Chapter 26

Wu Xiaoying wanted Xiang Nuan to stay for dinner at her home, and she didn’t refuse. She didn’t know when they would meet again, so it would be one less meal to eat.

The mother and daughter cooked together. When Shuangxi came back and learned that Xiang Nuan was leaving in two days, she burst into tears the moment she came back.

“I don’t want Sister Nuan Nuan to leave! I don’t want it!”

The little girl cried so miserably that Xiang Nuan felt heartbroken. She was reluctant to leave this lovely little girl, but she had to leave. She could only hold her in her arms and comfort her softly.

“I will come back to see you. I can’t bear to leave you. Stop crying. You won’t be pretty if you keep crying.”

“I don’t want you to leave, hiccup~”

Shuangxi was crying so hard that he hiccuped whenever he spoke.

“You’re lying. My brother takes a long time to come back after he leaves. It takes you a long time to come back too, hiccup~”

Xiang Nuan didn’t know how to coax her. She really didn’t know when she would be able to come back, and she couldn’t bring herself to lie to the child.

“Be obedient and stop crying. Your sister Nuan Nuan will be your sister-in-law from now on. She is part of our family. You have to be happy.”

Wu Xiaoying reached out and wiped her tears. “You keep saying you’ve grown up. How can adults cry?”

Shuangxi pouted in grievance and looked at Xiang Nuan with tearful eyes, “Sister Nuan Nuan, please take me with you.”

Wu Xiaoying smiled and rubbed her head. “Silly child, you want to go with your sister Nuannuan. You don’t want your parents anymore, right? If you leave, what will happen to your parents?”

Xiang Nuan also smiled and said: “Yes, if you leave, there will be no one to accompany uncle and aunt. Moreover, this is the first time I go on a long journey alone, and I dare not take you with me, it is too dangerous.

I promise you that I will bring you a gift next time I come back, a beautiful dress and lots of delicious food, okay?”

Shuangxi was still very unhappy, twisting and turning unwillingly in her arms.

“Look, I bought you this mung bean cake today when I went to the county town. I didn’t even want to give it to others!”

Xiang Nuan took the snacks she bought today, opened them, pinched a piece and handed it to her mouth.

“Try it, it’s sweet! It smells delicious.”

The sweet smell of mung beans lingered on her nose. She was already hungry after having fun outside for quite some time. She licked her lips and opened her mouth.

Xiang Nuan smiled and asked, “Is it delicious?”

“Sister Nuan Nuan eats too!”

Shuangxi pinched a piece and fed it to Xiang Nuan.

“Okay, Shuangxi is so good!”

Xiang Nuan rubbed her pigtails and bit them.

“Mom eats too!”

Shuangxi fed her mother another piece.

“Look how good your sister Nuan Nuan is to you. She thinks of you in everything.”

Shuangxi raised her chin proudly, “Sister Nuannuan loves me the most!”

When Yan Mancang came back and learned that Xiang Nuan had decided to go to the army on her own, he said that he would help her complete the formalities and issue a letter of introduction in the next two days.

“I’m sorry to have wronged you. I’ll prepare a few more tables for you next time you two come back.”

Xiang Nuan smiled and shook his head, “Uncle, there’s nothing wrong with it. I don’t care about that.”

Weddings are kept simple these days, and she had no expectations from the beginning. As long as she could live happily in the future, that would be enough.

Yan Mancang laughed and said, “That being said, we still have to do it. This is a happy event and we can’t avoid it.”

He only has this one son, so his wedding must be a lively one and cannot be done in silence.

“Well, I’ll listen to you.”

Anyway, she doesn’t need to worry about it. Just let the old man do whatever he wants.

It was already dark after dinner at Yan’s house, so Wu Xiaoying took Xiang Nuan back to the educated youth site with a flashlight.

Gu Wenshu and the other two were no longer surprised to see her come back, because Xiang Nuan would go to the captain’s house for dinner from time to time.

