novellhall Chapter 119 Huo Tuan Buys a Necklace for His Wife
Chapter 119 Huo Tuan Buys a Necklace for His Wife
"Zhou Dayong's family affairs...haven't affected you, have they?" Huo Yanchuan asked with concern.
However, although he didn't show any extra expression on his face, it would be a lie to say that he didn't care.
Compared to Peng Shao, Zhou Dayong posed a greater threat to him.
After all, he was the first man Wenrou liked, and the one who gave the most to her.
Every time he thought about these things, he even felt a little jealous of Zhou Dayong.
Wenrou shook her head gently, "This little thing doesn't affect me."
Who knows what's wrong with Zhou Dayong? Why does he always have to involve her in their arguments?
Now, hearing her own name from Zhou Dayong's mouth makes her feel nauseous.
Hearing Wenrou say this, Huo Yanchuan felt relieved and continued, "I have to go out tomorrow and may not be back for a few days."
"Are you going on a mission? Is it dangerous?" Wenrou asked worriedly when she heard that Huo Yanchuan was going on a long trip, remembering how he always disregarded danger when he went on missions before.
Seeing the worried look on her face, Huo Yanchuan smiled and said, "There's no danger. I'm just going to the city to take care of some business."
Hearing that there was no danger, Wenrou was no longer worried.
"Is there anything you want?" Huo Yanchuan thought that since Wenrou married him, he hadn't formally given her a gift yet.
Wenrou thought for a moment, then went inside to check and listed a whole bunch of things the two children needed: "Their formula is almost finished, and there's also baby powder..."
Seeing this, Huo Yanchuan interrupted her, "I mean, is there anything you want?"
He also noticed that since having two children, Wenrou had been thinking about them every day, and hadn't even realized that her face cream was almost finished.
Also, the shirt she wore to bed, and the vest she wore, were worn so badly that the collar was frayed.
"I...I don't need it." Wenrou really hadn't thought of anything she needed.
Her mind is now entirely on her two children. She risked her life to bring them into this world, and she wants to give them the best. She can't bear to mistreat them.
She didn't even realize that she hadn't bought new clothes in a long time, nor had she dressed up much.
"I see."
Seeing this, Huo Yanchuan didn't ask any further questions and could only decide to buy it himself when the time came.
After Shen Qingshuang suffered a miscarriage, Zhou Dayong even took a few days off to take good care of her at home.
Only after Shen Qingshuang's emotions stabilized was Zhou Dayong finally able to catch his breath.
These past few days, he's been doing all the housework. Wenrou was just about to leave when she ran into Zhou Dayong, who was carrying dirty clothes to wash.
He instinctively called out, "Xiao Rou."
These past few days in the family compound, he and Wenrou have been seeing each other all the time.
He wanted to say a word to Wenrou every time, but he never had the chance.
Adding to the fact that he had argued with Shen Qingshuang because of Wenrou, which led to her miscarriage, he was even more afraid to approach Wenrou.
Now that Shen Qingshuang's mood has finally improved, he is finally able to find a chance to talk to Wenrou.
Hearing Zhou Dayong call her name, Wenrou turned around to look at him, her expression cold as she asked, "Is there something you need?"
After hesitating for a moment, Zhou Dayong finally spoke: "Qing Shuang's matter has nothing to do with you. Don't listen to the nonsense from those people in the family compound."
Mentioning this matter made Wenrou angry. "It had nothing to do with me. If it weren't for you, I wouldn't be the subject of their gossip. Zhou Dayong, meeting you in this life is my bad luck. Please, you and Shen Qingshuang, stay away from me from now on."
Hearing Wenrou's words, Zhou Dayong's expression became slightly embarrassed.
"I'm sorry, I..." Zhou Dayong wanted to say something to Wenrou, but when he saw Aunt Feng coming over, he didn't finish his sentence.
"Dayong, I'm not trying to criticize you, but Qingshuang is such a good person, what more could you want? Why do you have to go and seduce some vixens?" Although Aunt Feng was speaking to Zhou Dayong, what she really meant was that Wenrou was just trying to seduce men.
These days, Aunt Feng has been getting close to Shen Qingshuang. After Shen Qingshuang embellished some of Wenrou's stories about her life in the countryside, Aunt Feng looked down on Wenrou even more.
She was already very dissatisfied with Wenrou because of the mushroom growing incident, and now everyone else in the compound is like her, no one is willing to talk to Wenrou anymore.
