Your promise, my sea

Chapter 16

The exercise entered the second stage, Gu Huaiyue got busy with Deputy Commander Lu, and the kid and Yan Zhen's vacation was coming to an end, so they had to return to City C.

Li Wan came to pick up the plane in person, looking at the child's wrinkled face, he felt distressed: "What is this called, leave in good spirits, and return in disappointment."

Yan Zhen smiled after hearing the words, feeling a little disappointed in his heart.

On the way back, I received a call from Professor Li, saying that Yan Zhen asked her to find all the materials, and asked her when she would go to pick them up.It was only then that Yan Zhen remembered that he had been beaten by Song Fuzhen a few days ago and wanted to study for a graduate student on a whim, so he thanked him immediately and made an appointment to visit him on a certain day.

After hanging up the phone, Li Wan also coaxed the child. Yan Zhen heard her sigh: "You are busy, and he is busy too. When will there be news?"

Hearing her speak so bluntly, Yan Zhen brushed her hair a little embarrassedly: "Mom."

"Anyway, when he comes back next time, we must make up the wedding!"

The old lady Gu said bluntly, Yan Zhen was a little dumbfounded: "Mom, Huaiyue doesn't have time yet."

"Don't spoil him all the time." Mrs. Gu gave her a sidelong glance, and said with a final word, "That's it, I'll go to see the wedding dress another day!"

Yan Zhen was a little dumbfounded immediately.

This time, the old lady really didn't talk about it. Before returning to City C, she dragged Yan Zhen to the bridal shop to see the wedding dresses. The beautiful wedding dresses were placed in front of her, and Yan Zhen was dumbfounded.

"Mom, I'll only wear one at this wedding, so you don't need to take so many."

"You have to choose the best one." The old lady said while comparing two wedding dresses to her, "Look, you are so thin, you might have to gain weight if you want to hold up this wedding dress." .”

After speaking, he put down the two items in his hand and went to look at the others.Yan Zhen looked helplessly at the back of the old lady who was in a hurry, and had no choice but to let her go.

After a day of shopping with the old lady, Yan Zhen returned home exhausted at night.After sitting on the sofa for a while, I received a call from Gu Huaiyue.His voice was hoarse, as if he had been smoked by gunpowder, and he had to drink several sips of water before he could say a word.

"The exercise is over?"

"Well, it's over." He swallowed, didn't say much about the exercise, and asked her instead, "I called Mom just now, and she said you went to see the wedding dress—"

"That was decided by Mom herself!" Yan Zhen interrupted him hastily.

Gu Huaiyue was stopped by her and wanted to laugh a little: "Yan Zhen, I have difficulty speaking now, can you stop interrupting me and let me finish?"

"Yeah." She nestled back on the sofa with a blushing face, and raised her eyebrows at the kid to let him go back to the room to do his homework.The kid turned his head to play the game with disdain, his little mouth muttering.

"You have to look carefully, look carefully, I want a beautiful bride at the wedding."

"Huh?" Yan Zhen was a little confused by him.

Gu Huaiyue coughed and said, "I mean, let's hold the wedding when I go back, do you think it's okay?"

Yan Zhen couldn't help being a little surprised: "Will it work, is it still a step away after getting the certificate?"

Of course it is different, Chief of Staff Gu coughed lightly: "Then I will take it as your agreement?"

"Yeah." She responded inaudibly.

"My side is a bit noisy, I can't hear you, please speak up."

"Agreed!" She roared with a blushing face, and hung up the phone, but she didn't know that the person on the other end of the phone laughed for 5 minutes.

Yan Zhen discovered that the thickness of some people's skin is increasing day by day, and now they can say things that make her blush and heartbeat without changing their expressions.Of course, she will not admit the fact that she is thin-skinned.And what made her depressed was that not only was he thick-skinned, but he would also write bad checks, and after talking about choosing a wedding dress for the wedding, he didn't see anyone for three months.

For three full months!
"What's the point of getting married? I've chosen a wedding dress and left it at home to get moldy!"

