Chapter 72

At the dinner table, Aunt Wang was no longer focused on eating. She had seen a lot of things at her age, but she had never expected to witness a scene like that.

After all, Hu Zhenghao and Qian Jingjing are both respectable people. One is a young and promising chief of staff in the army, and the other is a dancer in the art troupe. Yet they were talking about getting married and kissing each other. The key is that these two people didn't know each other at all!

Aunt Wang was deeply shocked. As she listened to the information reported by her son and daughter-in-law, she picked up rice with her chopsticks and put it into her mouth, forgetting even to eat the dishes.

"Brother Cheng, you speak first." Jian Lu was so excited. What else could Comrade Hu Zhenghao do? "What's wrong? Could it be that Chief of Staff Hu has something else to do?"

Cheng Zheng scooped up some rice, sat down, picked up a piece of cabbage with his chopsticks, and then replied to his wife's gossipy and excited eyes, "I've received the marriage report."

"What?!" Jian Lu was so shocked that she couldn't hold her chopsticks steadily!

What is this trend?! She doesn't understand! Didn't they say to try dating first?

Cheng Zheng stuffed two more mouthfuls of food into his mouth, and then he slowly explained, "I don't know the details. I ran into Lao Hu, and I saw that he had a marriage report in his hand. He was about to leave, but he turned around and told me to take the marriage report first, as it would be useful sooner or later."

Aunt Wang leaned forward and asked anxiously, "I can't tell. Comrade Xiao Hu seemed to be in no hurry to find a date or get married when we were having dinner yesterday. How could he have even received the marriage report all of a sudden?"

Auntie Wang didn't know the origins of the two people, and just thought that they were completely unfamiliar with each other. She was quite surprised at the speed of development. But she changed her mind and felt that it was good, "Actually, I saw it yesterday. I said I wanted to introduce a partner to Comrade Xiao Hu. Jingjing was right in front of me. You know what, the two of them are quite a match. But I didn't bring it up at the time. After all, everyone was there. I was worried that Jingjing would be embarrassed if I said it to her face."

Cheng Zheng nodded. He was surprised but not too shocked. They were all soldiers, so who would be slow to act? As long as they were sure they liked someone, they would definitely want to marry her as soon as possible. But he didn't know what was going on with Qian Jingjing.

"Lulu, what did you hear?"

Jian Lu cut to the chase and told Qian Jingjing about her vague agreement to try dating Hu Zhenghao first. "Anyway, I've already advised her to date someone and see what's fine. In fact, I think Jingjing might like Chief of Staff Hu, but she hasn't realized it herself."

Aunt Wang agreed, "Of course, otherwise how can you kiss someone? It's not possible!"

Cheng Zheng & Jian Lu: That makes sense.

"When your father and I held hands for the first time, I was the one holding his hand!"

Cheng Zheng:!!!

"Mom, is there such a thing?" Cheng Zheng seldom heard his mother talk about the past. Now, as his mother grew older, she gradually became more open-minded and always smiled when she talked about the past.

"Mom is quite amazing." Jian Lu felt that her mother-in-law was really an expert.

"That's right." After Aunt Wang confirmed her feelings, she took action when the time came.

After dinner at night, Jian Lu was still a little excited. She had not expected that things would suddenly develop to this point. Who could have thought that a simple meal last night would lead to so many consequences.

Lying on the bed, Jian Lu leaned against the headboard comfortably, with her husband and daughter by her side. Jian Lu said with emotion, "Jingjing's journey has been quite bumpy. Perhaps Chief of Staff Hu is her destiny."

After all, in the original book, Qian Jingjing, who became a typical love-brained person, did not have a happy ending.

Cheng Zheng was holding his daughter and teasing her. Hearing this, he vouched for Hu Zhenghao, "Old Hu is a good person, reliable."

"Are you good at judging people?" Jian Lu thought of Cheng Zheng's initial evaluation of Qian Hongzhuo.

