At the Liu family next door, after the power outage, the happiest person was Gangdan. He cheered, "Oh! The power is out. I don't have to do my homework!"
Hou Xiufen took a candle out of the drawer and lit it. The wax dripped onto the table. She then placed the bottom of the candle on the wax, and the candle was able to stabilize.
She reached out and took a sugar-roasted chestnut from Gangdan's head, saying, "You wish. You have to finish your homework even by candlelight."
Gangdan's excitement disappeared in an instant. He was so miserable that he had to do his homework during a power outage.
Hou Xiufen gave Gangdan another candle and said, "Go next door and give your Aunt Lin a candle. They just had a power outage and I guess they didn't prepare candles."
"Oh, okay!" Gangdan was very happy that he could temporarily escape the pain of doing homework and go see the Fairy Sister.
Gangdan skipped out of his house with a candle in his hand and walked towards the house next door.
The gate was not locked, so Gangdan pushed it open, and then...
Then he saw Gu Shiqing and Lin Banxia hugging each other in the yard.
Gangdan quickly covered his eyes with his hands and continued to look through the gaps between his fingers. He said as he looked, "I didn't see anything. I didn't see anything! My mother asked me to bring the candles. Auntie Lin, Uncle Gu, I've put the candles here. I'm going back first!"
He almost blurted out "Fairy Sister", but then he remembered that his father criticized him last time, saying that Aunt Lin was Uncle Gu's wife and he had to call her Aunt, so he immediately changed the name.
The inexplicable appearance of Gangdan caused the two people who were hugging each other to turn their heads away instantly.
Then he saw Gangdan running away.
Lin Banxia glanced at Gu Shiqing and couldn't help but smile.
Gu Shiqing was somewhat helpless. He walked over and picked up the candle left by Gangdan, and said, "This is Captain Liu's son. His nickname is Gangdan and his full name is Liu Weijun."
Lin Banxia still remembers this child. On the day she first joined the army, she was called "Fairy Sister".
Gangdan ran back to his own yard quickly. Seeing him running so fast, Hou Xiufen scolded him, "You are running so fast. Is there a dog chasing you?"
Gangdan panted and said, "There's no dog chasing me. I saw Aunt Lin and Uncle Gu hugging each other. Mom, what are they doing hugging each other?"
The corner of Hou Xiufen's mouth twitched, and she said speechlessly: "Why are you asking about this as a little kid..."
Gangdan slapped his head and said, "I know. After Uncle Gu holds Aunt Lin's breast, Aunt Lin will get pregnant and give birth to a baby. She will definitely give birth to a very beautiful little sister!"
Hou Xiufen: “…”
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The dim light of the candle flickered. Gu Shiqing glanced at the time. It was already this late and there was no call yet. He probably wouldn't call for the next day.
"Sit down, I'll apply medicine for you." Lin Banxia nodded at Gu Shiqing.
Gu Shiqing said: "It's okay, this little injury is nothing, I've had this happen before, it will be healed in two days."
Lin Banxia said, "You were in the past. Now I am with the army. I am a doctor in the clinic. If I can't even take care of my family members who are injured, what kind of doctor am I?"
As he spoke, he reached out and took Gu Shiqing's arm, wanting to apply medicine to him.
She has medicine for bruises and injuries.
Gu Shiqing had a bruise on that area from the collision. He applied some medicine and rubbed it with her technique, and it would heal faster.
Although Lin Banxia's fingers were slender, she was quite strong because she had learned massage from her grandfather. After rubbing for a while, the pain in Gu Shiqing's anus really disappeared. The original bruises also faded a little because the blood clots were rubbed away, so it healed faster.
Lin Banxia noticed a bullet scar on Gu Shiqing's shoulder blade and couldn't help but reach out and touch it. She lowered her eyes, and her long eyelashes cast a shadow on Gu Shiqing's shoulder under the candlelight. The candlelight flickered on the hideous scar.
"It must be very painful." Her voice was so soft as if she was afraid to disturb the sleeping wound.
This time he was not talking about the wound on his shoulder, but the bullet scar. This location was very close to the heart. If it was an inch lower, it would have hit Gu Shiqing's heart.
At that time, everyone said that it was a blessing in disguise. At the celebration banquet, the party committee patted Gu Shiqing on the shoulder and said, "Those who survive a great disaster will be blessed in the future." His comrades urged him to drink three more glasses. Even the nurse said with a smile when changing the bandage, "Captain Gu's scar can be a medal of honor."
But only Lin Banxia asked him in a trembling voice if it hurt.
Gu Shiqing's back muscles suddenly tensed.
He remembered how the bullet felt like being pierced by a branding iron when it penetrated his flesh, and how he bit the field blanket and endured the pain of the rusty taste. But it was the first time he heard someone ask him if it hurt.
He slowly turned around and held her in his arms. Her hair was filled with the faint scent of gardenia, which reminded him of the summer nights in his hometown.
"It doesn't hurt now." He stroked her long hair, his voice unnaturally gentle, "It doesn't hurt as long as you are here."
The moonlight shines through the window screen, casting the figures of the two people embracing each other on the wall.
"Gu Shiqing, I know you are a soldier. You have pledged your life to the motherland since the moment you joined the army, but you are married now." Lin Banxia raised her head. "Your life not only belongs to the country, but also half of it belongs to me."
"So you have to be more careful to protect yourself in the future, and take 'returning safely' as your mission indicator. Do you understand?"
Her eyes were as bright as stars and her tone left no room for doubt.
Gu Shiqing suddenly stood still, raised his right hand and saluted in a standard military salute, but his eyes were filled with tenderness. "Report to the leader, Gu Shiqing promises to complete the task."
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