The promise is old, the meeting is just right

Chapter 15 "Your Promise, My Sea" - Wedding Speech
After returning from Linzhi, the two returned to Division A first.

Yan Zhen originally thought that he had some things to deal with, but the second day after returning to Division A, she heard a knock on the door before she had a nap.

Yan Zhen fell into a drowsy sleep, thinking that Gu Huaiyue had forgotten something and came back to pick it up, but when she opened the door and saw the person outside, she was completely stunned.The people who came were actually her mother-in-law Li Wan, grandma, and—the little scourge Gu Jiaming!
Looking at these relatives who were airborne, she didn't know what to say for a moment, and it took a long time to find her voice: "You, you—"

Li Wan looked at her with a smile: "Xiao Zhen, can we go in and sit down?"

Yan Zhen was so embarrassed that he hurriedly made way for them.

She stood aside and watched them enter the door one by one, and Gu Jiaming, who was at the end, walked slowly.Yan Zhen hadn't seen him for a long time, and he missed him very much. As soon as he reached out and touched his head lightly, he was slapped away.The little guy raised his head and gave her a very hard look. He wanted to be more imposing, but his eyes turned red.

Yan Zhen sighed in his heart.She knew that she had left him long enough this time, and the little guy had some emotions.She bent down and wiped his eyes lightly.Gu Jiaming, however, was twitching, and it was rare for a child of his age to pout and complain: "Don't wipe it."

Yan Zhen smiled: "This time it was my fault, and I will never do it again next time. Forgive me, okay?"

The child looked at her with red eyes, snorted for a while, and said, "Look at your performance."

Yan Zhen laughed, and took him to the bathroom to wash his face. When he came out, Grandma and Mrs. Gu had already put away their things and were sitting on the sofa waiting for her.

For some reason, seeing the posture of the two elders, she was a little nervous.After brewing two cups of tea in the kitchen and giving each of them a cup, she sat down beside her and asked a little nervously, "Mom, grandma, why are you here suddenly?"

Grandma just sipped tea, smiling and not talking.Li Wan, the old lady of Gu, took a sip of tea, took a long breath, and looked up at her.

"It seems that Huai Yue hasn't told you yet?"

"What?" Yan Zhen was at a loss.

"He really didn't tell you?" Li Wan laughed, "He called us before he came back from Tibet and said he was going to have a wedding." When she said this, she suddenly remembered something, and hurriedly Get up and pull Yan Zhen up and down to look up and down, "I heard from Huai Yue that you got injured in Linzhi? Why didn't you pay attention so much, is it better now?"

Yan Zhen couldn't listen to anything at all, and his mind was full of those two words: wedding.She grabbed Li Wan's hand and asked in disbelief, "Huai Yue really said that?"

"Then there will still be fakes?" The grandma who has not said a word smiled and gave her a look, "You think I came all the way from the countryside just to see you?"

Li Wan also hugged Gu Jiaming and coaxed him: "Jiaming, after the wedding, you really can't call her teacher anymore, what should you call her?" She pointed at Yan Zhen and pushed the child in front of her.

The kid's mood hadn't recovered yet, he drooped his head, he didn't know if he was shy or not in high spirits.Seeing him like this, Yan Zhen became nervous.

"Jiaming..." She tried to say something, but was interrupted by a voice as thin as a mosquito.

"Mother."

Yan Zhen opened his eyes wide and froze: "What did you call me?"

"Mom!" The child answered her loudly, raised his head and smiled at her.

Looking at the chubby little face in front of him, Yan Zhen had a sore nose, and tears flowed down uncontrollably.

Several people sat and chatted for a while, when the phone in the living room rang suddenly, and when it was connected, it was Gu Huaiyue who called, saying that if grandma and the old lady were not tired, he would bring them to the auditorium.

Hearing the word "auditorium", Yan Zhen's heart skipped a beat.It's not easy to talk to him in front of the two elders. After hanging up the phone, I asked them if they would like to go.Grandma and Mrs. Gu agreed of course, so the group set off like this.

Before he got there, he could see Gu Huaiyue standing at the foot of the steps of the Bayi Auditorium from a distance, his straight body was like a tall poplar tree.Yan Zhen was stunned for a moment, and the little scourge Gu Jiaming let go of her hand in a split second, and ran towards his father Gu Huaiyue cheerfully.

After not seeing his son for a while, Gu Huaiyue reached out and hugged him directly.This was a terrible situation, the child blushed and said to his father: "I am an older child! You don't need to hug the older child!" He was about to go down.

Gu Huaiyue watched him struggle for a while, and said, "I thought you missed me so much that you can't even hug me now?"

The kid was tangled up, and after barely holding it for more than ten seconds, he couldn't wait to say to Gu Huaiyue, "Are you alright? Have you hugged me?"

