Xia Yichu slept until 8:30 and didn't get up, and Pei Shizhou didn't wake her either. However, it was strange that Xu Shaoyang hadn't come over yet.

Pei Shizhou was rolling out dough in the kitchen when he noticed that Xia Yichu really liked noodles. So he got up early in the morning to go to the market to buy a chicken to make soup, which he would then cook into chicken noodle soup.

After rolling out the dough, he waited for Xia Yichu to finish cooking before he started. He also tidied up the house and fed the cats and dogs for Xia Yichu, wondering how she planned to take care of them.

Just after he finished all his chores, there was finally a knock on the door. It must be Xu Shaoyang. Pei Shizhou was quite pleased with his tardiness; it was almost nine o'clock, and Xia Yichu would be getting up soon.

Who are you looking for?

When Pei Shizhou opened the door, he found it wasn't Xu Shaoyang, but a man he didn't recognize. Not knowing if Xia Yichu knew him, Pei Shizhou stood in the doorway, blocking him from entering.

"Hello, is this Xia Yichu's home?"

The stranger looked at Pei Shizhou with amazed eyes. No wonder the girl Xu Shaoyang liked was being pursued by someone else. Xu Shaoyang was quite handsome, but he was nowhere near as good-looking as the man in front of him.

"Yes, you are..."

Pei Shizhou frowned and asked, "What is Xu Shaoyang up to? He's not planning to send a strange man to pick up Xiao Chu and take her to Hong Kong, is he? That's so unreliable."

"I'm here on Xu Shaoyang's behalf to deliver a message to Xia Yichu. Please call her out."

The man politely said that he was different from Xu Shaoyang and seemed much more composed.

"I'm her boyfriend. You can talk to me about what you want to say. My girlfriend hasn't gotten up yet."

"Oh, okay. Shao Yang said he has something to do these next few days and won't be going to Hong Kong. He asked Xia Yichu to wait for him for a few more days."

Pei Shizhou didn't expect it was because of this. Just yesterday, Xu Shaoyang was eager to take Xiao Chu to Hong Kong. How could he have changed his mind after only one night?

"How long is 'a few days' roughly? And what happened that caused him to be delayed?"

"I don't know, he didn't say."

The man clearly knew, but simply didn't want to say more. Pei Shizhou didn't ask any further questions, thanked him, and closed the door.

At this moment, Xia Yichu also got up. She yawned and came out, asking, "Shizhou, why didn't you wake me up? It's already past nine o'clock. Has Xu Shaoyang arrived yet? Tell him to wait for me."

Xia Yichu opened her eyes and saw it was past nine o'clock, so she quickly got up. It was all Pei Shizhou's fault; he made her do unspeakable things last night, causing her to oversleep.

"Xiao Chu, Xu Shaoyang said he'll take you to Gangcheng in a few days."

Why?

Xia Yichu looked at Pei Shizhou with suspicion. Could it be that he said something to Xu Shaoyang that made him change his mind?

"It's not my fault, I don't know why either. Just now a strange man came to see you and told me what he said. I was just relaying his message. Besides, I asked him about it earlier, and he said he didn't know."

Pei Shizhou quickly explained that since he had already agreed to let Xia Yichu go to Hong Kong, he certainly wouldn't try to stop her from going.

"Forget it, let's not guess anymore. We'll just go find Xu Shaoyang and ask him after we finish eating."

Xu Shaoyang was in such a hurry last night, but he postponed it today. No one can stop her from going to Hong Kong to make money.

"Okay, I'll cook you some noodles. Go brush your teeth and wash your face."

"it is good"

It was past ten o'clock when the two finished their meal. Pei Shizhou drove her to find Xu Shaoyang. Xia Yichu had been to the Xu family before, so she gave Pei Shizhou directions.

However, they couldn't get into Xu Shaoyang's house because his father was a division commander and his residence was guarded.

Pei Shizhou then realized that Xu Shaoyang's family background was so good, but he didn't take it to heart.

"Xiao Chu, Xiao Chu, it really is you."

Just as Xia Yichu was talking to the guard, asking him to call Xu Shaoyang, a surprised voice came from behind her.

