Chapter 029 Chapter 29 Suspicion and Caution
Even after the family of four left, Sun Hongmei did not ask to keep her eldest son for breakfast.
After they returned home, Zhang Yuandong went out again and came back soon with two large travel bags. He took out the things one by one and filled the kang with calcium milk biscuits, maltose and other rare foods, as well as two bright red cotton jackets, which should be for the two children.
Lin Yue was a little surprised. She had imagined many different attitudes of Zhang Yuandong towards Zhang Zhiwei and Sun Hongmei, but she never expected it to be like this.
This guy is very good at saying one thing in public and doing another behind the scenes, and he even knows to be on guard against his parents.
He was holding a thick pink scarf in his hand, looking hesitant. When Lin Yue saw the color and pattern, he couldn't help but ran out quickly.
Zhang Yuandong felt that this woman had some unknown origins, and was still hesitating whether to give her the scarf, when he saw the woman running away. He followed her out of the house, only to see a shaking back.
She couldn't be crying, he walked up to the woman and wanted to say something, but he saw a face that was smiling with tears in its eyes.
Zhang Yuandong...
He really couldn't understand what this woman was thinking.
Seeing that he had been discovered, Lin Yue changed the subject: "I just wanted to get you something to eat. Come into the house quickly, it will be ready in a moment!"
Lin Yue made porridge for Zhang Yuandong again. The difference from what they had in the morning was that there was no bacon in it, and the millet and wheat grains could almost be counted. It was paired with some wild vegetables, making a big green bowl. Fearing that he would not have enough, Lin Yue also "thoughtfully" made sweet potato noodles and served them with a plate of spicy cabbage.
Zhang Yuandong was not picky. He picked up the bowl and ate all the spicy cabbage in a few mouthfuls. He wiped his mouth and said to Lin Yue who was still standing at the door: "Why are you still standing there?"
Lin Yue thought: The room is so small, why should I sit on the kang with you if I don't stand?
Just as she finished her complaints, she heard the man continue, "Don't you have to go to work today? Go quickly, don't be late."
Lin Yue just laughed, thanking her for specially taking out the freshly made kimchi to treat him.
She retorted bluntly: "Shouren has already asked for leave for me, but you are rushing me. Why don't you think about the fact that you just came back today. If I still go to work so actively, will the villagers say that we are not in harmony and you are here to divorce me?"
After hearing this, Zhang Yuandong's face turned green. He said, "I'm just concerned. Don't be so angry. I remember you have a good temper..." There was three parts of sincerity and seven parts of temptation in his words.
Well, she finally figured it out. This person definitely didn't recognize her!
As long as he didn't recognize that she had saved him a few days ago, Lin Yue was not afraid. There was nothing wrong with her body, and with the whole village to testify for her, she was not afraid of being investigated. And now feudal superstitions were not allowed. Zhang Yuandong, a soldier, couldn't dare to say that she had changed her mind!
Lin Yue was relieved, and said mercilessly: "Can you tell whether I have a good temper or not just from the few days after we got married? Don't you think about it? You left for three years without any news. If I were a soft-tempered person, would I be able to survive these three years?"
Zhang Yuandong has always felt guilty about this matter. He knows that he is wrong. He opened his mouth and uttered a dry sentence: "I'm sorry, I have wronged you these years."
He did not return in time for his wedding. The date set by Sun Hongmei was too hasty, and the army still needed to investigate his marriage partner. It was already a month later when he returned. Lin Yue had been living alone in her husband's house for a month without any official status. He stayed at home for only three days before he hurried back to the army.
Zhang Yuandong knew that he owed his wife a lot, so he collected most of his monthly allowance and gave it to his wife. But he didn't expect his wife to be so cowardly that she didn't even try to fight for it, and was snatched away by her parents-in-law.
Not long after he returned to the army, the old leader transferred him to the Sino-Y border where conflicts continued. In recent years, Country Y has been harassing the border. The old leader expected that there would be a war sooner or later. Zhang Yuandong was transferred to the border defense force just to have a chance to make military achievements. As a result, he stayed there for more than two years. As expected, a war broke out on the border last year, and it was not completely over until the end of the year.
If I hadn't been sent here to assist the Investigation Department in carrying out its mission, I might not have had the time to come back and take a look.
When he came back and saw this woman who was completely different from his impression, he was not only shocked, but also worried about his wife's current situation, so his attitude was naturally not very good.
Lin Yue heard the man's true heart, but the original owner really didn't even live for a year. She couldn't forgive anyone on the original owner's behalf, so she didn't respond.
Zhang Yuandong was not embarrassed. He took two sets of clothes from the kang and wanted to let the child try them on. He reached out to the pink scarf, paused for a moment, and naturally took it up and stuffed it into his bag, saying to her, "I didn't buy this. My comrade-in-arms asked me to bring it with me."
