She smiled and looked at Lu Zhengting, "I knew Zhengting would find a girl who's one in a thousand. Look, the wife he brought is just as good as a fairy from heaven."

Lin Qingyan smiled and said, "Sister-in-law, you flatter me."

Sister-in-law Zhang continued, "Old Zhang just said that Zheng Ting brought his wife here. I was just saying that I was going to visit your yard, but I didn't expect you to come first."

Lu Zhengting held up two water glasses in his hands, "We just arrived here and have nothing at home. We brought our whole family to ask you for a drink of water."

Aunt Zhang burst into laughter. "Look at what you're saying, it sounds like you're fleeing a famine. Come on in, come on in and sit for a while."

Lu Zhengting and Lin Qingyan followed Zhang Saozi into the house. Lin Qingyan gave Zhang Saozi the wedding candy, melon seeds, and two apples she had brought.

"Sister-in-law, these are wedding candies and melon seeds from our wedding. We brought some for you."

Sister-in-law Zhang didn't refuse and quickly accepted, saying, "Eating these things is auspicious, so I won't stand on ceremony."

Lin Qingyan said, "Sister-in-law, please don't be so polite with us in the future. Putting aside the relationship between Zheng Ting and Battalion Commander Zhang, we are neighbors. I will definitely need your help in the future. I hope you won't think I'm being too fussy."

"Hey, it's no trouble at all. I'll have another neighbor now, someone to talk to. If you have any problems that you can't solve on your own, just come to me. Come visit me whenever you're free, and we can chat and go for a walk together."

“Okay, sister-in-law.” Lin Qingyan didn’t forget to introduce herself, “Sister-in-law, my name is Lin Qingyan, you can just call me Qingyan.”

"Okay, Qingyan, that's a nice name."

Lin Qingyan smiled.

Suddenly, two children, a boy and a girl, ran out from the inner room.

The boy looked to be seven or eight years old, and the girl looked to be only four or five.

"Binbin, Xiaoyu, come here quickly. Let me introduce you. This is our new aunt. She lives next door. Call her aunt."

Upon hearing what Aunt Zhang said, the two children quickly ran over and politely greeted Lin Qingyan, saying, "Hello, Auntie."

Lin Qingyan smiled at them and said, "Hello to you all too."

Aunt Zhang distributed apples, candied fruit, and melon seeds to them, saying, "These were brought by your aunt and uncle. Please take them and have some."

The two children took their food and happily ran off to eat.

Aunt Zhang took Lu Zhengting's cup and poured two cups of hot water for them from the thermos.

Lu Zhengting and Lin Qingyan did not linger and carried the hot water back to their home.

Lu Zhengting's belongings were still in the dormitory. "Wife, Xiao Heng, you two rest here. I'll go pack up my things from the dormitory and bring them over."

"Brother-in-law, let me go with you," Lin Zhiheng said.

"Alright then." Lu Zhengting took out the quilt and spread it on the kang (heated brick bed), then instructed Lin Qingyan, "Wife, lie down and get some sleep."

Seeing that he had already made up the bed for her, Lin Qingyan crawled into the covers. "Okay, you guys go get your things. I'll wait for you here."

Gu Mingzhou's residence

After Gu Mingzhou brought his mother over, he went to the military camp for training when it was time for work, leaving his mother and Lin Sisi at home.

Lin Sisi served tea and water to Gu's mother, and also brought her fruit, melon seeds, and other snacks.

"Mom, you must be thirsty after your long journey. Drink some water... Mom, have an apple... Mom, have some sunflower seeds."

Seeing how filial Lin Sisi was to her, Gu's mother felt somewhat comforted.

If his son marries Lin Qingyan, given Lin Qingyan's attitude towards him, she definitely won't treat him as well as Lin Sisi.

She pulled Lin Sisi to sit beside her. "Sisi, Mom came here not just to visit you, Mom has other things to do too."

"Mom, what's wrong? Please tell me."

Mother Gu said, "You and Mingzhou have been married for several months now. I've been looking forward to having a grandson ever since you got married, but after all this time, there's still no sign of pregnancy. I've been getting anxious for a long time."

"Mom, please give us some time. We will definitely try our best."

“I know you’ve been trying, and you always say the same thing to me whenever I urge you, but you just can’t get pregnant.”

"Mom, I really want to get pregnant too." But Gu Mingzhou doesn't sleep with her, how can she get pregnant?

She couldn't tell Gu's mother the truth, otherwise Gu Mingzhou would be angry and dislike her even more.

Mother Gu patted her hand, "Sisi, I know you love Mingzhou very much and want to give the Gu family a son or daughter. There are no problems with either of you, it's just that there's something else going on."

She took the phoenix jade pendant out of her bag and showed it to Lin Sisi.