Chapter 17 Return to the Army

“With those words, Mom, I’m reassured. I know you’re a good one.” Before breakfast was even finished, Gu’s mother arrived, also carrying a bag of dry food. Seeing Gu Ye eating, Gu’s mother instantly relaxed, “Hurry up, finish eating and then go.” Then she saw her daughter-in-law, who was half-asleep, and glared at Gu Ye, “It’s so early, why did you wake Yuzu up? Let her sleep a little longer.” Chen Cuijuan stood up with a smile, “In-law, I was the one who woke Yuzu up.

The newlyweds are about to be separated, shouldn’t we give them more time to be together?” That was true. Chen Cuijuan was afraid that Gu Ye would forget his promises once he went back, and Gu’s mother was afraid that her son would regret getting married after he went back. The two mothers looked at each other, their goals aligned, and exchanged a mysterious smile.

Chen Cuijuan had made noodles for breakfast. After a big bowl of noodles, she packed him two steamed buns and some pickles. Seeing him standing up, her daughter was still sleeping at the table, drooling. She quickly woke Shen Zhiyu up, ” Yuzu, Little Gu is about to leave, get up quickly and see him off.” “No need.” Gu Ye glanced at his wife’s cute sleeping face. Although he thought she was indeed lacking in exercise, the situation was special today, and he couldn’t bear to see her so sleepy. Shen Zhiyu rubbed her eyes, stood up, and yawned, “I’ll see you to the bus stop?”

 “No need.” When Shen Zhiyu walked to Gu Ye, Shen’s mother and Gu’s mother retreated a few steps in unison, giving the young couple some space. “You go back and get some more sleep once I’m gone.” Shen Zhiyu nodded weakly, “Okay.” “There’s money under your pillow, use it while you’re at home.” As soon as she heard about money, Shen Zhiyu immediately woke up, her eyes widened, “I have money, the dowry Mom gave me is all with me.”

“The dowry is yours; this money is from me.” In their place, the dowry was given to the wife’s family. Parents rarely let their daughters take the dowry back to their own families. Chen Cuijuan and her husband let Shen Zhiyu keep the dowry because they loved their daughter. But he couldn’t let Shen Zhiyu feel comfortable spending the dowry that rightfully belonged to her. And they were already married, she was still living at her parents’ house, eating and drinking from her parents’ house, ultimately because his family didn’t have enough rooms.

“You’re married now, it’s different from before. It’s not just your parents and your brothers at home, there are other people too. I left you some money and meat tickets and grain tickets. If you want to eat meat or candy, use the money to buy them.” Gu Ye’s thoughts were in line with most people in this era. Although he hadn’t spent much time with the Shen family, he had already figured them out. Shen Dahe and his wife, as well as Shen Guoqiang and Shen Guowang, needless to say, their love for Shen Zhiyu was genuine and heartfelt. But her sister-in-law, she spoke with a hidden barb.

Even before Shen Zhiyu got married, she was like that. Now that Shen Zhiyu was married and still living at home, her sister-in-law would only become more and more resentful of Shen Zhiyu. Shen Zhiyu blinked at his words, as if she was getting to know Gu Ye for the first time. He didn’t even need to guess; he was directly saying that her sister-in-law was like that. This guy was so thoughtful. “Okay.” Shen Zhiyu’s resentment from last night, when he wouldn’t let her sleep, vanished instantly, her mouth was as sweet as honey, “Gu Ye, you’re so good to me.”

 Usually, she was loud and boisterous, but when she was being good, she was incredibly soft. Gu Ye was amazed, she could actually be so obedient, he nodded in satisfaction, “That’s how it should be. Don’t forget to exercise while you’re at home these days.” Everything was good, except her physical strength was too weak! Shen Zhiyu: “….” Exercise your head! Seeing them talking enough, Chen Cuijuan walked over with a smile, “Alright, Little Gu has to catch the bus, Yuzu, you go back and catch up on sleep.” Shen Zhiyu was already so sleepy she was about to lose her soul. Finally, her own mother was letting her go to sleep, Shen Zhiyu nodded eagerly. Before going back to her room, she noticed Chen Cuijuan was about to go out, and curiously asked, “Mom, it’s not time to work yet, where are you going?”

 “I’m going to find the carpenter!” Chen Cuijuan was angry when she talked about it, “That old man, he’s so old and still not honest, he skimped on materials, the furniture he made isn’t sturdy at all!” Shen Zhiyu was instantly wide awake. The furniture wasn’t sturdy, how did Mom know their bed wasn’t sturdy? Thinking back to last night, Shen Zhiyu’s face instantly turned red, even from her face to her toes, could it be that……. Mom and the others heard it? She clenched her fists, glared at Gu Ye.

 She wanted to kick him! When it first happened, she had told him that her parents would hear it, but he insisted that he couldn’t stop at the crucial moment, and he even covered her ears, saying that she wouldn’t hear it that way. Back then, she cried until her brain was numb. And the man was so strong, he wouldn’t let her go, she couldn’t do anything against him! Gu Ye’s scalp also tingled with embarrassment. He cleared his throat, “Mom, no rush, you go back and rest first.” This mother-in-law was really something, so wild! “Oh, what rest, I’m not tired. Okay, you go quickly, Yuzu go back to your room and sleep.” Gu Ye originally wanted to say something to his wife, but before he could open his mouth, Shen Zhiyu glared at him and turned to leave. Gu Ye: “….”————The man didn’t have much luggage, just a bag with a change of clothes, a lunchbox, and a military water bottle.

 He traveled light, and compared to Shen Zhiyu, who felt like she had been drained of her energy, he was full of energy. He sat upright all the way, his spirit was excellent. The train arrived the next morning, just in time for the logistics support department’s vehicle that had come to the city to buy supplies.

 It was a Jiefang brand truck, with enough space in the back to load a lot of supplies, and four people could sit in the front. Gu Ye got in the car, the logistics support staff member, Xiao He, smiled and said to him, “Deputy Commander, you seem to have become much more energetic after going back home, did something good happen?” “Yeah.” Gu Ye sat straight, looking ahead, “I got married.”

“What?!” Xiao He was shocked, thinking Gu Ye was joking. But Deputy Commander Gu usually didn’t joke around. And looking at his expression, he was serious. Xiao He, “Congratulations, where’s your wife? Why didn’t she come with you?” “I’ll pick her up after I get everything settled here.”

 “That’s great.” Gu Ye didn’t even think about hiding it, he had to go and file a marriage report and apply for housing, and within a day, everyone knew that the deputy commander of their unit, who had always refused to get married, had gotten married! And he had married a wife from his hometown.