Actually, Lin Tao was not planning to stay at home and wait for Li Chengxi to support her after she went to the island. She fully agreed with what the Chairman said, "Women hold up half the sky," so she had never thought of doing so.

She had asked her father before whether wives of soldiers who follow the army could be arranged jobs in the military, and her father said yes.

She decided to wait until she was settled on the island before telling Li Chengxi that she wanted to work.

But at this moment, hearing Li Chengxi say this, her heart inevitably felt sweet.

After all, whether she needs it or not is different from whether Li Chengxi wants it or not.

From Shanghai to the mountain city is another long journey.

This time was different from the first time Lin Tao took the train. She was thinking about things at home and it was also her first time taking a train so it was a bit novel, so she couldn't sleep well.

It was Lin Tao's first time to take a train and she took two trains in a row. She was inevitably tired, so she fell asleep not long after getting on the train.

Unfortunately, the train tickets were bought too quickly and the sleeper tickets were sold out. They couldn't buy one even through internal channels, so they could only sit in hard seats.

Li Chengxi didn't care, he was used to it.

For someone who used to be able to fall asleep in a mud puddle when tired from doing a mission, sleeping on a train is considered comfortable.

He was just worried that Lin Tao would be tired, so when Lin Tao fell asleep, he let her sleep on his shoulder. After she fell asleep, he let her lie on his legs, because this would be more comfortable than lying on his shoulders.

With Li Chengxi by her side, Lin Tao slept soundly. Even though there was noise from time to time on the train, she still slept well.

Li Chengxi lowered his eyes and looked at Lin Tao's fair face for a long time.

Lin Tao's face was small, not even as big as Li Chengqi's palm. Her skin was like a shelled egg, smooth and white. Her sparkling eyes looked good even when they were closed. Her eyelashes were very long and her lips were a light red, which made her look very healthy.

It’s so beautiful, I can’t see enough of it.

Later, I was really tired and fell asleep.

When they woke up, it was time for dinner. When they took the train from Xiangcheng to Shanghai, Aunt Fang had prepared some boiled eggs, buns and other foods for them to fill their stomachs.

However, this time they were not prepared on the train.

Food.

My uncle and aunt did prepare some food for them, including two ducks in sauce, a piece of salted meat and some other things, but all of these needed to be cooked before they could be eaten.

They planned to buy food directly on the train.

The food on the train was expensive, but the portions were quite filling. Li Chengxi bought a portion for Lin Tao to eat first, and he would eat the rest later.

Lin Tao thought it would be best if they could eat together, but she only had one pair of chopsticks, so she used the chopsticks to divide the rice into two portions, her own portion being smaller, and Li Chengxi's portion taking up two-thirds.

She should be careful when eating and just eat what's on her side.

The food on the train was not tasty. Lin Tao had a normal appetite and she didn’t expect that she couldn’t even finish one third of the meal.

She had a good idea, but when it was Li Chengxi's turn to eat, he saw that there was still some food and rice left in her lunch box, so he used his chopsticks to dig into the lunch box and ate all of his portion and the rest of Lin Tao's portion.

After eating, he wiped his mouth and commented: "It's not delicious."

Lin Tao was amused by him: "If it doesn't taste good, why do you eat it so cleanly?"

He even finished the food she had left over, and he didn't even mind wasting her saliva...

"You'll feel hungry if you don't eat. When we went on missions before, we always brought our own dry food. In the dead of winter, the dry food was frozen like stone, but we still ate it." Li Chengxi explained to Lin Tao.

Lin Tao felt distressed when she heard this. Looking at Li Chengxi, who was over 1.80 meters tall, she couldn't understand how Li Chengxi could grow so tall when they ate so poorly.

But then again, Li Chengxi is tall, but he has a strong body, strong facial features, a narrow waist and long legs. He looks very pleasing to the eye, but Lin Tao thinks he is too thin.

"Then when we get to our home on the island, I will cook delicious food for you every day." Lin Tao said.

**************************

The train arrived at Shancheng Railway Station the next morning. Li Chengxi and Lin Tao slept for a while at night and felt quite energetic.

When getting off the bus, Li Chengxi took all the things by himself. Both hands were busy. He carried several large bags on his shoulders and also had to protect Lin Tao in front of him to prevent her from being squeezed by the crowded crowd.

