Chapter 129: Military Service

　　Han Yanqing looked at this childhood playmate and former comrade-in-arms as if he was meeting Huo Chengyu for the first time. After this look, Han Yanqing realized that Huo Chengyu had changed unconsciously.

　　Without the chivalrous spirit and courage he had in the melting pot of the army, he became tainted with endless materialism after entering society.

　　That's not quite right. Maybe he has always been a materialistic person, but he hid all of this because he was in the army, a unit that doesn't care about birth or background, but only looks at personal ability and hard work.

　　Huo Chengyu was such a stranger, and Han Yanqing had never had such a clear understanding of him before.

　　This best friend, whom he thought would be his lifelong friend, finally passed away at this moment.

　　He looked at Huo Chengyu: "Do you think you are really my sister's partner?"

　　Huo Chengyu's heart skipped a beat when he heard Han Yanqing's question, but he soon regained his composure.

　　He gave Han Taorui so many things that it had long exceeded the standards of a normal brother and comrade-in-arms.

　　He said he was not Han Taorui's boyfriend, who would believe him?

　　"Yes."

　　Han Yanqing smiled, and while Huo Chengyu didn't react, he punched him and knocked him to the ground. Then he squatted down and grabbed Huo Chengyu by the collar and lifted him up.

　　"Huo Chengyu, is it because we have had a good relationship since childhood that you forgot that I can also hit people?"

　　Huo Chengyu's expression finally changed.

　　Han Yanqing's fists were strong from a young age. He had been invincible in the two camps since he was a child. Who among Huo Chengyu's peers had not been beaten by him?

　　It was only later when Han Yanqing grew up that he became less violent than he was when he was a child.

　　After becoming a soldier, one must abide by discipline. Han Yanqing no longer had the recklessness he had as a child, and his fists were directed at the enemy.

　　Huo Chengyu never thought that he would be beaten by Han Yanqing.

　　He once naively thought that Han Yanqing was injured and discharged from the army. If the fact that he was hanging his sister was discovered, it would be hard to say who would win or lose in a fight with Han Yanqing.

　　It was not until today that he realized how naive he was. Han Yanqing was beating him up, and he didn't even have the ability to fight back.

　　Han Yanqing punched him twice more before saying, "I've already asked Tao Rui. You've been sending her gifts since June this year. Every time you go home, you'll go see her. But in June, July, and August, you went on four blind dates. In September, someone still introduced you to someone, and you didn't reject them outright. In the eyes of your colleagues, you're still a single young person."

　　"It wasn't until I was discharged from the army in October and started working at the county public security bureau that you stopped going on blind dates. When people asked you if you had a partner, you began to vaguely say that you already had someone you liked."

　　Han Yanqing is no pushover. He didn't investigate Huo Chengyu before because he felt that he knew Huo Chengyu family inside and out, and he didn't think Huo Chengyu would dare to fool him.

　　As a result, this investigation gave Han Yanqing a slap in the face, telling him that his trust in Huo Chengyu, was actually not worth mentioning.

　　Huo Chengyu thought that Han Yanqing would investigate his affairs, but he didn't expect Han Yanqing to investigate so quickly.

　　He has been busy organizing the information of veterans in Yangping County recently, and has less time to visit Han Taorui.

　　He has always been confident in Han Taorui. With his appearance, height, work and family status, Huo Chengyu feels that he is the best choice for Han Taorui.

　　Moreover, Han Taorui is simple and has a blank slate when it comes to emotions, so he can paint on her as he likes. Besides, she is a bit shy and timid in her character, so Huo Chengyu believes that she will not tell others about emotional matters like this.

　　Unexpectedly, Han Taorui still said it.

　　When things got to this point, Huo Chengyu knew that he and Han Yanqing could no longer maintain even their original comradeship.

　　Han Yanqing attaches great importance to his family. If he and Han Taorui marry successfully, and Han Yanqing finds out about what happened before, for Han Taorui's sake, he will not do anything to him. At most, he will beat him up. If there is anything that makes Han Taorui cry in front of Han Yanqing, Han Yanqing will not ignore it.

　　But now, he is nothing to Han Yanqing.

　　Huo Chengyu was unwilling, but he dared not do anything.

　　He has been discharged from the army for almost a year. He has done illegal things, and he is afraid that Han Yanqing will find out about it, so he dare not anger Han Yanqing again.

