Chapter 53: Enemy Situation “Just try and see if you dare.”
Ye Tan went out in the morning and bought some vegetables with Zhao Xiaoya at a nearby market. When they were picking water spinach, they heard a jingling sound at the gate.
She stood up and took a look in the yard. When she saw Gu Zhao, she immediately raised the corners of her lips and said, "Why are you riding a tricycle?" The cart bed was blocked by the courtyard wall, and Ye Tan didn't see what was placed in the back for a moment.
When Gu Zhao signaled her to open the door and rode the tricycle directly into the yard, Ye Tan saw that there was a person standing behind him and her sewing machine was placed in the tricycle bed.
"The sewing machine has arrived?" Ye Tan was pleasantly surprised. Without even asking who the person was, he asked Gu Zhao, "When did it arrive? Why didn't you tell me so I could go get it with you?"
Gu Zhao wiped the sweat off his forehead and smiled lightly, "I went to get it back myself. I made an extra trip to get you to go."
Ye Tan glanced at him sideways, and seeing the old man smiling at them, he smiled sheepishly, but couldn't help muttering, "You despise me."
Gu Zhao, who had sharp ears and eyes, overheard it, but denied it, saying, "No, look how hot it is outside, especially at the gate. There's not even any shade. Don't let the heat get to you. Come and see where this thing is."
"Next to the window, the light is good."
"Okay, let's get started." Gu Zhao stretched his shoulders and called another person, while introducing him to Ye Tan: "This is Brother Liu from the mail room."
Ye Tan followed up by calling out, "Brother Liu, I'm so sorry to bother you."
Brother Liu waved his hand, a smile spreading across his tanned face, and said cheerfully, "You're welcome, sister-in-law."
The sewing machine was a large one, mostly made of iron, and looked quite heavy. Ye Tan wanted to go over and lend a hand, but Brother Liu came over and said, "Don't hurt yourself, sister-in-law. Let me do it."
Ye Tan left RJK and stepped aside.
When unloading, he found that the tricycle was shaking due to the force, so Ye Tan hurried to hold the handlebars. After Gu Zhao and Brother Liu lifted the sewing machine down together, Ye Tan hurried to clear the small obstacles on the road, walked over, opened the door of the living room, and watched the sewing machine go into the house.
In addition to the living room, there are two bedrooms on the first floor of their small building, one larger and one smaller. The kitchen is on the other side of the smaller one, and the layout seems to have been separated out to be used as a storage room. Ye Tan cleaned it up and planned to use it as a workshop.
Gu Zhao and the middle-aged man carried the sewing machine in and placed it by the window. Next to the sewing machine on the other side of the wall was the table that Ye Tan had prepared in advance. The two long tables put together were exactly the size Ye Tan wanted.
The location of the window in this room really allows for good lighting. When I'm tired, I can look at the flowers and plants in the yard outside. Of course, it's still empty outside now, and there are no flowers or plants yet.
After finishing his work, Ye Tan fetched a basin of water for them to wash their hands. Seeing that Brother Liu was about to leave after washing, Ye Tan said, "Have a cup of tea before you go?"
"No need. I have things to do when I get back, so I won't bother you any more." The man said goodbye and left.
Gu Zhao followed him and sent him to the gate.
After a while, Gu Zhao came back. Ye Tan had already wiped the sewing machine and was trying out the feel of it on the chair.
He walked over, rested one hand on the sewing machine table, and asked with a smile, "How is it?"
Ye Tan turned his head and saw that the man had taken off his shirt at some point and was only wearing a white vest. The muscles on his arms were bulging and had a healthy bronze color.
Just yesterday, these arms were supporting her as she walked back and forth by the window. When she looked up, she saw red nail marks on her shoulders left by her crying.
After Ye Tan took a few glances, her mind started to race with yellow and her heart beat unsteadily. Fortunately, she was a worldly-wise person, so her face only got hot for a moment and then quickly returned to normal.
The sewing machine's pulley whirred, and Ye Tan was very satisfied with the feeling. "Not bad, it's easy to pedal."
