As he spoke, he also glanced at Gu Zheng.
He had been watching from the sidelines for quite some time.
Every one of these comrades looked impressive enough to be a good match for his sister.
But the highest-ranking one was the one who looked at his sister most often.
Song Ning spoke up. "You've misunderstood, Brother! If I were seeing someone, I would've told you ages ago!"
"Then, then..." Song Wang wasn't quite sure how to put it.
But Song Ning understood what he meant. If none of them was her boyfriend coming home with her to visit her family, what were all these grown men doing following her here?
Just look! Even her slow-witted brother had noticed something was wrong.
"Brother! You want to ask why these army comrades followed me to the village, right?"
Song Wang nodded.
"Yes! That, that's what I wanted to ask."
Song Ning smiled. "Brother! You have no idea how wonderful our army comrades are these days! They care so much about the safety of ordinary people like us! I ran into a little danger while I was away, and they've been protecting me ever since!"
"Ning! Then, are you all right?"
"I'm fine! A little truck was going a bit too fast and nearly hit me. Nothing happened to me at all, but these army comrades have been dutifully protecting me ever since!
"At first there was one, then two, and look, now there are four! They're all here to protect me! Don't worry! I'm perfectly safe!"
As soon as she finished, silence briefly fell over the table again.
Song Ning hadn't looked at them at all. She had been smiling and talking to Song Wang the entire time.
The men beside her, however, were squirming in their seats.
She hadn't scolded