Chapter 83

Kuang Xiu was stunned for a moment, pursed her lips and lowered her head, but her hands on her legs clenched even tighter.

Tian Mai could no longer sit still, and stood up and said to Jiang Nian: "Help me watch Xiu'er, I'll be back soon."

After saying that, he stood up and ran out, so fast that Jiang Nian didn't even have time to react.

Jiang Nian: ...

As soon as Tian Mai left, Kuang Xiu started to get nervous, her breathing became rapid. Jiang Nian reached out and held Kuang Xiu's trembling hand: "Don't be afraid,

you're here with Aunt Jiang." Kuang Qian also said: "Sister, I'm here too."

Jiang Nian glanced at Kuang Qian. Since "Mrs. Wu left", Kuang Qian has been in good condition these days. This child is able to withstand a lot of pressure and recovers quickly. The eight-year-old child's face once again revealed innocence and naivety.

She smiled and said, "Yes, Qian'er is here."

Kuang Qian also smiled at Jiang Nian: "Auntie Jiang, you look so pretty when you smile."

Tian Mai came back almost an hour later. When he opened the door, he was holding a bunch of things in his hands, including a bag of apples, a can of maltose, and a basket of eggs. His hands were full and he put them all on the ground. Jiang Nian was stunned for a moment, feeling a little amused: "Auntie Tian, ​​what are you doing?"

Tian Mai wiped the sweat from his forehead and said, "You helped Xiu'er find a teacher, I can't let you work in vain. You must keep these things, or I won't come next time."

Seeing her insistence, Jiang Nian had no choice but to say, "Then I will keep them."

In fact, even without these things, she would still go to Ge Mei to help Kuang Xiu expand her skills in this area.

Jiang Nian took a few apples, washed them, and gave one to Kuang Xiu and the others. Tian Mai sat down and talked for a while, talking about her mother-in-law. Deputy Captain Kuang sent his mother back to his hometown, and the old lady went around the village saying that Deputy Captain Kuang's family was unfilial and wanted to force her to death and didn't want her as a mother anymore.

She said that Tian Mai and her daughter bullied her and wanted her dead. The matter was reported to the brigade. The brigade leader could not come to understand the truth. Deputy head Kuang, who always tried to smooth things over, turned against her and told the family affairs in front of the brigade and the villagers. The villagers could not help but sigh, thinking that the old lady was really a worthless person who forced her granddaughter to death.

After being pointed at by the villagers, Mrs. Wu stopped and did not even dare to leave the house.

Deputy head Kuang left the old lady fifty yuan and a few kilograms of grain coupons and left, promising to come back to see her once a year.

Jiang Nian thought this was the best way, not mixing with the older generation, and the two children could grow up healthy and safe. Deputy Commander Kuang also contacted the school in the military region and planned to send the two children to school in two days. Kuang Xiu's condition was more serious, so Kuang Qian had to worry more about her.

Tian Mai sat for a while and then left. Jiang Nian made some cakes at noon, packed some for Tian Mai to take back, and packed three portions separately, and sent one portion to He Yue's family, and brought two plates of cakes to Yue Qiao and Guan Lu's families, one each.

Guan Lu was sitting at home. When she saw Jiang Nian, she smiled and said, "Come in and sit down."

Jiang Nian nodded, "Okay."

The layout of the rooms in the family building was the same, but when Jiang Nian walked into Guan Lu's house, he found that there were also various books on their cabinets, and on the table were those old-fashioned glass bottles with a few flowers picked from outside. The curtains and decorations in the house were also very stylish.

Jiang Nian felt that the conditions of Guan Lu's mother's family should be very good, and her parents should have had a high status before they were sent down.

Guan Lu made a cup of malted milk for Jiang Nian, and sat opposite her, hugging the quilt with both hands. There was a book beside her, which she had read halfway. Jiang Nian took a sip of malted milk and roughly glanced at the contents of the book. They were all allowed in this era.

But then again, with Luo Chengyi's status, how could his family allow books that were not allowed in this era to appear?

Guan Lu saw Jiang Nian reading the book, pursed her lips, found a topic and said: "Do you want to learn knowledge? If you want, I can teach you."

Jiang Nian: ???

She was stunned and looked at Guan Lu, and didn't react for a long time.

Guan Lu was a little embarrassed: "I saw you often go to the blind literacy class with Sister Lan and the others, and I thought you wanted to learn some words. I'm idle at home every day, and we live close to each other, so I can teach you."

Jiang Nian wanted to say no, but in the eyes of outsiders, she was uneducated and illiterate. Seeing that Guan Lu really wanted to teach her and get closer to her, but didn't know what method to use, she could only try to get close to her using what she was best at. Jiang Nian's heart softened, and she smiled, "Okay."