Obviously, Cheng Zheng also remembered that incident. "When I first mentioned Qian Hongzhuo, I was not very familiar with him. I just made a judgment based on the few contacts I had. I really didn't have much contact with this person in private. But Hu Zhenghao is different. We have had a lot of contact in the past six months. Don't look at this person as a man of few words, but he is very reliable when it comes to getting things done."

"Okay, I'll trust you for once." Jian Lu had a good impression of Hu Zhenghao from the few times she met him. She also said, "His father is an old comrade-in-arms of Jingjing's father, so Jingjing's family must have investigated him. When you think about it this way, they are really a good match."

"Look how excited you are." Cheng Zheng held his daughter in his wife's arms and asked Shuangshuang, "Shuangshuang, look at your mother, is she too excited?"

Shuangshuang sat on her mother's lap, and fell into her arms. Her mother's body was so soft and fragrant. She liked it so much, "Mom, mom is so happy."

She looked at her mother carefully, then turned to report to her father.

"How do you know your mother is happy?" Cheng Zheng prepared to test the young lady.

With a pair of chubby feet on the bed, he approached his mother step by step. When he stood in front of his mother, he stretched out his hand to poke the corner of his mother's mouth, and pulled it upwards, causing the corner of her mouth to rise.

Turning to look at Dad, they both said excitedly, "That's it! Mom is so happy."

Jian Lu was poked by the lady's soft hand, and she felt that the lady was so soft and cute. She hugged the lady with both hands and felt the flesh on her body. It was so comfortable, so plump and soft.

"Shuangshuang is really smart."

"Yeah, Sangsang is really brilliant."

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For the next two days, Jian Lu did not bother Qian Jingjing because she had started preparing for the performance of the art troupe.

But the day before the art troupe's performance, Qian Jingjing, who had just finished a rehearsal, was stopped by her comrades.

"Jingjing, someone is looking for you outside." The comrade winked at her and teased, "It's a man with four pockets."

Those wearing military uniforms with four pockets are all cadres, and everyone knows that. There are many examples of female soldiers in the art troupe combining with soldiers. The comrade immediately thought that the person outside might want to pursue Qian Jingjing.

When Qian Jingjing heard this, her heart skipped a beat. It was most likely Hu Zhenghao!

When she reached the door of the auditorium, Qian Jingjing saw a tall figure. When she heard footsteps, she turned around. The dark-skinned face turned towards her. Qian Jingjing stared at him for a moment and suddenly found that the man seemed quite handsome.

Ahem, Qian Jingjing, who was secretly angry at herself for what she was imagining, scolded herself in her heart before she greeted the person.

"Hello, Comrade Hu Zhenghao."

Hu Zhenghao didn't care at all about Qian Jingjing's distant address, and greeted her politely, "Comrade Qian Jingjing, have you finished rehearsing?"

"No!" Qian Jingjing, who had just finished rehearsal, denied it subconsciously. She was worried that this man wanted to go on a date with her!

We talked about the object the day before yesterday, are we exercising the object’s rights now?

Qian Jingjing's mind was in a mess and she hadn't figured it out yet.

"We still have to rehearse, so I'm very busy."

"Yeah." Hu Zhenghao's expression and tone did not change at all, like a calm ancient well, calm and without any waves. "Then you continue to be busy. I won't waste your time. I just want to ask if you are feeling better? Do you want more honey water?"

"No need, I just drank a little too much that day. I'm actually fine." Qian Jingjing put her hands on her legs, clutching the seams of her pants, and didn't know what to say. Every time she was in front of this man, she seemed to have lost the ability to speak.

It’s so painful!

"Then I'll be leaving first. Our team members are waiting for me to rehearse." Of the thirty-six strategies, running away is the best one. This is an eternal truth!

"Okay, I look forward to your performance tomorrow." Hu Zhenghao said goodbye to her politely.

"Jingjing!" Several members of the cultural troupe came out of the auditorium and saw Qian Jingjing standing in the corner and called out to her, "The rehearsal is over, why don't you leave? We're leaving first!"

Qian Jingjing: “...!!!”

Qian Jingjing forced a wry smile as she looked at her teammates who had dismantled her stage. She felt like crying but had no tears. She turned to look at Hu Zhenghao, her little face so red that it looked like blood was about to drip out!

