Chapter 19 Chapter 19 An "unexpected" meeting
Ye Tan had watched a few movies in the past when he had nothing to do, but now when he first saw them, he felt a little uncomfortable with the blurry and shaky picture quality of this period.
But the storyline is quite interesting. Once you get used to it, you will forget about the noise around you just by watching her.
This simple yet dramatic film is relaxing and enjoyable to watch.
Everyone would laugh out loud when they encountered an interesting plot, and Gu Zhao would also find some interesting topics to whisper to Ye Tan. Before they knew it, the movie had come to an end.
The screen went dark and the movie ended. When the lights came on, Gu Zhao reached out and pulled Ye Tan up.
After watching a movie, the relationship between the two became obviously closer. In the past, Gu Zhao would never dare to take her hand.
Look at the young couples next to you, they are talking and laughing, whispering occasionally, the young girl is pulling her braids with a shy look, the atmosphere around them is so sweet that it is about to pull out silk.
Movies are always a catalyst for relationships between men and women. Movies have brought together so many couples.
She tilted her head to look outside: "Is it dark?"
Gu Zhao: "It's still early." It's not even five o'clock yet. The days are long in summer, and the sun is still hanging on the mountainside.
The two walked out of the cinema and slowly along the street. For the time being, there was no intention to part ways. Gu Zhao suggested: "Let's go eat?"
This time is neither early nor late, it is just time for dinner.
Ye Tan followed him to the restaurant without any objection and ordered some mutton soup noodles. After eating, Ye Tan smelled himself and could smell a strong mutton smell.
Gu Zhao saw that she was uneasy, as if covered in thorns, and asked her, "What's wrong? Are you feeling unwell?"
Ye Tan patted her clothes in disgust: "The smell of mutton is too overbearing. It has even stained my clothes." She really wanted to rush back home to take a shower.
Gu Zhao stopped, tilted his head and sniffed it, then said seriously, "There's no smell. It's all blown away by the wind."
Ye Tan didn't believe it, so Gu Zhao stretched out his hand and asked her to smell him: "If you don't believe me, smell me. We eat the same thing."
Ye Tan twitched her nose and sniffed, and indeed there was no smell of sheep. She breathed a sigh of relief, finally no longer disgusted with herself. She also finally remembered what her family had told her, and began to walk quietly towards the river with Gu Zhao.
What I want is a chance encounter without any fuss.
Since Ye Tan didn't mention going home, Gu Zhao certainly wouldn't take the initiative to bring it up. He was eager to spend more time with her.
The two of them walked under the willow trees by the river, facing the evening breeze. The setting sun ended gracefully with the sunset glow, and the river water in the distance was reflected in orange, with a beauty of the sky and water being one.
Ye Tan was stunned and stopped unconsciously. Suddenly, a silver fish jumped out of the water with a splash, and then fell back into the water with an elegant swing of its tail.
Ye Tan pointed at the ripples on the water in surprise, his eyes widening: "There's a fish!"
Gu Zhao also saw it and smiled: "Looks like we have a happy event today."
Ye Tan turned his head: "Is there such a saying?"
Gu Zhao nodded: "Of course, I saw a fish leaping into the water once before, and when I got home I received a notice that I had passed the military enlistment requirements with full honors."
This can only mean that he has excellent personal conditions, right?
Ye Tan raised his eyebrows and looked at the tall man, suspecting that he was bragging.
As we walked from one end to the other, we gradually saw more and more people coming to the riverside, and soon we ran into the three members of the Ye family.
The two sides finally met "accidentally". Gu Zhao's body stiffened and he almost didn't know how to walk. Fortunately, he was a man who had seen a lot of ups and downs, so he reacted quickly. The relaxed smile on his face was replaced by a steady and restrained look. He turned to look at Ye Tan, expecting an introduction.
Although everyone lived on both sides of the river, they knew each other more or less.
Ye Tan took a step forward and said with a smile, "Dad, Mom, Brother, are you off work?"
Ye Jianguo and his wife nodded and said, "Yes, I just got off work and came down here with your mother when I passed by." While talking to their daughter, their eyes were fixed on Gu Zhao.
The sun had not yet completely set, and white clouds were floating slowly in the sky, so he could see clearly that this big guy was the young man he met at the entrance of the alley in front of his home that day.
It turns out that he is the kid from the Gu family. I didn’t recognize him after not seeing him for many years.
Ye Tan ignored his parents' staring eyes and introduced them, "This is my parents, and my brother. Mom and Dad, brother, this is Comrade Gu Zhao."
"Hello uncle and aunt, Brother Ye, you can just call me Xiao Gu." Gu Zhao stood straight, and although his voice was concise, his sincere attitude did not make people feel that he was being treated poorly.
Ye Jianguo nodded, obviously very satisfied with his neither humble nor arrogant attitude: "Then I will call you Xiao Gu."
"Your father is Gu Mingzhi, right?"
Gu Zhao: "It's my father."
Ye Jianguo looked at the river in front of him and said, "Come to think of it, I've met your father a few times before. There was a lot of rain that spring, and the river was flooded. Many places around were flooded. Your father led the rescue team on the front line, and I was among them."
Ye Jianguo couldn't help but sigh when he said this: "Your father is a man worthy of admiration, a hero."
It's a pity that he died young.
When talking about his late father, Gu Zhao's expression became more solemn. He thought carefully and shook his head: "I don't have many memories of my father. I can't even clearly remember his appearance now."
Thanks to the two photos at home that I can look at from time to time, I don’t forget what my father looks like.
Ye Jianguo: "You were just a little kid back then, but now you've grown up. Your father would be pleased to see you."
The two chatted for a while about Gu Zhao's father. As they had a common acquaintance, their relationship quickly became closer again.
When the topic came to an end, Ye Yanlin, who had been unable to get a word in, finally seized the opportunity and interrupted, "I heard that you are taking a family leave this time. How long is it?"
Gu Zhao turned to look at Ye Yanlin. Facing this future brother-in-law, he lowered his attitude a little: "Take a month off."
Minus the time wasted on the way back and forth, it has been a few days since he came back.
He is now counting the remaining vacation days on his fingers.
He looked at Ye Tan implicitly, not knowing whether he could get a girlfriend before the end of the holiday. Now that he had met her parents, it shouldn't be far away, right?
It's just that I didn't prepare anything and it was a bit rude to meet people empty-handed.
As a woman and a mother, Xu Huiling thinks more carefully. Thinking of her daughter's poor cooking skills, she feels that she should give Gu Zhao a heads-up in advance.
"Xiao Gu, I wonder what your requirements are for your future partner?" In fact, she wanted to ask directly whether he wanted someone who could take care of everything at home and outside and treat his wife like a beast of burden. However, it didn't sound very nice to ask this, so she kept it brief.
Gu Zhao: "As long as our personalities are compatible and we live our lives wholeheartedly, that's all that matters."
Xu Huiling turned around and grabbed Ye Tan, saying with disdain, "My daughter used to focus on her studies, so I never let her worry about household matters. Now she can't do housework well, and her cooking skills are not very good. Sometimes I worry that she will not know how to do anything when she gets married and will be disliked by her in-laws."
"By the way, you guys in the navy must be pretty busy with your work, right? You must need a wife who can manage the household, right?"
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