Chapter 73 Isn't it obvious enough that I like you? (Bonus Chapter)
He's usually the type to give orders directly without saying a word more, but today he's been rambling on and on, arranging Chu Lulu's meals and emergency plans for the next week.
"I asked Aunt Liu for some vegetable leaves, which can be given to the wild boars to eat."
Seeing the wild boar (rabbit) gnawing on pills every day, its life seemed a little too comfortable...
"knew."
Chu Lulu leaned closer and looked into Xiao Jinli's eyes.
Liu Juan told herself about Xiao Jinli's brutal deeds, and from then on, she became famous in the army. No one dared to speak ill of him behind his back.
Can……
How come she didn't notice?
"Someone's talking about Huang Chendong behind his back, and you just made those family members' men do a 100-kilometer training run in the middle of the night?"
"Um."
"Some people say you like the people in the performing arts troupe, so you just send the men to fight in Zone 3?"
"Um."
"Someone tried to give you a love letter, and you just had the Independent Battalion throw it away?"
"Um."
turn out to be……
The rumors are all true.
No wonder when I first stayed there, all those women looked at me like I'd seen a ghost.
As soon as Liu Juan saw Xiao Jinli, she wanted to stay as far away as possible.
"You wouldn't be..."
Chu Lulu blinked, looked at Xiao Jinli's face, and then glanced down...
He had been watching her closely and felt his gaze, then suddenly sensed something was wrong.
"What."
It's better to make things clear; if he only seems to understand half-heartedly, he has a feeling he's doomed.
Chu Lulu coughed softly twice. "You don't actually like men, do you?"
Hey, cultural troupe!
Those stunning beauties!
She wrote him a love letter, and he threw her out?
It's definitely not that she's not beautiful enough; it must be that Xiao Jinli doesn't like women.
"Chu Lulu!"
first……
Xiao Jinli called her by her full name, as if he wanted to strangle her.
The two of them had just reached the alley when Xiao Jinli grabbed her arm and led her straight into the courtyard, kicking the door open...
He pinned her against the wall, but fearing she would get cold, he also used his own hands to cushion her back.
"Don't be impatient, don't be fierce. I'm just too honest. If you hadn't asked me, I definitely wouldn't have told you."
"Xiao Jinli, I will not discriminate against you. Liking men or liking women is your freedom."
"You don't need to kill him to silence him..."
Before she could finish her rambling, a hoarse and deep voice was heard.
"Chu Lulu, am I not obvious enough?"
"Shrimp?"
Has his affection for Huang Chendong become so brazen?
Looking at her wide, round eyes and slightly open mouth, she had an expression of disbelief.
She should know that I like her, right?
Isn't it obvious enough that I like you?
Depend on!
Wait a minute!
pause!
You're so dense, hurry up and share this!
Didn't you just like men? How come you suddenly like yourself?
Could it be that I accidentally stumbled upon his secret, and that's why he used those words to shut me up?
No need, she's very tight-lipped.
"you……"
Just as Chu Lulu was about to speak, she met Xiao Jinli's eyes, where suppressed emotions and surging feelings seemed about to burst forth.
Looking into those eyes, she suddenly realized that she was wrong.
"I like you."
"I liked you after those three days we spent together in Qingshui Village."
"When you were touching my abs and telling me not to move, or you'd strip me naked."
"When you give me acupuncture, but then you collapse from exhaustion."
"When you told me to be a bandit's man."
"Chu Lulu, I don't know when it will be, but I'm absolutely certain that I like you."
Xiao Jinli couldn't hold back any longer. Given Chu Lulu's tendency to overthink, if he didn't explain things clearly, she might really think that he liked men.
It could even be Huang Chendong, or it could be Wang Ziqiang...
It must be said that Xiao Jinli understood her.
"Deer."
"I couldn't see for those three days."
"Even though your outline is blurry, I can recognize you at a glance in a crowd."
“I’m afraid I’ll scare you. I’m afraid you’ll go back to Qingshui Village. I’m afraid you’ll look down on me for being too young.”
His deep voice, his hands pressed against the wall, looked directly into her eyes and spoke of his hidden feelings.
He thought he could continue to endure it.
But as time went on, his pent-up feelings deepened, and he seemed unable to give her the freedom to choose.
He wouldn't feel comfortable entrusting her to anyone else.
"When I learned that you wanted to stay at the military district, my heart felt like it was on fire."
"I just wanted to stand by your side, and as long as you were in my sight, that was enough."
"But now..."
