Chapter 24 Chapter Twenty-Four

As soon as Qin Siting walked out of the outpatient building, she was dragged into the car by Yu Jidong involuntarily. "Ji Dong, where are you taking me?" No matter how Qin Siting questioned, Yu Jidong just smiled and did not answer.After a while, the car drove into a villa area and stopped in front of a luxurious villa. Qin Siting looked at him puzzled: "Why did you bring me here?" Yu Jidong pointed at the villa: "Do you like it?" Without waiting for her answer, he took out a bunch of keys and said, "The owner of this house is you." After speaking, he couldn't help but pull her up and walk into the villa.Entering the room, although the furnishings in the room are luxurious and noble, in Qin Siting's eyes, it looks vulgar, and even the famous calligraphy and paintings on the wall have lost their luster.

Yu Ji Dong went straight to the table, opened a brocade cloth, and revealed a piano case inside: "I know that becoming an artist was your dream, come and see this." He opened the piano case while speaking. Qin Siting couldn't believe her eyes, and couldn't help blurting out: "Vyom?" Yu Jidong said excitedly: "That's right, the works of the famous French violin maker Villume in the 19th century." Seeing her surprised expression, he said triumphantly, "As long as you have money in this world, you can do anything! , try it?" He said and handed the piano to Qin Siting.

Qin Siting took the piano and tried to play it. The tune of "Love's Sorrow" echoed in the villa. Yu Jidong listened intoxicated, nodding his head with the rhythm from time to time, and he couldn't help applauding at the end of the song. Qin Siting put the violin into the violin case: "This is just my original dream. Now, I just want to be a good soldier!" "Being together doesn't affect your being a good soldier. As I said, as long as you like, I will do whatever you want. Whatever you want, I will satisfy you..." "Ji Dong!" Qin Siting interrupted him, "I said that we are not suitable, and feelings cannot be exchanged with material things. I have already liked the simple and clear pace of life in the army, and I don't want to change."

Yu Jidong said eagerly: "Si Ting, it's not impossible for us, right, tell me?" Qin Siting shook her head: "Do you know the name of the piece I played just now?" Jian Yu Jidong looked at her incomprehensibly, and then said: "You are not a bosom friend, we are destined to be friends in this life, I am leaving. " Yu Jidong stood there in a daze until he was awakened by the sound of Qin Siting closing the door. He walked slowly to the wine cabinet and poured a large glass of red wine.He caught up with Qin Siting and said, "Get in the car, I'll see you off!"

"No, I'll go back!" Yu Jidong was a little anxious: "You don't have to guard me like this, do you?" Seeing that she could no longer refuse, Qin Siting opened the door and got into the car. Along the way, Yu Jidong looked depressed and didn't say a word. Qin Siting looked at him and said, "Ji Dong, don't blame me..." Yu Jidong suddenly yelled: "Am I so annoying to you?" Qin Siting looked helpless: "I don't hate you, on the contrary, I always think of you as a good friend." "Don't lie to me, you just look down on me. I talk about character, talent, and career with Ji Dong. How can I not be worthy of you?"

"I told you we're not suitable!" "You're making an excuse, making an excuse!" Yu Jidong yelled hysterically. Qin Siting put her hands through her hair distractedly, and when she raised her head, her face was shocked: "Be careful!" There was a piercing sound of sudden braking, and a pedestrian on a bicycle was knocked out heavily. Qin Siting's abnormality over the past few days attracted Mei Xinger's attention. Under her repeated questioning, Qin Siting finally told about Yu Jidong's driving and wounding someone and was detained, and told her that she wanted to see him, but she was afraid that he might misunderstand But he continued to pester himself, so he handed some things he bought to Mei Xing'er, and asked her to visit Yu Jidong in the detention center.

In the detention center, Yu Jidong was very happy to see Mei Xinger come to see him, but soon became depressed because Qin Siting didn't come. Mei Xing'er comforted him: "Brother Yu, don't be sad, sister Si Ting didn't come to see you because... because she has been blaming herself." Then she took out a bag of things, "Look, these are all things from Si Ting My sister bought it for you and asked me to bring it to you." Yu Jidong immediately became very excited: "Go back and thank Si Ting for me, tell her not to feel guilty, don't blame her for this matter, it's all my fault, I should not be driving with her Speaking of that, you tell her that Lin Xue has already gone to talk to the family members of the injured, and I will be fine after the compensation is completed, and I will go to see her when I go out."

