Chapter 17 Utter Regret
Qin Lie's heart was in turmoil, and he wished he could rush to Lu Mingyue and ask her for an explanation, but he knew that doing so would be tantamount to revealing the fact that he could hear people's thoughts.
“I know you’re anxious, but Mingyue can’t find out about this.”
Huo Zheng succinctly explained to him the seriousness of the matter.
Through his observation of the system and Lu Mingyue over this period of time, he discovered that the two complemented each other and were indispensable. It seemed that they had signed some kind of confidentiality agreement and could not be discovered by others. If they were discovered, the mission might end on the spot.
To avoid alerting the enemy, Huo Zheng kept silent and pretended that nothing had happened.
In conversations with Lu Mingyue, try to avoid mentioning related topics; only in this way can the conversation continue in the long run.
Since Lu Mingyue chose to marry him, it means that the two of them are destined to be together.
As her husband, as long as Lu Mingyue doesn't do anything to betray the country, he will do everything in his power to protect her.
"Was that...that feeling real?"
Qin Lie's eyes were filled with anticipation as he listened to Lu Mingyue's thoughts; this matter had already caused quite a stir.
He doesn't dare to imagine what would happen if the child really wasn't his biological child.
Huo Zheng looked directly at Qin Lie and said sympathetically, "Based on what I've learned about her over this period of time, what she said is basically true."
In other words, Qin Lie's current child is not his biological child.
Qin Lie was greatly shocked and staggered away.
Lu Mingyue glanced in the direction he had walked and asked Huo Zheng, "Comrade Qin, is something urgent? You're walking in such a hurry."
As soon as she finished speaking, Qin Lie crashed straight into a tree.
The fruit fell from above and hit him on the head, which brought him back to his senses.
Huo Ming and his sister exchanged a glance. Had Uncle Qin gone mad?
Everyone else left, and now only one family remained standing outside.
Huo Zheng said, "Let's go home."
He walked to the door, pushed it open but couldn't get it open, and found it was locked from the inside.
He frowned slightly. Could it be that Aunt Sun didn't come today?
He turned to his son and asked, "Didn't Grandma Sun come over today?"
Leilei shook his head, "He didn't come, and he didn't come yesterday either."
Huo Zheng's eyes flashed with surprise. He hadn't come over for two days. Had the two children eaten?
He quickly picked up his son to check and found that his stomach was flat.
He gritted his teeth, his eyes flashing with anger.
What a terrible Aunt Sun! She treats the children like this while he's not home.
If he hadn't returned in time, they might have been tormented in some way.
Huo Zheng felt immense regret for leaving the two children at home. He should have taken them out to see the world instead.
After obtaining Yao Yao's consent, Lu Mingyue took her little hand.
Seeing Huo Zheng's series of actions, I guessed that the children probably hadn't eaten.
"What other food do we have at home? I'll cook and you can boil water. After we eat, we'll wash the two kids."
The two children had clean, white faces, but their bodies were covered in sawdust and dirt, and their heads were covered in leaves.
Even if they are cute, they still can't be unhygienic.
Lu Mingyue loves cleanliness, so the children also have to clean up.
Huo Zheng is usually busy with his work in the military camp and sometimes goes out on missions, so he is not very familiar with things at home. Therefore, he couldn't remember what Lu Mingyue was talking about for a moment.
"Never mind, I'll go see it myself. You go chop wood and boil water."
Looking at his thoughtful expression, Lu Mingyue guessed that this person probably didn't know what was in the house either.
She gently shook the little girl's hand beside her and said softly, "Yaoyao, can you take me to the kitchen?"
She has a pleasant voice, is beautiful, and has a friendly personality, which easily wins the favor of children.
Yao Yao nodded emphatically and took her hand, leading her towards the kitchen.
The courtyard where the Huo family lived was quite large, even larger than the area on the sand and stone island itself.
In the early stages of construction, the area was sparsely populated. Considering that people came from all over the country with their families, the construction area was quite large from a practical point of view.
Although most of the houses are single-story, they are all independent and there is no need to worry about disturbing each other.
Upon entering, there is a large open space on both sides, with the outhouse located near the south corner.
Lu Mingyue took the opportunity to go and take a look, and breathed a slight sigh of relief. Fortunately, there was a separate shower room and toilet, so there was no need to worry about the two most important issues.
She was pleasantly surprised to find that the ground was entirely paved with cement, which made her even more satisfied.
Near the north side of the courtyard wall is a row of single-story houses, with a total of five rooms, including a living room and a bedroom.
There is a kitchen on the east side of the yard, and a separate room on the west side for storing some odds and ends.
There was a large stove in the yard, and Huo Zheng took his son to chop firewood and boil water.
In order to retain people, the family compound has relatively complete infrastructure, and even a unified water supply.
Led by Yao Yao, Lu Mingyue went to the kitchen.
When I opened the cabinet, I was stunned. There was nothing inside except for half a bag of flour.
Even a skilled cook can't cook without rice; what can you do with just half a bag of flour?
She stood in the yard with her hands on her hips, looking somewhat melancholy, when suddenly her eyes noticed a splash of red under the lush green vegetable trellis.
Yes, she could make a tomato and dumpling soup.
Let's get right to it.
She searched around the vegetable garden and picked two tomatoes and three cucumbers.
I don't know how Huo Zheng takes care of the vegetables at home. They only grow leaves and not fruits. It took a lot of effort to find these vegetables.
When Lu Mingyue was picking vegetables, Yao Yao followed her around like a little tail.
Remembering that she had gifts for the two children in her package, Lu Mingyue took them out and handed them to her first, saying, "This is a gift for Mingyao."
Yao Yao stared wide-eyed in surprise, unable to believe the exquisite and beautiful hair clip in front of her.
Is this really hers?
At this age, she already knows how to care about her appearance. Sometimes she envies the other children in the residential compound who have pretty hair ties and hair clips.
But she never asked her father to buy it for her, because she knew that her father was already very busy taking care of her and her brother, and he also had to go on missions to support the family.
She couldn't, and didn't want to, add to her father's troubles.
Lu Mingyue glanced at her frizzy hair and said, "After you shower, I'll dry your hair and tie it up for you, okay?"
Yao Yao nodded emphatically: "Thank you, new mom!"
The little girl had little awareness of her mother; she envied others who had their mothers with them.
Therefore, compared to her brother, she was not as resistant to her new mother, especially since the gift Lu Mingyue gave her was so thoughtful and she liked it even more.
Lu Mingyue didn't intend to force the children to change their way of addressing her. She wasn't a wicked witch; she just wanted things to happen naturally.
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