"Ah! Someone's outside, help me get things!" A shrill cry came from the bathroom.

  Gu Xiyan heard this and didn't even have time to take off her military boots, hastily running out of the bathroom: "Zhao Chun, what's wrong?"

  "Xiǎo Yuān......" The person in the bathroom was indeed Bàn Cháng Fā Zhào Jùn, "Xiǎo Yuān, quickly help sister get a 275mm hemostatic pad from my backpack, hurry, hurry!"

  Hemostatic patch, 275 mm? Gu Xiyan was taken aback for a second before quickly reacting.

  Zhao Chun slept in the berth opposite Gu Xiyan, and Gu Xiyan found her backpack on her bed, rummaged through it for a moment, and a blue packaged sanitary napkin appeared.

  "Zhao Chun, I've found you." A light knock on the bathroom door, and it opened a small gap.

  Zhao Chun walked out of the bathroom and found Gu Xiyan already lying on the bed.

  "Thanks a lot, Xiǎo Yuān. You've really helped me out of a tight spot. Now, what do you want as a reward?" Zhao Chún said with a mischievous grin.

  "Alright, sister, it's just a small favor, not worth mentioning." Gu Xiyan emphasized the word "sister". Although she was only one to two years older than everyone else in the dorm except for Li Ting, Zheng Ying Shi, Zhao Chun Feng and Bi Wei still insisted on treating her as the youngest because she was the last to enter the dorm.

  "Alright, let's go, I'll treat you to dinner." Zhao Chun put on his coat and pulled Gu Xiyan up from the bed.

  "Zhao Chun, I've already eaten." With a wave of her hand, Gu Xiyan declined Zhao Chun's invitation.

  "Alright then, I'm off." Zhao Chun said as he walked out the door.

  Zhao Chun came back and brought a hot dog for Gu Xiu Yan: "Eat it while it's hot, the cafeteria here is just this stuff that's still pretty good to eat."

  Gu Xi Yan's eyebrows curved slightly as she thanked him and took over the hot dog.

  "By the way, Xiyan, what did Old Deng want with you this afternoon?" Zhao Chun asked idly as he picked up a military book to flip through.

  "Hmm, the instructor asked me if I wanted to stay in the army as a soldier, and I said no." After finishing her hot dog, Gu Xiyan threw the bamboo stick into the trash can.

  "Hey, you're doing alright, at least you got married. For us unmarried ones, we'll have to stay in this troop forever, and who knows when we'll get married, maybe it's a monkey year horse month thing." Zhao Chun was depressed to death.

  Gu Xiyan smiled wickedly: "Zhao Chun, the pavilion nearest to the water enjoys the moon first. I heard Huan Xiao say that this new recruit battalion has a male battalion too, and there are quite a few handsome guys over there! When the two battalions train together one day, you can go and scout out some candidates!"

  "Hmm, that's actually a good idea." Zhao Chun nodded in agreement after hearing it.

  Gu Xiyan rolled her eyes at her and stopped talking, then took her clothes and went to take a bath.

  "Good news, hurray!" Gu Xiyan walked out of the bathroom with a towel wiping her hair, and just as she reached her bed, the dormitory door was pushed open with a 'bang', and Feng Biwei rushed in excitedly.

  "Wei Zi, be careful! Take good care of our dorm's ancient door, if it breaks, you fix it!" Zhao Chun glanced at Feng Bixue Wei.

  "Heh heh, Zhao Chun, I've got a good sense of proportion, it won't go wrong." Feng Biwei put down her backpack and jumped up again, full of excitement.

  "Hey, I've got some good news to share with you all! Want to know what it is?" Feng Biwei said mysteriously.

  Gu Xiyan and Zhao Chun chose to ignore each other at the same time.

  "Don't ignore me, I'm telling you, I just heard the instructor say that we'll have a holiday tomorrow!" Feng Biwei hummed a little tune with great interest.

  "Really?" Zhao Chun doubted.

  Gu Xiyuan's attention was also drawn to this news. To say, the troops were strict in checking mobile phones, and since her phone had run out of battery, she hadn't contacted Xiaoyu for many days. If they really got a holiday...

  "That's for sure, the weather forecast says it'll snow heavily on this side tomorrow, and the instructor will officially issue a notice soon." Feng Bixiao tossed her head and chuckled.

  As Feng Bixue said, at more than 7 o'clock in the evening, Deng Qing's holiday notice was issued. Feng Bixue planned to take this opportunity to go on a date with her boyfriend and his family, so she packed up and got ready.

  He Zhuang still looked silent, Gu Xiyan walked up to her and asked with concern: "He Zhuang, what do you plan to do?"

  He turned around and said indifferently, "Go see my sister."

  "Uh-huh, it's good. Sisters reunited. Get some rest early, I'm going to sleep too."

  At half past ten, the dormitory lights went out, and everything returned to darkness.

