Chapter 3 — Return to Xiangnan Military Region

In his previous life, Tong Dinh Nien also sent some clothes back to his hometown. The clothes sent to his parents were all new and carefully tailored, while the clothes sent to her were wrinkled and did not fit her. He once wrote in a letter that it was a "foreign product". Only then did she realize that the clothes she once cherished like treasures but didn't fit them were actually just clothes that other people had criticized. Her heart began to ache again. Tong Dinh Nien continued to say: "Oh yes, that girl has said since she was little that she liked you and wanted to be your wife, but you only see her as your younger sister." He gently hugged Tu San: "I only like you. If she says anything random, don't take it to heart..." Obviously he was afraid that she would say something to Tu San, so he hastily got a preventive injection. Tu San was silent for a moment and then said: "I understand. Anyway, for a girl from the countryside, you must be the best person she can find, that's why she clings so tightly..." Mai Tu Khanh's lips were bitten so hard that she almost bled. She couldn't listen any more, so she turned around and left the same way. As soon as she turned around, a young soldier was standing in front of the hospital room door, looking forward to seeing her, and immediately breathed a sigh of relief: "Comrade benefactor, our leader wants to see you." Mai Tu Khanh was led inside and saw that the face of the old man lying on the bed was completely rosy again. He smiled and called her to sit down: "Young lady, this time I really need your help." Mai Tu Khanh humbly waved her hand: "That's what doctors should do." "Not yet introduced, my name is Mai Tu Khanh, currently working temporarily in Tuong Nam military region." Hearing that she belonged to Tuong Nam military region, the soldiers' eyes immediately lit up. "Comrade Mai, it turns out you are the newly assigned doctor of our military region!" "It's fate, Doctor Mai, how old are you this year..." The bustling atmosphere was interrupted by the soft cough of old man: "Don't scare the little girl!" Then he seemed to remember something and turned to ask: "I remember that this time, the doctor was deployed voluntarily. Are you married?" Mai Tu Khanh smiled shyly, her eyes glanced at Tong Dinh Nien standing right outside the door, his face tense and uneasy. Her heart trembled slightly, then she raised her hand and pointed at him: "I'm not married yet. But Tong Dinh Nien is my fiance." "Captain Tong? But he's not..." A fast-speaking officer had just uttered half a sentence before being quickly pulled back by the person next to him. He immediately realized he had said something wrong and quickly shut up. Mai Tu Khanh pretended to be panicked and said worriedly: "Did I say something wrong? Dinh Nien once told me not to mention our relationship, because in the army, emotional issues are very sensitive. Can everyone please stop spreading this story?" The atmosphere in the hospital room immediately became awkward. Everyone wanted to say something but stopped and looked at the old man lying on the bed. The old man smiled kindly and took the initiative to change the subject: "Okay, comrade Mai probably hasn't gone to register yet, right? Then let Tieu Tong take you to arrange a place to live first. We'll talk again later when we have a chance." The girl stood up and bowed her head to say goodbye. Before leaving, the leader seemed to have a hidden meaning and added another sentence: "Tieu Tong is busy, but in our unit there are many more thoughtful and caring people than him. If you have free time, comrades, it would be good to look around a little more." Mai Tu Khanh smiled slightly: "We are childhood friends who grew up together. Dinh Nien is a good person." The people in the room looked at her, their eyes showing more and more sympathy and sadness. As soon as she walked out of the room, she heard whispers behind her: "Chief, isn't Captain Tong going back and forth with comrade Tu?"

Why?” “He never said he had a fiancee. Isn't that cheating on other people's feelings?" "I didn't expect Tong Dinh Nien to be that kind of person. Until now, I thought he was very decent..."