The promise is old, the meeting is just right

Chapter 7 Love is Difficult Than War

Cheng Lianchang is in love.

Everyone in the reconnaissance company knew about it.Also, 24 hours and 23 minutes of the 59 hours a day are spent on silly fun.A few brave people took the opportunity to tease him, but he was not annoyed, he let them finish talking, and left with a smile, his temper was abnormally good.That's all a fool can see.

But within a few days, Cheng Mian couldn't come out happily.Instructions came from above. As soon as the weather gets warmer, this year's field training will start again.After receiving the order, Cheng Mian couldn't help but let out a long sigh.Not to his surprise, whenever something good happens, God always comes to make him mess up.I was planning to ask for leave this weekend to go out, but now it's all yellow.

Xu Yi couldn't help but laugh: "You're always worrying now, and that's sweet worry. How many people in the company are still single, leave some escape for the brothers."

Cheng Mian returned to the office, took out his mobile phone and called He Xiao.The other end was a little slow to pick up, and it was picked up after beeping several times.

"Hey?"

Hearing the noisy background over there, Cheng Mian realized that He Xiao was at work. "Busy?"

He Xiao's voice was very low: "Is there something wrong?"

"It's nothing." Cheng Mian smiled, "I just want to tell you that I will lead the team to participate in field training in the past two days."

He Xiao snorted, and told her colleague Xiao Hu to take her place for a while, and then found a quiet corner with her mobile phone: "How long are you going?"

"Departure tomorrow, almost three and a half weeks."

After speaking, both sides fell silent.

Cheng Mian couldn't help feeling a little annoyed that this training came at an inappropriate time.Three and a half weeks, not three and a half days, although only twenty days, it is indeed a bit long for two people who have just established a relationship.Moreover, the group army where Division T is located has more than ten field training points, and this time it happened to be the farthest one, and it took about four or five hours to drive back and forth.

It was He Xiao who broke the silence first: "Then you go, pay attention to safety on the road."

Cheng Mian also knew that she couldn't say anything else.So he said "um", and said cheekily, "Don't think about me."

He Xiao scolded him in his heart, but in consideration of his face, he was still very polite: "Don't worry, I still have this awareness. You should keep these words to yourself."

These words immediately hit Zhong Cheng Mian's weakness.He smiled, and a soft light covered his tough face: "I'll forget it, anyway, I know I can't do it."

In just one week, he had imagined the scene of meeting her countless times.Now I have to wait for another month. If I don’t want to, it’s impossible.

He Xiao always thought that Comrade Cheng Shuaishuai was very glib, but sometimes he had to admit that she was quite useful.

"Cheng Mian." She stopped him, "Take care of yourself."

Cheng Mian smiled slightly: "I know."

After Cheng Mian left, He Xiao's life didn't change much.Before, she and Cheng Mian only met two or three times a month, even if it was longer this time, she was already used to it.It's not that there is awareness, but sooner or later.

Time slowly entered April, and it was the time when the wind and sand were blowing in City B. When He Xiao was not at work, He Xiao was always too lazy to go out. Zhuo Ran kept harassing her on the phone, telling her to go back for a follow-up visit.He Xiao has been perfunctory, until Miss Zhuo got angry, she had no choice but to agree.

Picking a fine day with relatively little wind, He Xiao put on a mask and went out.When he arrived at the hospital, Zhuo Ran was staring at the computer, his eyes almost glued to the screen.Seeing her come in, he quickly waved to her: "Smile, come and see!"

"What are you looking at?"

Zhuo Ran turned the computer screen in front of her with a smile: "This is the photo that Ye Hongqi's grandson sent me in the desert. How is it? Do you still recognize me?"

He Xiao froze for a moment, then slowly shifted his gaze to the computer.

The photo is magnified several times and almost takes up the entire screen.The background is the vast hinterland of the desert, and Ye Hongqi is under the endless blue sky.He was wearing a protective suit and was standing on the pylon to refuel the missile. As if someone called him, he turned around and pointed at the camera.Since he wasn't wearing a mask, his face was clearly visible.The desert wind has already taken away the greenness and innocence on his face. Now he has dark skin and a tall figure. Even when he smiles, he is mature and steady.He was no longer the sixteen or seventeen-year-old boy in her impression, or the green military cadet when she last saw him.

Because she stared at Ye Hongqi for too long, Zhuo Ran expressed dissatisfaction.He Xiao retracted his gaze and laughed at her: "I've never seen you so mean. I haven't seen him for several years. What's wrong with watching him for a while?"

Zhuo Ran cut, and continued to scroll down to look at the photos, and when he saw a certain one, he stopped.Because Hongqi added a line of small characters below this, Zhuo Ran read out every word: "Did you know? The desert here is white."

After looking at the photos again, I couldn't find the second sentence.Zhuo Ran looked up in confusion, and asked He Xiao: "What does he mean by saying that to me?"

He Xiao was speechless.If you can see Hongqi in the future, you must tell him: Romance also depends on the object.

"He means that he misses you."

"Miss me?" Zhuo Ran couldn't help frowning, "If he misses me, why don't he just come back and see me?"

He Xiao couldn't help but want to roll his eyes.She finally understood why Zhuo Ran had always thought that Ye Hongqi still liked her all these years. There was only one reason, both IQ and EQ were too low.

"If he doesn't come back, can't you go and see him?"

Zhuo Ran suddenly realized.Thanks to the red flag, He Xiao once again saw Zhuo Ran blushing, wishing he could take out his phone and take a picture.

"Trying to lie to me with just one word? It's a good idea." Zhuo Ran was still stubborn, seeing He Xiao looking at her with disbelief, he was even more annoyed, "Whoever lied to you is a puppy."

He Xiao laughed: "Okay, I don't want to be childish with you."

After speaking, he made a gesture to leave.Zhuo Ran seemed to have thought of something, and suddenly called her: "Don't leave in a hurry, there is something I haven't told you yet. Cheng Mian's mother is in the hospital, do you know?"

Zhao Suyun has been hospitalized for two days.

When He Xiao saw her, she was sitting in the corridor of the hospital teaching a child how to read, her shoulder-length hair was pinned behind her ears, her head was inadvertently tilted, and a few strands of white hair were faintly visible.

He Xiao slowed down and walked to her side: "Ms. Zhao."

Teacher Zhao looked up in surprise, and when he saw He Xiaoshi's eyes flickered with surprise, "Xiaoxiao, why are you here?"

"I, I'm fine." He Xiao ran over when he heard the news, he didn't have time to think about it, and now he felt too hasty.With Cheng Mian not around, she didn't know what identity she would use to face his mother, "I heard from Zhuo Ran that you were sick, so I'll come and have a look."

Teacher Zhao smiled, returned the book to the child, patted his little head kindly, and watched him leave, then stood up, held He Xiao's hand, and patted: "Hey, it's not a big deal. How many years have passed?" It's an old problem."

