Looking at his team leader, Lao Xu sighed: "In short, you can only be considered an unofficial member now."
Rong Zhaonan chuckled lightly: "As long as the salary is decent."
The little spy was very greedy; she wouldn't give anyone a kind look if I didn't have money.
Chen Chen and Lao Xu exchanged a helpless glance. The captain might not really like this place, but he was at odds with the people in Beijing.
I don't know what I want to do.
Old Xu thought for a moment, his expression turning serious: "Hold down the person you reinstated..."
Rong Zhaonan calmly took a sip of tea: "The Xiang family from the capital."
Old Xu and Chen Chen both fell silent. Back then, the captain was involved in that incident, which made the Xiang family hate him so much, and that's why they've been targeting him for so many years.
If the captain hadn't been in this remote place, far from the mountains and rivers, and hadn't kept a low profile, he might have really been killed.
Chen Chen was impatient: "Everyone in the brigade is waiting for you to come back. I told them to report to their superiors that the matter clearly had nothing to do with you, and that you were taking the blame..."
"Don't let the brothers do these things again." Rong Zhaonan interrupted him with a cold expression, put down his teacup, and stood up.
He put his hands in his pockets, looked out the window at the distant mountains, and said calmly, "The past is the past."
Old Xu adjusted his glasses slightly: "The Xiang family has done a lot of dirty work over the years. After the new documents came out at the end of last year, they were purged and are now severely weakened. If you want, you can..."
He held up his hand and gestured with a knife.
Rong Zhaonan narrowed his eyes, seemingly lost in thought. After a long pause, he chuckled and said, "It's not time yet. We'll settle this score later."
Without the Xiang family, the old man has no more scrutiny and will likely keep a closer eye on me, using even more pressure tactics.
Moreover, besides Ning Yuan's matter, the more important reason he delayed returning to the capital was to see who else besides the Xiang family had been involved in the incident that had targeted him and the Rong family, and who else would be unable to hold back and jump out.
Since the captain had already made his decision, Chen Chen and Lao Xu said no more.
The captain is skilled at Go; he's the kind of person who thinks ten steps ahead before making a move. As a commander, he has never made a mistake in his decisions, and it wouldn't be an exaggeration to say that he has a flawless strategy.
However, the captain, who was always right about everything, suddenly asked a question: "I have a friend... he's married, but his wife won't get close to him and keeps thinking about divorce. What should I do?"
Old Xu and Chen Chen were taken aback: "?"
Chen Chen scratched his head: "I've never had a boyfriend before. My family did arrange a marriage for me, but now they encourage free love, so it didn't work out. I don't know what to do."
He said smugly, "But she's my woman. We're legally married. I can sleep with her whenever I want. If we get married, it'll be a military marriage. Whether we divorce or not isn't up to her."
Rong Zhaonan frowned and said coldly, "Since you don't have a partner, why are you saying anything? It's not constructive, so shut up."
A long, rambling speech, full of nonsense—he had already retired when he and Ning Yuan got their marriage certificate.
Chen Chen said, feeling wronged, "...Oh."
Everyone talks about democratic centralism these days, but as a novice, doesn't he have the right to speak?
Old Xu saw Rong Zhaonan looking over and realized, yes, he was married.
He covered his lips with his fist: "Ahem, it depends on the situation."
Old Xu really wanted to ask, "This friend isn't actually Captain himself, is it?"
However, he didn't dare ask that question aloud, fearing he would be silenced.
Rong Zhaonan seemed intrigued: "What's going on?"
Old Xu said, "That's right. If you've already consummated your marriage, you should first find out why the other person wants a divorce. If there's a problem, you should try to help her solve it."
He pushed up his glasses and said awkwardly, "As long as the other party hasn't made any fundamental mistakes outside, it's relatively simple. Couples may quarrel in bed, but they make up before they get out of bed. We can try the method Chen Chen mentioned."
Rong Zhaonan: "Then what's not simple?"
Old Xu was startled. Ah, why is the captain asking this? Does that mean he and his wife haven't consummated their marriage yet?
He seems to have discovered something incredible! Holy crap—my captain is still a virgin after a year of marriage!!
