Su Chang'an snorted coldly, "What I do is none of your business. Just know that this matter might actually benefit you."

"Maybe after this, you and Su Jindong can rekindle your romance, hehehe, how about it? Tempted?"

Zhou Ningyan swallowed hard; she seemed to understand what Su Chang'an wanted to do.

"I'll just lead her to the alley behind the alley. I don't care about anything else. What you want to do, wait until I leave..."

Su Chang'an turned to look at Zhou Ningyan, raised his hand and touched her cheek, "Don't worry, I won't involve you. This is a private matter between me and my nephew Su Jindong."

"Besides, you mean a lot to me."

Zhou Ningyan subconsciously took a step back, widening the distance between them, her gaze darting away, unable to meet his eyes.

Su Chang'an's heart was burning, and his eyes shone with an alarming intensity.

He ruined Guo Wenjing's life, and at the same time, he also had leverage over Zhou Ningyan. After Zhou Ningyan married Su Jindong, he planned to have her have several children for him and then give them to Su Jindong to raise.

In this way, wouldn't all the resources from that side come back?

He's already ruined anyway. Even if he has children, they'll be affected by three generations of his immediate family...

If his child were raised by Granny Li, given Granny Li's abilities and Su Yi's favoritism towards her, it would be very effective.

The child's father and mother are both soldiers, his grandfather is a doctor, his grandmother is a teacher, and he is loved by both his great-grandparents. Growing up in such a family, his child is bound to be outstanding.

Thinking of this, Su Chang'an trembled with excitement.

After buying the tickets, Su Jindong and Guo Wenjing waited by the counter, eating snacks as they went.

"Brother Jin Dong, it's so cold, why are you still buying soda?"

Su Jindong looked at the girl who gave him a coquettish glance and almost lost his mind. "I... I'm not worried that you'll get thirsty later after eating popcorn and sunflower seeds."

Guo Wenjing's fair face flushed slightly. Seeing the other person smiling like a fool, she reached out her little hand and stuffed a handful of popcorn into their mouth.

"Oh dear, don't look at me like that, it's so embarrassing."

Su Jindong quickly turned his head, chewing popcorn as he replied, "Okay, I did."

Guo Wenjing burst out laughing, composed herself, and changed the subject.

"Brother Jin Dong, how much longer?"

Su Jindong raised his wrist and looked at it. "It's still early, more than twenty minutes."

"We're too late. The tickets for the early morning show are already sold out. This is the next show we'll be seeing. But it's okay, we'll finish watching at 9 o'clock anyway."

Guo Wenjing frowned. "If we get back late, Grandma will scold us."

Guo Xiaomao was very strict with her, and usually wouldn't let her go out after 7 p.m.

Su Jindong leaned closer and whispered, "No, I'm Grandma Guo's chosen grandson-in-law. I won't get scolded even if I go back late. They'd love for us not to go back at all!"

Guo Wenjing blushed instantly upon hearing Su Jindong's teasing.

"Brother Jin Dong, you...you're so annoying..."

The young couple were playfully bickering in the corner, unaware that Zhou Ningyan was already sitting quietly on a bench not far away, watching their interaction.

Thinking of what Su Chang'an had said, Zhou Ningyan's gaze toward Su Jindong became intense.

She had given up Su Jindong for Su Chang'an, but unexpectedly Su Chang'an became useless.

She's not young anymore, she'll be 23 soon, and she's reached the age to get married. A woman's youth is only valuable during this period, so she must take advantage of her youth and quickly find a partner.

Although the military is full of talented people, most of them are attracted by family background. Those from high-ranking families look down on someone like her who comes from a small, destitute rural area.

Parents with some ability all want to find a good match for their son so that he can be supported.

She wanted to find a promising candidate at the grassroots level, but she was unwilling to struggle alongside others.

Most importantly, the soldiers at the grassroots level are mostly from the countryside, and many of their families have a dozen or more mouths to feed who are waiting for assistance from here.

Forget about improving your quality of life; it might even lower your current standard of living.

The thought of marrying into the family and having to live frugally with the man, sending money back to the countryside to support his brothers, sisters, nephews, and nieces sent chills down Zhou Ningyan's spine.

But Su Jindong is different.

He's hardworking, and his family members are all extraordinary people. If I marry him, I won't be a burden to them; in fact, I can help them.

The teacher's salary, the chief physician's salary, and the old lady's salary of over eighty years old, plus the allowances for myself and Su Jindong.

Zhou Ningyan clenched her fists, a dark glint flashing in her eyes. She shouldn't have believed Su Chang'an's nonsense back then; otherwise, the eldest grandson of the Su family might already be out in the world.

Su Jindong kept babbling on and on, and ended up eating the whole bottle of orange juice he had bought for Guo Wenjing.

He glanced at his watch. "Wenjing, the ticket check will begin in six minutes."

"Do you need to go to the toilet? It might take more than an hour to finish."

Guo Wenjing shook her head. "You go, I'm not going."

"Okay, then wait here for me, I'll be right back," Su Jindong said, adjusting the butterfly hair clip on Guo Wenjing's head.

Guo Wenjing nodded, "Okay, I understand. You go ahead, you'll be going in soon."

No sooner had Su Jindong left than Zhou Ningyan went to greet him.

She deliberately gazed at Su Jindong's retreating figure with lingering, reluctant eyes.

Guo Wenjing looked at the woman in front of her with suspicion. "Comrade, who are you? Do you know my brother Jin Dong?"

Zhou Ningyan turned to look at Guo Wenjing, sizing her up and down. She was the kind of well-behaved girl next door.

"How did this butterfly hair clip end up on your head?"

Guo Wenjing?

"I used to own this hair clip, but I returned it to him. I never expected him to give it to you."

Guo Wenjing's face turned pale. She had found the hair clip in Su Jindong's pocket when she was washing his clothes during the time Li Yueniang and Guo Xiaomao were both hospitalized.

At that time, Su Jindong saw that she liked it, so he gave it to her casually.

She thought that Brother Jin Dong had bought it for her because he saw that she was sad during that time.

She knew that Su Jindong had liked a girl in the army before, and had even gotten into a fight for her, resulting in him being sent home to reflect and write a self-criticism.

I never expected to meet the person in question so soon, and the hair clip was actually one that the girl didn't want anymore.

She subconsciously reached out and pulled off the butterfly hair clip from her hair, feeling extremely awkward. The other person's gaze and tone made her very embarrassed, and her face was burning.

"It seems you really like him."

"Can you come out with me for a moment? I have something to tell you about Su Jindong. You know my current status, it would be quite awkward if he saw me."

As Zhou Ningyan spoke, she deliberately glanced around at the people in her surroundings.

Guo Wenjing gripped the hair clip tightly in her hand. She liked Su Jindong, she had liked him since she was a child, and she cared about everything about him.

At the same time, I was also very curious about what Zhou Ningyan wanted to say to me.

"good."