However, Yuan Nian's scheme failed. As if by telepathy, Cheng Ran had only been out shopping for a short time when he suddenly felt unwell in his stomach. His comrades told him to leave a shopping list so they could continue shopping and let him go back to rest.
When he heard from the gatekeeper that his wife and daughter had arrived, he instantly forgot about his stomachache and rushed to the family compound.
"Mom, Dad won't fall for another aunt, right?"
Outside, the girl's soft, sweet voice reached Jiang Wanqing's ears; they had just been united against the outside world.
Now that the "outsider" is gone, the child inevitably has her own worries. Jiang Wanqing smiled and squatted down to look her daughter in the eye.
"Do you believe in your father?"
"I believe you!" Nannan nodded emphatically.
"Okay, since we believe him, we should wait for him to come back and hear his explanation."
"Okay, I'll listen to Mom."
With the child's emotions stable, Jiang Wanqing also forced herself to suppress her doubts.
They thought they would have to wait a long time, but in less than fifteen minutes, they saw a familiar figure running towards them.
Cheng Ran was supposed to be off today, and he was wearing casual clothes. Jiang Wanqing recognized him at a glance. She noticed that he had lost weight, gotten a bit darker, and had brighter eyes. She felt both sorry for him and relieved.
He ran over quickly, wanting to hug her, but she dodged him.
Cheng Ran paused, scratched his head, and thought that they must be angry because he had kept them waiting too long.
He could only squat down and hug his daughter.
"Sweetie, do you miss your dad?"
"I thought about it, but Dad has a bad aunt around him, which makes Mom unhappy."
Nannan was indeed Jiang Wanqing's mouthpiece. As soon as the child spoke, Cheng Ran's expression changed, and he looked at her.
"What bad auntie, Wanqing, have you misunderstood something?"
He was only gone for a short while, and now he's back and his innocence is gone? He doesn't want his dear wife to misunderstand.
Although they had only been separated for a month, he felt like he had been separated for three autumns. He had truly felt that during this time.
"Standing here and talking? Then open the door."
"Oh! Yes, I'm so happy I'm speechless."
Jiang Wanqing was a little angry, not because he and Yuan Nian had anything going on. Putting aside the fact that he was a person who kept himself pure, it had only been a month. Even if something had happened between them, how far could it have gone? It was just nonsense.
Cheng Ran quickly opened the door and poured them water first.
"Here, have some water. Tell me slowly, what happened? Why did you all come here so suddenly?"
He glanced at the arrogant playboy and snorted.
"So you're saying you don't want me to bring Nannan?"
The situation was getting more and more complicated, so Cheng Ran quickly raised his four fingers.
"I swear to God, I absolutely did not mean that. I'm overjoyed that you came."
After making the vow, he wrapped his arms around Jiang Wanqing's waist, while his daughter laughed beside him.
"Dad, you must explain to Mom properly that that nasty auntie is not a good person!"
"Okay, Dad will definitely give you a reasonable explanation."
He had a clear conscience and thought that as long as he explained things clearly, everything would be fine. He turned to look into Jiang Wanqing's eyes.
"Now that your daughter has spoken up, can you tell me what happened?"
"Hmph, there's this Yuan Nian who told us that she's very close to you, that you even came to the Southwest on the same train, and that she's the daughter of your parents' comrade-in-arms. Explain yourself."
Jiang Wanqing poked Cheng Ran's chest with feigned seriousness. He took her hand, his eyes sincere.
“I admit that Yuan Nian and I did come on the same train, but it was just a coincidence. I didn’t know her before, and even after I came to the army, she was in the cultural troupe and I was managing the soldiers under my command. We basically had no interaction. It’s not like what she said at all. Wanqing, please don’t misunderstand, otherwise I won’t be able to explain myself even if I have a hundred mouths.”
He feigned sympathy, but in reality, he already harbored resentment towards Yuan Nian, that troublemaker who dared to spout nonsense! When did he become so familiar with her?
Jiang Wanqing chuckled and cupped Cheng Ran's face in her hands.
"Okay, okay, I'm not teasing you anymore. I could tell she wasn't a good person at first glance. I bought your ticket, so do you think I don't know if it's a coincidence or not? But I'm really angry that your parents are being unreasonable again. Did your mother say anything irrelevant to you in her letter?"
"Hmm, she said you and Huanren..."
"Hmph! I knew it. Why didn't she say that Molly was there too?"
Jiang Wanqing rolled her eyes. The mother-in-law and daughter-in-law problem is a timeless problem. Originally, she thought that everyone could live in peace and there was no need for them to be so loving. Now, she just wanted to stay far away from the Cheng family elders. Those two old folks had nothing better to do than gossip and spread rumors. They were even more insidious than country gossips, yet they pretended to be civilized.
"Of course I believe you. If you hadn't brought it up, I wouldn't have said anything and would have just pretended it never happened."
After everyone explained the situation, the atmosphere returned to normal. Jiang Wanqing opened her bundle and took out some meat sauce and mooncakes.
"Didn't you just ask us why we suddenly came? Well, since the Mid-Autumn Festival is coming soon, we came to spend the festival with you and brought you some things. Here, these mooncakes were made by my mom and me. Try them."
There is nothing happier in this world than having someone think of you, especially when those people are your lover and daughter. Cheng Ran's happiness reached its peak at this moment.
"Thank you, Mom and you are so kind. How many days are you planning to stay this time?"
"Hmm... five days at most. Nannan has to go back to school, and I also have to go back to take care of things at the factory."
Cheng Ran sighed. That was reality; he couldn't force people to stay. It was already good enough that they could spend a few days together.
Before he knew it, it was lunchtime. Since he didn't know Jiang Wanqing would be bringing her daughter, he hadn't bought any groceries or started cooking.
"Are you hungry? I'll take you to the cafeteria for lunch. I'll go to the market this afternoon to buy some groceries so we can have a proper meal tonight."
"good."
Jiang Wanqing wasn't picky about where to eat, as long as she didn't cause Cheng Ran any trouble.
After the family of three finished getting ready, they headed to the camp canteen, attracting a lot of attention along the way.
"Wow, that must be Commander Cheng's wife. She's so beautiful, and I heard she's very capable too."
"They are such a perfect couple, and their daughter is beautiful too, just like a porcelain doll. I wish I had such a beautiful daughter."
"You don't even look at their parents' genes. Do you think they can just have a baby whenever they want?"
"Let's go over and say hello."
Everyone was very warm and friendly, and I went up to them to say hello.
"Commander Cheng, Mrs. Commander, good afternoon."
"The commander and his wife are going to the canteen, right? There's meat for dinner today."
Hello...
"Thanks……"
The couple accepted everyone's greetings in turn. It must be said that there are more sincere and frank people in the camp than people like Yuan Nian.
But... it's not something they can decide who they don't want to see. As soon as they entered the cafeteria, Yuan Nian ran up to them.
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