"After I join the army, we won't see each other for several years!" Xiaoying said, tears falling again.
Li Ling smiled knowingly. Sure enough, Xiao Ying was going to join the army, and the plot was about to begin.
Li Ling doesn't plan to tell Xiao Ying about his decision to join the army now; he'll give her a surprise when they meet at the military base.
Li Ling patted Xiao Ying's back gently to comfort her, saying, "It's good that you're joining the army. After you leave the army in a few years, I'll graduate from university, and then I'll marry you into our Zhuang family."
"Look, my dad was a soldier, and my wife will also be a soldier. Won't our Zhuang family continue the tradition of military families? Hehe."
"Pfft~"
Xiaoying chuckled upon hearing this, her tears stopped, and she broke free from Li Ling's embrace, turning around shyly and saying, "Shameless! Who wants to marry you!"
Li Ling stepped forward, scooped up Xiao Ying's straight and firm legs, and carried her in a princess carry in his arms.
"Hey, what are you doing?" Xiaoying exclaimed in surprise.
Li Ling looked at the girl in his arms. Xiao Ying's pretty face had turned bright red. Li Ling laughed and said, "Whoever I hold will be my wife. If you don't agree, I'll throw you into the river."
As he spoke, Li Ling picked up Xiao Ying and walked towards the river, pretending to throw her away.
Ah~
Xiaoying was terrified, her face turning pale. She quickly grabbed Li Ling's neck with both hands and cried out, "Xiao Zhuang, you bastard!"
Li Ling pressed her advantage: "Will you agree to be my wife or not? If you don't, I'll throw you away!" She then pretended to throw him away again.
"Okay, okay, I'll be your wife, okay?" Xiaoying pouted, finally succumbing to Li Ling's lewd power.
Li Ling carried Xiao Ying back to the shade of the tree, but did not put her down.
Xiaoying struggled to get down, but couldn't break free from Li Ling's embrace. She said reproachfully, "I already promised, let me down."
Li Ling stared intently into Xiao Ying's bright, beautiful eyes and said with utmost seriousness, "Xiao Ying, I've made up my mind about you for life. You can't get rid of me. No matter how many years it takes, I'll wait for you to come back and marry you!!"
Xiaoying listened to Li Ling's sweet words, slightly mesmerized. Looking at Li Ling's earnest expression, she reached out and touched Li Ling's resolute and handsome face, and whispered, "Kiss me!"
After saying that, Xiaoying wrapped her arms around Li Ling's neck, closed her eyes, and offered her red lips.
Seeing Xiaoying's expression of being at his mercy, Li Ling didn't hesitate. He lowered his head and kissed Xiaoying's glistening lips, and the two embraced passionately.
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Chapter 22 Joining the Army for Love (Seeking Recommendations)
For the next two months of summer vacation, Li Ling spent his time practicing shooting and boxing, as well as spending time with Xiao Ying.
Xiaoying had recovered from her disappointment at failing the exam. With Li Ling by her side, telling jokes to cheer her up, the time passed quickly.
In September, accompanied by Zhuang's parents and Xiaoying, Li Ling once again boarded the train to Beijing for the start of the drama academy semester.
It's worth mentioning that neither Xiao Zhuang's nor Xiao Ying's parents objected to their relationship. The two children have been childhood sweethearts, both sets of parents are very satisfied with them, and both hope that the two children will get together in the future.
Upon arriving at school, the first thing we did was undergo two weeks of military training, which took place during the hottest time of the year.
Students suffer from heatstroke every day during military training. For Li Ling, military training is a piece of cake, but he still got quite tanned after two weeks.
After the military training ended, the school resumed its regular film and television teaching.
Li Ling possesses an exceptional memory and learns about film very quickly. Not only does she learn what the teachers teach in class, but she also spends most of her free time in the library.
Li Ling sometimes jokes that he is now making up for the regret of not studying hard enough in the real world.
Li Ling is tall and handsome, with an approachable personality and a diligent study habit, making him very popular with his female classmates. Even though they know he has a girlfriend, they still hang out with him; after all, who wouldn't want to be with a handsome guy?
The girls are all thinking, who knows when he'll break up with his girlfriend, then they'll have a chance, hehehehe (evil laugh →_→).
Because of her good academic performance and ability to get along well with both male and female students in the class, Li Ling is highly valued by her counselor and has a very good relationship with him.
Two months later, the winter conscription began. Li Ling asked his counselor for a leave of absence. Of course, he only said that he wanted to take a leave of absence to do some things he wanted to do, without mentioning that he wanted to join the army. After all, college students are very precious these days, and it is difficult for schools to let their precious college students join the army.
In addition, entrepreneurship is very popular among college students these days, and many college students take a leave of absence to do what they want to do. The counselor agreed to Li Ling's request without much thought.
Moreover, the counselor was also very happy that Li Ling had such an entrepreneurial experience. The older generation believed that it was beneficial for young people to undergo some trials and tribulations.
Thanks to the counselor's efforts, Li Ling secured a leave of absence from her studies. She then began preparing to return to her hometown to enlist in the army.
...
On that very day, while Li Ling was in the screening room studying the character portrayal techniques of the film "The Godfather," the old man in the communications room came in to tell him that a little girl named Xiao Ying had come to see him.
After thanking the old man who delivered the message, Li Lingfei quickly ran towards the school gate, leaving the other students in the classroom in surprise.
I wonder what kind of beautiful girl his girlfriend must be, given how handsome this young man is.
Since it wasn't class time, Li Ling and her classmates were studying during their break, so they could leave at any time.
Li Ling ran to the school gate and spotted the angelic girl in the crowd at a glance.
Xiaoying stood there gracefully, wearing her oversized winter training uniform and still carrying her pink backpack, her pretty face as always.
Her hair was cut short.
He ran up to Xiaoying and looked at the girl whose nose was slightly red from the cold, and couldn't help but feel sorry for her.
Xiaoying waved her gloved hand in front of Li Ling's eyes, a bright smile spreading across her face: "Silly, don't you recognize me!"
Li Ling scratched his head. "I just didn't expect you to come. It's a surprise."