Chapter 25

Lu Yu twisted his hands behind his back and kicked him in the knee. With one hand, he forced the young man to kneel on one knee. The young man's features twisted in pain. He knew he had run into a tough guy and screamed desperately: "I was wrong, I was wrong, big brother, big master, let me go this time, ah, it hurts!"

Jiang Nian glanced at Lu Yu, who was almost motionless, and his heart skipped a few beats.

She thought of the soldiers in the New Century, and then looked at Lu Yu's handsome face. The man's eyebrows were cold, and there was a bit of inviolable coldness in his drooping eyes. He said in a deep voice: "If I see you doing something dirty again, I will take you to the police."

The other people in the car saw Lu Yu subduing the young man with one hand, and also learned from his words that this young man was not clean.

The other people in the car did not understand the meaning of "dirty" in the same way as Lu Yu said, but it also made the people in the car excited, shouting for the driver to stop the car and drive the young man out of the car.

When the car restarted, Lu Yu took the initiative to stand behind Jiang Nian, holding the upper support bar with one hand and the backrest of the chair with the other hand, encircling Jiang Nian in his embrace.

It was not too cold this season, and everyone was wearing thin clothes. The car was crowded.

Lu Yu's body was almost pressed against Jiang Nian's back. The temperature of the other person was like a stove in winter to him. After a while, a thin layer of sweat appeared on his forehead. He took a little step back uncomfortably, trying to keep a little distance from Jiang Nian.

But there were too many people in the car, and there was no space for him to move.

He pursed his lips and looked down at the person in his arms, only to his chest, a section of white and slender neck came into view, Lu Yu's eyes burned, raised his head and quickly looked at the receding trees, trying to ignore the faint, pleasant smell coming from Jiang Nian.

Jiang Nian held the armrests of the chair tightly with both hands and took a few deep breaths.

She didn't know how Lu Yu had changed, but she knew how she had changed.

Jiang Nian glanced at the arm lying on her right side. The muscles of the man's arm were well-proportioned and tight. He grasped the armrest of the chair, separating her from the crowded crowd around. When the car swayed from side to side, she swayed uncontrollably, her back pressed tightly against Lu Yu, and she stood up again in fear. She

stood like this for three hours, and Jiang Nian's legs and feet were sore and tired. The person behind her suddenly took two steps back, pulled her arm, and took her to the seat behind him. The person in that seat stood up and took the luggage. After he left, Lu Yu pushed Jiang Nian to sit there.

As soon as her butt touched the bench, her legs and feet were not so tired anymore.

Jiang Nian looked up at Lu Yu who was holding the pole with one hand and asked with concern: "Are you tired?"

Lu Yu said: "No."

It was already three o'clock in the afternoon when they arrived in the city. Lu Yu took Jiang Nian to the state-owned hotel for dinner. They ordered two dumplings. The dumplings were very big. Jiang Nian was full after eating ten, and the rest went into Lu Yu's stomach. It

was not too late at this time. Lu Yu took Jiang Nian to the department store. Jiang Nian looked at the goods in the department store. At this time, the stores all hung the state-owned signs, and tickets were required for buying anything.

Jiang Nian walked around and saw a cloth shop. When she went in to look at the cloth, Lu Yu came over with two pieces of clothing. She was stunned for a moment and looked at the two thick clothes in Lu Yu's hand. They were all bought for her, but the colors and styles were old-fashioned.

There was no way, the styles of this era really couldn't compare with those of the new century.

Lu Yu said, "Sister-in-law, take a look, what else do you need?"

He handed the small cloth bag in his hand to Jiang Nian, and looked away with an unnatural expression: "I bought these for you."

When he bought clothes for Jiang Nian just now, the boss lady next door introduced them to him, saying that they were newly arrived snow creams, which girls love the most, especially now that the weather is getting colder. If you put snow cream on your face, your skin will not be frostbitten and will be more moisturized.

So he bought them.

Jiang Nian took the small cloth bag, opened it curiously and took a look. There was a bottle of snow cream, a lipstick, and two small red hair ties inside.

Jiang Nian: ...

So tacky.

She tried her best to suppress the amusement in her eyes, raised her head and looked at Lu Yu gratefully, pursed her lips: "Thank you."

Lu Yu coughed lightly: "Don't be polite to me."

After that, he glanced at the cloth shop: "Do you want to buy cloth?"

Jiang Nian said: "Yes, I want to buy more cloth and make my own clothes at home, and then buy some cotton and silk thread later."

Lu Yu said: "There is cotton in the county, you can buy it when you go back."

"Yeah."

