PWE – Chapter 150

Zhaozhao quickly put the duck leg into Zhan Zeyan’s bowl. “Dad should eat it instead. Dad has to work and carry out missions all the time, so you must be very tired. Dad should eat it and nourish yourself more.”

Zhan Zeyan: “……”

He looked at the duck leg, then at his son. For some reason, his eyes suddenly felt a little sore.

He felt that in his previous life he must have saved the world—otherwise, how could he have such a sensible child?

In the end, both Xiao Wange and Zhan Zeyan put the duck legs into Zhaozhao’s bowl, insisting that Zhaozhao eat them.

Unable to argue with the two adults, Zhaozhao had no choice but to obediently eat both duck legs.

After lunch, Zhaozhao went to take a nap, while Xiao Wange and Zhan Zeyan went to organize the luggage.

By the time all the luggage had been put away and the house cleaned again, it was already past three in the afternoon.

Although Xiao Wange was exceptionally capable, her body was, after all, still that of an ordinary mortal.

After sitting on the train for so long and then not resting at all after getting home, she was truly feeling a bit sleepy by now.

She lay down on the bed, pulled the quilt over herself, and said, “I need to sleep for a while. I’ll get up after five to have dinner.”

Zhan Zeyan stood by the bed, tucked the quilt in for her, and said, “Go to sleep. I’ll wake you up when it’s five.”

From under the quilt, Xiao Wange softly responded, “Mm.” She closed her eyes and, within two minutes, fell fast asleep.

Zhan Zeyan stayed by the bed, watching her. As he looked at her peaceful, beautiful sleeping face, his expression unconsciously softened.

Seeing a strand of hair stuck to her cheek, he reached out and brushed it behind her ear.

Perhaps her quiet, beautiful sleeping face was too captivating, because he couldn’t help himself—he bent down and kissed her forehead.

When he saw her frown slightly in her sleep, his breath caught, and he hurriedly straightened up.

Afraid of waking her, he didn’t dare make another move. After standing there and looking at her for a few more seconds, he turned around and left quickly.

……

At five ten in the afternoon, just as Zhan Zeyan was about to go inside to wake Xiao Wange, she woke up on her own.

She got dressed and walked out of the room, lifting her gaze to look at Zhan Zeyan. “Where’s Zhaozhao? Is he awake?”

Zhan Zeyan replied, “He’s been awake for a while. He’s in his room practicing writing.”

As he spoke, he walked over to Xiao Wange and looked at her with gentle eyes. “Wange, thank you. Thank you for taking such good care of Zhaozhao—not only making sure he’s well-fed and well-dressed, but also teaching him to read and write. Truly, thank you.”

Xiao Wange frowned. “Why are you thanking me again? Didn’t we say that between husband and wife, there’s no need to be this polite?”

Besides, Zhaozhao was most likely her own biological son. Being good to her own child—wasn’t that only natural?

Seeing Xiao Wange pretend to be displeased, Zhan Zeyan smiled. “Alright, I won’t say thank you anymore. Then, Wange, shall we go out to eat now?”

Xiao Wange nodded. “Mm. I’ll go call Zhaozhao.” With that, she walked toward Zhaozhao’s room.

Zhaozhao was sitting at his desk, carefully writing the characters his mother had taught him, stroke by stroke.

When he saw his mother come in, he paused his writing and called out obediently, “Mom…”

Xiao Wange walked over to the desk and took a look. A smile appeared on her face as she reached out to touch Zhaozhao’s little head. “Zhaozhao’s handwriting seems to have improved again today. Since you’ve made progress, there has to be a reward.”

Zhan Zeyan also came in and looked at Zhaozhao’s practice writing. A smile appeared on his face as well, and he said gently, “Our Zhaozhao really deserves a reward. His handwriting is better than that of many middle school students.”

That was a bit of an exaggeration, but in a father’s heart, Zhaozhao’s writing was indeed excellent.