The reserved smile on Guan Lu's face suddenly faded, and she felt much more comfortable.

Jiang Nian actually had another purpose in approaching Guan Lu. She drank a sip of maltose, glanced at Guan Lu, hesitated for a moment before asking, "Do your parents know Professor Ling?"

Hearing this, Guan Lu looked up at Jiang Nian and nodded slightly, "The woman we saw outside the army today is Professor Ling's daughter. Her parents and my parents are old acquaintances."

She paused and asked in a low voice, "How do you know Professor Ling?"

Jiang Nian did not hide it and said truthfully, "Professor Ling lives in the cowshed next to our educated youth site. I have met him several times."

She did not say that she had visited Professor Ling on purpose, nor did she say that she had taken care of him. It is better to say some things half-heartedly when you are outside.

Guan Lu looked a little sad, and her fingers stroked the edge of the cup: "So Uncle Ling went to your place."

Jiang Nian pursed her lips and asked, "I wonder where Professor Ling's wife went."

Guan Lu sighed and said, "That year the Red Guards came to search our house, and the house was turned upside down. Aunt Han was very bad and died in the turmoil. Uncle Ling was taken away, and Ling Mengxiang was taken away by someone else. I don't know where she was taken. I saw her when I went back half a year later. She was with a man in military uniform, and they left with their luggage."

Guan Lu wanted to say something here, but she seemed to be hesitant, and did not say it when it came to her lips.

Jiang Nian roughly guessed that the man in military uniform with Ling Mengxiang was most likely the current Gu Shizhou.

She changed the subject and asked indirectly, "How is Auntie Han's cooking? I talked to Professor Ling Ling for a few words and I'm quite curious about Auntie Han."

Guan Lu smiled and said, "Auntie Han studied abroad and doesn't know much about Chinese food. Most of the time, it's my aunt who cooks at home."

Jiang Nian: ...

She is now sure that she really exposed herself in front of Lu Yu.

At first, she spoke in front of Lu Yu in a very convincing manner, insisting that she had heard Professor Ling say that his wife cooked all kinds of rice and pastries in the city, and then followed the steps to learn. It turned out that Professor Ling's wife didn't know how to cook at all. Thinking of what Lu Yu said today, Jiang Nian suddenly felt her scalp tingling.

What should she do now?

How to face Lu Yu?

Not to mention what Lu Yu thought, she almost didn't have the face to see Lu Yu.

Seeing that Jiang Nian looked unhappy, Guan Lu asked with concern: "What's wrong with you?"

Jiang Nian shook his head gently: "Nothing, I just think it's not easy for you all."

Guan Lu smiled bitterly. Facing Jiang Nian today, it seemed like she had found someone to confide in. Yue Qiao has always been carefree. Although she and Ling Mengxiang live in the same compound, the compound is very large. Yue Qiao and her are separated by a wall. A wall separates people from two different worlds.

After all, they are not people on the same line. Since that incident, she did not dare to get too close to Yue Qiao, for fear of implicating her.

Guan Lu said: "Before the Red Guards came to search our house, my parents seemed to have known the news in advance and asked the aunt who cooked to take me to hide. The aunt worked in my house for more than ten years and watched me grow up. She took me to the countryside for a few years. My aunt's home and Chengyi's home are in the same village. When Chengyi came home for the New Year, he met me through someone else and we got married."

Speaking of this, Guan Lu looked guilty: "When I didn’t pass the initial political review because of my family background. If Chengyi hadn’t insisted on marrying me, we would never have been together.”

Jiang Nian didn’t expect that Deputy Head Luo and Guan Lu knew each other in this way. Guan Lu continued, “Because Chengyi married me, his original hope for promotion was suppressed. To be honest, I feel sorry for Chengyi. If he hadn’t married me, he would have been promoted to head of the group now.”

For Guan Lu, Luo Chengyi was the salvation of her life.

Although he is nine years older than her, this man has never treated her badly since she married Luo Chengyi. The family's money was given to her for safekeeping. She never complained about the food she wanted to eat. So she tolerated Luo Xiaoyue's affairs again and again, not wanting to embarrass Chengyi. But there were some things she had to keep her bottom line, at least when she was sleeping at night, she didn't want to be suddenly disturbed by Luo Xiaoyue.

She knew that Luo Xiaoyue often contacted her biological mother, and she didn't care if she didn't like her or even hated her.

She married Luo Chengyi, who didn't care about her background. He gave up his own future to marry her, so she shouldn't be so willful as to make things difficult for his child.