"Don't lie to me, Zhuo Ran said you need an operation."

"I'm not hiding it from you. Even if it's a minor operation, after a month's rest, I'll be like a normal person again."

He Xiao was still a little worried: "What's wrong with that?"

Teacher Zhao took He Xiao for three years and knew she was stubborn, so she had to say, "Intracranial cyst. It's been a few years, and it's nothing. It's just that I feel some cramps in my left hand and a headache recently. The doctor said that I need an operation. It's not a big deal."

He Xiao breathed a sigh of relief.Her grandmother also had this kind of disease before, and after years of CT reexamination, no increase was found, and it did not affect it until her death.Zhao Suyun's symptoms are slightly more serious, but there should be no problems after surgery.

"You should have told me." He Xiao helped her walk back slowly.

"Tell you why?" Zhao Suyun looked at her with a sideways smile, "It's not a serious illness, and you have to be taken care of day and night? I'm not used to that. Just this time, Cheng Mian and his father are not here. By my side, I won’t do this surgery?”

"Uncle Cheng isn't there either?"

"They're all busy. One is stationed in the field, and the other is at the grassroots level, so I leave a guard for me."

He Xiao didn't know what to say for a moment.

It happened that when they arrived at the ward, Zhao Suyun called the guards to pour water for He Xiao.He Xiao looked at this eighteen or nineteen-year-old soldier who was obviously a little cautious in front of the chief's wife, and took the thermos by himself.

"Originally your uncle said that he would find someone from his hometown, but I said that it's not that I can't move. I just need to hire a nurse after the operation. After a few days, he should be able to come back."

"Can't Uncle Cheng's work be pushed back?"

"Push?" Zhao Suyun smiled, "Uncle Cheng doesn't dare to put on such a leadership air."

The higher you are, the more prudent and humble you need to be.Although Mr. Cheng has retired, one of his sons is still in the position. There is a slight difference, and then there will be only one person involved.He Xiao didn't understand these things very well, but he could understand them.

She glanced at the guard standing at the door, and following her gaze, Zhao Suyun sighed: "The young man takes the leader's words too seriously, you can help me persuade him to go back to the company and don't come back tomorrow Well, I don't have anything to take care of here."

He Xiao came down and asked again: "When will the operation be performed?"

"Next Wednesday, everything is arranged, don't worry."

"Then I'll come and accompany you." He Xiao said firmly, not allowing her to refuse.

"Okay." Zhao Suyun agreed very happily, "I need someone to sign the operation notice. I will talk to Lao Cheng later and let him give you full authority."

He Xiao was a little embarrassed when he heard this sentence.Teacher Zhao can say such a thing, could it be because he heard what Cheng Mian said?
When returning home from the hospital, He Xiao went to the vegetable market halfway, bought a few fish and came back, and at noon he learned how to cook fish soup with Lao He.

Old He was a little puzzled: "Well, why do you want to learn this all of a sudden?"

Old He was going to teach her how to cook before, and He Xiao also learned a lot after one year, most of them are vegetarian home-cooked dishes, and meat is not often touched, for fear that one of them could spoil the ingredients.

"Fish soup nourishes the brain. I heard people say that people who often eat fish have a lower incidence of Alzheimer's disease when they get old. Both you and my mother have to eat some."

Old He laughed: "You still need to worry about it? Get out quickly, don't make trouble for me here." He said and drove him back to the living room.

He Xiao was discouraged: "Just teach me."

"Then you have to tell me the truth."

Lao He felt that he was not considered old, and he was not yet stupid.There must be a reason for the daughter to be so abnormal.

He Xiao also knew that he couldn't hide it from his father, so he hesitated and said, "Cheng Mian's mother, do you remember? Zhao Suyun, Mr. Zhao, she will have a brain operation in two days."

Old He let out a sigh, and thought for a while: "Ms. Zhao really took a lot of care for you at that time, and you should be like this."

He Xiao smiled: "Besides, Uncle Cheng and Cheng Mian are not here during this time, I'm afraid she won't be able to take care of her alone."

Lao He nodded, remembered something, and squinted at her again.He Xiao looked a little hairy, "What's wrong?"

"What's going on with you and Cheng Mian?"

"What's going on?" He Xiao glanced around, obviously guilty.

Old He snorted and went into the kitchen.As soon as He Xiaoxin mentioned it, just as she couldn't make up her mind, she heard Lao He calling her from inside: "If you want to learn, come in quickly. There is no such shop after this village."

He Xiao grinned and followed in.

Because he was afraid that the leader would not be at ease and could not complete the tasks assigned by the leader, the leader in charge of security in the courtyard hired a nurse for Zhao Suyun.He Xiao usually goes to work, but on the day of the operation, he asked for leave in advance and arrived at the hospital early in the morning.

Zhao Suyun didn't sleep well all night. When she saw He Xiao the next day, she smiled tiredly: "At this age, I thought I was not afraid of anything. I didn't expect that I couldn't sleep last night."

He Xiao sat down beside her: "I'm afraid it's normal."

Zhao Suyun shook her head and took out her mobile phone from the bedside table: "Last night, Lao Cheng called and didn't tell me about today's operation. After hanging up, he sent another text message saying that I should pass it on to you." .” He said and handed over the phone.

He Xiao opened it.

——Xiaoxiao: Thank you for taking care of Suyun, please sign for me.

It was an ordinary thing at first, but once Cheng Jianming wrote these few words, the words signed on the operation notice seemed to be extremely important.He Xiao could feel Cheng Jianming's worry and affection for Zhao Suyun, and if he had no choice, he would definitely stay by her side now.

Perhaps this is the helplessness of soldiers.Even in a high position like Cheng Jianming, it cannot be avoided.

Fortunately, Zhao Suyun's operation went smoothly, without any adverse reactions such as headache and fatigue. He was hospitalized for one month, and then he only needed to rest.

There are nurses around and everything is taken care of.He Xiao also went to see her on Saturdays and Sundays, and it was obvious that Teacher Zhao was in a good mood when she was there.

"The skill of stewing fish soup is learned from your father, right?"

He Xiao raised her eyebrows, a little surprised: "How do you know?"

Teacher Zhao said hi: "At that time in the courtyard, your father was famous for his cooking skills. Anyone who ate at your house would boast. To be honest, many people envied your mother at that time. .”

"I haven't seen my mother boasting about it, but I often hear her say that because my father was in the cooking class when he was young and served as the chief of staff, the food he made is the standard army canteen big pot meal."

"It doesn't feel good if you eat it often. Like your Uncle Cheng, you can't cook a few times a year. Even if it's unpalatable, it's good." Teacher Zhao suddenly sighed, "Maybe I won't die, This kid Cheng Mian doesn't know how to cook, the only dish he knows how to fry is eggs and tomatoes, and he puts more salt every time."

