A whirlwind marriage with a high-ranking official: Lights out, don't force me to take the initi

Ye Wenxi nodded: "A lot. A great deal."

She turned to look at him. "How can I put it in your words? The difference is roughly like... the difference between ancient times a thousand years ago and the present."

Lu Weidong suddenly turned his head.

He knew that life would be abundant in the future, but he never expected that there would be a gap equivalent to that between thousands of years in just a few decades.

Looking at Ye Wenxi's expression, he realized she wasn't joking.

Lu Weidong's face darkened after hearing this.

Seeing Lu Weidong's expression, Ye Wenxi slapped her thigh and said, "Oh, it's not like that. I exaggerated a bit. It's just that there's a wider variety of food, better living conditions, and more technological advancements. It's not that mysterious."

As Lu Weidong drove, he reached out and grabbed her hand.

He was silent for a moment, then suddenly asked, "Would you like to go back?"

Ye Wenxi shook his head.

"Don't you want to?"

Ye Wenxi sighed softly, "I don't want to think about such meaningless questions."

She turned her head and looked at Lu Weidong seriously: "I am Ye Wenxi, your wife, and the head of Wenxi Garment Company. I'm very busy right now and don't have time to think about anything else."

Lu Weidong felt a tightness in his chest as he looked at Ye Wenxi's face, which was forcing a smile.

He took her hand and gripped it even tighter.

Ye Wenxi suddenly patted her chest, her enthusiasm rising: "I'm still a March 8th Red Banner Pacesetter. If this were in our area, I wouldn't be able to become one."

"squeak--"

Lu Weidong slammed on the brakes and brought the car to a stop on the side of the road.

"Huh? What?"

Lu Weidong pulled her into his arms and held her tightly.

"Wenxi, with me, you never need to force a smile. You never need to hide your disappointment and grievances."

Ye Wenxi listened quietly, her cheek pressed against his chest.

"Whatever you want, whatever you like, as long as it exists in this era, I will do everything in my power to find it for you."

Ye Wenxi did not speak.

She wrapped her arms around his waist, feeling him hold her close as if she were a precious treasure.

My favorite...don't I already have this?

"Wenxi, do you want to...?" Lu Weidong asked after a while, "...go to the Friendship Store?"

Ye Wenxi smiled and said, "So you're going to the foreign trade store to buy things?"

"We can't buy much anyway, we'll need foreign currency and foreign exchange certificates," Ye Wenxi muttered. "Actually, I do want to buy some things, I want to buy butter, coffee..."

"Then I'll take you there in a bit. I have some coupons, we can buy some things."

Ye Wenxi: "Isn't that inappropriate? You're driving a military vehicle."

Lu Weidong: "It's okay, I'll park the car further away."

"Oh, you're spoiling me this much?"

Ye Wenxi reached out and touched Lu Weidong's face, then took his hand and rubbed it against her own face.

Lu Weidong stammered, "Um... well... Wang Hao told me to pick him up there. He's taking Ding Jiahe to the Friendship Store today."

Ye Wenxi held his hand and then suddenly let go.

Lu Weidong's hand immediately "climbed" onto Ye Wenxi's face again.

However, this person's complexion was not very good at the moment.

"Let's buy things too! I'll buy everything you mentioned, butter, cheese, coffee, everything," Lu Weidong quickly added.

Ye Wenxi turned her head away and didn't speak to him.

Lu Weidong turned her face towards him, pinched her hand, and coaxed, "Wenxi? How about we don't pick him up? Hey, wife, wife."

Ye Wenxi wasn't really angry; she was turning her head away, trying to suppress a laugh.

Lu Weidong drove for about half an hour before arriving at the halal restaurant.

The moment they pushed open the door, their eyes met.

Ye Wenxi turned to look at Lu Weidong: "Did you two plan this in advance?"

"It's really not..."

"Why are you two here too?" Ding Jiahe asked, her mouth full of shumai, her words muffled.

Ye Wenxi recounted what had just happened, and Wang Hao laughed heartily: "I was the one who recommended this restaurant to the chief of staff."

Lu Weidong called the waiter and ordered a few more dishes. The four of them ate and chatted.

Wang Hao said he was going to the Friendship Store in the afternoon to buy Ding Jiahe some things she liked.

Ye Wenxi asked them, "How did you get your hands on foreign currency and foreign exchange certificates?"

Lu Weidong snorted: "That kid Wang Hao really went to great lengths to get married, basically using all his connections. I got these foreign exchange certificates from him."