After washing up, Xiang Nuan climbed onto the kang and said to the three of them, “I want to tell you something.”

The three of them looked at her, “What’s the matter?”

Xiang Nuan cleared her throat and dropped a bombshell, “I’m getting married!”

“What?!”

Three confused faces.

“You’re getting married? To whom? Are you kidding?”

Gu Wenshu was the first to exclaim in surprise, “What’s going on? There’s no sign at all!”

“Yes, this is too sudden!”

Li Qinghe also thought she was joking.

Sun Qiuli glanced at Gu Wenshu and asked uncertainly, “Is it with Yang Bin?”

After hearing this, Gu Wenshu looked at Xiang Nuan in even greater shock.

Xiang Nuan patted Sun Qiuli on the shoulder when she saw this. “What does this have to do with Yang Bin? Stop talking nonsense!”

Gu Wenshu heaved a sigh of relief when she heard that it wasn’t Yang Bin. If it was really Yang Bin, she wouldn’t know what to do. Xiang Nuan knew that she liked Yang Bin.

Sun Qiuli asked again, “Who is that?”

Xiang Nuan didn’t keep the secret any longer and explained directly, “Yan Fangming, I’m going to marry him. Our marriage application has been approved. I’m going to the army to find him in two days. We won’t see each other for a long time.”

The three of them were shocked again.

“I told you two that there was something fishy going on. You two were flirting with each other before he left. Were you already in love at that time? You’re really good at hiding it. You only told us now!”

Li Qinghe looked betrayed and heartbroken, and condemned Xiang Nuan bitterly.

“That’s right, you don’t even consider us as friends!”

Sun Qiuli followed suit and fanned the flames.

Gu Wenshu’s eyes also revealed deep anger.

Xiang Nuan begged for mercy immediately upon seeing this, “It’s my fault. I sincerely apologize. Please forgive me, my three beautiful sisters!”

“Die!”

Sun Qiuli, who was closest to her, pounced on her first and started tickling her waist. The other two followed suit.

“Have mercy, have mercy, hahahaha, I was wrong, hahahaha!”

Xiang Nuan’s waist is particularly sensitive, and she can’t stand the stimulation from three people in turn.

The three men vented their anger and then stopped and let her go.

Xiang Nuan was lying on the kang with disheveled hair like a puddle of mud, “I’m impressed by you three!”

“You left us without a word. We said we would be lifelong comrades!”

Li Qinghe reached out and pinched her face.

Xiang Nuan recovered and raised her hand to brush the hair off her face, laughing, “Alas! Beauty can mislead people, there’s nothing I can do about it.”

“Tsk~ I found a nice object, so what?”

Gu Wenshu asked, “When do you plan to leave?”

“I’m leaving the day after tomorrow. I’ll handle the paperwork in the next two days and then say goodbye to you properly.”

“You did this too suddenly. We all can’t bear to part with you.”

The four of them have become friends, and it would be hard for any of them to leave.

Xiang Nuan said a little embarrassedly, “I’m sorry, our marriage needs to be approved by the organization. I don’t want to talk about it before the result comes out, for fear that it won’t work out in the end. I didn’t mean to hide it from you.

My aunt just told me that it has been approved, I will tell you when I get back.”

These people knew a little about Xiang Nuan’s family situation, but they all got along well and no one would bring it up. Now that she explained it, everyone understood.

“I didn’t expect that you would be the first one among the four of us to get married, and so soon. But no matter what, I still have to congratulate you. I wish you a happy wedding in advance and a baby soon!”

Li Qinghe also said, “Yes, you must be happy! If Yan Fangming dares to bully you, just send us a telegram and the three of us will rush over to help you teach him a lesson!”

Xiang Nuan chuckled, “Okay, but I’m afraid you’ll be caught before you even enter the military district gate, hahahaha!”

“Little girl! You don’t know how to appreciate kindness. I support you and you still blame me!”

Li Qinghe cursed angrily and pounced on her to scratch her.

“Ah, hahaha! I was wrong! I was wrong!”