Chen Zhe and Ye Yunxi were listening intently when they saw him stop, so Chen Zhe asked.
"Then what?"
Zhang Haiyi paused for a moment and then continued.
"Later, both families ran out of food, so my dad, Qingqing's dad, and I joined the search for supplies."
We borrowed someone else's boat, rowed to a building, and went up to look for supplies. On our way back, we were robbed. All our supplies were taken by a group of people. We had originally planned to give some away in case anyone got hurt, and that we could find more supplies later.
But my dad probably thought that both families would be out of food, so he had to take some back with him. My dad tried his best to protect the supplies he had, and Qingqing's dad and I were responsible for protecting my dad.
We didn't have any weapons at the time, and we couldn't beat the group that had weapons. I got beaten up and was pulled aside, where I could only watch helplessly as my dad was beaten.
None of the others in the group offered help, all afraid of getting into trouble. Qingqing's father was also pulled along, unable to break free from the group's grasp.
My dad was eventually injured by them and had to give up the supplies. After they left, I helped my dad up and we slowly walked home.
Later, I went to find supplies by myself. I built a simple boat and brought back some supplies, which were then divided between the two families.
One night, I went out with Zi and brought back supplies. When we returned, we found the stairs in a mess. Qingqing and I rushed home, only to find that my parents had lost their lives trying to protect some supplies.
Then we ran to Qingqing's house and saw that her parents had also been murdered. We ran to them, and Qingqing cried and called for her parents. At this time, Qingqing's father was not completely dead. When he saw it was us, he told me to hand Qingqing over to me, to take good care of her, and to let us live well.
After Qingqing's father finished speaking, he glanced at Qingqing and then breathed his last. Later, we quickly settled things with both sets of parents, and I took Qingqing along as we searched for supplies and looked for a base.
Persistence pays off. When the rescue team arrived, we followed them to the base. We stayed there for half a year, and it wasn't until then that we finally came to terms with things, and that's when we met Yunxi and the others.
Chen Zhe felt bad after hearing Zhang Haiyi's story. His parents had also been murdered, but he had already taken revenge.
Then he looked up and asked Zhang Haiyi.
"Have you found the enemy who killed your parents?"
Zhang Haiyi nodded. "After arriving at the base and stabilizing the situation, I found the murderers who killed our parents before Yunxi and Hengge arrived. I took the bombs and pistols I made myself, found their hideout, and used the bombs to kill them all. Even if any escaped, I just shot them."
Upon hearing this, Chen Zhe greatly admired Zhang Haiyi's courage.
"That's amazing! To dare to single-handedly storm into a thief's den and kill everyone, that's incredible!"
After hearing Zhang Haiyi's story, Ye Yunxi was moved and admired him for daring to kill someone alone.
After thinking about it, she decided to ask Zhang Haiyi.
"Haiyi, what are your thoughts now?"
Zhang Haiyi now only has Gu Qingqing as family, and he wants to protect her, just like he promised Qingqing's father.
He solemnly declared, "I am willing to marry Qingqing and dedicate my life to protecting her and staying by her side."
Chen Zhe was genuinely happy for Zhang Haiyi when he heard what he said.
"Good lad, you finally said that! That's great! Now we can propose and get married at the same time."
Ye Yunxi was also very happy to hear Zhang Haiyi's words, as they had not had an easy journey together.
Fortunately, life is sweet now, and as long as we work hard to avoid natural disasters, we will rebuild our homes.
She looked at Chen Zhe and Zhang Haiyi. "Okay, since you've made up your minds, I'll help you propose and get married."
Zhang Haiyi smiled and said, "Thank you, Yunxi."
"What are you thanking me for? We're all friends. Besides, you're two years older than me, so I should call you 'brother.' Qingqing considers me her older sister. I sincerely wish you all the best to see you and Qingqing, as well as Azhe and Ajing, get married. Okay, let's discuss how and where to propose."
Chen Zhe and Zhang Haiyi immediately became interested and discussed with Ye Yunxi how to handle the matter well.
Finally, the group decided to propose at the training ground. The training ground was spacious and not many people went there except for soldiers.
They'll discuss it with Li Yan and the others and make some arrangements there. But they need to inform Base Chief Wu and get his permission first.
So Ye Yunxi immediately took out her phone and called Zhou Yuan to explain her purpose.
Hearing what Ye Yunxi said, Zhou Yuan was happy for them and immediately reported the matter to the base commander.
Commander Wu, of course, allowed it and instructed them to do it well.
There have been no weddings or newborns at the base in the past two years.
Even if it's an unplanned pregnancy, they'll go to the hospital for an abortion.
They knew that now was not the time to raise a child, and even if they did, they wouldn't be able to raise one.
In addition, women's bodies are already more depleted than men's, so no one dares to get pregnant easily, and some can't even conceive.
This has led to a situation where more humans die than are born.
With Wu Ji's permission, Ye Yunxi and her team immediately called Li Yan again.
Li Yan was both surprised and delighted when he heard what Ye Yunxi said.
"Really? Haiyi and Azhe are proposing, and they want to use our training ground for the proposal. If possible, they'll even have a wedding ceremony?"
Ye Yunxi said with a smile, "Yes, even if we just need to borrow the venue, I've already spoken to Chief Wu and he's given permission."
Li Yan shouted excitedly, "Then come on over! You're welcome anytime. But we don't have anything to set up."
"It's alright, I have it. I'll make some preparations here and go over to set it up tomorrow or the day after."
"Okay, we'll help you with the setup then."
"Then I'll have to trouble you. Thank you, Captain Li."
Ye Yunxi and Li Yan hung up the phone, and she looked at the two of them and said with a smile.
"Now that things are settled, let's discuss how to get Qingqing and Ajing to the training ground."
After discussing it for a while, a conclusion was reached.
Finally, he told Qingqing and Ajing about it, but he made them think it was a marriage proposal and asked them to help each other out.
For example, you tell Qingqing that it was Azhe who proposed to Ajing, but in order to prevent Ajing from finding out, you have Qingqing pretend to be proposed to by Haiyi. In reality, you bring Ajing to the training camp so that Azhe can propose to her.
Meanwhile, A-Jing was in the same situation. In order for Hai-Yi to successfully propose to her without Qing-Qing finding out, she had to stage a scene where A-Zhe proposed to her. In reality, she brought Qing-Qing to the training ground, and when A-Zhe was halfway through proposing to her, she had Hai-Yi propose to Qing-Qing instead.
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