A well-behaved girl was deceived while searching for her husband; she married a childless military o

Qiao Lanshu returned to the guesthouse, rubbing his hands together because of the cold.

As soon as she got back inside, she quickly poured half a basin of hot water to soak her feet, and it took her a while to recover.

The guesthouse has heating, which is connected to the heating system in the mining area. In winter, a boiler operator from the mining area is responsible for heating water, so the guesthouse is relatively warm, given its proximity.

Qiao Lanshu is really not used to the climate here; it's so cold.

She's really afraid of the cold right now.

So she skipped her meal, soaked her feet, climbed into bed, and crawled under the covers.

The room was very dry, and her lips were chapped and bleeding. Red rashes appeared on her fair skin, which felt dry and itchy to the touch. She didn't know what was wrong and was a little worried.

Otherwise, she could just give up on revenge, take a thousand yuan and some food coupons, submit the report, buy a train ticket, and go back to Guangzhou.

She felt it wasn't worth it to suffer here for such a scumbag as Sun Mingyong.

Besides, the reason she wanted to stay was ridiculous, since Qin Yuanzheng already had a wife and children.

However, she was also worried because if she didn't want to get married, she would have to go to the countryside after returning home.

I heard that going to the countryside is tough and tiring, requiring you to do farm work under the sun and wind.

She didn't know if she could handle it.

Qiao Lanshu was deep in thought, beginning to seriously consider his future.

She lay in bed, wrapped herself up tightly, and then held a cup of hot water, sipping it slowly.

The room was dry, and she really wanted to drink water, but she didn't dare drink too much for fear of having to go to the toilet frequently. It was also too cold for her to even take off her pants.

Just as I was thinking this, there was a knock on the door.

Qiao Lanshu asked warily, "Who is it?"

Qin Yuanzheng's voice rang out from outside the door: "Comrade Qiao Lanshu, it's me, Qin Yuanzheng."

Qiao Lanshu's eyes lit up, and she immediately jumped off the bed after throwing off the covers.

However, she had only run two steps when she suddenly stopped, and her surprised expression instantly turned to disappointment.

She walked to the door, opened it, glanced at Qin Yuanzheng cautiously, and asked, "Commander Qin, why are you here so late?"

Qin Yuanzheng glanced at his watch. Wasn't it only six in the afternoon? It wasn't too late, was it?

He saw Qiao Lanshu standing at the door, not inviting him in. His eyes flickered, but he didn't say anything more.

Instead, he took a step back, handed over what he was carrying, and looking at Qiao Lanshu's slightly chapped lips, said, "Comrade Qiao, I noticed you're not used to the climate here, so I bought you this. See if you can use it."

Qiao Lanshu took the paper bag and glanced at it, discovering that it contained two bottles of face cream and a small bottle of mutton fat cream.

She had seen snow cream before, but she had never seen this mutton fat cream before. She picked it up and looked at it curiously. Qin Yuanzheng then explained to her, "I heard from the women at the supply and marketing cooperative that this mutton fat can be used to apply to the lips, and it's safe to ingest. It can also be used to apply to the hands and feet."

Qiao Lanshu has a small, cherry-red mouth that was originally moist, but now it is dry, cracked, and peeling.

Qiao Lanshu looked at these things and then looked at Qin Yuanzheng with a strange expression.

Qin Yuanzheng treated Qiao Lanshu like a child, and he didn't think there was anything wrong with buying her these things.

But for Qiao Lanshu, isn't it a bit strange for a gay man to buy these things for a lesbian?

Qin Yuanzheng asked her, "What's wrong? Don't you like this?"

He specifically sought out someone to exchange coupons for daily necessities, and then went to the supply and marketing cooperative to buy them.

He said, "The supply and marketing cooperative only has this one type of face cream; they don't have the brand from Guangzhou. Otherwise, I could write to my comrade-in-arms and ask him to buy some from Shanghai and send it over."

How could Qiao Lanshu trouble Qin Yuanzheng like that?

She quickly said, "No need, this is already very good. I need this. Thank you so much, Commander Qin. Here's the money."

As she spoke, she quickly reached into her pocket, took out a ten-yuan note, and tried to give it to Qin Yuanzheng.

