Chapter 39
On Sunday, Li Zan took a flight back to Liangcheng.
Song Ran also moved from the hotel to her mother's house, lying that she had just arrived.
Ran Yuwei was naturally happy that she was finally willing to come to the Imperial City. For the first time, she inquired in detail about the members of the column team she was working with. He also said, intentionally or unintentionally, who had received favors from her at work.
Song Ran was very sensitive and immediately said: "Don't worry. I do my own thing and don't need to rely on you."
Ran Yuwei said lightly: "That's right. After winning the Pulitzer, you are already a reporter on your own. You can do a good job without me."
Although her tone was not pleasant, it was not sarcastic.
Song Ran was not used to it, and she wondered if her mother was being extra accommodating because of her illness.
But no matter what, after Song Ran moved here, the relationship between mother and daughter became a little harmonious.
The only trouble was that Song Ran couldn't easily contact Li Zan at home and had to avoid Ran Yuwei. My cell phone was basically silent, and I pretended to be working seriously when chatting. Occasionally, when I wanted to laugh, I could only hold it in.
Even when making a phone call, Ran Yuwei had to hide under the quilt when Ran Yuwei returned to her room.
At the weekend, Li Zan came to visit her in the Imperial City, and she told her mother that she would stay out all night to collect folk songs in the countryside.
She had rarely lied since she was a child, and Ran Yuwei had no suspicion at all.
Li Zan only visited her once, and then he returned to the team. Militarized management will no longer be possible.
Song Ran was also busy with the filming of the column team, so she couldn't spare the time to go back to Liangcheng to see him, so she could only talk on the phone and send videos at night.
In late May, Li Zan said that there was going to be a wedding in their military camp and asked her if she wanted to come and see it.
Song Ran was surprised: "Who is getting married?"
"Jiang Lin." When he said this, Li Zan was wiping his hair with a towel on the other side of the video. It was now summer in Liangcheng, and he had just taken a shower. Because he was in the military camp dormitory, he had no clothes on his upper body, exposing his beautiful collarbone.
She stared at it for several seconds before saying in surprise: "Jiang Lin? He didn't even have a girlfriend when he was in Dongguo. Didn't he just return to China in March?"
"The instructor introduced me after returning to China." Li Zan stood up and threw the towel on the shelf, revealing a row of sexy and powerful abdominal muscles on the screen.
Song Ran blinked twice, inexplicably remembering her belly and the feeling of his rubbing there. Thinking of this, her stomach felt slightly hot. After she was distracted for another two seconds, she was even more surprised and said: "Huh? You got married after knowing each other for two months?"
Li Zan sat back. He had just taken a shower, and his face became cleaner and more delicate. He smiled at her at the other end of the screen and said, "They had a flash marriage." The instructor was also shocked at the time and asked, "Do you want to think about it again?" one time."
Song Ran chuckled and asked again: "Is it Saturday night?"
"right."
"I have something to do that morning, so I'll come over in the afternoon."
"good."
On the morning of Saturday, Song Ran compiled his work summary and lied to Ran Yuwei as usual about going out for filming.
She wore a beautiful beige dress, which was simple and elegant, yet gentle and cute. Before departure, I went to the barber shop downstairs to wash my hair and get a blow-dry.
She put on a facial mask on the plane, and when she arrived in Liangcheng, she drew her eyebrows in front of the mirror in the airport dressing room, put on powder, and applied lipstick. The makeup was light and fresh, but much more refined than usual.
Finally, I sprayed the perfume in the air, walked into the mist and slowly turned around.
She took a taxi and went straight to Luoyu Mountain. As she drove into the mountain road, she lay down by the window and looked out at the lush green trees and bright summer flowers all over the mountain, and the sunlight dancing in the gaps between the trees.
Arriving at the gate of the army, many military family members who came to attend the wedding were registered one by one.
Song Ran trotted over and stood among them dressed in beige, unable to help but purse her lips and smile.
When it was her turn, the sentry asked: "What is the family number?"
Song Ran was stunned and said, "I don't know..."
The sentry was funny: "Why don't my family members know?"
The people behind also laughed.
Song Ran whispered: "I'm looking for Li Zan, Captain Li."
There were many officers and soldiers in the military camp. The sentry might not recognize Li Zan's name if he had any other name.
The sentry asked: "Who are you Captain Li?"
"Female...friend."
"Ah? Friend or girlfriend?"
Song Ran stood in the smiling eyes of everyone. Before she could speak, a voice came from behind: "My girlfriend."
Song Ran turned around, and Li Zan, dressed in military uniform, came to pick her up.
