Reborn in the 70s: Pampered by Regiment Commander-Chapter 1207 - 796: Distress

Second Watch.

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As soon as Zuo Jiang said he wanted to see her, Lin Mengran’s face turned red to the roots of her ears, and she didn’t dare to look at anyone directly, hanging her head and asking in a small voice, "Why... why do you want to see me?"

Zuo Jiang glanced at Chuxia, wanting to say something but stopping.

"Oh, oh..." Chuxia sensibly waved her hand, walked forward two steps, then turned back, "Zuo Jiang, it’s so cold outside, why don’t... you guys come to my house to talk? I happen to have something to discuss with you too."

After a slight hesitation, Zuo Jiang agreed.

Lin Mengran secretly let out a sigh of relief. Just thinking about the time she entered the wrong restroom and was seen by Zuo Jiang makes her embarrassed to death. Consequently, she hasn’t dared to look at Zuo Jiang directly for a while, let alone pursue him.

The opposite party took the initiative to come over, and she reluctantly rejected it. But being alone with him made her nervous. Chuxia’s intervention was a relief for her.

After arriving home and greeting the elders, Chuxia arranged for Zuo Jiang and Lin Mengran to stay in the West Wing Room.

"The boy looks quite good, his personality seems nice too, is he Xiao Ran’s partner?" As soon as her daughter returned and sat next to her, Zhao Yulan curiously asked.

"Not yet." Chuxia laughed looking at Zhao Yulan, "Mom, are you really that worried?"

"I care about Xiao Ran so I’m asking. If it were someone irrelevant to us, I wouldn’t bother." Zhao Yulan said as she reached out to test her daughter’s hand, commanding, "Go put on a coat!"

"I’m not cold." Chuxia looked helplessly at her mother, "Mom, do you have to see me sweat profusely to believe I’m not cold?"

"These hands are ice cold, and you say you’re not cold..." Zhao Yulan said as she called Lin Baohe, "Come try, see if it’s me being nosy or the girl being careless."

Lin Baohe obediently came over, tested his daughter’s hand temperature, and smiled at his wife, "Yulan, I can’t side with you this time, it really is you being overly concerned."

Zhao Yulan: "..."

Amused, Chuxia watched her mother pout and not speak, then moved next to Old Master Wan, "Grandpa, did you see? My mom is flirting with my dad."

"Mm." Old Master Wan nodded, "It’s nice."

Chuxia promptly agreed, "I think so too, shows they have a good relationship."

Over there, listening to the grandfather and granddaughter’s conversation, Lin Baohe chuckled and scratched his head, "Yulan, it’s not that I’m not siding with you. I know you care about Chuxia. But as the weather gets warmer, if the child doesn’t want to wear so many clothes, don’t force her. She will be a mother herself and will know how to care for her child, right?"

Zhao Yulan rolled her eyes at him, "I don’t want to talk to you." Then she got up and went to the kitchen. Lin Baohe, with a wry smile, sat down next to his daughter, "Chuxia, wear more clothes. Spring layers and autumn chills are good for your health."

"Okay, I’ll wear more tomorrow." Since it’s not a matter of principle, Chuxia agreed. A man who’s afraid of his wife doesn’t really fear his wife but cares for her. Her dad cares about her mom, which makes her happy. So she’ll comply with her mom’s wishes, it’ll make her mom happy, and if her mom is happy, her dad will be happy, and if both are happy, she’s happy too...

Lin Baohe was stunned to see his daughter agree so readily, and couldn’t help but sigh, "It’s nice that the daughter cares about her dad."

Zhao Yulan brought out a bowl of yam soup and placed it in front of Chuxia, "I stewed this for two hours. It’s delicious, drink it while it’s hot." She glared at her husband, "None for you. I’m going to take some to Uncle Wan."

Lin Baohe: "..." Is there a need to be so petty? Maybe people change their temper when they change places? In the old home, his wife rarely got angry, but now she seems to get angry easily.

"Dad, did you upset mom recently?" Chuxia leaned over to Lin Baohe’s side and asked quietly.

"No." Lin Baohe shook his head, looking puzzled, "I can’t figure it out. Your mom has been mad at me several times today. If you don’t believe it, ask your grandpa. I’m not lying to you."

Old Master Wan nodded and whispered, "Your mom’s mood swings are quite big today, since I’ve known her, I’ve never seen her this upset."

Chuxia nodded, "There must be something going on. I’ll ask mom later."

Zhao Yulan brought another bowl of yam soup to Old Master Wan, indeed none for Lin Yuhe.

"Mom..." Chuxia looked at Zhao Yulan and cautiously asked, "Are you mad at me or dad?" 𝗳𝚛𝚎𝚎𝘄𝕖𝕓𝕟𝕠𝚟𝚎𝕝.𝗰𝕠𝐦

"No."

"Impossible..." Chuxia stared at her, "Mom isn’t the petty type. Being this unusual today must have a reason. Tell me, I’m your daughter after all."

After a moment of silence, Zhao Yulan said, "Ask your dad."

Chuxia looked at Lin Baohe and saw her dad’s face full of confusion...

