Chapter 81

Jiang Nian turned her back to the man, not knowing who he was. She looked down at the arm that was wrapped around her waist and saw that it was a military green sleeve. She immediately hugged his arm happily, thinking from the bottom of her heart that only Lu Yu would protect her like this: "Lu Yu, you are finally back!"

The arm she was holding with both hands stiffened for a moment, and then the arm wrapped around her waist quickly loosened, and another deep and familiar voice came from above her head: "Sister-in-law, I am Gu Shizhou."

Jiang Nian was stunned for a moment, and the hands holding that arm also quickly loosened.

She touched the ground with her feet and turned around quickly. The man behind her was the same height as Lu Yu, and they were very close to each other. Her vision was filled with military green. She took two steps back and looked up to see an awkward smile on Gu Shizhou's stern face.

Jiang Nian: ...

There was something unnatural on her face. She smiled awkwardly and curled her hands in a bit of helplessness: "Sorry, I thought it was Lu Yu who came back."

He Yue's body was crooked, and she supported herself on the tiptoes. After stabilizing the bike with the help of Gu Shizhou, she turned her head and smiled at him: "Political Commissar Gu, thank you."

Gu Shizhou said: "It's okay."

"Sister-in-law, are you riding bicycles?"

Chen Yao and Yu Liang brought a few teams of people and ran over. It seemed that they were going out. He just talked to Yu Liang when he saw Political Commissar Gu rushing out. He thought something big had happened. When he chased after him, he saw that the two sisters-in-law almost fell off their bicycles.

He Yue looked at Chen Yao and smiled, "I'm not very good at riding, and I almost fell. If it weren't for Political Commissar Gu, Jiang Nian and I would have fallen badly."

Jiang Nian: ...

So she should only trust Lu Yu in this aspect in the future. At least with him around, she won't fall down.

Jiang Nian smiled, "Are you guys going out?"

Chen Yao said, "Yes, let's go out."

Jiang Nian thought about watering the private plot, and continued to say to Chen Yao, "Thank you for watering."

Chen Yao smiled and said, "It's not a big deal, but sister-in-law should also thank Political Commissar Gu. It was Political Commissar Gu who watered the plot when I was away."

Jiang Nian was stunned, turned to look at Gu Shizhou, and was a little surprised that he helped water the plot.

Gu Shizhou said, "Lu Yu told us when he left."

Chen Yao said, "Yes, when Commander Lu comes back, sister-in-law must cook something delicious for us. We don't want anything but the mixed noodles made by sister-in-law."

At that time, he, Zhou Ji and Commander Lu were living in the city hospital to recuperate. Sister-in-law often cooked in Xiuzhuang and sent them to them. He and Zhou Ji benefited a lot from it and ate a lot of good things that they couldn't get in state-owned hotels. He had been thinking about the mixed noodles for a long time.

After saying this, Chen Yao was still a little embarrassed.

Jiang Nian smiled and said, "No problem."

"Commissar Gu, let's go. They're waiting over there."

Chen Yao urged.

Gu Shizhou nodded: "Let's go."

He smoothed his wrinkled sleeves, brushed his fingers over the remaining warmth on his sleeves, and strode out of the army.

Jiang Nian looked at He Yue and laughed: "Why don't you ride it yourself? I don't want to sit."

She was afraid that if she fell again, she would not be so lucky to be rescued.

He Yue said embarrassedly: "I won't ride it either. I'll go put the bike back. You wait here for me." After saying that, she pushed the bike and ran away.

Finally, Jiang Nian and He Yue walked to the local vegetable market. The two bought some vegetables. Outside the army, they met Guan Lu who came back from the supply and marketing cooperative. Guan Lu bought a bottle of vanishing cream and a bag of peach cakes. Seeing Jiang Nian and He Yue, she hesitated for a while and nodded to them as a greeting.

He Yue asked casually, "Are we having peach cakes for lunch?"

Jiang Nian: ...

Guan Lu: ...

He Yue didn't think there was anything wrong with what she asked. It was almost lunch time, and I just bought peach cakes. Why not eat them?

Guan Lu said, "Yes."

Then she walked away quickly, and it seemed that she didn't want to go with Jiang Nian and the others.

In the past half month, there were not many quarrels in Luo Chengyi's family. Jiang Nian rarely met Guan Lu every time he went out. He saw Luo Xiaoyue more often. Many times when he met Luo Xiaoyue coming back from school, he would sweetly call her Aunt Jiang.

Looking at Guan Lu's back, He Yue shook his head and said, "Young wives are different. Look at Deputy Captain Luo's baby. Compared to his daughter, she is better. She has both snow cream and peach cakes--" She looked at Jiang Nian halfway through her words, was stunned for a moment, and then said, "Your Captain Lu loves his wife more than Deputy Captain Luo."