Jiang Nian now understood why Guan Lu married Luo Chengyi.

She said, "Deputy Captain Luo is also a man of affection and righteousness."

Guan Lu smiled and said, "Everyone in the family building knows about this. They are unwilling to get too close to me. Only Sister He from our floor can say a few words to me."

After that, she looked at Jiang Nian and said, "And you are willing to be friends with me."

Jiang Nian didn't say much, just one sentence: "You are not wrong, you shouldn't bear this."

This is the mistake of this era, which has caused many people to suffer undeserved "punishment" and unnecessary burdens.

Guan Lu put down the water cup, stood up and said, "I'll get the notebook and pen."

She entered the house and wiped the tears from the corners of her eyes. She had just talked a lot with Jiang Nian. She always had a feeling that Jiang Nian didn't seem to be from the countryside, nor did she seem to be an uneducated person. She spoke appropriately and thoughtfully, and she also had a kind of quiet and gentle temperament. These were natural to her, not deliberately imitated and learned.

Guan Lu took out a notebook and a pen and taught Jiang Nian to read and write.

Jiang Nian learned very seriously, and his handwriting gradually became "beautiful". The room was very quiet, and Guan Lu's gentle voice could be heard from time to time. When dusk fell, the door of the house opened from the outside, and Luo Xiaoyue came back from school. Jiang Nian looked out the window and was surprised that it was almost dark.

Luo Xiaoyue was stunned when she saw Jiang Nian. She closed the door and looked at Jiang Nian with a look that was no longer as sweet as before: "Auntie Jiang, you are here."

Jiang Nian smiled and said, "Yes."

She found that since Luo Xiaoyue came back, Guan Lu's smile had faded a lot. Jiang Nian did not stay any longer. She said a few words to Guan Lu and left. She went back home to the kitchen to prepare dinner. When it was dark, Lu Yu came back.

Jiang Nian hid in the house with the door closed. She didn't know how to step out of this door and face Lu Yu. She

was caught off guard by the person who lied.

Jiang Nian wanted to crawl into the cracks of the ground.

There were footsteps outside the house. Jiang Nian turned over, crawled into the quilt and covered his head, pretending to be asleep. The door opened, and steady footsteps gradually approached the bed. Jiang Nian held his breath and grasped the corner of the quilt with his fingers. Gravity suddenly came on his body. Even though Jiang Nian wanted to endure it, his body still trembled uncontrollably.

Lu Yu: …

He picked her up with the quilt, looked at the little face exposed from under the quilt, and chuckled, “Are you playing hide-and-seek with me?”

Jiang Nian: …

Her cheeks were a little red, and she coughed lightly. She pinched the corner of the quilt with her fingers and gently pulled it up to cover her face. Her voice came from under the quilt, “The meal is ready and in the pot. I’m sleepy. I’m going to bed first.”

“It’s too early to sleep now.”

Lu Yu hugged Jiang Nian and lay down together. He lifted the corner of the quilt, and Jiang Nian’s red face unexpectedly hit Lu Yu’s eyes. He was startled for a moment, “But I’m sleepy.”

“You won’t be sleepy after a while of activity.”

Jiang Nian: ???

This time it took a long time.

In the dim room, Lu Yu looked at Jiang Nian's confused eyes and asked in a hoarse voice: "Niannian, tell me, who are you?"

Jiang Nian was exhausted and his mind was still in a daze. When he heard Lu Yu's words, he subconsciously replied: "I am Jiang Nian."

After he finished speaking, he reacted. His confused eyes gradually focused. Looking at the man so close, he bit his lip and said, Repeated: "I've always been called Jiang Nian, and it has never changed."

Then she hugged Lu Yu's neck and buried herself in his arms, hesitated for a moment, and whispered: "Lu Yu, do you believe in dreams?" Lu Yu's

eyes suddenly raised, and his palms gently stroked along the back of Jiang Nian's neck, and said along with her words: "Believe."

After he finished speaking, he felt Jiang Nian breathe a sigh of relief.

The look in Lu Yu's eyes became deeper, and he led Jiang Nian to tell the truth: "Did you learn your cooking skills in a dream?"

Jiang Nian was silent for a while: "I dreamed that I went to a very developed city, where I learned all these from a chef. Everything in the dream was very real. You don't need a ticket to buy things there, as long as you have money. There is no need to use a state-owned sign to do business there. I dreamed a lot of things one after another, but I haven't dreamed about it since Xu Cheng passed away."

She knew that her statement was lame and unbelievable, and she even felt that Lu Yu would not believe it.

The arms holding her were very strong, as if they wanted to strangle her into her bones and blood.

