novellhall Chapter 138 Huo Tuan was at the prime of his life.
Chapter 138 Huo Tuan was at the prime of his life.
Wenrou didn't know what news Shen Qingshuang had found out when she went back, and it would probably take her at least ten days to return.
During this time, she also received a letter from her eldest brother, saying that Zhou Dayong's wife was inquiring about her all over the village.
Wenrou also wrote back to her family, telling them not to worry about it or be affected by it.
These days, the weather is gradually getting warmer, and she has changed both children into summer clothes.
The land allocated to the family compound by the authorities has been abandoned by everyone except for Sister Wang and her family, who are still growing mushrooms. They've even stopped growing crops.
Even gentleness couldn't control them. Professor Peng had taught them all the techniques; he practically fed them.
Since they want to slack off, let them be.
Aunt Feng is now the women's director of the family compound, busy every day resolving disputes over trivial matters.
The others lived off their husbands' meager allowances, and spent their free time sitting at the door chatting.
Although Wenrou was at home taking care of the two children, Lu Ming still brought her good news from time to time.
With summer approaching, the water pumping well in the family compound was finally completed after Huo Yanchuan and his team worked on it for more than a week.
With this pumping well, we no longer need to drive trucks to other places to fetch water.
No wonder people say Lu Ming will be successful in the future. The problem that had troubled Huo Yanchuan and the others for more than a year was solved by Lu Ming in just a few days.
After the problem with the pumping well was solved, Huo Yanchuan was the first to fetch several buckets of water home.
Seeing that he was covered in sweat from exhaustion, Wenrou handed him a towel.
"Our water supply has lasted for several days. You should sit down and rest. After working so hard for so many days, the problem with the well has finally been solved. Lu Ming really knows how to do things."
Wenrou looked at the well in the yard and thought that having this well in the summer would make things much better.
Huo Yanchuan took off his shirt, which was soaked with sweat, leaving him only in a vest. His exposed arm muscles were well-defined and looked strong and powerful.
He had just sat down when he heard the gentle praise for Lu Ming, and he frowned slightly.
This woman is praising other men right in front of him, acting like he doesn't exist?
Wenrou hadn't noticed anything amiss with the man yet. After thinking about it for the past few days, she decided that she still needed to get a delivery truck.
She planned to discuss it with Huo Yanchuan that evening to see if they could get those retired military vehicles to be used as the first transport vehicle for the team.
Huo Yanchuan wiped the sweat off his body and found that the sweat was still pouring down. So he went to the kitchen, fetched a bucket of water, took off his vest, and took a cold shower. Only then did the heat on his body subside a lot.
Wenrou carried the child into the house and happened to run into Huo Yanchuan, who was coming out of the kitchen.
At this moment, he was shirtless, with broad shoulders and a narrow waist. His body was well-proportioned and muscular, and the muscle lines of his waist and abdomen were firm and sexy. Even though she had seen him shirtless before, Wenrou could not help but admire him every time. This man's body was just too amazing.
"Take a shower now, don't catch a cold," she gently reminded him, her eyes still following his movements.
Huo Yanchuan knew she liked to look, so he openly showed it to her.
"What are you having for dinner? I'll make it in a bit," she asked him gently.
Huo Yanchuan walked over, teased his daughter, and casually said, "I'm fine with anything."
She gently responded, and while he was looking after the child, she went to the kitchen and quickly stir-fried a few dishes, cooked porridge, and reheated the pancakes she had made that morning.
The weather is getting hotter and hotter, and she doesn't have much of an appetite.
Not to mention her, even the two children are now consuming less milk.
After each meal, the two children would obediently fall asleep.
It had been a long time since Wenrou and Huo Yanchuan had sat down for a proper meal like this.
"The weather is getting hotter and hotter. It would be great to have a fan. I'll ask Lu Ming tomorrow if he has any ideas."
Wenrou drank a bowl of porridge, ate a piece of flatbread, put down her chopsticks, and spoke to Huo Yanchuan.
Hearing her mention Lu Ming again, Huo Yanchuan said with some dissatisfaction, "You want a fan? Why don't you ask your man if he can do it? In your eyes, is that Lu Ming kid better than me?"
Wenrou could smell the jealousy on the man's breath from a distance. She never expected him to be jealous over this.
