"Xiao Yu, it's me."

Hearing the familiar voice, Song Fuyu quickly got out of bed and opened the door.

"It's already past eleven at night, why are you here now?"

She looked at the dusty man in front of her with some disbelief.

He was only wearing a lightly cotton-padded jacket, and he seemed to have walked through the cold wind and snow. There were even a few snowflakes on his curled eyelashes.

"Come in and warm up first."

She pulled his cold sleeve and asked him to come into the house.

At this moment, I no longer cared about the restrictions of a single man and a single woman being in the same room. Looking at his red cheeks from the cold, I only felt heartache, nothing else.

She quickly poured him a cup of hot water to warm him up.

"The army just happened to have a vehicle passing through your town, so I took a ride here."

"And you walked here from town in such heavy snow?"

He took a sip of hot water, smiled and nodded.

"Yan Ziyuan, you are too crazy!"

"You're wearing so little clothes, aren't you afraid of freezing to death on the road?"

Seeing that he did not cherish his body, Song Fuyu felt an inexplicable anger surging in his chest.

"It's okay. It's not cold."

"I've been on missions in even colder places in the winter before. I didn't wear much at the time, and I didn't catch a cold."

He saw that her face was full of concern, and he didn't feel the slightest bit of coldness either in his body or in his heart, but rather warmth.

"Can't you wait until the snow stops before coming over? There's no need to rush."

"No, I can't wait."

"I want to stay up with you until the New Year comes, and then on the first day of the New Year, I want to say Happy New Year to you."

"Oh, yes, I almost forgot."

He took out a red envelope from his pocket and put it into Song Fuyu's hand.

"This is the New Year's money prepared for you."

Song Fuyu looked at the brightly colored red envelopes in his hand and was so moved that he almost cried.

After her parents passed away, she hasn't received any New Year's money for ten years.

The original owner didn't know whether she had received any money before her biological mother passed away. But after her stepmother came into the family, she had never seen any New Year's money, let alone pocket money for school.

"Thank you, Yan Ziyuan."

She looked into his eyes and thanked him sincerely.

"Don't need to say thank you to me, ever."

He reached out and ruffled her hair, which had gradually turned black and smooth.

I still remember the first time I saw her, she had gauze wrapped on her head, and I could vaguely see that the hair not wrapped by the gauze was very dry and yellow, and it was obvious that she was malnourished.

Now the previous dull yellow hair color is almost invisible, and the hair has grown a lot longer, now reaching the chest.

When she stood in front of him just now, he even wondered if she had grown taller.

However, he was not wrong. Song Fuyu had indeed grown taller.

In the past few months, not only have we been nourished by the spiritual spring water, but the food has also undergone tremendous changes compared to before.

Not only has her hair improved greatly, but when she measured her height a few days ago, she found that she had grown six centimeters taller since she traveled through time.

On average, he grew 1.5 centimeters per month, which seemed extremely fast to her.

I am now 1.63 meters tall.

She was so excited that she jumped and danced for joy in the space.

It was not in vain that she drank the spiritual spring water every day, and also had a cup of hot milk every morning and evening.

"Have you eaten before you came?"

"Don't bother, I'll go to Akai's place to eat later."

"I'd better let me cook some for you. There are some frozen dumplings outside. They will be ready soon."

She opened the door leading to the kitchen, and suddenly a gust of cold air hit her face, making her shiver.

Yan Ziyuan quickly picked up her coat hanging on the hanger and put it on her.

"I'll go get it with you."

The two of them quickly took back the coal stove, dumplings, and small pot.

Fortunately, she has never let the coal stove go out since she bought it, so it is now convenient to use.

Place the pot on the stove, pour two-thirds of water into it, and wait for the water to boil.

"What did you eat tonight? Dumplings too?"

"Well, in the evening, I went to the house of the educated youth in Jin with the people from the educated youth courtyard, and we made dumplings together."

"You guys in the south probably don't cook dumplings very often during the New Year, right?"

"To be honest, this is my first time eating dumplings during the Chinese New Year. In the past, we would just have a New Year's Eve dinner, which would consist of stir-frying some dishes or setting up a hot pot."

"We can have hot pot tomorrow if you want."

"Okay, I haven't eaten for a long time."

After the water boiled, she put at least thirty or forty dumplings in it, filling the small pot she bought.

"What would you like for dipping?"

"There's vinegar, rice sauce, and chili sauce."

"Pour a little vinegar into the chili sauce."

Song Fuyu immediately stood up to help him prepare the dipping sauce.

When the weather was cold, she often ate at the kang table, with simple dipping sauces provided in the room.

Yan Ziyuan felt indescribably satisfied as he looked at the figure busying around in the room for him.

It was like when he returned from a long journey and his wife had thoughtfully prepared something for him.

When he asked his comrades about their relationships, many of them complained to him that their wives controlled them very strictly when they got home, and most of the time they didn't want to go home and would rather stay in the dormitory.

He felt that if he had Xiaoyu at home, he would wish that she would be full of him in her heart and eyes. Living with her would be wonderful just thinking about it.

Song Fuyu poured the dipping sauce and looked at him smiling silly at her, which was totally different from his usual smart and steady appearance.

"What's wrong? Why are you looking at me like this all of a sudden?"

"Xiao Yu, I've already applied for a yard at the military. After you turn 18, I'll file a marriage report. Once it's approved, we can get married."

"ha?"

Is he planning to get married right away without even dating?

“This is too fast.”

"Is it fast? Why do I feel it's quite slow?"

After he went back last time, he immediately submitted a marriage report, but it was rejected by Zhao Tuan.

However, he did not tell Xiaoyu about this.

"Comrade Yan Ziyuan, we haven't experienced being a couple yet, don't even think about skipping this process."

"If other people get married as soon as they meet, that's their business, but if you want to be with me, you have to date first."

Getting married soon? You must be kidding!

She had lived for twenty-nine years and had never been in love for a single day. Now that she had the chance to start over, she had to experience the sweetness of love.

"Besides, you must meet my godfather first before you get married. Otherwise, he will most likely chase you to Lu City with his 40-meter-long machete on his back and chop you up!"