Jiang Nian responded, and gave up the idea of ​​buying cotton. While she was looking at the cloth just now, she chatted with the boss for a few words and asked about the location of the state-owned embroidery shop. She planned to go to the state-owned embroidery shop in person tomorrow after she finished buying things.

Jiang Nian bought several kinds of fabrics, several kinds of silk threads, and several pairs of insoles, some for her and some for Lu Yu.

Lu Yu bought all of them for Jiang Nian. He also bought a bag of snacks that were not available in the county supply and marketing cooperative. The two of them came to the guesthouse with their hands full of things. It was already dark. Lu Yu handed the introduction letter to the receptionist and asked for two rooms.

The receptionist was stunned for a moment, looked back and forth between Lu Yu and Jiang Nian, and said, "There is only one room left."

Jiang Nian: ???

One room?

Such a big guesthouse is so pitiful?

Moreover, there are very few people who can afford to stay in a guesthouse in this era. Without an introduction letter, you can't stay in a guesthouse at all.

The receptionist looked at Lu Yu and saw the man's eyebrows wrinkled slightly. He explained: "The day after tomorrow is Mid-Autumn Festival, so there are more people coming to the city."

Lu Yu pursed his lips and said: "Then book a room."

The receptionist went through the formalities and handed the key to Lu Yu: "301 on the third floor. There is a public bathroom on each floor. Hot water is at the entrance of the stairs."

Lu Yu took the door card and took Jiang Nian upstairs. After they left, the receptionist leaned on the counter and glanced at them.

It's really strange.

They look like a couple, why do they need two rooms?

Arriving at Room 301, Lu Yu opened the door with his key and Jiang Nian followed him in. They took a general look at the environment in the guesthouse. There was a simple wooden floor, a double bed and a table with two thermoses on it.

Jiang Nian's eyes fell on the double bed, and her eyelids twitched uncontrollably.

Could it be that she was going to sleep in the same bed with Lu Yu tonight? ?

Lu Yu seemed to be able to see into her thoughts. He put the things in his hands on the table, took out the cloth he had just bought today from the big cloth bag and spread it on the floor. His deep voice was steady and powerful: "Sister-in-law, I will sleep on the floor tonight."

Jiang Nian pursed her lips and nodded gently: "Thank you for your hard work."

They didn't have dinner yet, so they locked the door and went to the state-owned hotel to settle down. Just a few steps out of the guesthouse, a surprised voice came from behind.

"Captain Lu! Captain Lu!"

Jiang Nian was stunned. Wasn't Lu Yu the deputy head of the regiment?

Lu Yu turned around and saw the couple walking over with their several-month-old baby. The man running in front was a soldier he had led before, named Li Fangda. He had originally hoped to be promoted to deputy company commander, but four years ago, when he went with Xu Cheng to rescue people in a snowstorm, he was injured in the arm and had to retire.

When he left the army, it was Lu Yu who saw him off in person.

He didn't expect to see him again after four years.

Lu Yu smiled rarely: "How are you now?"

Li Fangda's left arm was injured, and he couldn't do heavy work after returning to the countryside. Fortunately, he had a letter of introduction from the army, which allowed him to find a job in the brigade that didn't require much physical effort, and the work points he earned were enough to support his family.

He looked at the still healthy Lu Yu, with indescribable envy in his heart, and smiled and said, "It's still the same."

Li Fangda introduced his wife to Lu Yu again: "Captain Lu, this is my wife Wu Ying, and this is my son."

After saying that, he chuckled, looking at his child with deep fatherly love in his eyes.

Wu Ying's clothes were the same as Jiang Nian's before, both with patches. She held the child in her arms and looked at Lu Yu and Jiang Nian timidly. Seeing that Jiang Nian was fair and beautiful, she immediately lowered her head in inferiority, and her fingers holding the child were nervously tightened.

Jiang Nian saw it, she glanced at the child in Wu Ying's arms, estimated to be about seven or eight months old, with round eyes, saw Jiang Nian looking at him, waved his little hand and smiled at Jiang Nian. Jiang

Nian also smiled, and said to Wu Ying: "Your child is so cute."

Wu Ying smiled shyly.

Hearing this, Li Fangda looked at Jiang Nian and asked, "Captain Lu, this is..."

Lu Yu said, "My eldest brother's wife, my sister-in-law."

Li Fangda's expression changed slightly, and his voice became a little duller than before: "Is she the wife of Captain Xu?"

Lu Yu nodded: "Yes, but..." He paused: "She died a few months ago."

"Cough cough..."

Li Fangda coughed several times. Wu Ying looked at him worriedly and whispered, "Let's go back."

