He Dongchuan and his team returned to Pingchuan Island on the last day of July.

The ship arrived in the morning, but because the army held a celebration party for them, the commander and the regiment commander took turns to talk to him after the party, and there were many things that needed to be dealt with in the camp, so he did not take a day off early like other participants in the competition.

But He Dongchuan was worried about his wife and children, so he did not work overtime at night and returned from the camp on time.

Su Ting heard the news of their return at noon. She knew that many people in the compound who had participated in the competition had returned, so she did not take the children out for lunch at around five o'clock as usual, but waited at home until a little after six o'clock.

He Yan had been going crazy all afternoon and was already hungry. He sat listlessly on the sofa and asked weakly, "Mom, will Dad come back? How long do we have to wait?"

Slowly, I started shouting, "I'm hungry~"

Su Ting raised her hand and looked at her watch: "Wait another five minutes."

He Yan said "oh", leaned back on the sofa and looked up at the ceiling. After a while, he turned around and asked, "Mom, how many minutes are left?"

"Only a minute has passed."

He Yan said "oh" again and turned his head back, but after sitting for a while, he asked again: "Now? How many minutes are left?"

"Not even half a minute has passed."

He Yan continued, repeating the same action, and after waiting for what seemed like a long time, he asked again, "Is five minutes up?"

Su Ting took off her watch and handed it to He Yan: "Till 6:15, check for yourself."

He Yan held up his watch, stared at it for a long time, and asked, "Mom, your watch is running so slowly, is it broken?"

Hearing the word "slow", he tilted his head and asked, "Slowly?"

"It means walking slowly, not slowly." He Yanzhen said.

"Slowly."

"yes……"

Su Ting was annoyed by the quarrel between the brother and sister, so she stood up and said, "Forget it, let's not wait any longer, let's go eat first."

"Then what about Dad?" He Yan was thinking about his father now.

"Maybe he ate it in the camp."

"Oh, that's right." He Yan reacted, picked up his lunch box and bowl and walked out.

She followed him quickly, stretched out her two short legs and tried to get off the sofa. But the sofa was a bit high for her, and she couldn't reach the ground after trying for a long time, and her mouth gradually drooped.

When Su Ting saw this, she immediately picked her up from the sofa, holding the lunch box in one hand and leading her out with the other.

But before they left the living room, the mother and daughter heard He Yan's surprised voice: "Dad!" As soon as he finished speaking, he ran in from outside and shouted excitedly, "Mom, Dad is back!"

"Dad, Dad!" Man Man also shouted and ran out with his short legs.

As soon as she ran out, a tall figure appeared outside the door, put down his military backpack, bent down and picked her up with one hand: "Hey, Dad is back."

Maybe because he was going to a competition and was in good condition, He Dongchuan did not look as untidy as when he came back from a mission or field training. Apart from some sweat on his forehead, he looked relatively fresh.

Su Ting looked him up and down, and seeing no injuries on his exposed skin, she smiled and said, "I thought you would eat in the camp tonight."

"That can't be possible. I haven't seen my wife and children for more than half a month. I have to go home for this meal." He Dongchuan said with a smile, kissed his daughter on the cheek and asked, "Do you miss your dad?"

Although she had slowly forgotten what happened a few months ago, she still didn't like being kissed on the cheek. She covered her cheeks and pouted as she looked at her dad. But the next second, she was distracted by He Dongchuan's question and said loudly, "I want to!"

He Dongchuan went to see his son again: "Where's Xiaoyan?"

He Yan usually misses his dad a lot, but when asked about it, he said shyly, "A little bit."

He Dongchuan smiled, reached out and rubbed his son's hair, then turned his head and asked Su Ting: "Are you guys going to eat?"

"Yes, I'll go get another lunch box." Su Ting said and turned to go to the kitchen.

"Then I'll go put the stuff down."

He Dongchuan put the lady down, picked up the military backpack at the door and walked into the master bedroom. Because the bottom of the backpack was a little dirty, he put it on the dressing table, unzipped it and took out a few things from it.

Su Ting came out of the kitchen without seeing him. She put everything in her hands on the dining table and went to the master bedroom.

As soon as I walked in, I saw him taking things out one by one. Two of them were toys, and the remaining one was in a box. I couldn't tell what it was. I smiled and asked, "Did you really bring us gifts?"