After speaking, both of them laughed.

Zhao Suyun had just finished the operation, and she was often tired while talking and needed to rest. Every time He Xiao watched her fall asleep before leaving.Zhao Suyun slept a little late tonight, He Xiao covered her with a quilt, looked at her watch, it was already 09:30.She called the nurse, afraid of disturbing Teacher Zhao's rest, she went to the public water room to wash the thermos by herself, and was ready to go home.When I returned to the ward, I saw the nurse sitting on a bench in the corridor outside the ward.

He Xiao asked: "What's wrong?"

The nurse pointed inside with a smile: "Someone has come to see Teacher Zhao."

"Who?"

He Xiao asked, and gently opened the door a crack.

The door creaked, causing the people in the room to look back.Looking at each other, He Xiao saw those familiar bright eyes again.

It's Cheng Mian.He was dressed in a neat field uniform, and his handsome figure couldn't hide the exhaustion on his face.Only those eyes are warm and energetic every time they see her.

After a daze, He Xiao subconsciously took a few steps back.Cheng Mian thought she was going to leave, so she hurried over and grabbed her arm: "Smile."

"Keep down." He Xiao hurriedly turned around, poked her head into the room, and said, "Ms. Zhao hasn't been able to sleep well for the past few days. She finally fell asleep. Don't wake her up."

Cheng Mian nodded and stared at her with a smile. He Xiao felt uncomfortable when he looked at her and tried to leave, but was grabbed by him again, and with a little effort, she was hugged.The warmth came so suddenly, He Xiao was dazed for a few seconds before confirming that it was Cheng Mian's embrace.

"Thank you." His voice was a little hoarse, He Xiao wanted to raise his head, but he pressed him down, "Don't move, let me hug you for a while."

The person he had missed for a month was finally held in his arms for real, and Cheng Mian was so satisfied that he almost wanted to sigh: This really feels so fucking good.

He Xiao didn't know what was going on in his mind, settled down for a while, but couldn't help pushing him, and whispered, "There is someone beside me."

Cheng Mian reluctantly dawdled for a while, and finally let go of her.

The two walked outside, and the nurse entered the ward knowingly and closed the door.He Xiao stared at the door speechlessly, quite embarrassed.

"Don't look." Cheng Mian hugged her, "Sit with me for a while."

He Xiao tried to push him away, but he was still abducted to the bench: "Didn't you come to see Teacher Zhao?"

"I've seen it. You take good care of her old man. You just told me that you don't have to enter the house if this girl doesn't marry."

He Xiao was amused by his nonsense: "You have to be reliable in making up nonsense. Teacher Zhao was already asleep before you came."

"It's true. I heard what my mother said in her heart." Cheng Mian turned his head to look at her, his dark eyes were jumping with eager light.

He Xiao almost didn't dare to look directly at him anymore, she avoided his gaze a little and asked, "When did you come back?"

Cheng Mian sighed in his heart: "This afternoon, I packed up and went home, but found no one at home. I only found out after asking the gatekeeper that the old lady had an operation."

"Ms. Zhao didn't tell you because she was afraid that you would worry."

"I know, and I don't blame her." He held He Xiao's hand as he spoke, and when the light shone, black and white were clearly distinguished.

Before entering the military academy, Cheng Mian's hands were still very clean.Later, due to years of training, the palms were covered with calluses, and the knuckles were also deformed. After being in the field for training, it suddenly became darker.

He Xiao looked amused, held his hand instead, and caressed his rough palm.

Cheng Mian couldn't help shaking, He Xiao noticed it and looked up at him.The distance between the two was so close that it was too late for He Xiao to escape.Cheng Mian pinched her chin with one hand, hesitated for a moment, and kissed her.

As soon as the lips that were dry and chapped due to lack of water touched the softness in his impression, he couldn't care anymore, he opened her teeth in a random way, and hooked the wet and flexible tip of her tongue.

He Xiao felt that he couldn't breathe anymore, and wanted to escape, but he held him tightly around his waist.He kicked him with his legs and was easily subdued by him.

After kissing carelessly like this, Cheng Mian finally let go of her.He Xiao breathed fresh air desperately as if saved, Cheng Mian looked down at her and couldn't help laughing: "Why are you so stupid, you don't know how to breathe?"

He Xiao glared at him, and was about to turn back, when suddenly he heard a heavy cough behind him.

The two looked up, only to find a man in military uniform standing not far away.

Upon closer inspection, it was Cheng Mian's father, Cheng Jianming.

After being stunned for a while, He Xiao quickly pushed Cheng Mian away and stood up.He lowered his head and straightened his hair, not daring to look at Cheng Jianming's expression.Cheng Jianming also looked a little embarrassed, but more angry.Of course he wouldn't talk about He Xiao, so he could only train Cheng Mian.

"What are you doing? How dare you mess around in military uniform!"

Cheng Mian finally came to his senses, looked back and forth, left and right, and said rather nonchalantly, "There's no one."

Cheng Jianming raised his eyebrows and gave Cheng Mian a kick when he came up: "No one has to pay attention to the influence." After glancing at He Xiao, he lowered his voice, "It's your fault that you have a thick skin, it's ridiculous to be a girl, you How can you force someone?!"

Because he didn't hide, that kick landed on Cheng Mian.He raised his eyebrows, a little helpless.Well, I also blame myself, who made him unable to help himself.

He Xiao stood aside and glanced at the father and son from the corner of his eye.She hasn't seen Cheng Mian being scolded like this for a long time. He made mistakes when he was a child, and Cheng Jianming taught him the same way. At that time, he was not as tall as he is now, but every time he was scolded, he stuck his neck and promised to do " The line of sight should not be lower than the leader's collar", for which he was often beaten.

When he came back to his senses, Cheng Jianming had finished the training, and when he turned around, his eyes met He Xiao's.The latter immediately lowered his head, not daring to meet his eyes. Deputy Commander Cheng was also ashamed for his son, and passed her into the ward without saying anything.

The corridor became quiet again, He Xiao and Cheng Mian looked at each other, wanting to laugh for some reason.Lianchang Cheng was still a little discouraged at first, but when he saw He Xiao's shining eyes, he became even more annoyed, and raised his hand to knock her on the head: "Don't laugh."

He Xiao dodged his hand: "Pay attention to the influence, Uncle Cheng is still inside."

"What are you afraid of? If I get caught, I will be punished." Cheng Mian stretched out his hand to smooth He Xiao's messy hair, "Since I went to the old compound with you last time, I have become an old man in his eyes. If you lose the image of coercing and abducting girls, you probably won't be able to stand up in this life."

Cheng Mian was really sad.He is a progressive young man, an excellent officer of the grassroots company, how did he become this image?

