Chapter 25 She…Is Also Quite Pitiful.

“As long as she doesn’t mention divorce, I won’t either.”

Nan Fangjue’s cigarette butt fell into the river and floated away.

“This was Grandpa’s dying wish. I can’t let Grandpa break his promise and leave a bad name behind. Besides, looks are given by our parents. Who doesn’t want to be beautiful? Who wants to be a fat woman? Actually, she’s also quite… pitiful.”

Nan Fangjue is a party to this marriage, and his perspective is unique.

“You think she’s pitiful?”

Lin Sinan was surprised. Thinking of Wen Yanyan’s actions, a complete shrew, pitiful?

“Yeah, she’s very self-conscious. The first time she saw me, she stuttered and didn’t dare look me in the eye.”

Nan Fangjue recalled the day he went home to deliver food, Wen Yanyan staring blankly at his underwear.

After he was discovered, that brief eye contact was their only one since their marriage.

Her eyes were very clear.

They say the eyes are the window to the soul; she has such bright eyes, her character can’t be bad.

“Heh, is that so? I thought she was quite formidable, restless, making a fuss, cursing in the streets, causing trouble everywhere, stealing this and that, not even sparing children. She has so many flaws.”

Lin Sinan had no good impression of Wen Yanyan.

“That’s all an act. She pretends to be powerful.”

Nan Fangjue was only two years older than Lin Sinan, yet seemed much more mature.

“Fang Jue, you’re a saint.”

Lin Sinan sighed.

“In that case, this woman will surely retreat in the face of difficulty. You’re not her future; she’ll surely see reality.”

“Actually, she’s not that bad. She’s young and immature.”

Nan Fangjue’s thinking was broad.

“She’s eighteen years old, is that still young?”

Lin Sinan had seen younger girls, none like her.

“City kids, eighteen-year-olds are still acting spoiled with their mothers. Who’s like her, getting married so young?”

Eighteen years old, an age for carefree girls, yet she’s bound by marriage.

“City… that’s true. Her mother is pretty ruthless, marrying her off at this age, and even joining the army. Fine, then be a good person. What can you do? Just take care of that poor little thing, but don’t touch her.”

Lin Sinan couldn’t bear to see his idol insulted by that fat woman.

What a torment!

Just thinking about it made his heart ache.

Nan Fangjue didn’t speak again, turning back to the camp and encountering his guard, Ding Daliang, carrying two lunch boxes.

“Captain, I just got your food ready to deliver it to you.”

“Yeah, give it to me.”

Nan Fangjue took the lunch boxes.

“Fang Jue, you’re so good. Why doesn’t the battalion commander have a guard?”

Lin Sinan was envious.

“Read more books, why so many questions?”

Nan Fangjue left, returning to his tent.

“Hey, Ding Daliang, next time you get food, remember to bring me a portion too. It’s not too much trouble.”

Lin Sinan sought his own benefit.

“Battalion Commander Lin, I’ll listen to the Captain. You should talk to him first. I’m leaving.”

Ding Daliang also left.

“Alas! My life is so bitter.”

Lin Sinan was in low spirits. When would he become a captain?

…

In the afternoon, the army and civilians worked together to drive stakes outside the village.

Barbed wire was unavailable for now.

The village needed to apply to the township for special funding to buy it, which would take some time.

After driving the stakes in the afternoon, the village began making scarecrows the next day.

The more the better.

At the same time, the village head arranged to buy mint seeds and grass seeds; the village had the money for that.

He specifically sent a female educated youth who was good at accounting and literate to the town to buy the seeds.

However, after this female educated youth left, it got dark and she didn’t return.

What happened?

Where did she go?

Did she think the village was poor and took the opportunity to return to the city?

No way, that female educated youth was very excited when she received the money to buy the seeds, and she guaranteed that she would complete the task.

Why hasn’t she come back yet?

She’s a grown woman, she couldn’t have been abducted, right?

Oh dear, that female educated youth is quite pretty. What if she encounters bad people?

The village head was anxious like an ant on a hot pot. Later, he thought of the troops stationed outside the village.

He should ask Captain Nan for help, so he hurried to the camp to find Nan Fangjue.

The village head looked worried, with a bitter face.

Their village’s female educated youth went to the market to buy seeds and disappeared. It’s been a day, and she hasn’t returned.

Nan Fangjue immediately led all the soldiers with torches to search for the female educated youth.

They searched until midnight, finally finding her. It was a false alarm. It turned out that the female educated youth was directionally challenged and got lost.

The village head and the frightened, crying female educated youth stood before Nan Fangjue, expressing their gratitude.

The village head said,

“I thank you on behalf of the girl’s family. Girl, don’t cry. Quickly thank the People’s Liberation Army comrades. They all went out to find you and worked hard for half the night.”

“Thank you, Captain.”

The female educated youth wiped her tears and quickly expressed her gratitude.

“You’re welcome. It wasn’t my credit, it was everyone’s joint effort.”

Nan Fangjue spoke truthfully.

“Captain Nan, you’re too modest. If it weren’t for such a good captain like you, how could you lead such good soldiers? You girl, you have no sense of direction, why didn’t you tell me?”

The village head was also angry.

“I, I thought I could manage.”

The female educated youth cried even harder.

“Okay, village head, don’t scold her. As long as she’s safe.”

Nan Fangjue persuaded.

“Okay, thank you, Captain. We’ll go back now. It’s late. You should rest.”

The village head took the female educated youth away.

Lin Sinan came in and took a sip of water from his enamel mug.

“What a commotion. Women are trouble. She got lost on the way to the market, which is only a few miles away, and went in the opposite direction, getting further and further away. She’s so clumsy. Do you think she did it on purpose, trying to get close to you?”

He saw conspiracies everywhere.