Gu Shaoxuan followed the main force to the battalion headquarters, where the soldiers at the grassroots level had already prepared a welcoming ceremony.

The group followed Lu Zhenhua into the lecture hall.

The battalion commander whispered something to the deputy battalion commander.

"Today is really something else. Chief of Staff Gu actually wore perfume. There was a pleasant fragrance as he passed by us."

“Yes, I smelled it too. I never expected that the Chief of Staff, who is usually so cold and serious, would actually spray this.”

Yuan Qiang directed his subordinates to unload the gifts, and then followed Lu Tuan and the others inside, sitting down next to Gu Shaoxuan.

The group prepared to first listen to reports from each camp on their pre-holiday work arrangements.

Yuan Qiang also had a keen sense of smell, and he also smelled the fragrance on Gu Shaoxuan.

"Hey, Lao Gu, you're something else today. You even wore perfume when you went to the troops."

Gu Shaoxuan frowned, not understanding what Yuan Qiang meant. What? He applied perfume?

"Yuan Qiang, what are you saying? I don't understand."

"Old Gu, you've learned to play dumb now. I said you smell nice, did you spray perfume or apply lotion?"

Gu Shaoxuan lowered his head and smelled the sleeves and collar; it was Xia Enruo's scent.

The two of them slept in the same bed for the past two days, and he smelled nice. Perhaps the fragrance lingered on him for a long time, and he got used to the atmosphere, so he didn't feel anything special.

"No, no. Maybe Enruo's perfume got on my clothes."

Gu Shaoxuan was too embarrassed to say that his wife had passed on the perfume she had applied to him while she was sleeping on his shoulder at night.

"I knew it! I've known you for so many years and I've never seen you use this stuff. It's true that having a wife is great; even your clothes smell wonderful."

"Don't you already have Mao Xiangling? Why are you still pretending to be stupid with me?"

"But we're not married yet, are we? Unlike you, who's already married."

Gu Shaoxuan glanced at him, a slight smile playing on his lips. Indeed, he could now feel that marrying Xia Enruo was making him happier and happier.

Xia Enruo led her mother-in-law and sister-in-law to shop at Yongning Department Store for a whole afternoon, and the three of them arrived home carrying large and small bags of New Year's goods.

She spent a lot of money today, buying new clothes for Wang Meihua and Gu Shaoying from head to toe, and even a set of underwear for them.

Not only that, she also dragged Wang Meihua to buy a new set of clothes for her father-in-law, Gu Zhiyuan, for the New Year.

Wang Meihua originally wanted to decline, after all, the young couple's life here was not easy. Although Xia Enruo earned money, it was earned through hard work.

I felt really bad that my daughter and I came here to visit our son without spending a penny, while my daughter-in-law spent so much money on us.

However, Xia Enruo said that since getting married, she has never once shown filial piety to her parents as a daughter-in-law.

My adoptive parents have both passed away. From today onwards, I will treat my parents-in-law as my own parents and be filial to them.

Xia Enruo's words moved Wang Meihua to tears, so she stopped refusing and simply followed her daughter-in-law's wishes.

I never expected Shao Xuan to marry such a good wife. I even tried to stop them from being together when they got married, afraid that she would be a burden to my son.

Looking back on my actions then, I'm so ashamed I could disappear into the ground. Luckily, Gu Zhiyuan insisted on letting the two of them get married, so it seems he had good judgment after all.

"Enruo, I really made you spend a lot of money today, and I feel really bad about it."

Wang Meihua said while folding the new clothes.

"Mom, don't think like that. You and my little sister finally came to visit us, bringing so many things. It warms my heart."

Shaoxuan is busy; otherwise, he would have taken me home to celebrate the New Year with you all this year. These little things are nothing; we earn money to spend.”

“Enruo, it’s rare to find someone as understanding and filial as you. You took good care of Shaoxuan when he was injured a while ago. Here’s 3,000 yuan in this savings account, take it.”

Wang Meihua took out a bankbook from her schoolbag. Gu Zhiyuan had specifically instructed her to give it to her son when she came to Yongning.

Wang Meihua had originally planned to give the money to Gu Shaoxuan before she came, because she was afraid that Xia Enruo would be lazy and squander all the money in the savings account in a few days.

But after a few days here, she found that her daughter-in-law had completely changed; she had become more likable and reassuring.

"Mom, what are you doing? I can't accept this money. I just bought you clothes, and now you're giving me money. Doesn't that mean you spent the money yourself? I can't take this money."

Xia Enruo pushed Wang Meihua's hand back, her attitude firm.

"Enruo, this money was originally given to me by your father to give to you two. Shaoxuan is away at the army, so you can keep it. The password is Shaoxuan's birth date."

"Mom, this..."

"Take it. Use it if you need money in the future when you're in business. It's a small token of your support from your parents."

Xia Enruo took the passbook and felt its weight.

This is the first time I've felt the warmth of relatives since I transmigrated here.

"Thank you, Mom. Thank you, Dad."

Gu Shaoying held the new clothes under the lamp and examined them for a long time, completely captivated by them.

"Little sister? You're looking at it so intently? There aren't any holes or loose stitches in the new clothes, are there?"

Xia Enruo walked over and asked.

"Sister-in-law, no. I just think this sweater would look better if it were tapered at the waist or had a belt-like cord attached."

The sleeves too; if you made a small opening here, I think it would look like the clothes worn by female celebrities in calendars.

Shao Ying's words made Xia Enruo, who had worked in the clothing industry in her previous life, very sensitive. How could a high school student have such a design vision?

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