"There are a lot of people eating today. Why don't I get someone to buy it from Man Jiang Lou?" Lu Jinnan said.
"It's okay, I'll prepare it quickly …" Lin Nuan lowered her head and prepared the ingredients.
Lu Jinnan pursed his lips and looked at her for a moment. He took off his jacket and placed it on the back of a chair in the dining room. He walked towards the counter and rolled up his sleeves. "Let me help!"
Lu Jinnan was also good at cooking, but he didn't usually do it himself.
In the past, Lu Jinnan and Lin Nuan were at loggerheads. Who would have thought that one day they would be preparing dinner together in the kitchen?
Lin Nuan smiled at Lu Jinnan to express her gratitude.
Tuan Tuan changed his clothes and came downstairs. He poked his little head out of the dining room door and saw that both of them were busy in the kitchen, so he obediently bounced over to the coffee table and took out his homework from his school bag to finish it.
The British Shorthair, which had been playing outside for a day, slipped into the backyard through the window. The rain had made its body wet. As soon as it landed, it ran towards the living room with its short legs. When it saw Tuan Tuan doing his handicraft work, it jumped onto the coffee table and obediently sat opposite Tuan Tuan. It tilted its head and watched Tuan Tuan cut paper with a pair of small scissors.
The cat landed on the white paper. Tuan Tuan looked up and saw that the British shorthair was drenched. He called out, "Cat …"
The British shorthair opened its mouth and licked its nose as it looked at Tuan Tuan.
Tuan Tuan saw that the fat cat was drenched and ran to the bathroom to get a towel without a word. Just like how Lin Nuan usually wrapped him in a towel after showering, Tuan Tuan also wrapped the British shorthair in a towel. He carried it down from the coffee table and squatted on the carpet to wipe its fur.
Tang Zheng came in after receiving a call. He didn't see Tuan Tuan wiping the cat's fur in the living room, so he walked straight into the kitchen …
Seeing Lu Jinnan defrosting the fish and marinating it, Lin Nuan bent over and dipped her hands into the sink to wash the vegetables. She looked very relaxed. "I've asked, Old Fu is already on his way back!"
Lin Nuan looked up, a smile on her thin face. "Really?"
"Old Fu was gone for a day and a night, and nothing happened. The person I asked to help me ask around said that it wasn't convenient for him to talk about it in detail, so he was still vague about it. Then, he suddenly got the news that Old Fu was back, so he quickly told me. He said that if I wanted to know anything, I could ask Old Fu directly!"
"Then, did he tell you when Huai 'an will be back?" Lin Nuan couldn't help smiling.
"They're on the way. They should be here soon!" Tang Zheng couldn't hide the joy in his eyes.
Hearing the sound of the door being pushed open, Tang Zheng looked surprised. As he walked out of the kitchen, he said, "It can't be that fast, right?"
Just as he walked out of the restaurant, Tang Zheng saw You Nainai enter with a plastic bag from the convenience store.
You Nainai also paused in surprise when she looked up and saw Tang Zheng. She had deliberately dawdled at the convenience store for a long time, planning to dawdle until Lu Jinnan, Tang Zheng, and Lin Nuan finished speaking and left. She hadn't expected that after dawdling for so long, Tang Zheng would still be around!
You Nainai was holding a bottle of yogurt without a lid in her hand. The lid of the yogurt had fallen onto the side of the road. It was raining, so the lid was dirty. You Nainai didn't pick it up and just lifted the yogurt back.
Tang Zheng glanced at the yogurt bottle. It was still lychee-flavored, You Nainai's favorite flavor.
Tang Zheng's Adam's apple moved slightly, and his gaze shifted from the lychee-flavored yogurt to You Nainai's fair little face.
Lychee flavor …
You Nainai regretted not throwing the bottle of yogurt away!
Just now, You Nainai had taken it casually, but now that she saw the way Tang Zheng looked at her after looking at the yogurt, he obviously misunderstood.
Glancing at Tuan Tuan, who was practically hidden between the sofa and the coffee table, You Nainai changed her shoes and walked toward Tuan Tuan with the bag of snacks. "Tuan Tuan, do you want some yogurt?"
Tuan Tuan looked up at You Nainai, not saying a word. You Nainai forcefully placed the yogurt in front of Tuan Tuan. "Auntie accidentally dropped the lid of the yogurt just now. There's no lid now, but Auntie didn't drink it!"
Tuan Tuan looked at You Nainai with his big eyes, then looked behind You Nainai …
You Nainai turned to look behind her, a baffled expression on her face.