Why do I always embarrass myself in front of him!

Qian Jingjing lowered her head, and was a little afraid to look Hu Zhenghao in the face after her teammate accidentally exposed her lie. When she was thinking about how to make an excuse, she heard the man opposite her speak.

"You should go back soon. You have a performance tomorrow. Have a good rest today."

Qian Jingjing looked up at Hu Zhenghao in surprise. It seemed as if this man had not heard what his teammate had just said.

"Didn't you hear what they just said?" Qian Jingjing couldn't hold it in any longer and asked back immediately.

Hu Zhenghao smiled, "I heard that. It doesn't matter whether you rehearse or rest. I came here to ask you something, not to take up your time tonight."

"Oh." Qian Jingjing thought to herself, this guy is quite considerate.

"Comrade Hu Zhenghao, I've actually thought about this." Qian Jingjing mustered up the courage to speak again, "I think that when we talk about dating, it's actually a bit vague, and I haven't thought it through clearly."

Hu Zhenghao responded quickly this time, "Comrade Qian Jingjing, I think very clearly."

Qian Jingjing: “…” If I say I haven’t thought it through, wouldn’t it seem particularly irresponsible?

"If you haven't thought it through, I won't force you. You can go back and think about it slowly."

Qian Jingjing was surprised that Hu Zhenghao was so easy to talk to!

But the next second I heard, "But when you think of doing something good for someone, I hope I'm the first choice."

Qian Jingjing: “…”

So what is the difference between this and now?

"Or, you hate me and despise me?" Hu Zhenghao changed the subject and asked.

Qian Jingjing felt that the man's tone suddenly became cautious. She admitted that she had a prejudice against him at first, but later it disappeared. "No, you are a good comrade, really."

"Comrade Hu Zhenghao, how about this?" Qian Jingjing always felt that she was stuck in a dead end and had to find a way out. "We can try to talk about a partner, but I have a few requirements. If you don't meet them, we may not be suitable. Let's forget it."

Hu Zhenghao straightened his body, his eyes suddenly lit up, and he felt that he had a chance. He said sincerely, "Okay, go ahead."

"First, I hope we can try not to tell other people about our relationship. Especially my family, including my aunt, uncle, and my dad. Of course, that means you can't tell your family either, or if your dad knows, it's the same as my dad knowing."

"Okay." Hu Zhenghao answered straightforwardly.

"Secondly, we are not in the same unit, so it is difficult for us to see each other normally, right?"

"We can communicate. I can also visit you during my vacation." Hu Zhenghao answered quickly, and then added after thinking for a moment, "I can send you a letter every week."

Qian Jingjing: “…” Who wants to hear this!

"No, I mean if we have to write to each other, it's best to limit it to one letter a month. Don't let these personal matters affect our struggle for the revolutionary cause. And about the vacation, if you want to come and see me, can you ask me first? I think I still need to adapt."

Hu Zhenghao hesitated for a moment and said, "Okay."

"Third, I hope that while we are trying to find a partner, you won't do anything..." Qian Jingjing tried to find the right words, trying not to sound guilty, "unruly."

Hearing this word, Hu Zhenghao instantly tightened his gaze, his burning eyes fixed on Qian Jingjing's face, "Is Qian Hongzhuo doing something unruly?"

He instantly thought whether Qian Hongzhuo had left some psychological shadow on Qian Jingjing. The more Hu Zhenghao thought about it, the colder the aura emanated from his body. He clenched his fists, regretting that he had not punched him a few more times.

"No!" Qian Jingjing was a very conservative girl. She just heard her comrades talking about their partners and wanted to discuss it in advance. "I don't have anything, don't think too much."

"Yeah." Hu Zhenghao knew from Qian Jingjing's reaction that she was a girl who couldn't hide things, so his anger subsided a little.

However, he disagreed with the third point, "If you behave inappropriately towards me like you did the night before last, and I don't refuse, would that be considered a breach of the agreement?"

Qian Jingjing blushed: !!!

