"Dongzi, what brings you here?" Gu Nanxun glanced at the newcomer and said calmly, while frowning slightly.
The person who came was Wang Dongsheng. He quickly stepped forward, tightly grasped Gu Nanxun's hand, his eyes reddened, and choked out, "Captain... your leg..." His voice trembled noticeably.
Wang Dongsheng could hardly believe his eyes. His legs, which used to be so strong and lead them into battle, were now unable to stand. Looking at the man in the wheelchair, his heart ached. He wished it was all just a nightmare.
Gu Nanxun patted Wang Dongsheng on the shoulder. He didn't say anything.
Wang Dongsheng bit his lip, tears welling up in his eyes. He gripped Gu Nanxun's hand tightly, as if trying to convey his strength.
Gu Nanxun shook his head, looked calmly at Wang Dongsheng, and said slowly, "Why are you crying? What's there for a real man to cry about?"
"Waaah... Captain..."
Wang Dongsheng, who was trying hard to suppress his emotions, broke down in tears at the captain's reprimand. His tears flowed like a burst dam, streaming down his cheeks. He bit his lip, trying to hold back his sobs, but his body trembled uncontrollably. His eyes were filled with pain and sorrow, and tears blurred his vision, making it almost impossible for him to see Gu Nanxun's face clearly.
His hands were clenched tightly, his nails digging deep into his palms, as if only in this way could he alleviate the pain in his heart. A sob escaped his throat from time to time, proof of his struggle to suppress his grief.
"Okay... my leg is fine, it will be alright."
Gu Nanxun looked down at his legs, then at Wang Dongsheng, who was crying like a child, and said helplessly.
"Really, Captain? Your leg can really get better?"
Wang Dongsheng was somewhat skeptical. Based on the captain's achievements, if his leg could be healed, the army would definitely not let him retire. After all, the captain was a top soldier in the Huaibei Military Region! There are only a handful of top soldiers in the entire country! If the captain's leg could be healed, how could the country possibly let him retire?
"Captain, how come you live in a place like this?"
After a long while, Wang Dongsheng looked up at the dilapidated house (although Lin Qing had renovated it, it was still dilapidated) and asked incredulously.
He was a little confused. The captain wasn't short of money! Why would he live in such a place? Putting aside the captain's monthly allowance, his bonuses alone were quite substantial. How could he be living in such a dilapidated place now?
"Why are you here so late? It's so late!"
Gu Nanxun did not answer Wang Dongsheng's question, but asked directly without expression.
"What happened?"
"Nothing happened. I went to the city a few days ago and just got back today. I only just saw the captain's letter. I didn't even have time to check the time before I came to find the captain."
Upon hearing Gu Nanxun's words, Wang Dongsheng quickly explained that he had obtained a batch of goods on the black market that day and went to the city immediately. He had been busy in the city for several days and only returned today. As soon as he got back, he saw the captain's letter. After reading the letter, he didn't have time to think about anything else and came straight here. He didn't expect to see the captain like this. He wished he had come sooner.
"It's good that you're alright."
"Come on, let me introduce you. This is Lin Qing, my girlfriend."
"Qingqing, this is Wang Dongsheng, my former comrade-in-arms, the one I told you about before, the one who works at the county's materials bureau."
Hi, hello.
Lin Qing greeted Wang Dongsheng somewhat awkwardly. She hadn't expected that the dignified head of the black market would be Nan Xun's comrade-in-arms, and hoped he wouldn't recognize her.
"Hello, sister-in-law!"
Upon hearing Gu Nanxun's introduction, Wang Dongsheng immediately stood up straight and greeted Wang Qing respectfully. But why did he feel like the young woman in front of him looked somewhat familiar?
Wang Dongsheng scratched his head and thought to himself.
"These are Chen Bin, Wang Haoran, Lu Xianghong, and Xu Fengjiao. Like Qingqing, they are all educated youth sent to the countryside."
Hello.
Wang Dongsheng nodded to the educated youth in greeting.
"Hello, Comrade Wang."
"Lin Qing, Brother Gu, we'll head back now."
Upon seeing that guests had arrived at Gu Nanxun's place, the educated youth bid farewell to Gu Nanxun and Lin Qing.
"Brother Nanxun, I'll go back too! It's getting late, I'll go back with them."
Lin Qing thought she should go back to avoid being recognized.
"Qingqing, please stay!"
Seeing that Lin Qing also wanted to go back, Gu Nanxun said, thinking that since Qingqing liked going to the county town, it would be a good opportunity for her to get to know Dongzi.
"Let's go inside and talk, Dongzi."
After saying this, Gu Nanxun nodded to the villagers who were watching the commotion, and then led Wang Dongsheng and Lin Qing back into the house.
"So this little car is here to see Xiao Gu!"
"Of course! Didn't you hear? Xiao Gu said it was his comrade-in-arms."
"I heard it all, that young man called Captain Gu!"
"You only heard people call him Captain Gu, didn't you hear Captain Gu introduce the man as being from the Supply Bureau?"
"What supply bureau?!"
"The Materials Bureau is in charge of managing materials. All the grain and daily necessities in our entire county are under their management."
"My goodness! That's really amazing."
"Then you can have whatever you want from now on!"
"Of course... Xiao Gu is amazing! Luckily we never bullied Xiao Gu before."
"Yes...yes...thankfully we didn't bully Xiao Gu."
"Sigh...it's just that the Gu family is unlucky."
"Don't even mention the Gu family. Luckily, Xiao Gu has cut ties with them."
"Sigh, good deeds really do get rewarded..."
"..."
Wang Dongsheng walked into the room and carefully looked around. It was very poor, extremely poor. Apart from a few tables and chairs and a water vat, there was really nothing else in the room. How could his captain live in such a place? Suddenly, Wang Dongsheng's eyes fell on the apples on the cabinet. The apples looked so familiar!
"Oh, right, Captain, I brought something with me. I'll go get it from the car."
After saying that, Wang Dongsheng quickly walked outside.
Soon Wang Dongsheng came in from outside carrying a bag of rice and a bag of apples. The rice weighed about 50 jin (25 catties) and there were more than 30 apples.
Wang Dongsheng turned his head to look at the apples on the table, then looked down at the apple in his hand. These two kinds of apples were definitely from the same tree.
Gu Nanxun also saw the apple in Wang Dongsheng's hand. He didn't think much of it, assuming that Lin Qing had just happened to buy the same apple as Wang Dongsheng.
"It's over...it's over...the system will definitely be recognized."
"It's not necessarily true that you're alright, host!"
“I was sure I would be recognized. I wasn’t thinking about doing big business at the time, so I didn’t dress up properly.”
"Don't worry, the host might not think that way."
"Definitely. Apples are a scarce commodity. Look at our apples, they're practically identical."
"..."
"What should I do..."
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