Mei Xing'er nodded, she was moved by Yu Jidong's infatuation for Qin Siting. "Hey? Mei Xing'er, I beg you for something. In the future, you can tell me what Si Ting likes and wants, and I will buy it for her." "Brother Yu, you are too kind to Sister Si Ting!" Yu Jidong smiled embarrassedly: "Who told me to like her!" Mei Xing'er never expected that Yu Jidong would be so infatuated with Qin Siting to such an extent, he has made remarkable achievements in the mall, no matter in Zhongnan or Dongjiang, he can be regarded as a celebrity in society.For so many years, I have been persistent and consistent with Qin Siting, even a hard-hearted person will be moved.She didn't understand why Qin Siting was so indifferent and dismissive of him.She began to complain about Yu Ji Dongming in her heart, and quarreled with Qin Siting after returning to the dormitory from the detention center.

"Brother Yu treats you so well, it's unfair for you to treat others like this!" "I told you, I don't like him!" "If you don't like him, don't hurt him with your words!" "How did I hurt him? I told him several times that we couldn't do it, but he just didn't believe it..." "Brother Yu treats you so well!" "Zhuzi treated you well back then! Why didn't you marry him?" "You..." Mei Xing'er yelled angrily, "These are two different things with different natures. I really don't know what kind of person you are looking for."

"What to find is my business, you don't need to worry about it." Mei Xing'er sat down on the bed angrily, and persuaded after a long while: "Sister Si Ting, feelings can be cultivated, can't you not even give people the opportunity?" "I told you, I don't like it, I don't like Yu Jidong." "Do you have someone in your heart?" "Don't worry about it!" Qin Siting pulled the quilt over her head and ignored her. "Hmph! I don't believe you can find a man better than Big Brother Yu, it's unreasonable!" Mei Xing'er said and lay down on the bed.

Qin Siting took off the quilt and shouted: "Go back to your room and sleep, I don't welcome you in this room." "Go back and go back! You are here alone and slowly miss that low-level man in your mind!" Qin Siting watched Mei Xing'er going out angrily with her pillow in her arms, and laughed, thinking that although the little girl from back then had grown up, she was still so innocent, if she didn't tell her, she might never feel her own. I like Zheng Yuanhai. As soon as Yu Jidong stepped out of the gate of the detention center, he looked around, with a look of disappointment on his face. Lin Xue, who came to pick him up, said jealously that he would not come, and urged him to get in the car. At this time, a jeep drove up, and Zheng Yuanhai got out of the car: "Ji Dong, I just came back from the sea, and the matter is resolved?" Yu Jidong nodded: "Fortunately, the other party was not seriously injured." "Don't drink and drive in the future." Yu Jidong turned around and glanced at the gate of the detention center: "When people lose their freedom, they think about many things, especially their friends." Zheng Yuanhai smiled: "Okay, I'll call everyone together tonight to calm you down." That night, everyone gathered at the Pacific Bar and raised their glasses to appease Yu Jidong. Yu Jidong also toasted and said: "I'm usually too busy and neglect to communicate with my brothers and sisters. I don't want to think about anything today. Come on. I respect everyone, let's have a good drink!" Qin Siting didn't want to participate at first, but she still came despite Zheng Yuanhai's repeated invitations and Mei Xinger's hard work. Seeing that Ji Dong peeked at her from time to time, she still felt very awkward. Xie Tingqun turned to Zheng Yuanhai and said, "Yuanhai, I heard that your work is not going well recently?" Zheng Yuanhai smiled: "Do you know what Han Xin said to that little ruffian when he was humiliated by his crotch?" He glanced at the crowd and continued, "If you have bow-legged legs, it will save a lot of trouble for me to get up." One sentence made everyone amused. Xie Tingqun also stood up and said, "Do you know what Jing Ke said when he failed to assassinate the King of Qin? My backwardness in technology has killed me. If I had a gun, your life would be over!" Everyone laughed again. Zheng Yuanhai held up the cup: "Come on, for the advancement of science and technology, for the strength of the navy, cheers!" Ma Yifan interrupted with a cup: "I also wish me and Jidong a prosperous business...prosperous!" Everyone raised their glasses to each other. Yu Jidong couldn't help but turned his head to Qin Siting and said, "Siting, these few days...are you doing well?" Qin Siting said with some embarrassment: "It's okay!" Nan Kejiang looked at Zheng Xiuzhu, Zheng