Regarding Cheng Mian's trickery, He Xiao said that she would never be fooled again, and she poked his forehead: "So be honest, don't forget that you still have a criminal record."

Cheng Mian smiled, and wanted to hold her hand, but He Xiao ran away quickly.It just so happened that footsteps came from the ward. In order to avoid meeting Deputy Commander Cheng again, He Xiao left in time and sternly rejected Cheng Mian's request to send her off.

Seeing her persistence, Cheng Mian had no choice but to give up.He stood there and watched her go, until he could no longer see her, then turned and went back to the ward.

At the end of the field training, Cheng Mian could have rested for two days, but because of a small incident in the company, the vacation was postponed.Almost a month later, on a Thursday night, He Xiao suddenly received a text message.

——Friday night at eight o'clock, bring your ID card and wait for me outside your community.

Don't say what to do, just such a word without thinking.He Xiao's first reaction was to make a phone call. He entered all the numbers, but pressed them again.Because Cheng Mian usually calls, since he chooses to send text messages, it is either inconvenient or has other meanings.This time, He Xiao guessed that it was mostly the latter.

After thinking about it, He Xiao asked him: What are you going to do?

Cheng Mian: The first rule of confidentiality, don't ask what you shouldn't ask.

Seeing this reply, He Xiao laughed angrily.Don't ask, don't ask, and see what tricks he can play.

Because of this confidential text message, He Xiao couldn't calm down to work all day on Friday.When I got home from get off work in the evening, I had dinner with my parents, and watched the military channel with Lao He while waiting for the arrival of eight o'clock.In the process of waiting, He Xiao found that he was shamefully looking forward to it.

It seemed too impatient, He Xiao went downstairs at 5 minutes to [-] o'clock.It happened that the prime time of the TV series was on the air, and Ms. Tian didn't bother to ask her where she was going, but Lao He took a deep look at her.

When Xiaobu ran to the gate, Cheng Mian had already arrived, standing under the street lamp in casual clothes, with a bag in his hand.Seeing her running towards him, a smile appeared on the corner of her mouth.

"What's the matter? You have to bring your ID card."

Although it is the end of May, it has just rained in the past few days, and it is still a bit cold at night.Cheng Mian didn't speak, but looked her up and down first, then took her hand and said, "Let's go."

"where to?"

"TRAIN STATION."

He Xiao was confused by him: "What are you doing at the train station?"

While speaking, Cheng Mian had already stopped the car. Seeing her looking at him nervously, he smiled: "Don't worry, you'll know when you get to the train station. Get on the car first."

He Xiao followed him into the car suspiciously, and within ten minutes, he arrived at the West Station of City B.During non-holidays, there are not too many people here. Cheng Mian looked at the crowd in line, then turned to He Xiao and said, "Give me your ID card."

Along the way, He Xiao's doubts were finally confirmed, he was going to take her to a place.

"where to?"

Cheng Mian hugged her shoulders and asked her to look at the electronic screen in the ticketing hall: "We will take this bus at 28:[-] from City B to Zhuzhou, passing through the Luohe River. Where do you want to go?"

He Xiao probably had the answer in his heart, but he felt it was too sudden and unbelievable: "The old compound?"

"I heard you mention the old compound in the hospital that day, and I realized that you didn't even realize this wish for you." Cheng Mian looked at the train number on the screen, "The news of the demolition has been spread for many years. I heard the old man said that this time It’s serious. Smile, if you don’t go, you won’t be able to see it.”

Thinking of the place where he had bid farewell to for more than ten years, He Xiao's mood suddenly became a little urgent. Would it be too hasty to just leave like this?
"Why didn't you tell me earlier, I can still make preparations."

How can it be a surprise if you say it early?Cheng Mian stretched out his hand and scratched her nose: "I have everything ready, it's just a two-day back and forth. I don't have much time, and that's all I can give you. Don't hold it against you."

How could she dislike it!He Xiao looked into Cheng Mian's eyes, filled with eagerness and guilt, immediately compromised, took out his ID card and handed it to him: "Go and buy a ticket."

Taking advantage of Cheng Mian queuing up to buy tickets, He Xiao called his family and Chu Tian each, and he was relieved after colluding.After hanging up the phone, He Xiao thought silently: I can't hide it like this anymore. After she came back, she decided to confess to her family.

The old compound is in a small county town north of the Luohe River.

The small county town is located on the line of Qinhuai River, which combines the climate of the north and the south, and is very pleasant. It is rich in light bamboo. Looking around, there are patches of ancient bamboo forests that are lush and lush.There are two mountains in the small county town, not far from the army compound, climb a slope, and then cross a road, and within ten steps, you can see the way up the mountain.The road extending from the old compound intersects with the main road of the county town to form a large intersection, and the traffic is relatively frequent. Over time, a small transfer station is formed, and the traffic will stop here.

Cheng Mian and He Xiao arrived early, and there were not many people here.After a sleepless night, he should have been a little tired, but the moment he arrived, he opened his eyes and saw the green onions on the low hills not far away, breathing the fresh air wrapped in the fragrance of flowers, He Xiao woke up instantly come over.

Cheng Mian stood behind, and when she turned around, she asked, "How is it?"

He Xiao smiled: "Very good." This long-lost, familiar yet unfamiliar place.She finally came back.

After a brief breakfast at the transfer station, Cheng Mian said he needed to find a place to change.He Xiao was waiting outside, and when he came out, he found that he had changed back to his military uniform.

She stepped forward and straightened his collar: "Why don't you wear casual clothes?"

"We're going to a military unit, so it's inappropriate to wear casual clothes." Cheng Mian looked down at her, "Let's go, I've asked the old man to contact you."

He Xiao felt a little sorry: "Why bother Uncle Cheng, even if you can't get in, it's better to take a look outside."

"It's already here, why don't you go in?" Cheng Mian smiled slightly.

The two walked slowly down the slope, and at the end of the road was the missile brigade compound.In He Xiao's memory, there used to be farmland on both sides of this road, and there were two sentry posts up and down the slope. Most people would never break in easily, because almost everyone living around here knew that they were stationed at the bottom of this slope. a troop.Looking at it now, half of the farmland here is covered with houses, and there are many people coming and going.

It's changed, it's changed after all.He Xiao sighed inwardly, and asked, "Is this place still owned by the Missile Brigade?"

"Not all of them." Cheng Mian said, "There are troops equivalent to a platoon stationed here, responsible for guarding and maintaining, and some barracks have been assigned to local areas in name, but because the missile brigade still has soldiers left behind, it has not been moved much. .”

"In other words, this platoon actually guards the entire compound?"

"Yes."

After walking for nearly 10 minutes, the two finally arrived at the gate of the missile brigade compound.

