Chapter 33 (Including 1000 nutrient solution extra)

Jian Lu pressed her red lips against Cheng Zheng's left cheek for less than two seconds before slowly moving away.

When my heels touched the ground, I felt my face getting hot. If it wasn't for the darkness, I might have seen a red flush.

Her hand was still holding Cheng Zheng's wrist, she let go suddenly, trying to pull her hand back, but with a burst of force, her hand was caressed by the man's rough palm.

“Lulu.”

Cheng Zheng's voice was long and soft. Jian Lu had just kissed him and she raised her head shyly. They exchanged glances and smiled at each other.

"Okay, okay. You should go back and have some rest. Haven't you gotten enough sleep in the past few days?" His breathing was hot while he was talking. Jian Lu immediately left. If they stayed any longer, this place would be too hot to explode.

"Okay." Any more words would be meaningless at this moment. Cheng Zheng felt that he was too exhausted and dirty, so he just said, "I'm also very busy in the next few days. Take a rest. I have to help tomorrow. I'll come to you when I'm done."

"Yeah." Jian Lu knew that she would never cause trouble for the people's soldiers. "I remember."

"Stay at home and don't run around. The trees outside are blowing hard and may fall down at any time. It's too dangerous. If you have any urgent matters, come to the army and find Xiao Zhao to tell me."

"I know~" Jian Lu felt sorry for the red bloodshot eyes of this man, so she took back her hand and pushed him, "Go back and have a rest, I'll wait for you to come find me."

In the dead of night, on an island where everyone is asleep, young men and women confess their love and longing for each other, unable to part.

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In the next few days, Jian Lu, who had just confirmed her relationship with Cheng Zheng, never saw her partner again.

Perhaps among all the time travelers, no one is more miserable than her. As soon as she gets her target, she becomes so busy that she disappears.

The soldiers fought on the front lines, and their families built the rear.

The radio band was finally restored, and the long antenna received the signal as the pillar swayed left and right. After a crackling sound, it rang out in the Liang family's living room:

——'This typhoon hit Crescent Island on July 3, with wind force reaching about 9, causing damage to houses and trees in Crescent Island and surrounding counties and villages. Soldiers of the 625th Unit worked together to fight the disaster and save lives. This typhoon did not cause any deaths, but 189 people were injured and all have been sent to the hospital.'

Among the soldiers injured this time was Political Commissar Liang.

When Feng Xiuhui received the news, she almost fell down. Fortunately, the signalman Xiao Zhang added that it was not a serious injury. It was just that her leg was hit by a coconut tree that broke her waist while she was rescuing someone. She just needed to recuperate for a month or so.

Jian Lu helped Feng Xiuhui make chicken soup, and accompanied her and Dunzi to the military health hospital to visit Political Commissar Liang.

In the past few months, she had been living and eating at the Liang family, and had gotten along with the three of them like family members. When she heard the news that Political Commissar Liang was injured, she was naturally worried.

After registering at the gate of the 625th Unit, the three of them, led by Liang Haisheng's signalman Xiao Zhang, went to the health hospital.

"Look, I couldn't sleep a few nights ago. My left eyelid twitched first, then my right eyelid. Something must have happened."

On the way, Feng Xiuhui was still worried. She wouldn't feel at ease until she saw someone.

Jian Lu held the chicken soup lunch box and comforted her, "Sister Xiuhui, it's okay. Xiao Zhang didn't say anything. Political Commissar Liang was not seriously injured. Don't scare yourself."

Xiao Zhang, with thick eyebrows and big eyes, also chimed in, "Sister-in-law, Political Commissar Liang is really fine. He was just worried that you wouldn't trust him, so he asked me to remember to make it clear to you. Political Commissar Liang said that he can go to the fields tomorrow."

"He dares?" Feng Xiuhui immediately stood up when she heard this, "He still goes to the ground with an injured leg? I think he doesn't want that leg anymore."

Several people rushed to the hospital.

The military hospital is a long three-story building, and Liang Haisheng is currently living in the ward on the second floor.

Jian Lu followed Xiao Zhang and looked at the hospital built in the 1970s. It was filled with a strong smell of disinfectant. The lower part of the walls were all painted green. There were long benches outside the wards. Because of the recent typhoon, there were many casualties and the hospital was crowded at the moment.

"Political Commissar Liang, my sister-in-law is here!"

Feng Xiuhui saw Liang Haisheng lying on the hospital bed and rushed forward to check his injured leg.

"What's wrong? Is it serious?"

