"I... I can't accept your gift." Upon seeing that smile, Jin Fei subconsciously took a step back, waving his hand in front of his chest.

Ruan Xianxian's face suddenly darkened. "Don't you know you need to report before you speak? Answer me!"

Jin Fei's expression hardened, and his back teeth clenched so tightly they made a grinding sound. He knew perfectly well that he was getting married, yet he still had to embarrass him in front of all his relatives and friends.

"Reporting to the leader..."

He had only said four words when Ruan Xianxian softened her expression, stepped forward, and slapped Jin Fei's upper arm with a smile, making Jin Fei grimace.

"Just kidding. It's such a joyous occasion, why be so serious? Here you go."

After saying that, he stuffed the cardboard box into Jin Fei's hand.

When he was with a woman, he would take things apart and say, "Take a look, it's sparkling and has big, expressive eyes." Jin Fei couldn't refuse.

He took the box and was about to open it.

Two bicycles with jingling bells rode up from the end of the village road. Two soldiers in military uniforms, with bright smiles on their faces, approached from afar; their voices preceded their arrival.

"Platoon leader, the vehicle has been borrowed. Let's set off, or we'll miss the deadline."

The car stopped outside the educated youth settlement. The two smiled and looked up, as if they were about to say something, when they saw a familiar figure. The figure turned around and smiled sweetly at them.

Upon seeing that familiar face, the two abandoned their bicycles and strode over to Ruan Xianxian.

"It's you."

What are you doing here?

"I was working in the Pingtou Brigade and just got back from outside. What about you? What are you doing here?" Ruan Xianxian asked knowingly.

One of them scratched his head and said, "Our platoon leader is getting married, and we happened to have some time off, so we came to support him. You're here in the countryside? What a coincidence."

"It is quite a coincidence."

During her mission in Liaoning Province, almost every soldier had been robbed and given food by Ruan Xianxian; everyone knew her.

Two soldiers happened to be among them, and this reunion felt like meeting a kindred spirit in a foreign land; they chatted as if no one else was around.

Wenrou looked at the scene before her and involuntarily gripped Jin Fei's waist, asking the question that had been swirling in her mind for a long time, but which she dared not and did not want to believe.

"Is the female leader you mentioned who can command both the military and political departments at the same time, who is exceptionally capable, and who is willing to befriend me, her?"

The last three words were spoken very softly.

Even now, she can't believe that the female boss her boyfriend praised to the skies, the one who was perfect in every way, was actually her lifelong enemy.

At that moment, Wenrou felt that even the wedding itself had become a joke.

Ten minutes ago, she was still regretting the most glorious day of her life when Ruan Xianxian actually hid outside. Otherwise, she would have definitely made her pay.

Yes, she was convinced that Ruan was currently avoiding her.

She not only married a soldier, but also a platoon leader. It was a highly sought-after marriage in the city, and no one surnamed Ruan could even come close to it.

He must have felt ashamed, jealous, and afraid, so he hid outside.

The sudden turn of events was like a wake-up call. The person she was about to spend the rest of her life with had to bow down in front of her nemesis. Did she really still have any hope?

Wenrou slumped into the back seat, feeling utterly dejected. Only then did she realize that true despair is never about making a scene!

Just then, her newlywed husband's complex and strained voice came from above: "It's her."

Over there, after the joy of reunion, the two enthusiastic soldiers remembered their main purpose for coming here: "Comrade Ruan, you know our Platoon Leader Jin, right?"

Ruan Xianxian smiled meaningfully, "I know him." More than just know him.

A companion tugged at the sleeve of the person who had spoken, and with a soldier's intuition, the person seemed to sense something and realized that he hadn't brought up a good topic.

He scratched his buzz cut to make his smile even more cheerful, shouting like a young boy:

"Open it, open it, platoon leader, quickly open the gift and see what wedding present Comrade Ruan has given you."

Jin Fei's face darkened. He weighed the cardboard box in his hand and a bad feeling crept into his mind.

Wenrou's face turned pale instantly. Jin Fei was still guessing, but she was almost certain that the man surnamed Ruan had brought her a huge gift since he came back today...

In a moment of desperation, he cried out, "Don't demolish it!"

The scene fell silent instantly. The clever woman wore a sweet smile, while those who didn't know the situation wondered why she was being so intense. Was she afraid that her husband's family would covet her dowry?

Possibly!

Ruan Xianxian stopped talking to the two of them, turned her head, smiled at their gentle and pleading expressions, and said, "The bride is shy."

With just one sentence and a few words, she reignited the atmosphere on the field.

Li Dazui, standing in the crowd, rolled his eyes and started clapping his hands rhythmically, shouting, "Take it apart, take it apart, take it apart!"

Everyone followed the rhythm, and the sound of opening gifts soon became a continuous chorus.

Faced with smiling faces—whether jeering, stirring up trouble, or simply watching the spectacle—a gentle feeling stuck in his throat, his smile was more like a grimace than a cry.

"Ladies and gentlemen, it's not too late to open the gifts later. If we delay any longer, the food we prepared will get cold. Let's finish the ceremony first."

Jin Fei nodded.

He couldn't open the box; his gut feeling was that if he did, he'd lose all face and dignity for the day.

Seeing their insistence on not opening the gifts no matter what, the villagers became even more excited.

What should we do?

Would Ruan Shaxing slap each newlywed on their special day, like forcing a cow to drink water?

Just imagine the scene, how exciting!

The changed Ruan Xianxian only said one sentence to Jin Fei: "This is an order."

At a command, Jin Fei had no choice but to obey. His hand, with veins bulging, clenched and unclenched several times, trembling slightly as he reached for the ties. The moment his hand touched them, it was stopped by a small hand.

Wenrou stared intently into Ruan Xianxian's eyes without blinking, took a deep breath, and said, "I admit that I made mistakes in the past."

"Could you please be lenient with me, for the sake of my wedding today?"

“I said,” Ruan Xianxian suddenly smiled, her lips curving into a sharp arc, “Why not?”

"Fine! Those who insult others will always be insulted in return. Ruan Xianxian, pray to God that you will never fall into my hands."

As soon as he finished speaking, he snatched the cardboard box from Jin Fei's hand and violently tore it open.

The box was very thin, like a medicine box; it could be torn in half with a little force.

Tear—

The cardboard box broke, and a roll of paper fell out. Wenrou deliberately didn't catch it, letting the roll of paper fall to the ground.

It slowly unfolds, revealing a colorful picture of a chubby baby holding a fish.

The baby is round and plump, holding a koi fish that is even bigger than himself in his arms, with an extremely cute smile on his face, looking adorable.

Silence fell again, and after the unexpected incident, everyone wore a mocking expression.

Oh no!

Where does she get so many bad ideas?

Wenrou and Jinfei both turned pale.

Ruan Xianxian stepped forward, bent down, and sighed as she picked up the New Year's picture. "Thinking about your wedding, and how our relationship isn't close enough for me to give you such a generous gift..."

I specially selected this picture of Fuwa delivering a child from the provincial capital's market, hoping to wish you a happy marriage and many children.

If I had known you would resist so much and react so strongly, I wouldn't have bothered.

"No!" Wenrou took a step back. "I didn't know you were sending this. I thought... I thought..."

"What did you think?" Ruan Xianxian straightened up, looking into her eyes and saying each word clearly: "You thought there would be an IOU inside?"