　　Han Yanqing had no intention of letting Huo Chengyu go. In his opinion, what Huo Chengyu did was a provocation to him.

　　If he didn't retaliate, wouldn't that mean everyone could bully his family?

　　If he couldn't even protect his own family, Han Yanqing thought he might as well just commit suicide.

　　So when Huo Chengyu began to work seriously with trepidation, Han Yanqing had already submitted the evidence of his greed for the pensions of sacrificed soldiers to the desk of the county's armed forces chief.

　　After reading the evidence, the Minister of the Armed Forces conducted a careful investigation himself and then handed the evidence over. People from the Municipal Armed Forces Department and the investigation team arrived very quickly.

　　By the time they finished the last exam they gave for junior high school, Huo Chengyu had already been detained.

　　The yard where the Huo family used to live was cleared out. Huo Helong and He Jinzhi had only been city dwellers for a few short months before they were driven back to the countryside. Huo Jingshuang had completely become a rural dweller.

　　Mrs. Huo was a tough girl and very fierce. She would never hit or scold anyone, but she would not give Huo Jingshuang food if she did not obey. If one meal was not enough, she would skip two. When Huo Jingshuang was the most troublesome, she even went without food for two whole days.

　　No matter how much Huo Jingshuang begged for mercy, no matter how dying she was, she remained unmoved.

　　He Jinzhi brought back the news that Huo Chengyu had been dismissed and imprisoned, which made Huo Jingshuang unbelievable.

　　"He's the male protagonist, how could he lose? He should enjoy wealth and glory and have a smooth life."

　　Before Huo Jingshuang could finish her words, Huo Helong slapped her to the ground: "It's all your fault, you unlucky star. If you hadn't seduced Han Yanqing on your own initiative, Han Taorui would have married into the Huo family normally. Your brother would have been fine."

　　Huo Helong had heard that Huo Chengyu was reported by someone. Before that, Han Yanqing had investigated Huo Chengyu.

　　When old lady Huo heard that her grandson was reported because of Huo Jingshuang, she rushed over like a madman and punched and kicked Huo Jingshuang.

　　Huo Jingshuang could not accept this reality. She was beaten by Old Lady Huo until she passed out. During that time when she was unconscious, she had a dream.

　　In her dream, she married Han Yanqing, who treated her very badly. After waiting for him for several years, she finally felt disappointed. She filed for a divorce from Han Yanqing and accepted the pursuit of the man who had always been good to her.

　　But Han Yanqing was unwilling at this time. He found that the person he loved was her. After experiencing all kinds of misunderstandings and many heartbreaks, they finally put aside all misunderstandings and were together.

　　Han Taorui also successfully married her brother, and their two families are inseparable.

　　After waking up, Huo Jingshuang couldn't tell the difference between dreams and reality. She always thought that she had married Han Yanqing and she was quietly waiting for him to return.

　　The melon-eating system responsibly relayed this matter to Jiang Youtao. Jiang Youtao had already expected the ending of Huo Jingshuang, and she was more concerned about Huo Chengyu's affairs.

　　While she was packing up her personal belongings on her desk, she said to the melon-eating system: [ I felt something was wrong in the book with Tao Rui as the heroine. You said that in a novel, strong, charming, and handsome are the basic configurations of the male protagonist. ]

　　[ In that book, Han Yanqing is a man who is stronger, more charming and more handsome than the male protagonist, and he is also a people's hero who takes fighting criminals as his mission. Is his role just to support Tao Rui? ]

　　[ I'm afraid he have to clean up Huo Chengyu's mess, right? After all, from the book, Huo Chengyu allowed his sister to bully his wife, and then sent Huo Jingshuang away without hesitation after a disaster. Is he really her brother if he is so cold-hearted? ]

　　[ When the small world with Huo Jingshuang as the heroine was about to collapse, why did Tao Rui's small world consciousness forcefully drag away Han Yanqing's soul? Why did Tao Rui's small world consciousness desperately tell him the truth about the world? Did some unknown things happen at that time? ]

　　[ Is it really because he is angry about Han Yanqing being snatched away? But in Tao Rui's little world, isn't he also about to retire? ]

　　This is something Jiang Youtao has never been able to figure out.

　　This is a direction that the melon-eating system has never thought of. It only knows to follow the host and eat melons and shout 666.

