Zhao Guohui took Yu Meiru back to Zhaojiagou but found nothing.
With the family gone and the house empty, Zhao Guohui suddenly remembered that his brother-in-law, Zhou Zhixin, had been transferred to the Kyoto City Guard Regiment a few months earlier. Zhou Zhixin had specifically asked Zhao Guohui to go to Kyoto with him, but Zhao Guohui, feeling like he had accomplished nothing and only wanted to make a name for himself in N City, didn't go with Zhou Zhixin.
It seems that my sister's application to join the army has been approved, and my father should have gone to Kyoto with them. Zhao Guohui felt relieved when he thought of this.
In those days, communication between people was difficult. Sending a letter from Zhaojiagou to Kyoto would take at least ten days, half a month. Zhao Guohui couldn't wait any longer and planned to borrow a phone from the brigade headquarters to call his brother-in-law and ask about his sister and father so he could make plans for the future.
Zhou Zhixin wasn't in the army, and the person who answered the phone said he was at a training camp. Zhao Guohui had no choice but to ask someone to get Zhao Yunxiang to answer the phone.
Zhao Yunxiang had been feeling dizzy these days, as if she were floating on clouds. After hearing the young soldier's story about Zhao Guohui's phone call, Zhao Yunxiang quickly ran to the guardhouse and waited for Zhao Guohui to call again.
It was very troublesome to find someone to answer the phone in this era. No one in the family building had pressed the phone. If there was something happening at home, the call would usually be made to the guard room. The young soldier on duty at the guard room would then go to the family building to find someone after receiving the call.
It takes at least fifteen minutes to go from the guard room to the family building and back. The phone call is expensive, so I definitely can't just wait like that. I can only hang up and call back at an estimated time.
Zhao Yunxiang had been waiting in the guard room for less than half a minute when the phone rang.
"Xiaohui, how are you? Are you okay over there?" Zhao Yunxiang's eyes welled up as she picked up the phone. In all those years, Zhao Yunxiang and her brother had never been this far apart. Even after Zhao Yunxiang got married, and the distance between Zhoujia Village and Zhaojiagou wasn't very close, Zhao Guohui still frequently visited her in Zhoujia Village.
Zhao Yunxiang was truly worried. How would Zhao Guohui, newly married and now all alone in a strange city, fare? Who would wash his clothes when he was tired? Who would take care of him if he got sick? Just thinking about such a scenario made Zhao Yunxiang feel desolate.
"Sister..." Zhao Guohui just called out when he was interrupted by Zhao Yunxiang: "Xiaohui~! Listen to me, you should come to Kyoto as soon as possible. You are so smart and capable, you can still realize your dream in Kyoto. Let me tell you~ my dad is now a doctor in Renhe Hospital, and he earns more than 100 yuan a month! The hospital also allocated a three-bedroom apartment to my dad. Now Yuanyuan and Jiasheng like to go to their grandfather's house and don't like home anymore. Xiaohui, you have to help me take care of these two naughty monkeys when you are free. As long as you come to Kyoto "With dad and sister here, you don't have to worry about anything. You're not young anymore, so don't keep weighing down the past. After you settle down in Kyoto, I'll find you a new wife. Our Xiaohui is so handsome and capable, there are plenty of good girls lining up for you to choose from. Let me tell you, there are many wives of soldiers in Zhixin's army, and many of them have daughters at home! I've seen a few of them, they're good-looking and capable, hahaha... There's one more thing that will definitely surprise you - Zhixin found his biological grandfather..."
Zhao Yunxiang didn't want to talk about General Zhou on the phone, so she could only say something vaguely.
Zhao Guohui felt warm inside as he listened to Zhao Yunxiang's long chatter on the phone. After Zhao Guohui and Xu Liqin divorced, he knew that although his sister and father didn't say anything, they were still worried about him. They were afraid that he would lose confidence in women after the blow.
When I take Xiaoru to Kyoto, it will definitely give my father and sister a big shock. Zhao Guohui was secretly happy.
"Hello? Xiaohui? Are you listening? Why aren't you talking?" Zhao Yunxiang said a lot to herself before she remembered that she hadn't heard what Zhao Guohui said, so she asked quickly.
"Sister, tell Dad for me that I'm getting married. After Xiaoru and I get our marriage certificate, I'll bring her to Kyoto in a few days," Zhao Guohui said, suppressing a laugh. His sister was still the same as always, nagging at him the moment she saw him, saying everything. She talked so much that he didn't even have a chance to interrupt.
After saying that, Zhao Guohui moved the earpiece of the phone farther away from his ear.
Sure enough, half a minute later, Zhao Yunxiang's voice roared loudly: "What? Xiaohui, you are not kidding, are you? Are you really getting married? Where is the girl from? How old is she this year? You are not just looking for a wife because you are in a bad mood, are you?"
Fifteen minutes had passed when Zhao Guohui hung up the phone.
After Zhao Guohui thanked Zhao Youtian, he talked to Zhao Youtian about Zhao Qingshan's recent situation, took the letter of introduction issued by Zhao Youtian, and then took Yu Meiru home.
Zhao Youtian looked at Zhao Guohui's back with envy and smacked his lips. What a guy! He really has to be capable. Uncle Qingshan is capable. Even at his age, he still works as a doctor in a large hospital in Kyoto. Guohui is also capable. He went out and brought back a beautiful young girl to be his wife...
After returning home, Zhao Guohui realized that Yu Meiru hadn't spoken a word the whole way. Just as he was wondering, Yu Meiru sneered, "Hehe," and asked with a squinting eye: "Zhao Guohui, you're feeling really happy, right? Girls are lining up for you to pick?"
Zhao Guohui recalled what Zhao Yunxiang had said on the phone just now, and finally understood why Yu Meiru was unhappy. Zhao Guohui was no fool, so he quickly hugged Yu Meiru and said, "Xiaoru, my sister doesn't know that I already have you! How can you take those words seriously? If my sister saw you, she would definitely be very happy."
"That's right. I'm not a wife you just picked because you were in a bad mood. I'm the one you carefully selected." Yu Meiru nodded and said without blushing at all.
Zhao Guohui laughed cheerfully. Indeed, his relationship with Yu Meiru was truly a match made in heaven. Zhao Guohui had never dreamed of marrying a beautiful and capable city girl like Yu Meiru. Most importantly, Yu Meiru wasn't a spoiled child at all. She wouldn't keep anything to herself, but would speak it out to him directly.
The most feared thing between husband and wife is dishonesty. You have your own little thoughts, I have my own little calculations. Even the best of relationships will be worn away by suspicion. This was the case with Zhao Guohui's first marriage. Xu Liqin supported her family and never told Zhao Guohui about it. This was a secretive act that seemed petty and made Zhao Guohui very depressed.
Zhao Guohui considers himself not a stingy man. If Xu Liqin can't let go of her parents' home, she can talk to Zhao Guohui directly, and the couple can discuss and come up with a set of rules. This will not affect the relationship between the young couple, and will also make Zhao Guohui feel better about the subsidies.
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