When Qin Yuanzheng saw her take out money, his face immediately darkened. He said, "Comrade Xiao Qiao, you don't need to give me money. I'm just following orders from my superiors to come and take care of you. These things don't cost much, so don't worry about them."

Qiao Lanshu: "..."

Qiao Lanshu's mood worsened immediately. She looked up at Qin Yuanzheng and said in a low voice, "So it was because of orders from higher up?"

She said, "How could Qin Yuanzheng, such a cold and hard person, be so good to her?"

He bought her things and introduced her to potential partners.

Qin Yuanzheng looked into Qiao Lanshu's bright eyes, and his expression instantly dimmed, his eyelids drooping.

He didn't know what he had said wrong, and he couldn't figure out why the girl was unhappy again.

He looked at Qiao Lanshu's still slightly red eyes and guessed that she was crying because of her fiancé.

So he comforted Qiao Lanshu, saying, "Don't be sad. You didn't like the one I introduced last time, right? I'll introduce you to another one tomorrow, and I guarantee he'll be a good person."

Qiao Lanshu: "..."

Qiao Lanshu quickly said, "No need, Commander Qin, really no need, you don't need to introduce me to anyone else."

Qin Yuanzheng; "..."

Qin Yuanzheng looked at her face and asked, "Why? Are you going back to Guangzhou?"

Qiao Lanshu scratched his head: "If I can't stay, then I'll have to go back."

Qin Yuanzheng: "..."

Guangzhou is more than 2,000 kilometers away from here. It takes several days to travel by train, requiring two transfers.

Once she goes back to Guangzhou from here, she definitely won't come back.

Qin Yuanzheng didn't know what he was thinking, but subconsciously, he didn't really want Qiao Lanshu to leave. He said:

"You're just a young girl, you don't know how hard life is in the countryside. It's better to settle down here and find a job than to go to the countryside. Besides, even if you want to go back, you should find a man to go back with you. The road is too far and it's not safe."

He thought for a moment, then said, "There are plenty of unmarried officers here. I can introduce you to one; it's better than you going back to your hometown and going on blind dates yourself, don't you think?"

After all, she's already been scammed once. This young girl is so naive; if she gets scammed again, there won't be a man like him to help her.

Qin Yuanzheng added, "You should look at a few more before making a decision so quickly."

Qiao Lanshu looked at him, somewhat impulsively, and asked, "Commander Qin, what about you? Are you married?"

Qin Yuanzheng: "???"

Qin Yuanzheng was taken aback by her question. A strange feeling arose in his heart as he wondered why the girl was asking that question.

He said with a stern face, "My situation is rather special, and it's not convenient for me to tell you."

He couldn't very well tell a teenage girl about his infertility, so Qin Yuanzheng left after he finished speaking, as it was difficult to explain.

……

True to his word, Qin Yuanzheng arranged for another battalion commander to come and deliver sweet potatoes to Qiao Lanshu the very next day.

The young battalion commander was tall and good-looking, wearing a crisp military uniform and carrying a bag of sweet potatoes. The moment he saw Qiao Lanshu, his whole face turned red.

The young battalion commander stammered, "Comrade Xiao Qiao, hello. These are sweet potatoes grown by our unit. They're very sweet. Our regimental commander asked me to bring you some to try."

As he spoke, he stuffed the sweet potato into Qiao Lanshu's arms.

Qiao Lanshu: "..."

Qiao Lanshu held the sweet potato, looked up at the soldier in front of her, her voice gentle, but her words were ruthless.

She said, "I'm sorry, comrade, I don't think you're my type. We're not a good match. Go back and talk to your commander, and we can call it even this time, okay?"

The young soldier was stunned for a moment, his face flushed, and he stammered. He nodded subconsciously and said, "Okay, okay."

Qiao Lanshu then asked, "Can I still eat this sweet potato?"

The young soldier blushed and nodded: "Yes, I can eat it."

Qiao Lanshu said, "Then thank you, Commander."

With that, she picked up the sweet potato, went back, and closed the door.

The young soldier looked at the closed door and sighed silently.

It's such a pity that such a wonderful girl didn't fall for him.