Chapter 26 Commander Huo, are you free?
The woman's voice was very familiar.
"Brother Gao, I'm begging you, please help me this time?"
"This is difficult to help with. Commander Huo is also married, so he definitely won't agree."
"I had no other choice. My mother wanted to take me back to the countryside. If I went back, I would only be forced to marry a seventy-year-old bachelor. I had to try, otherwise, I would have to die."
Li Xiuying looked at Chef Gao with pitiful eyes, as if she were about to break.
Everyone understood her intentions. She visited Huo Chenzhou every day and often tried to talk to him, even if he ignored her.
Huo Chenzhou is married no matter what, so even if they get divorced, that's something that happens after the divorce.
Li Xiuying's behavior is not good.
Some people spoke ill of Li Xiuying behind her back, saying that she had no sense of shame. However, Huo Chenzhou always kept his distance from Li Xiuying, and the two did not have a close relationship, so the rumors about them stopped.
"Brother Gao, do you also look down on me? Are you unwilling to help me?" Li Xiuying's eyes were red.
“I don’t look down on you, and I’m willing to help you, but… but…” Chef Gao hesitated.
Li Xiuying said with a bitter smile, "I really have no other choice. My mother is driving me to my death. This is the only way I have left. You know, they don't treat me like a human being at all. They would buy me with just a sewing machine. I just wanted to ask Commander Huo if he's getting a divorce. If he is, then I..."
She paused for a moment, then continued, "If he doesn't divorce me, then so be it, I'll accept my fate."
As she spoke, she started to cry. At first, she cried quietly, but later she couldn't stop the tears from flowing.
Chef Gao was a soft-hearted person and couldn't bear to see this kind of thing. He could only say, "Don't cry, I'll help you, okay? But Commander Huo might not give me face. I can only try."
"As long as you're willing to help me, that's fine. If Commander Huo is willing to come out, then I'll explain things to him. If he doesn't, then so be it," Li Xiuying said bitterly.
"Okay, I'll go find him now."
“No, wait until everyone goes to the auditorium to watch the model opera, then you can go and call him out. Everyone will be watching the opera then, and there won't be many people around. I can then explain things to him clearly. If we do it now, and someone runs into him, it will be hard to explain.” Li Xiuying said in a low voice, looking like a wronged young wife.
Chef Gao thought about it and agreed. After all, Huo Chenzhou was married, and it was hard to say what would happen if he and Li Xiuying were alone together.
But Li Xiuying only wanted to ask Huo Chenzhou if he wanted a divorce. It was just a small matter, and since he agreed, she had to do it.
Li Xiuying was overjoyed when she saw that he had agreed. Today was the best day, everyone was here, and she was determined to win over Huo Chenzhou!
This time, Huo Chenzhou can't escape.
Huo Chunyan came out after the two left.
She was certain that it was Li Xiuying. What was Li Xiuying up to?
Anyway, it's not a good thing.
Huo Chenzhou and Shen Zhixia were about to go to see a play when Huo Chunyan quickly told Huo Chenzhou what she had just seen.
Shen Zhixia looked displeased. She had noticed Li Xiuying's strange behavior long ago, but she didn't expect Li Xiuying to ask Huo Chenzhou out alone. Li Xiuying was really shameless.
"Brother, do you have any connection with Li Xiuying?" Huo Chunyan asked.
Shen Zhixia stared at him.
"I'm not familiar with him," Huo Chenzhou denied immediately.
Shen Zhixia snorted and said bluntly, "I think she has a lot of ideas about you. She tries to run into you every day and often asks you for help. What does she want from you now? Is she asking you if you want to get a divorce and marry her?"
That tone was sarcastic.
Huo Chenzhou patted her hand helplessly: "I won't go out."
"I don't think it's that simple," Huo Chunyan said with a frown. "I feel like she's trying to scheme against you. Old Mrs. Li is going back to the countryside, and Li Xiuying is definitely going back to the countryside too. She's not willing to go back, and she might use some means. In short, brother, you must be careful."
She had seen some shameless women before, so she was afraid that Huo Chenzhou would fall into her trap.
Huo Chenzhou nodded, indicating that he understood.
The three of them discussed it for a while, and then went to see a model opera.
Opportunities to watch a play are rare, and since Shen Zhixia loves watching plays, she'll definitely go.
The red lanterns in the commune auditorium swayed in the twilight as Huo Chenzhou, holding Shen Zhixia's hand, walked through the bustling crowd.
Today, Shen Zhixia specially changed into a newly made moon-white jacket, with a silk flower pinned to the end of her hair. When he held her hand, her heart was like a copper bell on the roof of the auditorium, ringing out with the slightest touch.
"Front row, middle."
Huo Chenzhou took out two tickets for the revolutionary modern Peking opera "Taking Tiger Mountain by Strategy," and the three of them went inside together.
Suddenly, the sound of gongs and drums rang out, and as the curtain was drawn back, Shen Zhixia unconsciously moved closer to him.
"Passing through forests and crossing snowfields, his spirit soars to the heavens," the song on the stage is deeply moving.
Shen Zhixia secretly turned her head to look at Huo Chenzhou's sharply defined profile. The stage lights shone on his face, flickering between light and shadow.
He noticed her gaze, his ears turned slightly red, but he quietly put his arm on the back of the chair and put it around her shoulder.
“You’re much more impressive than him.” Shen Zhixia whispered in his ear, her warm breath brushing against his neck.
Huo Chenzhou's Adam's apple bobbed, and he tightened his grip on her hand, his fingertips caressing her soft palm.
Huo Chunyan, standing to the side: "?"
She couldn't get into the play and was on high alert, always afraid that Li Xiuying would suddenly do something bad. But the two of them seemed oblivious to everyone else.
Her eyes were filled with complex emotions.
Shen Zhixia watched with great interest.
As the play reached the scene of "fighting the tiger up the mountain," the sound of horses' hooves grew louder as they approached. She sat up straight with excitement, and Huo Chenzhou took the opportunity to pull a paper package from his military uniform pocket. Inside were freshly roasted chestnuts: "I roasted these today. You need a snack while watching the play."
He peeled the chestnut shell and fed the soft, sweet flesh to her lips, his gaze so tender it could melt your heart.
The surrounding audience was so engrossed in the play that no one noticed the two men's intertwined hands.
Shen Zhixia was biting into a chestnut; the sweetness mixed with the faint smell of gunpowder on him made people feel at ease.
"Will you come with me to the theater every year from now on?" Shen Zhixia tilted her head and leaned on his shoulder, her hair brushing against the military medals on his chest.
Huo Chenzhou's voice was deep but firm: "Next time you want to see 'The Red Lantern,' I'll bring you to watch it."
Huo Chunyan listened to everything they said, but she couldn't understand why they weren't afraid of Li Xiuying causing trouble.
Just then, Chef Gao approached Huo Chenzhou and asked, "Commander Huo, do you have a moment?"
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