Xia Yichu turned around and saw that it was Xu's mother. She was even more surprised than Xu's mother.

"Auntie, I'm here to see Xu Shaoyang."

Looking at Xia Yichu's smiling face, Xu's mother knew her son wasn't doing well, and she probably didn't want to see him. But what did it matter to her if he was embarrassed?

"Okay, then register and come in with me. Xiao Liu, this is my son's classmate, please give her the registration book to fill out," Xu's mother said to the guard.

"Okay, Mrs. Xu, please wait a moment while I go in and get it."

After Xiao Liu left, Xia Yichu quickly introduced Pei Shizhou to Xu's mother.

"Auntie, this is my boyfriend, Pei Shizhou. We drove here. May we drive in?"

Parking your car outside will block other people's view. The security guards just said that parking is not allowed in this area. If you want to park, you have to drive further away.

Hello, Auntie.

Only then did Xu's mother notice Pei Shizhou. She had seen him earlier; he had been standing next to Xia Yichu. His demeanor was very similar to that of her husband, Xu, and it was obvious that he had served in the military. She had assumed he was a new guard.

"Hi, Xiao Chu, your boyfriend is really handsome."

No wonder her son lost to him. After meeting Pei Shizhou, Xu's mother felt that her son had even less hope.

"Madam Xu"

At this moment, Xiao Liu came out with the registration book, which Xia Yichu took.

"Parking is no problem, just register your license plate number."

There's going to be a good show soon. Look how arrogant her son is, thinking he's all that just because he's made a little money.

What's the use of making so much money in Hong Kong after all these years? Look what happened! The girl I like is dating another man.

"Okay, Shizhou, go and bring the car over," Xia Yichu said as she wrote.

"Okay, Auntie, I'll go get the car now."

"Okay, slow down."

After Pei Shizhou left, Xu's mother said to Xia Yichu, "Xiao Chu, your boyfriend is a soldier."

"Yes, I used to be a soldier, but I was discharged many years ago."

"So that's how it is."

Pei Shizhou drove the car in, and Xia Yichu and Xu's mother waited for him to park the car before the three of them went to the Xu family home together.

"Auntie, is Xu Shaoyang home?"

"exist"

He definitely didn't want to see Xia Yichu right now, and Xia Yichu noticed that Xu's mother's expression was a bit strange. However, since they had already arrived at the Xu family's door, she didn't ask any more questions.

"Xiao Chu, Xiao Pei, come in quickly. Old Xu, Old Xu, we have guests, come out quickly."

Because Xu Shaoyang is back, his parents made a point of not going to work today. His mother just went out to buy groceries, bringing back meat and vegetables that Xu Shaoyang likes.

Mr. Xu was tidying up his things in the study when he heard Mrs. Xu's words. He quickly put down his work and came out.

"Shizhou, it's you?"

At first, Xu's father was shocked, but later he looked at Pei Shizhou with joy.

"Commander Xu"

Pei Shizhou gave Xu's father a standard military salute, which Xu's father returned. Xu's father had originally intended to pat Pei Shizhou on the shoulder, but then stopped himself, thinking of something.

When Pei Shizhou first joined the army, he and Xu Shizhou were in the same unit. Not long after, Xu's father was transferred away, and they never saw each other again.

"You little rascal, hahaha, I never thought we'd have a chance to meet again. I heard from Old Zheng that you've retired from the army, your hand..."

Pei Shizhou had only been in the army for a short time when Xu's father had high hopes for him. Unfortunately, Pei Shizhou was a soldier under his comrade. He tried every means to get Lao Zheng to release him, but Lao Zheng refused to do so no matter what. Even after he was transferred, Lao Zheng still wouldn't let him go.

He was so angry that he didn't contact Lao Zheng for many years, until Pei Shizhou injured his hand and was diagnosed by the military doctor as having almost no chance of recovery.

Old Zheng called him with a heavy heart and told him about it; he was also heartbroken at the time.

Although Pei Shizhou wasn't one of his soldiers, he had kept an eye on him after he was transferred and had been looking for an opportunity to bring him to his side. He was saddened for a long time after learning about Pei Shizhou's accident and discharge from the army.

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