Yan Zhen gritted his teeth and slammed the book back into the shelf.Xiao Liu followed her, complaining non-stop: "Recently there is a blind date again, it's so annoying."

Yan Zhen teased her with a smile: "You are already worried about getting married at such a young age?"

"It's because my mother is afraid that I won't be able to get married." Xiao Liu pursed her lips, "If you force me again, if you force me again, I will find someone to marry! Whether he is good or bad!"

Yan Zhen couldn't help laughing, and wanted to persuade her a few words, but when the words came to his lips, he suddenly thought of something, so he changed his words again: "You don't have to be afraid of regretting yourself, as long as you don't regret it, and a flash marriage is not necessarily a bad thing..."

By the time he reached the last few words, his voice had already dropped very low.But Xiao Liu heard it anyway, and looked at her teasingly: "Sister Yan, why don't you go on this blind date for me!"

Yan Zhen glanced at her, and was about to say something when suddenly a dizzy feeling hit her, and she almost fainted.Seeing this, Xiao Liu quickly supported her with one hand and grabbed the edge of the bookshelf with the other, muttering, "Is this dizziness contagious too? Why am I a little dizzy too?"

Yan Zhen grabbed Xiao Liu's arm with all her strength, until Xiao Liu's beautiful eyebrows were wrinkled, she let go of her hand, raised her head slowly, and told Xiao Liu with a pale face: "It's not dizziness, it's—— earthquake."

Yes, earthquakes.

In just ten seconds of shaking, the entire campus and even the entire city boiled up.

Yan Zhen tried his best to stand still, and after the earthquake subsided, he didn't bother to put the book, and walked out after explaining a few words to Xiao Liu.

The playground on the campus was already full of people. Fortunately, there were teachers organizing them, so they wouldn't be too flustered.It took Yan Zhen a little time to find Gu Jiaming in the lower grade area.At this time, the child was carrying a small schoolbag to coax Lin Xiaoxiao, who was frightened and crying. When he looked up and saw her, he waved to her cheerfully: "Mr. Yan!"

Yan Zhen calmed down and walked towards him: "Are you all right, you two?"

The child shook her head, Lin Xiaoxiao held her hand weeping, Yan Zhen patted her head: "Don't be afraid, it's all right now."

It is still uncertain where the epicenter is, but the impact of the earthquake on City C is limited.The crowd was agitated for a while, and then calmed down again as the school tried its best to maintain order.

After finding the two children, Yan Zhen looked down at his watch, and when it was almost school time, he organized the students to leave the school together with other teachers.At this time, many parents were waiting outside the door, seeing that their children were intact, and their hearts were relieved.

Yan Zhen handed Lin Xiaoxiao to her mother, and then hurried home with Jia Ming. When they arrived at Gu Garden, they heard Mrs. Gu's phone call before entering the lobby.Li Wan was talking enthusiastically with the person on the other end of the phone, when she looked up and saw Yan Zhen hurriedly greeted her: "Look, here I am, it's your grandma's call."

Yan Zhen took it over, and was a little relieved when she learned that grandma was fine.

After hanging up the phone, Li Wan was walking back and forth anxiously in the hall.Yan Zhen supported her and asked, "Mom, where is the epicenter of this earthquake?"

"I don't know yet, turn on the TV and watch!"

News of the earthquake was cyclical on the news.The latest news shows that the epicenter was in County Y in Province Q, not far from City B, with a magnitude of 7.1.

Yan Zhen was taken aback when he heard this number at the beginning. This shock came from the comparison with the far-reaching earthquake two years ago.The earthquake two years ago is still fresh in my memory. Many lives were buried under the rubble and disappeared without a sound. Looking around, the devastated scene still makes people dare not look directly at it.

I hope God bless the people in the disaster area to get through this disaster smoothly.

Yan Zhen prayed silently in his heart watching the cyclical images of the TV, but at this moment Li Wan who was sitting by the side suddenly stood up.Yan Zhen quickly supported her: "Mom, what's wrong?"

"Call, call quickly!"