"You!" Qian Jingjing never thought that this man would ask such a question, but Hu Zhenghao was serious as if they were discussing some important military matter.

"Don't get me wrong. This is about whether I can pass the test and officially become your partner. I have to understand the rules. Otherwise, it would be unfair if I was eliminated without knowing what was going on."

Qian Jingjing didn't want to be reminded of what happened that night again and just wanted to escape quickly, so she left after saying something.

"I won't be unruly to you. Okay, that's it. I'm leaving now!"

Hu Zhenghao looked at Qian Jingjing's back as she hurried away, with her two braids slung behind her, looking youthful and lively. He remembered the first time he saw her after she was admitted to the art troupe, and she was also so lively and pretty. As she ran, she ran into his heart.

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Qian Jingjing, who made Hu Zhenghao sign an unequal treaty, finally breathed a sigh of relief. Now the initiative was in her hands, and she could prepare for the next performance with peace of mind.

On the day of the art troupe's performance, the family members took the quota given by the army and went to the army auditorium to watch the performance.

The auditorium, which can accommodate thousands of people, was packed with people, and even the aisles were packed with people. The soldiers were the protagonists of this performance, and their families could also go to see it. Each family had one or two viewing quotas.

It was Shuangshuang’s first time watching a performance by a cultural troupe since she was born. She was so happy that she woke up her father early in the morning.

He kicked his father's legs with his little legs, and when he saw his father turn over and continue to sleep, he began to poke his father's arms with his little hands.

The wheat-colored arms were strong and powerful. They poked the boy several times, but failed to wake up his father. Instead, he hurt his own fingers.

Shuangshuang felt very aggrieved. She put her fingers to her mouth and blew on herself a few times, "Hu~Hu~Sangsang, it doesn't hurt, it doesn't hurt."

As a result, it was this whirring sound that made Cheng Zheng open his eyes.

The old father saw that the girl was comforting herself, so he reached out and grabbed her hand and asked, "What's wrong? Who bullied your finger?"

Shuangshuang looked at her father sadly, "You..."

Cheng Zheng listened to the lady using her hands and feet to complain that his arm was too stiff and hurt her fingers. He just wanted to laugh and rubbed her small hand. Cheng Zheng glanced out the window and it was still dark.

I guess it’s probably around four or five o’clock. This girl is really energetic.

"Don't want to sleep?"

Shuangshuang shook her head. Why did she want to sleep today? She wanted to watch the performance of the art troupe! Dun Ji Guo Guo said that the performance of the art troupe was very good, with singing and dancing.

"Sleepless bird~" Shuangshuang was excited and agitated, "Watch the rough performance!"

"It's so late. The uncle and aunt who are going to perform for you haven't woken up yet." Worried that the girl would wake up his wife who was still sleeping soundly, Cheng Zheng simply got up with the girl, changed her clothes, and went downstairs with her in his arms.

"Come on, let's go downstairs and play first, so as not to disturb your mother's sleep."

His daughter-in-law attaches great importance to sleep, and he understands this very well.

When Jian Lu woke up, she found that she was the only one in the bed. Cheng Zheng had to get up every morning to exercise, so Shuangshuang must have been noisy very early. She knew in her heart that she was most likely carried downstairs by her father.

After a good sleep, Jian Lu was excited to think about the performance by the art troupe today. This was a big deal!

After going downstairs to wash up and have breakfast, Jian Lu saw Shuangshuang squatting in her yard, looking at the ground.

"Shuangshuang, what are you doing?"

Shuangshuang's back is adorable, and even the back of her head with her dark hair tied up looks round and cute. Jian Lu was thoughtful and made sure her lady had a round head when she slept.

Hearing the mother's call, they both turned around, stared at her with big eyes, and put their right index finger to their mouth, "Hey~ Mom~"

Shuangshuang's voice was exceptionally soft, as if she was telling a secret, "I'm looking at Xiaocong."

Jian Lu walked over and saw Shuangshuang was stroking the green onion with one hand and talking to it.