However, she quickly explained, "No, that's not true. You can't compare them. You each have your own strengths."
If this matter isn't explained clearly, she's sure that this man won't let her off easily tonight.
"Strengths?" Huo Yanchuan snorted lightly, his gaze falling on the gentle face, and said without changing his expression, "Indeed, you'll have to measure my strengths yourself to know."
gentle:"……"
She stared wide-eyed at the man in front of her, and after realizing what he meant, she couldn't help but blush.
"Huo Yanchuan, can you...can you tone it down a bit? It's not even dark yet!"
She didn't know when this man had become able to say such things without batting an eye.
Although they knew each other very well in every way, she still couldn't be as thick-skinned as him.
"I'm done eating. You can do the dishes. I'm going to check on the kids." She said, then got up to go to her room.
She had just stood up when Huo Yanchuan grabbed her arm.
She was then dragged into the kitchen by the man and pinned against the wall.
"My daughter won't wake up at this hour. If you want a fan, I'll try to get it for you. Do you want to try in the kitchen?" Huo Yanchuan said, lowering his head to gently kiss her tender neck.
He had one large hand around her waist. Wenrou was only wearing a vest, and by the time she realized what was happening, there were two more hands inside the vest.
It wasn't completely dark yet, and it was still light outside. Wenrou was startled; it would be embarrassing if someone came to the house right now and saw her.
"Wait...wait a minute." Wenrou felt a tingling sensation in her lower back from his kiss, and her legs went a little weak.
Seeing that her vest was about to be taken off, she quickly reached out to stop his hand.
"No way, what would I do if someone saw this?!"
These days, Huo Yanchuan has been busy leading people to dig water wells, and then he has to train at night, so he always comes back very late.
She had actually considered it, but knowing that this man had endured so much for so many days, he certainly wouldn't let her off easily, so she had to be careful and not agree too readily.
Remembering what he had just said, Wenrou asked with a look of surprise, "You can really get your hands on an electric fan?"
Huo Yanchuan grunted and said, "I know a comrade who specializes in transporting goods to Guangdong Province. He has a way."
"Can you get a new one?" Wenrou continued to ask.
If you're looking for Lu Ming, you'll most likely only be able to find some used electric fans, but if you're sourcing from Guangdong Province, then you might be able to get new ones.
The market has opened up considerably now. Although it is not yet fully open on a large scale, it is still quite easy to do business.
Huo Yanchuan has many retired comrades-in-arms. In order to earn some money, some of them will take risks and try their luck in Guangdong Province.
But these are only a few cases; the others went home and honestly settled down to farm.
However, they did not have freight trucks, so they could only transport goods by train using manpower.
Each time, only a small amount can be transported, and only some small items.
He had a close relationship with that comrade-in-arms, a relationship that could be described as a life-or-death bond. If he just asked, the electric fan could be brought back to him.
"Yes, it's new." Huo Yanchuan nodded in response.
Wenrou became even more excited upon hearing this. If she could get a new one, why would she need the old one?
"Then you should contact your comrade-in-arms quickly." Wenrou's desire for the fan had reached its peak.
"No rush, just call him tomorrow and tell him."
After solving his wife's problem with the electric fan, Huo Tuan felt at ease continuing what he had been doing.
By the time Wenrou realized what had happened, her vest had vanished, leaving only a red bra she had bought earlier.
Seeing that Wenrou wasn't wearing the one he had bought, Huo Yanchuan was taken aback for a moment before asking, "When did you buy this?"
The salesperson had originally recommended the red one to him, saying that red was sexy.
He was worried that Wenrou wouldn't like it, so he chose a white one for her, but she bought a red one for herself instead.
"When I went to buy a bicycle last time," she asked gently, instinctively, as the man stared at her, "did you like the red one?"
Huo Yanchuan reached out and pinched her waist, his Adam's apple bobbing as he spoke in a hoarse voice, "You look good in anything."
Wenrou softened a little because he had made her an electric fan.
Mainly because her legs were weak from being kissed earlier, she was practically clinging to him now.
But just then, there was a knock on the door.
Wenrou was startled and quickly pushed the man off her, then found her clothes and put them on.
"Someone's here, let's talk about it tonight."
