Chapter 84: Captain Gu is so awesome
At 1:30 in the afternoon, everyone started to go to the auditorium. Ye Tan and Gu Zhao also followed the group. On the way, they met Zhao Xiaoya and Chen Xudong. Recently, Chen Xudong rarely went out to sea and stayed at home with Zhao Xiaoya.
The four of them gathered together and slowly walked towards the auditorium. When they arrived, they found a seat in the middle with a good view and sat down.
Unfortunately, Fang Yanling and her husband Zheng Yunlong came over and saw them sitting together.
When Fang Yanling first met Zhao Xiaoya, she noticed her big belly and said enviously, "How many months have you been pregnant? It looks like you're about to give birth."
Zhao Xiaoya stroked her belly and said with a gentle smile, "The doctor said the due date is early next year."
Fang Yanling: "Is it a boy or a girl? Look at your pointed belly, it must be a boy." As she spoke, envy was overflowing in her eyes.
Fang Yanling and Zheng Yunlong have been married for three years and have yet to get pregnant.
Although the man never urged her, she was anxious. She always felt that she could not hold her head up if she did not give birth to children for her husband after marriage. She always felt that people around her were secretly laughing at her for being a hen that did not lay eggs.
During the chat, I learned that Zhao Xiaoya and Chen Xudong got pregnant shortly after their marriage, and I was extremely envious.
Then she saw Ye Tan, her eyes brightening as she said, "Ye Tan, I heard you and Captain Gu got married about half a year ago, right? Why is there no news?"
Ye Tan had no interest in talking to Fang Yanling at all. It was obvious from their brief exchange before that they were not the same kind of people, but he couldn't ignore someone if they took the initiative to talk to him.
Ye Tan smiled faintly and said, "We are not planning to have children yet."
Fang Yanling disagreed upon hearing this: "How can that be? If a woman gets married and doesn't have children, people will laugh at her. You'd better hurry up and have one."
Ye Tan wanted to say that my mother-in-law is not as worried about me as you are, so there is no need for you to worry about her. She really didn't want to talk to Fang Yanling. After saying just two words, she felt a tightness in her chest.
Zhao Xiaoya, who was standing by, hadn't noticed it before, but now after listening to her conversation with Ye Tan, she also felt that Fang Yanling was a difficult person to get along with. To put it nicely, this kind of person is straightforward and simple-minded, and to put it bluntly, he is too self-righteous and nosy.
Gu Zhao saw that Ye Tan had no smile on her face and felt unhappy. He had brought her to the performance today just to make her happy, but he didn't expect that she would come to him unhappy on her own initiative.
Being a man, he couldn't argue with a woman, so he went straight over Fang Yanling and Zheng Yunlong and said, "Director Zheng, are you really anxious to have a child?"
Zheng Yunlong and Gu Zhao were not from the same group. Although they knew they were neighbors, they had not yet formally visited each other. This was a bit surprising when Gu Zhao spoke to him. He smiled and said, "There's no rush. Children are mainly a matter of fate. When fate comes, it will be there."
Of course, he didn't think so in his heart, but it was just a polite remark. Sometimes you have to make appropriate adjustments.
Gu Zhao didn't care whether what he said was true or not. He curled his lips slightly with a nonchalant expression: "Oh, since you are not in a hurry, how can you still care about others?"
Gu Zhao's words were so straightforward that even a fool could understand what he meant. Ye Tan blinked at him and felt that Gu Zhao, who was smiling coldly and coolly at the moment, was so handsome.
Zheng Yunlong, who had a smile on his face, could no longer smile. He secretly glared at Fang Yanling, and could only apologize to Gu Zhao in a gentle and annoyed manner: "My wife is just a worrywart. She has no other intentions. Captain Gu and sister-in-law, please don't be offended."
Gu Zhao raised his brows coldly: "I see, it seems I misunderstood. I thought that our husband and I not wanting children was a taboo in your family."
Zheng Yunlong's face flushed red after being irritated by Gu Zhao's words. "Captain Gu, what are you talking about? There's nothing wrong with it. Captain Gu and sister-in-law, don't think too much about it. I'll definitely have a good talk with her later and stop her from talking nonsense."
Gu Zhao's purpose was not to chat with Zheng Yunlong, so he just clicked on him. Anyway, the two of them were not in the same group and had little contact in normal times, so it was enough to just keep an eye on him.
Ye Tan didn't expect that Gu Zhao could help her vent her anger in this way. Seeing Zheng Yunlong scolding Fang Yanling in a low voice, Fang Yanling's face turned red, and she suddenly felt happy.
