Chapter 32: You are my Gu Chengfeng’s fiancée

What a strange taste…

Spicy, bitter, and sweet all at once a truly bizarre combination!

She really wanted to know how Gu Chengfeng made this strange-tasting dish.

Shen Sisi tried a few other dishes; the taste… was indescribable!

Everyone at the table chewed with pained expressions, desperately shoveling down white rice.

Knowing the dishes were Gu Chengfeng’s handiwork, they tacitly swallowed them down.

On the other hand, the bowl of mushroom chicken soup was quickly devoured, leaving not a single bone behind.

Shen Sisi put her hand to her forehead; she should handle the cooking from now on!

She appreciated Gu Chengfeng’s good intentions…

After dinner, Heizi parked the car in the family compound and, with his group of younger brothers, strolled back to the guesthouse.

Gu Chengfeng had drunk at least half a jin of liquor, but besides a slight flush on his face, he seemed fine.

Looking at the mess on the table, Gu Chengfeng asked Shen Sisi to take care of Niu Niu in the room, and he volunteered to clean up the dishes.

Shen Sisi, thinking of his injury, wanted to help, but he chased her out of the kitchen.

“Go play with the child…”

Gu Chengfeng was stern, his tone cold and domineering.

Shen Sisi, however, showed her smile unabashedly, her eyes curving slightly.

People who mentioned Gu Chengfeng either ran away in terror or avoided him.

They said he was fierce and violent, and particularly liked to hit people, uncontrollable.

But she found Gu Chengfeng responsible, gentle, considerate, and surprisingly diligent.

Where was the fierceness and violence?

Such a good man was hard to find even with a lantern.

It’s a pity that he…

Shen Sisi shook her head vigorously, trying to shake off those disheartening thoughts.

It’s okay, Gu Chengfeng is still young, there’s still a chance, he’ll definitely get better!

Thinking this, Shen Sisi first coaxed Niu Niu to sleep, then took out a tin box from the drawer.

Inside were her dowry money, Gu Chengfeng’s passbook, the gift for Niu Niu’s arrival, and many food coupons, cloth coupons, oil coupons, and pastry coupons.

She put away the coupons, put the passbook away, and began counting the money.

After deducting the expenses of these days and the cost of buying herbs, there was still seven hundred and fifty-two yuan and thirty cents left.

She set aside twelve yuan and fifty cents for household expenses, dividing the remaining seven hundred and forty yuan into two portions.

One for Niu Niu, and one for Gu Chengfeng, for their medical expenses.

The money seemed like a lot, but it wouldn’t last long at the hospital.

Niu Niu’s illness recurred frequently and was difficult to cure, a bottomless pit.

Gu Chengfeng’s injury would probably require a large hospital and expert examination, followed by rehabilitation treatment, which was also a considerable expense.

Gu Chengfeng’s allowance alone wasn’t enough; she had to make money!

The medicinal oil business was imperative, and it had to be a success.

Ideally, the sailors could help her spread it far and wide.

To make people remember it, it needed a catchy name.

What should it be called?

Shen Sisi chewed on her pen, thinking that the prescription was passed down from the old Chinese doctor in Jinfeng Village, so it could be called Jinfeng Brand Huoluo Oil!

To differentiate it from other medicinal oils, she also designed a phoenix spreading its wings.

Like a phoenix bird spreading its wings, gently protecting everyone.

With the name and logo in place, it was time to wait for the right moment!

Gu Chengfeng quickly cleaned up. Seeing it was late, he planned to say goodbye to Shen Sisi and return to the army.

At the door, he saw her sitting under the lamp, writing and drawing intently.

The dim light illuminated Shen Sisi’s delicate profile, a few strands of hair fluttering in the breeze; time slowed down at that moment.

Gu Chengfeng looked at this warm scene, his thoughts flying back to a few years ago, when he saw Shen Sisi reading under a tree at Principal Lin’s house.

Sunlight filtered through the leaves, casting dappled shadows.

Everything around was dark, only Shen Sisi’s face bathed in a beam of light.

At that moment, he forgot the surrounding noise, an indescribable gentleness quietly awakened…

He gazed at her quietly, feeling that the sunlight from many years ago was now “shining” on Shen Sisi again.

Gu Chengfeng didn’t want to disturb this tranquility, turning around and leaving a note before walking towards the courtyard.

He opened the door quietly, but she still noticed.

Shen Sisi, wearing a coat, went to the door, looking at the blurry figure under the moon: “Where are you going so late?”

Gu Chengfeng turned around: “I’m going back to the army… the bed is empty.”

Shen Sisi’s mouth opened slightly. She wanted to ask him to stay, but didn’t know what excuse to use.

After all, they hadn’t gotten their marriage certificate yet!

Because of her, Gu Chengfeng had been subjected to criticism and had offended his superiors and subordinates.

If people said they were cohabiting without a marriage certificate, engaging in illicit relationships, that wouldn’t be good.

“That… haven’t you finished your report?” Shen Sisi blurted out, then annoyedly pinched herself.

That question made it seem like she was anxious to get married.

Hearing this, Gu Chengfeng’s brows furrowed even deeper.

Feng Yanzhou said Shen Sisi and the child’s identities were tricky.

He originally wanted to have Niu Niu adopted, but Shen Sisi, a single young woman, didn’t meet the adoption requirements.

Saying she was found, the civil affairs department would investigate the child’s biological parents.

But if they wrote the truth that Shen Sisi had an unmarried child although not illegal, she would face moral and social condemnation, and the political review would be difficult to pass.

Feng Yanzhou even considered having Niu Niu stay with her father, but no one knew who Niu Niu’s father was.

In short, it was tricky!

This had made Feng Yanzhou extremely stressed. Yesterday, he went to Jinfeng Village again, working with the captain to find a solution, and hadn’t received a reply yet…

Gu Chengfeng naturally couldn’t tell her the details, lest she become sad and upset.

He gazed at her deeply: “That… Lao Feng is working on it, don’t worry.”

Shen Sisi’s tense mood relaxed somewhat, but it was hard on Political Commissar Feng, running back and forth many times.

“Actually… it’s not you who should leave, it’s us.”

She spoke awkwardly, the air around them becoming strange.

“Niu Niu and I living here is inappropriate, making it so you can’t go home and have to stay in the army… I’m really sorry!”

Gu Chengfeng stood quietly in the cold wind, his voice heavy: “Don’t worry about what they think or say, just remember, you are my Gu Chengfeng’s fiancée, my house, you can live…”

Having said that, he strode forward, approaching Shen Sisi, reaching out to fasten her collar.

His rough fingertips brushed against her delicate neck, causing a blush to rise.

“It’s cold outside, go back quickly, I’ll come see you and Niu Niu tomorrow…”

Gu Chengfeng watched her enter the house before closing the courtyard door and hurrying away under the moonlight.

Passing Yang Qiuxia’s courtyard, a pair of bright eyes peeked out from the door, their gaze venomous.

“I thought that vixen was so powerful, she can’t even keep a man, staying alone at night…”