Reborn in the 70s: Pampered by Regiment Commander-Chapter 1187 - 783: Special/Seeking Help (Double-Length - ) (2)

"Knock knock..."

"Come in..." Watching the young woman who entered by pushing the door open, Zhou Mikang’s brow furrowed slightly, "Instructor Ou, what else is there?"

"Commander, is your wife misunderstanding anything?" Ou Jie smiled at him awkwardly, "I wasn’t planning to answer, but I worried it might be a call from the top, afraid of missing something important, so I overstepped a bit."

Zhou Mikang looked at her calmly: "At this hour, there’s no business matter. Instructor Ou coming and going like this can easily cause misunderstandings. As a husband, I will never lose my sense of boundaries just because my wife is magnanimous."

Ou Jie’s expression visibly stiffened, then she chuckled, "Sorry, I overstepped. I just thought that so late at night, hearing a woman answer the Commander’s phone, your wife would surely misunderstand. I wanted to come over and ask if you’d need help explaining."

"You’re overthinking it. My relationship with my wife isn’t something random people can damage." As Zhou Mikang spoke, he picked up a folder, clearly indicating that it was time for her to leave.

Ou Jie hesitated for a moment and retreated, halfway out, she encountered Zhou Hanliang, who blocked her way and said, "Better give up your thoughts, or you’ll surely regret it."

"What thoughts?" Ou Jie said somewhat guiltily.

"Better not have any thoughts." Zhou Hanliang glanced at her indifferently and walked past her.

...

Early the next day, Li Xinli and Lin Mengran came together to pick up Chuxia for school. Thinking of Zhou Mikang’s arrangements behind the scenes, and then looking at the two people flanking her, Chuxia secretly touched her forehead, her current status was not much less than a panda’s.

Today was the opening ceremony.

At nine in the morning, they gathered, each class forming neat lines headed to the playground. The stage was set up in advance, a row of tables lined up sleekly, with two microphones placed in the middle.

Compared to the opening ceremonies of later generations, this was absolutely shabby, but for this era, it was quite decent.

Amidst such a scene, most people appeared excited, especially those from ordinary families without connections. A year ago, they would never believe such an opportunity would land in their lap.

Glancing at the quietly seated and calm-looking Chuxia, Zuo Jiang lowered his voice: "Lin Chuxia, at least show a little excitement and happiness, okay?"

"I’m pretty happy..." Chuxia looked at him puzzled, "Have I been pulling a face?"

"No, but you seem too calm. Sitting at the front, in the center, you being so composed is not quite suitable..." Zuo Jiang spoke as he nodded his head toward the stage, then subtly pointed to both sides.

Chuxia looked around—each person sat upright, facial muscles slightly twitching..., expecting her to put on the same expression... An uncomfortable chill welled up inside Chuxia. She glanced at Zuo Jiang: "Why don’t you demonstrate one for me."

Zuo Jiang was taken aback, immediately sat up straight, with a serious expression.

"Like this?"

"Yes."

"Got it." Responding, Chuxia turned and looked at her group of friends. Except for Li Xinli, Lin Mengran and Yang Xiaoli were consistently calm.

"I... I’m nervous..." Seeing Chuxia staring at her, Li Xinli forced a smile, which appeared closer to a crying face.

"Why don’t we switch?" Chuxia said as she reached out to pull her.

"No, no, no..." Li Xinli waved her hands repeatedly, "Sitting here makes me so nervous I can hardly breathe. If I sat in the first seat, I would really faint."

Chuxia smiled at her, "My demeanor isn’t quite fitting for sitting in the front. If I ended up affecting our class’s honor, it’d be bad. Could you do me a favor, please?" She wasn’t joking either, during this era, many people viewed excitement and nervousness as signs of importance. If they misunderstood her lack of attention to the school and respect for the leaders, it could become troublesome.

Although, with the background of both the Zhou family and the Lin family, she had nothing to fear, she came to school to learn, not to be a role model, it’s better to be cautious.

Considering the situation, Li Xinli couldn’t refuse anymore, she got up nervous and exchanged seats with Chuxia. Seeing Zuo Jiang’s stiff back, Ou Yi’s lips curled up. This guy probably hasn’t been ignored by a girl like this before, has he?

Sitting behind them, Li Xinlou inexplicably got happy seeing the scene. Although Li Xinli hadn’t agreed to him either, at least she treated him with deference, unlike Lin Chuxia, who held her nose high and didn’t regard him, the Squad Leader, at all.