After Zhao Huanhuan finished sweeping the yard, she was about to take the trash can out to empty it when Lin Yuan came out and took it from her with a smile. "Leave this kind of rough work to the men. Here, have a cup of hot tea to calm down."
After saying that, he shoved the teacup in his hand into Zhao Huanhuan's hand, picked up the trash can, and went out to take out the trash.
After Zhao Huanhuan stared blankly as he left, she looked down at the teacup in her hand and inexplicably felt that the tea smelled quite fragrant.
At noon, when the Zhao couple returned home from get off work, they found their daughter and son-in-law busy in the kitchen again.
"Huanhuan, Xiaolin, what are we having for dinner today?" Zhang Jinhua put on her slippers and walked towards the kitchen with a smile.
"Seeing that we had cabbage at home, we bought some tofu for a stew. Lin Yuan even fried the potatoes and tofu in oil; it smelled delicious," Zhao Huanhuan said with a smile.
She truly hadn't expected that Lin Yuan would even know how to make stew like this.
"Xiao Lin has really learned a lot of skills in the army." Zhang Jinhua praised her son-in-law with a smile. Turning around, she saw that her husband was already sitting comfortably at the table drinking tea, so she went over to him.
"Huanhuan, did you do the laundry this morning? Mom said she'd do it when she got back at noon!" Zhang Jinhua said to the kitchen.
Zhao Huanhuan responded, "We didn't go out this morning. We just tidied up the house and yard and did some laundry."
Lin Yuan's underwear and shorts had dried while they were cooking, and she had already put them on, afraid that her uncle and aunt would overthink things if they saw her underwear hanging outside when they came back.
When they went to buy tofu, they also bought steamed buns and Lin Yuanhui's dishes, which all four of them finished.
The couple went back for a nap. After thinking for a moment, Zhao Huanhuan called Lin Yuan into her bedroom.
"Go lie down for a while, I'll read a book," Zhao Huanhuan said to Lin Yuan.
Lin Yuan shook his head. "I'm not sleepy. Go lie down and rest for a while." After saying that, seeing that Zhao Huanhuan didn't move, he walked over to her, took her hand, pulled her to the bedside, settled her on the bed, opened the cabinet to get her a pillow, and said with a smile, "Sleep well, I'll watch over you!"
Zhao Huanhuan didn't struggle and let him arrange things for her. As she lay on the pillow, she could still smell his scent.
He's been sleeping on this pillow for two nights now, and she doesn't dislike the smell; in fact, it makes her feel somewhat at ease.
Lin Yuan randomly picked a book from the bookshelf, glanced at it, and saw it was an elementary school Chinese textbook. She opened a page and saw the crooked notes she had made back then.
He chuckled softly, moved the stool to the bedside, leaned back in the chair, and began to read the text aloud in a low voice.
His voice was so soothing and pleasant to listen to. Zhao Huanhuan was immediately captivated by his voice, and gradually found herself getting sleepy. Then, she slowly drifted off to sleep.
After reading a few lessons, Lin Yuan discovered that Zhao Huanhuan had fallen asleep.
He gently put down the book and sat quietly by the bed, staring blankly at her sleeping face.
He never expected that he would just stare at her sleeping face for an hour like an idiot.
It wasn't until the Zhao couple got up to go to work that they realized their daughter and son-in-law weren't in the living room.
They knocked on the door to tell them they were going to work. Lin Yuan went to open the door and spoke to them in a low voice. They then discovered that Huanhuan was sleeping in bed, and Xiao Lin seemed to be reading a book at the table.
The couple felt a little awkward. "Xiao Lin, why don't you go and rest on the big bed for a while?"
"No need, Uncle and Aunt. I rarely take a nap at noon; I usually use it for studying." He only takes a nap to rest properly when he has intense training.
"Alright then, we're going to work." The couple said softly, then quietly closed the door and left.
But their voices still woke Zhao Huanhuan up.
She sat up groggily and looked at Lin Yuan who had walked back. "Did Mom and Dad go to work?"
Lin Yuan nodded, "Hmm, do you want to sleep a little longer?"
Zhao Huanhuan yawned and shook her head. "No, you come up and lie down for a while. I'm going to get some water!"
After saying that, she got off the ground, put on her slippers, and went out to find some water.
Lin Yuan remembered that Zhao Huanhuan wanted to drink water first thing after waking up, whether in the morning or at noon.
Zhao Huanhuan was still not fully awake. She sat on the sofa outside, holding a teacup, slowly drinking water. She was still thinking about how she had fallen asleep while listening to him read the text.
Finally, she concluded that Lin Yuan's voice had a calming effect.
Lin Yuan came out and sat down next to her, patting her shoulder. "If you're still sleepy, lean on my shoulder and rest for a bit?"
Zhao Huanhuan looked at his reliable-looking shoulder and slowly leaned against it.
"Lin Yuan, have you noticed? Your voice has a soothing effect. I fall asleep listening to you read the text." Zhao Huanhuan leaned against him, feeling quite comfortable, and moved closer to him as well.
Yes, I need to cultivate my feelings for him, starting now. Leaning on this shoulder is really comfortable.
Zhao Huanhuan felt so comfortable that she became sleepy again.
Lin Yuan listened to her words with a gentle and doting expression, and reached out to take the teacup from her hand. "Is that so? Let me recite a few more ancient poems for you?"
After asking but receiving no response, he turned around and found that Zhao Huanhuan had fallen asleep again.
Lin Yuan chuckled. Who was it that just said they weren't going to sleep?
Worried that she might be uncomfortable sleeping like that, he put the teacup aside, slowly stretched out his arm, gently pulled her close, and let her lean against his chest to make her more comfortable.
Unexpectedly, he himself fell asleep because he had the warm and cozy Zhao Huanhuan in his arms.
When he woke up, he found Zhao Huanhuan sitting next to him, looking embarrassed, drinking water.
Seeing that he was awake, Zhao Huanhuan, her ears slightly red, said "I'm sorry," then put on her coat and shoes, said "I'm going to the bathroom," and ran off.
Lin Yuan glanced silently at her back. Was the little girl shy?
He stood up and stretched his stiff body, then returned to Zhao Huanhuan's bedroom and lay down on the bed to stretch.
Afterwards, he sat up and sat at the table. Seeing the letter paper on the table, he suddenly had a whim to write a letter to Zhao Huanhuan.
After he leaves, she can look at the letter he left for her, so she can understand him and miss him.
He feared that a year apart would be too long, and by the time he returned, Huanhuan, who had never loved him, would have fallen in love with someone else.
He marked the first letter with a number. When they went out, he bought more envelopes and asked his mother to give them to Huanhuan in order, one every few days, so that she wouldn't forget him.
Zhao Huanhuan was gone from the bathroom for a while. When she came back, she went into her parents' bedroom with a mysterious look on her face, and then went out again.
Lin Yuan had already put away the two letters she had written, but seeing that she had left again, she wrote another one.
When Zhao Huanhuan returned, she sat silently on the sofa, lost in thought, her face still somewhat pale.
"What's wrong, Huanhuan?" Lin Yuan was taken aback when she saw Huanhuan's strange state after putting away the letter and quickly went over to ask.
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