He slowly approached her, without kissing or embracing her, but simply rested his head on her shoulder, his voice low and suppressed.
If you listen carefully, you can even sense his helplessness.
"But now I seem to be getting greedier and greedier, Lulu. I've become possessive of you and don't want you to choose your own future anymore."
"I want your future, and for me to be by your side."
Chu Lulu suddenly pushed him away. His appearance made her heart race. Could she have developed a heart attack after being provoked by Xiao Jinli?
Otherwise, why would my heart be beating so fast?
"I'm twenty-five, you're twenty-two, little brother, you still have a long life ahead of you and a bright future."
"You don't need to..."
Don't put all your eggs in one basket.
Even Wang Chengjun was never part of her plan.
"Only three years old, Chu Lulu, a girl three years older is like a golden brick."
Xiao Jinli's tone was somewhat urgent; age seemed to be a chasm, a barrier in Chu Lulu's heart.
He was afraid.
He feared it would be unfair of her to reject him simply because of his age.
"But I can't cook, and I can't sew."
Chu Lulu put her hands on her waist, pointing out her own shortcomings while maintaining a proud expression.
A smile flashed in Xiao Jinli's eyes.
"I can sew, and I'm also learning to cook."
Even if I'm stupid and can't learn it, we can still go out to eat.
“My sewing isn’t neat, we can go buy ready-made clothes.”
"I can do cleaning and tidying up the room."
"You don't need to do anything."
Wait a minute.
brother!
Is that correct?
Chu Lulu's eyes widened, and her carefully considered approach to persuasion was abruptly halted by his fright.
The villagers all say that she will never get married.
If she claims to be a lazy girl who can't sew or cook, what family would dare to marry her?
She never thought about getting married; she wasn't the type to compromise herself.
Studying for the sake of a so-called man?
Forget it, even her father didn't make her learn it, so why should a man?
but……
Hearing Xiao Jinli's words, she knew that, at least for now, he was serious.
"I don't know how, and I haven't planned to learn it."
"and……"
"I won't stay in one place. I have many things on my shoulders, but love and affection are less than one-tenth of that."
"Xiao Jinli, this is not fair to you."
Her masters told her to forget their teachings, choose the way she likes, and live life to the fullest.
But masters, how could she possibly forget your teachings?
She has already shouldered enough; she doesn't want to shoulder the burden of other people's lives.
Her carefree attitude towards life means she doesn't want to have too many ties.
Saving Xiao Jinli was an accident.
Meeting him in the Northeast Military Region was also an accident.
Even what he said today is unbelievable to her.
Xiao Jinli distanced himself and sighed softly, "I don't care."
"Chu Lulu, you don't need to take on the burden of my life. For the rest of your life, just let me take care of you."
"You don't need to agree, and you don't need to avoid me. If you hate me or despise me, just tell me."
I will avoid you.
after all……
I don't want to pressure her.
Ultimately, I didn't want to lose touch with her.
I'm afraid she'll just leave and disappear from my world.
Chu Lulu looked at Xiao Jinli. Did she like him? She didn't know what liking someone meant, but she didn't dislike Xiao Jinli.
A gentle touch, chatting and talking together, caring for each other.
She doesn't dislike any of them.
She might even feel lost if this person weren't in her life.
"It's not like we're not going to die today!"
Chu Lulu suddenly had a change of heart, raised her foot, and stomped hard on Xiao Jinli's foot.
Let him stay put and get sentimental, let him stay put and confess his feelings, let him stay put and act crazy.
"We'll talk about the future later."
"I won't hide, and I won't leave anytime soon."
"As for what's between the two of us, let's talk about it slowly."
age?
That's one aspect, but during these three months together, she seemed to have overlooked the age difference between the two of them.
Although he called me "little brother," he was mostly the one being tolerant of me.
She knew all of this.
Xiao Jinli hissed, his toes went numb, and looked at Chu Lulu's smug grin, his expression becoming even more exaggerated.
"As long as you don't hide, I have a lifetime."
Xiao Jinli raised his hand and pinched her little face.
There was no other physical contact.
Their physical contact consisted of only one head pat and two cheek pinches.
As for wrist-pulling or anything like that, you can't feel it because of the clothes.
"Let's go quickly."
Chu Lulu rolled over in bed again, thinking about the scene from that day, her face flushed.
He pulled the blanket up to cover his face.
"Xiao Jinli!"
"You're a beast!"
"So what if she's 22? 'A woman three years older than her husband is a gold mine'? You're kidding me."
Damn it!
