They were too embarrassed to say it to Bai Shibao's face, but they whispered about it a lot behind his back.

Eventually, the news reached their regimental commander's ears, and it became known that Bai Shibao's wife had been secretly taken away by someone else.

Regiment Commander Teng Junye called Bai Shibao to his office for a talk.

"Report!"

"Come in."

Bai Shibao entered the office and asked, "Commander, what are your instructions?"

He was just a platoon leader, and had only recently joined the army, so he was a little puzzled as to why the regimental commander had personally sought him out.

Teng Junye asked, "Nothing else, Xiaobai, you came here last time to submit your marriage application, when are you planning to go home?"

Bai Shibao's family is still renegotiating the wedding date with the Guan family. They haven't sent any messages in the past two days, so he hasn't contacted the Yang family again. There are no changes to Bai Shibao's wedding arrangements for the time being.

Upon hearing Teng Junye's question, Bai Shibao replied, "Commander, I was delayed by something."

His answer was very formal, and Teng Junye frowned and said, "The organization has already decided on the transfer. If you don't take leave this time, it won't be so easy for you to take leave next time!"

Bai Shibao is now in a special forces unit, where the training and management are much stricter. The marriage application that Bai Shibao submitted was only approved after Guan Xinyan was thoroughly investigated.

Bai Shibao felt that it would be disrespectful to the regimental commander to ask Teng Junye to make an exception for him by mentioning his connection to the Yang family. So he said, "Reporting to the regimental commander, we will not take a break this time!"

Upon hearing his answer, Teng Junye began to believe most of the rumors.

His brow relaxed slightly, and he asked with concern, "Has something happened at home? There are some rumors about you in the army, but it's just out of concern for you. It's alright, whatever the matter, the organization will take care of it for you."

Upon hearing this, Bai Shibao assumed the rumor stemmed from the Yang family's background and said somewhat embarrassedly, "You already know?"

“Yes,” Teng Junye continued, “When my daughter came to visit me at the army base last time, didn’t you go to the front gate to bring her over?”

The regimental commander's words were somewhat disjointed, but Bai Shibao still nodded: "It's me."

That day, he was changing shifts while on guard duty, and he walked a short distance with Teng Junye's youngest daughter.

Teng Junye laughed and said, "What do you think of my daughter?"

Bai Shibao unconsciously took a breath; he felt that something was off about what the regimental commander had said.

Seeing Bai Shibao hesitate, Teng Junye suppressed his smile and said seriously, "I'll get straight to the point. My daughter has been talking about you ever since she got home that day, but I just wouldn't let her come over. Since you can't get married, why don't you get to know her?"

Teng Junye has four daughters, and now only his youngest daughter is left to get married.

Teng Junye's wife suffered a lot during the birth of their daughter, so she was his favorite. Because they didn't have a son, the couple had always hoped to find a son-in-law to marry into their family.

Bai Shibao is capable, handsome, and one of the best-looking men in the entire army. He is also an ambitious and promising young man.

Moreover, Bai Shibao comes from a humble background and has no powerful connections. Even if he doesn't marry into the family or marry out of the family, the Teng family can still control him. Their youngest daughter won't be bullied after marrying into the family. He is the perfect son-in-law.

Teng Junye was very satisfied with his daughter's taste, but Bai Shibao immediately submitted a marriage proposal.

This made his youngest daughter angry at home for several days, and he also held onto this marriage application for a long time.

However, it's probably fate that's on his side. Bai Shibao's marriage is clearly not going to happen, so as the regimental commander, he has to use his position to try and help his little daughter.

"Commander, I... I'm not saying I don't want to get married, I'm just waiting two more days!"

Bai Shibao's thoughts returned to him. He wondered if the commander's daughter had taken a liking to him. He couldn't even remember what the person looked like. He only remembered that from the doorway to the point where they parted ways, the person's chattering mouth never stopped for a moment.

"So you're saying you're refusing?" Teng Junye slammed his hand on the table. "Bai Shibao, don't be ungrateful!"

He might not have mentioned it if he hadn't, but now that he has, he's determined to bring Bai Shibao back to his daughter's home. Otherwise, what will become of the Teng family's reputation?

"Commander, I have no issues with my current fiancée, so I absolutely cannot agree to your request!"

Bai Shibao felt that Teng Junye might have misunderstood something. Could it be that he was interested in the Yang family's background and that's why he wanted his youngest daughter to date him?

However, the Yang family was powerful and influential, and Teng Junye was only a regimental commander. How many regimental commanders were just lowly soldiers carrying guns when Yang Fu was in power? His trusted troops were even more numerous, and many of them held high positions.

How dare he slam his fist on the table and threaten me?

"No emotional problems?"

Teng Junye also felt that he might have misunderstood: "If there are no problems in the relationship, why postpone the wedding?"

“My sister is pregnant, and it’s not good for her to travel around with such a big belly, so I want to wait until she gives birth before we have the wedding banquet.”

He introduced Guan Xinyan to his family during the Mid-Autumn Festival, and the marriage application had been submitted long ago. However, it wasn't approved until Bai Jiaojiao was already heavily pregnant, which made him wonder if there was something wrong with Guan Xinyan's family.

"What business is it of your sister if you get married?"

"My siblings and I have a good relationship."

Bai Shibao's calm question and answer made Teng Junye, who had misunderstood everything, somewhat embarrassed and angry: "This is not something you can postpone as you please. Let me tell you, Bai Shibao, if you don't take your wedding leave this time, it won't be so simple next time!"

"Yes, Commander!"

Teng Junye looked at Bai Shibao, slightly out of breath: "Get out, get out of here!"

"yes!"

Bai Shibao saluted and left Teng Junye's office.

Teng Junye was furious. Although he knew that Bai Shibao hadn't done anything wrong, he was still embarrassed that Bai Shibao had rejected his matchmaking attempt, which was personally made by a regimental commander.

Bai Shibao didn't dare ask Teng Junye what rumors he had heard that made him think his relationship with Guan Xinyan had broken down. He quickly took a moment to make a phone call to ask if the wedding date had been set yet, as he needed to get married as soon as possible.

Why did he think that the regimental commander was planning to coerce and bribe him?

“We were just about to tell you,” Bai Shihai said, “How about we set it for the tenth day of the fourth lunar month?”

"Okay, okay, okay."

Bai Shibao said "okay" three times, and then contacted the Yang family, asking them to help him get his vacation time approved.

When Teng Junye received a call from his superior, although he didn't know who Bai Shibao was, he realized that Bai Shibao was not without a background. While guessing in his mind, he felt even more that he had been tricked by Bai Shibao pretending to be a fool.

However, he could only be angry inside; there was nothing he could do.