Mi Xaing 'er reacted very quickly.
As soon as she heard the door open, she immediately made up her mind. No matter who it was, it was not the right time to know about the letter.
If it was Yun Jingting who came.
Based on his identity as a soldier, it was better not to let him know that his family had overseas connections. It was easy to get into trouble.
What if it was Tang Xiling?
It was even more inappropriate to reveal it to her for the time being.
Tang Xiling was very stubborn about relationships. In order to see her sweetheart, she even left her family and went to Guangzhou. She even fell into their trap. In short, Tang Xiling was usually smart, but when it came to relationships, she was a little reckless and impulsive. If she did anything extreme, not only would she hurt herself, but she would also implicate Yun Jingting and the family.
This was a situation Mi Xaing 'er did not want to see.
So …
Regarding this letter, she had to seriously consider whether she should hand it over to her mother.
At this thought …
Mi Xaing 'er quickly hid the letter under her pillow.
When she sat down again, Yun Laohu had already entered the house. She seemed to have sensed something and frowned. "Xiang 'er, what are you doing?"
"Nothing, nothing. I was waiting for you." Mi Xaing 'er greeted her with a smile. "Where did you go?"
"Oh, Tian Xiner's house's power switch was switched off. I went over to take a look." Yun Jingting walked to the table and poured a glass of cold water. She gulped it down and then turned her head. "That overseas Chinese, Chen something, left."
Mi Xaing 'er nodded. "He left. He's already on the plane."
"Then you won't have anything to do with Ni Dahai in the future, right?"
Mi Xaing 'er did not answer this question directly. How could she answer this question? They all lived in the same city and were good friends. Who could say that they would "never" see each other again? Fate did not listen to anyone.
Since she could not do it, she might as well not say anything.
She walked over gently and held her husband's arm. "Tiger, let's go to the hospital."
Yun Jingting was also a smart person. Just now, he was just jealous and couldn't hold it in. Seeing that his wife had calmly changed the topic, he simply gave up this "excuse" and didn't say anything else.
The two of them set off to the hospital and did various routine examinations. The results were as follows:
His leg injury was recovering very well. Although he couldn't participate in intense sports and training for the time being, he could still do some administrative work if he wanted to.
This meant that Yun Laohu was getting closer and closer to returning to the team.
Mi Xaing 'er did not know whether to be happy or sad.
The two of them left the consultation room with mixed feelings. Neither of them spoke as they walked down the stairs one after another. Suddenly, they heard someone calling out softly at the end of the corridor, "Head Of Yun, Xiang 'er …"
Mi Xaing 'er turned around and saw Hsu Mingwei.
She hurriedly greeted him with a smile. "Brother Xu, you're working the day shift today?"
Hsu Mingwei walked up quickly. "You're here for a follow-up examination."
He looked at Yun Jingting from head to toe. "Head Of Yun, your complexion looks much better. Your injury is almost healed, right?"
Yun Laohu nodded. "Yes, thank you for your concern."
Hsu Mingwei patted his forehead and explained, "I wanted to visit you from the start, but I was so busy that I didn't have the time. By the time I had time, you had already been discharged from the hospital. Sigh, you're injured, but I didn't help at all!"
He turned to Mi Xaing 'er. "You've moved, right? Where did you move to? I'll go and find out where you live tomorrow."
Mi Xaing 'er was stunned. "How did you know that I moved? Who told you?"
Hsu Mingwei had a smug look on his face. Before he spoke, he was already grinning from ear to ear. "Haha, I've seen Jiang Tingting a few times recently. I occasionally heard some news about you guys from her. "
Mi Xaing 'er frowned and didn't say much. However, she was still a little puzzled. Jiang Tingting was Director Shen's daughter and the pillar of the dance troupe. She had always been arrogant, so why would she be willing to get close to Hsu Mingwei, an intern from a rural background?
Don't tell me you're up to something again?
