Chapter 86

There were small glass cups in front of each of them. Lu Yu poured himself a cup, and then took turns pouring a cup for Gu Shizhou and Chen Yao. Jiang Nian lowered her head to eat with a guilty conscience, and couldn't help but worry about the three grown men. After drinking so much wine tonight, some of them might suffer.

Yu Liang took the cup first and toasted Lu Yu and the others, and then they all drank it in one gulp.

Jiang Nian:...

She glanced at Lu Yu, who looked calm and poured another cup for the others.

Captain Song sent a lot of wine. Jiang Nian estimated that each person could get four cups. She ate a piece of chicken, then quietly raised her eyes to glance at Yu Liang and Chen Yao across from her. The two people's faces had not changed much at the moment. They ate some of the meal, drank it, and divided the remaining wine.

Jiang Nian drank hot water and listened to them talking about irrelevant things in the group.

After a while, Chen Yao talked about the purpose of his visit this time. He first drank half a cup of wine, then coughed lightly, and said to Jiang Nian: "Sister-in-law, I want to ask you a favor."

After saying that, he embarrassedly scratched the back of his head.

Yu Liang looked at Chen Yao and smiled, and that smile was quite teasing and watching a good show.

Gu Shizhou and Lu Yu also smiled but didn't say anything.

Jiang Nian got curious, picked up the water cup and took a sip of water, and asked, "What's the matter?"

Chen Yao smiled and said, "I want my sister-in-law to be a matchmaker and connect me with Comrade Shu Xue from Xiuzhuang."

Jiang Nian was stunned. She really didn't expect that Chen Yao would talk to her about this.

"Sister-in-law, how is it?"

Yu Liang asked.

Chen Yao also looked at Jiang Nian a little nervously. First, he was afraid that Shu Xue had a partner, and second, he was afraid that Jiang Nian would not agree. The room, which was bustling just now, suddenly became quiet. Lu Yu picked up a piece of meat for Jiang Nian: "If it's inconvenient, it's okay."

Jiang Nian shook her head: "It's not inconvenient."

She was just a little surprised. After all, Chen Yao had only seen Shu Xue two or three times, and she really didn't think about it. So she said: "I'm not responsible for this matter. Shu Xue can't make the decision, how about this, I'll call Shu Xue tomorrow to ask her, if she's willing, I'll make a connection for you two."

After hearing what Jiang Nian said, Chen Yao was almost certain that Shu Xue didn't have a date, he breathed a sigh of relief, picked up his wine glass, stood up and said to Jiang Nian: "Sister-in-law, thank you, if this marriage between us is successful, the child we have in the future will recognize you as his godmother!"

Jiang Nian: ...

Actually, there's no need to do that.

After Chen Yao sat down, he talked to Yu Liang and the others. They were almost done with the meal. Gu Shizhou unbuttoned two buttons on his collar and began to sweat. Not only him, but Chen Yao and Yu Liang also felt very hot. They rolled up their sleeves and sweated. Yu Liang said, "What kind of wine is this? Why is the aftereffect so strong?"

Chen Yao picked up the bottle and took a look. It was a glass bottle and he couldn't tell anything.

Lu Yu drank the remaining half glass of wine. When the three people looked at him, he said calmly, "Deer penis wine, my former head gave it to me."

Gu Shizhou: ...

Chen Yao: ...

Yu Liang: ...

Jiang Nianwei lowered his head slightly and ate a few bites of food with a guilty conscience.

Chen Yao swallowed his saliva, looked at the empty bottle, and suddenly broke out in a cold sweat.

Gu Shizhou frowned, raised his hands and pinched his forehead, turned his head to look at Lu Yu, his dark eyes wavered: "Are you doing this on purpose?"

Lu Yu raised his eyes and met Gu Shizhou's gaze, with a smile on his lips: "It's cold in winter, I'll warm you up."

Gu Shizhou: ...

Chen Yao: ...

Yu Liang: ...

Jiang Nian quickly put down her chopsticks, stood up and said: "I'm full."

Then she quickly got up and went to the bathroom, closed the door, covered her mouth and couldn't help laughing. She found that Lu Yu was really mean when he was mean.

After dinner, Chen Yao and his friends left. When Jiang Nian came out of the bathroom, she saw several people wearing thin shirts, with sweat on their foreheads. They were holding coats but not wearing them.

She immediately thought that the deer penis wine sent by Captain Song was really powerful. She suddenly paused and turned to look at Lu Yu, and found that he was not much better. He was wearing a thin white shirt with his sleeves rolled up, and his forehead was also covered with sweat.

Jiang Nian: ...

This is what it means to hurt the enemy 1,000 times and hurt yourself 800 times.