"Jiang Nian"

Lu Yu murmured in a low voice.

Maybe the house in his hometown was a fitting point. He was afraid that Jiang Nian would show abnormality again after returning, and that she would disappear from this body.

He finally said in a hoarse voice: "Don't come back to my hometown in the future. I will take a few days to go back to see Xu Cheng and Uncle Xu during the New Year."

"What's wrong?"

Jiang Nian tilted his head back, looked at Lu Yu's slightly frowned brows, and reached out to touch his brows.

Lu Yu held Jiang Nian's hand: "It's okay."

He was sure that the Jiang Nian in front of him was not the sister-in-law from before. He didn't know where she came from and why she occupied his sister-in-law's body. He was only sure that Jiang Nian could not be allowed to touch the old house again.

He wanted to keep this Jiang Nian by his side forever, and no one could take her away.

Seeing Jiang Nian's puzzled look, Lu Yu smiled and said, "You are very smart. You learned cooking and embroidery in your dreams."

Jiang Nian: ...

How could she not hear the teasing in Lu Yu's words.

She turned away with a guilty look, and took a breath, but still said with reason and confidence, "I have a natural talent."

Lu Yu smiled softly, "Yeah."

Then he smiled again, "I can see it, a natural talent."

Jiang Nian: ...

Seeing that Lu Yu was not bothering her, Jiang Nian was completely relieved. She really couldn't tell that she was from the world outside the book, and she couldn't tell Lu Yu that the world they were in was in a book, and she was even more unwilling to say that the heroine of this book was Sun Ying.

Lu Yu carried Jiang Nian to the bathroom to wash up, and asked her to eat first. He changed the sheets and quilts into clean ones and took them to the bathroom to wash them. Jiang Nian sat outside, eating and watching Lu Yu busy.

After Lu Yu finished his work, he ate and washed the pots and bowls before returning to the room. Jiang Nian rested her head on his arm and told Lu Yu about Kuang Xiu's painting. Then she looked up at him and said, "I will send the embroidery to the embroidery shop in two days, and talk to Sister Ge about Kuang Xiu's painting."

Lu Yu said, "Then let's go on Sunday. I have a day off on Sunday."

Jiang Nian smiled and said, "Okay."

The next morning, Lan Hui came to find Jiang Nian and insisted on dragging her to the blind class, saying that the teacher would teach new knowledge today.

Jiang Nian didn't want to dampen Lan Hui's interest, so he followed her. When they walked downstairs, they happened to meet He Yue and Chen Ping who had just returned. They were also dragged by Lan Hui to the blind-eliminating class.

He Yue: ...

Chen Ping: ...

There weren't many people in the blind-eliminating class today. There was a market in the next village today, and many military wives went there. He Yue whispered to Jiang Nian, "If I had known earlier, I would have gone there, and I wouldn't have to sit here and doze off."

As soon as she finished speaking, Chen Ping yawned, and tears came out of her eyes.

Jiang Nian: ...

It seems that the blind-eliminating class really makes things difficult for these two people.

After the blindness elimination class ended at noon, Jiang Nian went back with He Yue and the others. When they were almost downstairs, they met Tian Mai and two children coming from the school. He Yue asked, "Have you gone to pick up Xiu'er?"

Tian Mai said, "I stayed with her at school this morning. I won't have to go when she gets used to it."

Kuang Xiu still lowered her head and stood with Kuang Qian. Kuang Qian called them Aunt Jiang and Aunt He.

He Yue said, "You have to spend more time with her."

"Mom, I've been back twice."

Fang Xia and Fang Guo followed behind. Everyone went home. Jiang Nian had just finished making lunch when Lu Yu came back. The vegetables in the private plot were almost ready. After eating, Lu Yu went to water the private plot.

Time flies and it's Sunday. Jiang Nian got up early for the rare occasion, but she still didn't get up as early as Lu Yu.

When she got up, Lu Yu had already prepared breakfast. After breakfast, she put the embroidery into a small cloth bag and went out with Lu Yu. It was hot today, so Lu Yu didn't wear a military uniform, but a white shirt, with his sleeves rolled up to show his strong arms, and led Jiang Nian to the troops.

He didn't drive the regiment's car today, and planned to take a bus to the city, which was only an hour's journey.

When they walked outside the troop, they met Gu Shizhou who came from the regiment headquarters. He was also wearing a white shirt, and his left arm was still in a sling. When he saw Lu Yu and Jiang Nian, a smile appeared on his stern brows: "Where are you going?"

Lu Yu said: "To the embroidery village, what about you?"

Gu Shizhou said: "To the city to meet an old friend."

Lu Yu: "Let's go together."

