Chapter 7 : Su Ranran, Go Back to the City

The bicycle was once again moving along the mountain road, but this time something felt different. With the wooden board under her, Su Ranran felt much better, no longer as uncomfortable as she had been at the start.

If she felt even a little uncomfortable, she would take a sip of water to relieve it.

I wonder if there will be any side effects?

Su Ranran’s mind wandered as the heat on her face never quite faded. She didn’t know how long it had been, but she finally arrived in the county town.

Thanks to the space spring water, Su Ranran didn’t feel discomfort this time. As soon as the bike stopped, she jumped off the seat.

But just as she stood firm, she saw that the man had stretched out his hand halfway.

Su Ranran:…

“That… I’ll let you help me next time?”

Su Ranran’s words came out before she had even processed them.

When she realized what she’d said, she felt too shy to look into his eyes.

“Okay.”

The man’s smiling voice responded.

Su Ranran:…

His low, magnetic voice fell into her ears, and she felt as though she were being charmed.

The bike had stopped right in front of the post office. Shen He parked it at the door, and the two of them walked straight into the building.

There weren’t many people inside, and several staff members were sorting parcels and letters.

Su Ranran went straight to the counter and said to one of the staff members, “Hello, comrade, I want to make a phone call.”

But maybe her voice was too soft, or the staff member was too busy, as the person didn’t respond and continued sorting the envelopes slowly.

Su Ranran thought her voice must have been too soft, and just as she was about to call out again, Shen He gently stopped her.

“Comrade, please help me make a call.”

Maybe it was because of his background in the army, but Shen He’s voice was full of energy. It was just a simple sentence, but it caused people in the hall to look his way.

The staff member who had been sorting letters seemed to finally notice and quickly put down the letter she was holding, greeting them enthusiastically, “Comrade, you want to dial, right?”

Although Shen He wasn’t wearing a military uniform, his demeanor, shaped by his time in the army, was still commanding.

People working in the post and telecommunications industry were sharp, able to assess others quickly.

Seeing Shen He’s exceptional presence, how could the staff member dare to neglect him?

But her overly eager smile was clearly directed at the wrong person. Shen He’s face remained expressionless, yet it somehow made people feel uneasy, as though they had done something wrong.

After a brief pause, Shen He spoke again, “My wife wants to make a phone call. Please dial the number.”

Upon hearing this, Lin Fang seemed to finally notice that there was someone else standing beside him.

When she heard that he was married, Lin Fang couldn’t hide her disappointment, which quickly turned to sadness when she saw the face of the woman beside him.

The two of them just looked too perfect together.

“Give me the phone number,” Lin Fang said, her voice now weak, losing the enthusiasm she’d shown to Shen He.

Su Ranran didn’t mind. After handing over the note with the phone number, she patiently waited by the side.

However, Shen He’s face was a bit off.

It wasn’t that he had any visible expression, but his usual impassive demeanor made it hard for ordinary people to detect.

Su Ranran, standing next to him, noticed something unusual. Unable to bear seeing him unhappy, she subtly reached out and hooked his fingers when no one was looking.

Shen He was momentarily stunned when he felt the soft touch of her fingers. It was as if he couldn’t react to what had just happened.

Su Ranran smiled softly, then quietly withdrew her hand. But she was still a little slow. The slender fingertips fell into the man’s rough palm.

Su Ranran’s heart skipped a beat!

But before she could do anything, she saw the staff member handing her the microphone.

“It’s connected, here you go.”

Su Ranran took the microphone, thanked her politely, and then put it to her ear.

“Hello?”

The voice of her mother, Ding Yuzhen, came from the other side of the microphone.

Hearing her mother’s voice again, Su Ranran couldn’t help but get excited.

“Mom, it’s me, Ranran.”

As soon as these words fell, there was silence on the other side, and then Ding Yuzhen’s equally excited voice came again.

“Is it Nannan? How are you? Are you okay? Why didn’t you reply to my letter?”

A series of words came at her, but Su Ranran didn’t show any impatience, instead answering them one by one seriously.

“Mom, I’m fine, I’m fine, don’t worry, I was busy a while ago and didn’t have time to reply, so I came to call you specially.”

“Okay, okay, I’m glad you’re fine. When will you come back? Mom found a job for you.”

The voice from the microphone wasn’t too low, and you could hear it if you stood close.

Su Ranran could feel the man beside her suddenly become a little stiff.

After a moment of silence, she took a deep breath, then said to the other side of the phone “Mom, I want to tell you something.”

Hearing that her voice was off, Ding Yuzhen couldn’t help but feel nervous.

“What’s the matter?”

When a daughter goes to the countryside, the mother’s biggest fear is that she suffers or finds a man in the countryside to marry. No matter which it was, it wasn’t good news for Ding Yuzhen.

Just thinking about this, she heard her daughter’s shy voice coming from the microphone.

“I’m married. He’s from the team, but he’s serving in the army now.”

These words were like a bomb, making Ding Yuzhen’s eyes go dark. Sure enough, the thing she feared the most happened. Not only did her daughter marry a country man, but he was also a soldier.

Others might not know what a soldier’s life was like, but Ding Yuzhen knew all too well. It wasn’t that there were no girls in the family compound who married soldiers, but their lives were hard. The man wasn’t around most of the year, and she had to handle everything at home and outside by herself.

What was the difference between that and being a widow?

“Su Ranran! I’ll take you as a joke. Come back to me as soon as possible.”

Ding Yuzhen’s voice was a little heavy.

Su Ranran could feel the increasingly tense mood of the man beside her without looking up.

Reaching out again, quietly holding his hand that was hanging by his side, Su Ranran gently comforted her mother on the phone.

“Mom, don’t be excited, Shen He is a very good person, and I will soon go to the army with him. I know what I’m doing. Mom, you always said that people should have their own pursuits in life. Now I’ve found my ideal, and I want to build an island with him.”

In just over a year, her daughter seemed to have changed, as if she had matured overnight.

How could Ding Yuzhen feel at ease?

“Nannan, tell mom, has anyone bullied you?”

Su Ranran:…

“Mom, what are you talking about? I had to work hard to find Shen He. I’ll find time to bring him back for you to see, and you’ll know that your daughter’s vision is definitely not wrong.”

This was obviously very shameless, but Su Ranran said it naturally. The sweet smile on the corners of her lips made people not doubt the truthfulness of her words.

Shen He’s tense hands gradually relaxed. His usually serious face was incredibly soft at this moment.

No one knows a daughter better than her mother. Ding Yuzhen knew that her daughter was probably really determined about that man. Although she was still very dissatisfied in her heart, she didn’t know how to persuade her for a while.

At this moment, a steady male voice came from the other side of the microphone.

“Mom, I’m Shen He.”