"Hello, Comrade Ye Zhaozhao, I am Gu Yunduan."
The man in front of me exuded masculinity, his eyes radiating confidence and charm, and I estimate his height to be 1.85 meters.
"Hello."
Ye Zhaozhao quickly snapped out of her daze; this wasn't the time to be infatuated. After greeting him, Gu Yunduan reached out and took the luggage, but didn't leave immediately.
Instead, he told Ye Zhaozhao about his infertility, fearing that his parents hadn't made it clear to her and that it would be too late to regret it after they got married.
"Comrade Ye Zhaozhao, if you don't want to, I'll go buy you a ticket and send you back right now."
Go back? That's absolutely impossible. So what if she can't have children? In her later life, she saw many people break down because of raising children.
Having a child means taking responsibility for the child's entire life. If she can't take responsibility, then it's better not to have the child at all.
"It's okay, I don't mind, let's go."
Hearing that she didn't mind, Gu Yunduan felt inexplicably relieved and led her to the car. Gu Yunduan had specially borrowed a car from the military region today.
"Let's go eat first, then go to the department store to buy things."
Because of the tight schedule, the house was delivered late, and the house wasn't fully furnished yet.
"Let's go straight to the department store."
These past two days, Ye Zhaozhao has been eating train meals. Although the taste is so-so, the portions are generous, so she's not hungry right now.
On the way, after listening to Gu Yunduan's words, Ye Zhaozhao realized that her family was still missing quite a few things.
Upon arriving at the department store, Ye Zhaozhao began shopping, with Gu Yunduan following behind to pay.
Pots and pans, thermos flasks, yarn, bed sheets, fabric, pillowcases, washbasins, toothpaste and toothbrushes, cigarettes and alcohol.
The couple's extravagant spending drew envious glances from the sales clerk; indeed, good men are always someone else's.
Gu Yunduan also bought five boxes of face cream and wanted to buy women's clothing, but Ye Zhaozhao stopped her, saying that it was more cost-effective to buy the fabric and make the clothes herself at this time.
She can do it herself. Thanks to being an orphan, she can do a little bit of everything. When she thought about making clothes, Ye Zhaozhao suggested to Gu Yunduan that she buy a sewing machine.
Gu Yunduan did not comply with her wishes. After buying two women's outfits, he took her to buy a sewing machine.
He happened to have swapped tickets with his comrade-in-arms, and they got tickets for not only sewing machines but also bicycles and radios, so they bought them all together.
Ye Zhaozhao shook her head. She only wanted to buy a sewing machine and wouldn't buy anything else for the time being. The two of them bought a Peony brand sewing machine, which cost 137 yuan per ticket.
I told the owner about the sewing machine and left my address on the island so they could deliver it to my door.
Gu Yunduan then led Ye Zhaozhao to the watch counter, but Ye Zhaozhao wanted to say that it wasn't necessary.
They had them in the mall, but Gu Yunduan said a watch would be convenient for telling time, so the two of them bought a matching men's and women's watch, both Shanghai brand, for a total of 240 yuan.
After shopping, the two drove back to the island. An hour later, they stopped in front of a courtyard.
After getting off the car, Gu Yunduan carried his things into the room, told Ye Zhaozhao that he was going to return the car, and that he would come back from the cafeteria for dinner that night, and told her to get some rest.
After Gu Yunduan left, Ye Zhaozhao carefully examined the yard. The yard was quite large, and vegetables could be planted and chickens raised on both sides.
Ye Zhaozhao entered the house, which had two bedrooms, a living room, a kitchen, and a bathroom, and was fully furnished.
One square table, four chairs, two double beds, one writing desk, one dining cupboard, and one large wardrobe.
She was very satisfied with the house. While Gu Yunduan was away, Ye Zhaozhao took out Ye Qianxue's three packages from the warehouse.
After putting everything away, Ye Zhaozhao went to the kitchen, set up a pot, and boiled water. The train was crowded and smelly, so she needed to take a shower.