Lin Tao also wanted to help carry it: "Give me a bag, I'll help carry some too."

Li Chengxi didn't listen to her. He walked slowly along the crowd and said, "No, I can carry it. You take care of yourself and don't get squeezed.

That's it. "

"Then I have to take something too. What will I do if I tire you out?" Lin Tao refused. She pursed her lips and stared at the bag in Li Chengxi's hand. "Besides, if I don't take anything, I'll feel like a slave owner."

Li Chengxi was amused by her words and picked out the lightest item from the luggage for Lin Tao to carry.

Lin Tao took it and held it in both hands, and the couple walked out together.

She thought it was simple. Husbands and wives should support each other. Li Chengxi was thinking about her, and she also wanted Li Chengxi. Even if Li Chengxi could carry all the luggage, she couldn't burden him alone. She couldn't do such a thing.

Matters of the heart are mutual.

They didn't have breakfast in the morning, so when they arrived at the railway station lobby, Li Chengxi found a seat for Lin Tao and asked her to sit there to watch over the luggage while he went to buy breakfast.

Their troops were on the island. After getting off the train, they had to take a bus for more than half an hour to get to the pier. After arriving at the pier, they had to take a two-hour boat ride to actually reach the island.

A rough calculation shows that it will take two or three hours, so I can't skip breakfast.

It just so happened that Lin Tao was also hungry, so she touched her stomach, nodded obediently to Li Chengxi, and sat in her seat waiting for him to come back.

During this time, some rickshaw drivers came to ask her where she was going and whether she wanted to take their car, but Lin Tao refused.

Maybe because she was a little girl with so much luggage around her, they thought she couldn't carry it and was just sitting there waiting for the bus.

Lin Tao now has a watch, which makes it convenient for her to check the time.

About eight minutes after Li Chengxi had walked away, an older woman in military uniform and with neat short hair came to ask Lin Tao to help look after her luggage. She wanted to go to the restroom and it was inconvenient to carry the luggage.

As soon as Lin Tao heard the elder sister's accent, she could tell that she was also from Xiangcheng. When people are away from home, they always feel a sense of familiarity with their fellow villagers.

She nodded and said, "Okay, but you'd better take your valuables with you. I can help you keep an eye on the rest."

Even though we are from the same hometown, we still need to be vigilant.

The elder sister smiled and said, "That's right. These things are just local specialties brought from home. They are not valuable."

About three minutes later, Li Chengxi came back with breakfast.

He bought a steamed bun for Lin Tao and two steamed buns for himself to share.

The buns were stuffed with chopped green onions and pork, and the juices flowed out when you took a bite. This made Lin Tao, who had eaten all day on the train yesterday and couldn't taste anything, immediately exclaim that it was delicious.

“This steamed bun is delicious.”

The skin is thin and the filling is big, it is really delicious.

Seeing Lin Tao enjoying the meal, Li Chengxi was also happy and explained, "The steamed buns here taste very good. They are always sold out early. When I went there, there was only one left. There are still a few left. Eat them all."

It’s only a little after seven in the morning and there’s only one basket of steamed buns left. You can imagine how popular they are.

After hearing what Li Chengxi said, Lin Tao noticed that there were only a few small steamed buns in total, and Li Chengxi gave them all to himself, while he was eating the empty buns.

The steamed bun in my mouth suddenly didn't taste as good anymore.

After finishing a steamed bun, Lin Tao did not continue to eat the steamed bun, but took a steamed bun to eat.

I said to Li Chengxi, "Their steamed buns are delicious, and their steamed bread must be good too. I'll try it too."

Li Chengxi shook his head and reached out to take the steamed bun from Lin Tao's hand: "The steamed bun is too dry and has no filling. It's not delicious. You can eat the steamed bun instead."

Lin Tao didn't listen to him. She opened her mouth, took a bite, and said vaguely, "Who said that? I think it tastes good."

After finishing the steamed bun, Lin Tao felt dry in the mouth and gulped down a few sips of water. She ate another steamed bun and couldn't eat any more.

Li Chengxi finished all the remaining steamed buns. Li Chengxi said helplessly: "I told you that steamed buns are not delicious."

Lin Tao smiled and said, "No, I think it tastes good."

After they finished breakfast, Li Chengxi was about to leave. He noticed two bags at his feet and asked Lin Tao, "Whose bags are these?"

