The man wore a slightly worn white polyester shirt and black trousers. His short hair was slicked back with hair wax, and his eyes were filled with barely concealed anxiety.
Lin Yao was already furious, and her ankle was throbbing with pain.
Hearing the man still asking about work, she suddenly felt a surge of anger, raised her hand and shoved the man's shoulder, then put her hands on her hips and tilted her head back.
"Xu Shu, what do you mean? Is all you care about is work? Didn't you see I sprained my ankle?"
Xu Shu quickly put on a smiling face.
"Don't be angry, don't be angry, I was wrong, Yao Yao, what happened to your foot?"
His tone was ingratiating, which made Lin Yao feel much better. She pouted and muttered something.
"That's more like it. It's nothing serious. I just twisted my ankle when those two pushed me."
"They dared to push you? I'll get revenge for you! I'll beat them to a pulp!"
Upon hearing this, Xu Shu's face instantly darkened. As he spoke, he slowly rolled up his shirt sleeves and took a step forward.
Lin Yao quickly reached out and grabbed him.
"Are you crazy? They're soldiers, and they're carrying real guns!"
Xu Shu's face turned pale, but he still stiffened his neck and spoke softly but firmly, with a look of resignation to his fate on his face.
"So what if he's a soldier? Does being a soldier give him the right to bully my Yao Yao? I will never allow it!"
Lin Yao gently pulled him back, a sweet smile already on her face.
"Alright, alright, Brother Shu! I know you're good to me, but don't be impulsive."
Xu Shu held Lin Yao's hands, his peach blossom eyes slightly upturned, a layer of misty water glistening in the corners of his eyes, and said with deep affection.
“I wasn’t acting impulsively. I’ve said it before, I can give you my life.”
Lin Yao blushed, feeling incredibly sweet inside, and shyly withdrew her hand.
"Oh, alright, there are so many people here, let's not talk here anymore, let's find a place to eat first, and I'll tell you slowly."
Xu Shu nodded, supporting Lin Yao with one hand and pointing in another direction with the other.
"While I was waiting for you, I saw a noodle stall over there. It was quite crowded, so it must taste good. Shall we go there?"
Lin Yao frowned immediately.
"Why eat at a street stall? It's so tacky. Let's go to a state-run restaurant. Here, my wallet is in my bag."
"Okay, I'll listen to you. We can't let Yao Yao suffer."
Xu Shu nodded, looked at Lin Yao's limping figure, took her bag, and said softly.
"My husband carries you on his back."
Lin Yao nodded in satisfaction and then proceeded to injure Xu Shu's back.
People on the street saw it and were a little envious.
"Look, that young couple over there are so loving!"
"Yes! He's so good to his wife!"
Lin Yao felt a surge of joy upon hearing this.
Just now, in the hospital, she had a tiny bit of regret about not marrying Shen Huaichuan, but now that tiny bit has completely vanished.
After all, Shen Huaichuan, with his icy demeanor, wouldn't carry his wife on his back.
The state-run restaurant is not far from here, and the two of them have been eating here for the past few days since they came to G City.
Upon arriving at the restaurant, Lin Yao, familiar with the place, ordered four dishes. There weren't many people there at the moment, and the dishes were served quickly.
As Lin Yao ate, she began to talk incessantly.
"...Shen Huaichuan's attitude had already softened, but then Zhou Qiqi suddenly appeared!"
"After thinking it over and over, I finally figured it out. It was Zhou Qiqi who couldn't stand to see us doing well. She deliberately instigated Shen Huaichuan behind my back to prevent me from staying and working at the military hospital!"
Lin Yao kept talking, and Xu Shu couldn't get a word in edgewise.
Xu Shu frowned and spoke after she finished speaking.
"It couldn't be Qiqi, could it? She's just a clueless country bumpkin. Back then, when I asked her to go with the army, she absolutely refused. She even wanted to marry me. She's not that cunning!"
"Besides, she's so timid and hesitant; I'm even afraid she might do something rash and jump into the river on her way to join the army..."
He and Zhou Qiqi were childhood sweethearts who grew up together. With more than ten years of friendship, he knew Zhou Qiqi best and subconsciously retorted.
Lin Yao was displeased upon hearing this, and immediately used her chopsticks to knock the piece of pork rib he was gnawing on off the rim of her bowl.
"She's all meek and submissive? She pointed her finger at me and called me a dog! And you're still defending her? Are you some kind of scumbag?"
That's a prime cut of pork rib, with lots of meat on it, and it smells incredibly delicious.
Xu Shu wanted to pick it up, but after Lin Yao said that, he couldn't. He could only lick the sauce off his fingertips and ask helplessly.
"Then what should we do? Should we just give up the job at the provincial military hospital?"
Lin Yao rolled her eyes.
"How could that be? You're unemployed right now. If I really get assigned to the clinic, what will we do? We can't keep asking our parents for money, and what about our wedding?"
"Then Yao Yao, think of another way."
Xu Shu quickly put on a smile and poured her a bowl of soup.
Lin Yao's eyes darted around, but she couldn't think of a solution. She was so annoyed that she couldn't even eat her food.
Turning her head, she saw Xu Shu happily gnawing on a chicken leg. She was so angry that she was about to hit him, but then she thought about it again, and immediately smiled and used her chopsticks to put the piece of pork rib that had fallen off the edge of her bowl into Xu Shu's bowl.
"Aren't you the one who can persuade her? You and Zhou Qiqi are childhood sweethearts, why don't you go and talk to her!"
"I?"
Xu Shu froze, biting into a chicken leg, oil stains on the corners of his mouth.
“I can’t even get into the military hospital, how can I persuade you to go? I think it’s more appropriate for you to go.”
"If we can't get in, we'll guard the entrance!"
Lin Yao got angry just thinking about Zhou Qiqi's appearance, and tapped the rim of Xu Shu's bowl with her chopsticks.
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