Chapter 62: The Male and Female Protagonists Extra: Silent River (2)
The snow fell heavier and heavier, and the sky darkened.
There was a small coal stove in the cabin. Luo Pingjiang and Ruan Qingqing were sitting around it, with a small pot of fish soup cooking on the stove. The river was shimmering dimly, and there were no other boats around. The green mountains on both sides are covered with snow, and the sky is full of heavy snow. In the space between heaven and earth, at that moment filled with dim light, it seemed as if they were the only two people left on the boat.
Both of them couldn't help but look up and look at the scenery outside the boat.
After a while, Ruan Qingqing asked, "What are you thinking about?"
Luo Pingjiang stared at the snow-covered mountains and said, "I remember going hiking with my comrades in the past when it was snowing heavily. It was quite exciting."
Ruan Qingqing was startled and held his hand. He smiled and held her hand back: "What are you thinking about?"
"I'm thinking... I'm still dreaming right now. This is such a beautiful scenery, and the person accompanying me is you."
Luo Pingjiang reached out and touched her face, saying, "I feel the same way. I've waited for so many years, but it seemed like only a few days. At that time, I always felt that this day would come."
"What would have happened if we hadn't met again?"
"There's no reunion..." Luo Pingjiang sighed, "It's likely that he will find someone to marry, and that's it."
Ruan Qingqing said, "I think so too." Then she laughed, "What if we meet when we are old and gray?"
Luo Pingjiang also had a gentle smile in his eyes: "Will you cry?"
Ruan Qingqing shook her head: "At that time, I definitely won't cry. What about you, will you pretend to be a stranger again?" Just like before.
"No," Luo Pingjiang said, "I will probably smile at you."
Ruan Qingqing thought about it and said, "Me too."
Of course I will laugh.
The person who makes my heart beat the most in this life, it turns out that you have lived a good life, then I am also satisfied.
It was late at night, and after a day of dating, Luo Pingjiang sent Ruan Qingqing to the entrance of the center.
Who knew that by such a coincidence, Zheng Tao walked out from inside. Seeing these two people, Zheng Tao subconsciously pulled his legs back, but then felt embarrassed and tried hard to force a smile. He didn't even call Ruan Qingqing and walked away quickly.
Ruan Qingqing didn't call him either.
She said, "He seems a little afraid of you."
Luo Pingjiang propped himself on the door frame with one hand and said, "Oh, really? I'm sorry."
Listening to his insincere apology, Ruan Qingqing laughed and said, "Auntie passed away. Actually, he and I... I probably won't have any contact with him in the future."
Luo Pingjiang nodded, stopped talking about this topic, and asked, "How is Zeng Xi doing these days?"
"She's getting better now. She's still receiving psychological counseling. I think she'll get better and better."
Luo Pingjiang looked into her clear eyes and said, "Do you...need psychological help..."
Ruan Qingqing: "I'm fine. In fact, I didn't suffer any harm at his hands. Now that I think about it, he's not that good except for bullying women, especially the deaf and dumb."
Luo Pingjiang smiled slowly.
He remembered what Yuan Ming said: Lao Luo, don't worry about it. Your girlfriend doesn't need any psychological counseling. She has such a strong mental state. Only the murderer needs psychological counseling, okay! I don’t know if it was because of the shock or the electric shock, but his thing was completely broken! If you are punished before the death penalty, you will not be a man. Tsk tsk!
Luo Pingjiang said, "By the way, do you have time tomorrow? My comrades-in-arms, please treat us to a meal. I plan to cook a meal at home."
"OK."
"They are rather rough, don't mind."
"Why would I mind!" Ruan Qingqing thought for a while and said, "If you're cooking at home, then do you need me to cook? I've never entertained anyone like this before..." After saying that, her face felt a little hot.
Luo Pingjiang looked at her tenderly, thinking of the soups she had cooked when he was in the hospital that tasted like water, and said, "Of course not. My mother is here. I'll ask the store to send a chef over tomorrow. How can I let you do it yourself? If you're interested, just go to the kitchen and give me some guidance."
The next day, at Luo Pingjiang's house.
