Sister Juan smiled gently, seemingly unconcerned about whether her leg would heal.
She squeezed Xu Ruantang's hand, "Okay, then Sister Juan will wait for you to make big money."
Xu Ruantang returned to the compound as it was getting dark. Before she even entered her own courtyard, she saw Chen Ji walking quickly toward her.
Xu Ruantang rolled her eyes inwardly. So everyone in the world has long legs and wants to show them off in front of her!
"Come on, let's go eat." Chen Ji grabbed her arm and was about to lead her away.
Xu Ruantang couldn't break free and was forced to follow her outside. "Chen Ji, I've walked a lot today, can I not go? You can go to the cafeteria to get food, or cook at home."
Her feet are still a bit sore, and her calves hurt when she walks too fast.
People in this era are really resilient. Even though she was in such a state, Qiu Liang was completely unharmed.
Chen Ji grabbed her by the waist and lifted her up like a claw machine.
Xu Ruantang didn't know what was wrong with him, so she simply gave up resisting and let him clamp down if he wanted to!
As long as you don't walk, it's fine.
Anyway, it's not like she's the only one who's embarrassed. Besides, her reputation in the compound fluctuates a lot, so we're used to it.
Before they had gone far, a deep roar came from the courtyard gate: "Chen Ji! You've gone too far! Come back here!"
Xu Ruantang: "......"
She struggled to get down, "Fine, I'll leave. Is your dad here to interrogate me?"
Chen Ji continued walking, giving a blank "hmm" in response.
Xu Ruantang skipped over to him, "So you're not letting me go home because you're afraid he'll nag me?"
Chen Ji's thin lips were tightly pressed together, as if asking him to say a word was like asking him to die.
"Or perhaps..." Xu Ruantang walked backwards with relief, looking at Chen Ji's infuriatingly handsome face and laughing, "Are you afraid I'll upset your dad so much that he'll get sick?"
It must be because word got out that she wasn't going to the performing arts troupe, and Chen Lin came to lecture the couple.
Xu Ruantang didn't even need to think; she could guess what Chen Lin was going to say: "Don't be ungrateful," "Others want to get in but can't," "Give the leader face," and "What do you want to do if you're just a country woman with nothing?"
"I've heard that you guys with secure jobs all like to find other secure jobs." Xu Ruantang stared directly at Chen Ji with her shimmering eyes, still smiling. "I'm not a secure job. You won't regret it later, will you?"
Chen Ji gave her a deep look, then pulled her to stand properly. "Walk carefully."
Although he didn't answer, he was thinking about the question.
But his thoughts were different from Xu Ruantang's. Chen Ji felt that he was almost thirty years old, while Xu Ruantang was only twenty.
She was in the prime of her youth, and the temptations outside were increasing. Not to mention outside, there was someone in this compound who was eyeing her covetously.
Thinking of this, a cold glint flashed in Chen Ji's dark eyes, and he directly reached out and put his arm around Xu Ruantang's shoulder.
People were coming and going in the courtyard. Xu Ruantang patted him a few times and said, "Commander Chen, can you be more mindful of your image? This is bad for your reputation. Boys need to learn to protect themselves when they're out in the world."
"And what about you?"
Xu Ruantang was baffled. "What's wrong with me?"
Will you start something and then abandon it?
In the middle of summer, the surrounding temperature suddenly felt lower.
Xu Ruantang lowered her eyes, thought carefully for a moment, and then answered, "I would never start something and then abandon it."
Before Chen Ji could even curl his lips into a smile, she continued, "But I'm lustful."
Chen Ji: "......"
Xu Ruantang always thought she was just a looks-obsessed person, but later she discovered that she was also a voice-obsessed person, a hands-obsessed person, and later she became an abs-obsessed person and an Adam's apple-obsessed person.
In the end, it was discovered that she was simply lustful.
"I've heard that a man's prime is short. You're already older than me. What will I do if you wither away too soon?"
The thought that Chen Ji might gain weight in middle age, and might even go bald, gave her a huge headache.
Xu Ruantang spoke very seriously, her little face scrunched up.
Chen Ji can now seamlessly translate her new vocabulary; he understands the word "flowering season" instantly.
"But as long as you don't retire from the military, your flowering period should last a little longer than that of the average man."
A man's face and physique are his trademarks. With Chen Ji's face, even if he did something like a typical straight man, she wouldn't be angry.
Chen Ji: "How do you know so much?"
He unconsciously recalled the last time at the hospital when Xu Ruantang said that she always "evened things out" with others, and his eyes turned cold.
"I read it in a book."
Xu Ruantang couldn't possibly tell her that in later generations, with the internet so developed, there was nothing new on the internet.
The boys' pursuits were discussed here and there...
Although we are all cyber thugs, we are still thugs!
Chen Ji is a man of his word. He had previously told her at the martyrs' cemetery that he would give her enough time to think it over.
It really doesn't cross the line at all.
However, Xu Ruantang is restless; when it comes to dating, she doesn't hesitate to kiss and hug.
Her main concern was that Chen Ji's problems were so serious that they might damage the child's self-esteem, which would be difficult to handle.
Last time she got drunk, Chen Ji wouldn't let her see his wounds, so there must be something wrong with him.
......
Recently, the performing arts troupe and the military wives in the compound have been going to Xu Ruantang's workplace in groups.
People usually visit the Xifo Temple Market, then sit in the shop for a while, and take some pastries home with them.
They would arrive in droves, a whole group of them, and sit down in front of the shop. The herd mentality would immediately kick in, and business would pick up again.
Although the neighbor's food was cheaper, the difference was immediately apparent after comparing the two places.
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