"We took advantage of the free time to go to the department store." He Dongchuan handed the long box to Su Ting, "See if you like it."

"What's in it?"

He Dongchuan kept it a secret and said, "You will know after you take a look."

"It's quite mysterious." Su Ting smiled, opened the box, and when she saw what was inside, she raised her eyes and asked with a smile, "Bracelet? Why did you think of buying this?"

"I saw it for sale in a department store..." He Dongchuan originally wanted to say that he bought it, but when he saw the smile on Su Ting's face, he changed his words to, "I bought it because I thought you would like it."

"I like it very much," Su Ting handed the box to He Dongchuan and ordered, "Put it on me."

He Dongchuan took the box, turned around and faced Su Ting, took out a silver bracelet from it, put it on her wrist, and then ran his hands down the chain and turned it over her wrist to buckle it.

“It seems a bit big.”

"Not much bigger." Su Ting lowered her hand, and the bracelet slid down with it, and then got stuck at the joint, "It fits well."

He Dongchuan looked down at Su Ting's right hand. The silver color gathered and hung at her wrist, making her wrist look even slimmer and her skin look whiter.

He Dongchuan reached out, grasped her wrist and the bracelet in his palm, pulled it to his lips, bent down and kissed the inside of her wrist, and whispered, "It looks very nice."

Obviously he didn't say anything inappropriate, but Su Ting felt dry mouth for no reason. Thinking of the children who were still outside, she tried to twitch her wrist, but it didn't twitch.

At this moment, He Yan's voice came from outside: "Dad, Mom, are you okay?"

"Right away!" Su Ting replied quickly, and then said to He Dongchuan, "The children are waiting anxiously."

He Dongchuan hummed, let go of Su Ting's hand as if nothing had happened, bent down to pick up the toys he brought for the two children, and asked her out of the blue as she walked out, "Do you remember the agreement we made on the morning I left?"

Su Ting almost slipped and pretended to be stupid and asked, "What agreement?"

He Dongchuan opened his mouth, his eyes glanced at He Yan who was peeking out of the door, and changed the subject: "I brought toys for you and your sister." He walked around the bed to the door and handed the toys to He Yan.

Although He Yan was extremely hungry, he could bear such a small amount of hunger with his toy. He immediately hugged the toy and shouted happily, "Thank you, Daddy!"

He Dongchuan nodded: "Go and dismantle it yourselves. I have something to say to your mother."

"I understand!" He Yan said loudly, holding the toy and taking his sister to the sofa.

He Dongchuan closed the door and turned to look at Su Ting: "Did you really forget?"

"I haven't forgotten everything." Su Ting wisely changed her words.

He Dongchuan raised his eyebrows: "Oh? Then what did you remember?"

Su Ting looked around and said, "It's time to eat now. Isn't it inappropriate to talk about this?"

"I'm afraid you'll owe me money tonight, so I have to make it clear now."

"When it comes to cheating, can I cheat better than you?" Su Ting couldn't help but complain. She was regretting it now. If she had known that he could really get the first place, she would definitely not have said such arrogant words.

"It seems that you really want to default on the debt. That won't work. You have to compensate me." He Dongchuan walked up to Su Ting and said with his head slightly lowered.

Su Ting laughed angrily: "I don't intend to really owe you money, but you can't even think about it? I think you are the rogue."

"Shall we go to bed early tonight?"

There was no transition between He Dongchuan's first and second sentences. Su Ting was confused for a moment: "What?"

"You're not going to really cheat, are you? Then let's go to bed early tonight. Tomorrow is Sunday, so we can catch up on some sleep."

"What if I plan to cheat?"

He Dongchuan showed Su Ting his neat white teeth: "If you want to have dinner in bed."

The situation was stronger than the person, Su Ting chose to bow her head: "I still want to eat in the cafeteria."

"Then let's go to bed early tonight?"

"We agreed on five hours, what difference does it make if I go to bed early or late?"

"I won two first places, shouldn't I get a little extra time?"

Su Ting raised her eyes and glared at him: "No!"

"Who can't?"

Su Ting no longer had the arrogance she had more than half a month ago. She said timidly, "Are you not satisfied with me?"

"Why not? I think you are pretty good."

