Chapter 50 Chapter 50 Nowadays, weddings are all civilized, not...
Su Yan heard this and immediately stood up. "I haven't been to that room for a long time, but there are new sheets and quilts. I'll get them for you to change into." She stood on the table, wearing a piece of gossip, and reached for something at the top of the wardrobe. As she spoke to Qin Zhanwu, "How about this new quilt?"
Seeing that he didn't answer, Su Yan turned around and screamed, and found that he had been picked up by the waist.
Qin Zhanwu gnashed his teeth in anger. "Comrade Lu Yingzi, we've already obtained our marriage certificate and are a legal couple. Do you think it's appropriate for you to sleep in a separate bed from your husband?"
Su Yan said with a guilty conscience, "But there's no wedding. If people knew about this, who knows how they'd frame me."
Qin Zhanwu snorted: "If you wanted to sleep, you would have slept a long time ago. How can you not sleep after getting a marriage certificate?" He hugged Su Yan, but felt that she was too light. Worried that she was pregnant and it was cold outside, he put her on the bed and tucked her in with the quilt.
Su Yan felt she couldn't refute him, so she said, "There's a bed and quilt up there, take it down yourself. You're a war hero, you can go four or five days without food, but how come you've become so spoiled after returning to Jiangzhou that you can't even sleep if you're a little dusty? Don't you crawl through ice and snow on the battlefield?"
Qin Zhanwu didn't argue. He opened the closet and saw a newly made quilt on the top. He took it down and spread it on the bed. "How do you know this?"
Su Yan gave up half of the bed and said unhappily, "I've heard a lot of reports about your heroic deeds."
Su Yan was extremely sleepy. She turned around and pressed her quilt tightly to prevent the heat from escaping. "Go to sleep. I'm sleepy. You'd better leave early tomorrow so that the neighbors won't see you."
Su Yan's bed was bought when Lu Yingzi's parents got married. Later, when Lu Yingzi went to college and had two more children, it took up too much space, so they folded it up, now a full 1.8 meters long. She left half of it free and slept at the very end, leaving an arm's length of space between them.
Qin Zhanwu lay stiffly on the bed. As he drew closer, he could smell the faint scent of gardenias. There were no gardenias in bloom at this time of year, so where did the fragrance come from? The scent, like a hook, drifted into his body, transforming into a warm current in his lower abdomen.
He was so tormented that he couldn't fall asleep, but he heard the person on the other side of the bed breathing evenly and falling asleep in a short while.
Qin Zhanwu sighed, not knowing how long it took him to relax. Just when he felt a little better, he saw Su Yan kick off the quilt, turned over, and a white arm stretched out.
Qin Zhanwu had been to the hospital and had been told that pregnant women should not catch a cold. If they accidentally caught a cold, they could not take medicine casually. It was very painful. He turned sideways and put Su Yan's arm back. He saw that the white nightgown had spread out, revealing a piece of snow-white and tender skin on her chest.
Qin Zhanwu felt that the light was so bright that his breathing was stunned. It was as if a few ants were running around in circles in his heart. He felt that his arms were itchy. He reached out to scratch, but it was not. He reached out to scratch his face, but it was not itchy either.
After a while, he finally realized it was his palms that were heating up. Suddenly, he heard Su Yan moan softly. Su Yan seemed to be dreaming, and she frowned, as if she were dreaming about something. With just this sound, Qin Zhanwu's lower body stiffened again. He sighed inwardly: "This is really asking for trouble!"
He shook Su Yan gently: "Yingzi?"
Su Yan hadn't slept well to begin with, and had fragmented dreams. When Qin Zhanwu woke her up, she was still dazed and asked, "What's wrong?"
Qin Zhanwu pointed at Su Yan's neck and said, "Look, your neck is red. Did you get bit by some insect?"
Su Yan then realized that her clothes were already open. She quickly pulled the quilt closer and cursed, "You hooligan!"
Qin Zhanwu didn't deny it, but he was still very puzzled: "I'll go get some medicinal wine to rub it on you. Your neck is as red as a birthmark."
Su Yan rolled her eyes: "Why are you pretending? Weren't you quite good that night?"
Qin Zhanwu leaned over and laughed, "Oh, so some people's necks turn red no matter what they do." As he spoke, he lifted Su Yan's quilt and squeezed in, "It's too cold. Let me warm your hands."
Su Yan was originally sleeping on her side with her back to her. When he came over, Su Yan's lower body was pressed against him and she froze immediately. Then he put his arms around her waist and reached out to untie Su Yan's nightgown.
Su Yan pinched his hand and said, "I'm telling you, if a couple has sex during the first three months of pregnancy, it's very easy to have a miscarriage. I don't mind it. It's a good opportunity for me to not have to go to the hospital for surgery. Maybe we can even get a divorce without having to hold a wedding."
Qin Zhanwu listened and thought to himself, is this really the case? However, he didn't dare to take the risk. If the child was really gone, he might not be able to keep Su Yan. Even though he had a child now, Qin Zhanwu was still afraid of Su Yan talking about divorce.
