"I'm a little nervous." Lu Zhixia said, raising her hand to wipe the sweat from her face.
"Go ahead and prick me if you're okay, I'll take responsibility if anything happens," Gu Lingxiao said in a deep voice. "Just like usual, don't overthink it and your mind will naturally calm down."
Lu Zhixia slowly closed her eyes to make up her mind before opening them again. She immediately inserted the needle and realized that she was being far too nervous.
One stitch, two stitches, and after a dozen or so stitches, she became more and more skilled.
Ma Chao and Xiao Zhang stood together at the window, not daring to make any noise for fear of disturbing them.
After Lu Zhixia finished administering the last injection, she immediately sat down on the kang (a heated brick bed) to rest. Finally, it was over.
Gu Lingxiao turned around and said, "I was just saying, maybe it would be better if we calmed down."
"Much better."
Lu Zhixia glanced at the man's abs and quickly looked down; this guy was truly alluring!
Indeed, beauty knows no gender; as long as someone is attractive enough, that's all that matters.
Seeing this, Ma Chao couldn't help but give a thumbs up. "Captain's move was brilliant!"
Xiao Zhang smiled and nodded. He thought so too. The captain's flirting skills were top-notch!
Not to mention the young girls, even they were staring wide-eyed at those abs.
You know, the captain usually wears a vest during training and is rarely seen taking his clothes off. Also, everyone has abs to some extent, so nobody is envious of anyone else's.
Under the lights, the captain's abs looked much better than theirs; they really couldn't compare.
The two left arm in arm to stay in the car, leaving them some alone time; otherwise, the captain would definitely give them a piece of his mind when he got back.
Xiao Zhang took out the bag he had hidden in his pocket. "Want to eat some sunflower seeds? I doubt they'll come out anytime soon."
"Okay, I'll have some." Ma Chao didn't stand on ceremony and, after cracking open a few melon seeds, said, "Don't we look like lookouts right now?"
"Hahahaha!" Xiao Zhang laughed loudly.
Ma Chao reached out and ruffled his hair. "What's so funny?"
Xiao Zhang quickly backed away, saying, "What you said is so funny, it's hard not to laugh."
Ma Chao lay back in the seat. The carriage was too small; he couldn't even stretch his legs out. He was also too full to lie down comfortably.
What should I do if I'm really sleepy?
"Then you can go to sleep! I'm not going to sleep, I still have to drive later."
"Then I'll take a nap."
"Yeah, if they come out and call me."
No sooner had he finished speaking than he started snoring. He looks like he can fall asleep in a second!
It was quite enviable; listening to the snoring, Xiao Zhang unconsciously drifted off to sleep as well.
After the needles were removed from my body, I waited a few more minutes.
Lu Zhixia prepared a basin of hot water, returned to the room, soaked the towel, wrung it out, and then went to the kang (a heated brick bed) to place the entire towel on his back.
"Why don't you lie down for a while? Sitting is tiring," Gu Lingxiao said.
Lu Zhixia thought that lying down wouldn't hurt, so she casually moved the blanket down and lay down with her head on it. Grandpa's blanket had a medicinal fragrance that was very pleasant to smell.
She looked up at the wooden roof. "When did you get the injury on your arm?"
Gu Lingxiao tilted his head and said, "About two years ago, I was injured during an operation abroad. I bled a lot and almost died!"
"It's that serious." Lu Zhixia knew the man had many injuries, and her heart tightened immediately.
"I had a close call with death. Everyone said it was a miracle that I survived. The main reason was that I had been bleeding for too long. I lay there for a whole day before I was rescued. I had basically lost all the blood."
"Why are you working so hard?"
"There's no such thing as not fighting to protect our country. From the day I enlisted, I gave my life to the nation until I was discharged!"
Lu Zhixia admired Gu Lingxiao; he was a born soldier and a strongman in the military!
"If I were younger, I would also like to join the army to defend my country, but unfortunately I am too old to do so."
"Female soldiers have it even harder than male soldiers; it's a much more difficult path for them."
"Just like you said, soldiers aren't afraid of hardship."
"You've learned to use my words to refute me." Gu Lingxiao chuckled.
Lu Zhixia remembered the torrential rain the day after tomorrow, so she reminded him,
"Oh, by the way, remember not to come over the day after tomorrow."
“Okay, I won’t come over. If I do, I’ll come to your house to find you.” Gu Lingxiao paused for a moment and said, “The army needs about 600 umbrellas.”
“I can give you a base price of 75 cents per unit. Go back and ask around. If it works out, we can finalize the deal.”
Lu Zhixia's eyes lit up when she mentioned money. The profit margin was 15 cents, so 600 umbrellas would be 90 yuan.
This money is like it was given to her for free, how could she not be happy?
Gu Lingxiao was worried that she wouldn't make any money at that price, so she said,
"Isn't your price too low? I remember the logistics staff telling me that the price of an umbrella should not be lower than 80 cents."
Lu Zhixia sat up in excitement.
"It's not low. I've already factored in my profit. If this deal goes through, I'll earn several tens of yuan!"
She looked adorable when she smiled, her eyes crinkling into crescents.
Gu Lingxiao was stunned for a moment; those red lips, opening and closing, seemed to be making an invitation.
He slowly sat up and leaned closer, wanting to taste it.
Lu Zhixia was stunned. What was he going to do? Why was he getting so close? She leaned back and pressed her body against the wall.
"Gu Lingxiao!" she called out.
Gu Lingxiao then came to his senses; he was just a hair's breadth away from kissing her. He casually ruffled her hair.
"I saw a mosquito just now and wanted to swat it, but it flew away now."
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