Chapter 268 Comparison
Hao Hao had just closed his eyes and fallen asleep when Gu Yihan carefully got out of bed.
Standing in front of the closet, I changed into a pullover nightgown and tiptoed back.
She was worried that making too much noise would wake the little guy, perhaps because he had taken a nap at school.
Every night, if he is woken up in the middle of the night, he is full of energy and will not go back to sleep unless he is so sleepy that he can't keep his eyes open.
"Creak..."
The sound of Lu Huailin pushing open the wooden door echoed throughout the bedroom with a discontinuous, jarring echo.
Gu Yihan was startled and quickly looked at the bed. She saw Hao Hao's little brows furrow slightly, and he turned over and continued to sleep.
She raised her hand and patted her chest, letting out a long sigh of relief.
She then glared at Lu Huailin, the instigator, snorted coldly, twisted her waist, turned around and sat down in front of the dressing table, ignoring him.
Lu Huailin chuckled softly after noticing Gu Yihan's little gesture.
While drying her wet hair with a towel, she craned her neck to look at the small bulge on the bed.
He deliberately asked in a low voice, "Honey, is Hao Hao asleep?"
After applying the face cream, Gu Yihan picked up a book from the dressing table, stood up, and sat down on the edge of the bed.
He said irritably, "Are you asking a question you already know the answer to?"
Seeing that his wife was unhappy, Lu Huailin quickly put the towel on the chair and strode forward to hug her.
He bent down and kissed her forehead, gently coaxing her, "Honey, it's my fault. I shouldn't have pushed the door so hard."
"I'll put some oil on the door tomorrow, and I guarantee it won't make such a loud noise."
Upon hearing this, Gu Yihan wrinkled her nose, snorted coldly, and said, "I don't believe you for a second!"
Wooden doors from this era, no matter how they are repaired or oiled, will still make noise.
Lu Huailin laughed silently.
Then, he pressed his entire body against his wife's, lowering his head to kiss her sweet, soft lips.
Gu Yihan quickly pushed Lu Huailin away and looked up at him.
She refused, saying, "No, it will wake Hao Hao up!"
Lu Huailin glanced at his son, who was in the way, and felt frustrated. He had to consider his son's sleep quality before he could be intimate with his wife.
"Wife, we can't let this brat make your husband become a monk!"
As Gu Yihan listened to the resentment in Lu Huailin's tone, her gaze involuntarily swept over the excited little Huaihuai.
She thought he was right; not only did he have physical needs, but she did too: "So what do you suggest we do?"
"Don't worry, honey, I have a plan."
After saying that, Lu Huailin gave his wife a meaningful look and reached out to pull the switch that was attached to the headboard.
The bedroom was plunged into darkness in an instant. Gu Yihan stared wide-eyed, struggling to adjust to the sudden darkness.
Lu Huailin strode to his wife's side, took her hand, and placed it on his neck.
His burning body pressed tightly against Gu Yihan's graceful figure.
In the darkness, their senses were heightened to the point that they could clearly hear each other's breathing.
Lu Huailin suddenly lifted his wife's buttocks and wrapped her legs around his waist.
Gu Yihan froze in the darkness. She couldn't see her current posture, but she felt she should be hugging Lu Huailin like a koala bear.
Lu Huailin deliberately blew a breath into his wife's ear.
Gu Yihan subconsciously shrank her neck, avoiding the sensitive area.
A deep voice came from beside him: "Honey, let's do something different today."
In an instant
Gu Yihan clung tightly to Lu Huailin's neck like a small boat with no buoyancy, afraid that she might accidentally sink to the bottom of the sea.
Afterwards, Gu Yihan lay in Lu Huailin's arms.
He said weakly, "Don't lend money to Deputy Battalion Commander Wang, not even a penny."
Lu Huailin was taken aback when he heard this: "Wife, is it because your husband didn't do his job that you have time to think about these trivial things?"
In the darkness, Gu Yihan rolled her eyes and said irritably, "I'm telling the truth!"
"I'll listen to my wife. But, did Deputy Battalion Commander Wang offend you?"
