"I just forgot for a moment," He Mulian said, standing by the door with him, looking towards the kitchen.

"They probably won't eat that much."

"Of course you would! Have you forgotten how much He Jiaping can eat?"

He almost ate all the food his family had before he went to join the army, something Wu Xingtu would never forget.

He Jiaping doesn't usually eat here. He only took noodles from the cupboard, which his second aunt must have prepared in advance for tomorrow.

"Have a bowl of egg noodles."

Li Jiaojiao quickly nodded: "Okay."

My stomach was growling after walking around for a while.

There's a curfew in the dorms, so the two of them had to rush back after finishing their noodles.

While He Jiaping was washing the pot, He Mulian came in and called him away.

"Jiaping, where is this girl from? How old is she?"

"She's from G province, 22 years old, one year older than me."

"A year older? How could someone so beautiful be so old and still unmarried?" He Mulian asked, still puzzled. "Is she divorced?"

He Jiaping shook his head. He had been in the military region for so long and had never seen her hold hands with any other man.

"Don't blame your aunt for not wanting things to go smoothly, but this... sigh, I think you should change it."

He Mulian didn't pay attention to his expression while she spoke, and kept rambling on, "That tofu seller at the street corner, the Tan family girl is quite nice, young and..."

"Second Aunt, she chose me," He Jiaping interrupted her, "I won't change my mind."

"You stubborn brat, why won't you listen to me? Why are you being so obstinate at a time like this? This is a major event in your life!" She couldn't help but raise her voice.

Li Jiaojiao stopped slurping her noodles inside.

He Mulian was both anxious and agitated: "You should choose someone who is more docile and can bear you children, not a troublesome pretty face."

Wu Xingtu was still leaning against the doorway, smoking.

She was calculating in her mind how much of her nephew's salary they would still get if he insisted on marrying this woman who seemed shrewd and unwilling to suffer any loss.

He Mulian genuinely didn't want him to marry the woman in the kitchen.

He Jiaping said in a deep voice, "I only want her. I'm willing to be with her. My second aunt only brought her to see you because she respects you as an elder."

He went back to the kitchen, and after Li Jiaojiao finished eating, he cleaned up and the two of them left together.

He didn't say goodbye to He Mulian when he left.

Will you see your aunt's family often in the future?

"If you don't want to, then don't go see them."

"Then it's settled. I don't want to see your second aunt anymore. I'm not just a pretty face."

"Hmm," He Jiaping nodded, "Even a vase isn't as pretty as you."

After dropping the person off at their dormitory before curfew, He Jiaping headed back to find Yao Xiaobao.

"Brother He, isn't Huang Guoqiang forcing you to return to the team?"

"After the wedding, you should first find out how much it costs to rent those storefronts near the movie theater."

"Rent a storefront? We'll do it?"

He Jiaping calculated the time: "If we can do it ourselves, we'll do it tonight."

You can leave the distillery canteen and the military canteen at 4 p.m., because dinner will be ready by then.

"Okay, I'll tell the brothers tomorrow morning."

"It's just a start, we don't need to call so many people," He Jiaping wasn't sure if it would work out.

The two talked late into the night in the room, discussing not only the raw materials for opening a shop but also the things they needed to prepare for their wedding.

"Squad Leader Xie, Liu Qianyu waited for you at the door for a long time tonight, and you just got back."

"Blocking the door and waiting for me?" Li Jiaojiao thought to herself, "They're here to cause trouble."

"Yes, Coach Peng and Coach Cai came looking for you around nine o'clock, and that's when she left."

Aunt Nian and Aunt Da must have found out about the marriage application.

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