Chapter 70

Jiang Suihan turned around and saw the girl from the art troupe who danced the best. "Yes, may I ask what's going on?"

I don't know her and I don't understand what this girl wants to do with her.

Zhao Huan stared at Jiang Suihan for a long while before he said, "You are very beautiful."

Jiang Huihan was even more confused. She smiled and said, "You are also very beautiful. What can I do for you?"

Zhao Huan smiled faintly: "Nothing, I just want to get to know you."

Jiang Suihan was totally confused. This nonsensical conversation made her not know how to respond, so she could only remain silent.

There shouldn't be anyone who is so bored that he would just come over and say a few words to her and then leave?

According to the general development of the plot, it's time to get to the point.

Zhao Huan pursed his lips and said, "Don't be nervous. I have no ill intentions. I am just a little curious about you and came to see you."

Jiang Huihan thought about it quickly in her mind. She didn't know many people here. If this girl was looking for her not because of herself, then it must be related to the people around her.

"You know Xu Zhao?"

The smile on Zhao Huan's face grew a little bigger: "You are quite smart. I haven't said anything yet, but you guessed it in just a few words."

Jiang Suihan's expression remained unchanged, and she said calmly, "So what is your purpose in coming to see me?"

She would not doubt Xu Zhao just because of a few words from others. Not only would it be unfair to Xu Zhao, it would also make her look stupid.

Zhao Huan raised his eyebrows, his eyes revealing a bit of provocation and disdain, and he said aggressively: "Why don't you continue to ask me why I came to you? Are you afraid to ask, or don't want to ask?"

Jiang Suihan raised her eyelids and glanced at them lightly: "This is my freedom. If there is nothing else, I will leave first."

"Hey, wait a minute." Zhao Huan stopped Jiang Huihan and said with a pout, "Why are you so anxious? I haven't finished talking yet."

She spread her hands, and the provocative expression on her face disappeared, replaced by a somewhat helpless look: "Okay, I don't want to play with you anymore. Let me introduce myself first. My name is Zhao Huan."

Jiang Huihan looked at her quietly without saying anything, nor did she extend her hand to shake her hand.

Zhao Huan took his hand back and shrugged. "To be precise, Xu Zhao and I haven't had the chance to meet. My uncle is Political Commissar Zhou, you should know him. He is very optimistic about Xu Zhao. My aunt wanted to introduce us to each other, so she asked my uncle to help intercede. As soon as we got started, Xu Zhao rejected us, saying that his family had arranged an engagement."

She has a good family background, is good-looking, and has a good job, so naturally her standards are higher. She doesn't like ordinary men. She has been picky and has been dragging her feet until her current age. Her family is anxious, fearing that if she continues to drag her feet, it will be even harder to find a partner when she is older. Her mother wrote to her aunt asking her to help find if there are any high-quality single young men in the army, and Xu Zhao was naturally on her aunt's list.

She didn't pay much attention to Xu Zhao at first, thinking it would be no harm to go and see him, and it would be a way to give an explanation to her family, otherwise she would definitely be annoyed to death by her parents. Who knew that just as she agreed, her aunt wrote to her saying that Xu Zhao had a girlfriend and told her to stop thinking about it.

This was the first time she had been rejected since she was a child, and she felt a little uncomfortable, but everything else was fine. The problem was that someone leaked the news and spread rumors everywhere that a man had rejected her without even meeting her. The way people looked at her changed, with a mixture of sympathy, gloating, jealousy, and everything else. She was in a very bad mood during this period and her temper was easily flared up.

After Jiang Huihan digested the information given by Zhao Huan, she became even more silent.

Zhao Huan was the first to lose patience: "I've said so much, why don't you react at all? Were you and Xu Zhao forced to get married by your family?"

She understands that she doesn't care if she has no feelings. People around her, including her family, say that she has high standards and demands. Even fairies are not as picky as her. She really wants to say that she just wants to find someone she loves to spend her life with, and doesn't want to live her life with just settling.

Is this a difficult request?

Zhao Huan patted Jiang Suihan on the shoulder and said quietly, "I understand your feelings very well."

