Shi also cleaned up the fire and packed up the remaining snow chicken meat for the next meal.
After eating and drinking to my heart’s content, and knowing that my “fiancé”’s family had connections in the infirmary, I felt more relieved and turned back to the ward.
On the other side, Li Xiu Lian hurriedly left the infirmary and returned to the Corps’ family compound.
There is a small courtyard on the first floor of the tube-shaped building for family members. The environment is not bad and there is also a private plot of land in the courtyard.
Normally, when Li Xiulian came back, she would take care of the private plot that she had planted with great effort. But today she was not in the mood to do that. After entering the room, she took off her white coat and hung it on the hook behind the door. Then she turned around and saw the girl sitting on the sofa reading a book.
"Xiaoxiao, where is your brother? He hasn't come back yet?" Li Xiulian asked with a frown.
Zhou Yunxiao was stunned for a moment, then looked up from the book and gave Li Xiulian a strange look: "Mom, what happened? My brother just came back from get off work and said he had something to do, so he went out again. Are you looking for him?"
Li Xiu Lian sat down on the single sofa, holding her forehead, looking like she had a headache.
Zhou Yunxiao was startled and hurriedly got up to pour a glass of water for Li Xiulian. She said worriedly, "Mom, are you too tired from work and can't take it? I told you to have a good rest for two days. How can you endure this all day?"
Holding the warm cup of water and thinking of Mami, Li Xiulian's expression became gloomy and indescribably complicated.
"Huh? Mom, what did you eat? It smells so good. Did the infirmary prepare food for us today?" Zhou Yunxiao moved closer and wanted to touch Li Xiu Lian's forehead to see if she had a fever, but as soon as she got closer, she smelled a strong meaty aroma.
Hearing this, Li Xiu Lian came back to her senses, savored the aroma of chicken between her teeth, and couldn't help but sigh.
When their family was sent down to the countryside, Xia Sheng and Sheng Wei brought a lot of things to see them off before leaving. She had always been thinking about this marriage, but the northwest was cold and they suffered a lot before their lives gradually got better.
For so many years, and with the other party far away in Yandu, the two sides had no contact, and her family was disheartened, thinking that the marriage had come to nothing. If it hadn't been for what happened in the Corps in the past two days, she would have almost forgotten about this marriage.
Li Xiulian looked sad. She looked at Zhou Yunxiao and said hesitantly, "Xiaoxiao, do you still remember... do you remember Shiye?"
Zhou Yunxiao was stunned for a moment, a little confused: "Shiya? Who is it?"
Li Xiulian's cheek twitched. Just as she was about to speak, Zhou Yunxiao's eyes widened, she looked around and whispered, "Shiye?? Mom, you are not talking about the Shiye from Yandu, are you? Why are you suddenly talking about her?"
Li Xiulian smiled bitterly: "She came to the Northwest Frontier Defense Corps to join the team. I just saw her."
In fact, she didn't know about this either. If she hadn't heard about it from her colleagues in the infirmary today, she wouldn't have believed it. But she really didn't know who else could be related to Xiao Yue and be called Shi Ye, except the one from the Yandu Naval Compound.
When we met today, she didn't recognize him. But after taking a closer look, she found the outline somewhat familiar.
Five or six years ago, Shiye was just a little girl of thirteen or fourteen years old, but now, she has grown into a grown-up girl.
"Hiss - is this true? Did you see it wrong, mom? She is a daughter of an official family, and she ran to the northwest to join the team? It's impossible? Oh my God -" Zhou Yunxiao looked at Li Xiu Lian hesitantly, somewhat unbelievable.
Li Xiulian sighed and shook her head, "I don't believe it either, but the fact is that Shi did come to the northwest."
Zhou Yunxiao swallowed her saliva, leaned over and whispered, "Mom, you say, she chose to come to the northwest, could it be that she wants my brother to marry her? What is she trying to achieve? Our family will not be vindicated anytime soon, won't she suffer if she marries here?"
Li Xiulian frowned and shook her head when she thought of Shi Ye whom she met today.
She said, "Don't think about it now. Let's wait until your brother comes back."
Zhou Yunxiao curled her lips and said, "My brother is dating someone right now, how could he possibly admit to this marriage?"
Li Xiulian felt a headache and waved her hands: "Alright, no more talking. Go wash the vegetables first, I'll wait a while before cooking."
Zhou Yunxiao nodded, and just as she stood up to go to the kitchen, she turned back and lay down in front of the sofa, curiously asking, "Mom, what does that Shiye look like? Is she pretty? What's her personality like? I haven't seen her for so many years, I can't remember her at all."
Li Xiulian really didn't want to talk about this, so she urged, "Go quickly!"
Zhou Yunxiao stuck out her tongue, didn't dare to gossip anymore, and hurried to the kitchen.
*
The next morning, Shi had a good sleep, left the infirmary and went to the investigation team.
"Captain Sun, here, this is 232.8. Once you've paid it off, just sign for me." Shi also handed over a stack of money, took out the bill listed on the letter paper, and gave Sun Guofan a bright smile.
Sun Guofan was a little surprised and looked up at Shiye: "You got it all together so quickly?"
Shiya smiled shyly: "This debt is too much, I can't afford it, so I called home."
Hearing this, Sun Guofan nodded in understanding. After all, Shi was from Yandu, and his family had connections and money.
"Then please wait a moment. I'll ask someone to notify Adjutant Li and ask him to come over and sign." After Sun Guofan finished speaking, he asked someone to call someone. After all, this matter was also related to Xiao Yue, and it was not something that the Investigation Team could close alone.
Shi also nodded and sat aside waiting. Sun Guofan was polite and even poured her some water.
After waiting for more than ten minutes, Adjutant Li arrived. After entering the room, he first glanced at Shiye, then readily took the money, signed and stamped on Shiye's letter paper, and the matter was settled.
He was not shocked. After all, it was Yan Du who called personally and asked their battalion commander to advance the money first.
[Ding——Trigger event——Pay off in half a month, shocking everyone. 】
[Reward: Title of "Female Goddess of Wealth" (Note: Get 1 yuan banknote every day when you open your eyes)]
Shi also blinked and whispered, "Captain Sun, Adjutant Li, how is the investigation of the fire going? What exactly caused it? It's really scary. Fortunately, I slept that night, not Brother Xiao Yue."
She didn't know whether Adjutant Li was an insider, but she had to continue pretending.
Hearing her words, Sun Guofan's eyes softened, and Adjutant Li also said softly: "Comrade Shiye, the fire was just an accident, you don't have to take it to heart. This incident also frightened you. The battalion commander said that the corps will also give a certain amount of compensation."
Shiye's mouth twitched. I pay back the money and you compensate me. Okay, okay, no one owes anyone anything.
However, she did not refuse, and said with a curved lip: "Thank you very much, I knew that Brother Xiao Yue is fair and impartial."
Lieutenant Li nodded and said, "The things have been delivered to the educated youth dormitory. Comrade Makiye will be able to see them when he returns."
"Okay." Shiye nodded, and after leaving the investigation team, he walked briskly towards the educated youth dormitory.
Adjutant Li looked at her from behind with a little sigh. Over the years, she was the only one who could get help from their battalion commander through the back door. With the arrival of Comrade Shi Ye, the Northwest Border Defense Corps would probably be even more lively in the next few years.
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