Following the approval controversy, the regiment's political department quickly approved Qin Ye's request for independent housing.
Su Tang and Qin Ye were able to get the sunny detached house they had previously chosen.
The two arrived at their new home and prepared to begin clearing the land.
It took several days to clean up the weeds outside the yard and the sanitation inside the house.
During this time, many support soldiers came to help, which saved the two of them a lot of effort.
The spacious new home still carried a faint smell of lime and new wood.
Su Tang stood in the center of the empty living room, her eyes sparkling with anticipation for the future.
This will be her home from now on.
A real home that truly belongs to her and Qin Ye.
Seeing her excited expression, Qin Ye felt his heart overflow with joy.
"I'll go to the carpentry workshop later and have all the furniture for our house made by hand for you," he promised.
"And I've also found a contractor to make the drawings you made. It should be finished soon."
Su Tang nodded with a smile.
She looked around and her gaze fell on the cleanest, smoothest white wall.
She suddenly had an idea.
While Qin Ye wasn't paying attention, she took out a brand new, festive red cloth from her spatial storage and carefully laid it on the wall to create a temporary backdrop.
This piece of fabric was actually obtained from Jiang Sushuang. It was soft in texture and pure in color, a rare find in supply and marketing cooperatives during that era.
Then, she asked Qin Ye to bring out the Leica camera and tripod.
"Move over a little." Su Tang adjusted the camera.
Qin Ye walked awkwardly to her side, unsure of what to do with his hands.
"Smile, Commander Qin, we're taking wedding photos," Su Tang teased him.
Looking at her bright smile, Qin Ye's heart softened, and the corners of his mouth unconsciously turned up.
Su Tang set a ten-second timer, quickly ran back to Qin Ye's side, and gently leaned against his arm.
She could smell the faint scent of sunshine and soap on his military uniform, which made her feel incredibly at ease.
"Snap!"
The camera shutter clicked, the flash went off, freezing this moment into eternity.
In the photo, the man is tall and handsome, with a doting gaze; the woman is charming and radiant, with a smile as beautiful as a flower.
This is their new home in this era, in this spacious yet hopeful space that belongs to both of them.
Our first real wedding photo.
Su Tang felt secretly delighted.
Although wedding photos are not required for weddings in this era, she believes that marriage is a major life event and a sense of ceremony is essential.
"Once the photos are developed, I want to find the prettiest frame to mount them and hang them above our bed."
As Qin Ye watched her plan for the future, the tenderness in his eyes almost overflowed.
"good."
Su Tang had a new idea and looked at him with bright eyes.
"Qin Ye, let's go take wedding photos!"
"Wedding photos?" Qin Ye was taken aback; the term was quite new to him.
"That's right!" Su Tang exclaimed excitedly. "My mother left me a particularly beautiful wedding dress, the kind with an ancient phoenix coronet and embroidered robe. I'll find a chance to send it from Shanghai. We'll wear it to take photos!"
She counted on her fingers:
"We can go to Namtso Lake, the water is so blue and the sky is so close, it must be beautiful! And Yamdrok Lake, it's like a blue jewel belt! Then we can go to the foot of Mount Everest, with the snow-capped mountains as a backdrop!"
In her past life, she only knew that these places were beautiful, but she never had the time to go and see them. She never expected that she could make up for this regret.
Qin Ye listened quietly, and before his eyes appeared a beautiful image of her wearing a bright red wedding dress, standing in front of the snow-capped mountain and sacred lake.
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