Chapter 89

It is not easy for Jian Lu to come back. She has to leave in the afternoon and will come back during the winter vacation.

Both father and daughter were clinging to her, but one was very obvious and the other was not so obvious.

Jian Lu curled up on the sofa, lying in her mother's arms, looking up at her, playing with her hair with her little hands, and her legs floating upside down in the air, then swinging back and forth in the air, full of energy.

"Mom, is college fun?"

I went to elementary school and my mother went to college, and we both thought that college should be more fun than elementary school.

"Not bad. You can check it out when you go to college."

Shuangshuang listened to this, turned over and lay on her mother's lap, "How old was I when I went to college?"

It seems like a long, long time ago that Brother Dunzi hasn’t even gone to college yet.

"It will be about the same when you grow that tall." Jian Lu pointed to a spot on the wall.

Shuangshuang looked at the high place and pouted, "It will take a long time."

Cheng Zheng sat aside, reading a newspaper over and over again.

"Captain Cheng, don't you have any official business to attend to?" This is not like his style.

Jian Lu teased him deliberately.

"I haven't had anything to do lately, so it's okay to take a break today." Cheng Zheng turned the newspaper over again and looked at the densely packed words on it, without reading a single word.

"How is the academic atmosphere at your university now? I heard that those who passed the college entrance examination last year worked very hard."

Speaking of this, Jian Lu opened up, "They are working so hard. Many students get up at 5 or 6 o'clock to study. It makes me feel stressed."

Jian Lu had completely underestimated the level of involution among college students at that time. They were very hardworking and motivated.

Because of the friendly relations with the Soviet Union in the past, most people were exposed to Russian as a foreign language. Recently, the trend has changed and many people have begun to learn English.

At five or six in the morning, there were people holding the phonetic symbols of abcd and reading them aloud in the corner. They were so diligent that it was scary.

Jian Lu is a very conventional type. She studies when she should study, but also plays when she should play. Plus, she has a foundation from her previous life, so from time to time she pretends to casually give advice to students who have never been exposed to English before on how to study, and the effect is quite good.

"Studying is a good thing, but you have to take care of your health. Don't be like them. There is no need to get up so early to study." Cheng Zheng didn't want his wife to study so hard and exhaust herself.

Speaking of college, Jian Lu talked to Cheng Zheng about her roommates. It was not easy for six people who came from all over the world to get along with each other in a dormitory. Jian Lu did not have any special requirements for her roommates. As long as they could get along well with each other for four years, it would be fine if there were some minor frictions. After all, they lived under the same roof and there would be no conflicts forever.

Who would have known that as soon as I entered, I found that my roommates were all very nice. "Except for one roommate who seems to have a bad temper, I don't know if he is a little arrogant or a little impatient, the others are very easy to talk to."

"That's good. It doesn't matter if you ignore the other one. Just live together like this and it's fine."

Cheng Zheng also asked about the dormitory, teachers, and other classmates, and only felt relieved after learning about Jian Lu's school and class.

......

Returning to the university campus again, Jian Lu felt full of energy and fully energized to continue her university life.

There were actually a lot of campus activities at that time. In addition to attending classes and studying, everyone also particularly liked reading newspapers. Many students would have heated discussions and debates over the latest issue of the newspaper in the cafeteria.

Each of them cares about national affairs, and is able to quote from classics and express their true views.

Jian Lu once witnessed two students from the Chinese Department and the History Department arguing over an international policy issue. They ended up arguing with each other, with their faces red and their necks thick. In the end, it was only after students from both sides persuaded them to separate.

Jian Lu, who was reading with great interest, was called away by the teacher before she finished her meal. The teacher heard that Jian Lu's handwriting was good, so she asked someone to help her make a blackboard newspaper.

Jian Lu experienced many new things while attending college. Writing and drawing on the blackboard and looking at the energetic students around her, she felt a lot younger.

The first semester of freshman year passed quickly, and when the second semester began, the school welcomed a big event that was eagerly anticipated by many students.

While eating, Sun Shangmei told Jian Lu the news she had heard in advance, "The sports meet is coming up soon, Sister Lulu, what event are you going to sign up for?"

"Sports meet?" Jian Lu thought about it and realized that it was almost October. Yes, this was usually the time for school sports meets. Every time a major school held a sports meet, the opening ceremony would be accompanied by the host's words - October is the golden autumn, and the cool breeze brings a refreshing coolness... and it starts.

