ATPnovel Chapter 1351 - 1346: Fengzi, Are You Willing to Marry My Niece?
Chapter 1351 - 1346: Fengzi, Are You Willing to Marry My Niece?
"How do you know she doesn’t want you to come over? What if deep down, she wants you to achieve great things and then marry her?" Wen Nantian asked."No way, Shuangshuang is not that kind of person! The trust between us is like we’re the same person!"
People’s hearts are separated by bellies, yet Lu Yuanfeng said the trust between him and the girl he likes is as if they are one person.
Wen Nantian couldn’t say he wasn’t shocked.
But he preferred to believe that Lu Yuanfeng was just too young and naive, saying these words.
"Fengzi, I have a niece... She has been the apple of her father’s eye since childhood, adored by everyone in her family and she knows some martial arts.
Now she’s of marriageable age, if I were to introduce you, would you be willing to marry her?
Of course, if you are willing, I will definitely..."
Before Wen Nantian could finish, Lu Yuanfeng interrupted him.
"Commander, I am not willing!" Lu Yuanfeng answered firmly.
"In this life, I will marry no one but Shuangshuang. If there is no Shuangshuang, everything I do would be utterly meaningless!
And you once said that in the barracks, to go further, you must climb up with your own hands and feet, without relying on anything else!"
Lu Yuanfeng’s answer was too absolute.
He’s not the least bit slick, doesn’t know how to compromise at all.
Yet, it’s understandable that no one can say a single bad word about his feelings for Shuangshuang.
He wants only Shuangshuang, no one else!
It doesn’t matter who that person is, it doesn’t matter how high that person’s status is!
Wen Nantian’s face grew a bit stiff, and he took several deep breaths to calm himself down.
After quite a while, he finally said, "You can leave first, let’s discuss this matter later."
"Commander, there’s no need to discuss this matter anymore! Thank you for your kindness towards Fengzi!"
After saying this, Lu Yuanfeng left without looking back!
Wen Nantian watched Lu Yuanfeng leave, with a feeling of frustration as if iron can’t be turned into steel.
Just then, his deputy general, Bai Honglie, came in.
"General, the second young miss is on her way to the Northwest, she should arrive in a bit more than a month!"
"Got it!"
"Commander, I just saw Fengzi leaving your tent, did you tell him about the second young miss?"
"I did, but that kid didn’t appreciate it and told me he already has some fiancée!
I said we could discuss it later and he flat out refused, saying there’s no need to discuss it in the future. It seems he’s fallen for that country girl!"
Wen Nantian was indeed angry, especially as his position as general became more stable.
It seemed he couldn’t tolerate being refused by others!
"Commander, don’t be angry, Fengzi is still young and doesn’t know what’s good for himself. Besides, the second young miss hasn’t arrived yet. If he sees her appearance, he surely won’t say such things.
For men, it’s either for status or beauty! No exceptions!" Bai Honglie said.
Wen Nantian nodded, "I am confident in Ya’er’s appearance! I’m just worried that the kid will still be stubborn and refuse to budge!"
"That’s easy to handle, just take him down a notch first! By the way, isn’t Young Master Xing in the kitchen? We might as well switch their positions?
Then slightly promote Young Master Xing! Fengzi and Young Master Xing are friends, and Young Master Xing has always overshadowed him with family background, so if Fengzi can’t even compete with his friend’s family status in the barracks, he’ll inevitably feel imbalanced.
By then, we can extend him an olive branch, letting him realize the importance of power and status!" Bai Honglie said.
Bai Honglie’s idea was very good, and it sounded feasible to Wen Nantian.
However...
"The court’s letter this time, although it agreed to Young Master Xing entering the barracks, the Prime Minister wrote to me privately, asking me to protect him and try not to let him go to the battlefield. If I let him gain reputation in the military, then with the Prime Minister..."
"General, the mountains are high and the Emperor is far away, no one will watch whether you really follow what the Prime Minister said.
Moreover, having a reputation doesn’t necessarily mean going to the battlefield, it can be our own people to use!"
In preparation for dealing with Da Wei, Wen Nantian had already prepared for a long time.
He had many talents under his command, and he didn’t really have to use Xing Beichen.
"Alright, go arrange it! Swap their positions! Also, instruct the people in the kitchen not to treat him well, let him do the dirty and tiring work!"
After Wen Nantian gave these orders, the deputy general left the tent.
In the evening, Lu Yuanfeng received notice to go to the kitchen.
He was also told to immediately leave his current tent.
Xing Beichen was also summoned at the same time, told to start training at the drill ground the next day.
Xing Beichen couldn’t contain his joy, thinking he could spread his wings with Fengzi the next day.
Little did he know that he and Fengzi had swapped positions!
The kitchen tent in the barracks was the dirtiest of all tents.
The Fire Head Army spent their days cooking in the kitchen, sweating and getting greasy and dirty.
At night, without water to bathe, the whole tent reeked.
Even the men couldn’t stand it!
As soon as Lu Yuanfeng entered the camp, he smelled the stink of smoked meat.
But he could endure it, found the corner bunk, threw down his clothes and luggage, and rested!
From beginning to end, he didn’t ask the deputy general who brought him a single word.
Lu Yuanfeng understood some things.
He refused the commander during the day, and at night he got assigned to the kitchen.
But there’s nothing to complain about, the path was his choice, staying in the kitchen meant he could learn quite a few recipes to cook for Shuangshuang in the future!
The next day, before dawn, a group of burly men got up to prepare food for the barracks.
Fire-stoking, water-fetching, wood-splitting, and vegetable chopping, Lu Yuanfeng, he was busy the entire morning.
He didn’t rest, didn’t visit the latrine, like a clockwork machine.
Finally, at noon when the soldiers were resting after lunch, Lu Yuanfeng had some free time!
He ran into Xing Beichen outside the latrine.
Upon seeing Lu Yuanfeng, Xing Beichen excitedly said, "Fengzi, Wen General chose me, starting tomorrow, I can join Wenjiang Army’s second phase of training!"
Xing Beichen didn’t know about Lu Yuanfeng’s situation in the kitchen, and his excitement was hard to hide in his words.
After all, being in the kitchen for so long, he was finally seeing daylight again!
And being chosen for Wen Nanfei’s core team after just one morning, the progress was remarkably swift.
"Congratulations!" Lu Yuanfeng said.
"Fengzi, what about you? I didn’t see you at the drill ground today because there were too many people, or...?"
"I’m in the kitchen now!" Lu Yuanfeng said.
"The kitchen? Why? Weren’t you at the drill ground?" Xing Beichen was full of confusion.
"The kitchen needed me, work hard and strive to achieve your goal soon!"