Gu Zhao nuzzled her soft cheek and asked gently, "When will I make a piece of clothing for your husband?"
"Don't you have a lot of clothes?"
If I remember correctly, his clothes filled a whole closet in his hometown. They were all bought by Ms. Lin Qiuyun for her son when she was free. Many of them were still new. In order not to waste them, Ye Tan packed them up and brought them here this time. Now they are in the closet.
Gu Zhao tugged at the vest on his body and said, "Let's make a vest. There are only two at home, and they are not enough to change into during training." They have to be worn during normal training exercises. The white color is not resistant to dirt and needs to be washed when it gets stained with sweat.
"Then I'll see if there's any suitable fabric at home."
Ye Tan agreed to Gu Zhao's request. He was delighted and bent down to kiss her. "If you don't have any, go to the store. They have all the basic necessities there. Don't be afraid to spend money."
Ye Tan agreed.
Pushing away Gu Zhao's sweaty body that was sticking to her, she stood up and found the blue cloth she had bought at the daily necessities store last time and spread it out on the table.
Gu Zhao touched it curiously and said, "This material is nice and cool. What are you planning to make with it?"
Ye Tan: "How do you feel about making a skirt?" She tried the fabric on herself to show Gu Zhao. Gu Zhao nodded, of course, with admiration in his eyes and a lot of compliments in his heart. In the end, he could only say three poor words: "It looks good."
Ye Tan gave him a blank look: "It's pointless to ask you. You always say everything looks good. You change your tone but not your tune."
"No way, you are good-looking. Any clothes that don't look good on you will look good on you. Really, I'm not lying." Gu Zhao said to Ye Tan seriously.
Ye Tan couldn't help but smile and glared at him after hearing what he said. "What do you mean by not lying? Haven't you lied to me enough?" He didn't know how many times he had lied to her in bed. Last night, he said he would hold her by the window and watch the stars, but what happened?
Gu Zhao whispered in her ear, "It doesn't count when we're being intimate." That's the fun of a couple.
Yao Rang turned his face away and snorted.
She was too lazy to argue with him about this and pushed him out. "Go cook and don't bother me here. I've prepared the dishes for you and put them in the kitchen. Just stir-fry them."
Gu Zhao was pushed out of the door and watched it slam in front of him. He stood there for a while, sighed, and could only resign himself to his fate and walk into the kitchen. He saw the vegetables on the chopping board, with onions, ginger, and garlic all prepared.
The preparations are quite complete.
After he finished his evaluation, he looked around and saw that he didn't see the staple food for lunch, not even steamed buns or rice.
In the past, he would bring these back from the cafeteria when he got home from get off work. Today, he had to go get a sewing machine, so he didn’t go. But he couldn’t just eat vegetables, right?
Gu Zhao rubbed his chin, walked out of the kitchen and came to the door, "Xiao Tan."
Ye Tan inside responded: "What's wrong?"
The next moment, Gu Zhao opened the door and leaned against it to watch Ye Tan, who was holding a pair of large scissors and preparing to attack. "Be careful, don't hurt yourself."
Ye Tan looked at him with an expression that said, "You look down on me." He raised his pair of scissors and snapped them at him twice. "You look down on me, don't you? This can't hurt me. What do you want from me?"
Seeing that she seemed to be at ease, Gu Zhao said, "There is no staple food at home. What do you want to eat? Steamed buns or rice? I'm going to the cafeteria now."
Ye Tan lowered his head and smoothed out the uneven creases on the fabric. The inconvenience of not having an ironing machine was that the creases were more difficult to deal with.
"I'm fine with either. It's up to you." She said casually.
Gu Zhao: "Then let's have some steamed buns. Let's see if there's any soup. I'm off then."
Ye Tan didn't have time to greet him, so he just waved his hand like he was shooing away a fly.
Gu Zhao... sighed helplessly, closed the door, took his lunch box and went to the cafeteria.
The big canteen is not far from the military compound. At Gu Zhao's speed, it only takes a few minutes to walk. The other two small canteens are relatively far away.