Jian Lu had heard this sentence from elementary school to college. It was almost the unchanging opening words of sports games.

"I'm not very good at sports." Jian Lu was a little hesitant. She was not a good athlete and she had to be careful not to drag down her class. She had never participated in sports before and was just a cheerleader.

"It's okay. The most important thing is to participate!" Sun Shangmei had already inquired about the sports meet in advance. "I'm going to sign up for volleyball. Do you want to join us? No one here knows how to play volleyball, but there's one team member who has played before. She said she can teach us."

volleyball?

Yes, volleyball is very popular in China now. Almost all major universities have volleyball teams, especially women's volleyball teams.

Jian Lu had never played volleyball before, but she thought she could give it a try. "If there aren't enough people, I can go and give it a try."

At a sports meet, almost the entire class took part and everyone signed up for an event. Jian Lu and her roommates Sun Shangmei and Qiu Cuiping signed up for volleyball, Hao Yue signed up for lead ball and javelin, Song Guilan signed up for long-distance running, and Li Suihua signed up for high jump.

The sports meet has a high status in the hearts of students. Even the students who love studying are looking forward to the sports meet. After class, everyone organizes their own practice and strives to get a good ranking in the sports meet.

Jian Lu didn't think so. She thought that she just had to avoid being too embarrassed.

She had just trained volleyball for half an hour, and both of her arms were still aching slightly from playing volleyball.

To play volleyball, one needs to use both arms to catch the ball. She has practiced this move hundreds of times. Fortunately, hard work pays off, and now she can catch the ball steadily.

During the break in training, everyone was resting. On the playground, the basketball team was training on the other side, and students were practicing long-distance and short-distance running on the other side. In short, no one was idle.

After gulping down the water, Jian Lu finally felt comfortable. She fanned her cheeks with her hands. Her little face was flushed after the exercise, which made her skin look even fairer.

At this time, Jian Lu was wearing a dark green sports suit, short-sleeved shirt and shorts. Her long, straight legs and well-proportioned body were particularly eye-catching, and what caught people's attention even more was her face.

Since she entered the school, Jian Lu's reputation as a beauty has spread throughout the school. The students privately gave her the nickname of the "belle of the Trade Department" and sometimes they would whisper to her when they met her in the cafeteria.

The university campus is full of youth, and many male classmates are eager to pursue Jian Lu, but they find out that she is married a week after school starts.

In an instant, hearts were broken all over the ground.

However, even so, Jian Lu's reputation as the school beauty still remains, and some people with ulterior motives even think that getting married is not a big deal, but he doesn't care.

On the playground, the tallest boy on the basketball team glanced at the volleyball training ground across the street. He was caught off guard and the basketball in his hand was snatched away.

"Qin Zhiwu, what's wrong with you? Are you unable to walk because of looking at beautiful girls?"

Qin Zhiwu smiled and said nothing, just taking advantage of the opportunity to go down the slope, "I'm tired, let me take a rest, Yang Tao, you come and take my place!"

Qin Zhiwu, who had just come down from the basketball court, walked towards the volleyball court holding a bottle of cool orange soda.

Behind him was a group of gossiping classmates.

"Is Qin Zhiwu looking for Jian Lu from the Trade Department?"

"Of course!"

"That's not right, isn't Jian Lu married?" A group of people sighed, "Hey, how come she's married? Otherwise I would definitely pursue Jian Lu."

"It's not a problem if you're married. Qin Zhiwu said that you can still get divorced after marriage. He doesn't mind."

"He doesn't even dislike divorced women? Tsk tsk."

Qin Zhiwu ignored the discussions behind him and walked straight to the volleyball training ground. His arrival also attracted a lot of attention from the people around him.

Qin Zhiwu was a freshman in the Chinese Department, Class of 1977. Right after he entered school, he became famous for his handsome appearance among the male students. Everyone was a top student, so if you look good, it is natural that you will easily arouse discussion.

In addition, this guy is also very good at sports. He joined the basketball team when he entered the school, which made him even more famous.

"Student Jian Lu." Qin Zhiwu walked up to Jian Lu, paying attention to everyone's gaze, and handed over the bottle of still-cold orange soda. "Drink this to quench your thirst."

