After the two finished their fun, it was already dark, and Ruan Ruan lay limp on the bed like a waterlogged person.

"Honey, are you hungry? I'll go cook. What do you want to eat? Hmm!" In contrast to Ruan Ruan, Huo Haocheng looked refreshed. He tidied himself up first, then helped Ruan Ruan tidy up, changed the sheets, and picked up their clothes from the floor.

"It's so late! Whatever, I want to take a shower," Ruan Ruan said hoarsely, glancing at the pitch-black outside the window. All she wanted now was to shower and then go to sleep. She didn't want to eat anything at all.

"Okay, I'll go boil some water for you now. Hang in there a little longer, don't fall asleep yet, okay? I'll be fine soon." Huo Haocheng felt that he had exhausted his little wife this time, so he patiently coaxed her.

"Mmm," Ruan Ruan nodded and closed her eyes. If she had any strength left, she would have slapped him, but she was too weak to move. She didn't want to move at all.

Seeing her like this, Huo Haocheng carried the dirty clothes and blankets outside. He put the clothes on the laundry table and went into the kitchen. He first boiled water for Ruan Ruan in a pot, and then used another smaller pot to cook porridge. After the water was boiling, he went to the bathroom to prepare the bathtub and Ruan Ruan's toiletries for her. He then went into the bedroom to get her a set of pajamas and placed them on the shelf in the bathroom, a shelf that Ruan Ruan had asked Huo Haocheng to make for her when she first arrived.

After everything was ready, he carried the boiled water into the bathtub, adjusted the water temperature, and then went into the bedroom to pick up Ruan Ruan and put her into the bathtub.

"Sweetie, take a soak first to relax, then we can eat. Let's eat a little before we go to sleep!" After settling Ruan Ruan in, he took out the clothes she had worn, started cooking porridge, chopped some vegetables and minced meat and put them in, then simmered it over low heat before going to wash their clothes.

Soaking in the warm water, Ruan Ruan finally felt herself come back to normal, her whole body relaxing. Separated by only a wall, she could hear the sound of water running as Huo Haocheng washed clothes. At that moment, she felt incredibly fortunate. Just as Huo Haocheng had said, the person she had chosen in her youth had become the one who would accompany her throughout her life. How lucky she was.

"Brother, are you tired?"

"I'm not tired. Soak a little longer. If the water gets cold, just tell me. There's still water boiling on the stove, and I'll add some more for you," Huo Haocheng replied softly while tugging at his clothes.

"It's not cold, the water temperature is just right. If you're tired, brother, take a rest. I can wash the clothes tomorrow." Ruan Ruan felt that Huo Haocheng was at his most manly at this moment. He could fight on the battlefield and be virtuous at home. He was truly the man of her dreams.

"I'm not tired. I'll wash these few clothes right away. You have things to do tomorrow, so don't overwork yourself."

The two of them, one soaking in the bath and the other washing clothes, watched the time pass by. Twenty minutes later, they sat at the table and drank porridge. After Ruan Ruan finished her bath, she made a cucumber salad to go with the porridge—it was just right.

After dinner, Huo Haocheng held Ruan Ruan in his arms and sat on the rocking chair in the yard, listening to her teach him English phrases until the voice in his arms gradually became softer and softer until it disappeared. Only then did Huo Haocheng carry her back to the house to sleep.

The two fell asleep in each other's arms.

The next day, when Ruan Ruan woke up, Huo Haocheng was no longer there; all that remained was the breakfast he had prepared for her. After washing up and eating breakfast, Ruan Ruan sat at her desk, recalling the project proposal she had heard from her father, and wrote down the plan to build a pharmaceutical factory bit by bit.

For convenience, she made cold noodles at noon, along with the porridge Huo Haocheng had cooked the night before. After a simple meal, Ruan Ruan continued writing the conclusion of her proposal, while Huo Haocheng quietly memorized English words beside her.

He only took her proposal back to his office at the military headquarters after she finished writing it.

"Commander, this is the proposal written by Ruan Ruan. Take a look and see if there are any changes needed." Although Huo Haocheng felt that his wife's proposal was the best, he still had to say something. His wife had said that one should be low-key and humble.

"So fast?" Commander Gu put down his pen and took the few pages of paper from him. "Sit down for a bit, let me take a look."

A few minutes later, Commander Gu finished reading what Ruan Ruan had written and looked at Huo Haocheng, saying, "The plan is fine. You go and train first. I will get this done as soon as possible so that Ruan Ruan can rest assured."

"Alright, Commander, I'll go train now." With that, Huo Haocheng got up and left the office.

After he left, Commander Gu summoned his bodyguard and said, "Take this document bag and deliver it to General Gu in Beijing as quickly as possible."

"Yes, Commander." Then, Xiao Li took the file bag from the commander, turned around and left the office.

Grandpa Gu from Kyoto received the document bag the following afternoon. He took the document to Grandpa Ruan, and the two old men discussed it and immediately made a phone call to go to the top leader's office together.

"Can't you two just let me rest for a bit?" The top leader gets a headache whenever he sees them. They're both from the same trench, and they've been the most frequent visitors lately. But all their suggestions are for the good of the country. If they're slow to discuss things, they just keep talking. Now, the top leaders both love and hate them.

"We've brought you something nice. You'll definitely thank us after you see it." They were all quite old, and they all knew each other's tempers. Even though Number One said that, they didn't back down. They put the file bag in front of him, pulled over a chair, and sat down opposite their leader.

The top leader glanced at the file folder, then at the two men, who gestured with their chins to signal him to look quickly.

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