Chapter 53: Marriage

Zhou Yubai got off the train halfway back to the army.

After getting off the train, he was immediately picked up by a military vehicle and taken to a guesthouse in the county town.

After checking into the guesthouse, he received a call from the regiment commander, “Little Zhou, this time you were urgently called back during your honeymoon because a spy network was discovered in Meizhou City where you’re stationed, and enemy agents have infiltrated the city.

If they are not captured as soon as possible, it will cause great harm. The higher-ups have given a death order, the enemy agents must be arrested within half a month. Do you have confidence in completing the mission?”

Zhou Yubai stood at attention and saluted, “Guaranteed to complete the mission.”

Shen Chuning came out of the brigade office and didn’t rush back home, but went to Shen’s house first.

Father Shen had just returned home from work, seeing his daughter, immediately smiled, his face full of wrinkles, “Good girl, what are you waiting for at the gate? Come in, Dad will cook sausages for you.”

Shen Chuning looked at her father with a serious face, “Dad, did you go to the commune to cross your name off?”

Father Shen touched his nose and said humbly, “Yes, yes.”

Seeing her father still not telling the truth, Shen Chuning was so angry that her eyes reddened.

She couldn’t control her emotions and said loudly, “Dad, you lied to me! I just came back from the commune, you didn’t go to cross your name off at all!”

Shen Chuning, since she was a child, whenever she cried, Father Shen was helpless.

It was the same now, seeing his daughter really angry, Father Shen panicked, hurriedly wiping his daughter’s tears while coaxing her, “Good girl, Dad was wrong, Dad shouldn’t have lied to you, Dad will go cross his name off, and definitely won’t go to work at the quarry.”

Shen Chuning calmed down, wiped her tears, and said, “You don’t need to go, I’ve already asked someone to cross your name off. Don’t even think about going to the quarry!”

Hearing that his name had already been crossed out, Father Shen was stunned for a moment.

But he quickly accepted reality, “Okay, okay, Dad definitely won’t go.”

Shen Chuning gave Father Shen the bottle of wine she had bought from the commune supply and marketing cooperative, “Dad, take this wine, if you’re tired from work, drink a little less at night. When you finish it, I’ll buy you another one.”

Father Shen didn’t have any other hobbies, he liked to drink occasionally.

But to raise his daughter, he didn’t want to spend money on wine, usually buying the cheapest wine made from rotten sweet potatoes to satisfy his cravings.

Looking at the wine his daughter gave him, Father Shen felt unspeakable relief and nodded repeatedly, “Okay, okay, Dad will listen to his good girl.

But don’t buy this wine for Dad anymore, this wine is expensive, Dad doesn’t need to drink such good wine.”

Shen Chuning didn’t argue with her father, anyway, when he finished it, she would buy him another one.

She got on her bicycle and prepared to go back to her house.

As soon as she left the courtyard gate, she saw He Hui standing at her own door looking towards their house.

Shen Chuning realized that her future sister-in-law might have something to find her, so she rode her bicycle over, “Sister He Hui, do you have something to find me?”

“Mm.” He Hui responded, her face already red.

“Ningning, the yellow rubber shoes I bought in the city are too big, I can’t wear them, when your brother helped our family clean the drainage ditch last time, I saw that his shoes were worn out. Help me try them on for him.” He Hui tried to maintain a calm expression, handing Shen Chuning a pair of yellow rubber shoes.

In fact, her face was already red to her neck.

Shen Chuning smiled sweetly and said meaningfully, “Oh Too big, huh! Okay, Big Brother should be fixing the tiles on our wall now, I’ll take them back for him.

The shoes that Sister Hui bought that are too big, Big Brother will definitely find them suitable”

Shen Chuning mischievously drew out her words.

He Hui’s face turned even redder, she stamped her foot in shame and anger, “Ningning, you’ve become mischievous too, you know how to tease people!”

“I still need to cook, I won’t talk to you anymore!”

After saying this, He Hui ran into the courtyard.

Shen Chuning rode her bicycle back to her house in a good mood. Shen Zhengxu and Shen Zhengliang had just finished inserting tiles on the entire courtyard wall.

“Little sister, what happy event do you have today? You’re smiling so happily.” Shen Zhengxu, who had just come down from the wall, scooped a bowl of water from the teacup and teased Shen Chuning.

Shen Chuning leaned close to her brother and said with a smile, “There’s a happy event, but it’s not my happy event, it’s Big Brother’s happy event. Here you go.”

Saying this, she directly placed the new pair of yellow rubber shoes He Hui had given her on Shen Zhengxu’s chest.

Shen Zhengxu looked at the yellow rubber shoes in a daze, “For me?”

He was thinking that his shoes were already worn out, and now it was hot, he could wear straw sandals, but in a couple of months when it got cold, he couldn’t wear straw sandals anymore, he had to save some money to buy a pair of yellow rubber shoes.

Unexpectedly, his little sister had actually bought him a pair.

His slightly simple face was full of happiness, “Little sister, thank you…”

Before he finished speaking, Shen Chuning waved her hands repeatedly, “Big Brother, don’t thank me, I didn’t buy this for you. If I bought it, I would have bought one for Second Brother and Dad, how could I only buy one for you?”

“Then?”

Shen Zhengliang had just washed the mud off his hands and feet, and hearing Shen Chuning’s words, he curiously leaned over.

Shen Chuning chuckled, “This, Sister He Hui bought it, it’s too big, she can’t wear it, so she gave it to you.”

“Oh—”

As soon as Shen Chuning said this, even Shen Zhengliang responded meaningfully.

Although there were no men’s and women’s sizes for rubber shoes, the smallest size for men’s shoes was 40, and the largest size for women’s shoes was only 39.

Besides, a pair of shoes cost two kuai and three mao, and also required cloth coupons, and the supply and marketing cooperative often ran out of stock, making them difficult to buy.

Such a scarce item, even if He Hui was careless, she couldn’t have bought a size 30-something women’s shoe as a size 43 men’s shoe.

Shen Zhengxu was so shy that he couldn’t speak clearly, “These shoes are too expensive, even if she bought the wrong size, I can’t accept them, I’ll return them to her.”

Shen Zhengxu clutched the yellow rubber shoes tightly and was about to leave.

Shen Chuning quickly stopped him, “Big Brother, wait. Sister He Hui said that the shoes are too big, she can’t wear them, so she gave them to you.

If you return them now, aren’t you slapping her face?”

“How about this, I’ll go to the city tomorrow and buy a pair of yellow rubber shoes that Sister He Hui can wear, and then you can return them to Sister He Hui.”

“Wouldn’t that be inappropriate?” Shen Zhengxu hesitated.

Although it was the same as returning the shoes, returning the original pair and buying a new pair to return had different meanings.

Shen Zhengliang quickly nodded and spoke for Shen Chuning, “Of course it’s okay. Big Brother, Ningning’s idea is great, this way you and He Hui will both have suitable shoes to wear, and you won’t owe each other any favors.”

Shen Zhengxu no longer hesitated and nodded, “Then okay. Little sister, please buy a pair for me tomorrow.

But… Big Brother doesn’t have that much money or cloth coupons right now. Little sister, can you lend me some, Big Brother will return it to you when I save enough.”

Shen Zhengxu said with embarrassment.

He felt his tongue would trip when he said this.

Who would be so thick-skinned as to borrow money and coupons from their married little sister?

Shen Chuning smiled, “Okay, Big Brother, leave it to me.”