Chapter 14
At the local military hospital, Gu Cheng walked out of the director's office. Not long after, at the door of the clinic, he caught a glimpse of Ge Yunxia standing in front of the file rack. He walked forward and looked at the round clock on the wall. It had been three days since the blind date, seventy-two hours later.
Head Nurse Ge was a busy woman, flipping through files and documents in her hands. When someone appeared in front of her, she thought it was Nurse Xiao Ma, "Xiao Ma, call Ting Ting over here."
She looked up, and Gu Cheng moved his gaze to her face, and they looked at each other.
The air was filled with the smell of disinfectant. He looked straight into Ge Yunxia's eyes and said calmly, "Don't you have anything to tell me?"
The sound of the second hand ticking beside his ear drowned out the creaking of the old fan above his head. Gu Cheng's heart was not as calm as he appeared to be. God knows how many times he wandered around the hospital before he finally arrived in front of Head Nurse Ge.
"Oh, Captain Gu, thank you for your emergency help a few days ago. Xiao Ma told me everything." When talking about this, Ge Yunxia smiled. Today is the day when Qin Yao and Dr. He are going to have a blind date.
She is busy with work on weekdays, and introducing people to potential partners is a way for her to find some free time to spice up her life.
"Although there were some unexpected events along the way, everything went smoothly. Xiao Qin will meet with Doctor He today. When they are done, I will ask Doctor He to pack you some wedding candy as well."
The sound of the second hand stopped, and Gu Cheng's heart stopped suddenly. All the blood in his body rushed to his head.
After a long while, he regained his voice and asked calmly, "What didn't she say about me?"
"Her? You mean Xiao Qin? What happened that day was all a misunderstanding. Fortunately, Xiao Qin also understood that there is a huge age difference between you and her, twelve years. Xiao Qin said that you two have nothing in common at your age. I thought, isn't it true? This girl is quite smart."
"She may think of you as her elder. Captain Gu, you are not young anymore. I have nothing to say to you about marriage. Xiao Qin is going to participate in the training this time. Please help Doctor He take good care of Xiao Qin."
Gu Cheng's expression was cold, all the emotions he had experienced during the past three days of waiting surged into his heart, anxiety, anticipation, sweetness, and joy, at this moment, all turned into anger and humiliation.
That chattering little mouth said that she and him had no common language.
Sister Yaoyao, who always calls him "brother", thinks he is too old.
…
Now that she knew he was old and afraid, why wasn't she afraid when she was ten years younger than him and kept calling herself his sister?
Gu Cheng sneered three times in his heart, his eyebrows raised and cold, take care?
Haha, kick her into the sea to feed the fish.
Head Nurse Ge watched Gu Cheng walk away with big strides. His steps were beautiful and neat, like a guard of honor. The young nurse who had just entered the room couldn't help but look back at him again.
Ge Yunxia lowered her head to look at the case. The female nurse looked up and glanced at her, then went back to the door, just in time to catch a glimpse of Gu Cheng's profile as he turned the corner. When she turned around again, she saw the serious face of Head Nurse Ge.
The female nurse looked down at her toes.
Ge Yunxia didn't say anything. She shook her head, thinking that it was rare to find a girl as smart and knowledgeable as Qin Yao.
After the nurse left.
Head Nurse Ge touched her nose, and thinking of Gu Cheng's cold face just now, the corners of her mouth couldn't help but rise.
Recalling the past when he begged and pleaded to introduce him to a girl, but she remained indifferent and ignored him, he must feel frustrated now.
Ge Yunxia guessed what the man was thinking. He was young, had an excellent family background, was handsome, and had a bright future. She thought all the girls would be fascinated by him.
Even though he didn't necessarily like Qin Yao, a fat girl from the city, he still wanted to come to her to hear what she thought of him, whether she liked him and wanted to continue dating him? Let him reject her coldly, because he thinks she is too fat?
Haha, man.
Before Gu Cheng opened his mouth, Ge Yunxia refused first. It was the girl who said it was not suitable first.
Head Nurse Ge’s ears were so tired of hearing Gu Cheng’s cold words that this time, she said she felt happy.
She felt sorry for Qin Yao, an eighteen-year-old girl. Her parents were ordinary workers and her father was a cook. She was the only girl in the family and she was raised to be so fair and plump. She must be her parents' treasure and there was no need for her to suffer.
