As soon as she stepped off the stage, Zhong Xinyi saw Gu Shaokai walking towards her.
Before she could react, the man grabbed her and hugged her tightly.
"As expected of my wife, Gu Shaokai, she's amazing!"
Zhong Xinyi secretly covered her mouth and laughed, but the next second she realized that there were people coming and going, so she quickly broke free from the man's embrace.
Gu Shaokai: "What's wrong?"
"People will pass by here, and it's not good if they see us."
Zhong Xinyi looked around, but ultimately had some concerns.
"Let's go out and celebrate, let's go."
Gu Shaokai took the young woman's hand and walked straight out.
Chae Rim and the others watched the couple's affectionate display with longing eyes from behind.
"Hmph... What's so great about her? She must have gotten in through connections."
Everyone knows that Chief Gu is Gu Shaokai's biological father.
The others remained noncommittal, but were all dissatisfied at the moment.
"You'd be better off improving yourself than wasting your energy gossiping about others."
Ma Qin walked out from behind, startling Cai Lin and the others.
Hu Liyang looked uncomfortable. "Commander, what are you doing here?"
Cai Lin went all out and stood up to Ma Qin, saying, "Commander Ma, you're just biased towards Zhong Xinyi."
Ma Qin wasn't angry at all; instead, she readily admitted it.
"Ask yourselves honestly, every time you train, you are always the last to arrive and the first to leave, while Xinyi, no matter how hard or tired she is, never utters a sound."
“I told you from the beginning that life in the cultural troupe is not as comfortable as you imagine. If you’re thinking of coming here to snag a rich husband, you’re mistaken.”
Every word Ma Qin uttered struck them like a hammer blow, leaving them speechless.
After a few seconds of silence, someone seemed ashamed and said, "Commander Ma, I'm sorry, I know I was wrong."
Then, gradually, other people joined in.
Only Cai Lin and Hu Liyang remained silent.
Ma Qin said with a serious expression, "Think about it carefully yourselves. Your future is something you have to earn yourself."
"And please, never say that Xinyi got in through connections again. That's an insult to the character of us soldiers."
After saying that, he gave them a deep look and then turned and left.
"Sister Chae Rim, we..."
"Hmph...traitor."
After saying that, Chae Rim turned her back and left.
In the evening, Gu Qingyun returned home.
Yu Shiya was knitting a scarf. "Why are you back so late today?"
Gu Qingyun unbuttoned his military uniform. "There was a military exercise today, so I'm a little late."
Military exercises?
"Honey, who are you knitting a scarf for?"
Gu Qingyun put his arm around his wife's shoulder.
Just two days ago, Ya Ya knitted him a dark gray scarf.
He wears it every day and can't bear to take it off.
This one is dark blue, so it's clearly not knitted for myself.
"Knitted for my son."
Yu Shiya turned to face her husband and asked excitedly, "Is it Xinyi and the others doing military exercises?"
"Yes." Gu Qingyun nodded and then recounted everything that had happened that day.
"This kid is really a good candidate for the army."
Yu Shiya was also happy, saying, "My son has finally figured it out this time."
"I just hope these two kids can get married soon, so we can have grandchildren too."
"Don't worry, that day will come."
Gu Qingyun comforted his wife, "It's getting late, we can knit again tomorrow."
"good."
The next day, the military exercise ended, and Zhong Xinyi and the others were about to return to the cultural troupe.
She came specifically to say goodbye to Sister Jingjing.
"Sister Jingjing, I really can't bear to part with you."
She didn't have many friends growing up, and Sister Jingjing was her confidante.
Su Jingjing was both amused and exasperated. "Silly girl, it's not that far. You can come over here whenever you have time."
Xinyi may appear cold on the surface, but she is actually more tender-hearted than anyone else.
Zhong Xinyi chuckled, "Then don't find me annoying when the time comes."
"Silly girl, no way."
*
That day, Su Jingjing returned from the city and encountered her beloved being attacked by a group of children.
She tried calling her beloved's name.
All the children's attention was drawn to it.
Lin Xin'ai's body stiffened. What's Aunt Jingjing doing here?
Today, the vehicle broke down about one kilometer from the military area, and all the passengers had to get off and walk.
While everyone else was resentful, Su Jingjing didn't think much of it; she figured it was nice to get down for a walk.
"My dear, are they bullying you?"
The little girl's clothes were soaked.
As soon as he finished speaking, the group of children realized the situation was not good and immediately ran away.
Why are you running?
Su Jingjing lifted her foot to chase after him.
She never imagined that school bullying existed in the 1980s.
"Aunt Jingjing, I'm fine, there's no need to chase after them."
Lin Xin'ai forced a smile.
The little girl in front of me looks so pitiful.
Her daughter, Yuanyuan, is pampered and spoiled.
Su Jingjing could tell that Xin'ai was trying her best to hide it, as if she didn't want her to know the truth.
She took the little girl's hand and said, "Auntie's house is nearby. Would you like to come home with Auntie to wash up first?"
The little girl's palms were a bit rough, so she must often do chores at home.
Yuanyuan's palms were rough at first, but after her careful care over this period of time, the little one's hands became fair and tender, looking just like a piece of tofu.
Lin Xin'ai thought to herself for a moment. If she went home looking like this, her grandmother would worry.
If you go back with your aunt, you'll definitely run into Li Cheng'an.
What should we do?
"My dear, what's wrong? Don't you want to go home with Auntie?"
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