Chapter 106

A brand new green military uniform with a big red flower on the chest.

This is the most popular wedding dress at the moment. Any groom dressed in this way will look handsome and elegant.

But the one getting married today is Wei, who is a handsome man and a big star in the eyes of female compatriots all over the country.

Now wearing the halo of a groom, he is so handsome that it is simply dazzling.

Ning Yu couldn't go out to see, so Ruting accompanied her and hid at the window to look out secretly.

Seeing the handsome man being surrounded and unable to move, the aunt and sister-in-law couldn't help but cover their mouths and laugh.

Fortunately, although everyone misses the big star, they will not delay the auspicious time of the newlyweds.

After about ten minutes of traffic jam, the handsome and elegant celebrity successfully picked up his bride amid the laughter and embrace of the crowd.

Today, Tingting is not only the bride's in-laws' family, but also her own family.

So, when the group got in the car and drove around back to the courtyard, she only had time to feed Sui Sui once before she was called into the bridal chamber again to keep her company.

Ruting did not participate in the decoration of the bridal chamber; she looked around curiously.

In addition to the standard three-turn and one-ring, the beds, cabinets and other items are all new.

Although the design is simple and without many patterns, it is definitely decent when placed in a brand new house painted white.

After curiously looking at the decorations, Li Ting looked at her second sister-in-law, only to find that her lip makeup was smudged.

After realizing what was going on, she took out her lipstick and winked at the man nervously: "Second sister-in-law, let me touch up your makeup for you."

Ning Yu, who usually doesn't wear lipstick, completely forgot that her lipstick was kissed off by her husband. She could no longer control her expression, her cheeks turned red in an instant, and she couldn't utter a word.

Seeing her friend like this, Ruiting held her stomach and laughed uncontrollably: "Hey, you two have been married for quite some time, why are you still so shy?"

"What are you shy about?" asked curiously when she came in with a pair of sugar-coated eggs.

"Nothing!" After shouting hastily, Ning Yu's face turned red with embarrassment, and she wished she could find a hole in the ground to crawl into.

Seeing this, as someone who had experienced this, Ruishuang roughly guessed what was going on. She handed the bowl in her hand to her sister-in-law and considerately changed the subject, saying, "There are many things to do later. Xiaoyu, eat first to fill your stomach."

Ning Yu looked at the two eggs in the bowl, and her heart softened: "Thank you, big sister."

When her second brother got married, the smile on her face never faded: "We are all family, there is no need to be polite. Eat quickly, or the fishy smell will get worse later." As she said that, she gave the other bowl to her younger sister.

Tingting was surprised: "And mine?"

Ruishuang: "You have just come out of confinement, you need to pay attention to nutrition. Besides, don't you still have to breastfeed the baby?"

Hearing this, Li Ting picked up the bowl and drank happily: "My sister is still the best."

Zhui Shuang gave her sweet-talking sister a glare, but she didn't rush out. Instead, she sat down and chatted with the two of them: "Will you two still travel around the country after you get married?"

Ning Yu shook her head: "I'm mostly in Beijing, and Lu Wei should still be traveling around."

Ruting interrupted: "Second sister-in-law got promoted and is now deputy editor-in-chief."

Ruishuang didn't know what a deputy editor-in-chief was, but she understood what a promotion meant. She immediately smiled and said, "Oh my! Is this a double blessing for our family?"

Li Ting: "It's a double happiness... By the way, big sister, I haven't had time to ask, how many days can you and your brother-in-law stay in the capital?"

Speaking of this, Zhui Sheng said with some regret: "It's a bad time. I have to go back the day after tomorrow. Your brother-in-law is very busy at the end of the year and he finally took a few days off." At this point, she added: "When I get married to Xiaoyueliang, I hope the date can be chosen during the summer vacation, or in the first month of the lunar year, so that I can take a leave at that time."

Speak of Cao Cao and he will appear.

Lin Jiaojiao, who came in to inform the bride to prepare to go out for a toast, did not hesitate to say, "I agree to this. Let's choose the summer vacation to get married in the future. It's too cold in the first month of the year." After saying this, she turned around and looked at the person who was particularly clinging to the door, and asked with a smile, "I have the final say in our family, right?"

As soon as these words came out, everyone in the group laughed: "Xiao Hong, does Xiao Yueliang keep his word?"

Feeling like he was being proposed to, Hong smiled with his white teeth and said in a straightforward manner, "Forget it!"

Everyone: “Haha…”

=

There were only four tables at the banquet.

Most of them are colleagues and superiors with whom Wei Wei and Ning Yu have a good relationship.

Commander Jiang Kexian personally served as the witness.

He watched the newlyweds finish their oath with a smile on his face, announced the end of the ceremony, and then sat down at the main table.

