Chapter 13 Chapter 13 is a bit old
After Gu Zhao finished speaking, he looked into Ye Tan's clear big eyes, and seemed to realize that his words were inconsistent. He tightened his face and lowered his eyes, and the fried dough sticks in his hand froze in mid-air.
A big man stood in front of him, so stiff that he seemed to be weathered. Ye Tan did not make things difficult for him. He reached out to take the oil paper bag and lowered his head to smell it.
"It smells delicious. Your mother's cooking is really good."
She couldn't even come close to him.
I don't know what her personality is like, if she's not bad...
I turned my head to look at the man next to me who was slowly regulating his breathing. His face was really handsome and his body was very nice. I didn't dislike him at all.
It's rare to see someone who still has some youthful innocence in love, and it's obvious that he has no criminal record. This is a rare person that is hard to come by nowadays.
Since you have to get married anyway, you might as well find someone you like.
After some mental evaluation, Ye Tan asked, "How old are you?" His tone was as casual as if he were to meet a child on the street and casually ask how old he was.
But when Gu Zhao heard this question, he was not calm at all.
The girl in front of him looked eighteen, and he was twenty-seven.
There is a natural barrier in between that lasts almost ten years.
For the first time, Gu Zhao felt old.
Listening to the sound of Ye Tan eating fried dough sticks, I unknowingly arrived at the destination I wanted to go.
A park with plenty of shade and cool summer breeze.
But his mood was not cool at all at the moment, but so hot that he felt like sweating.
Gu Zhao clenched his fingers and said calmly, "Twenty-seven."
He glanced at the girl next to him, wondering if she thought he was too old.
The silence lasted so long that Ye Tan almost forgot the question he asked casually.
But it’s okay, not too big or too small.
In the past, there were groups of unmarried people in their thirties and forties around her, including her.
Seriously, I'm older than him.
When Ye Tan thought of this and looked at Gu Zhao, he suddenly felt a sense of pleasure, like an old cow eating young grass.
Ye Tan tried hard to swallow the fried dough stick in his mouth, but he choked a little.
Gu Zhao, who was well prepared, immediately handed over a bottle of milk.
It was the kind of milk in a glass bottle that was shorter than the palm of your hand, just the right size to put in your pocket.
Ye Tan, who was choking, took the bottle and drank a few sips to swallow the food stuck in his throat. He took a breath and smoothed his chest, "Thank you. Do you want to recycle this bottle?"
Gu Zhao: "Just finish your drink and I'll take it back later."
Milk is not cheap nowadays. It is a scarce commodity. Their family can only get it occasionally. So Ye Tan asked: "How much is it? I will give it to you."
Gu Zhao chuckled: "So polite?"
Ye Tan: "It should be."
Gu Zhao said, "Just invite me back later."
If there is give and take, there will be a chance to meet.
Ye Tan didn't know about Gu Zhao's little trick, and thought that he could just treat him to a soda and return it to him later.
"Is there a big family in your family?" Ye Tan asked.
Gu Zhao: "My dad passed away early, and my mom and I are the only ones left at home."
In fact, she really wanted to ask about his mother's personality and whether she was easy to get along with, but it felt a bit inappropriate to ask in front of her son, so Ye Tan thought about it and didn't ask.
If they decide to go back and ask someone, it won't be far from them anyway, across the river, and most of the people there are families of employees from nearby factories, so it won't be difficult to find out.
"What do you do now?"
"Currently serving in the Navy, a regimental-level officer."
Ye Tan was surprised at his level, and couldn't help but praise him for being young and promising.
It's not easy to be single even though you have the face and ability.
"So you're on vacation now? Are you leaving soon?"
Gu Zhao nodded heavily. He didn't have much vacation this time, so he was very anxious about Ye Tan's matter. He was afraid that the other party would not agree to be a date with him after his vacation, and he didn't know when the next vacation would be.
Maybe she has been married to someone else.
So no matter what, you should try to finalize the relationship before leaving.
Gu Zhao looked at the girl's delicate face and tried hard to appear calm and reliable. He knew that the more anxious he was, the more stable he had to appear so as not to cause trouble.
Fortunately, Ye Tan didn't seem to have any negative feelings towards him, otherwise he wouldn't have asked about his family situation. Isn't this the first step in getting to know each other between men and women?
Ye Tan considered it and saw that there were only a few people walking in the distance. There was basically no one around them, so he asked him directly: "If you go to the army after you get married, will your wife have to stay at home?"
As for being a military wife, she also knows a little bit about it. A woman who marries a soldier must be prepared to support a family on her own, which is said to be quite hard.
But there are also advantages. She doesn't have to deal with men, she doesn't have to share the big bed at home, there is less friction in daily life, and she has the man's salary to spend.
Even though they are apart for most of the time, no one will urge her to have children. If she has a good mother-in-law, there will not be much difference between getting married and not getting married, and it can also solve the problem of her going to the countryside.
The more Ye Tan thought about it, the brighter his eyes became. Seeing Gu Zhao nodding continuously, he felt that the conditions in front of him were quite suitable for him.
Seeing Ye Tan nodding at him with admiration in his eyes, Gu Zhao had no idea what Ye Tan had asked. His palms were sweating with nervousness as he seized the opportunity: "Comrade Ye, can you be my partner?"
Ye Tan was stunned. She didn't expect this man to be more direct than herself. However, she had thought about it and said, "I need to go back and discuss it with my family."
When I get home, I'll ask my parents to find someone to find out about Gu Zhao's family situation.
Gu Zhao also knew that important matters in life should not be taken lightly, so he said, "As you should. Well, I'll come find you tomorrow."
Ye Tan nodded, thought for a moment, and then shook his head: "Let's meet here."
