In the early morning, Lin Zhixia was awakened by the sound of horns. She turned sideways and saw that the place next to her was empty. She didn't know what time the person went out. The place next to her was no longer warm to the touch.
The horn sound didn't last long, and then some slogans came from the direction of the camp from time to time. Lin Zhixia picked up the mobile phone on the bedside and took a look. It was only half past six.
Perhaps it was the New Year's Eve and Li Ci was a little busy. Lin Zhixia didn't see him the whole morning, and even breakfast was brought to her by a little soldier.
Lin Zhixia thought that she might have to eat lunch alone, but she didn't expect that the man opened the door of the room from outside and walked in with their meals.
"You're back."
Lin Zhixia stood up from the sofa and walked towards him, with a hint of excitement in her voice that could not be concealed.
"Yes," Li Ci responded solemnly, put the two meals in his hand on the table in front of the sofa, took off his coat and hung it on the hanger.
Looking at Lin Zhixia who lowered his head to get food, he asked softly: "How are you doing? Will it be boring to stay here?"
Lin Zhixia shook her head and said, "It's okay, I can play with my phone."
After dinner, the two of them lay on the bed for a nap. Lin Zhixia rested her head on Li Ci's arm and leaned against him. She raised her head slightly and couldn't help but ask, "Are you very busy?"
Li Ci raised his hand and pinched the bridge of his nose, still squinting, "It's a bit. Recently, we have to arrange the camp area to make the comrades who stay here for the New Year feel as warm as at home, and some comrades also took leave and went home to celebrate the New Year. .”
"Are you tired?" Lin Zhixia raised her hand and gently rubbed the place where he had just pinched, and asked with some distress.
Hearing this, Li Ci opened his eyes and chuckled briefly, with a muffled voice, "Do you feel sorry for me?"
Lin Zhixia pursed her lips tightly, remained silent, and pushed her head into his arms with some trepidation.
Looking at her movements, Li Ci lowered his head and kissed her forehead, and said slowly: "This is normal work, it's not hard at all, don't worry."
After finishing speaking, he seemed to think of something and continued: "I will take you to the service center to buy some things after I finish my work in the afternoon. Now go to sleep."
Lin Zhixia was the same as in the morning. When she woke up, the person next to her was no longer there.
Just because he said he would take her shopping while sleeping at noon, Lin Zhixia did not stay in bed, sat up and got out of bed, and went to the bathroom to wash her hair and clean herself up.
Lin Zhixia originally thought that Li Ci would be back at dinner time, but she didn't expect that it was the little soldier who helped deliver the meal to her. The man only called her and said that he would be busy for a while and asked her to eat by herself. No need to wait for him.
Lin Zhixia waited until it was almost eight o'clock before the man came back from outside. As soon as he entered the room, he pointed to the door of the small bedroom and said slowly: "Go put on your coat, I will take you shopping."
Lin Zhixia walked into the bedroom, put on her down jacket and came out. She looked at Li Ci who was waiting at the door. Her eyes seemed to be full of exhaustion. She walked up to him and hugged his arm, saying with some affection: "Are you tired? Otherwise, let’s buy it another day.”
"It's not very far. Let's go take a look first. There aren't many things in the service center. Let's see if we can buy you some food," Li Ci said, holding Lin Zhixia's hand and walking out of the room.
Winter nights seemed to be even colder, with the northwest wind blowing howlingly and bitingly cold. Lin Zhixia shivered as she walked closely beside Li Ci.
When they arrived at the service center Li Ci mentioned, Lin Zhixia discovered that it was actually equivalent to a canteen, providing everyone with some daily entertainment.
She walked around the shelves several times and found that they were all filled with snacks and daily toiletries.
"Pick something to eat?"
Li Ci followed Lin Zhixia and asked in a deep voice.
Hearing this, Lin Zhixia picked up a few snacks from the shelves, held them in her arms, and slowly walked to the checkout counter, but the man behind her did not come over.
Just when Lin Zhixia wanted to go over to find him, the man came over with a few packs of yogurt in one hand, his other arm bent, and several drinks and orange juice in his arms.
The sister-in-law at the cashier saw that the person coming was Li Ci, so she smiled and asked, "Captain Li, are you bringing your family here to celebrate the New Year?"
"Yes, sister-in-law."
As he spoke, Li Ci put down everything in his hands one by one, took out his mobile phone from his pocket and prepared to pay.
The two carried their things back to the family room. He still had some work to do for a while, so he said to Lin Zhixia who was taking off his clothes: "I have to go back to the camp in a while. You go to bed early and don't wait for me."
After speaking, he stepped forward and kissed her forehead, then opened the door again and walked out.
Lin Zhixia changed into her pajamas and walked out of the bedroom, picked up the yogurt and other drinks she had just bought and put them in the kitchen refrigerator.
As soon as I put it down, Yang Ruoan's video came over.
She quickly walked to the sofa, sat down, and pressed the green answer button.
"Dear, what are you doing? I'm not disturbing your good business," Yang Ruo'an's delicate outline appeared on the phone screen.
Lin Zhixia rolled her eyes speechlessly and said firmly: "No."
"Hahaha……"
Suddenly, Yang Ruoan laughed loudly and wildly. After she finished laughing, she looked at the unfamiliar environment on her phone and asked, "Where are you? It doesn't look like you are at home."
Lin Zhixia held up her cell phone, moved behind the sofa, and replied, "I followed him to the army."
"Really? Are you there during the Chinese New Year?"
"Um."
Yang Ruoan pretended to be sad and held his forehead: "Then I won't be able to see you even during the New Year."
Lin Zhixia was speechless and silent. Remembering that they hadn't seen each other for several days, she asked aloud: "How is it? Is the baby good these days?"
Yang Ruo'an turned the camera of her phone to her belly and said gently to her belly: "Baby, come and tell your godmother whether you have been good or not lately."
Lin Zhixia looked at Yang Ruoan's obviously bulging belly and said, "The belly is already getting bigger. Be careful in everything. If you have anything to do, try to let Tan Jie do it."
Yang Ruo'an nodded, "Actually, it's okay. Don't be so nervous. I have closed the store in advance. Besides, he seems to be very busy recently and comes back in the middle of the night every night."
Hearing this, Lin Zhixia thought of Li Ci. Maybe everyone is busiest near the end of the year, but she still warned him uneasily. "Then you'd better be careful yourself."
In the end, the two of them chatted casually for a few words before hanging up the phone. In the end, Yang Ruoan also mentioned to her that she might also go to Tan Jie's hometown to celebrate the New Year this year, and she didn't know when she would be able to come back.
