Chapter 66: The Past Seven Years
After being introduced by the young lady at the front desk, she knew that this homestay was opened by Song Jiaqi's family, his father was Boss Song, and Song Jiaqi was Boss Song.
Wei Chenwan held a simplified tour map on the front desk in her hand, the location of the B&B is very good, close to Wutan Lake, to the right is an ancient town, and on the left is a series of scenic spots, no wonder there are so many tourists.
She saw that most of them were young couples who came here to play, Wei Chenwan only walked around for a while, and the scenery of Wutan Lake attracted many people to come here to take pictures.
On the way here, they just had something to eat at the highway rest station to make lunch, so now her mouth is a little greedy, and she can't help but buy a string of glutinous rice and hawthorn skewers when she sees that people are selling sugar gourd skewers.
I also bought some fruit and went back to the homestay.
The two of them had a very tacit understanding, and as soon as Wei Chenwan opened the door and entered the room, Lin Xi upstairs woke up.
After sleeping for nearly two hours, the first thing Lin Xi did when he opened his eyes was to find Wei Chenwan, there was no one around, he looked downstairs and saw that the person he was looking for was in the living room.
Wei Chenwan put the fruit in her hand on the coffee table in the living room, looked up, and the two of them looked at each other.
She smiled and headed upstairs.
"Woke up?"
"Well, have you been out?" Lin Xi sat on the edge of the bed, waiting for her to come.
"I wasn't very sleepy, so I went out for a ride. β
Lin Xi scooped the person over, put it on his lap, and leaned over to kiss her, as if this was already a natural action.
"What are you eating, your mouth is so sweet. β
"Rock sugar gourd. β
"It's so sweet. β
This burst of sweetness made Lin Xi want to stop.
Wait until Lin Xi has tasted enough before releasing the waist that was clenched by him.
"I really didn't see it before, Lin Xi, are you a kiss monster?"
Lin Xi almost burst out laughing.
"Then please give me the naming rights, I only do this to you. β
Lin Xi leaned back and fell on the bed, and Wei Chenwan also lay next to him.
"Lin Xi, did Song Jiaqi and you serve in the same army?" she finally asked the question that she had been angry for a long time.
"He is a soldier under me, I was just promoted to second lieutenant at that time, he was his platoon commander, and I have been with him for a long time, this kid has a little perseverance and is very smart. β
"Is that a word like that a high opinion of others?"
"Sort of, I'm not blowing in the army, it's other people's evaluation of me, saying that I'm cold-faced Hades, but in fact, I just don't like to joke with people, and I'm a little strict with the methods of recruits. β
"Sounds very talented, so why did he retire too?"
Hearing this question, Lin Xi was silent for a while, Wei Chenwan looked at his face and seemed to recall some not very good things, looking at his expression, Wei Chenwan also guessed something.
"It's my fault. Lin Xi closed his eyes," That time we carried out the mission, the advance force intelligence was wrong, greatly miscalculated the number of our special forces and the enemy, that time we almost suffered a heavy blow, because we could not attack, so I could only take my soldiers to do tactical defense, their people were twice as many as ours, I almost used up all my spare ammunition, if the reinforcements did not come again, we had to fight directly cold weapons, those two days were rainy, we lay in the muddy grass for two nights, just before our reinforcements came the enemy found us, we threw the last remaining grenades out to delay a little time, but someone went around behind us and was discovered by me, I went to break through with the most elite soldiers, but failed to protect them. β
Lin Xi was full of self-blame when he said this, Wei Chenwan touched his face with one hand, and Lin Xi held her hand and turned his head to look at her.
"At that time, a grenade fell between us, and the person who confronted me just blocked my view, and I didn't have time to deal with the grenade, but Jia Yu found out, and he rushed over and pounced on me, and the shrapnel that exploded from the grenade hit his left leg, and I tried hard to stop the bleeding, but the single piece still broke his ankle, and it was all my fault. β
"Lin Xi ......"
Wei Chenwan hugged him sideways, this must be a painful memory.
Lin Xi still wanted to finish this matter: " The bones of the ankle were broken too much, and then the military doctor personally came to tell me that Song Jiaqi's leg injury was not suitable for staying in the special forces, meaning that I should persuade him, but how did Jiaqi's temperament allow him to withdraw from the special forces, and finally the superior went to talk to him, and the superior meant that even if he quit the special forces, he could continue to be a top soldier in other regiments, I was very afraid of the final result and even wanted to hide, but I didn't expect Jiaqi to come to me by himself, saying that there was no point in being a soldier if he quit the special forces, and he couldn't imagine the days when he didn't fight with us, so he applied for retirementγ β
Lin Xi was very sad that day, Song Jiaqi was his soldier, but he failed to defend his soldier.