He Dongchuan leaned close to Su Ting's ear and whispered something inappropriate for children. Her face turned red. Finally, she pushed him away in anger and said, "Hurry up and eat!"

After achieving his goal, He Dongchuan was easy to talk to. He let Su Ting push him out. When he passed the dining table, he picked up the lunch box on it and shouted to the brother and sister on the sofa, "Let's go and eat."

He Yan held the new toy car and asked, "Can I take it to dinner?"

"I want Honghong." Manman said, her toy is red.

"If you're not afraid of losing it, take it with you."

He Yan was really afraid. After all, it was a new toy car and he hadn’t even warmed it up in his hands yet. He said angrily, “Then I’ll play with it when I get back.”

Gradually, he learned everything from his brother. When he saw that his brother didn't take the toy car, he put down the toy in his hand and said, "Come back and play."

…

Su Ting and He Dongchuan stayed in the room for nearly half an hour. When they went out, it was already six forty. Many people in the courtyard had finished their meals and were standing in groups in the courtyard chatting.

He Dongchuan is now a celebrity in the compound. Wherever he goes, he attracts everyone's attention, and everyone comes to congratulate him.

He was quite proud in front of Su Ting, but appeared very calm in front of outsiders, without any trace of arrogance in his expression.

When everyone saw him like this, they respected him even more. Not everyone can do everything without getting upset.

They were treated the same way when they arrived at the cafeteria. Even the lady serving meals at the window smiled even brighter when she saw him, and the portions she served them were much larger than usual.

It was past the peak meal time, and there were few people in the cafeteria, so they chose a seat near the window. There were few people sitting around here, but soon after they got their food and sat down, not only their table, but also the tables around them were occupied.

There were both men and women sitting down, but they all had the same purpose: they all wanted to know about the competition and how he came to win first place.

There is nothing to keep secret about the competition. There are many reporters on the scene. In the past half month or so, internal newspapers of the military at all levels have reported the relevant news many times.

Therefore, He Dongchuan had nothing to hide. He told the leaders who came to the competition and how many spectators there were. However, when it came to his own competition, he spoke very briefly. He neither belittled his opponents nor exaggerated himself. He even said that he was lucky to win the first place.

Even though he said this, no one who heard him would think that he got the two first places by luck. There were so many elites participating in the competition, why didn't others have good luck, but he was the only one who was lucky?

They say he is too modest.

After asking about the competition, someone asked, "You won two first places this time. Did the army commend you?"

"The commendation ceremony will be held in a few days, and I don't know the details yet." He Dongchuan said. In fact, their team leader had informed him that this time there would not only be commendations, but also promotions.

Of course, the promotion was not just because of the competition. There was news about this at the beginning of the year. As long as he didn't make any mistakes at work, he would be promoted by the end of the year. The competition just brought the time forward.

But these things have not been announced yet, so He Dongchuan can't reveal too much. So when a military wife asked him if he could be promoted, he pretended to be helpless and said, "How would I know? I haven't received any news."

The meal lasted until around seven o'clock. It was completely dark outside and the lights were turned on in the cafeteria. The staff started to clean up the tables, chairs and benches before they left.

It wasn't just the canteen that had its lights on. Service-oriented units like the grain stations and supply and marketing cooperatives all got off work at around 7 or 8 o'clock. But except for the supply and marketing cooperative, which still had some people there, other units were deserted. The staff had already begun counting the inventory while waiting to get off work.

There weren't many people on the road, and most of them were going to their families' homes in a hurry. When they saw them, they just said hello and left. Occasionally, you could see children, usually in groups of two or three. Those going in the same direction as them had just returned from playing outside, while those going in the opposite direction were basically going to the supply and marketing cooperative to buy things.

The couple walked slowly with their child. It was a bit hot at first, but the wind suddenly became stronger when they reached the guardhouse.

This is a windy place. It is quite comfortable to stand here in the summer. The sea breeze is moist and you can feel a slight coolness when it blows across your cheeks. But it is a torture in the winter, as you will shiver with cold.

But now it is summer, and they just feel comfortable walking here.

He Yan even opened his arms, letting the sea breeze blow his clothes up, and looked up and asked, "Mom and Dad, can I stand here forever?"

Because there were always people at Gangting, He Dongchuan was very open-minded: "Okay, but we have to go back."

