As soon as Ye Qinglan finished eating, someone came to collect the dishes.
She didn’t recognize the woman.
“Beihan’s wife, I’m the eldest daughter-in-law of the village chief’s family. You should call me Eldest Cousin-in-law.”
The woman spoke cheerfully and seemed easy to get along with.
“Hello, Eldest Cousin-in-law. My name is Ye Qinglan. You can just call me Qinglan.”
As she spoke, she slipped a handful of fruit candies into the woman’s hand.
“Alright, Qinglan.”
Smiling broadly, the eldest cousin-in-law carried away the bowls and left the room.
With nothing else to do, Ye Qinglan began tidying up the room.
Since they would be leaving for the military base in two days, she decided it was time to start packing.
Half an hour later, she had packed two large bags of luggage.
The washbasins and a few other daily necessities would be packed just before they left.
By two o’clock that afternoon, the courtyard had been cleaned spotlessly.
Most of the guests had already gone home.
Only their immediate family and the village chief’s family remained.
That evening, the two families would have dinner together, so they sat in the courtyard drinking tea and chatting.
The table was once again covered with melon seeds and peanuts.
Whenever the conversation became lively, bursts of laughter filled the air.
After finishing her packing, Ye Qinglan walked out of the room.
Zhou Beihan immediately stood up and hurried over to pour her some tea.
“Qinglan, come sit beside Mother. Let me get a good look at you.”
Li Chunxiang simply adored pretty young women.
“Alright, Mother.”
Ye Qinglan obediently sat beside her.
Zhou Beihan: Mother is stealing my wife. Dad, aren’t you going to do something?
Zhou Baoguo: As long as your mother is happy, everyone else comes second—including you.
“Beihan, here’s Qinglan’s household registration certificate. What are you planning to do about her household registration?”
The village chief asked.
“Thank you, Uncle. Before I came home, my commander had already given me a household transfer authorization. I can take her directly to the military base, so we won’t have to travel back and forth.”
Zhou Beihan silently thanked his commander for thinking ahead.
“Then go to the commune tomorrow to complete the paperwork. While you’re there, buy the train tickets for the day after tomorrow.”
The village chief kindly reminded him.
“That’s exactly what I was planning.”
Zhou Beihan was grateful for his uncle’s thoughtfulness.
That evening, both families gathered for dinner.
The men sat at one table drinking liquor and bragging.
The women and children sat at another table eating together.
Fortunately, there were no troublesome relatives to spoil the atmosphere.
After finishing her meal, Ye Qinglan wanted to help clean up.
Instead, Li Chunxiang quietly pulled her into a room.
“Qinglan, this is a gift from your father and me now that you’ve started calling us Mother and Father. Don’t tell anyone except Beihan.”
As soon as she finished speaking, she immediately turned around to leave.
“Thank you, Mother and Father.”
Ye Qinglan thanked her sincerely.
Li Chunxiang smiled happily before leaving the room.
After closing the door, Ye Qinglan opened the cloth bag.
Inside was an entire set of jade jewelry.
The quality of the jade was exceptional—it was Imperial Green jade.
Ye Qinglan couldn’t help admiring Li Chunxiang’s generosity.
She stored the jewelry in her space and decided to tell Beihan about it that night.
About an hour later, Zhou Beihan carried in a large bucket of hot water, along with two thermoses filled with hot water.
Ye Qinglan didn’t go to the bathhouse.
She simply wiped herself down because she had already bathed inside her space earlier.
Afterward, she applied toner and lotion to her face.
“Wife, are you finished?”
Zhou Beihan asked from outside the door.
“Yes. You can carry the bucket out now.”
Ye Qinglan opened the door.
After putting everything away, Zhou Beihan fetched a clean change of clothes.
He carried the bucket to the kitchen to refill it with hot water.
After taking his bath, he washed his clothes, hung them to dry in the courtyard, and returned to the room.
He noticed that he couldn’t find his wife’s dirty clothes.
Ye Qinglan pointed toward the basin.
Her damp clothes had already been washed, wrung dry, and neatly placed inside.
Zhou Beihan picked them up and carried them outside to hang on the clothesline.
Holding his wife’s undergarments in his large hands, he nervously hung them up before quickly returning to the room.
He closed the door and immediately removed his clothes before climbing onto the heated brick bed.