After she finished speaking, she quickly opened the kitchen door and went out, as if afraid that someone would see her.
Huo Yanchuan watched as his good time was interrupted, and the unsatisfied man was filled with resentment.
With no other option, he took another cold shower.
"Xiao Rou." Peng Xiaowan's voice came from outside the door.
When Wenrou heard that it was Peng Xiaowan, she opened the door and let her in.
"Xiaorou, Hao Gang wrote to me. Can you help me see if I should send him anything? I heard the conditions there are terrible, with people lacking food and clothing." Peng Xiaowan's tone was full of worry.
Seeing this, Wenrou pulled her down to sit.
"Don't worry, let me take a look."
She spoke gently, then took the letter and began to read it.
Although Hao Gang didn't say anything in the letter and told Peng Xiaowan not to worry about him, it's been almost half a month since he left, and this is the first letter Peng Xiaowan has received. This means that things on the other side are probably not going so smoothly.
At this moment, Huo Yanchuan, soaking wet and radiating cold air, came out of the kitchen. He had already put on a shirt and was ready to go to the military training.
Hearing Peng Xiaowan's concern for Hao Gang, she said, "The army will send people over to deliver supplies to them in a few days. You can prepare some things you can bring him and send them over with you."
Upon hearing Huo Yanchuan's words, Peng Xiaowan immediately replied excitedly, "Okay, I'll go back and prepare in a bit."
"I'm going back to the unit for training now," Huo Yanchuan said to Wenrou before turning and leaving.
Seeing Huo Yanchuan's state, Peng Xiaowan couldn't help but ask, "What's wrong with your Huo Tuan? Did you two have a fight? Why is he radiating such coldness?"
"He just finished showering, we didn't argue, so don't worry about us. Go home and get ready," Wenrou explained gently.
"Taking a shower, taking a cold shower, isn't he afraid of catching a cold?" Peng Xiaowan asked in shock.
Wenrou was also a little embarrassed by the question. It's normal for a man with unsatisfied desires to take a cold shower, and he's also a bit irritable. There's nothing she can do about it.
Peng Xiaowan chatted with Wenrou for a while longer, and her worries lessened.
"I'll head back now, you should get some sleep." Peng Xiaowan got up and left when she saw that it was almost time.
Wenrou tidied up the kitchen, boiled water for a shower, fed the two children, and then lay down on the bed to sleep.
When she woke up again, she was kissed awake.
Seeing the man on top of her, Wenrou was taken aback for a moment, then smiled and said, "You're back."
The man hummed in agreement, pressed his body against hers, and said, "You said it, we'll talk about it tonight."
Wenrou glanced at her watch; it was already past 2 a.m.
"It's too late. Aren't you getting up early tomorrow?" Wenrou said, glancing subconsciously at the two children, afraid they would be woken up.
"Don't worry about me, I can get up no matter how late it is."
After Huo Yanchuan finished speaking, he reached out and pinched her waist, lowered his head, and without saying a word, kissed her directly.
She held him tightly with both hands, her nails digging deep into the skin of his back.
As expected, Huo Yanchuan was eventually kicked off the bed by her.
This time, he successfully woke both children up.
Wenrou quickly put on her clothes and went to the crib next to her to comfort the two children, while Huo Yanchuan went to boil water, knowing that Wenrou would be taking a bath soon.
By the time the two of them finished their work, it was already past four in the evening.
Wenrou's body was so exhausted from his caresses that she fell asleep in his arms.
The next morning, Huo Yanchuan got up very early and went to the army to lead training. After training, he rushed back to feed the two children before cooking for Wenrou.
When Wenrou woke up, the child had already been coaxed back to sleep by Huo Yanchuan.
Although Wenrou thought they were making very little noise, it still alerted the neighbors next door.
After Wenrou finished eating, she sat by the door with her two children picking vegetables when she saw Sister Wang walking over.
"Girl, your Huo Tuan is in great physical condition, so strong and healthy. But you young people should take it easy," Wang's wife whispered in Wenrou's ear.
Although it's just that kind of thing between husband and wife, the noise was so loud that she could hear it from next door, and she was indeed a little worried about Wenrou's health.
When Wenrou heard what Sister-in-law Wang said, her face turned bright red.
Oh no, I've really lost face.