In fact, every year there will be batches of officers retired, everyone retires is the result of thinking about it, everyone is going for a better future, in the past, Lin Xi would always say goodbye to his comrades with a smile, saying that he would contact him later, and Song Jiaqi was full of reluctance in his heart that time.
Song Jiaqi approached Lin Xi the day before the retirement ceremony, saying that he chose to retire because of a leg injury, although he can no longer continue to perform his duties in the special forces, but after he goes home, he can follow his parents to open a homestay, and he can still have free time to fall in love.
He still remembers the look on Song Jiaqi talking to him very clearly.
"Platoon commander, don't be depressed, we won't see each other again, I'll be free soon, I must get married and have children in front of you, so that you will be jealous and jealous. β
This turned out to be true.
Lin Xi didn't see the loss of retirement on his face at all, in fact, everyone knew in their hearts that this was really not a taste, the survival of the fittest within the special forces, and Lin Xi had no way to keep people at that time.
Fortunately, everything is going well now.
Lin Xi saw what Wei Chenwan's little face had wrinkled, and hurriedly used his hand to stretch the brow between her eyebrows.
"Look at you, I didn't say it if I knew I wouldn't talk about it, and you're not in a good mood. β
"No, you have to tell me about the army in the future, I want to know. β
"Okay, I'll tell you about the seven years I've been in the army, as long as you want to hear it. β
"Then you kiss me now. β
Lin Xi listened to this the most, pulled Wei Chenwan and kissed it, this kiss was almost a bad thing, but fortunately he could hold it.
Wei Chenwan could feel a powerful heartbeat in his left chest, this passionate blood and a hot heart for the motherland, she didn't dare to take it for herself, she only hoped to continue to exert his residual heat in the future, with her share.
Lin Xi's mobile phone alarm clock rang, he was originally afraid that he would oversleep, but now he woke up early.
"Re-comb your hair, it's all messed up, and we'll have dinner with Jiaqi later. β
It's dark, and the lights in this homestay are also beautiful, the warm light of ginger swaying in the yard, and there are street lamps with unique shapes standing there along the way.
Wei Chenwan carried a small bag, which matched her coat very well, in Lin Xi's words, a woman carrying such a bag is only beautiful but not practical, and the trivial things that should be used are in the pockets of men's clothes and pants.
In this regard, Wei Chenwan was noncommittal.
The two of them walked to the front desk of the B&B, and Song Jiaqi was already waiting there.
"Let's go, go to my house, not much way. β
Song Jiaqi lives with her parents, just behind the homestay, and it is only a ten minute walk.
When she got home, she was greeted by a young woman with a little boy holding her leg behind her.
"Platoon commander, this is my wife and my son, Song Minglei quickly called uncle and aunt. β
The name means bright and upright at first sound.
The little boy was a little scared at first, but when Song Jiaqi said this, he called "uncle and aunt" in a milky voice.
Song Minglei is very cute, he cut a watermelon head, his skin is white, and his eyes are black.
Lin Xi and Wei Chenwan greeted everyone very politely as guests, and Song Jiaqi's parents were very enthusiastic to pull people over and ask questions, which made Song Jiaqi embarrassed.
"Mom and Dad, if there's something going on, we'll talk while eating later, and now everyone is hungry and can't talk. β
Song Jiaqi's mother patted her husband beside her: "Yes, we are talking too much now, and we will be cold at dinner in a while." β
Song Minglei stuck to Song Jiaqi's side, his flickering eyes kept staring at Wei Chenwan, and he was secretly looking at her at first, but then he was looking at her with his head exposed.
"Xiao Minglei, how old are you?" asked Wei Chenwan.
Song Jiaqi asked Song Minglei to answer by himself, and Song Minglei compared one to two in front of Wei Chenwan, meaning that he was two years old this year.
Song added: "In a few months, I will be three years old. β
Wei Chenwan took out a box of candy from her bag and shook it in front of Song Minglei, children like this kind of thing that can make sounds, and their attention was immediately attracted.
Reaching out to take the sugar box in Wei Chenwan's hand, the small metal box was the size of his palm, he shook it in his hand, and laughed when he heard the sound inside, laughing out of the two small dimples on his cheeks.
"Husband!" Song Jiaqi's wife called him in the kitchen.
"It's coming. β
Song Jiaqi looked at his son on the side, still thinking about whether to let him play in the living room or take him to the kitchen together.
"It's okay, you can leave him here, I'll look at him. Wei Chenwan could see that he was struggling.
"Okay, sister-in-law is in trouble. Song Jiaqi patted Song Minglei's ass and turned around and went to the kitchen, "Xinbao, what's wrong?"
Song Jiaqi's wife has a very interesting name, called Ming Xin, and Song Jiaqi usually calls her Xinbao.
