Chapter 10 First Arrival
A cold voice sounded behind Jiang Cha. Jiang Cha turned around suddenly and met Huo Jingchuan's eyes that seemed to be smiling.
"I……"
Jiang Cha racked his brains to think about how he should answer, but it seemed that no matter how he answered, it would be wrong.
After all, she was indeed lying just now.
Huo Jingchuan felt helpless. He had never dealt with little girls before. Jiang Cha looked delicate and soft, like a piece of white tofu. He could crush her with a little force.
When he spoke to her, his tone was as gentle as possible, but the little girl seemed nervous every time she saw him, as if he were some kind of man-eating demon.
"If you don't want to say it, then don't say it. He's so stupid, he deserves to be cheated!"
Eh?
Jiang Cha didn't seem to expect Huo Jingchuan to say such a thing.
When she was about to say something, Huo Jingchuan turned around and went into the house.
In the living room, Ye Surong and Huo Tingkun sat on the sofa around the coffee table, both of them feeling a little nervous.
Huo Jingchuan and Jiang Cha came in one after another. Ye Surong seemed a little guilty. She lowered her head and picked her nails awkwardly with her hands on her knees.
"Your mission is over so soon?"
Huo Jingchuan noticed the subtle atmosphere. He said "hmm" lightly and then sat on the single sofa opposite Huo Tingkun.
He was worried that Jiang Cha would be in danger if he went out alone, so he drove all the way back, left the enemy spy to his comrades, and then came back without stopping.
It turned out that he had underestimated the girl.
Not only is she very accurate when hitting people, but she also has a lot of tricks when it comes to fooling people. She is not someone who will suffer any loss.
"You've come just in time. I have something to tell you."
Huo Tingkun's majestic and stern face became gentle and kind when facing Jiang Cha, which was completely different from when he faced Huo Jingchuan.
He waved at Jiang Cha who was standing at the door, "Cha Cha, come here too and sit next to your mother. You also have the right to express your opinion on this matter."
Jiang Cha probably guessed what was going on, so she sat next to Ye Surong. Ye Surong was visibly more nervous!
Huo Tingkun placed his hand on the back of Ye Surong's hand, clenched it tightly, and held Ye Surong's slender hand firmly in his palm.
"Su Rong and I have decided to be together, and we want to ask for your opinion."
"I have no objection!"
Huo Jingchuan concealed the dark color in his eyes and smiled faintly.
Old Huo never got married. He raised him and Huo Jingye, and acted as both their father and mother. Huo Jingchuan and Huo Jingye saw how difficult it was.
He and Huo Jingye had discussed this issue privately over the past two days. "Aye also agrees with your choice."
"Cha Cha, what about you? If you have any ideas, just tell me directly."
Huo Tingkun and Ye Surong fixed their gazes on Jiang Cha's face, feeling nervous and expectant.
Ye Surong began to feel timid again. She suddenly pulled her hand out of Huo Tingkun's palm and said, "If you don't agree, I won't..."
"I agree!"
"Wha…what?"
Ye Surong didn't seem to expect that Jiang Cha agreed to her and Huo Tingkun's relationship so easily. Her eyes were hot and Jiang Cha hugged her tightly.
"I said, I support any decision you make. You are the person who deserves the happiest thing in the world."
"Chacha..."
Ye Surong hugged Jiang Cha back, tears welling in her eyes.
Ye Guanlan stood by the railing on the second floor with a relieved smile on his face.
"Since you've already talked it out, go get your marriage certificate today!"
"So soon?"
Ye Surong froze, let go of Jiang Cha, and wiped the tears from her face. She was not ready yet!
"Su Rong, Ting Kun, come up with me."
Huo Tingkun took Ye Surong's hand and went upstairs, leaving only Jiang Cha and Huo Jingchuan in the living room.
I don’t know if it’s because Huo Jingchuan looks cold, but Jiang Cha always feels subconsciously nervous in front of him.
Huo Jingchuan rubbed his brows tiredly, "I'll lean here and rest for a while, you don't have to entertain me!"
Huo Jingchuan was busy all night last night and was still on a mission to capture enemy spies before dawn today. He felt a little sleepy.
He closed his eyes and fell asleep on the back of the sofa. Jiang Cha finally breathed a sigh of relief.
She stood up and prepared to go upstairs, but just as she took a step, she stopped.
Jiang Cha picked up a thin blanket from the sofa and gently covered Huo Jingchuan's waist and abdomen with it.
Huo Jingchuan, who was asleep, didn't look that cold. His thick eyelashes cast a shadow on his lower eyelid, covering the faint dark circles under his eyes.
Jiang Cha wanted to ask him to sleep in the guest room, but after thinking it over, she decided not to.
She carefully picked up her bag and tiptoed upstairs.
Huo Jingchuan suddenly opened his eyes, looked down and saw the thin blanket covering him. The corners of his lips curled up slightly, and he closed his eyes again to pretend to sleep.
Ye Guanlan's study was diagonally opposite Jiang Cha's room. The door of the study was ajar. As soon as Jiang Cha's voice passed by the door of Ye Guanlan's study, Ye Guanlan called her.
"Chacha, come here."
Jiang Cha pushed the door open and asked, "Grandpa, you called me?"