Liang Haisheng had just finished telling the soldier in the next bed about his heroic experience of saving people when his wife and son, whom he hadn't seen for several days, suddenly came in. He immediately stopped talking and comforted them, "It doesn't hurt. This is nothing. It's just a minor injury."

Political Commissar Liang, who had seen the rain of bullets on the battlefield, really didn't take this minor injury seriously, but this remark aroused Feng Xiuhui's dissatisfaction, "You still think it's a minor injury? How many injuries have you suffered in these years? You think being hit by a tree doesn't count as an injury, right? I wonder what you will do when you are old. Don't come to me when you are in pain or crippled!"

The angry wife was furious. Political Commissar Liang looked at the soldier in the bed next to him, then at the signalman Xiao Zhang, coughed a few times, tugged at the hem of his wife's clothes, and whispered, "Okay, okay, I was wrong, isn't it okay? There are outsiders here, please give me some face."

"Face?" Feng Xiuhui raised her voice, but then lowered it again. She still wanted to save some face for her man. If she had anything to say, she would go home and talk. She just sat down beside the bed and said, "Then you should take good care of yourself and stop jumping around."

"Of course! Don't worry."

"Dad, Dad, drink the chicken soup quickly. We made it for you." Dunzi had also seen his father get injured. The child didn't understand much. He only knew that injuries hurt. He didn't want his father to feel pain, so he had to make up for it quickly.

"Okay, our Dunzi still knows how to love his dad."

Jian Lu, who was carrying a lunch box of chicken soup, smiled at Political Commissar Liang and said, "Political Commissar Liang, your sister-in-law is worried about you. I quickly borrowed half a chicken to stew for you. Have a bowl of it to replenish yourself."

As soon as the lid of the aluminum lunch box was opened, the delicious aroma of chicken soup filled the ward.

Feng Xiuhui was not a stingy person. There was another injured person in the ward. She gave a bowl of chicken soup to the injured person next to him and gave the rest to her man, watching him drink it.

That night, several people stayed in the ward for a long time, and Liang Haisheng talked about the disaster relief work during this typhoon.

"This time the typhoon came so fast that we couldn't detect it, otherwise we could have prepared in advance. Fortunately, the wind was weaker than before, so many people were injured, but their lives were saved."

"By the way, I don't know what happened to Old Cheng and Old Xu." He separated from Cheng Zheng and Xu Lang for the next two days and didn't see them again until he was injured and sent to the hospital.

"Chief Staff Officer Xu went home this morning. He didn't have much to do, so he spent a long time talking with Yuhe." Feng Xiuhui covered the man with the quilt again and continued, "I just don't know how Commander Cheng is doing? We can't enter the single dormitory."

Cough cough.

Jian Lu heard this and whispered, "Captain Cheng is fine, don't worry."

Eh~

Upon hearing this, Liang Haisheng, Feng Xiuhui and Dunzi all turned their heads to look at Jian Lu.

"Lulu, how did you know? Captain Cheng didn't come to the family compound." Feng Xiuhui was in the compound all day, and Jian Lu didn't leave her. How did this person know what Cheng Zheng was doing?

Jian Lu blushed, thinking of the scene in the middle of the night, "He came to see me in the early morning."

"This brat! Ouch!" Liang Haisheng was so excited that he wanted to straighten up, but he forgot about his injured leg and almost hurt it. He gasped in pain.

"You're going to die! I told you not to move. Your leg is injured, why are you moving around? People are just dating, why are you getting so excited?" Feng Xiuhui was firing on all cylinders, and she was rarely assertive when it came to the safety and health of her man.

After being scolded, Liang Haisheng did not dare to retort, but stretched his neck and said excitedly, "How can I not be excited! Cheng Zheng can actually go to see the target in the middle of the night, good, good, he really has the style of me in my old days~"

When Liang Haisheng and Feng Xiuhui were dating, they had trysts late at night. Unexpectedly, now Cheng Zheng is even better than his teacher and can even go there in the middle of the night.

"It's good to be alright, just wait until everyone is done with their work."

Late at night, Feng Xiuhui insisted on staying to take care of Liang Haisheng, and asked Jian Lu to take Dunzi home. Dunzi reluctantly said goodbye to his parents and went home with Aunt Lulu.

In the next few days, Cheng Zheng and Xu Lang were busy with post-typhoon reconstruction issues. Fortunately, the wind this time was weaker than before and the damage was not too serious. Liang Haisheng was discharged from the hospital and went home to recuperate after five days. His wife took care of his food and drink every day.

The first thing they did was to confiscate his wine.

With his favorite wine gone, Political Commissar Liang was deeply saddened for several days. He could only comfort his wounded heart by talking about Cheng Zheng finding a partner. He was determined to tell Xu Lang about Cheng Zheng finding a partner in the middle of the night.