Jiang Nian: ...

He Yue sighed, "My husband is a rough guy."

Jiang Nian didn't say anything. After returning home with He Yue, they washed up and went to embroider. Now the weather is getting hotter. The window is open. The wind on the third floor brings a slight coolness. There is a knock on the door. Jiang Nian gets up to open the door. It is a security guard who said that there is her phone number in the police office.

This time she is sure that the caller must be Lu Yu, so she closed the door and went with the security guard.

As soon as she ran to the police station and answered the phone, she heard Lu Yu's voice, as deep and pleasant as ever. His voice passed through the receiver, with a little more texture: "Have you had lunch?"

Jiang Nian took a breath: "Not yet, I'm getting ready."

She pursed her lips, listened to Lu Yu's low laughter coming from the phone, tightened her hand holding the phone, and asked softly: "When will you--"

"I'll be back next Wednesday."

They spoke at the same time, but both heard the conversation. The loneliness in Jiang Nian's heart was blown away by the wind like a cloud of mist. She pursed her lips and smiled: "Then I'll wait for you to come back."

Today is Thursday, and Lu Yu will be home in a few days.

Jiang Nian had never felt that time passed so slowly. Ever since Lu Yu said he would be back on Wednesday, she had been counting the days. In a blink of an eye, it was Saturday, and only two days had passed.

It was almost lunchtime, Tian Mai came with her two children and brought two steamed buns for Jiang Nian, one in the shape of a little rabbit and the other in the shape of a tiger, made of cornmeal, in a bowl covered with a clean cloth. Jiang Nian asked them to come in, and Tian Mai put the steamed buns on the cutting board in the kitchen and said to Jiang Nian, "I didn't thank you properly last time, I really appreciate your help for my daughter Xiu'er."

Jiang Nian smiled and said, "Auntie Tian, ​​you sent me a plate of dumplings a few days ago, and today you sent me steamed buns again. If you send me more next time, I won't open the door, and I won't say hello when we meet in the future."

She didn't think she had done anything to help, but Auntie Tian thanked her again and again, which made her feel unworthy.

Tian Mai said, "Okay, I won't send you next time."

Jiang Nian smiled, picked up the flower bun on the table and took a look, and said in amazement, "Auntie Tian, ​​your craftsmanship is really good. Look at the little rabbits made from the flower buns, they are so vivid and beautiful."

It's not that she was exaggerating. With Auntie Tian's craftsmanship, if she made a flower bun in the new century, she could sell it for a lot of money, and she could also gain a lot of fans by live streaming on the Internet. This craft is not easy for ordinary people to learn.

Tian Mai said, "This was not made by me, but by Xiu'er."

Jiang Nian was stunned, picked up the little tiger and took a look at it, then walked out of the kitchen and looked at Kuang Xiu, who was sitting on the bench with her head down and not saying a word, and asked softly, "Xiu'er, tell Aunt Jiang, did you make this?"

Kuang Xiu raised her head after a while, looked at the flower steamed bun in Jiang Nian's hand, then looked at Jiang Nian's smiling face, and nodded slightly.

Jiang Nian smiled and said, "Aunt Jiang is right, Xiu'er is great."

Kuang Xiu pursed her lips, wanting to laugh but not knowing how to move the corners of her mouth. Her face froze and she lowered her head. Jiang Nian glanced at the flower steamed bun and asked again, "Xiu'er, tell Aunt Jiang, can you draw?"

Tian Mai was stunned for a moment: "Why are you asking this? What's the use of drawing?"

Kuang Xiu didn't say anything. Kuang Qian said, "Aunt Jiang, my sister can draw, and her drawings are very beautiful. We often draw on the dirt outside."

Jiang Nian said to Tian Mai, "I think Xiu'er is very talented."

Tian Mai looked at Kuang Xiu in confusion, not understanding what kind of skill drawing was, since it couldn't make money or make a living.

Jiang Nian took out paper and pen from the cupboard and put them into Kuang Xiu's arms. Kuang Xiu was startled and immediately put her hands behind her back, not daring to move or speak. Jiang Nian squatted down and coaxed her patiently: "Auntie Jiang thinks the flower buns you made are very beautiful, but the mirror in Auntie Jiang's house is broken and she can't see her face clearly. Auntie Jiang wants to see what she looks like now. Xiu'er, can you draw it for me to see?"

She didn't mention other small animals. First, she felt that Kuang Xiu had never seen many of them and her imagination was limited. Second, she felt that those were too limited. Only when the characters are vividly drawn can we know whether the foundation is good.

Kuang Qian shook Kuang Xiu's arm and said, "Sister, draw one for Aunt Jiang."

