As soon as He Tingchuan returned, he received care and concern from his wife and daughters.

He Tingchuan was overjoyed.

It's so good to be back alive!

Looking at Xiao Nian Gao's injured mouth, He Tingchuan felt guilty and remorseful: "Daddy didn't mean it. Does Nian Gao still hurt?"

Little Rice Cake nodded, then shook her head: "It hurt just now, but it doesn't hurt anymore. Does it hurt, Daddy?"

He Tingchuan also shook his head: "It doesn't hurt, Dad doesn't feel any pain at all."

Yun Jin watched the two of them, so affectionate and loving, without saying a word. She helped He Tingchuan pack the bundle he had brought back, which contained a few stones, about the size of a fist.

Yun Jin asked curiously, "Why did you bring stones back?"

He Tingchuan explained, "It's not an ordinary stone; it should yield jade. I came across it during a mission, so I brought it back for you guys to play with."

"Jade...jadeite?" Yun Jin frowned. "You're going to..."

He Tingchuan nodded, signaling her with his eyes not to say it, lest someone overhear.

Knowing the seriousness of the matter, Yun Jin wisely kept quiet and placed the jadeite rough he had brought back in a basin in the corner, where several fish, which were ornamental fish caught by Xiao Niangao, were kept.

Now that we have a few more stones, we can make a bonsai.

As long as they don't say anything, who knows what kind of jadeite will be found in those seemingly unremarkable stones?

Besides stones, there were also dirty clothes.

He Tingchuan said embarrassedly, "Leave the clothes here, I'll wash them later."

Yun Jin said irritably, "You should stay home and rest, so the women in the compound won't say I'm mistreating you again."

He Tingchuan touched his nose: "My injury isn't serious. It's my leg that's injured, not my hand. I can still wash clothes."

"Spend more time with Xiaoniangao. In the first few days after you went on your mission, your daughter was like a little tadpole looking for its father." Yun Jin took out a basin of dirty clothes to soak, adding a lot of laundry detergent and soap.

The clothes were filthy, covered in mud and water.

Yun Jin almost threw it away.

In the end, after scrubbing the clothes several times with water, I borrowed my sister-in-law's washboard and a washing stick, and used both of them, before finally cleaning He Tingchuan's clothes while grimacing and cursing.

As a result, the clothes had several holes, all from being washed so vigorously.

The women who were washing clothes with him were dumbfounded and exclaimed in amazement: "Now I know why your husband washes his own clothes. With the way you wash clothes, you'll ruin several pieces every time. How many clothes do you have to wash at home?"

Yun Jin looked innocent: "I didn't know his clothes were so fragile. If you don't rub them hard, you can't get the stain off."

Looking at the numerous holes of various sizes on the clothes fluttering in the wind, He Tingchuan comforted Yun Jin, "The clothes were going to be ruined anyway, it's not your fault. Just mend them when they're dry."

Yun Jin rubbed her fingers together: "I don't know how to fix it."

He Tingchuan volunteered: "I can do it myself."

Having solved a major problem, Yun Jin noticed it was getting late and went to the cafeteria to get her food.

He Tingchuan has difficulty walking and should not go downstairs.

When Yun Jin went out, Xiao Niangao had to follow.

Yun Jin instructed, "Stay home with Dad. Mom will be back soon."

Little Bean Bun followed along happily, and Yun Jin didn't shoo it back.

The food was pretty good today. Yun Jin ordered three servings of braised pork. But the braised pork wasn't all meat; there was only a little meat on the surface, and the bottom layer was mostly potatoes. It looked like a lot, but there were actually only a few pieces.

These days, meat is in short supply; you're lucky if you can even get one layer.

Another dish of braised eggplant, a stir-fried green bean dish, and a big bowl of seaweed and egg drop soup.

Looking at the large table of dishes, and seeing the generous amount of braised pork in front of him, He Tingchuan knew that his wife doted on him.

He Tingchuan picked up a piece of braised pork and gave it to Yun Jin, saying, "My wife works hard taking care of the baby at home, eat more."

He then added another piece of meat to Xiao Nian Gao's plate: "Nian Gao is very good, here's a reward of meat."

Yun Jin put two pieces on He Tingchuan's plate: "You've lost weight, eat more."

"Great!" He Tingchuan hadn't eaten with the mother and daughter for a long time. Looking at the two of them across from him, he felt a great appetite and was in a good mood.

Little Rice Cake didn't like to eat fatty meat, so she gave the fatty meat to her father.

He Tingchuan gave the lean meat to the mother and daughter, while he himself ate the fatty meat with relish.

Yun Jin also liked to eat skin, so the pig skin was given to her as well.

The three dishes and one soup were all eaten up in one meal.

Yun Jin was washing dishes and wiping the table, while Xiao Niangao was rubbing a piece of jadeite rough on the ground.

He Tingchuan looked at his daughter, who was drawing and writing on the ground, with doting eyes, and planned to teach her to write.

Little Rice Cake's writing is quite neat; she's clearly a smart child.

Little Rice Cake treasured a stone, drawing and writing on it on the ground. Later, someone discovered that the stone seemed unusual, revealing the appearance of jade inside. Some people even hid Little Rice Cake's stone.

Little Rice Cake searched for a long time but couldn't find it, and even cried.

Yun Jin coaxed him with another stone.

This time, the stone was just an ordinary stone, not a jadeite rough. She was afraid that someone would discover it was a jadeite rough and steal it.

The first piece was a jadeite rough. Yun Jin examined it and determined it to be a type of glutinous jadeite, not very valuable. It's fine to lose it; it must have been taken by someone from the compound.

Xiao Niangao comes into contact with many people every day, making it difficult to investigate, and it might also expose their possession of jadeite rough stones.

That's a story for another time.

Not long after He Tingchuan and his group returned, Political Commissar Li came with his men to offer their condolences. Knowing that He Tingchuan was injured, they brought him white sugar, malted milk powder, a watermelon, and half a fresh pig's trotter, telling He Tingchuan to take good care of himself.

The other half of the pig's trotter was given to Li Aiguo and his group.

Li Aiguo was more seriously injured than He Tingchuan, so Political Commissar Li and the others would definitely go and check on him.

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