She turned her head to look at her husband and coincidentally caught Yun Jingting looking at her as well. The two of them looked at each other as if they had read each other's minds. Both of them felt that Jiang Tingting must be implying something.
Hsu Mingwei was so excited that he couldn't find his bearings. "Xiang 'er, Jiang Tingting has a performance at the Provincial Cultural Palace tomorrow night. The Red Women's Army gave me a few tickets. Do you want them? Her performance skills are superb, and it's hard to get a ticket. I don't even give it to ordinary people."
After he finished speaking, he took out two ballet tickets from his trouser pocket and happily stuffed them into Mi Xaing 'er's hands.
He had good intentions.
Firstly, he felt that Mi Xaing 'er was like a little sister. She came from the same village as him and had not seen much of the world. He wanted to use this opportunity to broaden his horizons.
Secondly, he wanted to show off a little. He was a student from a rural background, but he actually "befriended" the "daughter" of the Director of the Military Hospital and the "stepdaughter" of the Commander. This was not an easy thing to do.
Before Mi Xaing 'er could refuse, Hsu Mingwei was already in a hurry to leave. "I still have a meeting. I won't say goodbye."
She hurriedly added, "Give me your home address one day. My dad asked me to visit Auntie Tang."
Mi Xaing 'er looked at his back view. Before she could look away, she felt her hands loosen. Yun Laohu had already snatched the ballet tickets away. She casually rolled them up and was about to throw them away.
Mi Xaing 'er quickly stopped her. "What are you doing? Didn't you hear Brother Xu say that it's hard to get a ticket?"
Yun Laohu snorted coldly. "What do you mean? Do you really want to go and see it?"
Mi Xaing 'er straightened her neck. "What do you mean? Why don't you let me go and see it?"
Yun Jingting took half a step back. He looked like he was trying to appease her. "Hey, don't be so stubborn with me. You can do whatever you want. I can't control you. I'll shut up. I'll leave, okay?"
Mi Xaing 'er looked at his "surrender" and burst out laughing. "Silly."
Yun Laohu was a little unconvinced. "What's wrong with me? I'm not bragging, but other than you, no one in this world has ever called me silly."
Mi Xaing 'er glared at him coquettishly. "That's because no one is like me, by your side 24 hours a day. I'm just mesmerized by your usual facade. I can't see the foolishness in your bones!"
Yun Jingting bit his lip and raised his hand, pretending to hit her. "You brat, did I spoil you too much? You're about to ascend to the heavens!"
Mi Xaing 'er pulled his arm down and took the opportunity to hold his arm. She coaxed him gently, "Oh, you're really enthusiastic. Alright, I was wrong, okay? My husband is absolutely smart!"
Yun Jingting waved his hand and looked serious. "Wait, what did you call me? How am I the 'Old Man'?"
He rolled his eyes and probably misunderstood her meaning. He pursed his lips suggestively and lowered his voice. "When we're together, I seem to be the 'Old Man'. How about this? Tonight, you'll be the 'Old Man' instead!"
The 'Old Man'?
Mi Xaing 'er blinked her big eyes twice and finally understood. It was no wonder that Yun Jingting did not understand this form of address. In that era, very few women in the Northeast would call their husbands' Old Man '. She had just said it casually and did not consider the difference in the era. In the end, the man misunderstood her meaning and made such a joke.
She clenched her little fist and punched her husband's back a few times. "You're really shameless. How could you say something like that!"
Yun Laohu still felt quite wronged. "How am I shameless? Weren't you the one who said it first?"
"When I said 'Old Man', the word 'Old Man' means a man!"
Yun Jingting repeated in a low voice, "Old Man, Old Man. Cough, cough. Anything is fine. Men, Old Man. Be realistic!"
Mi Xaing 'er pursed her lips and smiled. She did not care about this form of address anymore. She lowered her head, smoothed out the ballet tickets, and carefully put them into her pocket.
