Chapter 12 — Return to Xiangnan Military Region

Looking at the calm face of the man next to her, she was a bit confused: "Just like that, I have to meet my uncle and aunt? I haven't prepared anything yet, and I didn't bring any fruit..." "It's okay, I'll just come." – Chu Tri Luat smiled encouragingly – "Anyway, we have already submitted the marriage application, sooner or later we have to meet, now let them have a little fun first." Of course he also had his own plans - wanting to let Mai Tu Khanh contact his family soon so that she could feel secure about the future. Twenty minutes later, the jeep stopped in front of a house with a pretty garden. Chu Tri Luat helped her get out of the car. Mai Tu Khanh was surprised to see the whole garden full of flowers and green trees. "Is it all your parents' care?" Chu Tri Luat smiled: "Yes, besides a few small vegetable beds, the rest my mother grew herself." Mai Tu Khanh silently thought: Chu Tri Luat's mother is definitely a person with a very sophisticated taste in life. Entering the house, she saw Chu An Quoc cleaning dishes and chopsticks in the dining room, and his mother - Tran Thu Lan - was sitting in the living room eating fruit. She politely greeted: "Hello, boss, hello, aunt." Chu An Quoc was briefly surprised to see his son bringing someone home, but as soon as he realized it was Mai Tu Khanh, he excitedly pulled his wife to introduce: "Thu Lan, this is the girl who saved your life the other day - comrade Mai Tu Khanh." "Comrade Mai, you probably haven't eaten yet, right? Come in and sit down!" Knowing that she was her husband's benefactor, Tran Thu Lan quickly went out to greet her, not forgetting to glare at her son. boy: "Why didn't you notify us in advance if there were guests coming? What if the prepared dishes don't suit your taste?" Just like that, Mai Tu Khanh was "pushed" onto the dining table in a somewhat confused state. To reduce the embarrassment, she proactively started a conversation: "Is the rice cooked by your uncle?" Tran Thu Lan smiled naturally: "That's right, I don't know how to cook, up until now it's been your uncle who has been the cook." At this time, Chu Tri Luat just in time brought a bowl of rice and placed it in front of her: "I can cook too, learned from my dad. In the future, if you don't want to eat at the canteen, let me cook for you." Those words made both Chu An Quoc and Tran Thu Lan surprised. stunned. Because the marriage application was just submitted this morning, no matter how fast it was, the two still didn't know it yet. As for Mai Tu Khanh's words at noon to relieve Mai Tu Khanh, their son just made up an excuse to let it go. Chu An Quoc carefully asked: "Are you guys... really getting to know each other?" As soon as she finished speaking, Mai Tu Khanh's face turned red, although in front of Chu Tri Luat she always seemed not afraid of anything. But in front of adults, having only known each other for two days and already applying for marriage, she was truly speechless. Tran Thu Lan thought the girl was being talked too much and felt uncomfortable, so he gently patted her shoulder to comfort her: "Old Chu doesn't mean anything, it's just that Tri Luat has never brought a girl home for dinner before, so he's a bit sensitive." However, Chu Tri Luat was very natural, picking up a chopstick of food for her: "Actually, it's not much different, this morning I went to the Party Office to submit a report." Once there, it was definitely a report asking for marriage. The old man, who was as calm as Thai Son collapsing in front of him, had to stand up and point his finger at his son in surprise: "Such a big marriage thing and you didn't tell us a word?!" Mai Tu Khanh had never thought about how to tell Chu Tri Luat's parents about marriage. After all, Chu An Quoc was a commander in the military region. Even though he introduced her to his son, he inevitably had his own thoughts. Yet when she saw the two elders learn that their son had just met her the day before and immediately applied for marriage, their reaction was beyond her expectations. At this time, Tran Thu Lan was holding Mai Tu Khanh's hand and sitting on the sofa chatting, her eyes full of satisfaction: "The girl is both beautiful and talented, why blame Tri?

As soon as I met Luat, I was fascinated. But looking at you like this..." She gently touched her cheek: "Poor thing, it's so skinny. Are you too busy with work so you don't eat properly? How about let Mr. Chu talk to your leader?" Chu An Quoc also hastily contributed: "If the food in the cafeteria is not good, let the kid bring you here to eat, I will cook whatever you like." Mai Tu Khanh was so embarrassed that she became frantic: "No need, boss, it's too much trouble..." As she said that, she quickly rolled her eyes, looking for "rescue" from Chu Tri Luat. He walked out of the kitchen, holding a plate of fruit in his hand, just right. When he saw his parents surrounding the girl, and she was looking at him for help, he held back his laughter and sat down next to her: "Mom, Dad, Tu Khanh is still shy, don't scare her." Upon hearing his son's words, the two parents immediately looked down. Who scared who first? Tran Thu Lan was made to laugh: "You got married without telling the family? You also have to prepare a decent bride price, right? Who gets married empty-handed?" Unable to stand his biological mother's questioning, Chu Tri Luat had to seriously answer: "Anyway, we have to wait another month to be approved. At that time, just see what Tu Khanh likes, you will be prepared." His eyes looked at Mai Tu Khanh with extreme gentleness - if he had known in advance that he would meet someone who made him so moved, he would have prepared two years ago. Chu An Quoc also nodded in agreement: "We will take care of the basic things, let the children decide the rest." But he also did not forget to "correct" his son: "You have to treat Tu Khanh very well. "She's a good girl, don't be lazy or take her lightly." After a while of chatting, seeing that it was already late afternoon, Chu Tri Luat pulled Mai Tu Khanh's hand and stood up to say goodbye to her two parents. Before leaving, Chu's parents also prepared all kinds of things for her to take away, including powdered milk, dried fruit, cookies... Tran Thu Lan even chose the most beautiful flowers in the garden and stuffed them into the jeep, telling her to bring them back to the dormitory to play with. On the way back, Mai Tu even chose the most beautiful flowers in the garden and stuffed them into the jeep, telling her to take them back to the dormitory to play with. On the way back, Mai Tu Khanh finally controlled his racing heart: