"Please sit down, don't stand."

"Uncle, you two chat. I'll go see if Aunt can help," Ruan Ruan glanced at Gu Jinghe, saw that he was looking at her, left a sentence, and ran to the kitchen.

Seeing that the person in question had left, Gu Jinghe turned his gaze to Huo Haocheng.

"Looking at me is useless. You came back with such a big bag of things. Who knew you wouldn't bring back a gift? Didn't you know we went shopping the day before we left?" Facing Gu Jinghe's accusing gaze, Huo Haocheng calmly stated the facts.

"I thought you only bought them for Grandpa and the others," Gu Jinghe said, sounding slightly aggrieved.

"When we delivered the gifts, Grandma said you went out, probably to buy a gift for your boyfriend. Turns out you didn't even buy him a gift!" That day, after returning home, Ruan Ruan and Huo Haocheng delivered the gifts from the Gu family. After all, they had given Huo Haocheng two large red envelopes, so they felt they had to reciprocate. When they arrived, they asked Gu Jinghe, and Grandma said he had gone to buy a gift for his boyfriend, so they didn't ask any further questions.

"I... I went to see Ge Xiaotian and Deng Yi off that day," Gu Jinghe stammered.

"Alright, stop explaining. We've raised you for over twenty years, we know you like a thing, and we don't want anything from you. Just learn from Haocheng, you're getting married soon, you can't be so heartless anymore. Show more care for your wife after you get married."

Seeing his eldest son like this, Gu Wenpeng once thought he would be a bachelor for life. But then he heard that a girl had taken a liking to him, and the boy didn't agree. He thought the girl was blind. Now that they are really together, seeing his son still like this, he is worried about their future.

"Big brother, from now on, just buy whatever your brother-in-law buys for your sister." Don't underestimate Gu Jingming just because he's young; he understands everything. He thinks that to pamper your wife, you should learn from Huo Haocheng. If he buys so many things before marriage, won't he buy even more after marriage?

"Your brother is right," Gu Wenpeng thought Xiaoming's words made sense.

"Take me with you from now on," Gu Jinghe looked up at Huo Haocheng, as if to say, "Did you hear that? If Ruan Ruan receives a gift but Jiang Yuli doesn't, it's Huo Haocheng's fault."

Huo Haocheng sighed and rubbed his forehead. How did this conversation suddenly become his own business?

"Dinner's ready."

The family listened happily as Huo Haocheng told them about Ruan Ruan's childhood while they ate. Ruan Ruan felt relieved when she learned from the system that her present self and her 22nd-century self shared the same soul.

After the meal, Gu Wenpeng's family took a walk to escort the couple home, and along the way they encountered many military dependents who were also out for a stroll.

"Commander, taking a walk?"

"Yes, I'm taking my niece home."

"When did Battalion Commander Huo return?"

"You're back"

"Battalion Commander, is this your wife?"

Yes, this is my wife.

They walked slowly on the way back. Gu Wenpeng and the others escorted them halfway before turning back. Soon after they arrived home, the news that Huo Haocheng's wife was Commander Gu's niece spread like wildfire in the family compound. The elderly women who had been observing from the shadows also ran home in fear.