Cheng Mian took out his military officer's card to register with the soldiers on guard, while He Xiao stood aside, silently looking at the gate.The service agency on the right side of the gate has been demolished. At that time, Ms. Tian still worked there for a few months. When she didn’t have to go to school, she often came here to play, squatting at the gate, eating biscuits, and talking to the guards. The sentinel spoke.The sentries usually ignored her, so she had to play with the gate by herself, carving letters on it with small stones.

Looking at the mottled marks on it, He Xiao couldn't help but feel a little moved.She finally found some traces of what she had left here. Although it was very small and faint, it moved her.

"Smile?" Cheng Mian called her.

He Xiaozheng looked back: "Can I enter?"

"Okay." He took the bag, took her hand and walked inside.

Under the leadership of the soldiers, the two first went to the guest house to put down their things.To He Xiao's surprise, most of the barracks here remained the same as when they left, only some things and facilities had been changed, and although they looked old, they were very clean.Needless to say, it must be the credit of the fighters of those three squads.

After seeing off the soldiers, Cheng Mian came back and asked He Xiao, "Are you tired? Do you want to take a rest first?"

He Xiao shook his head: "Go out and have a look, I can't wait."

Cheng Mian smiled and said yes.

In the current missile brigade compound, there are not many places where they can freely watch.The three garrisoned shifts occupied only two buildings for office, food and lodging, and the rest of the barracks were sealed off, and it was stipulated that they could not be opened without orders.He Xiao and Cheng Mian could only look at it from the outside.

They walked forward from the back. They originally wanted to see the family building and kindergarten where they lived when they were children, but regrettably found that they were all demolished, and the former service center was replaced by a feed warehouse. Carloads of manure were driven in and out.The gas station next to the family building was also completely slumped, leaving only flowers and plants fluttering in the wind.

He Xiao pointed to the family building that had been dismantled into a pile of ruins and said to Cheng Mian: "I used to live in the camp building, on the second floor, closest to the gas station. flower."

"Why don't you pull it out and go home to raise it? How convenient it looks like that."

He Xiao glanced at the particularly boring person next to him, and said, "I don't do such boring things."

Cheng Mian snorted: "Really? How do I remember that there was once a person who picked flowers in a flower bed and fled after being discovered by the chief?"

He Xiao was stunned for a moment, and when he remembered, he looked at Cheng Mian with a ghostly expression on his face: "How do you know?"

That was what happened when she was very young.One weekend in spring one year, He Xiao was playing outside with her friends. It happened that the flowers in the flower bed in front of the barracks were blooming. She and another little girl went in to pick the flowers when the police were not paying attention.The two were playing happily, but they didn't see a man in casual clothes walking towards them. It was too late when the two found out.The man asked in a low voice what they were doing?Do you know that picking flowers casually is bad behavior?When the picket heard the movement, he also ran over. After recognizing who the man was, he immediately saluted and called the chief.

He Xiao and his friends were dumbfounded, they looked at each other, and decided very tacitly: run away!
Cheng Mian coughed twice, and announced with a very calm expression: "The person who arrested you two is my father."

He Xiao seemed to be choked, and his eyes suddenly opened wide: "Uncle Cheng—Deputy Commander Cheng?"

"If it wasn't for his old man to mention it by chance, I would really find it hard to believe that he met you when you were so young. It must be fate." Cheng Mian said, "So you can only marry me in this life, Otherwise, there is no guarantee that your embarrassing things will be shaken out one day."

He Xiao: "..." I really want to give him a supercilious look.

Except for the family building, most of the buildings in the compound are still preserved.Movie theaters, basketball courts, auditoriums, and warehouses, He Xiao looked at these, as if he had really returned to his childhood.It seems that she can still sit on the edge of the basketball court, count the ants and watch the friendly matches of the soldiers, and play snowball fights with the soldiers in front of the barracks when it snows in winter, and listen to the art troupe in the auditorium during the August [-]st every year Singing in a soprano, you can also play parallel bars on the training ground with your friends, and go home with Lao He when he gets off work.

At that time, because of her playfulness, she had to break her knee almost every summer, and when she was sent to the health team to disinfect and apply purple lotion, she screamed in pain.Thinking about it now, she almost felt that that kind of pain was also a kind of happiness.

"Smile?"

Cheng Mian touched her hand, He Xiao recovered, looked at him, and smiled softly.

After visiting most of the yard, they returned to the original starting point.There are many well-organized buildings here, which are the places where the soldiers of the entire compound live and work. From the beginning to the end, there are the communication battalion, the launch battalion to the fifth battalion, and the last one is the government building.

He Xiao looked at those buildings and said: "Old He said that when the recruits first got off the company, they were in the communication battalion, which is the building on the far left. When the troops changed defense, he stepped up and entered the agency. That is the last building. From the beginning to the end, his fate with this compound will come to an end."

"I heard from the old man that Uncle He has been here for more than ten years."

"14 years. In the words of Lao He, the more than ten years of his youth are dedicated to the army."

Cheng Mian held her hand, rubbed it for a long time, and then slowly said: "Soldier, which one is not like this? What the army wants is just the best years of a person."

He Xiao looked at Cheng Mian in a daze, wondering why he had such a sudden realization.But Cheng Mian looked at her, but suddenly smiled: "Thinking about it now, it seems that such a beauty has not been seen for a few years. I'm so glad that I found you back before it abandoned me."

What an ordinary sentence it sounds, but it just hit He Xiao's heart.She felt her eye sockets flooding, and quickly lowered her head.After a long time, he said in a hoarse voice: "Cheng Mian, can you stop being sensational?"

Hearing her duplicity, Cheng Mian smiled happily, the smile was dazzling, just like the bright sunshine in the early summer afternoon.

Dinner is eaten with the three squads stationed.After returning to the guest house after the meal, He Xiaocai really felt a little tired. He went into the bathroom to check the water heater. Seeing that the water temperature was just right, he planned to take a bath.

At this time, He Xiao remembered that he didn't bring any change of clothes, and was worrying, Cheng Mian knocked on the door and handed in a bag.Through a narrow slit, he whispered, "All the clothes you need to wear are inside."

He Xiao closed the door, opened the bag under the dim light, and took out all the contents.A gray-green short-sleeved vest and a pair of dark blue trousers, standard military supplies, needless to say, must have belonged to Cheng Mian.There are two other items for women, because men definitely don't wear these.

He Xiao flipped through this set of underwear and panties, his face almost turned red into boiled shrimp.Stuffing the things back into the bag, she opened the door of the bathroom, just as Cheng Mian walked past her with a basin humming, seeing her standing at the door with a complicated expression, she was taken aback for a moment, and then seemed to have realized: "Inappropriate?"

What's not right?He Xiao wanted to jump up and pinch his face, but he held back: "Let me ask you, who prepared the things?"

As a man, a man who has been single for 27 years, Cheng Mian felt a little uncomfortable for no reason: "It must have been prepared by Mr. Zhao."