After they left, Lu Yu cleaned up the dishes, and Jiang Nian wiped the table and cleaned the place. After they were done, they went into the kitchen. Lu Yu had almost finished cleaning up, so she asked worriedly, "How are you?"

Lu Yu put the dishes in the cupboard, turned around and looked at Jiang Nian who was standing next to the chopping board, his voice a little hoarse, "Not bad."

He smelled of alcohol, and when he approached her, the smell of alcohol gradually enveloped her.

Jiang Nian's eyelids twitched slightly, and her calm heart suddenly began to beat, and even her breathing became a little faster. She pursed her lips, slowly raised her head and looked at Lu Yu who was close at hand. The man leaned down, put his arms around her waist and held her in his arms, and the breath with the smell of alcohol flowed between the two people's breath.

Jiang Nian felt that she was drunk even without drinking.

Her lips were heavy, and Lu Yu's kiss was full of tenderness. She could feel that the man was restraining his rough wildness under the surface of tenderness.

He was really afraid of hurting her.

Jiang Nian's eyelashes trembled, she closed her eyes, and hugged Lu Yu's thin waist and abdomen with both hands. The man was wearing a thin shirt, and she could clearly feel the tight and firm muscles under the thin clothes, which were surprisingly hot.

"Nian Nian"

Lu Yu stepped back a little, and his hot breath was intoxicating: "It's getting late."

Looking at Jiang Nian's red cheeks, he kissed her eyelashes, bent down and picked up Jiang Nian, holding her soft buttocks with his arms and walked towards the inner room. The sudden rise in height scared Jiang Nian. She subconsciously put her hands on Lu Yu's shoulders, looking at the man's red face with sweat beads, her heart suddenly jumped a few times.

Lu Yu drank deer penis wine, so tonight...

Jiang Nian didn't dare to think whether she could bear it. The fingers on Lu Yu's shoulders couldn't help but curl up. She was still a little dazed until Lu Yu put her on the bed. Lu Yu looked at Jiang Nian's slightly raised neck, revealing her delicate and beautiful collarbone. His Adam's apple rolled up and down a few times, and he held the back of Jiang Nian's neck and didn't go up.

This time, the kiss was without any tenderness, full of roughness.

Jiang Nian almost fell into Lu Yu's arms. Her hands, which were powerlessly placed on the quilt, were held by Lu Yu. The man's fingers passed through her fingertips, pinched her fingers, and kissed her nose and eyelashes. Jiang Nian saw scarlet bloodshot in Lu Yu's eyes, and she also felt the heat from the hot breath of the hot spoon.

"Lu Yu..."

Jiang Nian's voice was a little soft and a little hoarse unconsciously.

Lu Yu buried his head in the hollow of Jiang Nian's neck, sucked on her collarbone, and noticed the slight trembling of the person in his arms. He said in a hoarse voice: "You go to bed early, I'll sleep in the dormitory tonight."

Jiang Nian:? ? ?

She was stunned for a moment, and her mind was still not able to come to its senses.

Seeing her confused look, Lu Yu softened his heart a little, and pecked her lips again: "Not tonight, it will hurt you."

He was so drunk that he was afraid that he would not be able to control it once he started.

Jiang Nian blushed, bit her lower lip, and nodded gently: "Okay."

Lu Yu stayed for a while and then left. There was still some residual smell of alcohol in the room. Jiang Nian ran to the bathroom to wash her face, patted her burning face, and lay on the bed for a long time before slowly falling asleep. It

was already late at this time, and it was a long way from the family building to the dormitory in the group.

Lu Yu, wearing a thin shirt and a military jacket on his arm, ran out of his family building and met Captain Fang and Captain Lei who had just returned from the regiment. When the two saw Lu Yu, they greeted him: "Captain Lu, where are you going?"

Lu Yu said: "I went to the regiment to have a look."

Captain Lei saw the sweat on Lu Yu's forehead and the thin clothes on his body, and was stunned for a moment: "Captain Lu, are you so hot?"

Captain Fang said: "We saw Political Commissar Gu and others when we just came back, and they looked quite hot too. , what did you do?"

Lu Yu coughed lightly and said, "I drank some white wine."

Captain Lei said, "No wonder, it's a bit unbearable to drink white wine in the hot summer."

After Lu Yu left, Captain Fang touched Captain Lei's arm and said, "It's not like I haven't drunk white wine before. Even if I drank too much, I wouldn't feel so hot. Look at them, they are all sweaty, as if they were splashed with water."

Lei Zhong smiled and said, "We are all young guys."

Captain Fang: ...

I was suddenly touched.

Gu Shizhou, Chen Yao and Yu Liang returned to the dormitory and took a cold shower. Gu Shizhou just came out of the shower room and saw Lu Yu pushing the door in. He raised his eyebrows slightly: "Why are you here?"

