Chapter 27 : Running in Both Directions

“Mingcheng, you… don’t hold me so tight, I can hardly breathe.”

Zhuang Mingcheng was so strong that Lu Fangfang felt like she was about to be squeezed into his hot chest.

She felt like they were becoming one.

Zhuang Mingcheng gasped and quickly let go of his hand.

“Don’t… don’t let go completely.”

Lu Fangfang reached out and hugged Zhuang Mingcheng.

She snuggled in the man’s arms greedily and closed her eyes.

There was no place she felt safer than here.

“Comrade Zhuang Mingcheng, I found that I like you.”

“Me too.”

Zhuang Mingcheng stroked Lu Fangfang’s dry and yellow hair with pity.

Then, his hands gradually moved down and gently hugged his fiancée.

His nose felt a little sour and Zhuang Mingcheng’s eyes became moist.

His fiancée was so thin that one could imagine how much she had suffered along the way.

All of this could have been avoided.

“Comrade Lu Fangfang, I promise to make you fat.”

“What nonsense are you talking about?”

Lu Fangfang rolled her eyes at the man, then she nodded and found a comfortable position.

There was a smell of crushed grass on Zhuang Mingcheng’s body, which was very fresh and pleasant, and she gradually became entranced by it.

—

A long time later.

Zhuang Mingcheng stroked her hair and said with a heavy heart, “Fangfang, I have something to tell you.”

“Yeah.” Lu Fangfang moved slightly in his arms to show that she was listening.

“Tomorrow, I… I will temporarily leave the group to complete a mission.”

“I know, you’re going to the new province, right?”

Zhuang Mingcheng was stunned and looked at Lu Fangfang in his arms in surprise.

This is a confidential mission of the group, how did she know about it?

Forehead…

Lu Fangfang felt a little guilty. She looked up at Zhuang Mingcheng and whispered, “Mingcheng, I also want to tell you something. Let’s make it clear first. Don’t be angry.”

“Well, I hit Xiao Ting, not hard, just one slap.”

Zhuang Mingcheng: “…”

“Huh? That’s not right.”

Without waiting for Zhuang Mingcheng to speak, Lu Fangfang hurriedly climbed up from his arms.

Before, she always felt that she had forgotten something, but when Xiao Ting was mentioned, she finally remembered it.

Zhuang Mingcheng’s arm!!!

Rolling up his sleeves, Lu Fangfang lay in his arms and took a closer look.

Zhuang Mingcheng’s arm looked a little swollen, and the color was abnormal, a light black and purple.

Seeing this, even if you are not a doctor, you can tell that it’s definitely not fully healed.

“Mingcheng, it’s all my fault! If I hadn’t come, you wouldn’t have to go so far to the new province.”

Lu Fangfang’s eyes were filled with tears, she was heartbroken.

Going to the new province is difficult enough, and Zhuang Mingcheng’s arm hasn’t healed yet. How much suffering must he have endured along the way?

If anything happens again…

Lu Fangfang didn’t dare to think about it anymore.

“Fangfang, don’t cry, it’s okay, my arm has healed a long time ago.”

Zhuang Mingcheng deliberately used his injured left hand to wipe Lu Fangfang’s tears to prove his words.

Thinking about it, he felt a little amused and helpless. He and his fiancée were really a good match. They both cared about each other.

Lu Fangfang looked up and looked at him with tearful eyes.

She stretched out her finger and gently poked Zhuang Mingcheng’s arm.

Seeing the man’s expressionless face, she said distressedly, “Don’t hold it in!”

“It’s nothing, just a minor injury.”

Zhuang Mingcheng hugged his fiancée and said softly, “Tell me, why did you hit Doctor Ting? It’s wrong to hit someone.”

“She deserves it!”

Lu Fangfang knew that Zhuang Mingcheng was trying to change the subject.

But when she thought of Xiao Ting, she became furious.

She told the whole story, including how Xiao Ting threatened to kick her out of the family compound.

After hearing this, Zhuang Mingcheng frowned. No one had the right to chase away his fiancée!!!

But this mission turned out to be like this, no wonder it came so urgently and so abruptly.

“Xiao Ting said that this time she will go to the new province with you and will stay there for more than half a year.”

Zhuang Mingcheng shook his head subconsciously. “Not that long, two months at most. I will definitely come back in two months. By then, the grass on the grassland will be taller. I will take you to ride horses and play on the grassland.”

“Two months…”

Lu Fangfang felt sad.

She got angry when she thought about Zhuang Mingcheng having to be with Xiao Ting for two months.

It’s not that she is jealous or petty, it’s really Xiao Ting who has caused so much harm to others.

If Xiao Ting hadn’t caused trouble, Zhuang Mingcheng wouldn’t have to drag his injured arm to the new province to carry out the mission.

If anything happened to Zhuang Mingcheng, she would have to fight with Xiao Ting.

“Don’t worry, it’s just a minor injury, it won’t bother me.”

Zhuang Mingcheng hugged Lu Fangfang and comforted her, then he thought of something.

The two of them stayed affectionate for a while before reluctantly parting.

Zhuang Mingcheng is going to the new province tomorrow, and Lu Fangfang has no other thoughts. She tidied the house and then thought about what to make for his fiancé.

The new province is so far away and the journey is so tiring, she wants Zhuang Mingcheng to have something good to eat.

It just so happened that Zhuang Mingcheng bought flour and sugar. Lu Fangfang took an enamel basin and planned to knead some flour and make some sugar cakes for him to take with him.

“Huh? Mingcheng, you also cut the pork?”

“Well, I asked for all the two kilograms of meat tickets from the regiment commander. You can keep them for nourishment.”

There is no need to worry about having too much debt. Lu Fangfang is too lazy to think about it anymore. She will just pay it back slowly in the future.

After unwrapping the oil paper, she looked at the pork carefully and found a very fat piece underneath that could be used to make lard.

Lu Fangfang was very happy. When making the sugar cakes, she added some lard, which made them more fragrant. Eating them could satisfy her craving and relieve her hunger.

“Mingcheng, go to my sister-in-law’s house in the back and change some coal balls, light the stove, and I’ll let you taste my cooking skills later.”

As she spoke, Lu Fangfang rolled up her sleeves and started mixing the flour.

Zhuang Mingcheng responded, picked up a newly bought coal ball with the tongs, and went to Political Commissar Xiao’s house in the back.

The honeycomb coal used in the family compound was made by the regiment using coal and yellow mud and using a mold.

Every month, the regiment would send coal briquettes to the family compound. Of course, buying coal briquettes also cost money.

Zhuang Mingcheng was gone for a while and soon came back with a red coal ball.

He put it carefully into the stove, then took the tongs, picked up two new coal balls, and placed them on top of the hole.

Open the air inlet under the stove, and the coal balls in the stove will quickly burn up.

He glanced around the room and saw Lu Fangfang still kneading dough.

Zhuang Mingcheng took two metal buckets and went back and forth twice to fill the newly bought tank with water.

After finishing his work, seeing that there was nothing else to do at home, Zhuang Mingcheng then went straight to the regiment headquarters. He was going to do something very important.

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“Bang, bang, bang.”

“Come in.”

Gao Dajiang looked up and was a little surprised to see Zhuang Mingcheng coming. He immediately smiled and said, “Captain Zhuang, I heard that you went to the city to buy a truckload of military supplies, and you want to open a supply and marketing cooperative in the family compound?”

Zhuang Mingcheng: “…”

It’s only been noon, how come even the team leader knows about it?

It’s really… so shameful!