novelraw Chapter 462 - 460: A Man’s Sorrow
Chapter 462 - 460: A Man’s Sorrow
"When I first came to the team, they didn’t have many family housing units there, only a few were available. Back then, Old Mei was just a small team leader. He would be stationed here for several years, and we didn’t want to be apart for so long, so we bought a house here and settled down with Xiao Jun. Even though our hometown is Capital City, we’ve mostly been living in S City for the past decade. Our Xiao Jun attended school here from elementary through high school. Sigh... honestly, I really can’t bear to sell this house.""The house is well maintained, why sell it? If you’re not short on money, just keep it. Look at us, we just bought a house last year, and today you’re hearing about it, the neighborhood’s price has increased by several hundred." Liang Hongmei didn’t waste her year studying accounting. She got her diploma back, and she clearly feels more confident now.
Her perspective is looking further ahead now.
"Yeah, maybe we won’t sell it. We just feel that no one is around in this area, and if something happens to the house, it’s inconvenient for us to come over. Now that we know you are here, we can rely on you in the future. Hope you don’t find it troublesome when the time comes, sis."
"No way, no way, what’s so troublesome about it?"
Lin Wan and her mother had tea at Liang Qian’s house for a while, then got up and went home.
Han Yi had returned at some point and was washing diapers by the sink.
Lin Wan was too busy telling him who she had met today and forgot to ask him where he had been.
"Does Aunt Liang live here?"
"Yes, right down the alley from Mom’s place, just one house between them."
"It’s rare to see Aunt Liang, let’s invite her over for lunch at our place today. I’ll go buy some ribs in a bit." Han Yi finished washing the last diaper, looked at the daughter in Lin Wan’s arms, and gently touched the little girl’s face with his finger. His hand was too cold, and afraid of chilling her, he quickly withdrew it. "Mom already talked with her, Aunt Liang is tidying up her place and will be over soon."
Han Yi checked the time; it was almost ten o’clock. He said a brief word to Lin Wan and rode his bike to the market.
In two days, Han Yi would be leaving, and for Lin Wan, tonight was the first day of the new term.
Lin Wan had two years left until graduation, just in time for both of them to graduate together in two years. By then, the child would also be two years old.
With Aunt Liang around, the house was much livelier at noon, and Mom was rarely able to get along with Aunt Liang.
During lunch, the two seemed to have endless things to talk about.
Even the child didn’t seem to be part of the chatter of the young couple.
Lin Wan found herself with some leisure time. She took this opportunity to tidy up her books.
Just past five, Lin Wan rode her bike to school by herself.
The child was left in Han Yi’s care.
On the first day of school, many classmates congratulated Lin Wan and Su Ling upon seeing them.
Su Ling had gained a lot of weight after having a baby, while Lin Wan was better, with only a little extra flesh on her stomach, everything else was fine.
Seeing her, Su Ling couldn’t help but feel a bit envious.
"How about we start dieting together then? No eating after four in the afternoon, and we can supervise each other at school, how about it?"
"So, does that mean we can eat as much as we want before four?"
Lin Wan rolled her eyes at her, "No, only 80% of the normal portion."
"Ah... that’s too cruel, but I’m still nursing the baby!" "Just make sure to cook some nutritious soup often, that’ll keep up with the baby’s needs."
"Xiao Wan, how come you seem so experienced, have you already started doing it?" Yin Peibai asked curiously from the side.
"Yes, ever since I had the baby, I’ve been drinking soup often. However, that hasn’t replaced dinner, most of what I drink is soup, which makes weight loss slow but good for the baby." "Let’s all diet together. Look at me; after marrying Han Fu, we eat so much at night every day, I’ve even grown a small potbelly." "Alright, let the three of us do it together; more people will add motivation." Su Ling didn’t argue anymore, determined to do it for herself.
"Great, great!"
On the first day of school, a lot of new books were handed out.
Lin Wan flipped through a few pages and started to feel the difficulty.
Looks like she can’t be too careless about taking leave, or she’ll have attended school for nothing.
After school that evening, Han Yi stood conspicuously between Zhang Hanfu and Liu Wei, tall and noticeable among them, hard to miss. "Didn’t we say I’d come home by myself?"