Tian Mai saw that Jiang Nian was not joking, and also said, "Xiu'er, just draw if Aunt Jiang asks you to."

Kuang Xiu gradually shook, raised her head and looked at Jiang Nian, met Jiang Nian's gaze, and subconsciously wanted to avoid it. Jiang Nian said, "Aunt Jiang, just squat here and don't move." Her voice

was soft and pleasant. Kuang Xiu finally dared to look at her. Her breathing quickened a little. Although she looked at Jiang Nian's facial features, her eyes kept avoiding Jiang Nian's gaze. She didn't dare to look others in the eye. After looking for a while, she lowered her head again, picked up the pen, turned around, turned her back to a few people, and began to draw with her head down.

Jiang Nian knew that she didn't like to be exposed to everyone's eyes, and was afraid of others paying attention to her. She just wanted to shrink in a corner that she thought was safe. Kuang Qian and Tian Mai were used to it, and didn't go to see the excitement when Kuang Xiu was quietly painting. Kuang

Xiu painted for a while and then turned her head to look at Jiang Nian. Jiang Nian had a smile on her face and her eyes were gentle. Kuang Xiu looked back and forth for several times, and finally dared to meet Jiang Nian's eyes. She painted for half an hour, then turned around and handed the notebook to Jiang Nian with a small step.

Jiang Nian took the sketchbook and took a look, and suddenly felt a little shocked in his heart.

Although Kuang Xiu's painting was not particularly lifelike, she optimized all of her facial features and advantages. Her painting skills should not be underestimated. Tian Mai looked down and exclaimed, "Oh my God, the painting is so lifelike!" Kuang Qian was

proud of Kuang Xiu: "My sister's painting is so beautiful."

When Jiang Nian looked up, she saw Kuang Xiu lowering her head nervously, as if waiting for her answer. She smiled and said, "The painting is very good. Aunt Jiang likes it very much."

She could see from Kuang Xiu's hunched shoulders that she was relieved.

Jiang Nian said to Tian Mai: "Sister Tian, ​​Xiu'er has a talent in this area. You should let her develop it and tap her potential. When Xiu'er grows up and becomes more proficient in painting, it will be her lifelong honor and livelihood."

Tian Mai was stunned: "What? This thing can make a living?"

Jiang Nian said: "As long as Xiu'er can develop it well, this will be the greatest wealth in her life."

She got up and went to the house to take out the embroidery pattern and spread it on the table, and said to Tian Mai: "The person who drew this picture relies on this. "You can make money with this skill. I believe that with Xiu'er's painting skills, she will be able to get involved in this industry when she grows up."

Tian Mai glanced at the drawing on the table. It was a portrait of a father and son. It looked very lifelike. She glanced at Kuang Xiu again and saw that her daughter quietly raised her head and looked at the portrait on the table. She felt a little excited in her heart, and her dry eyes felt warm. She turned to look at Jiang Nian and smiled, "If Xiu'er can really make money with this, I will let her recognize you as her godmother and take care of you in your old age."

Jiang Nian: ...

This thank you is actually unnecessary.

After Tian Mai and the others left, Jiang Nian took another look at the notebook. When Kuang Xiu was older, she wanted to let Kuang Xiu get in touch with the drawing industry through Ge Mei. Maybe Kuang Xiu could achieve great success in this field in the future.

Jiang Nian thought about making a simple meal at noon. He Yue from the opposite door asked Fang Xia to come and ask her to come over for dinner. She was just hesitating whether to go, when He Yue came and dragged her away.

He Yue fried an extra dish at noon. At noon, Battalion Commander Fang came back. When he saw Jiang Nian, he said a little embarrassedly, "I've been too busy recently to go and water the vegetable garden. I'm sorry." Jiang Nian

smiled and said, "It's okay."

She was also embarrassed. After all, everyone had their own things to do.

He Yue was afraid that Jiang Nian would think too much, so she added, "Old Fang has been very busy lately, and sometimes he doesn't

even have time to come back at noon." Jiang Nian knew that every time Captain Fang came back, there was a lot of fuss. In the past half month, Captain Fang had indeed come back very rarely. She had never thought about these things and didn't care about them. But the couple kept explaining this to her and even specially asked her to come over for dinner, which made Jiang Nian feel a little embarrassed.

Fang Xia and Fang Guoyi went to school after dinner, and Captain Fang also hurried to the regiment. He Yueyue washed the pots and bowls and said to Jiang Nian, "Let's go to the private plot. I went to take a look two days ago. There are grasses growing in our fields. We have to pull the grass out, otherwise the vegetables will not grow well."

Jiang Nian said, "Then I'll go change clothes."

