With that said, three pairs of eyes landed on Xiao Zheng.
"Cough, cough." Xiao Jing embarra.s.sedly covered her mouth and coughed, "I"ll go buy you a cigarette."
Xiao Ye lowered his head and prepared to leave, "I will also go buy cigarettes for you."
"Xiao Ye, you can stay." Xiao Hong stood in front of him.
Xiao Ye smiled bitterly, "Second brother, I think that Xiao Jing definitely doesn"t know what kind of cigarettes she wants to buy. I"ll go explain to her."
Xiao Hong raised Xiao Ye"s head and turned it 180 degrees, allowing his eyes to fall on Shen Chengfeng. He then propped him up and asked word by word, "Tell him that we will give him a chance to take the initiative to admit himself. Otherwise, we three against one, he would have a chance of winning."
"Don"t, second brother, don"t add me."
Xiao Hong pulled at his arm. "What do you say?"
Xiao Ye nodded his head hastily under the pressure of such might, "Don"t worry, I will be the first one to charge."
Xiao Zheng lifted his leg to step on the chair, his fingertips lightly resting on the table as he said, "You should know the rules of the military. Before you get married, you are not allowed to do such a thing."
Xiao Ye"s heart skipped a beat. He was really afraid that Shen Chengfeng would not be able to control himself.
Shen Chengfeng raised his head and his gaze calmly landed on Xiao Zheng. He then glanced at Xiao Hong, who was covetously eyeing him from the other side, and said, "Yes, that is indeed impossible."
"I don"t know why Little Four agreed to your unreasonable request, but for the sake of her reputation, I will not allow you to trample on her like that." Xiao Zheng glared.
"If we"re married?" Shen Chengfeng asked.
When he said this, the entire audience went deathly silent.
If we"re married?
Xiao Hong threw Xiao Ye aside and pounced at Shen Chengfeng. He punched the table and the table that had been open for so long was broken by the force of gravity.
Xiao Zheng was scared witless by the sudden reply, "What did you just say?"
Shen Chengfeng stood up and the three of them faced each other. He said, "I mean, if we were to get married, it would all be natural, right?"
Xiao Ye almost did not dare to breathe.
Xiao Zheng clenched his teeth, "You better give up on this idea."
"Marshal Xiao Yao is very trusting of this son-in-law of his."
"Scram." Xiao Hong clenched his fist tightly, unable to control the increasing rage within his body. "My father definitely won"t allow you to enter our Xiao family."
"En, of course he wouldn"t agree to let me enter the Xiao family. He would be at ease marrying Xiao Jing into our Shen family." Shen Chengfeng said.
"Shut up." Xiao Zheng kicked away the stool at his feet, "I don"t care what you have done in the past, in the future we will not allow you to act so rashly."
"Why is Xiao Zheng spouting nonsense with him at this time, when will he listen to us?" Xiao Hong took off his jacket as if he was ready to fight, "Three against one, we might not lose."
"…" Xiao Ye wanted to leave the restaurant silently, why did he have to believe the words of his two brothers today?
"What are you doing?" Chen Tian stood outside the shop, his expression dark as he looked at the people who were at loggerheads.
Xiao Ye hurriedly straightened his back and saluted, "Sir."
Shen Chengfeng looked at the two people in front of him and lowered his voice, "All of you can continue to make a ruckus. Perhaps you want to discuss the marriage between the two of you with my father in advance."
Xiao Zheng stared at him with his eyes wide open, "Don"t worry, I won"t say anything that shouldn"t be said."
The three of them saluted at the same time.
One day, Shen Yi walked into the restaurant. "Are you guys preparing to fight?"
"Sir, we"re just reminiscing." Xiao Hong said.
Shen Tian glared at his son coldly, "Didn"t you cause enough trouble just now?" "You intend to cause a ruckus again?"
Shen Chengfeng sat up quietly and did not reply.
"I rushed over as soon as I heard the news. Tell me, why is such a steady person like you making such a mess in front of everyone?" Shen Tianyi said, his heart aching with pain.
"Sir, against this devilish brat, we only need to beat him up." Xiao Hong added.
