It was really Bai Keyan calling.
Xiao Jiahua ran to the supply and marketing cooperative at the entrance of the village as fast as he could, his heart almost jumping out of his throat.
Just now, Cai Xiaoju handed her a note with the number of a call from more than ten minutes ago.
When he dialed the dial, Xiao Jiahua's fingers were trembling.
Her watch showed that it was ten o'clock in the evening.
There is no way Bai Keyan would call her at the base at this time.
The receiver rang once and was hung up instantly.
Xiao Jiahua wondered in panic where he was and whether he was on another mission.
Fortunately, the phone rang again the next second.
It was Bai Keyan who called.
Xiao Jiahua replied immediately: "Bai Keyan, is that you?"
"Xiaoxiao, it's me."
The man on the phone said in a hoarse voice, "It's so late, did I disturb you?"
Xiao Jiahua shook his head: "No! You are not at the base. Where are you now? Who are you with? Are you in good health?"
Feeling the girl's worry, Bai Keyan quickly replied: "I'm fine. I'm outside the base, in the supply and marketing cooperative in Fenghuang Town. Today is Labor Day, and the base is closed for half a day, so I can come out."
"Phoenix Town, what are you doing there? Is it far?"
"It's not far, just a few steps along the Ruoshui River." He coughed again.
Xiao Jiahua knew that his identity was special and this was the only thing he could say.
"What's wrong with your voice?"
"No, the phone is distorted."
Indeed, the telephone equipment at that time was very simple, and depending on the strength of the signal and voltage, a harsh electric sound would be heard from time to time.
The two people's voices are vague and distant, but the distance between their hearts is closer than ever before.
It would be great if there was clearer and more convenient communication technology - they thought in sync.
Xiao Jiahua slightly rebuked him: "I've already told you that I don't need to believe me, and I don't need to call you. I'm fine, and my family is fine too. My parents, my dad, and my children are all fine."
"I know." Bai Ke said gently, "Xiaoxiao, thank you for giving me the soap, and thank you for what you have done for my family."
He was replying to every word she had written to him.
After saying this, he fell silent again.
This guy, he was the one who called her first, but he didn't say anything. He just wanted to hear her voice.
Xiao Jiahua was so angry that he wanted to hang up the phone, but he couldn't bear to do so.
Bai Keyan couldn't say much, so Xiao Jiahua took the initiative to talk about his family.
She spoke softly, talking about what was happening around her and the previous letters.
The difference is that this time, her tree hole will respond to her seriously.
Xiao Jiahua talked a lot, even chatting about his eldest brother and sister-in-law's family and their new baby.
Xiao Jiahua asked casually: "Bai Keyan, do you like boys or girls?"
"Girl." He said without hesitation.
"Why?"
"Because our daughter will definitely be more like you."
A soft feeling passed through Xiao Jiahua's heart, and for the first time, he felt that children were not that scary.
Gradually, the receiver began to get hot. From the far end, a voice of urging could be faintly heard.
They all knew it was time to say goodbye.
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Xiao Jiahua didn't know that Bai Keyan concealed some truths during the phone call.
There is indeed a half-day holiday on Labor Day, but the base is not in the city, but in a remote desert oasis.
Remoteness, flatness, dryness and desolation are the biggest features of this place.
There are large areas of poplar forests around it. Outside the Gobi Desert, the nearest town, Fenghuang, is more than thirty miles away.
Bai Keyan still asked his supervisor for permission and called his wife at home.
He set out at two in the afternoon and walked until seven or eight in the evening before he arrived at the supply and marketing cooperative.
After an entire afternoon of being exposed to the sun, he was almost exhausted. He drank several large bowls of water at the supply and marketing cooperative before he slowly recovered.
Fortunately, he found an issue of Advanced Daily from half a month ago in the only supply and marketing cooperative in Fenghuang Town.
In the news corner, he recognized his young wife in the photo at a glance.
Xiao Jiahua was wearing the most ordinary green military uniform, revealing her slender wrists. She buried her head in her work, holding the pen he had given her.
Calm and serious, even though only his profile was visible, Bai Keyan could sense infinite tenderness.
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