Chapter 174 Sweet Honey

Li Xingtang held Yunxi tightly, reluctant to let go. The thought that she would be his wife in the future, and that the two of them could be together forever brought a smile to his face.

Yunxi leaned on his shoulder, placed her hand on his chest, and felt his heartbeat. It was very loud and fast, and a sweet smile couldn't help but appear on her lips.

Especially since even after three years of not seeing each other, the way he looked at her was still so ardent, she knew that the feelings had not faded with time. On the contrary, after three years of reflection, the feelings seemed to have become even stronger.

With the passage of time, he has become more mature and steady, and now seeing him gives one a particularly reliable feeling.

Yunxi knew that her three years of waiting had not been in vain.

"Alright, it's getting late, you should go back first. Get a good night's rest, then get the date right, and then go to your great-grandfather's house to deliver the date and make the necessary preparations."

Seeing his exhausted appearance, Yunxi couldn't bear to let him stay there any longer, so she made an excuse to let him go back, so that he could at least get a good night's rest and recover his energy.

Li Xingtang didn't want to leave at all. After several years, he was finally able to see his wife again. He wished he could stay by her side forever. How could he bear to part with her so soon after they met?

She knew that her complexion must be terrible right now. She had just returned from a mission and couldn't wait to go on vacation and go home. She hadn't had any rest at all. She was worried that Yunxi was particular about appearance and that she would not like her if she became ugly.

I didn't want to leave at first, but considering how bad my complexion looked, I didn't dare to linger any longer. I decided to go home and take good care of my face, because I couldn't let Yunxi, who cares about appearance, dislike me.

"Then you wait for me at home. I'll come to find you again when the time is right."

Just as he was about to leave, Yunxi grabbed him, and he looked at her in confusion!

Actually, Yunxi just remembered something. For the past three years, his allowance had been mailed to her. In fact, before he went to join the army, he gave her all his savings. Now that he's back, he definitely doesn't have much money on him.

Moreover, he would definitely need a lot of money to prepare for the wedding. He didn't have any money, so she couldn't just ask him without asking. Although his parents had some, it was theirs, and Yunxi wouldn't covet it.

“I’ve saved all the money you’ve mailed over the years. For the first six months, it was six yuan a month, totaling 30 yuan. For the next year, it was 15 yuan a month, totaling 180 yuan. Then, for the next year and a half, you sent 20 yuan a month, totaling 360 yuan. In total, it’s 570 yuan over these three years.”

"I didn't realize how much you'd spent until I calculated it! You haven't spent a penny in all these years? You've sent me so much! Adding the money you gave me before you left, it's over three thousand. We're getting married soon, and there are so many things that will cost money. Don't you want to take this money back?"

Li Xingtang kept the money he gave to Yunxi in a separate box, keeping it separate from his own money. So when he took it out to count it, he found that there was actually quite a lot.

With so much money, not only could they have a very respectable wedding, but they could even buy a house with a yard at this time.

Li Xingtang never expected that he would have accumulated so much money over the years. However, since he had already given it to Yunxi, he would definitely not take it back. It was all pocket money he had prepared for Yunxi.

"Why are you saving all that money? That's all I specially set aside for your spending money. Don't save it anymore, spend it as you need to. The money I send you is my monthly allowance, and I get subsidies every time I go on a mission, and even rewards if I do something good. I save that separately so that I won't be short of money when we get married."

Worried that Yunxi might misunderstand that he was saving money on the side, he quickly explained, "I'm not saving money on the side. I'm saving it specifically for our wedding and to buy you things. After we get married, you can come with me to the military base. From then on, all my salary, subsidies, and bonuses will be yours, okay?"

Seeing that expectant look on his face softened Yunxi's heart.

"Okay, you can arrange everything. I'll just wait for you to pick me up."

How could Yunxi possibly blame him for hiding money?

When it comes to hiding money, I'm his ancestor, and I've hidden even more, so it seems we're even.

However, the money he hid was for their future life together. It was truly his own private money, the kind he didn't intend for anyone to know about. But it's normal for a girl to have a private savings account; it's a form of security for her future.

When Li Xingtang heard Yunxi say she was waiting for him to pick her up, he was overjoyed. The girl he had been pursuing for so many years was about to become his, and he was so happy.

"Okay, I'll go back now. You should get some rest too. You don't need to prepare anything; just leave everything to me."

I looked up at the sky outside; the sun had already set, and it was definitely not safe to stay any longer.

Even though the two of them were already officially engaged and in a relationship, they were still worried that it would affect her reputation.

Reluctantly leaving, he occasionally turned back to wave at Yunxi standing at the door, and only stopped looking back after he could no longer see Yunxi's figure.

Yunxi sat under the eaves, quietly looking at the whole courtyard, thinking about the little things she had done living here. She felt a little reluctant to leave.

But then I thought about my future life with Li Xingtang, and I was filled with anticipation. That little bit of reluctance seemed to dissipate a little, and it was replaced by happiness and anticipation.

Lying on the kang (heated brick bed) at night, I had some inexplicable thoughts that I couldn't put into words, but I just couldn't fall asleep.

He simply sat up, lit a candle on the kang table, sat silently for a while, then took out a piece of red cloth from his spatial storage. Since he couldn't sleep, he might as well find something to do.

In the past few years, I've made clothes for Li Xingtang and his parents whenever I have free time. Aside from giving them clothes occasionally, I keep the rest in my space, waiting to take them out and give them to them after I get married.

I've made over a dozen outfits myself, and I feel my body has stabilized. I don't have to worry about gaining or losing weight and not being able to fit into them anymore. But I just forgot to make myself a red wedding dress, or maybe subconsciously I'm too embarrassed to make one.

Moreover, girls in the village get married very casually; having a red dress is already quite good, let alone a formal red wedding gown.

To avoid standing out too much, Yunxi plans to make just one red dress, the kind that she can wear casually.