Chapter 169 Chapter 169 Reaction

When Lin Yue returned to the camp, Zhang Yuandong had already sent the four older children out the door and had packed himself up, ready to leave.

He saw from a distance that Lin Yue and Sun Saozi were actually sent back by a warrior. His heart sank and he quickly walked up to them.

When the young soldier saw Zhang Yuandong, he stopped and saluted, and without waiting for him to ask, he explained everything neatly.

Zhang Yuandong was shocked when he heard that they had encountered a tiger in the forest. He reached out and grabbed Lin Yue, asking, "Are you okay? Are you hurt anywhere?"

Lin Yue shook her head to show that she was fine, but Zhang Yuandong still didn't quite believe it. He had apparently forgotten about Lin Yue's special physique. His eyes wandered back and forth over her body for several times, and only when he was sure that she was really not injured did he finally feel relieved.

Sun Xilai and Lin Yue were originally supporting each other, but Zhang Yuandong almost fell down when he grabbed her. Fortunately, she had only heard about Lin Yue's encounter with a tiger, and had not experienced it herself. Although she was also afraid, she was actually calm now. Otherwise, she might not be able to stand steadily.

She looked at the young couple in silence and found it a little funny. Knowing that Zhang Yuandong cared about his wife, she did not think much about it. She gave them some space, waved her hand and went home.

Zhang Yuandong's full attention was on Lin Yue at this moment. He and Lin Yue were talking in a low voice, and neither of them noticed that Sun Xilai had left. It was not until Zhuang Jie ran over from a distance that he paid attention to his surroundings again.

After seeing Zhuang Jie, Zhang Yuandong finally remembered that he had a mission today. Traces of wolves were found in the mountains of the next village, and he had to lead his troops to patrol there today.

Lin Yue pushed his arm and told him to go do it himself, but Zhang Yuandong refused. With a cold face, he turned around and ordered: "Let Sun Fangqing lead the team, go!"

Zhuang Jie was a little confused about the situation. Just as he was about to ask something, his arm was blocked by the little warrior next to him.

The young soldier had just sent two military wives back. He understood Captain Zhang's concerns and whispered to Zhuang Jie, "My sister-in-law just encountered a tiger on the mountain. She must be scared. Captain Zhang may not be able to lead the team today."

Zhuang Jie was also shocked when he heard this. Not to mention that his sister-in-law was a lesbian, he might not be able to remain calm even if he saw a tiger.

He nodded quickly and asked with concern: "Sister-in-law, are you injured?"

Lin Yue smiled at him and said, "No one was hurt. Fortunately, the soldiers arrived in time and shot the tiger away."

Zhuang Jie breathed a sigh of relief and said earnestly, "Fortunately, fortunately, sister-in-law, you must have a good rest today and let Zhang Tuan stay at home with you. I will ask for leave for him now!"

Zhang Yuandong glared at him and said, "Go quickly!"

Zhuang Jie responded and ran away quickly.

The appearance of a tiger in the mountains was a very serious matter. Seeing that there was nothing else to do here, the young soldier standing aside hurriedly said goodbye as he still needed to report to his superiors.

Seeing that everyone had left, Lin Yue couldn't help but worry, "Are you really okay like this? I'm actually fine, just go and do your own thing."

The nature of Zhang Yuandong's work meant that he couldn't take leave at will, and she was worried that her own affairs would delay Zhang Yuandong's normal work.

Zhang Yuandong took advantage of his height, touched her hair, and comforted her: "Don't worry, this is a big deal, go back and rest first, I'll talk to the teacher later."

He put his arm around Lin Yue's shoulders and almost reached the door of his house when he ran into Zhang Yulan. She was obviously stunned when she saw the two of them, and said a little embarrassedly: "Captain Zhang, Captain Zhang didn't go to work?"

She is a very introverted person and almost never dares to talk to other men. Today, she took the initiative to say hello to Zhang Yuandong, which is a great progress.

Zhang Yuandong nodded as a greeting and was about to go home.

Seeing that the two were about to leave, Zhang Yulan didn't care about being embarrassed anymore, and quickly called Lin Yue to stop, saying shyly: "Sister Lin, I made a pair of small cloth shoes, and I wanted to let Nurse Wang's child try them on. Can I..."

Lin Yue was a little surprised. She didn't expect Zhang Yulan to like children so much. She quickly responded, "They should be awake by now. Sister-in-law Zhang, please come in and talk!"

Zhang Yulan looked at Zhang Yuandong timidly, bit her lip, mustered up the courage and followed the two men into the room.

Zhang Yuandong was worried about Lin Yue's health, so he took her to the main house.

Just before entering the house, he turned to Zhang Yulan, who was following them closely, and said, "Sister-in-law Zhang, if you want to go see the kids, just go directly. Wang Tingting lives in the room at the far west end."

Zhang Yulan nodded blankly, and stopped walking awkwardly, but looked at Lin Yue for help.

Lin Yue was a little confused about what she wanted to do, but she really didn't have the mood to care about anything else at the moment, so she just nodded and followed Zhang Yuandong's force into the house.

As soon as the two of them sat down in the house, they heard Aunt Hua's voice coming from the yard. Lin Yue looked out the window and saw Aunt Hua holding her little granddaughter, standing in the yard and looking into the house.

Lin Yue quickly called out, "Auntie Hua, come in quickly!"

Aunt Hua entered the room and saw Lin Yue already sitting on the kang. She smiled and said, "You've been busy all morning. You must be tired now. It's time to take a good rest!"

