After rebirth, I still experienced a mess

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It is April in the world.

It’s an April day of love, warmth and hope.

Listening to the departure whistle, the lapping of the water, and the shouting of the crew's trumpets, Xiao Wei was in a good mood and unconsciously hummed "Fate Comes in May".

On the upper and lower bunks opposite were a mother and daughter. The mother was nearly 40, and the daughter was only eight or nine. Their clothes were a little worn, but very clean and refined, and it was obvious that they came from Shanghai, the starting point of the cruise ship.

When she sang the song for the second time, her mother, who had been listening carefully, couldn't help but ask, "I thought it was a boy at first, but the girl sang it so beautifully. What song is this?"

After singing a paragraph, Xiao Wei replied: "It doesn't have a name, I just hummed it casually."

"Is the girl a musician?"

"A little bit."

Seeing that Xiao Wei was not in a good mood to chat, her mother expressed her understanding: "The girl is still very young. As long as it's not serious, we will take good care of it."

After being carried aboard by Yongzhong, Xiaowei had been lying naked in the quilt. Yongzhong simply said that Xiaowei was ill, and her mother apparently took it seriously.

Xiao Wei had to correct him: "I'm not sick, I was just shot."

The mother was stunned: "Did you get injured during the target practice?"

"No. I was walking too fast in the cell, and the sentry thought I was trying to escape, so he shot me with a volley of bullets."

Xiao Wei's understatement made her mother's eyes widen in shock. She subconsciously pulled the girl who was approaching behind her and asked, "What crime did you commit?"

"It's just a small matter. It just killed a few people."

The calm tone made the mother and daughter's faces change drastically, their eyes full of fear. After being stunned for several seconds, the mother smiled with difficulty and asked: "How could you, a little girl, be a murderer? Are you kidding us?"

Xiao Wei also looked at the mother and daughter with a playful smile: "I hope it's a joke too."

Yongzhong, dressed in military uniform, came in with an enamel teacup and complained, "It costs two yuan to make a cup of crucian carp soup. It's too expensive. It's simply robbery."

Xiao Wei chuckled: "A poor family is rich on the road. If you think it's too expensive, no one is forcing you to eat it."

Yongzhong snorted: "Can you bear not eating?"

"I don't think it's expensive, so of course I have to eat it."

Xiao Wei was naked. Yongzhong held her up and leaned her against the bed. She covered her chest with the bed sheet and drank slowly. She kept giving comments: "It tastes really bad. There's no tofu in it."

"There's no tofu on the boat, only dried bean curd skin. I wanted to add it, but I'm afraid you'd dislike it."

"How could I dislike something as good as tofu skin? I have to add more at noon, and also have a bowl of meat. I can't live without half a bowl of meat a day."

"I know. I've already booked it."

Seeing the two of them communicating affectionately, the mother finally felt relieved: "Girl, you are joking, right?"

Xiao Wei almost choked with laughter: "What are you looking at, big sister? This guy is escorting me."

Yongzhong introduced himself while feeding her with a spoon: "My name is Xu Yongzhong. I joined the army two years ago. You can just call me Xiao Xu. Her name is Xiao Wei. May I ask what her name is, elder sister?"

Xiaowei's status is still in the bail or parole stage, so Yongzhong naturally can't explain it too clearly.

The mother was quite polite: "No need to mention it, my surname is Tang, you can call me Sister Tang. This is my daughter Shulan."

Yongzhong had no choice but to confess: "Xiao Wei was injured in several places. Please ask Sister Tang to help take care of her for the next two days."

Just as Sister Tang was about to agree, Xiao Wei interrupted her: "You are enough. No need to trouble Sister Tang."

Looking at the gauze under Xiao Wei's shoulder, Sister Tang asked doubtfully: "Xiao Wei - is it really a gunshot wound?"

Yongzhong nodded: "It's just a misunderstanding."

Sister Tang is quite knowledgeable about the human body: "If it goes any lower, it will be troublesome."

Xiao Wei replied calmly: "The alignment is very poor."

Sister Tang sighed, "It seems that Miss Xiaowei is definitely not an ordinary person."

Xiao Wei shook her exposed white right arm: "Really?"

Yongzhong was so angry that he almost stuffed the spoon into her throat and cursed in a low voice: "It's already like this, and you're still flirting."

Sister Tang obviously noticed it: "Miss Xiaowei is really pretty, and her singing is also beautiful."

Yongzhong asked angrily, "What are you singing again? Doesn't your chest hurt?"

Xiao Wei, who had drunk most of the tea, pushed the teacup away and said, "Since I have nothing to do, I'll teach you something new."

Yongzhong drank a few big gulps, took out a pen and paper, and took notes while learning. He once again overturned Sister Tang's perception: "Xiao Xu has a really good voice, and it's even better than Xiao Wei's singing."

Xiao Wei hates flattery: "If Sister Tang were a man, she would definitely think that I sing well."

The jealousy in her tone was obvious, but Sister Tang could still hear it: "You sang the love song so well together, and you still say you are not a couple."

Yongzhong both nodded and shook his head.

Seeing that the two were unwilling to answer, it was clear that they had something to hide, so Sister Tang had to change the subject tactfully: "Miss Xiaowei's name is weird, isn't it Great Wei?"

Without waiting for Yongzhong to answer, Xiaowei said mysteriously, "The reed that crosses the river on a reed."

Sister Tang was stunned. She actually knew this story. "Is it the legend of Bodhidharma crossing the river with reeds?"

Xiao Wei nodded confidently: "Yes. Wherever your heart desires, you can go there. Life is like a journey, and you can only sail with a reed."

After these words were spoken, Sister Tang and Yongzhong were stunned and stared at Xiaowei in a daze.

Xiao Wei laughed secretly: My father went out to cut reeds and came back. My mother gave birth to me and gave me this vulgar name. It turned out to be related to Buddhism. Is it far-fetched? Is it surprising?

Sister Tang sighed: "The girl is indeed not an ordinary person. She has such a high level of skill and a deep affinity with Buddhism."

This surprised Xiao Wei. She quickly reviewed her interactions with several men and sighed sadly, "Sister Tang is right. When I was a child, an old Taoist priest said that I was destined to be a nun and not suitable for marriage. The dirty world of prostitution is against my will. The beauty of the red-faced mansion is fading, the people in the ancient palace are getting old, and I sigh that I have no chance to marry a prince."

Sister Tang forced a smile and said, "It's a new society now. Superstition is not to be trusted."

Seeing that Sister Tang was very cunning and cautious, Xiao Wei no longer wanted to have a deeper conversation with her. He retreated back into bed and ignored her.

Yongzhong also restrained himself from speaking and took the soup cup away.

After washing up quickly, Xiao Wei looked at the mother and daughter leaning against the bed and said with a smile, "Sister Tang, please take the children away for a while. I need to get dressed and go to the bathroom."

Before the mother and daughter could stand up, Yongzhong objected, "No need. I'll carry you."

Sister Tang smiled and said, "It's okay. We can just go to the deck and get some fresh air."

Yongzhong didn't say anything. He wrapped her naked body with a sheet under the quilt, carried her out, and walked towards the toilet at the end of the corridor.

It was the kind of squat toilet that faced directly outside, and Xiao Wei didn't care and hung the bed sheet around Yongzhong's neck.

Seeing her frowning in pain, Yongzhong cursed in a low voice with a pained look on his face: "Stop torturing yourself. I'll go find a spittoon and relieve myself in the room."

Xiao Wei's nose twitched: "Don't be so hypocritical. If you are given the opportunity to be a hooligan, why not use it?"

Yongzhong kissed her face hard and said firmly, "Let's get married."