"Who filled your head with nonsense?"
After Captain Tongzi said this, Chuxia lowered her head and didn’t say a word.
Afraid that his little wife might be upset and harm herself, Captain Tongzi quickly softened his tone: "There were quite a few who ca to propose, but I didn’t see any. If I knew them, I refused directly. If you’re worried about this, there’s no need."
"Didn’t see any of them?"
Seeing the playful glint in Chuxia’s eyes as she lifted her head, Zhou Mikang realized he had been tricked by his little wife. She lowered her head just so he couldn’t see her expression!
"You...," Zhou Mikang said, rubbing his forehead helplessly, "When have I ever lied to you? Is it necessary to use such tactics? Lin Chuxia, if you keep acting like this, I’ll be very disappointed in you."
"Hehe..." Chuxia laughed smugly, "If I managed to trick you, it’s because of my skills, right?"
"How could you trick if I didn’t trust you?"
Chuxia’s smile froze and she looked apologetically at Zhou Mikang after a while: "I’m sorry. From now on, I won’t take advantage of your trust in to trick you, I promise!"
"Alright, alright, I’m just kidding. As long as you’re happy, feel free to trick ..." Zhou Mikang laughed as he ruffled her hair, "You’re the mother of my child. If I don’t let you win, who should I?"
"Sweet talk!" Chuxia gave him a sideways glance, then asked again, "Zhou Mikang, before , did you really not see any of them? Not even a little bit interested?"
After thinking carefully for a mont, Zhou Mikang said seriously: "Not that I didn’t see any. There was one introduced by Little Aunt, and I did et her, so that counts as seeing one.
Before, Third Aunt liked to take matters into her own hands and bring people over directly. So even brought them to my house, which counts as passive etings. You can imagine my attitude towards them.
Actually, it wasn’t that I was stubbornly refusing to et anyone. I just wanted to find the right person for myself in my own way. Lin Chuxia, there’s no point in dwelling on the past. I promise you, in this lifeti, you’re the only one I love and the one who will accompany through life!"
"I wasn’t doubting you, just curious." Chuxia moved a little closer to him, resting her head on his shoulder. Captain Tongzi’s expression imdiately softened and he adjusted his position slightly to make his little wife more comfortable, speaking gently, "If you have any questions, just ask. I’ll tell you everything. Let’s never have conflicts caused by speculations, alright?"
"Alright." Chuxia nodded, "I was just really curious. I saw Qiao Ningwei’s picture today and thought she was especially beautiful and elegant. According to what Fourth Sister said, she also has a good personality. I was puzzled why you never noticed her."
"She’s a good girl, but not my type..." Zhou Mikang decided to pull his little wife into his arms, making her look directly into his eyes, "I, Zhou Mikang, only want what I like and what suits . Otherwise, I’d rather be single for life."
"I’m honored..." Chuxia said, smiling with her eyes half-closed, "That’s the best complint you could give , and I love it!"
"By saying that, I don’t an you’re perfect, but that you’re my type, so young comrade, there are still many areas where you need to work hard, understand?"
"Tsk!" Chuxia rolled her eyes, "This is just who I am. Think you can change now? Too late!" she said with a mischievous laugh, "Anyway, I’m stuck with you for life, no regrets, hahaha..."
Zhou Mikang watched her with a smile, not saying anything.
Soon, Chuxia started to feel uncomfortable and gave him a push: "Quit staring!"
"You’re my wife. In this world, I’m the only one who can openly admire every part of you..." Speaking, Captain Tongzi leaned down to kiss her lips, "Got it now?"
Chuxia glared at him fiercely: "You know that’s not what I ant, you rascal!"
Captain Tongzi just laughed: "Then let seriously and solemnly answer your previous question. You’re welco to stick to . If you don’t, I’ll be unhappy."
"Do your soldiers know this side of you?"
"Only you are allowed to know this side of ..." Captain Tongzi smiled at her, "Isn’t that sothing to be proud of?"
Chuxia: "..." Fine, she had lost to this seemingly stern but inherently cheeky man.
"Don’t worry, no one can harm you..." Zhou Mikang reached his large hand underneath her back, gently stroking it, "Xiao Si probably ntioned these things because he was worried so people might retaliate against you, right? Don’t worry, I’m not that weak. I’ll protect you when I’m around, and when I’m not, I’ll arrange for soone to protect you. If I can’t even protect my own wife, what kind of man am I?"
"You and Fourth Sister are really in tune, she also ntioned these things to , for my own good of course. Just now, I was thinking about reminding you not to hold it against Fourth Sister." Chuxia said as she sat up, looking at him seriously, "Zhou Mikang, I like Fourth Sister, and you absolutely can’t bla her!"
"I know." Zhou Mikang smiled at her, "I won’t tell her not to share my matters with you in the future. I said that you can know all about .
