Chapter 156 Chapter 156 Encounter

Lin Yue smiled and said, "Look at what you have accomplished!" Then he took out two small boxes, "This is for you too. This is the lip oil I made with beeswax. Your lips are all chapped. Apply this before going to bed at night. It will be healed in one or two nights."

Liu Fang didn't care much about the appearance. He opened it and took a look, then said nonchalantly, "It's just a little cut. Just apply some wound oil. There's no need to go through so much trouble!"

Lin Yue pretended to snatch it back, "You're still complaining about throwing it away? It's very troublesome to make this thing. I'm keeping it for my own use. I don't want you to use it to please the girl. I'm not willing to give it to you!"

Upon hearing this, Liu Fang quickly stuffed the lip gloss into his arms and said with a playful smile: "Sister-in-law, I am so wrong! I, Liu Fang, will repay you for your kindness in my next life!"

A light laugh came from outside the door. The two turned around and saw a tall girl in a navy blue coat standing at the door, smiling at them.

When Liu Fang turned around and saw the person coming, his face suddenly turned red and he couldn't even utter a complete sentence like "you you me me".

When the girl saw Liu Fang's expression, she smiled even more and said deliberately, "Oh, you have a guest. How about I leave first and come back later?"

Liu Fang pretended to be nonchalant and said, "It's okay. If you have anything to say, just come in and tell me. This is my sister-in-law. She won't mind."

The girl waved her hands and said, "No, no, I don't have anything important to do here, you and sister-in-law can go ahead!" After that, without waiting for Liu Fang to reply, she turned around and left.

Liu Fang was now anxious, and he quickly ran out of the door, leaving his sister-in-law Lin Yue behind. He pulled the girl's sleeve and talked to her for a long time before returning to the dormitory with a dazed look on his face.

It was the first time that Lin Yue saw Liu Fang like this. He was so happy that he tried hard to hold back his joy and asked, "Li Ling?"

Liu Fang scratched his head and laughed dryly twice, which was considered as an admission.

Lin Yue saw the scene just now. The girl was interested in him, and it looked like they were going to get married soon. She smiled and said, "When it's done, don't forget to give me wedding candy."

Liu Fang was generous and didn't hesitate. He answered readily, "Then I will definitely not forget my sister-in-law!"

Because Sisi was still asleep, Lin Yue stayed in the dormitory for a little longer and talked to him about the recent situation. Sisi woke up soon after. It was still early in the afternoon. Lin Yue declined Liu Fang's invitation to dinner and agreed with Liu Fang to temporarily leave the horse sled here. He was about to leave with Sisi in his arms.

When leaving, they ran into Xiao Chen who was on duty at the door. He saw Liu Fang sending people out and stared at them angrily. Lin Yue found it funny and reminded Liu Fang: "Aren't you going to explain? It really caused misunderstandings, which is not good for your reputation!"

Liu Fang smiled and said nothing until he was about to part with Lin Yue. Then he said in a voice that Xiao Chen could hear: "Sister-in-law, please drive slowly. I will come to see you and my brother in a few days!"

Lin Yue tried to hold back his laughter and took a look at Xiao Chen's expression. He saw that Xiao Chen's eyes were wide open and he looked at Liu Fang in disbelief with a very embarrassed expression.

Liu Fang glanced at Xiao Chen smugly, then walked into the yard with his hands behind his back. He was obviously several years older than the other person, but he looked more like a child than the other person.

Before he took a few steps, he heard Xiao Chen calling from behind: "Brother Liu, wait a minute! Just now, just now, Li Ling seemed to go to the dormitory area to look for you, saying that there was something..."

Liu Fang walked back, patted Xiao Chen on the shoulder, said nothing, and left again.

The sun was already high in the sky. Lin Yue was walking on the road, his black fur warmed by the sunlight.

Wang Tingting's baby is about to be born. She took enough money with her and went out today, intending to go to the department store to buy some things for Wang Tingting that would be needed for the birth.

The department store here is not big, but it has a wide range of goods. Lin Yue took Sisi by the hand and strolled around the mall slowly, buying a lot of brown sugar, toilet paper and other things. She saw someone selling oilcloth, and although the price was a bit expensive, she still bought a large piece and saved it for Wang Tingting to use during her confinement.

In addition, Lin Yue also bought some melon seeds, peanuts and candies, which she could use to entertain people when they came to see the children. The brown sugar she had bought before, plus these candies, had used up all the candy coupons that Lin Yue had managed to save. She had many children, and it seemed like she never had enough candy coupons.

Wang Tingting had already prepared small clothes for the child, but Lin Yue guessed that when she was preparing, she certainly didn't think it would be so cold here, so the clothes shouldn't be very thick. She simply bought some cloth and sewed a small quilt and clothes for the child.

When passing by a store selling ready-made clothes, Lin Yue saw a store selling children's clothes. She took Sisi out without buying anything for her. Sisi was very obedient and followed Lin Yue without asking for anything. Seeing how obedient she was, Lin Yue felt even more sorry for her and bought her a set of children's clothes.

In recent years, almost all industries have been in a state of stagnation, and clothing styles have become more conservative, even children's clothes are not immune.

Lin Yue used to be a nominal designer in a clothing factory in his hometown. He had to produce at least three versions of children's clothing every season. The factory was attracted by Lin Yue's innovative ability, but now the environment does not require innovation, so this job naturally disappeared.

Sisi's children's clothing was the most popular military style, with a thick military coat and a small liberation cap. Children are naturally fond of new clothes, and Sisi wanted to wear the new clothes right away. Lin Yue had to persuade her to take them home first and wash them before she could wear them.

