There were people coming and going in the hospital and Zheng Bin took Jiang Rui to the door of a ward. He made a hissing gesture to signal Jiang Rui to wait outside, knocked on the door twice, and pushed the door to go in.

“Yo, there are so many people?”

Zhao Nan was not the only one in the ward. Several comrades in the army came to visit him. In addition, there are a few female comrades from the Cultural Troupe. Zheng Bin looked a little strange when he saw one of them.

When those people saw him, they greeted him, “Hello, Battalion Commander Zheng.”

Zheng Bin waved his hand, “What a coincidence, you all came to see Battalion Commander Zhao?”

“Yes, there is no rehearsal in the regiment today. We heard Commander Zhang say that Commander Zhao was injured, so we asked him to take us to see.” A female comrade wearing a yellow scarf replied.

“Very good, very good.” Zheng Bin said on his lips, and secretly glared at Commander Zhang, who was puzzled, and then looked at Zhao Nan, “Old Zhao, how do you feel today?”

“Not bad.” Zhao Nan leaned against the head of the bed with one leg in a plaster cast.

Zheng Bin leaned against the door and said with a smile, “Look at you, you look very pitiful. Brother has prepared a surprise for you. Would you like to guess?”

“Thank you, I appreciate it.” Zhao Nan said indifferently.

In the past, seeing him so calm, Zheng Bin would often jump to his feet with anger. But today he is not anxious at all. As long as he thinks of the expressions after Old Zhao sees the surprise, the patience now is worth it.

“You don’t look forward to it at all? Let me tell you, there is only one chance. After passing this village, there will be no more shops here1.”

Zhao Nan did not cooperate and raised his eyelids to look at him indifferently. It wasn’t that he did not appreciate it on purpose, but Zheng Bin’s temperament was really out of character. In the early years, he was teased countless times, but now he gradually found a way to restrain him, which was to ignore him.

“Hey, you old Zhao, you’re so boring!” Zheng Bin muttered.

The female comrades of the Cultural Troupe nearby agreed with a smile, “Commander Zhao and Commander Zheng have a very good relationship.”

Zheng Bin smiled at them and said to Zhao Nan: “Since you don’t look forward to it, Old Zhao, then I can only take my younger sister away.” As he spoke, he turned around and wanted to leave.

Zhao Nan immediately turned his head to look at him, still thinking about what he meant by what he said. Whether it was true or not, he could not control his mouth and asked: “What younger sister? Who is here?”

“Yo, don’t you care? Then why ask?” Zheng Bin was smiling, looking a little embarrassed.

A thought popped up, and Zhao Nan could not believe it. But his chest was pounding faster and faster. He ignored Zheng Bin and was about to get out of bed when he lifted the quilt.

Zheng Bin was startled and hurriedly stopped him, “You are crazy, Old Zhao! Don’t you want this leg?”

Jiang Rui heard the movement and turned out from behind the door.

Zhao Nan was about to push Zheng Bin away. When he looked up and saw her, all his movements stopped.

Everyone in the ward also looked at Jiang Rui, a look of surprise flashed across their faces, and then they whispered.

Jiang Rui stepped forward and supported Zhao Nan’s arm to ask him to sit down. She did not have much strength, but gently and skillfully pushed down the man who Zheng Bin could not hold up.

Zhao Nan’s face was rarely dumbfounded, staring straight at her.

Jiang Rui also looked at him.

“Baby…”

Zheng Bin shuddered suddenly, “Old Zhao, you are too numb! Why do you call your younger sister a baby?!”

Zhao Nan finally came back to his senses, glanced at him speechlessly, and immediately looked at Jiang Rui again: “When did you come?”

The two of them have been holding hands since just now and there is no intention to let go. Jiang Rui sat on his bedside in this position: “Just after getting off the train, Brother Zheng picked me up. Why are you injured? Does it hurt?”

“It doesn’t matter, it’s just a small injury.” Zhao Nan did not care and asked her again: “Is it tired?”

Jiang Rui shook his head, “Not tired, Xiao Bei bought me a sleeper and slept several times on the road.”

“I should go back to pick you up.” Zhao Nan said apologetically.

“Then, you have to be able to walk.” Zheng Bin interjected next to him, “Old Zhao, what private conversation do you have with your younger sister? Let’s close the door and talk slowly. There are so many people watching. Keep it away, keep it away.”

The few people who had been ignored for a long time had already dropped their jaws at Zhao Nan’s soft tone of speaking to Jiang Rui. Is this the Hades of Battalion Commander they know?!

Finally having the opportunity to speak, Company Commander Zhang hurriedly asked curiously: “Commander, is this the sister-in-law?”

They have long heard from Battalion Commander Zheng that Battalion Commander Zhao went home to visit his relatives this time. He was actually pressed to see the girl. There was a little schadenfreude in his heart – a cold face, crushing them all day, there are also times when he has to be forced!