Ye Tan felt that he was quite bad and actually gloated over other people's misfortune.
Gu Zhao looked straight ahead, holding Ye Tan's fingers and squeezing them: "Your husband is here, and you still have time to look at other men?"
Ye Tan leaned on his shoulder, staring at his stern profile, and spoke sweetly in a delicate tone: "My husband is so handsome~ Especially the way he vents his anger on your wife, he is so handsome~ So handsome in my heart."
Gu Zhao couldn't help but curl up the corners of his lips under Ye Tan's flattery.
The performance began soon, and the first program started immediately after the host’s introduction.
Ye Tan felt that the person dancing on the stage looked familiar. After thinking for a while, he remembered: "Isn't this Li Jinru? She dances really beautifully."
Gu Zhao didn't comment, but when Ye Tan said it looked good, he nodded.
After Li Jinru's solo dance, it was a group dance, a dance praising the People's Liberation Army of the motherland. It was tough yet gentle, and the audience's hearts were moved.
There was singing and dancing in the auditorium, while on the ferry at the port, Sun Chao was being escorted to Heilongjiang Province for labor reform.
The wind from the sea was so stinging on his face that it hurt like hell. Sun Chao's face was covered with a messy beard with protruding sacrum.
After a month in prison, Sun Chao suffered a lot, but he didn't change much. He just changed from a jealous and angry young man to a resentful person who blamed the world and the world. With his head down, he walked onto the ferry step by step and set foot on the unknown distance.
Looking back at the island that was gradually moving away, there was only the wind blowing by the coast, and no one came to see him off, including his mother.
Sun Chao laughed. She must have gone back to her hometown, taking Song Qianyue with her. It was a good thing this way. He would suffer in the future, and Song Qianyue, the instigator, would not have a good life either.
Sun Chao was wrong. In fact, there were many people who wanted to see him off. For example, those who hated petty thefts had prepared rotten eggs and vegetable leaves in advance, and had been waiting for this day to see him off. It was just unfortunate that a cultural performance was being held today, and the aunts, sisters and girls in the family compound all went to watch the performance, and no one cared about him.
It is satisfying to see the bad guys being punished, and it is also fun to watch entertainment performances. After weighing the two, everyone still yearns for the happiness of singing and dancing.
Sun Chao left in such a lonely way.
The lonely sea breeze was blowing on the sea, and the dancers on the stage stretched their arms, spun and jumped lightly, did splits in the air, and ribbons fluttered. Ye Tan watched this series of difficult moves and applauded enthusiastically with the people in the audience.
"This person dances really well, has such long legs, and has a beautiful smile."
Gu Zhao's face darkened when he heard this. He turned the woman's face, who was staring at him intently, back to face him, and gritted his teeth beside her ear: "Long legs, beautiful?"
Ye Tan nodded and said with certainty: "Yes, it looks good. The makeup is beautiful."
Gu Zhao's expression brightened instantly. Ye Tan's hand pinched the man's thigh muscle again and blinked: "He is wearing a tight-fitting shirt to make his legs look longer. Even without wearing any, your legs are longer than mine."
Gu Zhao held down her restless hand and warned: "Don't talk nonsense." Is it possible to say anything nonsense about whether one's life is long or short?
"Let's talk about it when we get home."
Ye Tan...
After a few words to appease the jealous man, she turned around and continued to applaud the male dancers on the stage. They danced really well, and she was jealous of their thin waists.
On the way back, Ye Tan was still talking to Zhao Xiaoya about the male dancer's waist.
Zhao Xiaoya also felt that the man’s waist was really thin, especially since she was pregnant now and had no waist at all. She was really jealous when she saw it.
Gu Zhao and Chen Xudong listened to the two people praising the male dancer all the way. Gu Zhao didn't know what Chen Xudong felt, but he gave Ye Tan a lesson when he returned home.
And he showed Ye Tan in all aspects what a real "good waist" is.
He didn't really do anything, he just wrapped Ye Tan's legs around his waist and let her experience it firsthand.
Ye Tanpan's legs were almost cramping, and he said countless times, "Your waist is the best," before Gu Zhao let him go.
But in the second half of the night, Ye Tan still had a leg cramp and was in so much pain that he almost cried. He pinched and scratched Gu Zhao, the culprit. In the early morning, his calves were still sore and he walked with a limp. Ye Tan was too embarrassed to go out and make a fool of himself. Those who didn't know him would think that he and Gu Zhao had been crazy that night.