"You are so pretty, so long." Shuangshuang squatted on the ground like a little dumpling. After talking to Xiaocong, she looked at the loofah on her head, touched it on tiptoe, and continued to mutter, "You too."

Jian Lu doesn’t quite understand the world of a two-year-old. Is this the innocence of childhood?

"Have you said hello to them?" Jian Lu rubbed the girl's hair, preparing to braid two small braids for her. "Come into the house quickly, mommy will braid you a nice braid."

After hearing about the nice braids, Shuangshuang immediately withdrew her hands and decided to temporarily abandon these friends, "Braid a few!"

When two small and short braids appeared on Shuangshuang's head, Cheng Zheng came back from outside.

"Hey, whose little girl is this? She looks so beautiful today!" Cheng Zheng saw that his daughter had a rare hairstyle. She braided two pigtails into two sections, which was the limit of what his wife could do with her hair. The pigtails were slightly curled, which made her look a bit playful. In order to make the daughter's little head more comfortable, the two braids were loosely braided so as not to pull her scalp.

When Shuangshuang heard what her father said, she immediately sat up straight, dangling her two short legs on the stool, and said in a baby voice, "It's yours."

"Which home is my home?" Cheng Zheng continued to test Shuangshuang.

"Hmm~" Shuangshuang thought for a while, and pursed her lips, "Mom's house."

"You're quite clever." Cheng Zheng was about to touch the young lady's hair when he was stopped by his wife.

Jian Lu was determined to defend the fruits of her labor and chased the man away, "Don't touch Shuangshuang's hair today. Don't mess up our little braids."

"It plays just like that." They both nodded in agreement.

Shuangshuang put on a goose yellow square-necked knitted long-sleeved shirt and set off with her first small braid in her life.

Whenever she met the brothers and sisters next door on the road, she would show them her little braids.

"Cook some pots and pans. Look, my little braids."

"Heng Heng pot, you can't touch it, it will fall apart."

Shuangshuang was like a happy little butterfly, flying around and showing off her colorful wings everywhere.

Cheng Hehua and Li Nianhe also brought their daughters with them. Juanjuan saw Shuangshuang's little braids and she was so jealous, but her hair was not long enough, so Shuangshuang comforted her.

"I want to braid my hair, too." Juanjuan's eyes were full of envy. She stretched out her little hand, wanting to touch sister Shuangshuang's braid.

Shuangshuang was very alert. At present, no one in the family yard could get close to her. "Juanjuan, this is Sangsang's braid. You will have your own braid in the future."

"Ah, yes!"

"Yes, wait until your hair grows longer, then you can braid it." Shuangshuang asked Juanjuan to grow her hair hard.

"Hello, Sister Sangsang."

"Sangsang." Chenchen looked at Shuangshuang's short hair and thought hers wasn't long either. "Is your hair long?"

He followed Shuangshuang and Juanjuan in calling her that. Shuangshuang often called herself Sangsang and didn't notice the difference at all.

"It's long!" Shuangshuang thought Brother Chenchen was stupid. Her hair was so long, much longer than his. So she pointed at Brother Chenchen's head and looked at his short hair. She was very proud and said, "Yours is short, Sangsang's is long."

Chenchen: “…”

Chenchen didn't know what there was to be proud of since the little girl had longer hair than the boy.

"You still want to compete with me?" Chenchen watched Shuangshuang walk away with a step that showed she didn't care about her relatives, and behind her were the gazes of her old mother and father.

Jian Lu found that braiding her young lady's braid today was like opening the door to a new world for her, and protecting her own braid became her top priority.

When the family members arrived at the auditorium, there were already quite a few people sitting inside.

Not long after we sat down, the performance began.

The two of them sat on their father's lap, staring at the stage without blinking. There was nice music playing and someone was gesticulating on the stage. It was so much fun.

The two short legs started shaking again, and even followed the rhythm of the music, tapping on their father's legs.

Cheng Zheng was accused of "murdering her own father" by his daughter, and he realized that this little girl was dishonest. Fortunately, she was not very strong, but she was too restless. Even when he watched the dancers on the stage dancing, his two little hands began to move, like a flapping moth.

