That evening, after He Meijiao finished her shift.
"How could he do this to me! How could he do this to me! Tell me! How could he do this to me? Who does he think I am, He Meijiao? How could he do this to me!"
He Meijiao slammed the table, stood up, and shouted loudly to the person in front of her.
The person sitting opposite her was neither Lu Zhanlin nor Xu Feng, but... Wang Xiulan.
Ever since she saw Aunt Qi leave happily, Wang Xiulan had only one thing in mind, which was to have a good relationship with Chu Yue and ask Chu Yue to help her with her medical treatment.
The first step to having a good relationship with Chu Yue is to stay away from He Meijiao.
Wang Xiulan had just made up her mind at noon that she would never try to take advantage of others and would never get involved with He Meijiao again. But who knew that He Meijiao would come to the compound to block people at night and drag Wang Xiulan away without saying anything. Even if Wang Xiulan wanted to refuse, she could not resist He Meijiao's willful behavior.
As long as He Meijiao brings up her grandfather, who would dare to say "no"? Not everyone has the courage like Lu Zhanlin.
Wang Xiulan was pulled out by He Meijiao. Her only luck at that time was that she was not seen by Chu Yue. She was thankful God, otherwise even if she had eight mouths, she would not be able to explain it clearly.
She silently hoped in her heart that the news of her meeting with He Meijiao would not be spread out, and that no gossip would make up stories in front of Chu Yue. She really had changed her mind and was wholeheartedly loyal to Chu Yue.
At the end of the meeting between Wang Xiulan and He Meijiao, He Meijiao began to complain, recounting all the grievances she had suffered from Xu Feng since New Year's Eve. She said that Lu Zhanlin asked Xu Feng to keep an eye on her and be on guard against her like a thief; she said that Xu Feng was so arrogant and actually asked her to sober up, and that Lu Zhanlin must have asked her to say this.
The more He Meijiao spoke, the angrier she became, and the angrier she became, the more excited she became. She didn't know where the wine came from, but she started to drink it up gulply.
She was about 70% drunk, her face flushed, her eyes blurred, and she was already dazed, but she still hadn't forgotten her anger towards Xu Feng and her unrequited love for Lu Zhanlin.
Questioning again and again, "Who is Xu Feng? Who is Lu Zhanlin? They fought on the front line. Didn't my grandfather fight for his life? Didn't I fight for my life? If we medical workers hadn't rushed to treat them in the rear, would they still be alive today? They look down on me! They actually look down on me now! Who are they? You say - you say, right?"
Wang Xiulan tried to reduce her presence as much as possible, but she didn't expect He Meijiao to point at her nose and ask her to answer.
Wang Xiulan nervously grabbed her sleeves, and instead of her previous talkative manner, she began to stammer.
"Well... Comrade He, you are right... Compared with you, Lu Zhanlin and Xu Feng are nothing... They are not worthy of you at all..." Wang Xiulan suggested carefully, so as not to irritate He Meijiao, "How about... let's just forget it. Let's just forget it. You see, Captain Lu is married and has a wife. He is a second-hand man. We don't want him anymore."
"Don't you want him anymore?" He Meijiao opened her eyes and asked foolishly.
Wang Xiulan nodded quickly, "Yes, we don't want him anymore. Comrade He, you have such good conditions, you can find any man you want. Let's change. You go back to the capital and find a man in the capital who has a higher rank than Captain Lu and treats you well and gets married."
"Get married...get married..." He Meijiao staggered, and sat down with her weak body, "Find a man better than Lu Zhanlin..."
"yes."
Wang Xiulan thought her persuasion had worked, and tried hard to change He Meijiao's mind, trying to make her forget Lu Zhanlin.
But—all of a sudden, snap!
He Meijiao slammed the table again, stood up again, and shouted condescendingly, "No! There is no man better than Lu Zhanlin. I want Lu Zhanlin, only him!"
"Xu Feng said that Lu Zhanlin is married, so I should be clear-headed. How could you say that! How could you say that! I like him so much, how could he get married without telling me! I came from the capital to this mountain village just for him, how could he not want me!"
"Wang... Wang... You didn't say that before! You said Lu Zhanlin and his wife have no feelings for each other, and they might get divorced in a few days. You clearly didn't say that before!"
Although He Meijiao was close to Wang Xiulan, she actually didn't even remember Wang Xiulan's name.
When Wang Xiulan heard these words, she really wanted to slap herself.
She hurriedly said, "Comrade He, I was wrong before, I take it back! I'm so sorry, I was wrong. Captain Lu and Miss Chu have a good relationship, they have feelings for each other, and they won't get divorced."
"Feelings? Feelings...hahaha..." He Meijiao was completely drunk and confused. She cried and laughed. She couldn't stand up. She sat down staggeringly and sobbed in grievance. "Wuwuwu...wuwuwu...why doesn't he have any feelings for me? I like him so much. I obviously like him so much and have done so many things for him...why doesn't he like me...why doesn't he like me..."