Lu Yu said: "I couldn't sleep, and I was afraid of disturbing Jiang Nian, so I came out for a run."

Gu Shizhou wiped his head with a towel and glanced at the sweat on Lu Yu's forehead: "Let's go for a run together later."

Lu Yu smiled: "Okay."

He also took a cold shower, and when he went out with Gu Shizhou, he met Chen Yao and Yu Liang who were also running outside.

Chen Yao: ...

Yu Liang: ...

The drinking at Captain Lu's house tonight really messed up those guys. Those hot-tempered men drank four cups of deer penis wine each and ran around outside almost all night. Jiang Zhou and Lou Zhi in the dormitory got up in the middle of the night and looked out the window at the training ground. Jiang Zhou asked, "Did the four of them have a seizure tonight?" Lou Zhi

said, "I don't know."

The news that Captain Lu and his guys had trained for a whole night had spread throughout the entire Third Regiment, and the people in the Third Regiment didn't dare to say anything. Captain Lu was usually very cruel when training people, and he was also very cruel to himself. They were all afraid that Captain Lu would start training them again the next day.

Jiang Nian slept until dawn. She opened her eyes in a daze and vaguely heard the sound of the door opening. Just as she was wondering if Lu Yu had returned, she saw the door pushed open from the outside. In the dim room, a man blocked the light pouring in from the door.

Jiang Nian pursed her lips and smiled, sitting up from the bed: "You're back."

Lu Yu took off his coat and hung it on the wall, unbuttoned two buttons on his collar, and said "hmm". When Jiang Nian lifted the quilt and got up, he walked over and hugged her to lie on the bed again. Lu Yu was cool, and Jiang Nian felt it was quite comfortable. She tilted her little face and asked: "Why do you feel so cool?"

Lu Yu leaned over and hugged her: "I took a cold shower."

When Jiang Nian wanted to say something, the man blocked her lips. After a night of training, some of the smell of alcohol on his body had evaporated, but some still remained.

Jiang Nian climbed onto Lu Yu's shoulders with both hands, her cheeks flushed. She turned her head to look at the window curtains that were shining red. Her ankles were held up by Lu Yu's hands. She pursed her lips subconsciously, and hummed softly when Lu Yu leaned over.

The battle moved from the bed to the bathroom, and in the end Jiang Nian hung weakly on Lu Yu, even her fingers were tired. She leaned in Lu Yu's arms, and after rinsing and drying, she was held by him and lay in the summer quilt. The man kissed her nose: "You sleep for a while, I'll go cook."

Jiang Nian was not sleepy, but her whole body was weak. She stayed in bed for a while longer and waited for Lu Yu to finish cooking before going out to wash. After breakfast, Lu Yu went to the group. Jiang Nian went to the police station to call Shu Xue. The call was answered by Suna. She chatted with Suna for a few words before talking to Shu Xue.

Shu Xue asked, "Jiang Jie, what do you want to talk to me about?"

Jiang Nian smiled and whispered, "I remember you didn't find anyone, right?"

Shu Xue said, "Yeah." Then she reacted and blushed, "Jiang Jie, why are you asking about this?"

Jiang Nian paused and said, "I have a guy here. I wonder if you want to meet him. He's good in every way." Shu

Xue shook her head, "No, I don't want to get married."

She didn't expect Shu Xue to react like this, so she asked, "What's wrong?"

Shu Xue pursed her lips, hesitated for a while, and whispered into the phone, "I'm afraid of meeting a man like Tong Gang."

During this time, Tong Gang came to Jia Yuan again, and wanted to remarry Jia Yuan, but was finally beaten out by Jia Yuan with a stick. Jia Yuan also told the factory security department that Tong Gang had broken into the embroidery house and dormitory. The security department taught Tong Gang a lesson and made him stop.

She had thought about getting married before, but after seeing Tong Gang and Jia Yuan, she gave up the idea.

Although Jiang Nian was reluctant to urge people to get married, but considering Shu Xue's situation and Chen Yao's character, he still said: "The man I introduced to you is different from Tong Gang. You also know him. He is also a soldier."

Shu Xue was a little curious: "Who is it?"

Jiang Nian said: "Chen Yao, Battalion Commander Chen."

Shu Xue was stunned. She didn't expect that it was that rough man who was not gentle at all. He kicked the door open like a bandit last time he came to pick up the bride. He was as strong as an ox. Although he didn't use force on her, he was scary just by looking at her. She also met him last time when she went to deliver embroidery to Jiang Nian. He sat at the same table with him to eat and stared at her all the time, which made her a little scared.

When she heard Jiang Nian ask her again, Shu Xue came back to her senses and shook her head directly: "I don't want to see him."