After the cultural performance, it is time for the Pig Station to have its New Year holiday. Except for some personnel who need to be on duty, everyone else who wants to go home for the New Year can start to move forward.
The base also distributed New Year's goods during the Spring Festival. Gu Zhao brought back two boxes of canned food, a bag of rice, two bags of fruit, and some dried seafood in the afternoon. There was no other way because this place was close to the sea, so there were the most dried seafood.
The two of them cleaned up the food and kept what they could keep to eat after the New Year, and took away what they couldn't keep.
After everything was packed, the two boarded the ferry to the island the next day.
The train station at this time was comparable to the peak period of the Spring Festival travel rush in later generations. The train station was crowded with people, and some petty thieves took the opportunity to sneak onto the train and planned to make a killing before the train started moving.
Ye Tan, who was standing in the corner, dressed fashionably and looked like a beautiful and wealthy vase, was targeted.
A thin man took advantage of the crowded crowd and came to Ye Tan. When another wave of people came over, he deliberately pounced on Ye Tan with unsteady steps. He had done this many times, stealing things and taking advantage of them.
His hands were already prepared to touch her butt and chest respectively, but before he could pounce on Ye Tan, someone grabbed the back of his neck and pulled him away.
The thief: "Uh uh... let... go." Gu Zhao almost rolled his eyes because of being strangled, and then he let go.
Ye Tan saw Gu Zhao coming back and his face lit up with joy: "Is the matter settled?"
Gu Zhao: "Okay, the ticket number was duplicated. They've already notified everyone to move to another box."
After Ye Tan and Gu Zhao arrived at the train station and checked their tickets and got on the train, they found that Ye Tan's berth was occupied by someone else. They even took out their train tickets to confront each other, and it turned out that the ticket numbers on both sides were the same. Gu Zhao then found the conductor to find out the reason, and Ye Tan stayed there to watch the luggage.
Less than ten minutes later, Gu Zhao came back and saw that his wife was being targeted.
Ye Tan looked at the struggling man that Gu Zhao was holding, not realizing what had just happened: "What happened?"
Gu Zhao looked at his wife who was clueless and didn't even know that someone was targeting her. He decided not to let her go out alone in the future. "It must be a thief. He was about to pounce on you just now."
Ye Tan was shocked. "Thief?" She touched her bag to check if it was intact.
Seeing that she didn't hear the point at all, Gu Zhao stopped talking. He found someone nearby and asked him to inform the conductor that there was a thief. He then stood next to Ye Tan to prevent anyone from taking advantage of the opportunity to approach.
The thief, who was held in Gu Zhao's hand and had no power to fight back, kept struggling and twisting. Unfortunately, no matter how hard he twisted, grimaced, and used all his strength, he still couldn't break free from Gu Zhao's big, iron-like hands.
"Brother, brother, you misunderstood. I didn't mean to do anything bad. I just wasn't prepared and was squeezed by people and couldn't stand steadily." Seeing that he couldn't struggle free, the thief began to explain to me in a humble voice.
Gu Zhao didn't listen at all. He gave him a sidelong glance and told him to shut up, saying that he would beat him if he made any more noise.
The thief saw that Gu Zhao was ruthless and had a cold face that was frighteningly gloomy. It looked like he was going to beat him up if he dared to say another word. He was timid in his heart. He turned his eyes and saw Ye Tan who was quiet and gentle on the side. It was a common human perception that women are soft-hearted.
"My dear comrade, please be kind and try to persuade this elder brother. I really didn't intend to do anything. I just lost my balance. Seriously, I didn't touch you, did I? It's not right to wrongly accuse someone like this, is it?"
Ye Tan glanced at him sideways without saying anything. He just looked him up and down, then lifted his foot wearing small leather shoes, found the middle position and exerted force hard.
Ever since kicking Li Congjun last time, Ye Tan knew the fatal weakness of men. Although he had only a little experience, Ye Tan's kicks were steady, accurate and fierce.
The thief let out a scream like a pig being slaughtered, his eyes widened, and the long shout echoed endlessly in the surrounding train cars, making the noisy crowd instantly quiet.
The thief rolled his eyes in pain, feeling like his vitals had exploded. His face was twisted and contorted, and his trembling hands covered the vital parts.
He didn't expect that Gu Zhao, who threatened to do something, didn't actually do it, but Ye Tan, a woman who looked innocent and easy to bully, actually kicked the man in the vitals.
Gu Zhao was also surprised. Looking at Ye Tan's face smiling happily after kicking someone, he felt a chill in his lower body.
If I provoke her one day, will I get kicked in the face?
