Chapter 131: Buying the Formula for Twenty Thousand Yuan (Bonus Chapter 2)

An Yinan teased Chen Xun with a chuckle, her eyes filled with smiles. As she grew older, her features became more defined; her small, melon-seed-shaped face was framed by a pair of eyes that felt like autumn water, looking so innocent and pitiful that they made one want to protect and cherish her. Yet, the occasional flash of brilliance in those eyes revealed that she was full of wisdom.

A petite bridge of the nose rose up, and beneath it was a cherry-red mouth.

If An Yinan were to evaluate her own appearance, one word would probably sum it up: "pitiful."

Whenever she wanted to act spoiled, few could escape her pitiful look, and they would inevitably agree to any of her requests.

But when her gaze was clear and she deliberately feigned profundity, her eyes would become full of wisdom, and her phoenix eyes would narrow slightly, giving her an air of someone not to be trifled with.

Chen Xun pulled her hand into his palm, covered it with his other hand, and looked at the mischievous An Yinan with a helpless expression, "What am I supposed to do with you?"

An Yinan smiled, then leaned her head on Chen Xun's shoulder, "I can't get away from Quanshui Village. Zhang Qian has returned to his unit, and Yuanyuan, Xiu, and Hua have moved out with me. Without anyone I trust to watch over them, how could I leave those three girls behind?"

"Besides, the poor conditions here aren't the main reason, but the transportation is a bit troublesome. My work requires very flexible mobility, and the higher-ups haven't set up the lines here yet, so I'm afraid I can't come over for a short time."

"What's more, Comrade Chen Xun, although our marriage application has been approved, we haven't received the certificate yet. Is it really appropriate for me to live at the Camp? Under what name?" An Yinan's voice was very soft; her emotions were always stable, and as long as her bottom line wasn't touched, she rarely showed her temper.

Even Chen Xun had never seen An Yinan look angry.

Her sudden arrival this time was also because Chen Xun had been injured and unconscious; she held onto a one-in-ten-thousand hope that the system could intervene.

She hadn't expected that the system would actually intervene.

But the fact that the system could intervene also meant that if she hadn't come, the consequences for Chen Xun would have been self-evident.

Only when medical resources were scarce and a person could not be saved would the system intervene.

For example, Yun Dan, who had a terminal illness, or Chen Xun, who had suffered a severe brain injury.

"We'll go get the certificate today. You can use whatever name you like; in any case, I won't let you go." The moment he closed his eyes, he actually regretted tying An Yinan to his side.

But after he sobered up, he couldn't bear to set her free. He knew he was selfish, but he couldn't endure Nan Nan leaving.

An Yinan, leaning on Chen Xun's shoulder, curled her lips, "Mm."

The sound was very light; if one didn't listen carefully, one wouldn't even hear that faint affirmation.

Chen Xun just sat there straight, letting the little head on his shoulder rest, feeling the scent that belonged to her.

"Run! What are you doing? Waiting to grind grain? Do I need to hang a carrot in front of you?" On the training ground, Zhang Qian looked at the speed of these new recruits and roared with dissatisfaction.

"After going on a mission, his vocabulary has become increasingly fresh."

"The devil's Light and Shadow have converged; I reckon after the new recruit training, it'll be our turn for field training."

"Let's pray for these greenhorns and ourselves."

The veterans watched Zhang Qian training them and let out helpless sighs one after another.

After Chen Xun walked to the training ground and saw this scene, the air pressure around him sank even lower, "Assemble."

With a whistle, the veterans trembled all over and hurriedly lined up to assemble.

"Obstacle training. The last place cleans the toilets for a week. Begin." Chen Xun pressed the stopwatch. As soon as the whistle blew, the people who had just been joking around instantly had determined eyes, and their whole bodies moved like leopards seeing prey.

"Why did you come to the training ground?" Zhang Qian saw Chen Xun come over and walked over to ask.

Chen Xun looked at Zhang Qian, "I can't come?"

Zhang Qian was speechless. This was nonsense; the Chief had already issued an order prohibiting Chen Xun from entering the training ground for training within these three months.

"What do you think? I'll go find Nan Nan later and ask." Zhang Qian now knew this kid's weak spot; talking to others really didn't work.

Chen Xun paused, "The Chief didn't let me train, and I'm not training. I'm training them."

He hadn't been to the training ground for almost a month, and he was itching terribly. Actually, he felt he was fine, but the Military District Hospital had issued an order, the Chief had issued an order, and the key was that his wife had also issued an order.

He could fob others off, but he really didn't dare to do that with his wife.

Making his wife angry and kneeling on a washboard was a small matter, but if she immediately returned to Quanshui Village, who would he go to for justice?

Although their progress was currently limited to holding hands—they had kissed back in Quanshui Village—at the Camp, she didn't move, so he didn't dare to; they just held hands and chatted purely.

And since the marriage certificate hadn't come down yet, he didn't want to wrong Nan Nan even more.

Zhang Qian was a bit surprised when he heard this and looked at Chen Xun. Since when did this guy know how to explain himself?

"Where's Nan Nan?"

Since this guy appeared here, Nan Nan naturally wouldn't be at their Xiao Yuan.

"She was called over by the Chief."

Just now, the Chief's Guard came to the Xiao Yuan and took An Yinan away directly. Chen Xun guessed it probably had something to do with the Hemostatic Pill. He couldn't accompany her, so he came to the training ground to scratch his itch.

At this moment, in the Chief's office, five people were sitting in the room.

There was Brigade Commander Mo Kun, the Secretary, the Deputy Brigade Commander who had initially brought An Yinan over, and two others wearing Zhongshan Suits who were likely not from the Northern Camp.

"Report," the Guard shouted.

"Come in," Mo Kun called out. The Guard pushed the door open and let An Yinan walk in.

The five people sized up the newcomer simultaneously, especially the two who hadn't seen her before.

"Comrade An is here? Please, sit," Mo Kun said with a chuckle, and after finishing, he politely poured her a cup of hot water.

An Yinan looked at the hot water. Were they too stingy to even put in two tea leaves? This was just for show, and indeed, it was only for show.

An Yinan held the hot water and sat on one side of the table, forming a one-versus-five setup.

"Comrade An, regarding the conditions you proposed for the Hemostatic Medicine, we have discussed it in a meeting and would like to propose another suggestion."

A comrade wearing a Zhongshan Suit spoke impatiently.

An Yinan raised an eyebrow, "Oh? What suggestion?"

That comrade said, "Twenty thousand yuan in cash to buy the formula outright."

As the comrade spoke, he looked at the young girl, certain she would agree.

But the other, younger person just smiled.

Only Mo Kun and the Secretary exchanged glances; this matter was not looking good.

An Yinan calmly blew on the hot water, then took a light sip. She sat there with a detached air, showing no emotion, and didn't say a word.