"What are you doing on the phone?" I'm afraid that the phone is flying all over the sky now, so don't add burden to the communication.

And Li Wan's anxiety was palpable: "I just called Hehe and said that Huaining's regiment has received orders. You should call Huaiyue immediately, and immediately call him to persuade him not to let him go!" After thinking about it, the old lady slapped her forehead and said, "No, calling him won't work, just call Lao Xi directly!"

Seeing that Yan Zhen didn't seem to understand, the old lady simply went to fight herself.Yan Zhen was indeed stunned, standing there motionless in a daze.She seems to have forgotten one thing, she forgot that her husband is a soldier, a member of the People's Liberation Army who is in need of the country!
Realizing this, Yan Zhen suddenly panicked for no reason.

B military area.

After nine o'clock at night, the whole building was brightly lit.

Xi Shaofeng hurried into the office after the meeting, and received a call from City C before the bench was settled.After hanging up the phone, he called Gu Huaiyue from Teacher A to his office with a sullen face. The distance was not far, and he arrived just as soon as he spoke.

"report!"

"Come in." He responded, and the man pushed the door open and entered.

Gu Huaiyue saluted: "Commander, what do you need from me?"

Xi Shaofeng nodded with a complicated expression. He picked up a cigarette and hadn't lit it. Gu Huaiyue stopped him halfway. Xi Shaofeng could only stare at him and put down the cigarette in his hand: "How is the army now? Oh, I mean How are the soldiers feeling?"

"Ready at all the time."

It seemed that this person understood the point of his question, Xi Shaofeng subconsciously rubbed his fingers on the marble tabletop: "Have you received the order?"

"Yes." Gu Huaiyue answered his question straightly. Since city B is closer to county Y, the troops here were the first to enter the disaster area.

Xi Shaofeng nodded again, hesitated again and again, and said, "Go back and make arrangements, this time you stay behind."

He spoke extremely fast, and Gu Huaiyue also categorically vetoed: "No."

Xi Shaofeng stared: "Stop talking nonsense, before I repent!"

Gu Huaiyue smiled: "You can't convince yourself, but you still want to convince me?"

Xi Shaofeng sat down, a little tired: "That's fine, you can go, you can persuade your mother, the premise is to let her stop talking about your injury!"

"That happened in a lifetime!" He was injured before, but that was when he was in the special brigade. How many years have passed by now, the old lady just wanted to find an excuse not to let him go.

"I know you are capable." Xi Shaofeng looked at him and said, "But I have already told your mother that I understand her, that's all right, you can go back."

"Four-fifths of my soldiers are going to the disaster area."

"Then you stay and take care of the remaining one-fifth!" Xi Shaofeng said decisively, "The soldiers who stay behind must also take care of their thoughts and emotions. Individuals whose homes are in the disaster area should pay special attention—"

"Ideological work has a political commissar!" Gu Huaiyue argued hard.

"It's the same for anyone!" Xi Shaofeng waved his hands, unwilling to waste words with him.

Gu Huaiyue smiled wryly: "You did it so easily, you turned around and let four-fifths of my soldiers outcompete me. That's fine, when they come back, I'll take off my shoulder straps and take off my military uniform to welcome them!"

"You—" Xi Shaofeng was so angry that he dared to threaten him with this?This kid is fat, isn't he? !
Gu Huaiyue looked serious: "Uncle Xi, I remember that when I was a soldier in Tibet, I also encountered a strong earthquake. At that time, the regiment dispatched many soldiers to rescue, and you took the lead. Before departure, you said before the team In a word, do you remember what it is?"

Xi Shaofeng stared at him, and Gu Huaiyue said unhurriedly and word by word: "You said, a man should be in danger, how can Ru Guan miss his life!" He remembered this sentence now, almost wanting to I didn't want to just blurt out: "It's critical now, I'm not afraid, why are you afraid?"

Xi Shaofeng couldn't hold back when he said it, he picked up the cigarette on the table again, lit it up and took a few puffs, and amidst the smog he said, "Then where is City C?"

Gu Huaiyue thought for a while and said, "I'll tell them."

Xi Shaofeng was silent for a few seconds, put out the cigarette in his hand, walked to his side and adjusted the shoulder badges for him: "Go out."

Gu Huai laughed more, saluted and left quickly.

In the face of the disaster, there was not much time left for them. Military trucks gathered on the playground and stood by for orders, and set off as soon as the order came.

Gu Huaiyue parked the car under the division building, jumped out of the car and walked quickly to the office.The correspondent, Xiao Ma, was answering the phone. Seeing him walking towards him, he breathed a sigh of relief: "Chief of Staff, the phone number at home."

He paused when he took off his hat, and looked at the receiver held by the pony with some hesitation.He can be decisive in front of Xi Shaofeng, but when dealing with his family, he is a little hesitant, he dare not answer the phone for a long time.

"chief of staff?"

The pony reminded him again.Gu Huaiyue clenched his fist, and finally reached out to take it: "Hello."

The person on the other end had been waiting patiently, and his voice didn't seem too anxious: "Huaiyue, it's me."

It was Yan Zhen, and Gu Huaiyue involuntarily clenched the receiver: "Well, is Mom okay?"

"Mom is resting." She said softly, "She is too tired today."

After speaking, both sides fell silent in unison.Hearing the sound of breathing from the other end, Gu Huaiyue finally understood why he was so hesitant, because the person on the other end of the phone was his bondage, knowing what kind of worries and expectations they had for him, he was afraid of disappointing them , he didn't know what reason he could use to reassure her.Pursing his lips, when he finally opened his mouth to break the silence, Yan Zhen's voice came from the other end: "Huai Yue."

"Ok?"

"The life of a soldier is to die with the country, I understand." She said, accompanied by a slight laugh, "You go, I will wait for you at home."

Her voice was as gentle as ever, but it had a greater impact on him than ever before. Gu Huaiyue tried his best to restrain his violent ups and downs, suppressed the thousands of emotions that surged up, and said in a small but firm voice :"wait me back."

Yan Zhen understood that she couldn't keep him.

How do you say something?He is a soldier first and your husband second.Yan Zhen only realized the true meaning of this sentence at this moment.

However, after Gu Huaiyue left, Yan Zhen still struggled and worried for a while.

She didn't dare to watch TV, because there were rubble-like houses, collapsed ground, people weeping with their dead relatives in their arms, and children looking at the world with innocent eyes.The disaster swept across this small county town that was peaceful and peaceful a few days ago with sadness. The continuous drizzle and irregular aftershocks aggravated the restlessness and restlessness in people's hearts.But she couldn't help but wanted to watch TV, trying to find the figure of that person among the crowds of soaked green military uniforms.

She actually saw it once, because of the rain and wind, the TV picture was not clear, so she could only see a group of soldiers digging an old man out from under the collapsed house.The reporter was broadcasting at the top of his voice on the TV. Because he was stuffy inside for a long time, there was no water or food. The beam fell down and hit the old man's half of his body.

Even though the old man was unconscious, the group of soldiers put the old man on the stretcher as carefully as possible, covering the old man with a thick layer of cover.It was he who went up to build it. After the building was finished, all the soldiers present stood in two rows and gave a military salute in a proper manner.This was a farewell ceremony for the deceased old man. It was simple and rough, but it captured the hearts of everyone present.

Yan Zhen, who was standing in front of the TV, couldn't help covering his mouth, his eyes were red.Although the child is young, it can be judged from Yan Zhen's expression that she is in a bad mood during this time.So the child became very well-behaved, and tiptoed to wipe her tears.

"Teacher Yan, don't cry! The chief said that men don't cry easily!"

This futile comfort made Yan Zhen laugh out of tears, and nodded his forehead: "Your teacher Yan is a woman, so you have a soft heart!"

The kid stuck out his tongue and didn't continue to argue with her.But Yan Zhen felt a lot relieved because of the existence of this little guy.

During the weekend, Yan Zhen received a call from Song Fuzhen, saying that she was going to pick up a child to stay at home for a while.

