Chapter 25: The Army Green Jeep

He couldn’t help but curl his lips.

The girl was running too fast, he was really afraid she would bump into him and then accuse him.

Thinking about it, Shen Jichuan showed a helpless smile that he wasn’t even aware of.

But he didn’t expect that his little girl stopped right in front of him.

Xia Keqing naturally wanted Shen Jichuan to like her.

First, he was her golden thigh.

Second, Shen Jichuan’s appearance was her type.

But she also knew that in this era, she could flirt with him more in private, but in public, she had to be more dignified. If she accidentally flirted too much and made Shen Jichuan misunderstand her character, it would be a loss.

So she stopped in time.

After stopping, she raised her head to look at Shen Jichuan, her eyes filled with smiles, “Brother Shen, you’re here.”

Shen Jichuan frowned, this was very different from what he expected.

However, the girl in front of him made him feel good. He glanced at the jeep behind him, the driver, Xiao Zhou, hurriedly got out of the car and greeted Xia Keqing.

“Sister-in-law, hello!”

Xia Keqing’s cheeks were a little hot.

“Hello.”

Shen Jichuan’s gaze darkened slightly, he pointed to the jeep, “Come up and sit down?”

Xia Keqing’s eyes instantly lit up, “Can I?”

Shen Jichuan nodded, Xiao Zhou also scratched the back of his head, “Sister-in-law, don’t worry, my driving skills are great.”

Xia Keqing “puffed” out a laugh.

How could someone driving for the army in this era have bad driving skills?

Xia Keqing looked at the curious and envious gazes around her, she thought for a moment and said, “Okay, then I’ll try the army’s jeep.”

The jeep was actually an old model, but the army green color looked very sturdy. The car was brand new, it was clear that Xiao Zhou took good care of it. The interior was retro, but clean and tidy.

Xia Keqing fully displayed the mentality of a girl from the countryside who loved to join in the fun, she went up to take a look, touched it, and then sat inside the jeep, going for a spin.

Xiao Zhou’s driving was indeed very steady, but there were few cars in this era anyway. An army green jeep was instantly awe-inspiring, it gave people a very different feeling.

After Shen Jichuan instructed Xiao Zhou to take Xia Keqing for a drive and send her back to school, Xiao Zhou boldly said, “Sister-in-law is pretty good, she’s beautiful and energetic!”

“Hey! No wonder Captain Shen cares about you.”

Normally, Shen Jichuan would have scolded him.

Xiao Zhou could be a driver for the army cadres, besides his good driving skills, his biggest advantage was that he was tight-lipped.

But this time, Shen Jichuan didn’t think he was talking too much.

Instead, he started to think.

She was indeed good, she was indeed beautiful, and she was energetic.

Well, how could he not care about a girl like that?

“Hmm.”

Xiao Zhou was delighted.

It seemed that Captain Shen was very satisfied with his fiancée.

When he got back, the other leader would probably be disappointed.

Someone like Shen Jichuan, who had risen to a high position at the age of twenty, his future was definitely bright.

Moreover, he wasn’t married yet, he was practically the “diamond bachelor” of the army.

All the army wives were eyeing him.

After all, the army wives also had sisters, and the older ones also had nieces and nephews. But Captain Shen had always been oblivious. Now that he was finally at this age, if he still hadn’t found a partner, the instructor would also have to think about it.

They couldn’t delay the soldier’s lifelong event.

They originally thought it would be “internal digestion”, and it turned out to be “internal digestion” after all.

His parents had found a fiancée for him back home!

Xiao Zhou sighed silently in his heart.

Wasn’t the niece of Chief Zhou’s wife’s family the one who had tried every means to come to the army to help her aunt because she had a crush on Captain Shen?

But Captain Shen’s marriage was already settled, it definitely wouldn’t be her.

Speaking of which, Xiao Zhou was related to Chief Zhou, otherwise he wouldn’t have been entrusted by that girl to take this opportunity to take a look at Captain Shen’s fiancée…

Alas, poor thing, her heart was broken.

…

Xia Keqing didn’t know what Xiao Zhou was thinking, but even if she did, she would never give Shen Jichuan to anyone else.

Shen Jichuan returned to the army that afternoon, and he specifically treated Xia Keqing to a meal.

Shen Jichuan had never thought that he would be so reluctant to leave someone.

But he couldn’t say something like “come back to the army with me” directly.

That would be too impulsive.

So he just stared at her deeply for a while, his eyes were so hot that even Xia Keqing, who had seen many pigs run in her previous life, couldn’t help but blush.

What was going on?

Did the big boss finally get it?

It shouldn’t be, but Xia Keqing was also happy.

She had a crush on Shen Jichuan, naturally, she also hoped to occupy an important place in his heart.

It was obvious that her little thoughts over the past few days hadn’t been in vain.

She pretended not to notice Shen Jichuan’s reluctance, “Okay, go back, I’ll write to you.”

Shen Jichuan nodded, “Hmm.”

Xia Keqing thought for a moment, “When I have a break, can I go to the army to see you?”

Shen Jichuan’s eyes lit up, his sharp gaze suddenly fixed on her.

Xia Keqing pretended to be clueless, “Can’t I go see you?”

“According to regulations, family members are allowed.”

Xia Keqing: “Oh.”

“So, a fiancée doesn’t count as family?”

“You can go, but you’ll have to arrange a separate place to stay.”

Xia Keqing understood, if they were legally married, she could go directly to the army and live in the compound without any problems.

But they weren’t married yet, Shen Jichuan was a cadre, he couldn’t be reckless.

She couldn’t live in the compound, she might have to stay in a hotel.

Going to the army to see her boyfriend, but not being able to live in the army and experience army life, it felt a little off.

The original owner was nineteen this year.

They calculated age by lunar years in this place.

In the 1980s, the regulations were that men had to be at least twenty-two years old to get a marriage license, and women had to be at least twenty.

So they had to wait at least another year.

The original owner’s birthday was on the ninth day of the first lunar month, she was born in a later month.

After the New Year, she would turn twenty.

“Shen Jichuan, after the New Year, after the ninth day of the first lunar month, I’ll turn twenty.”

As soon as she finished speaking, Shen Jichuan’s gaze suddenly became scorching.

Xia Keqing pretended to shyly lower her head.

She heard the man say seriously, “I’ll file a marriage report and go home at the end of the year.”

Xia Keqing: …

The male lead was definitely a proper gentleman.

He was more proper than she imagined.

At this time, normally, she should pretend to be shy, right? But it was really a little embarrassing to be stared at by such a handsome man.

Xia Keqing lowered her head.

In Shen Jichuan’s eyes, his little girl was embarrassed. They were engaged, arranged by their parents, what was there to be embarrassed about?

But he didn’t know why, he actually liked to see her embarrassed.

Shen Jichuan went back to the army, and Xia Keqing’s life returned to a routine of two points. But He Xiaolan discovered a business opportunity.

“Keqing, the clothes you matched for me are so beautiful, do I look much better?”

“So many people asked me where I bought my clothes today!”