The two parents were discussing the marriage, and Shen Buci was picking up food for Shi Qingruo and responding to them from time to time.
"That's fine. You can come back two days early for the New Year and get married at home. You two can focus on your work, and we will prepare the gifts and dowry."
"Thank you, Mom, Dad, and Aunt."
After dinner, the moon was big and round, and the yard was bright even without turning on the lights.
Under the light, Shi Qingyao was lying on a recliner in the yard, reading the red novel she had bought, while the two elders were chatting.
Shen Buci pulled Shi Qingruo to sit on one side and peeled sweet persimmons for her.
Shi Qingruo stared at the long piece of peel he had peeled and reached out to tear it off.
He cut a piece with a knife and handed it to her lips, "Here."
If Shi Qing holds on, he won't make trouble.
Shen Buci peeled off the remaining peel, cut it into small pieces and put it in the bowl, then gave her a skewer, took another persimmon, peeled it, and ate it.
She hooked her fingers around his and said, "Let's go buy some local specialties tomorrow afternoon and bring them back."
"Okay." He held her hand. "Will you report your marriage when we get back to the base?"
"Um."
Shen Buci listened to her response, smiled and leaned over to kiss her.
Shi Qingruo raised her eyes and saw that they were not looking at her, and breathed a sigh of relief, "You are really brave."
"I looked, but there was a tree blocking our view. We couldn't be seen from their perspective."
"No wonder you asked me to sit here."
Shen Buci kissed her again, “Of course I won’t embarrass you.”
It was almost time to go to bed, so everyone went back to sleep.
One day after the Mid-Autumn Festival, Shi Qingruo and Shao Fengxiu went to the monument to the heroes in the base to pay homage, and Shen Buci's family also accompanied them.
Shao Fengxiu looked at the large plane and the control tower in the distance and said with emotion: "This place seems to have not changed, but it also seems to have changed a lot. I brought your father's ashes home from here. The urn was covered with a red flag."
"The urn is very heavy and they said there was a lot of mud in it."
"I have been to the Northwest many times, sometimes with you and sometimes without. I recognize a few of the names on the tombstones. I can still remember their voices and smiles. I can still remember the way they called my sister-in-law and my sister-in-law. Their expressions are so vivid."
Shi Qingruo handed over the flowers and said, "Heroes have a reputation. When the fighter planes they test-fly hover over our airspace, when the enemy is afraid of our pilots and fighter planes, and we live in peace, then our country is strong."
When Shi Qingruo stood up, Shen Buci held her hand, and they stood quietly in front of the tombstone for a long time.
In the afternoon, Xu Xianjin brought his wife over to meet Shao Fengxiu, while Shen Buci and Shi Qingruo went to buy specialty products.
On the third day after the Mid-Autumn Festival, the two parents and Shi Qingyao were going back. At eleven o'clock in the morning, Shen Buci and Shi Qingruo sent them to the train station.
"Be safe on the road and have a safe trip."
"Okay, work hard, take good care of yourselves, remember to eat on time, don't be so busy that you forget, health is the capital of revolution, both of you remind each other." Before leaving, Yang Hongjuan couldn't help but nagging, "Remember to eat the things I brought you, don't let them go bad..."
"Got it, Mom. The bus is about to leave. You should get on. I bought you tickets to share a room with Aunt and the others. You will be able to sit next to each other so you will have company on the journey."
"Okay, no need to see me off, go back." Yang Hongjuan waved her hand.
"Sister, see you during the New Year." Shi Qingyao hugged Shi Qingruo.
"Okay, see you during the New Year. Call me if you miss me."
"I know."
After sending them to the car, Shen Buci and Shi Qingruo packed their things, returned the keys and went back to the base. Just then, the base notified them that they could move to the new dormitory, and Shen Buci's application to live on the same floor and side as Shi Qingruo was approved.
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