He held Jiang Nian's hand and interlocked their fingers. As they walked side by side with Gu Shizhou, the two talked about things in the regiment. Finally, they mentioned the private plot. Lu Yu said: "Thank you, Nian Nian told me about the weeding."

Jiang Nian found that Lu Yu had called her "Niannian" as an exception these two times when they were outside. To be honest, she was still a little uncomfortable.

Gu Shizhou smiled when he heard this: "It's easy. I'll do more and my sister-in-law will do less." After that, he looked at Lu Yu and said: "If you feel bad, treat me to a meal some other day."

Lu Yu smiled and said: "Okay."

They left the army and went to the county to take a bus to the city. There were not many people on the bus and it took an hour to get there. Gu Shizhou got off the bus and left first. Lu Yu and Jiang Nian went to the embroidery manor. When they walked outside the embroidery manor, Lu Yu said: "You go in, I'll wait for you outside."

Jiang Nian knew that Lu Yu was avoiding suspicion.

After all, there were only women in the embroidery manor, and it was not appropriate for him to come in.

It was hot now, Lu Yu was standing under a tree next to the embroidery shop, and there were passers-by on the street. Jiang Nian glanced at Lu Yu, met the man's gaze, smiled, and then opened the door and walked into the embroidery shop.

"Hey, it's the new wife who's back."

Su Na stood at the counter, holding her chin with her hands, looking at Jiang Nian with a small smile, and asked: "Where is your man? Is he willing to let you out?"

Jiang Nian: ...

She smiled: "He's outside, waiting for me."

Su Na smiled, and really went around Jiang Nian to open the door and take a look. From a distance, she saw Lu Yu with his hands in his pockets looking at the ground. The man heard the movement here, turned his head and met Su Na's teasing eyes.

Lu Yu nodded as a greeting.

Su Na waved her hand, then turned back and said to Jiang Nian: "Captain Lu looks so handsome, my man can't compare with him."

Jiang Nian: ...

She glanced at Su Na: "Be careful I'll tell your man about this."

Su Na smiled and said: "I'm not afraid of him."

Yu Xia and the others also knew that Jiang Nian was coming, so they asked Jiang Nian to go into the compartment and chatted with her for a long time. Ge Mei went to look at the embroidery and would be back later. Jiang Nian sat next to Shu Xue. Shu Xue asked her about embroidery, so Jiang Nian taught her another needlework. Dong Shu, who was sitting in front, looked back at Jiang Nian and saw that she looked serious and spoke softly and pleasantly.

The two embroidery pictures from overseas last time were handed over to Ge Mei, one embroidered by Jiang Nian and the other embroidered by her.

Jiang Nian was not in the embroidery shop, and she didn't know that when the partner came, he first picked Jiang Nian's embroidery. She was so good at embroidery at such a young age. Even if she didn't want to admit it at first, she had to admit that Jiang Nian's embroidery skills were far better than hers after looking at the embroidery.

Jia Yuan was not in a good mood, and there were some dark circles under her eyes. After teaching Shu Xue, she whispered: "What's wrong with you? Are you worried?"

Jia Yuan said: "Tong Gang came to see me these two days and wanted to remarry me, but I scolded him away."

Jiang Nian: ...

Where did Tong Gang get the face?

Jia Yuan was threading a needle on the embroidery with a gloating look on her face: "Isn't Yang Li pregnant? Tong Gang and his mother were very happy. But some time ago, they found out that Yang Li had a man besides Tong Gang. Now we don't know whether the baby in her belly is Tong Gang's or that man's."

Jiang Nian: ...

Everyone in the embroidery house knows about this. Fan Shan snorted coldly: "Eighty percent of them are involved."

Suna lifted the curtain of the compartment, leaned against the door frame and said: "Maybe the child will look like both of them when it is born ." . "

As soon as these words came out, there were several laughs in the cubicle. Shu Xue was still a little girl, and she blushed after hearing this. Speaking of having children, Yu Xia turned her head to look at Jiang Nian's belly and asked: "Jiang Nian, are you pregnant?"

Jiang Nian shook her head: "No."

Yu Xia frowned, looked outside the cubicle, then looked at Jiang Nian again, and whispered: "You have been married for several months, why? You are still not pregnant? Is it Captain Lu?" She paused, and her voice became even lower: "No?"

Jiang Nian: ...

No, it's fine.

She almost always gets into trouble in Lu Yu's hands.

Suna joked, "I think Captain Lu has no problems at all. He is such a healthy person. Is it possible that Jiang Nian doesn't want one?"

Jiang Nian smiled and said, "We don't plan to have a child now. Let's wait two years."