Don't even think about it, where would his old man buy this.Besides, if you want to buy, you have to know the size.Thinking of this, Cheng Mian's eyes unconsciously began to flick.He Xiao was keenly aware of it, pulled the collar of his clothes, and reprimanded: "Don't let your eyes wander!"

Cheng Mian himself was still a little guilty, and couldn't help being happy when he heard this.After making troubles when he was a child, Deputy Commander Cheng often punished him to stand. It happened that He Xiao was a student of Zhao Suyun at that time, and he would come to their house to do homework when there was no one at home.The two of them, one standing in a corner of the living room, and the other lying on the coffee table in the living room doing homework.

Unable to speak, Cheng Mian had to communicate with He Xiao with his eyes, but He Xiao was determined to be a good student, his eyes were glued to his homework, and he didn't even look at him.Cheng Mian could only be anxious, and after being discovered by Deputy Commander Cheng, he used this sentence to reprimand him.

"I don't want to read it, okay?" Cheng Mian closed his eyes, "I prepared the other two for you. Although they are old, I have washed them twice. Don't dislike them."

He Xiao glanced at him, then turned back to the bathroom.Then there was a sound of closing the door outside, presumably Cheng Mian went out with a basin in his hand.He Xiao breathed a sigh of relief, and looked at himself in the glasses, still blushing.

Think her reaction is a bit big.But since she grew up and became sensible, she bought these small personal things herself if she could buy them.The main reason is not that her development is poor and she is ashamed to see people, but on the contrary. Compared with her figure, her breasts are indeed a bit proud.

When taking a bath in the university bathroom, He Xiao overheard some strangers whispering by chance, although they were not malicious, they were still a little embarrassed.Moreover, the overall development is asymmetrical, so it is a little troublesome to buy underwear. Ms. Tian once said that she is not too good at growing, so in order to avoid hearing her nagging, He Xiao simply bought it by herself.

The one in his hand was the first one handed to her by a man.He Xiao tried his best to restrain the slightly itchy skin, turned on the shower, took a quick shower, put on his clothes and went out.

Cheng Mian had already returned from taking a shower in the public water room, and was sitting on the edge of the bed drinking water. He raised his eyes inadvertently and saw He Xiao coming out, holding the cup in his hand and froze there.After watching it for a long time, he turned his head and took a sip to cover up his Adam's apple.

After He Xiao wiped her head, she turned around and saw that Cheng Mian was still there, and asked casually, "Aren't you sleeping yet?"

"Sleep, of course." Cheng Mian stood up with a strange expression, and pulled off the quilt on the bed, ready to sleep.He Xiao was taken aback when he saw this, and quickly stopped him.

"You, are you sleeping here?" He Xiao's face turned red when he said this, and he didn't know if it was from the heat or something else.

Cheng Mian paused, glanced at her, and quickly turned away: "I'll go to another room."

He finished speaking in a suppressed voice, as if he was hiding from something, he opened the door and walked out.He Xiao looked at the things he had left on the bed, and was about to call him when he turned around and walked back.Looking at each other, Cheng Mian felt a little helpless: "I forgot to ask for an extra room."

He Xiao was also dumbfounded, looked at him, and asked stupidly: "Then what should I do?"

Cheng Mian took a deep breath, as if he had made some important decision: "I can squeeze with them, just for one night." Seeing that He Xiao was still in a daze, he rubbed her head, "Go, get the things give it to me."

He Xiao snorted, turned around and handed the things to him.Seeing that he took it and left, she came back to her senses and called to him: "Cheng Mian!" She hesitated for a while, and said to him: "How about you just sleep here."

Cheng Mian's expression changed, and He Xiao quickly added: "I mean, it's so late, so don't bother them, it's not pretty."

Although there were two of them, the squad leader who received them had spontaneously considered her to be his family member.Sleeping in separate rooms now is somewhat strange.

Cheng Mian sighed slightly: "It's okay." He looked at her tenderly, "My concentration is not as good as you think, I scare you, what should I do?"

He Xiao looked at him with wide eyes.

Cheng Mian raised his eyebrows: "You don't believe it?"

Then his eyes fell on her chest, and He Xiao suddenly realized, and when he realized it, he reached out and pushed him out, and closed the door.

Cheng Mian looked at the door that was closed in an instant, not angry, cleared his throat, pretended to be serious and said to the people inside: "Comrade He Xiao, although you ruthlessly rejected me, I still want to give you five words at the end." .That is—sooner or later!"

Accurately comprehended what Cheng Mian hadn't said, and there was a shout from inside: "Quickly disappear, you rascal!"

I can't figure it out, but verbal teasing is still okay, right?Cheng Mian left very satisfied.

Waking up early the next day, the rain in the small county gradually increased.The squad leader stationed in the old compound arranged a car early in the morning, and took He Xiao and Cheng Mian directly to Luohe Railway Station, eliminating the need for transit.

Before leaving, He Xiao stood in front of the barracks and looked back at the old compound.The sound of the rain hitting the lush trees was heard, and through the huge rain curtain, He Xiao saw the undulating buildings in the distance, which were washed by the rain and became more and more clear.

It won't be long before this place will completely change.He Xiao felt a little sad, but at the same time a little relieved.At the very least, what it last survived in her mind was what it should have been.that's enough.

The return train was surprisingly fast.During the [-] kilometers from Luohe to City B, there were only five stops along the way, and he arrived in City B at three or four o'clock in the afternoon.Cheng Mian only had two days off, and he had to rush back to the army before dinner on Sunday, and the division T was stationed in two opposite directions from the community where He Xiao's family was located.Cheng Mian sent He Xiao home and left in a hurry.He Xiao watched him leave, and it was only after entering the gate of the community that she remembered that she forgot to tell him something.

Back home, Lao He was alone in the living room, sitting on the sofa reading a newspaper.He Xiao is no longer surprised. Lao He is old now and doesn't like to visit the store. He brought an apprentice to the store every day for a walk and then came back to rest.

"Where's my mother?"

Lao He glanced at her and pointed to her room.

"In my room?" He Xiao pushed open the door of her room, and was stunned when she saw the people inside, "Tian Tian, ​​you, why are you here?"

Chu Tian was sitting there worrying, when he saw He Xiao, he jumped up from his chair as if seeing a savior.Just as I was about to speak, I remembered that Ms. Tian was still there, so I turned around and said to her, "Auntie, Xiaoxiao is back, I'll be back first."

Ms. Tian sat there knitting a sweater with her head bowed, without raising her head, she just hummed, and Chu Tian picked up her bag and prepared to leave as if she had been pardoned.

He Xiao stopped her: "Don't worry, I'll see you off."

Chu Tian glanced at Ms. Tian, ​​and seeing that she had no objection, she took He Xiao's arm and walked out tightly.

