Five years of marriage, always separated [1970s]

Ye Fan patted Geng Zhiye's face and said, "That's amazing, Brigade Commander Geng. I didn't expect that."

Geng Zhiye grabbed her hand and teased: "Did you miss me?"

"Why do I miss you? Be serious!" Ye Fan pulled his hand away. "Actually, I'm surprised that you have a holiday every year. You belong to one of the ace troops of the Capital Military Region, so I shouldn't be able to leave you."

"You're overthinking it. I'm not so good that the army can't do without me. But then again, being in a tense state all the time, without rest for years, is physically hard, but mentally hard." Geng Zhiye put down the bowl and asked, "Is there anything to eat?"

Ye Fan took out the watermelon from the refrigerator: "Is it okay?"

Geng Zhiye nodded: "I'm going to take a shower."

Geng Zhiye finished washing in five minutes. Ye Fan couldn't help but say sarcastically, "My husband is really fast."

Geng Zhiye almost choked on the watermelon seeds: "——Don't talk nonsense."

"What did I say?" Ye Fan asked back, "Isn't it the truth?"

Geng Zhiye: "I-I just washed it casually. I will definitely wash it carefully after dinner, and rub even the gaps between my fingers clean."

Ye Fan turned his face away: "I am not interested in your business."

Geng Zhiye sat opposite her with a small stool in his hand: "I am interested in you."

Ye Fan pushed his head away and scolded with a smile: "Are you annoying?"

"No, because my wife's name is Ye Fanfan." Geng Zhiye sat down, "Let's go to the movies too."

Ye Fan couldn't help but ask: "Aren't you tired?"

Geng Zhiye: "Actually, I should have arrived home yesterday. There was something else going on in the army. I was busy for half a day in the morning. It was too hot after lunch and I didn't want to go out, so I rested in the office for a few hours before coming back."

Ye Fan: "There aren't any good movies recently."

"Just take a look." Geng Zhiye said.

Ye Fan cleaned the table, put on a sun hat, and seeing that her clothes did not match the hat, she changed into a skirt.

Geng Zhiye folded his arms and watched her pick out the black skirt, frowning slightly: "The lake green one."

"Your sister said I was pretending to be young."

Geng Zhiye sneered, "They're not in their seventies or eighties. Besides, no one says that old people have to dress like old ladies."

Ye Fan put on a silk dress and turned around: "How is it?"

Geng Zhiye nodded with satisfaction: "Put on sandals, leather shoes will keep your feet warm."

Ye Fan listened to him and changed into flat sandals.

Years of exercise have made Ye Fan slimmer, and from the back she really looks like an 18-year-old girl. Geng Zhiye smiled and changed into military green trousers and a white shirt.

Ye Fan knew which cinema Geng Zhiqin was at, so she chose to take the bus in the opposite direction. Unexpectedly, she and Geng Zhiye ran into a pair of acquaintances when they got on the bus. Ye Fan walked up to the two of them with her mouth slightly open, but she still hadn't reacted.

Geng Zhiye greeted Chang Guangrong: "Are you going to the cinema too?"

Chang Guangrong smiled and shook his head: "I just came back from my parents' house."

In the past, when Chang Guangrong was setting up a stall, his parents thought he was not doing his job properly, and they could not help but scold him whenever they saw him. Since Chang Guangrong started working with Ye Fan, his parents have changed their view of him, and they are no longer angry at their daughter-in-law for being cowardly and not daring to persuade him to take the right path.

Now that the Hanka card is out and Chang Guangrong has a physical store again, his father no longer scolds him, and Chang Guangrong is willing to go back to being a filial son and grandson. After all, he may have to borrow money from his old father again someday.

Chang Guangrong asked: "Are you two going to the cinema? Then together?"

Ye Fan: "Xiao Sun is heavy, go home and rest."

Chang Guangrong's wife really wanted to go home and rest. Hearing this, she smiled at Ye Fan with gratitude.

Chang Guangrong felt a little sorry for the situation, and then pointed at his wife's belly and scolded: "Come out, kid, I'll deal with you."

Ye Fan sat down, turned around and asked, "What if it's a daughter?"

Chang Guangrong was stunned for a moment, and said: "My daughter must be as sensible as your second child."

Ye Fan: "It's only been a short time since Erbao took money out of my pocket, how could you forget it so quickly?"

Chang Guangrong: "You spoiled her. If she took money out of your pocket for the first time, you would have slapped her twice. How dare she talk nonsense to you?"

