Chapter Fifty-One: A Man's Promise

  I remind book friends to pay attention to eye rest. The residential area of the battalion command department is clean and atmospheric, full of warmth and comfort everywhere;

  Outside the residential area is a row of lush and dense poplar trees, which are said to be "alive for thousands of years, not dead for thousands of years, fallen for thousands of years but not rotten, and rotten for thousands of years but not decayed". Although this kind of tree cannot become a talent, such spirit is indeed rare in the world.

  The soldiers also took this "Populus euphratica spirit" as their proud survival rule.

  "Little soldier, hurry up, we're almost there!" Bai Yalan's skirt fluttered in the wind as she danced like a happy butterfly, even the soldiers on duty couldn't help but stare with wide eyes.

  Zhang Yu let out a bitter laugh, looking down at his body which was packed tightly with not an inch of space to spare. "My goodness," he thought, "countless bags and boxes, and yet Zhang Yu's nearly 180cm frame had been compressed by a full two centimeters. Fortunately, this wasn't the Kunlun Snowy Mountains, or else... sigh..."

  After making a small turn, what comes into view is a large semi-circular archway. Standing on either side of the archway are two squad leaders, their expressions firm and resolute, occasionally moving their eyes. Zhang Yu knows that these two squad leaders are absolutely no weaker than any warrior in their mobile strike team.

  It's even stronger than Zhang Yu in his normal state, but with a gaze that continues to look inward, it's just a matter of course.

  Several independent bungalows, small and red-tiled with blue walls, each door front planted with drought-resistant seasonal flowers and grasses, a few willow trees by West Lake, dividing the broad forest into two sides.

  As soon as Bai Yalan arrived at the second building on the right side, before she could take out her key to open the door, it was opened from inside.

  A middle-aged beautiful woman smiled and looked at the two people outside the door who were making a joke.

  Her own daughter was carrying only a bag of green tea cakes in her hand, while behind her, a young man who could only see his head was covered with all sorts of bags, looking like a big monkey, with only half of his head exposed.

  Before Bai Yalan could speak, her mother's gentle voice came up: "You this ghost girl, when can you be sensible?"

  But after taking a glance at his daughter who was different from the crowd today, he revealed a knowing smile.

  "You're Zhang Yu, come on in, hurry up and get inside," said Bai Mu, helping to take some of the load off Zhang Yu's shoulders.

  Entering the elegant and refined living room, Zhang Yu put down various items on his body and politely bowed slightly to greet White Mother: "Auntie, hello, I'm disturbing you...";

  Zhang Yu raised his head and took a closer look at this future mother-in-law;

  Still elegant and refined, with a high bun, outstanding beauty, no wonder she can give birth to such a beautiful daughter, it turns out that there is a mother like her, so there is a daughter like her!

  A slightly plump figure in a homemaker's outfit, with a floral apron tied around her waist and a pair of simple cotton slippers on her feet, gave off a warm and genuine smile, making Zhang Yu feel like he was being watched by a family member.

  "Ah, good, good", the middle-aged American woman also sized up Zhang Yu, with her elegant and refined appearance, knowledgeable and courteous demeanor, tall and sunny temperament, a pair of eyes as bright as stars, deep and wise.

  What a good man, but can such an excellent young man be controlled by his own daughter? But looking at her daughter wearing a skirt and full of happiness, the beautiful woman could only nod carefully.

  "Lanlan, call out to Xiao Yu for me, I'll go into the kitchen to get busy. Little Zhang is coming to Auntie's place, just make yourself at home, don't be polite." White Mama glanced at her daughter who was still holding a pair of slippers in her hand, with eyes full of tenderness;

  "Auntie, do you need my help?" Zhang Yu had heard that Yalan's mother liked cooking, unlike many mothers in Sichuan who only worked and played mahjong. In this place, if you wanted to play mahjong, there was no one to accompany you. So Zhang Yu casually said a sentence.

  "Will you still cook?" White Mama didn't ask, but Lanlan's small cherry mouth asked first!

  "I didn't say I couldn't cook!" Every day, following two grandmothers who are comparable to five-star chefs, it's hard not to know how to cook! (Arrogant baby: The chairman father is not easy to mess with)! Not only can he cook well himself, but even his own father cooks a good dish.

  "Alright, I'll have a good taste tonight"... Bai Yalan was as excited as if she had discovered a new continent!

  "Ghost girl, is there any reason why a guest would go to the kitchen to cook for the first time they visit?"... White mother neither refused nor agreed...

  "It's okay, Auntie. At home, I often help my grandmother with chores too. And didn't you say to treat this place like our own home?" Zhang Yu's words really hit the spot for Bai Mama!

  What a sensible child...

  "Good, anyway I bought a lot of vegetables today and it just so happens that I'm short-handed." White Mama agreed with pleasure. The other thoughts she had just now were instantly washed away like smoke in thin air;

  Put on the white Yalan prepared men's shoes with a strap, just like grandma sewed them by hand, and there are also two cute smiling faces on top, only without words.

  I was going to ask about those slippers with Zhang Yu's autograph, but looking at Lanlan's lovely face, I thought it was better not to, as long as she doesn't lose them...

  "Can you really cook?" Bai Yalan said with some concern as Zhang Yu was about to enter the kitchen.

  "Of course, my husband knows a lot of things!" As she watched White Mama enter the kitchen, Zhang Yu reached out and gently scratched Lanlan's nose.

  "Who is your wife, you're not even ashamed?" Yalan scolded:

  "I just said it's an old public, but didn't say it must be your old public, this is what you said yourself!" This guy is already familiar with teasing people...

  "Ugh"... Bai Yalan helped Zhang Yu tidy up his apron! This guy really looks good in anything, even an apron is so handsome on him; "Alas, I'm doomed, I'm doomed, now it's stuck and can't be pulled out!"

