Lin Wanning's pair of enchanting almond-shaped eyes widened as she stared at everyone.
Everything had happened so suddenly that it caught people off guard.
The door creaked open. It was only when Lin Wanning saw Zhou Huaian striding in that she finally came to her senses.
She had really passed the review, and she was really going to reunite with her parents!!!
Tears of excitement welled up in Lin Wanning's eyes. Seeing this, Zhou Huaian who had just entered pulled her into his arms.
In his eyes, Lin Wanning was wronged, so he felt heartache.
Just outside, he even thought that if he had always been mediocre and not so outstanding to attract attention, would they not have made things so difficult for Lin Wanning?
"I'm sorry. It's my fault that you've been wronged," Zhou Huaian said as his big hand pressed tightly against the back of Lin Wanning's head, pulling her whole body into his embrace.
Before his strong love could be expressed, he could only release it towards Lin Wanning on this kind of occasion where he could show their deep affection as a couple.
Everyone present fell into silence again.
But seeing Lin Wanning crying uncontrollably, they all left one by one.
Only Zhou Huaian and Lin Wanning were left.
Zhou Huaian held Lin Wanning tightly in his arms. At this moment, he didn't want to let go at all.
He thought Lin Wanning was wronged, but in fact, she was crying for joy.
In her previous life, those beloved relatives left the world one by one. At that time, she was crushed by huge debts.
She didn't even have time to be sad.
Those tragic memories rushed out like a flood breaking through the dam that she thought she had built.
...
It was late at night.
The cold moonlight shone on the ground.
Lin Wanning walked side by side with Zhou Huaian towards home. Although they were both silent, just quietly accompanying each other seemed to be better than a thousand words.
The next day, Lin Wanning woke up in a daze.
She saw steamed buns, fried dough sticks, and a bowl of milky-white soybean milk on the dining table.
Zhou Huaian, in his military uniform, was fastening his wristwatch. Seeing Lin Wanning still sleepy with swollen eyelids,
he felt both heartache and thought she was cute. "You can sleep a little longer. It was too late last night. I'll go and get the report today. I guess we can set off in about three days."
Hearing that she would reunite with her parents and elder brother in three days, Lin Wanning's beautiful eyes instantly became clear.
"I won't sleep anymore. I'll pack up later and buy some nutritional supplements for my parents."
When Lin Wanning said this, there was a smile on her face. Although her eyelids were still a bit swollen,
in Zhou Huaian's eyes, she was still very beautiful.
Seeing her as happy as a child, the heart that had been hanging in his throat for several days finally settled down.
"You don't need to buy. I've already arranged all these. You just need to buy what you like."
As Zhou Huaian said, he motioned for Lin Wanning to go into his room. Lin Wanning stood at the door curiously, stretching her neck like a kitten and peeping inside.
Unexpectedly, Zhou Huaian's table was piled up with all kinds of nutritional supplements.
"Go in and have a look. Why do you look like a thief standing at the door?"
Lin Wanning pouted but still walked into his room as Zhou Huaian said.
"See if there's anything missing. If there is, I'll ask Xiao Zhao to go and get it later."
Lin Wanning stood still, pointing at the milk powder. "One, two, three, four..."
There were exactly fifteen bags of milk powder, eight bags of malted milk essence, and even dozens of pieces of imported chocolate. Other things like Chinese pastries were piled up full.
"What if we can't finish all these and they expire?"
Lin Wanning was both heartache and happy. Anyway, she didn't know what to say for a moment and couldn't help complaining, "You're really not good at managing a household."
"You have two elder brothers, two sisters-in-law, and your parents. There are so many people. I even think I've prepared too little."
Seeing Lin Wanning so surprised, Zhou Huaian couldn't help scratching the back of his head and pursing his lips.
Looking at Lin Wanning with a hint of secret joy in his eyes, he said, "When meeting my future father-in-law for the first time, I must show a good attitude."
"As for managing a household, it's something that can only be done after I marry my wife home."
Lin Wanning was both amused and speechless by what Zhou Huaian said.
She didn't expect that Zhou Huaian, who was usually as cold as an iceberg, could be so glib.
She raised her eyebrows and deliberately pouted. "Yes, what if my father doesn't agree?"
Seeing her naughty look, Zhou Huaian's heart was pounding. If he wasn't afraid of scaring Lin Wanning, he would have hugged her tightly and kissed her hard at this moment.
But the timing wasn't right yet. And if you love someone, you must give them the greatest respect.
So the love surging in his chest could only be ruthlessly suppressed by his strong willpower.
"I'm going to the headquarters. If you need anything, you can contact me at any time."
"Okay."
After Zhou Huaian left, Lin Wanning dressed up. Looking at herself in the mirror, she could clearly see that she was becoming more and more radiant.
She couldn't help sighing that it was really good to be reborn.
Thinking that it would be dozens of degrees below zero in Heilongjiang Province in winter, she quickly finished her breakfast, cleaned up the dining table, and rushed to the supply and marketing cooperative.
She had to buy some winter cotton-padded clothes and cotton shoes.
It was a border area and also a rural area. The transportation was inconvenient and the supplies were scarce. She estimated that she would have to endure a hard life for a while.
Thinking of this, Lin Wanning carried a military green cross-body bag with several five-starred red flags and the slogan "The revolution is not yet successful. Comrades still need to work hard." on it.
She had two braids and was wearing a turquoise floral dress. The whole person was overflowing with a warm, bright, and upward vitality.
On the way out of the family compound, everyone who saw Lin Wanning stopped. Some were envious, some were attracted, and some sighed.
Song Shuyao, standing in the dark corner, was almost crazy with jealousy.
She had been calculating that Zhou Huaian would be punished and their plan to follow the army would fall through. But she never expected that
not only did Lin Wanning pass the review, but Zhou Huaian's military rank was only downgraded by one level.
How could she not be jealous?
In her eyes, all this originally belonged to her, but was completely destroyed by Lin Wanning, this uninvited guest.
So, no matter what happened later, Lin Wanning deserved it.
She, a member of the "black five categories" and a widow, how dare she compete with her?
Just because of her good looks?