novellhall Chapter 214 Experiments with Well Water
Chapter 214 Experiments with Well Water
After half a month, Xia Xiaoyun's complexion became rosy, and she looked much healthier.
Without Guo Caifeng causing trouble, Zeng Fushun felt much better.
Before, the moment I stepped into the house, it was either complaining or arguing. But now?
A wife, kids, and a warm bed—how blissful!
Xia Xiaoyun also sensed the change in Zeng Fushun and her attitude towards him improved considerably.
Joan's belly is getting bigger and bigger, making it inconvenient for her to do chores.
Huo Jiyun simply went home every day at noon to cook for Qiao An and the children before going to work.
Almost everyone saw Huo Jiyun stationed at the compound every day, running back and forth.
If you pass by the Huo family's house at noon, you can see a man wearing an apron busy in the kitchen.
Lin Wan noticed it too.
It's impossible not to feel a pang of sadness.
How did Qiao An end up with such a good man?
Four years have passed, and no matter how hard she tries or how much she tries to please him, Huo Jiyun remains indifferent.
Originally, Lin Wan thought that Huo Jiyun was just that kind of person; he never spoke to other young women in the compound, and would only nod when they met.
He was the only one who treated her with some kindness.
At that time, Lin Wan naively believed that Huo Jiyun was already treating her exceptionally well.
But since Joan appeared, she has learned what true favoritism is.
Huo Jiyun could stand behind Qiao An without any reason, firmly supporting and protecting her.
He would even hit someone for her.
Now...
The dignified regimental commander actually wore an apron and personally cooked the meal.
Tell me, in the entire compound, which man could do that?
Lin Wan gritted her teeth more and more as she thought about it.
Why is Qiao An so lucky? She has a man protecting her, earns so much money without her knowing why, and Huo Jiyun doesn't even get angry with her.
vixen!
They must have drugged Huo Jiyun. Putting everything else aside, her belly doesn't even match the gestational age.
She was just taking advantage of Huo Jiyun being a man, not understanding the intricacies of the situation.
Lin Wan walked past the Huo family's residence and turned back once more.
Seeing Huo Jiyun carrying the prepared meal and walking into the main room with a smile, his expression turned even uglier.
Just wait, on the day of the physical exam, she'll tear off Qiao An's hypocritical mask and let Huo Jiyun know what kind of shameless bastard he married.
No man can tolerate his wife cheating on him.
Lin Wan walked and laughed. She could even imagine that day when Huo Jiyun would slap her a few times in front of everyone.
Just thinking about it is exhilarating.
Back home, Fan Tao was clutching his stomach. "Mom, I'm hungry."
"I'll cook for you right now."
"Mom, everyone else has other dishes to eat. I heard from Hailong that they had some kind of scallop porridge yesterday. I want to have some too."
As Fan Tao spoke, he began to swallow hard, his mouth watering.
Since Qiao An brought vegetables, life in the compound has improved a lot.
However, she refused to sell to Lin Wan, Shi Man, and Zhao Chunxia.
Lin Wan also had a sweet tooth; every day when she ate, she would smell the delicious aromas from other people's homes and even drool over them.
But what could she do if Qiao An refused to sell?
We can't exactly beg her, can we?
Lin Wan couldn't do it.
"Just bear with it a little longer. Mom is a primary school teacher now, right? Once I get my salary, I'll buy you some meat."
Lin Wan turned and went to the kitchen to cook.
She's a teacher now, though not officially, but the principal said she has a one-year probationary period, and if nothing unexpected happens, she'll become a tenured teacher next year.
With the military pension, it adds up to more than seventy yuan a month.
There were only her and Fan Tao at home, and seventy yuan was more than enough for them.
At that point, who would care about the little things Joan brought back?
On the other side, the Huo family.
Looking at the dishes on the table, Qiao An couldn't help but give Huo Jiyun a thumbs up.
Huo Jiyun is smart. Qiao An only needs to explain the steps to make many dishes, and he can make them quite well.
"Mmm, this hot and sour shredded potatoes tastes just right."
"Your stir-fried pork with chili peppers tastes even better than mine!"
"The dried shrimp and winter melon are cooked to perfection."
"Stir-fried tomatoes and eggs, so delicious with rice!"
Joan praised it as she ate.
Huo Jiyun, who was standing to the side, initially only raised the corners of his eyebrows slightly.
By the end, Qiao An had practically praised him into being a mandarin fish.
"An'an." Huo Jiyun suddenly remembered something, "I'm going to Pingjing with Commander Wu at the end of the year."
"The commander said that once I've finished my official business, I can stay there for a few days. Would you like to come with me?"
"Go to Pingjing?" Qiao An paused with her chopsticks. "Of course, I can go see my grandmother."
Huo Jiyun knew that the grandmother Qiao An mentioned was an elderly woman he had met by chance in Pingjing.
"But it still depends on when you give birth. If you give birth late, you can rest at home and I will go see that old man for you."
Qiao An smiled without saying a word, only nodding repeatedly.
Her belly was bigger than that of a typical pregnant woman, so it was already certain that she was carrying twins.
Therefore, this means that it is impossible to be born late.
Qiao An subconsciously looked at the bamboo basket on top of the five-drawer dresser in the living room, where her maternity bag was kept.
"Honey, if I go into labor tonight and have to go to the hospital to give birth, you absolutely must remember to bring that basket with you."
"Yes, you've said it several times, I remember it clearly, don't worry." Huo Jiyun wasn't annoyed at all, responding to every word.
After Huo Jiyun finished washing the dishes and left the courtyard.
Joan sat in the rocking chair in the yard, gazing at the sky in a daze.
In the novel, Huo Jiyun accidentally met his older brother Li Ping, who was also a soldier, when he went to Beijing at the end of the year.
Li Ping felt that Huo Jiyun looked very much like his mother, and when he remembered that his parents had mentioned being separated from their youngest son years ago, he became concerned.
Later, they went to Zhongyun Province and came to Huo Jiyun's hometown to investigate his background, only to find out that he was the Li family's long-lost youngest son.
It can be said that this trip to Beijing was a turning point in Huo Jiyun's life.
Thinking back to the Li family, they weren't exactly easy to deal with.
Joanne sighed.
When Huo Jiyun returned home in the evening, Qiao An went to cook. She asked Huo Jiyun to turn over the entire yard.
Huo Jiyun didn't understand, but he did as instructed.
"An'an, what are you trying to do by turning the soil over?"
As Qiao An ate her vegetables, she pointed to the cleared land outside and said, "I'm going to try planting some vegetables."
After a brief silence, Huo Jiyun still wanted to say a few words, fearing that Qiao An might suffer setbacks in the future.
"An'an, our Amutu is different from other places. The temperature difference between day and night is large, the air is dry, the temperature is high in summer and low in winter, so growing vegetables is very... very difficult."
Huo Jiyun put it very tactfully, but what he really meant was that you basically can't grow it.
The Academy of Agricultural Sciences failed countless times in its experimental fields in Amtu.
Qiao An wasn't really sure either; she just felt that a well wouldn't appear in the space for no reason.
It has to be of some use eventually.
"It's nothing, I'm just planting it for fun, it's a way to distract myself." Qiao An didn't explain to Huo Jiyun.
"Okay, don't overwork yourself."
Huo Jiyun didn't think Qiao An could grow anything, so he didn't take it to heart.
In the days that followed, Qiao An was busy in the courtyard every day.
She asked Mo Yuxuan to buy some vegetable seeds and sow them in the ground.