"Enough, you"re already an adult. I"m too lazy to bother with you. What"s going on here?" "Four generals of the empire smas.h.i.+ng the shops of innocent citizens together?"
The four of them fell silent at the same time.
Looking at the four people who did not dare to utter a sound, Shen Tiantian sat on the chair that the aide-de-de-camp brought over and hugged his chest. "Do you know how to punish them?"
The four of them squatted down side by side, completing the standard push-ups.
Shen Tian then said, "I didn"t stop and just kept doing it. In recent years, when the military affairs were nearing its end, you leaders began to swell up. Not only did you attack people and cause trouble, you also smashed down the property of the people. Do you want to give you some more time?"
"Father, you"re serious." Shen Chengfeng hesitated.
"Shut up." Shen Tianyi stood up and walked to Shen Chengfeng and sighed, "I used to think that you were an introverted child who liked to keep everything in your heart. Not only did I stay in your Iron Eagle all day and not return home, but now it"s sunny and cheerful enough to cause trouble at a store."
Xiao Ye said, "Sir, you should really mind his business."
"And what about the three of you?" "If I hadn"t come in, would you have three against one?" Shen Yitian asked.
Xiao Ye coughed and did not dare to say another word.
"Enough, stand up and talk to me." Shen Tian stood with his hands behind his back, "No matter what my Third Bro has done, if you want to beat him up, you"ll have to gang up on him. As a parent, I won"t get involved too much, after all, you might not be able to beat him up.
"Sir, we know our limits." Xiao Zheng said.
Shen Tianyi shook his head, "You are all brilliant figures of the generals. Look at the sabers on the ground. If I had arrived a little later, would you have been willing to give up after exchanging a few blows?"
"Sir, you misunderstand. These weapons —"
"I know that my son has been enjoying a happy occasion recently. Perhaps his words have gone too far, but what on earth has caused you to lose control of your emotions one by one?" "You"re not in the same military area, and you don"t see him often. No matter how badly he mouthed, he wouldn"t offend all three of you, right?"
"This is our personal grudge." Xiao Hong clenched his fists tightly, he knew that there was a fire burning in his heart.
"Your father and I can be considered old comrades-in-arms. If you have anything to say, we can sit down and talk it over peacefully." Shen Tianyi waved his hand.
The aide hurriedly brought four stools over for the four of them to sit on at the same time.
"It"s hard to explain, sir." Xiao Zheng looked at Shen Chengfeng, "I will be done with my words today. You better stop there."
Shen Chengfeng turned a deaf ear to him.
Xiao Zheng angrily said: "Don"t pretend to be deaf and dumb with me. I am only giving the marshal face so I will not give you face. Next time I will meet you and my fist will not let you go."
"The three of you can come at me together." Shen Chengfeng refused to back down.
"Alright, we will fulfill your wish." Xiao Hong stood up abruptly and swung his sleeves as he spoke.
"You think I"m dead?" Shen Tianyi reprimanded angrily.
The four of them sat back down obediently.
Shen One looked around and asked, "If you have anything to say, sit down and talk to me. All of you are fighting and killing. Do you think this is a battlefield or your training base?"
"No, sir." Xiao Hong took a deep breath to calm himself down, "You know Shen Chengfeng"s character better than us. Does he look like someone who knows how to obey orders?"
Shen Tian nodded. "It"s true that he"s a little stubborn, but you guys can"t beat him either."
"Why don"t I give you guys a suggestion?" Shen Tianyi looked at his aide-de-camp. "Go and buy me a deck of poker cards."
The aide didn"t know whether to laugh or cry. "Sir, are you still thinking about playing Landlord at a time like this?"
With a solemn expression, Shen Tianyi said, "Any problems can be solved by playing cards."
The adjutant withdrew from the restaurant in silence.
Xiao Jing had been lingering outside the restaurant the entire time. When she saw the adjutant, she hurriedly ran over and asked, "What"s going on inside?"
The aide-de-camp let out a long sigh, "They"re about to start fighting."
