While the couple was talking, the waiter came with the steak.
Qin Shouguo cut his share for her first, and Lin Zhengran asked again:
"Are you back from vacation?"
Qin Shouguo didn't raise his eyes. He cut the steak and ate it while saying, "Didn't I just say that I'd come back for the meeting?"
"I thought you were just making excuses in front of him just to save face."
Qin Shouguo stopped and sneered, "Would I find an excuse to come to you in front of Zhang Shicheng just to save face? What a joke. I don't need any excuse to find my own wife.
On the contrary, you!"
Qin Shouguo stopped talking here and didn't even look at her.
"What's wrong with me?" Lin Zhengran asked with that innocent expression.
"You even hid Zhang Shicheng's return from us. That's too much."
Hey, after being with him for so many years, this was the first time he saw Qin Shouguo being so petty. Lin Zhengran found it interesting and went over to look at him.
His eyes sparkled and he smiled faintly as if he was watching a play. Was Qin Shouguo's joke so funny?
He reached out and tapped Lin Zhengran's forehead hard.
Lin Zhengran didn't expect him to be serious. He screamed in pain and dodged, covering his forehead with his hands, so angry that he couldn't speak.
Qin Shouguo raised his eyebrows and looked at her and said, "If I'm not angry, you will really treat me as a soft persimmon. How dare you laugh at your man's joke?
It needs to be cleaned up."
"I just wanted to see if you were jealous, otherwise why would you rush here in such a hurry?" Lin Zhengran said, rubbing his forehead.
"How could I be jealous of him?" Qin Shouguo sneered, "He's not worthy."
"Based on what he did to you before, if murder wasn't against the law and I had no concerns behind him, he wouldn't be worthy of sitting at the same table with us today. I would have sent him to hell long ago."
Lin Zhengran didn't know what he was thinking, his eyes were a little dull.
Qin Shouguo looked at her quietly.
Lin Zhengran said in a voice that only the two of them could hear, "I didn't tell her because I was afraid Nanfeng would get angry. She wants to move up in the future, and she can't have any stains on her. Who would trust someone so cruel and ruthless?"
"I don't want her to be branded as a father's killer. Zhang Shicheng doesn't deserve to be mentioned together with my Nanfeng's name. I want Nanfeng to live a clean life and do whatever makes her happy."
There was a hint of sadness in Lin Zhengran's voice when he said these words.
Qin Shouguo guessed that she might be thinking of the things in her previous life that Nanfeng had mentioned to her before.
"No one is more qualified than me to handle Zhang Shicheng's affairs. Now I can protect my children." Lin Zhengran looked at Qin Shouguo and said quietly.
"So what are your plans next?" Qin Shouguo asked.
"Wait." Lin Zhengran's eyes suddenly turned fierce. "You, Nanfeng, and I are all on the rise in our family. So many eyes are on our home. We can't take the initiative to attack them now. Wait for them to reach out and then deal with them all at once."
"I didn't agree to the two children returning to the Zhang family today. Given the old lady's personality, she'll come to me and cause trouble in two days. I'm waiting for her to come."
Qin Shouguo looked at her seriously for a long time before nodding.
As long as A'ran doesn't go easy on Zhang Shicheng, he has nothing to worry about.
"How many days will you be back?" Lin Zhengran suddenly thought of something and changed the subject, asking, "Are you serious about changing the two children's surnames?"
"A real man's words are as solid as nails." Qin Shouguo suddenly became very tough.
Lin Zhengran was not frightened by his arrogance, but said meaningfully:
"The twins took my last name because they were little and had no choice. Now they're this old, what you say counts?"
"I am the head of the family. Do you think what I say counts?"
Lin Zhengran chuckled.
Qin Shouguo on the opposite side actually already had an idea in his mind. He would just act first and report it later. He would tell them after the name was changed. When the time came, the brother and sister would have no choice but to accept it.
It was a rare opportunity to have some free time without being disturbed, so the two of them had their meal in the western restaurant and then ordered a cup of coffee and sat there until dark before leaving.
After leaving the western restaurant, Qin Shouguo took her to a three-wheeled motorcycle.
Lin Zhengran looked around and saw that it was still early, so he jokingly said, "It's rare to have some free time. You'll be leaving again in two days. Head of the family, let's go for a walk."
"The head of the family approved it." Qin Shouguo nodded seriously.
Qin Shouguo took his wife for a drive in Beijing until the car ran out of gas and they left the car and headed home.
At that time, people did not pick up things on the road, so no one would pick up the car if it was abandoned on the roadside.
The two walked side by side, without saying a word, but without any awkwardness.
Qin Shouguo tilted his head to see her smiling eyes, and asked curiously: "What are you laughing at? If you have something happy, tell me so that I can be happy too."
Lin Zhengran turned her head and looked up at him, and saw that Qin Shouguo's eyes were all about her.
Qin Shouguo also saw her face. It looked... satisfied? Happy? Or something else? Qin Shouguo didn't know how to describe her expression at the moment.
Lin Zhengran paused and looked up at him. "I'm so glad you came today," she said word by word. "I'm so glad."
"Is that why?"
Are you so happy just because I'm here? Qin Shouguo didn't quite understand what the woman was thinking at this moment.
“You are anxious and have come all the way here, which means you care about me.
The reason why I dared to ask Zhang Shicheng out for a face-to-face talk is not only because I have the confidence, but also because I have your support.
I like who I am now, and I like my current life. I have a son, a daughter, a family, and a husband, so I am happy, it's that simple."
Qin Shouguo was stunned for a moment, then reached out and touched her hair and said, "If you are satisfied with these, then you are quite easy to please."
"The most important thing in life is to be happy. As long as I am happy, that's all. It has nothing to do with how much others give me. I am very satisfied now, and my life is complete."
Looking at her, Qin Shouguo smiled silently for a long time. He was satisfied to have A'ran accompany him until old age.
Qin Shouguo said, "You are so happy today, let me be happy too."
Lin Zhengran looked at her doubtfully.
Qin Shouguo reached out to her, and Lin Zhengran immediately understood.
"Commander Qin, don't worry about being affected. You're still outside right now." Lin Zhengran looked him up and down and said with a smile, "And you're still wearing a military uniform."
Qin Shouguo domineeringly put her hand on his arm and told her with practical actions that he was not afraid of being affected.
The two walked back hand in hand. The dim light lengthened the shadows of the two people standing close to each other. Everything was so beautiful.
As soon as I entered the house, the twins were doing their homework in the yard. The two little ones were like an eagle seeing a rabbit when they saw their old father. They cried and rushed to the door.
Lin Zhengran was frightened by the two boys and hid away.
The waiter jumped into his old father's arms, howling with excitement.
"Dad, why are you back? Where have you been? I've been waiting for you at home!"
Seeing that there was no place for him in front, Xiao San jumped onto his old father's back.
With his hand around his neck, he said happily, unwilling to be outdone:
"Dad, I didn't believe it when my aunt said you were back. Now I believe it. You are really back——"
If outsiders saw the two young men, they would think that Qin Shouguo was holding them easily, but only he knew that he would not be able to handle another one.
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