Chapter 96 How could I be worthy of Commander Huo?

The night was deep and all was quiet.

Huo Zhenhua knocked on the door of the infirmary, and after taking a dose of medicine for treating sprains and bruises and stopping bleeding under the doctor's questioning gaze, he suddenly realized that Su Meng was a doctor herself and did not lack medicine.

He found himself walking to the wall of the gun research institute again, standing there silently, motionless, like a stone waiting for its wife.

It seems that only by being close to her can I alleviate the guilt and sorrow in my heart.

Only when the morning mist was dispelled by the dawn, the quiet world awoke, and the distant sound of voices reached them did they turn and leave.

Su Meng has a habit of jogging in the morning.

She left the research institute and ran along the wall towards the back mountain.

At the foot of the mountain are the vegetable fields of the military family compound.

In the morning mist, diligent military wives were already working in the fields.

Su Meng glanced at it curiously and met Su Xiaoman's gaze.

"Good morning, Sister Xiaoman!"

Su Xiaoman grabbed the towel hanging around her neck to wipe her sweat, smiled and walked closer, looking her over with concern, "Little Su, are you here to exercise?"

After saying that, she looked around and whispered, "I heard you're dating Commander Huo, is that true?"

Su Meng was taken aback. "It's all rumors. If Commander Huo hears this, he'll probably laugh at me."

Upon hearing this, Su Xiaoman sighed softly, "I told you it was just a rumor. They even said you stole someone else's fiancé and the real fiancé came to your door to beat you up."

Little Su, let's ignore her. The innocent will prove themselves innocent.

Su Meng was surprised!

Sure enough, good news doesn't travel far, but bad news travels fast.

If Grandma and the others heard this, they would be very worried.

She wanted to ask for leave to go back and visit.

"Sister Xiaoman, it's getting late, I'll head back now."

Su Xiaoman glanced at her watch. "It's getting late. Little Su, you should go to work. I'll ask you to go pick wild berries in the mountains on Sunday morning."

Upon hearing this, Su Meng glanced at the back mountain and smiled, "Okay!"

She was worried about not finding a companion to go to the mountains.

The thought of being able to gather more plants for my space has greatly improved my bad mood caused by the rumors.

With a light and graceful figure, running is as refreshing and agile as the morning breeze.

Huo Zhenhua stood under the courtyard wall and saw the little girl running towards him gracefully, like a butterfly.

He gripped the plastic bag containing the medicine tightly, and immediately noticed her sluggish left arm, her jawline taut, and her fingers slightly bent. He secretly made a mental note of Nie Ronghua's actions.

Sun Qiao's arrogance and domineering attitude are all due to the Nie family's indulgence.

Naturally, Nie Ronghua should bear the responsibility for Sun Qiao's mistakes.

"Xiao Meng." Huo Zhenhua took a step forward, blocking Su Meng's path. Sensing the heat emanating from her and the fragrance of a young girl, his heart skipped a beat, and he silently took a step back.

Su Meng looked up at the man with a tense expression and a wandering gaze, her clear, watery eyes filled with doubt.

She parted her red lips slightly, casually picked up a handkerchief, and wiped the sweat from her face. "Brother Huo? Good morning!"

Thinking to themselves that the rumors were getting heated, shouldn't they avoid suspicion?

Why is this man going against the grain and coming to see her so openly? Is he trying to tell everyone that they are dating or having an affair?

Hmph! She finally has a stable life, she's not going to play along with him.

After hearing her heartfelt words, Huo Zhenhua felt a bitter taste welling up inside him. "Xiao Meng, actually I..."

He mustered his courage and was about to confess his feelings to Su Meng when Su Meng looked away and waved her hand to interrupt him, "Brother Huo, I know that Sun Qiao did those things maliciously."

I won't blame you!

I know my family background is problematic, but I won't affect your future.

Don't worry! I know my place, I won't take it seriously.

At this time, who would date a capitalist's daughter? Wouldn't that tarnish their resume?

Although her family is a "red capitalist" family, that doesn't stop people from viewing her with prejudice and treating her differently.

