Chapter 115

In the following days, Jian Lu just ate, drank and went shopping in the capital. Cheng Zheng had a mission to complete, and it was not suitable for the couple to meet in the capital, so Jian Lu studied computers with other students.

Jian Lu would visit their office from time to time and pretend to casually offer some constructive suggestions, which amazed Gu Yangming and others and they would carefully write down the key points.

After staying in the capital for almost a week, Jian Lu never saw Cheng Zheng again and didn't know what his plan was for catching Liu Songlin.

That day, Song Bainian invited Jian Lu and a few others to a state-owned hotel to eat the local specialties of the capital, including donkey rolls, which were soft and sweet, fried liver and brined meat, and each person also had a bowl of fried noodles with soybean paste.

The noodles mixed with sauce and meat sauce instantly turned into the color of the sauce, which aroused people's appetite and filled the air with fragrance. Jian Lu looked at the generous portion of fried noodles and could only sigh that people nowadays eat a lot, unlike in later generations, where people would eat a little more and still pay a high price.

After the meal, several people were talking at the table. Sun Shangmei was already planning her return trip, but Jian Lu was the only one who was still unsure. She didn't know when Cheng Zheng would leave and whether he could catch up with them.

You know, the time limit on her introduction letter is almost up. If she stays any longer, she will become a drifter.

As they were talking, Cheng Zheng and Liu Songlin just came to have lunch. Both of them had smiles on their faces and seemed to be much closer than before.

"Brother Chen, please take a seat. Brother Liu is treating you today."

"Brother Liu, you are too polite. I should be the one treating you."

Liu Songlin was warm and generous, so there was no reason for him to let the group leader pay for anything. He ordered the dishes, handed the money and food coupons to the waiter, and when he turned around he saw an acquaintance.

"What a good day it is to see you again today."

A few people greeted each other, and Liu Songlin and Cheng Zheng sat at the table next to them, chatting about the winter vacation of college students, and couldn't help but exchange a few words of envy.

Sun Shangmei looked at the two people coming in and felt that one of them, the handsome man in a military coat, looked familiar, but she couldn't remember where she had seen him.

"Chinese New Year is coming soon, and we'll have to queue up to buy the special Chinese New Year items."

"That's right, how come it's Chinese New Year again? The days go by so fast."

When talking about the Chinese New Year, Jian Lu's eyes slid across Cheng Zheng's cheek. She didn't say anything, but just stayed on his face for a moment.

"You college students are still good." Cheng Zheng sighed, "You have winter and summer vacations."

"No, it's still refreshing."

"You two female classmates are from other places, right? Are you going home for the New Year?" Liu Songlin knew the registered places of several people.

"Yes, I'm getting ready to go back." Sun Shangmei had to prepare to go home for the New Year after her trip. The Xu family had already stated that they could discuss their marriage after the new year, and the two planned to get married after graduation.

"Where is this female classmate?"

Jian Lu was suddenly asked by Liu Songlin, and could only vaguely say, "I am also preparing to go back."

"We can go back now, otherwise it will snow heavily and the train will be difficult to run." Cheng Zheng suddenly interrupted and said silently to Jian Lu.

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On the way back, Sun Shangmei always felt something was wrong. She wondered where she had really seen the man in the military coat. Where was it?

She turned her head and wanted to ask Jian Lu, "Sister Lulu, do you feel...ah! Isn't he you..."

Jian Lu tugged at Sun Shangmei's sleeve and gave her a look. Sun Shangmei and Jian Lu still had the tacit understanding they had developed from living together for three years. Although she didn't know what had happened, she understood that Jian Lu had something to say to her, and she said it quietly.

After returning to Xu's house, the two of them made an excuse to go out for a walk, and Sun Shangmei finally found the opportunity.

"Sister Lulu, wasn't that man just now your husband? What's going on between you two? Are you pretending not to know each other?" Sun Shangmei had only met Cheng Zheng once three years ago when he sent Jian Lu to school. When she saw him again today, she felt that he looked somewhat familiar. It was only when she looked at Jian Lu that she suddenly had a flash of inspiration and remembered who he was.

However, she really didn't understand. What on earth was going on? How could a couple pretend to be strangers when they met?

"Xiao Mei, I can't tell you the details of this matter. The main reason is that he is a soldier. You know, right? Soldiers are involved in some military secrets, which are not convenient to disclose to the outside world."

After hearing the military secrets, Sun Shangmei's eyes sparkled. Did she accidentally understand such a big thing?

"In short, just pretend you don't know him and don't mention him to anyone, not even Xu Jun."

"Understood!" Sun Shangmei had already imagined a military mission in her mind. "I will definitely not affect the soldiers' mission, don't worry! Don't tell anyone, I don't even know that person, right?"

Chong Jianlu winked mischievously. Sun Shangmei felt that she had made great progress. When she got old, she could still brag to the younger generations, "Your grandmother had participated in military operations."

How impressive!

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That evening, Jian Lu met Cheng Zheng at the entrance of the alley where Xu's family lived.

It hadn't snowed for two days, but now it was snowing again. Pure white snowflakes fell one by one on the man's large military coat, softening his domineering aura.

Cheng Zheng stood with his back to the outside world, watching what was happening outside. He came to see Jian Lu today because he was sure that Liu Songlin had something to do.

"Hey!" Jian Lu tiptoed over and was about to pat him on the back to scare him, but Cheng Zheng, who turned around alertly, grabbed her hand.

"You walk so loudly, and you still want to scare people?"

Jian Lu pouted. This man was really weak. "You just pretend you don't know. Can't you just coax me?"

