At night, in the new house, Zhao Huanhuan lay alone on the kang (a heated brick bed), wearing the cool tank top and shorts that she had secretly bought for Lin Yuan that day, her toes dangling back and forth, humming a song!
The record player on the cabinet is playing a song by Professor Ma Yutao:
"Horse, slow down! Hey, slow down..."
In the courtyard, Aunt Chu and Uncle Lin sat enjoying the cool air. The elderly couple were worried, but they didn't want to go in and disturb Zhao Huanhuan.
Today was supposed to be a joyous day, Huanhuan and Lin Yuan's wedding night, a truly blissful moment. But alas, Lin Yuan is gone.
He received a telegram from the army in the afternoon, urging him to return as soon as possible.
Aunt Chu sighed and said, "What do you mean by this? Huanhuan has been wronged. Won't our in-laws resent our family?"
Uncle Lin shook his head. “National affairs are of utmost importance. Your in-laws are sensible people, and Huanhuan is a sensible child. Don’t worry.”
Aunt Chu shook her head and sighed inwardly, "Old man, you don't understand. This wedding night is not like any other occasion."
Lin Yuan didn't know how he told Huanhuan, but before leaving, he only told the old couple that he would first see his relatives back to Shanglin City, and he would see how things went with his own affairs.
But the elderly couple thought that Lin Yuan must have gone to the station to exchange her ticket and left directly.
Hearing Huanhuan playing music alone in the room, the two felt uneasy. They wondered if Huanhuan was secretly crying and afraid that they would hear her crying outside.
Wow, what a coincidence!
Just as the two elderly people were getting anxious, they saw a figure pushing a bicycle into the yard.
Hmm? Lin Yuan?
The elderly couple stood up in disbelief. Hadn't the boy left?
Inside the room, Zhao Huanhuan listened to music, ate sunflower seeds, and thought about Lin Yuan.
As the original text says, the telegram arrived.
After seeing the telegram, Lin Yuan pulled her back into the house. He didn't say anything, just hugged her and kissed her passionately for a while, then whispered, "Wait for me to come back," and left.
Zhao Huanhuan wasn't really sad; she just told him to be careful when he went out.
Now that she's married to him, she'll definitely wait patiently for him to come back!
She must not become like Yang Man in the original book, who had affairs with other people and ruined the Lin family and him.
Even if she didn't love him, she wouldn't hurt him, let alone now that she has fallen for him.
Lin Yuan is a very good man. It's hard for anyone not to like him after spending a lot of time with him!
While eating sunflower seeds, Zhao Huanhuan wondered if her parents should be back in Yuancheng by now.
I wonder what time Lin Yuan managed to buy a train ticket back to his unit!
I heard him say before that there is a direct bus every day at 10:30 am. I wonder if he bought a ticket with a transfer?
He must have been very anxious about things in the army. Before leaving, he only took out a crossbody bag, his wallet, and a stack of things. It seems he didn't take a large bag or a change of clothes!
Will he come back to get it later?
Just as Zhao Huanhuan was thinking about this, the record finished playing. Zhao Huanhuan got up and changed to another one to sing, "Why are the flowers so red!"
It's so late, and Yan Yan hasn't come to talk to me yet. I guess she's out playing with Qiu Yi and the others and hasn't come back yet.
After the banquet in the afternoon, a group of educated youth went out to play together, and Qiu Yi also took Wenyan with him.
Therefore, Wenyan and the others were unaware that Lin Yuan had left and that Zhao Huanhuan was the only one in the new house.
Otherwise, Wenyan would definitely stay and keep me company.
After changing the record, Zhao Huanhuan went back to lie down and continue eating sunflower seeds and listening to music, waiting for Wenyan to return.
When Yan Yan comes back, she will definitely come to see me, and she will definitely sleep with me tonight.
Zhao Huanhuan was happily waiting when she suddenly heard the door open. She thought it was Wen Yan returning, so she turned to look at the door, but to her surprise, it was Lin Yuan who came in!
Zhao Huanhuan: ? ? ?
Startled, she sat up abruptly, looking at him in surprise. Why was he back again?
Lin Yuan hadn't expected such a big surprise as soon as she entered the door.
He kept riding his bicycle as fast as he could along the way, afraid that his wife would be unhappy, afraid that when he came back he would see a crying or resentful girl.
But to his surprise, when he opened the door, he saw his new wife, whom he was getting married to that day, wearing a tank top and shorts, showing off her slim waist and belly button, swinging her toes and eating sunflower seeds to greet him.
Lin Yuan, who never expected to see such a scene, blushed immediately. She quickly closed the door and then awkwardly walked to the table, took off her backpack, and slowly took off her coat.
He put on his slippers and slowly turned to look at Zhao Huanhuan.
Zhao Huanhuan blushed as well; she hadn't expected Lin Yuan to come back halfway!
In the original book, didn't he leave in the afternoon and never come back?
How come it's my turn now? He actually came back?
Seeing him turn around, Zhao Huanhuan instinctively pulled the blanket next to her to cover her legs and waist, coughed lightly, and said, "You...you didn't leave? Why are you back?"
Hearing this, Lin Yuan raised an eyebrow and looked at her with a deep gaze. "So, you thought I went straight back to the army, which is why you're dressed so lightly? And not because you were waiting for me, which is why you're dressed like this?"
Zhao Huanhuan: ......
She opened her mouth, but couldn't utter a single word in rebuttal. She couldn't say no, but she also couldn't say yes.
Seeing that she didn't know what to say for a moment, Lin Yuan covered her forehead and laughed. She sat on the edge of the kang (a heated brick bed), with one leg on the ground and the other bent back on the kang. Facing Zhao Huanhuan, she supported herself on the kang with one hand and leaned towards Zhao Huanhuan.
"Wait for me a moment, I'm going to wash up, I'll be back to keep you company in a bit." His voice was gentle, and his eyes were filled with doting affection.
Zhao Huanhuan's heart was pounding faster and faster under her gaze. Did this mean she wasn't leaving tonight?
She suddenly felt a little nervous.
After Lin Yuan finished speaking, she took a bag from the cabinet and left the room.
Aunt Chu and Uncle Lin were in the courtyard at that moment. When they saw Lin Yuan come out quickly, they hurried forward and asked, "Yuan'er, are you not leaving tonight?"
Lin Yuan nodded, "Yes, Mom, I went to the station to buy a ticket. I bought a ticket for tomorrow to go to Yuancheng and then from Yuancheng to the military base."
“I also told my parents-in-law about the situation. I’ll come back after things are settled at the military base and make a special trip to visit my relatives. This mission is urgent, so there’s no other way. My parents-in-law understand and have agreed.”
To avoid worrying her parents, Lin Yuan explained the situation to them.
"Oh, that's good. What time do you change cars over there?" Aunt Chu asked.
"After arriving at the station, I'll wait for a little over an hour. The train to Yuancheng departs at 1:30 PM. As long as the train to Yuancheng isn't delayed by an hour, I should be able to catch it. I won't leave the station once I arrive," Lin Yuan said.
"Oh, that's fine then. I've sent Huanhuan to Yuancheng, but you didn't go to your father-in-law's house for the homecoming, which is a bit unfair to Huanhuan!" Aunt Chu sighed.
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