Gu Zhao's mind was full of wild thoughts, and soon the train conductor who received the notice that the thief had been caught arrived.
There were two people in total. When they saw Gu Zhao, they asked what happened. After listening to Gu Zhao's explanation, the eyes of the two people looking at the thief in Gu Zhao's hand immediately changed. This person not only wanted to steal things, but also wanted to take advantage of someone's wife. No wonder he was beaten.
Both of them thought that the thief who was still moaning in pain was beaten by Gu Zhao. They also thought that men would attack each other in the lower body even in a fight. They never thought that it was actually Ye Tan who kicked him.
The thief was taken away by the conductor, and then Gu Zhao took Ye Tan to their compartment. The person who occupied Ye Tan's berth had already left.
Ye Tan looked at the place where someone had sat. It was covered with dust. She swept it with a handkerchief and took out a clean bed sheet to spread it over.
Gu Zhao packed his luggage. Ye Tan had already made the bed for him. Gu Zhao walked to the iron frame and raised his hand to carry Ye Tan down from the ladder.
This reminded Ye Tan of her first time riding a train, when Gu Zhao also carried her down the ladder like he did now.
Ye Tan drank water and thought about the past. Gu Zhao took out an apple from the luggage bag and gave it to Ye Tan to eat.
Ye Tan took a bite, then watched Gu Zhao take out another blanket and reached out to hold him, "You should take a rest too."
Pulling Gu Zhao to sit down, Ye Tan handed the apple with a hole in it to his mouth. Gu Zhao tilted his head and took a bite. The crispy and sweet flesh slid into his throat, feeling both sour and sweet.
I didn’t meet the elder sister who was as interesting as last time on this train trip, but it was quite enjoyable for the couple to be together, talking and laughing. We could also huddle together and read a book or talk about the scenery passing by outside the window when we had nothing to do.
After another three days and two nights, they finally arrived at Hushi Railway Station. However, Ye Yanlin, who was supposed to pick them up, was nowhere to be seen. After waiting for half an hour, the two had to take the bus home.
Unexpectedly, just as I arrived home, Ye Yanlin came over on his bike, sweating profusely. Seeing the two of them had already returned home, he breathed a sigh of relief and said, "I'm glad you're back. I went there and didn't see you. I even looked around inside but couldn't find anyone, so I came back to see if you had returned."
Seeing him sweating, Ye Tan quickly took a towel to wipe him and said, "We came out before you and came back. Did something delay you?"
Ye Yanlin wiped his sweat with a towel and said, "I came across a good show on the road. I stood and watched the excitement. I didn't expect that I forgot the time while watching it. Isn't this delayed?" He smiled at Ye Tan ingratiatingly and said, "Don't tell our parents that I forgot the time because I was watching the excitement, otherwise they will beat me."
Ye Tanbai glanced at him, handed him the water in his hand, and then said unhappily, "You usually say you miss me when you call me, but now you forget about me when you're just watching something fun. It seems like you don't think much of me."
Ye Yanlin: "No, little sister, I'm telling the truth. I haven't been used to it since you got married. I always feel like something is missing at home. Every time I see no one in your room, I feel uncomfortable."
Ye Tan didn't believe it: "You are kidding me."
Ye Yanlin: "Really, I'm not lying to you."
Seeing that he was about to swear an oath in front of her, Ye Tan reluctantly nodded: "Okay, I'll believe you this time."
Ye Tan sat down next to him: "Now tell me about the fun you saw, so that I can have some fun too."
Gu Zhao was about to go to their room to clean up, but upon hearing this, he immediately turned back and sat down next to Ye Tan. They looked at Ye Yanlin together, seemingly wanting to have some fun.
Ye Yanlin rubbed his hands with an excited expression and bright eyes. Gu Zhao glanced at Ye Tan, and the expressions on the brother and sister's faces were exactly the same.
"It's Li Congjun."
Ye Tan lost interest immediately after hearing this, but still asked, "What happened to him?"
"When I passed by, Li Congjun was chased away by an old man. From what he said about Li Congjun, it seemed that Li Congjun had molested his widowed daughter-in-law and was caught by the old man."
"He used to act like a decent person, but after he was fired and investigated, his reputation plummeted. He lost his job, and it's hard for someone like him to find a job now. He seemed depressed for a while, but then he seemed to have come to terms with it, and he became more relaxed and less pretentious. It felt like he'd given up."
Ye Tan didn't want to hear any bad things about Li Congjun. Every time he heard about Li Congjun, it was always about his romantic affairs.
Was Li Congjun a duck in his previous life? Why is he so fond of flirting in this life?