"Isn't this all for my wife?" Wang Hao turned to look at Ding Jiahe, smiling broadly.

As a result, his leg was kicked hard, and he let out a scream.

Ye Wenxi put his arm around Ding Jiahe's shoulder: "Our Battalion Commander Wang is really good. I'm only doing this because of you. Even my Lu Weidong couldn't get me any foreign exchange certificates."

Lu Weidong propped his elbow on the table and pinched his brow with his fingers.

I'd rather not bother with this kid...

The afternoon passed quickly.

The group bought a lot of things that Ding Jiahe liked at the Friendship Store, and then went to the grocery store to buy wedding candy.

I also bought red paper and "double happiness" characters, which are things used for weddings.

The Jeep's trunk was packed full, and we drove around until dark.

Ye Wenxi joked with the two of them, saying that the only thing missing was the food for the banquet.

After having dinner together, Lu Weidong escorted Ding Jiahe and Ye Wenxi back to the entrance of the International Hotel.

"How many more days until we can go home?" Lu Weidong asked Ye Wenxi.

"I estimate I'll have to run around to the building materials market for another day or two, and then I'll head back."

"If you go out, bring some ice water in a thermos. If you get hot, find a cool place to rest." Lu Weidong looked at Ye Wenxi with a worried expression.

"Don't worry, I won't let her go out alone again. We'll take turns accompanying her." Ding Jiahe raised her chin.

"Okay, then I'm relieved."

"Let's go, drive carefully." Ye Wenxi waved his hand.

Lu Weidong and Wang Hao got into the jeep, loaded up their things, and drove off.

Ye Wenxi, carrying two groceries she'd packed for Wang Yingxue from the restaurant, asked, "Do you think Xiaoxue is back?"

"She should be back by now; the building materials market is closed. But let me tell you, she's probably just buying a few things to tide her over," Ding Jiahe said confidently.

As they walked upstairs, they talked and opened the door. Sure enough, they saw Wang Yingxue sitting there, holding a twisted dough stick in her left hand and a notebook in her right, which she was flipping through and eating, her mouth bulging.

I looked up and saw them: "You're back?"

"Hey! Put down that twisted dough stick in your hand!" Ding Jiahe pointed at what was in her hand, rushed over in two steps, and snatched the twisted dough stick from her hand.

"Eat this! We brought you braised pork ribs from Chunlai Restaurant, eat them while they're hot~" Ding Jiahe put the things down and turned to take off her clothes.

She hummed a tune as she undressed, and occasionally jumped around.

"Why is she so happy?"

"Commander Wang came and recharged me all day, and I'm fully charged now." Ye Wenxi also unbuttoned his shirt to change his clothes and go take a shower.

Ding Jiahe turned her head, gave her a shy snort, and glared at her.

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Over the next two days, Ye Wenxi and his two companions visited all the major building material manufacturers, furniture stores, and building materials markets in Harbin.

The group was exhausted from running around, but they finally managed to finalize most of the order.

On the last day, they took a bus back to the military region. They got off the bus carrying packages of all sizes and walked through the gate of the military region.

As Ye Wenxi walked, she saw a figure ahead.

A man carrying a leather briefcase, wearing trousers and a white short-sleeved shirt, walked towards us. His attire was completely different from that of the soldiers and their families around him.

"Xie Linfeng?" Ye Wenxi blurted out.

Xie Linfeng took a closer look before recognizing Ye Wenxi.

He quickened his pace to greet him: "Comrade Ye, you're back."

Ye Wenxi smiled and turned to Ding Jiahe and Wang Yingxue, saying, "This is our Comrade Xie Linfeng."

Ding Jiahe extended her hand: "Hello, Comrade Xie."

Wang Yingxue also greeted them.

"Comrade Xie, where are you going?" Ye Wenxi asked.

"Oh, I'm getting ready to go back to my dorm."

"How's the dorm? Are you comfortable living there?" Ye Wenxi asked.

Xie Linfeng hesitated for a moment, then said, "Uh, it's fine."

"Okay, don't hesitate to tell me if you need anything. See you at the clothing store tomorrow."

"Okay, thank you."

The group said their goodbyes.

Ye Wenxi smacked her lips, turned to look at Xie Linfeng's departing figure, and frowned slightly.

"What's wrong?" Ding Jiahe asked Ye Wenxi.

"Hmm? It's nothing..." she said, and continued walking back with the two of them.