The cold wind was howling, and it was already the twelfth lunar month.
This year, Mu Huaixi and Xiaohui were going back to Northeast China for the Chinese New Year. Aunt Da Chu started packing her luggage early, packing a little bit every day, and gradually it was the New Year's Eve.
Mu Huaixi had taken leave early and asked Ying Mingcheng to buy a sleeper ticket, planning to set off early before the mountain was closed due to heavy snow.
It was difficult to ask for leave for Ying Mingcheng. Until the day before departure, she was not sure whether he could go back with her.
But he was able to send the three of them to the county town, and Mu Huaixi felt a little comforted. However, it was only when she was in the car that she realized she would be separated from him. She inevitably felt depressed and stared blankly out the window, ignoring the occasional curl of the lips of the people around her.
Ying Mingcheng held Wu Hui, who fell asleep as soon as he got on the bus, and from time to time he touched the four tickets in his pocket, waiting for Xiao Xi to lose her patience and ask him, but she just looked outside the bus, and didn't seem to care whether he could go back with him.
"......" Ying Mingcheng was a little hurt. He tugged at Xiao Xi's sleeve and asked in a muffled voice, "There are a lot of people on the bus during the New Year. Can you and Aunt Da Chu take the child with you?"
"Sure!" Aunt Da Chu answered loudly from the passenger seat. "Mingcheng, didn't you buy us a lower bunk and a middle bunk? I've planned it all out. We'll both take care of the kids on the lower bunk during the day. I'll sleep on the lower bunk with Xiaohui on the first night, letting Xiaoxi get some rest. We'll switch to the middle bunk the next day..."
"This, this, this is too hard," Ying Mingcheng didn't get Xiao Xi's answer, so he touched his nose and responded to Aunt Da Chu.
"It's hard, but there's nothing I can do about it." Mu Huaixi looked at him sadly and replied softly, "You can't go back..."
Ying Mingcheng just opened his mouth, wanting to say that he had asked for leave, but Mu Huaixi didn't give him a chance to speak. She reached out and shook his hand, saying firmly, "But it's okay. I understand. You're spending the New Year alone at the regiment headquarters, so you should take care of yourself."
"It's all about defending our country. I understand."
"......", Ying Mingcheng's heart that wanted to give her a surprise suddenly became guilty. He wanted to slap himself for yesterday. Why didn't he tell her earlier that he had asked for leave and insisted on asking her to "understand"?
He applied for leave late, and the best ticket he got was in a carriage away from them. Originally, Ying Mingcheng wanted to send them to the platform, find a chance to get on the train, and then find a chance to exchange tickets with the people in their carriage. Suddenly, he appeared in front of Xiaoxi and gave her a big surprise.
But now I feel that my plan is really terrible!
But Mu Huaixi had forced herself to understand him and praised him highly. He couldn't find an opportunity to tell the truth and could only keep it in his heart.
On the way to the county town, they passed through a village and had dinner in the village. While Aunt Da Chu was holding Xiaohui out to bask in the sun, Ying Mingcheng went to find his wife again.
"Xiao Xi, what if I get a leave?"
He found an opportunity to ask the question quietly, thinking that if Xiaoxi was happy, he would tell her the truth and take out the ticket to make her even happier.
Who would have thought that when Mu Huaixi heard him say that, she actually turned her head and started crying quietly. This made Ying Mingcheng panic and he quickly hugged her in his arms to comfort her, "Why, why are you crying?"
"Wuwuwu, Brother Cheng, I can't bear to leave you." Mu Huaixi couldn't bear it anymore. She threw herself into his arms, grabbed his clothes and started crying. Her tears fell on his military uniform, quickly soaking the grass green and turning it into dark blue.
Ying Mingcheng felt hot and bitter in his heart. He hugged her tighter and patted her back awkwardly, "Okay, okay, it's my fault."
"I've taken my leave. I'll go home with you this year!"
"Really?" Mu Huaixi raised her eyes in surprise, and saw him nod through her tearful eyes. Joy and grievance surged up her head. She wanted to hug him back, but she clenched her hands into fists and dropped them on his chest again and again. "You, you've gone too far! How could you lie to me, wuwuwuwuwuwu..."
Ying Mingcheng let her hit him for a few times. It didn't hurt anyway. Then he grabbed her hand and kneaded her red palm distressedly. "Okay, okay, I won't hurt you. I admit my mistake, I admit my mistake! You can punish me however you want, but don't hurt yourself."
Mu Huaixi still felt unsatisfied, so she reached out to pinch his waist, but her hand was blocked by the tense flesh on his waist.
"Why is it so hard!" Mu Huaixi glared at him viciously. There was no soft spot on this man's body. Even his cheeks had clear lines. There was no place to make a move.
Ying Mingcheng was amused, his eyes narrowed, he grabbed her hand and placed it on his arm, asking her to pinch it, "Calm down, calm down."
Mu Huaixi snorted. She would not be fooled. His arm was as hard as a rock, and it was her hand that hurt when he pinched it.
What made Mu Huaixi even more annoyed was that Ying Mingcheng was actually laughing too happily. This person has always been particular and would just smile a little in front of outsiders, but when he was in front of her, his true colors were revealed, and it was obvious that he was laughing at her.
"This is really unfair to me," Ying Mingcheng was really amused after hearing her accusation, "I do like to act pretentious in front of outsiders, but we are an old married couple, why should I hide anything in front of you? You can't even see me naked..."
Mu Huaixi didn't expect that he would become more and more outrageous. Seeing Aunt Da Chu coming up behind him, she quickly covered his mouth and warned him, "Don't talk nonsense outside!"
"Then you can tell me at home?" Ying Mingcheng couldn't help but want to tease her. After getting another eye roll, he restrained his smile and winked at her, "Don't expose me outside."
When Mu Huaixi saw that he turned around and became the mature and steady Captain Ying, she couldn't help rolling her eyes. Although she complained, she felt sweet in her heart.
If Ying Mingcheng came home and was as cold and stiff as he was when he led his troops, she would feel uncomfortable! The two of them had been husband and wife for two years now. Although they didn't have the tacit understanding of an old married couple, they were much more relaxed when getting along with each other than before.
She followed Ying Mingcheng towards the car, but she was thinking about his good points.
After a couple gets to know each other, they will tolerate each other's little tempers and share their joys, sorrows, anger and happiness with each other, but they are also prone to losing their sense of boundaries.
Ying Mingcheng would not do that. He liked to act politely outside, but he would not bring back the bad mood from work outside and let his loved ones bear his worst side.
He always feels relaxed when he comes home. Even if he is emotional, he will not vent it all on his family. He will help boil water, wash diapers and do housework. He is a good husband in the family compound.
The two have been married for so long and have never had a quarrel over anything, nor have they gone to Sister Yu's "small court" because of family conflicts. This is really rare.
"What are you thinking about? Get in the car?" Ying Mingcheng handed the child to Aunt Da Chu, and turned around to see her looking at him tenderly, her eyes full of attachment, and his heart couldn't help but soften.
As soon as he saw her, his heart softened. How could he possibly be in a bad mood?
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