　　Hearing Jiang Youtao say this, the melon-eating system immediately went to check. After a while, the melon-eating system came back crying: [ Host, your analysis is so right. In Tao Rui's little world, Huo Chengyu has been testing the edge of breaking the law. But those are some harmless little things, and Han Yanqing helped him clean up his mess. ]

　　[ Han Yanqing had talked to Huo Chengyu before. After Huo Chengyu admitted his mistake, his methods became more secretive. ]

　　[ As Han Yanqing's official position became higher and higher, Huo Chengyu, his brother-in-law, also received a lot of benefits, but he was not satisfied. He began to embezzle and accept bribes and seek enjoyment. He has always liked the innocent girls in high school and college who are naive and ignorant of the world. ]

　　[ Someone sent him several girls to please him, and he accepted them all. One of them was not willing, and he raped her and she became sick. ]

　　[ At that time, Han Yanqing had been transferred to the capital, and his control over his hometown was not so strong. He knew that it was because the newly appointed No. 1 leader was determined to fight corruption and organized crime. He found out about Huo Chengyu by following the clues. After obtaining a lot of evidence, Han Yanqing handed Huo Chengyu over. ]

　　[ The protagonist committed such a crime and was arrested. The small world was already unstable. At this time, the consciousness of Huo Jingshuang's small world found that it was also a little unstable. There were too many criminals. When he pulled Han Yanqing's soul, Tao Rui's consciousness knew it, but did not refuse. He wanted Han Yanqing to feel the despair over there. ]

　　[ Han Yanqing had disappointed it, and seeing that it was becoming increasingly difficult to operate, it revealed the truth about the world to Han Yanqing in order to take revenge. ]

　　Jiang Youtao nodded, picked up her things and walked towards the dormitory. Outside on the playground, students were carrying their luggage and walking outside.

　　Jiang Youtao said to the melon-eating system: [ Well, it's pretty much the same as my analysis. ]

　　Gu Nianwei also came out. She had even fewer things than Jiang Youtao. The two talked as they walked.

　　Behind her, Mo Yu was staring at Jiang Youtao's back in a daze.

　　She finally drew Qi into her body on New Year's Day and has now become a cultivator, but she has also discovered that it is simply a fantasy for her to improve her cultivation.

　　After she saw the golden light of merit and virtue on Jiang Youtao's body, she had a vague idea.

　　Last week, after she rescued a child who fell into an ice cave, her cultivation showed signs of loosening.

　　Mo Yu had already inquired around, and found out that in this era, the easiest places to accumulate merits were the army and the police. After New Year's Day, she was already sixteen years old, and she decided to try her hand at military service.

　　Mo Yu lived for thousands of years in her previous life. She practiced every day when she opened her eyes and when she closed her eyes. Apart from practicing, she didn't know what to do. In this life, there are many things she can and will do, and every day is very fulfilling.

　　But Mo Yu felt empty inside. Only when she saved people did she feel satisfied.

　　Life is short, only a hundred years. If she successfully draws energy into her body, she can only live a dozen or twenty years longer than a normal person.

　　In the past, she could just shut herself up for a hundred years, but that was not the case here. She would fall asleep as soon as she closed her eyes, and it would be dawn as soon as she opened them. If she wanted to sleep a little longer, she would be scolded. Mo Yu had really had enough.

　　Moreover, she never felt a sense of belonging in the Mo family. She felt disgusted with the people in the Mo family from the bottom of her heart. She decided to stay away from this family.

　　Mo Yu decided to join the army.

　　After Jiang Youtao was told by the melon-eating system that Mo Yu was going to join the army, she was slightly stunned: [ The immortal master is going to join the army? ]

　　[ Yes, host, she decided to earn merits for cultivation. ] The big guys in the Tribulation Crossing Stage have many treasures on them.

　　Although Mo Yu had nothing after traveling to this era, the martial arts he had seen before were still there.

　　Jiang Youtao clapped her hands: [ That's right. How can a great cultivator who travels to modern society abandon cultivation and cook for a man and have children? Isn't this nonsense? ]

　　[ She have been practicing for a lifetime, and she have experienced how a city or even a country can be destroyed with a wave of her hand. How could she be so soft-hearted and willing to live an ordinary life for a man who is nothing and will grow old, sick and ugly? ]

　　The melon-eating system thinks this is the right development. It's not that immortal masters can't fall in love, but falling in love is falling in love. Isn't it nonsense to go home and become a housewife after falling in love?

　　[ Tongzi, do you think Mo Yu can successfully join the army? ]

　　[ Yes. ] After all, she was once the heroine, so she has some luck.