Wang Xiulan saw He Meijiao crying. After all, she was such a young and beautiful girl, she still felt a little distressed, so she tried to persuade her a few more times.
"Comrade He, you can't force relationships. We are in a liberated society now, not the feudal society of the past, where you can just bring a man and a woman together, get married, sleep together, and they'll be husband and wife. You young people today don't talk about... that free... love! Yes, it's called free love! Captain Lu and Miss Chu are in a free love relationship, they are in love with each other, so just forget it."
As they were talking, Wang Xiulan saw He Meijiao's head shaking and she fell on the table, as if she had fallen asleep drunk.
She let out a long breath, carefully put He Meijiao's wine bottle a little further away, then covered her with a coat and ran away immediately!
Run away! Don't let He Meijiao bother you anymore!
Little did they know that He Meijiao, who was left behind by Wang Xiulan, had not actually fallen asleep at all.
She vaguely heard some of Wang Xiulan's words, and subconsciously repeated: "Get together... worship... sleep... sleep... sleep... it's done... it's done... sleep... sleep with Lu Zhanlin..."
…
This day.
Wang Xiulan hurried back to the compound in a hurry. The only way to her home was to pass by Chu Yue's house. What she was most worried about was really happening.
When she passed by, she happened to meet Chu Yue at the door.
"Chu, Chu sister!" Wang Xiulan was so frightened that she almost couldn't speak.
Chu Yue turned to look at her, but before she could even start talking, Wang Xiulan started to confess.
"Sister Chu, please don't misunderstand me. I didn't go out to see Comrade He. Absolutely not! I told Comrade He very clearly that you and Captain Lu are a perfect match. I also advised Comrade He to give up as soon as possible. I definitely didn't say anything nonsense!"
Wang Xiulan was so nervous that she didn't even notice that what she said was contradictory. She said a lot of gibberish and didn't dare to look Chu Yue in the eye.
After she finished speaking, she left in a hurry again, for fear of leaking out in front of Chu Yue. In fact, she was a big leaky spoon, saying everything that should and shouldn't be said.
Chu Yue looked at Wang Xiulan's fleeing back and couldn't help but find it funny. She didn't say a word yet.
The reason why Chu Yue was standing outside was not to block Wang Xiu Lan, but because there was some problem with the wall outside the yard, so she got some yellow mud to patch it up. Unexpectedly, she scared Wang Xiu Lan and got to watch a good show for free.
She was laughing quietly when she heard a deep and rich voice in her ears.
"It's so cold, why are you outside?"
Chu Yue slowly turned around and saw Lu Zhanlin's slightly frowned worried expression. She patted the dirt off her hands and said, "I saw that you didn't come back so late, so I came out to check."
Lu Zhanlin's eyes trembled slightly, and it was obvious that he was touched by Chu Yue's simple words. He even forgot his original intention to ask Chu Yue again whether she was really afraid of killing chickens.
But looking at the pretty wife in front of him, the beauty trap and her acting became unimportant.
If Chu Yue is willing to play this role for the rest of her life, he is willing to accompany her to the end.
Lu Zhanlin walked over and held Chu Yue's hand. His fingertips felt a slight chill, and he immediately clenched his large palm tightly, not wanting her to get cold.
"Wife, let's go inside."
Lu Zhanlin came back late that night and had his meal in the army cafeteria, but Chu Yue still left some food for him so that he could have a bite after returning home.
So under the dim light in the kitchen, Lu Zhanlin was eating, Chu Yue was sitting beside him, and the couple talked about what happened during the day.
Chu Yue told Lu Zhanlin about Han Shi sending her the pork, and also made it clear that she did not accept it because she did not want to embarrass Lu Zhanlin.
Lu Zhanlin asked her, "Is it difficult to treat illnesses and save lives?"
"You know?" Chu Yue was a little surprised and smiled faintly, "It's not difficult. All I can do is try my best. Whether Aunt Qi can get pregnant in the future is up to God."
While Chu Yue was speaking, Lu Zhanlin stared at her silently with his dark eyes. He felt relieved when he saw that there was no trace of embarrassment on Chu Yue's face.
If this is what Chu Yue really wants to do, Lu Zhanlin will support her without hesitation, as long as she is happy.
Nightfall.
After Lu Zhanlin finished washing up and walked into the room, what caught his eye was a touch of red. There was a big red flower hanging on the wall at the head of the bed.
He was surprised, "What is that?"
Chu Yue explained, "Captain Han gave me a big red flower, but I didn't know where to put it. Since there was an empty space at the head of the bed, I just hung it up. How does it look? Does it look good?"
Lu Zhanlin moved his Adam's apple silently and whispered, "It looks good."
Chu Yue probably didn't know that in their army, big red flowers were hung on the bedside only when someone got married.
The bright red flower and the delicate Chu Yue were both reflected in Lu Zhanlin's eyes, intertwining and echoing each other, making his heart beat violently.
He looked for a long time before turning off the light and saying hoarsely, "It's late, let's go to bed."
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