Chapter 57 I Have a Partner
When Wen Zhu and his friends returned to the stall, they saw that it was surrounded by people, and their mother and third brother had also returned.
Because Captain Wu was wearing a military uniform, he was the target of many young girls and wives in the factory. They all wanted to know his age, family situation, and marital status.
He stood among a group of female workers, not knowing where to put his hands. He could only blush, scratch his head, and occasionally answer a question, but his eyes looked left and right, as if he was looking for something through the crowd.
Suddenly, his eyes lit up. Seeing his battalion commander finally back, he felt saved! He rushed to Qian Jingsheng in a few steps. He glanced at Gu Zhenbei, who looked like a ghost with a coffin face, and ignored him, walking straight towards his battalion commander.
"Commander, you're finally back! I'd be so worried if you hadn't come back!"
Qian Jingsheng glanced at him and said calmly, "I didn't realize it. I thought you were enjoying it."
Wu Changlin scratched his head, laughing like he was about to get punched. "That can't be! Although I can't compare to the Battalion Commander, I finally got to experience being chased by a girl. It feels pretty good, but it's still not as important as the Battalion Commander's safety to me!"
Wen Zhu found a small chair from the cart and put it away. "Comrade Qian, take a seat and rest for a while. I'll go help sell out the food quickly and then take you to dinner. If you're hungry or can't wait, go eat with Captain Wu and the others first."
"It's okay, go do your thing. I had breakfast late, so I'm not hungry."
As soon as Wen Zhu left, the young women who had been surrounding Wu Changlin began to push and shove each other again, laughing. Some openly, others covertly, they scrutinized Qian Jingsheng. Although he wore a cold expression, his superior height, sharp eyebrows, and bright eyes exuded an air of authority. He looked like a man with a promising future! So, without much hesitation, they turned to inquire about Qian Jingsheng's situation.
"Young man, how old are you, where are you from, and are you married?"
"Yes, if you're not married yet, why don't you take a look at my sister-in-law? She's eighteen years old, pretty, and has a big, fertile bottom. Would you like to meet her?"
Seeing someone speak up, everyone plucked up their courage and started asking questions one after another.
Qian Jingsheng was annoyed by the noise, but these were not bad people or enemies, but the people. He could do nothing but keep silent.
Finally, I couldn't bear it anymore and didn't answer their questions. I just said, "I have a partner."
There isn't one now, but there will be one in the future. I just don't know where or who it is. He wasn't lying.
The girls were all heartbroken and extremely disappointed. It turned out that all the good men were from other families.
Then I saw him raise his hand and point to the side next to me, "He's single."
Gu Zhenbei, who was being pointed at, was suddenly stared at by everyone and frowned.
He had naturally heard Qian Jingsheng's words. As far as he knew, Qian Jingsheng was single, and he probably said that just to avoid being annoyed by people's questions. But he himself was indeed single, and he couldn't expose his superior's lies to his face, so he could only keep a cold face, not open his mouth, not answer, not pay attention, and pretend he didn't hear anything.
"How old is the boy, and where does he live?"
"How many people are there in your family? What do they do?"
After asking for a long time, he didn't respond, so I could only leave in embarrassment, whispering to him before leaving.
"Is this young man a mute? It's a shame that such a handsome guy can't speak."
"Not as handsome as the taller one. Too bad he already has a boyfriend."
"That's right! If he didn't have a partner, I would ask him."
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Xu Niannian, who had been keeping an eye on the situation, had already noticed Gu Zhenbei returning. However, her mother was sitting nearby, munching on sunflower seeds and supervising her work, so she couldn't join in the conversation. She could only watch from afar as he was being questioned by a group of female workers. He looked impatient, but he was so well-mannered that he didn't even curse. As expected, he was the man she liked; even his manners and character were so good, nothing to say.
There were too many people at Wenzhu's place, and some people didn't want to queue up and couldn't squeeze in, fearing that they were in a hurry. So a few of them came to Xu Niannian's place to buy. Some people heard that if they bought the same thing, they could save five cents, so they came here to join in the fun.
So Xu Niannian’s business at noon was pretty brisk.
But compared to the crowded Wen Zhu family, her place is nothing.
Finally, when she had some free time, Xu Nianni made a dish of potatoes and whispered something to her mother. Li Dani glanced in the direction of Gu Zhenbei and nodded reluctantly.
"You'd better tell the truth, you little girl. If you can't marry a rich man, the betrothal gift is too little, and you will have to give your brother the betrothal gift money later."
Xu Niannian walked towards Gu Zhenbei with potatoes in her hand and stood in front of him with a shy and timid look on her face.
"Brother Gu, this is a snack I made. It's not worth much, but I made it myself. Eat it first to fill your stomach."
Gu Zhenbei refused, "Thank you for your kindness, I'm not hungry."
"Are you dissatisfied with my performance? I don't have anything to repay you right now. Your arm is still injured. I really feel bad. If you don't accept it, it means you look down on me."
As she spoke, she raised her head, and her eyes were instantly filled with tears.
Wen Zhu was helping out at her own stall. Now that there were fewer people around, she had some time to take a break. She glanced and saw Xu Niannian talking to Gu Zhenbei and handing him some food.
The corners of her mouth twitched. It was indeed the official match, and the progress was so fast. However, the heroine's loving snack was quite "enthusiastic", full of chili and strong seasonings. Within a day after eating it, the hero's wound from saving the damsel in distress would probably be inflamed.
Should I remind him? Wen Zhu was a little conflicted.
Forget it, she didn’t see it, she chose to be blind.
She just glanced and hesitated for a second, then immediately looked away.
And Gu Zhenbei also saw Wen Zhu's gaze out of the corner of his eye.
Gu Zhenbei was afraid that Xu Niannian would cry in the street and attract onlookers. In addition, he saw Wen Zhu paying attention to him because of Xu Niannian's approach. He didn't know why he reached out to take the thing handed to him by the girl.
If this can make her pay more attention to herself, it's not a bad idea.
"Thank you, you don't need to send me next time."
"Okay, I'll listen to you!" Xu Niannian handed the thing to him and ran away shyly.
After Xu Niannian ran away, Wu Changlin pinched his throat and imitated, "Brother Gu~~~"
Qian Jingsheng stopped him with a look, "Wu Changlin, once you put on this military uniform, you must be careful about your words and actions. Don't bring shame to the country!"
"yes!"
Gu Zhenbei and Wu Changlin have always been at odds with each other, but because Qian Jingsheng was here, Gu Zhenbei did not confront him, but just reminded him coldly.
"The battalion commander's orderly will arrive in two days. Until then, I'll be taking over his orderly duties. Captain Zhao said that once I come over, you can go back. Your leave is up."
Wu Changlin suddenly felt hopeless, "Battalion Commander, I haven't seen you fully recovered yet. I can't bear to leave you. Please don't chase me away!" In fact, Wu Changlin should have returned to the army with Liu Zhigang a long time ago, but he was worried about Qian Jingsheng, so he kept dragging it out.
Especially now, with this guy named Gu here, he was even more worried about leaving the battalion commander in his care.
"Resolutely carry out orders from superiors!" Qian Jingsheng said in a strong voice.
"Follow orders resolutely!"
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