"Yeah." She nodded, her hands moving non-stop.

"Come to think of it, you two have been dating for so long, several years now, and you are of the same age. Do their families agree that you don't get married?" Sister Fang asked curiously, with a bit of gossip in her mind.

"I agree. Why wouldn't I agree?" she said with a smile.

"Ah, so reasonable?" she couldn't help but say.

"Because my sister married my third brother's eldest brother, that's how I met my third brother. We had a good impression of each other, and our families were very happy after we got together. After all, we knew each other well, so it was like a closer relationship." She ignored the time when she concealed her feelings and talked about some simple things.

So that's how it is. This was the first time Sister Fang heard Lu Duoduo say this, but she still said, "Actually, Zhou Ziwu was already a battalion commander when he was young, and now he's studying at a military academy. When he graduates, he'll be at least a regimental commander. A man like him who's still unmarried is a hot commodity. Sweet things always attract some dirt. I think you should be careful."

"Third brother is not that kind of person." The smile on Lu Duoduo's lips faded a little, and her mood suddenly became not so good.

But she was not angry with Sister Fang, after all, Sister Fang also cared about her.

She had confidence in Zhou Ziwu and believed that he would not pay attention to those people.

They meet every day, hold hands, and kiss when no one is around. Sometimes he inevitably has some bad thoughts, but he suppresses them very well, so it's okay.

The days passed by like sand on your fingertips, slipping away inadvertently. In the blink of an eye, it was time for Zhou Ziwu to go back.

There was no way. He didn't have much vacation time left, and he had to go back early, so he had to go back early.

Knowing that he was leaving, Lu Duoduo suddenly felt empty in her heart. She didn't want him to leave.

On the day he left, Lu Duoduo took a special leave and wanted to send him to the station, but he stopped her.

Lu Duoduo stood at the familiar intersection, looking at Zhou Ziwu's packed luggage. Her heart felt like it was being weighed down by a heavy stone, and she was filled with reluctance to leave.

The early morning sun shone on them, which should have been a warm and beautiful picture, but Lu Duoduo only felt that the light was a little dazzling, making her eyes red and tears kept rolling in her eyes. She tried her best to hold them back and did not want them to fall, fearing that these tears would make Zhou Ziwu even more worried.

She bit her lower lip so hard that her originally rosy lips almost turned white. She twisted her hands together unconsciously, and her knuckles turned slightly white due to the force.

Her eyes were always glued to Zhou Ziwu, as if she wanted to carve his appearance deeply into her heart, not missing any details, from his eyes that were smiling but also hiding reluctance, to his slightly furrowed brow, to his upright posture, she looked at him greedily, as if one more look could keep him a little longer.

Zhou Ziwu felt sad when he saw her like this. He walked up to her, gently held her hand, and comforted her: "Duoduo, don't be sad. I will come to see you again during the winter vacation." However, the vacation was short at that time, and he could only stay for about a day before going back. But he didn't care. He was willing to travel a long distance to see her.

"Yeah." She nodded.

"Captain Zhou, hurry up and get ready to set off." said the person on the other end.

Zhou Ziwu nodded and replied, "I'll be right there." He looked at Lu Duoduo with deep eyes.

"Duoduo, I'm leaving." His slightly hoarse voice sounded in my ears.

"Um."

The wind around them blew gently, blowing their hair, but it could not blow away the strong feelings of separation.

How Lu Duoduo wished that time could stop at this moment so that Zhou Ziwu would not have to leave, but she also knew that this was just wishful thinking. She could only stand there and silently watch Zhou Ziwu turn around and walk away step by step. Every step seemed to be stepping on her heart, until the figure gradually disappeared at the end of the road. Her tears finally burst out, slid down her cheeks, and wet the ground under her feet. The feeling of reluctance still lingered in her heart for a long time.

She suddenly realized that she really loved him very much.

Zhou Ziwu watched him get into the car with tearful eyes. He didn't dare look back, for fear that he would burst into tears.

Parting is hard to bear, no matter for couples or family members.

They all had their own reasons, and although they respected each other, they also found it difficult to endure that kind of pain.

Zhou Ziwu returned home, rested for a day and then went to school. He thought secretly that he must work hard, finish his studies early, and then be transferred to her side.

Lu Xiangxiang looked at Zhou Ziwu strangely, as he looked like he was full of energy after returning. "What medicine did he take?"

This question was directed at Zhou Ziheng who was standing beside her. Zhou Ziheng was dissatisfied with her focus on Zhou Ziwu, so he hugged her and bit her earlobe: "Think about it, your husband is right next to you, why are you still thinking about other men?"

She chuckled and turned around to hug him. "I'm just curious, just gossiping." She buried her head in his shoulder and asked, "Mr. Zhou, are you really going to be elected deputy mayor?"

"Yeah." He nodded. His career had come to an end, but he was not willing to stay in this position. He wanted to climb up.

"Great. From now on, I shouldn't call you Director Zhou. I should call you Deputy Mayor." She smiled and patted his shoulder. No matter what he did, she would support him.

Zhou Ziheng knew she would say that, so he hugged her and carried her to the bed: "Let's celebrate."

"Oh, is this the way to celebrate?" She glared at him in dissatisfaction.

"But this is the best celebration for me." He lowered his head and sealed her words with a kiss, blocking her mouth from saying anything. She couldn't say anything she wanted to say, and all that was left was sobbing.

Time is both slow and fast, as if it passed by inadvertently.

In the blink of an eye, it was November and the decision to reform and open up was made.

Everyone who knew the news was excited, especially those in the black market. No one knew better than them that money could be made by doing business.

This place still existed even when the inspection was strict in the past, not to mention that now that it is open, they have become even more unscrupulous.

The situation has become much more relaxed in the past two years, and you can often see people selling things on the streets.

Now, they can just set up stalls openly and no one will catch them.

Now it is really open, and many people are very happy.

As for Miao Cuihua and Grandma Zhou, they also became active, while the three older ones were idle and had nothing to do.

Now that it's open, shouldn't they find something to do?

But they thought about it for a long time and still didn't know what to do, so they came to ask Lu Xiangxiang, hoping she could give some good advice.