Ah Li sensed that the light was being blocked, and she looked up at Lin Wenqing.
Lin Wenqing felt a little uncomfortable under Ali's gaze and said, "We won't eat at home tonight. Let's go to a restaurant in town."
"Um."
Ahri lowered her head, wanting to continue embroidering the pattern.
Lin Wenqing was still standing in front of Ali. He took out a bag of silver from his body and said, "This is the money issued by the military camp. You can keep it."
There are still some things that haven't happened yet, and besides, he really likes her as a person. As long as she doesn't make a mistake this time, he's still willing to spend his life with her.
The man he brought back this time was someone he had seen in the military camp in his previous life. He had also heard that this man had found several capable fighters to be his bodyguards and escort him to Chengdu.
As a result, before he even reached Chengdu, he was ambushed on the road, and all the guards and he were killed.
In his previous life, Lin Wenqing only possessed brute strength. Later, he went to the battlefield, met several brothers, and learned a lot of martial arts skills, becoming quite a master.
So as soon as he heard the news, he volunteered.
The man's name was Hongqing. He was a prince, but he concealed his identity and worked his way up from a lowly soldier in the army.
The purpose of my trip to Chengdu is to investigate a major incident involving the theft of tax silver.
Some people didn't want him to go, so there were quite a few people lying in ambush.
This time, they were ambushed halfway there, and many of them died.
Hongqing was injured and was carried away by Lin Wenqing.
The injured Hongqing asked Lin Wenqing to take him to lay low for a while, so that those who were planning to ambush them would think they were dead.
Then he will find another opportunity to sneak into Chengdu.
Lin Wenqing then thought of taking the person home and resolving the family matters as well.
Along the way, there weren't many pursuers, because Chengdu was to the north and Lin Wenqing's village was to the south.
When Hongqing was selecting people in the military camp, he didn't publicly name them. Instead, he secretly had them disguise themselves and wait outside the camp.
So, besides the generals and supervisors in the military camp, the only people who escorted Hongqing to Rongcheng were Hongqing himself.
Ah Li slowly put down the embroidered handkerchief in her hand. She looked up at Lin Wenqing, her eyes misting over. "What are you doing? You gave me a divorce agreement today, and now you're giving me money?"
When Lin Wenqing saw that Ali was about to cry, he panicked. He simply wanted to give her the money. She hadn't divorced him yet, so she was his wife. It was only right for him to give the money to his wife.
Lin Wenqing squatted down, and without thinking, he took Ah Li's hand and said, "I'm sorry, I was wrong today. I'll explain to you later."
Lin Wenqing had made up his mind. He would tell her about his second life, so that if he and Hongqing encountered danger in Rongcheng and couldn't return, she would know who would treat her well and could go find that person.
Ali didn't pull her hand away. She forced herself not to cry and returned the money to him, saying, "We're going to town for dinner tonight, so keep it for yourself."
Lin Wenqing tightened his grip on Ali's hand. "Okay, I'll give it to you when I get back after dinner."
"Um."
Ahri looked at the hand being held through her teary eyes, feeling a little embarrassed; the person's hand was a little hot.
Lin Wenqing noticed the blush on Ali's face, so he pulled over a wooden stool, sat down next to Ali, and helped her separate the embroidery threads.
Ali said, "Go and rest. I can handle the embroidery thread myself."
Lin Wenqing said, "I can't sleep either, I'll keep you company."
Ah Li glanced at Lin Wenqing, knowing that he wasn't leaving, and said, "Whatever."
Lin Wenqing was reminded of his wedding night with Ali just from that one glance.
At that moment, he had just lifted her veil, kissed her, undressed, and was about to take up his gun when suddenly there was a banging of gongs and drums outside, announcing that soldiers were to be recruited.
Therefore, their interaction was limited to that one intimate touching.
Old Man Lin hid inside the house, peeking through a small crack at Lin Wenqing and Ali sitting together. He nodded with satisfaction, thinking to himself, "I knew it! Who would be foolish enough to push away such a good wife?"
Hongqing lay on the bed, glanced at Old Man Lin who was very suspicious, but didn't say anything and fell asleep on his own.
Just as it was about to get dark, Old Man Lin drove a horse-drawn carriage back.
Hongqing sat down first, and then Lin Wenqing led Ali to sit down as well.
Old Man Lin was very happy driving the carriage, as his eldest son had given him the money to buy it.
I must say, driving a horse-drawn carriage feels quite different from driving an oxcart.
Many people also said he was very lucky to have such a good son.
Of course, some people were envious, saying that since it's not a holiday or festival, why did Boss Lin suddenly come back? Could he be a deserter?
As a result, the village chief intervened, saying that Lin Wenqing had performed exceptionally well in the army and had been granted a long leave to visit his family.
The villagers could only watch with red eyes as Old Man Lin drove his horse-drawn carriage leisurely out of the village.
Ah Li sat in the carriage next to Lin Wenqing, while Hong Qing closed his eyes to rest.
Lin Wenqing held Ali's hand, squeezing and touching it from time to time, and looking at Ali's palm. How could her hand be so soft?
Ah Li let Lin Wenqing pull her along; they were married and had gone through a wedding ceremony, and he was her man.
Thinking of this, Ah Li immediately took Lin Wenqing's arm and leaned against him, her charming eyes no longer hiding their gaze as she stared at him.
"Are you tired?"
"Um."
Embroidery patterns are truly hard on the eyes.
Lin Wenqing relaxed his body to make Ali more comfortable.
Upon arriving in town, Hongqing was the first to disembark from the carriage.
Putting everything else aside, he felt quite uncomfortable sitting in the carriage.
On the street, Old Man Lin looked at the grand restaurant in front of him, a place he had never dared to look closely at before.
"Father, let's go."
Lin Wenqing called out and led them inside.
Lin Wenqing entered the restaurant without any awkwardness. He called for the waiter, found a seat, and ordered food with natural ease, which made Old Man Lin and Ali look at him frequently.
This person is his son (a man)!
Ah Li gradually stopped looking down and hunching her shoulders, because all her attention was on Lin Wenqing; this man was so attractive.
Hongqing noticed Ah Li's change at first glance. After she straightened her back and stood up straight, she seemed like a different person, and many hidden beauties appeared.
Big, very big.
Hongqing poured a cup of tea and looked into it. No wonder this person had been hunching over earlier; his waist looked slender, but his upper body was full.
Lin Wenqing is truly blessed.
Old Man Lin looked around and, noticing no one staring at Ah Li, sat up straight and waited for the waiter to serve the dishes.
Lin Wenqing also poured a cup of tea for Old Man Lin and Ali, saying, "The food here will be ready soon, just a moment."
There were towns near the military camp, and when there was no fighting or training was over, he would sometimes go to restaurants with others and eat something different.
Now, he was quite pleased with the way Old Man Lin and she looked at him so seriously. He almost thought that he had done something remarkable and was a hero in their eyes.
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