In the kitchen, Li Yeqi directed Li Zhiqian to peel the garlic. Seeing him comply without complaint, he said, "I didn't know you and Gu Yun were classmates. Gu Yun always called Xixi 'sister-in-law' before. I thought he should be younger than me; he even looks younger."
Gu Yun's skin was the kind of healthy wheat color, but his face appeared youthful. Besides, there's no emphasis on age in the military, just rank, so Li didn't realize that Gu Yun was actually two years older than him.
Li Zhiqian peeled the garlic absentmindedly, while the cheerful laughter of that person echoed in his ears. His smile always seemed infectious to those around him. Back in school, he knew he liked to laugh. To his surprise, after all these years, nothing about him had changed.
"He likes to laugh. Haven't you heard the saying, 'laughter makes you ten years younger'?"
