Chapter 37

After dinner, they came out of the state-owned restaurant. Lin Shuoyin said, “I want to go to the department store and buy some yarn.”

Shen Guannan, “Buy yarn?”

Lin Shuoyin smiled, “Yeah, buy yarn. I’m going to knit a sweater for you to wear. Come here and let me measure you.”

After measuring him with her hands, Lin Shuoyin had an idea.

Shen Guannan should wear a 2XL size.

“Wife, thank you.”

Shen Guannan gently held her hand and lowered his head to kiss her lightly.

“I haven’t even knitted it for you yet, and you’re already thanking me.”

This guy seemed to be like her, easily moved.

Shen Guannan, “Women usually knit sweaters for their husbands after they get married. You’re already planning to knit one for me… Shuoyin, I will be good to you for the rest of my life.”

He felt like he had found the best girl in the world. He was so lucky and so happy.

Lin Shuoyin was now certain that this guy was just like her, easily moved by small things.

Lin Shuoyin, “If you’re not good to me, I’ll leave. Who wants to be with you, huh?”

“Tell me, what color do you like?”

Shen Guannan thought for a moment, “Green, blue, I don’t know. My mom used to knit whatever she wanted, and I would wear it.”

Lin Shuoyin, “Then I’ll just pick one myself.”

“Okay.”

They entered the department store. Lin Shuoyin was choosing yarn, Shen Guannan followed and watched for a while before wandering around and saw a pair of little leather shoes.

He asked the saleswoman for the size and bought them.

Of course, he bought them for Lin Shuoyin.

Lin Shuoyin, “I have leather shoes. You’re buying me another pair.”

Shen Guannan, “This year’s new style, it looks good.” So I bought it for you.

Lin Shuoyin, “Then thank you, my Shen Battalion Commander.”

Shen Guannan liked hearing this title. He said, “Yes, I’m yours.”

They had nothing else to do, so Shen Guannan said, “I’ll take you to see the Big Green Mountain. Haven’t you been there?”

Lin Shuoyin shook her head, “No, I haven’t.”

“Then let’s go see it.”

Lin Shuoyin, “It’s a pity. I didn’t bring my horsehead fiddle. I wanted to play some music for you in the wilderness.”

Shen Guannan, “Is that brigade where you performed far away?”

“It’s not that far. It’s next to the Sanhe Brigade.”

Shen Guannan, “Then we’ll go back and get it. We have a whole day, enough time.”

He wanted to spend the day with his wife.

“Okay.”

The brigade where their art troupe performed was called Budun Maude, a bit of a mouthful. The Chinese translation was Big Tree, Big Tree Village, Big Tree Brigade.

Shen Guannan had lived here for nine years, and he knew the roads around Huhehot, including the villages.

It took thirty minutes to get from the city to Sanhe Village, and forty minutes to get to Big Tree Village.

The art troupe’s supplies and instruments were all kept in the village brigade. They were locked in boxes when not in use. Lin Shuoyin’s horsehead fiddle was also inside.

Unfortunately, when Lin Shuoyin went to the village brigade to get her horsehead fiddle, she ran into Li Ting.

She had just come out with her pipa.

They didn’t get along, so they didn’t speak.

As Li Ting left the village brigade, she saw the military truck parked by the side of the road, and then she saw Shen Guannan.

She didn’t understand. What was Shen Guannan doing here? His cousin was in Sanhe Village, not this village.

Li Ting walked over, “Shen Battalion Commander, what are you doing here?”

Shen Guannan, “I’m waiting for someone.”

Li Ting, “Who are you waiting for?” She had a bad feeling about this.

The next second, she heard Shen Guannan say, “I’m waiting for my girlfriend.”

“Your girlfriend? You have a girlfriend?” Li Ting questioned.

“Yeah, she’s coming.”

Li Ting saw Shen Guannan’s expression instantly soften, and a smile appeared on his face, a smile she had never seen before. She turned to look in the direction of his gaze.

She saw Lin Shuoyin walking towards them, holding a horsehead fiddle.

So, Shen Guannan’s girlfriend was Lin Shuoyin?

“Shen Battalion Commander, your girlfriend is Lin Shuoyin?” Her tone was sharp, even questioning.

Shen Guannan frowned, “Yeah, so?”

Li Ting realized she had lost her composure, “No, nothing.”

Seeing Lin Shuoyin coming over, Li Ting said, “I’ll go first.”

Before leaving, she looked deeply at Lin Shuoyin, her eyes filled with anger, jealousy, disbelief… it wasn’t a good look.

“Guannan, Li Ting is also from the capital, right?” Lin Shuoyin asked.

Shen Guannan nodded, “Yes.”

Lin Shuoyin, “I heard her say that your parents know each other, and you’ve known each other since you were kids.”

“Are your two families very close?”

Shen Guannan shook his head, “No, we were just neighbors before.”

“Neighbors, huh.”

Lin Shuoyin felt relieved.

She hated the kind of novels where the children of parents who are friends fall in love with one person, but that person doesn’t like them back…

Although this wasn’t a novel, if Li Ting’s parents were very close to Shen Guannan’s parents, it would be troublesome. If someone were to use the guise of being a sister to interfere, it would annoy her.

Meanwhile, Li Ting had already collapsed. She couldn’t help but cry out loud on the road. She couldn’t accept that Shen Guannan had a girlfriend, and she couldn’t accept that his girlfriend was Lin Shuoyin.

At this moment, Li Ting’s hatred for Lin Shuoyin reached its peak.

Why, why did she always steal everything from her? The solo singing opportunity was one thing, but why did she have to steal the man she liked too? Why didn’t she just die!

Luckily, there was no one around her, otherwise, they would have been shocked to see her face. It was distorted with rage.

Li Ting vented her emotions outside. She returned to the villager’s house where she was staying with a sad face. She was staying there with Song Weiwei and the others.

“Auntie, can I play the pipa for you tomorrow? I’m not feeling well right now.”

She had originally planned to play the pipa for the auntie she was staying with, but she was in no mood now.

Auntie, “Okay, okay, you can play whenever you want.”

Seeing Li Ting’s sad face, Song Weiwei came over and asked, “What’s wrong?”

Li Ting, “Shen Battalion Commander has a girlfriend.” Her tone was very dejected.

“Ah? He has a girlfriend? Who is it?” Song Weiwei was surprised.

Li Ting, “It’s Lin Shuoyin.”

As she said this, Li Ting’s tears flowed down.

Song Weiwei quickly comforted her, “Don’t cry first. How did they get together?”

Li Ting, “I don’t know.”

She now remembered that Shen Guannan’s gaze towards Lin Shuoyin made her uncomfortable. Did he really like her that much?

They had known each other for twenty years, and he had never looked at her like that.

Song Weiwei, “Li Ting, I told you before to go confess your feelings. You wouldn’t listen. You had to wait. Now it’s too late. He likes someone else and is dating them.”

“Shen Battalion Commander is not young anymore. I heard he’s already 26. He doesn’t have time to wait for you to confess.”

Moreover, in her opinion, Li Ting had known Shen Battalion Commander for so long, and he hadn’t reacted at all. He probably didn’t like her.

Otherwise, if he liked the girl in front of him, wouldn’t he have confessed already? Why wait until now?

She had guessed this before, but she didn’t say anything because Li Ting hadn’t said anything.