Jian Lu's work at the supply and marketing cooperative was also put on hold due to the typhoon. She did not go back to work until sister-in-law Li Jihong informed her that the cooperative would resume business the following Monday.

The career is about to start, but what about your love?

Oh, love, he is still busy.

That's right, after confirming her relationship with Cheng Zheng, Jian Lu hasn't seen him for a whole week. Well, they haven't gotten married yet, but she has already started living the life of a military wife.

Today, normal life has returned everywhere. Even the row of coconut trees outside the family yard have been replanted and now stand tall and straight in front of the door.

The Liang family was preparing dinner, Feng Xiuhui was busy in the kitchen, Jian Lu was teaching Dunzi how to write, and Liang Haisheng was lying on the sofa with his injured leg resting on the armrest, reading a newspaper with a strong will despite his disability.

"Hui'er, you can eat whatever you want. Don't go to too much trouble. Be careful not to get tired." Political Commissar Liang realized that since he was injured, his wife had been trying every means to replenish herself and she didn't want to rest for a moment.

"It's very simple. Don't worry. I'll just give you some grass to eat."

"Eating grass is good too." Liang Haisheng knew that this person was speaking sarcastically. "I can eat some cold wild grass salad with a bowl of rice. Do you believe it?"

"Just be poor."

"How about adding another dish?" A familiar voice suddenly sounded outside the house.

Jian Lu was the first to react. She looked up at the door and saw Cheng Zheng, dressed in a navy uniform, walking in with a net bag in his hand and full of energy.

Seeing Jian Lu in the house, Cheng Zheng strode inside with a smile and stopped in front of Jian Lu.

"I'm back."

Jian Lu didn't have time to hide the smile in her eyes, she just nodded lightly, "Are you done with everything?"

"Yeah." Cheng Zheng shed his tiredness, put on a neat and tidy military uniform, and looked like the handsome captain Cheng again. He will finally have a day off tomorrow.

"Hey, who is this? Isn't this our Captain Cheng?" Liang Haisheng, who was lying on the sofa, said in a shrill voice, "Now you can only see the object, but not your brothers, right?"

Liang Haisheng never thought that Cheng Zheng would have this day. Look at him, he's so jealous. It's my turn!

Sour, too sour, could this corny guy be Cheng Zheng?

He had to remember what happened just now and tell it to Xu Lang later!

"Lao Liang, how is your leg injury?" Cheng Zheng showed him a mullet in the net bag, "Here, I'll give you some good nourishment and make some fish soup or something."

"Is it possible that you have forgotten your brothers even though you have lost your wife?" Liang Haisheng bumped fists with Cheng Zheng, feeling somewhat comforted. However, he was moved for less than half a minute before he watched this man approach Jian Lu again.

Forget it, just pretend he didn’t say anything.

Today's dinner was very sumptuous. Cheng Zheng and Xu Lang had both returned from their work, and the three families had gathered together.

Each person gets a big bowl of fish soup made from mullet, and cold cucumber strips, spicy and fragrant, and cold revolutionary vegetables...

Feng Xiuhui pushed the revolutionary vegetable in front of Liang Haisheng, "Here, this is the grass for you to eat."

Liang Haisheng was more enthusiastic. He put two chopsticks into his own bowl and took a big mouthful. "What's wrong with revolutionary food? It's delicious! It was good to have something to eat during the war."

Jian Lu recognized that this revolutionary dish was wild chrysanthemum, and it tasted really good. She watched Cheng Zheng pick up a piece of it with chopsticks, and together with Chief of Staff Xu, the three men still reminisced about the past revolutionary struggle years.

After the typhoon, Jian Lu felt happy to see the warm days when the families gathered together to eat.

After dinner, Liang Haisheng called Xu Lang over and described Cheng Zheng's various performances to him in vivid detail, which made Xu Lang marvel.

In this regard, Chief of Staff Xu came to the conclusion that love makes people irrational!

"That's right!" Liang Haisheng wanted to tease Cheng Zheng a few more times, but in the blink of an eye, he disappeared. Not only him, but Jian Lu was gone too. "My wife is gone. Where are Old Cheng and Jian Lu?"

"I went for a walk."

"Tsk tsk tsk, I don't usually see him so idle."

"Why do you care about other people's affairs? Shouldn't the person you're dating go for a walk?" Feng Xiuhui scolded him with a smile.

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At this time, the beach, which had experienced a typhoon, gradually returned to its usual bustle.

The sea was merciless, as if it had forgotten what had just happened. The blue waves rippled, gently hitting the rocks, washing the beach over and over again.

