HCB Chapter 218: Love Awakens, Problems
Chapter 218: Love Awakens, Problems
No sooner said than done, with a scream, two figures rushed towards Zhou Sisi from different directions at the same time.
Song Tingye arrived first. He grabbed Zhou Sisi's waist, spun around, and leaped to the back of the car. Quan Dali, who arrived later, saw his sister had been rescued. Acting on his soldier's instincts, he hugged Yuan Youyou and dodged to the side of the car.
The frightened horse was like a wild beast out of control. After losing its target, it rushed towards other carriages on the street. Quan Dali saved the man, but when he saw the horse crash into another family's carriage, he didn't care about anything else. He just said "Take care, girl" and rushed towards the frightened horse.
However, the frightened horse was still very frantic and powerful, and even though Quan Dali used all his strength, he was still dragged for several meters. Finally, after Song Tingye arrived, the two of them worked together to stabilize the horse.
When the carriage of another family on the street saw the frightened horse coming, they were so scared that they quickly drove their carriage away, thus avoiding a disaster.
Fortunately, Zhou Sisi's home is far away from the downtown area. If it were in the downtown area, who knows how many casualties would have been caused.
Song Tingye's servants Qing Mo and Sun Dashan also rushed over at this time, took the frightened horse from the two men and examined it carefully.
Seeing that the horse had calmed down, Song Tingye hurriedly turned back to the frightened little man, his face pale with fear, and asked, "Sisi, are you hurt?"
Zhou Sisi seemed to come back to her senses at this moment, "I'm fine, I was scared to death just now."
On the other side, Quan Dali saw that the horse had been controlled and walked towards the girl he had saved. "Girl, were you hurt just now?"
Yuan Youyou was still in shock. When she saw that the man who saved her was actually an extraordinary and heroic man, her heart seemed to be gently touched. Seeing that he was looking at her with concern, she gently shook her head and said, "Thank you, brave man. I am fine."
Seeing that the other person was fine, Quan Dali remembered that he had hugged the other person before, and his face flushed. He apologized, "I'm sorry, I was just anxious just now. Please forgive me."
Yuan Youyou's face flushed as she said softly, "It's okay."
At this time, Zhou Sisi and Song Tingye also came over. Zhou Sisi took Yuan Youyou's hand and said, "You scared me to death just now. Are you okay?"
Yuan Youyou shook her head at Zhou Sisi and said, "I'm fine." Then she looked at Quan Dali and said, "It was this brave man who saved me."
Zhou Sisi then realized that it was her eldest brother who had returned. She immediately grabbed Quan Dali's arm and said, "Brother, when did you come back? Why didn't you tell our family in advance?"
Quan Dali patted her head and said, "I just came back and haven't even entered the house yet. I wanted to give you a surprise."
Then, Zhou Sisi took Quan Dali and Yuan Youyou and introduced them to each other, "Brother, this is my good friend Yuan Youyou; Youyou, this is my elder brother Quan Dali, who just came back from the Divine Army Camp." The two smiled at each other, and they officially got to know each other.
At this time, Song Tingye also stepped forward and bowed to his future brother-in-law, "Brother."
Quan Dali hadn't been home for more than half a year since returning home for the Lunar New Year. He had learned about Song Tingye and Zhou Sisi's engagement from his godfather, Zhou Dajiang. Seeing Song Tingye greet him, Quan Dali quickly helped him up and said jokingly, "Brother-in-law, there's no need to be so polite." Everyone laughed.
After confirming that everyone was alright, they asked about Ma. Qing Mo said that it might have been frightened by some small insect. Everyone was relieved and returned to Zhou's house together.
Chen Xiuying had gone to the clinic that morning and was not at home. Zhou Sisi sent Chunxi to call her mother back while she called everyone to the study in the second courtyard.
Since they were all strangers, Zhou Sisi asked about her brother's life in the barracks. Quan Dali wasn't good at talking, but seeing the eyes that burned him, he still bit the bullet and told everyone about his interesting experiences in the barracks training and the post-disaster rescue work.
Especially the part about post-disaster rescue, because of his personal experience, Quan Dali explained it in great detail, and everyone listened attentively.
As they were talking, footsteps were heard outside. It was Chen Xiuying returning. After exchanging pleasantries with everyone, she looked at her eldest son, whom she hadn't seen for six months. He was thinner and taller than he had been during the Lunar New Year. Standing in front of Chen Xiuying, he towered over her.
Quan Dali also missed Chen Xiuying. He knew his mother was really kind to him. He walked up to her and whispered, "Mom, I'm back."
Chen Xiuying's face was full of joy. "I'm glad you're back. What do you want to eat? I'll make it for you!"
At this time, Zhou Sisi interrupted and said, "Mom, don't talk about what to do yet. Big brother said that when he went to Cangzhou on a mission, he saw Dad."
Chen Xiuying didn't expect her son to join the rescue effort, so she hurriedly asked him about the situation in the disaster area. When Dali said that everything was fine thanks to timely response, Chen Xiuying finally put her worries to rest.
Since everyone present was young, Chen Xiuying did not stay long. She asked everyone to sit down while she went to prepare food for the children.
So everyone continued to talk about the topic they had just discussed. Yuan Youyou admired Quan Dali even more after hearing his explanation. Quan Dali was also attracted by Yuan Youyou's gentleness and quietness, and would steal a glance at her from time to time.
Zhou Sisi saw all this and whispered to Song Tingye, "It seems that these two people are destined to be together." Song Tingye smiled slightly to show his agreement.
Only Qi Xinrui was stubborn and was still listening with great interest to Quan Dali's stories about the military camp.
After lunch, Zhou Sisi took Yuan Youyou and Qi Xinrui to the inner courtyard to study poetry, leaving only Song Tingye and Quan Dali in the study.
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After everyone left, Quan Dali quietly pulled Zhou Sisi aside and asked, "Little sister, is Yuan Youyou married?"
Zhou Sisi smiled cunningly, "Brother, why are you suddenly concerned about this? She is not married yet." Quan Dali scratched his head and his face turned red.
That night, Zhou Sisi told Chen Xiuying about her brother's love affair. Chen Xiuying was overjoyed and rushed directly to Quan Dali's room to ask him about his thoughts.
Quan Dali was very hesitant. He had a good impression of Yuan Youyou, but he hadn't yet made a name for himself. Although he had made a small contribution this time and was promoted to squad leader, he was still a long way from becoming a successful person.
Moreover, he told Chen Xiuying everything about his biological father's death and the story of Sun's mother and daughter.
Chen Xiuying was deeply moved upon hearing this. Those who do evil will eventually perish. The Sun mother and daughter were a prime example. Although they escaped legal punishment, they were still unforgivable. Otherwise, how else could one explain why Quan Laonian, who had been imprisoned in their home, was rescued while the two women drowned?
However, Dali was right. Even if the father-son relationship was severed, he, as the biological son, had to observe mourning. Therefore, he could not get married within three years.
Chen Xiuying was also worried after hearing this. Although the child was moved, this matter was indeed difficult to deal with.
No matter how good her child is, if someone doesn't understand the truth, they won't continue to wait. She didn't know what to do. If only her husband was home at this time, at least he could ask about it through Yuan Hanlin's connections.
Zhou Dajiang, who was being nagging by his wife, was sneezing non-stop, muttering while sneezing, "Who is this? Missing me so much."