Li Fangda smiled and said, "I'm fine."

He told Lu Yu about some things in the army and asked about some former comrades. Wu Ying stayed quietly beside him with the child in her arms, but she would observe Li Fangda's expression from time to time.

Jiang Nian also noticed it. She glanced at Li Fangda's face and found that it was a little pale. His right hand rubbed his left arm from time to time, and his brows were always frowned uncomfortably.

Perhaps his bad complexion was related to his injured arm.

After chatting for a while, Lu Yu asked, "Shall we go to the state-owned hotel for dinner together?"

Li Fangda said readily, "Okay."

Wu Ying didn't say anything, holding the child and following Li Fangda. When they arrived at the state-owned hotel, Lu Yu ordered four bowls of mutton soup noodles and ten large meat buns. The aroma of mutton soup spread on the small table. Li Fangda and Wu Ying swallowed their saliva at the same time, looking at the mutton soup noodles and large meat buns in front of them in disbelief.

Wu Ying was gluttonous and hungry. Seeing Jiang Nian had already picked up her chopsticks, she also started to eat. She blew on the hot noodles and stuffed them into her mouth. Li Fangda touched her arm with concern and whispered, "Eat slowly, don't burn it."

Wu Ying glanced at Lu Yu and Jiang Nian, who were calm on the opposite side, and blushed in embarrassment. She hadn't eaten meat for two or three years, so she ate in a hurry.

Li Fangda also gluttonous meat, but he couldn't eat too much, so he took most of the meat in the bowl and gave it to Wu Ying. He ate a bowl of noodles, drank a full bowl of mutton soup, and ate a big meat bun.

After finishing the meal, Li Fangda said to Lu Yu, "Captain Lu, I'm going to the toilet."

Lu Yu lowered his eyes and nodded calmly, "Yes."

Li Fangda glanced at Wu Ying who was eating a big meat bun, stood up and walked outside. He was going to pay the bill, but the waiter said that Lu Yu had already paid. He touched the money in his pocket that was wrapped in a piece of cloth, and his heart was warm, but also a little sad and regretful.

After dinner, Li Fangda and Lu Yu chatted for a while.

It was already dark. Jiang Nian glanced at the child in Wu Ying's arms, took out ten yuan from her pocket and put it into the child's clothes. Wu Ying was startled and wanted to take the money out and give it back to Jiang Nian. Li Fangda also said, "Sister-in-law, you don't have to give money to the child, really."

Jiang Nian smiled and said, "I am also the child's aunt. I can't go to see the child empty-handed for the first time."

Seeing that Li Fangda wanted to say something, Lu Yu stopped him: "Where are you staying tonight?"

Li Fangda said, "At my cousin's house. His house is in the tube building at the end of that alley. Although the place is small, it can accommodate us."

After parting with Li Fangda and his wife, Jiang Nian and Lu Yu returned to the guesthouse.

The hotel has a public bathroom, but Jiang Nian is not used to taking a bath with a group of people naked. She wet a towel and quickly wiped her body while Lu Yu went out to get hot water. Then she lay on the bed, staring at the night outside the window in a daze.

Hearing footsteps outside, she sat up and looked at Lu Yu who opened the door. He was wearing a white shirt and military green trousers, holding two thermos bottles in his hands, and his neat hair was stained with water. He must have washed his face when he got the water.

She lay on the bed again, covered herself with the quilt, and faced the window.

Lu Yu put the thermos on the table and kept his eyes downcast looking at the ground. He did not dare to look up at Jiang Nian lying on the bed. He took off his shoes, turned off the lights, and lay on the cloth on the floor with his hands behind his head. When he thought about what he had just said to Li Fangda, he noticed that he had been rubbing his injured arm.

The three of them suddenly came to the city. It should be that Li Fangda's old injury recurred. However, the conditions in the county were limited, so they could only go to the hospital in the city for examination.

The sound of cicadas rang outside the window, and the sound of Jiang Nian's steady breathing came from the bed.

Lu Yu pinched his eyebrows, closed his eyes and went to sleep. He slept in a daze until midnight, when he suddenly felt a weight somewhere on his body!

He instantly stood up and pinched the thing that suddenly attacked him.

"Ah!!!"

"It hurts so much!"

Jiang Nian opened his eyes hazily, and in the dark room, he suddenly met a pair of sharp eyes in the dark night.

She blinked in surprise, then looked down along his arm and saw that her foot was just resting on that spot of Lu Yu's...

and her ankle was being tightly grasped by Lu Yu. She had no doubt that if Lu Yu was even more forceful, her footbone would be broken.