Chapter 46 What is your relationship?
Su Meng looked up in surprise and met Wang Qinglin's pleading eyes.
She raised her arm and handed over the "Introduction to Materials Science," saying, "Here you go! I didn't expect you to like this kind of dry and boring stuff."
Wang Qinglin chuckled as he accepted the gift. "My family has been blacksmiths for generations, and I grew up in a blacksmith's shop."
But we judge the quality of a material based on experience, and we have never been exposed to book knowledge in this area.
Thank you! This is the first time I've seen a book on this topic.
His smile and sincerity made Su Meng's heart ache.
This is probably a microcosm of countless people who love life and thirst for knowledge.
She smiled and said, "Take a look first, and we can discuss any questions together."
She spoke tactfully, without showing any disdain for his lack of education.
Wang Qinglin felt a warmth in his heart, secretly glanced at the silent Huo Zhenhua, and happily picked up the book to read.
Fortunately, the book was in Chinese, so Wang Qinglin found it easy to read.
Su Meng rummaged through her backpack out of boredom, thinking of taking out another book, when she felt Huo Zhenhua's gaze turn to the side. Her heart tightened, and she immediately gave up the idea.
She was afraid he would discover that she had been smuggling things out of the space.
I feel inexplicably guilty!
Just then, a head of long, black hair fell from the upper bunk.
Next, a bright, smiling face appeared.
"Miss, could I borrow one to read? It's so boring! Preferably a magazine or travelogue."
Su Meng smiled and shook her head, "No more!"
"Could we switch seats? Maybe you need to discuss this further?" She winked at Su Meng, her gaze intentionally or unintentionally sweeping over Huo Zhenhua.
Su Meng immediately realized that her borrowing of the book was a pretense; her real intention was to get closer to Huo Zhenhua.
That said, Huo Zhenhua has well-defined features, strong facial lines, and taut muscles.
Especially eye-catching are the long legs that are awkwardly stacked together with nowhere to go.
She suppressed a laugh as she glanced at the man who was pretending to be asleep, and immediately decided to help him out, "Okay! It's no big deal."
"Thank you, Miss! You're beautiful inside and out. Everything will go smoothly for you, and all your wishes will come true."
Su Meng: "......"
Just for that little mouth that can talk, she'd be willing to trade.
Huo Zhenhua lifted one eyelid to glance around, then put his hands behind his head and closed his eyes again, exuding an aura that kept strangers at bay.
The girl playfully patted her chest, smiled at Su Meng, and quietly climbed down to the lower bunk.
Su Meng moved to the upper bunk and immediately felt that the air was more open.
After spacing out for a while, I finally couldn't resist taking out another book.
Suddenly, she heard Wang Qinglin lower his voice and point to a page in the book, "What does this mean?"
Su Meng leaned forward, but before she could speak, Huo Zhenhua's cold voice rang out: "Please keep quiet!"
Wang Qinglin's expression froze, and he looked at Su Meng apologetically, silently saying, "I'm sorry!"
The girl finally got to hear Huo Zhenhua speak.
She leaned closer with delight and said warmly, "Comrade, my name is Wu Yanru, and my family is also from the Southeast Military Region."
Huo Zhenhua seemed not to hear, his eyelids remained still, and his breathing was even and long, as if the phrase "Please keep quiet" was just everyone's illusion.
Su Meng shook her head speechlessly, handed the written explanation to Wang Qinglin, and mouthed, "Has he always been like this?"
Wang Qinglin understood and nodded with a smile.
His boss always follows the principle of not offending or ignoring strangers, but if you anger him, he will unleash his sharp tongue and launch into a tirade.
Su Meng sighed; such silent venom was even more hurtful.
The little girl's eyes reddened with grievance, and she looked resentfully at the unmoving man, her pouting lips so thick they could hold an oil bottle.
She was originally the daughter of Wu, the deputy chief of staff of the Southeast Military Region—Wu Yanru.
Because of her father's connections, she had heard some things about the military region.
Especially Huo Zhenhua, the "King of Soldiers," whose name is widely known.
Last year, after a fleeting glimpse before a military competition, she fell in love.