When he reached the door, He Xiao asked in a low voice, "What's going on? Why did you come to my house?"

Chu Tian was aggrieved: "You think I came here by myself, I was called here by Aunt Tian."

"Is my mother calling you to do nothing?"

"It's not because of you." Chu Tian rolled his eyes, "I answered a call from Aunt Tian this morning, saying she wanted me to go home with you for lunch, but I couldn't get through to you, so I had to call me. He also said that falling out of love is not a big deal, there are so many men in the world, why bother to hang on a tree. I couldn’t say anything, but I couldn’t find a reason later, so I had to tell the truth.”

Now it was He Xiao's turn to worry.Fortunately, she had already made a decision before going to the old compound. Taking a deep breath, He Xiao pushed open the door again.

This time both of them were sitting in the living room, Lao He looked up at her and asked, "Send Tian Tian away?"

He Xiao hummed, and sat down across from them. After pondering for a while, she said, "Dad, Mom, I have something to tell you."

"Don't worry," Lao He interrupted her, "Where have you been these two days? You didn't even tell Tiantian, which made me and your mother worry all afternoon."

He Xiao said that he didn't go anywhere, and then heard Ms. Tian cough, so she had to tell the truth: "I'm going to the old courtyard, with Cheng Mian."

As soon as the words came out, Lao He let out a surprise.He guessed it, but this place——

"Why did you suddenly remember to go there?"

He Xiao pursed her lips: "I heard people say that the old courtyard will be demolished soon. When I went this time, half of the family building had been demolished."

"Didn't anyone from the brigade be stationed there?"

"There are three classes."

Lao He nodded, his eyes clearly showed a tendency to be empty.After a long time, I sighed: "The old place I haven't been back to for so many years, it's about to be demolished while I'm talking."

"Tear it down and tear it down! Can you stay if you keep it?" Tian Ying interrupted Lao He impatiently, then looked at He Xiao, "Are you going by yourself, or did that kid Cheng Mian persuade you to go there? After finishing speaking, without waiting for He Xiao to answer, he came to his own conclusion, "Don't ask, it must be that kid. He didn't teach you how to learn well when you were young, and took you to run wildly everywhere. For this reason, Lao Cheng beat him and scolded him many times. It’s gone, but it hasn’t changed. Now I’m 26 and seven years old, why is it still like this?”

Although it was indeed Cheng Mian who took her there, He Xiao still felt a little uncomfortable after hearing her mother's words: "I wanted to go a long time ago, and Cheng Mian knew it too. We just happened to have time these two days, so we went What's wrong with that? Besides, I've grown up, it's not time to run around with him."

"Then you're telling us the truth. What excuse are you using Chu Tian for? You're not afraid that I will find out."

"Who said I was scared!" He Xiao ignored the wink that Lao He gave her, and said with a straight neck, "I can tell you right now, I am just with Cheng Mian."

Tian Ying was startled, and opened her mouth wide to look at He Xiao.

The words were out of the mouth, and could not be taken back, He Xiao felt that he could simply make it clear: "Now you also know, don't force me to go on blind dates in the future, and don't introduce anyone to me." After speaking, she stood up and went back to the room. Ms. Shimoda and Lao He looked at each other in blank dismay.

Tian Ying: "Old He, did you hear clearly what Xiaoxiao just said?"

Lao He also just recovered from his nerves: "Oh, she smiled and said that she has a partner, and I guess she will be married in two years."

What a mess!Tian Ying got angry, and put down four words: "I disagree!"

Originally, He Xiao wanted to find a chance for Tian Ying to meet Cheng Mian, but seeing her mother's attitude now, she felt that this matter was a bit rushed.

Cheng Mian originally wanted to hide the matter from Cheng Mian, but he found out soon, because Chu Tian accidentally slipped his mouth. Although he only mentioned a little bit, he is such a smart person, think about it , also guessed.

One Sunday afternoon, He Xiao, who was working overtime, received a call from Cheng Mian.At this time, it has been more than two weeks since the incident. In the middle and late June, the weather is gradually getting hotter. The central air conditioner in the center has started to work, and the temperature in each room is extremely low.He Xiao didn't dare to take a nap again, for fear of catching a cold.

"Why are you calling now? Isn't it lunch break?"

"It's okay." Cheng Mian lowered his voice, sounding a little hoarse, "The higher-ups have come to check these two days, and I'm just busy dealing with it."

"Send away?"

"Let's go." Cheng Mian smiled, "I finally made time to call you, miss me?"

He Xiaote wanted to reach into the phone and tug his ear, but he didn't want him to be complacent, so he simply didn't speak.

"Smile?" Cheng Mian persisted, "Do you really miss me?"

"I didn't think so."

She shrunk into her long-sleeved coat and said in a nasal voice, which sounded a bit like a baby.Cheng Mian was amused all of a sudden: "Ok, I'll take you out to play someday when I'm free."

He Xiao became angry from embarrassment: "Cheng Mian!"

Cheng Mian looked at the big sun outside, and squinted his eyes: "Using the words of our director Xu, I am working so hard now, it is purely saving my wife's money, and when I save enough, you can't help if you don't want to go with me." .”

He Xiao was already very calm after being teased: "Cheng Mian, do you know what I suddenly remembered? I remembered what Ding Wei said to you in the front yard. What is it?"

"This kid said that my skin is as thick as the armor plate of a KV tank, and a [-]mm anti-tank gun can be bounced back." Cheng Mian recalled it seriously, and then hissed, "But he also said It doesn't matter if you don't have a thick skin, especially when it comes to begging for a wife. Thinking about it now, I really admire his insight at that time."

He Xiao smiled, and at the end of the laugh, she felt a little sad.She knew that Cheng Mian probably knew everything, but he remained the same and didn't say anything.Is it because he is such a forbearing person, or is it just because of her?
"Cheng Mian—" He Xiao whispered, but suddenly heard someone calling him at the other end, as if something happened, he couldn't help asking, "What's wrong?"

Cheng Mian left for a while, and then told her: "Something happened suddenly, I'll go and have a look, and I'll call you later."

He Xiao had no choice but to swallow the words: "Okay."

After being forced to hang up the phone, Cheng Mian looked at Zhao Xiaoguo: "What's going on?"

Zhao Xiaoguo was out of breath: "Company commander, there is a soldier in the fifth and fifth squads who is having a temper, and the squad leader told you to go up and have a look."

"What's the mood?"

Cheng Mian frowned slightly, and quickly strode upstairs.

There were many people around the door of Class [-]. When Cheng Mian approached, he found that the dormitory of Class [-] was in a mess. The desks and chairs were arranged in a mess, and many items were scattered on the ground.Several soldiers in the fifth squad were under the leadership of the squad leader to suppress the soldier who made trouble, and tied them up with knapsack ropes, but they couldn't subdue them, and the tied one was desperate to rush out.

