Chapter 4 The Orderly Comes to Pick 

Fortunately, Yang Niannian was a good swimmer and quickly pulled the boy out of the water. By the time she dragged him to the bank, the other children had vanished.

The rescued boy had swallowed a lot of water and was dazed for a moment before regaining his senses. He started to cry loudly, his wails giving Yang Niannian a headache. She slapped him on the bottom twice, “You can’t swim and you’re so close to the water.

If I hadn’t been passing by, you would be meeting the Grim Reaper. Are you going to play in such a dangerous place again next time?” “Wuu… no.”

The boy rubbed his eyes, looking as if he had eaten half a pound of bitter herbs, he was crying so pitifully. Yang Niannian bent down and twisted the water out of her clothes, “Alright, stop crying. Go home now. Don’t play in such dangerous places in the future.” “An’an?”

A clear female voice suddenly came from the road. “Teacher Zhou.” An’an stopped crying. Seeing the person standing by the road, he immediately ran over. Seeing that the boy’s familiar person had arrived, Yang Niannian knew they would take him home.

Her wet clothes were clinging to her skin, her curves were accentuated, and it wasn’t a good look in the solemn atmosphere of the army. She didn’t want to be criticized just after arriving. Yang Niannian walked to the back of a nearby hill, saw that there was no one around, and changed out of her wet clothes. At the same time, a man with a strong and upright figure ran out of the army, frowning.

Seeing that An’an was alright, his brows relaxed. The man had deep eyes and a sculpted face, his wheat-colored skin gave a sense of security. He was wearing a green military uniform without a single wrinkle, completely different from the unkempt men in daily life. Looking at his handsome face, Zhou Xueli’s heart skipped a beat uncontrollably.

She tried to act calm and chat with the man, “Don’t worry, An’an is fine.” Lu Shi looked towards the river. There was no one there except Zhou Xueli. He said to her, “Thank you.” Zhou Xueli was stunned. She realized that Lu Shi thought she was the one who saved An’an. She didn’t explain, but continued in her role as a teacher and lectured him a bit. “Commander Lu, I know you’re very busy, but you can’t ignore the child. You need to pay more attention to An’an. It’s very dangerous to play by the water. If something really happens, you’ll regret it later.” Lu Shi nodded. He looked at An’an, who flinched. Afraid of being scolded, An’an didn’t dare to mention falling into the water, and he certainly didn’t dare to mention the woman who saved him and hit him.

He lowered his head and didn’t dare to speak. Lu Shi didn’t yell at the child, his tone was calm, “Come on, I’ll take you back to change clothes.” Seeing that Lu Shi wasn’t angry, An’an breathed a sigh of relief. He let go of Zhou Xueli’s hand and walked over. Seeing them about to leave, Zhou Xueli mustered her courage and called out, “Commander Lu, I know your work is special and you’re very busy, but An’an’s safety is also very important. I don’t have anything to do on weekends. If you don’t mind, I can come over to tutor An’an during the holidays.

This way, I can improve his grades and protect his safety.” “No need.” Lu Shi didn’t hesitate at all, he directly rejected Zhou Xueli’s proposal. As they walked into the family compound, An’an mustered his courage and asked, “Dad, why don’t you let Teacher Zhou tutor me?” “It’s not a good idea.” Lu Shi patiently explained, “The riverbank is dangerous, don’t go there without an adult. I’ll teach you how to swim when I have time.” After Yang Niannian came out from behind the hill, the road was empty. The army was right ahead. She was a little nervous. There were two young sentries at the gate of the army, they looked to be in their early twenties. Yang Niannian mustered her courage and went up to them, “Hello, I’m looking for Lu Shi. I’m his wife.

” As soon as she said it, Yang Niannian almost bit her tongue. It was so cheesy; her tongue was tied. “What?” The sentry thought he had misheard, he couldn’t help but ask again, “Who are you?” This time Yang Niannian spoke more smoothly, “Lu Shi’s wife.” The two sentries looked at each other, their eyes filled with shock. When did the Commander get married? The sentry standing in front of Yang Niannian looked at her. Their eyes met, the sentry blushed, “Wait here for a moment, I’ll go report it.” Yang Niannian waited at the gate for a few minutes.

Soon, the sentry came back with a young soldier in his late teens. The soldier had dark skin and a thick southern accent; he looked quite friendly. Before he even reached her, he grinned and greeted her, “Sister-in-law, you’re here.” “The Commander is really something. He didn’t even tell us about such a big thing. Oh, by the way, my name is Li Fengyi, I’m the Commander’s orderly. I’ve already sent someone to inform the Commander.

Come in and rest for a while.” Li Fengyi was very familiar, he didn’t stand on ceremony at all and said a lot of things. Yang Niannian listened to his old-fashioned name and couldn’t help but smile. She thought he was quite easy to get along with. She nodded and followed him into the army. A group of soldiers were training on the field.

Noticing a strange and beautiful girl suddenly entering the army, they all looked over. This made the instructor who was training them furious. He yelled at them and made them run thirty laps around the field. Li Fengyi chuckled, “Sister-in-law, don’t mind them.” “Why would I? They’re cute.” Yang Niannian was amused. She suddenly felt that this place was pretty good.

There were young and energetic faces everywhere, it was much more comfortable than living in the village. Li Fengyi scratched the back of his head awkwardly, “Sister-in-law, this is the first time I’ve heard someone use the word ‘cute’ to describe us big guys.” Yang Niannian smiled and didn’t say anything. She followed Li Fengyi to the reception room. “Sister-in-law, wait here for a while. The Commander will be here soon.” It wouldn’t be convenient for a big guy like him to stay here.

He said a few words, poured Yang Niannian a cup of water, and left. Yang Niannian looked at the enamel mug on the table, it had five big characters printed on it: “Serve the People.” It was quite appropriate. Wait, what did Li Fengyi call Lu Shi? Commander? Wasn’t he a company commander? How did he become a commander? He couldn’t have been promoted that quickly, could he? She was lost in thought when she suddenly heard footsteps outside. Thinking it was Lu Shi, she quickly sat up straight. But the person who came in just glanced inside and walked away. Yang Niannian breathed a sigh of relief and secretly laughed at herself for being nervous.

A few more soldiers in military uniforms passed by the door, they all glanced inside and walked away. Yang Niannian found it funny.

These people were clearly curious to see her, but they pretended to be passing by. It was so cute. She was suddenly curious about what kind of person Lu Shi was, that these people were so curious about his wife. “Commander, Sister-in-law is really beautiful. I think she’s frail, she must have suffered a lot on the way here…” Li Fengyi’s loud voice came from outside. It sounded like he was only two or three steps away from the door.