Upon hearing this, Chen Ji glanced at her indifferently.
"What can my dad think? He can think about it whether he's standing or sitting." Li Shuyang was afraid that Chen Ji would misunderstand Xu Ruantang, so he directly retorted to Cheng Dan: "My dad knows my sister better than anyone else. Third brother, it's all because my sister is immature. She must have dragged my sister-in-law to drink."
Chen Ji wasn't in the mood to chat about these pointless topics with them. He nodded slightly and said, "Let's go."
He's been too busy lately and hasn't had a chance to say more than a few words to Xu Ruantang. When he got home tonight, he didn't even see her.
Hearing that she's been drinking, all I want to do is pick her up and take her home as soon as possible.
Chen Ji left without saying a word to Cheng Dan, and Li Shuyang quickly followed.
Cheng Dan was left with a displeased expression, while Lu Lei was completely ignored.
They were all from the same military region. Usually, when Lu Lei ran into Xu Hanli, they would nod to each other. But unexpectedly, Chen Ji didn't even give him a glance.
Lu Lei didn't think much of it and turned to Cheng Dan, saying, "Dr. Cheng, I'll take you home."
Cheng Dan sighed and walked into the courtyard.
Lu Lei asked, "What's wrong?"
"It's nothing." Cheng Dan glanced at him and said in a light tone, "I just think that Chen Ji, who used to be such a high achiever, married such a wife. He didn't even have time to change his clothes after training before he had to go to see her. It must have been too hard for him."
Lu Lei nodded in agreement, "For people like us, the biggest taboo is not having a virtuous wife at home."
The military is busy enough every day, and when you get home to a situation like Commander Chen's, it's really a headache.
"If it were me, I definitely wouldn't make things so difficult for him."
Cheng Dan didn't look at Lu Lei; she seemed to be talking to him, or perhaps talking to herself.
Lu Lei listened with great enthusiasm, and felt even more satisfied with Dr. Cheng.
Dr. Cheng is such a kind and understanding girl, a world apart from those two drunkards.
He will definitely cherish such a good girl.
"Dr. Cheng, I'll go back and talk to my parents. I'll have them come and propose marriage as soon as possible, and we can pick a good day to get engaged, okay?"
...
Chen Ji walked very fast, and Li Shuyang followed silently.
He turned to look at Chen Ji and found that Chen Ji's face was cold and silent, so he assumed that Chen Ji was angry.
"Third Brother, it's not a big deal for girls to drink. Nowadays, young people like to go out for a drink."
Li Shuyang carefully considered his words, trying to be as tactful as possible.
Upon hearing this, Chen Ji lifted his eyelids and glanced over, his tone indifferent: "Young man?"
Li Shuyang nodded, "Yes, our school organizes a group activity every now and then, and the girls also drink alcohol."
His focus was on drinking, and he didn't notice Chen Ji's unusual behavior at all.
Seeing that Chen Ji's thin lips were tightly pressed together and he did not respond, Li Shuyang thought of the agreement her sister had mentioned, and her eyes flashed slightly.
There are only two months left until the deadline.
Li Shuyang tentatively said, "Third Brother, young people nowadays are very open-minded. We can quickly accept those ideas that our families can't accept, such as marriage of convenience."
Chen Ji paused, a cold glint flashing in his eyes. "What do you want to say?"
"I was just saying it casually." Li Shuyang smiled faintly. "When you were away for a while, we went on a picnic with my third sister-in-law, and I discovered that she has a great talent for painting."
"Our school will have internal recommendation slots soon. Although it doesn't offer a formal degree, you can study as an auditor."
Li Shuyang's eyes were gentle, and a slow smile appeared on his face. "Can I recommend my third sister-in-law? Our teacher saw her work and admired her very much."
Chen Ji frowned and looked at Li Shuyang with a half-smile, "This is a good thing. You can ask your third sister-in-law directly. If she wants to go, as her husband, I will naturally support her."
He glanced at Li Shuyang indifferently, "As for what you know, it's just a little bit of fun between my wife and me. You stumbled upon it by accident, so just keep it to yourself."
After Chen Ji finished speaking, a faint smile appeared on his lips. "Your third sister-in-law has a childlike nature, and I like her that way. It's harmless to cooperate with her in doing some childish things."
Chen Ji would usually only say one word, never two.
After saying so much in one go today, even if Li Shuyang is slow-witted, he should have figured out his attitude.
Li Shuhe was heartbroken and hugged Xu Ruantang, babbling on and on.
Once you've had that first drink, every subsequent one becomes a natural progression.
As Xu Ruantang drank, without even realizing it herself, she boasted to Li Shuhe, "Is it August 1st? It's just a performance by the cultural troupe. Now that I'm a military wife, I can naturally participate, right?"
Li Shuhe nodded vigorously, "Of course, the military region encourages military-civilian integration. You are a military family member. If our regimental commander knew, he would be overjoyed."
Xu Ruantang patted her chest and said, "Great! It's just Jia Shuling, I'll help you beat her!"
"555~ Ruan Ruan, you're so nice."
Li Shuhe hugged Xu Ruantang, and the two clinked glasses several times like brothers.
Seeing their condition, the restaurant owner knew they must be in serious trouble, so he quickly stepped forward and said, "Comrades, we're closing up now. Would you like someone to come and pick you up?"
In this day and age, to open a private restaurant, one must either be wealthy or have powerful backers, and naturally, one must also have keen insight.
The owner could tell at a glance that these two girls were no ordinary people, and he couldn't let anything happen to them at her restaurant, so he offered to send them home.
Xu Ruantang's face was flushed, her eyes were misty as she looked at the shop owner, and her doe eyes blinked as she took out some money and handed it to him: "Closed? Here's your money, we're leaving now."
Although she had drunk a lot, she thought she was still clear-headed. She gave Li Shuhe the money, grabbed her, and walked out.
The boss followed them out, stuffed the change into her hand, and watched them leave.
Li Shuhe walked unsteadily, almost unable to stand, and still wanted to dance in the middle of the road.
Xu Ruantang pointed at her and said, "He's really a living father. In critical moments, it's still me, Cai Wenji, who has to step in."
She felt like a wet nurse, and Li Shuhe was like Crispy Luban, both incompetent and prone to jumping around.
When Chen Ji and Li Shuyang saw them, they saw Xu Ruantang carrying Li Shuhe on her back and walking very fast.
Li Shuhe lay happily on her back, her eyes fixed on Xu Ruantang like a little fangirl.
Li Shuyang rushed over and pulled her down, then helped his sister up and asked, "How much did you drink, sis? Let's go home."
"Li Shuyang?" Xu Ruantang waved to him when she saw him. "Your sister has had too much to drink. You should take her home. I'm going home too."
She turned around and bumped into a hard, fleshy wall. The wall was so hard that she gasped in pain.
"Chen Ji?"
Xu Ruantang looked up and saw that expressionless, handsome face, smiling innocuously.
She raised her hand and wrapped it around Chen Ji's neck. She jumped up and bounced on Chen Ji like a monkey, her legs tightly wrapped around his waist.
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