He held his daughter in his arms and walked without stopping. After a while, he and Su Ting entered the gate of the family compound together. He Yan squinted his eyes to feel the sea breeze. When he turned his head and saw their figures going away, he quickly put away his flying posture and trotted to catch up with them, shouting, "Wait for me!"

…

When they got home, He Dongchuan hurriedly urged the two children to wash up. When He Yan wanted to play with the toy car for a while, he was pushed into the bathroom with a tough attitude.

After the brother and sister finished taking a shower, Su Ting went into the bathroom, and He Dongchuan sent them and their toys to the second bedroom.

He Yan was dumbfounded: "You won't ask me to sleep with my sister at night?"

Man Man was very excited. He raised his hand and rubbed it upwards twice: "Let's sleep together!"

"I'm giving you a chance to take care of your sister," He Dongchuan said in a high-sounding manner, "Look at your sister, she knows how excited she is to sleep with you at night."

Although He Yan doesn't mind sleeping with his sister, he still asks: "What if my sister cries at night?"

"Can't you comfort me when I cry?"

"How can I coax her?" He Yan's face suddenly turned bitter. He had a clear understanding of himself.

He Dongchuan didn't want to be disturbed at night, so he reached out and touched the girl's head and negotiated with her: "Man Man, can you be a good boy tonight?"

Obviously, Manman had no clear understanding of herself. She looked up and said, "Manman, very good."

He Yan turned his head and made a face, thinking that no one would believe this!

But his father really believed it and said to him, "Just talk to him slowly and he will behave well in the evening."

"Dad!" He Yan was anxious. If his sister cried, he really couldn't comfort her!

He Dongchuan had no choice but to grit his teeth and said, "Well, if she starts to cry, you comfort her first, and then come to me if she can't be comforted. Considering the toy car I gave you, can you do this?"

He Yan looked down at the toy car and sighed: "Okay."

After agreeing, I remembered: "Dad, what are you going to do tonight?"

He Dongchuan coughed, tapped his son's head, and said seriously, "You are just a kid, why do you care so much? Remember, knock on the door first when you come over at night, and then talk after three knocks, understand?"

"I know!" He Yan curled his lips, feeling that his father was acting strange as soon as he came back.

After taking care of his son and daughter, He Dongchuan went back to his room to find clothes.

Just as he found the clothes, there was some movement in the bathroom. After a while, Su Ting came into the master bedroom holding her hair rope. He raised his eyebrows and smiled, "You took a shower so quickly today?"

"If you want me to wash it again, that's fine." Su Ting thought to herself, it doesn't matter whether she stretches her head or not, there's no need to waste time, and it's not painful for her.

He Dongchuan quickly said, "No, you are clean."

Such nice words could not move Su Ting. She glanced at He Dongchuan calmly, wiped her wet hair with a dry towel, sat in front of the dressing table and asked, "Man Man is in Xiao Yan's room?"

"Well, I'll let her sleep with her brother tonight."

Su Ting glanced sideways: "Okay?"

"What's wrong with that? She doesn't make any noise when she sleeps at night. She can close her eyes and sleep until late at night." If his daughter hadn't been so quiet when she slept, he wouldn't have dared to be so restless at night.

However, the young lady was growing up, and it was not a good idea to let her continue sleeping in the master bedroom. Otherwise, if she suddenly opened her eyes while they were doing something, it would be so scary.

Even if the child has no memory and may forget it when he opens his eyes, the two adults may still suffer from psychological trauma.

Especially his wife, she is thin-skinned. If he does this once, she won’t let him get close to her for at least half a month.

Seeing Su Ting thoughtful, He Dongchuan took the opportunity to put forward his own idea: "Man Man is already over one year old. It's not right for him to sleep in the same room with us all the time. So tonight I want to let the two siblings get used to it. If there are no major problems, I will just let Man Man sleep in the second bedroom from now on. What do you think?"

"Haven't you planned everything out?" Su Ting glanced at him.

He Dongchuan said sternly, "You are my leader. No matter how good my plan is, don't I need your approval?"

Su Ting did not answer, but asked calmly: "What do you mean by a big problem?"

"I gradually don't want to sleep with Xiaoyan anymore." In He Dongchuan's opinion, as long as the girl is willing to sleep in the second bedroom, everything will be fine.

"What if he starts to wet the bed and Xiaoyan doesn't want to sleep with his sister?"

