The Reborn Sidekick Rejected The Male Lead
Chapter 233 - 225: Date

Chapter 233: Chapter 225: Date

Early the next morning, Jiang Nanzhou took Lu Jingqiu to their new house.

Upon opening the gate, they saw that the wooden flower bed on the right side of the yard was already filled with plants and blooming with numerous flowers, even the upper floor was adorned with blooms.

From the second floor, the backyard also looked much tidier, with a path laid with floor tiles.

Jiang Nanzhou asked, "Did you have someone do this?"

Lu Jingqiu smiled and replied, "I did it myself, whenever I missed you, I could never sit still at home."

Upon hearing this, Jiang Nanzhou felt a surge of emotion and squeezed Lu Jingqiu’s hand, which he was holding. He had never told Jingqiu that during the countless times he was on the brink of life and death, it was by clenching his teeth and fiercely fighting the enemy that he survived; he knew that there was a girl at home waiting for him to marry her.

He didn’t want her to know such hardship, it was better for her to be carefree.

It turned out that she, too, was always thinking of him when she was at home.

Lu Jingqiu watched him as he lowered his head and kneaded her hand, asking, "Would you like to go down and see the vegetables I’ve planted?"

"Okay."

"Carry me on your back."

Jiang Nanzhou carried Lu Jingqiu down from the second floor to the backyard, and then from the backyard to the front yard, the two of them fooled around like children playing house for a while.

It wasn’t until they were tired that he put her down, "Let’s go watch a movie, Jingqiu, where have you been wanting to go recently? I will take you there."

"I want to go rowing with you, to watch the sunset together."

"Let’s go."

"Right now?"

"Mhm, we’ll watch a movie in the morning, in the afternoon I’ll take you rowing, and in the evening I’ll accompany you to watch the sunset."

Lu Jingqiu thought that didn’t sound bad and nodded hurriedly, "Let’s go back and grab the camera, will we still make it for the movie?"

Jiang Nanzhou checked his watch, "It’s just past nine, we’ll make it, let’s go."

The two of them, like children, locked the door and hurried home.

The neighbors in the area had occasionally seen Lu Jingqiu during this time but had rarely seen the man of the house.

Knowing they had rented the house for marriage purposes, and seeing that the house had been renovated for over half a year without a wedding taking place, the neighbors speculated that the man and woman had fallen out.

However, today proved their guesses wrong; the man of the house appeared again, and some of the more familiar neighbors eagerly came forward to ask, "Comrade Xiao Lu, when are you planning to hold your wedding? We haven’t seen Comrade Jiang in a long time."

As for the matter of marriage, Lu Jingqiu truly didn’t know, and turned to look at Jiang Nanzhou, only to see him smiling and saying, "Soon, on the day of our wedding, we’ll certainly share the wedding candy with the neighbors."

The neighbor laughed heartily in response.

Once they left the crowd, Jiang Nanzhou took Lu Jingqiu’s hand and said, "Jingqiu, can we wait a few months to get married? Just a few months, I need some time to recover."

How could Lu Jingqiu not understand his meaning, after all, so many comrades had departed from him, and the sorrow in his heart had not yet subsided.

She could understand and blinked, saying, "Haven’t I always been waiting for you?"

Jiang Nanzhou held her hand, his eyes soft with tenderness, "Thank you."

Lu Jingqiu felt nothing of it; a few months was nothing, she wasn’t a person in a hurry to marry.

Besides, she knew that Jiang Nanzhou was responsible, and getting married was only a matter of time.

In fact, this separation had brought the two of them even closer. Without the previous reservations, things were now even better.

After Jiang Nanzhou took her home to get the camera, they went straight to the cinema.

They arrived just in time for the last morning show.

Jiang Nanzhou bought her a bucket of popcorn and a bag of sunflower seeds.

Haven’t been to this place for months, Lu Jingqiu noticed that there were many more stalls outside the cinema, with those selling sunflower seeds being the most numerous.

This popcorn was also something that started in the past few weeks.

It was indeed a novelty, three cents for a portion, and Lu Jingqiu quite liked it.

When they came out at noon, the two of them didn’t purposely go anywhere for lunch. When they saw some pastries sold by the roadside, Jiang Nanzhou would buy them.

