Sheng An Ning was seeing Director He off when she saw Mrs. Chen talking to her neighbor next door. She was holding a handful of melon seeds in her hand and chatting while eating them. She glanced at Sheng An Ning with some disdain, twisted her mouth, and moved closer to the neighbor, speaking mysteriously.
No need to think, you know nothing good was said.
Sheng An Ning smiled and sent Director He away, but she was still angry inside. However, this incident also reminded her that she should keep a low profile, otherwise she would be easily taken advantage of.
He took a deep look at Mrs. Chen before turning around and going home.
Mrs. Chen was talking excitedly while secretly glancing at Sheng An Ning's situation. When she saw Sheng An Ning enter the yard, she snorted softly, "Some people look serious, but they are not serious people."
Neighbors just like to watch the fun, and they don't mind the big things. They usually have nothing to do, so how can they let go of some gossip, especially this kind of gossip between men and women. They are full of curiosity: "No way, I don't think that Sheng Anning is that kind of person. Besides, the two sons of the Zhou family are very capable. They work in good companies and are both small leaders. They are only thirty years old and young and promising."
Thinking about it, it seemed impossible. She had also seen Chen's son-in-law. He was very gentle, but there was still some gap between him and the two sons of the Zhou family.
Mrs. Chen snorted, "What's the big deal? Zhou Shixun is dark-skinned, but he was a soldier and never went to school. But my Wang Wenbin is a college student."
When the neighbors heard this, they thought it was true. If compared in this way, Wang Wenbin was indeed better. After all, college students are more popular nowadays.
It was not just a few years ago when marrying a soldier was considered honorable, but now it is popular to find a college student.
He agreed instantly and nodded repeatedly: "That's true. Hey, you've been talking for so long, it can't be related to your Wang Wenbin, right?"
Mrs. Chen curled her lips, neither admitting nor denying, but the expression on her face said it all.
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When Sheng An Ning was depressed, Zhou Chaoyang came back with a big watermelon and called a few friends as soon as he entered the yard.
An An and the others were playing, but when they heard their aunt's voice and saw the big watermelon in her arms, they ran over happily, muttering, "Eat watermelon, eat big watermelon."
The little hand stretched out to touch the big watermelon.
Zhou Hongyun also came out of the house, looking at Zhou Chaoyang and several children circling around the watermelon, and reminded them: "It's time to eat soon, don't let them eat the watermelon yet, otherwise they won't eat well again. Zhou Zhou is having a stomachache."
An An got anxious when he heard this, and patted the watermelon with his little hands: "Eat it now, An An is thirsty."
Sheng An Ning didn't know whether to laugh or cry: "If you are thirsty, drink some water. Put the watermelon in the water and freeze it for a while. You can eat it after you wake up from your nap."
An An pouted, looking unhappy. She followed Zhou Chaoyang with her hands behind her back, watching her aunt put the watermelon in the bucket and put a lot of cold water in the bucket. She kept muttering, "An An is so thirsty, An An is thirsty."
Sheng An Ning pretended not to hear and looked at Zhou Chaoyang: "Why are you back now? I remember you didn't take a rest?"
Zhou Chaoyang nodded: "Yes, we don't rest, but we have received a new mission and we have to go to Jiuquan."
Sheng Anning was surprised: "Why go so far? How long will it take?"
Zhou Chaoyang shook his head: "It's hard to say, we are just the communications logistics department, we should be able to come back soon, mainly to serve the front-line work."
Sheng An Ning was reluctant to leave. She knew that communication and travel were inconvenient in this era. Whenever she was on a mission like this, she might be away for two or three years, or even longer.
Jiuquan is remote, windy and sandy, and it is a new city that doesn't even have a prototype, so life there is much harder.
"How many of you are going?"
Zhou Chaoyang thought for a moment and said, "It's not so bad to have transferred more than a dozen people there. Besides, life was much harder in the past. My predecessors even lived in dugouts. In comparison, we are already very happy."
"Also, Song Xiuyan is going too."
Sheng An Ning raised her eyebrows and looked at Zhou Chaoyang in surprise: "Was it arranged by the organization, or did he volunteer?"
Zhou Chaoyang is not stupid. She knows Song Xiuyan's feelings for her very well. She sighed, "What difference does it make? I'm going to talk to him later and ask him to think about it again. It's not worth wasting his feelings on me."
"Besides, I'm not the kind of person who, knowing that you're good to me, I don't accept but also don't reject, and keep the other person hanging. I'm going to tell him clearly that we can't be together in this life. If he continues like this, we can't even be friends anymore."
Sheng Anning knew that Zhou Chaoyang was a girl with very positive values. The two men she met were both very good and excellent, and both treated her very well.
But Zhou Chaoyang only has one heart. If he gives it to one person, he is destined to let down the other. He sighed with her: "Don't hurt Song Xiuyan's heart too much. He just likes a heartless girl."
Zhou Chaoyang uttered a cry and turned to look at Sheng Anning: "I think you are talking about me!"
Sheng Anning became happy, and then began to reason with Zhou Chaoyang: "Has Song Xiuyan confessed to you?"
Zhou Chaoyang shook his head: "That's not the case. I said it as a joke that if I can't get married, I can just make do with him. He can still be my companion when I get old. But I know what he's thinking."
Sheng An Ning frowned: "Has he confessed his feelings? What reason do you have to reject him? And up to now, Song Xiuyan has not done anything out of line. At most, he cares about you a little more."
"You can dislike him, but you can't stop him from liking someone. The best you can do is keep a safe distance and wait and see. One day, when he meets the girl he likes in his life, he will naturally stop being nice to you."
Zhou Chaoyang's face was solemn: "So I will do nothing now? Oh! I always feel that this will delay him."
Sheng An Ning didn't say anything. She could guess that Song Xiuyan's feelings for Zhou Chaoyang were not something she could let go of just because she talked about it. If that were the case, she would have let it go long ago.
I'm afraid that Song Xiuyan will never be able to let go of Zhou Chaoyang in this life.
This kind of relationship of silently guarding each other without causing trouble to the other party is still very rare.
Zhou Chaoyang scratched his head in annoyance: "Anyway, it's absolutely impossible for Song Xiuyan and I to be together. I look at him just like I look at my older brother, so how could I have any other feelings for him? Even if Lu Changfeng didn't exist, I wouldn't have any romantic feelings for Song Xiuyan."
The two of them sat down by the pool, with their backs to the front door, so they didn't see Song Xiuyan holding a fish and standing there with a gloomy expression. They didn't know how long he had been listening...
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