Gu Huaiyue snorted and put him down.When he looked up again, Yan Zhen and his party had already walked over.

Gu Huaiyue smiled and greeted the two elders.

Grandma looked up at the huge August [-]st military emblem above the auditorium with surprise on her face, and said, "Is this the place where the wedding is held? Isn't it too big?"

The old lady Gu just laughed: "This is marrying our Xiaozhen, no matter how big you are." The two elders said, and went in hand in hand to see the layout of the auditorium.

Yan Zhen walked at the end and waited for them all to go in before stepping forward.She blushed slightly, she didn't know whether it was shyness or coldness, and said slightly reproachfully: "Why didn't you notify me in advance?"

Gu Huaiyue just laughed and said: "If the wedding is not held, the old lady will fight me hard."

After listening to Yan Zhen, he was silent for a while, and then said: "If the old lady doesn't urge you, don't you think about it?"

Looking at her drooping profile and trembling eyelashes, Gu Huaiyue realized that he had said the wrong thing.He wrapped his arms around her waist, narrowed the distance slightly, and said, "Of course not, I can't wait."

He really couldn't wait. He heard the news of her choosing a wedding dress before the earthquake, and he was vaguely looking forward to their wedding and how she would look in the wedding dress.Thinking of this, he stared deeply into Yan Zhen's eyes.

Yan Zhen was a little embarrassed by him.She felt that it was becoming more and more difficult for her to maintain her rationality in the face of him now, and she depended on him wholeheartedly like a child, but the more she lived, the more she returned.No, it's still outside, and she went into his arms.

Pushing him away slightly, Yan Zhen said, "Go inside and have a look."

The wedding scene is arranged in the hall on the second floor of the auditorium.

Pushing open the door of the hall, a nearly two-meter-wide red carpet was spread in the center of the floor, extending all the way to the rostrum.On both sides of the red carpet, there are nine one-person-high brackets erected at equal distances. During the wedding, large bouquets of lilies will be placed on them, which symbolizes a long-lasting and happy marriage for a hundred years.On both sides of the red carpet, dozens of sets of tables and chairs are neatly placed for entertaining guests.In addition, there are some carefully arranged small details. Yan Zhen's eyes swept over them one by one, and his heart beat violently.

Probably all women are like this, they have a natural longing for weddings.Even though she had lived with this man for two years, she was still terribly excited when she thought that she was going to walk down the long red carpet in a wedding dress and hold his hand.

Gu Huaiyue stepped forward and gently stroked her shoulder: "The time is urgent, and it was all arranged by the soldiers. The preparations may have been hasty, not as good as outside. But—"

"Okay." Yan Zhen turned around and said softly, "I'm very satisfied."

Gu Huaiyue looked at her and smiled: "You, it's just too easy to be content." He had always felt guilty towards her for being two years late for the wedding, but now he only made up for it a little, so she said yes.He even hoped that she would be a little greedy, because he still wanted to do a lot.

What Yan Zhen thought was another aspect.She knew that as long as she wanted, the Gu family could make the whole wedding grand, but that was not what she and Gu Huaiyue really wanted.Right now, the wedding is simpler, but it is more meaningful in her opinion.After all, it was an oath made under the August [-]st military flag and military emblem. As a soldier, how dare he betray it so easily?So getting married in this auditorium is a kind of guarantee from him to her.All she wanted was his sincerity, and even if he didn't have anything else, she wouldn't mind.

Of course, it's not that Yan Zhen doesn't understand what he wants to make up for herself, so she smiled and said in a low voice, "It's enough as long as you treat me well from now on." She glanced at him as she spoke, "This is a test, don't be afraid of me." I thought it would be easy to do.”

He understands, of course he understands.Their time, after all, is still so long.

The wedding is scheduled for a week later.

The time seems to be short, but it is not rushed at all.Before he went to the earthquake area for disaster relief, the old lady in the family had already started to discuss this matter, which had already saved half of the trouble for them.When they were still in Tibet, after Gu Huaiyue made up his mind, he informed his younger brother Gu Huaining, who was also in City C, to help him prepare for the wedding.Since the location was set at the Bayi Auditorium, with the efficiency of a soldier, this is not a difficult task at all.Up to now, it can be said that everything is ready, if there are variables, it can only be caused by the bride and groom.

In the past few days, relatives and friends came over one after another, and many people lived in Teacher A's guest house.Teacher Liu Xiangdong's pressure doubled, and he was afraid that he would not be able to entertain these elders who carried stars and wheat on their shoulders.After a few contacts, I found out that they are relatives of Chief of Staff Gu's family. The family is low-key, gentle, approachable, and not difficult to get along with at all.

The day before the wedding, Huaining's daughter-in-law, Liang He, also rushed over. Before that, she had been at home looking after the children.Liang He's task this time was to put on Yan Zhen's bridal makeup. For this reason, she started practicing at home a few days in advance, and she was still a hands-on in the end.Now that the wedding was getting closer, she couldn't sleep well.