Xiao Jing was shocked, "Isn"t Sir here?" "He"ll let them fight?"
"It was the officers who encouraged them to fight." The adjutant touched his forehead.
"How could it be?" "It"s impossible for Marshal Shen Tian to allow them to fight regardless of their status."
"Why not?" Isn"t this asking me to buy a poker card? "Let them play cards!" The deputy entered the convenience store at the corner.
The corner of Xiao Jing"s mouth twitched. Playing cards?
In the restaurant, Xiao Hong"s lips curled up slightly. "Sir, you said you want to play cards, but there is always a bet. If anyone loses, everyone will take turns to slap him, how about it?"
"I agree." Xiao Zheng said without thinking.
"No matter the severity of the attack, you are not allowed to retaliate." Xiao Hong added.
Shen Tian nodded, "Is there anyone else who wants to increase the stakes?"
"If we lose consecutively, we can add each other up. The first time, we can slap him twice, and the third time, we can slap him four times." Shen Chengfeng said.
"Alright, I"ll be the judge today." Shen Yi took a sip of his tea with interest. "There are a lot of people here. Let"s play with the shuttles."
Comrade Adjutant himself.
Shen Tian said, "Xiao Hong, please speak."
Xiao Hong looked at his trump card and said, "Add ten more."
"Abandon." Xiao Zheng lost his cards.
Xiao Ye did not dare to follow, he lost them as well.
Shen Chengfeng did not even look at him, "Follow."
The adjutant continued to issue cards.
Shen Tian smiled and said, "Xiao Hong is still the one who spoke."
The corner of Xiao Hong"s mouth rose up. "It seems that Lord Shen San Ye"s handsome face has been disgraced. Add another ten."
Shen Chengfeng"s fingertips lightly tapped on the table, "Follow."
Shen Tianyi frowned slightly, "Are you sure?"
The card in front of Shen Chengfeng was a little small. Xiao Hong already had two cards. If his trump card was two, then he would have three. Why would his son only have one card?
Shen Chengfeng looked at his aide-de-camp, "Deal."
The aide"s hands were trembling as he handed out the remaining two cards.
"It"s still Xiao Hong"s turn to speak."
Xiao Hong immediately threw down the card in his hand. "Fifty."
That"s right, he was three or two, and was only a few notches older than Shen Chengfeng"s pair. He was itching to pinch his wrist.
Shen Chengfeng spread out his cards and the plum blossoms were all in the same flower. That"s right, he was the same flower.
Xiao Hong"s face darkened. "Y-you …"
Shen Chengfeng stood up, "Which of you two brothers will make the first move?"
Xiao Ye turned around, pretending to be deaf and dumb.
"Since no one is willing to make a move, then I won"t be polite." Shen Chengfeng stood up, pointed at Xiao Hong, and looked at the aide-de-camp, "How many are there?"
The aide swallowed, "Third young master, are you sure you want to fight?"
"Do I look like a joker?"
"Pah!" Before he could finish his words, Shen Chengfeng had already landed a slap on Xiao Hong"s face.
Xiao Hong"s face twisted, and a clear palm print landed on his handsome face.
"Enough, I let you guys play cards to solve the problem, not to cause trouble for you." Shen Tian never expected his son to make a move, much less expect him to be so ruthless.
Xiao Hong clenched his teeth. "Fight, I admit defeat. After the fight is over, let"s continue."
The aide carefully dealt the cards, then glanced at his superior.
Shen Tian covered his mouth and coughed softly, "I"m going out for a while, you guys continue."
The aide"s eyebrows furrowed as he looked at his boss"s determined figure leaving. "You gave up on your confidant just like that?" Do you have the heart to leave him alone in this sweltering poker game?
Unfortunately, Shen Chengfeng lost.
Xiao Hong"s shoulders couldn"t help trembling from his complacency. His face was full of a creepy smile, especially that swollen half of his face. It was so dark that it made one"s heart palpitate.
Xiao Zheng choked, "Little Wu, why do I feel that Second Brother is too much of a performer?"
Xiao Ye held his breath, "I"m afraid that we have been beaten silly by Shen Chengfeng. Should we stop him?"