"Your mother and your Uncle Huo are going to get a marriage certificate. Tomorrow morning, I will go to the research institute, and you and your mother will follow your Uncle Huo to the military compound."
"Have you discussed everything?"
What a coincidence, that’s what Jiang Cha planned too.
There are so many ancient books and prescriptions at home. In Chuncheng alone, there are countless people who want to get these things. If she and her mother continue to live here, they may not be able to keep them.
Then there is Jiang Cheng.
She had just secretly tricked Jiang Cheng away in the afternoon without telling her family. She and her mother had to move to a place where Jiang Cheng couldn't find them as soon as possible.
"Then I'll go pack my things now and we'll leave early tomorrow morning."
Jiang Cha's attitude made Ye Surong feel relieved.
She was also worried that Jiang Cha would not want to go to the family compound with her, but now it seems that she was worrying too much.
Ye Surong found someone to rely on, and Ye Guanlan finally put down the stone that was pressing on his heart.
The car from the research institute arrived very early, before eight o'clock, and Ye Guanlan, with Jiang Cha and Ye Surong reluctantly leaving, carried his luggage and some prescriptions and got on the car to the research institute.
At eight o'clock, Jiang Cha and Ye Surong covered all the furniture and checked the doors and windows again. At half past eight, they took their luggage and got on the jeep driven by Huo Tingkun, and went to the Chuncheng Military Region family compound with full of expectations.
This is the first time for ginger tea to come here.
When the soldiers standing guard at the door see Huo Tingkun's car, they will automatically let it pass and salute him.
Next to the sentry box, a huge five-pointed star is carved on the neatly cut landscape stone, which looks solemn and dignified.
Ginger tea is like a curious baby, looking at every scenery outside the glass window.
Huo Tingkun introduced the place while driving, "Enter through this gate and cross this road, and you'll find where the military families live. It'll take two or three minutes to drive there, but it'll take a while to walk. When the time comes, I'll buy you each a bicycle. You can ride your bicycles in and out, whether you're going to the supply and marketing cooperative or anywhere else, it will be much more convenient."
"No need to buy a bicycle. I'm not very good at riding one. If Cha Cha wants to go out, she can take a bus. I just saw a bus stop outside the compound. It's quite convenient."
"How can that be? We're getting married, so we have to buy everything we need. Three turns, one ring, and thirty-six legs. Nothing can be missing."
"You're already so old, why are you still doing those empty things? Aren't you afraid that people will laugh at you?"
"I'm getting married, who dares to laugh at me?" Huo Tingkun said confidently.
Jiang Cha sat in the back seat, listening to the two people in the front talking, her eyes curved with laughter.
"Jingchuan's application for a house has been approved. It's right next door to the one we're living in now. It's bigger than the one I live in now. Last night, they cleaned it thoroughly inside and out. You and Chacha can stay in the next room first. After the wedding banquet, the three of us will live in the big house next door."
Although Huo Tingkun and Ye Surong have already obtained a marriage certificate, Huo Tingkun does not want to let Ye Surong down. She must have what others have, and she cannot let people gossip about her.
Huo Tingkun stopped the car and Jiang Cha got out. She looked at the place where she would live in the future, the neatly arranged blue brick houses, and about five or six families living in a row. Huo Tingkun parked the car at the head of the third row.
"Room 305 is the house we just applied for. You guys will live here temporarily. Jingchuan, Jingye, and I will live in Room 304, right next to yours."
Room 304 has two bedrooms, and room 305 has three bedrooms. The living room and kitchen are about the same size, but with the extra room, it appears much more spacious.
Huo Tingkun doesn't seem to be a talkative person, but when he is with Ye Surong, he always talks more.
Most of the time, Ye Surong always listened quietly, but the atmosphere between the two of them always had a kind of harmony that no one else could interfere with.
It was still early, around ten o'clock. The men in the family compound were all in the army, while the women and the elderly gathered in groups of three or four, sitting in the shade, doing their work and chatting.
Some were picking vegetables, some were mending shoe soles, some were mending clothes, and some were holding babies in swaddling clothes and making them laugh.
It was summer vacation at that time, and there were many children in the family compound. They were playing hide-and-seek, skipping rope, catching stones, and hopscotch. Although they were half-grown children, they were not afraid of the heat under the scorching sun, and did not feel tired even if they sweated all over. The family compound was full of life, which was completely different from the family compound that Jiang Cha had imagined.
As soon as Huo Tingkun helped Ye Surong get out of the car, someone noticed him.
"Commander Huo, why are you back at this time?"
"Hey, Commander Huo, who's that woman standing next to you? She looks like a fairy!"
"I heard that Commander Huo took two or three days off. You're not going to take advantage of your leave to find us a new Commander's wife, are you?"
Ye Surong felt a little embarrassed by those people's teasing.
Before she even entered the room, Huo Tingkun grabbed her hand and introduced her to everyone generously: "Yes, this is Comrade Ye Surong, my newlywed wife, and this is my daughter, Jiang Cha. Surong and I will have a wedding in a few days, and everyone should come and support us!"
The crowd who were originally joking happily suddenly became quiet and looked at each other in confusion.
They never imagined that Commander Huo, who was always known as a tough guy who was not interested in women, would actually bring back a daughter-in-law who was as beautiful as a fairy.
Suddenly, there was a bang at the entrance of the alley.
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