Seeing how nervous she was, Li Chengxi burst out laughing and said in a hoarse voice, "You are too tired today, so I won't bother you. I will just hold you in my arms while you sleep."

Then he kissed her on the forehead and said, "Go to sleep."

Lin Tao was extremely sleepy. Even though she was not used to sleeping with someone holding her like this, she fell asleep soon after.

However, Li Chengxi couldn't fall asleep as he looked at her sleeping figure in the dark.

He didn't plan to spend his wedding night with Lin Tao today. First, Lin Tao was too tired today and he didn't want to torture her anymore. After all, their wedding leave was limited. They had to leave Xiangcheng by train tomorrow afternoon. He wanted Lin Tao to have a good rest before leaving, otherwise her body wouldn't be able to take it.

Second...

His father-in-law's room was separated from their room by a wall, and he was really afraid that if he made any noise his father-in-law would hear it, which would be very embarrassing.

It would be better to just wait. When he and Lin Tao get to the army's home, no one would be able to hear them no matter how loud the noise they make.

Lin Tao slept soundly and woke up later than usual the next day.

When Li Chengxi was in the army, he had to do morning exercises, so he got up very early in the morning.

As the new son-in-law of the Lin family, he was very hardworking. In just this morning, he had already filled a water jar with water and chopped a lot of firewood, all of which were neatly stacked in front of the stove room door.

When Lin Changhai, the father-in-law, saw this, he was extremely satisfied with his son-in-law.

When Lin Tao woke up, Li Chengxi was no longer by her side.

She lifted the brand new red quilt and sat on the bed for a while before she realized that she had married Li Chengxi yesterday.

Lin Tao didn't expect that she would sleep so long today. She quickly got up, washed up, and prepared to make breakfast. It turned out that Aunt Fang had already brought some vegetarian buns she made from her home.

The vegetarian buns are made with sour cabbage and dried tofu and have a refreshing taste.

While Lin Changhai and Li Chengxi were talking in the yard, Aunt Fang lowered her voice in the kitchen and said, "I know you were tired last night and must have gotten up late today, so I made some extra buns this morning and brought them to you."

Seeing Aunt Fang's teasing expression, Lin Tao knew that she had misunderstood.

She said angrily, "Aunt Fang, don't make blind guesses. I was too sleepy last night, so we didn't do that..."

Aunt Fang understood immediately and said, "Cheng Xi feels sorry for you because you are too tired, so he lets you have a good rest. Ah Tao, you really did not marry the wrong person. Aunt Fang is talking to you in private, so don't be embarrassed. Men are different from us women, especially Cheng Xi's age, when you are full of vigor and vitality. If he didn't really love you, I'm afraid no one would be able to bear to do nothing on the wedding night."

Although Lin Tao didn't quite understand this, she agreed with Aunt Fang that Li Chengxi really cared about her.

This is something she can feel herself.

Aunt Fang came over after having breakfast, so she didn’t eat with us.

While they were having breakfast, they went to pack Lin Tao's luggage.

In fact, these things have been sorted out a few days ago. This time, the journey to follow the army is long and I can't bring many things with me, so I have to streamline the troops and administration.

In addition to some commonly worn clothes, Lin Tao also brought a bottle of chopped chili peppers that she made herself. After hearing Li Chengxi say that the troops’ homes could be used for farming, she collected a lot of vegetable seeds, including chili pepper seeds.

She had heard that people in the mountain city didn't like spicy food, and the chili there didn't taste spicy. As a native of Xiangcheng, she could accept not having meat, but she really couldn't eat anything without chili.

Although Lin Changhai said from the beginning that his family did not require a dowry when marrying off their daughter, it would be enough for them to be nice to Lin Tao.

But last night Li Chengxi still took out a stack of big reunion tickets and some rarer tickets and asked Lin Tao to find an opportunity to give them to her father.

Lin Tao knew her father's temper. If she gave it to him directly, he would not take it no matter what. So she quietly put the money and bills into the special cash box.