Seeing that Huo Zhenhua ignored her, she healed herself for a while and went to sleep without a care in the world.
Su Meng shook her head with amusement, continuing to communicate with Wang Qinglin using pen and paper.
Suddenly, the sky darkened abruptly.
Immediately afterwards, a few raindrops came with the wind and pattered against the window.
"Click~"
A bolt of lightning struck before the thunder, tearing through the sky with a sharpness that seemed to cleave the earth in two.
Suddenly, thunder, wind, and rain filled the world.
"The world has changed!" Su Meng stared blankly at the madness outside, muttering to herself.
Wang Qinglin put down his book, his expression worried, "A typhoon is coming!"
Huo Zhenhua sat up, glanced at Su Meng, and looked out the window.
It's about a half-hour drive from Zhou City now.
Judging from the intensity of the storm, the situation in the disaster area is certainly not optimistic.
He was extremely anxious, wishing he could grow wings and fly back on his own.
Just then, the train's public address system came on.
"Attention passengers..."
Hearing only a few words, he suddenly stood up, quickly dressed, and the gloom between his brows was even more intense than the dim sky outside.
"...Due to sudden torrential rain causing flooding along the route ahead, accompanied by landslides..."
There was no need to hear what came next; everyone's heart skipped a beat.
A flood has occurred ahead.
There was a landslide on the railway section.
The train is about to stop running.
Wang Qinglin returned the book to Su Meng, and while putting on his hat, hurriedly followed Huo Zhenhua, saying, "I'll go with you."
Huo Zhenhua nodded almost imperceptibly, and after stepping out of the sleeper compartment, he said to Su Meng, "Don't wander off!"
Upon hearing this, Su Meng was stunned for a moment, somewhat disbelieving her ears.
Wu Yanru looked suspiciously back and forth between Su Meng and the empty doorway.
He then grabbed the bed railing and sat up, looking at Su Meng warily: "What is your relationship?"
Su Meng chuckled and retorted, "What do you think?"
Wu Yanru's emotions were written all over her face.
She frowned and thought for a moment before speaking, "You two don't seem like boyfriend and girlfriend; you're too distant and your conversation is too stiff."
But why does he only care about you? Is it because he's familiar with you?
Su Meng snapped her fingers: "You're very smart! We're just familiar strangers, we have no other relationship whatsoever."
Upon hearing this, Wu Yanru breathed a sigh of relief, "Oh! I thought you were his girlfriend."
"Didn't you just see? He was distant and spoke harshly to me. What kind of boyfriend and girlfriend relationship is like this?"
"That's right! My name is Wu Yanru, and my father is the deputy chief of staff of the Southeast Military Region. Miss, where are you going?"
"What a coincidence! I might also be going to the Southeast Military Region."
Su Meng casually agreed.
She just remembered.
In the book, Huo Zhenhua is sent to a farm for reform through labor, and only a little girl named Wu Yanru travels a long distance to see him.
But Huo Zhenhua's sharp tongue offended the young girl, making her cry and run away all the way.
Until the very end, there was not a single mention of Wu Yanru in the book.
It turns out that Wu Yanru's secret crush on Huo Zhenhua had been evident for some time.
She thought that she had changed the trajectory of her own destiny, but she didn't know if she could influence Huo Zhenhua's destiny again, thereby changing the ending of his relationship with Wu Yanru.
Wu Yanru was a very outgoing girl who kept chattering about her own interesting stories and those of the military region.
When it became pitch black outside, she sighed with worry, "They must have gone to help at the landslide site."
That's how soldiers are; they rush to wherever they're needed. It's so tough!
While agreeing, Su Meng spared a sliver of her mind to enter the space and manipulate her thoughts to harvest crops such as wheat and soybeans.
They were also thinking about what methods and names to use to donate money and supplies to the disaster area.
"Hey! Su Meng, Su Meng, what are you spacing out for? I want to go to the dining car, do you want to come?"
Su Meng snapped out of her daze, smiled, and waved her hand, "Go ahead!"
However, just as Su Meng's gaze returned to her book, Wu Yanru burst in, her face deathly pale, as if she had seen a ghost.
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