She no longer wore the patched jacket, but changed into a light brown shirt and pants, took a small shovel and went to the private plot with He Yueyue.

Since Lu Yu left, Jiang Nian has not been to the private plot for half a month.

The two of them walked around the side of the cafeteria and saw soldiers walking from the cafeteria to the regiment. They were all wearing military green uniforms. The military area on the Yuan City side was very large, and the order inside was also wider than that side. The school was not far from the private plots, and the teachers were specially found by the army.

He Yue's land and Jiang Nian's land were separated by two families. As soon as they walked to the end of He Yue's land, they heard He Yue say, "Hey, is that Political Commissar Gu?"

Jiang Nian was stunned for a moment, and looked up. It was hot now, and Gu Shizhou was wearing a white shirt with his sleeves rolled up, revealing his strong arms. He walked to the field with two buckets of water and watered the vegetable field in an orderly manner.

He Yue smiled and said, "Captain Lu is so nice. He arranged everything for you before you left. You didn't have to worry about anything. Look at my husband Fang. They are both men, but there is a big difference between them."

Jiang Nian smiled and said, "I'll go over and take a look."

He Yue said, "Go ahead."

Jiang Nian trotted to the field and happened to meet Gu Shizhou who came out of the field. The man was stunned when he saw Jiang Nian. He was a little surprised to meet her here.

He was tall. Jiang Nian looked up at him and smiled, "Commissar Gu, thank you."

Gu Shizhou smiled and said, "It's easy. Chen Yao is busy today, so I'll do the watering."

Jiang Nian felt a little embarrassed, but she didn't say much. When Lu Yu came back, she would cook a good meal to thank them.

The sun was quite strong at noon today. Jiang Nian was facing the sun and her eyes were blinded by the sun. She just raised her hands to cover her eyebrows to block the glaring light, and then she saw Gu Shizhou move to the side and block the light just right for her.

Gu Shizhou's eyes lingered on Jiang Nian's fair face for a few seconds, then he glanced at the small shovel in her hand and said, "I heard about the last blind class."

Jiang Nian was stunned: "What?"

"Deputy Regiment Commander Kuang's family affairs."

Gu Shizhou pointed out, and Jiang Nian responded, pursing her lips and smiling: "That matter is in the past."

Gu Shizhou said: "As the political commissar of the third regiment, I would like to say thank you here for helping us deal with a troublesome matter."

This made Jiang Nian embarrassed, and she smiled: "I also don't want her to make trouble in the regiment and cause trouble for Lu Yu and you."

"You're right."

Gu Shizhou continued, "Women can also hold up half the sky."

After that, he went to the well and fetched two more buckets of water. Jiang Nian came to her senses and ran over to help, thinking that it would be okay if she was not here, but she felt a little embarrassed to stand there and watch Gu Shizhou fetch water for his own field.

"I'll carry a bucket too."

As soon as Jiang Nian's hand touched the bucket, Gu Shizhou took it away. The man glanced at Jiang Nian, who had thin arms and legs: "It will be done in three or four trips. You don't have to do anything."

She stood by the well, watching Gu Shizhou easily carry two buckets of water to the vegetable field. She pursed her lips and felt more and more embarrassed and uncomfortable. She felt like an old landlord exploiting his farmhands while he stood there and let others help with the farming on his own land. Fortunately, Gu Shizhou finished watering in three trips. She thought Gu Shizhou would leave, but the man went back into the vegetable field and pulled out the weeds that had grown.

Jiang Nian: …

She awkwardly held the shovel tightly and walked into the field: “Commissar Gu, I can do the weeding, you go to the group.”

Gu Shizhou said: “Don’t worry, we’ll be done in a while.”

Jiang Nian: …

She really didn’t know what to say, and finally ran to the other side of the private plot and squatted down to weed. Neither of them spoke. Gu Shizhou was very fast. He had finished weeding in a short while, picked up the weeds and piled them at the edge of the field, and then went to Jiang Nian’s side to help her clean up the weeds.

At this time, most people were taking a nap at home, and there were not many people in the private plot.

Gu Shizhou bent down and picked up a pile of grass. He glanced at the small figure squatting on the ground and whispered, "Professor Ling sent a letter two days ago, and mentioned you in the letter."

Jiang Nian was stunned for a moment, then turned around and raised his head to look at him, "How is the old professor now?"

Gu Shizhou was standing opposite. The man was standing against the light, with the glaring sunlight behind him. Jiang Nian couldn't see the expression on his face, but he said, "He's doing well now, and asked you to take care of yourself."

Jiang Nian frowned . He smiled and said, "No problem."

Gu Shizhou's dark eyes fell on Jiang Nian's smiling eyebrows for a few seconds before retracting his gaze: "Sister-in-law, I'm going to the regiment first."

