After all the hard work, Xu Rongrong was too tired to speak, but Zhan Yiyang stood up without any hesitation at this moment and said: "Get up."
Xu Rongrong hugged the quilt tightly, as if he was going to stay in bed until the end, "What are you doing?"
"Go back to my house and meet my family and...my stepmother." Zhan Yiyang said.
Xu Rongrong was stunned, then remembered that the woman he met by chance in the dessert shop that day was indeed Zhan Yiyang's stepmother. But what the hell did Zhan Yiyang mean when he said that? He didn't regard his stepmother as a family member, right?
She nodded and got up obediently, "Should I prepare anything?"
"No need." Zhan Yiyang picked out a slightly more mature outfit for Xu Rongrong in the closet and asked her to put it on, "Just go and tell them we're married."
Xu Rongrong obediently went to the bathroom to change her clothes. When she was combing her hair, she originally wanted to pull her hair up to look more formal, but she was used to noodles in clear soup, and it always felt weird when her hair was pulled up.
Zhan Yiyang opened the bathroom door and walked in, and saw Xu Rongrong struggling in front of the mirror, her straight hair messed up by her.
He frowned and walked into the bathroom. The only thing that was good about Little White Rabbit was her straight hair. He used his long fingers to straighten her long hair and said, "Just change your clothes. Don't."
Forget that we are a military family, it is easier to accept the original way."
Xu Rongrong looked at himself in the mirror with wide eyes and doubtful, "Is it true?"
"That's it, let's go." Zhan Yiyang took the troubled little white rabbit out of the bathroom and looked at her with a half-smile, "Where's the breakfast you brought back?"
Xu Rongrong looked at the empty dining table for a moment, then covered his face and said, "I forgot."
Zhan Yiyang had expected it and was not surprised. He sighed resignedly, "I'll take you down to eat."
Xu Rongrong stuck out his tongue and followed Zhan Yiyang obediently.
As usual, Xu Rongrong went to the back door to wait for Zhan Yiyang, and Zhan Yiyang went to the basement to pick up the car.
It was already close to lunch time, and there were very few pedestrians in the community. Xu Rongrong put his hands in the pockets of his jacket, and stood on tiptoe in boredom.
The conversation she had with Zhan Yiyang not long ago suddenly came to mind. She remembered that she promised Zhan Yiyang not to lie to her again, but she had lied to him when she got up early this morning.
This Gu Yanze... is really harmful to people.
Now, she really didn't know how to tell Zhan Yiyang, she didn't even believe herself.
Just as she was thinking about it, Zhan Yiyang's car stopped in front of her. She walked around to the passenger seat, opened the door and got in.
The car drove out of the community, and there was no breakfast in the breakfast shop. Xu Rongrong went to the 24-hour convenience supermarket and bought something to fill his stomach. Zhan Yiyang didn't want anything, just drank some water, and then asked Xu Rongrong to go to the flower shop next to him.
Went to the store to buy a bouquet of carnations.
Xu Rongrong didn't ask about the purpose of the flowers. He said "Oh" and obediently went to the flower shop to buy flowers.
After buying the flowers, the car started again and drove to the suburbs, but not to the Zhan family's villa, but to the cemetery.
Only then did Xu Rongrong realize that he had said that day that he would first visit Zhan Yiyang's deceased mother after returning from the army.
She tilted her head and looked at Zhan Yiyang. His expression was just a little darker than before, nothing unusual. She squeezed his hand tightly, wanting to tell Zhan Yiyang in this way: She was with him.
around.
Zhan Yiyang fully understood the little white rabbit's little thoughts. He twitched the corners of his lips, tightened his fingers, and held Xu Rongrong's hand tightly, leading her to his mother's grave.
Xu Rongrong looked at the photo that was faded by the wind and rain. Although it was not clear clearly, he could still tell that she was a very beautiful woman, and Yilin looked very similar to her.