Jiang Nian didn't force her, but just asked curiously: "Can you tell me the reason?"

Shu Xue said: "He is too fierce."

Jiang Nian: ???

Chen Yao is fierce? She really didn't see it.

After talking to Shu Xue for a few words, Jiang Nian hung up the phone. She returned to her family's building and told Lu Yu what Shu Xue said when he came back at noon, asking him to tell Chen Yao.

Hearing this, Lu Yu raised his eyebrows slightly and said with a smile, "Okay."

After lunch, he went to the group. Seeing Chen Yao coming from the cafeteria, he called him over and said, "Your sister-in-law called and asked about you."

Chen Yao heard this and looked a little nervous and expectant: "What did she say?"

Seeing that Lu was hesitant for a while, Chen Yao's heart skipped a beat and he felt a little suspenseful. Sure enough, Lu's next sentence killed his fiery heart: "That girl thinks you are too fierce."

Chen Yao: ???

He stroked his hair, wondering: "I haven't been violent to her either."

They have only met twice, and he was smiling both times. When did he be violent to her?

Seeing Chen Yao sigh, Lu Yu asked: "Are you really interested in that girl?"

Chen Yao smiled a little embarrassedly: "A little bit."

Lu Yu patted Chen Yao on the shoulder: "If you really want to marry that girl, take the initiative to try."

Chen Yao was stunned, turned his head to look at Lu Yu, and really didn't expect that Captain Lu would say this to him. Lu Yu continued: "You are not a child anymore, it's time to think more about your own affairs."

Chen Yao said: "Okay."

.Lu

Yu's leave note was also approved, and they will leave in a few days. Jiang Nian went to call Zhang Xiao, and the guard who answered the phone said that Deputy Company Commander Zhu and his wife were hospitalized and just passed away last night. Jiang Nian guessed that Zhang Xiao should have given birth.

The vegetables in the private plot were almost grown, and Jiang Nian went to the field to pick up the vegetables.

She packed her clothes at home these two days and planned to leave the day after tomorrow. Guan Lu knew that she would be away for a few days, so she came to find her and sat at home for a long time. She had severe morning sickness, so serious that she vomited even when drinking water. In just a few days, her cheeks became thinner. Yue Qiao was the opposite of her. She could eat and sleep, and had no reaction at all.

Guan Lu sat on a bench, holding a teacup and smiling. She wanted to drink water but was afraid of vomiting, so she put the cup on the table and looked at Yue Qiao who was eating a cucumber with some envy. Jiang Nian said, "Why don't you go to the hospital and ask the doctor? Vomiting like this is not a solution."

Guan Lu looked a little haggard, shook her head and said, "I went to see a doctor, but there is no good solution."

Jiang Nian looked at Yue Qiao who ate a cucumber and picked up a tomato, and couldn't help laughing.

Yue Qiao also smiled, and was a little embarrassed: "Cucumbers are delicious."

Guan Lu envied: "It's best to be able to eat it. Unlike me, I don't dare to eat it even if I want to. I vomit after taking a bite."

Jiang Nian couldn't empathize with Guan Lu's feelings, but he knew she was not feeling well by looking at her.

Yue Qiao asked, "Are you going back for seven days this time?"

Jiang Nian said, "Yes, I'm going back to see an old friend. She went to the hospital last night and should have given birth."

Guan Lu touched her belly and laughed, "I don't know when this child will stop bothering me."

The two sat here for a while. Yue Qiao talked about Li Pandi. She said to Jiang Nian, "Yesterday was Li Pandi's wedding day. I went to Lao Lei's second mother's house to see her yesterday. Guess what I saw?"

Guan Lu pursed her lips and said nothing. Jiang Nian became curious, "What's so lively?"

Yue Qiao took a bite of a tomato, sneered and said, "Luo Xiaoyue smashed the house where Li Pandi and Qi Dawang got married, and kept saying that her father was Deputy Head Luo, not Qi Dawang. There are so many people in the village. Everyone was there, Qi Dawang and Li Pandi's wedding was not a happy one, Luo Xiaoyue was beaten by Qi Dawang, the Li family favored boys over girls, and they were not close to Luo Xiaoyue, and no one cared about her. Li Pandi couldn't beat Qi Dawang, and both mother and daughter were beaten. If the team hadn't pulled them apart, the scene would have been even more ugly."

After saying that, he continued: "Luo Xiaoyue... Yue was clamoring to come to the army to find Deputy Commander Luo and ask him to deal with Qi Dawang. In the end, Qi Dawang locked her up in the room and she couldn't get out. I think she deserved it. She was so cruel at such a young age. If we hadn't seen her and her mother's evil intentions last time, Guan Lu's child might have been gone. "

Jiang Nian had expected the fate of Li Pandi and Luo Xiaoyue.

