PWE – Chapter 75 He’s a Good Husband

“So let go of me!” She glared at him and reached out to push him away.
But his hand was wrapped around her too tightly—she couldn’t move him at all.

She was speechless, shot him a look, and said, “Not in broad daylight. Who does that in broad daylight? What if someone comes? What if someone suddenly shows up…”

“No one’s coming.” He scooped her up horizontally and carried her toward the bed. “It’s the middle of winter—everyone’s holed up at home by the fire. Nobody’s going door to door.”

Xiao Wange: “…”
His head was definitely full of dirty thoughts. She really hadn’t expected that he’d even think of doing this in broad daylight.

But in the end, she didn’t reject him. After all, he was her husband now, and she’d heard that if a man held it in too long, it could damage… that thing of his.

And if that thing got damaged, she’d be the one suffering later.

So—what needed to be satisfied still had to be satisfied. She couldn’t let him hold it in until something went wrong.

Except…

They’d barely been on the bed for ten minutes when a voice called from the courtyard:
“Zeyán! Zeyán, there’s a call for you… your unit called!”

Zhan Zeyan, who had been preparing to conquer the city in the final step: !

He felt exhausted. Why was it so hard just to have a bite of meat? Every single time the meat was right at his lips… something always happened.

He gave Xiao Wange a restrained, pained look, then rolled off the bed.
“Mm, I know. Thank you, Aunt Zhao.”

The one calling was Zhao Lijuan.

She had originally gone out to chop firewood, but her son thought it was too tiring, so he took the job from her.

Zhao Lijuan stood in the courtyard, peeking toward the room the voice had come from.

What were they doing shut inside on a bright day like this?
And where was Wange? Why didn’t she see her?

Zhan Zeyan came out, his handsome face tight and stiff. He looked at Zhao Lijuan, who was still standing there.
“Auntie, Wange’s at home. Why don’t you come in and sit a while? You can chat with her.”

Xiao Wange came out too.

But her face was still flushed, and her eyes were watery. Anyone with experience could tell instantly what she had just been doing.

The corner of Zhao Lijuan’s mouth twitched—she was instantly embarrassed.

She hadn’t expected that Wange and Zeyan… had actually been intimate inside the room. She knew it—what else would he be doing with the door shut in broad daylight? Turns out the young ones had their needs.

Ah, youth. They even had the energy to fool around in the middle of the day.

But now she had interrupted their… good moment.
Embarrassing indeed.

Probably embarrassing for both of them too.

So she forced a smile, holding back her awkwardness, and said, “No, no, I still need to go pick vegetables in the field. After that I have to cook pig feed. I haven’t cooked today’s feed yet.”

Before they could respond, she spun around and hurried off.

She ran so fast it looked like she was afraid they’d call her back.

Xiao Wange watched her go, pressed her lips together, then suddenly turned and glared at Zhan Zeyan:
“Auntie definitely knows what we were doing! Zhan Zeyan, isn’t this embarrassing?”

Zhan Zeyan looked at her. The desire in his deep eyes was gone, replaced with a touch of tenderness.

He curved his lips and said slowly, “It is a little embarrassing. But Auntie’s a good person—she won’t laugh at us.”

Xiao Wange: “!”

Afraid she’d scold him, he quickly walked out of the courtyard as soon as he finished speaking.

Xiao Wange looked at his broad back, frowned, then leaned against the doorframe with a sigh.

She had a feeling the call from the unit was summoning him back.
If he left, little Zhao would definitely be sad.

And as for her…

Honestly, though she sometimes complained about him, after spending time together, she’d realized he was actually quite good in many ways. At least when it came to family, he was a good husband and a good father.

Thinking about him soon leaving for the army made her frown.
Her chest tightened a little.

Not that she couldn’t live without him—but thinking about him leaving still made her feel a little suffocated.

…

Twenty minutes later, Zhan Zeyan returned to the courtyard.

Xiao Wange came out of the kitchen with a few potatoes, ready to peel them.

Seeing him, she pressed her lips together and asked, “What did your unit want?”

Though she already had a guess, she still couldn’t help asking.

Zhan Zeyan stopped in front of her and took the potatoes and peeler from her hands.

Frowning slightly, with a shadow in his expression, he said, “The unit is calling me back. The commander said there’s a mission only I can carry out, so… they want me to take the train back tomorrow morning.”

Originally, they’d wanted him to return today.

But he felt leaving today was too rushed.

He needed to properly say goodbye to his wife and child. Leaving without that would make them sad.

And honestly, he wouldn’t feel right either. Leaving without a proper goodbye felt irresponsible.

Xiao Wange lowered her eyes.

She sat down and watched him peel the potatoes.

She didn’t respond immediately. After a few seconds of silence, she finally said, “Then when will you be back? You won’t be here for New Year, will you?”

Hearing this, Zhan Zeyan felt his heart twist.

He hadn’t spent New Year at home in years. If he could, he’d love to just once.

But since he chose the military, he had to take responsibility. If the country needed him, he had to serve.

He peeled the first potato quickly, then looked up at her and said, “I probably won’t make it back for New Year. This mission will take a while. The earliest I can come back is next March.”

Because the mission’s timeline was long.
The earliest finish was around March next year. Only after the mission ended could he apply to return home.

Next March—that was months away.

Xiao Wange frowned tightly and said nothing.

Seeing her silent, he assumed she was angry.
He wanted to comfort her, but at a moment like this, he didn’t know what to say.

He lowered his eyes and quietly continued peeling.

Actually, there was something else he was worried about.
He worried that once he left, He Xiuyan and Mu Yunhao might try to steal her away.

After all, both of those bastards liked her.

And Mu Yunhao had even tried to flirt with her right in front of him.
He didn’t dare imagine how that guy would act once he was gone.