The corners of Jiang Huihan's mouth twitched involuntarily, and she complained to herself, No, I don't understand you.

She calmed down and said, "Comrade Zhao, you misunderstood. We are getting married voluntarily. How can we say we were forced? I didn't say anything or explain because I believe in Xu Zhao, that's all."

Zhao Huan had an embarrassed look on his face: "I'm sorry, I misunderstood. I thought you two didn't have any emotional foundation. I don't think you care about Xu Zhao at all."

Oh my God, she clearly didn't mean that, why did her meaning change as the conversation progressed?

Not wanting to discuss the matter between her and Xu Zhao with outsiders, Jiang Huihan changed the subject: "Besides telling me this, do you have anything else to tell me?"

The subtext is that there is nothing else you can do.

Zhao Huan: "No, I just wanted to see what you look like."

She didn't really want to sow discord between Jiang Huihan and Xu Zhao, she just felt a little unconvinced and wanted to play a trick on them.

The leader wanted to pull Xu Zhao aside to continue talking, but Xu Zhao took the opportunity to slip away. He quickly glanced around the room and saw Jiang Huihan standing and talking with a young girl.

Jiang Huihan seemed to sense something, looked up, and smiled unconsciously: "Is it over?"

Xu Zhao nodded: "Are you tired?"

Jiang Suihan moved her feet: "A little bit."

Xu Zhao held her hand and said, "Let's go home now."

The two looked at each other, talking to each other, the atmosphere was so warm and harmonious, they didn't care whether there were other people around.

Zhao Huan: Who am I? Where am I? Why should I sit here and watch others show affection?

Only then did Xu Zhao turn his gaze to Zhao Huan, which flashed by without stopping.

Jiang Suihan spoke first: "This is Comrade Zhao Huan. We just met. Political Commissar Zhou is her uncle."

Xu Zhao nodded slightly as a greeting.

Zhao Huan's face was a little red at this time. It was not because of shyness, but because of embarrassment. He said weakly: "Well, I won't bother you anymore. I have something else to do, so I'll leave first. Bye."

As soon as he finished speaking, he turned around and ran away.

Xu Zhao took Jiang Huihan's hand and walked slowly towards the door. Almost everyone had left, so there weren't many people around.

When someone saw the two of them walking hand in hand, they all showed surprised expressions. Nowadays, people are reserved in their emotions, and couples would feel embarrassed to walk side by side, let alone holding hands. Xu Zhao and Jiang Suhan's performance tonight can be said to have blinded everyone's eyes.

The man thought Xu Zhao was very brave. With so many people around, including leaders, he held his wife's hand without any concealment. He was really shameless.

Women envy Jiang Suhan for her good luck, marrying a good man and taking him with her wherever she goes without fear of other people's strange looks. How worried must she be?

Zhang Xiangqian hadn't left yet. He was holding his son in his arms. He turned to Dai Jia and said, "Look at that boy Xu Zhao. He's so clingy. He almost dug out his eyeballs and stuck them on Xiao Jiang. Tsk tsk, it's true that when you've been away for three days, you start to see things with new eyes. Xu Zhao is no longer the Xu Zhao he used to be."

There is now a bit more worldly air in Xu Zhao.

Dai Jia touched her son's little hand and found it was still warm, not frozen. She tucked his hand back into her sleeve and looked Zhang Xiangqian up and down with disdain.

"You are not the Zhang Xiangqian you used to be. You used to dress up nicely every time you went on a date with me. But after you got married, you didn't wash your clothes or shave. If I didn't force you to do so, you would even go to bed without washing your feet. Look at you now. Xu Zhao is moving in a good direction, but you are moving further and further in a bad direction. I can't pull you back."

Zhang Xiangqian's face changed slightly, he felt less confident, and he whispered to his wife in a gentle voice: "Keep your voice down, there are so many people here, give me some face."

Dai Jia glared: "You want face, but I don't? Since you want face so much, then you have to wash our family's clothes tonight."

Zhang Xiangqian chased after him, holding his son in his arms, and muttered in a low voice: "How can a man wash clothes? You know how gossipy those people in the family compound are. They have nothing to do all day long, and they just like to gossip about other people."

