A Beauty in the 80s Goes on a Blind Date with Her Child, Captivating the Military Compound - Chapter 36

Gu Chengfeng folded the political review opinion into a small square, tucked it into his chest pocket, and protectively patted it.

“Let’s go, let’s go eat at the mess hall.”

He invited Feng Yanzhou to join him, but Feng Yanzhou squeezed his eyebrows unhappily. “What’s the matter? I ran all the way to the countryside to help you take care of business, and you won’t even treat me to a meal?”

Gu Chengfeng had no choice but to give in. Feng Yanzhou was instrumental in making things happen between him and Shen Sisi.

“Fine, let’s go!”

The corner of Feng Yanzhou’s mouth lifted, and his eyes curved into smiles. “That’s better… I’m definitely going to fleece you severely today.”

The two brothers hooked arms and headed to the state-run restaurant, ordering a large table of dishes. However, Gu Chengfeng didn’t even look at the other food, only opening the lunch box Shen Sisi had prepared.

A fragrant aroma wafted out. Inside was a thick, creamy white soup and a box full of soft, sticky pork knuckles. Gu Chengfeng’s Adam’s apple bobbed, and his pupils widened in pleasant surprise.

Shen Sisi made this specifically for him!

“Oh, this is great. You even brought your own pork knuckle,” Feng Yanzhou reached out his chopsticks to grab some meat, but a strong hand slapped his away.

“Sisi made this for me. You don’t get any.”

“Ooh, my goodness, now it’s ‘Sisi.’ Good progress, isn’t it…” Feng Yanzhou was so sour his teeth felt like they were falling out.

Gu Chengfeng shielded his lunch box with one hand, used the other to pick up a piece of Twice-Cooked Pork, and put it in Feng Yanzhou’s bowl. “Eat your own meal. Don’t be a busybody…”

After Shen Sisi and Niu Niu returned home, they enjoyed a full, delicious meal.

After dinner, Niu Niu looked at a small picture book for a while, then insisted that Shen Sisi tell her a story.

The story of Chang’e Flying to the Moon was only halfway through when Niu Niu fell asleep leaning against the headboard.

Shen Sisi carefully tucked her in, then yawned herself.

However, she couldn’t sleep; the medicinal herbs on the stove were waiting for her to process them.

The boiled Chinese medicine was pressed into a juice at a certain ratio. Once it reached a specific concentration, it could be mixed with cooking oil.

After several complex procedures, her ‘Jinfeng Brand Medicinal Oil’ would finally be produced.

After completing the batch ordered by Cao Hua, she made a dozen extra bottles of stock.

The remaining soybean oil, Shen Sisi used the traditional soaking method, allowing the oil to slowly absorb the essence of the herbs, and sealed it separately in the cabinet.

Both types of oil had similar effects, but the former required a complicated procedure, while the latter was much simpler.

A few hours later, Niu Niu awoke from her dream and saw her mother writing and drawing under the lamp.

Shen Sisi was seriously calculating the cost of the medicinal oil.

She had already found a batch of small, brown glass medicine bottles. They were expensive, costing fifty cents each, but they were high quality and had a large capacity, holding fifty milliliters of oil per bottle.

Ten bottles equaled the volume of one jin (half a kilogram) of medicinal oil.

As for the cost of the oil… she couldn’t use the cheap price given by Brother Dao; she had to use the market price.

Soybean oil was seventy-four cents per jin. Divided into ten portions, that was 7.4 cents per portion. Adding the cost of the glass bottles, the herbs, the firewood for boiling, labor, and so on…

The minimum cost price per bottle was one yuan and two cents. The prices of medicinal oils on the market ranged from a few cents to two yuan, but the effect, well… was barely satisfactory.

She was very confident in her medicinal oil. Without exaggeration, this small bottle of oil was equivalent to several bottles of ordinary medicinal oil.

After much thought, she hardened her resolve and set the price at three yuan.

Three yuan was not a small amount. This price would scare away some people, but you get what you pay for. She believed that anyone who used her medicinal oil would feel it was worth the money.

That very day, she went out and bought thirty glass bottles and a funnel and began bottling the oil.