The Li family valued boys over girls and only wanted the betrothal money. As for what happened to Li Pandi and her daughter, they didn't care.

As for what the medicine residue that Li Pandi gave to Luo Xiaoyue was, maybe Deputy Commander Luo should ask a doctor to take a look. Of course, this was just Jiang Nian's guess.

Jiang Nian guessed right about the medicine residue.

After returning home that day, Deputy Head Luo kept the medicine residue with him. The next day, after Luo Xiaoyue went to school, he went to the county hospital to see a Chinese doctor. The medicine residue was an abortion drug with a strong medicinal property. If a person with an unstable fetus drinks a little, the fetus will be aborted. Guan Lu was just such a case.

In this era, the investigation of artificial abortion is very strict. Going to the hospital for an abortion requires an introduction. This Chinese medicine was probably bought by Li Pandi from an old Chinese doctor. Deputy Head Luo came out of the hospital with a gloomy face. He did not show any abnormality to Luo Xiaoyue, but he began to be wary of her.

He was a soldier, so he was not so slow to see through his daughter's disguise. He just didn't want to expose her and save her face. He wanted to educate her well and let her change her attitude towards Guan Lu. However, he didn't expect that the child would gradually become biased and excessive under the influence of Li Pandi. Sometimes when he went to bed at night, he would reflect on whether he was a qualified father. After divorcing Li Pandi, he cared less about his daughter.

It was not until that day when Li Pandi's mother and Qi Dawang came to the army to make trouble that he realized a fact.

Maybe some people's hearts are naturally hard to warm.

There is another person whose personality is destined to be good from birth.

In fact, he was reluctant to send Luo Xiaoyue away. Even if she was not his biological daughter, she was his daughter who he had raised for nine years. He had spent a lot of energy watching her grow up from babbling to adulthood. He originally wanted to send Luo Xiaoyue back to her parents. It was better than living with Li Pandi. However, he did not expect that the child would resist so much that she cursed Guan Lu and the baby in her belly in front of him.

This was also the reason why Deputy Head Luo made up his mind to return Luo Xiaoyue to Qi Dawang.

Guan Lu did not know about these things. She stayed at home until the evening. When Deputy Head Luo came back to pack Luo Xiaoyue's clothes and schoolbag, he found out that Luo Xiaoyue was taken away by her biological father.

Guan Lu and Yue Qiao stayed with Jiang Nian until the afternoon before leaving. Before leaving, Yue Qiao said to Jiang Nian: "Why don't you get pregnant as soon as possible, so that our three children can be companions when they are born."

Jiang Nian smiled and said: "I'm still focusing on embroidery now, and I'm not in a hurry to have a child."

Guan Lu pulled Yue Qiao and didn't let her continue to ask Jiang Nian.

He Yue also knew that Jiang Nian would be gone for seven days, so she came to talk to her for a long time. As soon as she left, Chen Ping came right after her.

Jiang Nian opened the door, looked at Chen Ping standing outside, and said with a smile: "Come in."

Chen Ping took a small bag in her hand, walked into the house and put it on the table: "I heard from Lao Ren that you and Captain Lu are going back?"

Jiang Nian said: "Yes, we will leave tomorrow." She paused and continued: "Lu Yu said that he would go back and invite some old comrades to a wedding banquet and tell them that Lu Yu and I are getting married."

Chen Ping smiled: "That's good."

She didn't know what to say, so she pushed the small bag forward: "Can you help me take this to Chen Fang?"

Jiang Nian glanced at the small bag and estimated that there were two bricks. It's so big, so I asked, "Is it some valuable item? Is it convenient to carry?"

Chen Ping smiled and said, "Chen Fang will go back to her hometown next month. I asked my mother to bring some good things for my little Fang to take back. I trust you and Captain Lu."

Jiang Nian heard it and said, "Okay, I will definitely bring the things to you."

The next day, Jiang Nian got up early. She had packed all the things last night, including two sets of baby clothes. They were small clothes that Jiang Nian made with a sewing machine in the past few days. She didn't know how big the newborn baby was, so she specially asked He Yue and made them according to the size He Yue said.

Lu Yu got up and made breakfast. After eating breakfast with Jiang Nian, he cleaned the kitchen and left with Jiang Nian. As soon as they arrived at the gate of the troop, they ran into Chen Yao who was running from the regiment. The sun was scorching in this season and Chen Yao was sweating. Lu Yu asked, "Why are you here?"

Chen Yao rubbed his face and looked at Jiang Nian with some embarrassment. "I know you are going to the city today, and I want my sister-in-law to take me to the embroidery mansion and introduce Shu Xue to meet me."