As Lu Huailin stroked his wife's silky back, he suppressed a laugh and asked in a low voice.
“His ex-wife offended me,” Gu Yihan said angrily upon hearing this.
Immediately afterwards, the matter of Deputy Battalion Commander Wang's lingering connection with Lan Cao was brought to light.
She also told Lu Huailin about being intercepted on her way home to the affiliated hospital today.
Upon hearing this, Lu Huailin frowned slightly and nodded, saying, "Don't worry, wife, we won't lend him a single penny of our family's money."
Gu Yihan nodded and hummed in agreement, then succumbed to sleepiness and drifted off to sleep.
Early the next morning
Lu Huailin had just closed the courtyard gate with Hao Hao in his arms, and hadn't even taken two steps.
The old men from the neighboring houses on both sides also came out carrying their children.
Zhou Jun, holding Zhou Ni, smiled and greeted Lu Huailin, "Commander Lu, what a coincidence!"
Lu Huailin and Hao Hao, one big and one small, stared at him expressionlessly.
It's not a coincidence at all.
Ever since Zhou Jun sent Zhou Ni to school, he's worried that people in the family compound will say he's a henpecked husband behind his back.
She deliberately arrives at the exact time every morning to go to school with her child.
Hao Hao also glanced at Zhou Ni in Zhou Jun's arms.
She wrinkled her little nose and turned to rest her head on Lu Huailin's shoulder.
Deputy Battalion Commander Wang carried Chuncao to Zhou Jun and Lu Huailin.
He greeted them with a smile, "Good morning, Commander Zhou and Commander Lu!"
"Your daughter woke up quite early?" Zhou Jun glanced at the little girl who was looking down like a quail and teased her.
"Hehe, my Chuncao has also gone to daycare."
"We can take the kids to school together from now on."
Deputy Battalion Commander Wang looked at Lu Huailin and Zhou Jun with a smile.
Zhang Xia was experiencing severe morning sickness and couldn't take care of Chuncao herself, nor did she trust her mother to look after the baby.
Unfortunately, I had no choice but to send her to daycare.
The thought of the five yuan tuition fee each month made his heart ache.
Upon hearing this, Zhou Jun looked at Deputy Battalion Commander Wang with surprise and asked in confusion, "Why is it Deputy Battalion Commander Wang who is taking the child to school?"
Lu Huailin glanced at Zhou Jun, who seemed to have ill intentions, and a slight smile appeared on his lips.
Deputy Battalion Commander Wang didn't understand the meaning behind Zhou Jun's words. He walked alongside them while carrying Chuncao in his arms, and said with a smile, "Just like you."
Like them?
Zhou Jun paused for a moment, then shook his head and said, "My wife needs to work at the school, Commander Lu's wife needs to work at the textile factory, and your wife?"
The implication is, what does your wife do for a living? How come she doesn't have time to take the kids to school?
Men in the military, though they may not say it outright, are just like women in private; they like to compare themselves to others and like to show off their status in the family.
Even if he kneels on a washboard for his wife at home, he still likes to brag when he goes out and doesn't like being told that he can't be in charge of the household.
Deputy Battalion Commander Wang was stunned. It took him a while to understand Zhou Jun's implied meaning, and a hint of displeasure flashed in his eyes.
With a smile on his face, he explained, "My wife isn't feeling well today, so I'm helping out with deliveries for the day."
After saying that, she turned to look at Lu Huailin, remembering how she had been humiliated by him after borrowing money.
He chuckled and said, "It's still better than Commander Lu's wife, who has never even taken her child to school."
Zhou Jun: "..."
Gu Yihan has never picked up or dropped off Hao Hao at school.
Even when Lu Huailin goes on a mission, he will arrange for He Shengli to help pick up and drop off the children before he leaves.
Lu Huailin narrowed his eyes and gave Deputy Battalion Commander Wang a cold glance.
He sneered, "Who told my wife to be so lucky to marry such a capable man like me!"
Upon hearing this, Deputy Battalion Commander Wang's face turned cold. Lu Huailin was indirectly mocking him for being incompetent!
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