When Huaining mentioned this, everyone was happy.

Gu Huaining said: "In my opinion, my sister-in-law is beautiful, just put on light makeup. I don't know why she is nervous." He said, smiling at his wife.

Liang He didn't speak, but murmured in his heart: They are men who really don't understand how important a wedding is to a woman.

Of course, Yan Zhen, the bride, was also very nervous.

A few days ago I was busy preparing for the wedding, but now it was the night before the wedding and when I was finally free, I felt flustered.Liang He stayed with her in the room, accidentally touched her hand, and whispered, "Sister-in-law, why are your hands so cold?" Then he went to touch the radiator.

"It's okay." Yan Zhen pulled her back, "It will be fine in a while."

"Panic?" Liang He looked at her and smiled, "I just touched her, and my pulse is beating fast."

Yan Zhen admitted with a smile: "A little bit." She asked Liang He, "How did you spend the night before your wedding? Are you like me?"

It's really similar, but in comparison, she was more at a loss at the time.Liang He stuck out his tongue, and the two looked at each other and smiled.After discussing the details of tomorrow's bridal makeup for a while, the door was suddenly pushed open from the outside, and Gu Huaiyue walked in.Seeing this, Liang He hurried away, leaving room for the couple to speak.

"Are you tired?" Gu Huaiyue walked over, stroked her long hair, and asked.

Yan Zhen shook his head and looked up at him: "Are you tired, why don't you lie down and rest for a while?"

"Fortunately."

Having said that, he still sat down next to the edge of the bed.Yan Zhen moved inside to make room for him to rest his legs, and lay down beside him.

There was only one desk lamp turned on in the room, and the orange light looked extraordinarily warm.Gu Huaiyue lay down with his eyes closed for a while, then slowly opened his eyes, looking at Yan Zhen who was leaning in his arms.She closed her eyes as if she was asleep, most of her exposed side face was soft and quiet, only her thick and long eyelashes trembled slightly, sweeping across his heart like a small brush.

Gu Huaiyue lowered his head and kissed her eyes lightly.Yan Zhen's eyes trembled, but they didn't open, but leaned closer to him.

Gu Huaiyue immediately hugged her, and after a while, he whispered, "Yan Zhen, I had a dream two days ago."

Yan Zhen hummed softly, indicating that he was listening.

"I dreamed about the first time I got married." He said with a chuckle, "At that time, it should be about the same age as you are now."

Yan Zhen looked up, slightly surprised.

"A lot of people came that day, and the scene was very chaotic. I drank a lot of wine and fell asleep on the bed when I got home. When I woke up in the middle of the night, I saw Lin Ke crying." After a pause, he slowly Slowly said, "I didn't ask her why she was crying, probably because I thought she wouldn't tell me if I asked. In fact, I fell asleep very quickly, and it was dawn when I woke up."

Yan Zhen was silent for a moment, then said in a low voice, "Why did you mention this all of a sudden?"

"It's nothing." He said, "I'm just wondering if all misfortunes have warning signs?" Then the tragedy between him and Lin Ke may have started with their wedding.

Hearing what he said, Yan Zhen blurted out directly: "We won't do this."

It was only natural for her to say this, Gu Huaiyue was slightly taken aback, and a wave of warmth surged up.Ever since he had that dream, he had a faint sense of uneasiness.And all of this was calmed down by her words.

"I know." He smiled slightly, "We'll be fine." Because he won't, and won't allow anything else to happen to them.

This night, the two who had been tired for several days slept deeply.When I woke up the next day, it was almost seven o'clock in the morning.

Time was running out, and everyone was busy.In his busy schedule, Gu Huaiyue turned his head and glanced at Yan Zhen, who was sleepy, and said, "It doesn't matter, today is my family, it doesn't matter if the time is a little later."

The old lady Gu glared at him: "You are the one who has the final say on the auspicious time?" Then she pushed him out of the door and let him clean himself up.

Yan Zhen's head was still a little dizzy. After washing up, he was urged by Mrs. Gu to change clothes. It took more than half an hour to put on a complicated wedding dress.Beauty is so beautiful, especially when the tall Yan Zhen stood up with high heels, the dazzling light emanating from his body made people dare not look directly at him.The only bad thing is that the wedding dress that was still fitting at the beginning is now a little loose around the waist.

Mrs. Gu tightened her girdle for her, and said in a low voice, "You can't get any thinner, because you will lose your shape if you get thinner."

Liang He blinked and said, "Mom, you don't have to worry about it. Let my second elder brother feed my sister-in-law delicious food so that she won't get fat."

Only then did the old lady Gu smile heartily, and nodded her: "Isn't it, just like you."