She remembered that Lu Yu said he would have a child after three years. Although she didn't know why, she didn't want to force him.

She had secrets, and so did Lu Yu.

Jiang Nian suddenly lowered her eyes. Although she didn't want to think about it, she couldn't help but feel curious when it was brought up again.

Why? Why did it have to be three years later?

Ge Mei came back half an hour later. When she walked outside the embroidery house, she saw Lu Yu and talked to him for a few words before coming in. Jiang Nian handed the embroidery to Ge Mei. Ge Mei took a look and smiled, "I knew you would be fine. There will be new embroidery in a few days. It was Deng Ke who asked you to embroider it. I will have someone send it to you then."

Jiang Nian nodded, "Okay."

"I have another thing to do this time."

She took out a notebook from her small cloth bag and handed it to Ge Mei. When Ge Mei opened it, she briefly told her story about Kuang Xiu. Ge Mei looked at the pictures in the notebook and was surprised, "This child is nine years old this year?"

Jiang Nian said, "Yes, just nine years old."

Ge Mei said with a sigh, "I found that this child is just like you. She is born to do this. Her painting skills are not perfect now, but compared with ordinary painters, they are really good. If she can get more guidance and teaching from the teacher, she will have great achievements in this area in the future."

After speaking, she closed the notebook and continued, "Leave this matter to me. I happen to be going to meet the painter in two days. I will show this notebook to them. If they are interested in taking me as an apprentice, I will contact you."

Jiang Nian smiled and said, "Thank you, Sister Ge."

Ge Mei smiled and said, "Why are you being so polite to me?"

After leaving Xiu Manor, Jiang Nian trotted to Lu Yu, who took her hand and asked, "Are you done talking?"

Jiang Nian nodded, "Yeah."

She thought it was almost time to go back, but Lu Yu said, "Let's go see a movie, and then we'll go to the Red Star Hotel to meet someone at lunch time."

Jiang Nian was stunned, "Who?"

Lu Yu He pinched her fingertips and led her to the cinema: "Tang Ze is here."

The movie was still the same old one. Jiang Nian and Lu Yu sat in the back. The light in the cinema was dim. Lu Yu pecked her on the lips and put his arm around her waist to hug her. Jiang Nian's cheeks felt hot. She looked around and found that some young couples were also sitting together. Some of them even kissed their young wives on the face when there was no one around.

It was almost time for lunch, so Lu Yu took Jiang Nian to the Red Star Hotel and chose a seat in a cubicle by the window. After Jiang Nian went in, she found that in addition to Tang Ze, there was also Gu Shizhou. His left arm was still in a sling. Seeing a thin layer of sweat on Gu Shizhou's forehead, Jiang Nian thought his arm hurt, so she asked, "Political Commissar Gu, is your arm still hurting?"

Gu Shizhou smiled and said, "It doesn't hurt anymore."

Lu Yu took Jiang Nian's hand and sat opposite them. His rough fingers pinched Jiang Nian's soft fingertips hard. Jiang Nian turned her head to look at Lu Yu and saw that the man's brows were cold and his face was calm, as if it was not him who pinched her.

Jiang Nian: ...

Thinking of the last time Lu Yu asked her how many times she had cooked for Gu Shizhou, she raised her eyebrows slightly. Could he be jealous again?

"Sister-in-law, long time no see."

Tang Ze's eyes lingered on Lu Yu and Jiang Nian for a few seconds, and a smile appeared on his face: "I wish you and Lu Yu a happy marriage."

Jiang Nian looked at Tang Ze and smiled: "Thank you."

Tang Ze said, "When you got married, I was training troops in another place, so I didn't go."

Lu Yu said, "It's okay. How are you doing recently?"

Tang Ze picked up the wine in front of him and drank a glass, with a bit of dejection between his brows: "Very good."

When he left the city yesterday, he saw Sun Ying and Wu Youshan. Sun Ying had lost a lot of weight, her face was haggard and ugly, she was holding a child in her arms, and Wu Youshan followed behind her.

Tang Ze poured another glass of wine and drank it in one gulp.

He didn't care that Sun Ying had Lu Yu in her heart, because he knew that there was no possibility for the two of them, but he didn't expect Sun Ying to do that kind of thing with Wu Youshan before getting married. Now that she has come to this point, it is also her own choice.

Seeing that Tang Ze was going to pour more wine, Lu Yu raised his hand to hold the bottle: "You are leaving tonight, so don't drink anymore."

Tang Ze lowered his head, his voice a little hoarse: "One last glass."

Gu Shizhou glanced at Tang Ze, and when he saw Lu Yu withdraw his hand, he took the bottle and poured a glass, and also poured a glass for Lu Yu: "Let's clink one."

