Meng Xiaohui, who hadn't even entered the house, naturally couldn't plead for him. Now, she could only pray that He Chaoyang was just saying it.
Or perhaps he simply doesn't have the ability to investigate, especially since Gangzi is now protected by his father-in-law, the regimental commander.
In the days that followed, besides worrying about bad news coming from Beijing, Meng Xiaohui spent most of her time cursing He Chaoyang and Chen Shuning for being petty and narrow-minded.
Of course, given Meng Xiaohui's selfish and self-serving nature, she would never have considered that the cause of this incident was entirely due to her jealousy, saying those disgusting things when others were happy.
In her eyes, all the mistakes were other people's faults, that others had wronged her, and that she was the most innocent person in the whole world.
However, no matter what Meng Xiaohui thought, Chen Shuning and He Chaoyang didn't care.
The two returned to the cabin, ate a simple meal, and began decorating their new home. Although they had already agreed that He Chaoyang would stay at Shen Baogen's house tonight, while Chen Shuning planned to stay at Gu Xinyi's place for the night.
The two of them will treat everyone to breakfast tomorrow morning before heading to Harbin, and then taking a bus back to Beijing. So even though the new house here is all set up, they won't be able to move in until they come back for the Chinese New Year.
However, Chen Shuning has always cared a lot about these rituals, otherwise she wouldn't have bought those so-called dowry items.
So He Chaoyang indulged her and went along with her antics.
The couple hadn't lived in the house for over a month, and before decorating their new home, the first thing they had to do was clean it.
Fortunately, not long after the two started, several people who were on good terms with Chen Shuning came over to help.
So the house was tidied up quickly. Gu Xinyi, who was in the middle, looked at the big red quilt that covered the entire kang and the familiar double quilt with some envy.
Unable to resist, he pulled Chen Shuning aside and quietly asked, "Shuning, where did you buy these bedding? They look really nice."
To be honest, Gu Xinyi wasn't used to the narrow mattresses of this era either. She also missed the princess bed and soft quilt of her previous life.
So after seeing Chen Shuning's bedding, I couldn't help but ask.
Chen Shuning, without any hesitation, told her directly that the items were bought in the black market of Hongqi Town.
Because she was going to be gone for a long time, Chen Shuning left a lot of goods for Hei Zi, including many of her bedding items.
She had already told Hei Zi that after this shipment, the next one wouldn't be until after the New Year. She believed that Hei Zi would be planning to release the remaining stock little by little, so if Gu Xinyi wanted to buy, she should be able to do so as soon as possible.
Aside from Meng Xiaohui's unpleasant story and the little incident of Gu Xinyi wanting to buy bedding, the two's trip to Qingshan Brigade went relatively smoothly.
The next day, after treating everyone at the educated youth settlement to a meal, Chen Shuning gave the house key to Gu Xinyi, asking her to come over every few days to help heat the kang (a heated brick bed). Otherwise, she would be gone for so long, especially in winter, and who knows what the house would be like when she came back.
After settling in, the two drove to Harbin. They had bought train tickets for 2:30 a.m. the next day, so they needed to travel through the night.
Fortunately, He Chaoyang bought a sleeper ticket, so he could rest immediately after boarding.
Chen Shuning wasn't too worried that He Chaoyang, who had just recovered from his injuries, would have a hard time on the way. Of course, Chen Shuning actually wanted to drive, but He Chaoyang was unwilling to let her drive.
Another reason is that, after hearing Liu Jian describe Chen Shuning's driving style, He Chaoyang didn't dare let her drive.
After a bumpy ride, the two arrived at Harbin Railway Station, handed the car keys to Liu Jian who was already waiting at the station, and boarded the train bound for Beijing just in time.
Just as I found my assigned berth and settled in, the train slowly started moving.
In late autumn in Harbin, the temperature was already quite low at around 2 a.m. Chen Shuning had already put on a padded jacket, and at this moment, he didn't care about being clean or not. He simply covered himself with the quilt on his bunk before he felt a little warmer.
Seeing how sensitive the girl was to the cold, He Chaoyang didn't care about sleeping. He found a water turtle in his luggage, filled it with hot water at the connection between the carriages, and stuffed it into Chen Shuning's bed. He then asked her if she wanted anything to eat.
After receiving the answer that he wouldn't eat it, he finally felt relieved and crawled into bed to sleep.
However, as her body warmed up, Chen Shuning's mind was no longer numb, and she began to think about more things.
Unlike when she came, Chen Shuning felt a mix of emotions upon returning home, especially since the purpose of her return was for such an important event as her wedding.
Although Chen Shuning had told his parents about it on the phone before the two registered their marriage, his parents' attitude was quite good.
The He family also went to the Chen family to propose marriage in a very serious manner.
Of course, the most important thing is that Mr. and Mrs. Chen do not object to their marriage. After all, after making inquiries from various sources, they are in complete agreement that their daughter must have accumulated great merit in her past life to be able to find a man like He Chaoyang.
Although the couple has only seen He Chaoyang in photos to this day, they are quite satisfied with their son-in-law.
This satisfaction reached its peak after seeing the betrothal gifts sent by the He family and the new house prepared for the young couple.
It wasn't that the couple were greedy or materialistic, or that they valued the expensive betrothal gifts from the He family or the simply yet elegant house.
Rather, it was the He family's attention to their daughter and their goodwill that they valued.
Given their family's circumstances and Shuning's own qualities, it was definitely a great honor for their family to marry into the He family.
If this were a family that values social status and family background, they would definitely look down on them and Shuning.
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