When Zhou Huaian saw the sorrow in Lin Wanning's eyes, his heart ached. "We have relatives in Niujia Village. Could you lead the way tomorrow? We'd like to visit them."
Zhao Yongsheng suddenly realized something, especially when he saw that Lin Wanning was on the verge of tears, and Fang Qin was the same. They put down their chopsticks and even stopped eating the dumplings in their bowls.
It seemed that they had relatives in Niujia Village, and they were those capitalists who hadn't been rehabilitated.
He was a real countryman and didn't understand what capitalists were. Although the villagers were particularly unfriendly to them, he thought they were nice people. Even if they had fallen on hard times, there was no need to kick them when they were down.
In his eyes, it was enough to live one's own life well, but some of the villagers just loved to nitpick.
However, Zhao Yongsheng wouldn't say these things. The look in his eyes when he looked at Lin Wanning was filled with a bit more sympathy.
"Sure, I'll lead you there tomorrow."
"I'll come early. By the time we get there, they won't have gone to work yet, and you'll be able to see them."
Lin Wanning excitedly wiped away the tears on her face and nodded repeatedly to express her gratitude.
Fang Qin was also too excited to speak.
They chatted for a while and learned about the general situation of their parents' lives.
After seeing Zhao Yongsheng off.
Lin Wanning sat on the bed, looking melancholy. Fang Qin went to wash up. Zhou Huaian quickly walked into the room, sat beside Lin Wanning, and tried to comfort her.
"We definitely can't change what happened to them before, but from now on, since we're here, your parents' lives will surely be different from before."
"And now many people have been rehabilitated. We should also actively submit reports to get rid of that label as soon as possible."
Lin Wanning looked at Zhou Huaian with a face full of grievances and sadness in her eyes. "I just feel so bad for them."
Seeing her like this, Zhou Huaian's heart ached uncontrollably. If he wasn't worried about scaring Lin Wanning, he would have hugged her tightly in his arms.
"Of course you feel bad. But think about it, now that we're here and can take good care of them, doesn't it make you feel a bit better?"
The pity in Zhou Huaian's eyes seemed to be overflowing. It felt like for every bit of pain Lin Wanning felt, he would feel three times as much.
In his eyes, Lin Wanning's emotions and everything about her were more important than himself.
Especially when he saw the tears hanging on her eyelashes, he couldn't hold back anymore and pulled Lin Wanning into his arms.
"Don't be sad, okay?" Zhou Huaian coaxed Lin Wanning like a child.
Being hugged like this, Lin Wanning felt her heart skip a beat. She was pressed against his strong chest by his powerful arms.
Her mind went blank, and she didn't know what to say.
It felt as if the air had solidified. After a long time, Zhou Huaian slowly let go and looked at Lin Wanning seriously, saying in a somewhat commanding tone, "Don't be sad anymore."
Lin Wanning was even made to laugh through her tears.
But her face blushed immediately, and she was too embarrassed to look Zhou Huaian in the eye.
However, the silence in the air was a bit scary. Lin Wanning quickly thought of what happened during the day. "I think that Zhao Yongsheng is a very honest kid."
"You're new here and don't know anyone. How about asking him to be your assistant? I'm not worried about anything else. I'm just afraid that although you don't want to make a big splash when you first take office, there might be some people who want to stir things up."
Seeing that Lin Wanning was so concerned about him, Zhou Huaian couldn't help but smile, his eyes curving into crescent moons.
Lin Wanning saw this ice - like man smiling like this, and she found that his smile was really healing.
Although they were both of a certain age, and Zhou Huaian was a soldier and a leader, usually all she saw was his mature and serious appearance.
She had never seen him so full of youthful spirit before.
"I went out this afternoon just to arrange this. You and I think alike, so I proposed to transfer him to help me."
"Do you think this means we have a telepathic connection?"
Zhou Huaian looked at Lin Wanning with expectation in his deep eyes.
He didn't look like a regimental commander at all. He looked like a young man eagerly waiting for his sweetheart's approval.
Lin Wanning's face blushed again, and she didn't know what to say.
"Bang..." Fang Qin accidentally hit the washbasin against the door.
Fang Qin was wiping her wet hair with one hand and holding the washbasin with the other. When she looked up, she realized that she seemed to have intruded on a private moment.
Moreover, the air in the room was filled with an ambiguous atmosphere.
"Um... You guys go on. I... I... I'll wait outside. I can wait. It's not urgent."
Fang Qin had never been in such a situation before. For a moment, she couldn't even speak clearly, and her face also turned red.
Lin Wanning saw that her sister - in - law had misunderstood, and at this moment, she didn't want Zhou Huaian to stay here any longer.
Lin Wanning could sense that dangerous atmosphere. If things continued like this, there might be a spark between her and Zhou Huaian, and the relationship would develop too fast.
"Sister - in - law, nothing happened between us. We were just talking about what to bring when we go to see our parents tomorrow."
"Now we've already discussed it."
Now Zhou Huaian, who was sitting on the bed, had to leave even if he didn't want to. He pursed his lips and looked at Lin Wanning with deep meaning in his eyes.
Lin Wanning raised her eyebrows and didn't look at him. Seeing Lin Wanning looking so cute and a bit afraid of him, Zhou Huaian's affection for her grew even more.
However, he respected Lin Wanning very much in his heart. He didn't want to make Lin Wanning unhappy, so he got up tactfully.
"Yes, we've finished talking. You guys rest well. It's getting late. We have to get up early tomorrow. I'll go and rest too."
After Zhou Huaian said that, he left the room in a hurry. Fang Qin was an experienced person and knew exactly what was going on when it came to dating.
After Zhou Huaian left, she immediately closed the door, lay down beside Lin Wanning, and started to gossip.
"Will you come back after going to your parents' place?"
"No, I haven't seen my parents for years. I'm going to stay with them." Lin Wanning answered without even thinking.
But what she didn't know was that Zhou Huaian hadn't gone far. Her words were like a knife stabbing his heart.
What could he do? Lin Wanning wasn't even officially his girlfriend yet.
He looked at the moon in the sky melancholy and comforted himself, "There will be plenty of time in the future..."
In the room, Fang Qin didn't agree with Lin Wanning's idea. "Your relationship with Zhou Huaian is good. You can stay in both places alternately. This will be convenient for you two to communicate and strengthen your relationship."