Chapter 24 My uncle looks so young
Chen Zhaoyue happened to hear this, and she immediately widened her eyes and looked over like a cat with its fur standing on end.
"Uncle Wen, what did you say?" She looked at him with some dissatisfaction.
This berth is already very difficult to sleep in, how is she being too delicate?
"..." Wen Yanxi remained calm, reaching out to pick up her suitcase with a decisive movement: "Get out of the car."
Shen Zhaoyue was stunned. She didn’t expect him to take the initiative to help.
After all, he is the uncle of the original owner's "fiancé", so what's wrong with helping carry the luggage?
Thinking of this, Chen Zhaoyue got out of the car behind him with peace of mind.
There were people coming and going in the station, most of them were tall and strong locals.
Chen Zhaoyue stood in the middle of it, with the exceptionally tall Wen Yanxi standing beside her, making her look even more petite and delicate, like a small potato that had strayed into a cornfield, attracting the attention of passers-by.
Wen Yanxi and Jia Zheng protected her on both sides, like two human walls, isolating her from the crowds and shoves around them.
Chen Zhaoyue looked up at Wen Yanxi's well-defined profile, and suddenly felt that this seemingly cold and hard person was actually quite reassuring.
"Let's report to the base first." Wen Yanxi walked forward carrying her suitcase.
Although his voice was still cold, his pace slowed down a bit imperceptibly, just enough for Shen Zhaoyue to keep up easily.
After leaving the station, Shen Zhaoyue was looking around when he suddenly heard a horn.
There was a military jeep parked outside the station. When the soldier driving it saw Wen Yanxi, he immediately saluted: "Captain Wen!"
But the next second, his gaze fell on Shen Zhaoyue, and his eyes widened instantly.
Eh?
How come there's such a beautiful girl beside the leader? !
I didn't expect that the usually aloof commander would make such a big splash and bring back such a beautiful wife when he returned to the army this time!
"What are you looking at?" Wen Yanxi glanced at him coldly. The young soldier immediately shrank his neck and dared not look again.
"Let's go, get in the car!" Jia Zheng was quite enthusiastic and walked towards the car while calling out.
As soon as he got on the train, he started chatting with the driver: "Hey, you don't know, this Comrade Shen is really amazing! On the train, he only needed a few shots to make the enemy spies confess..."
He vividly described Chen Zhaoyue's "heroic deeds" on the train. Wen Yanxi frowned as he listened, thinking that he was really a chatterbox.
Chen Zhaoyue sat in the back seat of the jeep, his fingertips unconsciously stroking the edge of the window.
She looked at this strange land with a hint of longing in her heart.
What kind of person is this childhood sweetheart whom the original owner has never met?
"I can't have just escaped from the tiger's lair and fallen into the wolf's den, right?" She muttered to herself, her eyes unconsciously drifting to Wen Yanxi who was sitting in the front passenger seat.
The man had a neat short hair showing at the back of his neck, and his whole body exuded a reassuring calmness.
Thinking of Wen Yanxi's various behaviors along the way, Chen Zhaoyue's tense nerves relaxed a little.
At least judging from the uncle's behavior, the "fiancé" whom he had never met should not be a bad person.
…
After driving for an hour and a half, we finally arrived at the military base.
After entering the military district gate, Jia Zheng went to report back to the team, while Wen Yanxi took Shen Zhaoyue directly to find Commander Wen.
Knock knock knock——
"Report."
In the commander's office, Wen Qimin was reviewing documents. When he heard the knock on the door, he said without even looking up, "Come in."
As soon as the door opened, Wen Yanxi walked in with Chen Zhaoyue.
When he heard two footsteps, Wen Qimin looked up with some confusion, and was obviously stunned when he saw Chen Zhaoyue.
He slowly put down his pen, looking back and forth between the two of them, with a hint of anticipation gradually rising in his eyes: "Yanxi, this is..."
Could it be that this guy finally got it and realized that he should bring the girl back?
"Hello, Commander." Chen Zhaoyue took out the yellowed engagement letter from the suitcase and handed it over respectfully with both hands: "I'm here to see Wen Qing."