Jian Lu knew that this guy was quite famous in the school. It was not the first time that he came near her and his eyes were quite straightforward. She immediately became alarmed. "Classmate, I don't really like soda. Please give it to another classmate."

Looking around the court, Jian Lu saw the gossiping eyes of the crowd and directly distanced herself from the matter, "This classmate is very caring among classmates. He brought soda to our volleyball team. If any classmate likes to drink soda, come and get some."

Qin Zhiwu didn't expect that the soda he bought for 15 cents would not be delivered. "Just..."

"Really?" Qiu Cuiping fiddled with her braided hair with both hands, looking happy, "Can I drink it?"

"Of course you can." Jian Lu asked her to go get the soda. "This classmate said it doesn't matter who you give it to."

Qiu Cuiping took the orange soda from Qin Zhiwu's hand with a little shyness. She took one look at this man and thought he was extremely handsome. She didn't dare to look at him any more and said softly, "Thank you."

Qin Zhiwu left in frustration because the soda he delivered didn't reach the person he liked. In fact, he could see that Jian Lu didn't want to have anything to do with him, but he really fell in love with a girl at first sight for the first time in his life. The only pity was that this person was already married.

After the training of each team was over, Qin Zhiwu was unwilling to continue waiting for people on the road to the cafeteria. However, Jian Lu saw Qin Zhiwu from a distance and turned around and left with Sun Shangmei.

Qin Zhiwu sighed as he watched Jian Lu leave. In the blink of an eye, Qiu Cuiping walked up to him.

"Student Qin, I want to eat alone. Can I have dinner with you?"

Qin Zhiwu was about to refuse when he heard Qiu Cuiping continue, "I think you seem to like Jian Lu very much."

Qin Zhiwu was about to deny it when he heard Qiu Cuiping continue, "In fact, Jian Lu may not be what you think. Sometimes you can't just know a person based on appearance."

Qin Zhiwu understood what was said and was curious: was Jian Lu not as beautiful as she looked?

"Then let's go have dinner together." Qin Zhiwu couldn't hold back his curiosity and suggested having dinner together.

After getting their meal, Qin Zhiwu and Qiu Cuiping sat in a corner of the cafeteria. Qiu Cuiping asked Qin Zhiwu about his situation, his family, what school he went to before, what he liked to eat, and so on, asking Qin Zhiwu one question after another until he lost his patience.

"Student Qiu Cuiping, aren't you going to talk about Jian Lu? What happened to her?"

Qiu Cuiping looked at Qin Zhiwu and heard him asking about Jian Lu. A hint of annoyance flashed across her eyes. "I heard that Jian Lu had a bad relationship with men in the past..."

Qin Zhiwu's pupils dilated, and he couldn't believe it when he thought of Jian Lu, who was as pure as a jasmine flower.

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The sports meet came as scheduled. Jian Lu found that Qin Zhiwu had not come to bother her recently, and she was relieved. This man had no sense of boundaries. In fact, she hinted at her frustration at the beginning, but this man seemed not to understand. He didn't confess his feelings but just liked to get close to her, leaving her no reason to say anything harsh.

Now, this person should have given up.

"Wow, college sports meets are different. They're much bigger than our high school ones. The atmosphere is different!"

Accompanied by the familiar opening music of sports games that has been popular in the country for decades, Jian Lu listened to the opening words of the freshman of the Chinese Department on the stage, "Golden October, the autumn breeze brings coolness..."

There was round after round of applause.

Jian Lu and her classmates, who had been training for more than half a month, participated in a volleyball game. In her previous life, she studied hard on campus and took part-time jobs to earn money whenever she had time, so Jian Lu had never participated in group activities.

Finally, after several qualifying matches, Jian Lu's Trade Class 2 won third place in the school's women's volleyball tournament. A group of female students who had no volleyball experience were able to get a place, and everyone hugged each other excitedly.

This university activity brought her some fresh feelings.

It turns out that a big sports meeting can make people so excited.

Listening to the constant cheers and applause from all around, every time I caught a ball or made a good spike there would be cheers, the tension and anxiety at match point, everything gradually gave this life of college a different color.

It's colorful and very moving.

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The second semester of my sophomore year seemed to pass very quickly after the sports meet, and the final exams are approaching in the blink of an eye. After the exams, I will have winter vacation.

The end of the semester is approaching, and everyone is concentrating on reviewing seriously, but there are exceptions.

