Chapter 20

Zhou Hongyu identified Bai Ruanruan. This was a great opportunity for him to show off in front of his father-in-law, so he immediately spoke up to express his opinion.

“Uncle, our military compound is not far from here. It only takes half a day’s drive. If Ruanruan wants to come back, I can always send her back to see you two. If she gets bored living with us, she can come back to stay for a while. There is absolutely no problem. You don’t have to worry about that.”

“I knew we were right. This guy is great.” Bai Gaohan nodded with satisfaction.

The meeting was a great success for both parties, and they agreed to hold the wedding at the end of October.

“Mother-in-law, the two children have similar temperaments, but they have only met a few times. His father and I will go back to prepare for their wedding. Let the two children go out and have a look. Spending more time together will help them develop feelings for each other.”

Bai’s mother nodded. No one knew Bai Ruanruan’s personality better than her mother.

Although getting married means you don’t have to go to the countryside anymore, mothers always hope that their daughters will have a happy marriage, rather than just finding someone to settle for.

This is the same everywhere.

Poor parents in the world.

“Yes, it’s still early. You two don’t have to rush back. I heard that the chrysanthemums in Jianguo Park are blooming beautifully recently. You can go and take a look.”

Bai Ruanruan was originally thinking about whether she should be more reserved, but the man grabbed her hand in front of her parents.

The feeling was similar to the last time, the man’s hands were a little hard, warm and dry.

When the two families saw them like this, they all smiled knowingly.

“Hongyu, you are a rough guy who has been in the army all your life. You should be careful when you go out with girls.”

“Ruanruan, if he fails to take good care of her in any way, come back and tell auntie, and then auntie will take care of her.”

Under the gaze of both parents, Bai Ruanruan was directly pulled away by Zhou Hongyu.

At this time, it was not just Bai Ruanruan and Zhou Hongyu who were out walking on the street.

Gu Zhenxi stood among a group of plastic sisters, surrounded by people, and the smile on her face seemed a little forced.

“Cherish, it’s been so many days and you haven’t contacted us. If someone didn’t know, they would think you signed up to go to the countryside.”

“Bah! Crow’s mouth, I’m the only girl in my family, why should I go to the countryside?”

Gu Zhenxi glared at the talkative girl.

Speaking of this, she felt extremely hateful.

She tried her best and finally got Bai Ruanruan registered, but who would have known that the little bitch was about to get married, thus avoiding going to the countryside.

Thinking of the good things that had been taken away and the house that had been looted, her face turned as black as the bottom of a pot.

Although she was unhappy when Bai Ruanruan went to her house to take back those things, she felt so happy when she learned that Bai Ruanruan was about to marry an old man who was almost forty years old!

After all, that was the person she hated the most. She must be happy that she was about to marry the man who could be her father.

But just as the things were taken back, their house was robbed that night.

It’s just a pity that those things are missing, but it won’t matter.

But now that the family has no money and lives in poverty, the purpose of those jewellery becomes apparent.

She even wondered in her heart whether Bai Ruanruan’s visit that day had brought bad luck to their family.

Otherwise, how could it be such a coincidence that their house was robbed as soon as she arrived?

What bad luck!

“That’s right, but what on earth is wrong with your cousin? She is such a sickly girl, but she actually wants to go out into the world and make a difference. She doesn’t deserve it.”

Nowadays, there are many people who can’t stand others doing better than them.

Good news doesn’t travel far, but bad news travels far and wide.

Those who can play with Gu Zhenxi are naturally not good people.

These people have always been jealous of Bai Ruanruan because she is pretty and comes from a well-off family. When they heard that she had gone crazy and signed up to go to the countryside, they were delighted.

I hope Bai Ruanruan can go a little crazier and kill herself!

“My cousin doesn’t have a job either. She may be thinking of staying in the city because she has no future. Don’t say that to her. She has found a soldier now. I heard he is an official. They are getting married soon.”

The Bai family did not publicize these things themselves, so naturally others had no way of knowing about them.

Now hearing Gu Zhenxi say this, the girls all opened their mouths in surprise.

“Is your cousin a lunatic? She signed up to go to the countryside, and now she wants to get married to avoid going there? Why did she do this?”

“That’s right. I’ve never heard that she has a boyfriend before. She was able to find someone to prove her identity so quickly. I’m afraid that man is not a good person.”

Hearing these sisters talking about Bai Ruanruan, Gu Zhenxi felt a little relieved from the depression and gloom in her heart.

She pushed the girls who said bad things to her in an angry manner.

“Don’t say that. He is an officer in the army. Although he is a little old, he is caring.”

After hearing what she said, the girls laughed even harder.

“No way, Cherish, at this time, you are still helping her speak up. Find an older man, then when you meet him in the future, will you call him brother-in-law or uncle?”

