Su Yan walked to the front gate, and Su Yujiu followed her.
"Ayan, you can stay at home. I'll go buy fireworks."
Su Yan turned around and looked at him in confusion, "Brother, why are you coming out with me instead of eating? The convenience store is right at the intersection, I won't get lost."
Su Yu looked her up and down, clicked his tongue, and said, "Are you thinking about Jiang Jingxing?"
She composed herself, avoiding Su Yu's gaze, and stared down at her toes, saying, "No, you're overthinking it."
"Whether I want more or not, you know perfectly well in your heart." Su Yu said, "Jiang Jingxing is alone in the hospital, and he is eating the New Year's Eve dinner sent by the army. If you can't bear to part with it, you can cook some dumplings and send them to him."
When I first met him, he never went home. Every year, Grandpa Jiang would bring him food from home to his workplace, and the two of them would eat New Year's Eve dinner in the dormitory. Later, I asked Grandpa Jiang and learned that his parents would argue every year during the New Year's Eve dinner, and gradually he stopped going home.
As a comrade-in-arms, I'll be fair. Jiang Jingxing's journey to where he is today hasn't been easy. His parents didn't love him as a child and often abused him. Later, he risked his life on the battlefield. His being bombed this time was probably not an accident.
Su Yan suddenly looked up, her breath catching in her throat, and asked nervously, "What do you mean?"
Su Yu didn't hide anything from her, "He is very capable, and his grandfather is a highly respected old general. He is a regimental commander at such a young age. If he weren't so young, the merits he has made in his many years of service would have been enough for him to rise to the division level long ago. There are quite a few people in Beijing who want him to get into trouble."
Judging from Jiang Jingxing's current trajectory, he will definitely rise higher than Old Master Jiang in the future. If such a formidable tiger cannot be recruited, many people would rather break his legs and cut off his tail.
Su Yan stared wide-eyed in disbelief. "He's Old Master Jiang's grandson, the person the leader values most. How dare they!"
"Ayan, you need to know that people's hearts are treacherous. The reason you haven't encountered any obstacles in your business so far is because someone is secretly purging everyone who is unfavorable to you. Otherwise, how could you have been so unharmed while your business is doing so well?"
"It wasn't you who sent Du Ci and Lan Wenyu..."
Su Yu chuckled and asked her, "Silly sister, do you think Jiang Jingxing would do nothing while you're in Yangcheng? He used all his connections in Yangcheng on you. For example, when you went to handle all the procedures for the restaurant, didn't you get them all done smoothly? That's because he helped you smooth things over, so you didn't have a chance to run into any obstacles."
Su Yan felt a lump in her throat; she had never thought about this question before.
“But he never told me,” she said.
"Don't you know Jiang Jingxing's reserved and brooding personality? His kindness towards you is selfless. As long as you're okay, you don't need to know what he's done."
Su Yan paused, a wave of guilt and self-reproach washing over her.
Looking back now, it seems she has never cared for Jiang Jingxing as much as he cared for her, and she rarely spent time with him, often forgetting their promises to each other.
She gave a wry smile. "Brother, why are you suddenly telling me so much? Is it because you want me to get back together with him?"
Su Yu thought for a moment and said, "Rather than wanting you two to reconcile, it's more that I don't want to see you tormenting yourself internally, Ayan. Have you let go of him?"
Have you let him go?
Su Yan was momentarily dazed, and the emotions she had been desperately suppressing in her heart began to spread like rapidly growing vines because of these words.
She opened her mouth, "I...I might need some time..."
This statement lacked any real conviction.
"Forgetting someone is quick, really without any expectations, you can let go as soon as you want, but you obviously don't want to forget Jiang Jingxing, Ayan, don't deceive your own heart."
Su Yu felt that his sister had been acting as if nothing was wrong lately, but the more she acted like this, the more upset she was inside.
Su Yan took a deep breath. "Brother, maybe you're right. I don't want to forget him right now."
Coupled with Su Yu's words just now, her desire to reconcile was gradually crumbling.
"I'll cook some dumplings and send them over to him."
After she finished speaking, she turned around and ran to the kitchen.
As Su Yu watched his sister's retreating figure, he thought to himself, "Jiang Jingxing, you really need to thank me!"
Back in the dining room, as soon as he sat down, Li Juan asked, "Why did Ayan suddenly run to the kitchen?"
Su Yan ran too fast; she didn't even have time to open her mouth.
Su Yu said mysteriously, "Oh, it's nothing. She just wants to make some dumplings to give away. Don't worry about her, she's just bored."
Upon hearing this, Elder Jue, Elder Jiang, and Guo Ziming immediately looked up.
Who can Su Yan give the dumplings to? Especially during the Chinese New Year.
The person the three immediately thought of was Jiang Jingxing from the hospital.
Guo Ziming couldn't contain himself any longer. He put down his chopsticks and tried to get up, saying, "I'm full. I'll see my junior sister out..."
"No need." Su Yu glanced at him and said indifferently, "Ayan asked me to take her there, so you don't need to worry about it."
Upon hearing this, Guo Ziming had no choice but to sit down, but his unease grew stronger.
Not long after, Su Yan packed up the dumplings, said goodbye to everyone, and left with Su Yu.
Grandpa Jiang and Grandpa Jue exchanged a glance, both of them already guessing who Su Yan was giving the dumplings to.
Grandpa Jiang's smile was absolutely radiant.
If Su Yan were willing to reconcile with Jiang Jingxing, no one would be happier than him.
...
Military hospital.
Military jeeps were parked in front of the hospital.
Su Yan unbuckled her seatbelt, and Su Yu said, "I'm not going up. The night market isn't far from here. I'll walk over and buy some gifts for Nianyu."
She responded, opened the door, got out of the car, and left.
The hospital was deserted during the Chinese New Year. There was only one nurse on duty on each floor, and the corridor was so quiet that you could hear the echo of footsteps.
Su Yan carried the dumpling box up to the third floor, told the soldier on guard at the stairwell her identity, and successfully entered.
Only Jiang Jingxing's ward light was on on this floor, and the door was open.
As Su Yan approached the doorway, a clear female voice and a deep male voice rang out from inside.
"Jingxing, these are chocolate-covered liqueurs from the US. You can try them."
“Jingxing, I know it’s New Year’s Eve today, so I specially finished my work and came all the way from the United States to see you. I cooked these dishes myself. It’s my first time cooking, so I don’t know if they will suit your taste.”
Jiang Jingxing coldly refused, "No need. If Miss Si has no business to attend to, please leave and don't bother me again."
After a few seconds of silence, the woman gave a bitter laugh and asked with utter disappointment, "Did you think the person who came in was Miss Su when you had the soldiers let me in?"
"Yes," the man replied readily.
"If you knew I wasn't Miss Su, would you still have let me in?"
"Won't."
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