In the past, Gu Zhao was not very picky about food. To save effort, he basically ate in the cafeteria, where the food was large and filling.
Now that he has his own family, he cooks more often and doesn't go to the cafeteria very often. If he does, he just buys some vegetables to take back and never stays.
So when Gu Zhao came at lunchtime this time, he immediately attracted the attention of most people. Several female comrades looked at the girl in the middle and found that her eyes were indeed following Gu Zhao's back.
Those who knew the inside story around them were also muttering to each other, with an expression of watching the fun.
"Want to make a bet? I bet Tuanhua will catch up with him in a while."
"Then I bet I won't pursue her," another said, "Captain Gu is already married, why would she get close to him?"
"I won't chase after you either."
"Home flowers are not as fragrant as wild flowers. What you can't have is what you miss more. The same is true for women."
"Then count me in..." A group of soldiers came to watch the fun and made a bet on the spot. They stared at Gu Zhao as he bought a few steamed buns and a glass of sweet rice wine and was about to leave.
Everyone became excited and secretly looked in the direction of the flower.
Everyone saw Li Jinru put down her chopsticks, packed up her lunch box, said hello to the people around her, and then got up and left.
The direction was exactly where Gu Zhao left.
Someone excitedly whispered, "Look, look, Tuanhua has indeed caught up with it. Come on, let's catch up and see."
A group of curious young men followed them out of the cafeteria, jostle and push, and peeked out from behind a big banyan tree, whispering to each other.
"Ouch! Stop it, stop it!"
The comrade who was patted on the shoulder several times excitedly was not happy and shrugged and pushed him away in annoyance: "Why are you so excited? It's not you who is stopping me."
The other person had a puzzled expression on his face that you didn't understand: "You don't understand. Before, there was Captain Gu and there was no one else in Tuan Hua's eyes. Now that Captain Gu is married, aren't you curious about how this will develop? "
I'm curious, but... even if you're watching the fun, you have to be low-key. You were clapping so loudly because you wanted Gu Tuan to hear it.
What are you looking at?
Ye Tan was holding the thread he had bought, standing not far away, looking at a group of soldiers in front of him with their butts sticking out, curious about what earth-shattering news was going on.
She wanted to take a look, but seeing how carefully they hid themselves, she didn't want to disturb them. As she was hesitating, someone suddenly patted her shoulder from behind.
Ye Tan was startled and almost jumped up. Turning around, he saw one, two, three, four, five... a group of little girls with bright eyes waiting to eat the melon.
The one who was leading was surprised for a moment when he saw Ye Tan, but he quickly came to his senses, stretched out an index finger and made a hushing gesture to his mouth, "Don't scream, don't scream." The other person said in a low voice.
Ye Tan swallowed and patted his frightened heart.
Seeing the beauty frightened, the man said embarrassedly: "I'm sorry, I scared you."
Ye Tan waved his hand to indicate that it was okay, and then was pulled by the girl to hide behind another evergreen cypress tree next to the soldier.
Ye Tan: “…”
The soldiers next door soon discovered them, but everyone was there to watch the fun, so no one said anything to each other and everyone just kept quiet.
"Everyone, be careful. Captain Gu has very sharp ears and can hear any movement."
Seeing Ye Tan's dazed expression, the other party kindly greeted her, "Come, stand over here, it's clearer here."
Ye Tan thanked him, stretched his neck to take a look through the gaps between the branches and leaves, and the next moment his eyes narrowed.
"Did you see it clearly?" asked the girl next to him.
Ye Tan pursed his lips, but his tone was a little cold, "I see it clearly."
"What are they doing?" The person in a bad position asked Ye Tan eagerly.
Ye Tan thought for a moment and described: "Face to face."
"Ah! Do you want to kiss?" The girl who said this was covered up. The girl who was obviously the leader gave her a warning in her eyes, "Don't talk nonsense and ruin other people's reputation."
The girl whose mouth was covered also realized that she had said the wrong thing. Captain Gu was already married, and if the rumor about him and other female comrades were to spread, it would have a very bad impact. Even if there was actually no such thing, it would be made up out of thin air after being spread for a long time.
