bookbashuk Chapter 27 Is there something on my face?
Chapter 27 Is there something on my face?
Qin Yunzhou noticed Xu Sui's gaze, raised his hand to touch his face, and asked, "Is there something on my face?"
"No." Xu Sui shook her head and asked, "You ordered stir-fried loofah with eggs, why aren't you eating?"
From beginning to end, she was never seen picking up an egg even once.
Qin Yunzhou paused for a moment, then said, "I don't eat loofah."
"Since you've come all this way, this is for you."
When hosting a dinner party, the proper etiquette should still be observed. Although resources are scarce and food is in short supply, it's fine if you don't have the means, but if you do, you should naturally make thorough preparations.
Xu Sui was slightly taken aback, realizing once again that the person in front of her was indeed a man who was good in every way.
I never feel uncomfortable being around him.
Even if a man like this doesn't love his wife and children after marriage, he won't mistreat them.
Furthermore, when he faced that young woman, his attitude remained distant, his rejection clean and decisive, leaving no room for hope or misunderstanding, and he even introduced her identity to the woman in public.
It is clear that Qin Yunzhou is a good person.
Unlike some men who enjoy women swarming around them and fighting over them, he neither rejects nor accepts the affections of other women, seemingly affectionate but actually the most heartless.
"Thank you." Since they had already said thank you, Xu Sui smiled and didn't stand on ceremony anymore. She picked up a piece of stir-fried loofah with eggs and started eating.
This meal was very good.
Although the food was just average.
But it's much better than those hard, sticky, dark steamed buns.
After finishing the meal.
The two drove back to their unit with a lot of things they had bought that day.
By the time we got back to the unit, it was already completely dark.
Qin Yunzhou first took Xu Sui to the dormitory building of the art troupe, and then delivered all the things he had bought that day to the family compound.
Actually, they had already obtained their marriage certificate a few days ago, and they were now officially husband and wife.
The only thing missing now is the wedding in five days.
The wedding was actually quite simple.
However simple it may be, it's still the first time getting married. Without the help of parents, they can only rely on themselves to ask people who have been through it for advice on the process of holding a wedding in the military.
According to Xu Sui, given their current terrible reputation, which has spread throughout the military, everyone wants to stay away from them. If they were to hold a wedding, they wouldn't be able to find many people to attend.
It would have been better to treat everyone to a meal that day.
Firstly, food was precious during famine years, so hosting a dinner party was not considered stingy.
Secondly, it avoids trouble.
Qin Yunzhou initially disagreed, but then he realized that given his current reputation, he couldn't really get many of his comrades to attend the wedding.
Not to mention anything else, even his immediate supervisor now ignores him and marginalizes him.
In the military, the officer's superior usually attends the wedding.
Given his situation, it will probably be difficult for him to invite people over, and that would only make things more awkward.
So the two of them reached an agreement: they would just invite a few people around them to a table for a meal.
It's not uncommon for weddings to be held in this simple way, but their approach isn't particularly outstanding.
After reaching an agreement, Xu Sui returned to her dormitory.
Du Yue and Qiu Ju had already returned and gone to bed.
Xu Sui opened the door and came in.
Both of them looked rather grim and turned to look at her.
Xu Sui was a little confused. "What's wrong?"
Qiu Ju sighed, "Xu Sui, your days in the performing arts troupe are probably not going to be easy from now on."
Du Yue nodded. "We have a new member in our cultural troupe. His family background is quite extraordinary, I heard it's similar to the Gu family. Gu Shuang is very enthusiastic about the newcomer."
"That person's name is Gao Xia, and she even inquired about you in the cultural troupe."
"There are rumors that Gao Xia is the daughter-in-law the Gu family prefers, and the two families almost got engaged last year."
Last year, Gu Shu had not yet been recognized by the Gu family, so the person who almost got engaged to Gao Xia was Qin Yunzhou.
Judging from their appearance, they clearly have ill intentions.
Having Gu Shuang was already troublesome enough, but then Gao Xia came along too.
Not to mention Xu Sui, who was being targeted, even those of them who weren't being targeted were annoyed.
Xu Sui shook her head. Whatever.
Since Shen Shan wouldn't let her resign, she could stay in the performing arts troupe for now. Five days later, she would invite Qin Yunzhou to dinner and move into the family compound, then look for a better job while still employed.
He found a suitable job and quit his position with the performing arts troupe.
"Du Yue, these are two menstrual belts I bought for you." Xu Sui took the items out of her small handbag and handed them to her.
"Thank you, Sui Sui, you're so kind." After spending these past few days together, Du Yue gradually felt that Xu Sui had changed a lot, unlike when she first moved here and looked down on people.
Xu Sui now seems much more approachable, and the relationship between the three of them has improved.
Xu Sui smiled. "Qin Yunzhou and I are planning to have dinner on the 20th, as a kind of wedding celebration. Do you two want to come?"
Her reputation in the military wasn't very good either.
The only people she was close to were Du Yue and Qiu Ju, who shared the same dormitory.
The person Qin Yunzhou could probably call upon was Liu Zhang, his comrade-in-arms from the same dormitory.
However, having fewer people also has its advantages. If there were more people, they would have to use their connections to borrow more food coupons if they wanted to treat others to a meal.
"Aren't you two planning to have a wedding?" Du Yue and Qiu Ju asked instinctively, but after asking, they thought about what had happened these past few days and couldn't help but feel annoyed at their own clumsy tongue.
Whether Xu Sui came back that night or not, her roommates knew perfectly well.
Combined with the rumors circulating in the family compound, they probably guessed why Xu Sui suddenly got together with another man.
"It's good to treat them to a meal, it saves trouble." The two gave an awkward smile.
In the past two years, famine has been severe, and every family is struggling, even those in the military, who all have large families to support.
Therefore, many people choose not to have a wedding ceremony, and some don't even have a banquet. They just submit a marriage certificate, get their marriage certificate, and move in together.
Xu Sui pretended not to notice the awkwardness between the two and nodded with a graceful smile.
The next day.
Xu Sui had just arrived at the performing arts troupe and hadn't had a chance to go inside yet.
He ran into Gu Shuang at the door. Standing next to Gu Shuang was Gao Xia, the newcomer who had just arrived. She was the fashionable young woman who had run up to Qin Yunzhou at the supply and marketing cooperative in the county town yesterday.
"Xiaoxia, this is Xu Sui. You have to be careful, she's got some serious skills." Early in the morning, Gu Shuang spoke to Gao Xia about Xu Sui in front of many passersby.
"Because of her, one of my brothers voluntarily transferred to another military region, and the other, disregarding our many years of sibling relationship, publicly warned me for her sake."
Gao Xia had a pretty face and was quite beautiful. She dressed very fashionably, and any one of her items was worth one or two months' wages for an ordinary worker.
She's clearly from a well-off family with a privileged background, where she's raised with plenty of food and clothing.
She watched Xu Sui's departing figure, narrowed her eyes, and said nothing.