Reborn in the 70s: Pampered by Regiment Commander-Chapter 24 - What Are You Trying to Do, Commander
24: Chapter 24 What Are You Trying to Do, Commander?
24 -24 What Are You Trying to Do, Commander?
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He didn’t even have a mother-in-law yet!
It’s not like Commander Tongzi was unaware…
Zhou Hanliang started the car with a look of wistful grievance, creeping forward at a speed barely faster than a bicycle.
If he still couldn’t figure out the situation, he guessed that next time he went out, he wouldn’t know who Commander Tongzi’s entourage would be.
“Is the car out of gas?”
“No, no, it’s just that we’re getting close to the village, and I thought it’s better to be safe than sorry,” Zhou Hanliang’s eyebrows twitched.
Had he misunderstood Commander Tongzi’s intention?
“Mhm, drive slower, don’t scare the kids in the village.”
Zhou Hanliang sighed with relief and continued at a snail’s pace…
Zhou Mikang turned to Chuxia again, nodding his chin at the bag of dumplings on the seat: “Don’t be so petty, hand them over.”
“You guys said it yourselves, we can’t take a single cent or meal from the common folk,” Chuxia defended the bag like a hawk protecting her chicks.
“This is what my grandma saved for my parents, and it’s been several months since my parents…” Before she could finish, a dark shadow flashed quickly before her eyes…
“You!”
“Screech!”
Zhou Mikang, ignoring Chuxia’s stunned expression and Zhou Hanliang’s another stomp on the brakes, shamelessly opened the bag, grabbed a dumpling, and threw it into his mouth.
He chewed with relish, “Not bad, not bad, it’s been a long time since I’ve had such authentic dumplings.”
As if his dumplings ever tasted inauthentic!
Chuxia rolled her eyes with contempt but didn’t make a sound.
Zhou Hanliang was at a loss, his hand frozen in place.
With the village in sight, what was Commander up to?
Should he keep the engine running and proceed, or should he turn it off?
“Try one, it’s good.”
A dumpling was suddenly stuffed into his mouth, and Zhou Hanliang, out of reflex, chewed and swallowed.
It was delicious!
Unable to resist, he reached out to grab another—their noon meal had only been a few pieces of compressed biscuits, and with such deliciousness in front of him, there was no way he could hold back.
Yeah, right!
“Smack!” Zhou Mikang slapped away the approaching hand, secured the bag of dumplings, then pulled out some food coupons from his pocket and handed them to Chuxia: “Consider the dumplings bought with food coupons, so it doesn’t violate the discipline.”
After counting them, a total of twenty-two pounds, Chuxia tucked them unceremoniously into her pocket and squinted at Zhou Mikang with a smile: “We’re even now!”
Zhou Hanliang: “…” Miss, are your dumplings wrapped with gold?
Zhou Mikang simply nodded, unsurprised: “Yes, we’re even now, but you should seriously consider my suggestion.
If you want to be a soldier, start training your body from now.
With your height and a little more physical strengthening, there shouldn’t be too much trouble getting selected.”
“I’ll think about it,” Chuxia sized him up, “Can I ask why you’re so eager to have me enlist?
Oh right, did I forget to tell you my age?
I just turned 17 this year.”
“The criteria for recruiting female soldiers are: 16–18 years of age, a height of 160 centimeters or more, facial features to be symmetrical without obvious defects, and a clear family background…
At 17, you’re exactly within the range, aren’t you?”
“How old are you?” Chuxia bluntly asked.
“26.”
“Oh, nine years older than me.” Chuxia eyed him meaningfully, “You get what I’m saying, right?”
“Thinking I fancy you?” Zhou Mikang laughed as he looked her over, “With those skinny bean sprout limbs of yours, where’s that confidence coming from?”
Chuxia raised an eyebrow, “It’s best if you don’t fancy me.
You’re so keen on making me join the army, and you even gave me all these food coupons.
If I didn’t read more into it, I’d be the one with a problem.”
“Cough!
Cough!
Cough!…” Zhou Hanliang almost coughed up a lung, and Chuxia looked at him with sympathy, “Actually, you’re thinking the same as me, but you just don’t have the guts to ask outright, right?”
“Cough, cough, cough…” Zhou Hanliang continued to cough, waving his hand around, not even sure what he was trying to express.
Having been by the group leader’s side for five years, today’s revelations about the group leader completely overthrew everything he thought he knew!
“You’re overthinking this!” Zhou Mikang’s smile faded, “I helped you just because your personality is so much like my little sister’s, but she…”
A chilling aura emitted, and Chuxia unconsciously shivered.
Alright, she shouldn’t have stirred up his sad memories, but it wasn’t all her fault, his actions were too easily misinterpreted.
Wanting to offer some words of comfort but feeling anything she said would be inadequate, she simply pursed her lips and remained silent.
This put Zhou Hanliang in a difficult position.
He had heard that the group leader had a sister four years younger than him, who at sixteen was kidnapped by some foreign organization.
The group leader’s father had chosen to abandon her for the sake of national interests…
The group leader never talked about his private family matters, so he’d always thought it was just a rumor.
Now it seemed it was not just a rumor, but what should he do?
Zhou Mikang also had complicated feelings at this moment.
At first, when he bumped into Chuxia, he only acted out of a soldier’s instinct, not wanting to see her fall in front of him.
Latter on, when Chuxia showed disdain for him, it actually intrigued him how interesting the young girl was.
And then, when the young girl stubbornly dragged her crying cousin away, he felt a trace of gratitude toward her.
Yes, gratitude.
At that time, everyone chose silence, their actions essentially forcing him to take the girl away, but he, really, couldn’t do that.
Seeing her from a distance on the road, he purposely stopped the car and switched to the passenger seat…, it was only just now that he suddenly understood the real reason he acted that way was because her personality was so much like his little sister!
How could a young girl from such a poor and remote rural area have the same carefree nature as his precious little sister?
This puzzled him.
Remembering the girl’s earlier questioning made him chuckle.
There was no denying she was pretty, but he’d seen plenty of beautiful girls before—why would he be attracted to a bean sprout like her?
Zhou Mikang unconsciously glanced at Chuxia, who happened to be carefully sneaking peeks at him. ƒree𝑤ebnσvel.com
That feeling reminded him of a mouse stealthily sneaking out of its hole, and he couldn’t help but scold, “What’s with the sneaky behavior?”
“I’m not your sister, can you speak more nicely?” Chuxia glanced out of the window, “Stop the car, I don’t need you guys to drive me.”
Zhou Mikang VS Zhou Hanliang: “…” Girl, we have brought you to the village, and now you say you don’t need us to drive you, why didn’t you say so earlier?
After some thought, Zhou Mikang still handed Chuxia a note with his address, “If you encounter any problems you can’t resolve, write to me.”
He spoke with such certainty!
Who does he think he is?
Chuxia rolled her eyes as she took the note, her left hand holding a pack of dumplings, her right hand a bundle of millet, and in her arms, a bag of dried sweet potatoes…
Zhou Mikang’s lips twitched, and he turned to Zhou Hanliang, “To Elder Chen’s house.”