As they spoke, several girls burst into laughter. Gu Zhenxi felt extremely happy. She felt happy both physically and mentally when she thought that Bai Ruanruan would have to serve an old man who might be about the same age as her father in the future.

“Okay, didn’t you ask me out this time to go shopping? It’s not good for others to keep talking about my cousin. They might think that I, as her cousin, am jealous of her.”

“What are you jealous of her for? Are you jealous that she’s going to marry an old man, or are you jealous that she had a seizure and signed herself up to go to the countryside?”

Those women stood together, talking to each other, and as they belittled Bai Ruanruan, they seemed to have found endless sense of existence.

They crossed the road talking and laughing.

In front is the state-owned supply and marketing cooperative. At this time, reform and opening up were imminent, and some black markets and individual businesses also emerged.

Even after all those years of baptism, people are still accustomed to going to state-owned supply and marketing cooperatives to buy things, and many planned materials still need to be purchased with books and tickets.

Bai Ruanruan originally thought that Zhou Hongyu wanted to go to the park with her to see the chrysanthemums.

But as the two walked side by side, she was actually brought directly to the entrance of the state-owned First Department Store.

“Do you want to buy anything?”

She asked naturally, and the man looked at her with a little interest.

“I don’t need anything. Let’s just take a look around and see if there’s anything you like that you want to buy.”

“I…I don’t lack anything either…”

Bai Ruanruan was so surprised that she wanted to turn around. The two of them had just established a relationship, and this man was so anxious to spend money on her?

Bai Ruanruan still remembered the purpose of marrying her and didn’t want to take advantage of her for fear of not being able to pay her back in the future.

“Let’s go in and take a look.”

Before she could come to her senses, she was pulled into the gate.

The state-owned stores have everything. The couple is going to hold their wedding at the end of October, so they need to start preparing a lot of things now.

Bai Ruanruan originally wanted to keep everything simple, but when she entered the store, her woman’s nature pushed her to go from shop to shop.

“Is it fashionable to make clothes for weddings now?”

Bai Ruanruan casually flipped through the fabrics on the counter.

Except for some relatively expensive pure cotton threads, most of them are light polyester and polyester.

Zhou Hongyu nodded and followed her to look through the books casually.

“Yes, you choose a piece of cloth you like, and I’ll ask my mother to find a skilled tailor.”

Hearing him say this, Bai Ruanruan’s face revealed a trace of regret.

Although she had lived two lives, this was her first time getting married. For such a big event, no girl would not want to wear a snow-white wedding dress.

But as if she were immortal, she happened to travel through time to such a special time. Not to mention a wedding dress, even Chinese cheongsam and Xiuhe were out of the question.

In this age dominated by black, white, gray, blue and yellow, being able to wear a red suit when getting married is already a sign of superiority.

She was flipping through the fabrics with a bit of sadness, but Gu Zhenxi, who was sitting a few stalls away, widened his eyes in surprise.

“Cherish, do you think this dress looks good?”

“cherish?”

Her best friend stretched out her hand and waved it in front of her eyes. When Gu Zhenxi came to her senses, she rubbed her eyes hard and looked again, but she could no longer find the familiar figure.

“What are you looking at? You’re lost in thought.”

The girl noticed her strangeness and couldn’t help but look in the direction she was looking.

“Did you see that? I seemed to see my cousin just now, with a man.

“Your sickly cousin wants to go shopping too? Doesn’t she never leave the house?”

“She’s getting married. Did you see her with that old man? Where is she? I also want to see who did that wrong.”

Several girls stretched their necks and looked over there, but there was no sign of Bai Ruanruan and Zhou Hongyu.

Gu Zhenxi was full of doubts. She just raised her eyes inadvertently and saw Bai Ruanruan standing with a handsome and tall figure.

Two people were leaning against each other, apparently choosing fabrics. Although we couldn’t see the man’s face, from his back, he didn’t look like a middle-aged man around 40 years old.

The flames of anger in her heart suddenly rose up, and a burst of hatred burst out.

“I’m not mistaken, it’s indeed Bai Ruanruan, but the man next to her doesn’t look like an old man. Could it be that she is having an affair with another man behind his back?”

She was surrounded by her best friends, and they all shared similar interests. After hearing what she said, the girls became even more interested.

“Isn’t she going to marry the old man? Your cousin is really bold. She is about to get married and she is still walking on the street with another man. If she is caught, it will be a hooligan crime!”

“We serious people really can’t understand the thoughts of people like her. I really feel sorry for her fiancé.”

These people just lack the word “slut” written on their faces, and their words and actions are all about saying that Bai Ruanruan is unfaithful to her husband.

Gu Zhenxi didn’t want to join in the fun with them. She was full of doubts and wanted to know who that tall and handsome figure was.