After taking a shower, Ye Zhaozhao felt like she had come back to life. Just then, she heard someone talking, opened the door, and saw a strange woman.
"You must be Battalion Commander Gu's wife?"
The woman smiled and said that seeing that the newcomer meant no harm, Ye Zhaozhao nodded. The woman looked her up and down.
"Oh my god, I heard a couple of days ago that Battalion Commander Gu got a wife. I didn't expect her to come so soon. You are so beautiful. You are the most beautiful military wife on our island. Since you just arrived, I came to bring you some vegetables."
The woman had a basket slung over her arm. After hearing that she was from next door, Ye Zhaozhao let her in.
"My name is Sun Xiuhua, and my husband is Zhou Dawu. He is the political commissar of Battalion Commander Gu's regiment. If you don't know anything, just ask me."
Sun Xiuhua has a cheerful and easygoing personality.
"Hello, Sister-in-law Sun. My name is Ye Zhaozhao. You can just call me Zhaozhao."
"Xing Zhaozhao, you go ahead with your work, I'll be going now."
Sun Xiuhua dumped the vegetables in the yard and left with her basket. She came in a hurry and left in a rush.
This basket of vegetables is quite generous, containing potatoes, radishes, green beans, corn, bok choy, cucumbers, and tomatoes.
Just as I put the vegetables in the kitchen, Gu Yunduan returned, carrying a lunchbox in her hand and two bags of grain on her shoulder.
After putting down the food, the two sat down at the square table to eat. Gu Yunduan prepared braised pork, steamed buns, and two eggs.
Gu Yunduan peeled the eggs and put them in her bowl. Ye Zhaozhao thought to herself that this man was not bad, and took a bite of the braised pork.
She used to dislike eating fatty meat, but after transmigrating into the original owner's body, the original owner hadn't eaten meat even once in six months.
Now she even eats fatty meat with relish, her cheeks bulging as she eats, and Gu Yunduan smiles slightly.
During the mealtime, Gu Yunduan introduced her to the situation on the island. The island is next to the village, and military wives can exchange anything they need in the village.
There were also supply and marketing cooperatives in the army, but the supply of goods was limited, and there was only one bus to the county town every two weeks.
Ye Zhaozhao silently made a note of it and told him about Sun Xiuhua's visit to deliver vegetables during the day.
“Sister-in-law Sun is a kind-hearted person. If you need anything while I’m not around, just ask her.”
"good."
Most of the braised pork ended up in Ye Zhaozhao's stomach, along with two eggs and a steamed bun.
After Ye Zhaozhao finished eating, Gu Yunduan heated up some water and handed her a bankbook and a large wad of cash after she finished showering.
"I submitted my marriage application today, and we'll get our marriage certificate in a couple of days. From now on, you can manage our family's money."
Ye Zhaozhao didn't hesitate and took the money. There's a saying that goes, "A man who's unwilling to spend money on you doesn't love you."
Ye Zhaozhao opened her savings book, which showed a balance of five thousand yuan. In those days, a pound of pork only cost seven mao (0.7 yuan).
Five thousand yuan is a huge sum of money, Gu Yunduan explained, as it was the allowance he had saved up from missions over the years.
There were also 360 yuan in banknotes. Gu Yunduan had exchanged these banknotes with his comrades. After putting the bankbook and banknotes away, he went to sleep.
The thought of sharing a bed with a strange man tonight made Ye Zhaozhao a little nervous.
However, she fell asleep shortly after getting into bed. By the time Gu Yunduan came out of the shower, she was already asleep, so Gu Yunduan went to the military dormitory.
He didn't plan to live together before getting married.
Meanwhile, Qian Jiefang returned home, and Ge Yuqiu asked him a question.
"You saw Gu Yunduan's wife?"
"No, he submitted his marriage application today, and it should be approved soon."
Ge Yuqiu didn't expect Gu Yunduan to get married so soon. How was she going to explain this to Zhao Hong?
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