During the meal, Hu Zhijun and Tian Guifang kept putting food into Xu Zhengyang's bowl and asked about his family situation from time to time.
However, Xu Zhengyang knew that his parents' identities were kept secret, so he only said some of the things he could say.
As for the specific work the two people were engaged in, he did not mention a word.
Hu Zhijun and Tian Guifang were both soldiers who had served in the army for many years. They guessed the general idea as soon as they heard it, so they did not ask any more questions.
Hu Xiaohui, who was part of the table atmosphere group, ate delicious food while telling her parents about the interesting things that happened during her training at the Jingzhou 501 Military Region General Hospital, making them laugh from time to time.
After dinner, Xu Zhengyang originally wanted to help clear the table, but was directly driven to the living room by Tian Guifang. Hu Xiaohui covered her mouth and laughed secretly, and ran to the kitchen to help her mother wash the dishes.
In the living room, after learning that Xu Zhengyang did not smoke, Hu Zhijun lit a cigarette and smoked it slowly. From time to time, he would chat with his future son-in-law, and the atmosphere was a little awkward.
Fortunately, the considerate Hu Xiaohui quickly ran over after washing the dishes, which eased the awkward situation in the living room where the future father-in-law and future son-in-law were staring at each other.
Before I knew it, it was nine o'clock in the evening.
Xu Zhengyang looked at the watch on his wrist and said goodbye.
Because Hu Xiaohui's house is an ordinary two-bedroom structure, there are naturally no extra guest rooms for Xu Zhengyang to stay overnight, so Xu Zhengyang can only live in the military district guesthouse.
But this is also good, it gives Xu Zhengyang a chance to catch his breath.
The family of three sent Xu Zhengyang downstairs, and then Hu Zhijun handed the car keys to Hu Xiaohui, and told her to make sure to send Xu Zhengyang safely to the guesthouse.
Seeing this, Hu Xiaohui immediately smiled happily, saluted her parents, said that she would promise to complete the mission, and then took Xu Zhengyang into the car.
After the two arrived at the military district guesthouse, Xu Zhengyang used his officer ID to check in a room, talked with Hu Xiaohui for a while, and then the two parted ways.
In the next few days, Hu Zhijun and Tian Guifang did not accompany Xu Zhengyang all the time because they both had their own jobs. They just asked Hu Xiaohui to accompany him to have a good look around Jicheng.
Moreover, during the weekend break, the four of them went to Hu Xiaohui's grandfather's house together, so that the old man could meet his future grandson-in-law.
In fact, before they came to see the old man, Hu Zhijun had already called his father in advance to tell him about Xu Zhengyang's situation.
That is why the old man is looking forward to finding the right person for his precious granddaughter.
Xu Zhengyang stayed in Jicheng for a week, and it was not until the last day of the holiday that he and Hu Xiaohui boarded the train to Jingzhou.
Before getting on the car, Hu Xiaohui hugged her mother reluctantly, and the mother and daughter whispered to each other for a while, mainly the mother reminding her daughter some things to pay attention to in their daily interactions.
"Woo woo~"
As the train whistle sounded, the train slowly drove out of the platform. Xu Zhengyang and Hu Xiaohui sat by the window, waving goodbye to Hu Zhijun and Tian Guifang.
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At ten o'clock in the evening, Xu Zhengyang and Hu Xiaohui walked out of Jingzhou Railway Station. Zhao Changshan had already been waiting outside. When he saw them come out, he immediately went to greet them.
"Uncle Zhao, I'm sorry to ask you to pick us up so late!" Xu Zhengyang said.
"Hey, why are you being so polite to your Uncle Zhao? How was it? Did you meet your future father-in-law and mother-in-law?" Zhao Changshan asked with a smile.
As soon as she finished speaking, Hu Xiaohui's face turned red and she hid behind Xu Zhengyang shyly.
After the three of them talked briefly for a while, they got in the car and drove towards the 501 Hospital.
After sending Hu Xiaohui back to the dormitory, Xu Zhengyang and Zhao Changshan returned home.
As soon as he entered the door, Xu Zhengyang was stunned.
He originally thought that it was already eleven o'clock in the evening and everyone in the family should have gone to bed.
But what he didn't expect was that at this time, everyone in the house, except Xiao Hongdou, was waiting for him in the living room.
As soon as he opened the door, he saw everyone looking at him with smiles on their faces, which made him feel a little overwhelmed.
"Nephew, tell me quickly, how is it?" Fu Niu, who has a lively personality, stood up from the sofa first, trotted to Xu Zhengyang, put her arm around his, and asked with a gossipy look on her face.
"Uh... pretty good!"
"What do you mean? What do you mean by 'pretty good'? Are Xiaohui's parents satisfied with you? Do they agree with what's going on between you two? You didn't say anything, just said 'pretty good' and that's it? Are you kidding me?" Funiu said dissatisfiedly.
"That's right, brother, what you said is the same as not saying anything!" Lele also spoke.
"Okay, let Wenwen sit down first!" Daya said with a smile.
When Xu Zhengyang heard this, he grinned, carried his luggage bag and walked to the sofa and sat down.
"Son, what's going on? Do Xiaohui's parents agree with you two?" Wen Sitian asked with a smile.
"Well, I agree!" Xu Zhengyang said with a smile.
As soon as he finished speaking, Erya, Funiu and Lele immediately cheered.
"Yeah, I told you everything is fine, brother?" Lele said happily.
"Tsk, when did you say that? Why do I remember you and think about bringing you delicious food?" Funiu exposed her.
"Oh, aunt, I didn't say it, but that's what I thought in my heart! Besides, haven't you always been thinking about Jicheng's specialties?" Lele said dissatisfiedly.
The people watching the bickering between the aunt and niece were already accustomed to such scenes, and they all covered their foreheads with helpless expressions.
Seeing this, Xu Zhengyang quickly unzipped his luggage bag and took out the return gifts that Hu Xiaohui's parents had prepared for him.
There was nothing particularly valuable among them; they were all the famous specialties of Luzhou and Jicheng.
Seeing this, Funiu and Lele immediately stopped bickering and came over with happy faces.
Xu Zhengyang didn't bother with them anymore, but told them everything that had happened during his trip to Jicheng.
When Xu Jianguo and Wen Sitian heard that Hu Xiaohui's parents and grandfather were very satisfied with Xu Zhengyang, the corners of their mouths immediately curled up and they showed happy smiles.
Afterwards, Wen Sitian, the mother, asked her eldest son when they were planning to get married.
After thinking about it, Xu Zhengyang said that he and Hu Xiaohui had agreed to get their marriage certificate during the National Day holiday, and they did not plan to hold a wedding banquet, just a family gathering for a meal would be enough.
After hearing this, Xu Jianguo and Wen Sitian looked at each other, saw a smile in each other's eyes, and then nodded in agreement with a smile on their faces.
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