They bought a variety of items and went into a restaurant they passed by.

They were in luck; the restaurant had braised pork and her favorite dish, braised eggplant, today.

That meal, Lu Jingqiu ate very happily, and Jiang Nanzhou enjoyed feeding her just as much. Before leaving, they even had the restaurant fill a military water flask with hot water.

Fortunately, it wasn’t hot outside, so they rode their bikes directly to the West City Suburb, taking two hours to get there.

There was a range of mountains and a large lake in the area.

Usually, there were fishing boats casting their nets, and many youngsters would come here to row and have fun during holidays.

When they arrived, there were already several boats on the lake.

Lu Jingqiu found a place with a good view and asked a young female comrade to take a picture of the two of them.

Jiang Nanzhou rented a small boat and tied gourds around Lu Jingqiu, to prevent accidental falling into the water, similar to life jackets in future times.

Finding it quite interesting, she had Jiang Nanzhou take a picture of her.

She wanted to take one of him but noticed he was already on the boat, "You don’t need to tie any on?"

Jiang Nanzhou said, "I can hold my breath for ten minutes underwater; I’m quite good at swimming."

Lu Jingqiu, as though she had discovered a new continent, curiously pressed on, "Ten minutes, that sounds a bit exaggerated, I don’t believe it. How do you practice usually?"

"You want to know?"

"Yes."

"Get on the boat, and I’ll tell you about it."

Jiang Nanzhou helped Lu Jingqiu onto the boat and she found that he was also quite skilled at rowing, a true all-rounder soldier, not only competent in all areas but also excelling. Lu Jingqiu suddenly felt proud that her partner was so outstanding.

While capturing the surrounding scenery, she took occasional pictures of Jiang Nanzhou.

It must be said that the scenery here was really beautiful, and it was later developed into a tourist spot.

She didn’t know who the big boss behind the development of this spot was, nor had she thought about becoming acquainted, but it was still feasible to buy a piece of land here once the area developed.

Having made a mental note of this, Lu Jingqiu enjoyed the beautiful scenery while chatting with Jiang Nanzhou about the future prospects of the area, "Nanzhou, this place is so beautiful, surely many people will come here in the future. Do you think the government will plan something for this area?"

Jiang Nanzhou wasn’t too familiar with such matters and laughed, "The city hasn’t started any plans yet; it probably won’t reach this area for now."

Lu Jingqiu smiled without responding. The city could plan, but that wouldn’t hinder the planning here. Once the scenic area was well-established, it could attract people from all over the country to West City to spend money, a good way to boost the economy. Ah, only the start time was unknown.

When she first left the sanatorium, she was busy with Gao Shu taking care of the children and with follow-up medical checks, so she never paid attention to these things.

But no matter, she just needed to focus on saving money. Once she had enough, she could buy a piece of land here.

Jiang Nanzhou rowed them a great distance, into an open area, then stopped the boat, pointing ahead, "Look there, you can see the sun. How about we watch the sunset here?"

"We’ve been out for so long, won’t everyone be worried?"

"When I rented the boat, I already told the uncle we’d return after six o’clock."

Jiang Nanzhou checked his watch, "In a little over an hour the sun will set. Are you hungry? Shall we eat something?"

Having a picnic on a boat was a first for Lu Jingqiu, and she was somewhat excited, "When we left home, did you already have this all planned? Buying so many snacks on the way, was it because you wanted to watch the sunset on the boat?"

Jiang Nanzhou smiled, taking it as a tacit agreement.

The two of them ate snacks while watching the increasingly red sun on the opposite side, feeling a bit regretful, "If someone happened to pass by, it would be great. Taking a picture of us together would surely hold a different meaning."

"Even if we can’t take a picture together, can we take individual photos? Come on, I’ll take one for you," said Jiang Nanzhou as he grabbed the camera and took a picture of her, and then Lu Jingqiu took one for him.

"In the future, we should take several pictures every year, put them in an album to preserve the beautiful memories of our family."

"That’s a good idea."

In terms of fun and a sense of ceremony in life, he wasn’t as good as Lu Jingqiu. Listening to his wife was always right.

And he liked this feeling too.

The sunlight slanted westward, bathing the lake in a red glow. As the colors gradually faded, they rowed the boat back.