Ye Fan's hand was pulled, and he rolled his eyes at Chang Guangrong and turned around to ask Geng Zhiye, "What can I do for you?"

Geng Zhiye asked in a low voice: "What did Erbao do?"

Ye Fan whispered, "Once, Erbao wanted to buy food and took money out of my pocket. I asked her where her money was, and she said Dabao wouldn't give it to her. As a result, after she got the money, she asked Dabao to go with her."

Geng Zhiye was amused: "You believed her when she said that? When did Dabao not give her money when she asked for it?"

"I thought they had a fight. You know, they fight three times a day." A few years ago, Ye Fan still cared about it, worried that the siblings' relationship would be ruined. Later, she found that they reconciled after a while. She was not popular at all, so Ye Fan was too lazy to care about it. "But she really doesn't do anything easily, and once she does something, it's hard to predict."

Geng Zhiye: "That's because in most cases, Dabao does what Erbao wants to do, which makes her seem like she can always 'make a splash'. By the way, when I came back last month, didn't Erbao say she wanted to learn the official language of the United Nations? Have you hired a teacher for her?"

Ye Fan: "No. Although they are official languages, Spanish and Arabic are minority languages ​​in the capital, and not many people know them."

"Not much, right?"

Ye Fan nodded slightly: "I'll go to school someday and ask the teacher to help me ask if there are any junior students who work and study. I didn't pay attention to it before, but when I talked to alumni about Erbao a few days ago, I found out that my alma mater also teaches Arabic and Spanish."

Geng Zhiye: "Find two female classmates who are both good in character and academics!"

Ye Fan curled his lips and laughed at him.

Geng Zhiye whispered, "Erbao is thirteen years old this year, in his prime, and still ignorant. You must pay attention to him."

Ye Fan: "Okay, okay!"

"Perfunctory with me?"

Ye Fan sighed: "Dabao and Erbao still think of themselves as children."

"It only takes a moment to understand."

Ye Fan pinched his arm and said, "You're not done yet, are you?"

It's over! It's over! My arm is going to be broken! Geng Zhiye dared not say anything. Chang Guangrong didn't need to change trains, but Ye Fan did, so they got off at the next stop. It was almost five o'clock when they arrived at the cinema, so Ye Fan bought a ticket for the five o'clock show.

The cinema is not stuffy with a lot of people, and there are fans running, which is more comfortable than Ye Fan's home. Geng Zhiye went to the cinema for the first time in his life. He was very surprised: "Let's come back in a few days if there are good movies."

Ye Fan handed him a bottle of soda: "Dabao and Erbao haven't been to the cinema this year."

"They have money, so let them come if they want to watch it." Geng Zhiye saw the screen light up and said quickly, "Don't mention them anymore. I'm the one who will accompany you until old age, get it clear!"

Ye Fan pinched his waist again.

Geng Zhiye shut up.

After the movie, they were a little hungry, but the snack vendor had gone home at this time, so they simply went to the restaurant to buy some braised dishes, and when they got home, they picked a handful of vegetables and cooked noodles with the braised flavor.

Ye Fan had just finished washing the vegetables when Geng Zhiqin came back. Ye Fan cooked some more noodles. After dinner, Ye Fan and Geng Zhiye took a shower and came out of the house. There was no one there. Geng Zhiye asked, "Since Aunt Yu is not at home, did Xiaoqin go to sleep in the back?"

Ye Fan shook his head: "She brought the toiletries over this morning and said she's staying here lately. Aunt Yu's nephew and niece live in the back, so it's up to her whether she goes there or not."

"What about her?"

Ye Fan: "She may be outside, afraid that we will ask her how the meeting went, so she will come back when we are tired."

Geng Zhiye muttered, "Who cares about her!" Then he shouted outside, "Geng Zhiqin!"

Geng Zhiqin is deaf.

Aunt Li asked: "Xiaoqin, is it your brother calling you?"

"Have it?"

Aunt Li nodded: "I heard it. Listen, it's your name that's being called. Is there something urgent that needs to be addressed to you?"

Geng Zhiqin couldn't help but complain in his heart, you have such a good ear.

When she arrived at the courtyard, she saw her brother and sister-in-law sitting in the main room facing south, as if they were going to interrogate her. Geng Zhiqin could not help but pause. With no family members around and no one to help her, Geng Zhiqin could only bite the bullet and go in by herself: "Third brother, third sister-in-law."

Geng Zhiye: "Do you know what I want to ask?"

Geng Zhiqin sat down next to the chair and said, "I went on a blind date this afternoon. The person I met was Chang Guangrong's brother-in-law. Did you know about this?"