"Dad..."

"I’m trying to think, but I just can’t figure it out." Lin Baohe looked at his wife with a pained expression, "Yulan, if there’s something, just say it. We’ve been married for so many years and never played games like this. What’s going on?"

"I... I won’t say."

"How am I supposed to know if you don’t tell me?"

"Think carefully." Zhao Yulan snorted coldly, "You have a wife and child now. I don’t mind you helping others, but doing it behind our backs, what’s that supposed to mean?"

Chuxia quickly looked at Lin Baohe, "Dad, who did you help?"

Lin Baohe’s face instantly turned red, "Yulan, you... you found out?"

"Nonsense, would I be angry if I didn’t know?" Zhao Yulan frowned tightly, "If I were petty, I’d accept you keeping it from me. But since we got married, when have I ever doubted you? Think with your conscience, is what you’re doing right?"

"I... I didn’t mean to hide it from you. It’s just... just that it seemed like such a small thing that it wasn’t worth mentioning, so I didn’t say anything."

"Really?" Zhao Yulan laughed coldly, "If it were exactly like you thought, the moment I mentioned it, you’d know who I was talking about and what the matter was?"

After listening for so long, Chuxia still couldn’t figure out what was going on, so she got a bit anxious, "Dad, Mom, stop playing riddles. What exactly is it? Tell us so I and Grandpa can judge fairly, okay?"

"Actually, every morning when you go to school, I follow you. Each time I only leave after seeing you enter the school. Three days ago, as I turned to leave, someone grabbed my sleeve and called my name.

I turned to look and saw a fellow from our hometown. Her son also came to the Capital City for college, but at B University. To take care of her son, she stayed on, just like your mom and I.

She couldn’t find any decent work, so she earned some money by delivering coal. Seeing how hard it was for a woman like her, I introduced her to some handicraft work.

After taking the work, she stood there dazed. I asked why she wasn’t leaving, and she said she lived in a small alley next to her son’s school, and kept her luggage there during the day. So, I arranged with the factory director to let her stay in the factory’s warehouse.

Other than that, I didn’t do anything else. I thought about telling your mom when I got back, but considering how eager she can be to help others, I decided not to mention it."

"I believe everything you said up until now, but I don’t believe this last part..." Zhao Yulan snorted coldly, "You didn’t say anything not because it was trivial and you didn’t want to, but because she’s Zhang Yuzhen, right?"

Chuxia instantly understood. Originally, she was completely in the dark about why her straightforward dad made her mom so wildly jealous. Now that her mom named the person, it became clear. That woman most likely had some past entanglement with her dad.

Indeed, Lin Baohe sighed helplessly, "Yes, I admit it. I didn’t say anything because I was afraid you’d misunderstand. I just didn’t want to make you uncomfortable, sigh!"

"I think you just wanted to make me uncomfortable by doing this. You know, today I happened to run into her. I didn’t even recognize her at first, but she greeted me first. She grabbed my hand and started saying things like ’Baohe is such a good man,’ and ’Yulan, you’re so lucky to have married Baohe. Just look at the enviable life you’re living now. Once I earn some money, I’ll repay you for your kindness’...

But the problem is, I have no idea what kindness she was referring to, and I couldn’t exactly ask, so I just smiled foolishly and agreed. I could tell from her eyes that she figured you hadn’t told me, but she wouldn’t say anything.

Lin Baohe, if she were a good person, I wouldn’t be upset. But you know very well what she’s like. Back then, she was the one who wanted to marry you. But after one visit to your house, didn’t she change her mind?

You and I met only after you two completely broke it off, right? Knowing that you had nothing, I still followed you wholeheartedly. For that alone, shouldn’t you trust me and not give her a chance to flaunt in front of me?!"

"Yulan..." Lin Baohe was at a loss for words as he looked at his wife.

With an expression of helplessness, Old Master Wan looked at Lin Baohe, "Baohe, you’re indeed wrong in this matter. No matter big or small, you shouldn’t keep it from Yulan. She’s not the type to hold grudges. If you’d told her, she wouldn’t have blamed you, but what did you end up doing? She’s not angry about you helping that woman, what’s her name, Yuzhen, she’s angry because you don’t trust her, understand?"

Lin Baohe nodded repeatedly, "I understand, I understand. I was just confused at the time."

"Indeed, no matter what kind of person, when faced with such a situation, it’s easy to get confused..." Chuxia held Zhao Yulan’s arm and swayed it, "Mom, don’t get mad at Dad. You have every right to be upset, but think about it, if Dad didn’t care so much about you, would he be afraid to tell you?"

Lin Baohe nodded again and again, "Yes, yes, yes."

"Yes, what yes?" Zhao Yulan glared at him fiercely, "Didn’t you say you know my character well? Why would you still be afraid to tell me? Would you be afraid if you had a clear conscience?"

"I..." Lin Baohe realized that he might have grabbed at the lifeline a bit too hastily, grabbing the wrong one... (To be continued. If you enjoyed this work, please vote for it on Qidian (qidian.com). Your support is my greatest motivation. Mobile users please visit m.qidian.com to read.)