  "Little Zhang, it's been so long since you've gone back, do you miss home?" White Mama asked kindly and amicably as she watched Zhang Yu skillfully washing the vegetables.

  "Uh, I think so, but now we can call home every week and it's not a big deal." The vegetables were stirring in Zhang Yu's hands as he gazed at the spacious and bright kitchen. A sense of loss rose up from the bottom of his heart, and suddenly there was something called disparity. But thinking about how everything had come together for him now, everything seemed to have vanished like dirt washed away by clear water.

  White mother looked at the young man who seemed to be a little different, and in her heart, she rose with a surge of indulgent thoughts, because Zhang Yu had truly established his own position at this moment, and recognized his own direction.

  If it was the previous moment that made Zhang Yu have some different feelings because of certain differences, then at this moment he truly had no worries, because he was the one and only Zhang Yu who possessed something unique, and that was enough (Jiangnan Yu silently)!

  Looking at this excellent child, White Mom directly expressed her attitude: "Hehe, next Sunday if you have time come to Auntie's place, I'll let Old White approve your leave"!

  "Uh-huh, okay, thank you Auntie"; Zhang Yu was indeed a sensible person.

  "Come over every week", although it's just a very ordinary sentence, but the taste in it is deep...

  "Xiao Yu, I heard from Lao Bai that you and Lan Lan are in a relationship?" White Mama took the opportunity to change her tone and said:

  "En, I and Lanlan started to have a good impression of each other at Jiaolongtai"; Zhang Yu also knew that the next conversation was the main purpose of letting himself into the kitchen by White Mama;

  It's just that this time environment allows a mother to help her daughter test and choose an object...

  "After spending some time together, what do you think of Lanlan?" White Mama asked casually while chopping vegetables.

  "Gentle and kind coexist, mischievous and lovely are both present"; Zhang Yu summarized his feelings towards Ya Lan in one sentence.

  "Hehe, good kid, you're indeed a bookworm's descendant! Auntie won't hide it from you, the first time Old White came back from your Dragon Platform, he told me about you and Lanlan, I didn't agree with it"

  Zhang Yu was slightly stunned and then smiled as he washed the vegetables, because he had a bottom line in his heart.

  But Bai Yalan outside the door heard this and her heart skipped a beat, almost bursting into tears, about to rush in.

  She still restrained her footsteps because she wanted to hear why her mother was stopping her, and if not, then... But the more she listened, the more she felt that she was being too petty.

  "On the one hand, it's because you and Lanlan have a few years' age gap, although nowadays this isn't emphasized, but after all, Lanlan is already 23, while you're only 18. If you two want to be together for real, at least Lanlan will have to wait four more years for you, by which time she'll be 27... who knows what might happen in between? That would mean Lanlan's most beautiful years would..." ...from a mother's perspective, this is absolutely necessary..."

  "On the other hand, I'm more worried about you, because from Old White, I know that your family and performance in the army will not lead to a dull future"

  "And my daughter, how can I put it, saying she's mischievous is just a polite way of putting it. Because of the special nature of my work with her father, we haven't been able to discipline her properly, and she spends all day playing with the soldiers in the army unit, without any feminine demeanor at all. I'm afraid you're just infatuated for now, and after playing around for a bit, you'll part ways. My own daughter knows herself, but her personality is extremely similar to her father's - once she sets her mind on something, it will never change for the rest of her life, so..."

  The white mother looked at the young man who still had a smile on his face, nodded slightly and continued to speak, but didn't pick up where she left off. A high-ranking administrative official knew how to grasp people's hearts, but Zhang Yu was simply impenetrable in front of her;

  "You're a big boy taking care of a tomboy who doesn't quite know how to take care of herself, I'm really worried"

  "But today, seeing your face, I feel like I've let go of a big burden. The fact that you can change for Yaya is my greatest comfort (cute baby: mommy hiding). And you're also a sensible kid, Old White didn't misjudge you. So Auntie won't say much more, just hope you think carefully... whether you're willing to hold Lanlan's hand and walk with her for life. Of course, Auntie isn't someone with outdated ideas. If one day you have another woman due to some reason, I only hope you never let go of Lanlan's hand."

  "Mom, he dares... If he dares to let go of my hand, I'll, I'll..."... Bai Yalan heard her mother's true feelings and couldn't bear it anymore, suddenly rushing in to interrupt her words!

  "What's wrong with you? Are you going to shoot him or something? My silly girl, doesn't your mom know your personality? Even if I oppose it, you'll still be together with Xiao Yu, it's just that I'm telling him my true feelings so he can think about it and prepare himself." Ba Mama pulled gently on the arm of her tall daughter, Bai Jing.

  "Auntie, thank you for valuing me and the Chief of Staff's appreciation for Xiao Yu. Also, thank you for allowing Lanlan and my interactions all this time."

  If it weren't for the approval of the Chief of Staff and White Mama, White Yalan would occasionally call Zhang Yu from the motorcade to her place on official business, which was like asking a rooster to lay eggs, an unthinkable thing!

  "Lanlan is a good girl, I like her. Since childhood, my grandfather has taught me that men cannot easily make promises. If one makes a promise to someone, then no matter what happens in this life, one must fulfill their own promise. Otherwise, it would be shameful for a descendant of the Yellow Emperor to live in this world."

  "Perhaps with my conditions and family background, I am not worthy of matching up to Lanlan, but I, Zhang Yu, still solemnly promise to Bai Yalan: 'Hold your hand, grow old together, for the rest of this life, never betray you'; in this life, no matter what Zhang Yu becomes, you will always be my most important woman"

  Zhang Yu finished speaking and tightly grasped Bai Yalan's other hand...

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