People who came out for fun and a walk after dinner were walking and chatting, and some young people were reading aloud on the beach.

Cheng Zheng and Jian Lu walked to the other side of the beach, where there were fewer people and it was quieter.

It was a remote place with only the sound of waves. Cheng Zheng lowered his eyes and looked at Jian Lu's hands hanging by her side. They were swaying slightly as she walked, and the white light was so dazzling that his eyes could not help but follow them.

Gently holding her hand, Captain Cheng seemed to have mastered the rules of love without any instruction, without any timidity.

Soft and warm, this is the hand of my partner, the fingers are slender, white and tender, the nails are a light pink, small and cute.

"Who allowed you to hold my hand?" Cheng Zheng gently pinched Jian Lu's hand, as if he was giving her a massage. However, he had been a soldier for many years, so his hands were a little stiff, and his rubbing made her palms itchy.

Cheng Zheng followed with a smile and said proudly, "I can't hold my partner's hand? Comrade Jian Lu, your idea is wrong."

"That's not necessarily true. Who says you can hold your partner's hand?" Having said that, Jian Lu still obediently let him hold her hand, and the two of them walked slowly on the fine sand, accompanied by the salty and wet sea breeze.

"Cheng Zheng, tell me about your rescue this time." Jian Lu couldn't wait to hear him talk about what he had encountered in the past few days.

Cheng Zheng's thoughts surged back to the time when he was rescuing people and rescuing supplies during the typhoon. "Later, when the typhoon stopped, we traveled by boat to various places. That was the only time we could take a break, but I thought of you every time I closed my eyes."

"What do you want from me? Why don't you take a break in just a short while?" Jian Lu muttered quietly, "Don't let your eyes turn into rabbits."

"It was a dark time, and I can't remember how many days I've been away. I remember that day you asked me to come to you tomorrow night and tell you something. I thought, will you still say the same thing when I go back? Will you think I'm late?"

"Of course I'm annoyed. I've made a note of it. You're seven days late." Jian Lu gestured with her hands, as if she had really made a note of it.

This playful look made Cheng Zheng smile, and he whispered, "Okay, I owe you seven days."

Tomorrow is Cheng Zheng's rare day off, so he certainly can't waste this opportunity. "I'll come find you tomorrow morning, and we'll go for a walk on the island."

He had no experience in how to negotiate with the right person, but he knew clearly that as long as he was with Jian Lu, everything would be fine.

"Okay, but don't wait for me. I'll go directly to your unit. Can I go in and take a look?"

"Of course." Cheng Zheng nodded in agreement. He was even happier that the other person wanted to see where he served in the army and lived.

Jian Lu felt sweet in her heart, because tomorrow would be the first day of their official date!

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The next morning, Jian Lu got up early and picked out her most beautiful clothes from the closet, a red-sleeved shirt made by Aunt Wang herself.

She had a slim waist and long legs, and wore a red-sleeved shirt and black leggings. She was youthful and beautiful, and people couldn't take their eyes off her. There were no cosmetics for sale in those days, so she could only use her index finger to scoop out a small piece of clam oil, gently apply it on her face, and spread it. Her fair face exuded a sweet fragrance.

She was born extremely beautiful, and even without makeup she was still an iconic beauty. She braided her jet-black hair into two loose pigtails that hung down on her shoulders neatly.

Jian Lu in the mirror has red lips, white teeth, fair complexion and delicate beauty. Even her two braided hair does not show any signs of being in the right era. She vaguely looks like an ethnic tourist on vacation.

After packing up everything and going out, Jian Lu flew all the way to the gate of the army like a joyful little swallow.

However, the expected scene of Cheng Zheng and others at the door did not appear. Instead, the signalman Xiao Zhao was at the gate, taking Jian Lu to register and then leading everyone to the commander's office.

"Xiao Zhao, what is your leader doing? Is there any official business?"

"No, the team leader said he had some personal matters to attend to, so he came to the office early in the morning and asked me to pick you up."

Xiao Zhao is not very old, only nineteen years old this year, and he is simple and honest.

Jian Lu was confused and didn't know what Cheng Zheng was doing in the office so early in the morning. After entering, she found that he was writing at his desk and looked very serious.

"Captain, your target has arrived."

Cheng Zheng looked up from the desk, writing without stopping when he looked at Jian Lu. "Okay, you go out first. Lulu, sit down and wait for me for a while."

Jian Lu didn't understand what this person was up to, so she just looked around the team leader's office.