Jiang Nian pursed her lips, thinking of the last time Tang Ze said that he also applied to go to the border, so she asked: "Are you going to the border?"

Tang Ze swallowed the spicy glass of wine, glanced at Jiang Nian, who had a white face, and there was a smile in his eyes: "Well, go and keep Song Bai company."

When Song Bai was mentioned, Jiang Nian fell silent.

She lowered her head and ate the dishes quietly, and her fingers were suddenly pinched again, so she turned her head to look at Lu Yu, and the man spoke to Tang Ze with a normal expression.

Jiang Nian: ...

Why did you pinch her this time?

Tang Ze's train tonight will take four days from Yuyuan City to the border. The journey is tough and unbearable.

After dinner, Tang Ze carried his luggage bag to the train station. Jiang Nian and Lu Yu also went to Gu Shizhou to take a bus back to the military area. As soon as they got home, Jiang Nian was carried into the house by Lu Yu. She was startled and hugged Lu Yu's neck with her hands. She looked into the man's dark eyes and smiled, "What's wrong?"

Lu Yu buried his head in the crook of her neck, with a hint of alcohol in his breath: "Were you thinking about Song Bai when you were eating just now?"

Jiang Nian: ???

She blinked, looked at Lu Yu who raised his head and stared at her, and smiled: "I just heard Tang Ze mention it, and I thought about how he is doing in the border."

She suddenly found that Lu Yu seemed to be very jealous.

I really didn't notice it before.

Lu Yu didn't say anything else, and hugged her quietly. Jiang Nian hugged Lu Yu's thin waist and smiled: "Are you drunk?"

Lu Yu said: "No."

In the afternoon, He Yue came and asked Jiang Nian to go to the private plot. Some vegetables looked almost the same. Jiang Nian went to the private plot and picked a few cucumbers and tomatoes. The group had something to do in the evening, so Lu Yu left as soon as it got dark. He was gone for half the night and didn't come back until late at night.

Jiang Nian didn't have to embroider these two days, so she was free. When Guan Lu came to see her, she would stay with Guan Lu for a while, and she would bring a notebook and a pen with her. Today, Guan Lu taught her a poem and even taught her to write it again.

Jiang Nian came back at dusk, put the notebook and pen on the table and went to cook. After

a while, the sound of Fang Xia and Fang Guo coming back from school came from outside. When it was dark, Lu Yu came back. After opening the door and entering the house, he saw the notebook and pen on the table against the wall. He walked over, picked up the notebook and opened it page by page. The handwriting on the first page was crooked, the second page was better, and the handwriting on the last two pages gradually became neat.

Although it can't be said to be beautiful, it is acceptable.

Lu Yu raised his eyebrows slightly, picked up the pen and traced along the handwriting. The expression in his eyes gradually deepened, and soon a smile escaped from his tightly pursed thin lips.

This idiot.

Pretending not to know is also embarrassing for her. Whether a person can write can be seen from the strength of the strokes and the force of the ending.

"It's time to eat. I made your favorite noodles with sauce."

Jiang Nian came out of the kitchen with a bowl in her hand. She saw Lu Yu reading a notebook. She paused and then glanced at Lu Yu's angular profile: "What's wrong?"

Lu Yu closed the notebook with a smile in his eyes: "You've made rapid progress."

Jiang Nian smiled and said the same thing: "I'm gifted."

Lu Yu: ...

Jiang Nian made a lot of noodles with sauce. Lu Yu ate three bowls. When they were lying in bed at night, she couldn't help touching him again. She looked at the man's abdominal muscles, so she raised her head and looked at Lu Yu, her eyes bright: "Is the intensity of your group's daily training very high?"

Lu Yu grabbed Jiang Nian's wrist and stopped the restless little hand: "Yeah."

He hugged Jiang Nian and kissed her nose: "When will I take you to practice?"

Jiang Nian: ...

Thinking of the scene when he and Song Bai practiced, both of them had injuries on their faces the next day. Jiang Nian looked at Lu Yu's bony palms and felt that he didn't need to use force, and only needed one hand to knock her down.

Thinking of this, she quickly turned over and turned her back to him: "Sleep."

Lu Yu laughed softly and tucked her hair behind her ears: "I'm just taking you for a run."

Jiang Nian: ...

"No run."

"I'd rather be a little fatter."

Lu Yu smiled and said, "Okay." He added, "I can still hold you even if you become a little fat."

Jiang Nian: ... Two

days later, the guard came to find Jiang Nian and said that someone saw her outside. Jiang Nian guessed that it might be Ge Mei who came to deliver the embroidery. She followed the guard and saw Shu Xue. Shu Xue handed the cloth bag to Jiang Nian and smiled, "Sister Jiang, the embroidery is done."