Jiang Nian nodded: "Yes, thank you, Political Commissar Gu."

Jiang Nian didn't feel much more at ease until Gu Shizhou left. Gu Shizhou had basically finished the work in the field. Jiang Nian piled the remaining grass at the edge of the field, patted the dirt on his body, and took a small shovel to find He Yueyue, who was almost busy.

There was nothing to do in the private plot, so Jiang Nian spent the past two days embroidering at home.

When it was getting dark, there was a noisy sound in the corridor. It didn't sound like a quarrel. Jiang Nian was washing pots and dishes in the kitchen. After a while, there was a knock on the door. She opened the door and saw a strange face. It was a woman, about the same age as her. She had a smile on her face and looked very friendly.

Jiang Nian asked in confusion, "Who are you?"

The woman smiled and said, "You are the lover of Captain Lu, right? You and I are on the same floor. We live opposite to Deputy Captain Luo. I didn't come back because of something at my parents' home some time ago. I just came back today. I heard from my husband that Captain Lu got married and I didn't have time to attend his wedding. I just came to get to know him and say hello."

She had a very pleasant voice. Her face was not big, but very round. She was so cute. Jiang Nian felt a little more favorable towards her for no reason and said with a smile, "Hello, my name is Jiang Nian."

The woman smiled and said, "My name is Yue Qiao."

Then she asked Jiang Nian how old she was. When she found out that Jiang Nian was two years older than her, she said, "Then I will call you Sister Jiang from now on. Calling you sister-in-law makes you seem a little old."

Jiang Nian smiled and said, "Okay."

Hearing her call her Sister Jiang, Jiang Nian felt it was quite cordial and saw the shadow of Zhang Xiao in her.

Yue Qiao said a few words and left. He Yueyue happened to open the door and met Yue Qiao. Yue Qiao smiled and said, "Sister He, I'm back."

He Yueyue said, "You're finally back. It's been more than two months since you left, right?"

Yue Qiao said, "Three months."

"How's mom's leg?"

"Much better. Now she can walk. She can't do heavy work at home, but she can still cook. I've been gone for three months. If I stay any longer, Lei Zhong will be unhappy."

出来的奶汁。 English: Yue Qiao smiled after she finished speaking, said hello to Jiang Nian again and went back. When she got home, Lei Zhong was cleaning the house. When he saw Yue Qiao come in, he put down the broom and ran over to hug her. Yue Qiao was startled. Seeing Lei Zhong's anxious look, she knew what he was thinking and her face turned red immediately: "It's not dark yet."

Lei Zhong said: "The curtains are drawn."

Then he continued: "You went back just a few days after we got married, and you were gone for three months, and I couldn't go to see you."

Yue Qiao knew that Lei Zhong was really wronged this time, and kissed him on the face: "Let's have a baby."

Lei Zhong smiled and said, "Now."

After that, he hugged Yue Qiao and fell on the bed. Yue Qiao panted and said: "I saw Captain Lu's wife. She is so beautiful. I don't know what she eats, but her skin is so white."

Lei Zhong was so ? His mind was all on being intimate, so he didn't care what she said. The two of them were just being honest with each other when there was a loud sound of something falling to the ground. Lei Zhong, who had been focusing all his attention on Yue Qiao, was startled: "Damn it, I almost fainted from fear."

Yue Qiao: ...

Guan Lu's voice came from outside the door: "Are you happy that something broke?"

Luo Xiaoyue was standing outside the door, Looking at the broken glass bottle on the ground, his face was full of guilt: "Aunt Guan, I'm sorry, I didn't mean it."

Luo Chengyi came out of the house, took the broom and dustpan to clean up, and said to Guan Lu: "It's okay, I'll buy you another one tomorrow."

Guan Lu pursed her lips, glanced at Luo Xiaoyue who lowered her head and looked very aggrieved, and waved away Luo Chengyi's hand: "No need."

Then she went into the house.

Luo Xiaoyue looked up at Luo Chengyi: "Dad, I didn't mean it, I was just a little anxious when I was walking, and I didn't pay attention to bump into Aunt Guan, and accidentally knocked the bottle in her hand to the ground." After saying that, her eyes turned red, as if she was about to cry.

Luo Chengyi glanced at Guan Lu who walked into the inner room and closed the door, and whispered to Luo Xiaoyue: "It's okay, Dad will buy another one for your Aunt Guan tomorrow, you go back to your room to do your homework."

Luo Xiaoyue smiled and said, "Okay."

The corridor returned to silence. Jiang Nian sat in the room, holding the embroidery needle and moving back and forth on the embroidery. She also heard the farce in Deputy Head Luo's house. Thinking of the conversation between Luo Xiaoyue and Guan Lu, Jiang Nian pursed her lips, and suddenly had an illusion in her heart.