Cheng Zheng's office is similar to him, with one thing being clean and tidy. There aren't many things in the room, but they are arranged in an orderly manner. The desk is at the side of the room, and behind it is a bookcase with many books. Jian Lu has sharp eyes and can see that most of them are ideological and political books and military books. Opposite the desk are three sofas and a coffee table, on which is the tea that Xiao Zhao had brewed before he went out.

Jian Lu, who was sitting on the sofa, was extremely curious. What private matter of Cheng Zheng could be more important than the object? So important that he would leave the object aside?

"Comrade Cheng Zheng, are you busy with personal matters?"

"Yes, it will be ready soon. Have some tea." Cheng Zheng continued writing.

"Can I take a look at it?" After all, it's a private matter and shouldn't involve military secrets. What on earth is this person writing?

What could be more important than a beautiful partner?

Seeing that Cheng Zheng had no objection, Jian Lu stood up and walked straight to the man's desk and looked down.

The large characters "dragons flying and phoenixes dancing" on it shocked her eyes.

——Marriage Report

Isn't today the first day of their official date? She thought the first day of the date would be a sweet love and sweet interaction, but this guy is actually writing a marriage report?!

"Finish it right away." Cheng Zheng signed and dated it at last, and looked at the marriage report with great satisfaction. "I'll hand it over to you later. Once you pass the political review, I'll apply for a house in the family compound. Then we'll have our own home."

Jian Lu was confused. Today was the first day of the date, so how come we were already on the road to marriage registration?

She had heard that marriage for military personnel these days is very strict and requires a marriage report and the woman needs to go through a political review, but is it necessary to do it so quickly?

I looked at the marriage report again and saw that it said:

Dear Brigade Commander:

I am Cheng Zheng, male, Han nationality, born in December 1943, from Hongqi City, Province C, with high school education, a member of the Party, joined the army in June 1957, with the rank of colonel, and currently serves as the head of the Third Regiment of the 625th Unit of Yueya Island, City H. My prospective marriage partner is Jian Lu, female, Han nationality, born in August 1950, from a family of three generations of poor farmers. We are introduced by our parents, in love, and have a sincere relationship. We apply for marriage. Please approve①.

Applicant: Cheng Zheng

July 18, 1970

"Comrade Cheng Zheng, are you going to report your marriage now?" Jian Lu looked at him in disbelief, without any hesitation.

"Of course." Cheng Zheng stood up with the marriage report and looked at Jian Lu. "I felt that I had something to do last night. I woke up today and remembered that I forgot to file the marriage report, so I hurried over here."

"It's only our first day of dating, and you're already busy with the wedding report. Isn't that too fast?"

"How can it be fast? It's been several months since we got engaged." At this point, Cheng Zheng felt a little regretful. Why didn't he think it through earlier and waste so much time in vain? "Don't you want to marry me?"

How can you say that? It sounds like you are a traitor.

Jian Lu shook her head. Although she had prepared herself mentally for the inevitable experience of traveling back to the 1970s, she still found it a little magical when she actually saw the marriage report.

"It just feels so fast." You can at least wait a few more days! Brother!

"Comrade Jian Lu, any relationship that is not for the purpose of marriage is hooliganism."

"What if I'm kidding?" Jian Lu pursed her lips and blinked at Cheng Zheng.

Cheng Zheng looked at Jian Lu's rare self-willed look and said lovingly, "What can I do to you... Didn't you act rude to me that night?"

That night?

That kiss!

Jian Lu resolutely resisted the man's attack and said arrogantly, "That's not being a hooligan, that's a goodnight kiss. Have you heard of it? I also heard it from the educated youth in our production team. It's like this in foreign countries, especially in the Soviet Union. It's out of courtesy."

Cheng Zheng had a serious expression on his face, and his brows were slightly knitted. "What did the educated youth say, male or female?"

If the male educated youth said this, wasn't he trying to trick Jian Lu into kissing him?

What a scumbag!

How can you say kissing on the cheek is polite?

Jian Lu didn't expect that he would suddenly care about the educated youth she had been talking about, "Why do you care whether they are men or women?"

"Stay away from this person in the future. He must have bad intentions." Cheng Zheng hastily concluded. Fortunately, Jian Lu is here now, far away from the Xingmin Industrial Brigade, so even if someone wants to do something bad, they can't do it. "After submitting the marriage report, you still have to wait for the brigade commander's approval, and then you will be subject to an administrative review. Don't worry, you will have time to adapt."

Turned around and went out to submit the marriage report.

Jian Lu looked at Cheng Zheng's determined back as he left, silently mourning the end of her unmarried life.

In her previous life and this life she traveled through, it’s two lives, and she’s actually getting married!

