Chapter 213
Although Guo Wenjing and Grandma Guo have the same surname, in fact, Guo Wenjing is Grandma Guo's granddaughter.
Grandma Guo lost her husband in middle age and lived with her daughter. Later, her daughter met an unlucky man and died before she was twenty, leaving behind Guo Wenjing, who had just turned two years old.
The grandfather and grandson have been dependent on each other for more than ten years. Because his father has never been present since he was a child and his mother passed away early, Guo Wenjing was bullied by his peers and has an inferiority complex and is timid.
It was not until Grandma Guo could no longer bear the gossip around her and moved her house to Liuhuai Lane that Guo Wenjing gradually got better, but it was only a little better. Her personality changed from being inferior and timid to being quiet and shy.
Because the two families live next to each other and are about the same age, Su Qingci and Su Jindong have been following him since childhood.
In the second half of last year, Guo Wenjing took over Grandma Guo's job and became an accountant at the North Suburbs Timber Factory.
Su Jindong grinned at Guo Wenjing, "Wenjing, it's been a long time since we last met. I didn't see you when I came back last time!"
"That time I followed the director of our factory to buy wood. When I came back, you had already returned to the army."
"I wouldn't have gone if I had known!"
Grandma Guo looked at Guo Wenjing thoughtfully, picked up the thermos and poured tea for Su Jindong, and asked him to warm himself by the coal stove.
Su Jindong handed the preserved fruit in his hand to Guo Wenjing, sat with her for a while, and sincerely thanked the Guo family for taking care of Li Yue Niang.
Grandma Guo looked at her granddaughter who was staring at the door in a daze, with a look of disappointment on her face.
"Everyone has gone far away, what are you looking at?"
"I've taught you since you were little that you should behave properly, especially girls, you should be reserved and self-respecting!"
"Today is the first day of the Lunar New Year. I don't want to say much. Think more about your mother and learn from her mistakes!"
"Don't embarrass me."
“At such a young age…”
Guo Wenjing's face turned pale, and her fingers subconsciously clenched the oil-paper bag in her hand. She tensed up and dared not move.
Grandma is the closest person to her in the world, but also the most mean person to her.
Although she had never been hungry and had been beaten only a few times, she was still very ruthless when it came to ordering her around and scolding her.
She seemed to know what Guo Wenjing was thinking. Every time she was happy about something, she could always say a few words to chill her heart.
"What are you standing there for?"
"Didn't you hear me talking to you?"
Guo Wenjing lowered her head, "I know, grandma!"
Seeing her like that, Grandma Guo felt so upset that she had no place to vent.
"Alright, alright, every time I teach you you're like a log, stop standing here and getting in my way."
Guo Wenjing felt relieved upon hearing this and quickly went into her room as if running for her life.
Grandma Guo sighed secretly. How could she not see what Guo Wenjing was thinking?
But Su Jindong obviously had no interest in her at all.
She doesn't want Guo Wenjing to follow her mother's old path.
Guo Wenjing returned to her small room and finally relaxed and sat down at the table in front of the window.
He carefully opened the oil-paper bag in his hand, took out a small piece of yellow peach preserves and sniffed it gently at the tip of his nose.
Then he bit it gently like a treasure.
A sweet smile appeared at the corner of her mouth.
She has liked Su Jindong for a long, long time.
When she was eleven years old, she and her grandmother had just moved to Liuhuai Lane. On her way home from school, she was blocked by a group of children.
Su Jindong suddenly appeared, protecting her behind him, and yelled at the child who bullied her, "From now on, Guo Wenjing belongs to me, Su Jindong. If anyone dares to cause trouble for her or bully her, I will beat them to death."
That was the first time in her life that someone had protected her so openly.
From then on, no matter where she was, as long as Su Jindong was there, her eyes would unconsciously follow him.
The one-week vacation passed quickly.
Su Jindong returned to the army carrying the bags given by his grandmother.
After arriving at the dormitory and putting his things down, he went to the health room without stopping.
"Comrade Ning Yan~"
Zhou Ningyan was packing her things. When she heard someone calling her, she quickly turned around.
"Comrade Su!"
"Comrade Ning Yan, come quickly, let's go~"
Su Jindong looked around and saw that there were only two female soldiers in the room who were busy with their work and no one paid attention to him. He quickly waved and winked at Zhou Ningyan.
Zhou Ningyan glanced cautiously at her busy comrades and saw that no one was paying attention to her.
Only then did he put down the registration book in his hand, took small steps secretly and ran after Su Jindong.
The two ran all the way to the grassy slope behind the grove, and then stopped panting.
"Comrade Ning Yan, when did you come back?"
"I didn't go back. My home is far away. It takes four or five days to go back and forth by train, so I stayed to be on duty."
"Except for New Year's Eve when I went to my aunt's house, I was with the team the rest of the time."
"Why didn't you tell me? I asked you last time during the holiday. If you had told me, I would have taken you to my house to play."
"Look what I brought you~"
Su Jindong had a flattering look on his face, his eyes shining like two little suns, and handed over the small cooking oil paper bag in his hand.
Zhou Ningyan smiled and looked up at Su Jindong, "What good stuff?"
Su Jindong raised his chin and said, "Open it and you'll know!"
Zhou Ningyan felt his burning gaze and lowered her head shyly. Her little girlish look stunned Su Jindong.
"Ning Yan~"
Su Jindong couldn't help but murmur.
Zhou Ningyan slapped Su Jindong on the body and said in a coquettish voice, "Calling me Comrade Ning Yan or Comrade Zhou would be embarrassing if others heard it!"
Su Jindong scratched his head and laughed like a fool.
"If anyone sees this, I'll report it to the organization."
As for what report to make, both of them knew it well.
Seeing that Zhou Ningyan was embarrassed, Su Jindong pulled the oil paper bag over and opened it to show her.
"I brought you various preserved fruits this time."
"I remember the snacks I brought you before the New Year. You loved preserved fruits the most, so I brought a big bag this time."
"There are also some small fried fish and pork jerky. You often have to take turns on duty at night, so you can have some of these as snacks."
"After you finish eating, I'll bring you more next time!"
Zhou Ningyan pinched a piece of dried apple and put it in her mouth. The sweet fragrance made her eyes light up, and the look in her eyes when she looked at Su Jindong was also burning.
She opened her mouth tentatively and asked, "Comrade Su, did Commander Su give you all this?"
"No, this was mailed back by my sister!"
"Your sister? Where is she?"
"She is..."
Su Jindong thought of what his grandmother said: not to tell anyone Su Qingci's address.
He said vaguely, "She is in the south."
"You know the climate in the south has the most fruits."
Zhou Ningyan immediately lost interest, then rolled her eyes and pretended to ask Su Jindong about the New Year.
If it were Li Yue Niang, it would be easy to find that the topic of Zhou Ningyan and Su Jindong's chat always revolved around Su Yi.
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