“Beihan, Mother gave me a set of jade jewelry earlier.”
Ye Qinglan whispered softly.
“It’s alright. Since Mother gave it to you, just accept it without worrying.”
As soon as he finished speaking, he rolled over and pinned her beneath him.
Ye Qinglan wanted to continue talking, but he captured her lips in a deep kiss.
Their lips intertwined as they lost themselves in each other.
Before long, their clothes were gone.
As two complete beginners, they explored each other awkwardly at first.
Gradually, however, they found their rhythm.
Once Zhou Beihan experienced the sweetness of intimacy, he found it hard to stop.
His excellent physical condition gave him remarkable stamina.
Ye Qinglan hadn’t expected such intimacy to be so intoxicating.
The two of them were astonishingly compatible.
The pair of red wedding candles burned down completely.
It wasn’t until the early hours of the morning that they finally stopped.
Zhou Beihan fetched some water and gently wiped them both clean.
He carefully cleaned his wife first.
Her fair, flawless skin and graceful figure made it difficult for him to look away.
Completely exhausted, Ye Qinglan drifted off to sleep.
Zhou Beihan held her tightly in his arms, unwilling to let go.
His wife was truly beautiful.
Smiling contentedly, he soon fell asleep as well.
Early the next morning, the rooster crowed in the courtyard.
Zhou Beihan quietly got up and headed to the commune.
Before leaving, he locked the bedroom door.
“Mother, I’m going to the commune to transfer Qinglan’s household registration. Don’t wake my wife. She was exhausted last night, so let her sleep until she wakes up naturally.”
Zhou Beihan whispered.
“Alright. Go take care of your business without worrying. I’ll keep an eye on things at home.”
Li Chunxiang readily agreed.
Neither of them would be working in the fields over the next couple of days.
The young couple would soon be leaving for the military base, and they probably wouldn’t return often in the future.
Zhou Beihan rode his bicycle to the Public Security Bureau.
He took out the household transfer authorization and completed all the paperwork.
He also submitted Ye Qinglan’s household registration certificate and their marriage certificate.
Everything was processed very quickly.
After leaving the bureau, he went to the train station and bought two sleeper tickets.
He then picked up their wedding photographs before riding his bicycle straight back home.
Ye Qinglan was still asleep when he returned.
After quietly checking on her and confirming she was still sleeping, he went to the kitchen to steam a bowl of egg custard.
Seeing this, Li Chunxiang felt extremely pleased.
In her opinion, a husband should cherish and spoil his wife.
“Second Son, make sure you treat Qinglan well. From now on, you’re the only person she can rely on.”
After learning about Ye Qinglan’s background, Li Chunxiang had developed a deep dislike for Ye Bailian.
“Mother, Qinglan is my wife. I can’t spoil her enough. I’ll definitely take good care of her.”
Zhou Beihan promised sincerely.
When Ye Qinglan finally woke up, she got up and washed herself.
Zhou Beihan carried breakfast into the room.
Since the family had already divided into separate households, everyone normally cooked for themselves.
However, for these two days, they were still eating with his parents.
“Wife, I made steamed egg custard for you. Be careful—it’s still hot.”
Zhou Beihan said thoughtfully.
“Beihan, after breakfast, I have something important to tell you.”
Ye Qinglan had finally made up her mind.
She no longer wanted to keep her secret from him.
After they finished eating, she slowly began her explanation.
“Actually… I’m from the future. My name is also Ye Qinglan. I transmigrated here…”
She told him everything from beginning to end.
The moment she finished, Zhou Beihan pulled her tightly into his arms.
“Wife… will you leave me one day?”
He asked nervously.
“I probably can’t go back anymore. I have enough supplies to live anywhere. Aren’t you afraid of me?”
Ye Qinglan asked with a smile.
“I’m not afraid. Whether you’re human or a ghost, you belong to me.”
Zhou Beihan refused to loosen his embrace.
“I didn’t originally plan to tell you. But we’re going to spend the rest of our lives together. Sooner or later, you would have discovered my secret. I thought it would be better to tell you directly.”
Before she could say anything else, Zhou Beihan silenced her with another kiss.
The two embraced and kissed.
In a soft voice, Zhou Beihan whispered,
“Wife, thank you for trusting me.”
Then he handed over all the important documents—including the household registration papers—for her to keep safe.