Chapter 58: The Wedding Night

The two of them were still eating on the kang in the living room. After dinner, they sat there chatting. Sheng Zexi reached out with his large hand and pulled Gu Jianing directly into his arms.

Gu Jianing was startled, but after realizing what was happening, she obediently snuggled into his embrace.

Inside the room, a kerosene lamp cast a dim, warm glow—not too bright—illuminating the two of them cuddled together. The atmosphere was cozy and intimate.

Outside, the snow was still falling, and from time to time, the sound of cold wind could be heard.

“I have to return to the unit for training tomorrow. I’ll be out early and back late, but I’ll still come home to eat with you whenever I can.”

“Okay. I’m planning to ask Sister Shuwan tomorrow about how to keep the house warm and see what we should do.”

“Good. Don’t feel too pressured—whatever works is fine. If you need money or ration tickets at home, just use them. No need to ask me.”

“There’s a supply store in the military district. If you need to buy anything, just go. There are also several villages outside the district that work with us. On the 10th of every month, there’s a big market. The villagers bring farm produce and other goods to sell. You can go and have a look then.”

A big market? Gu Jianing’s eyes lit up. That was great.

Thinking about how the heavy snow would soon seal off the mountains for at least two months, leading to shortages, Gu Jianing felt she needed to stock up early.

She could check out the market to see if there was anything they needed to buy. If she couldn’t find it, she could always redeem it from the system store, and the market would be a perfect excuse.

“Okay, I got it.”

“By the way, I haven’t asked you yet—now that you’re here in the military district, what are your plans? Do you prefer staying at home, or do you want to find a job?” Sheng Zexi knew that Gu Jianing could be a bit lazy, so he wasn’t sure if she’d want to work or just stay home.

Either way was fine with him—he earned enough for both of them.

“I want to work!”

She almost forgot! Gu Jianing looked up at Sheng Zexi and said seriously, “There’s a hospital in the military district, right? Do you think I could work there as a doctor?”

With the childbirth system in her hands, she could bind patients, scan symptoms, and treat illnesses so conveniently. It would be a waste not to be a doctor.

Sheng Zexi suddenly understood. Right, Ningning had studied medical care in vocational school. But wouldn’t being a nurse be more suitable?

But then he remembered how Ningning had treated his sister-in-law and even cured the pigs in Hua Hua Village of their poisoning. He realized Ningning did have real medical skills.

“I’m not sure, but I’ll find some time to ask around for you.”

“Okay.”

As she spoke, Gu Jianing struggled to get up. “Where are you going?” The warmth and softness in his arms suddenly disappeared, and Sheng Zexi instinctively tried to pull her back.

“I’m going to treat you,” Gu Jianing replied.

If it weren’t for the talk about work just now, she would have been completely lost in this man’s tenderness and almost forgotten about this important matter.

She couldn’t forget—the rewards were too good.

The two of them returned to the main bedroom’s kang, which was already heated and warm.

Sheng Zexi took off his clothes and lay down.

Gu Jianing glanced at his strong, muscular body, but managed not to let her imagination run wild and focused on the treatment.

She took out the long needles, sterilized them over the fire, and then quickly and accurately inserted them into the appropriate acupuncture points.

As she worked, she muttered, “You’ll need to take herbal medicine as well. I’m confident you’ll be fully recovered in about half a month.”

“But where do we get the medicine?”

Sheng Zexi replied, “We have to buy it in the county town. It’s quite far—you have to take a bus.”

“How about this: you write down the prescription for me, and I’ll ask someone from logistics to buy it. They often need to go out to purchase supplies in the county.”

“Alright, then get enough for half a month. Who knows how long the heavy snow will last—plus, in another month, it’ll be New Year’s.”

“When the snow seals the mountains, I think it’ll last about half a month,” Sheng Zexi said, recalling previous years.

“That means, this year, you’ll have to spend New Year’s with me here in the northwest military district. We might not even eat very well.”

Almost every year, when Spring Festival came around, the northwest military district would be snowed in. No one could come or go, and most training and tasks would be suspended.

Only when the snow melted would things return to normal.

“I’m sorry,” Sheng Zexi said, guilt in his eyes.

If they hadn’t gotten married, Ningning could have stayed in Hua Hua Village and celebrated with her family—the people she grew up with, in a place that wasn’t so cold, where even taking a bath wasn’t such a hassle.

Gu Jianing paused in her acupuncture, turned to look at Sheng Zexi, and saw real guilt in his eyes.

Honestly, did she miss her family?

Of course she did.

In her previous life, she’d let her family down. After being reborn, she’d planned to make it up to them. But less than a month later, she married and followed her husband to the northwest.

Here, everything was unfamiliar, so cold, and it was hard to get around—so much more inconvenient than Hua Hua Village.

But...

“But now I have you with me, don’t I?” Gu Jianing looked steadily at Sheng Zexi.

Then she continued with the acupuncture.

“But here, you’re my only family. You’d better treat me well.”

“And, if I ever miss my family, you have to take me back to visit them.”

Sheng Zexi’s heart trembled at Gu Jianing’s gaze. So, he could understand her words to mean that she missed her family, but for his sake, she was willing to follow him to the northwest, right?

So, in Ningning’s heart, he was also an important family member.

If he didn’t have needles stuck in him, Sheng Zexi, feeling a rush of warmth, would have pulled Gu Jianing into his arms and hugged her tightly, just to let out the excitement in his heart.

“I’ll definitely treat you well. Whenever you want to go back, I’ll do everything I can to take you.”

Unable to move, he could only make his promise with words.

Gu Jianing softly replied, “Mm.” She trusted Sheng Zexi.

After finishing the acupuncture, Gu Jianing took out paper and pen and wrote down the prescription.

About half an hour later, she removed the needles, and the treatment was over.

“Hurry and put your clothes on, or you’ll catch a cold.”

“No need.”

“Hm?”

Before Gu Jianing could react, Sheng Zexi pulled her into his arms and whispered something in her ear.

He grabbed her hand and placed it on his chest.

“Ningning, it’s getting late. Why don’t we go to sleep?” Otherwise, we’ll just have to take our clothes off again later.

“I, I...” Gu Jianing knew tonight was their wedding night. She’d fantasized about it during the day, but now that it was really happening, she was nervous.

But the next second, Sheng Zexi leaned in and sealed her lips with his.

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