Yan Zhen asked the child for her opinion, but the child frowned and did not refuse, but just asked her a word: "I'm leaving, can you stay at home alone?"

brat!Yan Zhen couldn't laugh or cry, but a warm feeling surged in his heart: "Go, your grandpa and grandma miss you. Teacher, you don't have to worry."

Lin Chongbo's body had fallen to the root of the disease earlier, and now there is something wrong with his heart, and he needs to be admitted to the hospital for observation from time to time.A few days ago, I was not feeling well. I entered the General Hospital of the Military Region and was just discharged today.The first thing he did after he was discharged from the hospital was to ask Song Fuzhen to call the Gu family, saying that he wanted to see the children.

Yan Zhen personally sent the children there, she still couldn't help being a little embarrassed seeing Song Fuzhen, but Song Fuzhen had more experience than her, so she managed to maintain a calm face: "Here we come."

"Hmm." She handed over the child's schoolbag, changed her shoes at the door and entered the room.

Song Fuzhen leaned down, smiled and put her hands on the child's fleshy face. It has been raining in C city these days, it seems that it's time for autumn rain and cold again: "Is it cold?"

The child was eating candy, and his mouth was very sweet: "It's not cold, grandma."

Song Fuzhen smiled kindly. The child's face inherited three points from Lin Ke, especially those small eyes, which were sharp and clear, very much like Ke Ke when she was a child.Every time she sees these eyes, she can't help but think of her daughter. She wants to look but dare not look too much, because she will think too much if she looks too much, and she can't sleep at night anymore.

Lin Chongbo said that she was ashamed of her daughter and had a guilty conscience, so she couldn't get up naturally when facing Jia Ming.It was only when she was in the hospital that day that she figured out what she said. What's wrong with the child? What could be wrong with such a lovely child?So when she got home, she hugged Jia Ming and cried bitterly, which frightened the children.

Withdrawing her thoughts, Song Fuzhen beckoned to her aunt who was helping at home: "Take Jia Ming upstairs to see his grandfather."

The child looked back at Yan Zhen step by step, Yan Zhen smiled at him, turned his head and realized that now only he and Song Fuzhen were left face to face.In his heart, Yan Zhen was still a little afraid of her.

"Go and sit in the living room."

Song Fuzhen personally brewed a cup of tea and brought it to her. Yan Zhen quickly said thank you, picked it up and took a sip, there was a faint aroma.

"Is Elder Lin still in good health?"

"It's always been like that. In his words, when people get old, the parts don't work. From time to time, they have to be oiled by the doctor to keep running."

Yan Zhen listened and smiled knowingly.

In fact, Lin Chongbo's situation was a little dangerous this time. He was already unconscious when he was sent to the hospital, and he was rescued after some emergency rescue.When he woke up, the first thing he said to her was that he dreamed of his daughter, and dreamed that he had gone to hell.The first thing she said to her after leaving the hospital was that she wanted to see her grandson.Song Fuzhen suppressed all these things, no longer thinking about it, and just asked: "How is Huaiyue?"

Yan Zhen stared at the intertwined fingers and said, "I'm still in the disaster area, and I haven't been able to make contact these days."

Song Fuzhen sighed: "Just wait, who told you to choose a soldier as your husband, I'm afraid you will have to go through a lot of things in the future."

Such a tone made Yan Zhen suddenly realize that Song Fuzhen was also a military wife, and she probably had no less experience than her.

Song Fuzhen felt a little uncomfortable being looked at by her, pressed her throat and coughed lightly twice.Yan Zhen immediately came back to his senses, bowed his head to drink tea in embarrassment, and the room fell into silence for a while.Yan Zhen looked out the window, and suddenly saw two car lights in the yard.The car stopped in the yard, the lights went out, and a man in military uniform stepped down from above. Yan Zhen saw that man clearly through the bright light in the living room.

Naturally, Song Fuzhen also saw the person coming, raised her eyebrows, went to open the door herself, opened the door, and greeted him with a smile: "Meng Chuan is here——"

It was Shen Mengchuan who came.

