Chapter 7 Captain
Chen Zhuyi's hand was still hanging in the air. Aunt Lu's face showed embarrassment and she looked at Chen Zhuyi apologetically.
"Zhu Yi, I'm so sorry. Ling Yi went through some things when she was a child, so sometimes she's a little... impolite. Don't be angry, she's not usually like this. You'll know once you get to know her more. I'm so sorry."
Chen Zhu withdrew his hand and waved it away after hearing Aunt Lu's apology.
"Aunt Lu, I'm fine. I understand."
Aunt Lu heaved a sigh of relief when she saw that Chen Zhuyi was indeed not angry.
"Thank you, Zhuyi." Aunt Lu hesitated to speak, unable to hold back: "Auntie really hopes that you can play with Lingyi. She has no friends, and the only friend is..."
"mom!"
His words were interrupted, and Xie Lingyi stood at the door with a sullen look on his face.
"Lu You is a very good person! I don't want to hear you say bad things about her again!"
Aunt Lu looked embarrassed, hummed and stopped talking, then turned around and sat on the stool to continue picking vegetables.
Chen Zhuyi was a little confused by the behavior of the mother and daughter.
The mother doesn't look like a mother, and the daughter doesn't look like a daughter.
But this is someone else's family affair, and if they don't say anything, it's not convenient for her to ask.
Walking to Aunt Lu, Chen Zhuyi was about to help her pick vegetables, but was driven away by Aunt Lu.
"It's unreasonable to ask guests to work. Come inside and sit down. I've almost prepared the food. It will be ready soon."
Chen Zhu had no choice but to go inside the house.
Xie Lingyi seemed to take Yaya back to his room. Chen Zhuyi sat alone in the living room and picked up a book from the bookshelf and started reading.
In the evening, Aunt Lu prepared the meal and started calling for dinner.
Commander Lu, Xie Lingyi, and Yaya finally came out.
Yaya's parents are both soldiers. They are currently on missions outside and have not returned yet, so there are only four adults and one child for dinner.
Aunt Lu prepared three dishes and a soup, two of which were meat dishes and the soup was chicken soup, which was a very high standard for entertaining guests.
Commander Lu looked a little haggard, probably because he had been dealing with some affairs. He picked up the chopsticks, picked out the chicken legs from the chicken soup and put them into Chen Zhuyi's bowl.
"You're too thin. Eat more to replenish your body. Let's eat."
Chen Zhuyi knew that this was Commander Lu's good intention and did not refuse.
But some people put down their chopsticks and quit.
"Dad! You always gave me the first bite with your chopsticks before! Why did you give it to someone else today?" Xie Lingyi asked loudly, his eyes red with excitement, as if something big had happened.
Commander Lu didn't look very happy because he was yelling in front of others.
"Takeichi is your sister! It's her first time at home! I'll pick up whatever you want to eat for you!"
Xie Lingyi stood up and walked out of the house with a dark face.
Aunt Lu stood up and tried to stop them, but was stopped by Commander Lu.
"Let her go. She'll definitely go find that Lu You again! We can still have a good meal after she leaves! It's all because of you. Now you can't even say a word!"
Aunt Lu wiped her tears with grievance.
"Who wanted what happened back then to happen? She's suffered so much, so what if I spoil her a little?"
Commander Lu snorted.
“That’s unreasonable!”
Yaya was frightened by this scene and was a little at a loss. Shen Yi noticed it and touched Yaya's head soothingly.
Commander Lu looked at Chen Zhuyi with guilt, "I'm sorry to make you laugh. Ling Yi was once kidnapped by special forces when she was a child and suffered some abuse. Since then, she has become a bit withdrawn."
Upon hearing this, Chen Zhuyi's original suspicion of Xie Lingyi instantly disappeared.
He was captured and tortured by special enemies.
With just a few words, one can imagine that he must have experienced a lot of inhuman abuse, which must have left him with great trauma in his heart, and he must have a withdrawn personality.
"I understand uncle."
Knowing that Commander Lu was busy and Aunt Lu still had to look for Xie Lingyi, Chen Zhuyi said goodbye and left after dinner.
When they returned to the educated youth site, everyone had just finished their meal and when they saw Chen Zhu coming back, they called her over.
"Chen Zhuyi, we are selecting the captain of the educated youth team and need to vote. You are also a member of the educated youth team, come quickly!"
Every group needs a leader. As soon as Chen Zhu walked over and sat down, everyone started the election.
The girls all expressed no interest, but the six boys were very active. In the end, the captain chosen was Niu Chenggong, the oldest and most stable man.
After selecting the team leader, we discussed cooking and some small matters. Tomorrow is the first day of work, so everyone went back to their rooms early to wash up and go to bed.
After sitting on the boat for an entire afternoon and dragging the luggage, Chen Zhu was extremely tired. He simply washed up and fell asleep.
The lights at the educated youth site were soon all turned off, and everyone, tired after a day of work, quickly fell asleep.
night.
A small boat docked at the island's harbor.
Huo Jinzhi and Ma Yang got off the boat and thanked the old man.
"It's really troublesome to ask you to come here in the middle of the night."
The old man smiled and waved his hand.
"What trouble! I usually go home at this time every day. I'm so happy that you guys are taking care of my business. It's so late, go home quickly and get some rest!"
Military dormitory.
Huo Jinzhi and Ma Yang tiptoed to their beds, took off their clothes, lay on the bed, and fell asleep.
When Huo Jinzhi opened his eyes again, he found himself on the battlefield again.
The flames of war were raging, sparks were flying, and the sound of artillery shells could be heard in my ears. My body reflexively picked up the weapon beside me and entered combat mode.
The waves of enemies made Huo Jinzhi concentrate his body so much that he ignored the movements behind him.
Suddenly, a hand patted his shoulder.
"Old Huo!"
A voice was heard, and Huo Jinzhi opened his eyes suddenly, still a little frightened, and his sight met a huge braised egg.
He punched out instinctively, but the opponent was prepared and nimbly retracted his head to avoid the punch.
"Old Huo, when did you come back last night? I don't even know."
Huo Jinzhi pinched his nose, his back was already soaked with cold sweat, and he took a while to speak.
"Lingchen, Lao Yao, did you shave your head?"
Old Yao touched the glowing top of his head and spoke proudly.
"Well, I found that this way, I can sleep a few more minutes every day, and washing my hair only takes a few seconds, it's very easy. Do you want to shave it too?"
"No." Huo Jinzhi refused. He glanced at the time and saw that it was almost time for morning exercise. He stood up, got dressed and went to wash up.
Old Yao clicked his tongue and shook his head when he saw Huo Jinzhi's actions.
"You are such a cruel person. You still have half an hour to lie down for a while."
When they arrived at the camp, the team leaders were all surprised to see Huo Jinzhi. When they learned that he had returned in the early morning, they all told him to go back and rest, and he would take care of the training.
Huo Jinzhi didn't leave.
"Captain, I'm almost done sleeping. It's fine."
Seeing that Huo Jinzhi was in good condition, the regiment commander stopped trying to persuade him and called the other battalion commanders to gather together.
"Didn't the educated youth come yesterday? The secretary just came and said that the educated youth are too weak and prone to illness, so he wanted us to teach them some military boxing exercises this morning. Who among you will go?"
Educated youth?
Huo Jinzhi instantly thought of the girl on the train.
“Let’s go!”
A voice came from behind Huo Jinzhi.
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