He led her aside, squeezed her hand, and gently coaxed her twice.
"Don't cry. Three newspapers are waiting to interview you tomorrow. What if your eyes get swollen from crying?"
Jiang Si sniffed. She didn't want to cry, but she just couldn't control herself.
She was about to say, "Even if I cry my eyes out, I'll still be the prettiest one."
But when he looked down, he found that Huo Tingzhou was carrying a bag.
What's inside?
Huo Tingzhou gestured for her to open it. "Here you go. Open it and see if you like it."
Jiang Si opened it and took a look. Inside was a hair dryer, much smaller and lighter than the ones she had seen in the department store before.
She had bought one before, and it looked like a blower when you held it in your hand.
It's heavy, and incredibly noisy.
Every time she finishes blow-drying her hair, she feels like her ears are about to be deafened.
After using it twice, Jiang Si stopped liking it.
A few days ago, she casually complained that it was too troublesome to wash her hair in winter, as her hair was thick and didn't dry easily. Unexpectedly, he took it to heart.
As if sensing something, Huo Tingzhou said, "I've already tried this one, it's not that noisy."
"Okay, that's good."
Jiang Si took a look and noticed that the hair dryer didn't have a prominent logo, which was actually a good thing.
"This must be pretty hard to buy, right? By the way, how much did you spend on this hair dryer?"
After thinking about it, something doesn't seem right!
Huo Tingzhou has all his money with me, so where did he get the money from?
"You didn't borrow money from Brother Xiao and the others again, did you?"
Jiang Si only found out about it when her mother-in-law mentioned it casually last time.
When Huo Tingzhou went on a mission recently, he actually borrowed all the money from several of his fellow soldiers.
“Brother Xiao doesn’t earn his savings easily, so don’t try to take advantage of him.”
Jiang Si said, "You don't have to give me all your salary next month. Keep half of it with you."
They already have enough savings; there's no need for them to live such a frugal life.
Huo Tingzhou shook his head. "No need."
He then explained that the money was a bonus he received for a mission some time ago, which he collected last week after reporting to the General Military Region.
However, after buying a hair dryer and other things for the betrothal gifts, there wasn't much left.
"Keep these for now. I have 20 yuan on me. Give me more if you need more."
As he spoke, Huo Tingzhou took an envelope out of his pocket.
As a result, I accidentally brought out a few packages...
It fell to the ground with a thud.
Jiang Si reflexively stepped on it immediately.
After stomping on him, she glared at him and said, "I'll settle the score with you when we get back."
Luckily, everyone was talking about the banquet and no one noticed the two of them. Otherwise, if she were seen by so many people, wouldn't she lose face?
Seeing that she had returned to her old fiery self, Huo Tingzhou breathed a slight sigh of relief.
He'd be willing to be scolded every day as long as she doesn't cry.
The two families talked about the wedding until noon.
According to custom, if the woman's family agrees to the marriage, they are expected to stay for lunch.
So, Uncle Zhong went to the nearby state-run restaurant early on to order a table of good wine and food, and paid extra to have it delivered.
Both families enjoyed the meal together.
Because they were in a good mood, the old man and his third uncle had a few drinks at noon.
Before leaving, the third uncle handed over the return gifts he had prepared earlier, as well as a package of red dates, peanuts, longans, and lotus seeds wrapped in red cloth, to the Huo family.
Of course, they didn't forget the red envelope for Grandma Ye.
The Huo family also gave Grandma Ye a thick red envelope, as was customary.
This was a joyous occasion, and Grandma Ye didn't refuse.
He happily accepted the gift, and after saying a long string of auspicious words, the marriage proposal came to a successful conclusion.
The whole family left early in the morning, and apart from the guards on the sentry post noticing, all three members of the Huo family—grandfather, grandfather, and grandson—were wearing military medals on their chests.
The other people in the compound were unaware of this.
But it was only a short time past lunchtime, and there were still quite a few people in twos and threes at the entrance of the compound.
Hearing the guard's strong, clear voice: "Greetings, Commander!"
Several military dependents nearby all instinctively looked over.
With just one glance, the smiles of the group of people who had been chatting and laughing just moments before instantly froze on their faces.
Those who can live here are not ordinary military dependents, so they naturally know what wearing so many military medals means.
Judging from Old Master Huo's ruddy complexion, could it be that his family went to attend some important event?
"What day is it today?" a well-dressed woman suddenly asked, frowning.
The rest of the group were bewildered. "It was just an ordinary day."
There are still several days until New Year's Day.
The person asking the question certainly knew that New Year's Day was still several days away; she was just a little confused.
Has anyone heard that there will be a celebration or awards ceremony before New Year's Day?
Everyone shook their heads: "No, we haven't heard of it either."
Events like award ceremonies are usually announced about a month in advance.
Although the Huo family has been developing rapidly in recent years, everyone is secretly speculating.
The next head of the military is very likely to be Huo's father!
But with so many senior officials living in the compound, it's impossible that only the Huo family was notified.
However, it is an undeniable fact that the three members of the Huo family were dressed in formal attire and each of them wore military medals.
For a moment, everyone present had different thoughts.
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