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Cheng Zheng was in a good mood after submitting his marriage report. He and Jian Lu walked around the army and introduced various places to her. Of course, he avoided places involving military secrets.

After leaving the troops, the two of them took a boat out of the island together, preparing to go for a stroll in the town and have a bite to eat at the state-owned hotel.

The sky has cleared up, and it is no longer easy to tell that there was a typhoon passing through a while ago. Jian Lu is about to officially start work.

"I'm going to work at the supply and marketing cooperative starting the day after tomorrow. It's exciting to think about it." Salesperson, which was not a popular profession in the past, is now very popular. Many people may not be able to get in even if they try their best.

"Then I'll pick you up tomorrow night." Cheng Zheng is self-taught and has a strong sense of being a popular figure.

"Okay, then you can't be late."

"good."

"I have to thank Jingjing very much this time. She took the trouble to arrange such a good job for me. Let's go to the department store later. I want to buy a gift for her."

She remembered this incident this time. No matter how comprehensive the goods in the supply and marketing cooperative on the island are, they are not as comprehensive as those in the department stores in the county town. She had to express her gratitude.

Jingjing? Arrange work?

Cheng Zheng suspected that there was something wrong with his ears.

"You mean Qian Jingjing arranged a job for you at the supply and marketing cooperative?"

"Yes, she asked your Brigade Song's wife, Director Qian, to arrange it for me. Comrade Jingjing is really a kind-hearted comrade."

Cheng Zheng almost choked up. No, he had nothing to do here? Then what about the work that Cheng Qianjingjing arranged?

This was the first time in all these years that he had asked Song Lu for help!

After thinking about it carefully, Cheng Zheng suddenly remembered that on the day when Jian Lu was notified to work at the supply and marketing cooperative, he did not have the time to mention that it was arranged by him, and he just thought that person said so. He did not know that Qian Jingjing suddenly appeared and asked for a job for Jian Lu, and what was even more outrageous was that they both asked for the same job.

Who should be credited with the achievement now? He felt aggrieved because his partner gave all the credit to Qian Jingjing.

"Is that how you thank her for arranging a job for you?"

"Yeah! The supply and marketing cooperative is a good job."

"Well, I've arranged a job for you too." Cheng Zheng felt aggrieved for once, watching Jian Lu carefully selecting a thank-you gift for Qian Jingjing at the counter of the department store.

"Huh? You arranged a job for me?" Jian Lu saw a hairpin that Qian Jingjing liked, a small and cute yellow hairpin. She was stunned when she heard what Cheng Zheng said.

"I asked Brigade Song to arrange it, but I didn't expect Comrade Qian Jingjing to go to see Director Qian."

"Is there such a thing?" Jian Lu looked like she had heard some big news. These two people were too funny. They both wanted to arrange a job for her, and they actually went to Song Lu and his wife separately. She couldn't imagine that Song Lu and Director Qian were a couple. Hey, how could they be the same person?

"Okay, then I want to thank you too!" Jian Lu coaxed Cheng Zheng as she usually did with Dunzi, and took advantage of the time when the salesperson in the department store was collecting money and settling the bill to approach Cheng Zheng with her head tilted, "I'll give you a reward too!"

Upon hearing the reward, Cheng Zheng blushed. Thinking of the warm touch on his cheek that night, he felt a little expectant and a little nervous.

However, half an hour later, looking at the four meat buns handed over by Jian Lu, he fell silent.

“Is this a reward?”

At this moment, the two were already sitting at the dining table in the state-owned hotel. Jian Lu spent 80 cents and 4 taels of grain coupons to buy four meat buns for Cheng Zheng. She also ordered a bowl of braised pork, a portion of coconut chicken, and two bowls of rice.

"Yes, this is a reward for you. You men definitely don't like receiving things. Isn't it most practical to give food? And it should be filled with meat. I just smelled it, it smells so good."

Cheng Zheng had nothing to say, and took a big bite with a little regret. The pork and cabbage stuffed bun exuded a rich meaty aroma. The stuffing was shiny and the oil that burst out soaked into the bun skin and mixed with the fragrance of wheat. The meat stuffing was fried until it was burnt and fragrant, accompanied by finely chopped cabbage residue, and the aroma filled his mouth.

He gave one to Jian Lu, and after they finished their respective tasks, they started eating again.

Jian Lu deliberately only ate one bun, as she had to save room for the braised pork and rice.

The braised pork here is the specialty of the chefs of the state-owned hotel. In the 1970s when supplies were scarce, there was no food more appetizing than braised pork.

In addition, pork is not easy to find near the island. The quantity is limited every day, and it will be gone if you come a little later.

