1970s: Hot wife accompanies the army, cold-faced rough man is not easy to tease

Chapter 377 [Extra] What Year Is It Tonight (11) End
"So you're from the capital?" Lu Youyou paused, her hand holding the chopsticks still for a moment.

His Mandarin is very standard; you can't hear any Beijing accent at all.

Gu Qingye nodded. He was used to speaking Mandarin in his previous life. Although he was registered in Beijing in this life, he woke up in a military camp and there were not many people around him who spoke with a Beijing accent.

Lu Youyou couldn't help but smile. She had thought that their reunion in the capital was a coincidence and that it would be difficult to see each other again in the future. Now that she knew that Gu Qingye's family lived here, she felt inexplicably relieved.

Gu Qingye ladled a bowl of soup and placed it beside her: "Have some soup, I'll roll up the roast duck for you..."

"You eat too, you don't need to take care of me."

Unfortunately, it was impossible to stop her. Lu Youyou barely touched her chopsticks, but her bowl was never empty, and it was full of food she wanted to eat, and she didn't even miss the order of the food.

The two chatted casually, and the slight awkwardness they felt when they first met had long since disappeared.

They have completely different life trajectories and personalities, yet they get along very well for some reason, as if they had just met, or as if they had met again after more than a month.

Lu Youyou even felt that they had known each other for a long time, otherwise why would the two of them be so compatible?

"Youyou, are you free tomorrow?"

"Hmm?" Lu Youyou was taken aback and looked up. Under Gu Qingye's focused gaze, the temperature on her face subtly rose by one degree. "Yes, what's wrong?"

"How about I treat you to dinner tomorrow?"

Lu Youyou chuckled. She had said earlier that she would treat him to dinner today and invite him to come again next time, but she didn't expect the next time to come so soon.

Gu Qingye knew that this would seem too hasty, but he had waited for too long and didn't want to waste a single day since he returned.

Lu Youyou looked at him with her eyes crinkling. The feeling of mutual attraction seemed even better than she had imagined. Okay, tomorrow it is!

"Okay." She nodded in agreement.

Would you like to try my cooking?

Lu Youyou's eyes widened; she truly hadn't expected this time: "Your cooking skills? You mean you're going to cook for me yourself?!"

Someone who spends most of their time at sea can cook? And the key is, he dares to cook for her!

Even though they had only known each other for a few days, she could tell that Gu Qingye wasn't someone who liked to boast. Since he was so generous in inviting her, he certainly wasn't a complete novice in the kitchen.

She didn't even consider whether it was too fast for a lone man and woman to step into someone's home on their third meeting; her mouth had already agreed before she even had any doubts.

"Sure, if you dare to do it, I dare to eat it!"

Gu Qingye smiled and said, "No need to be so fearless. My cooking skills are pretty good."

Lu Youyou's eyes sparkled: "You're amazing. You're so busy, yet you still managed to learn to cook. Unlike me, I can only make soup, and I can't really cook anything."

"It's okay, I know how to do it."

Lu Youyou blinked, and the temperature on her cheeks began to rise rapidly again.

Could that sentence mean what she thought it did?

This is like watching at double speed!
She didn't know that even so, Gu Qingye still felt it wasn't fast enough.

If possible, he would prefer to finalize the agreement today, visit the relevant person tomorrow, and register the marriage the day after.

He didn't speak, just because he was afraid of scaring Lu Youyou.

On the way back, Lu Youyou held her breath, afraid that Gu Qingye would continue to be direct, but deep down she also had a secret desire.

She didn't know why she felt this way; she had never experienced such overwhelming emotions in her entire life.

"Then I'll pick you up tomorrow morning, and we can go grocery shopping together?"

"Ah."

"Is 10 o'clock okay?"

"Ah."

"long……"

"Hmm?" "I like you."

Lu Youyou's mind went blank for a moment, as if her thoughts had suddenly gone blank, and she didn't even notice that the car had already pulled over and stopped.

"long?"

The call in her ear seemed to come from near and far. She turned her head blankly, and the next second she fell into those dark and deep eyes.

She looked up at Gu Qingye, her eyes sparkling with tiny, unseen stars.

Perhaps a few seconds passed, perhaps a few minutes, before her hand was covered by a pair of broad, dry palms, which gently held her in their hands.

"Youyou, I like you. Will you be with me?"

Lu Youyou vaguely heard a slight tremor in his voice, but he was so determined, as if he would never be defeated by difficulties, and always so calm and composed.

Gu Qingye waited quietly for her answer. He knew he shouldn't be in such a hurry, but just a moment ago, his love for her rushed towards him almost uncontrollably.

"Are you serious?"

Lu Youyou vaguely heard a voice from the depths of her being telling her that this question did not need confirmation; it was already deeply imprinted there and would not fade with the passage of time.

But she couldn't help asking anyway.

Gu Qingye took her hand and pressed it against his heart, thump-thump-thump-thump.

Lu Youyou felt as if she had heard this sound somewhere before, with the same rhythm and frequency.

Her fingertips trembled slightly.

"Did you feel it?" Gu Qingye asked her.

His heart was pounding just as it had in his past life—no, it was surging and pounding even harder now.

Finally, Lu Youyou smiled and her eyes sparkled.

"felt it."

"Then... are you willing?"

"Well, I do!"

Gu Qingye's aura changed instantly. She didn't know how to describe his smile at that moment. It was like the scenery of a lake after the rain, or like the other shore reached after crossing thousands of mountains and rivers.

Can I hug you?

Lu Youyou smiled and opened her arms, only to be pulled tightly into a pair of strong arms the next second.

Gu Qingye hugged her tightly, his hot body temperature warming her skin through the fabric, and he buried his head in Lu Youyou's neck, as if a lost wolfhound had finally found its owner.

Youyou, I miss you so much!
Finally, we can be together again!
When Lu Youyou felt the pressure on her back loosen slightly, she had no idea how much time had passed.

All her anxiety and excitement were finally overshadowed by joy and shyness. For the rest of the journey, she couldn't help but smile and turn her head to look.

Gu Qingye has not let go of her hand since just now; their fingers are tightly intertwined, like a mortise and tenon joint fitting together perfectly.

"You like it that much?" Lu Youyou asked him.

"Yes, I like it even more than I like it this much."

I never knew that straightforward love words could be so touching!
Lu Youyou shook the two clasped hands, feeling the warmth and generosity that were completely different from her own.

He appeared in her life like a shooting star. He didn't choose to streak across the night sky, but instead fell headlong into her direction without hesitation, so determined and so persistent.

It seems as if she was destined to meet someone like this, who would occupy her heart, stir her emotions, and share every moment of the rest of her life with her.

For the rest of our lives, may we have each other's understanding in times of joy and sorrow, and companionship in times of happiness and sadness.

The mountains and rivers are vast, the human world is bustling, nothing is you, yet everything is you.

We've reached the final stop! Wishing everyone happiness, good health, and all the best. See you in the next story!