He never imagined that Chen Yun would put her arms around his neck and sighed softly, "We are husband and wife, so of course we have to face difficulties together and share happiness together. You want me to live a simple life, but I also want you to be happy every day!"

Liu Qiao was very pleased to hear this. He picked up Chen Yun while panting and walked to the bed. "Let me be happy for a while."

Fortunately, they bought a new bed. Chen Yun thought, if it was the old bed, everyone in the family would know what they were doing.

**

Today's host Zhu Xiaofang started to clean up the dishes after the guests left. Although Gao Guobin is a male chauvinist at heart, he helps out when it comes to housework and he handles most of it.

Zhu Xiaofang was originally a time traveler from the modern era. Before she traveled through time, she was also a woman who wanted to get married. She originally planned to travel and meet more people after getting promoted and getting a salary increase, but she traveled through time in a daze. She and Gao Guobin actually had no feelings for each other. When she traveled through time, her original self was about to elope with a man in the town. Fortunately, she stopped the loss in time.

The man she eloped with was just a little more handsome, but his other qualities and character were not as good as Gao Guobin's. She secretly cursed the original owner for not being clear-headed, but she knew after thinking about it that the Gao family had better conditions.

She is much younger than Gao Guobin, and the age difference is even greater than that between Chen Yun and Liu Qiao next door. Moreover, Gao Guobin and Liu Qiao are different. Gao Guobin is not happy if they are a little intimate outside. She even saw Liu Qiao feeding Chen Yun on the train before.

Of course, she wasn't trying to compare herself with anyone, she just suddenly understood why some couples divorced even though they had no mistresses or mother-in-law issues. It was simply because of their incompatible personalities.

"Guo Bin, why is the captain's wife so nice to Liu Qiao next door?" Zhu Xiaofang was a little confused. Qin Guizhi was already over 50 years old, and she only had one son who was married and had children, and she didn't have a daughter to marry Liu Qiao. Basically, every time Liu Qiao came in today, Qin Guizhi took the initiative to talk to him, and she seemed to be particularly concerned.

How could Gao Guobin be satisfied in his heart? No matter how generous he was, he still felt a little jealous when he saw Liu Qiao, who used to be the deputy battalion commander like him, was now the battalion commander. But he was a man and would not say it as bluntly as a woman.

"It seems that Qin Guizhi wanted to introduce her niece to Liu Qiao before. She had introduced several girls to him before, and none of them were worse than this one, but Liu Qiao didn't like any of them."

Zhu Xiaofang was surprised: "Why would he like Chen Yun?" This Chen Yun looked like a little white rabbit, but in fact she was very scheming, and she did things a little dishonestly, like an ungrateful person. And the fact that she became a teacher also showed that her family might have a little money, but she was not very successful, otherwise she would have worked in a bank like Zhou Qin.

After all, Gao Guobin and Liu Qiao have worked together for many years, so he knows a lot: "They are all from Jiangcheng. His father is the director of the Public Security Bureau in Jiangcheng. People outside don't know the details, so it's more reassuring to find a family member who knows him well. Moreover, Liu Qiao has very high standards. Qin Guizhi introduced him to a girl who graduated from a university, but he went to see her twice and didn't talk about it anymore. I guess he went because of the face of the head of the group's wife."

It turns out that Liu Qiao is really a good person. No wonder everyone thinks highly of him? Zhu Xiaofang thought.

On the other hand, Chen Dafen was very satisfied with her performance at the wine table today. She didn't get along with Zhou Qin, and Zhou Qin didn't get along with the head of the group's wife. She didn't like Zhou Qin because she thought Zhou Qin was condescending to her, and she had a general attitude towards Qin Guizhi, so today Zhou Qin pretended to go into the kitchen to help, and she didn't go.

When she was with Captain Zhang's wife outside, she asked people who came in to eat to say hello to her. Besides, she was often scolded by her mother-in-law in her previous life, but in fact, it was not her who was embarrassed, but those people in her hometown deliberately did not let her stand out. She only had an elementary school education and married into the Hu family at a very young age. Hu Yongbing was still a soldier in the first few years and never came back. After he came back, they had a son, Qiangqiang, a few years later.

At that time, her parents-in-law said every day that she was a chicken that couldn't lay eggs. Even her parents couldn't raise their heads in front of her parents-in-law. Now think about it, it's so ridiculous. How could she have a child without a man around?

Hu Yongbing had already fallen asleep, but Chen Dafen was still not sleepy. She was not as good as the two people next door. Zhu Xiaofang was pretty, capable, and educated. Chen Yun had a family background and education. Although she was a little afraid of hard work, her family was rich. The two of them were assigned jobs, and someone like her could only work in a factory at most.

It would be difficult to take care of her son if she worked in the factory, so she wondered whether she should set up a stall to earn some money so that she could save more and live a better life.

Thinking about the future, her mind was filled with endless fantasies.

**

Chen Yun stopped staying up late and maintained a regular work and rest schedule. After a few days, her skin became fair and rosy. Liu Qiao can rest for four days starting from today, so Chen Yun wants to go to the street with him to buy New Year's goods.