When Jian Lu heard her man describe the lady like that, she glared at him.

"How can you call yourself a lady like that? You are the moth." Jian Lu looked at the lovely baby and firmly maintained the image of a lady. "We are both beautiful butterflies after all."

Cheng Zheng: "..."

Suffered the loss due to poor Chinese performance.

Jian Lu pointed at the lead dancer standing in the center of the stage in the last show and told Shuang Shuang, "This is your mother. Do you see her? She's standing in the middle."

Her big eyes were full of confusion. She thought her mother was stupid, but she couldn't say it, or her mother would be sad. "Mom, no, my mother is not like this."

The person on the stage had very long braids that almost reached her buttocks, and was wearing strange clothes and hats she had never seen before. Shuangshuang was sure that it was not her stepmother.

"They are wearing makeup and wigs, so they look different. You will see your mother later and see if it is her."

At the end of the performance, thunderous applause broke out in the auditorium. Both of them clapped their hands vigorously, and their two little hands clapped loudly. Cheng Zheng felt sorry for his daughter, as her white and tender little hands were almost red from clapping.

"Okay, don't be so excited. Your hands will hurt soon."

When the show was over, the family members went out first, followed by the soldiers, and a large crowd of people rushed out.

They were both deprived of the right to run around below and could only watch the older brothers scurrying around and disappearing in the crowd.

Aunt Wang saw that her granddaughter wanted to walk by herself, so she comforted her, "When you grow up, you will be able to run by yourself. There are too many people here now, and they will squeeze you."

Shuangshuang was held in her father's arms. From this height, she could see a lot of crowded people. She sighed and supported her face with her hands. There was some melancholy on her chubby face. When would she grow up?

Not long after walking out of the auditorium, Shuangshuang finally got out of bed and jumped happily on the ground a few times.

The performance had just ended and there were many people coming and going. Cheng Zheng chatted with some familiar comrades from other groups, while Jian Lu patted the girl's head to let her see who was coming out in front.

"Ah!" Shuangshuang looked at the aunt with very long braids on the stage. Hey, after looking at her, Shuangshuang found something wrong. This person looked like her godmother.

"Both."

When they heard the voice and saw the person walking towards them, they were both sure that she was their godmother!

"Fuck~" Both of them were so excited that they started to argue with each other, "You...I...was it you who was dancing just now?"

"Yes." Qian Jingjing was dressed like a stage actor, which was indeed different from usual. "Did you recognize me, mom?"

They shook their heads shyly, it turned out that it wasn't their mom who was stupid, it was themselves!

It's over, Shuangshuang is the little fool!

"Today's performance was so wonderful. You danced so well."

"Jingjing, your dancing is getting better and better!"

Jian Lu and her mother-in-law praised the man, but seeing that there were too many people around, they simply moved to the corner. Aunt Wang saw that her daughter-in-law and Comrade Qian Jingjing seemed to have something to whisper to each other, so she took her granddaughter to play nearby.

"You have been well prepared these past two days?" Jian Lu asked curiously, "Did Chief of Staff Hu come to see you?"

"I did find him, but I chased him away." Qian Jingjing broke up on the day they agreed to date. After Hu Zhenghao left, Qian Jingjing drank the honey water he brought her and felt better. Then she gradually came to her senses. Why did she agree to date him?

"What? Do you regret it?" Jian Lu felt that this girl had never thought clearly about what she really wanted and was always confused.

"I don't know if I regret it or not, it just feels so sudden, you know? I've never been in a relationship before."

Jian Lu understood that although Qian Jingjing had liked many people, they were all confused because of the influence of the original book. Now it seems that Qian Jingjing, who has gotten rid of the influence of the original book, is still exploring her true self.

"If you really can't accept it, just tell him directly. Chief of Staff Hu is not the kind of person who wants to mess around. If he dares to force it, we... Brigade Song... and your father can help you."

Jian Lu thought about it and realized that with Qian Jingjing's background and conditions, no one could force her to do so as long as she didn't want to.