Shen Mengchuan was dressed neatly in a neat military uniform, which was very in line with the requirements of the internal regulations on military discipline. The only drawback was that one of his sleeves was rolled up, and a bandage was wrapped around it.Shen Mengchuan was surprised to see her, and stopped at the entrance of the living room until Song Fuzhen urged him to sit down, then he scratched his hair and sat down next to the sofa.

While Song Fuzhen was going to the kitchen to make tea, he hesitated for a moment before saying, "You're here too."

Yan Zhen tried his best to calm down, and smiled: "Yeah."

Shen Mengchuan also smiled, and wanted to say something, but Song Fuzhen had already brought the tea.

Not long after Shen Mengchuan was discharged from the hospital, he returned to City C to do some errands, and by the way, he was ordered by his father to visit Lin Chongbo again.Mr. Lin was in high spirits, so he had to drag Shen Mengchuan to have a few drinks during dinner.How could Shen Mengchuan dare to compete with a heart patient for drinking, let alone because his wound doctor had strictly prohibited him from drinking, so the two had no choice but to give up with regret.

Yan Zhen originally wanted to leave, but the child insisted on pulling her to stay for dinner.Lin Chongbo saw that the child was pitiful, so he asked her to stay. She didn't want to save the face of her elders, so she had to leave quietly after eating while the children were watching cartoons.

After leaving the gate of Lin's house, Yan Zhen finally breathed a sigh of relief, but halfway through the relief, she had to bring it up again, because Shen Mengchuan also came out, and he stood on the steps and looked at her: "You...you are still sitting Bus?"

Yan Zhen nodded.

"Okay." Shen Mengchuan nodded, "I don't advise you to take my car, the number of times you have rejected me is the most in my life!"

Yan Zhen smiled, turned and left.She deliberately quickened her pace, but after a while, she still heard gentle footsteps coming from behind.Yan Zhen turned around suspiciously and saw Shen Mengchuan.

"Why are you following me?" she asked.

"This." Shen Mengchuan scratched his hair, "Here, are you leaving?"

Yan Zhen didn't know whether to laugh or cry, she looked at him and asked calmly, "What's the matter?"

"Well." He said, "I, I want to tell you something, but I'm afraid you won't be happy if I say it, but it's uncomfortable, I just have a problem that I can't figure out, am I so annoying At any rate, we played together when we were young. Although I strangled you, you don’t have to treat me like a stranger all the time.” After finishing speaking, seeing that Yan Zhen seemed to be frightened by him, he added another sentence, “ Don't be offended, if I really say something, I will say whatever I want."

Yan Zhen glanced at him helplessly, and brushed her hair: "Actually, I don't hate you, it's just that the timing of your appearance is too coincidental, and it always reminds me of things that I swore I would never think of again."

The first time was when my father died; the second time was related to that person.It's not that she doesn't want to remember him, it's just that once she remembers him, those old memories come back and repeat in her mind.

Shen Mengchuan wanted to look up to the sky and sigh, what did this girl do for a long time?
He touched his face and pointed at her: "You, you, you... I'm a little wronged!"

Yan Zhen was not angry, just looked at him, sometimes she almost hated him, and buried those people and things together in her memories.But then she thought about it, she had nothing to do with him, so why did she worry so much about him.One of the things she is trying to do now is to be happy, not to hate one more person.

"What's the matter with your arm?"

"I was injured by an accident during the exercise." He answered very simply, as if he didn't want to say more, so Yan Zhen didn't ask any more questions.

"I haven't congratulated you yet."

"Oh, thank you." He waved his hand, lowered his head and muttered, "This is congratulations. If you listen to too much, you will get bored. Is there any practical effect other than making people feel light? What's more, because of this Broke the drill, I dragged my hands and legs, and I couldn't even go to the disaster relief site!"

In a word, her smile faded away, Shen Mengchuan noticed it, and asked a little cautiously: "I heard that Master A and the others advanced into the epicenter?"

"Ah."