Rather than accepting, it’s more like claiming.
The sentry smiled and let Song Ran in.
The moment Song Ran saw Li Zan, he was stunned. She had never seen him in regular clothes. The olive green orthodox military uniform was worn on him, upright and upright, like a small poplar; the belt at the waist was tied tightly, narrow and strong, making him taller and longer. All the legs are covered under the belt, and the trousers are straight and straight without any wrinkles.
He was wearing a military cap, and his face was heroic and bright. His temperament was completely different from the two months when they lived together.
But the gentle smile he couldn't help but show when he saw her brought that A-Zan back to her.
The two hadn't seen each other for a long time, and they were both happy and unnatural to see each other again. All they could do was look at each other and smile.
"Are you tired from the journey?"
"Not tired."
He held her hand, and she leaned closer to him, followed him inside, and kept looking up at him.
Li Zan saw her looking at her stupidly and was amused: "Why are you always looking at me? Don't you know me?" He said, holding her hand tightly, "It's too late if you don't know her. I took her away."
"You look really good in this military uniform." Song Ran said.
Li Zan pursed his lips and smiled, touched his cheek, and his eyes fell on her again.
When he just rushed to pick her up, he noticed her from a distance. She had a half-crown haircut and was wearing a beige dress. Her slender and white figure looked particularly young and beautiful in the early summer sunshine.
His eyes fell back on her beautiful face and said, "It looks like you are getting married."
Song Ran: "...Is it too much? I just put on a little makeup."
"No." Li Zan paused and said, "I mean, you look good like this."
Song Ran blushed slightly and muttered: "I couldn't sleep on the plane, so I just put on makeup when I had nothing to do."
Some officers and soldiers came towards me, casting curious eyes and talking among themselves.
"Look, Captain Li is holding a girl's hand!"
Song Ran: "..."
Li Zan explained: "It's boring in the army, everything is strange."
I'm afraid this will become an issue for some time.
Song Ran arrived late, not long before the wedding, but Li Zan still took her to see his dormitory.
The inside is very tidy, and all items are placed in a disciplined manner. The army green sheets were spread without a trace of wrinkles. ㊣This work is provided by ㊣思㊣Rabbit.com and can be read online.
Song Ran couldn't help but stretched out his hand and touched it.
Li Zan smiled: "Sit down, it's okay."
Song Ran sat on it, pressed the bed, and found that the bed board was very hard.
Li Zan poured her a glass of water from an enamel jar, and she drank most of the glass while holding it in her hands.
He put the cup away and saw a little light pink lipstick stained on the rim of the cup. He turned back to look at her, and the lipstick on the corner of her mouth was smudged a little.
He lifted her chin and gently touched the corners of her mouth with his thumb.
She raised her head and let him do what he wanted.
He felt unbearable for a moment, bent down, lowered his head and kissed her on the lips.
"Captain Li, the wedding is about to take place..." A soldier walked to the door and petrified for a second, "I'm sorry!" He panicked and gave a military salute stupidly, then ran away. A second later, a howl came from the corridor, “Captain Li kissed his daughter Azi in the dormitory!!!”
There were all kinds of noises and footsteps in the corridor, and a bunch of soldiers came running to join in the fun.
Song Ran quickly stood up, flattened the sheets and stood up, her face turning red like a tomato.
"Hello, sister-in-law!"
"Hello, sister-in-law!"
A group of big boys crowded at the door and laughed.
Song Ran felt warm in her heart and smiled back at them.
Li Zan coughed twice, took her hand and walked out, saying, "It's time to go and do some business."
The soldiers ran away again, laughing and joking: "Sister-in-law is so beautiful!"
Song Ran's face was so hot that she went out of the building and blew the summer wind to dissipate some of the heat.
The wedding banquet was held in the large dining hall. The newlyweds, accompanied by the bridesmaid and best man, held wedding candies and loose cigarettes, and smiled and thanked each guest present.
Jiang Lin was very surprised to see Song Ran and said, "Reporter Song, long time no see."
"Congratulations, Jiang Lin."
"I'll go, you two are together." Jiang Lin looked at Li Zan, "You hid it deep enough."
Li Zan smiled and replied: "Congratulations."
The bride is a female soldier or a navy, with neat short hair and cheerful personality: "Sorry if the reception is not good today."
The large dining hall can usually accommodate hundreds of people for dining. Today, it was decorated as a special wedding venue. The tables and chairs were all removed and replaced with a large round table commonly seen at weddings. It was covered with a snow-white tablecloth; the flowers, wine glasses, and napkins were all very exquisite.