Not seeing Little Candy, Tuan Tuan retracted his gaze and looked at You Nainai with his big eyes, as if wondering why You Nainai didn't see Little Candy in his house.
"Is Nainai back?" Lin Nuan's voice rang out from the kitchen.
You Nainai replied, "En, I bought some snacks."
"Nainai, Huai 'an will be back in a while. Let's have a meal together …" Lin Nuan said.
From the corner of her eye, You Nainai saw Tang Zheng walking toward the sofa. You Nainai gripped the plastic bag in her hand tightly and took out the snacks for Tuan Tuan. She placed them on the coffee table and said, "No, I'll be going back when Sir Fu returns. Little Candy is still waiting for me at home."
Hearing that You Nainai would be going back to see Little Candy, Tuan Tuan stood up and reached for his backpack while lying on the sofa. He took out a small flower hairpin and handed it to You Nainai. "Little Candy …"
You Nainai saw that it was her daughter's hairpin. She took it from him. "Did Little Candy leave it in kindergarten again?"
Tuan Tuan thought about it and nodded. He didn't tell You Nainai that when Little Candy was fighting with the upperclassmen in kindergarten, she had removed all the hairpins from her head and left them with Tuan Tuan. She had taken one less when she left.
"Thank you, Tuan Tuan!" You Nainai reached out, wanting to stroke Tuan Tuan's little head, but Tuan Tuan dodged her.
You Nainai didn't mind. She heard from Little Candy that Tuan Tuan didn't like others stroking his head, not even the kindergarten teachers!
You Nainai smiled gently at Tuan Tuan. Seeing Tang Zheng approach and look like he was about to sit over, You Nainai asked Tuan Tuan, "Where's the washroom for your guests?"
Tuan Tuan pointed!
"Thank you, Tuan Tuan!" You Nainai got up, her gaze never once looking at Tang Zheng. Her long and dense eyelashes lowered, concealing the expression in her eyes as she walked toward the washroom.
Tang Zheng was rendered speechless.
Was he a big tiger? Why had You Nainai been avoiding him these few days?
Things were clearly fine that night, and You Nainai had a look of enjoyment on her face when they were making out. What did he do wrong? Why did he make You Nainai avoid him like a snake?
Tang Zheng stood in the living room at a loss, gazing in the direction of the washroom, feeling suffocated.
Tuan Tuan looked up at the confused Tang Zheng. After some thought, he picked up the snacks You Nainai gave him from the coffee table and raised his hand high to pass them to Tang Zheng.
Seeing Tuan Tuan's actions, Tang Zheng smiled bitterly. "If Uncle isn't eating, Tuan Tuan will eat!"
Seeing that You Nainai still hadn't come out of the washroom, Tang Zheng knew that You Nainai had made up her mind to avoid him. Tang Zheng sighed and entered the kitchen to help prepare dinner.
Once Tang Zheng entered, Lin Nuan no longer had a chance to intervene. She washed her hands and called Fu Huai 'an, but his phone was still switched off.
It had been a day and a night, and Fu Huai 'an's phone might have run out of battery. Lin Nuan consoled herself that Fu Huai' an would be back soon, so there was no hurry.
Feeling a tug at the corner of her shirt, Lin Nuan lowered her head. Tuan Tuan looked up at Lin Nuan, holding a bag of chips in his arms and raising one hand high to pass a chip to Lin Nuan.
Lin Nuan smiled and bent over to take a bite of the chip Tuan Tuan passed to her. She said, "When Papa comes back, we can start eating, okay?"
Tuan Tuan nodded.
…
Fu Huai 'an sat in a car with a military plate, and Xing Feng personally sent him back to Tianfu Bay.
Over the course of the day and night, even Fu Huai 'an's former superior came to help Fu Huai' an. He wanted Fu Huai 'an to cooperate in finding that Mr. Du and help him ask about the situation in the country, but Fu Huai' an refused to budge.
The higher-ups couldn't do anything to Fu Huai 'an, so they could only ask Xing Feng to send Fu Huai' an back and persuade him on the way.
Others tried to persuade him for a day and night, but to no avail. Xing Feng didn't plan to waste his energy, so he told Fu Huai 'an about Wang Mang's recent situation …
"I don't know if you still have an impression of Wang Mang, Boss. He was the shortest one in my team back in Iraq, but his muscles were especially well-developed. Everyone said Wang Mang looked like a weightlifter …" Xing Feng asked.
Fu Huai 'an nodded. He would never forget every comrade who had fought alongside him.