The same thing happened with Aunt Fang. Before she left, she gave Lin Manman a book she liked, and she put some money and notes inside the book. When Lin Manman reads the book tomorrow or tonight, she should be able to see it.

At that time, Li Chengxi bought a train for this afternoon, so they had to leave at noon.

Before this, Lin Tao's heart was filled with other things. At first, she was looking forward to Li Chengxi's return. After Li Chengxi came back, she was looking forward to the two of them getting married. On the wedding night, after listening to Li Chengxi's story on the island, she couldn't help but yearn for it...

Because of these, she automatically ignored the fact that after marriage she would go with Li Chengxi to join the army and leave this place where she had lived for a lifetime.

Xiangcheng, who had grown up for 20 years, had left her father and Aunt Fang behind...

But now that departure is imminent, my longing for the island has been worn away by sadness.

Thinking of this, Lin Tao couldn't help but tears welling up in her eyes. She trembled as she spoke: "Dad, Aunt Fang, why don't I not join the army? I'll stay here with you..."

"What nonsense are you talking about? If you can join the army, of course you should join the army. How can a couple separate right after getting married? If I had not been promoted to company commander, I would not have been able to let your mother follow me to join the army, and what happened later would not have happened."

Lin Tao cried and said, "Then why don't you come there with me, Dad?"

Seeing his daughter sad, Lin Changhai called her "silly girl" but he felt very sad inside.

Lin Changhai couldn't bear to leave his daughter and couldn't sleep the whole night yesterday.

But how can things be perfect? ​​They can't expect all good things to happen to their family. They want their daughter to marry a good man who is one in a million and want to keep her by their side.

Moreover, he is very satisfied with his son-in-law Li Chengxi. The situation outside is chaotic now, so it would be nice if Tao could go to the island with him.

Aunt Fang also advised: "A Tao, don't think too much. When you go there, run your own little home with Cheng Xi. With Man Man and I here, your dad will be fine. If you miss us, just write to us, and we will write to you often. You can come back when Cheng Xi is on vacation, and we can visit you there when we are free."

Finally, Lin Tao got on the train with Li Chengxi and Grandma Li. Lin Changhai, Aunt Fang, Lin Manman and the Jiang family came to see them off.

Seeing Lin Tao's moist eyes, Lin Changhai and Aunt Fang both assured her that they could take good care of herself and told her not to worry.

Lin Manman also couldn't bear to part with Lin Tao, so she held her hand and asked her to write to her often.

Lin Tao agreed to all of them, she was sure she would do it.

He also asked Lin Manman to keep an eye on her father when she had time: "He is a man who always likes to show off. He never tells anyone when he is not feeling well. He likes to drag his feet when seeing a doctor. He is a real worry..."

Lin Manman nodded with red eyes: "Sister, I understand what you said. Over the years, although we are two families on the surface, in fact, we have long regarded each other as one family in our hearts. You treat my mother as your mother, so why don't I treat Uncle Lin as my father? Sister

You can go there without worry, I will take good care of this place."

At the urging of the staff's whistle, Lin Tao finally said goodbye to everyone and got on the train.

When the train started, she was sitting near the window and leaned out to look at them.

She saw Aunt Fang, who had been trying to reassure her, turned away and secretly wiped her tears with her sleeve. Her father, on the other hand, squatted on the ground without saying a word...

But the train was moving faster and faster, and she gradually lost sight of them.

Lin Tao felt a lump in her throat, but when she saw Li Chengxi approaching her and holding her hand tightly, she held back her tears.

She knew that because she was so sad, Li Chengxi felt bad too.

Since she had made the decision at the beginning, she might as well think things through carefully. Besides, Li Chengxi had also promised her that he would take her home whenever he had a family visit leave. If he didn't have a leave, he would also have someone send her back if she wanted to go back.

Thinking of this, Lin Tao felt better.

With Grandma Li's warm consolation, the haze in Lin Tao's heart gradually dissipated, turning into some anticipation for the destination.

