NABC Chapter 343 Family
Chapter 343 Family
Although it was called a "small meeting", due to space limitations, it was more like a family meeting and was still held at Ying Rushi's home. This time it was in the courtyard with tables and chairs placed in the open air. Two people were already seated at the long table.
As soon as Song Yi stepped into the door, he looked over, expecting to see a familiar face, but instead he saw two unfamiliar faces.
A man and a woman were sitting on the left side of the long table. Although they looked different, they were both well-dressed. One could notice the contrast at a glance.
It's not that there is a big gap between the two of them, on the contrary, they are quite similar. There is a kind of flavor in both of them that Song Yi can't describe, which is similar to Yan Changyue, and is inconsistent with the simple environment.
It was more like going to a party, rather than being in a small village, squeezed around a wooden table like now.
When Song Yiguang thought of this, she couldn't help but lower her head and look under the table. The long skirt that dragged on the ground was already covered with dust at the hem.
It's really incongruous!
Song Yi was thinking in his heart, and turned his head to look at Zhigui, wanting to ask if they had gone the wrong way, but Zhigui had already walked forward, opened his arms, and said:
"I missed you so much, you're finally back!"
With simple words and sufficient emotions, Zhigui took a few steps forward, as if to hug them. Seeing that no one paid attention to him, he turned around and walked to the other side of the bench and sat down on the other side, just opposite the two of them.
Then, Zhigui turned around, waved to Song Yi, and said, "Come and sit over here."
Song Yi cooperated and went over. When he sat down, he felt curious and looked at the person opposite him twice. There was an empty seat between the two people, as if it was left for someone.
Obviously it wasn't Zhigui, but who was it? Should it be so?
He was guessing in his heart, and no one spoke for a while. Even Zhigui became serious and waited here quietly.
Half a minute later, the gentleman appeared again. It was Ying Rushi as he had guessed. This man came over without saying a word, but did not sit opposite them. Instead, he walked towards them and sat in the seat above Zhigui.
Everyone's eyes followed suit and focused on Ying Rushi. Under everyone's gaze, Ying Rushi calmly sat down, looked up at everyone, and then said with a smile:
"Everyone, long time no see."
Ying Rushi's voice was calm and he seemed more composed than usual, as if he had entered into another disguise. As soon as he opened his mouth, he acted like an old acquaintance.
Song Yi saw this and felt his ears itching. He started to think about random things unconsciously. For example, he wanted to compare Ying Rushi at this moment with the person who pretended to be Liu Ruyan in the copy.
The others took it well and responded intermittently, but they were treated better than Zhigui, as at least these two paid attention to him.
Ying Rushi didn't care and looked at Zhigui, signaling him to speak. Zhigui received the signal, stood up, and said to everyone:
"Come, we have a new family member, the one next to me, you haven't seen him yet, let's get to know him first."
At this point, Zhigui stopped, raised his hand and stretched it to the side, placed it behind Song Yi and said, "This is Song Yi. You were away these few days, and the front line was able to be defended like this, all thanks to his help."
There was a rare seriousness in his words, and the effect was good. The woman stood up first, changed her previous absent-mindedness, took the initiative to extend her hand to him, and said:
"Hello, I'm Xia Xuan, nice to meet you."
Seeing this, Song Yi also stood up, held the other person's fingers, and completed a simple handshake.
Two seconds later, just as he loosened his hand, before he could put it down, the man came back to his senses, his eyes passed over them, he stood up half a beat late, and said:
"Xue Xingyu."
Song Yi extended his hand as usual, wanting to have a polite handshake like before, but three seconds passed and until Xia Xuan sat down, the other party was unable to extend his hand.
Even during the stare-to-eye contact, Xue Xingyu was stunned and wanted to sit down as well. It was during the woman's laughter that Xue Xingyu realized something, stopped midway, looked at him and asked:
"Want a handshake?"
The embarrassing thing is that at this time, he had just withdrawn his hand, so he could shake hands again, but it would be an awkward situation anyway.
He raised his right hand and said, "Teacher Xue, no need to shake hands, no need."
His attitude was serious and sincere, and after he finished speaking, he caused another round of laughter. This time, not only Xia Xuan laughed, but also Ying Rushi. They were all amused by him.
Before this, he would never have guessed that it would become fun in this way.
Zhigui took the initiative to explain: "Don't worry, our teacher Xue is special, he is just distracted, usually when you see him, as long as his life is not in danger, you don't need to say hello."
Song Yi nodded when he heard it, indicating that he understood it. However, with such wording, he still thought about it for two more seconds. It was only "two seconds". After that, the introduction session ended and the meeting continued.
Everyone started discussing work. Song Yi was listening at first and could still understand what was being said. But when they talked about supplies, personnel allocation, and morale boosting, he gradually began to feel dizzy.
While everyone was talking about their current predicament, he was caught in another predicament. Even though he tried his best to stay awake, his eyelids began to droop.
Before he fell asleep, someone suddenly spoke up, yelled his name, and asked, "Didn't you notice something was wrong?"
Song Yi woke up with a start, looked in the direction of the voice, and looked at Xia Xuan's face. Before his brain could react, his mouth spoke first and agreed:
"It is true. When will the invasion of Purgatory end? We are even poorer now and we are running out of bullets."
Xia Xuan didn't answer, and then said: "Something is wrong recently. You have to pay attention to your safety. When you fight, you should be more careful."
Song Yi didn't understand what was going on, so he nodded as a normal concern. Unexpectedly, the other party followed closely and asked:
"I heard before that Yan Changyue sent someone to deliver something. What was it?"
Song Yi did not answer. His mind became clearer, the smile on his face faded, and he looked across with an expressionless face.
The atmosphere gradually became tense, and Zhigui suddenly spoke up, interrupting the conversation and saying, "Ah, there are gifts, unimportant little things, just a bow and some food."
Although some private matters were discussed, the matter of Heitan was not mentioned at all. Song Yi reluctantly said "hmm" to express his affirmation, but he was not relieved. He was secretly wondering what the difference was between the so-called "family" identities.
The matter did not end there. Xia Xuan got the news from somewhere and asked again:
"I remember you wore a pair of gloves when you were shooting arrows. Are you not wearing them now?"
This forced question made Song Yi feel uncomfortable, but he glanced at Zhigui and said evasively:
"Yeah, I don't have many bullets left, and I happen to have arrows at home. This can be recycled, so I'll just use it - wearing gloves will affect the feel."
Xia Xuan responded, "We do have arrows, and my family can make them, but they were damaged too much, and there is a shortage of materials, so there are fewer of them now, and they will run out one day."
"Do you want to practice physical skills?" Xia Xuan suggested.
Song Yi hesitated for a moment, and before he could answer, the alarm sounded again.
The next second, the courtyard door was roughly pushed open and Xia Hao hurried in. At the same time, everyone stood up and quickly ran out of the door to meet the enemy at the village entrance. Song Yi was among them. After a period of training, he had formed a conditioned reflex.
But when they passed each other, he still turned his head and looked at the other person again, and saw Xia Hao raising his hand and putting a shawl on Xia Xuan.
Xia Hao, Xia Xuan, mostly named Xia...
Song Yi thought for a moment and originally wanted to ask Zhigui, but everyone was in a hurry and had no time to take care of other things. He also had to go to fight first, so he was unable to ask.