"Little Star’s mother is keeping an eye on things; I have nothing much to do."
Lin Wan shot him a glance, knowing full well he’d worry about her. After greeting Su Ling and Yin Peibai’s couples, Han Yi rode the bike to hurry home.
"Did you walk here?" "Uh-huh, I also met Wei Jian Country. I helped you pay a year’s rent for the shopfront."
If Han Yi hadn’t brought it up, she would have forgotten about it; the shop rent was indeed due.
"The rent increased by a dollar this year, but Old Wei didn’t increase ours," Han Yi said with a laugh. "Sure, with you having an old classmate there, of course he’d take care of you, right?"
"That guy’s a penny pincher, scraping anything off him is really rare."
"We can’t let him lose either; whenever we have good stuff, we’ll definitely think of him."
When they got home at night, Little Star was already asleep in Mom’s room.
Liang Hongmei didn’t let them take her back, as there was formula at home. When the child got hungry, she would be fed formula at night.
Lin Wan knew very well that Mom wanted the couple to have more time together.
After returning home and freshening up, Lin Wan handed Han Yi his bankbook. "All your salary is in here; after buying the house, I haven’t touched this year’s money. It’s inconvenient to carry too much cash over there. Take the bankbook." Han Yi took it, opened it to have a look, and there was more than four hundred yuan in it.
"You keep it; the army provides allowances, accommodations, food, and I don’t need to spend money on those. I won’t use much money over there."
"Even if you don’t spend money, you should take it. Being away from home isn’t like being at home; having money on you is reassuring. I worry about you over there; with this, I won’t have to trouble myself to send money over to you."
Hearing Lin Wan’s words, Han Yi smiled. "Honey, why do I feel like I’m living off you? If it weren’t for your earnings, solely relying on my salary, I truly wouldn’t be able to support you and the baby."
Lin Wan hugged him and kissed him. "How could we not survive? Just wouldn’t be as lavish as now. You make over forty yuan a month; on assignments, you get allowances, too. Compared to others, we’re already in good standing... Honey, have I been spending too lavishly? You aren’t mad, are you?"
Lin Wan thought to herself; ever since she reincarnated, she indeed started spending more generously.
"Not at all, compared to other wives, my wife is way better." Han Yi affectionately stroked Lin Wan’s hair and laughed.
Lin Wan raised an eyebrow, asking, "Compared to whose wife?" With these words, the previously relaxed Han Yi suddenly became tense, his hand stopping in her hair. His mind quickly turned 360 degrees before saying, "Yang Wei’s wife, spends more money than you. Yang Wei’s salary is never enough for her. Always buying new clothes, cosmetics, lipsticks — never-ending, and all top-tier stuff."
Lin Wan felt a tightness in her chest, moved close to Han Yi, and pretended to be angry as she grabbed him by the neck, questioning, "How do you know so much about it?"
Han Yi helplessly laughed, trying to pacify her, "Honey, honey, I didn’t intentionally pay attention; Yang Wei told me about it. Their family is tight with money, and once, when he borrowed money from me, he mentioned it."
"...Oh, when was that? How much did you lend?"
"A hundred, it’s been two months. Since you don’t like his wife, I didn’t dare tell you, worrying you’d disagree."
Lin Wan, displeased, said, "Do you think I’m a person who can’t distinguish right from wrong? I may not think much of his wife, but Yang Wei is nice, and he’s your friend — I don’t hold grudges. Don’t do this again."
"Alright, alright, I’ll let you know if anything happens in the future, honey, please stop pinching me, or I won’t be able to go out." Han Yi patiently coaxed, smiling as he drew Lin Wan into his arms.
Actually, she wasn’t using any force at all.
It was just some silly couple banter. The previous topic had been let go, and this time Lin Wan became very assertive, directly kissing Han Yi’s lips. Man below, woman above.
Afterwards, Lin Wan was full of regret, internally swearing never to be on top again — too tiring.
"At school, remember to write me letters; occasionally make phone calls, so I don’t go too many days without hearing about you."
"Sure, once I’ve settled there, I’ll write you a letter."
"We have a camera at home, so every month, I’ll take some photos of me and Little Star and send them with the letters. When you miss us, you can look at them."
"Great idea, this way it’s like I see you and the child every month."
"Hmm"...