"Do you know you are wrong?" the elder sister asked sternly.
The girl nodded, and the elder sister let go of her hand, and then warned the others: "Everyone 1
You can watch, but you are not allowed to make random guesses, okay?"
Everyone nodded.
The big sister looked at Ye Tan, and her tone was much kinder when facing the beauty, "Don't say anything when you go back."
Ye Tan hesitated for a moment, then nodded.
Then everyone continued to eat melon with relish.
The girl next to him sounded like a chatterbox when she was not serious, and she exchanged her thoughts with Ye Tan while watching.
"What do you think they're talking about? Captain Gu looks very serious to me. He's not cursing, is he?"
Ye Tan's tone was surprised, "Swearing?"
"Yeah, I heard that Captain Gu was very fierce in scolding people. He once scolded an entire company to tears."
"A company?" Ye Tan smacked his lips. How many people were in a company? It must have been at least a hundred.
Is this true or false?
Scolding a hundred people to tears in one breath is not just mean, it is downright cruel.
Another girl with big eyes also gossiped: "Not only that, he even scolded the female comrades in our art troupe and made them cry before."
"Who is it? So unlucky."
"After that, I left the group."
Is this because you scolded people so much that you can't continue working?
Ye Tan muttered to himself, staring at the man and woman in front of him.
I didn’t know what to say. The girl lowered her head and looked like she was crying.
If she was just an ordinary person at this moment, she would also think that the man opposite was a scumbag.
"What others have said is true. Captain Gu really doesn't know how to be gentle with women. Look at how he made Jinru cry."
"Hey, they said before that Jinru was harassed and it was Captain Gu who helped her get justice. At that time, I thought they were both interesting, but I didn't expect that Captain Gu would get married."
"So, has anyone seen Captain Gu's wife? What does she look like? Is she as pretty as our group flower?"
Everyone: “Never seen it before.”
Ye Tan remained silent.
The older sister next to her looked at her face and suddenly poked her. "Hey, are you new here? Why haven't I seen you before?"
Ye Tan: "I... am indeed new here."
"There's a new member in our art troupe, and she's so pretty. Should we change our troupe flower?"
The others who looked at Ye Tan's face nodded: "It's possible."
This face is even more beautiful when you look at it carefully. The key is that she has a good figure, is tall, and has a perfect voice. She is no worse than Li Jinru in every aspect, and is even better in appearance. It would be unreasonable not to change the flower girl.
"Oh, why did they leave?" A girl suddenly exclaimed. They didn't panic, but the man next to them accidentally pushed the one who was leading the group out.
The man staggered a few steps and narrowly avoided falling headfirst, but was completely exposed.
Gu Zhao and Li Jinru turned around to look at him. Gu Zhao's brows darkened and his voice was cold: "Who's there? Come out!"
The row of young soldiers next door had obviously been trained by Gu Zhao. As soon as Gu Zhao gave the order, all of them came out from the green space behind the banyan tree one by one.
The first one scratched his head and smiled innocently: "Well, Captain Gu, we were just passing by."
Others: "Yes, yes, we are just taking a walk after dinner, passing by..."
Gu Zhao looked at this group of soldiers, his eyes became cold and stern, and he scanned them one by one. Those who were still laughing fell silent. Not only that, they also stood in a row consciously, with their heads held high and their chests puffed out, standing in a standard posture.
Gu Zhao nodded after a while and said, "It's okay, the training was not in vain."
Then he turned his gaze to the other side: "Whoever else comes out, don't make me say it again."
The leading sister looked at the others, and everyone had a bitter face. She closed her eyes and sighed, knowing that she couldn't escape, so she might as well be brave enough to admit her mistake.
She was the first to step forward, and then everyone lined up in pairs and walked out onto the main road.
In the end, Ye Tan didn’t know whether he should go out?
The leading sister winked at Ye Tan, implying that she should not hesitate and follow quickly, otherwise she would be caught alone and severely scolded.
Ye Tan...Okay okay.
Ye Tan went out.
