Commander Liang spoke earnestly again. “The political campaign is gaining momentum now, and capitalists across the country are being purged. They’re considered class enemies. If people find out about her class background, it will definitely affect you!”
“You’re still young. The next few years are the perfect time for you to advance in rank. If her background affects your future, it simply won’t be worth it.”
“You can always find an even better wife in the future.” In the end, he patted Li Yanfeng on the shoulder and said that with a guilty conscience.
If it were really that easy for this kid to find a wife, he wouldn’t have such a headache.
It was a long-standing problem!
Li Yanfeng looked far too fierce. Girls didn’t even dare look at him!
But Li Yanfeng seemed determined.
“Commander, I don’t want to rise through the ranks that quickly. Her grandfather was Lu Zhenbang, not an ordinary capitalist, and he has already passed away.”
“Her parents are intellectuals who can serve the country. They’ve only been falsely accused. Sooner or later, they’ll be exonerated.”
“I’m not afraid of being affected.”
When Commander Liang heard this, a trace of surprise flashed across his eyes.
“Old Master Lu? He was a famous red capitalist throughout the country. During the War of Resistance, he donated a great deal of supplies, medicine, food, and even weapons to our army. He contributed to the victory of the war…”
“He passed away?”
“Yes. He died at the beginning of the year.”
“That’s a real pity.”
If they had been ordinary capitalists, the Li family would never have considered marrying into their family.
Commander Liang felt somewhat regretful. He looked at Li Yanfeng again and saw the determination in his eyes and the resolute expression on his face.
This was the soldier he had personally trained. He knew Li Yanfeng’s temperament better than anyone.
After a long while, he finally found his voice.
“Since you’ve made up your mind, I won’t say anything more!”
He then approved the marriage application, though it still had to be submitted to the director of the Political Department for final approval.
He could directly approve the application for her to join Li Yanfeng at his post and the housing application.
“Commander, please help me urge Director Yang! Try to get everything approved today.” Li Yanfeng didn’t forget to hurry him along.
“You brat, now you know how to hurry? Where were you before? Go, go, go. If you want to hurry him, go do it yourself!”
He waved his hand, telling him to leave quickly.
But although Commander Liang said that, after signing the documents himself, he personally took the reports to the Political Department to find Director Yang.
That afternoon, Lu Xinran slept in the guesthouse room all afternoon.
After Li Yanfeng left, she first entered her space and ate a proper meal, then soaked in a bath infused with spiritual spring water.
She hadn’t slept well over the past few days on the train, even though she had been traveling in a soft sleeper compartment.
After her bath, she lay down again and slept soundly.
She didn’t wake up until a series of knocks sounded at the door.
She scratched her hair and glanced outside the window. It was already getting dark.
Lu Xinran was surprised that she had actually slept the entire afternoon.
The knocking at the door continued, so she hurried over to open it.
Li Yanfeng stood outside holding a bag, his expression stern and his sharp features cold and imposing.
Lu Xinran probably didn’t know that if she hadn’t opened the door within another minute, he would have broken it down.
She froze for a moment. Seeing his expression, she couldn’t help feeling a little nervous.
“I’m sorry. I was sleeping just now. Have you been waiting long?” Lu Xinran stepped aside to let him in.
“Not long.”
Li Yanfeng was worried something might have happened to her. She had spent several days traveling by train to get here and must have been exhausted.
“Eat.”
Li Yanfeng placed the bag on the table and said, “The marriage application and the application for you to join me at my post have both been approved. Stay here tonight. Tomorrow, we’ll go to the family compound to look at houses.”
Lu Xinran was tying up her hair when she heard this. She couldn’t help being surprised.
His efficiency was ridiculously fast.
She wasn’t familiar with the procedures and had originally thought they would have to wait at least two or three days.
“What? Is there a problem?” Seeing her stunned expression, Li Yanfeng’s brows furrowed almost imperceptibly.
“Uh, no problem. I’m just a little surprised. I didn’t expect it to be so fast. Aren’t your political background checks very strict?”
“The documents and procedures you brought were all complete, and you also had a letter of introduction. That made things faster.”
“It’s too late to regret it now.” Li Yanfeng looked at her and suddenly said that.
“I won’t regret it. I never do things I’ll regret. Besides, Colonel Li won’t have the chance to regret it either.”
This marriage wasn’t a loss for her.
Lu Xinran raised her head and, for once, met his gaze directly.
Li Yanfeng saw the determination in her bright, clear eyes.
There was no hesitation or worry.
“I don’t regret it either.”
“Eat.” Li Yanfeng didn’t continue the subject. He already understood her attitude.
He also didn’t like talking unnecessarily.
Lu Xinran watched as he took three aluminum lunchboxes out of the plastic bag. Two contained dishes, while the other contained rice.
There were also four cornmeal buns.
The two aluminum lunchboxes contained three dishes: scrambled eggs with tomatoes, stir-fried pork with green beans, and stir-fried wild greens.
It was clearly much better than lunch.
“Is this food from your army cafeteria?”
“Yes. Eat.”
Li Yanfeng picked up his chopsticks and put some eggs and pork into her bowl.
“You eat too.”
His sudden show of concern left Lu Xinran at a loss.
Li Yanfeng ate the cornmeal buns while giving her the rice.
He also picked out mostly wild greens and green beans for himself, leaving the meat and eggs for her, at least until she had eaten her fill.
Lu Xinran noticed these little details and thought that this man was actually quite nice.
He looked fierce, but he treated her rather well.
However, her appetite really wasn’t very big.
She only ate half of the aluminum lunchbox of rice.
Seeing this, Li Yanfeng pressed his lips together.
Could it be that she still didn’t like the food?
Compared with the big cities, it was certainly much worse, but this was already the best food they could make here.
They only added extra dishes during holidays, when there would be more chicken and pork.
“I’m full. I’m sorry, I left some again…” She felt rather embarrassed about wasting food.
“Do you always eat this little? Or is the food not to your liking? Are you not used to eating this?” he asked directly.
Lu Xinran looked at him and suddenly understood what he meant.
“I… I don’t think it’s that little, do I? It’s not the food. I think the dishes are very good.”
Half an aluminum lunchbox of rice would have filled an entire bowl.
Naturally, the dishes couldn’t compare with what she had eaten at home in Shanghai.
But for the impoverished Northwest, this was already quite good.
Only then did Li Yanfeng nod.
She really did eat less than the cat back home.
“Then what about this food…”
“It’s fine. I’ll eat it.”
For Li Yanfeng, this amount of food was nothing.
That night, Li Yanfeng rented a room next door.
He was on leave the following day and needed to look at houses and buy furniture. They had to move in as soon as possible.
Staying at the guesthouse for too long would be inconvenient.
Li Yanfeng also told Lu Xinran about this.
After resting for two days and using the spiritual spring to nourish her body, Lu Xinran had completely recovered.
Early the next morning, Li Yanfeng went to buy her breakfast.
After they finished eating, they checked out and headed to the family compound to choose a house.
Lu Xinran figured they would definitely have work to do that day, so wearing a dress wouldn’t be convenient.
She changed into a light-blue cotton-linen shirt, a pair of black polyester pants, and continued wearing her little white shoes.
She carried a canvas crossbody bag.
She actually had several bags, including small leather purses, but she didn’t bring one out. She wanted to keep a low profile.
She had just arrived and couldn’t give people any reason to gossip about her.
Li Yanfeng carried her suitcase and took her to the family compound.
The moment they arrived at the entrance, they caused an uproar throughout the entire residential compound.