She finished speaking in one breath, glanced at the several pairs of eyes watching her from a distance, and quickly said, "Brother Huo, I'll be going now."

Huo Zhenhua didn't expect this little mouth to be so eloquent. After speaking, she left without giving anyone a chance to argue.

He grabbed Su Meng, his face ashen, and glared at her. "Is that what you think? Why don't you ask me what I think?"

Su Meng's attention was focused on the several scrutinizing gazes from not far away. In her panic, she struggled, "Brother Huo, it's not good if someone sees this. Let go of me, you're hurting me."

Huo Zhenhua never expected that he had grabbed Su Meng's left hand.

With that force, her loose collar slipped down, revealing a scratch hidden beneath her clothes. It was red and swollen, crawling on the girl's snow-white skin like a disgusting centipede, making him want to help scratch it off.

His pupils contracted sharply, his eyes filled with palpable tenderness. His throat tightened, and he mechanically and persistently shoved the plastic bag into her hand. "This is medicine. Treat it carefully yourself and don't let the wound get infected and leave a scar."

He had been shot in the arm and hadn't fully healed, yet he braved the heavy rain to rush to the disaster relief front. He never felt the pain, nor did he care about the scar.

But seeing those scratches she showed, my heart ached, and I wished I hadn't gone to the Nie family to bring her something.

Su Meng clutched the still-warm plastic bag, looked up at him, and wanted to say something, but when she met his dark eyes, she chickened out!

He walked away with his head down.

After she walked away, Huo Zhenhua realized he hadn't told her he was about to go on a mission, and he'd forgotten to give her the tickets in his pocket.

He sighed softly, took a step forward to chase after her, but then, remembering her nervous and aloof demeanor, turned back to the camp.

Su Meng walked past those people without looking to the side. When she passed the gatekeeper, she opened the plastic bag and showed it to the gatekeeper as required.

After checking, Grandpa Zhang casually remarked, "Little Su, Commander Huo is a good guy, dating him wouldn't be bad."

Don't assume he's old just because he's old; he's a veteran who retired from the battlefield.

Huo Zhenhua's little schemes might fool the young girl, but they couldn't fool his old eyes.

He even knew perfectly well that Huo Zhenhua jumped onto the wall last night and shot paper balls at the dormitory area.

That kid, he's clearly taken it to heart!

Otherwise, they wouldn't have stayed outside all night.

Su Meng blushed and laughed shyly, "Uncle Zhang, how could I be worthy of Commander Huo? Please stop teasing me."

Grandpa Zhang watched Su Meng leave, gave a few warnings to the chattering group not far away, and then picked up an empty pipe and fiddled with it in his hand.

He thought to himself that these little kids were clearly mutually attracted, but were too shy to confess their feelings.

Hehe! Interesting!

As soon as Su Meng arrived at the office, she was summoned by Director Jiang.

He said with a happy expression, "Comrade Xiao Su, Zhoushi Shipyard is willing to work with us to develop your improved diesel engine."

However, we need your involvement as a researcher in the initial stages. Would it be convenient for you to leave now?

Su Meng raised an eyebrow, "So eager?"

Director Jiang quickly tidied up his documents. "Of course I'm in a hurry! The late rice harvest is just around the corner."

If you can successfully manufacture your diesel engine before the late rice harvest, combined with your double-drum thresher, it will greatly improve production efficiency and free up your hands.

"Good steel should be used where it's needed most!"

Su Meng thought about it and realized that made sense. "Chief, shall I leave now?"

"Let's go now. Go back and pack your things, then wait for me at the door."

"good!"

Actually, she didn't need to pack anything; she just wanted to go back and say hello, but judging from Director Jiang's expression, there wasn't time.

So she jogged to the gatekeeper and handed over a note that read "Business trip, dates uncertain" and a small bag of pills for her family to Grandpa Zhang to pass on.

Just then, an old Jeep pulled up in front of her.

The person leaned out of the lowered window and called out, "Comrade Su Meng, get in the car!"