He Dongchuan said shamelessly: "Then I will ask him to return the toy car to me."

Su Ting's eyes widened: "Could this be your ultimate purpose in buying a toy car for Xiao Yan?"

"How could that be? Do I look like that kind of person?" He Dongchuan denied it flatly.

Su Ting: Haha.

Although Su Ting did not give a direct answer, He Dongchuan understood her and knew that her attitude meant she agreed. He did not continue to linger in the room, but picked up his clothes and went to the bathroom to take a shower.

Before leaving, He Dongchuan turned on the electric fan and said to Su Ting, "You take your time to blow dry your hair. I'll be back soon."

"It's okay if you don't come back."

"That won't do." He Dongchuan said without further delay and really left the room.

He Dongchuan was quick. It only took him about ten minutes to wash his hair and take a shower. It also took him just over half an hour to take off his clothes.

After hanging the clothes, cleaning the bathroom, and opening the windows for ventilation, it was just past nine o'clock when he finished. He Dongchuan did not rush back to his room, but went to the second bedroom to urge the two children to go to bed.

In fact, she was already very sleepy, but it was the first time in her life that she slept with her brother in the second bedroom, and she had new toys, so she was a little excited. She sat on the bed, yawning and fiddling with it.

He Yan was not sleepy. He went to bed after 10 o'clock every day during the summer vacation, so he still had an hour left.

But He Dongchuan didn't care about all this. Su Ting would definitely not be able to feel at ease if the two children didn't sleep, so after he entered the second bedroom, he directly took the toys from the two children's hands and let them lie on the bed and close their eyes.

The two children did as they were told, but they kept talking. He Yan said he couldn't sleep, and then he added a little tail sentence, which made He Dongchuan frown: "Shut your mouths, you have fallen asleep by now."

"But I can't fall asleep even if I close my eyes." He Yan said with his eyes closed.

Continue to study slowly: "I can't sleep~"

He Dongchuan asked: "Do you need me to read to you?"

He Yan was silent for a moment and shook his head: "No need." He didn't want to listen to his father reading.

"Then shut up and go to sleep."

He Yan: “Oh.”

Slowly: "Oh."

After about ten minutes, the two children's breathing gradually slowed down. Knowing that they were asleep, He Dongchuan got up, turned off the lights, closed the door and went out.

In the master bedroom, Su Ting had blow-dried her hair and was fiddling with the bracelet he bought. When she heard the voice, she raised her head and asked, "Are the children asleep?"

"Fell asleep." He Dongchuan walked to the bedside and picked up his watch. "I coaxed her for half an hour."

Su Ting jokingly asked: "Are you sure it's coaxing, not coercion?"

"There's no way to coax her just by coaxing. The more you coax her, the more she'll want to go to the sky." He Dongchuan said frankly. He took off his shoes and got on the bed. He sat next to his wife and asked, "Do you like the bracelet I gave you so much?" He put emphasis on the word "I".

When Su Ting heard this, she knew that he was feeling proud, so she said, "You're overthinking. I was wondering how much this bracelet cost."

"Over a hundred."

"Where are the toys for the two children?"

"It's less than fifty in total."

"How much have you spent on meals recently?"

"Fifty or sixty."

Su Ting smiled and stretched out her hand: "Comrade He, do you remember what you forgot?"

"I remembered." He Dongchuan turned around and took out the military bag under the dressing table, took out a large stack of dolls and handed it to Su Ting.

Before they set off, Su Ting gave him 300 yuan. In more than half a month, he spent just over 200 yuan, but he still gave her more than 100 yuan. She took out four bills and gave them back to him: "Your pocket money."

"It's a lot." He had only more than 30 yuan in his hand before leaving.

Su Ting said generously: "There are many rewards for you, after all, you won two first places."

"Can I exchange it for a reward?"

Su Ting was not 100% sure what other men would think when they got into bed with her, but when He Dongchuan asked what this meant, Su Ting knew it very well and shook her head and said, "Of course, no."

He Dongchuan sighed, stuffed the money under his pillow, then opened the drawer of his closet and pulled out several condoms.

Although it happened decades later, every time Su Ting saw the condoms scattered on the bed after being caught by He Dongchuan, she felt a little embarrassed.

It’s better to buy boxed condoms, which are more subtle.