Luo Xiaoyue might not be as lively and cute as she seems.

Maybe Guan Lu saw the real Luo Xiaoyue?

Jiang Nian felt that it was a bit too much for her to maliciously speculate about a child, so she threw this idea away and continued to embroider.

Lu Yu was coming back on Wednesday, Jiang Nian counted the days, and finally waited until Wednesday, but instead of Lu Yu, she waited for a big storm.

-- Kuang Xiu wanted to jump off the building.

He Yue came back from the private plot and banged on the door of Jiang Nian's house. As soon as Jiang Nian opened the door, He Yue pulled her out, saying, "It's over, Xiu'er is going to jump off the building, it's terrible, this time Mrs. Wu has caused a big disaster."

Hearing this, Jiang Nian followed He Yue and ran out.

Tian Mai's house was next to Jiang Nian's, and her house was on the fourth floor. Jiang Nian ran over and saw Kuang Xiu standing by the window, holding the window with her hands, one foot hanging in the air. Tian Mai sat on the ground in despair and shouted up: "Xiu'er, you'd better be obedient and go back quickly. What will I do if you jump down?"

Lan Hui was also scared and ran over to accompany Tian Mai and talk to Kuang Xiu upstairs.

Old Mrs. Wu hid in the room and dared not come out. Kuang Qian stood at the foot of the bed and dared not go over. When she walked forward, Kuang Xiu asked her to stop. This matter was reported to the regiment, and Deputy Head Kuang ran back in fear, followed by Gu Shizhou and Chen Yao.

The fourth floor is not high, but it is not short either. If Kuang Xiu falls down and gets hurt, it will be a lifetime problem.

Some military wives have already started to complain: "Why did she jump off the building?"

"Did Mrs. Wu bully Kuang Xiu again?"

"Why is this old lady so cruel? She has to force the child to death to be happy!"

"Qian'er, Qian'er, what happened to your sister!"

Deputy Regiment Commander Kuang was standing downstairs, and Chen Yao and the others ran upstairs to see if they could take the opportunity to carry Kuang Xiu back home.

Kuang Qian was so scared that her eyes turned red. She yelled to the outside through the open window: "It was grandma who told my sister to jump off the building and die quickly. Don't eat--"

Old lady Wu rushed out of the house, covered Kuang Qian's mouth with her hand, and pinched her body with her fingers: "You dead girl, you are talking nonsense. What does Kuang Xiu's life or death have to do with me? Are you deliberately making things difficult for me?"

Kuang Qian grabbed the old lady's hand and bit it hard. Old lady Wu The lady cried out in pain, and Kuang Qian took the opportunity to push Mrs. Wu away and ran out, bumping into Chen Yao who was running in. Chen Yao protected Kuang Qian and looked at Mrs. Wu with a cold face. Kuang Qian hid behind Chen Yao and said, "Uncle Chen, my grandma pinched me."

Then she rolled up her sleeves to let Chen Yao see. Not only Chen Yao saw it, but also Deputy Head Kuang who ran up from downstairs saw it. There were many bruises on Kuang Qian's arms, all of which were caused by being pinched.

"Xiu'er, don't jump!"

The sound of Tian Mai collapsing came from outside the window. Deputy Head Kuang and Chen Yao jumped over the old lady and ran in. One of Kuang Xiu's feet was already in the air, and her fingers were loose, and she was about to fall.

Deputy Captain Kuang's scalp tingled: "Xiu'er?, Dad is here, Dad is here!"

Kuang Xiu turned around and glanced at Deputy Captain Kuang. Kuang Xiu, who had always kept his head down and didn't say anything, now called out "Dad". He then looked at Old Lady Wu behind him and said, "Grandma will be happy if I die."

"Dad, if I die, I won't be a loser, and Mom won't have to waste money buying notebooks for me."

"Dad never said anything to you. Come down, I'll buy you lots of notebooks. If you want to draw, I'll let you draw every day."

Deputy Head Kuang's eyes turned red. Hearing Mrs. Wu's complaints behind him, he turned his head and glared at her: "Mom! Can you shut up? It's all because of you that I can't have a family now. Are you happy only if your son's family is broken up?" It was

the first time Mrs. Wu saw her son's eyes were so red that they could bleed. His vicious look frightened her so much that she was stunned.

Chen Yao said: "Xiu'er, come down, Uncle Chen wants to see you draw. Can you come down and draw for Uncle Chen?"

As he said this, he found an opportunity to lean against the wall towards Kuang Xiu.