Lin Tao told him about how she helped her elder sister look after her luggage: "Let's wait a little longer, she should be out soon."

Just as I finished speaking, I saw the older sister from before come out.

When the three of them got together, Lin Tao discovered that her eldest sister and Li Chengxi had known each other for a long time.

The eldest sister’s surname is Yang, and her name is Yang Aidang. She is the wife of the division commander of Li Chengxi’s unit. She is also the person Lin Hui had always wanted to curry favor with, but had no chance to do so because she had to go back for something.

Of course, Lin Tao couldn't possibly know about this. She didn't even know that Lin Hui was here.

on the island.

"So you are Xiao Lin. Girls from Xiangcheng are different. You are so pretty. No wonder Xiao Li is so enthusiastic about marriage all of a sudden. My last name is Yang. You can call me Sister Yang or Sister Yang. When we get to the island, come to me if you need any help."

"Well, thank you, sister-in-law."

Seeing Li Chengxi calling her Sister Yang, Lin Tao followed him.

Yang Aidang and Lin Tao were both from Xiangcheng and could talk to each other.

Lin Tao doesn't talk much usually, but he does talk based on the person he is with.

If she and the other person have similar personalities, she will also chat a little.

For example, now, Li Chengxi is looking at his wife, who used to be quiet in front of him, and now she is talking more in front of Yang Ai Dang than to him.

They were lucky because according to the schedule, they would have missed the morning boat.

As a result, the ship arrived a little late today and they happened to catch it.

Yang Ai Dang insisted that it was because Lin Tao was lucky.

Lin Tao's face flushed when she heard this, and she felt very embarrassed. She had been carrying the reputation of a coffin-bearer since she was a child, and everyone said she was unlucky. This was the first time someone said she was lucky.

This was the first time that Lin Tao saw the sea. There were fishermen's boats moored everywhere on the pier. The sea was wider than she had imagined, and even the sky seemed bluer than that of Xiangcheng.

The waves are vast and blue, and the smell of sea water splashing on your face is not unpleasant. When the wind blows, the sea water hits the rocks on the shore, and occasionally a group of seabirds fly by. Everything is so comfortable.

Lin Tao took a deep breath and wanted to open her arms to feel the beauty of this place.

Yang Ai Dang looked at her and said with a smile: "Xiao Lin, this is your first time seeing the sea, right? When I first came here and saw the sea, I was also very shocked. But when I came here, this place was not as good as it is now. Even the pier was shabby. Time flies. It has been more than ten years."

Yang Aidang was also a party member and was named an honorary party member because he had saved injured guerrillas, one of whom was the political commissar. The two became friends because of this.

The name Yang Aidang also came from this. Yang Aidang's original name was Yang Chunhong. She disliked the name Chunhongliulv, so she simply changed her name to Aidang.

When the coastal defense garrison was first established, Political Commissar Qi was also among the first group to land on the island. Yang Ai-Dang did not say a word.

She joined the army and devoted herself to coastal defense construction. The conditions at that time were not even a little bit better than they are now, but she never complained about it.

"Well, the sea is so beautiful." Lin Tao couldn't help but sigh.

Seeing the endless sea, all her fatigue seemed to disappear.

But this feeling was only limited to the time when she had not yet boarded the boat. After she got on board, the feeling of the boat swaying on the sea water made Lin Tao, who was seasick, feel very uncomfortable.

"Xiao Lin is suffering from seasickness. People who have never been on a boat before are prone to getting seasick when they first get on one. I just happened to have a bag of oranges from home. Xiao Li, you can give Xiao Lin one to smell and see if it makes him feel better." After all, Yang Ai Dang had lived on the island for more than ten years and had some experience with seasickness. He gave Lin Tao several suggestions.

But these are of no use to Lin Tao.

She felt like she was floating on the boat, and she felt dizzy and wanted to vomit, and then she vomited.

Li Chengxi had not expected Lin Tao to react so violently, so he quickly went to fetch some water for Lin Tao to treat. After Lin Tao had finished vomiting, he didn't care how many people were on the boat, and held Lin Tao in his arms, letting her lean on him.

It took almost two hours. Before Lin Tao got on the boat, she was full of longing for the island. But not long after getting on the boat, she was already dizzy and her face turned pale.

When they finally got off the boat, she was almost carried down by Li Chengxi.