"He injured his leg two years ago and left the army to open his own restaurant and become a chef. That restaurant of his has become an internet sensation, and it's called Wang Mang's Little Restaurant. Netizens say the boss is very fierce and will scold people! The restaurant isn't big … and there's only Wang Mang there. Wang Mang serves in the kitchen, and the customers take the dishes from the window themselves. The money box is placed under the window, and after the customers are done eating, they can pay by themselves or just swipe their WeChat. Wang Mang stays in the kitchen alone and doesn't come out. The customers have to be self-aware when it comes to paying. "
While Xing Feng spoke of Wang Mang, there was a gratified smile in his eyes. "That little restaurant really earned Wang Mang a house with three bedrooms and a living room. I heard Wang Mang has been busy with matchmaking recently, preparing to fall in love, get married, and have children …"
Fu Huai 'an sat in the backseat and closed his eyes to rest, not replying.
Fu Huai 'an wasn't very clear about Wang Mang's current situation, but he was very clear about Wang Mang's restaurant …
It wasn't because Lin Nuan had brought him there before. Fu Huai 'an had known about it long before Wang Mang got injured and retired from the army.
When Wang Mang's little restaurant first opened, the business was horrifyingly bad.
It was Fu Huai 'an who asked Little Lu to secretly make arrangements to hype up Wang Mang's restaurant …
In this era, everything was about packaging and operations. People didn't lack money now, and they had eaten a lot of delicacies. What they needed was gimmicks and a sense of freshness.
"Boss, I want to thank you on behalf of Qin Zhe. If it weren't for you, Qin Zhe might be dead by now, or he might have ended up like Wang Mang, unable to stay in the army because the rescue was delayed! His future was all ruined … "Xing Feng held the steering wheel with both hands." Wang Mang can be considered lucky. His restaurant became popular. Actually, there are many retired soldiers like Wang Mang in the real world. They were once heroes, but after getting injured, they could only retire from the army and return home. They could only … live on meager relief funds. "
At this point, Xing Feng sounded a little choked up. "Little Bean used to be such a sunny boy who had never been in a relationship before. Later, he went to Myanmar to gather intelligence and accidentally came across a lead related to a drug case. He was duty-bound to agree to help the police, and with the police's approval, he became their informant. In order to obtain intelligence, he tested drugs himself and ended up becoming addicted to them. Later, the drugs were solved, and he could only leave the army with his honor. Later, he couldn't take the burden of the drugs and jumped off a building. He made such a huge sacrifice, stopping a large amount of drugs from flowing into the country and protecting so many people, but he couldn't protect himself …"
Fu Huai 'an didn't say a word. He closed his eyes and listened, his expression calm as if he didn't have any thoughts.
"Boss, I really feel that … you were right not to agree! You're already living a completely different life from the past. There's no need to continue … "Xing Feng gritted his teeth." Sometimes, when I wake up in the middle of the night and look at myself in the mirror, I'll ask myself why I chose this path back then! I'll also ask myself if I should choose to give up! After retiring from the army, I could do some other safe things! "
"Then why didn't you leave the army?" Fu Huai 'an, who was sitting in the backseat, didn't open his eyes as he asked in a low voice.
"In this world, there are some things that need to be shouldered by someone. It's not that I have lofty ideals, but I just feel that if everyone has the intention to retire, then who will protect the peace and stability in front of us? My child has just been born … I have to protect his peace! "Xing Feng's lips curled up.
Inside the car, Xing Feng and Fu Huai 'an were speaking from the bottom of their hearts.
Xing Feng didn't dare say this to the others in the army, but he admitted that he was indeed a selfish person.
"So, Boss, I'm begging you, if you encounter someone like Qin Zhe in the future, if it's within your capabilities, save as many people as you can! I know that if you save him, it might bring you trouble like it did today, but … your trouble will save the lives of these heroes who have protected the prosperity and peace of today! Can I? "
Very quickly, the car stopped in front of Fu Huai 'an's villa at Tianfu Bay.
Fu Huai 'an opened his eyes and looked out the car window. He saw that Lin Nuan was holding a pair of chopsticks in the dining room and setting up the cutlery.
She was wearing a black turtleneck sweater, and her long hair was tied into a low ponytail. Her delicate and beautiful facial features were hidden under her airy bangs, and her picturesque eyebrows were lowered with a focused expression. Her entire body had a warm and comfortable temperament.