After he finished speaking, he went off to do his task in a very efficient manner.
As a result, I suffered from insomnia, and that scene kept replaying in my mind. In hindsight, I realized that she seemed to care a little more than I thought.
"Sister Lu, the new recruits have arrived at the camp."
Liu Juan knocked on the door. There were two thousand new recruits this time, and some would be weeded out after the basic training.
Before new recruits enter the camp, they need to undergo a physical examination.
This time, everyone from the military hospital except the doctors and nurses on duty came to the camp for a physical examination.
New recruits arriving at camp?
My little sister is here!
Chu Lulu immediately jumped up, and all talk of sleeping in and Xiao Jinli had to give way.
"So early?"
It wasn't even nine o'clock yet, and the new recruits had already arrived at the camp...
She thought it would be in the afternoon.
Liu Juan looked at her dark circles and asked, "Didn't you sleep well?"
I've never had such severe dark circles under my eyes when I stayed up late before.
"Yeah, I had a dream. I dreamt that I was being chased by livestock, and then I woke up."
Liu Juan: This dream is quite unique.
"The dean asked me to come and get you, to ask if you can help me out."
"He brought food from the state-run restaurant."
Just thinking about the dean sneaking around, carrying two big white cloth bags, makes me want to laugh.
"Let's go take a look."
After locking the door, the two walked quickly to the meeting point.
There are ten small examination rooms, all of which were prepared in advance.
"Sister Lu."
The dean waved his hand, his previous profound demeanor replaced by a completely goofy expression.
Chu Lulu looked at the sky, the ground, and the new recruits, but dared not look at the dean.
She doesn't want to know this idiot.
"Braised pork belly, braised ribbonfish, braised pork belly with preserved mustard greens, mutton meatballs..."
"Oh, Dean, it's just a physical exam, what brings you here?"
Upon hearing the dean announce the menu, Chu Lulu's expression immediately changed.
It's not that I'm afraid of a goofball who knows martial arts, it's that I'm afraid of a goofball who can recite the names of dishes!
After all, her biggest hobby is food.
"Sister Lu, this bag is yours too."
Among the many pieces of equipment, those two white cloth bags stood out conspicuously.
It was even more dazzling than the mourning cap on Chu Lulu's head.
"Huang Chendong".
"Sister Lu."
"Help me take it back to the yard."
"good."
The Independent Battalion came to help today, and Chu Lulu saw them as soon as she arrived.
Huang Chendong carried two white cloth bags to the family compound, and at that moment, the pile of instruments finally looked pleasing to the eye.
"Can I see the list of new recruits first?"
Chu Lulu looked at the dean. The hospital has a backup of the new recruits' list, and they need to provide physical examination records, which will be put into their file folders.
"There are ten teams in total. Today, one of the senior doctors fell ill, so we are short one doctor."
"Sister Lu, for the sake of the food, could you please make do?"
Chu Lulu chuckled, "I definitely can't do it because of the food, I'm only doing it because of you, Dean."
"I'm in charge of this medical examination room today."
Just now, on a whim, I actually found my sister's name on the list of new recruits.
She thought that her younger sister's appearance would be due to her being a military family member.
Unexpectedly...
My younger sister actually disguised herself as a boy and participated in the recruit selection.
The medical examination room she chose, number five, had her younger sister's name on the list: Liu Zhaodi.
yes.
My younger sister's name isn't Chu Sisi anymore; now she's called Liu Zhaodi.
The hospital director breathed a sigh of relief. Transferring doctors from the hospital would leave them short-staffed, but Sister Lu's help solved a major problem.
"Okay, then let's go with examination room number five."
"This is the list of patients in the medical examination room."
"You will be assigned two male intern doctors, one female doctor, and two female nurses."
"It's more convenient to have a male doctor for a physical examination."
Interns have no say in the matter.
Chu Lulu established her authority purely through her medical skills. Even though she wasn't from the military hospital, she had a firm foothold there.
"I'll rearrange the order of the list."
"These are the numbers, Liu Juan, please distribute them and let everyone come in in order."
"good."
Liu Juan took a number and distributed the numbers according to the order that Chu Lulu had marked on the form.
The numbering was changed a lot, but the ultimate goal was to move Liu Zhaodi to the last position.
"Name."
"age."
"Reach out your hand."
After Chu Lulu took her pulse, she began the instrument examination. Then, two male doctors went in to examine her skin and registered her information.
Chu Lulu shook her wrist; she was already tired.
I just finished checking the thirty-fourth one.
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