Ning Yuan blushed, while Rong Zhaonan looked away with his cool gaze and coughed lightly, "Grandma, don't worry, I understand."
This time, Rong Zhaonan escorted Ning Yuan back, and neither of them spoke on the way; the air was filled with a strange silence.
They acted as if they had just started dating, without even holding hands.
Others date and then get married, but these two got married first, almost became a real couple within a month, and then immediately started "getting a divorce".
Finally, I had to catch up on the lesson about dating, and my emotions were like a rollercoaster.
Ning Yuan gazed at the starry sky and thought silently—
Arrangements for marriage that blossom into love are not so easy to discuss.
The closer you are to the student dormitories, the more students will be returning late to study.
As she approached the girls' dormitory, she stopped and said softly, "Well, I'll head back now."
"Here, take this." Rong Zhaonan looked at the girl in front of him and didn't say much, but suddenly took out a small velvet bag from his pocket.
Ning Yuan was taken aback. She took the bag, opened it, and saw a delicate women's watch inside.
Ning Yuan herself is an antique research enthusiast, and she could tell at a glance that this was not a currently popular minimalist Shanghai brand watch, or even a Titoni watch.
Rong Zhaonan lowered his eyes: "You know I don't have a good relationship with my family. Before I was sent down to the countryside, I took everything that was considered valuable from the house, and I didn't give a single thing to my father's woman."
Ning Yuan: "That's hard to judge..."
Is he really that rebellious? This guy looks aloof, but back then he was a rebellious person who never played by the rules!
The rebellious guy calmly continued, "This is probably an old thing from decades ago. I can't wear it, and it's not convenient to sell it. I see you've never been willing to buy a watch, so you can wear this one."
Ning Yuan looked at the watch...
The watch features a white gold woven metal bracelet, and the dial is adorned with raised white gold Roman numerals in silver, along with a ring of diamonds. The old rose-cut diamonds gleam softly under the dim light.
It's clear this watch is quite old, not a new one, but its antique style, with its age and history, makes it look exceptionally unique.
Upon closer inspection, there is a line of English text on the dial—PATEK PHILIPPE?
What foreign brand is this? It looks like an old Swiss watch.
She felt the brand looked familiar, but couldn't quite place it: "But this watch looks very expensive."
Before Ning Yuan could think it through, Rong Zhaonan had already taken the watch and put it on her wrist, saying gently—
"It's just an old watch. Last time I took it to get oiled, the watchmaker said it was too old and would probably break and have to be thrown away if I didn't use it soon."
Hearing him say that, Ning Yuan didn't refuse anymore and said softly, "Thank you, I like it very much."
Now that it's open to the public, this watch doesn't stand out as much as it used to.
This was the gift he gave her that she liked the most; she had always loved antiques.
Rong Zhaonan could see the emotion and affection in her eyes. He gently squeezed her wrist and then let go: "Go back, get some sleep, and don't be late tomorrow."
Ning Yuan returned to her dormitory before Rong Zhaonan turned and left.
He lived quite close to Ning Yuan. Unlike the other students, he had a private dormitory room, while the other instructors shared a four-person room.
Back in his dorm, he casually unbuckled his belt, loosened his collar, took off his coat and hat, and hung them up on a hanger.
After taking a cold shower, he sat back on the bed and, from a hidden spot under the bed, pulled out a notebook and two old books with slightly curled covers. The covers had words written in traditional Chinese characters—
"A Woman's Heart is Like the Unfathomable Deep: An Essential Guide to Winning Over Beautiful Women!"
"Thirty-Six Strategies for Love: If You Can't Win Over Your Wife After Reading This, You'll Become a Eunuch!!"
The book cover was quite extravagant, featuring portraits of beautiful women in a Hong Kong style. A hint of disdain flashed in his cool, handsome eyes.
Degeneration! The degeneration of the bourgeoisie! Vulgarity, the vulgarity of the bourgeoisie!
This time, while helping Lao Xu arrest a group of lurking spies, during the seizure of their belongings, we discovered some unspeakable banned books from Hong Kong and Taiwan, including these two.
Old Xu suddenly handed it to him later, saying that his unit had confirmed that the two books were just for some undercover agent to pass the time, and there were no other problems.
Old Xu said he would have some free time in Shanghai, and since his wife wouldn't be around, he might as well study what the enemy agents were thinking.
Despite his disdain, Rong Zhaonan silently opened the vulgar and decadent book.
The first page of "Thirty-Six Strategies for Love: If You Can't Win Over Your Wife After Reading This, You'll Become a Eunuch!" is the table of contents.
First strategy: If you're unwilling, take a step back and give each other a chance. Being stubborn will only make you a eunuch!
The second strategy – the profound art of giving small gifts to women, so as not to become a eunuch!
The third strategy: Don't be sarcastic or you'll end up a eunuch!
...
Then, he opened his notebook, which was filled with notes for several pages, and picked up a pen.
It didn't mean anything else.
Wei Yuan of the Qing Dynasty said in his "Illustrated Treatise on the Maritime Kingdoms" that he wanted to learn from the barbarians' superior techniques in order to control them. He just wanted to see what the enemy's mindset was like recently.
As a commander, he has always kept up with the times and maintained a habit of learning.
Indeed, I didn't mean anything by it.
...
The next morning.
Before eight o'clock, all the freshmen changed into their old Type 65 military uniforms, but without red collar badges, and gathered on the playground.
Ning Yuan stood in the line of the Political Economy Class 1, about 159-160 cm tall, in the second row of girls.
She didn't see Rong Zhaonan, the head instructor, and was wondering to herself where he had gone.
Suddenly, a stern voice rang out: "Attention, everyone!"
Girls around them laughed and replied, "Yes!"
"Yes!" Ning Yuan replied subconsciously. She was used to hawking her wares, and her clear voice overshadowed the others, immediately catching the instructor's attention.
Their direct instructor for the Political Economy Class was surnamed Jin.
He was a young deputy battalion commander.
He glanced at Ning Yuan: "You, step forward!"
Ning Yuan: "Huh?"
She seemed a little guilty: "Yes!"
Will I offend the instructor and get punished?
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