A red carpet was laid out in the center of the venue, with a long semicircular arch corridor made of flowers on both sides. On the stage at the end of the corridor, the background wall was covered with silver tassels. There is a huge pink rose flower board on the wall, with red roses spelling out the couple's names.
There are also many wedding photos. The newlyweds, one wearing a green military uniform and the other wearing a navy white military uniform and a veil, took various funny photos accompanied by their comrades.
The wedding decoration is not very luxurious, but it is beautiful, generous, warm and romantic. I heard that for this wedding, Jiang Lin's comrades specially repainted the walls of the canteen with white paint. The ceiling was unsightly and they also pasted it with sea blue wallpaper. Symbolizing white clouds and ocean, it is the color that marks the woman's navy.
Li Zan took Song Ran to sit down at a table of familiar soldiers. The soldiers at the same table were curious about Song Ran's origins and took a closer look.
Li Zan generously introduced her as his girlfriend. Song Ran also greeted everyone appropriately.
The people at the table chatted with Li Zan about trivial matters in the army. Song Ran sat aside and listened. When he saw a large bottle of Coke on the table, he took it over and twisted it without opening it. When she wanted to try again, Li Zan, who was talking to someone, turned around and took the Coke out of her hand, unscrewed it and gave it back to her, and then continued to answer what others were saying.
Song Ran poured himself a glass and asked Li Zan, "Do you want Coke?"
"Half a glass."
The comrade laughed: "A-Zan, I can't drink Coke. I have to drink today."
Li Zan nodded and smiled: "Drink a little."
Song Ran thought for a moment, then Li Zan leaned his head towards her and whispered: "Don't drink too much."
"oh."
Soon, the ceremony began. The lights in the venue were dimmed, with only the red carpet shining brightly.
Jiang Lin, dressed in military uniform, stood tall on the stage and turned around to watch; the bride also uniquely wore a white military uniform skirt and a white gauze on her head, holding her father's arm and walking towards the groom.
The wedding process is well-established, including exchanging vows, exchanging rings, kissing and hugging, parents of both parties speaking, and the bridesmaid and best man speaking.
The bridesmaids and groomsmen were all military friends of the young couple, all boys in military uniforms, and dashing female soldiers in short skirts.
The young people were very happy on the stage. One of the groomsmen joked that Jiang Lin used to be very promiscuous in the dormitory and was the best at telling love stories. Jiang Lin was asked to tell a story on the spot.
The soldiers in the audience naturally booed.
Jiang Lin then turned to look at his bride and said, "Do you know what is the shortest distance between hearts?"
The bride smiled like a flower: "What?"
"That's right." Jiang Lin puffed out his chest, pulled the bride into his arms and hugged her, their chests pressed tightly together.
"Wow!" The audience was in a commotion, laughing like crazy.
Song Ran covered her mouth and laughed so hard that she couldn't stand upright.
Comrade E at the same table laughed: "Jiang Lin is such a slut!"
Comrade F was not to be outdone: "Who can't do it? I can do it too."
Comrade E: "Come one!"
Song Ran stared at them with interest.
Comrade F coughed, gained momentum, and turned to look at comrade E: "Hey, I heard that someone is chasing you recently?"
Comrade E: "No."
Comrade F reached out to him: "Hello, let me meet you. My name is 'No'."
The people at the table laughed, and Song Ran couldn't stop laughing.
Li Zan turned to look at her: "Is it so funny?"
She nodded, her cheeks flushed, and asked, "Can you speak?"
"Yes." Li Zan said, "When we all get together, sometimes we just talk like this when we have nothing to do."
"Really?" Song Ran asked, "Tell me something." Li Zan was drinking Coca-Cola. He looked at her for a second, then his eyes became quiet, he put down the cup and said, "You have pretty eyes."
Song Ran: "Really?"
Li Zan said: "Yeah, but it's not as good-looking as mine."
Song Ran stared into his eyes for a long time and said seriously: "Yes."
"..." Li Zan couldn't hold it back, turned his head, put his nose against the back of his hand and kept laughing.
The surrounding soldiers complained in unison: "That's not the answer."
Song Ran was confused: "How to answer?"
Li Zan was still angry and said, "You have to cooperate with me."
"Oh," she nodded, "How should I answer?"
"You have to ask me why."
"good."
"Then start over?"
"Um."
Li Zan said again: "You have pretty eyes."
Song Ran: "Really?"
Li Zan: "Yeah, but it's not as good-looking as mine."
"Why?" Song Ran asked, his eyes sparkling.
Li Zan opened his mouth, his face turned a little red, he bit his lower lip, his eyes moved away uncomfortably for a moment, then moved back to look at her, and said, "Because I have you in my eyes."
