Translator: Atlas Studios Editor: Atlas Studios
Huo Yingcheng’s words, which Gu Qingjiu couldn’t make heads or tails of, made her baffled.
She returned to her seat to see her mother and her older brother murmuring between themselves.
Once Gu Qingjiu reached the table, the two of them stopped murmuring.
Gu Qingjiu felt awkward all of a sudden.
“Mom, what are you two talking about?”
It was clear they were talking about her.
“Nothing.” Qi Yuefeng shook her head, a slight smile on her face. “But Qingjiu, Mom feels that you ought to be careful now that you entered the military. You’re only eighteen.”
Immediately, Gu Qingjiu knew that it was the nosy Gu Qingmo who had said something.
Gu Qingjiu rolled her eyes. “Mom, don’t listen to Brother’s nonsense. He knows nothing at all. I don’t even know any boys at the military…”
Right after those words came out of her mouth, she felt what she said wasn’t quite right.
Actually, Commander Huo, Chief Instructor, and Doctor Nan should be considered people she knew?
But they were already men, so her words were still technically correct!
“Pff, Mom don’t listen to her lies. When I went to look for you in the troops last time, there was this commander or something that defended her!”
Gu Qingmo reached out to strangle Gu Qingmo. She was glaring at him, thinking that he only knew how to make up things and create havoc.
Seeing Gu Qingjiu’s reaction, Qi Yuefeng laughed out loud. “Qingjiu, Mom won’t interfere in your matters. I believe you’re able to distinguish things for yourself. If you really find someone you like, it’s okay to date. After all, you’re no longer a kid.”
Gu Qingjiu felt helpless at this teasing. “Mom…”
However, in front of her family, she always felt more relaxed, instead of feeling tensed like she did in the military.
“Haha. Mom, don’t you feel that Qingjiu had undergone a big transformation?”
Gu Qingmo suddenly said this while he was laughing.
Qi Yuefeng didn’t think too much about it. On the other hand, his words made Gu Qingjiu’s heart skip a beat.
“She did change a little. My daughter is prettier than before now, and also more lively. It seems like the training in the troops has some effect.”
Qi Yuefeng smiled gently at Gu Qingjiu. Hearing her mother attribute her change to her days in the troops, Gu Qingjiu suddenly felt a mix of emotions in her heart.
Only the smiling Gu Qingmo had a deep glint flash across his eyes as he gazed at his younger sister’s weird expression.
After they were done resting in the mall, they found a place to settle for lunch.
Considering the fact that Gu Qingjiu could only return next month, Qi Yuefeng took Gu Qingjiu for a good meal.
After the meal, Gu Qingjiu felt stuffed.
Taking with her the clothes Qi Yuefeng gave her, she went to the bus terminal in the afternoon.
There was a direct bus from the city proper to the military zone, mainly to cater to family members visiting the military.
For those like Gu Qingjiu, so long as they had an identity card, they could go together.
Since it was the last day of the weekend, there weren’t many people on the bus. Only a handful of them occupied the seats.
Gu Qingjiu sat on the bus, and with her earphones plugged in, she watched the scenery outside as the bus passed them by.
She felt a sort of fulfillment in such a life.
Just as the bus was about to reach the military zone in Dayi City, it started raining.
The bus stopped outside the military zone since it couldn’t go further in. Gu Qingjiu, who was carrying a lot of things with her, couldn’t go in straight away. Hence, she called Yu Bao’er to pick her up.
While she was dodging the rain at the bus terminal outside the military zone, a few soldiers suddenly walked over from the distance.
“Younger Sister Qingjiu, are you waiting for someone to pick you up here? Do you need us to help you?”