Yun Jingting was puzzled. "What on earth are you trying to do?"
Mi Xaing 'er raised her eyebrows. "Don't you understand? Although I don't plan to watch any ballet, Tian Xiner likes it to be lively. She has been in the city for so long, and other than strolling on the streets, she doesn't have much entertainment. I want to give this ticket to her. It won't be a waste, and she can have some fun too!"
Yun Jingting did not say anything. This idea was not bad. Tian Xiner grew up in the mountains. Perhaps she really had never seen a ballet performance before. It would be good to broaden her horizons.
After pausing for a moment …
He changed the topic. "Let's not talk about this anymore. Let's go and take our wedding photos!"
He took the opportunity to straighten his back and straighten his collar. Like a smug child, he said, "I wore a new shirt today, but you didn't praise me. I don't have any weight in your eyes now. You don't even want to look at me!"
When he said this …
Mi Xaing 'er could only take two steps back. She narrowed her eyes and sized him up.
Not bad!
Yun Jingting specially changed into a set of casual clothes today. Mi Xaing 'er had personally selected the clothes in the mall. Without the dignified military uniform, Yun Jingting added a bit of elegance. He still had long legs, a small waist, broad shoulders, and a thick back. He was so handsome that people couldn't take their eyes off him.
Since he had already brought it up, Mi Xaing 'er could only praise him "fiercely". "Tiger, you're really good-looking. Your temperament is impeccable, and your figure is outstanding. You're like a jade tree in the wind, like the vast sun and moon, like the mountains and rivers …"
Ah …
She spoke until she had a few layers of goosebumps.
However, Yun Laohu seemed to enjoy listening to her. She smiled faintly and hooked her finger. She coughed softly twice and said, "Well, not bad. Continue …"
Ha!
Continue …
Mi Xaing 'er pursed her lips. "Can't you be a little more humble?"
"I can't be humble." Yun Laohu looked serious. "The actual situation is right there for all to see!"
Mi Xaing 'er really didn't know what to do with him. She simply stopped talking and strode out of the hospital. She stood under the shade of a tree and waited.
After a while, Yun Jingting leisurely caught up with her.
The two of them went to the state-run photo studio together. The receptionist looked at their behavior and noticed that their looks and temperament were extraordinary. She was very polite. "Both of you, would you like to take photos?"
Yun Jingting rushed to answer. "Wedding photos!"
The words "wedding photos" were especially loud. It was as if she was afraid that others didn't know.
The receptionist smiled embarrassedly. "I'm really sorry. Our photo studio is temporarily suspended for this afternoon's political study."
Ah …
What a coincidence!
Mi Xaing 'er and Yun Laohu looked at each other. They both felt that this was a little inauspicious.
After leaving the photo studio …
Although Yun Laohu felt awkward, she kept comforting her wife. "It's okay. Let's take photos another day. It's the same any day."
Mi Xaing 'er could only nod. The two of them went home together.
Before entering the courtyard, Mi Xaing 'er said first, "Tiger, I'll send the tickets to Tian Xiner. You can go back first."
She quickly went to Tian Xiner's house and knocked on the door. Tong Che opened the door. He was still as elegant and gentlemanly as ever. "Xiao Mi, you …"
Before he could finish speaking, Tian Xiner squeezed out from Tong Che's side. "Xiang 'er, you're here to see me, right? That's great. I'm almost bored to death. You don't know that my brother punished me by making me copy books. This is simply torture!"
Tong Che crossed his arms and looked at her from the side. "How am I torturing you? Is it wrong to make you copy books? I tested you on 20 new words today. Not only did you write 10 wrong words, but the other 10 words were also missing horizontal lines and vertical lines. Shouldn't I punish you?"
Tian Xiner pouted. "Anyway, I'm going to chat with Xiang 'er now. I'll stop writing for now. I'm not going tonight. We'll talk about it tomorrow."
She pulled Mi Xaing 'er and was about to enter the house.