Song Ran snorted.
These words were so disgusting and greasy that Li Zan couldn't stand it anymore. His face turned red and he turned away and kept laughing. His neck and ears were all red.
Song Ran laughed and got goosebumps, and gave him a light slap: "You are not allowed to learn these things in the future."
Li Zan nodded: "Okay, I won't study anymore."
On the stage, the bride was about to throw her bouquet, and many female guests gathered over.
Li Zan asked: "Are you going?"
Song Ran shook his head: "I'm most afraid of this. I'll be embarrassed to death if I don't get it."
When the bouquet is finally taken by one of the bridesmaids, the ceremony is over.
The dinner was rich with dishes, Song Ran's favorite hometown dishes. She didn't need to drink and socialize, she could enjoy the food freely. Li Zan was not as carefree as she was. The comrades at the same table wanted to drink, the groom wanted to toast, and there were also toasts from other tables. After eating a few mouthfuls, everyone had to lift the cup and get up.
After he drank two or three glasses, his face turned a little red. Song Ran said, "Hurry up and eat vegetables first to cushion your stomach."
"Okay." He picked up the vegetables obediently.
Song Ran still stared at him;
He turned his head and smiled: "What's wrong?"
She was worried: "It feels like you're going to drink too much."
"Am I blushing?"
"Yes, very red."
"Then I'll try not to drink."
Song Ran was still a little apprehensive, but fortunately there were fewer people toasting later.
Chen Feng came over halfway, but he didn't let Li Zan drink. He said he came to see Li Zan, but actually he came to see Song Ran.
Li Zan introduced him, and Song Ran hurriedly said: "It turns out to be the instructor. Thank you for always taking care of Ah Zan."
Chen Feng said: "I don't take much care of him. He works hard on his own."
Having said that, I was paying a lot of attention to Song Ran. He was also puzzled by Li Zan's change of attitude before, but now he seems to be worried that this girl is responsible for it.
Chen Feng returned to his desk and remembered the peacekeeping application submitted by Li Zan last week. He rejected it without even looking at it.
On the side, the military doctor was enjoying the delicious food.
"Hey, what about A-Zan?" Chen Feng couldn't figure it out, "Why did he suddenly pass the latest psychological test?"
The military doctor looked at him and said, "This kid Li Zan is very smart and has a high IQ."
"What's the meaning?"
"He already understands psychological testing."
"Huh! That's useless." Chen Feng said, "I won't let him go to Dongguo."
"But I heard from Lao Lin that he made progress last time and finally successfully defused the bomb during actual combat training."
"That's training. It's a simulation! Who knows what it will be like on the battlefield? If a psychological problem suddenly occurs, the person will die outside."
"He has unsolved psychological problems. But Lao Chen, in theory, after passing the simulated actual combat, he can enter the actual combat. Keeping him in this way is not an option. He wants to get out on his own, and he has a strong will. Because of this With this will, he forced himself to keep breaking through. Can you lock him up for a lifetime? "
"I miss him in the future..."
The military doctor advised: "Don't think about it for him. He knows his future and future plans very well. If you let him pull out this thorn in his heart, the road he will take in the future will be more difficult than you think." Broad and far-reaching.”
Chen Feng was stunned and thoughtful.
The wedding banquet broke up early and ended at eight o'clock. Many soldiers were still making a fuss. Li Zan blushed badly and felt a little dizzy, so he left first.
Li Zan took Song Ran to the family room for resettlement. He only had five or six drinks today, but he has a bad tolerance for alcohol and gets drunk easily. When he entered the room, he still planned to help Song Ran make the bed, but as soon as he laid the sheets, he fell on the bed and couldn't get up.
He blushed and said a little loudly: "Ran Ran, I can't get up. I can't help you put on the quilt."
"Just lie down and don't have to do anything." Song Ran put on the pillow, picked up his head, put both pillows under his head, and poured a glass of water for him to drink.
He tugged on the collar of his military uniform and muttered: "It's hot..."
Song Ran fetched a basin of water, untied his belt, took off his military uniform, wiped his face with a towel, his neck and the back of his arms. After wiping him, he asked, "Are you feeling comfortable?"
He nodded: "Comfortable." After a second, "Yes."
Song Ran couldn't help laughing, she wiped it herself, changed into her pajamas, and climbed into bed to put on the quilt.
The window was open, and the light from outside was flowing, filtering in through the shadows of the trees.
Li Zan leaned on the pillow, his eyes followed Song Ran, and asked: "Is it fun today?"