He remembered what Captain Lu said that day. He couldn't give up just because Shu Xue thought he was fierce. He had to prove with his actions that he was not a rude person. He couldn't be judged based on two or three meetings.

Jiang Nian smiled and said, "Okay."

The three of them took a car to the city. When they arrived outside the embroidery mansion, Lu Yu and Chen Yao were waiting outside. Jiang Nian opened the door and walked into the embroidery mansion. Su Na said "Oh" and started to tease Jiang Nian again. Jiang Nian chatted with her for a few words before walking into the compartment. When several people saw Jiang Nian, they all greeted him.

Dong Shu also nodded to Jiang Nian, which was rare, and said, "You're here."

When these words came out, not only Jiang Nian was a little surprised, but also Fan Shan and Shu Xue were stunned. Yu Xia smiled and said, "Are you coming to the city to play?"

Jiang Nian smiled, said that she was going back with Lu Yu, and then said to Shu Xue, "Come here."

Shu Xue put down her embroidery needles, got up and went out, walked to the outside and asked, "What's wrong?"

Jiang Nian pursed his lips and whispered, "I'm going to take you to see someone, but let me make it clear first, you can't run away."

Shu Xue reacted immediately . , she turned her head to look out the window, but didn't see anyone outside: "Is it Captain Chen?"

Jiang Nian smiled and said, "Yes, he really wants to see you, let's not hide and not come out, whether we like it or not, let's tell him clearly."

Shu Xue hesitated and nodded: "Okay."

Although she felt that Chen Yao was too fierce and didn't want to see him, when he came to Xiu Manor, Shu Xue couldn't help being nervous. In fact, after Jiang Nian told her that Chen Yao wanted to see her that day, she couldn't help but think about her encounter with Chen Yao before she went to bed at night.

She and Chen Yao had met three times in total. The first time was when Captain Lu came to pick up the bride, and Chen Yao kicked the door open like a reckless man. The second time they met was at the wedding banquet of Captain Lu and Jiang Nian, where he dragged Captain Lu to drink non-stop. The third time was at Captain Lu's home, where he kept looking at her during dinner.

She was thinking at the time, this man is really rude.

Shu Xue followed Jiang Nian out of the embroidery manor and saw Captain Lu and Chen Yao standing under a tree not far from the embroidery manor. Chen Yao was wearing a summer army green military uniform and trousers, with a black leather buckle around his waist. His hair was very short, and he looked neat and hard. When he saw her come out, his originally dark eyes suddenly smiled, and he strode towards her.

Jiang Nian said to Shu Xue, "Don't be afraid. Lu Yu and I are here. If he dares to attack you, just shout. Commander Lu will be the first to deal with him."

Shu Xue smiled and lowered her head a little embarrassedly.

Jiang Nian went to Lu Yu's side. There was no one around her. Shu Xue began to feel a little nervous. She glanced at Chen Yao who walked in and couldn't help but took two steps back. Chen Yao noticed her little movement, paused, scratched his head, and spoke as softly as possible: "Comrade Shu Xue, my name is Chen Yao."

Shu Xue didn't look up at him: "I know, you are Battalion Commander Chen."

Chen Yao smiled and tried to test her. He took a step forward, and in Shu Xue's field of vision, he saw a pair of feet approaching and was startled. He subconsciously looked up and bumped into Chen Yao's smiling face. Chen Yao's smile was particularly brilliant, so brilliant that his face was almost stiff. He was afraid that if he didn't smile, Shu Xue would think he was fierce, so he said: "Comrade Shu Xue, I'm actually not fierce at all."

Shu Xue didn't expect him to say it so directly, and pursed her lips and said nothing.

Seeing this, Chen Yao continued: "Did you get scared by my behavior on the day when Captain Lu and I went to pick up the bride?"

He also recalled the past two days. That was the first time he and Shu Xue met, and it was also him who kicked open the dormitory door in front of Shu Xue. It seems that the first impression was indeed not very good.

Shu Xue lowered her head and looked at her feet. After thinking for a while, she added, "You are not polite."

Chen Yao: ???

Shu Xue continued, "You always stare at people when you eat."

Chen Yao: ...

He rubbed his face and smiled embarrassedly: "Sorry, I will pay more attention in the future."

Shu Xue wanted to say to him: Do you still want a future?

But the words did not come out of her mouth, and she heard Chen Yao said: "Do you have time at noon? I want to invite you to have a meal at the Red Star Hotel. Don't refuse in a hurry. Let's have a meal and get to know each other better. If you think I'm really not good enough, I promise not to bother you in the future."

He said it directly, which made Shu Xue unable to say the words of refusal.

She glanced at Jiang Nian who was not far away and saw Jiang Nian smile at her. She then glanced at Captain Lu who had a calm expression, and finally her gaze fell on Chen Yao. Chen Yao was still smiling, but Shu Xue could see that the smile on his face was almost frozen, so she nodded: "Okay."