As soon as she walked out of the department store, Lin Yue regretted it. It is not the lack of wealth that is worrying, but the inequality of wealth. There are four children in her family, and Lin Yue only bought a small military uniform for Sisi. The other three children would definitely not be happy, but she did not have so many cloth coupons to buy a set for each of the other three children.

Even when she and Sisi were sitting in the lobby of the state-owned hotel, Lin Yue was still worried about this matter. She and Sisi couldn't eat too much, so they just ordered a portion of egg custard and a large rice dumpling. The state-owned hotel had a lot of food, and Lin Yue had a big appetite, so she was almost full after eating a large rice dumpling.

Sisi had been held in Lin Yue's arms or led by him all morning. Now that she had eaten and drunk her fill, she became lively and active, twisting her body to get down and play. There were not many people in the lobby at this time, and Lin Yue had just finished eating, so he took her for a walk.

The two walked to a small room near the back kitchen, and Lin Yue suddenly heard a familiar voice. She couldn't help but slow down her pace and listen carefully to the sound inside.

She first heard a man's impatient voice saying, "It's useless for you to come here many times. I've told you that it's hard to find a job now. People in the city have all moved to the countryside. Not to mention that you still want to specify a work unit. You're dreaming!"

Another voice rang out. It was the familiar female voice that Lin Yue had just heard. She said, "My brother asked you to take care of me before he passed away. Everyone else can go, so why can't I?"

Lin Yue no longer cared about what the man replied. She suddenly remembered why she felt the voice was so familiar. This voice was too much like Zhang Xiaohui's voice, but there were also some differences. There was no accent from her hometown at all.

Lin Yue was startled when he thought of Liu Fang's words and the purpose of being transferred here. He quickly took Sisi to settle the bill and covered himself tightly again. Only then did he feel safer.

She actually wanted to wait here to see if that person was Zhang Xiaohui, but she was afraid that she would be discovered by her accomplices and be in danger, so she could only make a note of this incident and leave in a hurry.

Zhang Yuandong came back on the afternoon bus. Lin Yue calculated the time and went to the post office to send a package back home. The package she sent this time was a little bigger, and it contained three portions of meat such as dried rabbit meat, lamb leg and roe deer meat.

Lin Yue was afraid that if he sent too much it would cause a lot of conspicuousness, and the mailing system had not yet returned to normal, so he was afraid that it would go bad when sent to his hometown. In fact, there wasn't much in total, and each family would probably only have enough for one or two meals, but any amount was a token of his thoughtfulness.

Before she went to pick up Zhang Yuandong, she went to find Liu Fang and told him about the lunch. Liu Fang was also shocked. Although he was sent by his superiors to investigate Zhang Xiaohui, he did not really think that Zhang Xiaohui would appear in the black market by chance. He and several colleagues went to other areas to secretly investigate, but they did not find much information.

Now hearing Lin Yue say this, he felt even more nervous than Lin Yue. He would not feel at ease until he went with Lin Yue to pick up Zhang Yuandong.

Zhang Yuandong's eyes also lit up when he saw Liu Fang. He stepped forward and patted Liu Fang's back twice without any courtesy. Liu Fang was grimacing and said helplessly, "Brother Dong, it would be fine if you didn't come to see me for so long, but why did you hit me so hard right away! I almost vomited blood because of you!"

Zhang Yuandong rolled up his sleeves and said, "It's so serious. Come, I'll treat you!"

Liu Fang quickly begged for mercy. Due to Zhang Yuandong's personality, his facial expressions were usually not very expressive, and he didn't dare to bet whether what he just said was serious.

Zhang Yuandong was in a good mood. He walked outside while talking to Liu Fang.

Lin Yue followed the two of them, holding the reins in his hand, secretly wondering what good thing had happened to him.

It was not until the evening that she found out why Zhang Yuandong was so happy.

When they got home, Wang Tingting had already finished get off work. Lin Yue took out the things in the backpack one by one and explained their uses to Wang Tingting. She not only took out the things she bought today, but also took out a lot of things from the space. Although Wang Tingting was a little shy, she was more grateful. She was raised by her father since she was a child, and this was the first time someone prepared something so carefully for her.

Seeing that the due date was getting closer, Lin Yue couldn't help but ask, "Are you really not going to tell Head Gu?"

Wang Tingting sneered, "He doesn't know where he is right now, how can we reach him. Besides, do you really believe that he doesn't know that I'm pregnant? The entire military region knows about this. He only needs to make a phone call to get the news. He doesn't call, which means he doesn't care. Besides, the child can only have my last name no matter what!"

Lin Yue didn't know how to comfort her, so he could only pat her shoulder.

At night, Sisi went to bed early. Zhang Yuandong hugged Lin Yue from behind, his tone hinting with joy: "Wife, those naughty kids are finally not at home. When can they sleep separately from us? And this, it would be better if they could move to another room together."

Lin Yue was making the bed. Hearing this, she picked up the quilt and said with a smile, "Tingting and I will sleep together tonight. You can sleep in this room by yourself!"

Zhang Yuandong was dumbfounded and asked pitifully: "Wife, why? Did I do something wrong?"

Lin Yue smiled: "It's not your problem. Tingting is going to give birth soon. I'm worried and need someone to be with her at night. So, you have to sleep alone during this period of time from now on." After saying that, he left with the quilt, leaving Zhang Yuandong standing there with a broken heart.