Zhaozhao felt a little embarrassed by the praise.

He lowered his eyes slightly, touching his own head, and said, “It’s not that good. Mom and Dad, please don’t praise me like that.”

Xiao Wange curled her lips. This child—he was shy now.

She picked Zhaozhao up. “Let’s go. We’re going out to eat.”

Zhan Zeyan went back to his bedroom to grab some money, put on a jacket, and then took his wife and son outside.

But just as they stepped out the door, they saw the woman next door coming out of her apartment.

And that woman was Fang Qiaoyu.

When Xiao Wange saw Fang Qiaoyu, she raised her eyebrows slightly, and a faint cold smile slowly crossed her face.

When Fang Qiaoyu saw Xiao Wange’s family, her expression instantly turned cold as well.

What rotten luck—she had actually ended up as neighbors with Xiao Wange, that vile woman. When she first learned that Zhan Zeyan’s apartment was right next to hers, she had made a huge fuss with her husband, hoping he would report it to his superiors and have Zhan Zeyan moved elsewhere.

But her husband said there was nothing he could do, that it was an arrangement from above and he couldn’t interfere. In the end, he even scolded her harshly, telling her to settle down in the future.

Since being driven out by the Zhu family, her husband hadn’t treated her well, but that was the first time he had ever cursed her out so fiercely.

Because of this, she held a grudge in her heart and had always hated Xiao Wange’s family. She felt that Xiao Wange’s family were like a plague—specifically sent to bring her misfortune!

A flash of disgust passed through Fang Qiaoyu’s eyes. She retreated back into her apartment and slammed the door shut with a bang.

Zhan Zeyan’s expression darkened slightly. He glanced at the tightly closed door of Fang Qiaoyu’s apartment, then said to Xiao Wange, “Ignore her. That’s just the kind of person she is.”

Xiao Wange smiled. Turning to look at Zhan Zeyan, she said, “I’ve known her for a long time. I probably understand what kind of person she is better than you do.”

Zhan Zeyan was a little surprised. “You actually know her?”

Xiao Wange nodded and, as they walked downstairs, told him how she had become enemies with Fang Qiaoyu in the first place.

After hearing it, Zhan Zeyan let out a cold laugh. “I didn’t expect her nature to be even more despicable than I thought. After she was kicked out by the Zhu family, she came here to follow the army. During the time she’s been here, she’s made quite a few enemies. She struts around all day as if everyone owes her something. If you ask me, sooner or later she’s going to get what’s coming to her.”

With that kind of personality, someone would eventually teach her a harsh lesson.

Xiao Wange raised her eyebrows but didn’t respond. However, a trace of coldness flashed through her eyes.

Fang Qiaoyu was bound to meet a miserable end. If she could just behave herself, things might be different—but she clearly wasn’t the type to stay quiet.

So Fang Qiaoyu was destined for an extremely tragic outcome.

……

The family of three arrived at a state-owned restaurant.

Xiao Wange had money, and Zhan Zeyan also had money in his pocket, so they ordered everything they wanted to eat.

Looking at the dishes on the table, Zhaozhao swallowed and glanced at Xiao Wange and Zhan Zeyan. “Will we be able to finish so much food? If we can’t finish it, that would be wasteful.”

Mom said that wasting food was shameful behavior, and he didn’t want to do something shameful.

Xiao Wange picked up her chopsticks, took a piece of braised pork, and put it into Zhaozhao’s bowl. “If we can’t finish it, we’ll take it home and eat it later. We’ll keep eating it tomorrow.”

Hearing that, a smile instantly appeared on Zhaozhao’s face. Right— they could take it home. If they took it home, it wouldn’t be wasted.

He nodded solemnly. “Mm, if we can’t finish it, we’ll take it home.”

He was just about to pick up his chopsticks and eat the piece of braised pork his mother had given him when a teasing voice suddenly came from nearby:

“Well, well—if it isn’t Commander Zhan?”