Zhang Yuandong said, "She just encountered a tiger in the mountains and got scared. I was just trying to persuade her to take a good rest."

Aunt Hua was shocked and asked what happened. Lin Yue had no choice but to tell her the whole story again.

Aunt Hua patted her chest, chanted "God bless us" several times, and said seriously, "I've heard people say that the mountains are especially dangerous in the early spring, and all the wild animals that hibernate in winter are out. It's so dangerous recently, you'd better not go into the mountains."

Zhang Yuandong said: "I will ask the leader for permission today to go into the mountains and search for the tiger."

Aunt Hua nodded and urged Lin Yue to lie down and rest. She could no longer sit still and hurried home to see her daughter-in-law.

The little warrior was very fast. The loud speaker on the street had already started broadcasting, warning everyone in the camp that there was a tiger in the mountain and emphasizing that they were not allowed to go up the mountain without reason in the near future.

Zhang Yuandong sat next to Lin Yue, but he still felt uneasy. Only when he held Lin Yue's hand tightly and stayed by her side could he feel a little more at ease.

He had a lot of questions to ask Lin Yue, but seeing that Lin Yue was really tired and knowing that she needed rest more, he forced himself to be patient.

When the broadcast outside sounded for the third time, Wang Tingting came over.

Lin Yue was about to fall asleep at this time. She was half asleep and half awake when she heard Wang Tingting's suppressed crying, and she was suddenly awakened.

She opened her eyes and saw Zhang Yuandong's brows were tightly furrowed. He was staring at Wang Tingting with patience, as if he was going to get angry at the next second.

Wang Tingting stood by the kang, her eyes red, she had just cried. Behind her, Zhang Yulan was standing by the door with her child in her arms.

Wang Tingting was still in confinement, and her mind was very sensitive. There were too many people suffering from postpartum depression. Lin Yue guessed that she might have had an argument with Zhang Yuandong, so he asked her as calmly as possible: "Why did you come here? It's not good to walk around like this during confinement."

Wang Tingting burst into tears and cried, "I heard on the radio that there was a tiger on the mountain. You didn't come to see me when you came back, so I was worried about you. Were you not bitten by the tiger?"

Zhang Yuandong's face darkened again, but Lin Yue couldn't help but smile and said, "Don't worry, a soldier passed by nearby and scared it away. If I was really bitten by a tiger, would I be able to come back safe and sound? I'm fine, I was just scared."

Wang Tingting didn't believe it, and went forward to pull Lin Yue's arm, but Zhang Yuandong held her back.

Wang Tingting pouted, tears streaming down her face, choking with sobs: "That's a tiger, a man-eating tiger! What if..."

Zhang Yuandong said impatiently: "Okay, she needs to rest now, you should go back quickly!"

Lin Yue looked at Zhang Yuandong disapprovingly, shook his head slightly, and then said lightly: "That's right, it's my first time seeing a tiger, I've never seen one before. To me, that tiger looks scary, but the smell in its mouth is too strong, it stinks to death."

Wang Tingting was relieved to see that she could still joke, even though she knew she was just trying to comfort herself. She knew that she was not in a good mood after giving birth, but she had already caused too much trouble for Lin Yue and didn't want to cause more trouble for her, so she had been holding back her temper and trying to be a normal person.

Just now she was worried about Lin Yue, her emotions got out of control, and she almost quarreled with Zhang Yuandong. But now she was comforted by Lin Yue, and the negative emotions in her heart suddenly disappeared.

Seeing that she was in a more relaxed mood, Lin Yue smiled and said, "Don't worry about me. It's unlucky for that tiger to live anywhere else but near the military camp. The soldiers in our army are not vegetarians. I guess they will dig out their old nest by now."

Wang Tingting laughed out loud, and accidentally a snot bubble came out of her nose, which burst with a "pop".

Lin Yue laughed twice and asked Zhang Yuandong to quickly get paper for Wang Tingting.

The people in the room, except Zhang Yulan, were all very familiar with Wang Tingting.

She didn't feel embarrassed and calmly took the paper handed to her by Zhang Yuandong. However, the color on her ears betrayed her calmness at the moment.

Seeing that she was fine, Zhang Yuandong wanted to chase her away again.

Wang Tingting didn't say anything this time. She repeatedly told Lin Yue to have a good rest, then she took the child from Zhang Yulan's arms and turned around and walked out.

Zhang Yulan looked at her empty hands, feeling very upset. She stood there for a long time without coming to her senses.

Lin Yue noticed her loss of composure and felt inexplicably strange. He simply asked, "Sister Zhang, you said you made a pair of shoes for Xixi. Have you let him wear them?"

Zhang Yulan's face flashed with tenderness, and she smiled and said, "Put them on, they fit perfectly! It's a pity that you encountered this kind of thing, otherwise we could have seen together, how cute little Xixi is in tiger-head shoes."

These words sounded awkward no matter how you listened to them, but Zhang Yulan was not good at socializing, and Lin Yue didn't think that she said these words on purpose.

She smiled and said, "Mrs. Zhang really likes children."

The sadness on Zhang Yulan's face flashed away, she smiled and nodded, looked at Lin Yue for a long time, wanting to say something but hesitant, then simply got up and left.

Zhang Yuandong frowned and looked towards the door, wondering, "Why is this instructor Li's lover so weird?"

Lin Yue smiled and said, "She has been married for so many years and still has no children. It is inevitable that she feels sad."

Zhang Yuandong nodded. Seeing that she was in good spirits, he finally asked, "Did the tiger...really run away?"