A whirlwind marriage with a high-ranking official: Lights out, don't force me to take the initi

Lu Weidong returned to his unit with his marriage certificate and a pile of documents.

We need to submit the materials and apply for family housing for military personnel.

He left in the evening and should be back tomorrow.

The two agreed that Ye Wenxi would stay at home and help her family prepare for the wedding.

While we're at it, we'll also be purchasing the household items we'll need for living with the soldiers.

Although the military base also has service centers, they don't have as many items as the department stores in the city.

Ye Wenxi now has all the money and ration coupons in the house; he can just buy whatever he needs.

On the day of departure, instead of squeezing onto the train, Lu Weidong borrowed a jeep from his workplace and drove everyone and their belongings directly there, saving him a lot of trouble.

With Lu Weidong gone, Ye Wenxi got really busy.

She went to the department store again and again, and each time she felt she had bought almost everything she needed.

But once I get home and look at the list, I always find that several items are missing.

That afternoon, Ye Wenxi prepared to buy some fabric.

When she was in college, her college had a fashion design major.

One of her best friends studied this, and Ye Wenxi learned a lot of tailoring, cutting, sewing and mending skills from her.

Back then, we weren't mainly making clothes for people, but for the BJD dolls they were obsessed with.

A set of exquisite doll clothes, from design to sewing, can sell for hundreds or even thousands of dollars in the community after completion.

Throughout her university years, Ye Wenxi never asked her family for living expenses.

She does everything: website design, book cover design, event poster making, plus income from custom-made doll clothes, she lives a pretty comfortable life.

After graduating, that friend started his own design studio and invited her to work with him.

But at that time she was restless and wanted to try different career paths, so she declined.

That day, she went shopping at a department store with Lu Weidong. The clothes on the shelves, all in shades of gray, blue, black, and green with similar styles, really didn't appeal to her.

An idea popped into her head: why doesn't she do it herself?

Design and cut your own clothes to make them both beautiful and comfortable.

Make it for yourself and the Lu family first; if it looks good, it will be popular in the compound.

Perhaps I'll catch the eye of a discerning garment factory and they'll discuss a collaboration.

Liu Xiuyun and Aunt Sun were busy at home, putting up "double happiness" characters and decorating the wedding room.

When Ye Wenxi returned carrying several large bags of fabric, he peeked out and saw that it was just a pile of fabric.

The fabrics are all neatly categorized: fine cotton for inner shirts, plaid fabric for bed sheets and duvet covers, and thick materials for coats and cotton-padded trousers.

Liu Xiuyun laughed as soon as she saw it.

These days, there aren't many young wives who are willing to buy fabric and make their own clothes; most of them wait to buy ready-made garments.

Ye Wenxi is not only knowledgeable, but also chooses affordable and durable materials, which shows that she is a down-to-earth person.

She was becoming more and more satisfied with this daughter-in-law.

We've basically got all the necessities for daily life.

Lu Zhenghua sat on the sofa watching and offered a reminder.

"Wenxi, let Weidong go with you to buy those big items like the sewing machine when he gets back. They're too heavy for you to carry by yourself."

"Yes, Dad, he should be back soon. I'll go out again to the bookstore to buy some study materials," Ye Wenxi replied.

"Okay, go ahead, come back for dinner early," Liu Xiuyun instructed.

"understood."

Ye Wenxi walked out of the family compound gate, intending to walk to the bookstore.

The bookstore isn't far away; it's only a ten-minute walk.

In a quiet alley outside the family compound, the tall, thin thug gestured with his chin toward his four accomplices, who were smoking cigarettes at an angle, indicating to Ye Wenxi who had just walked by.

"It's her."

"Hua Zi, this guy comes from the officers' family compound." A somewhat hesitant voice said.

"What are you afraid of?" The tall, thin Hua Zi spat out his cigarette butt.

"We're not really going to do anything serious, just a couple of scare tactics, then we'll take the money and cigarettes. Twenty dollars plus two cartons of good cigarettes—where else can you find a deal like that? Let's go!"

The group stubbed out their cigarettes and followed after them, swaying unsteadily.

Ye Wenxi stayed in the bookstore for quite a while.

In addition to the necessary review materials, she also specifically looked for books on foreign languages ​​and professional skills.

She'll always have a chance to use her skills someday.

You can't just learn something out of thin air. Prepare more so that you can have a reason for it if you ever need it.

"Why hasn't that woman come out yet? Maybe she's already gone and we didn't see her?"

"Third brother, go in and take a look."

