Although

the hospital was powered, the light from the light bulbs in each ward was not very bright. The yellow light shone on the two tall figures, making the room even more crowded.

Chu Qi glanced at the person not far away without saying a word. He knew his friend's character. If he didn't speak first today, the atmosphere would probably remain deadlocked for the whole night. Besides, he also had something to say.

After hesitating for two seconds, Chu Qi tentatively said: "Luckily you are okay, otherwise if Aunt Qu finds out, she will probably start a fight with Uncle Fan again, and it is not impossible to even come from the capital overnight."

Fan Yanxing casually leaned on the bedside, raised his eyelids and looked at Chu Qi, knowing in his heart that he was not talking about this, but was reminding him that he had a difficult mother at home. Even if he liked Liang Qingqing, he would not be able to marry him back home, so he might as well give up and make way for others. .

It's just that he forgot that if he wants to be his master in the Fan family, even if he is a parent, he has to weigh it carefully.

"You think too much."

Hearing this, Chu Qi choked, and after a while, he curled his lips and snorted unhappily. At this time, there were only two of them in the room, so he reached out and took off the military cap he had worn for a day to breathe. The hair inside was shaved very short, which added a bit of heroism to him.

After a while, Chu Qi sat down on the chair beside the bed and said in a rather self-destructive manner: "I like Qingqing, I like her."

I didn't expect Chu Qi to confess to him so quickly. Fan Yanxing's eyebrows jumped. He thought the other party would say some nonsense before speaking directly.

"Heh."

Fan Yanxing laughed sarcastically. His voice was not loud but Chu Qi blushed. He said he liked her when he just met her. It was not a big deal. He did not deny it, but he could not help but defend himself: "What man would not like her after seeing her?" With

such a face, it would be hard to find a match even in the whole circle of Beijing.

"Don't you like her too? I don't believe you are a gentleman. I only like her inner qualities." Chu Qi just wanted to drag someone down with him at this time. His words were also thorny. Fan Yanxing mocked him for being superficial, but he himself was definitely not that noble.

Hearing this, Fan Yanxing paused. It was true that he was attracted by her beauty, but it was also true that they developed deeper feelings for each other. If you ask him what he likes about her, Fan Yanxing himself couldn't say it. He only knew that he liked everything about her, including her bad temper.

He had been used to going with the flow since he was a child, and he had always been unwilling to put himself in a difficult position. The fact that he was willing to lower himself to make a little girl happy was enough to show his concern.

"So you want to compete with me?"

After a long pause, Fan Yanxing said slowly, with a long hair entwined between his slender fingers. It was the hair she had just dropped on him.

Chu Qi swallowed his saliva. Fan Yanxing was one year older than him. He was steady and prudent in his work. There was nothing he couldn't do. He always suppressed his peers. The pressure he had accumulated since childhood was not fake. Even when he grew up, he was still a little afraid of him. But now he was facing the happiness of the second half of his life. He was finally tempted once, and he didn't want to give in easily.

So he avoided the topic and only said one truth: "As the saying goes, it depends on your ability, and the choice is not in our hands."

Hearing this, Fan Yanxing suddenly remembered the scene in the daytime when she nestled in his arms and said she wanted to see his performance. He laughed. Indeed, Chu Qi was right. The choice was never in their hands.

Seeing him smile, Chu Qi only felt a chill on his back, and stood up suddenly, "I'll go wash up too. We agreed that we should rely on our own abilities. Don't blame me for being the last one to come and win."

The last one to come and win? Chu Qi dared to say such a big word.

But considering Liang Qingqing's reputation, Fan Yanxing did not tell Chu Qi about the matter between the two of them. He just thought in his heart that he remembered that the grandmother of the Chu family had always been thinking about her grandson and wanted to transfer him back to the vicinity of Beijing.

He didn't mind fulfilling the old lady's wish.

*

Early the next morning, Chu Qi left the hospital. Before leaving, he repeatedly mentioned to Liang Qingqing that he would definitely go to Daping Village to visit them on his next vacation, and would bring her sweet cakes.

Liang Qingqing looked at Chu Qi who was pestering her, and felt the strong presence behind her. She was in a dilemma for a moment, and just hoped that Chu Qi would leave quickly and not hurt her invisibly.

Fortunately, the concept of time is very strong in the army, and Chu Qi did not dare to delay any longer and left on time.

As soon as he left, Liang Qingqing breathed a sigh of relief. She admitted that she was hesitant when she saw Chu Qi for the first time, but later she thought about it carefully, and she was really blinded by greed and almost lost her wife and the army.

Chu Qi was not mentioned in the book, and she actually didn't know how he would develop in the future. In comparison, it was safer to choose Fan Yanxing. In addition, he looked more to her liking.

Thinking of this, Liang Qingqing stole a glance at Fan Yanxing. His handsome face was still attractive, his complexion was a little rosier than yesterday, and he exuded a lazy and casual feeling.

Seeing her looking at him, he curled his thin lips.

"Now that people have left, I can finally be quiet. What do you think, Qingqing?"