Dai Jia snorted coldly: "Xu Zhao also washes clothes and cooks. If he can do it, why can't you? Morality! Do it if you want, my son and I will sleep tonight, you can sleep in the guest room."

Zhang Xiangqian didn't dare to wail loudly: "You're using the same trick again. Can't you try something new?"

Dai Jia took her son away from his arms and ignored him: "As long as the moves are useful, it doesn't matter whether they are new or old."

Seeing that his wife had made up her mind, Zhang Xiangqian didn't want to be alone in the cold weather, so he quickly followed and snatched his son from his mother's arms again, and said in a voice that seemed to be squeezed out from between his teeth: "I'll wash the clothes. I'll go wash the clothes tonight. Is that okay?"

Dai Jia couldn't help but curl up the corners of his mouth: "You are sensible."

Baby Youyou has a confused face: Are mommy and daddy playing a game of snatch?

Everyone's eyes were burning, and it was impossible to ignore them. After coming out, Jiang Huihan couldn't help but breathe a sigh of relief, and then looked at the instigator: "Why didn't you restrain yourself just now?"

Xu Zhao seemed a little aggrieved: "I have been very restrained."

Jiang Huihan was choked and glared at him: "You're still talking! Don't you see that everyone is looking at us? It's so embarrassing!"

She was too embarrassed to look up to see other people's expressions. She had a feeling that she and Xu Zhao would be the subject of the new round of gossip in the army.

Xu Zhao said: As long as you are thick-skinned enough, you can automatically ignore all external gazes and pretend they don't exist.

Jiang Suihan asked him, "Don't you have anything to tell me?"

Xu Zhao was a little confused by the questioning tone: "Can you give me a hint?"

Jiang Suihan pretended to be expressionless: "Zhao Huan."

Who is this person?

Oh, the person from the art troupe who was talking to Jiang Suihan just now.

Xu Zhao still didn't understand the relationship: "Can you explain it more clearly?"

Jiang Suihan guessed that he probably didn't know, so she said word by word, "She said that Political Commissar Zhou was her uncle, and you didn't remember anything?"

Xu Zhao thought for a long time before remembering the blind date he had rejected. He was speechless: "What did she say to you?"

Jiang Suihan raised her eyebrows slightly and asked back, "What do you think she will say to me?"

Xu Zhao didn't leave and stared at her.

Jiang Huihan felt a little uncomfortable being stared at by him, so she turned her head away and didn't look at him, fearing that she would be exposed.

Xu Zhao: "Are you lying to me?" His tone was certain.

Jiang Suihan tried to calm down and blinked, her eyes innocent and puzzled: "How did I lie to you? You are the one who feels guilty."

Very good, you are very skilled in putting the blame on someone else.

Xu Zhao couldn't help but pinch her face and said, "I haven't even met her, how can you feel guilty?"

Jiang Suihan slapped his hand away: "You are lying, you have seen her."

Xu Zhao folded his arms and watched quietly how she would act.

Jiang Suihan smiled slyly: "Didn't you just meet her? You are not being precise."

Xu Zhao curled his lips indifferently: "Then what do you want to say?"

Seeing that there was no smile on his face, Jiang Huihan felt guilty and began to reflect on whether she had gone too far. He who knows the times is a wise man, and it is okay to bow his head and admit his mistakes occasionally.

She shook his hand, pinched her throat, and said in a soft and delicate voice: "I'm sorry, I was wrong, I didn't mean it, I just wanted to play a joke on you, don't be angry, you're not handsome when you're angry."

The power of the clamp sound should not be underestimated. It can kill one thousand enemies but lose eight hundred of your own.

Jiang Huihan shuddered suddenly and got goosebumps all over her body. She looked up at Xu Zhao, only to see that he had a frown on his face and looked as if he couldn't bear it.

"Speak nicely."

Jiang Suihan thought it was funny. She covered her mouth with one hand and said in a deliberately clamped voice, "You dislike me! Are you tired of me and don't want to see me? I'm really too sad, too heartbroken, and too helpless! I'm just leaving!"