She bent down and put down the carnation in her hand, then turned her head to look at Zhan Yiyang.
His expression seemed to be a little deeper, with a touch of sadness added to his outline. He looked at the tombstone quietly, stroking the top of the cup with his slender fingertips. Xu Rongrong did not disturb him and stayed with him quietly.
After a long while, Zhan Yiyang took back his hand and looked at Xu Rongrong, "Let's go."
Xu Rongrong followed him and said, "Yiyang..."
"I'm fine." Zhan Yiyang seemed to know what Xu Rongrong was going to say.
However, Xu Rongrong rushed into his arms and hugged him tightly.
The wind in the suburbs was unusually cold, but Xu Rongrong filled his empty arms, bringing some inexplicable warmth. His hands stretched out uncontrollably, hugging this warmth tightly.
How could he let go of such warmth and Xu Rongrong?
The wind whistled past her ears. It took a long time for Zhan Yiyang to let go of Xu Rongrong and stroked her long hair that was a little messy by the wind, "Let's go back to my house."
Xu Rongrong nodded and followed Zhan Yiyang obediently.
On the way back, Xu Rongrong tried to liven up the atmosphere, and Zhan Yiyang also tried his best to cooperate.
Xu Rongrong was worried about many issues. He asked Zhan Yiyang some of his father's daily habits so that she could know what to say and what not to say, but Zhan Yiyang just said lightly: "You don't need to know these, we won't talk to him in the future."
live together."
Xu Rongrong had always felt that the relationship between Zhan Yiyang and his father might not be as close as that between ordinary fathers and sons, but he didn't expect it to be so indifferent. Moreover, he seemed unwilling to talk about his father at all.
"Okay." She changed the topic, chatting about some things, all the way to the Zhan family.
When getting out of the car, Xu Rongrong's bright eyes couldn't help but look around curiously.
The red brick villa inside the wrought-iron gate is antique, with Chinese-style gardens, birds chirping and flowers fragrant. Everything seems just orderly and quiet. Walking in a place like this, one can't help but slow down.
This was where Zhan Yiyang grew up, and she finally understood where his meticulous composure came from.
Growing up in a place like this, it's hard to be impetuous.
An aunt who was conservatively dressed but very decent came out and opened the door. She called Zhan Yiyang "Young Master" and smiled at Xu Rongrong, "Come in, the commander and his wife have been waiting for a long time."
As soon as Xu Rongrong heard that his elders had been waiting for a long time, his resentful eyes drifted towards Zhan Yiyang: "It's all your fault!"
Zhan Yiyang looked at ease, "Why do you blame me?"
Xu Rongrong lowered his head and shook his head, "It's your fault for taking too long!"
Zhan Yiyang curled his lips, suddenly turned his head and leaned into Xu Rongrong's ear and said, "You dare to say that you don't like me to 'daldle' a little longer? Huh?"
"..." Xu Rongrong's face suddenly turned pink, and he glared at Zhan Yiyang with a "ferocious" look, "Can't you be more serious when you go home?" Is he really the incarnation of a beast?
Zhan Yiyang snorted coldly, "My home is in Repulse Bay." With the little white rabbit, he is home.
"..."
Sister-in-law Li, who was not far behind them, smiled. She had grown up watching Zhan Yiyang. This was the first time she had seen this young and mature young master being so close to a girl.
It's a pity...the commander doesn't agree with them at all, alas...
When entering the door, Xu Rongrong paused in his steps. He was as heartbroken as when he saw his crush when he was seventeen years old.
She was so nervous that her palms were almost sweating.
"Follow me, don't be afraid." Zhan Yiyang held Little White Rabbit's hand tightly, led him through the door, and stood in front of Commander Zhan and his second wife Liang Shuxian, "Dad, Auntie, I brought Rongrong back.
." He squeezed Xu Xu Rongrong's hand and said, "Rongrong, call someone."