Shen Mengchuan nodded after hearing this: "Well, it's that kid's style, he always has the ability to let me beat him." Whether it's disaster relief or——personal issues, after thinking about it, Shen Mengchuan touched his head and groaned. : "Let's go! Find my gentle hometown, my master!"

Looking at his back, Yan Zhen smiled slightly.Shen Mengchuan is also an excellent soldier, but she suddenly discovered that at this moment, she especially misses him who is far away in the disaster area.

Since she saw him on TV last time, Yan Zhen stayed in front of the TV whenever she was free. She thought that she might see him again sometime, but in the end she never did.

All she can see is the constant scrolling of sad and happy news on the TV.The joy is how many people have created the miracle of life, but the tragedy is that the number of deaths continues to rise.She looked at all this, distraught.

According to the old man, the troops have started to evacuate the disaster area one after another. Gu Huaining made a phone call at one o'clock in the morning yesterday, saying that the troops are on their way back to City B.Liang He wept with joy while holding the phone receiver.Standing on the second floor, Yan Zhen could hear the voice clearly. After being in a daze for a long time, he slowly walked back to the room.Sometimes she couldn't help but dig into the corner, did that person forget himself, couldn't even make a phone call?After complaining, he immediately scolded himself in turn. Isn't this a hindrance.

During this time, Mrs. Gu calmed down.After sending Jia Ming away, Yan Zhen lived in Guyuan, saying that he wanted to accompany the old lady, but in fact, the old lady had been taking care of her.

In the afternoon, the old lady went out, bought some supplements and came back. In the evening, she brought out a pot of soup, and each filled a bowl of soup and put it in front of everyone: "I'm used to worrying and frightening during this time, so hurry up and make up for it." repair."

"Thank you mom." Yan Zhen took it, lowered his head and tasted it seriously.

Mr. Gu also took a look at Yan Zhen: "Don't worry about Huaiyue, I heard from the old man that their teachers are about to withdraw these days, so if they can make a call, they will naturally."

As if he really heard Yan Zhen's heart, the phone in the side hall suddenly rang, and Yan Zhen was startled.Auntie Zhang walked over to answer the phone, and she immediately beamed with joy after saying hello, and the whole room shouted, "Hurry up! Huaiyue is calling!"

The surprise came too fast, Yan Zhen was stunned for a moment, until he was pushed by Li Wan, he didn't react, and went to answer the phone with a blushing face.

Her hands were so trembling that she couldn't hold the receiver, she held onto the receiver with one hand and managed to pick it up: "Hello——"

She tried her best not to let herself be exposed, but only two words from the other end broke her efforts: "wife."

The voice was extremely hoarse, as if rusted.But it was the words uttered in such a broken voice that made her on the other end of the phone cry.But she didn't want to make him worry, so she covered her mouth and tried her best to adjust her emotions, suppressing all her worries and grievances, and smiled at the person on the other end of the phone: "Are you done?"

"En." He responded in a low voice, "It's almost over, and I can go back in two days."

Yan Zhen couldn't hear the voice very clearly, and was completely swallowed by the noise from the other end, but she heard the word "go back", and she was overjoyed for a moment: "I'll wait for you."

Gu Huaiyue smiled on the other end, and before he could speak again, a soldier ran over from a distance and saluted. It should be something, so he had to say to the person on the phone, "I still have something to do."

"Then you go to work, pay attention to safety!"

"En." Suddenly remembered something, Gu Huaiyue called to stop the person who was about to hang up, "Wait a minute."

"Ok?"

He was silent for a few seconds into the receiver, and said softly: "I miss you."

Yan Zhen was stunned for a moment, then smiled, happily.

I don't know if it's because of the peace of mind after answering the phone, Yan Zhen slept very well that night.

In the afternoon of the next day, Yan Zhen visited Professor Li and asked her about her graduate studies.Although there is still more than a year before the exam, Yan Zhen is the kind of person who just shows the real chapter if he wants to do it.Professor Li also liked her attitude very much, and gave her a lot of useful suggestions when choosing a school according to her actual situation: "Last year when I went to Hong Kong to attend an academic seminar, I met a professor from the School of Management of B University. He is very young, maybe not a few years older than you, but now he has started to lead graduate students. The major is also suitable for you. You think about it, and if you think it’s good, try it.”