Old Xu coughed twice: "Well, it's not that simple. The two of them haven't consummated their marriage. Either she has someone else in her heart and didn't marry willingly, or she really doesn't like her husband."
The captain doesn't seem to know how to get along with women. He's so awkward and hasn't been able to win over his girlfriend after all this time.
Rong Zhaonan's face darkened.
He didn't like either of those answers.
Rong Zhaonan's coldness made Lao Xu and Chen Chen afraid to speak.
Chen Chen was completely bewildered, not knowing why his captain was unhappy. His friend's wife wanted a divorce, not his own wife.
Old Xu, on the other hand, was filled with unease!
He recalled the information he had seen earlier about why his captain had suddenly gotten married.
Getting married under those circumstances is probably just for the sake of self-preservation by both parties.
If the people in the capital find out that they haven't consummated their marriage and aren't a real couple, then the captain's divorce is inevitable!
After gazing out the window for a while, Rong Zhaonan finally stood up and said, "I'm going back now."
Chen Chen and Lao Xu breathed a sigh of relief and saw Rong Zhaonan out.
Before leaving the courtyard, Rong Zhaonan glanced at Lao Xu and said, "Lao Xu, you're a smart man. You should know what I'm afraid of."
Old Xu stiffened and immediately replied, "Yes!"
Chen Chen then put his arm around his captain's shoulder: "Hey, captain, let's go eat together. I've missed you so much. I even brought you a lot of 'love letters' from the team."
Each letter was filled with emotion and brought tears to the eyes; the words were all about longing and yearning... Even a letter to one's beloved couldn't be more poignant.
What else could it be but a love letter?
Rong Zhaonan paused, a hint of emotion appearing on his usually cold face.
I also remembered the fierce-looking Granny Xia carrying a broom and the angry Ning Yuan.
Rong Zhaonan: "Okay, let's go to the county guesthouse."
...
The night is deep, and the sky is full of stars.
Rong Zhaonan returned home under the moonlight, only to find the courtyard gate locked from the inside.
Rong Zhaonan: "..."
Is it really necessary?
After he deftly braced himself with one hand and leaped off the wall, he realized—well, it was quite a feat.
Ning Yuan locked the door from the inside as well.
He wanted to knock on the door, but then he remembered that Old Tang and Old Mrs. Xia were nearby, so he decided against it.
Rong Zhaonan touched his belt buckle, pulled out a wire from it, and stuck it into the lock. In no time, the door opened.
Then……
There's a wind overhead!
He nimbly stepped back—"Bang!" A basin of cold water was splashed off the door and smashed on the ground.
Rong Zhaonan was not splashed, of course. He looked around the room.
Seeing that he hadn't fallen for the trick, Ning Yuan snorted angrily, pulled the covers up, and went to sleep with her back to him!
Rong Zhaonan: "..."
The rabbit is angry.
He recalled the two conclusions Lao Xu had drawn—that she had someone else in her heart and that she didn't like him.
Rong Zhaonan watched her retreating figure with a mixture of emotions, then glanced at the thick stack of books and exam papers on the desk, before finally turning around, picking up a bucket and a towel, and heading to the bathroom.
...
The next morning, Ning Yuan got up early, ignored Rong Zhaonan, slung her bag over her shoulder, and rode her bicycle to school.
The more she looked at him, the more she wanted to smear a persimmon in his face.
When she arrived at school, she had just gone up the stairs when she ran into Old Wang, the somewhat bald head of the teaching department, who was whispering something to Lin Juanzi.
Upon seeing her, both uncle and nephew stared at her.
Lin Juanzi said coldly, "Ning Yuan, don't think that just because you have better grades you can be arrogant and attract Minglang's attention."
Her uncle told her about Ou Minglang's background, which surprised and delighted her.
There are boys with such a family background in the county town. Isn't he just a boy prepared for Lin Juanzi?
Ning Yuan was right about only one thing: Ou Minglang was a swan, and so was she.
Swans should be with swans; Ning Yuan, a toad, has no right to covet them.
Ning Yuan was already in a bad mood, and she sneered, "You like the big white goose, but I don't. There's no future in being a human-animal hybrid, you know? Besides, you're calling it so affectionately, does the other person even know who you are!"
Both swans and domestic geese are large white geese, and they both bite!
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