Crossing through time 04, I blew up the American aircraft carrier.

04, April 5.

In an ordinary cave, Hassan looked at the map of Saada province hanging on the wall and listened to the reports from the three battalion commanders.

"Our Haishan Battalion has already occupied more than fifty villages and towns; almost the entire eastern part of Saada province is under our control!"

"Our Abdul battalion has occupied more than eighty villages and towns in the west, and has even connected with neighboring provinces!"

Everyone was in high spirits.

"Everyone has worked hard!"

"It's not hard work. Most of the time, we just fire a few Hassan rockets, and the defenders will flee!"

"Yes, the Hell Cannon doesn't even need to be fired; just setting it up will make the defenders come out and surrender!"

It's all thanks to the weapons! Without these advanced weapons, the fighting wouldn't have been so successful!

"Right now, the government forces are completely confined to the major cities! Sooner or later, we will take Sadah!"

Everyone is full of expectations for the future!

Hassan looked away from the map: "Right now, it's not the right time to attack major cities. Next, continue expanding into the rural areas to the east and west! Aim to reach the coast in the west and gain access to the sea, and to reach the desert regions in the east!"

Once these connections are established, transportation will be much more convenient!

"Let's adjourn the meeting here."

Everyone stood up: "Okay, let's go celebrate Julia's birthday!"

Hassan was a little curious. Why were you all so interested in a woman's birthday? But then he thought, Julia wasn't just any ordinary girl. She was the head of the publicity department and everyone's colleague, so it wasn't a big deal to go to her birthday party together.

As we approached the cave where Julia was, we could hear the sound of stringed instruments coming from inside the earthen building. If I'm not mistaken, it was the Gambus, a favorite instrument of Yemeni musicians.

The upbeat melody doesn't quite sound like a happy birthday song; it sounds more like... a wedding march?

With a sense of doubt, Hassan entered the cave, where a light bulb illuminated the silhouette of a beautiful girl.

She wore a brightly colored local robe embroidered with exquisite patterns, a headscarf the same color as her clothes, and a veil, revealing only her large, watery eyes.

When she saw Hassan, she immediately ran away.

"Brother Hassan, you've come!"

"Yes, Julia, happy birthday. This is a gift for you."

Julia looked down at the box of chocolates and couldn't help but pout, "Brother Hassan, is this all you're giving me?"

Yes, in the West, chocolate is definitely the number one birthday gift for a 14-year-old girl! If it's winter, you could give her a scarf or something...

"What do you want?"

"ring."

What?

Hassan was a little confused. Who gives a ring on their birthday? Isn't that something given at a wedding?

"Here, Hassan, I've got everything ready for you."

Hearing the voice, Hassan turned around in surprise and saw...

His own father, Chief Nuruldin?

He placed a small box in Hassan's hand: "Now, put this on Julia's head."

Although he had doubts, Hassan's habitual obedience from childhood led him to open the small box, take out the ring, and put it on Julia's finger without much thought.

Looking at the ring on her left ring finger, Julia was overjoyed and hugged Hassan's neck tightly, giving him a kiss!

Wait, what's going on?

Hey, something's not right, something's not right!

"Because Julia is a Westerner, our engagement ceremony this time is a little different from the traditional one," Badr al-Din al-Housse's voice rang out. "Now, I have written the marriage certificate, Hassan, you sign it."

What?

got engaged?

Hassan's eyes widened as he looked at everyone. "Wasn't today supposed to be a birthday party? How did it turn into an engagement ceremony? Besides, I haven't even proposed yet!"

Weddings in Yemen are very complicated. Aside from the arranged marriage, there are only three subsequent steps: proposal, engagement, and marriage!

"Brother Hassan, when you rescued me in Germany, didn't we already agree to get married? Besides, didn't my father invite you to today's engagement ceremony a few days ago?"

What engagement ceremony? It was supposed to be a birthday celebration!

"Ahem." Dr. Booth, standing to the side, said somewhat awkwardly, "Hassan, here, you can get married at fourteen, so Julia's fourteenth birthday coincided with her engagement ceremony. Your father gave me a betrothal gift, and I contributed a dowry..."

So you all planned this out, but kept it from me?

Hassan sighed. "Dr. Booth, you are a scientist from the West. You should know that a fourteen-year-old girl's body is not yet fully developed and is not suitable..."

A fourteen-year-old bride... What a tragedy, her body hasn't even fully developed yet!

"Of course I know, so this is an engagement, not a wedding, Hassan. If you think Julia is too young, you can wait a few years before getting married..."

Engagement means you're already married, but if you want to sleep together, you still have to go through the final wedding ceremony, which can take as long as four or five years!

Hassan looked around helplessly, seeing only expectant eyes everywhere.

Old man Nurendin sincerely hoped that he would get married soon and stop going out and having affairs; he needed to have an heir.

Dr. Booth had heard that Yemenis could marry four wives, and he was afraid that his daughter would be too late to be the first. Since his daughter would have been burned to death without Hassan, he simply got engaged first to establish their status.

Yemeni girls can only marry Muslims, but Yemeni men can marry people of other faiths! This does not violate religious doctrine.

Badr al-Din al-Housse, as the spiritual leader, is now acting as the imam presiding over an engagement ceremony, holding a marriage certificate in his hand. In this place, the marriage certificate is equivalent to a marriage certificate and has legal significance!

Should we sign it?

"Hassan, if you don't intend to marry Julia, then marry the daughter of another tribal chief. In any case, you must get married."

Dad has spoken!

If he marries the daughter of another tribal chief, the wedding will probably take place very soon!

Hassan has adapted to life here, but the thought of sleeping with a woman who might not even bathe once a year...

"Okay, I'll sign."

Anyway, we can't get married until Julia turns eighteen, so we can continue to have fun for the next few years!

I never imagined that I would be forced into marriage by my parents in the East in my later years, and now that I've transmigrated into the Ye family, I'm still being forced into marriage!

"Alright, now I will recite the Quran, بسماللهالرحمنالرحيم…Hassan, do you accept it?"

The candy was thrown to Hassan.

"I accept!"

"I do!" Julia exclaimed with a beaming smile, finally marrying her Prince Charming!