Ye Tan thought he had finished and wanted to ask about his parents' situation at home, but then he saw Ye Yanlin asked in confusion: "Do you think Li Congjun has some kind of misunderstanding with widows? Why does he like to look for widows so much?"
Ye Tan spread her hands: "How do you ask me to know? I'm not a man." Then she looked at the grown man Gu Zhao: "Why do you say that?"
Gu Zhao didn't expect this question to be thrown at him, and he was unhappy: "Are you asking me and comparing me with Li Congjun?"
Ye Tan: "No, no, Li Congjun is not even as good as your fingernail."
Gu Zhao snorted coldly, but didn't bother with her because his brother-in-law was present.
Ye Tan patted his chest, turned around and quickly changed the subject: "Is my sister-in-law okay?"
Ye Yanlin thought of his wife, and without remembering Li Congjun's troubles, he immediately said, "She's doing fine. She hasn't vomited recently, and she enjoys everything she eats."
Ye Tan: "Have you been to the hospital for a check-up?"
Ye Yanlin: "I've seen the doctor, and he said everything is fine."
"Where are our parents?"
"That's fine, but my mom got frostbite on her hands a while ago, and my dad has been learning to wash vegetables and cook recently. Ever since my uncle ate a meal cooked by my dad, he hasn't come to our house for dinner again."
Ye Yanlin looked miserable when he talked about this, and his expression was not much better than when he ate the food cooked by Ye Tan. It seemed that not only his uncle, but he himself also suffered a lot.
Ye Tan couldn't help laughing when she saw this. For example, she always felt that the food cooked by Comrade Ye Jianguo was not much better.
Sure enough, the two of them went back to her mother's house the next day. Ye Jianming, who hadn't come to eat for a few days, finally came again when he heard that his niece was back, but he came after having dinner.
"Third brother, don't cook for me later. I've already eaten." Ye Jianming said quickly when he saw Ye Jianguo going to the kitchen.
Ye Jianguo...
Ye Jianguo still went to cook. He wanted his daughter to taste his cooking skills. Ye Tan took a bite and felt her soul sublimated.
It is bland and tasteless, soft and sticky, suitable for older monks.
Fortunately, Xu Huiling knew her husband's cooking skills, so she only asked Ye Jianguo to cook one dish today, so everyone still had something to eat.
After dinner, everyone chatted. After that, Ye Yanlin went to send Ye Jianming home. Ye Tan and Gu Zhao followed him for a while and then parted at the crossroads.
After watching Ye Jianming walk away, the two turned around and walked to the other side, unknowingly walking to the stadium.
This is Ye Tan's first time here. She never came here for a stroll before, but this place holds many memories of Gu Zhao's childhood.
Sitting on a chair by the roadside, watching a group of teenagers playing basketball under the street lights, I listened to Gu Zhao talk about how he used to dominate this basketball court.
Ye Tan raised his eyebrows: "So you are good at playing basketball?"
Gu Zhao was still a bit modest: "Not bad."
There is also a basketball court on the island, but Ye Tan has never seen Gu Zhao play. Of course, he may have played when he didn't see him.
There was a sudden commotion on the court. Ye Tan looked up and saw a ball flying towards her face. She subconsciously turned sideways. Gu Zhao quickly reached out and caught the ball. He patted it a few times and said to the teenagers running over, "Did anyone here not see it?"
The boy playing football was frightened by Gu Zhao's cold face and dared not say a word. The friends next to him seemed braver and apologized for him in a low voice. The others also said sorry in a muffled voice and told him to pay attention to his surroundings next time.
Good attitude in admitting mistakes.
Ye Tan pulled Gu Zhao's clothes and told him to stop and not scare the children.
Gu Zhao had no intention of scare anyone. He stood up with the ball and ran forward a few steps. Then he raised his hand and shot a long three-pointer, which went into the basket accurately.
The basketball fell to the ground, bounced and rolled away.
After a while, the group of teenagers who were stunned by Gu Zhao's handsome shooting action suddenly burst into cheers and applause, looking at Gu Zhao as if they were looking at something incredible.
A group of teenagers chased Gu Zhao and asked him how he did it.
Ye Tan thought it was a bit exaggerated. What was it? It was just a pitch.
After Gu Zhao finished talking about shooting techniques, a group of teenagers ran off to practice. He then turned around and sat back next to Ye Tan.
Ye Tan smiled and gave him a thumbs up: "Captain Gu is really amazing, his skills are still as sharp as ever."
Gu Zhao: “…”
Is this how the sword is used?
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