Xiuzhu looked away. Mei Xing'er seemed to see some signs, and promptly smoothed things over: "Sister Si Ting, let's make it a little bit easier for everyone!" Ma Yifan followed up and responded: "Yes, Si Ting exhibit...show them... have a look!" Then he took off the violin on the wall and handed it to Qin Si Ting. The melodious sound of the piano sounded, and everyone beat to the beat. Mei Xinger saw Zheng Yuanhai listening intently to the piano, smiled involuntarily, stood up and said, "Brother Zheng, let's dance!" Zheng Xiuzhu glanced at Nan Kejiang from the corner of his eye, turned to Xie Tingqun and said, "Tingqun, let's dance!" Xie Tingqun was flattered, got up and made a very gentlemanly gesture: "Please!" While dancing, Zheng Xiuzhu glanced at Nan Kejiang coldly. Nan Kejiang just lowered his head to drink and didn't look at her.Ever since she saw the young woman in the photo walking out with Nan Kejiang in front of the submarine detachment that day, she only felt that someone had sprinkled a handful of salt on her wounded heart, and she deliberately asked Xie Tingqun to dance in front of him. Wanting to take revenge on Nan Kejiang, seeing that he didn't look at her at all, felt very sad and felt empty. When Ma Yifan saw Zheng Xiuzhu take the initiative to ask Xie Tingqun to dance, he felt breathless, so he turned to Xiaona and shouted: "Dance partner, come here." Qin Siting played the piano unrestrainedly, while Yu Jidong looked at him obsessively. "Are you in trouble at work recently?" Mei Xing'er raised her head and asked Zheng Yuanhai. "It's nothing!" Zheng Yuanhai smiled with pretended ease. "You should have a good relationship with your captain. His father is the deputy commander of the fleet. You can't screw him up." "It's not that serious. It's all about work. Besides, he never depends on his father." Zheng Yuanhai continued to ask, "Is your hospital busy?" "good!" "Don't patronize busy work, but also pay attention to your body." Mei Xing'er's face was filled with a smile, she felt the warmth of fire in her heart, thinking that it's good to have someone who cares about her, if it wasn't for the public, she really wanted to put her face on his generous chest, listen to his heartbeat, feel The warmth of his love. Qin Siting was playing the piano, and seeing Zheng Yuanhaimei Xing'er whispering from the corner of her eye, she was angry and suddenly stopped playing the piano. Xie Tingqun shouted: "Hey, why didn't you pull it?" Qin Siting returned to her seat: "Tired!" Picking up the wine glass, "Come on, Ji Dong, drink!" Yu Jidong raised his cup: "Si Ting, I've been feeling..." Qin Siting interrupted him with a smile: "Don't say it, I know it all!" Out of the corner of her eye, she turned to Zheng Yuanhai. After leaving the Pacific Bar and returning to the dormitory, Qin Siting lay on the bed sullenly.Mei Xing'er came in with her pillow in her arms as usual: "Ah! I had a great time today!" She said and threw the pillow on the bed. Qin Siting said coldly on purpose: "What are you doing?" "Hey, I'm used to sleeping in this room, I can't sleep when I go back!" "You always want to sleep with me, what if you get married?" Mei Xing'er climbed onto the bed: "Then I want to sleep with you too, let him sleep on the floor." "Then I have to get married too!" "Huh? Are you still getting married?" "Nonsense!" Qin Siting glared at her. "Brother Yu, you even look down on me. I don't believe you can find a better man than him." "Of course, don't you think Yuan Hai is much better than him?" "Ah..." Mei Xing'er was stunned for a moment, and said for a while, "You... and Big Brother Zheng..." Qin Siting smiled: "Can't you see it? I like Yuanhai, and I liked it when I was in the Marine Corps." Mei Xing'er stared at her blankly, her whole body seemed to have fallen into an ice hole in an instant, and her head was cold from head to toe. Qin Siting thought she was just surprised, and said with a smile: "You! What a child, don't you understand why I had to go back to the Dongjiang base? Go to sleep!" She reached out and turned off the desk lamp. In the darkness, Mei Xing'er sat there blankly, motionless, her mind was in a mess and she couldn't figure it out, she couldn't stop thinking about how could this happen?how could this be?After a while, the sound of Qin Siting's deep sleep was heard, and Mei Xing'er thought that she must be extremely happy in her sleep at this time, as bright as a flower.Mei Xing'er got out of bed quietly, picked up the pillow and returned to her room, looking at the group photo with Zheng Yuanhai during the visit on the table, she couldn't help feeling sad, and gently took the photo down. The next day, Mei Xing'er asked for family leave from the hospital and got on