? Just eating a piece of carrot, and he needs an Omega to coax him?
Liu Minghu couldn’t help but roll his eyes. This was definitely a blatant display of affection!