Chen Yao felt relieved: "Then I'll pick you up at noon."

After saying that, as if he was afraid that Shu Xue would refuse, he turned around and ran away.

Chen Yao went to look for Lu Yu. Jiang Nian followed Shu Xue into the embroidery manor. Shu Xue told Jiang Nian what she had just said to Chen Yao. Jiang Nian smiled soothingly, "It's okay. I can still guarantee you Chen Yao's character."

Shu Xue and Chen Yao were talking outside the embroidery manor just now. Su Na and Jia Yuan all heard it. As soon as Shu Xue came in, several people started to joke with her. Jia Yuan said, "Captain Chen is not bad. You can go and have a look around with him first."

Yu Xia also said, "Captain Chen is still an official in the army. He is a hard-to-find target even with a lantern. You must seize the opportunity." . "

Su Na clicked her tongue and sighed, "What a pity I'm already married, otherwise I would definitely ask Jiang Nian to introduce me to a soldier. It would be great to have a soldier husband."

Everyone was talking at once, and Shu Xue felt embarrassed. She didn't have a good impression of Chen Yao at first, but after their persuasion, she was actually looking forward to meeting Chen Yao at noon. However, she still didn't dare to meet Chen Yao alone, and dragged Jiang Nian, wanting her and Lu Yu to accompany her. In the end, Jiang Nian and Lu Yu bought train tickets for 6 pm and had lunch with Chen Yao and the others at noon.

Jiang Nian originally wanted to go see Kuang Xiu, but Su Na said that Ji Xiaoting took Kuang Xiu out early in the morning with a drawing board, and that Kuang Xiu had called her "Auntie" last night. Jiang Nian felt that it was the greatest opportunity in Kuang Xiu's life to meet a teacher like Ji Xiaoting.

At noon, Lu Yu and Chen Yao came to pick up Jiang Nian and Shu Xue, and they went to the Red Star Hotel together.

Chen Yao chose a small booth by the window. As soon as Jiang Nian entered, she sat next to Lu Yu. Shu Xue had no choice but to sit side by side with Chen Yao. Chen Yao first asked Jiang Nian what she wanted to eat. After asking, he turned to look at Shu Xue and spoke in a softer voice: "What do you want to eat?"

Jiang Nian lowered her head to drink water, holding back the smile on her lips. It was the first time she saw Chen Yao so reserved.

She also found that Chen Yao spoke more cautiously than before, and his tone became gentler. The hand on her leg was held by a big hand. The man's hand covered the back of her hand, squeezed her fingers and held it. Jiang Nian looked up at Lu Yu. Lu Yu lowered his eyes, and there was a smile at the corner of his eyes. She saw that Lu Yu was really happy for Chen Yao.

While eating, Chen Yao saw Lu Yu picking fish bones and vegetables for Jiang Nian, so he learned to pick fish bones for Shu Xue. After a while, Shu Xue's bowl was piled up like a small mountain.

Shu Xue: ...

Seeing Chen Yao was about to serve her some food, Shu Xue quickly waved her hands away, her face flushed, feeling ashamed and embarrassed: "I can't eat it all, it's too much."

Jiang Nian lowered her head and smiled, almost choking, Lu Yu whispered: "Slow down."

Shu Xue felt that this meal was the most satisfying she had ever had, and when she came out of the Red Star Hotel, her stomach was swollen, and she no longer had the previous prejudice against Chen Yao, thinking that he didn't seem so fierce. Jiang Nian and Lu Yu left after dinner, going to the department store to take a look and bring some special products from Yuan City to Zhang Xiao, and Chen Yao took Shu Xue home first.

It was the time for people to go to work, and the streets were full of people.

Chen Yao glanced at Shu Xue, coughed slightly, and asked, "Shu Xue, let's just wait and see, okay?"

Shu Xue paused and looked at the two shadows extending on the ground. After a while, he nodded gently: "Okay."

Chen Yao was very happy. When he saw an ice soda seller, he ran over and bought two bottles of ice soda. He handed it to Shu Xue: "Drink a bottle of this."

"Thank you."

When Shu Xue raised her hand to take the soda, her fingers accidentally touched the back of Chen Yao's hand. Shu Xue blushed, quickly took the soda and turned her head to look forward. Her cheeks were red, and Chen Yao's ears also had a tinge of red. He twirled his fingers, and then drank the ice soda in one go, and then he felt better.

The two walked outside the embroidery manor, and Chen Yao said, "I'll call you when I'm free. I have a whole day next Sunday, and I'll come to the embroidery manor to see you that day."

Shu Xue whispered, "Okay."