When a group of female soldiers appeared next to a group of soldiers, the feeling immediately changed. The solemn and cold scene instantly had a bit of the atmosphere of military fellowship.
Gu Zhao was not surprised by such scenes. Solving the personal problems of his subordinates was also part of the team leader's concern.
So at this time, we can't be too strict and just turn a blind eye.
At this moment, Gu Zhao planned to pretend that he didn't see it, thinking that he would just give them a scolding and then leave.
It doesn't matter what happens to these men and women, he still has to go home and cook for his wife.
With this in mind, he began to train his soldiers. Halfway through his words, he noticed that everyone's eyes were secretly looking in one direction.
Gu Zhao hadn't looked at the female soldier at first, but now he couldn't help but glance at her. After looking at her, he paused and turned his gaze back.
After seeing it clearly, his eyes widened in an instant.
"Xiao Tan?"
Ye Tan, who was watching Gu Zhao's famous scolding scene in surprise, came back to his senses and responded reflexively. When he found that everyone was looking at him, he waved his hand and said, "Go on, go on, don't bother me."
Gu Zhao: “…”
Keep going.
He didn't bother to lecture her anymore. He quickly walked up to Ye Tan, stretched out his hand to pull her to his side, and asked in a low voice: "Why did you come out? When did you come out?"
Wasn't she too busy to pay attention to him when he left? How did she come here in the blink of an eye?
Still here watching him laugh.
Thinking of this, Gu Zhao's expression froze, with a hint of nervousness. He didn't bother to ask Ye Tan how she got here, and hurriedly explained: "Xiao Tan, Comrade Li Jinru and I just had a few words, don't..."
Ye Tan: "I won't think too much about it."
Gu Zhao...what should I do? My wife's smile is so scary.
Gu Zhao gritted his teeth and said, "Okay, she and I have met before through an introduction."
Ye Tan said indifferently: "Oh, what a pity it seems you didn't succeed now." What a pity, I was just going through the motions and we haven't met since then." Gu Zhao said this with a little impatience.
Ye Tan said "oh" and asked casually, "Then why did I hear that you helped her?"
Gu Zhao frowned: "Help? No, who told you that? Let him come over and explain it to me." What a bastard, trying to sow discord.
Ye Tan looked at the row of girls next to him and gestured.
The girls who were watching with such a keen interest...why did they stop? Keep going. They had never seen Captain Gu be so humble and coaxing.
It's so bizarre, but why does it make me feel a little relieved?
Gu Zhao followed Ye Tan's gaze and asked, "Did you say that I helped Comrade Li Jinru?"
A girl raised her hand and said in a thin voice, "Yes, that's what I said."
Gu Zhao's gaze immediately turned to her: "Then tell me, when did I help Comrade Li Jinru?" The girl spoke in a stammering voice, and seemed a little afraid of Gu Zhao, not daring to speak loudly.
Ye Tan could hardly hear it.
At this moment, a cold voice suddenly came from behind: "Let me speak."
Everyone looked in the direction of the voice and found that it was Li Jinru. She had returned without anyone knowing when.
She stood opposite Ye Tan and Gu Zhao, her eyes swept over Ye Tan's face, as if weighing something. Ye Tan let her look at him, and he took the opportunity to look at Li Jinru, and found that she was indeed worthy of being the flower of the art troupe, with a beautiful appearance and a cold and light temperament, looking like a snow lotus on a snowy mountain.
It seemed that she had noticed Ye Tan's gaze and she looked at her. Ye Tan did not dodge and smiled at her generously.
Li Jinru was stunned for a moment, then spoke slowly in a cold voice, "Captain Gu, I'm afraid you don't remember. I went out to the island with a few sisters from the group a while ago, but we got separated and became alone. Sun Chao took advantage of the situation and cornered us in a dead end. It was you who happened to save me and then sent me to the police station."
After Li Jinru finished speaking, the girl who stood up immediately nodded: "Yes, that's it." She was also the one who went out to play with Li Jinru at the beginning, and learned about it from Li Jinru afterwards.