Jian Lu was lucky enough to get the last one.

The braised pork is cooked till soft and has a sauce color all over. It seems to melt in your mouth with just a sip. The lean meat is chewy, the fat part is dense, the meat is tender, and it is well-seasoned in the soup. One piece of meat can be eaten with several mouthfuls of rice.

Coconut chicken is the signature dish here. The chicken soup made from coconut milk is three parts fresh, three parts sweet, and three parts salty, and all the flavors are balanced just right.

A bowl of coconut chicken was shared by two people.

Jian Lu's belly was bulging, and she left the final cleanup work to Cheng Zheng.

Cheng Zheng, who has been training for many years, has a big appetite. He eats all the dishes neatly and is determined not to waste a grain of food.

After eating and drinking, the two took a leisurely ferry back to the island and stayed on the beach for a long time. Now Cheng Zheng finally understood what his next-door neighbor Wei Zhengwei said, that love is just being together and talking about things and being happy.

Unexpectedly, love expert Wei Zhengwei has some real talents and knowledge.

It is also romantic to walk hand in hand with the person you love in a deserted place. Jian Lu looked at the azure water in front of her, which was quietly surging. Cheng Zheng pulled her up to a reef and she sat on it with her knees bent.

The view is better from a high place. The sea breeze blows the hair beside her ears gently, brushing across her pretty cheeks.

"Wait a moment, I'll be back soon." Cheng Zheng jumped off the reef and ran back.

Jian Lu turned around and continued to look at the sea. The sea seemed to carry many people's beautiful imaginations of nature. When the tranquil blue sea surface surged quietly, it was boundless, as if it could fill a person's heart. Here, one would only get satisfaction and tranquility.

"You like this?"

Cheng Zheng came back with a coconut in one hand, which was already opened.

There was no shortage of coconuts on the island. Cheng Zheng saw Jian Lu drinking coconut water several times at Liang's house. He didn't like it very much, but Jian Lu loved it, so he went to pick one nearby.

"Where are you going to get this?" Jian Lu held the oval coconut. The brown coconut shell was hard, but the mouth was already open, and it just needed a straw.

Otherwise, would she be asked to hold a coconut and drink from it in front of her partner? The thought of this scene is terrifying.

Cheng Zheng beside him naturally thought of this, and took out the military knife he carried with him and began to cut a thin bamboo.

Jian Lu stared blankly at Cheng Zheng's primitive way of drinking coconut juice. He saw him cutting bamboo very quickly with a knife, and then grinding the bamboo mouth several times to smooth out the bamboo thorns.

"Okay." A bamboo straw that transformed rapidly fell into the coconut. Cheng Zheng raised his chin towards Jian Lu and said, "Drink it."

Coconut juice is as light as water, crystal clear, and has a light sweet taste. Jian Lu likes this taste very much and drinks coconut juice every year. She never thought that she would be able to drink as much as she wants on the island now.

"Do you want to drink?" After taking a few sips, Jian Lu tilted her head and asked Cheng Zheng.

Cheng Zheng just wanted to shake his head and say he didn't want to drink it, but looking at her wet eyes, he couldn't say no for a moment. Then, as Jian Lu moved, the bamboo straw was brought to his mouth.

Jian Lu held the coconut in both hands and prepared to feed Cheng Zheng a drink. Seeing that he was in a daze, she urged him, "Drink it quickly, it tastes very good."

Cheng Zheng took a look at the straw, opened his thin lips slightly, gently held the top of the straw, and took a deep suck. The sweet coconut juice flowed into his mouth through the straw.

“Is it delicious?”

“Yeah.” Cheng Zheng stepped back a little and nodded. The coconut juice in his mouth seemed to be emitting a strong sweet taste, so sweet that it made him feel dizzy.

When he looked up again, Jian Lu was already drinking through the straw, and Cheng Zheng's handsome face became even hotter.

Jian Lu was leisurely holding a coconut and drinking coconut juice without noticing anything was wrong until a minute later, when she habitually bit the straw when drinking the beverage through it, she realized something was wrong.

Did Cheng Zheng and I just share a straw?!

No wonder Cheng Zheng has been so quiet right now, could he be shy?

She also felt her cheeks a little hot, but after all, she was born in the 21st century, so she couldn't be more shy than the natives in the 1970s, right?

What's wrong with drinking through a straw with your partner?

He lowered his head and held the straw in his mouth, continuing to drink with a righteous look! But he didn't dare to look up at Cheng Zheng again.

As the night deepened, Jian Lu finished drinking a coconut and prepared to take it home. She would quickly hollow out the coconut meat and use the coconut shell for decoration.