He said he was walking, but his feet didn't move at all.

She couldn't help but want to see how he would react. While stealing glances at him, she thought to herself that she had learned at least 60 to 70 percent of Ziwei's essence. She nodded and shook her head while speaking, and repeated the same idea three times.

Xu Zhao looked at the person in front of him with an indescribable look. What had happened to her? The urge to act suddenly came to him, and he started acting without saying a word, leaving no time for him to react.

Unable to bear it any longer, he stretched out his hands to pinch her cheeks, gritted his teeth and said, "If you make trouble again, I won't care about you anymore, go home by yourself."

Uh, I really want to ask him, is this really a threat?

Jiang Suihan said vaguely: "Let me go first."

Xu Zhao let go of his hand: "Stop making trouble."

Jiang Huihan pouted and rubbed her cheeks: "Then you agree to one condition of mine?"

Xu Zhao calmly uttered one word: "Speak."

Jiang Huihan stretched out her hands and said, "Carry me back."

Xu Zhao glanced around. They were standing on the side of the road, blocked by trees. People who passed by just glanced curiously but did not come forward to ask.

Seeing that he was hesitant, Jiang Huihan stamped her feet and said, "Hurry up, it's so cold."

Just as she was thinking that if Xu Zhao didn't agree, she would just stand there and not leave.

That's called a threat.

Xu Zhao took a deep breath, reached out to help her pull the scarf up a little, covering half of her face, leaving only a pair of distinct black and white eyes exposed, then bent down and picked her up by the waist.

Her sight suddenly rose, Jiang Huihan exclaimed slightly, and naturally put her arms around his neck, smiling brightly at him: "You are so nice."

The corners of Xu Zhao's mouth curled up unconsciously. She was the kind of person who took advantage of others and still acted ungratefully.

When someone asked what happened on the road, Xu Zhao lied without blushing or beating his heart, "She accidentally twisted her ankle."

Passersby expressed their understanding that the boy had sprained his ankle and couldn't walk, and really needed to be carried home.

Jiang Huihan was not as thick-skinned as Xu Zhao. She buried her face in his arms, pretending to be asleep and not hearing anything.

When they were in a place where there was no one, Xu Zhao lowered his head and could only see the top of her head, and chuckled.

Jiang Suihan heard the mockery in his laughter and turned to look at her: "Is it funny?"

Xu Zhao didn't look away and held the man firmly: "It's not funny."

Jiang Suihan rolled her eyes at him and said, "If it's not funny, why are you laughing?"

When Su Ying got home, she sat in the living room. When she looked up, she saw Jiang Huihan being carried back by Xu Zhao. She thought she was injured and asked anxiously, "What happened?"

Jiang Suihan was a little embarrassed and didn't want to say that she was lazy and didn't want to walk, so she asked Xu Zhao to carry her back.

Xu Zhao put the person down: "It's okay, she's just tired."

When she heard that no one was injured, Su Ying breathed a sigh of relief. Later she realized that this was just a joke between the young couple, and she was also to blame for her anxiety. She hurriedly said, "It's getting late. I've already boiled the hot water. Go take a shower and go to bed early."

Jiang Huihan covered her face, thinking that her mother-in-law must have guessed it, how embarrassing.

Xu Zhao went upstairs to help her take off her pajamas, then went to the kitchen and brought out half a bucket of hot water and added half a bucket of cold water.

"Don't take a shower for too long. It's cold and you may catch a cold easily."

Jiang Huihan nodded, took the clothes and went into the bathroom.

On the other side, Zhao Huan was being questioned by his good friends in the group: "Did you really go to look for that Jiang Somehan?"

Zhao Huan sat on a chair, eating a biscuit, and said concisely, "I found it."

Her friend looked at her in shock and admiration: "So what did you say to her? Or did she say something to you?"

Zhao Huan finished the last bite of the biscuit and clapped his hands: "You are just telling a tongue twister here. I didn't say anything. I just told her my name and that I came to her just to get to know her."

The friend looked suspicious: "Nothing else?"

