Chapter 43 Changing the Map?
Chapter Forty-Three
August 4, 1971, the 14th day of the sixth lunar month, the Year of the Pig (Xin Hai), is an auspicious day for marriage.
Given the current situation and the fact that Ye Anguo is highly regarded in the military, his wedding leave was short, so their wedding was not a grand affair; they simply had two tables set up.
In the morning, Ye Anguo and Jiang Lai went to get their marriage certificate. At noon, they had lunch at Jiang's house with their relatives and friends. After lunch, they hurried back to Ye's house. The groom's wedding was in the evening.
Well, in an era when many people simply hand out some candy at their weddings, having both the bride and groom's families host banquets was already considered quite grand, though it couldn't compare to the grand weddings of later generations.
However, he will be very satisfied with this in the future. He doesn't like those complicated plots; this simple approach is just fine.
However, because Ye Anguo had to rush back to his unit, they didn't even have time to stay at home for one night on their wedding day. They had to take the train back to the unit that night, so they spent their wedding night on the train.
The Jiang and Ye families worked together to pack a lot of luggage for them, and then rushed to take them to the train station. There were more than a dozen packages of all sizes, which made Jiang Lai's scalp tingle.
If we relied solely on manpower to carry it there, the people would be ruined, right?
Jiang Lai wanted to say she wouldn't bring so much stuff, but it was the wish of both sets of parents. Although she had a huge advantage, she still needed to bring some items with her. Besides, her objections were ineffective. Fortunately, someone helped put the luggage on the train, and Ye Anguo's comrades came to pick her up when she arrived. Otherwise, if Ye Anguo had to carry all that luggage by himself, he probably would have had to go up and down the train about 10 times to get it off.
As the train rattled along, Jiang Lai, who had thought she wouldn't cry, couldn't hold back her tears when she saw her parents chasing after her, wiping away tears and calling out to her to live a good life, not to worry about them, and to remember to write to let them know she was safe. She burst into tears.
At first, Jiang Lai just quietly wiped away her tears, which made Ye Anguo feel sorry for her.
"Sweetie, don't cry, or your eyes will hurt."
Ye Anguo. It would have been better if he hadn't tried to comfort her. As soon as Ye Anguo opened his mouth, Jiang Lai's tears flowed like a tap that had been turned on, and there was no turning it off. She hugged Ye Anguo and started crying. Before, her tears were beautiful, but now they were just plain wailing. Ye Anguo was heartbroken and frantically tried to comfort her.
Jiang Lai didn't want to be so undignified. She thought she could face this wedding with a calm mind, after all, he wasn't her true betrothed, and she hadn't spent enough time with the Jiang family. But during this time, she had truly felt the sincerity of the Jiang family towards her. She wasn't made of wood, so naturally she had feelings too.
Jiang Lai cried for a while before calming down with Ye Anguo's comforting words. Ye Anguo promptly brought her a glass of cool water, which Jiang Lai, who was thirsty from crying, drank in one gulp. Finally, she stopped crying, and Ye Anguo secretly breathed a sigh of relief. If she had continued crying, Ye Anguo would have started crying too (feeling sorry for her).
After crying herself to sleep, Jiang Lai was also tired, so she simply went to bed. Luckily, Ye Anguo's rank was high enough to buy a sleeper ticket, otherwise she would still have to endure it.
Jiang Lai fell asleep quickly, but Ye Anguo didn't sleep either. Seeing that Jiang Lai was a little hot, he took a fan and fanned her so that she could rest better.
Jiang Lai slept until the next morning. After all, this was her first time getting married in both her previous and current lives, and she hadn't slept well the night before, so it was no wonder she was nervous.
It was already past five in the morning, and the sky was still dark. The entire carriage was quiet and pitch black, and Jiang Lai was nestled in Ye Anguo's arms.
As soon as Jiang Lai moved, Ye Anguo woke up as well. He immediately looked at Jiang Lai and asked, "Awake? Are you hungry? I'll go make you a cup of malted milk powder?"
Ye Anguo remembered that Jiang Lai hadn't eaten much at the wedding banquet last night and was worried that she was hungry.
"No need, I'm not very hungry, brother, my eyes hurt." It really hurt; Jiang Lai had cried a lot yesterday, and her eyes were still swollen, red and swollen. It would be strange if they didn't hurt.
"Here's a damp towel to put on your eyes." Ye Anguo immediately took out the towel he had prepared earlier. Last night, Ye Anguo asked someone in the same carriage to help him get water, and then put the towel in an enamel mug, waiting for Jiang Lai to wake up so he could wipe her face and refresh her. It would also be good to use it to put on her eyes now.
"Brother, where are we now? How much longer?" he asked with his eyes closed.
"It will probably take another two days and two nights."
Jiang Lai: "Last time it didn't take this long, right?" What happened? Can the train slow down? Or did they change trains?
"You forgot? I've been transferred to Heilongjiang Province, so it will take three days and four nights to get there," Ye Anguo said.
"Huh? When did this happen?" Jiang Lai was completely bewildered; she had no recollection of ever hearing Ye Anguo mention this.
"I told you about this the night I got back half a month ago, have you forgotten?" Ye Anguo didn't expect Jiang Lai to be unaware.
"Uh... was it when my mom was talking to me about Su Erniu?" Jiang Lai tried hard to recall, and it seemed like that was the case. She had just heard her mother, Liu Aihua, talking about Su Erniu and Shi Cheng, but Jiang Lai had overlooked it.
Speaking of Shi Cheng, Jiang Lai thinks he is also a talented person. Su Erniu used a scheme to get Jiang Lai and Ye Anguo together because Shi Cheng was destined to be the richest man in the country, and also successfully clung to Shi Cheng.
But even so, it's no use. Shi Cheng has liked the original owner for a long time. Because of Su Erniu, Jiang Lai was forced to marry an old man with three children. Shi Cheng was so desperate for her that it would be strange if he could have any feelings for Su Erniu.
Later, Jiang Lai tricked Shi Cheng into knowing the real reason why Su Erniu had orchestrated all of this, and Jiang Lai even gave Shi Cheng Su Erniu's "golden finger" (a magical ability).
After that, Jiang Lai didn't pay much attention to them. The next time she heard about Su Erniu was a few days ago. Su Erniu got married. The bride was not Shi Cheng, but Xie Guangyuan, who would open a chain of hotels in the future. It is said that Xie Guangyuan is over forty years old, not good-looking, and has a wife and children. No one knows what Su Erniu was thinking when she pulled this stunt of becoming a mistress and taking over the wife's position. Jiang Lai was stunned when she heard the news. She did not know that Su Erniu could be so shameless.
"It seems like it was around that time, Lai Lai. I'm sorry to trouble you. That's a new military region, it was only recently built, and all the facilities are still under construction. Plus, it's quite far from the town." Ye Anguo felt guilty because the area was really desolate.
"It's alright, I don't really like going out anyway." Indeed, Jiang Lai is a homebody, and with her amazing cheat ability, she's not afraid of being bored.
Even though Jiang Lai was mentally prepared, she was still stunned when she arrived at the new military region, because the new military region was so far away from the town. It took four hours to get from the military region to the nearest town by car.
Jiang Lai was stunned.
Jiang Lai's mood has changed.
Staying at home voluntarily and being forced to stay at home are two completely different feelings.
Fortunately, the only thing that could comfort her was the well-built family compound. The individual houses with their own yards were very pleasing to her, and Ye Anguo also gave Jiang Lai a big surprise.
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