Chapter 26 Getting Ready to Get Married
Du Ruoxia didn't know what he knew, but she just followed him and they soon arrived at the department store.
Du Ruoxia didn't have a single penny on her, so she didn't dare take anything.
"Is this okay?" Yang Zeyan asked, pointing to the sofa. He noticed that Du Ruoxia's small house only had a few chairs.
Du Ruoxia quickly waved her hands, "No, don't!"
How could she possibly accept Yang Zeyan's things? They were simply getting what they needed, and there was no need to involve money.
“If you don’t, they’ll make things difficult for me and say I’m abusing you,” Yang Zeyan said helplessly. “My wife doesn’t need to save money.”
Du Ruoxia thought of Peng Guobin, whom she had met today, and realized that he was indeed quite controlling. She pursed her lips and nodded.
In the blink of an eye, Yang Zeyan set his sights on various basins, bowls, chopsticks, toiletries, face cream...
"Don't buy too much. I'm going to the county to take an exam, and it's not convenient to bring it all with me," Du Ruoxia said, pointing to the pile of daily necessities in Yang Zeyan's hand.
Yang Zeyan tightened his grip on the things, his eyes fixed on Du Ruoxia, "You're going to take the exam?"
"Yes, I'll take the medical licensing exam in a few days."
Du Ruoxia originally thought Jiang Dezhu was a good person, and apart from He Meiling, the other educated youth in Yuxi Village were all easy to get along with, so she originally planned to listen to the brigade leader and settle down in Yuxi Village.
After this incident, Du Ruoxia no longer wanted to stay in that place.
Yang Zeyan bought some daily necessities. He wanted to buy a sofa, but Du Ruoxia refused. Yang Zeyan didn't insist and bought a few chairs instead.
After that, he somehow got a bicycle and brought all his things back to Yuxi Village.
Yang Zeyan started moving things into the house. After a while, he was covered in sweat and realized he had forgotten to buy a change of clothes.
"Are you going back to the team today?" Du Ruoxia asked.
In Du Ruoxia's mind, one cannot leave the team casually when on a mission. It is also very uncomfortable not to take a shower in such hot weather, especially since Yang Zeyan was covered in dust the day before.
"I'm not leaving tonight. I'll make do in this chair for the night. You can sleep peacefully." Yang Zeyan gave Du Ruoxia a reassuring look.
Du Ruoxia looked slightly embarrassed. Yang Zeyan had misunderstood her. As a surgeon, she had dealt with corpses before.
Du Ruoxia could only nod stiffly; to say anything more would mean she was being asked to leave.
Yang Zeyan brought the groceries he bought to the kitchen, gutted the fish, chopped the meat, and washed the vegetables with great skill.
When Du Ruoxia came out after taking a shower, Yang Zeyan had already set out the meal.
A braised fish, a stir-fried water spinach, a stir-fried pork with chili peppers, and a tomato and egg soup—Du Ruoxia's stomach started to rumble as she looked at the food.
Wow, I didn't know you had this skill!
Three dishes and a soup, a feast for the eyes, nose, and palate.
Yang Zeyan smiled slightly, "I'm glad you like it."
“Once this is resolved, we’ll go back to the city to get our marriage certificate,” Yang Zeyan said as he sat down.
"Do you soldiers get your marriage reports processed so quickly?" Du Ruoxia asked in surprise.
As far as she knew, the military should have gone through a process when submitting a marriage report, but it seemed like it was just a formality for Yang Zeyan.
Moreover, Du Ruoxia had just thought of a problem, so she asked, "Do your parents know? What if they don't approve of you marrying just anyone?"
“My parents won’t disagree. They’re urging me to get married. I don’t need to worry about getting the marriage certificate. We can move into the family compound after we get the marriage certificate,” Yang Zeyan said calmly.
Du Ruoxia saw that he kept emphasizing that she should just stop asking and that it was better to leave all the trouble to Yang Zeyan than to do it herself.
That night, Yang Zeyan still took a shower, and the two spent the night peacefully together.
The next day, when Du Ruoxia got up, the living room was empty. Yang Zeyan had left sometime earlier, leaving her a note.
I'm going to run some errands. I'll eat breakfast while it's hot.
Du Ruoxia noticed a small pile of tickets and a stack of money next to the breakfast.
She clearly didn't see him go to get these things, yet so many suddenly appeared.
Du Ruoxia counted them, and there were a full fifty yuan, not to mention the tickets.
"So Yang Zeyan is going to keep me as his mistress?" Du Ruoxia couldn't help but chuckle to herself.
She could only sigh, but dared not let Yang Zeyan know, for he would probably be angry if he heard.
After having breakfast, Du Ruoxia went back to the educated youth settlement.
Luo Xiaojuan was pleasantly surprised to see Du Ruoxia. "Ruoxia, are you alright? We heard about what happened yesterday."
Wang Sufeng also came over and asked with concern, "Your aunt is really a jerk. She didn't give birth to you or raise you, so why should she interfere in your marriage?"
“Du Zhiqing, I think you should sever ties with your family in this situation,” Tian Xueying said quite seriously.
Luo Xiaojuan and Wang Sufen were both startled.
Du Ruoxia shook her head helplessly. "If we're talking about severing ties, when I came to the countryside to work, I had a huge fight with my parents. Although I didn't explicitly say I was severing ties, now that I've come to Yuxi Village and cut off contact with them, isn't that the same as cutting off family ties? But they can still marry me off with just a telegram because of that blood relation."
“In my opinion, verbally severing ties isn’t enough. We should also inform the village committee and the street office, and it would be much better to just transfer the household registration out,” Tian Xueying said.
Wang Sufeng said, "Changing one's household registration is a troublesome matter."
Indeed, in this day and age, even going on a long trip requires a letter of introduction, and changing one's household registration is out of the question.
“Actually, I have another good idea,” Du Ruoxia said.
Luo Xiaojuan, Wang Sufeng, and Tian Xueying all looked over at the same time, "What's the solution?"
"I'm getting married."
"Who will you marry?" Luo Xiaojuan asked.
They hadn't seen Du Ruoxia with a boyfriend during their month in Yuxi Village.
"This person isn't from Yuxi Village. I'll introduce you to him another day."
He Meiling, who was secretly listening to their conversation at the door, couldn't contain herself and wanted to rush over to ask Du Ruoxia if the person she was going to marry was Yang Zeyan.
He Meiling recognized yesterday that the man hiding in Du Ruoxia's house was Yang Zeyan. Before she went to the countryside, her family was relatively well-off. Her uncle was a company commander, and she had also witnessed the power of the Yang family's background.
Yang Zeyan's father was a political commissar, and he himself was very promising, becoming a regimental commander at just over twenty years old.
She couldn't understand how Du Ruoxia could always have such good things happen to her.
First, he saved the patient by accident, and now he almost pushed Du Ruoxia into a fire pit, but he also helped her climb up to Yang Zeyan.
Not only did He Meiling fail to bring down Du Ruoxia, but she also lost her virginity. She was truly indignant, and a sense of resentment lingered in her heart. She had an impulse to rush up and strangle Du Ruoxia.
He Meiling then closed her eyes, calmed herself down, and comforted herself that there was still a chance. They could get divorced even if they got married, and besides, their marriage was only verbal. Moreover, she had met Yang Zeyan a few times before, and she didn't believe that Yang Zeyan had no memory of her at all.
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