"But……"

“Oh dear, you two just got married, don’t keep thinking about going over there. Staying here is just as good. Qingming, you must obey the organization’s arrangements!” Liao Shanhe wasn’t the kind of person to be heartless. It wouldn’t be right for him to go on a mission right after getting married. He knew Li Qingming wanted to go, and the army was short-staffed, but what could he do? “If you also apply to go, you should know that there will be no one here. This place is very close to the outer Taiwan Strait. Most of the troops have obeyed the transfer, but this place also needs defense.”

Li Qingming had originally intended to apply, but after hearing what the leader said, he knew he couldn't go.

"I will resolutely obey the organization's arrangements."

Li Qingming immediately stood up from the stool and spoke to Liao Shanhe and Song Changzheng.

Liao Shanhe smiled and said, "Young man, sit down quickly, don't stand, it makes me feel pressured."

Song Changzheng smiled and said, "Xiaoli, this situation is special. You can't go there right now, but you can continue to study hard here. Just work hard at the clinic for now, and when the hospital recruits nurses, you can take the exam from the clinic. Right now, you need to study diligently and master the basics. You will definitely pass the exam."

Seeing this, Xia Xiaoli didn't say anything more and nodded, "Okay."

"Well, we were quite surprised today, we didn't prepare anything, but we did prepare a red envelope for you. We wish you a long and happy marriage and that you will have a baby soon."

"Thank you, leader." Li Qingming and Xia Xiaoli exchanged a glance, picked up their glasses, and drank.

I have to go to work the next day, so I'll only have three drinks.

Zhang Dali didn't say anything during the meal, since the leaders were there and it would be wrong for him to have any objections.

This meal was quite a spectacle.

After dinner, Liao Shanhe and Song Changzheng went home. Zhang Dali was also very tired. He glanced at Li Qingming, who had seen him off, and left with a cold snort.

But the matter was already settled.

After glancing at Xia Xiaoli, Xiang Shulan followed Zhang Dali home.

Xia Xiaoli and Li Qingming watched their departing figures, then their eyes met for the next second.

Xia Xiaoli felt embarrassed and immediately turned her back to Li Qingming.

"Xiaoli, Mom has boiled some water for you. Why don't you go take a bath first?" Zhang Hehua was the happiest person today. Moreover, she had married a wife and no longer needed to go to the north. She also had a few drinks.

My son's marriage is finally settled.

"Uh, I understand, thank you, Auntie!" Xia Xiaoli felt even more embarrassed after replying.

"Don't call me 'Auntie' anymore. You're a daughter-in-law now," Zhang Hehua said to Xia Xiaoli with a smile.

Shyly, Xia Xiaoli lowered her head and went back to her room to find clothes to take a shower.

"Xiaoli, Mom has prepared a new wedding nightgown for you. Wear that." Zhang Hehua had made the nightgown overnight with a sewing machine. "It's already on your new bed."

When Xia Xiaoli came in, she saw a red lace nightgown, which looked very festive.

Zhang Hehua went to great lengths to buy this fabric, as it's very difficult to find this kind of fabric on the market now.

When Xia Xiaoli saw the fabric, she was completely shocked. What was going on?

The thought of sleeping in the same bed with Li Qingming while wearing this was simply impossible.

This is, after all, the old man's kind gesture.

"Xiaoli, I've brought the hot water to the washroom for you. Go take a shower," Li Qingming said as he came in from outside. "What's wrong?" Seeing Xia Xiaoli staring blankly at the bed, Li Qingming came in and asked, "Are you not satisfied with this bed? Tell me, and I'll fix it."

Xia Xiaoli picked up her pajamas, shook them, and said with her head down, "I'm going to take a shower."

As Xia Xiaoli left, Li Qingming knew that in Xia Xiaoli's heart, he was a bad person.

Reluctantly, I took a set of blankets out of the closet. I was about to put them on the sofa when I remembered that my mother was still watching, so I decided to leave them there and take them out when I went to bed that night.

Xia Xiaoli took half an hour to wash before coming out, carrying her changed clothes.

She looked down and straightened her clothes, feeling incredibly embarrassed.

Upon hearing that Xia Xiaoli had come out of the shower, Li Qingming said, "Xiaoli, you can leave your clothes here..." Before he could finish saying "I'll take care of the shower," he saw Xia Xiaoli wearing such a sexy nightgown, and his eyes widened in disbelief.

Li Qingming quickly realized he had lost his composure, so he hurriedly lowered his head, walked over, and snatched the basin from Xia Xiaoli.

"What are you doing?" Xia Xiaoli asked curiously, not letting go.

Li Qingming looked to the side and explained, "I'll help you do the laundry."

"No...no need, I can do it myself." Xia Xiaoli has been washing her own clothes since she was old enough to understand.

Li Qingming snatched it away and said to Xia Xiaoli, "I said I would prove with my actions that I would not let you suffer or do these housework."

"No need, I can handle these things myself." Xia Xiaoli felt that these things didn't prove that he was good to her.

Perhaps he'll treat her well for the first few days after marriage, but over time he'll become like those other men, treating his wife like a maid and ordering her around.

Li Qingming looked at Xia Xiaoli and continued, "This is what a husband should do. You go and rest first, I'll take care of the washing."

Xia Xiaoli watched as her basin was taken away, and hesitated to speak.

Xia Xiaoli couldn't explain why the underwear needed to be washed separately.

She's not used to washing her clothes with other people's clothes.

After thinking about it, I decided to wash the clothes myself tomorrow morning.

Xia Xiaoli returned to her room and looked at the bed, which still had the character for "double happiness" pasted on it. In just a few days, Xia Xiaoli had become someone else's wife.

Looking at the bed, Xia Xiaoli couldn't resist reaching out to touch the quilt, which had a very nice texture.

Zhang Hehua came out to get a drink of water and saw Li Qingming washing clothes in the yard. When she got closer, she saw that Li Qingming was washing clothes for Xia Xiaoli.

"Girls' clothes should be washed separately," Zhang Hehua whispered to Li Qingming.

Because Zhang Hehua saw Li Qingming mix his clothes with Xia Xiaoli's clothes.

“You train every day and your sweat smells very strong, so Xia Xiaoli’s clothes can’t be washed with yours, especially her underwear.” Zhang Hehua figured Xia Xiaoli was probably too embarrassed to say it.

Li Qingming looked up at his mother and asked, "Aren't all these clothes the same?"

Zhang Hehua couldn't help but roll her eyes; after all, she had been married once.

“This…and this, these are all underwear, so they need to be washed separately in basins. Don’t dry these clothes in the yard, dry them in the small house behind the washroom.” After Zhang Hehua finished speaking, Li Qingming frowned slightly and said, “Isn’t this the same as the pants I’m wearing underneath? Why can’t it be dried in the yard?”

While expressing his incomprehension, he silently took out Xia Xiaoli's underwear.

Zhang Hehua shook her head helplessly and said, "It's all because those men are prejudiced against women and think that our women's clothes are something that can't be seen in public!"

“Nonsense, I’m going to hang them out to dry in the yard. Other people hang their clothes out to dry in their yards too. Mom, this isn’t Father’s house anymore. You don’t need to compromise like this,” Li Qingming said earnestly to his mother.

Zhang Hehua was speechless.