Qian Jingjing did not respond directly to this, but instead brought up what they had said when Hu Zhenghao came to see her yesterday.

The more Jian Lu listened, the more shocked she became. Chief of Staff Hu was so bold that he directly signed an unequal treaty. "Jingjing, I think Chief of Staff Hu really likes you. He agreed to this."

"Who said that? Last time at the train station..." Qian Jingjing remembered that she hadn't told anyone about that incident, so she shut up again. Anyway, she wouldn't be so self-indulgent now. "I just thought that since everything is so chaotic right now, let's give it a try. If it doesn't work, no one outside knows about it, and we won't suffer any loss."

"Okay, then you guys... Hey, Chief of Staff Hu!" Jian Lu saw Hu Zhenghao coming out of the crowd and walking towards Cheng Zheng, but his eyes were looking this way, obviously at Qian Jingjing.

Qian Jingjing didn't look back, but she became nervous when she heard the name.

"We don't really know each other now, so I won't go over to say hello to him."

Jian Lu wanted to laugh when she saw the two of them preparing to have a secret relationship. They were quite restless.

"Okay, then you two can slowly develop a secret relationship." Before leaving, Jian Lu only gave Qian Jingjing one piece of advice, "Follow your heart, do whatever you want, don't consider anything else."

Qian Jingjing nodded, not quite understanding.

After returning home, Jian Lu specifically asked her mother-in-law and Cheng Zheng to keep the matter a secret. After all, Qian Jingjing didn't want other people to know about it for the time being.

Auntie Wang was very surprised to hear that someone in a relationship was having a secret love affair. She said she didn't understand young people today. "You young people are so restless. How can you be so secretive when dating someone?"

"Mom, this is their consideration. Let's keep it a secret."

"I know, I'm very tight-lipped." Aunt Wang assured.

As for Cheng Zheng, he is a tough guy and keeping secrets is no problem for him.

"Let them do whatever they want." Cheng Zheng thought about how he pursued his wife much faster than Hu Zhenghao, and he felt a sense of pride for no reason.

"Come on, you are still hesitating." Jian Lu approached him and whispered. Seeing that her mother-in-law took Shuangshuang to play in the yard and didn't seem to notice the situation here, she muttered, "If I wasn't so determined, I would have abandoned you and chosen another soldier."

Jian Luke still remembers how long she had waited for this man to come to her senses.

"What?" Cheng Zheng frowned when he heard the name "soldier brother". Thinking of the previous words, he became more serious. "Do you want to choose someone else? Look around. Is there any male comrade better than me in the whole army?"

"Don't be so conceited. Maybe there really is one. There are so many people in this army, and I haven't met all of them. It's possible that one of them is the Lost Pearl of the Canghai Sea. What a pity." Jian Lu smiled, watching her man's face getting uglier and uglier. She was trying so hard to hold back her laughter. "Did I get married too early? I wasn't careful enough. Look at Jingjing, she's so cautious."

"She's just being nagging!" Cheng Zheng firmly opposed this approach. "Hu Zhenghao is the same. He is embarrassing us men by agreeing to such unequal conditions!"

"Come on!" Jian Lu disagreed. "So what if it's not equal? ​​Who made Chief of Staff Hu like Jingjing? Have you ever heard that whoever falls in love first loses?"

Cheng Zheng couldn't convince his wife, so he could only secretly criticize Hu Zhenghao. What a failure! Where is this man's sense of purpose and motivation after serving in the army for so many years?

Shuangshuang jumped back into the house and looked curiously at her parents who were bickering with each other. They were talking back and forth, but they didn't get angry, but they were just chattering. Shuangshuang's bright eyes were full of joy. She simply went to the table and dragged her favorite little stool over. She just grabbed the stool's legs, dragged it next to her parents, and then sat down on it.

Holding his little face with both hands, he looked at his parents happily and said, "Let's fight~"

Jian Lu & Cheng Zheng who were discussing: ???

"Who taught you to stir up trouble like this?" Cheng Zheng laughed in a muffled voice. Cheng Zheng, who had just been beaten down by his wife, suddenly felt in a good mood. "Little rascal."