Geng Zhiye nodded: "How do you feel?"

"Alright, not bad."

Geng Zhiye frowned and wanted to speak, but Ye Fan's hand naturally rested on his arm. Geng Zhiye swallowed his words and wanted to ask Ye Fan what was wrong, but heard Ye Fan say, "It's okay. Just see for yourself first. You were in school and he was doing internship, and now he feels good but it's not suitable for marriage. He is different from the people pursuing you, so don't always count on him to take the initiative. If he asks you out twice, you should ask him out once. It's the same when you go out to eat and pay."

Geng Zhiqin nodded.

Ye Fan: "That's it. Go take a shower. Oh, and turn off the stove."

Geng Zhiqin was stunned. Is everything okay?

Ye Fan asked knowingly: "Anything else?"

"No, no!" Geng Zhiqin stood up subconsciously. Ye Fan pulled Geng Zhiye up: "You got up too early today and didn't take a nap. Let's go to sleep."

Geng Zhiye followed her to the bedroom and asked in a low voice: "Why don't you let me speak?"

"What did you say? Your sister didn't want to go on a blind date in the first place, and she got upset when you talked too much. But she can't blame you, so she can only blame others."

Geng Zhiye: "If she says it's OK, is it OK or not? If she's really not satisfied, forget it. A forced melon is not sweet."

"If it's not sweet, add some sugar."

Geng Zhiye couldn't help but sigh: "Let's talk about business."

"Today is only the second time we met, what do you mean by calling your sister? Xiaoqin didn't fall in love with Liu Ning at first sight. Maybe she also thought he was just average when she first met him." Ye Fan lay down, "Just look around."

Geng Zhiye moved the small fan to the bedside and turned it on: "If Xiaoqin still feels that he is dispensable after being together for a while, and he insists on being with Xiaoqin, what are you going to do?"

Ye Fan: "Is your sister a celestial being?"

"What you said - not your sister? Besides, didn't you say that Sun Laifu has no girlfriend? It's normal for him to want to grab the perfect girl when he meets her, right?"

Ye Fan: "Having no partner doesn't mean no one is pursuing him. With his looks, the young lady would be willing to support him with money. Besides, he is a top student. I'm only telling you this, don't tell anyone, otherwise it will get distorted if it gets to Chang Guangrong's ears."

"Since someone is pursuing him, does he still need a blind date?"

Ye Fan said: "It's not like no one expressed their love to you when you were dating me."

Geng Zhiye was so angry that he grabbed her waist and asked, "Can you please talk nicely?"

"Don't you know how strong your hand is?" Ye Fan pushed his hand away: "Chasing him doesn't necessarily mean marrying him. Maybe Sun Laifu needs to promise something. No matter what Sun Laifu needs to pay, one thing is certain, Dr. Laifu doesn't have to be with your sister. From what I've observed, his colleagues don't know that he has a brother-in-law with a prominent family background. If his colleagues knew that his brother-in-law is Chang Guangrong, the people chasing him would line up from the hospital to our doorstep." Turning his head and glancing at him, "In this case, he has to be with your sister? You're a man, do you think it's possible?"

Geng Zhiye: "Maybe. I won't be tempted by anyone who pursues me. I will only wait for you."

"You'd better forget the movie lines. Otherwise, go sleep on the bed opposite you!" Ye Fan kicked him on the foot.

Geng Zhiye was caught off guard and almost fell off: "You can't take this as a joke!"

Ye Fan glared at him.

Geng Zhiye didn't dare to say: "Will Xiaoqin think you don't care about her?"

"It's possible." Ye Fan asked Geng Zhiye to go downstairs and bring the paper from the drawer.

Geng Zhiye took it out and saw that it was a shift schedule. He couldn't help but open his eyes wide and exclaimed: "Ye Fanfan, you are really capable! You can even get other people's shift schedules."

"Chang Guangrong gave it to me." Ye Fan sat up. "Do you think I have all the power?" He pointed at the time. "I'm on duty tonight. After the dog days are over, we'll make dumplings. You can accompany Xiaoqin to deliver them to him and leave them for him to eat at night."

Geng Zhiye shook his head: "It's too urgent."

Ye Fan: "It's a good opportunity to see if he will take advantage of this."

Geng Zhiye sighed: "No wonder you've eaten me so hard!"

"Really?" Ye Fan raised his eyebrows. "I thought we were like Zhou Yu fighting Huang Gai. It turns out that I've been doing all the hard work alone. Do you hate me for doing this?"

(End of this chapter)