"You and I will slowly leave this place in case we get caught up in this mess." Xiao Zheng moved his feet without leaving a trace.
Xiao Hong narrowed his eyes, "Heh heh, revenge. Ten years is not too late, Shen Chengfeng. Today, I will let you know what will happen to your face after this slap."
Shen Chengfeng raised his eyes and said casually, "I don"t know what my face looks like. All I know is that you might not be able to keep your hand safe."
"…" Xiao Hong was stunned as he widened his eyes in disbelief. "What do you mean by that?"
Shen Chengfeng picked up one of the cards and placed it on his face. Within a few seconds, the entire card was completely corroded.
Xiao Hong staggered a step. "Are you messing with me?"
Shen Chengfeng stood up, "I"ll fight with you." As he spoke, he did not forget to stretch his neck.
Xiao Hong clenched his fists and slapped her across the face. He stopped a centimeter away from the face and withdrew his hand.
"Again?" Shen Chengfeng looked at him, his eyes burning.
Xiao Hong glared at the cards on the table, grabbed his coat, and expressionlessly slammed the door. "You"d better remember your ident.i.ty. If you dare to do anything improper, our Xiao family will fight you to the death."
Shen Chengfeng sat back on his stool and turned his head to glance at the silent shop owner and shouted, "Can we eat now?"
"Yes, yes, right away, right away." The owner was so scared that he didn"t even dare to breathe. He served two servings of chili food.
Outside the shop, Xiao Hong saluted to his superior and got into the car.
Xiao Jing pointed at her second brother"s face in disbelief and asked in surprise, "H-how could his face be like this?"
"Men are. If you want to bet, then admit defeat." A meaningful smile appeared on Shen Tianyi"s face.
Xiao Jing suddenly felt a cold wind blowing. She felt ashamed of her brothers.
Shen Tian put his hands in his pockets and shook his head, "This son of mine has always had a stubborn personality. Not to mention holding a knife against his neck to force him to admit his mistake, even if we really cut him twice, he would still not come to terms with it."
Xiao Jing was silent.
Shen Tian leered at Xiao Jing, "Previously, when you directly returned to the country, I didn"t have the time to ask you. Back then, the situation was so urgent. Was there any injury or anything like that?"
Xiao Jing straightened her body. "Sir, I"ve completely recovered."
Shen Tiantian patted Xiao Jing"s shoulder and smiled, "Young people are indeed good at this. Your recovery ability is pretty good. Let"s go in. It"s quite cold here."
The two of them entered the restaurant again, one after the other.
Shen Chengfeng opened the porridge and took out a pair of chopsticks, "Come and eat."
"You haven"t eaten yet?" Shen Tian sat at the side of the stool. "Originally, I was planning to teach you a lesson, but thinking about what your mother told me, I feel that it"s only right for you to be irritable."
"What did Mother tell you?" Shen Chengfeng carefully recalled his mother"s secretive smile and suddenly had a bad omen.
"A man who has been silent for a long time will be upset before he gets particularly desperate, I know that." The smile on Shen Tian"s face became increasingly difficult to conceal as he continued, "I know about the matter of you looking for your second brother."
"Pah!" Shen Chengfeng put down his chopsticks and deliberately made a noise.
Xiao Jing instinctively stopped eating and subconsciously looked at her own captain.
Shen Chengfeng stood up, "Father, let"s have a talk."
"We"re all men. If there"s anything we can borrow, Lieutenant Colonel Xiao will also experience these things in the future." Shen Tian put down his teacup without a care in the world. "Men, when enthralled by a woman, would automatically throw themselves into disarray. Furthermore, they would have to bind their own bodies; it"s only natural for them to be fidgety. I understand, I understand."
"Father, I"ve said it. Let me talk to you." Shen Chengfeng walked out of the restaurant first.
Shen Tian looked at the muddleheaded Xiao Jing, and said with a friendly face, "Eat more, this child is too proud. This kind of thing is difficult to say in front of a subordinate like you, but it doesn"t matter. We are all men, so we have to be more considerate of him."