Chapter 27 He Meiling, with her subtle tea-like charm
Du Ruoxia also went to the state-run restaurant on the street to buy some sesame seed cakes and pastries. When she returned, Yang Zeyan was already waiting at the door.
Du Ruoxia asked, "Why are you back so early? Didn't you have something to do?"
Yang Zeyan took the things she bought from her hands. "What did you go to do? Didn't I make you wait for me? Are you so tired?"
The things Du Ruoxia was carrying weren't heavy; they were all food, so it shouldn't have been that tiring.
"I went to the former educated youth settlement to visit a friend for a while."
"I'll probably be quite busy during this period."
"It's alright, you go ahead with your work. I bought some food, do you need it?"
Yang Zeyan smiled and said, "I'll stay at home. The things I need to do are in Yuxi Village."
“The 375th Regiment is coming to Yuxi Village to be stationed, and this is something I’m in charge of,” Yang Zeyan explained.
Du Ruoxia nodded. "So you're here to do infrastructure work?"
"Yes, I wonder if my fiancée would be willing to let me stay here for a while longer?"
Yang Zeyan's voice was already deep, and his words were full of ambiguity, making Du Ruoxia's heart pound. "Of course... of course."
Afterwards, Du Ruoxia hid in her room and lay down on the bed. Yang Zeyan went straight into the kitchen to boil water and soon brought out a bucket of hot water.
"Soak your feet first, then eat." Yang Zeyan began to serve the food.
Du Ruoxia was so tired that she had no appetite at all. Even though Yang Zeyan kept talking to her, she quickly fell asleep.
"Xiaxia, Xiaxia?" Yang Zeyan leaned over and called softly a few times.
Du Ruoxia did not react. Yang Zeyan sighed and tiptoed over.
He picked up Du Ruoxia's feet, paused for a few seconds when he saw the hole in the shoe, then quickly took off the shoe and put her feet in the water.
He started massaging Du Ruoxia's feet as soon as they got wet, and only stopped when he saw that she was sleeping soundly.
Du Ruoxia slept until dawn, and when she woke up again, Yang Zeyan was gone again!
The note he left said that he was leading his soldiers to start work at the entrance of the village.
Around noon, having nothing else to do, Du Ruoxia cooked a pot of mung bean soup, chilled it in ice well water, and prepared to send it to Yang Zeyan and the soldiers to quench their thirst.
At this time, the soldiers were all resting, and Yang Zeyan was also resting under a tree. He closed his eyes, sweat dripped from his forehead, and a hot breeze blew, and a refreshing fragrance suddenly wafted into his nostrils.
"Yang Zeyan." Du Ruoxia patted Yang Zeyan on the shoulder.
Yang Zeyan suddenly opened his eyes and looked at the girl who had suddenly appeared.
"I made some mung bean soup to quench your thirst."
Du Ruoxia handed the bottle to Yang Zeyan.
Yang Zeyan took the bottle, looked down at it, then looked up at Du Ruoxia. The girl's fair face was flushed red by the sun, making her look especially cute.
"Thanks."
"Drink it quickly. I didn't put in too much sugar, so it might not taste very good, but it'll quench your thirst."
Upon hearing this, Yang Zeyan opened his cup, tilted his head back, and took a sip, his sexy Adam's apple bobbing up and down.
“It’s delicious,” Yang Zeyan said earnestly.
Du Ruoxia smiled, her eyes crinkling, "Then drink more."
Then she distributed the food to the soldiers, and among them she saw familiar faces, Peng Guobin and Zhao Jiajun. Zhao Jiajun led the cheering, "Thank you, sister-in-law."
The other soldiers also called her "sister-in-law," making Du Ruoxia feel embarrassed. She quickly finished distributing the mung bean soup and hid in the shade of a tree.
Seeing his wife blushing, Yang Zeyan quickly stepped in to calm things down, "Alright, everyone, let's get back to work now that we've rested enough!"
Today is the first day, so they've only put up a fence. The engineers are surveying the terrain with blueprints.
