After washing the clothes, Huo Haocheng told his grandmother and aunt, then quietly climbed into bed and went to sleep with his wife in his arms.

Throughout the journey, he and Deng Yi took turns resting on the train. However, at each station, they would stand outside their carriage, observing the people coming and going, afraid that a moment of distraction might lead to disaster. Now that they were finally back, holding his wife and child, he felt sleepy as soon as he relaxed.

So around 5 a.m., Ruan Ruan woke up and looked at Huo Haocheng lying next to her. Seeing his dark circles, Ruan Ruan felt very sorry for him and gently touched his face.

Little did she know that Huo Haocheng had woken up when she did. Even with his eyes closed, he could feel his wife watching him. When he felt her hand stroking him, he stopped pretending and offered his face to her.

"You're awake. Did I wake you up?"

"No, you should get up now, otherwise Grandma will come to call you soon."

Just as Huo Haocheng said, the grandmother outside the door wanted to quietly wake him up, but as soon as she got outside, she heard their voices. Seeing that they were already awake, and knowing that the young couple must have something to say to each other since they hadn't seen each other for so long, she went back inside and continued drying the mushrooms.

After the two finished getting ready, Huo Haocheng settled Ruan Ruan in the rocking chair and went to help his third aunt cook. However, Wang Qun kicked him out. He had just returned from a mission and should rest more. The food was almost ready and had been prepared long ago, so there was no need for his help.

"I've been rejected, wife!" Huo Haocheng, who had been kicked out, took a stool and placed it next to Ruan Ruan. He then went to help his grandmother turn over mushrooms, and as expected, he was kicked out again.

Helpless, he could only sit next to his wife and watch his grandmother work. "Grandma, did you and Auntie pick all these mushrooms on the mountain?"

There are only a few people in the family. My wife is pregnant, so my grandmother and third aunt definitely won't allow her to go up the mountain. He's not home, so it can only be my grandmother and third aunt.

"Your third aunt and I just helped out; Yueyue and Xiao Fu did most of the picking. They should be back by now."

Speak of the devil, and he appears! No sooner had Grandma finished speaking than Huo Yue's giggling voice came from behind. A moment later, the two of them came in carrying mushrooms on their backs.

"Grandma, come quick! We've picked so many chicken pine mushrooms today. There are just so many mushrooms in Yuncheng. Oh, big brother, you're back!"

Huo Yue, who had just been happily calling out to her grandmother, now ran quickly toward Huo Haocheng upon seeing him.

"Big brother, when did you come back?" The person who used to be afraid of Huo Haocheng was now happy to see him because it had been so long. Especially after what Ruan Ruan said to her at her wedding, she felt that her older brother loved her, but was just not good at expressing it. Just as Ruan Ruan said, in her husband's family, her older brother was her support, so she had nothing to fear.

"I came back in the afternoon. I didn't know you had gone up the mountain. If I had known, I would have come to find you."

Looking at the little girl in front of him, Huo Haocheng was quite emotional. She was a tiny little bundle when she was born, and when he joined the army, she was already up to his waist. Now she is already married.

"Fu Mingyi, when will your leave end?"

He didn't know how long his leave had been, nor how long they had been there, so he asked. If he still had leave, he would have two days off, and they could invite Ruan Shaoke and the others to go hunting in the mountains, and then have a get-together at home. It would be like his brother-in-law was making up for his wedding.

"There's only one more day until tomorrow, and we'll be going back the day after tomorrow. This trip, including the wedding, will only last 18 days in total."

He and Huo Haocheng hadn't gotten together in a long time, so he thought that by bringing his grandmother over, he could have a proper get-together with him. Now that he was Huo Haocheng's brother-in-law, they hadn't even had a proper drink together yet. Unfortunately, Huo Haocheng had just returned from a mission, while he himself was going back in a day.

"That's perfect. Tomorrow, let's invite Ruan Ruan's older brothers to go hunting in the mountains together. We can also have a get-together at home in the evening, and you can get to know them."

"OK"

After dinner, as usual, Ruan Ruan and her grandmother took a walk in the family compound. Huo Haocheng went to find Ruan Shaoke and the others to discuss their hunting trip in the mountains the next day. They talked about a few things, agreed on the time and meeting place, and then he went home to find his wife.

When he returned home, his grandmother and the others were chatting under the eaves. When they saw him come back, they all got up and said they were tired and went to sleep, leaving the space to them.

"Honey, are you sleepy?" he asked Ruan Ruan as he went up to her. If she said she was sleepy, he would carry her into the house to sleep. If she wasn't sleepy, he would chat with her for a while.

"I'm a little sleepy, let's go inside." She said, reaching out her hand to him.

Huo Haocheng naturally bent down, carried the person in a princess carry back to the room, and gently placed her on the bed.

"I left some water in the pot for you, go wash up."

"Okay, wait for me, I'll be right away." She kissed Ruanruan's soft lips and quickly ran off to wash up.

When he came back in the afternoon, he had already showered at the public bathhouse, so all he had to do was wash his face and feet, a process that took only a few minutes.

When he came back, Ruan Ruan was leaning against the headboard.

After getting into bed, he held her in his arms.

"Honey, are you scared when you're home alone?"

He had seen Commander Zheng's wife before, when Commander Zheng was away on a mission and she was pregnant. She had to do everything herself, and in the dead of winter, there was no one to help her. At that time, he thought that when he and Ruan Ruan got married, if she got pregnant, he would definitely ask his mother to come and keep her company, so that she wouldn't be all alone.

When he was on a mission, he was worried that if his grandmother and aunt encountered something and couldn't come, his wife would be left alone at home. He thought about calling home to check on them, but then he thought that he couldn't let such a small thing delay the process, so he held back.

"Don't you know me? What could I possibly be afraid of? You've only been gone for two days, and Sister Xia from next door came back with her child. Whenever I have free time, I go to her house to chat with her. You know, their children are all very sensible and adorable, and I like them quite a bit. With them around, what am I afraid of? Oh, by the way, do you know about Commander Zheng's family?"

Speaking of Commander Zheng, Ruan Ruan suddenly remembered what Wang Xia had told her before. In the following days, she carefully observed Commander Zheng. Apart from a little sadness, she couldn't see anything else on his face. Even after Wang Xia told him about severing ties with his uncle's family, his expression was very indifferent. She guessed that he was disappointed in them.