Because the production volume was small, the labels on the bottles were all hand-drawn by her.

They looked quite presentable.

She packed the medicinal oil into a basket, deliberately adding one extra bottle as a gift for Cao Hua, and happily waited for the next day to arrive.

After working all day, her clothes were thoroughly infused with the strong scent of the medicinal oil, which made Niu Niu cough uncontrollably.

Since falling ill, Niu Niu had become extremely sensitive to odors; many smells could irritate her.

Shen Sisi tenderly settled Niu Niu, then turned and went to the kitchen to boil a pot of hot water, which she carried into the bathroom in a large bucket.

Soon, the sound of running water came from inside…

Gu Chengfeng went to the new recruits company in the evening and returned quite late.

But he still insisted on going back home, eager to tell her the good news: her political review had passed!!!

He pushed open the courtyard door and was just walking to the entrance when his ears keenly picked up the sound of trickling water from inside, unusually clear in the night.

The sound of water pouring down from above, hua-la-la, seemed to smash right onto his heart.

Again and again.

Gu Chengfeng suddenly found himself unable to move. Tonight, he was inexplicably dry-mouthed.

His body was also warmer than usual.

He stood frozen at the doorway, quietly letting the cold wind blow on him for a long time, yet it couldn’t dispel the turmoil in his heart…

Shen Sisi rarely got a chance to relax; now, her body and mind felt revitalized.

The child was asleep, and there were no outsiders in the house, so she simply put on a shirt that reached barely to her thighs.

The thin white shirt couldn’t fully conceal her curvaceous figure, which was subtly revealed and quite alluring.

She lowered her head to wipe the water droplets from her hair. With a slight flick of her waist, her half-dry hair was tossed behind her.

As Gu Chengfeng stepped inside, he looked down and saw two snow-white, glowing legs, along with her horrified face.

He swallowed hard; his throat felt even drier!

Shen Sisi didn’t know whether to cover her chest or her face with her hands.

Gu Chengfeng quickly turned around, his fingers forcefully fumbling with the door lock. “I’m sorry, I didn’t know you weren’t fully dressed…”

Shen Sisi’s body felt like it was catching fire. She grabbed the clothes from the stool and rushed into the room.

Outside, the sound of the door locking never came.

Gu Chengfeng was still in the house.

Shen Sisi tried to calm her frantic heartbeat. The scene from moments ago kept replaying in her mind.

Did he see?

No, he couldn’t have, right?

Shen Sisi awkwardly bit her lower lip. She was mortified, but the sound of the door locking outside was delayed.

Gu Chengfeng was still inside!

Coming so late, he must have something important to say.

Shen Sisi slowly dressed and opened the door a crack.

In the dim light, Gu Chengfeng stood rigidly upright.

The regulation button on his collar had been undone at some point, and the skin visible beneath looked tempting and flushed.

“I came… to tell you that the political review passed. We can register our marriage now.”

Gu Chengfeng’s expression was unchanged, but his mind was still stuck on the romantic moment from earlier.

He dared not move, and his body was tense.

He needed a cold shower!

After speaking, he placed the political review report on the table, then turned away awkwardly. “Dry your hair before you sleep. Don’t catch a cold.”

It wasn’t until the man had been gone for quite a while that Shen Sisi dared to open the door.

Looking at the red stamp on the paper on the table, all the previous awkwardness and embarrassment were thrown to the wind.

Her political review passed!!!

She could marry Gu Chengfeng!!!

The thought made her quite happy. Why did her heart feel a little sweet?

Shen Sisi smiled to herself, putting the political review results into her bag.

How did Gu Chengfeng do it?

He was too resourceful…

Register their marriage. They would go register tomorrow!

Perhaps the incident that evening had excited her, because she actually dreamt of Gu Chengfeng.

In the darkness, Gu Chengfeng’s rough, calloused hands fiercely grasped her waist, squeezing her so hard she could barely breathe.

When she opened her eyes, her face was still flushed.

The vivid, sensual dream felt so real.

Shen Sisi quickly pulled the blanket over her face…

Today was a good day.

It was the day Shen Sisi’s first batch of medicinal oil shipped out.

And it was a good day for her and Gu Chengfeng to register their marriage.