Chapter 182 Shen Xiaochuan Departs

"My name is Shen Ci, and my father is the squad leader of your team!" As soon as she finished speaking, she took a few steps forward and reached out to try to tug at Dai Xingyun's clothes.

"Comrade Shen, please have some self-respect!" Dai Xingyun said with a serious expression, taking a large step back and raising his voice.

His shout drew curious glances from the villagers working nearby.

People started whispering and pointing, and the atmosphere became somewhat awkward.

At this moment, a middle-aged man stepped out from the crowd. He was Shen Ci's father—the squad leader.

He frowned, looking at his daughter with a puzzled expression, and asked, "Chen Ci, what are you doing here?"

Hearing her father's question, Shen Ci blushed slightly, but her eyes remained fixed on Dai Xingyun's handsome face.

She replied coquettishly, "Dad! School's out for the holidays."

Upon hearing this, the squad leader's face immediately darkened, and he said irritably, "School's out for break, why aren't you at home? What are you doing in the fields? Aren't you always most afraid of getting a tan?"

As he spoke, he reached out to pull his daughter home.

However, Shen Ci stubbornly stood still and refused to move, muttering, "I saw that Dai Zhiqing was working too hard here all by himself, so I wanted to come and help."

At this moment, Shen Ci was completely unaware of the seriousness of the problem. She actually took the initiative to chat with a strange man in public and even offered to help him with farm work.

In this conservative era, this was undoubtedly a very bold and eye-catching act.

If nothing unexpected happens, it probably won't be long before rumors about her and Dai Xingyun spread throughout the entire village.

In fact, Shen Ci's heart was already pounding like a deer when she first met Dai Xingyun.

From that moment on, she fell deeply in love with this handsome yet sickly man who resembled a noble young master.

She wouldn't mind if she could get him to agree to marry her in this way.

So instead of finding a secluded spot, she openly approached him and struck up a conversation, now only wanting to force him to marry her.

Anyway, feelings can be cultivated slowly, and I believe I can definitely win him over with my own abilities.

Shen Xiaoxiao was sitting quietly at home, not at the clinic, and busy checking what her brother was missing from his bag.

I put all the wound medicine and various antidote pills that I had worked overtime to make over the past two days into a bottle, sealed the bottle, and labeled it with what medicine was in each bottle and how to use it.

In particular, there were three large bottles of hemostatic drugs and wound medicine, with all the usage and dosage instructions written on the bottles.

In another room, Shen Zishan and Ma Aning were also busy. They had taken the day off because it was the important day for their son, Shen Xiaochuan, to leave home for the army.

A mixture of joy and slight sadness permeated the entire house.

Shen Xiaoxiao had no idea that her newly minted boyfriend was being pestered by someone.

A cold wind arrived at the Shen family's house early. As soon as he entered, the hospitable Shen Zishan immediately pulled him to the dining table.

Faced with a table full of delicious food, Leng Feng declined somewhat embarrassedly, saying, "Auntie, I've already had breakfast. You all go ahead and eat. I came here to pick up Xiao Chuan so we can go catch the bus together."

But Ma Aning wouldn't listen. With a smile on her face, she persuaded, "Oh, Comrade Leng, you're already here. Even if you've already eaten, please have some more!"

"You've come all this way, and you must have used up a lot of energy. It would be good for you to have some porridge and a steamed bun to fill your stomach!"

Leng Feng couldn't refuse such hospitality, so he had no choice but to nod and obediently sit down, and then ate a little more food.

After having a hearty breakfast, Shen Xiaochuan looked at the bulging packages his parents had carefully prepared for him, and his heart was filled with gratitude.

Those packages were filled with all sorts of daily necessities and local specialties, all filled with the parents' love and concern.

They took out another bag and seemed about to put more things in it.

Shen Xiaochuan walked quickly to his parents' side and said anxiously, "Mom and Dad, you don't need to bring me so much stuff! The army will provide everything. I just need to bring some food for the journey."

As he spoke, he reached out to try to stop his parents from putting more things into the bag.

Leng Feng, who was standing to the side, quickly chimed in, "Yes, Uncle and Aunt, the army will provide them. You don't need to worry about Xiao Chuan lacking anything. There's really no need for him to bring so much."

Nevertheless, Mr. and Mrs. Shen Zishan insisted on packing everything they could think of into the package, fearing that their child might suffer even the slightest grievance while away from home.

"Even if you take them there now, they will all be confiscated! Because they use items issued by the military over there."

"But he'll still bring these things home safely in the end," Leng Feng added earnestly.

Upon hearing this, Ma Aning nodded decisively: "In that case, let's not bring those things. Let's bring more food to eat on the way."

Before she finished speaking, she rushed into the kitchen like a gust of wind.

All that could be heard from the kitchen was the sound of clattering. The fragrant flatbreads that had just been baked yesterday, the steaming hot steamed buns that had just come out of the oven this morning, and the freshly boiled eggs were all stuffed into a bag and quickly packed up.

Seeing this, Shen Xiaochuan quickly stepped forward to dissuade him: "Oh dear, alright, alright, stop pretending! We can't possibly finish eating this much along the way."

"Besides, the weather is so hot now, food will spoil very quickly if left in the car."

Ma Aning wouldn't listen to a word. She kept stuffing food into her bag while retorting, "How could we not finish it? You and Comrade Leng are two strong, healthy men. I'm worried this won't be enough for you!"

Shen Zishan carried several large packages into the room and took out all the items. He only brought two sets of clothes for him to change into.

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