Xu Rongrong felt that as long as he opened his mouth, his heart would jump out of his throat, but he still smiled calmly at Commander Zhan and Liang Shuxian, and politely called people: "Dad, Auntie."
Commander Zhan had a serious face, as if he was directing a war. He said "hmm", but Liang Shuxian smiled kindly, walked towards Xu Rongrong and pulled her hand, "Yiyang, grandpa is in the study on the second floor. Take Rongrong with you."
Go up and meet grandpa."
In fact, this stepmother was impeccable, but Zhan Yiyang didn't want to get close to her. No matter how kind she was, he would act like Commander Zhan at the moment. He said "hmm" and took Xu Rongrong upstairs.
After passing the corner of the stairs and confirming that the people downstairs could no longer see him, Xu Rongrong softened and fell towards Zhan Yiyang.
Zhan Yiyang raised his lips and supported her, "What?"
Xu Rongrong trembled, "Your dad looks so serious, so scary." The moment she saw Commander Zhan, all the skills she learned from books suddenly failed and she couldn't even remember them.
Zhan Yiyang said in a meaningless tone: "Don't worry about my dad, you just need to please grandpa."
Xu Rongrong pursed his lips, "How can you talk like this? Of course you want to please everyone."
"It's up to you." Zhan Yiyang said, "But just try your best, don't feel pressured, just let them do whatever they want. Anyway, there won't be many chances to go home in the future."
This time Xu Rongrong frowned, "What are you talking about? This is your home. Your father, grandfather, and your closest relatives are all here. Of course you have to come back often." She tilted her head and looked at Zhan Yiyang, "Your head
What kind of structure is it? How can anyone go home as if they are going to a strange friend’s house?”
Zhan Yiyang pulled Xu Rongrong to a stop in front of the study door, glanced sideways at her and cursed "idiot", and then knocked lightly on the door.
After a while, an old but powerful voice came from inside: "Come in."
Zhan Yiyang opened the door and Xu Rongrong followed him in. He thoroughly understood what Laodang Yizhuang meant.
The old man behind the desk is at least eighty years old, but he is wearing a well-fitting Chinese tunic suit, standing as straight as a cypress, holding a wolf hair in his hand, and he has a wisdom and stability that has gone through many vicissitudes of life.
There is a large piece of rice paper spread on the desk, on which are written the four words "Still water runs deep". Each word is powerful and powerful. Through these words, it seems that you can see half of this old man's military life.
Xu Rongrong was in awe of an old man for the first time.
Zhan Yiyang walked in with Xu Rongrong and stopped not far from the desk, "Grandpa, I'm back."
Xu Rongrong could tell that Zhan Yiyang's tone was obviously much better than when he called his father just now. He was closer to his grandfather.
The old general staff raised his head, put down his hair, and said, "You brat, you finally remember that this is your home."
Zhan Yiyang pushed Xu Rongrong forward, "This is Xu Rongrong."
Xu Rongrong immediately called out obediently, "Grandpa!"
The old general staff glanced at Xu Rongrong, smiled, and said to Zhan Yiyang, "Your wife is younger than I thought."
Zhan Yiyang raised the corners of his lips and stood aside to help Mr. General Shen polish the ink, "What do you want to say?"
"I want to ask you when will you hold a wedding and marry this girl to the Zhan family in a dignified manner. In addition, I think holding a great-grandson is not a matter of a day or two. You should know."
Zhan Yiyang glanced at Xu Rongrong meaningfully, "I came back this time just for the wedding."
The old staff officer said "Yeah", "Don't treat people badly just because they are from a small family. Remember, this is the Zhan family's marriage to their grandson's wife."
Zhan Yiyang naturally understood what the old staff officer meant, and smiled, "I know, I won't bother you anymore." After saying that, he pulled Xu Rongrong out of the study and back to his room.
Xu Rongrong was clueless throughout the whole process. She understood every word of the conversation between Zhan Yiyang and his grandfather, but she vaguely felt that it was not what it meant on the surface.