Chapter 27 The First Quarrel

Erni had never heard such a thing before, her mouth gaped open in astonishment, “Can you find another one?” The one in front of her was still a little girl. Shen Zhiyu felt a little guilty, afraid that she had corrupted her, she cleared her throat and was figuring out how to make amends when she suddenly felt a little uneasy. She turned her head and saw the man who had disappeared for a month standing at their doorstep! He still had the same neat short hair, wearing a military uniform, and carrying a duffel bag in his hand. But compared to last time, Shen Zhiyu felt that he seemed more tired?

And his complexion didn’t look very good either. His dark eyes were fixed on her, and Shen Zhiyu instantly felt guilty. Erni followed her gaze and exclaimed, “Second Brother Gu is back!”

The little girl had a loud voice, and Chen Cuijuan, who was busy in the kitchen, heard her. She didn’t even put down her spatula, she went straight over with it in hand. Seeing that it was indeed Gu Ye standing at the door, she exclaimed, “Little Gu is back! Why did you come back suddenly? Come in, come in!” Then, seeing her daughter standing there foolishly, she glared at her, “What are you standing there for? Pour a glass of water for Little Gu.” “Oh, oh.” “No need, Mom.”

 Gu Ye put his duffel bag on the table, “I’ll go wash my face.” “Alright, the water in the tank is fresh, Guo Wang just filled it. It’s cool. Wash your face, we’ll be able to eat soon!” Her son-in-law was back, Chen Cuijuan’s heart settled. She ran to the chicken coop and felt around. The hen let out a series of loud clucks. Chen Cuijuan chuckled, two eggs, she’d fry them up for dinner. Gu Ye took a basin of water to wash his face. It was Shen Zhiyu’s basin. They hadn’t gotten their marriage certificate, and they didn’t have enough tickets to buy new basins and thermoses.

 They were using Shen Zhiyu’s own things from before she got married. He said he was washing his face, but he actually washed his whole head. A basin of clean water instantly became muddy! Shen Zhiyu widened her eyes in disbelief, “Where did you come back from? Why are you so dirty?” “I walked back.” The man washed his face, then scrubbed his hands as well.

Good heavens, the water turned black! Shen Zhiyu’s eyelids twitched, she said tactfully, “Do you want to wash twice more?” The man paused in his hand-washing motion, he looked up, and used those eyes to look at her again, without speaking. He was really about to burst out laughing. Before he left, she told him to be careful on the road. As soon as he arrived at the army, the first thing he did was to file a report. After that, he rushed to apply for housing. He was a soldier, and a soldier in a special unit, so the report couldn’t be approved until Shen Zhiyu’s political review was completed.

And during this time, his training had to continue as usual. He had just been promoted, and there were a bunch of troublemakers under him, not many of them respected him, so he put in more effort and energy than before in training. Despite this, he knew that his newlywed wife was delicate and couldn’t be wronged, so as soon as things were settled, he took leave to come back. He had just taken leave last time, if it hadn’t been for the fact that he hadn’t taken leave for several years, the organization wouldn’t have approved it this time.

Even so, they only gave him a few days of leave to visit his family. The train was delayed, and when he arrived in the city, there were no more buses left. To save time, he walked from the city for several hours to get back. And when he arrived at the doorstep, he heard his ungrateful little wife say that she was going to find another one, a younger one, and his heart sank. And now she was complaining that he was dirty. The man’s eyes were full of pressure, making Shen Zhiyu’s eyes instantly turn red.

“Why are you staring at me?” Her voice was choked with tears. Gu Ye froze, his expression also froze. The hands that were hanging by his sides moved slightly, wanting to reach out and do something. Although they were already married, and they had done what they should and shouldn’t have done, they were actually just two people who had only known each other for a few days.

And it had been over a month since they last met. Compared to ordinary couples who were so familiar with each other’s bodies that they could kick each other’s butts without feeling anything, they were incredibly awkward. The man tightened his jaw, explaining stiffly, “I wasn’t being fierce.” “You were being fierce!” The girl sniffed. She was too delicate, even when she sniffed her nose while crying, she didn’t look disheveled, her little nose was red, making her look particularly pitiful. “You’ve been gone for over a month, not a single letter, not a single message.

You don’t know what people in the village are saying. They’re saying that I was slept with for nothing!” Even though she inexplicably knew that the world she was in was a book, and she knew in advance how the world would develop in the future, she wasn’t so blasé about relationships. Being told in front of so many people that she had been slept with for nothing, how could she not care?

But Chen Cuijuan and the others were too careful. She was so worried about Gu Ye not sending any news back that she couldn’t sleep at night, and she didn’t dare to show any concern in front of her daughter, afraid of upsetting her. Shen Zhiyu also knew that she had to pretend to have completely forgotten about this deadbeat. Now that he was finally back, he was being fierce to her as soon as he arrived! Shen Zhiyu became more and more upset, she didn’t even want to go to be stationed with him anymore, “My parents are still here, and you’re being fierce to me.

If I go to be stationed with you, won’t you become even more arrogant?” Gu Ye was stunned. He wasn’t the first to see a woman cry, but when others cried, he either didn’t feel anything or found it annoying. He had never felt so helpless, so self-blaming, and so inexplicably heartbroken like today.

“I… I wrote you a letter.”

He explained weakly. Shen Zhiyu glared at him with red eyes, “I didn’t receive it. You’re full of it. You’re not good at all. You wouldn’t let me sleep before you left, then you gave me the silent treatment, and now you’re being fierce to me when you came back. You’re so annoying! Even Big Yellow is better than you!” The term “silent treatment” was something she had read in a book. She thought it was a perfect word! Big Yellow was a native dog raised by Aunt Qin.

Hearing his name, he wagged his tail and ran over, rubbing his head against Shen Zhiyu’s hand. Seeing that she was crying, he anxiously tried to lick the tears off her face. He rubbed against her, while baring his teeth and growling at Gu Ye, “Woof woof woof!” As he ran, Gu Ye saw his two big testicles, and his face darkened. He grabbed the dog’s neck and pulled Big Yellow aside. Seeing that the girl’s eyes were swollen from crying, he felt anxious, but he wasn’t good with words.

And for every explanation he gave, Shen Zhiyu would retort with several more sentences. The man lowered his eyes, took Shen Zhiyu’s towel, rinsed it with water, wrung it out, and handed it to her, “Wipe your face. It’ll be uncomfortable if your face cracks.”

 Shen Zhiyu was always delicate and loved to be clean. Shen Guowang’s towel had several holes in it, but hers was still clean and white. Now, after being dipped in the water that Gu Ye had washed his face and hands in, it instantly turned black. Shen Zhiyu couldn’t believe it.

He didn’t come to comfort her when she was crying, and he actually wanted to use this towel to wipe her face! Shen Zhiyu could already imagine how difficult her life would be if she went to be stationed with him. She pouted and cried even harder!