1970s: Hot wife accompanies the army, cold-faced rough man is not easy to tease

Chapter 376 [Extra] What Year Is It Tonight? (10)

After Gu Qingye finished his mission and retrieved his phone, the first thing he did was add Lu Youyou on WeChat.

After the message was sent, every second felt like an eternity.

Has she already forgotten him?

Could she treat him as an unexpected encounter in a foreign land?
After the dopamine and adrenaline released due to nervousness subside, will she feel that he was just an ordinary passerby, someone she met while carrying out a mission, and someone she parted ways with when the mission ended?

After waiting for so many years, he thought he could face everything calmly, but when Lu Youyou actually appeared, right within reach, his heart still fluttered with uncontrollable joy and nervousness...

The moment his phone vibrated, he instinctively knew it was the person he was waiting for, but he held the screen tightly, hesitant to turn it over.

Soon another vibration came. Gu Qingye closed his eyes and firmly tapped the screen.

is her!

Lu Youyou quickly accepted his friend request, less than a minute after he clicked send.

[Gu Qingye, is that you? You're back?]

Gu Qingye stared at the simple line of words, his eyelashes suddenly trembling.

He had heard and longed for the words "You're back" countless times, and finally, they truly reappeared in his world.

He could almost see Lu Youyou's face, as if she were right in front of him, and she would say with a smile in the tone he knew best, "You're back."

It's me, I'm back!

He subconsciously typed "I miss you," stared at the chat box for a long time, and finally silently pressed the delete key.

On the other side, Lu Youyou wasn't doing much better.

After not contacting each other for so long, she felt inexplicably excited, yet also a little awkward and nervous. It was the first time in her life she had experienced the feeling of her heart pounding.

I used to think that the descriptions in romance novels were childish, but when I actually experienced them, I realized that the more commonplace the adjectives, the more apt they were.

She went from being a complete novice in military affairs to being able to name all kinds of ships in less than a month.

Lu Youyou was not an innocent and ignorant little girl; she knew very well what her actions meant.

She knew how special Gu Qingye's profession was, and who knew when she would receive news from him again after he went to sea.

Lu Youyou was never one to hesitate or procrastinate; once she made up her mind, she picked up her phone and typed a line.

Where are you? Are you free? Want to meet up?

Gu Qingye never knew that a person's mood could be instantly brightened.

A smile unconsciously crept onto his lips; he had to take a deep breath to calm the joy and excitement in his heart.

He thought he was the one running at full speed, but when he tried again, Lu Youyou was still just as brave and carefree.

I'm in Beijing, have a 20-day vacation, and am available anytime.

When Lu Youyou saw this sentence, her eyes curved into crescent moons.

"Then let me treat you to a meal. I haven't properly thanked you for saving my life yet."

I should have been the one to invite them.

[You can save yours for next time; this time it's my treat!]

Lu Youyou didn't even realize that she had naturally started thinking about the next time.

In her excitement, she watched another military film. When she woke up the next day, she had big dark circles under her eyes. She forced herself to go back to sleep, and before she knew it, it was ten o'clock.

She spent ages picking out clothes, but in the end, she succumbed to the Beijing heat and wore a short-sleeved shirt, shorts, a high ponytail, and sunglasses, looking like she didn't care about anyone.

"Dad, Mom, I've made plans with friends, I won't be home for dinner tonight!"

"Hey, where are you going? It's so hot, I'll have the driver take you!"

"No need, my friend will come to pick me up!" As soon as Lu Youyou finished speaking, she ran out of the house like a gust of wind. Lu Zhiyu's temples throbbed with pain, and he felt a kind of bittersweet feeling, like a pig struggling to cross a gate.

"You think my daughter is..." Lu Zhiyu tried to hold back, but couldn't bring himself to finish the sentence.

Lin Nanxing glanced at him with a smile and nodded slightly: "Yes."

"I haven't even said what it is yet...!" Lu Zhiyu was even more jealous.

"No matter what the answer is, it's the same." Lin Nanxing picked up her teacup and took an elegant sip.

Lu Zhiyu: The pig is coming, the cabbage is about to fly away, the old father can't stop it, he feels so sad.

Lu Youyou only remembered that Gu Qingye hadn't registered and probably wouldn't be able to get in after leaving the hospital. Just as she was about to make a call, a black SUV stopped in front of her.

The passenger window rolled down, and the face she had thought of countless times during this period appeared in front of her.

After such a long time, it was inevitable that they would feel awkward, but when she heard Gu Qingye say "long time no see," a smile suddenly appeared in the corner of her eyes.

She opened the passenger door and replied cheerfully, "Yeah, long time no see!"

Where would you like to eat?

"You should ask me. If I'm treating you to dinner, of course you can eat whatever you like."

Gu Qingye smiled gently: "Then sweet and sour pork ribs, roast duck, braised pork with bamboo shoots and pork, and steamed pork with rice flour."

Lu Youyou turned her head blankly, as if she had been paused.

Why are all these dishes her favorites?

Gu Qingye curved his lips into a smile. In his previous life, when they had just gotten married, he asked her what she wanted to eat, and he could make it. If she didn't know how to make it, he could learn.

That's all she said at the time. Oh, and we should add hot pot lamb, but we can save that for next time.

"I have a gift for you, it's in the back seat, would you like to see it?"

Lu Youyou snapped out of her daze and glanced back. There was a brown paper bag without a logo on the back seat.

"can I see?"

"of course."

Lu Youyou stretched out her arm and took it. It was much heavier than she had expected, and she almost couldn't lift it with one hand.

She glanced at the driver's seat: "Shall I turn it on?"

"Go ahead and open it, I don't know if you'll like it."

Lu Youyou smiled and said, "How could I not like receiving a gift?"

She carefully opened the package. There were no patterns or logos on the outside or inside, and you couldn't guess what was inside without opening it.

When she lifted the last cover, a delicate model ship stood there quietly.

It turned out to be the XX ship that Gu Qingye served on!
Moreover, it is a simulation model made in full scale based on the shape, structure, and color of the real ship!

Only 10 sets of this model were released to commemorate the 70th anniversary of the Japanese Army. The whereabouts of each set were determined, and ordinary people had no chance to see them.

In the past, Lu Youyou would never have been interested in these things, but now she is a die-hard military enthusiast, and this gift has undoubtedly touched her heart.

She carefully touched the model's outer shell, and the surprise in her eyes hadn't faded yet.

"Thank you, I like it very much, I really like it!"

Gu Qingye smiled with relief: "I'm glad you like it."

They lived together on the ship for three days, and their lifelong bond began on the ship.

He hopes that this memory, like this 1:1 replica of the ship, will never dissipate, never leave, never fade, and never waver.