Xu Ruantang was about to cry.
Why so suddenly?
She touched Chen Ji's cheek with one hand; he had clearly lost weight.
Chen Ji's eyes were as dark as ink, staring intently at Xu Ruantang.
"This mission will take us abroad."
Chen Ji's eyes revealed reluctance, "With the enemy captured, the previous itinerary had to be brought forward."
"The weather has been getting colder lately, so I bought a hairdryer so I won't come out with wet hair anymore."
Chen Ji patted Xu Ruantang's hair. "You're not in good health. Don't get sick while I'm not around."
"If you really get sick, don't bear it alone. Your godmother and your mother are here for you."
“Xu Hanli is in the army. If anything happens, just give him a call and he’ll come over.”
Chen Ji, a man of few words, was now rambling on and on.
Xu Ruantang did not interrupt.
After he finished speaking, she hugged Chen Ji's neck and said, "Yes, I will take good care of myself. And you're talking about me, you've lost weight."
"Chen Ji, I have a secret to tell you."
Xu Ruantang leaned close to Chen Ji's ear and said, "I don't like skinny people. If you get thin, I won't like you anymore."
"Also, arguing is just a pause. When you come back, I'm going to continue arguing with you."
......
The two didn't linger for long before Chen Ji packed his things and left.
After he left, Xu Ruantang felt a void in her heart.
However, this feeling only lasted for a day or two before it dissipated.
When the women in the compound heard that Shen Youyou was a spy, they immediately went wild.
When Xu Ruantang went to Wang Xiuxiu's house, she found it full of people when she entered.
Wang Xiuxiu leaned back on the sofa, her smile forced.
It's not that she dislikes her sisters-in-law, but there are too many people, and the noise is giving her a headache.
But having more people has another advantage.
When everyone's gossip is put together, it quickly becomes a big story.
Liu Xue poured tea for Xu Ruantang, and her sister-in-law made room for her and pulled her to sit down on the sofa.
Before she even started eating the melon seeds, she already had a handful in her hand.
The door closed.
Everyone continued chatting.
"Do you know why all your leaders left?"
A plump woman said in a deliberately profound tone.
Someone immediately chimed in, "How could we know? They usually keep their missions secret. It's good enough if we know when they'll be back."
The plump sister-in-law smiled mysteriously and, without keeping him in suspense, said, "Go, turn on the TV."
"We're just chatting, isn't it noisy to have the TV on?"
"Just drive when I tell you to."
My sister-in-law, who was sitting close to the TV, reached out and turned it on.
"Find CCTV."
The round-faced sister-in-law stared intently at the television, quickly switching to CCTV, where a video of the leader waving was playing.
"Huh? I remember seeing a news report on TV that the leader went abroad at the end of the year. It's still early before the end of the year, so why did he go?"
The round-faced sister-in-law beamed, "It's all because of Shen Youyou and the others."
Nowadays, most television broadcasts are rebroadcasts, meaning they arrive even earlier than this.
Xu Ruantang's eyes darted around as she looked at her plump sister-in-law and chuckled, "Sister-in-law, are you saying that all of us men go with the leaders?"
The plump woman nodded. "That's right."
As she continued, she deliberately lowered her voice: "It is said that Shen Youyou and her team's target is the defense deployment map for this overseas visit."
"Initially, this defense map was with Uncle Chen's second brother."
"The story about Uncle Chen was spread by Shen Youyou and the others!"
The round-faced sister-in-law was referring to her second uncle's liking for men.
The incident caused quite a stir in the compound at the time, forcing my second uncle to leave early.
Little did they know that this was all a trap set by the enemy.
They were just waiting for them to leave when they secretly attacked them.
The round-faced sister-in-law continued, "Uncle Chen suffered a terrible loss of life that time. It is said that more than a dozen people who were protecting him did not come back."
There was a moment of silence in the room.
The men in our group are all soldiers, and it's hard for them to hear this kind of news.
"Chen Youyou deserves to die!"
"Exactly! I thought she was a good girl, but I never expected she was poisonous!"
"What a good girl! She's always trying to get close to Company Commander Lu, causing Xiuxiu to be hospitalized and get a divorce. She's a scourge on society!"
"If she had just shot him dead, she would have died a very comfortable death!"
The talkative women got carried away and started talking at the same time, only to realize after they finished that the person in question was still there.
Suddenly, I felt so awkward that I didn't know what to do with my hands and feet.
Wang Xiuxiu chuckled and said, "It's alright, what my sisters-in-law said is true."
Someone immediately changed the subject, asking the round-faced woman, "So, our husband went to protect the leader?"
The round-faced sister-in-law shifted her gaze to the television.
Everyone looked over as well.
The leader and the other leader were standing together, with a fighter jet in front of them.
Not far behind them followed men in military uniforms.
"Hey! Commander Chen!"
One of the women pointed at the television and stood up excitedly, "Let me see, let me see, it really is Commander Chen!"
"I must say, Commander Chen looks even more handsome on TV."
"You're on TV now, why are you still unhappy? You're wearing such a long face?"
My outspoken sister-in-law asked the question that had been bothering me for a long time.
Everyone turned to look at Xu Ruantang.
Xu Ruantang had sunflower seeds stuffed to her mouth, but had to take them out. "That's just how he looks. He's never been one to smile."
Xu Ruantang couldn't think of any other way to put it.
Chen Ji wasn't unhappy at all; he was just serious and focused when he was working.
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