Fourth watch.

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Chuxia hadn’t seen Jing Zhe for a long time, and as soon as he saw him, she beamed and approached him: "I heard yesterday that you and Grandpa Jing and Grandma Jing are back, but it was too late for me to come over. Have Grandpa Jing and Grandma Jing been in good spirits after the trip?"

Jing Zhe smiled and said: "Yes, the old couple toured around and returned, feeling good and healthy. You’ll see when you meet them that they look several years younger."

"When do you plan to have the wedding with Sister Meili?" Chuxia asked out of habit—after all, today’s her cousin and good friend’s wedding, so asking such questions is perfectly normal.

A trace of awkwardness flickered in Jing Zhe’s eyes: "We’ll have to discuss this with your Sister Meili and see. Hopefully, no unexpected circumstances will change things this time."

Ha, the unexpected circumstances are probably you, Chuxia thought sarcastically, though she didn’t reveal it and just laughed: "Next time it’ll definitely be smooth. Brother, you’ve caught so much of today’s joyous atmosphere, how could it not be smooth?"

"Well, that’s true. Summer, I still have to go over to Zhou Hanliang’s place to accompany him in picking up the bride. I’ll call and confirm the time with him." Jing Zhong found an excuse to escape someone’s questioning, feeling a bit guilty.

Chuxia pursed her lips, thinking how could this possibly need confirming now? The excuse is too clumsy!

However, now’s not the time to discuss this, so Chuxia quickly composed herself and looked over at Luo Xiaoqiong’s side.

These days picking up a bride is really too easy! While she was chatting with Jing Zhe, her big brother already escorted the bride out! The bridesmaids were Liu Meijun and Sun Shangmei, who came over early this morning.

Chuxia had always been close with Liu Meijun, so they interacted frequently. Although Sun Shangmei was a fellow villager, after the women’s special forces assessment and distribution, they hadn’t met again. When Sun Shangmei arrived this morning, the car to pick up the bride had also just arrived, so Chuxia didn’t have time to say much to her, and they separated.

Now that the task was complete, Liu Meijun and Sun Shangmei came over to Chuxia, eyeing her belly with a look of wanting to touch but not daring to.

It was already June, and Chuxia wore a thin military uniform, which while very loose, couldn’t hide her six-plus months figure, appearing quite conspicuous compared to others.

"Does standing like this tire you?" Liu Meijun looked at Chuxia with some concern, "Doesn’t your belly feel heavy?"

"Standing for a short time is fine..." Chuxia smiled at her, "I heard from Xiaoqiong and Doudou that you like someone too, Meijun? Congratulations, ha."

Liu Meijun blushed: "It’s just barely starting, who knows what will happen in the future."

"Once it starts, more progress will follow. Besides, the start alone is worth congratulating."

Sun Shangmei chimed in: "Yeah, unlike me, who hasn’t even gotten started."

Liu Meijun laughed: "You’re a workaholic, with all your energy focused on work, of course there’s not even a start!" 𝒻𝓇𝑒𝘦𝘸𝑒𝒷𝓃ℴ𝑣𝘦𝑙.𝒸ℴ𝘮

"Are you making fun of me?" Sun Shangmei looked at Chuxia with a face full of grievance, "Look at her, she knows I’m not quick-minded and need to exert more effort than others, yet she teases me."

"Sun Shangmei, you..." Chuxia looked her up and down, "Your personality has changed so much compared to before." The tough-as-nails Sun Shangmei could actually act like a little girl and pout, completely overturning her perception of her.

"It was the teacher who made me change..." Sun Shangmei smiled shyly, "I was like a tomboy before, wasn’t I? Really not likable?"

Chuxia shook her head: "Not really, just feeling there’s a huge difference from before, you can notice it from interactions."

"When I first got assigned to the teacher, she really didn’t like me and considered sending me back. I was really out of options, so I cried and begged her to give me a chance. I said if I went back like that, I wouldn’t be able to stay in the village anymore.

I also told her about my family situation, and then she reluctantly kept me, but emphasized that if after a month, I was still having such a hard time learning, she would handle things by the book.

During that time I didn’t eat or sleep and kept memorizing what the teacher taught me. Given my condition..." Sun Shangmei laughed awkwardly, "One day I actually fainted, and when I awoke, found the teacher sitting beside my bed.

She sighed then and said I am too strong-willed, giving myself too much pressure. My talent in this area isn’t particularly good, and adding such pressure on myself, how could I possibly learn well."