But when the newlyweds started to toast, his face was full of joy, but there was a sigh in his eyes... Jiang Jun was also full of joy when he got married, but so many years have passed in a flash.

"Grandpa, have some braised pork. This is grandma's specialty." Seeing that the old man was in a bad mood, Miaomiao picked up a piece of meat for him.

Hearing this, Jiang Kexian came back to his senses and said cheerfully, "Then Grandpa must taste it carefully."

Seeing grandpa picking up his chopsticks, Miaomiao winked at her younger brother and sister.

After receiving the look, the two kids immediately circled around the old man, eating with chopsticks, calling him "Grandpa" from time to time, making the old man smile so much that he couldn't even remember sighing...

The joyful and noisy wedding banquet ended. After seeing off the guests, Ruiting and his group did not rush home.

Instead, they gathered together to play mahjong and cards, while children gathered in twos and threes to play games...after all, it is rare for families to reunite.

After dinner, when it was getting dark, we agreed to come back on the third day to accompany our parents to visit Beijing, and the family of six officially said goodbye...

When I got back to my family compound, it was already ten o'clock in the evening.

The children had played wildly all day and were now all drowsy.

Huo Xiao led the older children to wash and dress, while Rui Ting carried Sui Sui and prepared to go to the master bedroom.

Hu Xiu looked exhausted, but still said, "You've been tired all day, will you sleep with me tonight?"

Li Ting shook her head: "I'm not tired, you've been busy all day, and you still have to feed the baby." After she finished speaking, she saw that her mother-in-law wanted to persuade her again, so she said: "At worst, I can take a nap tomorrow, and you can go and rest."

Upon hearing this, Hu Xiu didn't say anything else. He yawned and went to the bathroom, obviously exhausted.

Seeing this, Ruting turned around and went back to the house, putting the little guy in the cradle.

After coaxing his son to sleep, Huo Xiao also came in.

Ruting asked in a low voice: "Are the children asleep?"

Huo Xiao nodded, held his wife's cheek, bent down and kissed her on the lips, then said softly: "You should go to bed too, I'll be back after I return the car."

"Okay, go ahead."

After her husband left, Ting Ting did not rush to tidy herself up. Instead, she went to the kitchen, closed the door first, blocked out the noise, and made sure she would not disturb others before she started to get busy.

Huo Xiao ran around to help out today and also had to look after the kids, so his butt was almost always on the stool.

In addition, I helped my second brother drink a lot of alcohol at noon, and drove all the way back at night. Even an iron man could not handle it.

Thinking of this, wanting her husband to have a hot meal when he comes back, Tingting's hands moved faster... stirring the egg flowers, washing the vegetables, and cooking the noodles...

When Huo Xiao pushed open the door quietly, he was filled with the aroma of food.

He took a deep breath and looked into the living room, where his wife was greeting him with a smile.

The light bulbs on the roof glow with an orange-yellow halo, creating a warm atmosphere.

At this moment, Huo Xiao had an illusion that he had traveled through time and space and returned to the night they first met.

He still remembered clearly that when he went to the Victory Brigade to pick up his mother and brought her home, the one who opened the door to greet him was also a room full of warmth and his wife with gentle eyes and brows.

That was the beginning of his...heartbeat.

"What are you standing there for? Come here, I cooked some vegetable and egg noodles."

His wife's call woke Huo Xiao from his trance.

He strode towards the dining table, looked at the hot noodles on the table, and the scene from many years ago appeared in his mind again...Yes, that year, there was also such a bowl of hot noodles.

Thinking of this, Huo Xiao smiled, sat down on the stool, but did not rush to pick up his chopsticks. Instead, he stretched out his arm and picked up his wife on his lap.

As soon as he made such a move, Ruting hit her husband and said angrily, "Eat your meal well, aren't you hungry?"

Huo Xiao held his wife in one hand and skillfully started picking up noodles with the other hand: "I'm hungry and I want you to accompany me." After saying this, he began to eat with big mouthfuls.

Ruting pinched the man's ear in dissatisfaction: "Slow down, blow on it before eating."

Hearing this, Huo Xiao didn't say anything, but he slowed down his movements in cooperation.

Seeing this, Ruting was satisfied. She pressed her body weight onto her husband, found a comfortable position, and said, "I plan to take on the translation task."

Huo Xiao swallowed the food in his mouth and frowned: "Take a rest. We are not short of money at home." Especially after coming to Beijing, Mr. Jiang gradually gave each of the four children a big house, so there was no pressure on money.

Tingting: "I know I'm not short of money, but there are too few people who can translate. I'd better share some of the burden if I can... Besides, I'm not teaching now, I just have a job, so it won't be very tiring..."

Even so, Huo Xiao was still reluctant: "Then...wait another month?"

Knowing that her husband cared about her, she hesitated for a moment before agreeing: "Okay, I'll listen to you."