the long-distance bus back home.Along the way, Mei Xinger kept looking out of the window, and as the scenery moved back and forth, her past experiences kept reappearing in front of her eyes.When they met in Longwan Mountain, they regarded Zheng Yuanhai as a relative for the first time; when Shajiao Island was in danger, the two hearts collided tightly; although it was not love at that time, but in the days and nights after that, I was thinking about it every day and night Every moment is spent in the dream.Although they never said they loved each other, the two of them have long been heart-to-heart tacit.But it's just that feelings are tricky. Why did she and Sister Si Ting fall in love with the same person? She remembered how good Sister Si Ting was to her. Since the day they met, she has taken care of herself like a real sister, and her parents Treat yourself like your own daughter.Contradictions, hesitation, and helplessness disturbed her, Mei Xing'er closed her eyes in pain, tears flowed down her cheeks unknowingly. One day, after get off work, Wang Hongye went to Lu Huaicheng's house to play chess with him. When Lu Huaicheng heard this, he smiled and said, "As soon as you ask me to play chess, something will happen." "Don't worry, play your chess with peace of mind, we political workers call this entertainment!" Lu Huaicheng continued: "Hehe, those of us who are engaged in the military may call this war, but I admire your spirit of never admitting defeat after repeated defeats." "Haven't you ever been my defeated general?" Lu Huaicheng laughed loudly: "This is also normal. General Chang Sheng is a legend." "Gongzu!" Wang Hongye moved the chess pieces. "Oh? Changed tactics?" Wang Hongye knocked on the chessboard and said: "This is called the impermanence of soldiers and the impermanence of water." "Political workers have also studied military affairs, and use cavalry to deal with you, jumping horses." Wang Hongye smiled: "How can we do without research? There is no separation between the military and the government." Then he said, "When I was in Beijing for a meeting, the head of the Navy revealed to me a piece of news that concentrated our country's high-tech achievements to manufacture The command ship has been named the Blue Shield, and it will be the first true flagship of our entire navy, and it will be commissioned by the end of next year at the earliest, and now is the time to consider the candidate for the captain!" Lu Huaicheng looked up at him: "Is this the real purpose of you playing chess with me today?" Wang Hongye didn't deny it, looking at the chess game that was coming to an end, he urged: "Hey, it's time for you to go!" Lu Huaicheng made a double entendre: "I don't know whether I should go to the pawn or the car." "You should go to the car first!" "The car is an old car with a low education background, so it is difficult to drive a modern warship. The pawn is young, and education does not equal ability!" After a pause, he continued, "Generation of our captains have been brought out by mentors and mentors. With no new ideas coming up and our leadership work stuck in the old ways, breaking this situation is really harder than foolish old man moving mountains!" Wang Hongye smiled: "You, Lu Huaicheng, also have moments of frowning?" Lu Huaicheng pondered for a moment, and said: "Political commissar, I have an idea. Right now, the railway department is speeding up. There is a popular word in the country, speeding up. I think our talent training can also be speeded up." Lu Huaicheng saw that he didn't say anything, and then Said, "How about a Project Hope?" Wang Hongye took one of Lu Huaicheng's chess pieces, pointed to the chessboard and said, "Look at this chessboard." Lu Huaicheng watched: "A draw?" Wang Hongye moved a pawn: "This is called a hit and miss." Lu Huaicheng finally understood, and said with a relieved smile: "The purpose of the Hope Project for future naval compound commanders is to train him for tomorrow's Chinese navy!" With a sound of "beep", "jiang" was placed in the center. A red banner was hung in the auditorium of the Dongjiang Base, which read "Opening Ceremony of the Naval Dongjiang Base 'Hope Project'." A group of young military officers including Zheng Yuanhai and Nan Kejiang sat under the stage. Lu Huaicheng stood before the stage: "Comrades, in order to enable those children in poor areas who cannot afford to go to school to go to school, our country has promoted the Hope Project. The purpose is to give children a future and the nation a hope. Today, We also want to start a hope project, a hope project for future naval compound military commanders! I will be the captain." Zheng Yuanhai and others listened attentively. Lu Huai's voice is