They had to transfer in Shanghai first because they had to send their grandmother back home, and then take the train to the mountain city.

It was Lin Tao's first time riding a train. She was afraid of motion sickness, but once she got on the train, she realized that riding a train didn't make her feel motion sick at all. It was just that the wait was a little too long, and she got a little bored, but with Li Chengxi by her side, the boring time wasn't that hard to endure.

My grandmother is old and tired of riding the train, so she fell asleep soon after getting on the train, which made time pass faster.

Lin Tao had heard about Shanghai from her father a long time ago, but when she actually arrived there, she found that Shanghai was bigger and better than she had imagined.

After getting off the train, Li Chengxi's uncle came to pick them up.

My uncle, my aunt, and my aunt were all very approachable and warm and considerate to Lin Tao, especially my aunt, who even went out of her way to learn two Hunan dishes and cooked them especially for Lin Tao.

However, the peppers in Shanghai are not spicy enough, so the Hunan cuisine cooked by my aunt is a bit average for Lin Tao, but the Shanghai cuisine is very delicious.

This was Lin Tao’s first time eating Shanghai cuisine. The flavors were light and fresh, and it was easier to accept than she had imagined.

After dinner, the family sat in the living room and chatted.

The whole family was very considerate of Lin Tao's feelings, fearing that she would feel embarrassed the first time she came to visit them.

It was not easy for her to fit in, and the topics of conversation all revolved around Lin Tao and Li Chengxi.

He asked Lin Tao about Xiangcheng and talked about Li Chengxi's childhood.

"A Tao, don't be fooled by our Cheng Xi's cold face now. In fact, he was very cute and loved to laugh when he was a child. When we took him out, people thought he was a girl. Our family only gave birth to boys, so we wanted a girl. I even secretly took Cheng Xi to take some photos of him wearing a skirt. It's just that I can't find those photos, otherwise I really want to show you. He was so beautiful, just like a girl."

Li Chengxi: “…”

Li Chengxi...looks like a girl?

After hearing this, Lin Tao couldn't help but look at Li Chengxi a few times. With his deep facial features and strong outline, it was hard to tell that he looked like a girl at all.

"When he was little, his parents were not around, so he felt insecure. He had to sleep in the swaddling clothes that were used to wrap him when he was born. I think he was 7 or 8 years old, and the swaddling clothes were rotten. My mother replaced him with a new one while he was in school. After Chengxi came back, he cried and made a fuss, and he didn't talk to me for several days."

Lin Tao couldn't help laughing when she heard about Li Chengxi's embarrassing childhood experiences. At the same time, she had a slightly different opinion of the man in front of her.

My aunt cut a few pieces of watermelon and picked the one in the middle to give to Lin Tao.

After the meal, Lin Tao was no longer nervous as she was at the beginning. She thanked her aunt-in-law for her favor and took out a lot of local specialties she brought with her for them to taste.

Uncle, aunt, and aunt all liked Lin Tao very much and wanted her to stay at their home for two days. However, they knew that Li Chengxi's troops had limited vacation time, so they didn't say much, but instead asked Lin Tao to come back and play when she had time.

They had to take the train to the mountain city in the afternoon. At noon, Li Chengxi would take Lin Tao to the department store.

Lin Tao asked, "Are we really not going home?"

The 'home' she was talking about was Li Chengxi's father's place. Although she didn't have a good impression of her father-in-law and step-mother-in-law through Li Chengxi, the situation this time was a little special.

After all, she had just married Li Chengxi. It would have been fine if she had not come to Shanghai, but it would not sound good if she came and did not go.

She was fine, since no one knew her anyway. She was just afraid that her mother-in-law would complain about Li Cheng to everyone because of this.

Not once or twice.

Li Chengxi shook his head: "It's okay, they don't know we are in Shanghai."

Even if they knew, it would be fine. He was too lazy to care what they thought.

Li Chengxi wanted to buy clothes for Lin Tao, but Lin Tao had made several sets of clothes recently, so he didn't buy any. It happened that Li Chengxi had some cloth coupons on hand, so he finally chose to go to the supply and marketing cooperative and buy some cloth with beautiful colors and good quality.