"Okay, I was wrong. How about starting over?"

Jian Lu: "...No need."

The two hadn't seen each other for several days. They walked back and forth into the alley, and stopped at the end of the alley where there were few people in the cold winter.

"Is Liu Songlin's matter very difficult? When can you complete the mission and return?" This was the first thing Jian Lu was concerned about.

"This guy is very cunning. He won't trust me that easily." Cheng Zheng showed his lack of money and dissatisfaction with society and the army in front of him, which did gain some trust from Liu Songlin. However, Liu Songlin still couldn't trust himself completely and still had reservations. "I haven't passed his test completely yet."

Jian Lu thought so too. Such a person had been lurking for many years and it would definitely not be easy to persuade him to rebel. Cheng Zheng still needed to put more effort into him.

"and you..."

"You go home first. I will come back after I finish my mission."

They both spoke at the same time. Jian Lu watched a snowflake slowly float down onto Cheng Zheng's dark sword-like brows, and she stood on tiptoe and reached out to help him lift it away.

"Okay, then you should finish your task early and come back earlier." I felt a little reluctant, but there was nothing I could do.

Cheng Zheng held his wife's face in his hands, feeling her somewhat cold face, and wiped away the heat for her, "I won't be able to see you off then, you should go with your classmates, and be careful on the road. I'll arrange for Xiao Zhao to pick you up at the train station and take you back to the island."

"No, I don't need anyone to pick me up..." Jian Lu's words of rejection gradually disappeared in Cheng Zheng's serious eyes.

"Listen, let me feel at ease."

Jian Lu could never convince Cheng Zheng on such matters and could only nod.

"Go back to your room quickly to avoid freezing. I'll go from the other end so your classmates can't see me. And remember to put on more clothes when you leave. You can even change into a woolen coat when the train is almost south."

Jian Lu was nagging at Cheng Zheng for a long time, and agreed to everything. Before leaving, she squeezed his hand and felt the thin silk in his palm, "Then I'm leaving, you be careful."

"Okay, don't worry. Xiao Zhao will contact the Capital Military Region after we arrive, and I will know that you have arrived. You don't need to contact me for the time being, so as not to be exposed." Cheng Zheng was very careful in case Liu Songlin discovered anything unusual, and he did not let Jian Lu call the guesthouse where he was staying.

"I see. The older you get, the more nagging you become~" Jian Lu scolded.

Cheng Zheng: "..."

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Two days later, Jian Lu and Sun Shangmei boarded a green train and left the capital, one heading to the southernmost part and the other to the southwest.

Sun Shangmei got off the train halfway and changed to another train, and the two parted ways, agreeing to see each other again when school starts.

The orderly Xiao Zhao was arranged by the regiment commander to pick up the regiment commander's wife at the Haiwu County Railway Station in H City and sent her home safely. Then he returned to the unit and contacted the Capital Military Region. The regiment commander would find a way to contact them himself.

When Jian Lu suddenly returned home, the people who were most surprised were naturally her mother-in-law and her daughter-in-law.

When Shuangshuang saw her mother coming home, she was holding a roasted sweet potato in her hands and eating it. The sweet potatoes roasted in the oven seemed to be oozing with golden oil, and were soft and hot.

"Mom?!" Shuangshuang ran towards her before swallowing the sweet potato meat in her mouth, and as always, she directly grabbed her mother's hand, "Mom, you are finally back? I missed you so much~"

"Mom misses you too." Jian Lu was fed a bite of roasted sweet potato by her girlfriend who stood on tiptoe and stretched out her hand. The sweet and soft roasted sweet potato was simply a winter magic weapon that instantly dispelled the coldness coming back from the north.

"Lulu, you're back?" Aunt Wang heard some noise in the kitchen and came out to take a look. Who else could it be but her daughter-in-law?

"Put your things down and take a break." Aunt Wang and Shuangshuang were alone at home. Today, Shuangshuang wanted to eat roasted sweet potatoes. "Luckily, I roasted a few more sweet potatoes today. Eat some to fill your stomach."

"Mom, don't worry. I'm not that hungry right now. You should take a rest."

Aunt Wang wiped her hands on her apron and asked about her daughter-in-law's trip to the capital. There was some envy in her eyes. That was the capital, the most sacred place in people's hearts.

"What's the capital like? Isn't it very different?"

"It's good. I've been to many places..." Jian Lu was still eating a sweet potato while she told her mother-in-law and daughter-in-law about her experiences in the capital.

"Oh, Shitou is on a mission." Aunt Wang was worried that her daughter-in-law didn't know about this. "It seems that he didn't go out to sea this time, but left the island. But I don't know where he went."

Jian Lu ate sweet potatoes and nodded, not saying that she had met Cheng Zheng in the capital. She was worried that her mission would be exposed, especially if the news accidentally reached Qian Hongzhuo who was also in the family compound.

"Well, let's wait for him to come back for the New Year."

On the first night after Mom came back, Dad was not at home. After washing their faces and soaking their feet, they changed into cotton pajamas, took their own little pillows, and knocked on the door of Mom and Dad's bedroom.

Jian Lu is currently in front of the dressing table, preparing to take care of her face.

"What's wrong? Why aren't you going to sleep yet?"

"Mom, I want to sleep with you!" Shuangshuang is a ten-year-old child. She usually sleeps independently, but she hasn't seen her mother for a long time. She misses her mother so much that she adds, "Dad is not at home. I want to help Dad sleep with you."

As he spoke, he moved his father's big pillow away, put it on the chair next to him, and put his own small pillow on it, next to his mother's big pillow.