Chapter 81: Chapter 81 The Military and the People are Inseparable Like Fish and Water
Xia Chuyi subconsciously glanced at him and stopped writhing.
She quickly shifted her gaze and shouted into the car, “Uncle Xia, I’m not hurt, just the road was too slippery, and I twisted my ankle. How about you? Are you okay? Where are you hurt?”
If Uncle Xia hadn’t been hurt, he would have come to check on her sooner.
Hearing she was not injured, Uncle Xia finally felt relieved and said, “I’m fine, I’m fine, just a minor car accident, only broke a leg.”
“Uncle Xia!” Although Uncle Xia spoke airily, Xia Chuyi was already scared out of her wits.
“It’s okay, Chuyi, don’t worry, these are all trivial matters!” Uncle Xia quickly reassured Xia Chuyi, “It’s also because your uncle is blessed with good fortune, running into a nobleman.”
“Well, it’s this Mr. Huo… Mr. Huo, could you please put my niece down first?”
After talking for a while, Uncle Xia realized that his niece was covered in mud and was still in someone’s arms.
“Mm.” Huo Shiqian responded with a light nasal sound and carefully placed Xia Chuyi on the seat.
“Chuyi, are you okay?” As soon as Xia Chuyi sat down in the car, Uncle Xia confirmed her condition again.
“Uncle, I’m fine!” Xia Chuyi shook her head and also hurried to check on Uncle Xia’s injury.
Uncle Xia had his left calf in a splint, but there were no marks on his body, and he was wrapped in a military coat.
It was apparent that Uncle Xia’s injury wasn’t too serious, and it had been treated.
After confirming Uncle Xia’s condition, her heart, which had been hanging in suspense, finally settled on the ground.
As for Xia Chuyi, she was a mess of mud, with even her little face, reddened by the wind, speckled with dirt, looking utterly disheveled.
She sat in the seat, smearing the car seat with dirt.
After confirming that Xia Chuyi wasn’t seriously injured and seeing the mess she had made in the car, Uncle Xia felt embarrassed.
“This… Mr. Huo, I’ve dirtied your car. When we get to my house, I’ll have my spouse clean it for you…”
Uncle Xia was usually not timid, but he felt somewhat embarrassed facing Huo Shiqian.
He had been rescued by someone, but now he had caused them trouble.
“No need.” Huo Shiqian replied indifferently with two words, not seeming to care at all.
“Is that so? Is that so? Hehe.” The more nonchalant Huo Shiqian was, the more embarrassed Uncle Xia felt.
He dreaded being in debt to someone the most.
Seeing that the atmosphere in the car was becoming unbearably awkward, Xia Chuyi hurriedly jumped in to smooth things over, “Uncle, no need to be so polite with him!”
“What did you say?” Uncle Xia glared at her.
Actually, as soon as she finished speaking, she realized something was off.
“Cough cough, Uncle, what I mean is… the military and the civilians are one family, we don’t need to be so formal with Uncle Liberation Army,” Xia Chuyi said, pretending to be calm and not daring to look at Huo Shiqian.
It seemed like a chill wind blew against the back of Xia Chuyi’s head.
“This child…” Uncle Xia knew there was a flaw in Xia Chuyi’s logic, but he didn’t have the heart to scold her, so he had to laugh it off with Huo Shiqian, “Cough cough, Mr. Huo, the military and the civilians are one family, what Chuyi said isn’t wrong, haha, haha.”
The situation was incredibly awkward.
And everyone was pretending to be utterly relaxed.
“Yes, a family of fish and water…” Huo Shiqian glanced at Xia Chuyi.
Fish and water… Haha, very good, she understood the hidden meaning in his words.
Fish and water… the joy of it, haha, was Uncle Liberation Army implying that? Implying that something had happened between them and now she was in denial?
How could she acknowledge it! Uncle Xia was right there!
Huo Shiqian blinked calmly as if to say, you’re overthinking it, I didn’t mean that.