like Hong Zhong: "All the young cadres here are the most educated young cadres in our Dongjiang base, more than half of them are postgraduates, and some of them have returned from studying abroad. I have heard many people report that your education and ability Extremely inconsistent, lacking management experience, only talking about soldiers on paper, and the future of the navy depends on native-born cadres. I can tell you bluntly that I oppose this statement. In ancient China, it was said that the use of troops should be chosen first by the generals! I even Believe what Feng Menglong said in the Ming Dynasty, for a general, it is better to have wisdom than to be brave, and to be learned is better than to be wise. I once said that protecting is the greatest harm. Today I would like to add that using is the greatest cultivation. This The hope project is to use you boldly, and we will provide you with the opportunity to germinate if it is a seed, and I hope that the first batch of highly educated captains and captains of the People's Navy will grow among you!" Glancing at the crowd, he continued to preach , "The Gulf War sounded the alarm for us, and also brought a huge impact to our traditional military ideology and theory system. There is also a lack of talents and low quality! In the past few decades, our naval officers and soldiers have loyally guarded the motherland's thousands of miles of sea and territory, and have made great contributions to the country's development and economic construction. Every naval officer and soldier has faithfully performed their duties , Every naval commander is the best soldier! A prosperous and strong country has been the dream of our Chinese nation for thousands of years. Some people say that after reform and opening up, the country is rich, and it is already rich and strong. No, the country is rich, so it can only be said It is rich, but not strong enough. The most important criterion for a strong country is the strength of national defense! Future wars are information-based high-tech wars. Traditional bravery and wisdom can no longer meet the needs of defending the sea. Therefore, if you want a strong navy, you must We must start with equipment and talents. Here, I would like to inform you of a piece of good news. The head of the headquarters has always been very concerned about the modernization of the navy. In the near future, weapons and equipment will usher in a new era of comprehensive replacement, so we must Accelerate the cultivation of compound talents who can control new equipment. We would rather people wait for equipment than equipment! The purpose of the Hope Project is to transform your high education into high ability, inherit the courage and loyalty of the old navy, and forge you Become the talent flagship of the new navy!" The sonorous and powerful voice reverberated in the auditorium, and Zheng Yuanhai and the others were overwhelmed with emotion, and magnificent pictures appeared in front of their eyes.In the vast sea area of ​​thousands of miles, the powerful formation of surface ships rushes forward; the powerful formation of underwater submarines goes out to sea and overturns the waves;The air, water, surface and underwater form an indestructible Great Wall of steel... Xu Xinfang fell ill, Zheng Yuanhai rushed to the hospital after hearing the news, came to Qin Siting's clinic and opened the door and asked, "Siting, how is my mother?" "Stomach ulcer is already very serious and must be hospitalized for treatment." Qin Siting handed him the opened form, "I have already opened the form, you are training, go back after completing the hospitalization procedures! Auntie, I will help you take care of." Zheng Yuanhai looked at her gratefully: "Si Ting, thank you!" Qin Siting scolded: "Why are you being polite to me? You're hypocritical!" "Hmm..." Zheng Yuanhai swallowed the words as soon as he reached his lips.Mei Xing'er suddenly visited the house without even saying hello. The more he thought about it, the more suspicious he became. He wanted to ask Qin Siting but he couldn't open his mouth. "What do you want to say?" Qin Siting stared at him and asked. Zheng Yuanhai changed his words: "It's nothing, I think my mother is hospitalized here, and I will trouble you again." "You're excited to say you're hypocritical, aren't you?" Qin Siting turned around and took out a dress from the cabinet, "It's for you." Zheng Yuanhai smiled embarrassedly: "I usually wear military uniforms, there is no need..." Qin Siting couldn't help but put the clothes into his hands, and then dragged him to the hospital.After completing the procedures and returning to the ward, Xu Xinfang happily pulled Qin Siting to look left and right and ask this and