Although Zhou Dayong knew that Wenrou was truly wronged in this matter, he couldn't help her at this time, otherwise Shen Qingshuang would find out and cause trouble for him again.
"Auntie, this matter is all in the past, don't mention it again." Zhou Dayong frowned, stopping Aunt Feng from continuing.
Wenrou sneered when she heard Aunt Feng's words. She originally didn't want to argue with Aunt Feng and the others, but since this person had already insulted her in front of her, she certainly wouldn't tolerate it.
"When it comes to seduction, no one can compare to Aunt Feng. I heard you even seduced your own uncle when you were in the countryside..."
She overheard about this incident when Aunt Feng's family from her hometown came to visit.
Originally, I was going to give her some face because of her age, but since things have come to this, let's just cut ties completely.
Sure enough, Aunt Feng's expression changed drastically upon hearing Wenrou's words.
Although her voice wasn't loud, quite a few people in the compound heard it.
"Is this for real?"
"Aunt Feng actually did something like that? I really didn't know!"
"I was wondering why we had such a big fight when her family came over last time. Turns out there's this old, trivial stuff going on?"
Hearing the surrounding chatter, Aunt Feng's face grew even more unpleasant.
"You...you're talking nonsense. I never did anything like that," she retorted guiltily.
She glanced at her gently. "So you know rumors hurt, huh? Whether you did it or not, I believe everyone knows the truth. I'm thick-skinned anyway, I'm not afraid of what people say. Auntie, you're so old, you should set a good example for your children. What will they think of you if they find out?"
"Shut up! You dare to spread rumors about me? I'll never forgive you!" Aunt Feng was furious when Wenrou exposed her lies and started yelling at her.
Wenrou withdrew her gaze from her, glanced at the others, and turned away with a disdainful look.
Zhou Dayong, who was standing to the side, was also a little stunned. He looked at Aunt Feng and didn't know what words of comfort to say.
He was stunned by Wenrou's appearance just now.
I don't know when it happened, but her confident and dazzling aura became more and more attractive.
After Wenrou left, Aunt Feng looked around at the people, afraid of being embarrassed, and didn't go looking for Shen Qingshuang again. She slunk home.
After leaving the family compound, Wenrou went to find Peng Xiaowan.
Last time, Hao Gang brought gifts he had prepared in advance and went to her door to propose marriage. She only found out a few days later.
She was initially worried that Peng Shao might have some issues with Hao Gang, but fortunately, he performed very well, leaving Peng Shao with nothing to criticize.
In addition, he could see that Peng Xiaowan genuinely liked Hao Gang, so he did not object to the marriage.
"Xiaorou, what should I do? I'm so nervous. What do you think I should do now?" Peng Xiaowan asked, taking Wenrou's hand as she approached.
Seeing her like this, Wenrou smiled and comforted her, "You don't need to do anything. Just prepare and be a good bride."
Professor Peng and his team will be returning to Beijing in a few days, so they don't have much time left.
In addition, Hao Gang would be going on a mission in a few days, so after discussing it, the two sides decided to hold their wedding in the family compound five days later.
Since it was her first marriage, Peng Xiaowan didn't have much experience. Wenrou was her only friend here, so she could only ask her for advice.
However, she didn't know that Wenrou had never even held a wedding before, let alone had any experience.
In her previous life, she waited for Zhou Dayong her whole life in her hometown, hoping he would give her a formal wedding, but in the end she received the news that he had already married in the family compound.
In this life, although she broke off her engagement with Zhou Dayong and married Huo Yanchuan, their marriage registration was very hasty, without even a ceremony. She became Huo Yanchuan's wife just like that.
The last time a wedding was held in the family compound was when Zhou Dayong and Shen Qingshuang got married.
It was clear that Peng Xiaowan was very nervous, so Wenrou took care of everything for her.
"Don't worry, with me here, I'll make sure you're dressed up beautifully, the most beautiful bride, and that Battalion Commander Hao will be completely captivated by you," Wenrou teased, seeing Peng Xiaowan's shy demeanor.
After she finished speaking, Peng Xiaowan's face turned even redder.
"Ugh, you're so annoying."
Just then, Peng Shao knocked on the door and came in.
He looked at Wenrou with gratitude on his face.
"There aren't many people left in the Peng family. We're just two grown men who don't understand these things, so we have to thank you a lot," Peng Shao said somewhat embarrassedly to Wenrou.
