usatvline Chapter 933 The Honest Girl Who Went Crazy (8)
Chapter 933 The Honest Girl Who Went Crazy (8)
Aunt Zhang caught a glimpse of Gu Huaiyuan out of the corner of her eye. Just as she was about to speak, she saw him suddenly stride away.
"Hey Commander Gu... you're leaving so fast. I was hoping to find you a nice girl."
Someone laughed, drawing her attention back to her:
"Commander Gu has very high standards; ordinary people certainly wouldn't meet his expectations. I've never seen him go on a blind date with anyone."
The group started chattering about unmarried young men and women, randomly trying to match them up.
On the other side, Xiao Li was taking Mu Zhou to the cafeteria.
"Comrade Li, you don't need to come tomorrow. I know the way myself, so you don't need to make the trip back and forth."
Mu Zhou felt bad about troubling people like that; she had a good sense of direction and knew the way after visiting the cafeteria once.
Xiao Li chuckled:
"No trouble at all, sister-in-law, you... Commander Gu?"
Xiao Li's smile vanished instantly, and he stood up straight, giving a standard military salute.
Gu Huaiyuan's gaze turned slightly cold as he swept over Mu Zhou.
Her face clearly showed the joy of seeing him.
Gu Huaiyuan said to Xiao Li:
"You've had a long day, let's go to the cafeteria together, I'll treat you to a meal."
"It's all my duty!"
Xiao Li smiled innocently.
The three of them went into the cafeteria together.
As soon as I entered, familiar faces came to greet me.
"Commander Gu, you're here for lunch so early."
The newcomers were wearing military uniforms that were different from those of Gu Huaiyuan and his group. Noticing Mu Zhou's confusion, Xiao Li quietly explained:
"This is Dr. Lin."
Mu Zhou nodded slightly, her gaze towards Xiao Li filled with gratitude.
Dr. Lin noticed the two whispering to each other and teased, "..."
"When did Xiao Li get married? He didn't even send us some wedding candy to share in the joy. Your Commander Gu is still single."
He meant it as a joke, but it unexpectedly silenced the three of them.
A chill ran down Xiao Li's spine. He didn't even dare to look at Gu Huaiyuan's face and quickly explained:
"Dr. Lin, this is Commander Gu's wife, Mu Zhou."
Doctor Lin's face stiffened, and he slowly shifted his gaze to Gu Huaiyuan.
Sure enough, his expressionless face seemed to conceal a hidden sharpness and gloom.
He immediately gave an awkward laugh:
"Commander Gu got married? When did that happen? I didn't even know. Well, let's have dinner together another day. I have to go now."
He quickly left without even saying goodbye to Mu Zhou.
Xiao Li silently wiped the cold sweat from his forehead and wanted to run away, but Gu Huaiyuan stopped him and said coldly:
"Go get the food."
Xiao Li had no choice but to bite the bullet and continue following.
The cafeteria was quite crowded today. Mu Zhou stood in the crowd, looking at each dish with longing.
Gu Huaiyuan stood behind her and frowned slightly when he saw that she only ordered one vegetarian dish.
"Not enough money?"
His voice suddenly reached her ear, and Mu Zhou felt a strange itch. She shrank her neck and answered softly:
"I have money, but I haven't spent much."
Gu Huaiyuan lowered his eyes and glanced at her:
"Then let's order another meat dish."
Mu Zhou then "reluctantly" ordered another serving of braised pork.
The lady serving the vegetables knew Gu Huaiyuan and Xiao Li. She remembered that Xiao Li had brought Mu Zhou with her at noon.
She initially thought it was Xiao Li's wife, but then she saw that Gu Huaiyuan and Mu Zhou seemed to be very close, which made her a little confused for a moment.
Until she couldn't help but ask Xiao Li, Xiao Li broke out in a cold sweat and hurriedly explained:
"Auntie, this is Commander Gu's wife. She just arrived from her hometown today."