Qiu Cuiping smeared a lot of stuff on her face, picked up the small mirror on Sun Shangshu's desk to look at herself, picked up her bag, and went out without saying a word.

Sun Shangmei, the most gossipy person in the dormitory, looked at her leaving back and recalled her recent discovery that her roommate Qiu Cuiping had been particularly fond of going out recently. Now, it was already dark, and she was packing up to leave again.

After everyone left, Sun Shangmei and her roommates talked about this matter, "Is Sister Cuiping dating Qin Zhiwu? Many people saw them eating together and going out together."

Hao Yue didn't care about these and continued reading. "Xiao Mei, you should read more books when you have time, but the end of the semester is almost here."

Jian Lu smiled and agreed, "I think so too. Have you memorized all the trade relations?"

Sun Shangmei lay straight on the bed. What's wrong with these people? They are talking about exams and killing people's enthusiasm for gossip!

Having said that, Sun Shangmei's grades are actually pretty good. She is in the upper-middle level in her grade, and she also performed well in the midterm exam after the start of the school year.

There are six people in Jian Lu's dormitory, and five of them have stable grades. Jian Lu ranked among the top three in her grade in the final exam last semester. The others are also in the upper-middle level. Only Qiu Cuiping is ranked third from the bottom.

"What's wrong with Sister Cuiping? Didn't she do well in the college entrance examination? Just a little lower than Sister Lulu, but much better than us. But she did so poorly in the last exam."

Song Guilan and Qiu Cuiping were close, so she knew. "I asked her, and she said she caught a cold during the final exam last semester, and felt dizzy, so she didn't perform well."

"Is that so? That does have an impact on me."

......

After the final exam, Jian Lu got her score and saw that she ranked first in the grade.

"Wow, Sister Lulu, you are so awesome!" Sun Shangmei seemed even more excited than Jian Lu, "There is a twenty-yuan scholarship!"

"I'll treat you to dinner then." Jian Lu was considered generous in the dormitory, but she didn't show off her wealth too much. She kept a steady pace and treated her roommates to cakes and candies from time to time.

"OK!"

Hao Yue's hard work paid off. She ranked tenth in her grade in the final exam and received a six-yuan scholarship. She wanted to buy some delicious food for her son. Sun Shangmei knew her family situation and didn't make trouble for her.

Sun Shangmei ranked 55th in her grade this time, which was pretty good. She then asked about her other roommates and found out that Li Suihua was in the 82nd grade and Song Guilan was in the 43rd grade.

"Sister Cuiping, how many points did you get?"

Qiu Cuiping crumpled up her report card and stuffed it into her pocket without saying anything. "I'm going home first."

"Oh, bye, see you next semester!"

Anyway, the freshman year was over. We had spent two semesters together and had a good relationship. After some reluctance to leave, we said our separate ways at the train station and boarded green trains bound for different places.

Jian Lu welcomed her first summer vacation and returned to the island at the end of December.

Her mother-in-law came back from the border with her two children to pick her up.

"Oh, are you tired?" Aunt Wang took care of the third daughter-in-law and her newborn grandson until they were about half a year old. When they returned to the island, they were both very happy.

"No, Mom, I'm exercising, maybe I have some muscles." Jian Lu discovered that her mother-in-law was just like Cheng Zheng. She always felt that she had lost weight after going to college, so she had to replenish her body every time she came back.

"Chicken?" Aunt Wang thought for a moment. "You want to eat chicken? I'll ask Shitou if I can get one in exchange."

Jian Lu: “…”

But it doesn’t matter. It’s not bad to eat chicken and drink chicken soup.

"Mom, I got 100 and 99 points in the exam!" Shuangshuang started asking for praise as soon as she saw her mother. Now Shuangshuang is a second-grade elementary school student.

"That's great, we are both the best." Jian Lu took her daughter home.

"Shitou is still in the army. They are very busy recently."

Jian Lu nodded. She knew that Cheng Zheng didn't come to pick her up because he was too busy at work and couldn't leave.

After returning home, Jian Lu just felt relaxed. The feeling of winter and summer vacations was so wonderful. She didn't feel it in the previous few years when she didn't go to school. She just felt that every day was almost the same and more and more boring.

Now that I'm in college, it seems like every day off has become precious and lovely. It's true that we don't know how to cherish something until we lose it.

