Quick travel: The poor little thing in the period novel strikes back

"Brother, it's still early. My sister-in-law must not be asleep yet. Go and keep her company. I promise I won't tell anyone."

Huo Cheng had seen through his free meals experience over the past year that his elder brother was very fond of his sister-in-law. The reason he was so cold to him was because he had taken up their time.

So even though he was afraid that his elder brother would lose his temper, he still tried his best to persuade him. In fact, with Huo Ming's guidance over the past year, his grades have improved a lot, and he is very clear about the importance of studying.

He takes the last minute of the college entrance examination very seriously, but he really can't concentrate on studying because his elder brother is watching him, so he has to get rid of him.

"Brother, think about it. You have been worrying about my affairs recently and have neglected my sister-in-law. My sister-in-law usually goes to bed after watching TV. She has returned to the room so early. She must not be able to sleep. Go and talk to my sister-in-law. When she falls asleep, come over and check my homework!"

Huo Ming's will was not strong enough at the moment. It was quiet outside the study and he felt empty inside. Finally, he compromised.

"Read your book carefully. I will check the knowledge points in the book later. If I see you slacking off, you won't be able to sleep tonight!"

Huo Ming's tone was still stern, but he had already stood up and walked quickly out of the study.

Shi Yan, who returned to the bedroom early, did not actually sleep. Instead, she took out a TV from the space and placed it in the bedroom. She did not turn on the sound and just watched the screen. She was still watching with relish until she heard footsteps coming towards her bedroom. She hurriedly put the TV back into the space.

Shi Yan was still sleeping in the second bedroom where she lived before getting the marriage certificate. Although Huo Ming had been to this room before, he was only there to help Shi Yan get something. So when he stood in front of the bedroom door, he couldn't help but feel a little nervous. He hesitated for a long time before he raised his hand and gently knocked on the door.

"Who?"

A vague female voice came from inside the door. Knowing that his young wife was still awake, Huo Ming's mouth curled up uncontrollably, and his tone of response was filled with a hint of joy.

"it's me."

Next came the sound of light footsteps and the sound of the door lock being turned, and finally the door was opened from the inside, revealing the slightly sleepy face of the young wife.

"Hello, did I wake you up?"

Huo Ming stretched out his hand and rubbed the messy hair of the person in front of him, with a very doting expression.

"No, I couldn't sleep. I was just reading."

Shi Yan opened the door completely, allowing Huo Ming to see the storybook spread out on the bedside table.

"Reading at night is bad for your eyes. If you can't sleep, why don't I read to you?"

Huo Ming wanted to stay with his young wife for a while longer, so even though he felt a little embarrassed, he still made this suggestion.

"it is good."

Shi Yan did not refuse and lay back on the bed obediently. Huo Ming sat beside her, holding the open book, turning to a new chapter, and reading the contents of the book to Shi Yan in a soft voice.

The deep and gentle male voice was like a lullaby. Shi Yan, who was not sleepy at first, soon became fuzzy in such a quiet and warm atmosphere.

Realizing that Shi Yan had fallen asleep, Huo Ming put the book in his hand back on the bedside table, and turned the lamp to the side to dim the light in the room. Then he sat quietly by the side, looking at his young wife's sleeping face, feeling satisfied in his heart.

The quiet atmosphere gradually made him feel a little sleepy. He reminded himself that he would just stay here for a while because he still had to check Huo Cheng's homework later. Then he climbed onto the empty half of the big bed without any hesitation.

In the middle of the night, Huo Cheng, who had been extremely sleepy for a long time, sat at the desk with his head propped up. He suddenly remembered that his elder brother was coming to check his homework, and he woke up immediately.

He looked around the study and didn't see his eldest brother, so Huo Cheng breathed a sigh of relief.

He stood up and stretched, then walked out of the study. The inside and outside of the study seemed like two different worlds. The world outside the door was dark, and it didn't look like anyone was awake at all!

Huo Cheng felt like he had been fooled, and hurried back to the master bedroom, ready to stand on the moral high ground to condemn his elder brother. Unexpectedly, when he turned on the light in the master bedroom, he found the bed was tidy and there was not even a ghost in the bedroom.

Huo Cheng knew without a second thought that his big brother was not in his room at night, so he knew where he would be now. He did not need to study anymore, so he took his clothes, washed up, and enjoyed a big bed by himself, sleeping soundly.

...............

Once something starts, it is difficult to stop. At first, Huo Ming was a little nervous when he woke up the next day and found his young wife sleeping in his arms. But when he saw that his young wife woke up, she was only shy but not repulsive. Huo Ming simply moved in and slept with Shi Yan on the grounds that Huo Cheng should have a good sleeping environment while studying.

The two of them didn't plan to do anything before the wedding. They just fell asleep in each other's arms, and then got up the next morning after smiling at each other.

After finally getting through the three days of the college entrance examination in Huocheng, Shi Yan moved into the welfare housing of the garment factory on July 7, accompanied by the sound of firecrackers and the cheers of relatives and friends.