"Oh? This is Commander Gu's wife."
Her voice was quite loud, and everyone around her who was getting food looked over.
Even though Mu Zhou was thick-skinned, he was a little embarrassed at this moment.
She instinctively hid behind Gu Huaiyuan.
Gu Huaiyuan looked at the lady serving the vegetables and took the initiative to introduce:
"Aunt Chen, this is my wife, Mu Zhou, who just came to join the army."
Then he gave Mu Zhou a brief introduction.
Mu Zhou also called out "Aunt Chen".
The aunt didn't expect that her whispers behind her back would be overheard by the person in question, and she felt a little awkward for a moment.
She rubbed her hands together:
"Oh, that's wonderful, your wife is so beautiful."
She couldn't help but ask again:
"When did you two get married? How come we didn't hear a thing?"
"This vacation."
With that, he picked up Mu Zhou's food and left.
"gone."
Mu Zhou hurriedly followed.
After this explanation, everyone realized they had made a mistake. The girl next to Xiao Li was not Xiao Li's wife, but Commander Gu's wife.
This news is even more frightening.
You should know that Gu Huaiyuan was already of marriageable age, but he was cold and stubborn and refused to meet anyone who introduced him to someone.
But he also had an attractive face and strong personal abilities, and became a deputy regimental commander at a young age.
He attracted countless girls who were head over heels for him.
Everyone thought he was too picky, and in the end, no one knew how outstanding a girl must have been to catch his eye.
Who would have thought that he would quietly marry a country girl?
It's really strange.
This girl is pretty, but not this pretty.
There were even more beautiful girls in the performing arts troupe, but Gu Huaiyuan didn't seem to be interested in them at all.
Everyone was puzzled.
Under the gaze of everyone, Xiao Li buried his head in his food and finished eating quickly.
"Commander Gu, I've finished eating, I'll be leaving now."
After receiving permission, he took off running without even glancing at Mu Zhou.
Mu Zhou opened her mouth as she watched his hurried back, drawing Gu Huaiyuan's attention.
"how?"
Mu Zhou took a bite of the steamed bun:
"Nothing much, I just wanted to thank Comrade Li. He went to great lengths today, running around taking care of everything."
"I will thank him."
Mu Zhou chuckled:
"That's good."
As soon as Xiao Li left, she couldn't help but become more talkative, starting to talk about what happened that day.
"Xiao Li is really nice. He even reminded me that my clothes had patches and that it would embarrass you, so he took me to a tailor shop to make two sets of clothes."
Gu Huaiyuan paused in his act of picking up food.
He glanced at Mu Zhou's clothes: a navy blue coat that was washed very clean, almost white, and underneath was a white shirt with a frayed collar.
This was indeed his oversight.
The northern part of the city is very prosperous, and the young women there dress fashionably, as do the women in the residential compound.
She's just a young girl, and it must be hard for her to feel scrutinized with such critical eyes.
He lowered his head and picked up the food again.
"After I take a few days off, I'll take you to the city to see everything we need."
Mu Zhou swallowed a piece of braised pork and hurriedly refused:
"No need, the clothes have already been made."
Gu Huaiyuan remained noncommittal, ignoring her refusal.
But when she looked up again, she saw that Mu Zhou had finished eating all the food on his plate.
They ate it all up.
She still looked somewhat unsatisfied.
Gu Huaiyuan asked, almost as if possessed:
"Would you like some more?"
Mu Zhou waved his hand and said no need.
But that look couldn't escape Gu Huaiyuan's eyes.
He silently got up, took Mu Zhou's lunchbox and left. When he returned a little while later, it was full again.
One meat dish and one vegetable dish: stir-fried bean sprouts and stewed chicken.
Mu Zhou couldn't help but swallow.
Gu Huaiyuan placed it in front of her:
"Eat."
Mu Zhou couldn't bring herself to say no, and happily picked up her chopsticks.