Chapter 32

Jiang Che turned to Li Biao and said, “I’ll take her to move out after the marriage report is approved. For now, I’ll stay with you for a couple of days.”

Li Biao winked and said, “You’re getting married soon, why are you still so particular?”

Jiang Che sighed, “We’re not married yet. It’s not good for her reputation.”

“Alright, alright, go help her tidy up the room first. You’ve been gone for over two months, the place must be dusty.”

“Okay.”

Jiang Che took out his key and opened the door to his room. He left the door open, both for ventilation and to avoid anyone seeing him and his fiancée alone in the room.

“You sit down first, I’ll clean up.”

Jiang Che quickly wiped down a chair and moved it for Ji Wanqing. He swiftly cleaned the cabinets, tables, swept and mopped the floor.

Then he made the bed, putting on fresh sheets, and even scrubbed the bathroom.

Ji Wanqing sat in the chair and watched him work.

It was clear he was an exemplary soldier, taking only half an hour to tidy up the whole place.

She was not a ungrateful person who didn’t reciprocate kindness. “Comrade Jiang Che, I’m going to cook some meals these next few days. Come over and eat with me.”

Jiang Che was surprised that she, who seemed so delicate, could cook.

He nodded. “Okay, I won’t cook. There are no cooking utensils here. If you need anything, I’ll go buy it.”

Ji Wanqing thought for a moment. “You’re still on vacation, right? We can go together tomorrow to buy some things.”

They were getting married, so they needed to get some things for the house.

Jiang Che said, “Tomorrow at eight o’clock, I’ll go to the regiment headquarters to submit the marriage report, and then come to pick you up.”

“Okay.”

After cleaning up, he closed the door and left.

Ji Wanqing threw herself onto the single bed. She didn’t like the faint smell of mothballs on it, so she took out a silk bed sheet from her space and put it on.

She went to her space to take a shower, but before she could let the scent dissipate, there was a knock on the door.

“Coming.”

As soon as Ji Wanqing opened the door, Jiang Che smelled a fresh, light scent of water.

“Cough!”

He realized that the person inside had just taken a shower and quickly pulled the door handle to close the door.

This little girl, most of the people in the dormitory building were men, why was she so unguarded!

Ji Wanqing was pulled back by the handle and swayed, looking confused.

What was going on?

Jiang Che calmed himself down and said outside the door, “Comrade Ji, two years ago, your grandfather sent a letter to me, asking me to give it to you when you arrived. It contains his instructions for you. I put the letter in the drawer on the left side of the desk by the bed. It’s been a while, so it might be buried under other things. You’ll have to look carefully.”

Ji Wanqing said, “Okay, thank you.”

“Okay, get some rest early.”

After the sound outside faded away, Ji Wanqing went back to her space to dry her hair before sitting on the single bed in the dormitory. She opened the left drawer.

In the lower left corner of the drawer was a stack of letters. Judging from the names, they were sent by Jiang Che’s family.

She didn’t touch them. She searched through them until she found the name of her grandfather, Yu Weian.

Opening the letter, Ji Wanqing skimmed through it and saw her grandfather’s instructions at the end.

“——Wanqing, by the time you read this letter, I will have passed away. Life is full of birth, old age, sickness, and death. Everyone goes through it. You don’t need to be sad or heartbroken about it. You’re still young, and there’s more exciting life waiting for you to discover. I sincerely hope that you will live happily and smile often in the future.

Wanqing, Xiao Jiang is a good boy. I hope you can get along well with him. But if you still feel that it’s not suitable after meeting him, I don’t want you to regret it for the rest of your life because of my insistence.

Just remember what I often mentioned to you about my wish after my death. There’s something I left for you there.”

Wish? What wish?

Ji Wanqing searched through the original owner’s memories and found that her grandfather often mentioned the peach tree in their courtyard after sending the letter.

He even held the original owner’s hand before his death and asked her to go to the peach tree with Jiang Che after her marriage and burn incense and paper money for him.

In an instant, Ji Wanqing understood her grandfather’s intention.

If the original owner followed her grandfather’s wishes and went to the military district to find Jiang Che, then connecting the two pieces of information, she would know that her grandfather had buried something for her under the peach tree.

If the original owner was persistent and went to find her scumbag father, she wouldn’t have been discovered by Ji Jian Guo, the ungrateful villain, and wouldn’t have been sent to deliver vegetables.

Moreover, the letter was written in a vague way. Besides the recipient, no one else knew the exact location. Even if they got the letter, it wouldn’t be of any use.

It seemed that her grandfather really loved his granddaughter and understood her character very well. He was truly thoughtful.

It was a pity that the original owner still violated his wishes and went to Yunhe City, only to lose her life.

A sharp pain shot through her chest. Ji Wanqing pressed her hand to her chest and sighed, “I really envy you, having a grandfather who loves you so much.”

Unlike her, she had few family ties since she was a child, and it was even worse after the apocalypse.

“Don’t worry, I’ll burn incense and paper money for him every year.”

The discomfort gradually subsided. She put the letter back into her space for safekeeping and planned to go back to her hometown to see what her grandfather had left for her.

The next day.

After a comfortable sleep, Ji Wanqing heard a knock on the door and got up.

“Coming.”

Jiang Che’s low voice came from outside the door, “No hurry.”

She quickly brushed her teeth, washed her face, and put on a light yellow dress. The slightly retro style was not particularly eye-catching, but the unique design of the hem and sleeves, as well as the exquisite tailoring that fit her waist, made Ji Wanqing’s already outstanding beauty even more dazzling.

“Let’s go, I’ve been waiting for you.”

Jiang Che’s gaze only briefly swept over her radiant face before calmly standing to the side, not looking around. “What do you want for breakfast?”

As they walked out, Ji Wanqing asked, “What are our options?”

“The canteen has soy milk, fried dough sticks, porridge, and buns. In the county, you can have Yangchun noodles and bean curd.”

Ji Wanqing thought for a moment. “Bean curd, I don’t want to eat carbohydrates in the morning.”

“What water?”

“Carbohydrates, commonly found in various grains and tubers, are generally considered staple foods.”

Jiang Che didn’t fully understand, but it didn’t stop him from respecting educated people. “You’re amazing, I don’t understand those things.”

Hearing this, Ji Wanqing was surprised, which was rare.

Even in a more gender-equal society, there were few men who would willingly put themselves in a less advantageous position in front of their partners.

Ji Wanqing modestly said, “It’s just knowledge from books. I’m just reciting what I’ve learned.”

“Were you a good student in high school?” Jiang Che tilted his head slightly, curiosity evident in his phoenix eyes.

This was a killer move with a beautiful head tilt!

Ji Wanqing, like a peacock displaying its feathers to attract attention, said proudly yet modestly, “Not bad. I’ve already self-studied university courses and am now reading graduate-level textbooks.”

Jiang Che only knew about university students, not what graduate students were.

His admiration for her was even stronger. He even made a promise, “Comrade Ji, don’t worry, I’ll take care of all the housework from now on. You can just read and study, and don’t worry about these trivial matters.”