Chapter 924: Chapter 624: Persuasion

Today’s update ends here.

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Seeing the car just half a foot away, Yao Limei’s legs began to tremble. A man who’s been to the battlefield and taken lives could do anything!!!

If she dies, what will happen to her daughter? Her husband hasn’t shown up until now, it seems he doesn’t plan to return. No, she can’t let him off so easily…

Yao Limei wanted to run, but unfortunately, her legs felt like they were rooted in place, unable to move an inch. She just stood there, face full of horror, awaiting the imagined pain…

“Boom…”

The car rapidly reversed with a loud noise, then the front swerved, zooming past her ear…

After a long while, Yao Limei finally snapped out of it, feeling a cool sensation by her ear. Reflexively, she reached to touch it – blood!

A madman! That really is a madman! How can a woman like such a madman?!

Fear still lingered in Yao Limei’s eyes. She had a feeling that even if her daughter died in front of that madman, he probably wouldn’t blink an eye.

Standing blankly for quite a while, Yao Limei sighed and turned to walk towards the restaurant. She was here to order a patient’s meal for her daughter.

In the car, Luo Xiaoqiong kept patting her chest, completely shocked by the earlier scene.

She really thought Zhou Mikang was going to hit Yao Limei, and from her angle, it looked like he really had hit her!

Unexpectedly, in the blink of an eye, what she thought would be a bloody scene turned into nothing.

Although Chuxia knew that Zhou Mikang would not treat human life lightly, she still felt a bit tense. After all, the scene just now was too nerve-wracking, any slight mistake could have resulted in irreparable consequences.

But, compared to Luo Xiaoqiong’s reaction, she seemed overly calm. After glancing at her twice in the rearview mirror, Lin Wenbin coughed slightly, “Xia, are you scared silly, or do you really trust Zhou Mikang that much?”

“Do I look like I was scared silly?” Chuxia rolled her eyes at him discontentedly, “Bro, aren’t you underestimating people a bit too much?”

“Your trust in Zhou Mikang is truly to the extreme.” Lin Wenbin shook his head, “Anyway, I was worried to death just now. Even if you gave me the courage of ten men, I wouldn’t dare to show off such driving skills.”

“Regimental Commander Zhou’s skill is simply a case of having great talent and no fear…” Luo Xiaoqiong excitedly rubbed her hands, “When will I have such driving skills?”

“Wake up, anyway, in all my years, it’s the first time I’ve seen someone with such amazing driving skills. To be honest, even in the military automobile squad, where every soldier’s skills are top-notch, they are absolutely not in the same league as Zhou Mikang.”

“Big Brother Lin, can’t you let me dream a little?” Luo Xiaoqiong looked at him dissatisfied, “Do you feel uncomfortable if you don’t dampen my spirits?”

“I’m advising you to give up soon, so as not to waste your life.” Lin Wenbin smiled at her, “Besides, you’re a girl, what do you need such good driving skills for?”

“Big Brother Lin, I thought you weren’t someone with gender bias.”

Lin Wenbin laughed, “It’s not gender bias, it’s for your own good. Girls should be a little gentler. You’re naturally hot-tempered, and if you mastered that kind of driving, I’m afraid you’d become even more fiery. What would Zhao Qiliang do then?”

“Would mastering driving make me more fiery?” Luo Xiaoqiong looked speechless, “I’m learning to drive, not a cannon, is it that serious?”

“It’s a principle I can’t quite explain, but anyway, of the few girls I know with great driving skills, all have quite impatient personalities.”

“Chuxia’s driving skills are also good, she learns very fast. When have you seen her impatient?” In her anxiety, Luo Xiaoqiong brought up Chuxia.

“Chuxia is an exception, don’t compare yourself to her.”

Luo Xiaoqiong: “…” This kind of favoritism is blatant.

Seeing someone’s silent complaint, Lin Wenbin explained, “I’m not favoring Chuxia. Her nature is very gentle, whereas Zhou Mikang is so assertive. If she doesn’t become a bit tougher, she’ll definitely suffer in the future.”

“Got it.” Luo Xiaoqiong nodded, “Love me, love my dog. You’re worried Zhao Qiliang will suffer because of me, so you’re advising me to be a bit more gentle.”

“That’s part of it, but mainly because Zhao Qiliang is mild-mannered, while you’re too fiery. Balancing each other out would be beneficial for you two.”

“Am I fiery?” Luo Xiaoqiong blinked defiantly, “When am I fiery? Don’t you think that when I am with Zhao Qiliang, most of the time, I’m the one giving in?”

“Give an example.”

“For example…” After thinking for a long time, Luo Xiaoqiong gave up, “I really can’t think of one right away.”

Lin Wenbin ruthlessly exposed her: “Is it that you can’t remember, or did you realize upon thinking harder that people just always let you have your way?”