Aunt Wang felt sorry for her daughter-in-law's hard work in studying, especially since it was a brain-intensive job and she needed to nourish her body, so she stewed a white radish and pork lung soup for her, steamed a fish, and made two vegetarian dishes.

There were only three of us having dinner at home today, and the meal was still plentiful.

"Lulu, you need to use your brain now. Eat more."

"I know, Mom. I won't let myself down."

Both of them nodded, "Me too."

Shuangshuang also loves to eat. She likes to try everything, even dirty food. She eats pig lungs with gusto.

It was around ten o'clock in the evening when Cheng Zheng returned home. The lights in the living room were left on. Whenever he was busy in the army and didn't go home, his family would leave the lights on in the living room for him. The warm yellow light seemed to warm people's hearts.

But today was different. Not only the living room, but also my bedroom had lights on.

Pushing the door open, Cheng Zheng saw Jian Lu lying on the bed. He hadn't seen her for more than two months. Looking at his wife's back as she slept with her back to him, Cheng Zheng felt his heart filled and heavy.

After washing up, he lay down on the bed quietly and held his wife in his arms.

Jian Lu smelled a familiar scent, and drowsily leaned over, finding a comfortable position to continue sleeping.

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This year's Spring Festival arrived as scheduled at the end of January.

Several families did not leave the army and stayed to celebrate the New Year. They discussed preparing the New Year's Eve dinner together and had a reunion dinner with great excitement.

As usual, each family prepares several dishes.

Jian Lu and her mother-in-law stewed fish soup, made a pot of pork, and fried a portion of hairtail.

Cheng Zheng queued up at the grocery store early in the morning to buy the hairtail. Jian Lu cut it into finger-long pieces, mixed it with flour and eggs, and stirred it evenly.

First, coat the hairtail fillets in flour paste. When a thin layer of paste is coated on them, fry them in a pan. When the surface of the hairtail fillets is fried until golden brown, remove them from the pan, sprinkle them with pepper and salt, and serve.

The fried hairtail is golden and crispy, and when you take a bite, you can hear the crackling sound of the fish meat and bones. The fish meat is firm and crispy, and the fish bones break after being fried. It tastes like eating some kind of crispy snack.

This dish is a favorite of the kids.

"Mmm, so delicious." Shuangshuang finished eating a piece of hairtail and licked her fingers. It smelled so good.

"You are not allowed to eat anymore. It's time for dinner soon. Don't eat too much hairtail fish." Cui Yuhe brought the spicy fried octopus and garlic oysters to the table and saw that several children had greasy hands after eating.

"good."

The New Year’s Eve dinner is rich and lively. The children are busy eating, while the adults are chatting and drinking, enjoying the most relaxing moment of the year.

"Dunzi, do you want to drink?" Xu Lang drank a few glasses of white wine. Seeing Dunzi standing up to pick up food, he couldn't help but tease him, "If you want to drink, Uncle Xu will pour it for you."

Dunzi would not fall into this trap. "Uncle Xu, I don't drink. That white wine doesn't taste good at all."

Looking at Dunzi, who was growing up to be almost as tall as himself, and then looking at his eldest son Hengheng on the other side, Xu Lang could only sigh, "Dunzi and Hengheng have grown up so much. Time has passed so fast."

As he spoke, he raised his glass and motioned to the brothers at the table to clink glasses and drink.

The wine glasses clinked together and the host held the wine and took a sip. Cheng Zheng was also surprised, as if Dunzi and the others were still children who were only as tall as his waist yesterday, but now they were so tall when they stood up.

Looking at Liang Haisheng, Cheng Zheng asked him, "Dunzi and Hengheng should take the college entrance examination at the beginning of the year, right?"

"Yes." Liang Haisheng was worried about his son's future. Based on his understanding of his son, getting into college? Difficult! "This kid is not good at studying."

He is most active when playing, but disappears when it comes to studying. Liang Haisheng and Feng Xiuhui don't force him. After all, their original requirement for their son was to have a junior high school diploma, and now he has exceeded the task.

Feng Xiuhui responded, "Hengheng's grades are good, so he should have no problem passing the college entrance examination."

Xu Lang waved his hands, "I don't know if I can pass the exam. The college entrance examination is very difficult nowadays. I heard that the admission rate is very low."

Jian Lu listened silently, then spoke, "Try your best first. After all, you have taken the college entrance examination and don't have any regrets. The rest can be discussed after you finish the exam."