Zhao Huan looked at her friend in confusion: "I know you are overthinking it when I see your expression. I am so kind and innocent, how could I possibly embarrass others? Besides, I think Jiang Suihan is a nice person, she is pretty and not rigid. I plan to be friends with her."

The friend looked as if his neck was being strangled, with a complicated expression, and after a while he said, "You two are rivals in love, how can you be friends? Even if you are willing, Jiang Suihan may not be happy with it."

She felt that Zhao Huan was a fool. He always did things his own way and did whatever he thought of, regardless of the consequences. She felt jealous sometimes. Only those who were loved by their family would be so fearless because they knew that no matter what they did, their family would help them clean up the mess.

Zhao Huan shook his head and said seriously: "I have a feeling that we will be friends."

My friend held it in for a long time before saying, "I hope so."

Jiang Suihan sat on the bed, boredly watching Xu Zhao squatting on the floor packing his luggage: "How long will your mission take this time?"

Xu Zhao turned to look at her: "I'll be back in a month at most."

Jiang Suihan counted the days on her fingers. It was already January and the Chinese New Year would be in another month.

She was a little depressed: "This year is our first Spring Festival, I want to spend it with you."

Xu Zhao sat down beside the bed: "This mission is urgent, but it is not difficult to solve. I will be back as soon as possible."

Jiang Suihan has no complaints about his job. Someone has to protect the security of the country and the people, and someone has to do the work. If it isn't him, it will be someone else. If sacrificing the interests of a few people can gain greater benefits for the country and the people, this choice will undoubtedly be supported by the vast majority of people.

She put her head on his shoulder and looked up at him: "It's a deal, you have to come back and spend the New Year with me."

Xu Zhao rubbed her head: "Okay."

When she woke up the next day, Xu Zhao had already left. Jiang Huihan sat on the bed in a daze for a long time before she slowly got up. As soon as she lifted the quilt, cold air hit her face.

She muttered, "It's so cold."

I quickly found some thick clothes to put on, two sets of pants, four sets of tops, and wool socks, which were very warm.

Last time Xu Zhao and his mother-in-law bought a ball of wool, and Jiang Suihan knitted herself a white wool sweater, which she is wearing now. She didn't want the red one, so after asking her mother-in-law for her opinion, she knitted one for her brother. There was still some left, not enough to knit another sweater, so she simply knitted a wool vest.

There were a lot of white wool balls left, so she knitted four pairs of wool socks, one for each person in the family, without favoring any of them over others.

Su Ying brought out a bowl of steaming hot noodles and put it on the table: "Eat it while it's hot."

Jiang Suihan sat down and rubbed her hands first, then picked up the chopsticks and started eating. The noodles were neither too hard nor too soft, and were hand-rolled noodles with a little millet, dried shrimp, bacon, a fried egg, and some chopped green onions sprinkled on it. It was delicious.

Seeing that she loved to eat, Su Ying smiled and said, "If it tastes good, eat more. Xu Zhao had two bowls of noodles this morning."

Jiang Suihan said sincerely: "Mom, you have worked hard."

The weather is so cold, but she still has to get up so early to make breakfast. If it were her, she might not be able to get up.

I have been getting along with my mother-in-law for the past two months. Although there is a generation gap in some aspects and we sometimes have different opinions, my mother-in-law is quite reasonable. I explain things to her carefully and she understands. She does not insist that her daughter-in-law must listen to her.

Jiang Suihan feels that having her mother-in-law around makes her life much easier. There is someone to cook every day and sometimes help with the laundry. There is no conflict between mother-in-law and daughter-in-law for her.

Su Ying was a little embarrassed by her daughter-in-law's sudden formality, so she smiled to cover it up: "Eat quickly, the noodles are going to clumping up."

After breakfast, Jiang Suihan put on a scarf and a woolen hat and changed into cotton shoes. Today was the final exam and all the teachers had to go to invigilate.

Wearing too much makes people look bulky and unable to move freely. She doesn't plan to ride a bike to school, as she can just walk there in half an hour.

"Jiang Leyun, are you okay?"

