1970s: A hot-tempered wife who accompanied a soldier to the military compound and made a fortune.

Chapter 1120 Waiting for someone, but who?

Fu Yancheng was in a bad mood and naturally didn't want to talk to him.

But Shen Kaiyuan rarely saw him like this, so he wasn't going to let him off easily: "By the way, my wife bought some ribs today, saying she's making a specialty dish from her hometown. How about coming over for a drink?"

Fu Yancheng didn't want to go at first, but Shen Kaiyuan kept persuading him. Thinking that Chuxue would have to spend time with his wife Mo Ruhua when she came to join the army, he thought he should go and test the waters first: "Okay, then I'll trouble you and your wife."

Shen Kaiyuan put his hand on Fu Yancheng's shoulder: "We're like family, it's too formal to say that."

As the two walked towards the family compound, chatting and laughing, they ran into Instructor Guo at the gate: "Old Guo, what are you doing here?"

Instructor Guo noticed that they looked somewhat uneasy: "Waiting for someone here."

Shen Kaiyuan didn't pay much attention to his expression: "Waiting for someone? Who?"

Fu Yancheng noticed that he kept looking into the distance and that his hands were constantly gripping the seam of his pants. Remembering the rumors he had heard before, he said, "Alright, why ask so many questions? Hurry up, I'm hungry."

Distracted by his question, Shen Kaiyuan didn't press the matter further, but simply smiled and said, "Old Guo, would you like to come to my house for dinner?"

Instructor Guo quickly waved his hand and refused, saying, "No need, I have an appointment."

Shen Kaiyuan wanted to say something, but Fu Yancheng pulled him away.

Watching the two walk away, Instructor Guo breathed a long sigh of relief: "That was close."

After all, the time he had arranged to meet with someone was approaching, and he didn't want anyone to know until things were settled, not even his best friends.

His wife died during childbirth, along with their unborn child. He hasn't remarried since. Over the years, his hometown has been urging him to remarry, but he and his wife grew up together as childhood sweethearts. Although their feelings for each other weren't particularly strong, he couldn't let go of her anytime soon, so he hasn't agreed to remarry.

A few days ago, his mother-in-law sent him a letter, advising him on behalf of his parents to take a step forward. She also mentioned that his parents had been quite worried about his injury recently, fearing that if something happened to him, he wouldn't be able to leave behind any children. His mother-in-law said that if he still didn't make any progress, she would personally bring a girl she had found to the military base for a blind date.

Thinking of his parents at home, and then of what his mother-in-law had said, he remembered that a few days ago someone had arranged a marriage for him. He heard that the woman was a widow whose ex-husband was a driver who had an accident while driving.

The husband's family kicked the mother and daughter out of the house, claiming they had only given birth to a "money-losing" child. Fortunately, the mother's sister-in-law was kind enough to take them back.

Being kicked out by her husband's family was a difficult situation to talk about, and the woman didn't want her family to be gossiped about because of her, so she found a matchmaker and wanted to find someone to marry as soon as possible.

When his second sister-in-law found out about this, she went back to her parents' home and told them about it, which is how she ended up coming to him.

They met in the city yesterday, but the woman said she wanted to come to the military base to visit, and if there were no problems, they would finalize the matter.

Because he needed to train and couldn't easily ask for leave, the two arranged to meet at noon.

Shen Kaiyuan was pulled away by Fu Yancheng, and kept looking back: "Who do you think Lao Guo is waiting for?"

Fu Yancheng said irritably, "Why are you acting like a woman?"

Shen Kaiyuan was displeased upon hearing this: "I was just concerned about Lao Guo, how did that get involved with women?"

The two entered the courtyard while talking.

Mo Ruhua came out carrying a basin and saw them coming in. She smiled and said, "Fu Ying is here. You've come back just in time. Quickly wash your hands and get ready to eat."

Fu Yancheng nodded to Mo Ruhua: "Sister-in-law, I'm sorry to bother you."