Lin Yue secretly rolled his eyes, feeling that the bowl of porridge and the steamed buns were made in vain.
The children's clothes are for winter wear. Zhang Yuandong didn't know the heights of the two children, so he bought them bigger on purpose. It's not that they are unwearable, but the styles are really rustic.
The sleeves and pants of the two little ones were long after they put them on, like opera singers. It seems that they can't wear them this winter. Zhang Yuandong didn't think it was a problem at all. He smiled and said, "Not bad, not bad, they look good in them!" He was exactly like a silly father.
Stupid dad Zhang Yuandong took his two children away from home all day. The three of them were either visiting neighbors or on their way to visit neighbors. Fortunately, they had lunch and dinner at home, not at other people's homes. The two children didn't feel strange when they met their biological father for the first time. They didn't even want to take a nap, but just wanted to go out and have fun with this "father".
Late at night, Zhang Yuandong finally came back with his two children. The two little guys were sleeping soundly, one in his arms and the other on his back. Zhang Yuandong carefully put them on the kang, Lin Yue took off their shoes, and asked in a low voice: "Where did you take the children to play, and why did you come back so late?"
Zhang Yuandong said nonchalantly, "I went to the brigade headquarters and sat with everyone for a while."
Lin Yue was somewhat unhappy in her heart. Those who went to the brigade headquarters to brag at night were basically old smokers. She was afraid that her children would be affected by second-hand smoke and their health, so she never took them there.
But he was the father of the child, and he had finally come back. She didn't want to spoil his fun, so she didn't say anything. And at that time, there was no such thing as children not being able to smell cigarettes, so it probably wouldn't be of any use to tell him, a new father.
Zhang Yuandong didn't know what Lin Yue was thinking, but he could clearly see that this woman was unhappy. He didn't want to explore her thoughts, he just felt that this person was too emotional.
Who would send someone who had his thoughts written all over his face to approach him? Unless he was faking it.
He approached slowly, lowered his head, and half-trapped the woman between him and the earthen bed. He looked at her with deep eyes, as if he wanted to see through her.
Although they had only been together for three days, he still remembered that his wife had a small red birthmark on the back of her head, hidden in her hair. The place was so hidden that almost no one would notice it, not even she herself.
The woman was obviously flustered. He curled the corners of his lips slightly, pretending to be affectionate, hugged the woman in his arms, and lowered his head to brush aside her half-long hair.
The two people were too close to each other. He could smell the faint fragrance on the woman. It seemed like a familiar smell, which made him look dazed for a moment.
Zhang Yuandong's appearance is very consistent with Lin Yue's aesthetic type, with a high nose bridge and narrow eyes. This kind of appearance always gives people a false feeling of affection when he looks at someone intently, but he also has the experience of fighting on the battlefield, adding some blood-stained killing, and the years of training in the army make him very resolute and upright at first glance. What's more, this man has broad shoulders, thin waist and long legs. His height of nearly 1.9 meters makes people feel very oppressive, and every point is very touching to Lin Yue's aesthetics.
She was trapped in the arms of such a person, and for a moment she was confused and panicked.
Fortunately, Lin Yue quickly came to her senses. She secretly cursed the man for being so old-fashioned that he actually played the wall-dong trick with her. Now that she was held in his arms, she became even more furious and wanted to kick him hard.
She broke free from the man's restraints, jumped up and sat on the kang, then quickly crawled in the innermost part, pretending to be very busy and put the two little guys neatly in the middle, pretending to be calm and said with a smile: "The kang at home is too small, you just have to squeeze in over there!"
Zhang Yuandong was slightly absent-minded. He had just seen the red birthmark hidden behind his head. He looked at Lin Yue deeply and did not think that Lin Yue's behavior was cute. He just felt that this woman was even more difficult to deal with. He did not continue to pester her. He took out towels and clothes from his bag and went out to wash.
The sound of running water came from the yard. Lin Yue looked out through the window and saw the man with his upper body naked, wiping his body with a towel.
He had a great figure, which Lin Yue knew when he rescued him, but he didn't expect that he would be even more oppressive when he was awake. His muscles were very smooth and beautiful in every move, and Lin Yue couldn't help but take a few more glances.
The man had his back to her, but she always felt that something was wrong with his left shoulder, as if he had no strength. Lin Yue turned his gaze back, and recalled the scene of saving him a few days ago with empty eyes. Could it be that he had some wound that day that had not healed completely?
Zhang Yuandong was very sensitive to sight. He turned around suddenly and saw only a silhouette sitting by the window. It was too dark and he couldn't see clearly, but this blurry silhouette made him feel familiar, as if he had seen it somewhere before. This did not eliminate his vigilance at all, but made him more suspicious.
The man's gaze was too hot. Thinking of his actions just now, Lin Yue's face was a little hot. In his opinion, they were a legal couple. Did he want something to happen just now? Thinking of this, she was frightened and lay down quickly, pretending to sleep.