There were also many people gathered downstairs. Jiang Nian looked up at Kuang Xiu. The little girl was standing by the window, holding onto the edge of the window with only one hand. Her thin body was swaying and about to fall. Jiang Nian was worried: "Xiu'er, Aunt Jiang has contacted a teacher for you. When you grow up, she will send you there to learn painting. You go back first, okay?"

Kuang Xiu heard Jiang Nian's voice, turned around and lowered her head to look at Jiang Nian in the crowd, pursed her lips and said nothing.

Tian Mai also said from below: "Xiu'er, did you hear that? Your Aunt Jiang said she has contacted a teacher for you, and will send you there when you grow up. Don't you like painting? Mother will definitely send you to learn painting. Mother always keeps her word."

"That costs money. Can painting be used to make a living? Why waste that money? Even if you learn well, you will still get married. Aren't you just letting someone else get away with it?"

When Mrs. Wu heard that she had to spend money again, she got angry again.

To explain what happened today, it was all because of old lady Wu. Tian Mai bought Kuang Xiu a notebook and pen for her to draw. Kuang Xiu stayed in the room every day drawing on the notebook, drawing Tian Mai and Kuang Qian. She finally had a few days of peace and quiet, but the notebook was torn up by old lady Wu, who said the drawings were as ugly as those of a dead person. Why would a loser spend all that money on a notebook? She might as well save the money and buy a pound of meat.

The first time Kuang Xiu retorted to Old Lady Wu, he wanted to take back his notebook, but was beaten by Old Lady Wu again. His body was covered with wounds, and she cursed him, asking him to die early and reincarnate as a son in the next life, and not to be a nuisance in front of them. This was also the trigger for Kuang Xiu to jump off the building.

Because of what Old Lady Wu said just now, Kuang Xiu's originally hesitant heart became firm again, and his hand holding the window frame suddenly loosened, and the whole person fell downstairs.

"Xiu'er!"

Deputy Regiment Commander Kuang ran over. Chen Yao wanted to be faster, but it was too late. He only grabbed Kuang Xiu's sleeve, which slipped out from his fingers. He shouted to the people below: "Catch her!"

"Xiu'er..."

Tian Mai shouted and fainted.

Jiang Nian was also frightened. He stood there and watched Kuang Xiu fall down. A military wife shouted below: "Quick, quick, someone bring the quilt over!"

The quilt was brought over, but it was too late. Kuang Xiu had already jumped down.

Gu Shizhou and Yu Liang rushed over, and the two of them jumped over together to catch the falling Kuang Xiu. A nine-year-old child falling from above was not light, and even if Gu Shizhou and Yu Liang were strong, they were hit by the impact.

Lan Hui grabbed Tian Mai and shook him: "Xiu'er, it's okay, wake up."

Jiang Nian also recovered from the shock and ran over. Looking at Kuang Xiu who was held in Gu Shizhou's arms, she held her mouth and wanted to cry but didn't dare to. Seeing Jiang Nian, she burst into tears: "Auntie Jiang..."

Jiang Nian covered her mouth and choked: "Why are you so stupid."

"Xiu'er, Xiu'er--"

Deputy Captain Kuang ran down from upstairs and took Kuang Xiu in his arms, patting her back with his big hands: "Dad is here, it's okay, it's okay, this time Dad will definitely take care of it for you."

Tian Mai also woke up, and was helped to stand up by Lan Hui. She walked over and slapped Deputy Captain Kuang: "Kuang Sheng, I tell you, your mother must give an explanation for what happened today, otherwise I will take Xiu'er and Qian'er away and never come back!"

Deputy Captain Kuang's eyes were bloodshot, he hugged Kuang Xiu tightly, looked at Tian Mai's pale face, and said: "You don't have to let me go, I will send my mother away."

Tian Mai was stunned for a moment. It was the first time she heard Kuang Sheng give in after so many years.

Kuang Sheng has also seen that his mother has become like this over the years. She can't change. Because of her existence, his two daughters will always be inferior to others. They can't even go to school. They keep their heads down and don't talk at home or outside. If this continues, his family will sooner or later break up.

Deputy Head Kuang looked up at the window on the fourth floor and went upstairs with Kuang Xiu in his arms.

Jiang Nian just came over to see Kuang Xiu. He was close to Gu Shizhou and saw that his face was a little pale and he was covering his left arm. Thinking of the weight of Kuang Xiu just now, he asked worriedly, "Is your arm dislocated?"

Gu Shizhou lowered his eyes and glanced at Jiang Nian, frowning slightly with his relaxed brows, "Yeah."

