Did she really have no regrets at all?
Countless thoughts had flashed through Zhou Yunting’s mind, but in the end, only uneasiness remained.
He could not understand the complicated emotions hidden in the man’s eyes.
Meanwhile, Liu Zhixia thought to herself:
How considerate am I? I’m willing to share hardships with you, but I don’t demand that we share wealth and prosperity.
Truly, a woman like me would be hard to find even if someone searched with a lantern.
After seeing that the house was far better than she had expected, Liu Zhixia felt as if she had stepped into a villa from her previous life. Her happiness was written all over her face.
She first ran into the largest bedroom.
It was about fifteen or sixteen square meters, but the room was completely empty.
It looked extremely spacious.
However, the walls had already been painted white. Compared with the thatched cottage they had lived in before, where every corner was covered with straw, this place was simply heaven.
After looking over the master bedroom, Liu Zhixia nodded, but she was not particularly interested.
She then hurried to the second bedroom.
This was her own territory, so Liu Zhixia inspected it much more carefully.
This room was considerably smaller.
It was probably no more than ten square meters.
Although it was empty everywhere, it did not feel cramped.
There was a small yellowish light bulb hanging from the ceiling.
Liu Zhixia had not seen such an ugly lamp for a very long time.
Yet for some reason, at this moment, she found it strangely familiar and comforting.
The emotions Zhou Yunting had originally been struggling with were completely scattered by the sight of Liu Zhixia’s cheerful figure.
His eyes followed the little woman’s lively footsteps.
They became faster and faster.
She really seemed satisfied.
That was good!
People were like this.
Once they truly cared about someone, they always wanted to give that person the best they could provide.
After looking through every corner of the house, Liu Zhixia returned to the tall man standing in the living room.
With a bright smile, she said:
“Zhou Yunting, there’s still no furniture or beds at home.
Shouldn’t we go buy some?
Is it convenient to go out now?”
Zhou Yunting glanced at the empty rooms.
Indeed, they needed to buy some furniture and arrange the place. Otherwise, there was practically nowhere to even sit…
However, his expression became slightly troubled.
All of the Zhou family’s money had been confiscated.
He had only just arrived here and had absolutely no money on him.
How could he possibly afford furniture and bedding?
Liu Zhixia noticed the man who usually looked noble and calm quietly lowering his head, his fists tightening unconsciously.
She curled her lips into a smile.
“Comrade Zhou Yunting, what are you thinking about?
I’m the one who manages the household money. Since I said we’re buying things, then we’re buying them. I never planned on saving money on this.
Or are you planning not to hand over your future allowances?”
Zhou Yunting suddenly raised his head.
His gaze met the teasing eyes of the beautiful girl in front of him.
They were filled with happiness and playful amusement.
He immediately replied:
“I’ll hand them over. All of it will be yours…”
“Alright, then let’s go!”
After wandering around for a while, Zhou Yunting and Liu Zhixia still could not find anyone they could ask for help.
Liu Zhixia also did not want Zhou Yunting to borrow a vehicle from the leaders.
Suddenly, her eyes lit up.
“Zhou Yunting, should we go find that unreliable Shen Hao?”
When Shen Hao understood why the two of them had come, he jumped three feet high.
“Zhou Yunting, what did you say?
You want me to be your driver and take you two to buy furniture?”
Before he finished speaking, Shen Hao reached out and touched Zhou Yunting’s forehead unexpectedly.
“It’s not even hot!
So why are you suddenly talking nonsense?”
Zhou Yunting stepped back with obvious disgust and even rubbed his forehead with his hand a few times.
Shen Hao was stunned.
“Comrade Zhou Yunting, do you really have to look so disgusted?
Forget it, forget it.
I can’t believe I was actually thinking about helping you just now!”
Liu Zhixia blinked.
Then she went over to her luggage and rummaged around for a while.
When she came back out, she was holding something in her hand.
“Comrade Shen, are you sure you don’t want to go?”
Shen Hao snorted.
“I originally wanted to give you a model as thanks.
Looks like I’ll have to trouble our Comrade Zhou Yunting to accept it instead!”
Shen Hao had not cared much at first.
But the moment he saw the lifelike tank model in Liu Zhixia’s hand, he completely froze.
How could it be so realistic?
It was simply too perfect!
Compared with the few treasures he had collected, this one suited his taste even more.
Shen Hao’s mind raced.
As a true man, one must know when to yield.
He turned around and instantly changed his attitude.
With a big smile, he said:
“Sister-in-law, this is just a small matter.
Isn’t it just driving a car?
Of course, I’ll drive you there safely.”
Zhou Yunting frowned again.
“If you’re not going to call her sister-in-law, then don’t call her anything.”
Shen Hao took a deep breath.
He glanced at the model in Liu Zhixia’s hand and shamelessly smiled.
“Sister-in-law, what do you think?”
Liu Zhixia suddenly remembered something.
In the original story, Shen Hao did not have many hobbies.
He especially loved collecting military models.
He could be considered a fanatic in this field.
He also had a dream of becoming a scientific researcher.
However, the original book did not explain in detail why he eventually chose to join the army.
As for his age, it was even more complicated.
Shen Hao was born shortly before his mother passed away. He was only found and brought back from an orphanage when he was three years old.
The only thing known was that his age was similar to Zhou Yunting’s.
But it had always been difficult to determine exactly who was older.
If they had been born in different years, it would have been easy.
The problem was that the two of them were born in the same year.
As a result, neither of them was willing to admit that they were younger than the other.
These were all things Liu Zhixia suddenly recalled.
She lightly handed the model forward.
“Take it. We need to leave quickly.
You know the way, right?”
Shen Hao lovingly played with the model in his hands.
“Of course I do. I just bought bedding recently.
I’m familiar with that place.
You don’t even need to turn around. I’ll take you there directly, haha.”
After that, Shen Hao seemed to remember something.
He looked at Zhou Yunting with a teasing expression.
“What’s wrong? Do you need your brother to lend you some money?
There’s nothing embarrassing about that.”
Zhou Yunting did not say a word.
Shen Hao immediately felt bored.
Liu Zhixia glanced at the man with his eyes closed and then looked at Shen Hao, whose expression had not changed.
If she did not know that the two of them always bickered, she would have really thought they were brothers who shared hardships together.
“I manage the household money. Even if you ask Old Zhou, he wouldn’t know.
The money the organization confiscated belonged to the Zhou family, not me.”
Liu Zhixia teased.
Shen Hao froze for a moment.
“I forgot, sister-in-law…”
He had originally wanted to mention the Liu family, but then he remembered that Liu Zhixia had already cut ties with them.
Everyone knew what had happened, but no one wanted to say it outright.
Zhou Yunting had actually found such a loyal and affectionate woman.
She had severed ties with her own family to go to the countryside, yet she still took care of both her husband’s family and her birth family.
Shen Hao became more and more envious.
Why did he not have such good luck?
If the marriage his father had arranged for him had been suitable, perhaps he would have settled down already.
No matter what Shen Hao thought, the car eventually arrived at the furniture store.
Liu Zhixia bought things very generously.
She purchased two beds: one double bed and one single bed.
They arranged for delivery to their home that same day.
After that, she hurried to buy rice, flour, cooking oil, pots, and stoves.
Although her space already contained everything they needed, she still had to maintain appearances.
After this round of shopping, almost everything Liu Zhixia bought was a daily necessity.
Anyone who saw it would not be able to find anything suspicious.
Everything looked completely normal.