Zhou Ningyan was clearly unhappy; anyone with half a brain could tell.
Su Jindong quickly stepped forward to coax her, "Comrade Ning Yan, don't be angry."
"This is my fault. I didn't ask my grandfather for help because even if I had, he might not have agreed."
“When I joined the army, he warned me not to seek special treatment in the army.”
“Even Su Chang’an and I came in through the formal recruitment process. We met all the requirements before we were allowed in. It’s just that the procedures were a bit easier for us than for ordinary people!”
Su Jindong genuinely liked Zhou Ningyan. Putting aside other concerns, he was worried that if he told Su Yi about this, Su Yi might have a bad impression of Zhou Ningyan in the future.
Zhou Yanning didn't want to hear any of this. She pushed Su Jindong away, who was standing near her, and ran away.
"Hey, hey, Comrade Ning Yan~"
"Let me explain."
Zhou Ningyan ran back to her dormitory, plopped down on her bed, drew the curtains, covered her face with her hands, and threw herself onto the bed.
That good-for-nothing Su Jindong, he promised her things he couldn't do, and then broke his promises. He's so fickle.
The greater Zhou Ningyan's initial hope for this matter, the greater her current disappointment.
She struggled to control her anger.
What, Commander Su hates special treatment? Aren't there plenty of people in this military region who do?
It was impossible for her to give up this opportunity so easily. Zhou Yanning hardened her heart, as if she had thought of something, stood up, straightened herself, and ran towards the hillside behind the woods.
Sure enough, Su Jindong was still sitting dejectedly on the slope when he saw Zhou Ningyan walking over, and he got up with a happy expression.
"Comrade Ning Yan?"
Zhou Ningyan forced a smile. "I'm sorry, Brother Jin Dong, I didn't control my emotions just now."
"It's okay, it's okay, as long as you're not angry."
"It's my fault, I made you unhappy."
With Zhou Ningyan's cooperation, the unpleasantness between the two seemed to have been forgotten.
The two sat on the slope, hugging their knees and chatting. Zhou Ningyan gradually steered the conversation toward the Su family.
Unbeknownst to Su Jindong, Zhou Ningyan had completely swindled him out of his entire fortune.
Although he didn't mention that his parents had been sent for reform, he did mention that neither of them were in Kyoto.
When Zhou Ningyan heard him say that his mother was a professor at a prestigious university and his father was a senior internal and surgical doctor, she roughly understood what was going on.
These two professions are indeed at the forefront of the times. Since Commander Su didn't even care about his son, he probably wouldn't care about his grandson Su Jindong either.
Having figured out the information she wanted, Zhou Ningyan had no intention of continuing to play along with him.
He made an excuse and left in a hurry.
It turned out he really was someone with problematic family background; Zhou Ningyan's eyes were filled with disgust.
Over the past year, it wasn't just Su Jindong who put his heart and soul into this relationship; she also gave almost everything to entice him to fall deeply in love.
The army issues one pair of gloves a month. She didn't use the gloves for seven whole months, but secretly took them apart and knitted them into a woolen vest for him.
For the past six months or so, she has been risking her life and working bare-handed in various dangerous tasks such as epidemic prevention, disinfection, and virus monitoring.
She gave him all the extra meals and benefits that the army provided, claiming she didn't like them.
She also spent a lot of money to buy him a Flying Eagle brand double-sided razor from the black market.
Thinking about all the effort she had put in over the past year, Zhou Ningyan gritted her teeth inwardly.
Just as Su Chang'an said, all our efforts were wasted, and it was all for naught!
Just as Zhou Ningyan was secretly annoyed, Su Chang'an appeared out of nowhere again, blocking her way.
He blocked her path with a half-smile, "Comrade Zhou, it seems you've figured out the situation?"
"It must feel terrible to be scammed, right?"
Zhou Ningyan's eyes darkened; she had been deceived!
If someone from a family with questionable social standing dares to secretly date you, isn't that blatant marriage fraud?
Su Chang'an stirred up Zhou Ningyan's resentment with just one sentence.
"Comrade Zhou, you can't let this loss go unpunished. How about we cooperate?"
Even if it weren't for getting revenge, are you really willing to give up this opportunity for further studies?
As the weather gradually warms up, the temperature difference between day and night is large in the north. As the sun gradually rises higher in the morning, people slowly take off their heavy military coats.
Zhou Ningyan was absentmindedly tidying up the items on the medicine cabinet when she accidentally knocked a medicine bottle off the shelf.
The white plastic medicine bottle fell to the ground with a thud, scattering small pills all over the floor.
Two female soldiers chatting nearby turned around upon hearing the noise and scolded her in displeasure.
"Zhou Ningyan, can't you be a little more careful when you do your work?"
"What fell?"
"Ouch, why did you spill all the painkillers?"
"Are you going to pay for it if you break it? All I asked you to do was help me with something. If you don't want to, just say so. Why are you trying to pull these dirty tricks on me?"
"This is going to be sent to the Third Company later. You're so clumsy and rough. You're always so unhappy when I ask you to do anything, with that long face all day, like someone owes you something..."
As Zhou Ningyan listened to the other person's accusatory words, she unconsciously clenched her fists, only relaxing them a few seconds later.
"I'm sorry, it was my fault!"
The female soldier who was squatting down to pick up the medicine suddenly stood up and said angrily, "You're just going to say sorry and that's it? Look at these pills, they're all dirty. How am I supposed to explain this to you later!"
Seeing her persistent attitude, Zhou Ningyan's face also turned cold. "So what do you want? Why don't you ask the company commander to settle this?"
"Hey, what do you mean? You did something wrong and I can't even scold you, right?"
Another female soldier next to her quickly pulled her aside, saying, "Never mind, she probably didn't do it on purpose."
"I think she did it on purpose. Look at the way she's acting..."
Zhou Ningyan held her breath, turned around and left, slamming the curtain shut with a loud bang.
She was hesitant about that matter at first...
She never wanted to live that kind of life again, where she felt inferior and could be trampled on by anyone.
Su Chang'an glanced at Su Jindong, who was looking down at the note, and a sinister glint flashed in his eyes.
Zhou Yanning, as expected, couldn't resist the temptation and took that step.
After the afternoon training session ended, Su Jindong grabbed a pretty and delicate hair clip and hurriedly headed towards the hillside behind the woods.
He asked his comrade to bring this back from an overseas Chinese store in Shanghai.
Comrade Ning Yan seems to be upset about the training quota. Hopefully, this hair clip will cheer her up.
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