  In the middle of the night, the cold wind was howling and light snow was swirling, the temperature dropped suddenly. Even though the dormitory door and window were closed tightly, there were still a few cold winds that seeped in through the gaps. Gu Xiyan curled up into a small cat under the quilt, sleeping soundly and sweetly.

  The next day, the sky was slightly bright, and Feng Bixiao got out of bed with a refreshed spirit, which also woke up others in the dormitory. A few people who didn't plan to go outside covered themselves with their quilts and continued sleeping, while Gu Xiyuan and He Zhuo got up to wash their faces.

  When opening the dormitory door, cold wind rushed into the dormitory. The three people who were about to leave quickly closed the door after they went out.

  The snowflakes danced outside the dormitory building, and a thick layer of white snow had accumulated on the ground. The three people each held a large umbrella, but they were all blown back and forth by the strong wind.

  The sky was still early, Feng Bixiao's boyfriend drove over, and Feng Bixiao warmly invited the other two to get in the car.

  Gu Xiyan saw He Zhuo's hesitation and couldn't help but pull her along.

  The road was bad to walk on, and the flying snow kept hitting the windshield in front of the car. After Feng Weiming's boyfriend introduced himself, he drove steadily and smoothly.

  Gu Xiyan got off in front of the military district's compound, leaving three people sitting in the car as it drove away.

  It was over eight o'clock when they returned to their in-laws' home. As it happened, due to the snowfall, Xiaoyu didn't have to go to school either. After greeting her mother-in-law, Gu Xiyuan and Xiaoyu chatted warmly for a while.

  After having breakfast at her grandparents' home, the little girl looked at her mother with a tilted head and suddenly said: "Mommy, you look thinner, Mommy, you've been suffering."

  She held Xiaoyao in her arms and kissed her forehead: "Yan'er is so well-behaved, Mommy is fine."

  "Mommy, I haven't seen you and Daddy for a long time. I miss you so much, but every time I think of you, you're not by my side." The little girl rubbed against Gu Xiuyan's belly, her tone filled with grievance.

  "Yan'er, sorry, Mommy has something to do and can't be with you, how about Mommy stays with you today?" The maternal glow on Gu Xiyuan's face flickered.

  The little girl pouted: "Where's Father? Father is not here."

  "Yan'er, Father is very busy, he has to make money to support us! So Yan'er must wait quietly for Father to come back." Gu Xiyan comforted the little girl.

  "Yan'er hasn't seen Father for over a week, Mommy, can we go find Father?" The little girl's eyes sparkled with hope as she looked up at Gu Xiuyan.

  Gu Xiyan knew that Shang Yiqi's work was of a confidential nature, so it wasn't quite suitable to go find him. Not agreeing with Xiaoyao's words, Gu Xiyan carried Xiaoyao to the main hall instead.

  In the hall, Gu Xiyan's mother-in-law was brewing tea.

  "Mom."

  Grandma.

  Gu Xiyan and Xiaoyao each called out in unison.

  "Grandma, Yan'er wants to see Father, but Mommy won't let her, Grandma..." The little girl slipped away from Gu Xiuyan and turned to do her grandmother's bidding.

  Gu Xiyan's mother-in-law saw the little girl's expression, which seemed to say "I won't give up until you agree", and couldn't help but laugh and scold: "Yan'er, the weather is bad today, it's not suitable for going out. Be good and go do your homework, tomorrow grandma will call your father back to accompany you, okay?"

  "No, Grandma, Yan'er wants to see Father now. Can you let Mommy take Yan'er to find Father?" The little girl hugged her grandmother's arm, pouting her lips high.

  "Yan'er, listen, wait until your father has time next time, Xiao Yan, comfort Yan'er." Although the little girl's grandmother was genuinely fond of the little girl, her son's work was confidential, and with the heavy snow outside, she really couldn't agree to the little girl's request.

  Grandma was about to come over and hug her, but the little girl stuck her hands on her own legs, wiggling her small feet back and forth, and lowered her head: "Grandma, Yanyan wants to see Daddy. Grandma, you said that if Yanyan studies hard, Mommy will come back to be with Yanyan, and Yanyan has been studying very seriously. Today, Mommy finally came back to be with Yanyan, and Yanyan is so happy. But why won't Daddy come? Yanyan has been so good, doesn't Daddy want Yanyan anymore?" The little girl's eyes were welling up with tears as she spoke.

  Gu Xiyan lifted the little guy's face, and saw that the little girl's pale white face was topped with a pair of dim teary eyes, looking very heart-wrenching.

  "Yan'er, Mommy will take you to see the snow." After wiping away the tears from the little girl's eyes, Gu Xiyan carried the warmly dressed little girl outside.

  "Mommy, don't you like Daddy? Why does Yan'er miss Daddy so much, but Mommy doesn't miss Daddy?" The little girl's voice still carried a hint of tears. The soft and childish tone, mixed with the biting cold wind, brushed against Gu Xianyan's ear, gently knocking on her heart.

  Gu Xiyan finally lost her composure and turned away in the bright eyes of the little girl Tong Zhen.

  Yes, she has no love for him!