Shuangshuang looked innocent. She said in a baby voice, "Dun Jiguoguo said his dad and mom were arguing, and he wanted to see them fighting."

Jian Lu chuckled. She knew about this. When she was still living at Sister Xiuhui's house, Political Commissar Liang and Sister Xiuhui would sometimes quarrel over something. Dunzi would lazily say, "Why don't you just have a fight? Whoever wins gets to listen to you."

"Your brother Dunzi didn't mean that!" Jian Lu wanted to explain to her daughter, but when she opened her mouth and looked into her clear eyes, she suddenly didn't know how to explain that kind of sarcastic humor to a child. "In short, fighting is wrong, and you can't encourage others to fight, understand?"

"Oh~" Shuangshuang nodded, not quite understanding, and then asked mom and dad, "If mom and dad fight, who will win?"

Jian Lu looked at Cheng Zheng and gave him a look that showed her own understanding.

Cheng Zheng cleared his throat and said to the lady, "It must be your mother."

"Wow~oh~" Shuangshuang looked at her mother with admiring eyes, "Mom is so disgusting."

After being woken up by his daughter-in-law in the morning, the couple reconciled. At night, Cheng Zheng was lying in bed and thought of what his wife said, so he woke up Jian Lu who was half asleep beside him.

“Lulu.”

"Hmm?" Jian Lu replied dazedly, "Why aren't you asleep yet?"

"Are those things you said this afternoon true?"

Jian Lu was confused. "What?"

"I just think it's too early to get married. Maybe there are lost pearls from the sea..."

"It's fake, it's fake. Do you believe what I said?" Jian Lu didn't know why this man was asking this question so late at night.

"Okay." Cheng Zheng curled his lips, feeling satisfied. He finally pulled his wife aside and asked, "What do you like about me?"

"Face." Jian Lu answered without thinking, and turned over to sleep in a sullen manner. The muffled sound came over her spine and reached Cheng Zheng's ears.

"If you keep asking and disturbing my sleep, you'll lose even the advantage of having a nice face!"

Cheng Zheng: "..."

——

On the second day, during the break of the three regiments' training, a group of soldiers began to practice in private.

Xu Lang and Liang Haisheng, whose hands were itching, could not help but join in and had a clean and efficient fight, with some boxing and kicking skills, which made the surrounding fighters start to make a noise.

"Captain, why don't you show us your skills?"

"Captain, the Chief of Staff just defeated the Political Commissar. You have to come and give him a lesson!"

Xu Lang, who had just won, shouted and laughed loudly, "You guys still know how to add fuel to the fire, right?"

"It would be a shame not to watch the excitement!"

A group of big bosses started to make a noise, and the sound was deafening.

Cheng Zheng, who hadn't exercised for a long time, rolled up his sleeves with a look of arrogance on his face, "Come, I'll teach your political commissar a lesson!"

“Oh~~~!!!”

"Wow! It's going to be fun!!!"

Dozens of soldiers were so excited that their shouting could probably be heard even in the family compound.

Cheng Zheng and Xu Lang were sparring. Both of them were trained with real guns and bullets. With their years of friendship, they understood each other very well. When Xu Lang kicked horizontally, Cheng Zheng could guess his moves. When Cheng Zheng used a knife, Xu Lang could dodge it flexibly.

However, both of them knew what was going on and were aware of the situation.

When the competition reached a fierce stage, Xu Lang seized the opportunity and swept his arm across Cheng Zheng's face, preparing to block him. However, Cheng Zheng, who had been careful at first, suddenly exerted force and pushed him sideways. The force was really strong.

Xu Lang was knocked back several steps and started to ask, "Damn it, are you serious?"

"Don't be merciful. Don't hit someone in the face."

"Bah, where is the rule that you can't hit someone in the face? You are a grown woman, right?"

"My wife likes my face. What if you disfigure it?" Cheng Zheng said righteously.

Xu Lang: "..."

Damn, who is this? I'm not married, I don't have a wife, why are you showing off?