Gu Zhao's tense expression relaxed, and he smiled. He looked at Ye Tan's face seriously and said, "Okay, see you tomorrow."
After they finished talking, the two walked around and talked for a while. Seeing that it was getting late, Ye Tan suggested going home.
Gu Zhao naturally couldn't let her walk back alone.
Because their relationship was uncertain, the two of them walked on the road with a distance of two people between them. Gu Zhao was unable to see the person off to the door, but stopped at the intersection.
He watched Ye Tan wave at him, then turn into the alley leading back home.
Gu Zhao withdrew his gaze only after the beautiful figure disappeared, but it seemed as if there were still two long braids swaying in front of his eyes, making his heart tremble with unrest.
Gu Zhao returned home in a good mood, and couldn't help but eat an extra bowl of rice at dinner time.
Lin Qiuyun looked at his son, who was different from before, while holding the bowl, and asked him, "Is there anything happy today?"
Gu Zhao paused while eating, looked up at his mother, and the corners of his lips twitched into a smile.
Now Lin Qiuyun was sure that there really was good news.
She immediately asked: "What makes you so happy?"
My son knows himself. He always has a stern face and you don’t see him smile for several days. It would be a great thing if he could clearly express that he is in a good mood.
Lin Qiuyun thought of the day when this guy was with the brooding chicken, and her eyes lit up, "You didn't really find a girl you like, did you?"
Then she saw a hint of unnaturalness on her son's face. After all, when he just came back, he had clearly told his mother that he had no plans to get married.
But Lin Qiuyun didn't mind her son's capriciousness at all. She was so excited at the moment that she couldn't describe it in words.
She stood up quickly: "Really?"
"What's her name? Whose family is she from? How old is she? When will you propose marriage?"
Faced with his mother's repeated questioning, Gu Zhao's discomfort disappeared and he picked up his chopsticks to continue eating.
Seeing that he was still in the mood to eat, Lin Qiuyun angrily snatched the chopsticks and put them aside: "What time is it? You still have the mood to eat, eat, eat, eat. If I don't marry my daughter-in-law home this time, you won't be able to eat in the future!"
Gu Zhao was deprived of the right to eat and couldn't lean back in his chair to comfort his mother: "Mom, don't worry, she hasn't agreed to me yet."
If it were useful, he would be able to complete the two strokes of his eight characters today.
Lin Qiuyun's face was filled with disappointment when she heard this. "So she hasn't even agreed to be your partner yet. How can you be so useless? You have such a face for nothing."
What's the use? I can't even pick up a girl.
Lin Qiuyun sat down disappointedly and continued eating, but Gu Zhao no longer had the mood to continue eating the fourth bowl of rice.
I don’t know how Ye Tan’s family discussed it?
Should I go to their home tomorrow to meet their parents and find out more?
While searching through his memory, he thought that he had never bullied Ye Yanlin before.
Thinking of this, Gu Zhao felt that he couldn't just sit there and wait, he had to do something.
He stood up suddenly. Lin Qiuyun looked up from her disappointment and watched her son turn around and walk into the room.
"You're not eating anymore?"
"I'm full."
Gu Zhao returned to his room and began to rummage through the drawers, finding sets of clothes.
There were the military uniforms he brought back from the army, as well as the daily clothes his mother prepared for him at home.
Gu Zhao pulled out a suit and tried it on. It was black, the outfit he usually wore. He looked in the mirror. He didn't notice it before, but now he just felt it was pitch black, which was far from Ye Tan's fresh and beautiful appearance.
I am older than her, and I look even older in this outfit.
Gu Zhao hesitated for a moment, then turned around and took out a plaid shirt that he had kept in the bottom of the box.
When he tried it on himself, his brows raised together. He just wanted to wonder who invented this style of fabric. He looked like an idiot when he wore it.
This was really not his style, so Gu Zhao turned around and pushed the clothes back to the bottom of the box.
Lin Qiuyun stood at the door and watched him rummaging through boxes and cabinets for a long time. She asked him, "What are you looking for?"
Gu Zhao had already taken out all his clothes, but looking at the pile of clothes, he started to have a fear of making choices: "Mom, which one do you think is better for me to wear?"
Lin Qiuyun glanced over at the mess of clothes and looked at her son's tall, straight figure. "Is there any difference between these clothes?"
It's either black or gray, it doesn't matter which one you wear.
Gu Zhao threw down a pile of clothes and said, "Then go buy new ones."
Lin Qiuyun raised an eyebrow in surprise. Her son actually wanted to buy new clothes. This was the first time in his life. "Why do you suddenly want to buy clothes?"
Gu Zhao looked at his mother with a smile in his eyes: "This is for your future daughter-in-law to see."
Lin Qiuyun's eyes lit up when he said that, and she nodded repeatedly, "Yes, yes, it's time to buy some clothes. These dark clothes of yours are too old-fashioned. Young girls like bright things. Mom will go to the department store with you tomorrow!"
He didn't trust his son's taste, so he told him not to buy some dull colors and to keep up with the trend.
"Don't you have to go to work tomorrow? Do you have time?"
Lin Qiuyun waved her hand nonchalantly: "It's okay, just have someone hold my position for a while tomorrow morning." Their logistics and warehouse management department has always been relatively free.
Besides, her son finally met a girl he liked, so she must not let him down.
Since his mother had a plan for success, Gu Zhao didn't say anything.
On the other side, Ye Tan talked about this matter at the dinner table where the family gathered in the evening.
Xu Huiling didn't expect that her daughter had found a partner before they even met, and from the way she spoke, the partner seemed pretty good.
Ye Yanlin curled his lips in disdain: "Twenty-seven already, a bit old."
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