Cheng Mian's eyes froze, and he called the deputy squad leader: "What's going on? What happened!"

The squad deputy looked at Cheng Mian with a headache: "Company commander, we really have nothing to do with this soldier."

Here's the thing.After the wake-up call sounded in the morning, the soldier sat by the bed without moving, and did not do morning exercises. When asked by the squad leader, he said he was not feeling well.After breakfast, he asked the class monitor for leave and wanted to go home.The squad leader asked why, but didn't say anything.

This soldier is a new recruit who has only been in the company for three or four months. The squad leader has no authority and no courage to criticize him for going out alone, not to mention not even giving a reason. Of course, this request must be rejected.The soldier didn't say anything at first, and then asked the squad leader to ask for leave three or four times. The fifth squad leader became impatient, so he could only tell him: "Ask for leave, okay. I don't have the right to approve it for you, but I can report it to you." .But you have to give me a reason, right?

The soldier stopped talking, and the leader who had just sent him off for inspection in the morning, took advantage of everyone's lunch break at noon, and was about to pack up his things and sneak away. He hid in the toilet and was caught when he was about to dig out.Fortunately, the person who arrested him was in the same class as him, so he escorted him back to the class.As long as the thought of going home has not stopped, the squad leader can't stop him no matter what, he still wants to go out.

After Cheng Mian finished listening, he glanced at the group of soldiers in chaos, and couldn't help but raise his voice and stop: "Stop it all! What do you mean by such a mess?"

Several soldiers still dare not let go, for fear that they will run away.The fifth squad leader panted heavily: "Company commander, he wants to run."

Cheng Mian pushed aside the crowd and saw the soldier who was almost tied into a rice dumpling. He almost laughed angrily: "Why run away when everyone is tied up like this? Let me go immediately!"

The man who was bound was Sun Ruyang, who was lying on his back on the bed and struggling violently. It seemed that even if he was tied with a hundred backpack ropes, he could break free.

Seeing who it was, Cheng Mian also felt a headache.Another soldier came from the compound. This kind of soldier is best to be obedient and obedient.

Cheng Mian clasped his shoulders, seeing that he was still trying to break free, he couldn't help but use his strength secretly: "Don't move!"

When Sun Ruyang saw that the company commander was coming, he knew that he was destined not to slip out, so he relaxed and lost all energy.

Cheng Mian patted his face and said, "What's going on?"

Sun Ruyang closed his eyes, and said in a low voice: "Company commander, don't ask, I want to go out now!"

"No one will let you go out. But if you want to ask for leave, you must have a reason before you can approve it. This is discipline."

"I don't care about discipline, I'm going out now!" Sun Ruyang roared, if it wasn't for being tied up, Cheng Mian might have been torn apart.

Cheng Mian was not angry, he raised his hand and called Zhao Xiaoguo: "Go ask the switchboard for Sun Zhao's phone number, and just say that I have something to call for him."

Sun Ruyang opened his eyes instantly: "How dare you find my father?"

Cheng Mian looked at him coldly: "I can't talk to you now!"

Sun Ruyang opened his eyes wide and stared at Cheng Mian.Cheng Mian didn't dodge at all, and then turned around and left. Suddenly, he heard a bang sound from behind, turned around and saw that it was Sun Ruyang who wanted to stand up but fell to the ground all of a sudden.Seeing how he struggled to get up from the ground, Cheng Mian sighed and signaled all the soldiers in the room to get out, and he wanted to talk to him alone.

Cheng Mian helped Sun Ruyang up from the ground, and then untied him from the rope.The fifth squad leader was tied very technically, not too tight, but it made him unable to break free.

Sun Ruyang stared blankly at his movements, and when his hands were free, his emotions suddenly collapsed, and he lowered his head and buried his face in his hands: "Company commander, I don't want to be this soldier anymore."

"why?"

"I don't like the army, I don't want to be a soldier, I can't force myself to do something I don't like."

"Then why did you come here?"

"It's my dad." Sun Ruyang raised his head and wiped away the tears all over his face, "I don't want to come, but he insisted on letting me come. He has wasted his whole life here, and he can't go home a few times throughout the year. My mother is a fool." I just followed him. Where are girls willing to marry such a man now?"

Hearing this, Cheng Mian felt choked instantly: "Don't tell me, you don't want to be a soldier because your girlfriend blew you up!"

Facing the company commander's murderous gaze, Sun Ruyang felt that if he said it, he would probably be blood spattered on the spot.

Cheng Mian asked again: "You want to go out, do you want to meet your girlfriend?"

Sun Ruyang nodded timidly.

Cheng Mian took a deep breath: "Even if it's because of this, you can just say it outright, why bother to make such a fuss? Ridiculous! Nonsense!" At the end, he couldn't find words to describe the feeling at the moment.

Sun Ruyang was educated, and the young master's temper also came up. He blushed and argued with reason: "Who can say such a thing? Company commander, do you know how many years I have been with my girlfriend? Six years , she will break up with me in the end!"

What is six years, my girlfriend and I haven't seen each other for seven years, haven't we come here anyway?Cheng Miante wanted to scold him like this, but in the end he held back and maintained his company commander's demeanor: "Why? Why did she want to break up with you?"

Sun Ruyang was very sad: "She said I was not the one she was waiting for."

"Then what does that have to do with your being a soldier?"

Sun Ruyang felt rather guilty: "If it wasn't for her being in the army, I could explain it to her face to face right now."

Cheng Mian felt that the good self-cultivation he had accumulated over the past twenty years was completely useless in front of Sun Ruyang, so he spun around a few times, then he stood still, looked at Sun Ruyang, and said, "Come down with me."

He took Sun Ruyang back to the office, first called the chief secretary, explained a few words to him, and then said to Sun Ruyang: "I let you go out. It just so happens that the chief secretary is going to go shopping later. You take his car. But I have How about a request that you must be accompanied by the chief secretary?"

Thinking of the burly figure of the chief secretary, Sun Ruyang was a little reluctant, but he had no choice but to nod in agreement.

"Then hurry up and prepare, you must hurry back before dinner."

Sun Ruyang turned around and left, but was stopped when he reached the door.Looking at the expression on the other party's face, "Company commander, don't go back on what you say", Cheng Mian smiled: "Don't be nervous, I just want to tell you something." He said, "Remember, the one you want to keep will always be He is someone worth keeping."

Sun Ruyang nodded vigorously, thinking of something, he asked cautiously: "Company Commander, the secretary didn't call my dad, did he?"

"You still have the guts to ask!" Cheng Mian picked up a book and tried to hit him, but Sun Ruyang hurried away like a grandson.

Runs pretty fast.Cheng Mian smiled helplessly, looking at the book "On Protracted War" in his hand, he couldn't help sighing: Love is more difficult than war.

(End of this chapter)