Chapter 239: Chapter 239

Lan Tian said, casting a sidelong glance at Mo Junhua opposite her.

Mo Junhua was startled. How did the girl know? When Li Hong had betrayed them in the dream, the girl had been in the courtyard, and afterward, he nodded in resignation, "It was him."

Hearing the confirmation from Mo Junhua’s mouth, Lan Tian couldn’t help but sigh. It really was him.

Li Hong’s presence was not very notable. Compared to Su Qing, Jiang Xiaoshan, and the others, he was not that remarkable, and he was not fond of speaking. Whenever Su Qing, Jiang Xiaoshan, and the others frolicked and fought, he would sit alone on the side, looking on, giving off the impression of being detached, not wanting to integrate into their team.

"Lan Tian felt that Li Hong seemed like a simple and honest person. Why would he do such a thing? For what reason?" Lan Tian believed Li Hong must have had his brain squeezed by a door, such a great opportunity to cling to a superior’s coattails. This person would become an utmost dignitary in the future; attaching to Mo Junhua’s golden coattails, promotion and making a fortune would be at hand.

Indeed, Mo Junhua also wanted to know why. He had asked, but suddenly didn’t want to know the answer anymore. Things had already come to this point; what could he do knowing it? It was beyond redemption. Actions taken must be faced with consequences. Boundary River and Heisan River lost so many brothers; he owed them an explanation.

Mo Junhua didn’t want to dwell on Li Hong’s matter and changed the subject, "I drove over from the camp to pick up Chunhua and head back together."

With such a significant incident happening in the camp, the fact that Mo Junhua could walk went unnoticed by everyone.

Mo Junhua drove, glancing at Lan Tian from the corner of his eye, his eyebrows and eyes lively. He felt as sweet as having drunk sugared water in his heart, free from the presence of others, unconcerned, not needing to maintain his cool military persona.

It didn’t matter if Lan Tian didn’t talk to him. Just , being with her, he could turn his head and see the girl; he was very content and happy.

He didn’t know how long this happiness could last. Soon, a person Mo Junhua could never have anticipated would come to Shanghai to compete with him for someone.

Lan Tian had already grown accustomed to Mo Junhua’s burning gaze. Turning around indifferently, she said, "Do I look good?"

"Yes, beautiful," Mo Junhua nodded.

Lan Tian smiled, her radiant smile enchanting Mo Junhua to the point that he stared at her, completely captivated.

Lan Tian’s smile was fleeting; smiling briefly, then retracting her smile, she kept a cold face, "Even if I look good, you can’t keep staring all the time. Pay attention to the road while driving. Just now, you nearly drove into a ditch. If you don’t drive properly, there won’t be anything for you to look at in the future. I won’t stop you if you wish to die, but don’t you dare take me with you."

Mo Junhua: "..." What happened to the promise of staying together through life and death?

The front lines brought back too many injured, and the Military District Hospital couldn’t accommodate that many. Ordinary patients were transferred to civilian hospitals for treatment, keeping all the hospitals busy. With a shortage of medical staff, Chunhua was notified to return to work.

Chunhua wasn’t a nurse from the Military District Hospital; she had originally come to take care of Mo Junhua. Now that Mo Junhua had recovered, she had no reason to stay here. The Second Hospital was short-staffed, so she had to go back to work.

Lan Tian and Mo Junhua came to pick her up as she was saying goodbye to Dr. Sun; her eyes brightened upon seeing the two of them.

"Lan Tian, how did you know I was going back?"

"I did some calculations, and figured it out." Chunhua had lost a lot of weight during just one or two months at the Military District Hospital. Her previously plump face had turned into a sharp melon seed face. Lan Tian felt heartache seeing her . Fortunately, she looked tired but her spirit was still good.

"Why work yourself to the bone like that, you’re all skin and bones now," Lan Tian pinched her face, "nobody’s overseeing you and you just do whatever, not eating well, not sleeping well. You take what I tell you like it’s wind passing by your ears. You have to do your work, but you also have to eat, otherwise, if you ruin your health, no one will feel sorry for you."

Chunhua looked up at Lan Tian with a smile, "Dr. Sun is skilled in medicine and has a broad heart. He doesn’t keep secrets and is willing to support the younger generation. It’s a rare opportunity to learn from him, an opportunity that others beg for but can’t get. I don’t want to miss it, and this kind of opportunity might not come again. Being tired is just temporary, the days aren’t long. I’ll take good care of myself when I go back."

Lan Tian glanced at her reproachfully, "As long as you are aware of your limits, that’s fine. Thankfully, mom and dad aren’t here. Seeing you working so hard, and thin as a rake, they would worry themselves sick, thinking you’ve suffered in Shanghai."

Despite saying this, she took a peach out of her bag and handed it to her, "You haven’t eaten breakfast yet, have you? Eat this peach to tide you over, and we can have a meal when we get back."

The group left the Military District Hospital to return to Shanghai. Dr. Sun stood by the window watching the three of them depart, sighing. The master is going to be mad again, then turned around to immerse himself back in work as the trio went out of sight.

Grandma Sun saw the peach tree at the back suddenly rustling and shaking violently, she turned back to glance at the quiet grape trellis in the courtyard, then walked toward the kitchen, "Lili, the girl is coming back; go to the village and buy some meat."

"The peach tree at the back shook." Zhao Li, who was tending the fire in the kitchen, stood up and looked through the window to the backyard, and sure enough, there was the backyard peach tree, shaking merrily.

Over time, Grandma Sun and Zhao Li had come to understand the pattern; every time the girl was coming home, the backyard peach tree would shake vigorously, as if it wanted to break a few branches. Everyone was so startled by the huge commotion that they thought a typhoon was coming. Upon stepping outside, they found the courtyard calm, no wind at all, but saw the peach tree shaking wildly – the whole family was astounded.

Thankfully, there were no neighbors around, otherwise, such a strange sight would have scared someone to death.

After adding another stick to the fire and standing up to untie her apron, she said, "Alright, then I’ll go. Auntie, keep an eye on the fire. Not sure if Sanwa will be back this time."

"The girl has spent quite a few days in the military. I reckon she should be back by now. Think about it, if Hua Zi hasn’t returned, could the girl return?" Grandma Sun said with a smile, her face full of wrinkles, "Cook a few more of Sanwa’s favorite dishes, and there’s still some ginseng she brought back last time, we can stew it together for soup to nourish him. What good foods could they eat while out on missions, bearing all that hardship and weather?"

"Alright, I’ll stew it together later."

Chun Mei noticed Grandma Sun and Zhao Li’s extra cheerfulness today, all morning they were grinning from ear to ear and wouldn’t stop. They were buying meat and stewing chicken in a soup, making quite a spectacle.

"Who’s coming as a guest?" Chun Mei was full of suspicions, not feeling right, as Grandma Sun and Zhao Li had not welcomed her with such enthusiasm when she first arrived in Shanghai for someone else.

Chun Mei subconsciously forgot that on the day she arrived, Grandma Sun had also prepared chicken and fish to welcome her and since she and her mother’s arrival, Grandma Sun had bought new fabrics to make clothes for the three children, serving meat every day. Thus, it’s said that some people by nature are ungrateful, and no amount of care will change that.

Bending the elbow outwards! Chun Mei snorted coldly and continued to soothe her son.

Looking at the several pounds heavy old hen in the basin, Chun Mei secretly swallowed her saliva, thinking she had to eat more later to justify herself. She instructed her two sons to eat more chicken meat at dinner. Chun Mei’s sons were just like her, their eyes lighting up at the sight of the meat in the basin.