Chapter 16

Zhan Xinyue followed Sheng Tunan’s finger and saw a large cluster of roses blooming wildly in the summer light, standing alone, full of charm.

“Okay,” Zhan Xinyue said suddenly.

She also wanted to grow freely like the roses, blooming all the way.

In this era, marrying Sheng Tunan was the best choice. Only by his side would she be free from the shackles of worldly eyes and able to freely do what she wanted to do.

“But if you fall in love with someone else in the future, you must tell me. We’ll get a divorce, and you can go find your true happiness.”

Zhan Xinyue added, she felt that in a marriage, besides spiritual love, physical pleasure was also essential. They couldn’t sleep together, they would have to part ways sooner or later.

“En.” Sheng Tunan nodded, without saying much. In his heart, without Zhan Xinyue, what was happiness?

As long as he got her by his side now, there would be plenty of opportunities to prove it later.

“Gugu…” Just then, Zhan Xinyue’s stomach made an untimely sound. The Zhan family had never let her eat her fill. She had only had some vegetable porridge last night and hadn’t rested well. Now she was tired and hungry.

“Let’s go have breakfast.” Sheng Tunan started the car and drove straight to the commune.

Zhan Xinyue’s face flushed with embarrassment, she nodded in agreement.

“Xinyue, you go to sleep for a while. I’ll wake you up when we get there.” Sheng Tunan held the steering wheel, his peripheral vision catching Zhan Xinyue yawning slightly.

“En.” Zhan Xinyue didn’t force herself, she closed her eyes, adjusted to a comfortable position, and leaned back in the seat to take a nap.

Chang Hong Brigade wasn’t far from the commune, even if you just rode a bicycle, it would only take about half an hour. Sheng Tunan drove steadily, and when the car was driving at a constant speed, people easily fell asleep. Sheng Tunan glanced at Zhan Xinyue, seeing that her breathing was shallow and even, he knew she was asleep, so he slowed the car to the slowest speed.

The summer breeze blew in, blowing Zhan Xinyue’s hair, her strands danced in the air, under the filter of the light, Zhan Xinyue seemed to be glowing.

Truly stunning, breathtakingly beautiful.

Sheng Tunan couldn’t bear to disturb her, and he drove the military jeep as slowly as a snail.

Finally, after 52 minutes, the car stopped in front of the only state-owned restaurant in the commune.

Zhan Xinyue was a light sleeper, and as soon as the car stopped, she opened her eyes.

“Have we arrived? I want to eat rice noodles, with sour cabbage and minced pork.” Zhan Xinyue had just woken up, her voice was lazy. Sheng Tunan looked at her, thinking that his little love was like a spoiled white Persian cat, beautiful, small, and cuddly. He wanted to pet her.

“Okay, I haven’t had rice noodles in a long time either. I’ll bring a bowl back for Grandma later.”

After Sheng Ye Ye passed away, the old lady was too heartbroken and her health had been poor for years. She couldn’t travel by car. After Sheng Tunan joined the army, he gave money to the women’s director of the brigade, who took care of the old lady’s three meals a day.

The two got out of the car. At this time, the state-owned restaurant was bustling with people. Many people bought steamed buns and steamed bread to take away, eating as they rushed to work. Sheng Tunan found a table and sat down, wiping the stool twice with a handkerchief before letting Zhan Xinyue sit down. He went to the window and ordered three bowls of rice noodles, two boiled eggs, and a plate of cold dishes.

When the rice noodles arrived, Sheng Tunan had a big appetite, he ate two bowls plus a boiled egg, Zhan Xinyue ate one bowl plus a boiled egg.

Rice noodles don’t taste good if they’re soaked for too long, Sheng Tunan planned to pack some for Grandma when they left.

“Delicious. The portions are really generous in this era. The meat seems to be more fragrant too.” Zhan Xinyue took a bite and sighed contentedly.

“En. I think so too.” Sheng Tunan responded as he ate.

The two of them buried their heads in their food. Zhan Xinyue was almost halfway through her bowl when Sheng Tunan had already finished his two bowls.

“I’m not eating anymore. My stomach hasn’t been full for a long time, I can’t eat too much, I’m afraid my stomach can’t handle it.” Zhan Xinyue also put down her chopsticks.

Sheng Tunan naturally took the rest of her bowl and started eating, finishing it off in a matter of seconds. Seeing Zhan Xinyue’s slightly embarrassed expression, he coughed and said, “We can’t waste food.”

Zhan Xinyue looked for a topic, her voice soft, “Did you come back on purpose? I remember you didn’t come back on this day in my previous life.”

“En,” Sheng Tunan said, “I rushed back to see you. It just so happens that the wife of our regiment leader is coming back to visit her family. There are a lot of human traffickers these days, and it’s not convenient for her to take the train with her child, so I applied to the regiment leader to come and escort her.”

In his previous life, Sheng Tunan didn’t want to come back at all, and it was a squad leader who came to escort the regiment leader’s wife.

“The regiment leader’s wife’s family lives in this commune. By the way, her name is quite special, her surname is Dongfang, and her name is Xiaoching.”

This was the first time Sheng Tunan had heard the surname Dongfang, so he shared it with the person he liked.

“Dongfang Xiaoching, it’s really special, and it sounds nice too.” Zhan Xinyue praised.

“En. But it doesn’t have the artistic charm of Zhan Xinyue.” Sheng Tunan commented, then stood up, ready to pack some rice noodles for Grandma.

As soon as he stood up, he heard a milky voice, “Uncle Sheng, I want to eat Big White Rabbit milk candy, Mommy won’t buy it for me. Will you take me to buy some? I’ll ask Daddy to give you money and tickets when I get back.”