A thug wearing an old military green cotton-padded jacket and hunching his shoulders pushed open the bookstore door and pretended to stroll around the bookshelves.

They quickly found the person in the innermost corner.

Ye Wenxi was engrossed in reading a book called "The Complete English Grammar".

The thug called Lao San sidled up to the bookshelf next to Ye Wenxi, grabbed a book haphazardly and pretended to read it, but his eyes couldn't help but dart towards her.

Looking at her fair profile and her shapely figure, which couldn't be hidden even though she was wearing a coat, he narrowed his eyes, his throat moved, and some impure thoughts crossed his mind.

On the other side, Lu Weidong drove his jeep into the compound and went straight home.

I didn't see Ye Wenxi when I went upstairs.

"Mom, where's Wenxi?" he asked.

"As soon as I got home, I looked for my wife," Liu Xiuyun said, wiping the table. "She went to the bookstore to buy books, the one at the street corner."

"Oh," Lu Weidong replied, putting his military jacket back on after taking it off, and bending down to change his shoes.

"Hey? You're going out again?"

"I'll go pick her up."

"Tsk, they even went to pick me up when it was only a ten-minute walk."

Liu Xiuyun jokingly scolded him, but a smile remained on her face.

Although his son's marriage proposal was indeed abrupt, the fact that he is so attentive to Ye Wenxi shows that his son has fallen for her.

As long as her son is happy and content, she, as his mother, will naturally be happy too.

Ye Wenxi was at the cashier paying for a large stack of books and review materials.

"Comrade, that's eight yuan and forty-seven cents in total. The English-Chinese Dictionary and the two self-study books in Mathematics, Physics and Chemistry require a special book voucher," the saleswoman said, fiddling with her abacus.

Ye Wenxi took out the corresponding tickets and money and handed them over, waiting for her older sister to pack them up with kraft paper and paper rope.

While waiting, she caught a glimpse of the furtive man beside her out of the corner of her eye.

The book he was holding, which he pretended to be holding, had the words "Common Sense on Women's Hygiene" printed on the cover in large characters. He even glanced at her in the middle of the night.

This person had been loitering around her just now, and Ye Wenxi's heart went on alert. Her intuition told her that something was wrong with this person.

She remained calm and took the book from the salesperson, ready to deal with any unexpected situations.

Ye Wenxi walked out of the bookstore, and the man behind her followed her out as expected.

To make matters worse, he was followed by four thugs.

Her heart sank, and she quickened her pace.

I glanced up and down the street. This stretch of road was a bit remote, with few pedestrians and only a few blurry figures in the distance.

Suddenly, two thugs rushed in front of her and blocked her way, while two others came up to her from the left and right, and the five of them half-surrounded her.

"What are you trying to do?" Ye Wenxi stopped and gripped the book rope in her hand tightly.

"Girl, don't be nervous."

"We just wanted to discuss something with you."

"Get out of the way." Ye Wenxi's voice turned cold.

The tall, thin man ignored her warning and continued speaking.

"There's someone called... what's his name again?" he asked his companion, turning to him.

"Lu Weidong," someone nearby immediately chimed in.

"Yes, Lu Weidong. If you stay away from him, we'll be fine." The tall, thin man turned around and stared at Ye Wenxi.

"Otherwise, if we see you with him again, it won't be a discussion anymore. Do you hear me?"

Upon hearing the name "Lu Weidong," Ye Wenxi instantly understood the situation.

"Xu Miao sent you, didn't he?" she bluntly stated.

"Whoever you are," the tall, thin man waved his hand impatiently, "just tell me, do you agree or not?"

Ye Wenxi sneered inwardly. A wise woman doesn't suffer losses in front of her; she had to fool them.

"Okay, I agree."

The thugs were clearly taken aback by her quick agreement; they paused for a moment, then revealed smug expressions.

"That's more like it. Remember what you said, or else..." They brandished their fists threateningly.

"Okay, I'll listen to you, I'll leave now." Ye Wenxi made a move to walk around them.

Seeing that she had given in, the thugs felt that their mission had been accomplished easily. The tall, thin man tilted his head, and the two in front of him made way for her.

Ye Wenxi gripped the book tightly, ready to slip through the gap.

However, the third thug, who had been staring at her with a lewd look in the bookstore, suddenly stepped forward, completely blocking her way.

A nauseating, sticky smile hung on his face, his gaze lingering brazenly on Ye Wenxi as he spoke to his accomplice:

"You can leave... She's mine now."