It was lunchtime, and Jiang Nian said to Shu Xue. "Wait a moment."

She ran to the troop, hoping to find someone she knew to sign to bring Shu Xue in. She happened to meet Luo Chengyi who had just come out of the regiment, so she ran over and said, "Deputy regiment commander Luo, can you help me?"

Luo Chengyi was stunned for a moment: "What? Help?"

Jiang Nian pointed to the outside of the troop: "My comrade from Xiuzhuang is here. He wants to bring her in for lunch. He needs someone from the regiment to sign before he can bring her in."

Deputy regiment commander Luo said, "No problem."

With Deputy Regiment Commander Luo's signature, Jiang Nian took Shu Xue back to the family building and specially cooked two more dishes for lunch. At lunchtime, Lu Yu and Chen Yao came back together. As soon as Chen Yao entered the door, he shouted, "Sister-in-law, I'm here to eat again."

Jiang Nian came out with a plate and heard Chen Yao say, "Today, I represented Regiment Commander Lu to fight with several people from the battalion headquarters. I didn't embarrass Regiment Commander Lu and won. Regiment Commander Lu promised to bring me back for a meal cooked by sister-in-law."

Jiang Jiang Nian smiled: "Okay."

She turned and went back into the kitchen. Lu Yu followed her in, put his hands on the edge of the table, held Jiang Nian in his arms, kissed her on the tip of her ear, looked at Jiang Nian's cheeks that were a little red from the hot steam, his Adam's apple rolled a few times, and reached out to hug her slender waist: "Has the embroidery been delivered?"

Jiang Nian nodded lightly: "Yes."

She moved to the side to avoid Lu Yu's steaming body: "Bring the meal."

After that, he ran away.

Chen Yao also ran into the kitchen to serve the meal. When he came out, he glanced at Shu Xue who was sitting opposite him. She was wearing a light orange short-sleeved shirt, her hair was tied in two strands and hung on her shoulders, her eyebrows were curved, and her smile made people feel very gentle. Chen Yao remembered her. She was an embroiderer from the state-owned embroidery farm. When he and Captain Lu went to pick up the bride, it was this embroiderer who tried hard to stop him

. Seeing Chen Yao looking at her frequently, Shu Xue frowned and glared at him in pretending to be angry. She felt that this person was still the same as the last time he picked up the bride, careless and full of brute force.

Chen Yao couldn't help laughing. He felt that this girl didn't look fierce at all when she glared at him. She looked quite cute.

Lu Yu glanced at Chen Yao and said nothing.

Jiang Nian came out of the kitchen and asked, "What are you laughing at?"

Chen Yao quickly shook his head: "Nothing."

While eating, Jiang Nian chatted with Shu Xue about Xiu Zhuang. They mentioned that Jia Yuan had beaten Tong Gang again in the past few days. When it came to the key points, Shu Xue described it vividly. Chen Yao, who was standing aside, looked up frequently, almost staring a hole in Shu Xue's face. Suddenly, he felt a dull pain in his calf. He turned his head and met the dark gaze of Captain Lu. The man whispered, "Don't embarrass yourself in front of me."

Chen Yao: ...

He quickly lowered his head to eat and did not dare to look up again during the whole process.

Shu Xue also noticed that Chen Yao looked at her from time to time, which made her feel a little uncomfortable while eating. She could only lower her head and talk to Jiang Nian to ease the awkwardness.

After dinner, Chen Yao and Lu Yu went to the regiment. Jiang Nian sent Shu Xue out of the unit and hurried back to embroider. The embroidery she sent this time was a landscape painting, which was much simpler than a portrait. She sat in front of the embroidery for an entire afternoon, and Lu Yu didn't come back until it was almost dark.

As a result, he had just arrived home when the foot guard came behind him, holding a large nylon bag in his hand, saying that it was mailed here and the recipient was Commander Lu.

Jiang Nian was curious: "Who sent it?"

"I don't know."

Lu Yu returned to the house and put the nylon bag on the table. Jiang Nian took out the scissors and saw Lu Yu turn the bag over. The sender's name appeared in their sight.

The sender was Song Bai.

Jiang Nian was stunned for a moment, raised her head and looked at Lu Yu, and saw Lu Yu frowning and pursing his thin lips.

She curved her eyebrows and joked: "What's wrong with you?"

Lu Yu slightly lifted his eyelids and glanced at Jiang Nian, who was smiling brightly, with an ambiguous smile on the corner of his lips: "Are you deliberately provoking me?"