Xu Yaozu was suddenly grateful that his parents had made the decisive decision to sever ties with the second branch of the family because of Xu Mingyang's matter; otherwise, Xu Yaoyang's incident would have inevitably affected the future of everyone in their first branch.
Xu Yaozu's position in the county was already sensitive. When he returned from military service and took this position, it could be said that he was blocking the way for some people. Those people did a lot of tricks behind his back. Fortunately, he had enough military merits.
He could imagine that once Xu Yaoyang's incident happened, those people would definitely seize the opportunity to make a fuss.
However, he wasn't afraid, since it had been reported in the newspapers when the first and second branches of the family severed ties.
Xu Yaozu closed his eyes, thinking that he might have turned misfortune into blessing this time. Being injured at home could keep him away from a lot of unnecessary trouble.
These past few days, Xu Zexi has been either helping with household chores or taking photos with his camera.
When Xu Xinning gave him the camera, she also gave him three rolls of film. Xu Xinning guessed that if her brother was taking pictures with such enthusiasm, the film would probably run out soon.
He'll have a blast taking the photos, but he'll probably regret it when he gets them developed. Xu Xinning is looking forward to seeing his chapped face. (?′?`?)
When his maternal cousins learned that Xu Zexi had a camera, they asked him to take pictures of them, and Xu Zexi readily agreed.
He originally wanted to bring Xu Xinning and Xu Laosan along, but Xu Xinning was busy making pharmaceuticals and Xu Laosan was engrossed in his studies and had no time, so Xu Zexi could only go alone. Luckily, Mu Jingheng's bicycle was there, otherwise he would have had to walk.
Thinking about it this way, my future brother-in-law seems pretty good. He's generous, thoughtful, and treats his sister very well.
When Xu Zexi passed by Shangtang Village, he saw a woman standing by the river in the distance, muttering to herself. Out of a soldier's keen senses, he deliberately slowed down to observe her.
There is a bridge over the river, and the highway crosses the bridge. The woman was not far from the bridge.
As Xu Zexi slowly approached, he noticed something amiss: the woman was crying and seemed to be about to jump into the river.
Just as Xu Zexi was wondering what was going on, the woman leaped into the river.
Driven by his soldier's instincts, Xu Zexi got off his bicycle and wanted to rescue the person, but his rationality remained, and he always felt that something was amiss about the matter.
It was as if the woman had timed it perfectly; she jumped right when he was near, neither earlier nor later. Is there such a coincidence in the world?
Besides, if this woman really wanted to die, why would she choose a river right next to a main road?
Doesn't she know that people will always pass by on the main road?
It seems that the woman is either stupid or has ulterior motives.
Xu Zexi is no saint. No matter who she's plotting against, he, Xu Zexi, will never let himself get into trouble.
But not saving him would be a disservice to his military uniform.
So the clever Xu Zexi parked his bicycle properly, locked it, and then, while looking for a long stick, shouted, "Someone's fallen into the water! Someone's fallen into the water! A woman's fallen into the water!..."
Soon after, people heard the shouts and rushed over.
At this moment, Xu Zexi also found a relatively long stick, and he kept handing the stick to the woman.
Interestingly, Xu Zexi noticed that even after the woman had been in the water for so long, she was still struggling not far from him.
Xu Zexi sneered. It seemed his judgment was correct. This woman must be able to swim, and it was also possible that she was targeting him. Otherwise, how could he explain that she jumped in just as he was passing by?
Soon, a hero leaped into the water, and several swimmers swam to the woman's side. The woman deliberately avoided him, and the hero, thinking she was unconscious, grabbed her hair and swam towards the shore.
Xu Zexi almost burst out laughing; he found this matter increasingly interesting.
Just as this hero was about to reach the shore, another hero also jumped in. Xu Zexi clearly saw the woman trying to push the two of them away.
Then the third hero came to help.
More and more people gathered on the shore to watch the spectacle.
The woman was soaking wet and looked quite disheveled when she was rescued.
Luckily, I was wearing quite a few clothes, otherwise I would have been completely exposed.
Even so, she still had close contact with those heroes.
Only then did Xu Zexi notice that the woman was about the same age as his younger sister and looked alright. Perhaps that was why so many men were vying to save her!
If Xu Zexi wasn't mistaken, this woman should be from this village.
Several men were very attentive, but the woman cried even more sadly, her face pale and she looked very weak, probably because she had been in the river for too long.
Xu Zexi, always eager for a good show, still gripped the stick tightly in his hand, his head resting on it as he watched with great interest, wanting to know what this woman's purpose was.
The woman looked at Xu Zexi, who was watching the spectacle with a resentful gaze, and then whispered, "Why did you care about me? Why did you save me?"
Xu Zexi pointed to himself with an incredulous look on his face. "You mean me?"
The woman added, "No matter what, I'm still very grateful to you for saving me."
Xu Zexi said with an embarrassed look, "Comrade, you've got it wrong. I wasn't the one who saved you. The first person to jump into the river to save you was this comrade. He spent a lot of effort to drag you to the shore. The second person to jump into the river was this comrade. Because you were struggling so much, the first comrade couldn't drag you ashore by himself. The third person to jump into the river was this comrade. It was the three of them who worked together to save you. You should thank them properly."
Seeing that he was unmoved by her words, the woman asked directly, "You're a member of the People's Liberation Army, why don't you go into the water to save me?"
Xu Zexi said with an embarrassed look, "Comrade, I'm sorry, I can't swim."
The woman stared wide-eyed in disbelief. She had considered everything, but she hadn't anticipated that he couldn't swim; she had assumed all soldiers could swim.
That's right, this woman orchestrated this whole thing to scheme against Xu Zexi. She had a brilliant plan: if Xu Zexi rescued her from the water, she could use that to her advantage and marry him.
To understand why this woman schemed against Xu Zexi, we need to go back to the Shen family couple.
Actually, this woman is the niece of Shen Mu Qi Hehua, and she lives in Shangtang Village.
Both Shen's father and mother came from Shangtang Village.
When Shen's father and mother went to the Xu family that day, they saw Xu Zexi and had a very good impression of him. Later, after Old Mrs. Xu kicked them out, Shen's mother thought of using Xu Zexi as a pretext.
They thought that if their niece married Xu Zexi, then Xu Yaozu would have no choice but to save Shen Can and Xu Yaoyang.
Besides, their niece is lucky to marry such a good man as Xu Zexi. Putting aside Xu Yaozu's status, Xu Zexi himself is also very outstanding. He has become a deputy company commander at a young age, and his future is limitless!
When they told the elders of the Qi family about it, they all agreed and promised to speak well of them if it worked out.
After the niece secretly glanced at Xu Zexi, her heart fell for him.
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