Moreover, I’m glad that she’s willing to tell you about . This ans that your place in her heart is already similar to mine, aning she’s treating you as family."
"Yes, I think so too." Chuxia smiled happily, "Zhou Mikang, I’m increasingly feeling that marrying you was the right decision."
"Of course, you should have known that long ago..." Zhou Mikang checked the ti and tucked her into the blanket, "Go to sleep now, you must rest early."
"I’m not sleepy yet, chat with for a while." Chuxia widened her eyes at him, "I took a nap at noon and dozed for a while before dinner, I’m not sleepy at all now."
"What do you want to talk about?"
"About so interesting stories in the military, or peculiar happenings of this era, anything will do!"
"Alright, let tell you about so curiosities I encountered while executing tasks..."
Half an hour later, as he saw his little wife already asleep, Zhou Mikang shook his head with amusent, wondering how dull his tales must have been to put soone who wasn’t sleepy to sleep so quickly. It looks like he’ll be great at lulling the baby to sleep after it’s born!
Upon waking up, it was already seven in the morning the next day, and seeing Zhou Mikang return from his exercise, Chuxia smiled sheepishly: "Your stories were interesting, it’s just that pregnant won get tired easily."
Zhou Mikang nodded: "Alright, if you want to hear, I’ll tell you more tonight."
"Mm, I want to hear." To show she was sincere, Chuxia nodded with utmost seriousness.
Zhou Mikang lovingly ruffled her ssy hair, "I have to go with my parents to the hospital to deliver food to my second uncle’s family, you should get up and have breakfast downstairs."
"Oh dear, I’ve overslept again..." Chuxia said regretfully, "I’m so bored at ho, I wanted to go with you, and reminded myself to get up early last night, but still overslept..."
"Tomorrow then." Zhou Mikang walked a few steps and turned back to look at his dejected little wife, "Once my parents are back, let’s go to the lantern festival, but first, you must have a good breakfast."
"Alright, alright, I’ll go down for breakfast soon." Chuxia quickly assured, she really felt bored staying at ho. In this era, there’s no internet, only two TV channels, and none of the programs interested her. Reading too much hurts the eyes... it’s tedious.
As she went downstairs, seeing Wang Lei and Yu Tao already sitting there, Chuxia felt secretly embarrassed. She had only been ho for less than ten days, and went out a few tis, yet felt unbearably bored. These two have been ho every day during this ti...
However, seeing their joyful faces upon hearing about the lantern festival, she changed her mind. They’re just more tolerant than she is; after all, who would want to stay ho all day at such a young age?
Every year from the fourteenth to the seventeenth day of the first lunar month is the lantern festival, and besides viewing lanterns, there are various specialty snacks to enjoy. For these pregnant won, besides pleasing the eyes, pleasing the palate is highly tempting.
Unfortunately, when they reached the destination, they realized they were too naive!—there are too many restrictions for pregnant won, and many snacks and treats are off-limits to them, so all they could do was feast their eyes...
By afternoon, when they returned ho, all four pregnant won wore faces of resentnt. Unlike ordinary people, pregnant won have very strong cravings for certain foods...
For the first ti, i Xiaofeng found herself fortunate not to be pregnant, and Zhou Jiping seed to feel less regret about losing her baby. In short, Chuxia and Zhou Xiangping, Yu Tao, and Wang Lei, through their own suffering, fulfilled the happiness of i Xiaofeng and Zhou Jiping.
The next day was the fifteenth day of the first lunar month, marking the end of the New Year festivities, and everything thereafter should return to normal.
"Yulan, invite your second brother’s family to spend the fifteenth at ho." Sitting there sipping tea, Old Madam Zhou suddenly said seriously to Zhao Yulan, "No matter what that mother-daughter pair did before, they’ve changed, and given their current situation, let’s not hold grudges, have them co to the house."
Zhao Yulan quickly responded: "Aunt, no need, no need, my second brother already booked a room at the guesthouse yesterday, once they’re discharged tomorrow, they’ll move there."
"If the family lacked the ans, staying at a guesthouse is understandable, but since we have the conditions, it’s too disrespectful to let them stay at a guesthouse. Yulan, I agreed to let them stay based on your account.
I do admit that the incident with that mother-daughter pair scheming against Chuxia still lingers in my heart, but as I’ve reached this age, if I can’t let go, my life would be in vain.
You taking care of them is to honor your parents, and once you take good care of them, your parents can be at ease, also feeling more assured about your ti here.
Actually, Brother Zhao and Sister-in-law Zhao must have always worried about your comfort living here. Using this opportunity to ease their concerns is worthwhile..." (To be continued. If you liked this work, please visit Qidian (qidian) to vote for recomndations and monthly tickets. Your support is my greatest motivation. Mobile users please visit m.qidian to read.)
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