How should she answer this? Liang Qingqing's mouth twitched. She just felt that Fan Yanxing was used to making things difficult for her. Besides, Chu Qi had just left not long ago, so he was not afraid that people would turn around and hear this and feel disappointed.

People came to see him with good intentions, but ended up in a bad way.

If Fan Yanxing knew what Liang Qingqing was thinking, he would definitely curl his lips. Why should he be nice to Chu Qi when he was about to be pried into a corner?

"What did second brother want to tell me this morning?"

Without hesitation, she avoided the topic and changed the subject to Liang Junqiang.

Fan Yanxing glanced at Liang Qingqing's fair profile, and without saying anything else,

he also cast his eyes on Liang Junqiang. Liang Junqiang didn't care about what Fan Yanxing said, nor did he pay attention to what Liang Qingqing said. His attention was completely focused on the word "Qingqing". He had noticed this title since yesterday, but Chu Qi kept interrupting him and the lively atmosphere made him have no time to think about it carefully. It was not until now that he had the energy to think about it.

Since when did Yanxing become so close to my little sister? You know, most of the people who call my little sister Qingqing are family members, or they are playmates who are good friends with my little sister.

Yanxing was the first outsider to call her that, but the younger sister responded very naturally.

It was as if he was supposed to call her that.

"Second brother?" Fan Yanxing was still looking at her with a half-smile. Liang Qingqing coughed lightly to urge Liang Junqiang, who was distracted, to help her out.

Hearing the call, Liang Junqiang temporarily suppressed his doubts in his heart, shook his head, and said uncomfortably: "Little sister, what did you say just now?"

"I asked you what you wanted to tell me this morning?"

Liang Qingqing's words reminded Liang Junqiang of this. He frowned, "We went to the city suddenly and haven't been home for two days. I'm afraid that people at home will worry about us."

The situation was urgent at the time. Who could have thought of asking someone to help go back and inform everyone?

"Dad and Big Brother were at the scene. They must know that we went to the city with Fan Zhiqing. Even if they didn't know, if we didn't go back at night, they would ask someone about it, otherwise they would have come to find us long ago." Liang Qingqing had thought about this matter a long time ago, and she was not worried at all.

Liang Junqiang knew these principles, but he was still worried.

"Aren't Aunt Zhang and her son from the ward in front going back to the village to get money? Let's take a message to them." Liang Qingqing met the family of a fellow villager who was also buried in the mudslide in the hot water room this morning. After a few casual chats, she learned the news.

Compared with the village, the expenses in the city can be said to be spent like water. Even if you save money, the temporary money you carry with you can't resist. If Fan Yanxing hadn't asked a friend to help, they would probably have to go back to the village.

It's raining now, and it's really troublesome to go back and forth. Besides, although the rain has been a little lighter since last night, who knows if there will be another disaster? There is still some danger.

"I'll go find them now." Liang Junqiang turned around and was about to leave, but Liang Qingqing quickly stopped him, picked up a peach from the table and stuffed it into his hand, "Give this to Aunt Zhang."

Although they were from the same hometown, she still knew how to ask for favors without bringing gifts. She knew the ways of the world, and now she had nothing to give, so she had to borrow flowers to offer as a token of gratitude.

Seeing this, Liang Junqiang frowned subconsciously and looked at Fan Yanxing, only to feel that the peach in his hand was as heavy as a thousand pounds.

Is my little sister confused? This thing is not theirs. The owner hasn't asked for it, so how can she take it casually? What's more, she took it to ask Aunt Zhang to do something for her!

Just as he was about to say something, the "real boss" acted as if he hadn't seen anything, and smiled at Liang Qingqing: "These are all washed, do you want to eat one?"

"I don't feel like eating this morning, I'll wait a while." Liang Qingqing raised her eyebrows, not at all embarrassed to take Fan Yanxing's things to do things for their family, but walked to the chair in front of the bed and sat down, right under his nose.

"Okay, eat when you want, these are all yours." Fan Yanxing lowered his eyes and looked at Liang Qingqing, his eyes full of smiles. After he finished speaking, he seemed to see Liang Junqiang who was still standing at the door, and asked in confusion: "Brother Junqiang, aren't you going to find someone?"

"Yes, I'm going now." Liang Junqiang's face flashed with a hint of complexity, but seeing that Fan Yanxing didn't say much and said those words, he could only touch his nose awkwardly and turned away.

These two people were so generous that they made him look too fussy and stingy.

But he always felt that something was strange, but he couldn't put his finger on it.

*

Daping Village has been in a mess recently. All kinds of things are pressing down, and the gloomy weather seems even more depressing.

Just after finishing her meal, Ma Xiuzhi was scooping water from the water tank, preparing to wash the dishes, but her eyes kept looking at the door, making her look a little out of shape.

"Mom, let me wash it." Wang Xiaomei had just wiped the dining table, and seeing Ma Xiuzhi's look, she couldn't help but sigh, and hurried forward to take the ladle from Ma Xiuzhi's hand.

Seeing this, Ma Xiuzhi did not refuse. She frowned and murmured, "I don't know what happened to Junqiang and the others."

