Rebirth: Solely Cherished by the Devoted Commander

Gu Junming's position isn't the highest either. It's really not good to make the house too flashy.

Only then did Yang Xiong give in and said, "Then give her this money to keep at the bottom of the chest. Whenever there's an emergency, she can take it out. Also, buy some jewelry; many people buy some before getting married these days, and it can retain value."

He handed the passbook directly to Zhao Jieyun, and after refusing several times to no avail, she had to accept it.

Sun Chan also started preparing. Although this wasn't her first time getting married, in her past life she married a loafer in the village, it was just villagers having a meal and that was it.

So this was really her first proper wedding. Luckily, she had Guihua and Yang Liu, experienced in such matters, to help. Despite the chaos, things went quite smoothly. All sorts of things were being bought back. Sheets, quilt covers, thermos bottles, teapots, large washbasins, soapboxes — basically, if she saw it, she bought it.

Gu Junming gave his passbook to Sun Chan, containing three thousand yuan.

Gu Junming was only promoted at the age of twenty-five. His previous salary was very low, hardly leaving much, and he never relied on his family, so saving up this much in just three years was already quite good.

Sun Chan laughed, "Is this mine now?"

"Of course it is, don't think it's too little, wife. I know I can't compare to you," Gu Junming laughed.

Sun Chan pursed her lips and smiled, "I haven't seen much money either; don't flatter me." That money was all given to Han Dong for continued investments. If I really had money, we'd have to wait until the year-end benefits. Usually, it's just some design fees.

Gu Junming touched her hair — black and shiny like satin, and her skin was white, her features becoming more beautiful, with eyes sparkling brightly, truly making one unable to look away from her beauty.

Sun Chan felt a bit shy from his gaze and kept her head down, hiding in his embrace. Gu Junming laughed softly, hugging his young wife tightly.

That day, she went with Gu Junming to get the marriage certificate. They queued up for the certificate, and when they walked out, both looked at the red booklet and smiled happily.

"We're finally married!" They looked at each other and laughed.

At that moment, a gust of wind blew past, and years later, Sun Chan often recalled that scene — purple flowers covered the trees, and as the wind blew, they fell onto them, the purple petals gently scattering around them. Is this what people call romance?

After getting the certificate, they went to look at the house.

The house Gu Junming was allocated was on the second floor, a nice floor level, with an area of about sixty square meters. The room seemed to have been lived in before, leaving some not-so-great furniture, and the curtains in the small room weren't taken down, covered in a lot of dust. The floor was just regular cement.

Gu Junming said, "Is it not so good?"

"How could it not be? Cement floors are easier to clean, no problem." If it were her own house, she could install floor tiles or something, but since it's not theirs, it's better to leave it.

The house was empty, giving the impression of spaciousness. Sun Chan started designing: "Let's make this room the bedroom. I want to partition a room here using plywood; I want it as a study. Can we make a bookshelf?" She needed a room for designing drafts, drawings, etc.

"Sure, no problem. How about setting up a room for you on the balcony?"

"No need, I want the balcony to grow flowers and dry clothes," Sun Chan said earnestly. She always dreamed of how her new house would look, sometimes recalling houses seen on TV in her past life, wanting to make the house look nicer. Of course, it shouldn't be too flashy, but it must be comfortable for living.

Gu Junming took Sun Chan to look at the kitchen, not too big, it had gas pipes, and a stove.

She asked Gu Junming to take measurements, noting them down in a little notebook, preparing to make a cupboard.

Surprisingly, the bathroom was suitable for bathing, which was a delightful surprise.

Suddenly, Sun Chan felt a bit embarrassed and asked, "Can I buy a washing machine?"

Gu Junming was stunned, "Why not?"

"If only we have it on this floor, it wouldn't be good." But she really didn't want to wash clothes by hand; small clothes were fine, but bedding and sweaters wasted too much time.

Gu Junming said, "Don't worry, there are several well-to-do families here, dual-income households with complete home appliances. Instructor Du's wife on the fourth floor has even been abroad!"

In those days, the army strictly prohibited marrying wives with overseas connections, but now in the nineties, no one cared anymore; going abroad for widened horizons is definitely a good thing.

Sun Chan was relieved, "Then I can get an exhaust fan, refrigerator, TV, and such?"

"Of course, you can!" Gu Junming laughed and hugged Sun Chan tightly, kissing her hard, "Don't be afraid."

Sun Chan nodded, thinking, I'm only thinking about you. If you live too lavishly, I'm worried you'll get criticized.

Together, they did a simple cleanup. As they were leaving, Gu Junming suddenly pointed at the house opposite, "Know whose house this is?"

Sun Chan shook her head. Was it someone they knew?

Gu Junming mouthed a name, Bai Fanglan.

Sun Chan opened her eyes wide in shock, my goodness, what a coincidence! Actually, they originally didn't live here. The army considered Battalion Commander Zhao's poor family background, combined with villagers frequently bothering them, so they simply gave him a large house for the parents-in-law to move into, but because just these few months, their house was empty without anyone living there, plus some people applied for a house due to marriage, including a large family size, they talked to Battalion Commander Zhao about swapping houses.

Battalion Commander Zhao felt very embarrassed and agreed immediately.

Bai Fanglan didn't care, since she wasn't living there anyway, so it just ended up opposite Sun Chan.

They walked out together, hearing the sound of drills outside, with many soldiers shouting slogans loudly.

Sun Chan thought, they would often hear it in the future, right? It's said there's a bugle call to wake people up every morning.

"What's on your mind?"

Sun Chan laughed, "Bai Fanglan, if we live together, we'll face each other every day, so awkward." Considering Bai Fanglan's personality, she'd probably find trouble with her, but given her and Battalion Commander Zhao's relationship, they likely wouldn't be living together anyway.

"What does it matter? Bad things lead to good things. Know who's on the third floor?"

"Who?"

"Yang Liu and her partner."

Sun Chan immediately became elated! It'd be great if Yang Zhen could also move over, but unfortunately, he couldn't. Liao Dongyuan, being from Beijing, had people caring for him, plus Yang Zhen needed to go to classes, so the house given was closer to the city and larger than theirs.

Gu Junming patted her shoulder, "Don't worry, if I get a promotion, we can get a better house."