"That's our regimental commander's wife, isn't she beautiful!"
"But let me tell you, our regimental commander's wife is not just good-looking, she's very capable."
As they were talking, a sharp-eyed young soldier noticed that Jiang Si had sat in the driver's seat of the jeep.
A moment later, the Jeep started.
The young soldiers on board were dumbfounded as they watched the dust billowing up behind the vehicle.
"She's driving! She can actually drive!"
"I already told you, our regimental commander's wife knows a lot!"
"Driving is nothing, her paintings are also super beautiful, and she can play chess, she can play all kinds of chess."
This is something that can be said, and something that can't be said; He Ping keeps his mouth tightly shut.
Everyone was cheering excitedly, but Su Wanwan, who was sitting in the last row, remained silent.
She glanced in the direction the jeep had gone and couldn't help but scoff inwardly.
She wanted to see if those two would still be laughing after the truth came out!
Jiang Si was unaware of what happened on the commuter bus. She was already almost at the provincial capital's department store, ready to go on a shopping spree!
There was nothing they could do; the house they were allocated was just one apartment.
Oh, no, Huo Tingzhou is a regimental-level cadre.
According to the current military furniture allocation policy, they can collect it from the logistics department by presenting their marriage certificate.
1-3 drawer tables, 1 dining table, 2-6 wooden chairs, 2-6 stools, 1 double bed, 1 single bed, and 1 bookshelf.
You can only choose one of the cupboard or the bedside table, and the quantity is also 1.
These are all the items you can get, but they're mostly old furniture.
There was a funny incident in the family compound before because of these old pieces of furniture.
A newlywed couple were having sex in the middle of the night when their double bed suddenly collapsed!
That sister-in-law is very shy, and because of this, she didn't leave the house for several months.
Huo Tingzhou knew that Jiang Si was not used to furniture that others had used, so after thinking about it, he decided to just buy all new furniture.
Jiang Si thought so too, except that nowadays you need a voucher to buy large pieces of furniture.
Therefore, most people choose to hire a carpenter to build their wedding car, as it's cheap and doesn't require a ticket, but the waiting time is too long.
If they want to collect everything, it will take at least a month.
"Do you have enough furniture coupons? If not, buy a couple of items first, and then buy more later when you have enough coupons."
"That should be enough; we can buy all the big items."
"Where did you get so many tickets?" Jiang Si asked, somewhat surprised.
This person is like a treasure chest, they have everything you could want.
Huo Tingzhou touched his nose, looking somewhat uncomfortable.
“Some of it was borrowed from others, some was exchanged for other receipts, and some was saved up over the years.”
In truth, Huo Tingzhou had no idea whether the marriage would take place or when it would happen, but he had already made all the necessary preparations in advance.
So that one day when she looks back, I won't be left with nothing to offer.
"Let's go up to the third floor and look at the furniture first."
"Um."
Since Huo Tingzhou had already scouted the location yesterday, the furniture selection process was quite quick.
The main reason is that the furniture styles are all quite similar at this time.
Jiang Si inquired about the general layout and size of the houses in the family compound, and finally chose two double beds. There are two rooms downstairs, one for each room.
The smaller room in the attic had only one single bed.
Each bed is equipped with two bedside tables, because she sometimes gets up in the middle of the night to drink water, and she needs a place to put her things.
She chose a five-door wardrobe because she has a lot of clothes; a three-door one simply wouldn't be enough!
Fortunately, even in winter, thick quilts are not needed on Qiongzhou Island, otherwise even a five-door wardrobe would not be enough.
She chose a dressing table with a mirror; she had bought so much face cream, she needed a place to store it.
The chest of drawers I chose was the kind without drawers, with two small drawers on top for storing needles and thread.
Below are five large drawers, which will be used to store underwear, hats, scarves, and the like.
I felt one chest of drawers wasn't enough, but since I had enough receipts, I simply bought two.
When we put them all together, there's just enough space on top to put a large camphor wood chest.
The living room is rectangular, so we chose a square dining table with six chairs and bought four long benches as spares.
Jiang Si hesitated for a moment between whether or not to buy the sofa and coffee table.
In the end, Huo Tingzhou said, "Buy it, it's okay."
Knowing what she was worried about, Huo Tingzhou said.
“All military and corps-level officers have sofas in their homes, and many regimental-level officers have also bought one, so let’s buy one too.”
"Okay."
Jiang Si nodded, and the sofa she chose was a three-seater with two single seats.
The coffee table is just a regular solid wood coffee table.
Next, I picked out two three-drawer cabinets, a writing desk, a cupboard, a shoe cabinet, a clothes rack, a washbasin stand, and a small square table for the kitchen—one of each.
Jiang Si clapped her hands: "That's about it. Comrade, could you please calculate the cost for me?"
"Are you...are you sure you want all of these?"
The sales clerks were dumbfounded. These days, even well-off families would only buy furniture with 72 legs for their weddings.
She's really something else; she bought two sets with more than 72 legs each!
Jiang Si nodded. Of course, that was certain. Otherwise, why would she have spent so much time playing here?
After receiving an affirmative answer, the salesperson picked up the abacus and fiddled with it for a while, soon arriving at an astonishing number!
Huo Tingzhou confirmed the pickup time with the other party, and then went to the cashier to pay the bill without saying a word.
Next, they went to a place to buy the four essential wedding items.
On the way here, Jiang Si told him that she would only buy one bicycle; she either already had one or didn't need the others.
Huo Tingzhou agreed to her request and ended up spending 158 yuan plus a bicycle ticket to buy a Phoenix brand 26-inch semi-chain bicycle.
Seeing that Huo Tingzhou was about to go to the textile counter, Jiang Si stopped him.
"We don't need to buy bed sheets, duvet covers, or pillows."
"My third uncle has packed all my things and sent them over. They should arrive in the next couple of days."
As for the pots, pans, and appliances stored in the space, Jiang Si doesn't plan to take them out.
After all, these were things that the Jiang family had openly lost, and she didn't want to lose more than she gained and cause herself trouble!
Huo Tingzhou: "If I don't buy anything else, how about I tailor a couple of outfits for you?"
You have to wear new clothes to get married.
Jiang Si wanted to say: Don't I have enough clothes?
But after thinking about it, I decided to buy it! Why not buy it!
The two of them spent the entire morning browsing in the department store, and by the end they were so tired they were starting to feel overwhelmed.
"Have you bought almost everything you needed?" Jiang Si asked him.
Huo Tingzhou took out a notebook from his pocket and flipped through it for a while.
"There are also some small odds and ends, which can be found at the military service center. You can buy them when you get back."
Jiang Si immediately lay down in a relaxed, reclining position, but after a while, she suddenly got up again.
"We've gone on such a big shopping spree, have you told your family about the wedding yet?!"
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