"So what do you think?" Lu Zhixia looked at him and said, "It's an arranged marriage, or our marriage is a free choice. Which one do you choose?"
Gu Lingxiao held her hand. "I will definitely choose you."
Lu Zhixia said, "We've talked about this before. If your parents strongly object, you said you wouldn't have any contact with them after you marry me."
Gu Lingxiao said, "I won't give up on our love. You have to believe me. If they don't agree, they don't agree!" Then he thought of his grandmother, "Although they don't agree, my grandmother thinks differently from them. Do you want to meet her?"
Looking at his expectant gaze, Lu Zhixia couldn't bring herself to refuse. "If you want me to see Grandma, then let's meet. But I'll make sure I explain my situation clearly. If they really make a scene, we can just pretend we never talked. We can be friends, and that's something we can do for many years."
In his haste, Gu Lingxiao kissed the woman on the lips. He didn't want to be friends; if he didn't win her over now...
Then those men outside, like Guo Chen, will steal her away.
Lu Zhixia knew he was angry, and the two kissed passionately for a while until they heard footsteps outside, at which point she quickly pushed him away.
Someone walked past the door, but fortunately the curtain blocked the view of the room.
Lu Zhixia sat up and felt that her lips had almost been bitten through. She touched them and thankfully there was no bleeding.
Gu Lingxiao knelt on one knee, "I will never give up!"
Lu Zhixia quickly pulled him up, "Alright, whatever happens, we'll face it together. If they really don't agree, then we'll still stay together!"
Gu Lingxiao excitedly picked him up and said, "That's exactly what I wanted to hear, no matter who disagrees!"
Seeing that he was like a child, Lu Zhixia's doubts completely disappeared. For the sake of loving her, she was determined to be brave.
The two hugged for a while before separating and sitting down.
Gu Lingxiao held her hand and said, "Don't ask this question again and worry about it. No matter what we face, I will only choose you."
Lu Zhixia was quite touched. "Okay, I promise you."
The clock struck, reminding them that it was already 4 o'clock.
Lu Zhixia said, "Let's go! Let's go pick up the kids."
Gu Lingxiao picked up the cloth bag from the ground and followed Lu Zhixia out the door.
Lu Zhixia quickly locked the door and the two went downstairs together.
Gu Lingxiao asked, "What are we having for dinner tonight?"
Lu Zhixia saw a mother and child going upstairs and hid nearby for a moment, letting them go up first, and then she spoke to him.
"Make noodles with braised meat sauce."
"How did you know I wanted to eat noodles?" Gu Lingxiao asked in surprise.
Lu Zhixia, "You said yesterday that you wanted to eat a bowl of noodles today."
Gu Lingxiao felt it was nice to be remembered, so he confessed.
"Actually, today is my birthday."
"What? Why didn't you say so earlier?" Lu Zhixia stared at him. "So your parents came here to celebrate your birthday?"
Gu Lingxiao: "Yes, it was my birthday, but they gave me a huge surprise. It seems they had forgotten it was my birthday."
Lu Zhixia said, "Then let's go for a walk around the supply and marketing cooperative in a bit and see if we can buy a big fish. Eating fish means abundance every year, which is auspicious."
Gu Lingxiao said, "There's no need for all that trouble. Some noodles are fine!"
Lu Zhixia thought this man was really easy to please. She went down the stairs to the first floor and saw a group of people rushing in.
The factory uniform she was wearing was the same as what Su Lan usually wore to work; upon closer inspection, she wasn't a resident of the building.
"What do you think we should do about this? It went bankrupt just like that. Sister Lan is smart. She even quit her job as class monitor and took a leave of absence without pay in advance. She had a month's salary withheld before, and she should have received it by now."
"Who can argue with that? Suddenly, I lost my job and my salary."
"Do you think it would be of any use for us to go up and find her?"
"Who knows? It's better to have a suggestion than to keep thinking like this!"
They quickly went up to the second floor, and then the noise subsided.
Lu Zhixia said, "It seems that these people are the ones who work with Su Lan."
Gu Lingxiao: "I guess they were laid off."
Lu Zhixia walked out of the building. "With the reform and opening up, some poorly managed factories will go bankrupt."
Gu Lingxiao said, "Not to mention factories, some local military units have also begun to reform, reorganizing several groups of people to form a new unit."
As Lu Zhixia walked with him, she asked, "Have you ever thought about leaving the military?"
Gu Lingxiao: "I didn't before, but now I have an idea. I hope to spend the rest of my life taking good care of you."
Lu Zhixia was quite moved after hearing this. She hadn't asked the question before because she knew that men value their careers and some people vowed to stay in the military for life after joining.
This is the belief of soldiers; they believe that being a soldier is a lifelong commitment!
"I support your career, just as you support mine. It's never too late for you to retire when you can no longer keep going!"
"Xiaxia! It's so good to have met you," Gu Lingxiao said.
Lu Zhixia felt the same way he did. In both of her lives, she had met him in extreme danger and was saved by him.
Xiao Wang saw that they were about to walk over, but then stopped and looked at each other. He thought to himself that their affectionate behavior was truly enviable.
He couldn't help but think of Zhou An'an, wondering what she was doing now.
Gu Lingxiao took Lu Zhixia's hand. This was the first time the two of them had held hands in public, as if they had done so many times before.
They let go of each other's hands when they reached the car. Lu Zhixia got into the car first, followed closely by Gu Lingxiao.
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