　　Before the expiration of her youth, Jiang Youtao received a message from the melon-eating system that Mo Yu had passed the physical examination and political review. In two months, Mo Yu would go to participate in the two-month training organized by the armed forces department. After the training, in early May, she would be able to be called up to join the army and become a glorious soldier.

　　Jiang Youtao thought of the photos Han Taorui had sent back a few days ago. In the photos, she was wearing a military uniform and saluting solemnly, and in the photos, she was holding a hat and smiling. Her short hair did not affect her beauty at all. There was also a photo of her holding a gun, looking heroic.

　　"I really want to see what she was like as a soldier." She has experienced thirteen small worlds in total, but among these heroines, Mo Yu is the one she has the least contact with.

　　[ I'll take a screenshot for you then! ] If the melon-eating system had breasts, it would definitely pat them loudly.

　　"Taotao, what are you doing? Come and marinate this fish. We'll have grilled fish tonight."

　　Gu Nianwei came in carrying a large carp weighing six or seven kilograms.

　　Time flies. Today is the 28th day of the lunar year. Zhong Qianxi, Li Yunying and Wang Shanxi who were in the county town have all come.

　　Wang Shanxi and Li Yunying both worked as workers in the canning factory in Zaoxiang. After no longer having to work all day and worry about their livelihood, both of them felt much calmer.

　　The stove in the room was hot, and Li Yunying took off her coat not long after she came in. Wang Shanxi took her coat very naturally and hung it on the coat rack behind the door.

　　Jiang Youtao and Gu Nianwei looked at each other, a little surprised: "You guys?"

　　Wang Shanxi went to help Fu Shaohua light firewood and cook. Li Yunying smiled and said to them, "We are not young anymore. After this year, we will be almost 30 years old. Now we are all workers and get paid every month. It's time to plan for the future."

　　Li Yunying had a crush on Wang Shanxi when she first went to the countryside, but at that time Wang Shanxi liked Wang Yuan. Later, Wang Yuan got married, and Li Yunying's feelings for Wang Shanxi seemed to have dissipated in the long river of time.

　　On the contrary, Wang Shanxi gradually fell in love with her as they spent time together.

　　She didn't think about getting married before, after all, she was in the countryside, like a rootless duckweed, drifting very easily. But after becoming a worker and getting a salary every month, she began to think about the future.

　　She have not been together with Wang Shanxi for long, only in November, but so far, both of them are satisfied with each other.

　　Li Yunying said: "We got the marriage certificate before the Civil Affairs Bureau closed for the holiday, but we didn't have a wedding banquet. We didn't plan to have one either. We just happened to come to your place today and wanted to have a drink with you as witnesses, just as we did at that time."

　　Li Yunying took out wedding candies from her pocket. In addition to wedding candies, there were also red dates, peanuts, melon seeds, etc. Jiang Youtao and the others each grabbed a handful.

　　Jiang Youtao said: "Congratulations."

　　Gu Nianwei also said: "I wish you a happy marriage."

　　Xu Manqiu also said something auspicious. Li Yunying was so happy that she couldn't stop smiling: "Thank you for your auspicious words."

　　Li Yunying talked about having children again: "If we can really go to school, Wang Shanxi and I still want to go to school, so we decided not to have children in the next two years."

　　This is the opportunity Li Yunying gives herself. If the college entrance examination can really be restored in two years, she still wants to give it a try.

　　There are many regrets in this life. Not being able to go to a higher education institution to experience the fresh air has always been a regret for Li Yuying. The same is true for Wang Shanxi. The couple reached an agreement on this matter before they got married.

　　"That's fine. I see that people are promoting the idea of late marriage and late childbearing. It's not too late to have a baby at 30."

　　"Yes." Li Yunying smiled.

　　Everyone started chatting, and Li Yunying thought of Wang Yuan's child Xiao Shuning.

　　She told Jiang Youtao and others, "Little Shuning's surname is now Wang, and her name is Wang Shuning. Her household registration is under her uncle's name, and she calls her uncle dad now."

　　"I went back to visit my relatives some time ago, and I went to see her specially. She is doing very well. Her grandparents, uncles and aunts have taught her very well. She is very polite and sensible. She looks like Wang Yuan, not like the Zhang family."

　　Jiang Youtao and others were very happy to hear the news: "That's great. I hope she can have a safe, happy and happy life."

　　They raise their glasses together for this beautiful wish.