Chapter 28

After hanging up the phone, Xiang Nuan went to find Yan Mancang again, “Uncle, I can wait here by myself, you go back first, otherwise you will miss the bus back to the commune in the afternoon.”

Yan Mancang smiled and said, “It’s okay. I’ll watch you get in the car before I leave.”

“It’s too late. How can you go back? I’m safe at the station. Don’t worry. Go back quickly.”

It was already past five o’clock by the time she got on the bus, and there were no cars available when he returned to the county town.

“Listen to me, you don’t have a letter of introduction for yourself, so you don’t even have a place to stay at night.”

Yan Mancang thought about it and said, “Then I’ll go back first. You have to be careful. Have you hidden the money? Don’t let anyone steal it.”

“I’m well hidden. Don’t worry. I’ll let you know I’m safe as soon as I get to the station.”

“Okay, I’ll go back first then.”

“Yeah. Let’s go back.”

After he left, Xiang Nuan carried two luggage bags, found a deserted place, slipped into the space, set the alarm and started to catch up on her sleep.

I slept for more than two hours and found that there was still enough time to cook another plate of shrimp dumplings.

During this period, there were always people around her when she ate, so she couldn’t have a good nutritious meal.

After dinner, I watched a movie for a while and didn’t go out until almost five o’clock.

When the time came, she checked her ticket and boarded the train smoothly. She had less luggage, so the guy sitting in the lower bunk helped her put the luggage on the rack. She took off her shoes and climbed up to lie down.

The electronic screen in the space is invisible and only she can see it, so as soon as she went up, she found a variety show to watch. Sometimes she was so engrossed in watching it that she couldn’t help laughing out loud, and the people below would look up at her. After so many times, they thought there was something wrong with her.

Xiang Nuan felt embarrassed to continue watching, so she went to bed when it got dark.

“We’re almost there! We’re almost there! Passengers who are getting off at Lin’an are packing up and getting ready to get off!”

Xiang Nuan slept until dawn. When she heard the attendant’s call, she quickly climbed down, picked up her luggage and went to the door to wait to get off the bus.

She stood at the window and watched the train slowly coming into the station, her heart beginning to thump.

She was about to meet Yan Fangming and she was really excited.

They have only exchanged letters once in the past half month. I wonder if it will be awkward when they meet next time after not seeing each other for such a long time.

Soon the train arrived at the station and Xiang Nuan hurriedly squeezed out of the car.

Not knowing whether Yan Fangming was picking her up inside or outside, she looked around and didn’t see the familiar figure, so she followed the crowd towards the exit.

“Nuan Nuan!”

“Fang Ming!”

He had only taken two steps when he heard someone calling him from the front. When he looked up, it was none other than Yan Fangming.

Yan Fangming grinned and walked quickly towards her through the crowd. When he reached her, he hugged her in his arms.

“Nuannuan, you are finally here. I missed you so much.”

He made countless drafts in his mind, thinking about what he would say when he saw her. The moment he saw her, the words in his heart came out, not caring about whether it was cheesy or not, he just thought about his wife!

“I missed you, too.”

Being held tightly in his arms by his tall and broad body, Xiang Nuan felt indescribably at ease. From now on, she would live on this land with the man who would soon become her husband.

“You must be hungry. Let me take you to eat something delicious!”

Seeing someone looking at them, Yan Fangming let go of her, took the luggage, and pulled her out.

After leaving the station, Xiang Nuan realized that he had actually come to pick her up in a car.

“Get in the car, we’ll go eat first, and then I’ll take you back to the guesthouse to rest.”

“good.”

After the car started, Xiang Nuan asked, “What kind of house will we get?”

He came here just after writing the letter, and he doesn’t even know what the preparations are like here.

“The family housing here is all tiled. We got a three-room one, which is similar to the layout of my hometown, with two east and west bedrooms and a living room in the middle. We sleep on beds instead of kangs. There is also a small yard in front where we can grow vegetables and so on.

I have prepared the large furniture and daily necessities. I will take you there after you have rested well. We can buy anything you need.”

Jiangxi Province is south of the Yellow River and is a plain area, so people here rarely sleep on a kang.

Xiang Nuan nodded. “Okay, before I came here, my uncle and aunt gave me a thousand yuan, saying that two hundred was my betrothal gift, and the rest was for us to buy things.”

Yan Fangming freed his right hand and held her left hand. “Okay, I’ll let you manage all the money in my hand later.”

Xiang Nuan smiled and pulled her hand back, “Drive carefully.”

“Okay, listen to my wife!”

Yan Fangming has been grinning from ear to ear since he met her. He is so happy that they are finally getting married.

Xiang Nuan teased him, “I’m not your wife yet!”

“It will be soon. Once you get the certificate and hold the wedding, you can’t run away!”

“When will you marry me?”

“Can we have the wedding the day after tomorrow? I’ll treat everyone to a meal in the army cafeteria as a witness, and we’ll go tomorrow after getting the certificate!”

If I didn’t feel sorry for her, I would go now.

“Okay, what should I prepare?”

“You don’t need to prepare anything. I have prepared all the clothes for you. Just get ready to be my bride.”

“good.”

Yan Fangming drove directly to the state-owned restaurant. Xiang Nuan didn’t have much appetite, so the two of them simply ate some buns and porridge and returned to the army.

The army is like a small town, with service centers, guest houses, bathhouses, canteens, auditoriums, nurseries, medical teams, post offices and everything else available.

Xiang Nuan sat in the car, looking around and listening to Yan Fangming’s introduction. She felt that the living facilities here were quite complete.

“arrive.”

The car stopped at the entrance of the military guesthouse, and Yan Fangming took her in to get a room.

“Deputy Battalion Commander Yan, this is your thing, right?”

The receptionist was a lady in her thirties. She started sizing Xiang Nuan up as soon as she saw the two of them come in.

The family compound was saying that the discerning deputy battalion commander Yan had found a girl in his hometown who was very pretty. It was indeed beautiful! No wonder the iron tree of deputy battalion commander Yan blossomed!

Yan Fangming smiled and nodded, “Sister-in-law, this is my belonging, Xiang Nuan, I just took it.

Nuannuan, this is Mrs. Zhang who lives in our front yard.”

Hearing this, Xiang Nuan smiled and greeted her, “Hello, sister-in-law.”

“Hello, hello. You must be tired after coming all this way. Give me the letter of introduction and I’ll get you a room to rest up. Come visit me when you’re free.”

Mrs. Zhang smiled warmly and registered as she spoke.

“Okay, thank you sister-in-law.”

Xiang Nuan took out the letter of introduction and gave it to her.

Mrs. Zhang laughed and said, “You’re welcome. It’s ready. Go ahead. Room 203 upstairs.”

“Then let’s go up first, sister-in-law.”

Yan Fangming said this and took Xiang Nuan upstairs.

“Remember to call home later and tell them I’ve arrived.”

As soon as Xiang Nuan entered the house, she remembered that she had not reported her safety to her family.

“Okay, there’s a bathhouse downstairs, do you want to take a bath first?”

“I want to rest for a while before going.”

Xiang Nuan hugged his thin waist and started to act coquettishly.