Hearing this, Huo Xiao chuckled, picked up an egg and fed it into his wife's mouth before continuing to eat.

During the period, Ting Ting talked to her husband about her future plans: "Now the environment is getting better and better. I think, let's wait and see the situation in a few years. It would be best if we could organize some talents to translate together."

She was talking about a formal studio, but private operation is not allowed nowadays, so her words were a bit vague.

Huo Xiao hesitated for a moment before saying, "There's no rush for this. Didn't Uncle Jiang say that the higher-ups are working on resuming the college entrance exam? We'll talk about it when it can really be resumed."

Li Ting nodded: "I just have one idea, it's impossible in the next few years."

As for the college entrance examination, it will definitely be resumed. We will soon enter 1977, which means that it is less than two years away from the college entrance examination.

She has already considered that she will continue teaching when her children are older. She likes this profession very much.

Of course, considering taking care of her family, her ideal career is to be an English teacher at a university.

However, before that, you have to get a university diploma.

Well...I had already reached my junior year, and when I go back to take the college entrance exam, I have to ask clearly whether I should go directly to my senior year or retake the exam.

But to be a university teacher, you must at least finish your postgraduate studies...

Thinking of this, Ruiting felt that her life would be fulfilling in the next ten years.

Ten years later, it will be a wonderful time for children...

Thinking about this, Ruiting's heart was filled with anticipation. She put her hand on her husband's shoulder and shared her vision for the future with him with a smile.

Huo Xiao's eyebrows softened when he heard his wife talking about the future with the person she cared about. He couldn't help but tilt his head to touch the tip of his nose with hers and nod his forehead.

This intimate and warm scene happened to fall into the eyes of Miaomiao who was about to go to the kitchen to pour water.

After being stunned for a moment, she quickly retreated to the bedroom and closed the door quietly.

Seeing her sister like this, Nian Nian, who was rolling around on the bed, asked curiously, "What's wrong?"

Miaomiao yelled at her sister first, then quickly got on the bed: "Mom and Dad are outside, I won't go out for now."

Hearing this, Niannian covered her mouth and laughed secretly: "I know, I know..."

Obviously, the children have witnessed their parents being affectionate many times.

Miaomiao raised her hand and poked her sister's forehead, saying unhappily, "Go to sleep!"

Niannian immediately threw back the quilt and lay down obediently.

Miaomiao was worried, so she got up and tucked the quilt for her sister.

Seeing her looking at him eagerly, he began to tell a story in a funny way.

Then in less than five minutes, the little girl fell into a deep sleep.

At this moment, there was a slight noise outside. Guessing that her parents had finished eating, Miaomiao immediately turned off the light, then lay down, covered herself with the quilt and closed her eyes.

Sure enough, two or three minutes later, the door was gently pushed open.

In the darkness, Miaomiao, with her eyes closed, clearly felt her mother tuck in the quilt carefully for her and her sister.

"They're all asleep. They must be exhausted..." she whispered to her husband as she closed the door.

Huo Xiao: "You are also very tired. After you finish soaking your feet, I will massage your waist and back."

"No, just take a nap, you still have to go to work tomorrow..."

As the door closed, they were blocked off from the conversation. Miaomiao opened her eyes, turned her head to look at the door, and a smile slowly crept up across her brows.

She has always known that her parents have a good relationship, and it is common to see them having meals and chatting together late at night.

In the past, Miaomiao didn't understand what the warm atmosphere between the two of them meant.

It was not until last summer that she overheard the military families in the family compound scolding their husbands for hiding private money and having extravagant affairs. Out of curiosity, she asked her father and found out that the other party also had private money, and the amount was not small.

Even though a year and a half had passed, Miaomiao still remembered how shocked she was at that time.

After all, in the eyes of the general public, it is not a good thing for a man to hide his private money.

Unexpectedly, her father rubbed her head calmly and said, "It's not hidden money, it's pocket money your mother gave me. I didn't have much to do with the money, so I saved most of it... Dad is seven years older than your mother, and in the future... he should pass away early. This money... is for your mother to prepare for her old age."

Miaomiao also remembered that she should have been unhappy at that time. After all, whether it was her younger brothers and sisters or herself, they would definitely be filial to their mother. Why would they need the so-called preparation for old age?

But when she met her father's gentle eyes, she couldn't get angry at all, and even felt like crying.

At that moment, 10-year-old Miao Miao realized for the first time that love seemed to be sour...

Now, as she grows older and sees more interactions between her parents, she feels that love is not just one thing, it seems to have a warm side.

Well...actually, if you think about it carefully, Miaomiao feels that she still doesn't understand what is so-called love.

But she sincerely hopes that her parents can love each other forever.

And her beloved home will always be a warm harbor.