Doctor He didn't mind that she was fat, he even thought she was pretty. The two of them were well matched in many ways, and they were going to have a good life after marriage.
Although Dr. He is a quiet person, he spends more time at home than other officers and does not mind doing housework. Xiao Qin does not look like a diligent person. If she marries Dr. He, she might become envied by other sisters-in-law.
The right person is with the right person. Head Nurse Ge listed the conditions of the two and nodded with satisfaction.
Gu Cheng walked out of the hospital building. Not far from the entrance were several baskets of medical waste. A young military officer was about to take several medical workers to burn and destroy them. Under the scorching sun, there was an unpleasant smell.
He took out the handkerchief from his trouser pocket and clenched it in his palm. The pink handkerchief, which originally smelled of lilac, was now stained with a bitter and rotten smell. As long as he threw it forward lightly, it would be burned to ashes and buried in the soil, never to be seen again.
Gu Cheng raised his hand several times, but the torn handkerchief stuck tightly to his palm as if it had been dipped in glue.
"Captain Gu, do you have any instructions?"
"nothing."
Gu Cheng withdrew his hand, wrapped the pink handkerchief around his palm, and thought of the tiny starlight on the sea that day. He couldn't bear to throw it away.
Qin Yao met Dr. He at the same place.
Dr. He was a gentle and handsome male doctor. He was not tall and had a weak demeanor. He seemed a little nervous when he spoke and his right hand trembled when he drank tea. We chatted for an hour or two and he went to the bathroom several times.
Qin Yao thinks Dr. He is very cute. To be honest, Dr. He Guangzhi is indeed a good marriage partner. Marrying him will bring a plain and warm married life.
It's just a pity that Dr. He has all the good qualities, but her body's reaction tells her that she is not attracted to him at all.
It is more difficult to find a reason to reject Dr. He than to reject Gu Cheng.
No matter from whose perspective, Dr. He is a good candidate. There is no reason to refuse him. Saying that he is dull? This time he was very proactive in front of Qin Yao. After the chat, he bought candies and cakes, and even some vegetables, and sent Qin Yao back to Chen Baozhen's house.
He didn't care about anything else. He rolled up his sleeves and went into the kitchen to show off his cooking skills for Qin Yao and Chen Baozhen to taste.
Chen Baozhen praised the food cooked by Dr. He: "Dr. He, your cooking skills are much better than our Lao Gao's."
Doctor He smiled shyly.
Dr. He cooked a lot of food, but the three people didn't finish it. Tian Shuyun, who lived next door at her cousin's house, learned that Dr. He was having a blind date with Qin Yao, so she rushed to Chen Baozhen's house to cook. She secretly hated him so much that she gritted her teeth.
"Yaoyao, Dr. He is a very good target." Chen Baozhen persuaded her best friend Qin Yao, who had been conquered by Dr. He.
Dr. He has a handsome and gentle appearance. Although he doesn't talk much and his personality is a bit dull, he is down-to-earth and hardworking. He doesn't have those bad tempers of a male chauvinist, and he has excellent cooking skills.
If Qin Yao were to be with Dr. He, one would be a doctor and the other a nurse, after marriage their two families would not be far from each other, and they could visit each other often and be good friends for life.
Qin Yao was helpless: "It's not suitable. I'm not attracted to him."
Qin Yao apologized to Dr. He, and then said to Head Nurse Ge, "Head Nurse Ge, I'm about to start training, and I want to learn some skills seriously. I'm only eighteen years old, which is too young. I've thought about it and I don't want to date or get married for the time being."
Head Nurse Ge smiled and didn't press too hard: "Just get to know each other and chat slowly. There's no rush. Marriage is a big deal and needs to be handled carefully."
"If you run into problems in the future, talk to Dr. He more often, and you might change your mind."
"Emotions are cultivated slowly."
After Qin Yao went on a blind date with Dr. He, Gao Jianguo felt quite worried. Qin Yao and Chen Baozhen were old acquaintances and good friends. Since Qin Yao came over, Chen Baozhen had a good friend and was happy every day. The relationship between the couple has eased a lot. Gao Jianguo is quite satisfied with his current marriage life.
Therefore, he sincerely hoped that Qin Yao could stay on the island.
But he was not very happy about Qin Yao's successful blind date with Dr. He. As a man, Dr. He was too attentive. Chen Baozhen praised Dr. He every day, saying that she would be the happiest woman on the island if she married a man like Dr. He. Dr. He was hardworking, could cook, looked gentle, and was a doctor with a good temper.