that.Zheng Yuanhai looked at him feeling uncomfortable.After a while, Ma Yifan and Zheng Xiuzhu went home to collect hospital supplies. Qin Siting said goodbye: "Auntie, I'm still on duty, please take care of me! I'll come and see you when I have time." "Hey!" Xu Xinfang said happily, "When I'm done, ask Yuan Hai to take you home, and Auntie will cook you special dishes." Qin Siting smiled embarrassedly, turned and went out. Xu Xinfang complained to Zheng Yuanhai: "How nice this girl is! Why don't you lead the family to ask mom to have a look?" "Mom, where do you want to go?" Zheng Xiuzhu snickered at the side: "Yo, my brother is still embarrassed?" Ma Yifan continued, "He's pretending...to pretend." "Go, go! It's not for you to talk." Zheng Yuanhai stared at them. Yu Jidong rushed to a hotel to meet clients. On the way, Ma Yifan heard on the phone that Zheng Yuanhai’s mother was ill, so he hurriedly asked the driver to take him to the hospital. As soon as he entered the corridor, he was drenched by workers painting the wooden frame. clothing.Yu Jidong's dissatisfied noise alarmed Zheng Yuanhai, he hurriedly dragged Yu Jidong into the room, took the clothes that Qin Siting had just given him, and asked Yu Jidong to change them first. Yu Jidong came out of the bathroom after changing his clothes, and said, "It's just right, so give it to me." "what……" "Ah what?" Yu Jidong continued, "I'm wearing this one, I'll buy some new ones for you someday." After visiting Zheng's mother, Yu Jidong was rushing to meet a client, Zheng Yuanhai sent him out, and happened to run into Qin Siting in the corridor. "Si Ting?" Yu Ji Dong stepped forward to say hello. Qin Siting saw that the clothes she gave to Zheng Yuanhai were put on Yu Jidong's body, and she couldn't help but look at it a few more times. Yu Jidong thought that Qin Siting was admiring him, and said proudly: "How is it? Is it suitable? Yuan Hai Just gave it to me." Qin Siting, who didn't understand the truth, gave Zheng Yuanhai a hard look, and Zheng Yuanhai groaned secretly. Mei Xing'er, who returned home, was sad and depressed all day long, shedding tears behind her back.The rain drifted outside the window, touching the scene, she remembered the days when she and Zheng Yuanhai were trapped on the sandy reef island, that was the sweetest memory of a young girl in love, but today it became bitter, helpless and full of mixed feelings.Mei Degui, who didn't understand the reason, saw that her daughter's food was tasteless and her sleep was uneasy, so she either persuaded her or not, so she could only moan and sigh all day long.Mei Xinger didn't want her father to worry about her, so she decided to return to the team early. After Mei Xinger returned to the army, she heard that Yuan Hai's mother was ill, so she went to see her in the ward.Xu Xinfang stared blankly at Mei Xing'er, her heart couldn't help throbbing, she felt that the little girl in front of her seemed to have met countless times in dreams, how could she feel this way? "Auntie, are you feeling better?" Mei Xing'er wondered why she looked at herself like this, but still asked with concern. "Ah?" Xu Xinfang's thoughts finally returned to reality, "It's much better, you are Mei Xing'er! Yuan Hai always mentioned you, and Yuan Hai said that you visited home." "Yes, I just came back this afternoon." "Is your father okay?" "Very good!" Mei Xing'er continued, "Auntie, you are staying in our hospital, so please let me know if there is anything in the future." Xu Xinfang smiled kindly: "You children are so kind, and Si Ting also spends all day in front of my bed asking about my health, sending this to that." After a while, she seemed to think of something, and suddenly asked, "By the way, Mei Xing'er, how are you?" You are good friends with Si Ting, Auntie asks you, are Yuan Hai and Si Ting friends?" Mei Xing'er's restless heart felt as if it had been shocked by an electric shock, and she clenched together, trying her best to hide her emotions: "Hmm...it seems to be!" Xu Xinfang said happily: "Auntie has already seen that, the relationship between the two of them is unusual, Si Ting is a sensible child, he is a perfect match for Yuan Hai in our family, and I really hope that Yuan Hai can start a family soon, so that someone can take care of him , I don’t have to worry about it.” "Yes, the two of them are quite suitable." Mei Xing'er's mood was extremely complicated at this time, but she had to put on a smile to agree. "You think so too, then you can help Auntie persuade the two of them, they are both old and not young, so hurry up and get married." Mei Xing'er only felt pain like a thousand arrows piercing her heart. If she could see her smile at this moment, it would be frighteningly