Tong Che shook his head helplessly. He always seemed to be at a loss when it came to Tian Xiner.
Mi Xaing 'er pushed him away. "I'm not going in. Yun Jingting is still waiting for me at home."
She took out the two dance tickets from her pocket and said, "Here, I'm here to give you these."
"What are they?" Xiao Tian Xiner did not stand on ceremony. She took the tickets and looked at them seriously for a long time. "These are movie tickets."
Tong Che glanced at them from the corner of his eye. "Hey, Xiao Mi, this ballet performance is very popular. I heard that you can't even get tickets from scalpers. Aren't you and Tiger going to watch it?"
Mi Xaing 'er said calmly, "Yun Jingting and I don't know how to appreciate these things. He can't sit still with his leg injury. You can go with Xin' er."
Tian Xiner turned her head. "Brother, what's a barre?"
Mi Xaing 'er smiled. "You'll know when the time comes. Oh right, it'll start at 7: 30 tomorrow night. Don't be late."
She did not stay for long. She was worried about her husband and went home.
As soon as she entered the courtyard, she could not help but be stunned. Yun Jingting was drying a mattress.
Mi Xaing 'er's heart skipped a beat. She did not help and quickly walked into the house. When she looked at the bed, she saw that the pillow had been placed to one side. The hidden letter was gone.
She looked at her husband in the courtyard through the window. After thinking for a while, she walked to the door and pretended to be casual. "Tiger, I have something to ask you."
"Okay."
"I put an envelope under my pillow this morning. Did you see it?"
Yun Laohu did not even answer. "I didn't see it. What's in the envelope?"
When Mi Xiang 'er saw his expression, she understood that Yun Jingting had always dared to take responsibility for his actions. If he had taken the envelope, he would have admitted it.
Then …
There would not be outsiders in the courtyard.
So there was only Tang Xiling left.
This was a little troublesome.
Just as she thought of this, Fu Bowen and Tang Xiling entered the house, chatting and laughing. Both of them were carrying vegetable baskets and seemed to be in a good mood.
Tang Xiling looked up at her daughter. "Why are you standing there in a daze? You really don't know what to do. You didn't help Jingting dry his blanket."
"Mom, I have something to ask you."
Tang Xiling waved her hand and smiled. "Let's talk later. Hurry up and help me pick the celery. We'll have dumplings tonight."
Yun Laohu turned her head. "It's not the New Year or any festival. Why are we eating dumplings? Mom, something good must have happened."
Tang Xiling did not answer. She smiled and pursed her lips. She lowered her head and went into the kitchen.
When Mi Xiang 'er saw her expression, she was almost certain. She hurried over and closed the kitchen door behind her. She asked in a low voice, "Mom, you took that letter, right? You went through my things, didn't you?"
Tang Xiling was stunned. "What kind of attitude is that? I didn't go through your things. I went to collect the dirty clothes and happened to see the envelope under your pillow. What's wrong with that? Wasn't that letter addressed to me? Wasn't my name written on it?"
Mi Xaing 'er took a deep breath. Now was not the time to argue about these things. She had to make the stakes clear immediately. "Mom, although I didn't open the letter, I have a vague feeling that this might be …"
She paused and said in a gentler tone, "Mom, you know in your heart that if we get in touch with Dad in the United States in private, it will be a big hidden danger for Yun Jingting. I'm not stopping you from communicating with Dad, but we have to think twice. The current situation is …"
Tang Xiling interrupted her with a sullen expression. "Xiang 'er, let me ask you first. You knew the reason for that letter, so why didn't you hand it to me immediately? It's understandable that you miss your husband, but I'm also a woman. I also miss my man. I've been separated from your father for 18 years. You'll never understand my urgency to see him."
"Mom, listen to me."
Tang Xiling snorted stubbornly. "I don't want to listen to you, Xiang 'er. That's your father's letter. Aren't you curious about what's written in it?"
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