"Lulu, when you have time, show them how to prepare for the exam. We are completely in the dark."

"Okay, since we have a lot of time during the winter break, I'll show it to them."

Liang Haisheng also let it go. "If it really doesn't work, I'm thinking of letting Dunzi join the army."

There's nothing wrong with a son following in his father's footsteps, but who knew the son would have such opinions.

Dunzi, who was eating at another table with other children, heard this and said, "Dad, I don't want to be a soldier."

"What's wrong with being a soldier?" Liang Haisheng was heartbroken after hearing his son say several times that he didn't want to be a soldier. "Don't you know how many people want to be a soldier but can't? They all ask for help from others to arrange for them to be soldiers. You just don't know how lucky you are."

"That's your generation's business. There are many opportunities now, and you don't necessarily have to join the army." Dunzi has his own ideas. He has read the recent newspapers. "The leaders have said that we need to develop the economy now. I might as well go and make some money."

"Nonsense!" Liang Haisheng was drunk and became even more angry when he heard his son talking nonsense. "Either study hard or join the army. Don't worry about other nonsense."

Jian Lu glanced at Dunzi and thought that this kid was smart and had noticed the reform and opening up.

Hengheng, a student who is about to take the college entrance examination, is much calmer than Dunzi's rebelliousness. His grades are decent, so he devotes himself to preparing for the college entrance examination.

"Dunzi, do you really want to make money?" Hengheng whispered.

"I don't want to be a soldier anyway." Dunzi had no interest in being a soldier. Then he remembered something and said, "Wu Xiangchen said he wants to be a soldier. Let him go. It will be enough if one of us becomes a soldier."

Many children of military personnel do follow in their father's footsteps and join the army.

At the adults' dinner table, Cheng Zheng also talked about Wu Feng, who had retired from the army and changed his career.

Half a month ago, Wu Feng called back and we chatted for a few minutes. Since he was discharged from the army, Wu Feng joined a state-owned steel rolling mill in his hometown and was assigned to be the deputy director of the workshop. The salary is good, and now he and his son live in a tube building in the family courtyard of the factory.

"Old Wu is living a good life now. He is now a deputy director at least."

"Why? Are you jealous? You should retire too."

"No, I haven't been a soldier long enough." Xu Lang waved his hand.

"Old Wu is not going to be a soldier anymore. Chenchen is going to take over his job." Cheng Zheng remembered what Wu Feng said on the phone. "People have started asking about him."

"Really?" Liang Haisheng thought Chenchen's idea was very good and he was much more aware than his own son.

"Yes, they said that you can take the entrance exam to the military academy directly after graduating from high school." Cheng Zheng had comrades in the Capital Military Academy, and they also helped Wu Feng inquire about the rules.

"Good boy, this is the child of our soldiers!" Liang Haisheng took another look at his son and felt that this boy had a low level of awareness!

After the lively New Year's Eve dinner, Jian Lu heard that Feng Xiuhui and Cui Yuhe's families had reached the time to consider their children's future, and she felt that time had passed too quickly.

When I first arrived on the island, Dunzi and Hengheng were just a little kid, and now they are about to take the college entrance examination.

Looking at her little girl who was jumping up and down, Jian Lu touched Cheng Zheng's arm and said, "Are you starting to worry? What path will Shuangshuang take in the future?"

Liang Haisheng and Xu Lang are both optimistic about their children joining the army. In short, continuing to study and joining the army are the only two options, and other options seem to no longer be within the scope of consideration.

"It depends on what she likes." Cheng Zheng is just the opposite. Apart from joining the army, he seems to support his daughter in everything she does. "Being in the army is hard. It would be best if both of you can continue your studies. By then, we will have two college students in our family. It sounds great. After finishing school, we can get a job and have a stable life."

When Shuangshuang heard her parents mention her, her attention turned to them, "Dad, what did you say about me?"

Cheng Zheng smiled and caught the girl who rushed over. "They say you are smart. You will be like your mother in the future. You will be good at studying and go to college."

Shuangshuang pouted and said, "I'm smart!"

A few days after the New Year, every family was busy visiting relatives and friends, and both received a lot of red envelopes. The amount in the piggy bank kept increasing and was approaching twenty yuan.

On the fourth day of the Lunar New Year, Shuangshuang went to Lu's house to visit sister Lu Qing. Lu Qing went back to her grandmother's house with her parents before the New Year and only came back yesterday afternoon.

