"I've asked the cook to prepare a special meal for us tomorrow."

"Okay, what time tomorrow?" "Noon."

"Okay, I'll be on time tomorrow."

"Then I won't bother you any longer, class monitor. You're busy."

Seeing Chu Xingyue walk away, the others chased after her, and Fu Jingcheng hooked his arm around Liu Jie's neck.

"So, did the class monitor agree?"

"Don't you know who I am? Is there anything I can't handle?" Liu Jie raised his chin.

"Come on, the squad leader knows you drink. You don't even know where you've run into him. He agreed to come, but he didn't agree to drink with us." Drinking is a man's business. The squad leader may be tough, but when it comes to drinking, that's another story.

"Binzi, don't tell me this now. I think the class monitor must be able to get something since he agreed to come, otherwise he definitely wouldn't have come."

Judging from Chen Zhongbin's expression, Li Le guessed what he was thinking and was lost in thought.

"Xiao Le is right. Don't underestimate girls. There are quite a few girls around us who can drink a lot." Shen Ren nodded.

“I agree with that, especially girls from the north. I heard the class monitor is from Kyoto.”

Jiang Yu agreed with what the others said.

Seeing that the others disagreed, Chen Zhongbin muttered something under his breath, but no one paid attention.

"Hey, you guys don't know, I met a young girl at a club over a year ago who could drink a lot. She wasn't very old at all, but she could drink a lot, and she kept bringing out white wine, red wine, and foreign liquor. Goodness, she completely overwhelmed the guys at my table. It was the first time in my life I'd ever met a young girl who could drink so much."

"Is this Liu Jie real or fake? You can't just brag like that," Fu Jingcheng said skeptically.

"How could that be? That time was at your brother's shop, a long time ago. That's the only time I remember it most vividly because I've never encountered anything like it before. That one time cost my dad tens of millions of dollars. The next night, my dad beat me up at home."

Liu Jie still felt a slight ache in his buttocks when he thought about that night.

"Those who work at my brother's shop must be very wealthy and powerful; they must have quite a background."

Fu Jingcheng thought for a moment and then blurted out a sentence.

"But that girl seems to have the same surname as our class monitor, Chu. She doesn't look as old as our class monitor, so she's obviously a young girl."

Liu Jie muttered something.

Zhou Yu, Jiang Yu, and Yang Run, who were standing behind, overheard Liu Jie's words and took the matter to heart.

Training continues today, so take a break while you can.

"Liu Jie, what method did you use to get the cafeteria staff to give us special meals?"

"My uncle's surname is also Liu, right? I got close to the cooks and found out that this old Liu is no good at anything except smoking and drinking."

"My dad sent me cigarettes and alcohol, and I gave him some. That's how we got in touch. Then I told Lao Liu that I was inviting our Squad Leader Chu, and Lao Liu agreed without hesitation. My cigarettes and alcohol were just supplementary; Lao Liu only agreed because he heard that it was inviting our Squad Leader Chu."

"I didn't expect you to have Old Liu so easily under your thumb?"

"That's right. Don't you know who I, Xiao Liu, am? I must have been related to Lao Liu five hundred years ago, okay?"

"You're just bragging, kid."

The sounds of playful fighting gradually faded away along with the voices.

"Xiao Yang, do you think An An will be very surprised to see us?"

"Will An'an be unhappy if we don't tell her beforehand?"

At this moment, Chu Jiaojiao and her brother Xia Yiyang had already boarded the high-speed train bound for the Northwest Military Region.

"What do you think of your sister? Everyone else would get angry, but An'an wouldn't."

Such thoughts would never cross Chu Jiaojiao's mind, because An'an was simply not that kind of person.

"But we overheard my mom and grandma's phone call. If they find out I snuck out, won't I get a beating?"

“We just need to report to the school. As long as we get to school before lights out on Sunday, everything will be fine. I’ve already told the uncle at the gate.”

Chu Jiaojiao was very excited; she would see An'an in just a few hours.

“If my dad knew I secretly brought you there like this, he would definitely beat me.”

Xia Yiyang is starting to worry about his father.

"What's there to be afraid of? I'll just tell my uncle that I asked you to bring me here, because I miss him and my aunt."

"Alright, Yangyang, what are you afraid of going home? You're a real man. At worst, you'll get a beating, but that's no big deal. Besides, with An'an here, we'll all be fine."

Chu Jiaojiao patted Xia Yiyang's shoulder to comfort him.

It's unclear whether Chu Jiaojiao's comforting words had any effect, but the two of them either chatted about everything under the sun, ate, or played games in the car, and time passed quickly.

The living room phone rang

"Auntie, the phone is ringing." Chu Xingyue, who was playing chess with Xia Lin, called out to Gu Si in the kitchen.

"Here it is." Gu Si came out carrying a plate of sliced ​​oranges.

"Have some fruit first."

"Hello!"

"Sister-in-law, there's someone outside who claims to be your son looking for you."

"Is that Xia Yiyang?" Gu Si asked. Her eldest son had just called her yesterday but hadn't mentioned coming back.

"Please wait a moment, let me ask."

"What's your name?"

"My name is Xia Yiyang, and this is my younger sister, Chu Jiaojiao."

"Yes, sister-in-law, but your son also brought a girl named Chu Jiaojiao."

"What, Jiaojiao is here?" Chu Xingyue turned to look at Gu Si, who was on the phone, as soon as she heard Xia Yiyang's voice.

"Aunt, please have them wait at the door for a moment while I go to pick them up."

"Tell them to wait at the door for a moment, someone will come to pick them up."

"Okay." The soldier on duty at the gate hung up the phone.

"Please leave a visitor record when you come in, and someone will come to pick you up later."

"Yangyang, you're home now but you still can't get in?"

Chu Jiaojiao said to Xia Yiyang, who was writing a message beside her, as they walked.

"I was only a teenager when I left. The guards at this gate have changed several times over. Isn't it normal that they don't recognize me?"

Xia Yiyang smiled at the soldier next to him.

"I'm sorry, my sister doesn't know the situation, but I did go home."

"It's alright, I don't know him, but I still have to go through the motions," the soldier said apologetically.

"I understand."

"Xiao Yang, Jiao Jiao."

"An'an"

"Sister An'an"

Chu Xingyue opened her arms, and Chu Jiaojiao ran over and clung to Chu Xingyue.

"An'an, I miss you so much."

When the soldiers saw that it was Chu Xingyue, they immediately saluted her.

"Deputy Regiment Commander Chu!"

Chu Xingyue patted Jiao Jiao's back, signaling her to get down. After getting down, Jiao Jiao stood next to Chu Xingyue and returned the salute to the soldier opposite.

"Thank you for your help. Have you recorded all the information?"

"Alright, alright, no trouble at all, Deputy Regiment Commander Chu, you can take them in now."

"You've worked hard. You go ahead and get busy. I'll take them inside. Relax with the brothers during your break." Chu Xingyue took a pack of cigarettes from inside her coat and put it in the drawer next to her.

"Take care." The soldier's face lit up with a smile. This Deputy Regiment Commander Chu was capable and always treated his comrades on duty at the gate with exceptional courtesy.