He Tingjun explained, "The social gathering was over, and the majority of the group left in horse-drawn carriages. A few men and women who had struck up a rapport stayed to continue socializing. Gu Cheng also made an appointment with Comrade Han to see a performance at the art troupe that afternoon, and she agreed. But he had no means of transportation, and he couldn't walk her back that afternoon. The base is quite far from your company, and it takes an hour and a half by bike."
"That's true."
Yun Qiao just didn't expect Han Rou to accept Gu Cheng's invitation.
She originally thought that Han Rou's target was someone else. After all, her goal was to join the army, and Gu Cheng's rank was not high enough.
Just when Yun Qiao thought he was wrong, at around three o'clock in the afternoon, the art troupe's performance had not yet ended, and Gu Cheng suddenly returned the bicycle early, looking very depressed.
"How do you reply?"
Yun Qiao winked at He Tingjun, signaling him to go and ask.
He Tingjun nodded and followed Gu Cheng out. After more than ten minutes, he came back smelling of cigarettes.
Knowing that Yunqiao hated the smell of cigarettes, He Tingjun took off his coat and walked into the house wearing only his short-sleeved shirt.
Yun Qiao asked him curiously, "Did you find out? Why are you back? The art troupe's performance hasn't even finished yet, so why are you back early?"
"He didn't give me a specific answer. When asked, he just said, 'We're not meant to be.' Later, while he was smoking, I heard him muttering something about being of a lower rank and not wanting to waste her youth." He Tingjun said, "But I think he's been hit hard. There must be something else going on. Otherwise, just one morning at the social gathering and it wouldn't have been enough to make him so devastated."
"Perhaps."
However, if the person in charge doesn't tell others about this, there is no other way for others to know.
Since the person in charge doesn't want to mention it, let it be the past.
Unexpectedly, the next day, Yun Qiao heard gossip about Han Rou from Gao Qian.
She was particularly unexpected.
Gao Qian and Han Rou, military dependents living in the same family compound and educated youth from the same company, people who have nothing in common, can actually get together!
It can be seen that society is a big circle and everyone is in it.
Gao Qian was speaking excitedly, her tone high.
"I really don't know what this young lesbian is thinking. She doesn't like single gay men of marriageable age, but insists on marrying a man ten years older than her and becoming a stepmother to someone else's children!"
"Comrade Gu Cheng has everything he wants and is about the same age as her. Except for being a deputy company commander, his rank is a bit lower. How can he be inferior to Deputy Regimental Commander Xiong?"
"You asked me how I knew that?" Gao Qian said confidently, "I'm a gossiper, I love to pry into things. I knew that all the men and women who stayed with the association went to the art troupe to watch a performance. I had nothing to do anyway, so I decided to take my daughter over there to watch the fun."
"You guys don't know what happened when you weren't there, but it was truly spectacular!"
"Deputy Captain Xiong was originally dating another woman, a worker at a nearby farm, under 30, divorced and childless. They were actually quite happy with each other, otherwise they wouldn't have planned to see a performance together that afternoon. They even had lunch together in the cafeteria. I don't know if the woman, out of courtesy or a desire to spend some time with Deputy Captain Xiong's daughter beforehand, asked him to bring the child along. But then they found out they were in the area."
"I don't know who's the evil-minded person who instilled in the child the perverse idea that stepmothers are all bad people. As a result, the child cries and throws a fuss whenever he sees a lesbian, kicking and hitting her, and even scratching the lesbian's face."
"Of course the woman wouldn't do that. How are we going to get along in the future if this happens on our first meeting?" So she turned away. Deputy Captain Xiong saw that this was unacceptable. The marriage was at stake. He couldn't let her leave feeling wronged. He quickly chased after her and apologized.
"In such a hurry, the child was left at the entrance of the art troupe. Comrade Han Rou, for some unknown reason, shook off Gu Cheng and ran to comfort the child."
"Hey, she really did manage to coax him into submission. Isn't that strange?"
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