The aloof military doctor arrives at the unit, and the tough guy can't sit still.

Lu Zhenghan was dressed in a crisp, wrinkle-free military green uniform with neatly pressed epaulets. His face was cold and stern, with sharp eyebrows and deep, dark eyes.

He swept his gaze across the room, and no one dared to meet his eyes. His very presence exuded an aura of oppression, causing the students below to sit up straight and behave themselves.

Xia Qiuran glanced at Lu Zhenghan and unconsciously lowered her head. Why would he be teaching? If she didn't understand something, she could ask him after class, but he wouldn't just give her a piece of his mind.

And since she refused the information Lu Zhenghan offered her before, wouldn't he be upset and make things difficult for her?

He's the group leader, so it would be really unethical of him to do that. Besides, as long as she follows the rules and maintains classroom order, she's not afraid of Lu Zhenghan making things difficult for her. It's just that the questions she doesn't understand are a bit tricky.

Fortunately, Lu Zhenghan teaches Chinese, which is Xia Qiuran's best subject, so there shouldn't be any problems she doesn't understand.

Lu Zhenghan put down his textbook, glanced around, and didn't give Xia Qiuran a single extra glance, as if she were just one of the many ordinary students who came to class.

"Political Commissar Zhou is busy today, so I will be teaching in his place. Please take out your textbooks."

His voice was steady, and every word he uttered carried the cold solemnity unique to soldiers. He quickly wrote the names of the ancient poems to be learned today on the blackboard with chalk.

"The Cowherd and the Weaver Girl"

Just as he finished writing and put down the chalk, about to speak, the classroom door was pushed open again.

"Commander, I'm sorry I'm late."

Bai Yunyun, dressed in a flowing white dress, resembled the Weaver Girl from heaven, whom we will discuss today. Upon entering, she first apologized to Lu Zhenghan with a shy expression.

"Dr. Bai, what brings you here?" Lu Zheng asked coldly. Bai Yunyun graduated from a proper school, so naturally she didn't need to attend this kind of night school.

"I'm here to attend class. Although I attended a medical vocational school and had good grades, that was a long time ago, and I've forgotten a lot of the knowledge, so I thought I'd come back to learn it again."

When Bai Yunyun answered, her gaze was almost glued to Lu Zhenghan, and the light in her eyes was undisguised.

After listening, Lu Zhenghan turned his head away with a cold expression. In front of so many classmates, it wouldn't be right to kick her out. Besides, when the group first started running the night school, there were no restrictions on who could attend. Even if Bai Yunyun graduated from university and wanted to attend the class, let alone just a vocational school student, he couldn't say anything.

"Go inside, and be mindful of the time next time."

Lu Zhenghan glanced at his watch; it was just seven o'clock, not late. He gave a cold reply and continued lecturing.

"understood."

Bai Yunyun walked into the classroom and saw that the front seats were almost full, with only one seat left next to a soldier in the second row whose clothes were stained with oil and who was lying with snot on his nose.

She sat down despite her reluctance.

I came here for Lu Zhenghan. If I sit at the very back, what's the difference between me and not coming at all?

Fortunately, she had just overheard the soldiers talking around Zhou Guangming and learned that Lu Zhenghan was taking over the class. She couldn't miss this rare opportunity to be close to him.

Lu Zhenghan turned around and continued speaking.

"This ancient poem is not difficult to understand. It mainly tells the legendary love story of the Cowherd and the Weaver Girl, who are separated by the Milky Way and cannot meet, thus expressing the pain of separation and the pain of longing."

Lu Zhenghan appeared calm and composed, but in his heart he couldn't help but mutter Zhou Guangming's name several times. He had spoken righteously that day, saying he was worried about Zhou Guangming being too tired, but then he turned around and handed over the Chinese language class that he was in charge of to Zhou Guangming as well.

Just because I didn't want to come and recite this ancient poem.

Nearly half of the soldiers attending the night school were young people around 20 years old, who were ignorant about the word "love" at the same time longing for it.

If we go into too much detail, I'm afraid these soldiers will overthink it. After all, people were conservative during that period and were particularly sensitive to poems and articles that touched on love.

If I explain it too simply, then there's basically nothing left to say. Oh well, I'll have a classmate read it aloud twice to make sure everyone understands the general meaning and can write the characters. That should be enough.

"Could any student read this poem aloud in its entirety?" Lu Zhenghan asked after thinking for a moment.

As soon as Lu Zhenghan finished speaking, Bai Yunyun immediately raised her hand.

She wouldn't miss such a great opportunity to shine.

Lu Zhenghan then scanned the room and found that no one else raised their hand except Bai Yunyun, so he had no choice but to call on her to read.

"The Cowherd and the Weaver Girl are separated by the Milky Way."

With slender, delicate hands, she deftly weaves at the loom.

...

Bai Yunyun held the book pages in her hands, lowered her eyes, and slowly read aloud. Her soft voice carried a strong emotion that was immediately apparent.

"Okay, have a seat."

"This poem is a five-character ancient poem from the late Eastern Han Dynasty. It uses a mythological story to describe the longing and separation in the human world. As long as you can grasp the core meaning and recite the whole poem from memory, that will be fine."

Lu Zhenghan didn't want to talk too much about the poem. He just said a few words casually, and the textbook was already about to be turned to the next page.

Just then, a young, seemingly straightforward square-headed soldier suddenly raised his hand.

"Commander, I don't quite understand. In the legend, didn't the Cowherd and the Weaver Girl already have children? Why didn't the Weaver Girl's mother let them be together?"

The square-headed soldier stood up and asked with a puzzled look.

When someone asked a question, Lu Zhenghan naturally had to answer it. After thinking for a moment, he was about to speak when Bai Yunyun spoke first.

"Just because a flower lost a petal, would you be willing to put the flower you raised with your own hands into a pile of cow dung?"

Upon hearing this, the students present couldn't help but burst out laughing.

Although the words were a bit rough, the logic was sound. In Bai Yunyun's mind, it was no exaggeration to say that the Weaver Girl was a complete fool. With such good qualities of her own, why did she have to get entangled with that poor boy, the Cowherd?

If she were the Queen Mother of the West, she wouldn't bother to create some kind of Milky Way; she would simply kill the Cowherd to sever the Weaver Girl's hopes, and then introduce her to a wealthy and powerful goddess.

However, the square-headed soldier seemed not to understand Bai Yunyun's meaning at all. In his mind, once married, one should spend one's whole life together. Moreover, the woman was already a mother who had given birth before, and was a second-time bride. No one would want a second-time bride. If her family objected at this time, wouldn't that be harming their own daughter?

"I don't understand what this 'falling petals and leaves' thing means. There's an old saying that it's better to tear down a stone temple than to break up a marriage. They already have children; they're a proper couple. How can the woman's mother think about separating them?" the square-headed soldier continued.

"Does that mean it's right to spend your whole life in the countryside suffering with that cowherd?"

Bai Yunyun was not to be outdone. The Weaver Girl was talented, beautiful, and from a good family. Just like her now, why should she marry a countryman and suffer? Someone like her should marry a man with good conditions like Lu Zhenghan.

"What's wrong with the countryside, Dr. Bai? Are you looking down on us poor and lower-middle peasants?"

Upon hearing Bai Yunyun's words, the square-headed soldier broke down and pointed at her, questioning her.