After four years of marriage, the military officer husband came back

Mai Miao had an idea in mind. He said goodbye to Xia Qingning and just walked out of the room when he ran into He Shanshan who was holding a basin and preparing to wash up.

Because Yao Hongmei was pregnant, her mother Wang Mingfang focused all her attention on her daughter-in-law Yao Hongmei and no longer cared much about He Shanshan's failed blind date.

Nothing that happened in the past few days made her feel comfortable. He Shanshan was angry and saw that Mai Miao, whom she hated, came home again. So she put on a sour face and yelled in a bad mood:

"Don't you have a home of your own? Why do you keep running to other people's homes?"

Over the years, the two of them had no idea how many times they had clashed. Seeing that she had taken the initiative to provoke him, Mai Miao did not intend to let her in, and directly asked back in the same way:

"Yes, you don't have a home of your own? Do you live in someone else's house all day long?"

"You!" He Shanshan was speechless after hearing her words. After all, this was not her home and she was just staying here temporarily.

She couldn't win over Mai Miao on this matter. Thinking of the matchmaker's visit to her house today, He Shanshan immediately changed the subject and deliberately asked:

"Did a matchmaker come to your house today to propose marriage?" As she spoke, the corners of her lips curled up, and she asked with full of sarcasm:

"When are you coming to see me? Then, dare you let me see you, to see if you are a turtle or a toad?"

Mai Miao originally didn't want to brag about Xiao Wu in front of her, but she insisted on coming to be a clown, so she just followed her wish.

"Come tomorrow afternoon." Mai Miao looked at her and replied, "If you want to see it, just come and see it."

He Shanshan laughed even more arrogantly and said confidently:

"Are you really going to let me go? What if she chooses me instead of you? Wouldn't that be really embarrassing for you?"

Thinking that He Shanshan was always so high-handed, either looking down on this or saying that something was ugly, Mai Miao was very happy that she could finally learn a lesson this time. He glanced at her and replied:

"It's hard to say who will be embarrassed then." After saying that, he didn't say any more nonsense to her and walked out of the yard.

"Humph!" He Shanshan snorted disdainfully and walked out with the washbasin, still looking smug:

"Whoever is ugly will be ashamed."

*

Xia Qingning was so tired after walking on mountain roads and taking a car that day that her feet were sore. In order to relieve her fatigue, she boiled water in a wooden basin, took off her shoes and socks, and started to soak her feet.

Soaking your feet is the most comfortable thing after a tiring walk. Xia Qingning sat on a chair, emptying her mind, enjoying the comfort, her feet unconsciously swaying and slapping in the water.

Because of the long-term training, this distance was nothing to Lu Jingzhe, and he didn't feel tired. Seeing that it was still early, he walked to the table. Just as he picked up the unfinished book, he inadvertently glanced at Xia Qingning's feet shaking restlessly in the basin.

He had never seen such small feet before. Each toe was so white and tender. They were unconsciously flapping in the water, looking so cute.

Looking at the girl in front of me again, she was sitting quietly and obediently, with her head slightly lowered and her eyes blank, like a confused kitten.

Lu Jingzhe himself didn't realize that when he looked at the cute little guy next to him, the corners of his lips unconsciously raised.

Normally he seldom paid attention to a person's appearance, but now looking at her closely like this, he found that she was really beautiful, with a small oval face, very delicate, fair and smooth skin, a straight nose, and a rosy mouth. Every part of her was adorable, but why was she so thin?

After a moment, he retracted his gaze, stood up, went to the kitchen to get a bowl, returned to the room, made a bowl of malted milk, and handed it to Xia Qingning.

Xia Qingning came back to her senses. She didn't expect him to make malted milk for her. She was flattered and raised her hand to take it. She said politely:

"Thank you."

"Didn't I tell you to drink it morning and evening?" Lu Jingzhe said in a deep voice.

"Oh, I'll remember it next time." Xia Qingning buried her face in the bowl and said in a muffled voice.

Seeing her well-behaved and obedient appearance, Lu Jingzhe stopped blaming her. When he turned to look at her again, he found that her eyes were almost closed. Thinking that her little body must be tired after running around all day, he opened his mouth to remind her:

"Drink quickly, and go to bed early after drinking."

"Yeah." Xia Qingning responded, and suddenly seemed to think of something, and said to Lu Jingzhe:

"You went to the village chief to arrange a job for your brother as a scorekeeper, right?"

Lu Jingzhe did not deny it and nodded silently.

"Thank you!" Xia Qingning looked sincere and thanked him from the bottom of her heart. She hadn't thought of this. Lu Jingzhe had done it silently. How could he be so thoughtful and kind!

"No need." Lu Jingzhe replied in a deep and pleasant voice.