The two little girls made an appointment to play together.

"I'll go see what Brother Dunzi and the others are playing." Shuangshuang always knew that if they wanted to play, they had to find Brother Dunzi because he was the best at playing.

Unfortunately, brother Dunzi was not at home, and Shuangshuang was caught and was about to run out to meet Yuanyuan.

"Brother Yuanyuan, are you going to look for Brother Dunzi and the others? We want to go too."

Yuanyuan curled her lips and said, "We are going to fight."

If you want to fight, then don't go. Yuanyuan didn't say this out loud.

But both of them became even more excited when they heard about the war!

"Then we must go!"

Yuanyuan was running in front, Shuangshuang was chasing after them, pulling Lu Qing. However, Shuangshuang recognized that they were going to the secret base.

"Shuangshuang, should we intervene if they are fighting?" Lu Qing didn't understand.

"Fighting is fun. Let's go play together."

A trace of crack appeared on Lu Qing's usually calm face. What does this mean? Fighting is fun?

No matter how much they persuaded her, Lu Qing had no choice but to go with them. If the fight got serious, she would have to protect the two girls and also think about how to call for help.

There is an abandoned house at the innermost part of the military family compound. It used to be the office of the Women's Federation. Later, the Women's Federation changed its office address, but this house has never been used for other purposes. Over time, it became the children's favorite secret base for playing.

"Come on, rock-paper-scissors. The loser will play the role of a member of the G party or a spy."

More than ten children gathered together and divided into two groups. Dunzi Hengheng and his group of children won the game of rock-paper-scissors and played the role of the People's Liberation Army, with proud looks on their faces.

On the opposite side, Wei Changmin, who was the same age as Dunzi, also led a group of children. Because he lost the game of rock-paper-scissors, he could only play the roles of reactionaries and spies. In short, none of them were good people.

"Okay, okay, get ready to start!"

This is the favorite game of military children. It involves large numbers of players, large battle arrays, combat strategy commands and actions, as well as natural faction divisions. It is very exciting to play.

"Brother Dunzi!" Shuangshuang and the gangsters arrived late and waved at everyone.

"Why are Shuangshuang here?" Dunzi glanced at Yuanyuan who arrived last, and knew it must be him who brought people here.

"She came here by herself." Yuanyuan made a clever excuse. Brother Dunzi and the others had always been reluctant to come together to participate. What if the little girl got hurt?

"I want to play!" Shuangshuang said straight to the point. Seeing so many people, she became excited. She had played this game twice before with brother Dunzi and it was really fun.

"You...you?" Dunzi looked at Shuangshuang and the sullen Lu Qing, "How are you going to play? We are all men."

"Ah~ I want to play." Shuangshuang grabbed brother Dunzi's arm and acted coquettishly. Anyway, brother Dunzi had never disobeyed her, and it always worked.

"Shuangshuang, he doesn't want us to play, and we don't care." Lu Qing saw his eyes sweeping over her, and she was really impatient and angry for a moment, "Let's go."

"No." Shuangshuang tried her best to persuade sister Qingqing, "This is really fun."

She turned around and started acting coquettishly with brother Dunzi again.

Dunzi was so annoyed that he had no choice but to give in to his sister and assign her a role far away from the battlefield. "Okay, then you will be the leader. You must hide well and cannot come out. If you are caught by them, we will lose."

Both nodded. She knew that she was the leader and it was very important! "I will definitely hide well and not get caught!"

Now that they had found their place, Shuangshuang asked, "What about Sister Qingqing? What role does she play?"

Dunzi was just about to suggest that Lu Qing play the role of the commander's orderly, so that both of them could stay away at once. But when he looked over, he saw that the girl had a bad look on her face, so Dunzi changed the subject and said, "Let her play the role of a nurse. She will bandage our soldiers when they are injured."

"Wow!" Shuangshuang thought being a nurse was great and excitedly accepted the offer on behalf of Sister Qingqing.

Lu Qing didn't want to play any games at all, but she was worried about Shuangshuang not leaving. When she heard that Dunzi had arranged a nurse for her, she became even more angry.

However, Shuangshuang was so into the role that Dunzi dragged her to a secluded corner of her former office. He also moved a chair in and prepared a kettle of water with a few candies next to it.