If Qin Yao married Dr. He, would he still be able to live a good life in the future?
Gao Jianguo secretly planned to help Qin Yao find a partner. This man did not have to be a military man, as long as he was on the island and his conditions were "slightly worse" than his.
On a whim, he asked someone to look for young unmarried men, and unexpectedly found Gu Cheng.
"Captain Gu, you have a wide network of contacts. Please ask around for me. If you know a suitable young man, please make a note of him for me."
Gu Cheng said coldly: "Aren't you going on a blind date with Doctor He?"
"You heard about it too?" Gao Jianguo didn't think much about it. He had no place to complain about this matter. Knowing that Gu Cheng was not a talkative person, he said a few words of truth in front of him, "I was not at home that day, I was not at home... This guy came to my house and cooked a delicious meal for my wife. Now my wife praises him highly."
"If Xiao Qin is really with Dr. He, it would be a good thing. Dr. He is a good marriage partner. If I don't go home in the future, Bao Zhen will have a place to eat. But no matter how I think about it, it's a bit uncomfortable."
"Fortunately, Xiao Qin has poor eyesight and didn't pay any attention to Doctor He." Gao Jianguo rubbed his hands, squinted his eyes and looked at the black seabirds circling in front of him, with the corners of his mouth raised.
The scene of seabirds circling over the sea is very beautiful. Of course, this is what outsiders see. In the eyes of the navy, it is not entirely true. If in the past, such a large group of seabirds circled around the warships, what do you think would be left behind?
——It’s all bird shit.
Dense bird droppings.
Gao Jianguo had unfortunately been attacked several times before, but he was unable to guard against it. Maybe he felt "lucky" at this moment, and he even liked the seabirds in front of him.
"Don't you like it?" Gu Cheng's tone became three points higher. After he finished speaking, he himself realized the joy that was hard to hide in his words. The next moment, he pursed his lips and turned his head to look at the seabirds in the distance.
Captain Gu, you are useless!
Gu Cheng despised himself in his heart. What was there to be happy about? You are such a cheap person.
He bit his lower lip hard, and even though it hurt, he still smiled.
"No, I guess Xiao Qin is still a little young. She's only 18 years old, she's not in a hurry, she hasn't experienced much, and she's a city girl. An 18-year-old girl in the countryside is quite old. She's 20 years old by lunar age. If she were in the village, she would have already found a partner, and some would have become mothers. Xiao Qin grew up in the city just like Baozhen, so she still feels that she's young, so she's not in a hurry to find a partner. The city advocates late marriage."
Gao Jianguo continued talking without paying attention to Gu Cheng's reaction. How else could Captain Gu react? I guess he'll get bored after listening for a while.
Only the deputy captain who was standing on the observation tower in the distance, holding a telescope in his hand, accidentally caught the smile on Gu Cheng's face. His eyes almost popped out and he almost lost his grip on the telescope.
When I looked again, it was gone, as if the scene just now was an illusion.
Gu Cheng had already noticed his gaze and gave him a cold glance. The deputy captain coughed and didn't dare to look at him any further.
"If Xiao Qin was 25 or 26 years old, he would be anxious. He met such a good marriage partner like Dr. He, why didn't he seize the opportunity?"
"Young girls still like those who are good at talking and saying sweet words. There was a very beautiful sister in our village. When she was young, a second-rate man in the village who had a good singing voice would always sing a few words of love to her when she passed by. She knew that the second-rate man was poor and had nothing, but she still married him eagerly, hoping that love would satisfy her...but she didn't live a good life."
Gao Jianguo sighed a few times, and a few birds flew over his head. He continued, "It's still scary to come to my house and cook for a man like Dr. He. How can a woman resist him? My wife now speaks well of him in front of Xiao Qin every day."
"Hey, Captain Gu, look at me - why am I talking to you about all this today." After Gao Jianguo finished speaking, he suddenly realized that the person next to him was Gu Cheng. He was afraid that he had already become impatient with listening, so he did not interrupt him out of politeness.
Gu Cheng thought for a moment, "Oh, I remember that."
Gao Jianguo was stunned: “?”
Gu Cheng glanced at him, crossed his arms calmly, and said calmly: "I'll keep an eye on it for you."
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