I was just about to ask him why he didn't tell his brother when he left today, but then I thought about how he has always been low-key and has a cold and indifferent personality. I knew that if I told him, the whole family would definitely thank me endlessly, so I didn't mention it.

A man who does good things but doesn't take credit for them, well, that's great!

After a while, Xia Qingning finished the malted milk in the bowl. Lu Jingzhe naturally raised his hand to take her bowl and put it aside.

Xia Qingning took her feet out of the basin and was about to put on her shoes, but because she was so sleepy, she stepped on the edge of the basin in a daze and almost overturned the basin.

Just as she was still in shock, a strong arm suddenly reached out and picked her up.

The man's movements were so fast and sudden that before Xia Qingning could react, she was in his arms. If she hadn't been able to really feel his strong chest, she would have suspected that she was dreaming.

He actually hugged me, and it was a princess hug!

When I was young and ignorant, I also fantasized that one day I would meet a handsome boy and then have a sweet love affair with him. He would be considerate and gentle, or affectionate and domineering, and I would do princess hugs, wall-bangs, bed-bangs... all of them.

Later, as I grew older, I suddenly felt that those things were a bit childish and a bit shameful.

Now that I'm really hugged like this by someone, and he's a good-looking man with a great body, I feel more surprised than happy.

Lu Jingzhe carried her to the bed, without much emotion on his face. He just told her to go to bed quickly if she was sleepy.

Xia Qingning was a little confused. Even if he felt responsible for the original body, he didn't have to go to this extent, right?

So what did he mean? Did he... fall in love with me?

As soon as this idea came to her mind, she rejected it immediately.

She is not a person who is blindly confident and lacks self-awareness. She would not think that she is so charming that she can make someone who hates her fall in love with her in just a few days.

The only explanation that makes sense is that Lu Jingzhe doesn't like himself, but is trying to accept himself.

After all, they were both married, and it was a military marriage, so what else could they do if they didn't try to accept it? He filed for divorce himself, but it had a great impact on his political career.

Thinking of this, Xia Qingning felt that he was really wronged. She must be miserable to do these things to someone she didn't like or even hated at the beginning!

But apart from the fact that he would feel a little uncomfortable, it would be a good thing for her. When the time comes and she asks to join the army, won't she have a better chance of success?

Then let him bear with it for now. When I join the army and have a formal position, I can go to the organization to file for divorce, and he will not be affected.

After making up her mind, sleepiness came over her, she turned over and fell into a deep sleep.

When Lu Jingzhe finished washing up and returned to the room, he found that she was already asleep. Her body was slightly curled up and she looked smaller. The only improvement was that she no longer slept on the edge of the bed like before.

Lu Jingzhe turned off the lights and lay down on the bed. Involuntarily, the words Xia Qingning said to Mai Miao emerged in his mind:

"It's not that I'm bold, it's that the bad guys are so abominable."

He seemed to have guessed something and thought that maybe he should find some time to have a good talk with Xia Qingning about what happened in the past.

*

The next day, Lu Jingzhe had something to do and went out early. When Xia Qingning was sitting in Wu Xiaodong's car at the gate of the courtyard, she met Mai Miao who was walking out of the house. When Mai Miao saw her, he immediately ran over and whispered in her ear:

"Qing Ning, after you get off work this afternoon, can you come to my house?"

"Aren't you going to meet that Xiao Wu? It might not be convenient for me to go." Xia Qingning said truthfully.

"I'm a little nervous." Mai Miao said nervously, "I won't be afraid if you come."

"What are you afraid of?" Xia Qingning laughed and teased her deliberately: "Xiao Wu doesn't eat people."

"Oh." Mai Miao's face turned red and she shook Xia Qingning's arm:

"Can you come? I'm not sure. You said he doesn't even like He Shanshan, so how could he like me?"

"Why doesn't he like you?" Xia Qingning knew that she was worried and praised her:

"You are kind and beautiful, much better than He Shanshan."

Mai Miao laughed, and the worries in his heart instantly lessened a lot, and he felt more confident. He looked at Xia Qingning and said:

"Qing Ning, you are really good at talking. Okay, I'll take a look at him first, just in case I still don't like him."

*

Thinking about making fun of Mai Miao, He Shanshan rushed home as soon as she got off work. As soon as she rode her bike to the entrance of the yard, she saw the matchmaker who was introducing her to a date walking in front of her with a man.

She looked carefully and found that the man was Xiao Wu, whom she had met two days ago. He was holding a pile of gifts, with an unconcealable smile on his face, and walking forward quickly.

He Shanshan's eyes suddenly lit up. Could it be that he had thought about it at home these few days and still felt that she was good, so he came to see her again.

Just when she happily wanted to go up and greet them, the next second she saw the two of them walk straight into Mai Miao's house.

He Shanshan was stunned.