Her voice was clear and especially distinct in the quiet office.
“…” Wen Qimin took the engagement letter, carefully looked at the handwriting on it, and frowned slightly.
When he looked up again, he glanced at Wen Yanxi with complicated eyes - it turned out that he was overthinking.
"It's Zhaoyue." Wen Qimin hadn't seen Chen Zhaoyue for a long time. He didn't expect that she had grown up so much.
"How did you get here?" Wen Qimin placed the engagement letter on the table, his tone filled with the concern of an elder. "Where are your family members? Why would they let a little girl like you travel so far alone?"
His eyes fell on Shen Zhaoyue's thin figure, and he softened his voice unconsciously.
Chen Zhaoyue told him about the changes in her family, and then took out the letter of severance and letter of introduction with a red seal from the suitcase. The papers trembled slightly under her slender fingertips.
"My father transferred all our property. He wanted to smuggle himself out of the country, so I..." She paused, her voice soft but firm: "I reported him. Now I have nowhere to go, so I had no choice but to join the army."
After hearing this, Wen Qimin's brows were twisted into a "川" shape. He didn't expect that Liu Hongyang, as a father, would be so heartless!
"In other words, Liu Hongyang originally wanted you to go to the countryside?" Wen Qimin clenched his fists. He had seen his old friend's granddaughter when he was a child. She was well-behaved and obedient, and was the apple of the Shen family's eye.
I didn't expect that after more than ten years, the little girl would become so thin...
And that scumbag wanted to take her to the countryside so that he could live a carefree life with his wife and daughter?
That’s a great report!
It was a good thing he wasn't there, otherwise he would have been shot twice by Liu Hongyang on the spot!
"Girl, you've suffered a lot." Wen Qimin's eyes were full of heartache. He took the document and looked at it carefully.
After a while, he said solemnly, "Don't worry, girl. The marriage contract between our two families still stands. You can stay here with peace of mind."
"Okay." After receiving the response, Chen Zhaoyue's heart finally settled down and he nodded gently: "Thank you, Commander."
Wen Qimin waved his hand, turned to Wen Yanxi and said, "Yanxi, take her back to the family compound to rest first."
"He is Wen Qing's uncle, so you can just call him uncle from now on."
Chen Zhaoyue raised her eyes to look at Wen Yanxi, her voice soft and clear: "Uncle."
The soft and sweet tone unique to a southern girl is like the willow branches covered with morning dew in March, gently sweeping across the eardrum.
Wen Yanxi's Adam's apple rolled slightly, and he suddenly felt that the collar of his clothes was too tight.
He uttered a hasty "hmm," picked up his luggage, and turned to leave. The sound of his footsteps on the ground was a little heavier than usual.
Outside the office, a draft brushed past his burning ears, blowing away the strange feeling brought by the word "uncle" just now.
"Goodbye, Commander!" Inside the office, Chen Zhaoyue saw him come out and hurriedly said goodbye to Wen Qimin.
Wen Qimin looked at her departing back, and a rare softness appeared on his resolute face.
This iron-blooded man who was so powerful on the battlefield now had a hint of kindness that only an elder could show in his eyes.
"Uncle, wait for me." Chen Zhaoyue hurriedly caught up with him, the ends of his hair dancing with tiny golden lights in the sunlight.
Why are you walking so fast?
She stopped beside Wen Yanxi, panting, her upturned face still flushed from running, and fine beads of sweat oozing from the tip of her nose, sparkling in the sunlight.
Slender fingers grabbed Wen Yanxi's cuffs, causing his arm muscles to tense unconsciously.
He's like this after just two steps, he's really delicate!
Wen Yanxi paused slightly and slowed down imperceptibly.
Being able to have a place to stay, Shen Zhaoyue was naturally in a good mood. She followed him like a happy little bird, not noticing the man's tense jawline at all.
"Uncle, although you are my uncle, you look so young!" Her voice was crisp and pleasant, and it was particularly clear in the quiet corridor.
The tips of Wen Yanxi's ears turned red, but he still maintained an expressionless look, only slowing down his pace a little without making a sound.
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