In the bridal room with a big red wedding character on the wall, there were only the newlyweds sitting opposite each other. The red color everywhere added a touch of ambiguity to the originally quiet atmosphere.

Finally being able to get close to his young wife in a legitimate way, Huo Ming felt like he was in a dream the whole night.

"Walking along the stream, I forgot how far I had gone. Suddenly I came across a peach blossom forest that stretched for several hundred feet along the banks. There were no other trees in the forest, and the grass was fresh and fragrant, with petals falling in profusion.

When the forest reaches the water source, there is a mountain with a small mouth, as if there is light.

At first it was very narrow, but only just wide enough for one person to pass through. After walking a few dozen steps, it suddenly became open. The land was flat and spacious, with neat houses, fertile fields, beautiful ponds, mulberry trees, bamboos, and so on. "

Huo Ming spent the whole night exploring the beautiful scenery of Taoyuan. It was not until the sky outside the window gradually brightened that he fell asleep while hugging his tired young wife.

Because Mr. and Mrs. Huo did not live with Huo Mingshiyan, they had already told them that they did not need to get up early in the morning to serve tea, but could just go home at noon to have a family reunion dinner.

So Huo Ming slept until almost noon before waking Shi Yan up. The two of them washed up together and then went to Huo's house neatly packed.

It was not the first time that Shi Yan was someone's daughter-in-law, but it was also her first time as someone's son's daughter-in-law. She didn't know how to satisfy Mr. and Mrs. Huo, so as soon as she arrived at the Huo family, Shi Yan rolled up her sleeves and started to help.

Actually, although it was called help, Huo's mother had already gotten up early in the morning to prepare, so the most she could do was to ask Shi Yan to help serve the dishes and get the bowls and chopsticks.

Mrs. Huo was not an evil mother-in-law. She would never bear to let her new daughter-in-law get up early in the morning and do heavy work.

But when she saw Yan's rosy complexion and light steps as she walked in and out without even taking a breath, her originally joyful mood because of her son's marriage suddenly became a little heavy.

But considering that her son's new wife was still around, Huo's mother kept smiling throughout the meal, and even reminded Huo Ming that Shi Yan was still young and there was no need to rush to have a child. The most important thing was for the young couple to live a good life.

Huo Ming didn't understand his mother's painstaking efforts. He only knew that he didn't need to find an excuse to say that he didn't want a child at this moment, and he could keep Shi Yan's physical problem a secret from him as long as possible.

However, this unspoken tacit understanding was broken one month after the couple got married, because Shi Yan was pregnant.

Because of her memory of the last mission, Shi Yan has been paying close attention to her body since her marriage. Less than a month after getting married, she found out that she was pregnant.

She waited until one month into the pregnancy before telling Huo Ming the news. Huo Ming couldn't believe it at first, but after the hospital examination confirmed that Shi Yan was pregnant, Huo Ming felt both happy and complicated.

The joy was that his young wife was in good health, but the complicated thing was that he was ready to spend his life with her, and even planned to take her to travel around the country once he had saved enough money.

But even though things went beyond Huo Ming's expectations, Huo Ming still protected Shi Yan like a paper man, and Huo's father and mother felt that Shi Yan was a blessed girl. If it weren't for Shi Yan's good health, how could she have gotten pregnant with their eldest son's child.

So ten months later, when Shi Yan gave birth to a big, chubby granddaughter weighing 7 kilograms, Mr. and Mrs. Huo did not regret not having a son to carry on the family line. They just felt that their granddaughter was good in every way and was growing up with exactly the best qualities of the young couple, which made people happy just by looking at her.

After the chubby girl was born, Shi Yan basically didn't have to worry about anything except daily breastfeeding. At the beginning, Shi Yan's confinement period was during the school holidays, so Huo's mother took care of her during the confinement period.

After Shi Yan finished her confinement, Huo Ming would run home every noon to help Shi Yan.

Because Shi Yan had said before that she didn't want outsiders to interfere, the family had never hired a nanny. The housework had always been done by the young couple. When they didn't want to be busy, they would wait until Huo Cheng came to visit his niece on the weekend and then clean up the house.

Shi Yan lived to be 90 years old in this world, and by that time, Huo Ming had already become a shriveled old man, but his mind was always clear. On an ordinary morning, he got up early as usual and went downstairs to buy breakfast for Shi Yan who was still sleeping.

Then the old men of his generation teased him that he loved his wife so much and had not changed his habit of getting up early over the years.

And every time this happened, Huo Ming would always say that it was Shi Yan who was taking care of him and that it was very hard, and that buying breakfast for him was nothing.

However, the spicy rice rolls that Huo Ming bought today were left to cool down before their owner came.

Huo Ming walked around the house where the two had lived together for decades, inside and out, before changing the white silk dress for Shi Yan, who had already fallen asleep. He then put on a suit and lay back on the bed, trembling.

Huo Mingru slowly closed his eyes as if he was hugging his newly-married wife for the first time, hoping that when he woke up next time, he would still be able to see his lover's shy smile.