Song Minglei became acquainted with Wei Chenwan after a while, lying on her lap and waiting for Wei Chenwan to feed him candy.
As soon as Mingxin came out, he saw this scene, and his son was churning on others.
"Little stone, can't bother Auntie. β
Song Minglei raised his head from Wei Chenwan and looked at his mother.
"It's okay, Xiao Minglei is very well-behaved, so he ate some sugar. β
Wei Chenwan felt that Song Minglei was cute and hugged him whole to her lap.
Mingxin walked over and said: "That's really rare, he has a little skin at home, so he almost went to the house to uncover the tiles, and now he sees the beautiful aunt and reins in, isn't it." After speaking, his fingers scratched Song Minglei's face.
Song Minglei smiled and drilled into Wei Chenwan's arms.
Song Jiaqi brought all the dishes to the table.
"Come on, it's time to eat!"
Lin Xi and Wei Chenwan arranged to sit down as guests first, Song Minglei obediently sat on his mother and waited for feeding, Mingxin's cooking skills were very good, and there were good dishes on the table.
"What does Xiaowei do?" asked Song Jiaqi's mother.
"I teach painting, and I teach art to the art candidates for the college entrance examination. β
"This is good, it's a people's teacher, I heard Jiaqi say a long time ago that Xiaolin later retired from the army, and now he is a policeman, and the two of you are really a good match. β
Hearing this, Wei Chenwan's face turned red.
Father Song spoke: "We Jiaqi have been thinking about his platoon commander since he retired and returned home, you have to train every day in the army, and sometimes you have been performing tasks outside, which is bitter and dangerous, so when Jiaqi came back, we agreed with both hands, and later I learned how heavy the weight of the special forces was in his heart, especially a platoon commander who valued him." β
"Don't dare to be, don't dare to be. Lin Xi shook his hand.
"I used to only hear in his mouth, saying that his platoon commander is not only a great person but also handsome and chic, I thought at that time that you soldiers are not all facing the loess with their backs to the sky, this time I saw me really like he said. β
Lin Xi was almost embarrassed by the praise, but Song Jiaqi looked proud.
"Platoon commander, are you coming here to play because it's the Spring Festival holiday?"
"Yes, there are not many police holidays, and it's rare to have a good holiday during the Spring Festival, so I brought my girlfriend here. β
"It's so good, I was afraid that you wouldn't find a girlfriend at that time, but fortunately now I have a sister-in-law. β
Song's mother patted him: "What are you talking about?" β
Song Jiaqi smiled: "But there is one thing I said correctly, I will get married and have children before the platoon leader." β
Speaking of this, Song's mother was quite happy, and said how Song Jiaqi and Ming Xin met and how they got married.
Song Jiaqi is very lucky, just after retiring and came back, he met the Ming Xin family who had just moved to this town, and the people who were soldiers always had a spirit of helping others and being happy, and they helped Ming Xin a few times, and they became acquainted with each other after coming and going, Song Jiaqi had a good temper and a good character, and Ming Xin was a virtuous person, and the two of them got married after a year of love.
Lin Xi is ashamed of this, but he is also lucky, at least the people he loves are also waiting for him.
Mother Song asked again: "Xiaolin, when are you going to get married?"
Lin Xi said with a smile: "We are soldiers who follow orders, as long as she gives an order, I will do things immediately." β
Wei Chenwan pinched Lin Xi's thigh under the table, but as soon as she touched it, Lin Xi grabbed her hand and held it in the palm of her hand.
Xiao Minglei began to run around after eating enough, and after getting off Mingxin's body, he ran to Wei Chenwan again.
Wei Chenwan wiped his mouth with a napkin, Xiao Minglei reached out to reach for the drinks for the adults on the table, Lin Xi quickly poured the drink into the small cup, and took a straw for Xiao Minglei to drink again.
"Thank you, uncle. β
Xiao Minglei's mouth is very sweet, and Lin Xi is very heartwarming.
Wei Chenwan looked at the well-behaved Xiao Minglei and liked it very much, and secretly stuffed a red envelope in his pocket, but Mingxin still saw it.
"No, no, no, you finally have a holiday to come here to play, how can you accept your red envelope. β
As he spoke, he was about to take out the red envelope in Xiao Minglei's pocket, but Wei Chenwan reached out and pressed it.
"I like Xiao Minglei, such a cute child, and the children who are older than the New Year should collect the New Year's money and ask for a lip show, don't take it out to me. β
"Oh well. Mingxin nodded Xiao Minglei's ears, "Little stone, hurry up and thank Auntie, give Uncle and Aunt a New Year's greeting." β
Xiao Minglei sincerely clasped his fists with both hands and gave Lin Xi and Wei Chen a New Year's greeting.