Chapter 25: My fiancé called!
Ruan Anan wiped the dust off his hands on his trouser legs and laughed dryly: "You're making a trip so late? Thank you for your hard work, comrade!"
I kept wondering: What time is it? Is this killing me?
The guard stood straight, as if reporting military intelligence: "Report to Comrade Ruan! The political commissar was worried that you wouldn't be able to pack it in time, so he ordered me to make sure it's delivered tonight!"
"Thank you so much, Political Commissar!"
Ruan Anan emphasized the word "thank you".
The ticket was booked without even saying hello?
So she is an object, and can be hit wherever you point at her?
Today I rode that broken 28-inch bicycle across half of Hai City, and my calves are still cramped.
Do I have to squeeze into a hard seat for three days and three nights tomorrow? Even a strong butt can't stand it!
The guard saluted: "Duty is our duty! Goodbye, Comrade Ruan!"
He turned to leave, but suddenly stopped and looked back at her suspiciously: "Comrade Ruan, it's so late, where... are you coming back from?" His eyes were like searchlights.
Ruan Anan's heart skipped a beat, a worrying look spread across his face, and he sighed deeply, "I feel so choked up inside, I'm going out to get some fresh air and some fresh air."
She raised her hands and pressed the corners of her eyes, looking as if she was trying hard to suppress her sadness.
"Oh. My condolences. Goodbye!"
The guard didn't ask any more questions, jumped into the army green jeep swiftly, and drove away with a roar.
"Huh——" Ruan Anan had a thin layer of sweat on her back. She quickly slipped into the small garden and locked the door with a click.
I almost got caught! This soldier has a really vicious look in his eyes!
There's actually nothing to clean up in the house.
She quickly took a shower and stuffed a few of her most commonly worn clothes into the half-worn wicker box, and that was it.
As for the rest? What's missing from her treasured "warehouse"?
Ruan Anan, wrapped in a towel, her wet hair still dripping, sank into the old sofa beside the bed.
He took out a piece of chocolate and took a vicious bite.
He picked up the net bag that the guard had brought him and dumped it on the bed.
Six manila envelopes, neatly stacked.
The first one is a letter of introduction issued by the military district.
Ruan Anan pinched it. It was just a thin piece of paper, but it was the "pass" to go out these days.
The management of the market is relatively loose. I heard that in some areas in the north, you need a permit from the brigade to go to the market. It’s so frustrating!
As soon as the second envelope was pulled out, Ruan Anan's brows twisted into knots -
It’s the marriage application approval attachment with a red stamp!
There are two copies, and the other copy was probably sent to Xu Yancheng by telegram.
"Tsk!" She couldn't help but roll her eyes and shook the paper.
"Wow, how efficient! They haven't even met in person, and already they're 'married'?"
Forget it, just treat it as a talisman, it’s better to have it than not.
The third envelope was bulging, and when it was poured out, there was a pile of colorful bills -
National food coupons, cloth coupons, sugar coupons...this is a lot of money!
These days, nationally recognized tickets are a rarity, and the sisters-in-law in the military district must have given her all their savings.
This favor is heavy.
In the fourth envelope was a note with neat handwriting, detailing the stops for bus and boat transfers along the way to the island, as well as the name and phone number of the guesthouse where they would stay.
Ruan Anan carefully kept it and decided to find a way to repay this timely help when she got to the island.
The fifth envelope was from the textile factory, and inside it was a thick stack of banknotes. After counting, there were just over a hundred of them.
The envelope was printed with "Relief Allowance".
Ruan Anan curled her lips, "Oh, Xu Yanli's salary? Using a dead man's money to do a favor, so hypocritical!"
She tossed the money back into the envelope.
The last envelope was the thinnest and heaviest. When I shook it out, it contained three telegrams, all signed "Nansha Island."
The first letter contained only two words, written so forcefully that they pierced through the paper: "Arrive soon!"
The second letter contained three words, still cold and icy: "Are you leaving?"
The third letter finally had a few more words, but the tone was like a battle order: "Please ask the military district to assist Comrade Ruan in obtaining a letter of introduction and train tickets. Xu Yancheng."
Ruan Anan turned the three telegrams over and over, carefully reading them word by word three times.
It's over! All the childhood sweethearts and deep friendship I imagined before were fake!
This Xu Yancheng didn't take the original owner seriously at all!
How else could he be so overbearing? He could file for marriage instantly and set a departure time instantly.
Don't even give her a chance to negotiate?
Late stage of male chauvinism! There is no hope! I am so depressed! I am so depressed!
Ruan Anan became angrier the more she thought about it. She crumpled up the telegrams and threw them against the wall.
As if to vent her anger, she bit off half of the chocolate in one bite, and the sweet chocolate stuck in her throat, making her feel even more blocked.
What kind of girl does Xu Yancheng like? Do you need to guess? Su Qingyue's type!
She is delicate and fair, like a white lotus, the kind that will fall down at the slightest breeze, the kind that men would want to protect at the first sight of her.
Otherwise, would he risk his life to save her?
But... Ruan Anan licked the chocolate stains at the corner of her mouth, with a cunning and ruthless look in her eyes.
It doesn't matter.
Life is like a play, it all depends on your acting skills.
She can't play the role of Bai Lianhua, and she is too lazy to do it.
Black Heart Lotus? She's so familiar!
To her, the man surnamed Xu is at best a "backbone" that can protect her from wind and rain.
Counting the time, it has only been six years since the end of that ridiculous "movement".
Six years! Make it through, and the sky will be high and free for birds to fly!
When the time comes, she will go back to her Haishi and continue to be her delicate lady.
As for that "stinky stone"?
Humph! Before leaving, I threw him two small yellow croakers and told him to dig a big pond and plant white lotuses. I wish he would die!
The family compound of the Fourth Warship Regiment on Nansha Island.
Xu Yancheng sat on the hardwood sofa, his back straight as a javelin, his hands placed neatly on his knees.
The night wind blew in through the open window, carrying with it the salty smell of sea water.
"Ah—choo!" Without any warning, he sneezed loudly.
A rare trace of embarrassment crossed that handsome face with clear contours and a tough military look.
Zhu Lijuan, the principal of the military district primary school, came over with two cups of hot tea. Seeing this, she couldn't help but laugh: "Captain Xu, the wind on this island is a bit 'hard' at night. Don't catch a cold."
There was a familiar teasing tone in his voice.
Army Commander Qi Chang'an, who was reading a newspaper next to him wearing reading glasses, also put down his Reference News. A smile flashed through his eyes behind his glasses. "Xiao Xu, there's no rush regarding job transfers. You can't get anything done in a hurry. What our military district primary school lacks is a teacher with a solid education like your sister-in-law. We'll definitely keep the position for her, don't worry!"
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