Before she asked for leave, she was still thinking about going to the hospital for surgery in a month so that she could get a divorce. Now, from her tone, it seemed that her attitude had softened.
Qin Zhanwu asked tentatively: "Just give birth to the child, okay?"
Su Yan didn't answer for a long time. Just when Qin Zhanwu was about to be disappointed, he heard Su Yan say "hmm" softly.
The next morning, Qin Zhanwu got up early. He didn't know where he got the flour and pork from, but by the time Su Yan finished washing up, a tray of steamed dumplings was already ready. As Su Yan ate, she thought to herself, getting married isn't as bad as she thought. At least she could have hot dumplings in the morning.
Qin Zhanwu, wearing only a white military shirt and an apron, brought out some porridge and said, "I want two fried eggs too. Eat them before you go to work."
After a while, another plate was brought up with two fried eggs. Su Yan took a bite. The outside was golden brown, and the inside was tender with yolk flowing out. She smiled with satisfaction: "Your cooking skills are better than those in restaurants. Can you cook every day in the future?"
Qin Zhanwu took off his apron and sat down to eat. "How dare you imagine that I, a soldier, have nothing to do but cook for you at home all day? I'm only studying and training at the military academy now, so I can spare some time. When I go back to the field army in the future, even eating will be too much trouble."
Su Yan also knew that it was impossible, so she just asked casually: "Who did you learn to cook from? Your mother?"
Qin Zhanwu shook his head. "I learned it from our army's quartermaster. He was a chef in a restaurant before liberation and was a very good cook. In the past few years, when the national economy wasn't as difficult as it is now, he did teach me a lot of dishes."
The two chatted for a while, then discussed what to prepare for the wedding. Although Su Yan's attitude had softened somewhat, she still insisted on keeping things simple, especially not inviting too many colleagues and classmates. Not only were these difficult times difficult, and a lavish celebration wouldn't have a bad impact, but the noise and the smell of cigarettes and alcohol would make people feel sick, and if anyone got suspicious, rumors might spread.
Finally, Su Yan concluded: "Just ten people, okay?"
Qin Zhanwu objected: "It's right to keep things simple, but that doesn't mean not inviting relatives and friends, right? If you invite ten or so people, who should I invite and who shouldn't? What if I don't invite someone? People might think I have something against them. I definitely support keeping things simple. We're not having a banquet. The guests we invite can just eat in the military academy cafeteria. This is also the custom of our military academy. As for smoking and drinking, you can rest assured. Nowadays, weddings are all civilized and don't do that."
Su Yan couldn't come up with any serious and convincing reasons to refute: "I don't know your classmates, comrades, and leaders. Just give them some wedding candy. Why invite them all?"
Qin Zhanwu said, "Just smile, will they still talk to you?"
Su Yan put down her chopsticks: "Anyway, I don't have anyone to invite."
Qin Zhanwu returned to the military academy. The assigned family dormitory had already been cleaned, and the furniture in the room had also been provided by the military academy's logistics department. There were simple chairs, beds, and two small sofas. He personally brought a basin of water and wiped it carefully from top to bottom.
He Zhixiang, sweating profusely, complained, "Zhanwu, you're almost done. You still have six months left before graduation. The academy principal has spoken to you several times, wanting you to stay and teach. Our former unit sent a telegram, worried you might stay. Don't you want to go back to Fujian? You'll only live in this dormitory for six months at most, so why keep it so clean and beautiful? After you two leave, it'll be a waste for those who come after you to clean it up."
Qin Zhanwu brought in his newly bought sewing machine. "Of course I have to go back to my original unit, but Lu Yingzi is not sure. If we get married and have children, and she gets pregnant, then she won't be able to go. Come on, pass me the broom..."
He Zhixiang clicked his tongue and shook his head. "Look at you now. You're so short-tempered and sentimental. You're getting pregnant after getting married. You're really thinking too far ahead. I don't think Lu Yingzi likes you that much. You were the only one who went to see her with your things. I've never seen her come to the academy to see you. No one in our academy has ever seen her. I'd like to take a good look at you on your wedding day. What kind of beauty is this that has mesmerized you so much?"
Qin Zhanwu threw the towel over and said, "Stop talking nonsense. No matter what happened in the past, she is my wife now."
When the Sunday came, they packed up and moved all the things Su Yan used at home, even the few pots of flowers she kept. Qin Zhanwu was not tired of reminding Su Yan, so that in the end, the things he moved became more and more, and all kinds of small things were moved over.
Su Yan was very confused: "Didn't you say there was no shortage of things over there? Why are you so enthusiastic?"
Although Qin Zhanwu's attitude softened a lot after seeing Su Yan come back this time, she had said before that she would move to Xiaoheyan after getting married. He couldn't object openly and just wanted to move all these things away. Even if Su Yan wanted to come back, she wouldn't be able to live in an empty house.
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