"I'll come and call you when the game is over. Just hide well." Dunzi saw that it was safe now, and neither side would be in trouble if the two sides fought.

"I know!" Shuangshuang knew that she was very important and would definitely hide it well.

Wei Changmin looked at Dunzi who was struggling and came out, a little impatient, "Dunzi, are you annoyed? You brought a little kid with you to the war."

"It's none of your business. My sister loves to play. We've already agreed that none of you are allowed to go inside for a while."

"Okay, okay, let's get started!"

"Ready, set, go!"

At the command of the leaders of both sides, the children playing the warriors began to hide, leaving Lu Qing standing in the middle, at a loss. What...what should she do?

Dunzi looked at Lu Qing who was standing in the middle in a daze, and he held his forehead in silence. He immediately turned back and rushed out, but the opposite side was ambushed. When Wei Changmin saw Dunzi coming out, he directly pulled the slingshot in his hand and shot at him.

"Hurry up!" Dunzi yelled over, scaring Lu Qing. Before she could react, Dunzi grabbed her arm and ran in another direction. "This is so troublesome."

Lu Qing was dragged to the base by Dunzi and watched the soldiers go out to fight. After a while, he came back with marks all over his body from being hit by a slingshot with a piece of paper tied to it.

As a nurse, she had to bandage the soldiers with grass.

"Hurry up, there are four more soldiers waiting for you to bandage them." Dunzi saw that she was dilly-dallying and not quick at all, "How can you be so fast? You've already bandaged one, and the other three are already dead."

Lu Qing looked at the soldiers waiting in line to be bandaged, speechless. What the hell was going on? How could anyone think such a game was fun?!

But now she was in a dilemma, she couldn't leave, otherwise the opponent would attack her, so she could only resign herself to her fate and bandage herself up.

Next, Lu Qing was manipulated by Dunzi and was busy like a top. She suspected that this man was deliberately making trouble for her and was taking revenge on her.

When I looked up, I saw Dunzi watching me busy and smiling happily.

Dunzi put away his smile and said, "What are you looking at? Nurse Lu, why are you not concentrating on your work?"

Lu Qing glared at him, and became even angrier when he saw him rushing out to fight.

Not long after, Dunzi came back with honor and injury, with an ink-stained note on his chest. As she looked at it, she felt that the opportunity to vent her anger had come.

Nurse Lu took the initiative for the first time and tried to tie a knot on Dunzi's hand with the longest weed in his hand.

"Hey...what are you doing?" Dunzi was startled. "I don't need a bandage. Go take care of other people."

Who would have thought that the usually angry Lu Qing would smile this time, "Political Commissar Liang, how could you not bandage your wound? You can't fall down."

As she spoke, she tightened her hands and heard Dunzi's cry of pain. Then she smiled and said, "Okay, I am a very professional nurse!"

Wow.

Dunzi looked at the person whose expression changed instantly in confusion, then looked at the weeds she had tied on his arm, which were tied so tightly that he was confused.

There was a fierce battle going on outside, but Shuangshuang was happily eating in a secluded corner.

After eating a piece of chicken cake and drinking some water from the kettle, both of them were almost full.

Is the fighting outside not over yet? Why hasn't anyone come to arrest the leader?

Shuangshuang was curious, so she jumped down from the chair and tiptoed out. As she walked, she suddenly heard footsteps coming from the surroundings.

Ah! The enemy must be coming!

Shuangshuang immediately entered combat mode. As the leader, he could not be captured.

But there was no shelter in this place, and Shuangshuang turned around several times in a panic, not knowing where to hide. She searched everywhere, but only saw the chair she had just sat on. She ran to the back of the chair and squatted behind it to hide.

I hold my head with both hands, and mutter silently in my heart, you can't see me, you can't see me...

The footsteps were getting closer and closer. I could still hear them even with my hands covering my ears. It seemed like they were already approaching me. It was over. The leader was going to be caught.

With a sad face, Shuangshuang timidly raised her head and looked at the person above her.

The young man was tall and thin, wearing a green military uniform and standing behind the two of them. He looked at the little girl squatting on the ground with clear eyes and smiled unconsciously.

Shuangshuang realized that the person who came was not the brothers who played games with him today, and he also felt that this person seemed familiar, but he just couldn't remember who he was.

Looking at the little girl's struggling and thinking eyes, the young man smiled and asked:

"You little heartless bastard, how come you don't recognize me anymore?"