Beneath the shade of the trees, the chirping of cicadas drifted in from time to time, and their eyes met occasionally.
Before they knew it, the sun was setting, and Du Ruoxia and Yang Zeyan were walking home together.
"Comrade Yang, Ruoxia!"
A coquettish female voice came from behind.
The two stopped and looked back at the same time.
He Meiling was quickly catching up, her face flushed, whether from sunburn or shyness, she said: "What a coincidence, let's go together."
Du Ruoxia's mood soured upon seeing He Meiling.
But He Meiling shamelessly linked arms with Du Ruoxia and said with a smile, "Ruoxia, why are you out today? You usually never leave the house."
He Meiling continued, "You usually just lie at home and do nothing. I really envy you. I'm not as lucky as you. I still have to work in the fields."
Du Ruoxia was not used to the other person's contact, and subtly withdrew her hand: "Really? Haha, then you must have had a hard time."
Unexpectedly, He Meiling got even more worked up, adopting a lecturing tone: "I think Ruoxia, you shouldn't believe that nonsense about the county hospital really letting you become a doctor. You should go back to work in the fields as soon as possible. After all, you're about to get married, and you can't keep having everything done for you."
"..."
Du Ruoxia was speechless. Why did He Meiling speak with such a lecturing tone?
“No need,” Yang Zeyan suddenly said. “She can do whatever she wants. I can afford to support her.”
Upon hearing this, Du Ruoxia was slightly taken aback, and her face quickly flushed.
He Meiling was surprised that Yang Zeyan would retort, and her face turned pale. She said with a forced smile, "I heard that Ruoxia is getting married, but I didn't expect it to be you, Brother Zeyan."
Her hands clenched into fists of jealousy, so tightly that she didn't even feel her nails digging into her flesh.
Yang Zeyan frowned upon hearing this form of address. "Are we that close? Perhaps you shouldn't call me that; people might misunderstand."
He Meiling said anxiously, "Brother Zeyan, have you forgotten? I went to your house with my uncle before, we met there, don't you remember? Take a good look at me again."
Yang Zeyan said firmly, "I don't remember, I have no recollection of it."
Du Ruoxia secretly chuckled as she watched He Meiling's discomfiture.
"Come to my house for dinner today. I bought a piece of pork at the supply and marketing cooperative today," He Meiling said to Yang Zeyan reluctantly.
"Ruoxia probably won't go. I think Ruoxia is probably tired of eating big fish and meat, so she definitely wouldn't look down on my little bit of pork."
She lowered her head as she spoke, looking utterly pitiful.
Du Ruoxia was somewhat puzzled.
Why does He Meiling keep picking fights with me?
The aroma of tea was so subtle that I didn't even notice it while reading.
Just as Du Ruoxia was about to say something, Yang Zeyan interrupted her.
"Need not."
He Meiling's face immediately became a colorful and fascinating sight.
As I approached home, I saw two figures standing at the door from afar.
Upon seeing Yang Zeyan, the figure instantly rushed forward.
A woman was holding a child who looked to be about three or four years old. The child's eyes were closed, his breathing was weak, and his face was an extremely abnormal bluish-purple color.
"Comrade, comrade, please save my dog, Gou Dan!" the woman cried, tears streaming down her face.
"What happened?" Yang Zeyan asked, frowning.
"I don't know either. I just got off work and saw him lying on the ground. I couldn't wake him up no matter how I called him. Please, lend me your bicycle so I can take Er Gou to the hospital." Wang Fang said intermittently, her eyes filled with panic and helplessness.
She had already gone to the brigade, and the brigade leader said that all three bicycles had been lent out today and wouldn't be back for a while. Only Yang Zeyan had a bicycle, so Wang Fang quickly brought her child over to beg Yang Zeyan.
"My car is at the temporary camp at the village entrance. Don't worry, it's not far from here. I'll go get it now." Yang Zeyan said and quickly ran away.
Du Ruoxia's expression instantly turned serious. She stepped forward to check, placing her finger under the child's nose to feel for breath; the breathing was very weak.
Did you give him anything to eat before you left?
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