That night, after they finished chatting, they went back to their rooms to rest. Before they could lie down, they heard Huang Shumin say that Liang Qingqing was missing. They searched the front and back yards but couldn't find her. They panicked.

Later, they heard that the Zhou family's granddaughter was missing and they were looking for her all over the village. They panicked even more and even began to suspect that the village scoundrels took advantage of the chaos to kidnap Liang Qingqing.

Fortunately, when they went out to look for her with an umbrella, they happened to meet Aunt Zhou. From her, they learned that Liang Qingqing seemed to have been seen in the east of the village, so they followed the trail to look for her.

But it was too late. Liang Qingqing and Liang Junqiang had already gone to the commune with them. They went to the commune hospital, but found that they had gone to the county town.

They missed the opportunity in vain.

"Old Mao only lent them such a small amount of money, and I don't know if it is enough." Ma Xiuzhi didn't care that her hands were still wet, and she stretched out her hand to rub her eyebrows. Her eyes were dark and blue, and it was obvious that she had not slept well during this period.

When Wang Xiaomei heard this, she knew that her guess was right. Mother was still worried about her younger sister, so she comforted her: "Don't you know your second brother's temper? If he has no money, he will definitely come back to get it."

Hearing this, Ma Xiuzhi's expression eased a little, and it was obvious that she had thought of this.

They wanted to go into the city to have a look, but the tractor in the village was borrowed to transport the injured. Some sections of the road were buried again last night and have not been cleared up until now. The men in the family went to help, and the women did not dare to take the mountain road to the county town, so they could only worry.

"Fortunately, Fan Zhiqing's life was saved, otherwise..." Wang Xiaomei uttered a sentence as if she was sighing, but the rest of the words were stuck in her throat. She couldn't help but think of Liang Qingqing's reaction when she learned the bad news.

She had been thinking about this for the past two days, and the more she thought about it, the more frightened she felt, but it was just a guess. She would not talk about things without evidence, and she didn't even tell Liang Shuqiang.

Ma Xiuzhi was preoccupied with her own thoughts and didn't notice Wang Xiaomei's abnormality. She was still a little nervous when she heard this and said, "That's a good child. He will definitely be blessed after surviving a disaster. He will definitely come back safely after being sent to the county hospital."

Wang Xiaomei nodded in agreement.

"When we can go into the city, we'll go and see him."

"Okay."

Just as the two were talking, a shout suddenly came from the gate of the courtyard: "Is anyone home?"

The mother-in-law and daughter-in-law looked at each other. Who could come at this time? Before they could go out to see, Huang Shumin, who was washing clothes in the corridor, asked first: "Who are you looking for?"

Huang Shumin had just been married and naturally did not recognize everyone in the village. So Ma Xiuzhi hurried out of the kitchen. After seeing who it was, she was surprised and said: "Why are you here?" When

Aunt Zhang saw Ma Xiuzhi, she did not waste time and stated her purpose directly: "Junqiang asked me to bring you a message..."

After hearing the exact news, Ma Xiuzhi breathed a sigh of relief. With the corner of her eye, she saw that Aunt Zhang's pants and feet were covered in mud, her forehead was covered in sweat, and she was panting when she spoke. She was shocked. She did not expect that she had such courage to walk back to the village from the county alone, and bring back news about Liang Junqiang and others.

He thanked him quickly and invited him into the house for a drink of water.

"No, my son is still waiting for me outside. We have to go home quickly to pack our things and go to the city before dark." Her husband was old and seriously injured. He couldn't get out of bed. Aunt Zhang didn't dare to leave him alone in the hospital for too long.

Hearing this, Ma Xiuzhi subconsciously looked at the gate of the hospital and saw a tall and thin figure. She immediately realized that there was a companion. Thinking of this, she gritted her teeth and asked, "Would it be convenient for you to bring some things to Junqiang for me? Not much, just two sets of clothes."

She knew that these words were a bit shameless. After all, the relationship between the two families was not good at ordinary times. They helped to carry the letter and it was a kindness. She also asked for help to carry things into the city, which was a bit too much.

Ma Xiuzhi felt a little embarrassed for a moment, but she had no choice. If she didn't bring something for Liang Junqiang and the others, she would feel uncomfortable.

But she didn't expect Aunt Zhang to agree immediately, "Then pack it up quickly, and we will come to get it when we leave later."

Aunt Zhang thought of the soft, tender and juicy peach in her mind, swallowed her saliva, and thought that it was just two pieces of clothes, no big deal.

After saying that, she left in a hurry without waiting for Ma Xiuzhi to react.

"Mom? Is there any news about Junqiang and the others?" As soon as Aunt Zhang left, Huang Shumin came up. They were some distance away and it was raining. She couldn't hear it clearly in the corridor, but she caught her man's name at once.

"Yes, hurry up and help Junqiang pack two sets of clothes, Xiaomei, go clean the room and pack two sets of clothes."

The two of them naturally saw the urgency of the matter, and did not dare to ask more questions, and just shut up and did their work.