Zhang Liunian took off his clothes, revealing his bare torso, and pulled the woman into his embrace, saying gently, "When I went to save her today, Mom took a bullet for me, but she's not in mortal danger, so you don't need to worry."
Instead of feeling reassured, Jiang Qingqing became even more anxious and looked all over Zhang Liunian's body, "Are you alright!"
Zhang Liunian held the small hands that were fumbling over him and pressed them to his chest, "I'm fine, how could I be anything? Do I look like I'm anything? But this time, it was really thanks to my mom, otherwise, I might have actually gotten injured."
"It's good that you're okay. As for Mom, we'll thank her after I'm out of confinement. Our house in the village is also ready, so we can go and stay there for a while," Jiang Qingqing leaned her head into Zhang Liunian's embrace and said softly.
"The new house has also been empty for almost a month. It should be fine to move in now." Zhang Liunian also quite missed the house in the village, but considering Huabao was still in school, they probably wouldn't be able to stay for too long.
"But is Mom really okay after taking a bullet for you? Maybe I should go and see her tomorrow." Jiang Qingqing thought of her mother-in-law taking a bullet for her husband, and she felt both surprised and grateful.
She was surprised because her mother-in-law valued her son the least, and yet in a moment of crisis, she could step forward. It seemed she had misunderstood her mother-in-law a bit.
"No need. You're still in confinement and shouldn't be exposed to the wind. I'll take care of Mom, so you don't need to worry. 138 Reading Network.
There's also something else. Today, we seem to have accidentally discovered Huabao's background. Huabao's biological father seems to be in our province. What do you think..." Zhang Liunian hugged his soft and fragrant wife, his large hand starting to become restless.
Jiang Qingqing's body softened from his touch, but she didn't refuse his embrace. Instead, she was captivated by what he said, "Huabao's father? What do you mean?"
Jiang Qingqing raised her exquisitely beautiful face, her large eyes filled with confusion.
Seeing her deer-like gaze, Zhang Liunian's heart was struck, and he couldn't help but lift her chin and kiss her.
Jiang Qingqing was stunned, unable to understand how things had turned into this, how they had suddenly started kissing.
"Slap!" As Zhang Liunian kissed her, he realized the person in his arms was motionless. He gently patted her buttocks with his hand and then gestured with his eyes for her to snap out of it.
Jiang Qingqing was both shy and annoyed. She opened her mouth and lightly bit his lips. Zhang Liunian's eyes deepened, and he increased the intensity of his kiss, quickly melting the woman in his arms into a puddle.
A while later, their faces flushed, they lay on the bed, facing each other, and revisited the previous topic.
"My mom asked me to apologize to you on her behalf. She said she misunderstood you before and always thought Huabao was born to you and someone else, which is why she wasn't very good to you. She said not to be angry." Zhang Liunian fiddled with his wife's small hand, intending to clarify this matter.
Upon hearing this, Jiang Qingqing sat up abruptly, her face filled with shock and indignant anger. "So that's what happened. No wonder Mom's attitude towards me turned cold after I picked up Huabao.
I thought it was because I had done something wrong or offended her in some way. I never imagined she would suspect that Huabao was born to me and someone else. How could that be? I'm an educated youth from the neighboring village. If anything had happened, you wouldn't have heard anything.
Besides, you are my only man. You are my first love and the only person I have ever liked."
As she spoke, Jiang Qingqing even started to cry.
This greatly distressed Zhang Liunian. He quickly got up, hugged her, and comforted her, "I know, I know everything. You are also the only woman I love. Don't be sad, it breaks my heart."
Wiping away her tears, Jiang Qingqing suddenly thought of something. She looked up at Zhang Liunian with tear-filled eyes and asked nervously, "What about you? Hearing what Mom said, didn't you have any doubts?"
She didn't care what others thought; she only cared about Zhang Liunian, the man she loved.
Zhang Liunian looked at her extremely nervous expression, gently tightened his grip, and stroked her head, replying word by word, "No, I believe you wouldn't lie to me. I believe everything you say."
Jiang Qingqing's lips curved upon hearing this, a look that was both like crying and smiling. Zhang Liunian was taken aback by her expression and softly comforted her again, "Why are you feeling bad again? My mom just thought that, and she never actually said it. Don't be too sad, and don't cry. They say women in confinement shouldn't cry, or they'll become crybabies later."
"Impossible, how could I become a crybaby? I'm not that kind of person." Upon hearing that she might become a crybaby, Jiang Qingqing immediately suppressed the urge to cry and declared that she would never be that kind of person.
"My Qingqing is the strongest, bravest, and most capable woman. She really won't become a crybaby. I misspoke. Let me punish you with a kiss."
"Pfft!" Jiang Qingqing was amused by Zhang Liunian's shameless words and pushed his handsome face away, scolding with a laugh, "No way! That's not a punishment, it's a reward. I won't fall for it."
Seeing his wife finally break into a smile, Zhang Liunian felt a sense of relief and then stared at her intently, "My Qingqing looks best when she smiles."
Jiang Qingqing's face blushed, and her eyes dared not meet Zhang Liunian's lingering gaze, which seemed as if it wanted to devour her in the next moment. "When... when did I not look good."
Saying a woman looked not good was not gentlemanly.
"My Qingqing always looks good, but she looks best when she smiles."
"You talk too much," Jiang Qingqing mumbled as if playfully complaining, then buried her face in Zhang Liunian's chest.
Zhang Liunian felt her breath on his chest, and his heart pounded like a drum, so loudly that it startled Jiang Qingqing. She raised her small face and looked at him incredulously, "So loud."
"..." Zhang Liunian was too embarrassed to speak, his handsome face turning red. Finally, he couldn't stand her innocent expression and flipped over, pressing her down beneath him, educating her with his actions that some things shouldn't be said.
After another bout of affection, the matter was put aside. However, regarding Huabao's background, it still made Jiang Qingqing unable to sleep.
"Liunian, I found Huabao in the uncultivated wasteland of our commune back then.
It was the dead of winter, and she didn't have many clothes on. Her little face was frozen purple, and she couldn't even cry. At that time, I wondered whose child she was, how she ended up there, and what kind of heartless parents would abandon a child in the ground in such weather.
But I inquired for a long time and couldn't find anything out.
Now that you have news about Huabao's father, are you planning to look for him?"
"Why should I look for them? Since they didn't want Huabao, then Huabao has nothing to do with them. Moreover, from the moment they abandoned Huabao, it was destined that she could only be Zhang Liunian's daughter. I don't care who her parents are. Huabao is my daughter now." Zhang Liunian hugged Jiang Qingqing possessively, expressing his handling and opinion on the matter.
Jiang Qingqing completely agreed with his thoughts and decision, "You're right, Liunian. Huabao is our child, and no one else's."