Chapter 40

Knitting a sweater would have to wait until she returned to the military camp.

At the end of June, the art troupe’s rural performance came to a successful end, and everyone returned to the capital.

These two months had exhausted Lin Shuoyin. She worked in the fields during the day and performed at night, never having a moment to rest.

The troupe leaders knew everyone was tired, so they specially gave everyone a day off to rest.

The next day, Lin Shuoyin and the other four woke up at ten o’clock.

Su Xiang Wei, “It’s so comfortable to be back in our dormitory.”

Staying at the villagers’ houses was inconvenient in many ways. If you wanted to sleep in on your day off, someone would be talking, or there would be children knocking on the door. You couldn’t sleep at all.

But in the dormitory, no one bothered you. It was quiet.

Lin Shuoyin got up and stretched, “Of course. It’s not convenient to shower at other people’s houses either.”

Let alone in winter, even in summer, it was hot. After working in the fields, you would come back all sweaty and smelly. You had to take a shower.

“Shuoyin, are you going to see your Shen Battalion Commander later?” Sa Ren had just woken up.

Lin Shuoyin, “Yes, I haven’t seen him in days.”

Li Jin Yue giggled, “Are you about to die of longing for your Shen Battalion Commander?”

Lin Shuoyin readily admitted, “Yes, I’m about to die of longing.”

Sa Ren, “You’re so shameless.”

Lin Shuoyin sat on Sa Ren’s bed, “What’s there to be ashamed of? He’s mine now.”

Hearing this, Sa Ren sat up from the bed, “What do you mean he’s yours?”

Lin Shuoyin, “I mean I saw his body.”

“What? You saw his body?”

Sa Ren, Su Xiang Wei, and Li Jin Yue were all shocked.

Su Xiang Wei stammered, “You… what did you see?”

Lin Shuoyin, “I saw his abs.”

“Ugh…”

“I thought you saw something amazing. It’s just abs.” Sa Ren was unimpressed.

Lin Shuoyin laughed and asked, “What did you think I saw?”

“I thought… oh, never mind. You know what I mean.”

Su Xiang Wei blushed. Sa Ren, “No, Xiang Wei, have you seen it?”

Li Jin Yue, “What are you two talking about?”

Lin Shuoyin, the experienced one, of course understood what they were talking about. She said, “It’s just… that.”

Li Jin Yue’s face turned red, “Not you guys!”

Out of the four of them, Li Jin Yue was the most innocent.

Su Xiang Wei didn’t know how to say it, “I didn’t mean to see it. I saw it accidentally…”

It was last year. She went to her cousin’s house. It was daytime, and she couldn’t sleep at noon, so she went to find her cousin. Then she saw her cousin and her cousin’s husband…

They were being passionate. They didn’t even close the door properly.

Sa Ren, “Oh, you’re so innocent.”

She then said, “Shuoyin, if Shen Battalion Commander wants to do anything with you prematurely, he’s not a good man. Be careful.”

She was worried that Shuoyin was young and didn’t understand some things.

Lin Shuoyin, “I understand, Sa Ren Jie Jie.”

“Alright, go see your Shen Battalion Commander.”

Lin Shuoyin, “What’s the rush? I haven’t even eaten breakfast yet. I’ll go after I eat. There’s still time.”

Before Lin Shuoyin could go find him, Shen Guannan came over himself at noon. He was carrying a big bag of things.

The four of them were having lunch in the cafeteria. Lin Shuoyin walked over,

“I was just about to go find you after I finished eating.”

Shen Guannan laughed, “Really? Then we’re truly in sync.”

Because it was noon, everyone from the art troupe was in the cafeteria.

Huang Tuan Zhang chatted with Meng Jia and the others, “This kid finally got it. He knows how to date now.”

Meng Jia laughed, “Guannan wasn’t going to get it, so he didn’t get it. But now that he’s gotten it, he’s going all the way. He’s even submitted a marriage report.”

“If things go well, they’ll get married this winter.”

Huang Tuan Zhang, “Shuoyin is twenty, or nineteen?”

Meng Jia, “Nineteen.”

“Guannan is not young anymore. He’s already twenty-six. It’s fine for Shuoyin, she can wait a few years. But I think Guannan can’t wait any longer.”

Huang Tuan Zhang, “Okay.”

Li Ting felt uncomfortable. Two weeks had passed, and she had tried to convince herself to give up, to stop thinking about him. But she couldn’t.

She had liked him for ten years.

How could she just forget?

But what could she do if she couldn’t forget? They were going to get married.

Sa Ren, Li Jin Yue, and Su Xiang Wei were gossiping.

Gossiping about Lin Shuoyin and Shen Guannan.

Sa Ren, “What do you think they’re talking about?”

Su Xiang Wei, “Probably expressing their longing for each other.”

Li Jin Yue, “How would they say it? I miss you? Do you miss me? It sounds so awkward.”

Sa Ren, “They definitely wouldn’t say it like that.”

Li Jin Yue, “Then how would they say it?”

Sa Ren shook her head, “I don’t know.” She rarely said it either.

Outside the cafeteria.

The two of them walked to a less crowded place.

“Comrade Lin Shuoyin, I’ve missed you so much.” Shen Guannan’s eyes were filled with smiles.

Lin Shuoyin, “I missed you too. I missed you so much that I couldn’t eat or sleep. Look, I’ve even lost weight.”

Shen Guannan looked at her. She had indeed lost a bit of weight. Her chin was sharper. He lifted the bag in his hand, “I bought you some malt milk and powdered milk. You should drink a cup every morning. It’ll nourish you.”

“You’re spending money on me again, Shen Battalion Commander.”

Shen Guannan was truly a 360-degree, all-round good man to her.

Shen Guannan, “Spending money? I earn money to spend on you. The day after tomorrow is our day off. I’ll take you out to eat something good.”

“Okay.” Lin Shuoyin nodded.

Shen Guannan, “Shuoyin, I submitted our marriage report to the organization. It should be approved by mid-July.”

Lin Shuoyin, “You’re so fast.”

Last week, he told her that their dating report was approved. This week, he directly applied for a marriage report.

“I told you, I really want to marry you. Shuoyin, don’t you want to marry me?”

Lin Shuoyin looked up and saw the hurt in his eyes. She quickly said, “No, don’t think too much about it.”

The next second, Shen Guannan smiled, “That’s good. Shuoyin, don’t worry. I’m not the kind of person who is fickle or irresponsible to my family. If you marry me, I won’t let you suffer.”

“I’ll pick fish bones for you for the rest of your life, okay?”

Lin Shuoyin smiled, “Okay.” Even without the system’s assessment, after spending time with him, she believed what Shen Guannan said.

He was a responsible man.

Shen Guannan, “Then we’ll take leave and go home in August.”

Lin Shuoyin, “Okay, but how many days should we take?”

Shen Guannan, “A month. Otherwise, we won’t have enough time to see both families.”

“Okay, you can arrange it.”

Shen Guannan, “After we get married, we can live in the family compound. We’ll eat and live together.” His voice was full of anticipation.

Lin Shuoyin, “Couples fight after they’ve been together for a long time. What will we do if we fight?”

Shen Guannan, “Should I kneel on the washboard?”

Lin Shuoyin shook her head, “No, let’s find a lighter punishment, like you can’t sleep in the bed.”

“That’s worse than kneeling on the washboard.”

The night is long. How uncomfortable it would be to not be able to sleep with his wife!