Even though Yu Honglei's mother came to the army, she didn't cause much of a stir. Yu Honglei was already married, and military marriages are not easily dissolved. Moreover, his wife was the head nurse of the General Hospital of the Army, and she had a serious work attitude, which was praised by even the division commander and political commissar.
His mother insisted that Yu Honglei and Xiao Hong were engaged, and that Yu Honglei's failure to fulfill the marriage agreement was considered indecent.
When these words came out, everyone in the family compound, including the political commissar, was astonished. They had seen people who were biased, but they had never seen anyone drive their own son to his death.
Yu Honglei denies the existence of this marriage.
Whether he was engaged or not, the people in his hometown knew best. Since his grandparents passed away, and after he joined the army, he had only returned to visit his deceased family members' graves a few times during his family visit leave in the past eleven years.
Yu Honglei's mother said that she was the one who arranged this marriage for the two of them.
Then it's even less likely that they'll admit it.
Arranged marriages are unacceptable; they are outdated feudal customs. Is Yu Honglei's mother going against the grain?
With this label pinned on him, his mother was completely helpless and could only slink away from the army with Xiao Hong, fearing that if she hesitated even a moment longer, she wouldn't be able to return to her hometown.
Lin Xiaoxiao learned about the subsequent developments from Qin Yushen.
After returning home, Yu Honglei's mother probably suffered a lot of cold shoulders and started to remember Yu Honglei's good qualities. She frequently wrote letters to Yu Honglei and his wife to apologize and talk about how hard she had worked over the years.
She certainly had a hard life, but when she remarried, she took all the money and food from her family with her. Yu Honglei and the two elderly people almost starved to death. Yu Honglei had an even harder life than her.
The intention to reconcile couldn't be clearer.
Yu Honglei ignored her completely, never replying to any of the letters she sent, and went about his own little life, living happily every day.
Good news came within two months.
Lin Xiaoxiao was happy for the two of them. When she learned that his wife was pregnant, she packed some things and asked Qin Yushen to take them to the army base.
After receiving the gift, Yu Honglei's wife asked her mother to embroider a pair of tiger-head shoes for An'an as a return gift.
The craftsmanship is excellent; An'an wore those shoes on her first birthday.
An'an, who is one year old, can already call "daddy" and "mommy" very clearly and accurately. She can walk while holding onto things, and can stand for more than ten seconds without holding on. She can also express her emotions very well.
The most obvious sign is that he can no longer be kept in a small room.
Sometimes when Lin Xiaoxiao puts him on the sofa, the little guy will slide off the sofa in the blink of an eye, grab onto something, and run around the room. If there's nothing to hold onto, he'll crawl.
In short, he's very mischievous.
"Anbao, Daddy already fed you half a banana this morning, you can't have any more today." Lin Xiaoxiao nimbly grabbed the little guy's chubby hand that was eager to try.
"Eat." An'an pointed to the bananas on the table, her eyes filled with longing.
"You can't eat it." Lin Xiaoxiao refused his plea, "Eating too much will give you diarrhea."
An'an jumped onto her, habitually using her charm, looking at her with her big, pleading eyes, "Mommy~"
Lin Xiaoxiao picked him up, cold and ruthless, "Calling me 'Dad' won't help."
Last time, this little guy ate too many bananas, got diarrhea, and was sick for several days.
Lin Xiaoxiao does not advocate spoiling children. When it is necessary to be firm, one must be firm and teach them to know their limits, what they should and should not do, which must be taught from a young age.
"Mommy~" An'an gave Lin Xiaoxiao a quick kiss on the cheek.
Lin Xiaoxiao pinched his little nose and said helplessly, "This trick only works on your dad, grandma, and grandpa, it won't work on me."
An'an sighed.
His nonchalant demeanor was somewhat amusing.
"Dad will be back soon. He'll make you something delicious later. You can have the bananas tomorrow," she said softly.
Hearing "Dad," An'an nodded happily, clapped her little hands, and said, "Dad, eat."
Lin Xiaoxiao played with his toys for a while, but half an hour passed and Qin Yushen still hadn't returned. She glanced at the time; he usually came back around this time.
What's going on today?
However, she didn't take it to heart, assuming that there was some unresolved matter in the military.
Another half hour passed, and still no sign of him. Lin Xiaoxiao took An'an to her parents' house next door for dinner. It was already dark when Qin Yushen returned.
An'an was already asleep, her little belly rising and falling with her breathing.
"Have you eaten?" Lin Xiaoxiao didn't ask him why he came back so late. Seeing his tense expression, she asked him if he had eaten.
"I've eaten." Qin Yushen stretched out his long arm, put his arm around her waist, and sat her on the sofa. The two leaned against each other, waiting for the other to speak.
Two minutes later, Lin Xiaoxiao looked up and asked, "Are we going on another mission?"
She couldn't think of any other reason besides this.
Qin Yu closed his eyes and said, "Hmm, I don't know how long it will take."
Lin Xiaoxiao suddenly had a flash of inspiration, as if she had thought of something, and straightened up, "The border battlefield?"
Qin Yushen opened his eyes, a fleeting look of unease crossing them. He stared intently into her eyes, "Wife, you..."
You could tell from his expression that he had guessed it.
Lin Xiaoxiao chuckled and leaned against his chest, saying sweetly, "Isn't this great? This is our first real collaboration."
The atmosphere froze. Qin Yu lowered his eyes, his long, slender, white fingers, calloused from years of work, idly stroking her chin. His cold face was expressionless, and even Lin Xiaoxiao had no idea what he was thinking.
"Husband..." Lin Xiaoxiao suddenly sensed something was wrong and tried to get up and slip away, supporting herself on his chest.
The next second, a large hand gripped her waist and pulled her forcefully towards him, causing Lin Xiaoxiao to fall back down.
Qin Yushen captured her lips precisely. The cool touch made Lin Xiaoxiao flinch, but she still responded. After an unknown amount of time, the man lovingly touched her face, his voice slightly hoarse, "The battlefield is dangerous. I don't want you to go."
The battlefield is more dangerous than anywhere else; guns and cannons have no eyes, stray bullets fly everywhere, and the slightest carelessness...
"Besides, if we all leave, An'an will make a fuss."
He wanted to use An'an to keep her here. It was selfish of him to do so, but he was willing to do anything as long as she was safe.
Lin Xiaoxiao raised her eyebrows and patted his chest. "Don't you know my abilities? If you can go, I can go too. As for An'an... we're reassured because her parents and great-uncle are taking care of her."
Qin Yu remained silent for a long time.
The two snuggled on the sofa, and Lin Xiaoxiao played with his fingers.
"You absolutely have to go?" Qin Yushen looked at her, his brows furrowing involuntarily, his eyes filled with worry.
"We absolutely have to go." Lin Xiaoxiao nodded.
Seeing him lower his eyes, she sighed, put her arms around his neck, and whispered, "Okay, think about something happy. Once the situation stabilizes, we'll spend more time with An'an as she grows up. When An'an is a little older, we'll have a second child. Didn't you want a daughter...?"
Qin Yushen pulled her into his arms, listening to her joyfully dream about the future. His worries hadn't subsided, but he couldn't help but smile.
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