“Big Brother Lin, why do I feel like you have a bias against me?” Luo Xiaoqiong studied Lin Wenbin intently, “Could it be because my relationship with Chuxia is too good, and you’re getting jealous?”

“Can’t your brain work normally?” Lin Wenbin sighed helplessly, “Even if I were immature, I wouldn’t be jealous of you, right? Besides, I want my sister to be well, but I don’t want her to end up alone.”

Luo Xiaoqiong looked at Chuxia with a face full of grievance: “Big Brother Lin is bullying me, he said my brain isn’t normal.”

“Who asked you to say he was jealous?” Chuxia looked at her amusedly, “Actually, you understand what Big Brother means. Think about your attitude towards my cousin, isn’t it different from the way it was at the beginning?”

“You’ve already mentioned this to me, but back then, I simply admired him as a little girl would, imagining everything to be especially beautiful, naturally looking at him with eyes of worship.

But now, we’re so familiar with each other, I know both his strengths and weaknesses, and I understand much of what he knows. So now, with him, it’s more love than admiration, the attitude is naturally different.

Or could it be that Zhao Qiliang said something to you? Has he already had enough of my temper and deliberately sent you to tell me?”

Chuxia rolled her eyes speechlessly: “I’ve realized your imagination is really rich; it’s just that everyone was chatting, and how did it get so twisted with you?”

“That’s good, that’s good. I thought he was already tired of me.” Luo Xiaoqiong awkwardly laughed, “I’ve listened to your advice, and I promise to watch my attitude in the future, to make myself more feminine.”

“That’s more like it.” Chuxia patted her head, “One day you’ll be grateful we persuaded you this way.”

This era is particularly focused on gender equality, and many girls pride themselves on being as capable as boys.

Now, it’s about women holding up half the sky, so there are quite a few girls who, after marriage, completely adopt a masculine personality, whether at work, in speech, or in handling matters.

From Chuxia’s perspective, she thinks a straightforward girl is likable.

However, girls deliberately concealing their female traits to become as hard as men is fundamentally against the natural order.

No matter if others like it or not, she just wants to keep a respectful distance from such women.

Gender equality doesn’t mean women have to act like men, work like men, and mimic men in every way. Different physical attributes give men and women different missions. Men like steel, women like water; that’s the most natural and comfortable state. At least, that’s what she believes.

She can’t control others, but for the people around her, she still wants to try her best to have some influence, lest in a dozen years or so, everyone ends up regretting.

The car stopped on the open space outside the train station. Chuxia and Luo Xiaoqiong went inside first and found Zhang Erniu and Luo Hongqi—finding Luo Hongqi was too easy given his height.

“How come you two are here?” Seeing them, Zhang Erniu’s face lit up with joy, “Chuxia, when did you come back? I thought you went to your grandma’s place?”

“Came back early today, promised to attend the meeting of you and both families’ parents, of course, I couldn’t break my word. The car is parked directly opposite the exit, let’s go wait there, once they come out, we’ll see them.”

“The Commander… Commander is here too?” Luo Hongqi stammered nervously.

“Yes, not only has he come, but my Big Brother Lin Wenbin is also here.” Chuxia smiled at him, “Why, are you afraid of seeing him?”

“It’s not fear, it’s…” Luo Hongqi scratched his head awkwardly, “it’s embarrassing to trouble the Commander. If the comrades know, they will definitely… say I’m immature.”

“Yes, yes, Chuxia, this… this is really not good.” Zhang Erniu said nervously. Originally, she hadn’t thought about it, but Luo Hongqi’s reminder made her genuinely worried.

“You’re here already, are you suggesting I ask him to leave?” Chuxia said as she turned around, “Alright, I’ll go tell him now that you’re afraid he’ll cause trouble for you guys, and he’s not allowed here.”

“No, no….” Zhang Erniu quickly pulled her back, “You know, we didn’t mean it like that, we’re just… just feeling embarrassed.”

“What’s there to be embarrassed about? Today, he’s here as my husband, not as Commander Zhou. Let’s go, don’t dawdle.” As she spoke, Chuxia pulled Zhang Erniu towards the car, while Luo Xiaoqiong grabbed her brother, “Stop being so wishy-washy. If you really feel embarrassed, then develop well in the future and strive to assist Commander Zhou. Isn’t that better than anything?”

“Hello, Commander.”

Once in front of the car, instinctively, Luo Hongqi stood with his legs together and saluted Zhou Mikang with a standard military salute.

The two cars parked there were already a bit eye-catching, and Luo Hongqi’s actions made many people secretly glance over. (To be continued. If you like this work, please come to Qidian (qidian.com) to vote for recommendations, monthly votes, your support is my biggest motivation. Mobile users, please visit m.qidian.com to read.)