"You mean a wedding?" Song Ran put on a quilt cover and turned to look at him, "I used to think weddings were boring and formalistic. But today I think they're good. However, maybe it's because the people attending the wedding are all cute."
"What's so cute about it?" In the dim light, his features were clear and clear. Because he was slightly drunk, there was undisguised affection in his eyes.
"Many weddings are held at the top, while everyone below is eating. It's so embarrassing." Song Ran zipped up the quilt cover and shook the quilt twice, "But today everyone knows the rules and is well-trained. And they are all It looks great in military uniform.”
"You said embarrassment twice today," Li Zan stretched out his hand toward her, made a V with his long fingers, and said unclearly, "You don't like embarrassment."
"Yes, I have cancer." Song Ran said, "And it happens often."
"Then when we get married, we won't have so many irrelevant people there, so we won't embarrass you."
Although the words were drunk, Song Ran felt warm in his heart and said, "Okay. It doesn't matter whether it's relevant or not, no one can go. As long as it's not you who doesn't want to go."
Before he finished speaking, Li Zan laughed, showing his eight neat teeth, and his crooked eyes sparkled with stars, as if he had heard a good joke.
Song Ran put down the quilt and looked at his extraordinarily innocent smile due to his drunkenness. Suddenly he remembered what Saxin said: Every word you say can make him laugh, making him unable to stop laughing. But my dear Song, you are not a humorous girl.
Song Ran leaned over, touched his hot cheek, and asked, "A-Zan."
"Huh?" There was a faint smell of alcohol in his breath.
"Do you think I'm funny?"
He didn't react: "What?"
"Am I funny?"
"...It's okay. It doesn't count..."
His honest look made her couldn't help but laugh, and a drum suddenly started to beat in her heart.
"A-Zan,"
"Um?"
She took advantage of him being drunk, poked his cheek, tilted her head and teased: "I'm not humorous, so why do you always smile at me? Huh? Why?"
He smiled brightly at her: "Because I like you."
Song Ran's heart suddenly melted, and she couldn't help but peck his lips, which were soft and warm. She pecked him again and again, pulled up the quilt and hugged him tightly.
Li Zan breathed heavily, closed his eyes and fell asleep.
In the first half of the night, he behaved himself, but when he woke up in the second half of the night, he couldn't help but hold Song Ran for a while.
Although there was a wedding the night before, they still had to gather early the next morning. Li Zan got up at half past six. After being drunk in the first half of the night and loving in the second half of the night, he was actually very energetic.
Song Ran, who had to catch a flight, was not in such good spirits. He had been messing with her for more than two hours last night. She sat in a daze under the messy quilt and yawned non-stop. Li Zan helped her put on her clothes and shoes and put away her backpack.
After going out, the morning breeze was blowing. She felt a little energetic and hit him: "It's all you!"
Li Zan smiled, but warned: "Have you brought everything? ID card. Mobile phone..."
She checked him all the time.
When I walked out of the camp, I felt reluctant to give up.
Li Zan called a car for her, but it hadn't arrived yet.
The two stood on the roadside, looking at each other,
He looked at her,
She looked at him too,
The summer wind blew through the treetops, and the leaves rustled, like two heartbeats unwilling to part.
Song Ran suddenly remembered something: "That's right."
She hurriedly took out a newly bought red rope from her bag, and if she hadn't been drunk last night, she would have put it on for him.
That is the simplest style. Two strands of rope are twisted into one and a knot is tied at the end.
Li Zan stretched out his hand to her, and Song Ran tied the rope around his wrist. The length was just right, neither loose nor tight. She said with satisfaction: "Wear this and you will always be safe."
Li Zan said: "I just want to keep you safe, but what about your marriage?"
Song Ran thought about it and said, "Safety depends on it, and marriage depends on me."
Li Zan smiled: "Okay."
At the other end of the mountain road, a car is coming.
Song Ran took a breath and said, "I'm leaving."
"Yeah." Li Zan looked at her with deep eyes, "Tell me when you land."
"Know."
The car was getting closer and closer, and each other's eyes became more and more locked. Li Zan suddenly looked back at the camp. No one was entering or leaving.
In the mountain forest in the early morning, there are no other people, only each other.
He stepped forward and held her face, lowered his head and kissed her lips deeply.
Song Ran's eyes were a little red when she got into the car. The driver didn't know how to separate his sadness and quickly started the car. Song Ran lay on the car window and looked back at him. Li Zan followed her direction and walked a few steps, standing at the entrance of the military camp and waving to her. Until he turned the corner, his figure in military uniform was no longer seen, leaving only the mountains and plains. Green woods.