Jian Lu and Cheng Zheng walked along the beach, leaving some deep and some shallow footprints.

As night fell, the day's date ended and the two reluctantly prepared to leave.

Jian Lu was very satisfied with today's date. She went out for the whole day and was sent to the gate of Cheng Zheng's family compound. She waved goodbye happily.

"Go back to the troops soon. I'm going in too. Bye!"

The girl's slender, snow-white neck was particularly eye-catching under the bright moonlight. She curved her eyebrows, as if she had plucked the moonlight and injected it into her eyes, making them clear and clean.

Cheng Zheng grabbed Jian Lu who was about to leave and pulled her back to him. The two were close to each other and his voice was a little seductive. "No goodnight kiss today?"

Jian Lu obviously didn't expect that the old cadre of the abstinence department could actually say such a thing! She said it all day long, but this person actually remembered it?

"No, I can't have a goodnight kiss every day. I'll give it to you when you perform well!" With a smile on her lips, Jian Lu prepared to leave quickly.

But her wrists were held, Cheng Zheng held her slender hands with both hands, bent his body slightly, lowered his head slightly, and said, "Then I'll give it to you."

Accompanied by the heavy breathing of a man who suddenly approached, Jian Lu was startled to feel a dark shadow blocking her way, blocking the moonlight, and then she felt a soft touch on her cheek.

At first, there was a slight coolness, and then warmth.

Cheng Zheng's strokes passed across Jian Lu's face like a dragonfly skimming the water. Their faces were so close together that they could seem to hear each other's heartbeats. Under the dim moonlight, their two breaths gradually intertwined, making this world boiling.

Jian Lu pushed Cheng Zheng away and said vaguely, "I'm going back first."

She turned around and ran away with her braided hair shaking. She hurried back to the house, threw herself onto the soft bed, and rolled over and over on the quilt.

Why is it so different between loving your own loved ones and being loved by others?

Holding the quilt tightly, Jian Lu pursed her lips, a slight smile and a hint of sweetness flowed out of her. She tilted her head to look at the moon outside the window. It was so beautiful.

Cheng Zheng, who returned to the single dormitory, suffered from insomnia again. He lay on the bed with one hand behind his head. The usually cold and serious Captain Cheng looked at the round moon and curled the corners of his lips unconsciously.

I reached out and touched my upper lips, and there seemed to be a lingering fragrance that lasted for a long time.

The moon hangs high in the sky, shining on the lovers on earth and telling them stories of love.

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After spending several days with Cheng Zheng, Jian Lu suddenly remembered that there was an important matter that had not been dealt with. While Cheng Zheng was having dinner at the Liang family, she mentioned, "Should we call Aunt Wang?"

The two of them were married, but there was no time to inform Cheng Zheng's mother.

"It's fine to tell her now. I was planning to wait until the marriage report is approved and your political review is over before telling her."

Last month, Aunt Wang asked her neighbors to write a letter to scold her son and ask him to be more careful and come to his senses sooner. At this moment, she never thought that Cheng Zheng had already announced his marriage.

The two came to the communication room. This time, Cheng Zheng confidently wrote down the relationship between Jian Lu and himself in the registration book. He was particularly firm when he picked up the pen and wrote - object!

I called the Tongxingmin Production Brigade headquarters and waited for a while as usual. Finally, the call was handed to Aunt Wang.

"Mom, it's me. How are you feeling lately? Yes, I know, everything is fine here, don't worry..."

Jian Lu was listening at the side. Nowadays, there was no sound insulation on the telephone, and Aunt Wang's voice came into her ears intermittently from the receiver.

"Lulu and I are dating."

Jian Lu heard Aunt Wang on the other end of the phone suddenly raise her voice and yell, "Hey, you finally got it! Don't bully others, treat them well!"

"I just made the marriage announcement today. Yes, okay, do you want to check the almanac? Okay, then you choose the date, pick a good date." After removing the receiver, Cheng Zheng tilted his head and explained to Jian Lu, "My mother said to check the date right away and pick a good date that matches our horoscopes."

Everything was on schedule, and Jian Lu's sense of unreality gradually disappeared. It was time to start choosing a date! She was really getting married.

A minute later, the voice on the other end of the phone came through the receiver and into Cheng Zheng's ears, "It's chosen. Three months from now, September 27 (Lunar Calendar). This date is the most suitable for your horoscopes and is also a good date for marriage."

Three months later?

Cheng Zheng's face suddenly changed, his Adam's apple rolled, and he said unnaturally, "Mom, I remember now, choosing a good day is all feudal superstition. Now we are destroying the four olds, we can't do this kind of thing."