Chapter 41: I Haven’t Answered Your Question Yet

He immediately opened the passenger door: “With that said, I’ll do my best to ensure the safety of my passenger seat, no matter what. Please!”

After Ye Qinglan got in, he went around to the other side and got into the driver’s seat.

Even though it was already dark, Ye Qinglan could still see his expression clearly. He was smiling, with a hint of smugness.

“What are you smiling about?”

“Seeing you happy.”

That’s what he was thinking, and that’s what he said.

He didn’t even know how to describe his own emotions. He hadn’t seen her many times, but every time he saw Ye Qinglan, he couldn’t help but feel happy and wanted to talk to her.

He had been looking forward to her coming over since they met on the train.

“You’re still so happy even though you didn’t win?”

“Why wouldn’t I be happy? I just didn’t win against you, it’s not like I got expelled. Sit tight.”

However, if the old man knew about this, he would definitely be scolded. So be it, he’s her dad after all.

Besides, Teacher Xiao Ye was valued by Commander Xie, her combat skills are definitely no joke. If she was that easy to win against, there would be no need for him to even participate. Hua Yang and Yan Heng had been lined up before him during their blind dates, and they had already tried to steal her away.

Ye Qinglan thought to herself, Gu Huaizhi’s mental state is really good, and his emotional state is very stable.

A few minutes later, they arrived at the hotel. The chef and cashier in the hotel all knew him, and they greeted him with “Comrade Gu, Little Comrade Gu,” and enthusiastically asked what he wanted to eat, telling him that they had recently added new items to the menu and he could order anything he wanted.

It was clear that Gu Huaizhi came here often.

He did come often, mainly because he had nowhere to spend his salary. His family didn’t need any financial support, and he didn’t need to buy anything. If he didn’t eat, what else could he do?

Gu Huaizhi took the menu and looked at it with Ye Qinglan, asking her what she wanted besides sweet and sour fish.

“Their shrimp is always fresh, do you want some? The straw-wrapped pork is very authentic, and the osmanthus sugar taro can be served as a dessert before the meal. The osmanthus is picked from our own unit.”

Then he asked again: “Are you picky? Is there anything you don’t eat? What’s your favorite dish?”

This young man was trying to find out her preferences.

Ye Qinglan looked at the menu: “Not picky, people like us can’t afford to be picky.”

Even the most picky eater, if they were thrown into the base for a few years, they would be able to eat even pig food.

She pointed at the taro with her finger: “Just another order of this.”

Gu Huaizhi then ordered a vegetable, a soup, a chicken, and a straw-wrapped pork.

Ye Qinglan glanced at it: “Can you finish all this?”

“Why not? I may not be good at fighting, but I can really eat.”

After ordering and paying, they sat down at a table inside, neither of them choosing a window seat. Lao Bai had told her when he went to check her grades that people like them should never choose window seats, it’s too convenient for snipers.

After sitting down, Gu Huaizhi asked again: “You haven’t answered me yet, what’s your favorite dish? And that flower wreath, what kind of flowers do you like? I can prepare them in advance next time you come for inspection.”

It wasn’t something she couldn’t tell him, so she told him that she liked white camellia flowers the most.

Because she had been scolded for it.

When she first entered the base, she was very excited. At that time, she had just time-traveled, and she was curious and excited about this world, and she was a little bit middle-schoolish. She thought that she might become a spy in the future, the kind of person who could walk on walls and kill people like it was nothing, how exciting!

She even designed a scene for herself to show off, thinking that she would throw a white camellia flower when she executed a mission in the future.

As a result, she was scolded by Lao Bai on the phone, who asked her if she wanted people to follow every white camellia flower to find her?

As for food, there was no favorite, only what she wanted to eat. She wanted to drink loach soup, with ginger slices and eggs, it was very delicious! She had looked at the menu just now, and the hotel didn’t have it.

Gu Huaizhi was speechless after hearing this, white camellia flowers… It wasn’t that he couldn’t prepare the flower wreath, it’s just that white flowers as a wreath didn’t seem quite right?

Loach soup was fine.

He said: “Next time you come, let me know in advance, and I’ll make sure you get to drink loach soup.”

He could actually get her to drink it these two days, but it would be a bit too deliberate to run to the military district just to deliver a soup. What if Teacher Xiao Ye thought he wasn’t trying hard enough and was just trying to take shortcuts?

After they sat down, the waiters brought the dishes over.

Gu Huaizhi used boiling water to scald the bowls and chopsticks and handed them to Ye Qinglan.

The two of them ate in silence, and they ate quickly. You could really observe a lot from their eating habits. Gu Huaizhi’s eating habits were good, he ate so fast, but it didn’t make him seem rude or unrefined.

He really could eat a lot. He ordered so much, and he finished almost all of it, leaving only some vegetables and soup.

After they finished eating, they didn’t leave immediately. Gu Huaizhi had a lot of knowledge about the food in Lingcheng, he knew where the food was delicious and where the food was the freshest.

He also asked Ye Qinglan when she would have time, so he could take her to eat.

As for himself, when he wasn’t working, he usually spent his time reading books in his dormitory, fiddling with weapons and equipment, etc.

He also casually mentioned his personal situation, such as the fact that he had no dating experience, etc. If you didn’t know better, you would think that this was a blind date.

When they left the hotel, Ye Qinglan said: “I’ll drive, I’ll drop you off first, then I’ll go back.”

She was driving the car she had driven out in.

Gu Huaizhi said: “It’s very late now, do you have any rules about not staying out overnight? If not, you could consider staying at the dormitory here, or going to the guest house?”

She didn’t have any rules, but she would have to go back sooner or later, it wouldn’t make much difference.

“No.”

Gu Huaizhi didn’t say anything else.

They soon arrived at the entrance of the camp.

After getting out of the car, Gu Huaizhi didn’t go inside immediately, but walked over and stood beside the car window.

He looked a little shy: “I haven’t answered your question from the training ground yet.”

Ye Qinglan gave him a look, answer now!

Although Gu Huaizhi still didn’t understand his own emotions, he decided to follow his true feelings.

He said: “Comrade Ye Qinglan, I was really resistant to blind dates before, not to you, but to all blind dates. I didn’t want to get married. But now, I’m really willing to be chosen by you! It’s not because of my dad, nor because of Commander Xie or anyone else, it’s just because of you. I’m happy to be with you, happy to spar with you, happy to eat with you, and happy to talk to you.”

But it wasn’t enough for him to be willing.

He asked: “When will you be free again?”

Although he didn’t win today, he found a flaw. He felt that he could win next time.