Usually, you can buy some side dishes at the nearby market, but if you really want to buy something better, you have to go to Longcheng. Chen Yun got up early and put the leftover rice from yesterday in the pot and added two eggs to make egg fried rice.

She made kimchi out of white radish strips, but it's a pity that we can't eat it now. Liu Qiao has been chewing kimchi for several days. So although Liu Qiao has experienced some wild survival, he is still very picky. The habits in his bones can't be changed.

"I have to go get some money today, then go get a passbook, and then deposit all the money." Salaries are basically paid in cash now, and Chen Yun always feels that if she has the money on her, she will need to use it, so it is better to put it in a passbook. It is also troublesome to withdraw money, so she doesn't want to use the money much.

Liu Qiao was just having fun with his wife, and seeing how serious she was, he let her go.

Chen Yun took out the small flower bag she brought from her hometown today. In addition to buying New Year's goods, she also had to buy some food to entertain guests. Liu Qiao was not very good at cooking, so he gave the decision-making power to Chen Yun.

The two of them were lucky. The car was waiting for someone to fill up. When they got on, the car was full and ready to leave. Chen Yun saw her acquaintance Chen Dafen and quickly greeted her, "Sister Dafen, are you going there today too?"

Chen Dafen nodded: "Yes, I also want to go to the street to buy some things." She felt that Zhu Xiaofang, the wife of a deputy battalion commander, was treating everyone to a feast and making a big fuss. After all, she was the wife of the battalion commander, so she couldn't be too stingy...

After she finished speaking, she noticed that Liu Qiao was also there. She didn't know why, but she felt quite relaxed in front of Chen Yun, laughing and scolding, but she felt a little restrained in front of Liu Qiao. It's not that Liu Qiao is very serious, on the contrary, he is very polite, but his temperament is not like her. Lao Hu and Lao Gao are both taciturn people. At first glance, it seems that they are difficult to get along with, but in fact, it's nothing. Liu Qiao seems to be easy to get along with, but she dare not do anything casually in front of him, for fear of being despised by him.

Seeing Chen Dafen leaning against the window with her eyes closed, Chen Yun ignored her and said to her husband, "I heard from Sister Lu that men also need rings nowadays. Can I buy one from you someday?"

Liu Qiao smiled and said, "Didn't you buy a watch from me? If you really want to buy one, you have to wait until we return to Jiangcheng. There's nothing good in Longcheng."

"Yes, and it's been spread like a myth. It said that an old lady was wearing gold earrings and went to the market to buy vegetables. Someone pulled her earrings off and her body was covered in blood. Tsk tsk..." Chen Yun wanted to wear her ring before, because she thought it was pretty. But she thought it would be a waste if it was stolen.

Liu Qiao also told her: "It's the end of the year, and many people who are at the end of their rope are ready to make a quick buck and leave. Let's stock up on New Year's goods these days. If you want to go out, tell me and I'll go with you. Don't go out alone, okay?"

Of course she felt safe with her husband around, Chen Yun agreed with a smile.

After getting off the car, Chen Dafen stood aside waiting for them, but Chen Yun wanted to go shopping alone, so she asked politely, "Sister Dafen, where are you going?"

Chen Dafen pointed to the market next to Youcheng Department Store and said, "I'm going there, where are you guys?"

Chen Yun smiled and said, "We have to go somewhere else first. You go first and we won't delay you."

Chen Dafen also saw that they didn't want to go with her, so she left quickly, because she came to buy groceries today, and there were a lot of things, and Hu Yongbing was not as considerate as Liu Qiao to go out with her. She was thinking that the three of them would be able to take care of each other, or ask Chen Yun to help carry the things, but she didn't expect that they were going in different ways, so she had to forget it.

Chen Yun and Liu Qiao went to the bank together to queue up to withdraw money, and then opened a new account. Chen Yun took out a large hundred-yuan bill and put the rest at the innermost part of her bag. She also took out some change and put it in her own wallet. She prepared three hundred yuan to buy New Year's goods, which was actually not a small amount.

"Last time Zhu Xiaofang prepared halite dishes, so let's make hot pot. This way there will be more dishes and they won't get cold easily. It just so happens that the hot pot stove you bought can be used." Before she came, Liu Qiao bought a small stove and an alcohol stove.

Liu Qiao nodded and praised her: "How smart! How did you know that I love hot pot the most?"

It's great to have such a husband who never spoils things. Chen Yun went to the market with Liu Qiao, "Let's make a fish ball hot pot. Buy two fish and cook them yourself. You also need to buy vermicelli and pork."

Chen Yun bought some dishes for the dinner party, and then started to prepare New Year's goods. Not to mention couplets and other things, she also had to weigh melon seeds, peanuts, and candies. She also bought a lot of meat and fish, because the price of meat and other things would go up during the New Year, and it was not certain that she would be able to buy good ones by then.

Three pounds of fresh hand-rolled noodles were weighed. In the end, even Chen Yun herself didn't know how much she had bought. Anyway, most of the money in her hand had been spent. She even sighed: "The money is not spent yet, I'll save it for red envelopes." She also bought a few red envelopes.

Because they carried so many things, they had to pay for one more person's fare, but looking at the large and small bags of things still gave them a sense of fulfillment.