Fu Huai 'an gazed at Lin Nuan, who was enveloped by the warm lights in the room, and said, "I have family too, and I want to protect their peace. I don't want to experience what happened in Venice again …"
After saying that, Fu Huai 'an pushed open the car door and got out.
Although it seemed like Fu Huai 'an wasn't answering the question, Xing Feng already understood the answer.
The reason he stayed in the army was that he wanted to protect his child's peace. Fu Huai 'an also wanted to protect his family's peace.
This time around, Fu Huai 'an had tried his best to save Qin Zhe, but his wife had almost been kidnapped in Venice. Fu Huai' an was only an ordinary person now, so he would have some fears!
Xing Feng sat in the car. When he saw Fu Huai 'an open the door, a tiny child dashed out and hugged Fu Huai' an's long leg. A fat cat also came out meowing.
The entire villa suddenly became lively. Fu Huai 'an's wife jogged out of the dining room, holding a pair of chopsticks in her hand as she pounced into Fu Huai' an's arms …
Fu Huai 'an's friends also walked to the entryway and welcomed him with smiles.
Xing Feng turned his head, no longer looking at the warm lights in the room. That scene was too blissful and warm, so warm that it made one feel envious.
Xing Feng gripped the steering wheel tightly and released the brake. The car, which hadn't switched off the engine, slowly slid out.
…
Lin Nuan didn't linger in Fu Huai 'an's arms for long. Hearing Lu Jinnan and Tang Zheng come out, Lin Nuan hurriedly let go of Fu Huai' an and let him in first with reddened eyes. She then closed the door to block out the cold air outside.
Seeing that Fu Huai 'an had returned, You Nainai picked up the coat she had taken off from the sofa, preparing to leave after saying goodbye to Fu Huai' an.
"How was it? I didn't make things difficult for you, did I?" Lu Jinnan asked.
"Let Old Fu go upstairs to take a shower and change his clothes first. We'll ask him in detail after dinner …" Tang Zheng smiled at Fu Huai 'an.
Seeing that Fu Huai 'an had returned, everyone heaved a sigh of relief.
Fu Huai 'an put down Tuan Tuan and stroked his head. He looked up and saw You Nainai, who had walked to the entryway with her coat in her hand.
Although You Nainai and Tang Zheng were side by side, it was as if there was a wall between them …
"Sir Fu, since you're back, I'll get going first!"
Lin Nuan looked at You Nainai, who was about to leave, and stopped her. "Leave after dinner. Everything is prepared!"
"I have to go back and accompany Little Candy. I promised to watch cartoons with her today, and I haven't gone back yet," You Nainai lied.
Tang Zheng turned to look at You Nainai's fair and petite face and was about to speak …
"Be careful on the way back!" Fu Huai 'an held Tuan Tuan's hand and walked in from the entryway.
With Fu Huai 'an's permission, it wasn't appropriate for others to stop her. You Nainai nodded as if she had been granted amnesty. She turned her body sideways to let Fu Huai' an enter, then smiled at Lin Nuan and walked towards the door.
"Tang Zheng, why don't you send Nainai back?" Lin Nuan wanted to create an opportunity for Tang Zheng and You Nainai, so she said this.
Before Tang Zheng could agree, You Nainai rejected her. "No need, I'll drive myself. If I get someone to send me back, it'll be inconvenient."
"I'll take a taxi back in a while. You don't need to send me back!" Tang Zheng's tone was firm.
"Then I don't need you to send me back!" You Nainai finally looked at Tang Zheng seriously, her tone filled with anger.
Tang Zheng froze on the spot. Looking at You Nainai's furious expression, he stopped in his tracks and could only watch as You Nainai turned to leave.
"You can't be too impatient with You Nainai!" Fu Huai 'an turned back, his long and slender fingers unbuttoning his jacket as he said, "Rather than dealing with Nainai, you might as well deal with the child!"
Fu Huai 'an removed his jacket and placed it on the sofa, then walked upstairs.
Tang Zheng frowned and gritted his teeth, remaining silent and not chasing after You Nainai.
Fu Huai 'an quickly took a shower and went downstairs. The dishes were already on the table.
Lu Jinnan roughly asked Fu Huai 'an about what happened after he was taken away. Fu Huai' an didn't go into detail, only saying that he met up with a few old acquaintances and then came back.
Lin Nuan didn't believe that things were as simple as Fu Huai 'an made them out to be. She didn't ask further, merely picking up a piece of boneless fish for Tuan Tuan and eating with him in peace.
Lin Nuan wasn't in a hurry. She had plenty of time to ask Fu Huai 'an about what happened that day.
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