As a result, after only one month, when the old man returned to the team, he did not feel unhappy at all. Just like the male nesting bird, he was busy decorating the house.

A few of them were so curious that they scratched their hearts and minds. Who is the sacred sister-in-law who can easily take down the battalion commander? They met today, so they are well-known. The battalion commander is the battalion commander. What a blessing!

Zhao Nan introduced his comrade commanders to Jiang Rui. As for the ladies, he only said that they were female comrades of the Cultural Troupe, but did not introduce them one by one as they were not very close.

The yellow scarf opened her mouth and wanted to speak, but was pressed down by another beautiful girl beside her.

When Zheng Bin saw it, his eyelids twitched.

Jiang Rui did not seem to notice. She pursed the corners of her mouth, showing a slight dimple, and greeted them.

“Let’s go first, let Old Zhao and his younger sister have a good talk. Wait until Old Zhao is discharged from the hospital the next day and we will go to his house to make a fuss.” Seeing that the people they should know already know, Zheng Bin planned to leave the scene with unrelated personnel to save trouble.

As he said so, it was not good for the others to stay any longer, so they got up and said goodbye.

Jiang Rui sent people outside, closed the door, and walked back.

Zhao Nan’s eyes were always on her. Before she approached, he already reached out and held her hand tightly in his palm.

Jiang Rui sat down, leaned forward, and leaned lightly on his chest.

Zhao Nan folded his arms, hugged her in his arms, bowed his head, and kissed the top of her hair. All the anxiety and depression caused by the injury in the past few days disappeared after seeing her, leaving only peace and satisfaction.

“How is the family?”

“Everything is fine. The spring plowing has ended. My sister-in-law and I took turns going to the fields. As a result, the two of us couldn’t work as fast as Mom alone. Xiaobo also helped out and brought us meals several times. Dad and elder brother still ran up the mountain every day, they found a swarm of wild bees, and they were having a headache about how to move them into the beehive. Also, my eldest sister-in-law secretly told me the other day that Cici might have someone she likes.”

“Who is it?” Zhao Nan asked.

Jiang Rui shook her head, “Sister-in-law is not sure. It is not good to ask Cici directly, but it should be the same factory as her. Just a while ago, Mom was still thinking about it. Once your problem is solved, it will be Cici’s turn next, after Xiao Bei.”

She remembered Zhang Liyun’s tone at the time, raised her head and pointed at Zhao Nan’s chest, and said with a smile: “Mom said that compared with your arduous task, both of them are drizzling. Why do you think you are so disgusted by others?”

Zhao Nan grabbed her finger, put it to his mouth, and kissed it, “Do you dislike it?”

“If I said dislike, what would you do?” Jiang Rui looked at him with raised eyebrows and a smile.

“The dislike is also mine.” Zhao Nan muttered, tightened his arms, and lowered his head to kiss her lips.

“By the way, Old Zhao—” The door of the room suddenly opened. When the visitor saw the scene in the room, he turned around neatly, looking at the sky, the earth, and the air, there were no silver three hundred taels here. “Huh? Why can’t I see anything?”

The corner of Zhao Nan’s mouth twitched and he held Jiang Rui without letting go, “What’s the matter?”

Zheng Bin glanced at it out of the corner of his eye but did not see the eye-catching picture which made people look like a needle, before turning around.

The atmosphere in the room was a bit delicate. Although Zhao Nan looked normal, Zheng Bin had known him for many years and he could see the uneasiness in his calm expression at the moment.

As for Jiang Rui, she leaned against Zhao Nan’s chest, as if she was very shy and did not raise her head.

Zheng Bin cleared his throat, “Then what, I just want to ask you, is my sister-in-law here to accompany you tonight, or is she going back to the military area? If she goes back, I will come again later and take her to go through the formalities.”

“You and Old Zheng go back first?” Zhao Nan asked Jiang Rui in a low voice.

Jiang Rui shook her head, sat upright, and looked at Zheng Bin: “I want to stay here tonight. If I have time later, can I trouble Brother Zheng to take me through the procedures?”

“There is no trouble, not to be troublesome. Don’t be polite to me, sister-in-law, I am always free.”

“Then, thank you, Brother Zheng.” Jiang Rui smiled.

Zheng Bin nodded straight and looked at the two again, “Then I’m leaving, I really won’t be back this time. You… Well, you continue. But Old Zhao, the doctor said, you can’t bump your legs. Now, take it easy.”

After speaking, he ignored the reaction of the two and left after closing the door.

Jiang Rui turned her head to look at Zhao Nan and saw that his face was calm but his ears were red.

*****

Translator’s Comment:

Hufh… finally you are reunited, my baby.

Zheng Bing: Why do I feel given a mouthful of dog food in this chapter? Oh.. so miserable. I want to find my wife…

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