She thought it was troublesome for them to come to Shanghai, so it would be convenient to buy a little more cloth and keep it ready for cutting whenever they wanted to make something in the future.

Li Chengxi said: "When we get there, we will buy a sewing machine and put it at home."

"Great." Lin Tao was very happy that she would have her own sewing machine soon.

After buying the cloth, Li Chengxi took Lin Tao to buy some snacks. The snacks in Shanghai are more upscale than those in other places. When Lin Tao was in Xiangcheng, the snacks were wrapped in paper, but the snacks here were directly packed in iron boxes, which looked expensive.

However, Li Chengxi said that he had come back with great difficulty and wanted to bring some gifts back to his comrades. Even though Lin Tao thought it was expensive, she would not say anything.

Her father was also a soldier, so she could understand the comradeship and there was nothing wrong in bringing good things to her comrades.

After buying these, Li Chengxi took Lin Tao to a watch store.

The clerk must have known Li Chengxi. When he saw him, he quickly took out an exquisite watch box from the glass cabinet and said, "Comrade, the watch you asked for last time has arrived."

Li Chengxi nodded, took the watch out of the box, and said to Lin Tao, "Try it on to see if it fits."

Although Lin Tao knew nothing about watches, she could tell that this watch was definitely not cheap.

She shook her head and said, "When the time comes, I'll just buy a horseshoe watch to tell time at home. I don't need to wear a watch."

"I paid for the watch the last time I came here. If you don't buy it, the money is non-refundable." Li Chengxi knew that Lin Tao was worried about the money and deliberately threatened her with these words.

When they were in Xiangcheng, Lin Changhai and Lin Tao were not allowed to buy three-turn and one-ring tickets because they could not take them with them after they joined the army.

However, Li Chengxi and his grandmother still prepared one of the things that could be used for a long time - a bicycle and a radio.

That was reserved specifically for Lin Changhai, and he would give the rest to Lin Tao.

Whatever others have, Lin Tao must have too.

Lin Tao frowned when she heard this.

, but now that things have come to this, I can only buy it.

However, after she and Li Chengxi were the only ones left, she complained quietly, "There is still such a thing. Isn't this just bullying customers? Even if it's a state-owned store, it can't bully people like this..."

Her fair face wrinkled, showing her dissatisfaction with the state-owned store.

Li Chengqi stared at her with a smile on his face. No matter what expression she made, he seemed to never get enough of it. He liked them all and thought they were all pretty.

"Let me put it on for you."

Lin Tao had put away the bracelet that Grandma Li had given her before, except for wearing it once on her wedding day. The jade bracelet was too valuable, and Lin Tao had to work on weekdays, so she was afraid that it would be damaged by accident.

So at this time, both of her wrists were bare.

The last time Li Chengxi held Lin Tao's hand, he roughly guessed the size of her wrist and specially ordered the smallest size. It turned out to be a perfect fit after she put it on. It was a little loose, but it didn't squeeze her wrist and was more comfortable.

Lin Tao looked carefully at the watch on her wrist. The watch was exquisitely made and looked very good. Such a watch must be expensive.

She couldn't help but ask Li Chengxi: "This watch must be very expensive, how about 200 yuan?"

She looked at the watches on the counter just now, and the cheapest one was over 180 yuan, so she made a guess.

Li Chengxi glanced at her and replied vaguely, "About the same."

Lin Tao took a breath and suddenly felt that the watch was a little hot.

Two hundred yuan was her father’s salary for more than half a year.

In fact, Lin Tao was not stingy with money. When he was in Taohua Village, the food in his family was considered the best in the village.

Because her father worked in a factory and had wages and tickets, their family could eat meat every week. They were willing to use lard, and the meals they cooked were delicious.

But I never thought that I would buy a watch worth 200 yuan someday. After all, if you get married in Xiangcheng, buying a watch worth 100 or 80 yuan is already very good.

