The two of them still had their meal on the kang in the living room. After finishing, they sat there chatting. Sheng Zexi, with a sweeping motion of his arm, directly pulled Gu Jianing into his embrace.

Gu Jianing was startled at first, but after a moment, she obediently nestled into his arms.

Inside the room, a kerosene lamp emitted a warm, yellowish light, not too bright, casting a cozy glow over the two nestled together.

Outside, the snow continued to fall, and the sound of the cold wind whistling by could be heard from time to time.

“I have to return to training tomorrow, leaving early and coming back late. But I’ll still bring meals back to eat with you.”

“Okay, I plan to ask Sister Shuwang about warming the house tomorrow, to see what needs to be done.”

“Alright, no need to stress too much. Whatever works is fine. If you need money or coupons from home, just use them. No need to ask me.”

“There’s a supply and marketing cooperative in the military district. If you need to buy anything, just go there. There are also several villages outside the military district that cooperate with us. On the 10th of every month, there’s a big market where villagers bring agricultural and sideline products to sell. You can go and take a look then.”

A big market! Gu Jianing’s eyes lit up. That’s great.

Thinking about the upcoming heavy snow that would block the mountains for at least two months, causing shortages of supplies, Gu Jianing felt the need to stock up early.

She could see what was needed at the big market and buy it. If she couldn’t find what she needed, she could always exchange for it in the system mall. The big market would be a perfect excuse.

“Okay, I understand.”

“By the way, I haven’t asked you yet. After coming to the military district, what are your plans? Do you prefer staying at home or finding a job?” Sheng Zexi knew that Gu Jianing had a bit of laziness in her, so he wasn’t sure if she wanted to work or stay at home.

Either way, Sheng Zexi thought it was fine. His income was enough for both of them.

“I want to work!”

She almost forgot! Gu Jianing looked up at Sheng Zexi and said seriously, “There’s a hospital in the military district, right? Do you think I could work as a doctor there?”

With the childbirth system at hand, she could bind patients, scan symptoms, and treat them. It would be a waste not to be a doctor.

Sheng Zexi suddenly realized, “Ah, right. Ningning studied medical nursing in vocational school. But wouldn’t it be more suitable to be a nurse?”

But then he thought about how Ningning had treated his sister-in-law and the pigs in Huaihua Village that were poisoned. He felt that Ningning did have some medical skills.

“I’m not sure about that. I’ll find some time to ask around for you.”

“Okay.”

As she spoke, Gu Jianing struggled to get up. “Where are you going?” The sudden absence of the soft, fragrant body in his arms made Sheng Zexi instinctively want to pull her back.

“I’m going to get the things to treat you,” Gu Jianing said.

If it weren’t for the conversation about work, she might have been completely immersed in this man’s tenderness and forgotten this important task.

She couldn’t forget. There were many rewards at stake.

The two returned to the kang in the master bedroom, which was already heated, making the room much warmer.

Sheng Zexi took off his clothes and lay down.

Gu Jianing glanced at his strong, muscular body but didn’t let her imagination run wild. She focused on the treatment and acupuncture.

Gu Jianing took out a long needle, carefully heated it over the flame, and then quickly and accurately inserted it into the corresponding acupoints.

She muttered, “You’ll also need to take Chinese medicine. I’m confident you’ll fully recover in about half a month.”

“But where can we get the medicine?”

Sheng Zexi replied, “We have to go to the county town to buy the medicine. It’s quite far from here, so we’ll need to take a bus.”

“In that case, write down the prescription for me. I’ll ask the logistics department to buy it. They often need to go out to purchase supplies and will have to go to the county town.”

“Alright, let’s buy enough for half a month. I don’t know how soon the heavy snow will block the mountains. In another month, it will be the New Year.”

“The heavy snow blocking the mountains, I estimate about half a month,” Sheng Zexi said, thinking about the timing of previous years.

“This year, you’ll have to spend the New Year with me here in the northwest military district. We might not even have good food.”

Almost every year during the Spring Festival, the northwest military district is blocked by heavy snow. People can’t come in or go out, and many training sessions and missions are paused during this time.

It only reopens after the snow melts.

“I’m sorry for making you suffer,” Sheng Zexi said with guilt in his eyes.

If they hadn’t gotten married, Ningning could have spent the New Year in Huaihua Village with her family, where she grew up. It wouldn’t be as cold as here, and even taking a bath wouldn’t be so inconvenient.

Gu Jianing paused her acupuncture and looked back at Sheng Zexi, seeing genuine guilt in his eyes.

Honestly, did she miss her family?

Yes, she did.

In her previous life, she had wronged her family so much. After being reborn, she had planned to make it up to them. But less than a month later, she got married and moved to the northwest with the military.

Here, she was in an unfamiliar place, so cold, and every step was difficult. It was indeed very inconvenient compared to life in Huaihua Village.

But…

“But now I have you with me, don’t I?” Gu Jianing looked steadily at Sheng Zexi.

Then she continued with the acupuncture without stopping.

“But here, you’re the only family I have. You must treat me well.”

“And in the future, when I miss my family, you must take me back.”

Sheng Zexi was deeply moved by Gu Jianing’s gaze just now. So, could he interpret her words as her missing her family but being willing to follow him to the northwest military district for his sake?

So, in Ningning’s heart, he was also an important family member, right?

If it weren’t for the needles in his body, Sheng Zexi, with his heart burning, would have wanted to get up and hold Gu Jianing tightly in his arms. Only then could he vent the intense emotions he was feeling.

“I will definitely treat you well. Whenever you want to go back, I will do my best to make it happen and accompany you.”

Unable to move, he could only express his feelings with words.

Gu Jianing softly acknowledged. She believed Sheng Zexi.

After finishing the acupuncture, Gu Jianing took out paper and pen and wrote down the prescription.

About half an hour later, the needles were removed, and the treatment was over.

“Hurry and put your clothes on. Don’t catch a cold.”

“No need to wear them.”

“Huh?”

Before Gu Jianing could react, Sheng Zexi pulled her into his embrace and whispered something in her ear.

The man then grabbed her hand and placed it on his chest.

“Ningning, it’s getting late. Shouldn’t we go to bed too?” This way, they wouldn’t have to take off their clothes later.

“I, I…” Gu Jianing knew that tonight was their wedding night. She had fantasized about it during the day, but now that it was really happening, she was nervous.

But the next second, her red lips were sealed by Sheng Zexi, who leaned in.