The weather was getting colder and colder, and the child had lost self-control. Going to school every morning was like a death sentence for him, and he refused to get up no matter how much we called him.

Jiang Leyun came out with his neck shrunk, and a cold wind blew in his face. He couldn't help but shiver: "I'm freezing to death."

Jiang Suihan urged: "Hurry up, we'll be late if we don't leave now."

Su Ying hurried out of the house and handed Jiang Huihan a pair of blue woolen gloves: "I almost forgot about the gloves."

Jiang Suihan patted his head and said, "Look at my memory. Thank you, Mom."

Su Ying: "Go quickly, be careful on the road, and I'll make mushroom stewed chicken for you when I come back."

Jiang Leyun sucked his saliva, his eyes shining.

Jiang Suihan was a little surprised to see Zhao Huan at home in the afternoon: "What do you want to talk to me about?"

Zhao Huan complained: "Why do you always say this? Can't I come to see you if there's nothing wrong?"

Jiang Suihan: "I don't know you well, are you here to chat with me?"

Zhao Huan pursed his lips and said, "You are really straightforward. I came here to tell you that I am leaving. I will write to you in the future. Remember to write back to me."

Jiang Suihan asked sincerely: "Why did you write to me?"

Zhao Huan said as a matter of course: "Isn't it normal for friends to write letters to each other?"

Jiang Suihan was stunned for a moment and wanted to laugh. They had only met once and exchanged a few words, so Zhao Huan treated her as a friend?

"You're making friends too quickly."

"I'm good at judging people. I think you're a good person. It wouldn't hurt to make friends with you." Zhao Huan handed over the things in his hand, "Here you go."

Jiang Suihan took a close look at the packaging. It was all printed in English. It was a very famous foreign brand, and its facial cream was very useful.

"This thing is too valuable. I can't take it."

Zhao Huan said sternly: "If I give it to you, it's yours. I'll buy more. Don't you want to be friends with me?"

She said it very casually, but she was crying in her heart. These were the tickets she had been saving for three months. She went to the Overseas Chinese Store to buy them last week, and it cost her most of half a month's salary. She was heartbroken.

Jiang Suihan: “…….”

This was the first time she had experienced the feeling of being forced to be friends.

"Wait for me."

Jiang Huihan went back to the house. After a while, she came out with a bag in her hand: "These are some snacks made by my mother-in-law. I think they taste good. You can eat them on the way."

Zhao Huan's eyes lit up, and her hands were faster than her brain. She took the bag and opened it. There were pork jerky, small twisted dough sticks, and frosted hawthorns. She hugged the bag of snacks tightly in her arms: "These are all my favorites. Please thank your mother-in-law for me."

Before leaving, Zhao Huan emphasized once again: "Remember to write me back."

Jiang Suihan nodded helplessly: "I know, I will remember it."

There are still five days before the Chinese New Year and Xu Zhao has not returned yet. Jiang Suihan is a little worried, but she can't show it at home.

After lunch, I read a book for a while and was about to take a nap when I suddenly heard someone knocking on the door, seemingly urgently.

My mother-in-law and the sisters-in-law in the family compound went to the county to buy New Year's goods. It was a cold day, and Jiang Leyun ran to play with Zhao Xiaojun. Jiang Suihan was alone at home, so she hurriedly got up, put on her clothes, and went downstairs.

Dai Jia saw Jiang Huihan and pulled Jiang Huihan's wrist anxiously: "Come with me quickly, Xu Zhao is injured and is in the hospital now."

Jiang Huihan was stunned for a moment. Dai Jia called her several times before she came to her senses. She grabbed Dai Jia's hand and asked anxiously, "Is he seriously injured? Is he still awake?"

Dai Jia tried to comfort him: "He's still awake. I don't know the details. I'll let you know as soon as I get the news. Please arrange your family affairs and pack some clothes for Xu Zhao to take with him."

Jiang Suihan forced herself to calm down, quickly returned and wrote a note and put it on the table in the living room, then went upstairs to get a set of clothes that Xu Zhao often wore. Worried that he was hungry, she also took some biscuits and milk, and a cup with her.