"Yes, University B?" Yan Zhen repeated in surprise, that century-old prestigious school?Seeing Professor Li nodded with a smile, Yan Zhen felt a little unconfident, "Professor, can I do it?"

"Why not? How do you know if you haven't tried it?!" Professor Li comforted her, "Don't worry, just try, that young professor is also very easy-going."

Yan Zhen smiled, and instantly thought of a question.If she really passed the exam, wouldn't she have to go to city B to study? City B, City B, such a place.

Yan Zhen raised his head, met Professor Li's inquiring gaze, and nodded: "Okay, then I'll give it a try."

Holding the young professor's business card, Yan Zhen left Professor Li's house.People came and went on the street, all in a hurry, and she was the only one walking slowly as if taking a walk.She asked for leave today, so she is not in a hurry at the moment, she can spare time to think about it and plan what she will do in the future.

Although he was stimulated by Song Fuzhen to go to graduate school, Yan Zhen really felt it was necessary after working for a period of time.After all, she can't work in the library for the rest of her life, so it's better to find a corresponding job when the time comes.However, the reason that prompted her to agree to Professor Li's suggestion was not the most important. The most important thing was that she suddenly felt that it was not a big deal for her to live apart from Gu Huaiyue.

When she left Division A during the Chinese New Year, Chu Yao once suggested letting her join the army, but Yan Zhen hadn't had a chance to seriously consider it because of work and children's schooling issues after she came back.But right now, Professor Li suddenly made such a suggestion, which provided an opportunity. After thinking about it carefully, she thought it was quite good.

She was going to wait for him to come back, get married, and then join the army, ending the days of separation between the two places.He should agree, right?If you don't agree, there will be no chance again, let him regret it!Thinking of this, Yan Zhen couldn't help but burst out laughing, and after attracting two or three attention-seeking eyes, he hurriedly restrained his expression, pretending to be serious.

After taking two steps, she remembered something again. She hadn't seen little Gu Jiaming for almost a week, and this little guy probably had to call her heartless again.After thinking for a while, Yan Zhen took out his mobile phone and prepared to call the Lin family to see the children at night.It's just that before the call was made, a call came in, the phone rang loudly, Yan Zhen was startled, took a breath, and pressed the phone button, Li Wan was on the other end of the phone.

"Xiao Zhen, when will you be back?"

"I'm going to visit Jia Ming at Lin's house, and I may go back later. Mom, what's the matter?"

"Oh, it's not a big deal." Li Wan paused for a moment, then held the receiver and looked at Mr. Gu, "Old man, what should I tell my child?"

Gu Changzhi frowned, sighed and answered the phone: "I'll tell her."

Yan Zhen vaguely felt that something was wrong. She controlled her hand and tried to calm herself: "Dad, tell me."

Gu Changzhi was silent for a while: "It's so small, don't worry, Jiaming is not in a hurry to pick it up, you go home, let's go to City B."

"Going to City B? What's the matter?"

In order to ease his tense tone, Gu Changzhi smiled on purpose: "I just received a call from Liu Xiangdong, saying that Huaiyue and his teachers are leaving tomorrow."

"so fast?"

"En. Quite fast." Gu Changzhi responded, being stabbed in the waist by Li Wan, he turned angrily, looked at his wife's red eyes, and turned back resignedly.

Yan Zhen also had a bad feeling because of the old man's hesitant tone: "Dad, tell me, I'm ready, tell me, are you—"

"It's nothing serious!" Gu Changzhi quickly blocked her wild thoughts, "Huaiyue was injured a little bit, if you want, I'll take you to City B to have a look, if you don't want to stay at home—"

"I'll go!" Yan Zhen hurriedly said without waiting for him to finish speaking, only to feel the pain in his throat for a moment.The pain was thrust in suddenly, and she swallowed with difficulty.The hoarse voice said slowly: "Dad, I'll go."

(End of this chapter)