"Alright, eat quickly, or the noodles will clump together." Ruan Shaoke withdrew his hand and pretended to be calm as he began to eat the noodles.

After dinner, Bai Sirui boiled water, and the two washed up and lay down on the bed.

That night, Persley did nothing, wanting to leave everything for tomorrow.

Early the next morning, Bai Sirui took out the clothes that had been prepared in advance for the two of them from the closet and changed into them.

After breakfast, I took Ruan Shaoke out to buy candy. Even if we couldn't get a marriage certificate, we still had to have the proper ceremony.

The two bought a pound of sugar and some pastries at the supply and marketing cooperative, and then ordered a few dishes from a state-run restaurant to take home.

When they carried their purchases home and ran into neighbors outside the alley who asked why they had bought so many things, Bai Sirui would always say, "It's my child's birthday today, so I bought these things to celebrate." Then he would happily share candy with the neighbors.

Although the neighbors didn't understand why his friend would give them candy on his birthday, who would complain about having something to eat? They gave it to him, said a few nice words, and wished him a happy birthday.

Ruan Shaoke was genuinely surprised by Bai Sirui's actions. At first, he was wondering what the candy was for. Now he knew.

After arriving home, the couple placed the packed food on the table. Seeing that it was almost time, they stood in front of the portrait of the great man and began their wedding vows.

And so, a wedding without family members in attendance or offering blessings came to an end.

But neither of them felt anything was wrong. As long as they were happy, nothing else mattered.

night

afterwards

Bai Sirui hugged Ruan Shaoke and asked, "If your family finds out one day and they don't agree, you must tell me." Bai Sirui added, "I will leave," but saying those words was too painful, especially since today was their wedding day.

If Ruan Shaoke's family treated him badly, he would not care and would keep him by his side even if he was despised by everyone. However, the Ruan family had been too good to Ruan Shaoke. He had already selfishly brought him back home. He could not selfishly let him break with his family for his sake.

He knew that this was too cruel for Ruan Shaoke.

Ruan Shaoke wasn't a three-year-old child, nor was he stupid. He understood what Bai Sirui meant, but he felt that he had an older brother and younger siblings at home. If he left, they could take good care of his grandparents and parents. But Bai Sirui only had himself. If the day came when his family found out, he would ask for their understanding if he could. If not, then he would have no choice but to be unfilial.

Of course, he didn't say these things to Persley. Now that they had plenty of time and space, there was no point in saying these things.

For the rest of the time, the two were always together, whether training or on missions.

Of course, the two were very careful in the army, not showing too much intimacy and always maintaining the boundaries of their comradeship, which made their comrades not notice anything amiss between them.

Time flies, and four years have passed in the blink of an eye.

That day, Ruan Shaoke had just returned from a mission when he received a letter from home.

During these four years, Ruan Shaoke rarely went home, and usually communicated with his family through letters or phone calls.

This time, his family originally called him, but after learning that he was on a mission, they didn't know how he would respond, so they wrote him a letter.

In the letter, his mother told him that his uncle's long-lost sister had been found, and the process of finding her was quite exciting, including the situation of his sister's adoptive father's family, the subsequent family reunion, and the fact that, due to the political situation, they invited their own family members. She also mentioned her upcoming wedding. In the letter, besides expressing her joy at finding her niece, Ms. Su talked most about her brother-in-law, whom she had never met. Like them, he was a soldier. Coincidentally, this man was also from the military region of Gu's uncle. After hearing what Gu's uncle said, the family was extremely satisfied with him.

Secondly, there's the pressure to get married. His mother said his older brother is getting married soon, and his fiancée is from the Qian family, who also does scientific research. Ruan Shaoke feels that his sister-in-law and his brother aren't a good match. It's not that he thinks of her as a person, but rather that their jobs are different. One does scientific research, and the other is in the military. If one of them has a mission, they might not see each other for a long time. But then again, he thinks it's not so bad. They're both busy with their jobs, so when one of them is busy, the other won't complain. Thinking about it this way, he thinks they're a good match.

Ruan Shaoke didn't hide anything about what happened at home and directly handed the letter to Bai Sirui so he could read it himself.

Bai Sirui knew that the Ruan family had a younger sister who had been missing since childhood and that the family had never given up searching for her. Now that she had been found and was about to get married, Bai Sirui felt that as a family member, he should do his part. So he added his share to the dowry that Ruan Shaoke had originally given.

Ruan Shaoke felt that this was not right, so he called home and learned about his sister's situation from his older brother Ruan Shaohong. After also understanding what the brothers thought, he went along with the crowd and sent the same amount.

Of course, he and Bai Sirui split the gift money in half, which was in accordance with his wishes.

Ruan Shaoke didn't know what he was thinking. Ever since the two got married, Bai Sirui had given him his savings book to keep, and he would only ask him for 10 yuan a month as pocket money. Over the years, he had only saved up this little bit of his own money, and now he was taking it all out again.

Ruan Shaoke attributed his behavior to being 'sick'.

Due to time constraints, they were unable to attend Ruan Ruan and Ruan Shaohong's wedding. Because they had received an urgent mission, they could only send the wedding gift money back to his mother for her to pass on.

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