After Luo Pingjiang made money, he first bought a new house for his family, a three-bedroom apartment that was spacious and airy. There were not many guests coming, all of them were his close comrades-in-arms, including Lao Yuan from the Municipal Criminal Police Team, Lao Ding from the Provincial Criminal Police Team, Lao Xie from the Armed Police System, etc.
At the beginning, facing such a gentle and pretty girl like Ruan Qingqing, everyone was quite reserved, polite and didn't joke around. By the time the dishes were served and three rounds of wine had been had, their true colors were revealed one by one.
Yuan Ming, who had just been forced to drink three glasses of wine, said: "Sister-in-law, sister-in-law, I want to complain!"
Luo Pingjiang smiled and did not stop her. Ruan Qingqing asked, "What do you want to sue for?"
Yuan Ming: "Old Luo is a ruthless person! In the past, in the army, none of us could beat him and we always suffered at his expense, hehe!"
Ruan Qingqing smiled: "He is quite smart."
Yuan Ming: “…” Damn, he drank too much and forgot that the person in front of him was also a black-hearted person! He is bringing disgrace upon himself by making such a complaint!
Old Ding was different. He had no idea about the past between Luo Pingjiang and Ruan Qingqing, so he really complained: "Sister-in-law, I'm going to complain too! At that time, whenever Luo Pingjiang had a day off, he would go to Hunan and even to the countryside. I don't know what he was busy with! It was very suspicious!"
Ruan Qingqing: "Oh, he came to see me at that time. I lived in the countryside."
Lao Ding: Dead.
Old Xie is much more cunning. How could he not do something bad to Luo Pingjiang, the old bachelor who finally got married? He said, "Sister-in-law, what I report is the most valuable - in those years, many girls were chasing him! The political commissar's niece, the company commander's niece, and even the cafeteria aunt's daughter flirted with him!"
Now, Luo Pingjiang couldn't pretend he didn't hear it, and said calmly: "Didn't I agree to it?"
Old Xie, who was already a little drunk: Uh...that's right.
Ahhh, he wanted to cause trouble, but instead he gave Lao Luo a chance to prove his innocence.
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The banquet ended late at night. Luo Pingjiang was obviously drunk, but he insisted on taking a taxi and sending Ruan Qingqing to her doorstep.
Ruan Qingqing looked at his shining eyes and calm expression and thought to herself, this guy is really good at pretending. She asked worriedly, "Is it okay for you to go back by yourself like this?"
"No problem. I'll send you a message when I get home."
See, the logic is clear too.
Ruan Qingqing had been holding back some words for the whole night, so she asked him while he was drunk: "If your hand hadn't been injured, what would you do now?"
Luo Pingjiang smiled, his expression finally dazed: "Either, I am still in the army; or, like Lao Yuan and Lao Ding, I joined the police. I was the most powerful back then."
Ruan Qingqing held his hand: "I know, I know you are the best. So now... do you feel uncomfortable?"
Because even I feel uncomfortable seeing them. If you feel uncomfortable, tell me. You can tell me now.
Luo Pingjiang was silent for a while, but then he smiled and said, "I don't feel bad, I really don't feel bad. I was telling the truth last time. Those criminals had taken several lives. I gave one hand in exchange for them being brought to justice. I really think it's worth it. So I never feel any regrets. And I'm glad that it was me who encountered the criminals that day, not Lao Yuan, Lao Ding and the others. Didn't they say I was the smartest? So now I can still open a shop and make money. If they were disabled, what would they do in the future?"
Ruan Qingqing felt a sour nose and lowered her head without saying anything.
"Feeling bad?" The half-drunk Luo Pingjiang spoke slowly, a little aggrieved, "Then how about giving your PLA uncle a kiss? You still owed me eight fish yesterday."
Ruan Qingqing couldn't help laughing again and threw herself into his arms.
It was snowing lightly, and at the quiet and deserted doorway, the two of them hugged each other tightly. It was clearly their first time, yet it felt like they had been hugging each other for half their lives.
Time that I carefully picked up, please go slowly. Until I could see her, leaning against her with white hair.
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Let me say it again, tomorrow will be the Killer extra, and the day after tomorrow will be Ruan Qingling extra, so buy with caution!
(End of this chapter)
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