Lin Tao thought that the reason why Li Chengxi spent money so lavishly was because no one supervised him in the past. She wanted to talk to Li Chengxi, but she couldn't bear to do so.

After all, this watch was bought for her, representing Li Chengxi's love for her.

So he pulled Li Chengxi aside and counted the money on his fingers: "I just spent more than thirty on the cloth, and the watch is two hundred and thirty. But the cloth and

Snacks are necessary. I don't mind spending this money, but this watch is really not very useful. Even if you have an allowance every month, we have to live frugally and can't spend it all at once. We still have a lot of things to buy after we arrive, and we still have to raise children in the future..."

It would have been better if she didn't say it. Once she started talking about it, Lin Tao felt even more distressed.

Everything in Shanghai is good except that things are expensive. If you calculate it this way, your money is too wasteful.

Although Lin Tao knew that Li Chengxi received a monthly allowance of 100 yuan, she was still worried about their future life.

Seeing Lin Tao's fair face wrinkled up and full of pain, Li Chengxi couldn't help but stretched out his hand to pinch her cheek and said in a hoarse voice: "It's okay, I have money and can afford to support you."

Listening to Lin Tao talking about the many things that will cost money in the future, such as food, oil, salt, sauce, vinegar, tea, social interactions, and if they have children in the future, the expenses will be even greater.

Lin Tao did the calculation seriously. After all, she had been a housekeeper since she was in her teens and was very experienced in this area.

Over the years, I have saved a lot of money for my family.

But Li Chengxi put all his attention on the "child". He couldn't help but move closer to her, looked down at her and asked: "A Tao, when will you give me a child?"

If there weren't so many people outside, he probably wouldn't have been able to resist kissing Lin Tao.

Lin Tao blushed and glared at him: "I said so much, and you only heard this one sentence."

"I heard everything. You are right. I promise to change my bad habits." Li Chengxi assured Lin Tao, and then said, "I will try my best. Let's try to have a baby next year, okay?"

“…”

Lin Tao thought helplessly that she shouldn't have told this man about the child, as his mind was now full of the child.

Although, she also wanted to have a child that belonged to both of them.

She wanted his eyes to look like hers, and his nose and mouth to look like Li Chengxi's. He had a high nose bridge and a nice mouth shape. When he spoke, she sometimes couldn't help staring at him.

Seeing that Lin Tao was embarrassed, Li Chengxi stopped teasing her about it.

But in his heart he was thinking that he would have to work hard once he got to the island.

Before he got married, he was not in a hurry at all and didn't even want to get married.

Not to mention children. But now that I'm married to Lin Tao, I start to think about those things.

He felt that this was a great feeling, just like the clouds floating in the sky finally having a home.

His final destination is Lin Tao.

Before going to the train station, Li Chengxi went to the post office. When he came out, Lin Tao finally understood why Li Chengxi told her that he had money.

When he said he was rich, he meant more than the one hundred yuan in monthly allowance. Lin Tao originally thought that he spent money lavishly and didn't seem to take money seriously. However, when she saw the stack of envelopes he handed over, she found that he was still very good at saving money.

It’s such a thick stack, and a rough estimate is that there are at least three thousand of them.

Sure enough, Lin Tao was not wrong. Li Chengxi handed her the money and said, "This is the allowance I have saved over the years. I usually spend very little money in the army, so I have saved more than 3,200 yuan in total."

In fact, this amount is not too much for Li Chengxi. If his salary increases in the future, the allowance will only get higher and higher, and raising Lin Tao and the child will definitely not be a problem.

Moreover, this amount of money was after deducting his expenses for buying furniture. Otherwise, Lin Tao would have received much more money.

There really was so much. It was the first time that Lin Tao saw so much money, and suddenly she felt her hands were burning.

"So much..." Thinking back to how she had just 'educated' Li Chengxi to be frugal with his money, Lin Tao couldn't help but blush.

"It's not much. Leave this money with you. I will try to earn more money to support you and the children in the future." Li Chengxi said.