Chapter 253 The Man Who Climbed Over His Own Wall

Xia Juanjuan was startled. Could this be a thief who came to steal the sheep and chickens at home?

Xia Juanjuan was afraid of waking up Lin Yuru, who would be scared, so she quietly got up, took a stick from behind the door, opened the door and went outside.

It started snowing again in the evening, and the ground, which had been dry for a few days, was covered with a thick layer of snow again.

At first glance, it seemed that someone was nimbly climbing over the wall of her house, and then with a light leap, he landed silently in the yard.

Even the chickens and sheep in the chicken coop and sheepfold in the yard were not alarmed!

Xia Juanjuan's heart tightened, and she shouted in a trembling voice: "Who!"

Unexpectedly, the man was agile and reached her in two steps. Then he quickly dodged the stick in her hand and covered her mouth.

The big hand was so cold that Xia Juanjuan couldn't help but shiver.

"Hush! Stop shouting, it's me!"

Xia Juanjuan widened her eyes. Who else could it be if not Li Zhan?

When Li Zhan saw that she recognized him, he loosened his grip on her mouth and called out, "Wife."

Xia Juanjuan was speechless.

"If you want to go home, just go home. Why don't you go through the front door instead of climbing over the wall?"

Xia Juanjuan quickly pulled him into the house, complaining in a low voice.

There were stubbles of snow on Lizhan's military coat and hat. He chuckled twice and said nothing.

I went to the kang and looked at the triplets who were sleeping soundly. I couldn't help but change the subject: "These three kids are so big now? Oh... It feels like it was just yesterday when they asked me to call them dad. In a blink of an eye, they have grown so big..."

However, Xia Juanjuan had actually guessed it.

It was already past two in the morning. If I knocked on the door, it would make a lot of noise and wake up the whole family.

"Don't change the subject. If you climb over the wall and come in, don't you still have to knock on the door? Are you planning to stay in the yard for the night?"

Xia Juanjuan unhappily pulled him to the coal stove and let him sit down to warm himself by the fire. She then poured the hot water in the thermos into a rubber hot pack and stuffed it into Lizhan's hands to warm them.

Dark red rubber heat packs that look like small pillows are a feature of this era. Xia Juanjuan bought several of them.

Xia Shuangshan was given one, while Lin Yuru and Xiaowen slept together, so there were two. In her room, she was with the younger triplets, so there were also two.

The other one is this, which is used to warm your hands.

Every night, I would pour hot water from the coal stove into it and place it next to my feet to warm my feet and quilt.

Li Zhan didn't dare to say that he was thinking of staying in the kitchen for the night and talking in the morning.

Anyway, when they were on missions before, it was common for them to sleep in even harsher environments than this.

"Tomorrow, I'll go to the county town to get some cement and stick some glass fragments on the top of our yard wall. The wall is too easy to climb down now. It's not safe for you and your mother alone at home."

Xia Juanjuan: “…”

Wasn't he the first one to climb over the wall? And he climbed over his own wall.

"Are you sure? If there are glass fragments stuck in there, wouldn't it be difficult for you to climb over the wall in the future?" Xia Juanjuan said dimly.

Lizhan didn't react for a moment, and said with a smile: "That's not enough, a few pieces of glass can't stop me...wife, ahem...what I mean is...I will definitely come in through the front door in the future, and never climb over our wall again!"

Xia Juanjuan glanced at him and said, "That's better! Really, you come home and act like a thief. If the villagers knew about this, they would laugh to death!"

Lizhan chuckled guiltily.

Xia Juanjuan asked him if he had eaten and said she wanted to cook for Li Zhan, but Li Zhan hugged her and told her to get into the quilt quickly.

"It's so cold, don't bother. Get under the quilt quickly, the heat you have saved is gone. I had dinner in the county town last night before leaving, so I'm still full!"

In fact, he got off the train at the county train station and rushed home without stopping, just eating some dry food on the way.

After hearing this, Xia Juanjuan felt really cold, so she quickly got into bed. She couldn't help but feel distressed and complained: "If it's already late when you get to the county town, you can stay in the county town guesthouse for one night and come back early tomorrow morning. Why do you have to rush back overnight..."

Li Zhan smiled and said, "I just miss you and the children, don't I?"

As he said this, he took off his military coat and the military outer coat and trousers underneath, then lifted Xia Juanjuan's quilt and tried to get in.

Xia Juanjuan blushed, but still moved closer to the bed to make room for him.

The family had just made a new cotton quilt, so she could still make a new quilt, but that would mean it would be cold. After running for most of the night, she would have to warm the quilt herself. She couldn't bear to do that...

Li Zhan hugged Xia Juanjuan from behind, lay down, sighed with satisfaction, and said with a smile: "It's better to go home."

Isn't this what a happy life is like, with a wife, children, and a warm bed?

Not long after she lay down, Xia Juanjuan felt Li Zhan's hand reaching from the back of her waist, lifting her pajamas, and groping all the way to the front.

"Well... don't... the children are still asleep..." Xia Juanjuan was a little numb, and she grabbed his hand from outside her clothes and protested slightly.

Li Zhan kissed her on the back of the neck, unbuttoned her clothes, and said with a smile: "How old are they? They won't understand even if they wake up."

Xia Juanjuan also wanted it, so she blushed and did not stop him, letting him do what he wanted...

…

The two of them stopped panting, and the quilt felt almost hot.

Li Zhan then asked, "By the way, why did you send me a telegram asking me to return quickly? Is there something wrong at home?"

He rushed back, on the one hand because he missed her and the children, and on the other hand because Xia Juanjuan's letter made him worried.

After hearing this, Xia Juanjuan turned around, looked at him hesitantly, and said, "Nothing is wrong at home, everything is fine. But there is something about you..."

"About me? About what about me?" Li Zhan was a little confused.

Xia Juanjuan hesitated for a moment, then said, "About your background..."

When Li Zhaodi, Liu Lan, Li Qiang and others were making a fuss in front of Li's father's grave, many people in the village came to watch the fun, so this matter definitely could not be kept secret.

Rather than letting him hear it from someone else tomorrow, it would be better to tell him in person.

"On New Year's Eve, your eldest sister invited your younger brother back to her parents' home."

Li Zhan widened his eyes and asked, "Big sister is back?"

Xia Juanjuan nodded and said, "My eldest sister said that you are not actually a child of the Li family, but a couple who fostered you in the Li family. Also, Liu Lan is not the biological mother of my third brother and eldest brother and sister. My father-in-law met her on the way to escape famine. Naturally, she is even less likely to be your biological mother. And your second brother Li Qiang, he is the son brought up by Liu Lan, but he is not a child of the Li family..."

As Xia Juanjuan spoke, she observed Li Zhan's expression, but found that Li Zhan was abnormally calm. He did not show the surprise, doubt, or helplessness that she had imagined.

Lizhan looked at her calmly, even with a hint of smile, as she told him this big secret.

Xia Juanjuan realized it a little late, and at the same time, she felt that she was crazy for thinking like that.

But... after eliminating all possibilities, the answer that remains, no matter how bizarre it is, is the truth.