As night fell, the cafeteria was brightly lit. Lu Shiyi walked slowly into the cafeteria, holding Su Jin's hand with his right hand and holding the marriage report in his left hand.
The director and team members have arrived. Everyone looked at Lu Shiyi's figure from the window. The cafeteria immediately became quiet. Everyone looked towards the door, waiting to see Su Jin's face.
Su Jin was wearing a pair of black straight pants today, a white shirt on top, and a camel cashmere coat with a cotton lining sewn inside.
After the physical examination, Lu Shiyi saw that the sun was shining and the road conditions were good, so he took Su Jin home on his bike.
Su Jin's coat was made by her mother for the original owner last year. In order to wear it in winter, Su Jin specially turned his cotton coat and pants into an inner lining, which he buttoned inside the coat so that the lining could not be seen from the outside.
Lu Shiyi's eyes lit up when he saw Su Jin's coat with a slightly cinched waist.
"Hello, sister-in-law!" the team members said loudly.
"Hello!" After returning, Su Jin rushed to buy a few pounds of White Rabbit milk candy before the supply and marketing cooperative closed. "This is wedding candy. Those who have children should take some back."
When the team members saw Su Jin's outfit, they knew that she was also a girl from a big city. Some of them were shocked to see that White Rabbit candy was used as wedding candy.
The minister and the political commissar looked at the White Rabbit milk candy and glanced at Lu Shiyi.
"This is Xiaojin's gift. The Yue family was worried that Xiaojin wouldn't be able to adapt to the countryside, so they specially prepared a few kilograms of White Rabbit sugar coupons. They were all brought here today." Lu Shiyi only said that Su Jin used all the sugar coupons, and the team members all cast grateful glances at him.
Su Jin's generosity shocked everyone. After hearing Lu Shiyi's explanation, they thought that Su Jin was so generous because he valued them.
"Comrade Su Jin, I'm Shi Yi's superior, and this is the political commissar," Minister Wu stood up and saluted, then shook hands with Su Jin under Lu Shiyi's cold gaze. "Shi Yi is a good soldier and will be a good match. After submitting the marriage application, I specifically applied for a family compound. Once you get the marriage certificate, you can move in with the troops."
Su Jin smiled slightly: "Ayi mentioned it, Minister, I would like to trouble the two leaders to help prepare for the engagement banquet today."
When Lu Shiyi started speaking, his soft Jiangsu and Zhejiang accent made the people present feel comfortable listening to him.
"Tell me about your engagement party quickly." The political commissar glared at Lu Shiyi when he heard Su Jin speak.
The team members looked at them intently. Lu Shiyi stood in front of the main table and said, "Xiao Jin is an educated youth who went to the countryside. I also fell in love with her at first sight. We are really set to get together. Let me make it clear to everyone that from now on, when we see her, just call her sister-in-law!"
"Yes!" The team members looked at the six dishes on each table, one hotpot, one stewed goose, one stir-fried chicken, and three meat dishes with ample portions.
They knew that Lu Shiyi really liked Su Jin, otherwise, he would not introduce Su Jin to everyone.
"Let's eat!" Lu Shiyi said, "Everyone can eat as much as they want today."
The team members have a lot of training to do, and most of them hunt in the mountains. Lu Shiyi bought ingredients from the cafeteria, which is much cheaper than outside.
The engagement banquet was held in a lively atmosphere in the cafeteria. As we were in a state of war preparedness, no alcohol was prepared for the banquet.
Lu Shiyi and Su Jin stood side by side at the door. After seeing everyone off, the minister and the political commissar looked at Lu Shiyi.
"Take your little girl to the family compound. It's too dark tonight, so you can stay at the Armed Forces Department. You're already engaged, so it's no different from getting married." Minister Wu told Lu Shiyi, "Your little girl lives not far from mine and the political commissar's house."
The three top leaders each have a courtyard, and Lu Shiyi's courtyard has been prepared since he arrived.
Su Jin was holding Lu Shiyi's hand and followed him for a stroll in the yard of the Armed Forces Department.
The family compound is separated from the training ground. Except for meal times, the side door of the training ground will be opened to allow military wives to go to the canteen to get meals. It is closed at other times.
Lu Shiyi took her to the front of the yard, held her hand, and pushed open the door together.
"Xiao Jin, this will be our home from now on." Lu Shiyi said in a low voice.
Su Jin looked at the yard with the lights on. It was much brighter here than the houses in the village, and her eyes couldn't adjust to the light for a while.
There is a main house with four rooms in the courtyard, three side rooms on the right, and a kitchen and storage room on the left.
"I had two toilets built. One is next to the middle room in the wing, and the other is behind the bedroom. The toilet and bathroom in the main room are separate." Lu Shiyi arranged it according to the layout of the imperial capital.
Su Jin's eyes lit up after hearing this. Lu Shiyi had prepared the house completely according to modern standards, with two bathrooms in the guest room and the master bedroom being usable.
"You stay in the master bedroom today, and I'll sleep in the guest room." Lu Shiyi pointed to the master bedroom. "The bathroom is open 24 hours a day."
Lu Shiyi entered the house and turned on the lights in the living room. Su Jin felt as if she had returned to modern times.
"Ayi, is there hot water here every day?" Su Jin was wondering whether to celebrate the New Year here. The conditions in the village were obviously not as good as here.
"Well, we'll come over on the third day of the Lunar New Year. We can't come over on New Year's Eve or the three days before." Lu Shiyi poured her a glass of warm water and said, "I'll introduce you to the villagers during the New Year's Eve dinner this year."
Lu Shiyi had already planned to invite Su Jin to attend the banquet. Lu Shiyi didn't want the villagers to speculate about their relationship. Su Jin had to earn work points in the village during the spring plowing, so she couldn't join the army for this year.
"I also prepared a bathroom at home where you can take a shower every day." Lu Shiyi didn't want Su Jin to change her original habits, so he deliberately changed the layout of the house.
Su Jin looked at Lu Shiyi in astonishment: "When did you do this?"
"I exercise every morning. Apart from running, I spend the rest of my time renovating the bathroom. Although I still need to boil water, I can just drain the water after taking a shower. The water will flow directly into the water tank in the private plot behind." Lu Shiyi chatted with Su Jin and told her the direction of the hot water.
There was a terraced heater against the wall in the room. After Su Jin entered the room, he took off his coat and sweater and only wore a shirt and straight pants.
"There's no way to install heating in the village, so we can only use a coal stove for now." Lu Shiyi told Su Jin, "It will be warmer once you come and live here."
Nearing 10 o'clock, Lu Shiyi said good night to Su Jin and went straight to the guest room to sleep.
Su Jin pushed open the door of the master bedroom and found that Lu Shiyi had specially prepared goose yellow curtains and a four-piece bed set of the same color.
Lu Shiyi must have come from a high-class family. This four-piece bedding set was bought at the Imperial Capital Friendship Store using foreign exchange coupons.
Su Jin was busy all day, so she went to the bathroom at the back to take a shower and then went to sleep.
She had a dreamless night and was awakened by the sound of a military bugle outside the courtyard just after six o'clock. She opened her eyes in a daze and saw that she was sleeping in an unfamiliar environment. She quickly got up and sat on the bed.
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