The captain slurred and mumbled incoherently.
Xia Anyan was speechless for a moment.
If I had known, I wouldn't have told him at this time.
Just then, the brigade leader's wife arrived.
Judging from his appearance, you can tell he's had too much to drink; he's all sticky and viscous.
It's always the same; it's so embarrassing.
She glared at the captain with disdain, then stepped forward and pulled him: "Have you no shame? Xia is getting married, and you're drinking like this. People would think you've never drunk alcohol in your eight lifetimes."
“It’s all over now, why are you still causing trouble at Uncle Xia’s house? What are you trying to do? Come back with me right now.”
The brigade leader's wife was known for her short temper, and she and the brigade leader often argued at home.
The worst incident was when the brigade leader's wife broke his leg.
From then on, the reputation of the battalion commander being henpecked spread.
The captain's face darkened: "You woman, what... what are you doing here? I... I still need to entertain our niece."
"You'd better leave quickly, don't get in the way..." The captain was speaking incoherently, not out of fear, but because he was really under the influence of alcohol.
The captain's wife went up and slapped him twice across the face. The captain then became obedient and followed the person away.
Xia Anyan and Gu Shen exchanged a glance and then burst out laughing.
Wow, this captain is so funny.
After watching the people leave, they were exhausted and decided to go back to their rooms to rest.
But when it came to Xia Anyan and Gu Shen, things were a bit different...
The two looked at each other, both feeling a little embarrassed.
Actually, they had already arranged the wedding room yesterday.
It wasn't the room the two of them originally shared, but a separate room arranged by the old man, complete with everything he needed.
Moreover, the accommodations were quite far from the guest rooms and the old man's room. It could be said that it was a suitable place set aside just for the young couple.
However, the newlyweds didn't spend much time together before getting married.
Leaving them alone now will still cause some problems...
"Yan Yan, Ashen, you've been working for a long time, you must be tired. Go back and rest. You don't need to clean up here, we can take care of it."
Mother Gu came out of the kitchen with a smile, urging the young couple to go back quickly.
Xia Anyan felt even more embarrassed; she could dig a three-bedroom apartment out of her toes.
Gu Shen noticed her discomfort and smiled, "Yan Yan, you go back first. I'm going to talk to Dad about something."
Xia Anyan practically ran away.
Gu's mother glared at her silly son, patted him on the shoulder lightly, and said, "You silly boy, you've already married a wife, what are you doing?"
Gu Shen glanced at her and sighed helplessly: "Mom, Yan Yan and I have only known each other for a short time, I don't want to scare her."
"Besides, it's daytime now, what else do you want us to do?"
After thinking about it, Gu's mother felt that her son was right.
Most importantly, seeing that her son and daughter-in-law have a good relationship, the young couple can get along however they want.
"So where are you planning to go now? Or, why don't you go back to your room to rest first?"
The old man has quite a few rooms here, and even though the young couple got married, he still kept all the essentials.
Gu Shen shook his head: "No need, I'm going to talk to Dad about something."
Mother Gu shook her head and went to get busy.
Gu Shen and his father talked for a long time, and neither of them looked very well when they came out.
"Okay, then you go ahead, I'll take care of things at home."
Gu Shen nodded and walked towards the gate.
Old Zhang, seeing him about to leave, asked in confusion, "Young Master, are you going out?"
Gu Shen nodded: "Uncle Zhang, please don't call me Young Master anymore. If you don't mind, just call me Shen."
Old Zhang was stunned for a moment before nodding.
The grandson-in-law the old man has chosen is indeed quite good.
Gu Shen drove off, heading towards the county town.
He didn't even need to ask around; he found Zhou Chuan's place directly.
It was in the guesthouse right next to the commune.
The guesthouse was a tenement building, not a newly built one, with wooden handrails and stairs that made a 'thump-thump' sound when you walked on them.
Upon arriving on the second floor, the corridor was somewhat dimly lit, with overhead lights on, but the area illuminated was limited.
As you get closer, you can see that the paint on both sides of the walls is damp and peeling.
There was scattered lime and mold at the base of the wall.
There were still marks on the wall, water stains.
Every two meters there is a door, a wooden door painted green, with a white number plate on it.
The wooden doors had peeling paint in some places and cracks in others. The doors of occupied rooms were tightly closed, while those of unoccupied rooms were locked.
This is what a guesthouse looked like back then.
Having found the room number, Gu Shen politely knocked on the door.
However, after knocking several times, no one answered the door, and Gu Shen frowned.
"Zhou Chuan, open the door." This time, there was finally some movement.
The footsteps grew closer, but Gu Shen wasn't in a hurry; he simply stood there and waited.
He arrived at the worst possible time. Zhou Chuan was drinking alone, his face flushed, two bottles were already spilled on the floor, and the side dishes on the table were almost all gone.
Zhou Chuan's eyes were somewhat glazed, and he was walking unsteadily; he was clearly drunk.
He opened the door and saw Gu Shen standing there. He was stunned for a moment, then his face was full of anger: "You... hiccup~ What are you doing here? Are you here to see me... to see me make a fool of myself?"
"Go away, go away now, you...you get out of here."
Zhou Chuan tried to push someone, but almost lost his balance and fell over.
Seeing him like this, Gu Shen could no longer hide the disdain in his eyes.
That kind of man is really useless.
Where did he get the audacity and such daring thoughts to actually want to marry Xia Anyan?
Even a starved camel is bigger than a horse; her status as a young lady is not something a country bumpkin like him could possibly touch.
Even he himself felt unworthy of Yan Yan, let alone Zhou Chuan.
"Zhou Chuan, look at yourself now. How are you worthy of Yan Yan? What can a loser do besides drink and cause trouble when drunk?" Gu Shen's words pierced Zhou Chuan's heart like a sharp blade.
His eyes sharpened instantly, like a raging beast: "What right do you have? What right do you have to say that to me?"
Gu Shen scoffed coldly.
I thought he was going to keep up the act forever, but it turns out he's nothing special.
"What, you're not pretending anymore? Weren't you drunk just now? Now you're sober?" Gu Shen's sarcasm made Zhou Chuan's face turn pale and then red.
Finally, he dropped the pretense and sneered, "You came all this way just to see me make a fool of myself. Now that you've seen it, Commander Gu, can you leave?"
Gu Shen's gaze fell on what was behind him. The room was a mess, making one not want to set foot inside.
"Now that you're here, I feel there are some things I should make clear to you. Let's go, let's talk somewhere else."
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