stiff.At this moment, Zheng Yuanhai opened the door and came in, seeing her was surprised and happy, Mei Xinger smiled at him unnaturally, and went out as if fleeing.Zheng Yuanhai greeted his mother, and then chased him out. Zheng Yuanhai caught up with Mei Xing'er, and asked eagerly: "Mei Xing'er, why didn't you tell me when you were visiting the house?" Mei Xing'er ignored him, just striding forward, Zheng Yuanhai grabbed Mei Xing'er, looked at her strange expression suspiciously: "Mei Xing'er, what's wrong with you? Something happened at home?" Mei Xing'er bit her lip hard: "Brother Zheng, don't look for me again!" Zheng Yuanhai was stunned, and asked for a while, "Mei Xing'er, what's wrong with you?" Mei Xing'er looked at him, shook her head lightly, broke free from his arm and strode away. Mei Xing'er ran back to the dormitory and closed the door in three steps at a time, and couldn't help crying anymore.She has decided to end the relationship with Zheng Yuanhai.If it weren't for Qin Siting's family, she might have been dropped out of the college and returned to the countryside.Today, she would rather keep her sadness and despair to herself, and never let Qin Siting, who treats her like her own sister, suffer an emotional blow. The phone rang, and Mei Xing'er knew it must be Zheng Yuanhai calling. She hesitated, wondering if she had the courage to face his questioning, and subconsciously resisted ending this unforgettable relationship.Time passed by, the phone rang persistently, Mei Xing'er calmed down her emotions, and finally picked up the phone. "Hey?" "Mei Xing'er, what's wrong with you? Tell me!" Zheng Yuanhai's eager voice came from the receiver. "No, I'm fine!" Mei Xing'er tried hard to restrain her emotions. "You lied to me, you must have something in your heart to hide from me..." "Brother Zheng, what I said is true, don't look for me again." "Mei Xing'er, do you know? After you visited home, I have been worrying about you and thinking about you..." "Brother Zheng, actually you misunderstood, I have never loved you..." As soon as the words came out, Mei Xing'er's tears flowed silently down her cheeks again, feeling pained like a knife piercing her heart. Silence, soundless silence.Mei Xing'er seemed to feel Zheng Yuanhai's flustered breathing and startled heartbeat on the other end of the phone. "Mei Xing'er, you don't want to say it and I won't ask why, but what you said just now is not true, is it?" Zheng Yuanhai's voice came again, but it seemed much calmer. "I...I have always regarded you as a big brother, dear brother, but before...you misunderstood me, I'm sorry Brother Zheng." Mei Xing'er put down the phone softly, covered her face and wept. In the evening, Qin Siting came back and shouted as soon as she entered the door: "Why didn't you tell me when you came back, so I can go to the station to pick you up?" Mei Xing'er forced a smile, and took out a bag of jujubes: "My father asked me to bring them to you." Qin Siting picked up one and took a bite: "It's so sweet, thank you uncle!" and asked, "Is he alright?" "pretty good." Qin Siting noticed Mei Xinger's strangeness: "What's wrong with you? You look so bad?" Looking at her crying eyes, "Are you crying?" "I..." Mei Xing'er could only make up a lie: "I miss my dad." "Why did you think about it just after leaving home? It's really useless." Qin Siting then asked, "Didn't you have dinner? Wait! I'll go back to the house and cook instant noodles for you." After Qin Siting left, Mei Xing'er closed her eyes in pain, her heart seemed to be stuffed into a mess, she couldn't figure it out and was blocked unbearably. On the eve of the completion of the "Hope Project" at the base, a real-military confrontation quietly kicked off where the trainees acted as captains, and the former captains of each ship acted as deputy captains to cooperate in the drill.All the ships were organized into two formations, S and Y. Ship 186 served as the flagship of Formation Y, and Zheng Yuanhai served as the captain during the exercise; Nan Kejiang was appointed as the captain of the 072 exercise, which belonged to Formation S. Chen Jianjun asked with a smile: "Formation S has already set off, when will we anchor, Captain?" "Still waiting for the order from the headquarters!" Zheng Yuanhai continued, "Don't call me the captain..." "Hey, now you are the captain and I am the deputy captain." Chen Jianjun interrupted him with a smile. Zheng Yuanhai also smiled: "To be honest, I have been waiting for this title for a long time, but someone really calls me the captain, and I can't help but feel a little nervous. I hope you can support me." "Don't worry! The commander talked to me before announcing the exercise and asked me to cooperate with