After listening to this, Gu Zhao frowned and thought for a while. He still didn't remember Li Jinru, but he remembered that at the beginning of last year, when he went out of the island to do business, he did catch two gangsters in a dead end and sent them to the police station. One of them was Sun Chao, but he didn't pay much attention to who the female comrade was.
Gu Zhao thought for a moment before glancing at Li Jinru again. He still had no impression. He assured Ye Tan, "Xiao Tan, I really don't remember that person being her. I didn't even see her face clearly."
Ye Tan: "Your eyesight is so good, is there ever a time when you can't see clearly?"
Gu Zhao: "Xiao Tan, I was so busy dealing with the hooligans at the time that I didn't have the time to look at anything else."
Gu Zhao was sweating as he explained, and his tone became impatient. Ye Tan felt that it was almost time and broke the ice with a faint smile, "Why are you so anxious? I didn't say I don't believe you."
She shook off their clasped hands, not wanting to waste any more time on this topic, and asked him softly, "Do you want to continue? I'm hungry."
Gu Zhao glanced at the soldiers impatiently. Then he said, "Forget it. All of you go run ten laps around the playground. This is a small punishment but a big warning."
The soldiers sighed inwardly, but dared not cry out, and slipped away like quails.
The female soldiers can’t do it. They seldom do drills in their daily lives. How can their legs still hold up after running ten laps at once?
The eldest sister didn't dare to say anything and just looked at Ye Tan eagerly.
Ye Tan couldn't help laughing. She turned around and hooked Gu Zhao's palm, then glanced at him to indicate that it was almost done. My legs are for dancing.
Gu Zhao's heart was moved, and he couldn't help but say, "Then let's cut the number of female soldiers in half."
"Then Captain Gu, sister-in-law, we're leaving." The female soldiers nodded to Ye Tan with a dry laugh, crying in their hearts, hoping that Ye Tan could forget the gossip they had just spread about them.
Ye Tan smiled and waved to them, "Goodbye."
There were just a bunch of little girls who liked to watch the fun. There was no reason for her to be angry. If she was angry, she would be angry at a man who attracted a lot of attention.
He has no impression of others, but others don't seem indifferent to him.
As everyone ran away, only Ye Tan, Gu Zhao, and Li Jinru were left there.
Ye Tan looked at Li Jinru, then at Gu Zhao, thinking that she still had something to say to Gu Zhao, so he said unconsciously: "Why don't you guys chat for a while, I'll leave first..."
Gu Zhao glared at her fiercely, "Just try and see if you dare."
Ye Tan was not willing to be outdone, so he rolled his eyes at him, let go of Gu Zhao's hand and left.
You have a bad temper, who wants to indulge you?
Gu Zhao: “…”
He sighed softly, turned around and said to Li Jinru: "Comrade Li, we will take our leave now."
Li Jinru smiled and nodded, watching Gu Zhao chasing Ye Tan away quickly, and Gu Zhao's gentle voice came in the wind.
"Wife, wait for me... be careful not to fall if you walk so fast."
…
After a delay, it was almost two o'clock when he got home. If Gu Zhao cooked seriously, he would be late for work, so he hurriedly stir-fried some tomato and loofah.
Gu Zhao devoured the food in no time. During the meal, he observed Ye Tan's expression several times. When he found that she was no longer angry, he felt relieved, took his hat and hurried to work.
Ye Tan finished his meal leisurely and leaned back in his chair.
A later connection is made, and it is revealed that the person Sun Chao flirted with outside the island was Li Jinru. Then, could she also be the cultural soldier who became a threat to Sun Chao after his pursuit failed?
If that's the case, it makes more sense.
Before, she thought that Sun Chao was jealous that Gu Zhao was better than him, and was just a jealous and envious villain. Now it seems that it might be because Li Jinru likes Gu Zhao.
Ye Tan could see that Li Jinru liked Gu Zhao, but she didn't care as long as she didn't take any actual action.
It is other people's freedom to like whoever they want, and she cannot interfere. Just don't do it in front of her.
Judging from the brief contact today, Li Jinru doesn't seem like that kind of person.
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