He couldn't help but fall into deep thought, secretly wondering, "Is this really the big brother I know? The man who once charged into battle, so majestic, now has such a gentle side."
Seeing how busy he was, Zhao Lihan became a little restless.
He stood up, walked over to Lin Lifeng, looked at the baby in the cradle, and asked, "Is it a girl or a boy?"
Lin Lifeng gently rocked the baby in his arms from side to side and said, "It's a girl."
Zhao Lihan said with envy, "My daughter is great, my daughter is great, she is the little cotton-padded jacket of her parents."
"Is your child a girl or a boy?"
"I'm not as lucky as you, I have two boys."
"Come on! Two boys, and you still say you have no blessings."
At this moment, the woman who had already packed up in the inner room suddenly heard Lin Lifeng say these words.
She couldn't help but stop what she was doing, feeling dissatisfied.
Then, she rolled her eyes at Lin Lifeng in annoyance, muttering, "Humph, I've told you long ago that you're a guy who favors boys over girls, but you just refused to admit it! Now look, you've exposed your true thoughts!"
After saying these words, the woman turned around angrily and continued to busy herself with the things at hand, no longer paying attention to Lin Lifeng.
Lin Lifeng stood there, looking at the woman's departing back with some embarrassment and helplessness, muttering to himself, "Hey, why is this woman so sensitive? I just said it casually..."
Seeing that his wife was angry, Lin Lifeng explained anxiously: "I'm not! My daughter is my precious baby, held in my hands. I'm afraid that she will melt if I put her in my mouth, and I'm afraid that she will fall if I hold her in my hands. I love her so much that how can I bear to treat her badly? Not to mention favoring boys over girls! This concept is outdated. Now we emphasize gender equality, and it doesn't matter whether you have a son or a daughter!" He spoke sincerely, as if he wanted to show her his true heart.
"You talk better than you sing. It's all just one thing."
His wife finished the work at hand and was about to take the child from him while speaking.
He whispered, "Don't move, Beibei has fallen asleep. Zhenzhen, go get my comrade a glass of water."
She retracted her hand, glanced at Zhao Lihan, smiled embarrassedly, and went into the kitchen. She quickly brought out a cup of tea and handed it to Zhao Lihan.
"Sorry, I was just busy bickering with him."
Zhao Lihan took the teacup and said, "It's okay! Thank you, sister-in-law."
Lin Lifeng put the sleeping baby into the cradle.
He pulled up a chair and sat down, then said to his wife, "Zhenzhen, let me introduce you. This is my very good comrade in the army, Zhao Lihan. He's still recovering from his injuries and hasn't returned to the team yet. The bureau is short-staffed, so I asked him to help me out. Don't underestimate him; he's a combat hero, appointed by the Military Commission."
His wife stared at Zhao Lihan in astonishment, her lips slightly open, as if she wanted to say something but didn't know how to express it.
After a long while, she slowly spoke, "I never thought heroes have always been around us! I used to think heroes only existed in books and movies, far away from our real lives. But now it seems that the real heroes are ordinary soldiers like you who work silently and stick to their posts!"
After saying this, her eyes became bright, and she stood up and bowed deeply to Zhao Lihan, expressing her deep respect and gratitude to him.
At this moment, Zhao Lihan was a little embarrassed by his wife's sudden praise.
Lin Lifeng said from the side: "Zhenzhen, that's enough. I feel embarrassed if you continue like this."
He then introduced Zhao Lihan again, "This is my wife, Tan Zhenzhen. She currently works at our county library. She's on maternity leave, so she hasn't been able to go to work. My mother-in-law has been away from home for a few days because she had some business to attend to. Because of this, she's been home alone taking care of the children, and she's a little unaccustomed to all the chores."
The reason why he said these words was actually to give a reasonable explanation for the scene they witnessed when they entered the house just now.
Zhao Lihan said with understanding: "It's really not easy to take care of children at home alone. I think my sister-in-law is quite capable."
Lin Lifeng took the opportunity to praise his wife, saying, "Zhenzhen is the only child in the family. She's suddenly shouldered so many household chores by herself. My parents can't help, and I've just started a new job and am very busy, so I can't help her either. It's not easy for her to achieve what she has now. I've treated her unfairly."
As he spoke, he reached out and carefully held her hand, as if he was holding the most precious treasure in the world, then slowly placed it in his broad and warm palm and patted it gently.
Tan Zhenzhen, who was originally a little depressed, was like being cast a spell after hearing her husband's words. The gloom on her face instantly disappeared without a trace, and was replaced by a smile as bright as a blooming spring flower.
Zhao Lihan looked at Lin Lifeng and thought to himself, "Brother, I'm still here. It's a bit inappropriate for you to show off your affection in front of me like this!"
Tan Zhenzhen glanced at Zhao Lihan sheepishly, then said coquettishly, "Lifeng, don't be like this, Comrade Zhao is still here!"
"It doesn't matter. He's even more clingy than me. You didn't see him. The clinginess between him and his wife is simply unbearable. In comparison, I can be considered cool and generous, right? Haha..."
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