you." "Okay, then I will be the captain under your leadership." "No, I am under your leadership." Chen Jianjun continued, "To be honest, the waves behind the Yangtze River push forward the waves ahead, and it is the general trend for higher education to replace lower education! The objective law of replacing old and new is inevitable. Sooner or later. All naval captains, captains, and flight captains have one thing in common, that is, a broad mind, do you know why?" Zheng Yuanhai looked at him. "People who often walk on the sea will unconsciously become as broad as the sea. I have many old comrades in arms who have already taken off their military uniforms and went to other places. It is said that they are the ones who have been eliminated, but whenever I talk about When the navy came, not only did they not complain at all, but they often burst into tears with excitement, and they all had a common wish in their hearts, that is, they hoped that the navy would become stronger one day sooner.” Zheng Yuanhai felt a touch of emotion in his heart: "I understand that this is a continuous emotional connection formed by pouring youth and sweat into the vast ocean. In layman's terms, it is the affection for the ocean and the loyalty to the country and the navy." Chen Jianjun stretched out his hand to him: "Just feel free to do it boldly! I will fully support you." Zheng Yuanhai held his hand: "Captain, thank you!" At this time, a lieutenant walked behind the two of them: "Captain, the comrades assigned to our ship's medical team have boarded the ship." Chen Jianjun said, "Free up my room..." Lieutenant: "The deputy chief has vacated his room." "How can this be done?" Chen Jianjun looked at Zheng Yuanhai and said, "Now you are the captain, no matter how old the leader is on the ship according to the regulations, the captain's room can't be vacated!" Zheng Yuanhai laughed: "You don't want me to be the captain everywhere! Let's go and see the comrades in the hospital." In Zheng Yuanhai's deputy commander's cabin, Shen Hong, a female soldier, was sorting out the internal affairs, while Mei Xing'er was staring blankly at the photo of Zheng Yuanhai placed on the table. Yesterday, the department director told her to go to sea with the ship to participate in medical support. Not only boarded the 186 ship, but also lived in Zheng Yuanhai's cabin. "Doctor Mei, have you ever been out at sea?" Shen Hong raised her head and asked her. "Ah?" Mei Xing'er came back to her senses, "I've been there before, I went with the formation to visit when I just graduated!" "So you are also an old navy. Hey, is seasickness really as uncomfortable as others say?" "You will know when you are out of the sea." "Don't be afraid, I brought a lot of seasickness medicine." "It's useless! Before I swallowed it, I spit it out. If there is a big storm, I will get seasick and feel so sick that I want to jump into the sea." "Ah?" Shen Hong showed horrified eyes, "Really?" Mei Xing'er smiled and comforted her: "Don't be afraid, we are all soldiers, men can hold on, so can we." At this time, Chen Jianjun and Zheng Yuanhai knocked on the door and came in: "Doctor Mei, welcome!" Mei Xing'er said: "We have caused trouble for you by boarding the ship." "No trouble, the conditions on our ship are limited, I'm afraid I will wrong you." Shen Hong smiled and said: "The chief is too polite, I really didn't expect the rooms on the ship to be so nice." "This is the room of our deputy captain. For this exercise, he is the captain." Zheng Yuanhai stepped forward: "Mei Xinger..." Chen Jianjun suddenly remembered that he had seen them together during his visit: "Oh, yes, you guys know each other! That would be more convenient, and you can ask for anything on the ship." Mei Xing'er smiled and said, "Thank you Captain Chen." Chen Jianjun continued: "I'll go to the deck to arrange some work, you can chat for a while!" After Chen Jianjun left, Shen Hong also left with an excuse, and only Zheng Yuanhai and Mei Xing'er were left in the room.The two were silent for a while, and Mei Xing'er asked, "You gave us the cabin, where do you live?" Zheng Yuanhai smiled: "Can the ship be so big without a place for me to live?" "Is the condition not good?" “每次舰上一有人跟着出海，首先腾舱的就是副长。”停了一会儿，郑远海抬头看着她，眼中充满温情，“梅杏儿，你为什么不愿理我了？” “郑大哥，要离码头了，你去忙吧！”梅杏儿躲闪着他的目光。 郑远海沉默了一会儿，道：“好吧！” “郑大哥……”郑远海转身刚要走，梅杏儿叫住他，拿出两盒药，“葡萄糖，晕船吃不下饭的时候就喝两支。” 郑远海接过药转身走了，梅杏儿哀怨的目光望着他出门的背影…… 大战之前，军港码头一派临战气氛。鲁淮成不放心，把电话打到了186舰上，对郑远海说：“郑远海，一个优秀的指挥员，要善于随机应变，海上不比陆地，自然条件变化无常，十五天内你们也可能会遇到风暴和大浪，也一定会有不可预见的事情发生，这些都希望你能做到胸有成竹……还有什么困难吗？”郑远海立正答道：“没有！”犹豫了一下终于开口又道：“只是……派到我们舰上参加演习的医务人员能不能换人？” 电话里传来鲁淮成不容置疑的声音：“郑远海，你要明白，不要把这次任务当成一次演习，要看作是一场战争，面对战争，你有权力选择谁当你的战友吗？我相信你有男子汉的气魄与血性，现在开始你给我记住，摆在你面前的只有敌人，没有儿女情长！” “是！请首长放心，坚决完成演习任务！”郑远海再次立正答道。