Yu Liang was not in a much better condition either. They both rushed up in a hurry just now, and Kuang Xiu fell from the fourth floor. The high altitude fall plus the impact meant that their arm injuries were considered minor. Gu Shizhou and Yu Liang went to the military district's health center. Jiang Nian and He Yueyue went up to take a look at Kuang Xiu. Kuang Xiu's condition had stabilized.

This matter continued until the afternoon. Deputy Captain Kuang was ruthless this time. He watched coldly no matter how Mrs. Wu made a fuss. If she wanted to hang herself, he handed her a rope. He also said that he would buy her a good coffin and bury her when she died. He made the old lady very angry.

Deputy Captain Kuang bought a train ticket overnight and took the old lady away. This time he was determined to send her back to her hometown. She could do whatever she wanted as long as she didn't cause any trouble to their family.

Gu Shizhou and Yu Liang had injured their arms and could not use their arms recently.

Tian Mai said to Jiang Nian, "Please go and see Commissar Gu and Captain Yu for me. Old Kuang is not here, so I have to stay at home to look after Xiu'er. I'm afraid she will get upset and do something else. I'll go and see them when Old Kuang comes back."

Jiang Nian said, "It's okay. You stay at home to look after Xiu'er."

Even if Tian Mai didn't say anything, she would go to see Gu Shizhou. During Lu Yu's absence, he and Chen Yao helped to water and weed. Apart from this, she had to go and see him because of his relationship with Lu Yu.

Kuang Xiu's suicide left a shadow in Tian Mai's heart, so that she was afraid whenever Kuang Xiu walked towards the window.

Jiang Nian waited for Lu Yu at home all night but he didn't come back. She didn't sleep much that night and still felt a little dizzy when she woke up in the morning. After washing up and having breakfast, she went to the food station to buy some big bones and stewed them at home. She put the soup into an aluminum lunch box and baked a dozen cakes. The last time Gu Shizhou and his friends came to her house for dinner, Jiang Nian saw that they all had big appetites.

She put the two lunch boxes and the cakes into a basket and covered it with a cloth. She took advantage of the lunch time to go to the military district's health center, asked around, and found the ward of Gu Shizhou and Yu Liang. She knocked on the door, and Yu Liang's voice came from inside: "Come in."

Jiang Nian walked in carrying the basket. There were white walls inside and two beds, one for Yu Liang and one for Gu Shizhou. Gu Shizhou closed his eyes to rest, and when he heard Yu Liang calling her sister-in-law, he opened his eyes and saw Jiang Nian walking in: "Sister-in-law?"

He was a little surprised that Jiang Nian would come over.

Jiang Nian glanced at Gu Shizhou's left arm and Yu Liang's right arm, which were in a sling, and said, "Deputy Commander Kuang is out, and Auntie Tian has to stay at home to look after Kuang Xiu, so it's inconvenient for her to come over. She asked me to come over and look after you. I made you some bone soup and some cakes. You can eat them first."

Yu Liang smiled and said, "Hey, then Political Commissar Gu and I are in for a treat today."

Last time, I ate the big plate of chicken made by Jiang Nian. It tasted so good that Yu Liang still misses it.

Gu Shizhou said, "Thank you."

She took out the aluminum lunch box and tried to squeeze it for a long time but couldn't squeeze it open. I don't know if it was because the heat inside was not easy to squeeze. Gu Shizhou said, "You hold it and I'll squeeze it."

"Okay."

Jiang Nian walked over with the lunch box. Gu Shizhou's right hand was not injured. She grabbed the lid and squeezed it open. She smiled and said, "It's done."

A steady sound of footsteps came from outside the ward, followed by the half-open door being pushed open from the outside. Yu Liang looked outside and raised his eyebrows: "Captain Lu, you are finally back!"

Lu Yu? ?

Jiang Nian was stunned for a moment, then turned his head abruptly, with a smile still in his bright eyes. When he saw Lu Yu walking into the ward, the smile on his face became even brighter: "Lu Yu!"

After not seeing him for twenty days, Jiang Nian felt that he had lost weight again, with a blue stubble on his chin, his hair had grown longer, and his cool aura had a bit more rough and wildness.

Jiang Nian's heart was beating fast with excitement when she saw Lu Yu. She was holding the aluminum lunch box in her hand. She put it on the table beside Gu Shizhou's bed, turned around and ran to Lu Yu: "Did you just come back?"

Lu Yu glanced at Jiang Nian's collar, two buttons were unbuttoned, revealing her slender neck and delicate collarbone. He did not miss that when he came in, Jiang Nian smiled at Gu Shizhou like a flower. He bit her chin line a few times, reached out and tucked the broken hair on Jiang Nian's temples behind her ears, and pinched her earlobe twice with his fingertips possessively: "I'm going home first. I heard from He Yueyue that you came to the health center to see Shizhou and Yu Liang, so I came to see you."