"No problem, just leave it to me," she readily agreed.
Over the next few days, after finishing her school affairs, she helped Peng Xiaowan prepare for her wedding.
The family compound also allocated a house to Hao Gang. After the two of them get married, Peng Xiaowan can move into the family compound.
Hao Gang has been busy preparing for the wedding these days. He is worried that Peng Xiaowan will feel wronged, so he personally selected all the items for the house.
There were some things that weren't available in town, so he went to the department store in the city.
Huo Yanchuan also wanted to buy something for Wenrou, so after finishing his business, he went with Hao Gang.
After arriving at the department store, Huo Yanchuan first went to the jewelry section.
As soon as the two entered, a salesperson came over to greet them.
Few people buy gold jewelry now, mainly because it is too expensive for ordinary people.
Ordinary people can't even afford to eat, so how can they have money to buy gold jewelry?
So as soon as Huo Yanchuan and Hao Gang entered, the sales clerk enthusiastically introduced the products to them.
Huo Yanchuan listened with a blank expression the whole time, and finally chose a necklace with a not-too-eye-catching pattern.
"Let's take this one." He thought Wenrou would probably like it too.
Although he didn't seem to care much about Peng Shao giving Wenrou the necklace last time, he kept it in mind.
He knew Peng Shao was doing this on purpose; did he think he couldn't even afford a necklace?
Giving his wife a necklace? How could he even think of that?
He didn't confront Peng Shao because he was worried that Wenrou would overthink things.
They had finally managed to clear things up, and they didn't want an outsider to affect their relationship.
However, he remembered this matter and would settle the score with Peng Shao when he found an opportunity.
Although Hao Gang also wanted to buy Peng Xiaowan a necklace, he had used all the money he had saved over the years to buy other things, and he really didn't have any extra money to buy one.
"Pick one for Xiaowan too, consider it my wedding gift to you two," Peng Shao said to Hao Gang at this moment.
"This...this won't do, it's too valuable, Commander, I can't accept it." Hao Gang hurriedly waved his hand.
Over the years, Huo Yanchuan never mentioned the Huo family in front of them, nor did he look down on them because of his status and the honor of graduating from military academy. On the contrary, he would get along with them.
In the army, he ate whatever was available and was not given special treatment because of his family's wealth.
He and everyone else in the army had the same standards when it came to food and clothing. Sometimes he would even use his own allowance to help his brothers who were having financial difficulties after leaving the army.
So much so that almost no one knows that Huo Yanchuan is a true military prince, with more money than he could ever spend in his lifetime.
Hao Gang was one of the few who knew his identity, which was why he admired Huo Yanchuan the most.
Seeing his hesitation, Huo Yanchuan coldly ordered, "Stop dawdling, choose."
Hao Gang: "..."
In the end, under Huo Yanchuan's imposing presence, he had no choice but to choose a necklace.
After paying, Huo Yanchuan asked the salesperson to pack both necklaces.
"Commander, I'll go take a look over there." After buying the necklace, Hao Gang pointed to the other side and said to Huo Yanchuan.
"Okay." Huo Yanchuan responded and then went to the women's clothing section.
He had bought clothes for Wenrou here before, and now that they were familiar with each other, he seemed much calmer this time.
He originally thought that not wearing his military uniform today would make him appear much more low-key.
He simply overlooked his face and his aura; even without wearing a military uniform, just standing there, he could attract a lot of attention.
Especially as soon as he entered the women's clothing section, many women looked in his direction and secretly discussed him.
Unfortunately, the salesperson was the same one who had served him last time.
"Oh, it's you. Are you buying clothes for your loved one again? What do you need? I'll help you."
Huo Yanchuan was surprised to be recognized so quickly and looked somewhat embarrassed. He could only ask, "Do you have any underwear?"
"Close-fitting clothes? Oh dear, are you thinking of buying underwear? What size does your partner wear? Come and take a look, these are the most fashionable clothes in Hong Kong right now, those actresses in movies wear these."
As the sales clerk spoke, she led Huo Yanchuan to the area where underwear was sold.
Huo Yanchuan froze on the spot when he saw the "underwear" hanging in front of him. He had originally planned to change Wenrou into a tank top, but he did not expect it to be like this.
Even then, the saleswoman didn't forget to continue introducing products to Huo Yanchuan: "This kind of lace is the most popular, and do you also need stockings?"