Although He Dongchuan took out the condom early, he didn't use it so soon. It took some time for kissing and touching.

When he touched Su Ting, Su Ting was also touching him, but the two of them focused on different things, one liked soft things and the other liked hard things.

Don't get me wrong, the hard ones refer to the abdominal muscles.

In preparation for this competition, He Dongchuan increased his physical training for several months, and his abdominal muscles look stronger than before.

But he is different from fitness coaches. The latter train their muscles to look good and to develop a better body shape. They will take protein powder as a supplement when working out, so they are often strong on the outside but weak on the inside, and the muscles they train are too bulging, which is not within her aesthetic standards.

He Dongchuan trains his muscles not to look good, but to increase his strength and speed, making his attacks more swift and his striking power stronger.

So when he trains, his food intake will increase. Of course, the calories from the food will eventually be digested by him and turned into strong but not exaggerated muscles.

His body is strong and powerful, with very smooth lines, broad shoulders and a narrow waist, which looks good and not unbalanced.

It can be said that Su Ting liked him largely because of his good looks and good figure.

Sometimes, He Dongchuan is more sensitive than Su Ting.

When Su Ting's soft hands gently brushed across his waist and abdomen, his body became tense a little bit, and his breathing became heavier. The cool breeze from the fan could not relieve the heat, so he reached out and picked up the condom, tore it open with his teeth, and put it on himself.

…

It was agreed to be five hours, and He Dongchuan didn't want to waste a minute, but this kind of thing obviously couldn't be timed perfectly, so the final result was an overtime.

Fortunately, Su Ting was exhausted and had no mood to argue with He Dongchuan. After the performance, she half-closed her eyes and let him fetch water to help her wipe her body.

The warm orange light shone on her slender and fair body, as if coating her with a layer of soft light, which made He Dongchuan eager to make a move, and his hands' movements became increasingly dishonest.

But Su Ting did not tolerate him. She slapped his hand away, glared at him and said, "I still need to sleep."

He Dongchuan raised his hand and threw the towel into the basin, then he lay down beside Su Ting, held her in his arms and said, "You can sleep all day tomorrow if you want."

Su Ting snorted: "No, I still have to work tomorrow."

"What kind of job?" He Dongchuan glanced sideways.

"Go and pick up the letters from the publishing house. There are two packages!" After calling Wang Jingfang, the publishing house no longer sent letters to Su Ting, so they still had to pick up the two packages.

He Dongchuan sighed: "I really can't rest."

"right……"

Before Su Ting finished her words, He Dongchuan asked, "Is it okay to pick it up in the afternoon?"

The rest of the words were stuck in her throat. Su Ting took a deep breath before she recovered: "You're not afraid..." Halfway through her words, she remembered that he hated to hear such words the most. If she said the whole thing, it would be like giving him a reason to prove himself.

He Dongchuan thought the same thing and asked excitedly, "What am I not afraid of?"

"Aren't you afraid that I'll lose my health?" Su Ting bluntly said, and took advantage of the situation to accuse him, "You don't feel sorry for me at all!"

The situation reversed instantly.

"Okay, I feel sorry for you." He Dongchuan stretched his hand to Su Ting's waist, kneaded it gently and asked, "How is the strength? Is it comfortable?"

Su Ting closed her eyes and hummed: "It's okay."

Hearing her tone, He Dongchuan knew that it was OK and very comfortable. He pressed down according to the strength, but kept talking: "But didn't you always say that there are only tired cows but no broken land? Why are you afraid now?"

"I don't always say that."

"At least once."

"One and the total, isn't the gap a bit big?" Su Ting glanced at He Dongchuan, almost saying directly "You are framing me".

"Okay, I exaggerated a bit," He Dongchuan readily admitted, "but you also said it, you did say that, right?"

"That was in the past."

"What happened before?"

Su Ting slid down to her knees very quickly: "In the past, I didn't know how high the sky was and how deep the earth was. I didn't realize how powerful you were, Comrade He. Now I know deeply that I was naive at the time."

He Dongchuan: “…”

Although he failed to obtain the benefits he wanted, he had to admit that his wife's words made him feel comfortable.

Because He Dongchuan's massage skills are good, Su Ting, who was drowsy from the comfort, hummed in her heart:

Man, oh man, your name is vanity!