Chapter 38

It was true, but after all those years without a girlfriend, how come he suddenly had one? It was unexpected.

Li Ting, “I can’t accept that his girlfriend is Lin Shuoyin. Why is it her?”

Song Weiwei wanted to say, “It’s none of your business. You’re not related to them. Do they need to ask for your opinion when they’re dating?”

“It must be Lin Shuoyin who seduced him.” Li Ting was certain.

Song Weiwei was speechless. If a man wasn’t interested, how could a woman seduce him? Besides, with Lin Shuoyin’s figure, face, and voice, did she need to seduce anyone?

She could just snap her fingers and have a bunch of men falling for her.

It wasn’t strange that Shen Battalion Commander fell for her. After all, he wasn’t a god. He was a man. What man doesn’t like beautiful girls?

Song Weiwei, “Why don’t you wait for her to come back and ask her?”

Maybe in the past, she would have sided with Li Ting and said a few things about the other girl, but now she didn’t want to.

Because she thought Lin Shuoyin was a pretty good person. She gave up the solo singing opportunity to her.

When she asked about singing techniques or other things, she was very open and answered her questions, not hiding anything or saying anything condescending.

Anyway, she thought Lin Shuoyin was a great girl, excellent in all aspects. If she were Shen Battalion Commander, she would like Lin Shuoyin too.

Li Ting’s eyes narrowed, “I’m going to report her to the troupe leader.”

Song Weiwei, “Report her for what? Dating?”

“Li Ting, have you forgotten? One party is a cadre, so they can date. And I bet Shen Battalion Commander already filed a dating report. Maybe he even submitted a marriage report.”

“Li Ting, we don’t need to make a scene. To be honest, you’ve known Shen Battalion Commander for so many years. If you two were going to get together, it would have happened long ago. Clearly, he doesn’t have feelings for you.”

“They’re in love with each other. What’s the point of you making a fuss? There are so many good men in the world. Why do we have to fixate on one?”

Li Ting was already angry, and Song Weiwei just kept talking, saying things she didn’t want to hear.

She glared, “Shut up!”

Song Weiwei was also angry, “Do whatever you want. It’s not like anyone cares about you.”

She snorted and went out.

She went out to complain to Chen Meilian, Xiong Zhiyuan, and the others. Now the whole troupe knew about Lin Shuoyin and Shen Guannan dating.

They also knew about Li Ting’s feelings for Shen Battalion Commander.

Most people in the troupe were just watching the show. Two women fighting over one man. This was going to be good. Let them fight, let them fight.

Fighting was impossible, but bickering was possible.

No matter what Li Ting did, Lin Shuoyin was happy.

The Big Green Mountain was beautiful in June, all green.

She and Shen Guannan climbed a small hill. They looked at the scenery on top, and they cuddled for a while. Shen Guannan said,

“Wife, didn’t you say you’d play some music for me?”

Right, she almost forgot about that. She carried such a big horsehead fiddle up the mountain, she had to play a few tunes, or else it would be a waste.

She said, “Guannan, I’ll sing you a song first.”

“I learned it from Sa Ren. You must have heard others sing it.”

“What song is it?”

“Ao Bao Xiang Hui.”

Shen Guannan, “I’ve heard it indeed.”

“Then, Shen Battalion Commander, do you want to hear your girlfriend sing it?” Lin Shuoyin wrapped her arms around his waist and acted cute.

Even without her acting cute, Shen Guannan couldn’t resist. With her acting cute, he surrendered immediately. He said, “Okay, I’ll listen to you sing.”

Ao Bao Xiang Hui was a love song, expressing love between a man and a woman. It was hard to find a love song in this era filled with red songs.

So she wanted to sing it for Shen Guannan, to express her feelings for him.

Lin Shuoyin smiled, “Then I’ll sing it. I’ll sing a part in Mongolian first.”

“Dedicated to my dearest you.”

Shen Guannan sat cross-legged on the ground, listening quietly to the girl in front of him sing. His eyes followed her, his heart went with her.

When the song ended, Shen Guannan clapped. Lin Shuoyin ran to his side, “How was it? Did you like it?”

Shen Guannan’s eyes were filled with tenderness, “It was good.”

“Do you want to hear a horsehead fiddle tune?”

“I’ll play you a few.” Lin Shuoyin asked.

Shen Guannan, “Okay.”

“Guannan, I’ll play you a tune I heard in my dream first.” Lin Shuoyin said.

Shen Guannan was puzzled, “Heard in your dream?”

Lin Shuoyin, “Yes, I don’t know if I can play it. It sounded really good in my dream. I want to share it with you.”

This was, of course, a lie. The horsehead fiddle tune she was going to play was the interlude of a song from the future.

It came out in 2020.

She was thinking, if time was the same, they would be 70 or 80-year-old grandpas and grandmas by 2020. They would have forgotten the tunes they heard in their youth.

She loved this horsehead fiddle interlude, so she wanted to share it with the person she loved.

Shen Guannan, “Okay, play it for me.”

The tune wasn’t long, less than a minute, only about forty seconds.

“Did you like it?”

Lin Shuoyin returned to his side after playing.

Shen Guannan, “It was good.”

“Shuoyin, when I listened to this tune you played, I thought of soldiers stationed on the border, the desert, the Gobi, that kind of desolation, yet freedom, and a sense of not being able to go home.”

Shen Guannan pondered it seriously.

“Yeah, the feeling I had in my dream was similar to yours. A bit desolate, with a sense of regret.”

Lin Shuoyin laughed, “I don’t play the tunes I hear in my dreams for anyone else. I only play them for you.”

Shen Guannan wrapped his arms around her and kissed her forehead lightly, “Okay.”

“Should we go back for lunch?” Lin Shuoyin leaned against his shoulder.

Shen Guannan, “Do you want to go back?”

Lin Shuoyin shook her head, “I’m a bit sleepy.”

“Get in the car and take a nap. If we go back now, we’ll have to separate.” Shen Guannan was reluctant.

“It hurts my back to sit. I’ll lie down in the back.”

The military truck Shen Guannan drove was similar to those in the future, with two seats in the front and three in the back.

Shen Guannan, “It’ll be even more uncomfortable for you to lie down in the back. There’s no pillow.”

Lin Shuoyin agreed, “Then why don’t you come over and be my pillow? I’ll rest my head on your lap. Okay?”

“Okay.”

How could he say no? He would love to.

Shen Guannan moved to the back seat, and Lin Shuoyin rested her head on his lap. Although they had already kissed and hugged, Shen Guannan was still a little nervous.

He sat up straight.

His thighs were already hard to use as a pillow, and now sitting up straight made it even more uncomfortable.

Lin Shuoyin turned over and lay flat, reaching out to pinch his nose,

“Shen Battalion Commander, relax. Don’t tense up.”

Shen Guannan looked down and coughed lightly, “Wife, move over a little bit.” She was almost lying on top of him.

Lin Shuoyin understood immediately and obediently moved over. She hadn’t been paying attention just now.

Shen Guannan, “Wife, why don’t you sleep on my shoulder?”

“Why?”

Lin Shuoyin sat up.

Shen Guannan, “So I can hold you.”

Lin Shuoyin, “Okay then.”

Shen Guannan breathed a sigh of relief. Lin Shuoyin was really sleepy. She yawned and then hugged Shen Guannan’s arm and fell asleep.

She vaguely heard Shen Guannan say in her ear, “Wife, will you marry me?”