After changing his clothes, Yan Zhen realized that Gu Huaiyue had disappeared.After asking Liang He, he found out that he had already gone to the auditorium, and the old lady drove him there, saying that he was not allowed to see Yan Zhen again before the wedding.

"The old lady is still angry, saying that she shouldn't have slept together last night. She said that the second brother is the eldest, and she doesn't even understand this."

Yan Zhen in the mirror smiled softly, they didn't know, but she understood.After listening to what he said last night, I realized that he was the most nervous one.But she is not afraid, she is not Lin Ke, she will always be by his side and accompany him.

After a while, the door was pushed open from the outside again, and it was grandma who came in this time.She handed a bowl of dumplings in front of her, and said kindly: "Xiao Gu ate it before leaving, you should eat a bowl too."

Yan Zhen said yes, and reached out to pick up the bowl, but was avoided by grandma.The old man said with a smile: "Mom should have fed these dumplings, but your father and mother are gone, so I will do it for you." He scooped up one and handed it to her mouth.

Yan Zhen bit down half of it, chewed slowly, and his eyes turned red.It took a while to swallow, and she raised her head and smiled and said to her grandma, "It's so delicious."

At the end of a bowl of dumplings, there were two left.After eating, Liang He and another makeup artist invited to make her the bride's look, Yan Zhen closed his eyes and let them work.It took almost two hours, and the shape was finally done. Yan Zhen looked at her appearance in the glasses, and the shades were appropriate, which was exactly what she liked.She turned her head, smiled and said thank you to the makeup artist and Liang He.

The makeup artist finally made some minor repairs to the makeup, and when it was over, the horn of the car just sounded downstairs.Liang He glanced down, turned around and said to Yan Zhen with a smile, "Sister-in-law, the convoy is here."

Yan Zhen only felt his heartbeat start to speed up suddenly, and he stood up from the chair with a swipe, almost losing his footing.Old Mrs. Gu stretched out her hand to support her, and couldn't help laughing: "Don't worry, the second child will come up soon."

Most of the people who came this time were the elders and comrades-in-arms of the two newcomers, so they didn't make things difficult for Gu Huaiyue and let him in.After all the ceremonies were successfully completed, Gu Changzhi, who was the oldest present, held the hands of the two newcomers, with a smile on his always majestic face, and said, "You two are the juniors who reassure me the most. Others I won't say much, live a good life, just remember these four words for me. Do you hear me?"

Yan Zhen nodded, while Gu Huaiyue stood at attention and gave a military salute, and replied "Yes" loudly.

When the two newlyweds were leaving for the auditorium, someone asked Gu Huaiyue to carry the bride downstairs with a small problem.

This is probably not a problem for all soldiers. Gu Huaiyue bent down without saying a word. Yan Zhen was thin-skinned and embarrassed to lie on his back in front of everyone. In the end, he hesitated for a few seconds. , a small man jumped out from the side, ran to Yan Zhen and said, "I'll carry my mother!"

Little Gu Jiaming wore a whole set of black suits today, with a bow tie on the neckline, which made his chubby face even more cute.Seeing him jumping on tiptoe, everyone present laughed.In the end, it was the younger uncle Gu Huaining who carried him back and lightly kicked his ass: "What are you doing, little carrot head?"

Letting the children make such a fuss relieved Yan Zhen's nervousness a lot. She lay on Gu Huaiyue's back, and he carried it downstairs and got into the wedding car. After 10 minutes, the entire convoy started and moved forward slowly.According to the plan, the convoy will drive around the perimeter of the entire compound of Division A for a week.

From the moment she got in the car, Yan Zhen couldn't hear any other voices. Looking at the familiar scenery quickly receding outside the window, her ears were filled with the sound of her own heartbeat.At some point, her hand was held by Gu Huaiyue.Yan Zhen looked at the driver in front of him and wanted to pull back, but he held him tighter.During the whole process, neither of them said a word, and her hand slowly relaxed in his palm, allowing him to hold it firmly.

The motorcade finally stopped firmly in front of the Bayi Auditorium. Gu Huaiyue let go of her hand and got out of the car first.Holding a bouquet of flowers, Yan Zhen looked out through the clear car window, and saw the military emblem above the auditorium shining brightly under the refraction of the sun, and the bright red military flag fluttering in the wind.

Not long after, the car door on her side opened, and Gu Huaiyue was standing outside.He was wearing a brand new military uniform, and the three stars on his shoulders were as dazzling as a military emblem.He bent slightly, his familiar eyebrows and eyes were familiar with gentleness, and he stretched out his hand to her: "Are you ready?"

His question was very solemn, causing Yan Zhen to raise his head.

She looked straight at him, as if she had only had time to look at him seriously until now.After a long time, Yan Zhen smiled slightly and held his hand.

Without any hesitation, because she was already ready to spend this long life with him.

(End of this chapter)