I looked around inside and out, but there wasn't much to see.

The house has been uninhabited for a long time. Not only is it dusty, but it also has a musty smell. If it is not cleaned up properly, it will definitely be uninhabitable.

I checked the roof, doors, windows and walls again and found nothing wrong with them.

After opening all the doors and windows to let in some fresh air, Gu Mingjing went back to get a broom and rag and started cleaning.

The house is bare, with no furniture or anything, so it is easy and convenient to clean.

After cleaning the house inside and out, Gu Mingjing went to the logistics department again and asked someone to move all the furniture in.

Now, the house is no longer bare.

It took a lot of time to clean and move furniture. By this time, it was already dark outside. After Gu Mingjing closed the doors and windows, he went to the cafeteria.

The next few days became busy again. He had been away for more than half a month and had accumulated a lot of things to do.

However, no matter how busy he was, he always found time to buy what Jianshu asked him to do.

He hired a carpenter to build cabinets, fixed up the house, and took care of all sorts of chores. Besides training, he spent all his free time on these.

The commotion was quite big, and since he was already a prominent figure, the news of his marriage soon became known to everyone.

It broke the hearts of many young girls.

As the army's golden bachelor, Gu Mingjing's marriage was closely watched by many people. Although there were rumors of him dating a few months ago, there had been no news for so long, and others thought the two had already broken up.

Unexpectedly, during the Chinese New Year, a sudden thundering blow came, and I don’t know how many people were discussing it heatedly.

"Hey, what do you think Deputy Colonel Gu's partner looks like? He actually managed to win over the most outstanding bachelor in our army. You know, how many people introduced partners to Deputy Colonel Gu before, and how many girls liked him, but he rejected them all. Now he's suddenly getting married. Tsk tsk, I'm afraid many people will get pink eye." A woman said while eating melon seeds.

His face was full of gossipy interest.

It was the Chinese New Year and there was not much work to do, so a group of people stayed at home every day to hibernate. When they had nothing to do, they got together to chat and kill time.

It can be said to be the intelligence center of the family compound. If there is any gossip recently, you will be the first to know here.

Another woman, cracking melon seeds, nodded in agreement. "Yeah, Deputy Commander Gu has such high standards. Do you remember that doctor from the hospital before? He was good-looking, came from a wealthy family, and was a doctor. But Deputy Commander Gu was always so impatient with people. Then, for some reason, he was suddenly transferred. No one knows what happened."

"What happened? It's all related to Deputy Colonel Gu." The woman's mouth was a little dry from eating melon seeds, so she took a sip of water and spoke in a low voice.

When the others heard this, they quickly gathered around.

"What? Do you have any news?"

"Tell me quickly, tell me quickly, I'm so curious."

Seeing that she had attracted everyone's attention, the woman cleared her throat with satisfaction and waved her hand, "I'm telling you, but you must not spread it out, otherwise it will easily cause trouble."

"Don't worry, don't you know us? We say what we should say, and we keep our mouths shut better than anyone else about what we shouldn't say." Everyone assured.

Although they love gossip, they still know what can be gossiped about and what cannot be gossiped about.

"Okay, come closer and I'll tell you..."

A group of people were whispering in the room, and from time to time there was an exclamation, but they all kept their voices down.

"What? It was him? Why?"

"Why else? Don't you want to endure it anymore? Have you forgotten how much that girl loves to pester others? Everyone else thinks she's deeply in love and sympathizes with her, but what's going on? Don't we know it?"

"Yeah, everyone else sympathizes with that woman. In my opinion, the one who should be sympathized with is Deputy Captain Gu. It's so annoying that he's stuck with a dog-skin plaster."

"If you ask me, Deputy Captain Gu did a great job. Once he has a partner, he cuts off all thoughts of other people. This kind of man is a good man."

The group had a heated discussion about the causes and consequences of the whole incident.

After a long time, I returned to the main topic with a lingering feeling.

"I really want to see what Vice Captain Gu's partner looks like."

"I heard she's very beautiful, and comes from a good family. The elders of our two families are very close friends."

"Then they are childhood sweethearts. No wonder Vice Captain Gu looked down on others before."

"Why did I hear that it was a child marriage?"

"No, I heard they met through a blind date."

“…”

The interweaving of various rumors made several people unable to help but argue, and everyone felt that the information they received was true.

Gu Mingjing had no idea what other people were saying. He was very busy recently and had no time to care about this matter.

Even if I knew, I would just laugh it off.

He goes out early and comes back late every day, trains and shops, and slowly fills up his empty house. His days are busy and fulfilling.

Looking at every item in the house and thinking of the hostess who would soon move in, he felt extremely satisfied.

To this end, he tries his best to complete everything to perfection, leaving no regrets.

Whenever he thought that this would be their future home, he became full of energy.

Jianshu was still unaware of the turmoil caused by Gu Mingjing's series of actions on the other side.

During the time that Gu Mingjing was away, she was also very busy.

As for what she was busy with, of course she was busy preparing the dowry.

You only get married once in your life, so of course you have to prepare perfectly.

She is busy at work on weekdays, but on her days off, Meng Ying takes Jianshu to the supply and marketing cooperatives in major department stores in Beijing.

Pots, pans, needles and thread, thermoses and spittoons, cloth, cotton, red paper and wedding candies...all the small items needed for life, she compares prices from different stores and picks out the most suitable one with great care.

Moreover, Meng Ying paid for everything, and Jian Shu was not allowed to pay for it himself.

They called it a dowry, so of course it had to be prepared by the elders. There was no reason for her to prepare it herself.

After listening to Jianshu's story, my nose suddenly felt sore and I almost cried.

Meng Ying didn't say anything profound. She just said, "In my heart, you and Lingling are the same," and she blocked all of Jianshu's rejections.

Later, when Meng Ying asked her to pay again, she no longer said she would pay herself.

Sometimes, being too clear about the differences can be too distant and can easily hurt feelings.

I bought a lot of odds and ends and stuffed them all in the back house in the front yard.

If it weren't for Meng Ying, Jian Shu wouldn't have known he had to prepare so many things. Couldn't he have prepared everything he needed for life? He could just move in and start living right away.

But after hearing her words, Meng Ying smiled and said, "We're just at the beginning. There are still many things we haven't bought yet."

Jianshu was shocked. "So many things are not enough?" She saw other people preparing so much for their weddings.

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