novellhall Chapter 114 He actually confessed like that.
Chapter 114 He actually confessed like that.
"Okay, I will definitely go," Huo Jiyun agreed.
Then he wrote down Fan Liangui's address.
Fan Tao remained relentless.
This time, Lin Wan didn't indulge him and dragged him away by force.
Look how much stronger he is now than before.
"Dad Huo! Huo..."
"Shut up! If you keep yelling, I'll beat you to death!"
Lin Wan glared at him fiercely.
Fan Tao had never seen his mother with such a fierce expression.
He immediately fell silent.
Fan Liangui and Xu Fengxian exchanged a glance but said nothing.
Having lived this long, what don't I understand?
My widowed daughter-in-law probably has her eye on that Commander Huo.
But he has a family, a beautiful wife, and two lovely children.
There's absolutely no way he could be interested in her.
Hopefully, after today's events, Lin Wan will be able to see the truth clearly.
They didn't object to Lin Wan remarrying. In fact, every time they wrote to her, they told her to marry whoever she liked. If the other party minded the child, they could simply send the child back to their hometown and the two of them would take care of the child.
But the worst thing you could do is to fall for a married man.
This is something only a prostitute would do; she'd be cursed and gossiped about for the rest of her life.
Seeing that they had left, Qiao An released Huo Jiyun's arm.
As soon as she left, a chill crept into her sleeves.
"Let's go eat first." Joan ignored the can of yellow peaches that had fallen on the ground.
He carried a basket and called to the children.
Huo Jiyun followed behind her, but Qiao An didn't speak to him.
The tractor that was going back to the village wouldn't leave until 4 p.m., and Qiao An didn't necessarily have to wait for the tractor, but she had bought so many things and it was almost noon.
Her stomach was rumbling, let alone the children's.
Today is the last day that state-run restaurants will be open.
They can finish their meal here, warm up a bit, and then go home.
Huo Jiyun noticed that Qiao An and the children were chatting and laughing all the way, but they ignored him.
When they arrived at the state-run restaurant, they put their things aside.
Huo Jiyun sat down next to her without thinking. Just as he was about to speak, Qiao An called over a waiter.
The state-run restaurants in the town couldn't compare to those in the county seat; they didn't have the fancy dishes with fish and meat.
After ordering five bowls of shredded pork noodles, Qiao An turned to look out the window.
"Qiao An..." Huo Jiyun called her softly.
Joan remained silent.
Actually, she couldn't explain her own feelings.
She knew that Huo Jiyun had been taking care of the widow and her child in Chehe County, and she also knew that there was nothing between them.
But there was an indescribable sourness and jealousy in my heart.
Seeing Huo Jiyun's innocent face now makes me even angrier.
"Qiao An... are you angry?" Huo Jiyun asked cautiously.
"Lin Wan and I don't usually talk much. Xiao Tao is my comrade's son. He grew up without a father, so... he treated me like his father. He just got used to calling me that."
This explanation makes sense, but Qiao An remembered the original owner of the body.
Wasn't her eccentric personality something she was forced out of her during those four years in the Huo family?
If she hadn't transmigrated into the novel, the original owner would be overgrown with weeds by now.
Qiao An felt sorry for the original owner and thought it was a waste.
"Huo Chen and Huo Ning also grew up without a father, but I have never made them call anyone else 'Dad'."
A casual remark struck Huo Jiyun's heart like a thunderbolt.
Yes, he is alive and well.
However, this is the first time his two children have met their father since birth.
"Although I don't know what your military compound is like, Fan Tao is the descendant of a martyr, so everyone should treat him well. No one should bully him or hit him, right?"
Huo Jiyun was stunned.
Qiao An was right. Fan Tao would be forgiven for any mistakes he made in the compound. Sometimes he would bully other people's children, but no one would hold it against him.
Judging from Huo Jiyun's expression, Qiao An knew she was right.
"If Huo Chen and Huo Ning were half as lucky as him, they would also meet a man like you and be able to call you Dad."
Wait! This isn't right!
Huo Jiyun finally understood.
Everyone in the compound treated Lin Wan and her son kindly and well; they didn't need him.
But among Qiao An, Huo Chen, and Huo Ning, there was only him.
No one in the village will take care of them, and neither will the Huo family.
Joan is as good as not having a husband.
The children have a father, but it's as if they don't.
Huo Jiyun felt as if he had swallowed bitter gall.
"I'm sorry, I'm so sorry."
"Don't be angry, I understand what you mean."
Huo Jiyun realized that he had said the wrong thing.
"I don't object to you taking care of them, but you need to distinguish between inside and outside the home."
"I trust your character, but sometimes, helping someone becomes something you take for granted, and some people start to want more."
"What if you encounter something like what happened to Mu Yu again? Will you divorce me and marry another woman?"
"No, no! I will never divorce you in this lifetime!" Huo Jiyun blushed with anxiety, and her words became somewhat incoherent.
"I just want to be with you, never to be apart. I won't like any other woman, I only like you!"
As soon as he finished speaking, both of them were stunned.
The waitress who was serving the food overheard this and joked, "Oh my, listening to this young couple flirting during the New Year is so sickeningly sweet."
"If my daughter could find a man like that, I, as her mother, would be at ease!"
Qiao An was also a little embarrassed; she never expected Huo Jiyun to confess his feelings so casually.
With the shredded pork noodles served, the brief awkwardness finally passed.
Qiao An ate her noodles in silence, her face flushed.
The child sitting opposite them looked at his two flushed parents and asked, "A-Ning, don't Mommy and Daddy's faces look like tomatoes?"
Ah Ning looked up and nodded seriously, "It looks like it, but why is Dad's neck red too?"
"Mom and Dad, are you cold?"
Huo Fang interrupted them with a smile, "Hurry up and eat your noodles, they'll get cold soon."
She ate while watching her second uncle and second aunt.
Her face is really red.
After finishing their meal and resting for a while at the restaurant, they prepared to go home.
With so much stuff to carry, we'll definitely need to hire a car.
On the cart, Huo Jiyun unconsciously leaned against Qiao An. Seeing that she didn't dodge, he simply opened his arms and pulled her into his embrace.
"Hey, what are you doing?" Joan struggled for a moment.
I'm afraid you'll be cold.
"Aren't you afraid the child will get cold?" Qiao An said irritably.
Huo Jiyun turned her head. "Aren't you cold?"
Huo Fang gave her younger siblings a wink, and the three of them spoke in unison.
"It's not cold!"
"Look, they're not cold." Huo Jiyun narrowed his eyes and chuckled.
Qiao An was led into Lianchi Village by him.
When Huo Jiyun got home, he went to the kitchen to add firewood to heat the kang (a heated brick bed).
While tidying up the things she bought that day in the main house, Qiao An secretly smuggled some items into her spatial storage when they weren't looking.
When Huo Jiyun returned, he saw that the table was full of food.
Canned food, sponge cake, mung bean cake, and even cookies.
They probably had a more comfortable New Year than the wealthy families in the provincial capital.
"Put all of these into that chest of drawers."
Under Qiao An's direction, Huo Jiyun hurriedly went to tidy up.
It was as if nothing had happened.
However, a slightly strange feeling arose in both of them.
Like tender grass just sprouting from the soil in spring, stirred by the wind.