Chen Yao smiled and said, "Then you go in, I'm going back to the troops first."

Then he waved to the men lying on the window, turned around and walked away quickly.

Shu Xue was stunned, and turned around to see Su Na and the others lying on the window and smiling at her. Shu Xue blushed, and when she pushed the door open and went in, Su Na, Jia Yuan, and Fan Shan came up to ask her what she talked about with Chen Yao, and the embroidery manor was suddenly filled with lively laughter.

At six o'clock in the afternoon, Lu Yu took Jiang Nian on the train.

They bought two berths and asked Jiang Nian to lie down and take a nap as soon as they got on the train. They took a military kettle to get some hot water. After a while, a young couple got on the train. The woman was holding a baby in her arms. They looked at the berths on both sides and then at Jiang Nian who was sleeping on the berth. The woman pulled the man's hand and said, "Why don't you tell her?"

The man said, "Wait a minute, she's sleeping. Let's talk when she wakes up."

After that, he put the snakeskin bag on the shelf next to the carriage, then put the valuables on his body, turned around and walked into the carriage, took the child from the woman's arms, and said, "You go up first."

The child was still young, and when he was separated from his mother's arms, he burst into tears with a loud voice. The loud noise woke up Jiang Nian who was half asleep. When Jiang Nian opened her eyes, she saw the woman climbing up the pole next to her, and the man next to her was holding a two-month-old child and coaxing him. She stood up and said, "Let's change positions, you sleep here."

The couple was stunned for a moment. The man reacted first and thanked Jiang Nian while holding the child. The woman jumped down when she was halfway up and said to Jiang Nian happily, "Comrade, thank you, thank you so much."

Jiang Nian smiled and said, "It's okay."

She picked up the small cloth bag she brought with her and sat on Lu Yu's bunk. The woman sat in Jiang Nian's position holding the child. The child was probably hungry, so she faced the window, embarrassedly blocking it with her body, and fed the child.

Jiang Nian turned his head and saw Lu Yu coming with a military water bottle. Just as he was about to say something to him, Lu Yu had already turned his head away, put the water bottle down and said to Jiang Nian, "I'll go sit in the aisle for a while."

After saying that, he left.

After the child had eaten and fell asleep, Jiang Nian called out to the outside: "Lu Yu."

Lu Yu came over, and the young couple looked at Lu Yu gratefully. The man smiled and said, "Comrade, thank you two."

Lu Yu said, "It's okay."

The baby opposite stopped crying and making a fuss after eating, and turned his head to look at Jiang Nian with a pair of round eyes. Jiang Nian bent his head to tease the child, and the child giggled, revealing four small teeth on the upper and lower parts. It looked so cute that Jiang Nian's heart softened.

She thought of the child of Li Fangda and Wu Ying. That child lost his parents when he was young, and he didn't know what to do when he grows up.

Seeing that Jiang Nian was staring at the child, the woman looked at Lu Yu and said with a smile, "Did you just get married?"

Jiang Nian smiled and said, "Yes."

The woman asked again, "What do you do?"

She saw that the young couple were dressed as if they worked in the city. Her husband was sitting next to them and gave his wife a corn cake for her to fill her stomach. Jiang Nian said, "I work in the embroidery shop, and my husband is a soldier." When

Lu Yu heard the word "husband", she turned and looked at Jiang Nian. It was the first time she said these two words, and the feeling was completely different from when they were said by others.

Hearing this, the woman opposite swallowed the corn cake in her mouth: "She is from the embroidery house. There is an embroidery house not far in front of our factory. The director of the embroidery house often comes to our factory to check on the embroidery. Do you know Director Ge? She used to come to the textile factory to check on the embroidery, and everyone liked her. We felt that the way she spoke and did things made people feel comfortable. Since Director Peng took over, she always had a cold face every time she came, as if we were doing things based on her expression. Everyone disliked her."

Jiang Nian didn't expect that she was so lucky to meet someone who used to be near the embroidery house here.

So she nodded and said, "I know both directors. Director Ge has been transferred to Yuyuan City, and Director Peng is in charge there."

When the woman heard this, she thought they were all acquaintances, and then she talked about some interesting things and gossips in the factory. She was talkative in the factory, and she couldn't control her mouth outside. At the end, she mentioned the director of the textile factory and whispered, "A few months ago, a big scandal happened in the family of Director Sun in our factory. Because of that incident, Director Sun's position was cancelled with the unanimous opinion of the factory director and leaders."

Jiang Nian knew him. Director Sun of the textile factory was Sun Ying's father, Sun Chao.

She turned her head and looked at Lu Yu, who poured some water from the lid of the water bottle and handed it to her. Jiang Nian took the lid, smiled, and listened to the woman talking about the scandal that happened in Director Sun's family.