Chapter 14: Going to the County

Translator: Henyee Translations Editor: Henyee Translations

Chen Lan took Wen Jing to the entrance of the military base and asked the guard on duty, Lu Ming, to inform Tang Ye for her.

She wasn’t familiar with the route from the military base to the county city, and she was worried that Tang Ye might get anxious if he came home and didn’t find her, so it seemed prudent to inform him in advance.

Every time Lu Ming saw Chen Lan, he would be extremely nervous. He saluted her and repeatedly assured her that he would convey the message to Battalion Commander Tang.

After Chen Lan left, Lu Ming quickly informed one of his fellow guards and hurried away in search of Tang Ye.

When he found Tang Ye, he was in his office, reading reports. Song Lian was sitting in a chair with his legs on the desk, and a newspaper covering his head. Most likely, Political Commissar Song had fallen asleep.

“Report!”

“Come in!” Tang Ye shifted his gaze from the reports and looked at Lu Ming. Lu Ming couldn’t help but feel that his battalion commander’s expression wasn’t particularly friendly.

“Reporting to Battalion Commander. Just now Sister-in-law came and said she’s taking her younger sister to the county city. They might not be back at a specific time tonight, so you don’t need to wait for her to have dinner, and there’s no need to worry.”

Lu Ming quickly delivered the message and looked at Tang Ye. For some reason, he felt strangely guilty even though he hadn’t done anything wrong.

“Lu Ming!”

“Here!” Lu Ming immediately stood at attention.

“I assigned you to guard the entrance, and yet twice this morning, you’ve left your post without authorization. Do you understand that if this were on the battlefield, your brothers could lose their lives at any moment due to your irresponsible behavior?” Tang Ye’s voice was loud, and Song Lian, who had been dozing off, jolted upright.

He looked at Lu Ming, who was standing there looking lost, and said, “Oh my, he has to report to his superiors at any time. Why are you getting so angry over this? Lu Ming, the battalion commander has spoken, so why are you still standing here? Hurry back to your post!”

“Yes!” Lu Ming quickly left the office, and it wasn’t until he was over a hundred meters away from the office that he finally let out a sigh of relief.

Tang Ye didn’t stop him. He just lowered his head to continue reading his report. Song Lian, on the other hand, stared at him for a while, wondering why his battalion commander had suddenly become so irritable.

Could it be because of the couple’s inharmonious s*xual life? This was a big deal, and Song Lian wondered how he could comfort his comrade about it. He felt as though his head could explode.

Meanwhile, Chen Lan, completely unaware that she had inadvertently caused a soldier to be reprimanded, was being led into the town by Wen Jing.

The town was relatively close to the military base, and it took about 40 minutes to walk downhill along the mountain road to reach it.

However, if they wanted to go to the county town, they would need to take another bus from the town, and buses usually ran about once an hour. They arrived at the bus station and were in luck as the next bus was scheduled to depart in about fifteen minutes.

Chen Lan purchased two tickets and boarded the bus with Wen Jing.

Wen Jing, being on the heavier side and with the sweltering weather, was sweating profusely and out of breath as she sat on the bus. Chen Lan, feeling sympathetic, went to buy two bottles of water and an ice popsicle for her.

“I don’t want it, you eat it!” Wen Jing accepted the water but pushed the popsicle toward Chen Lan. She had a habit of saving the good stuff for Chen Lan.

“I bought it for you, why are you giving it to me? If you don’t want it, just throw it away!” Chen Lan pretended to be annoyed.

Wen Jing quickly took the ice popsicle, unwrapped it, and took a bite. She then cautiously looked at Chen Lan’s expression and heaved a sigh of relief when she saw that Chen Lan was smiling.

“You, don’t always think about me. You need to think more about yourself,” Chen Lan said as she took out a handkerchief and carefully wiped the sweat from Wen Jing’s forehead. “You’re a grown-up now, you should consider yourself more, understand?”

Wen Jing nodded in response, but in her heart, she was even more determined to treat Chen Lan well.

Chen Lan suffered from motion sickness and slept on Wen Jing’s shoulder for the entire journey. When they arrived in the county, she was in much better spirits.

She took Wen Jing to a department store and they went through the floors one by one. However, due to Wen Jing’s larger size, they couldn’t find anything suitable.

“Lanlan, if there’s nothing suitable, don’t buy it. I don’t need more clothes,” Wen Jing said, relieved that Chen Lan didn’t have to spend money if they couldn’t find anything.

“No, your clothes aren’t nice, and I don’t like them. If they don’t have any here, we’ll look elsewhere,” Chen Lan insisted. She was determined to find a plus-size women’s outfit in this day and age!

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