Fang Muping couldn’t keep up her composure. She glanced at her daughter, who had her head lowered and looked frightened. Unable to bear blaming her, she could only put the blame on Lu Mingjue and Su Yueheng.
No—mainly Su Yueheng!
The Lu household was lively all noon, sending off wave after wave of guests.
Lu Mingjue was in the living room doing the accounts. After their nap, the two children gathered friends at the doorstep to play hopscotch.
After waking up, Su Yueheng saw Lu Xingzhou tidying the room and suddenly felt inspired. “Commander Lu, today is your last day of leave, right? Perfect—I have a new design here. Let’s have the carpenter make this.”
“Alright.”
Lu Xingzhou had no objections. He placed the last piece of clothing into the wardrobe, then turned around and met those bright, beautiful almond-shaped eyes. His heart stirred slightly, and a fleeting hint of desire flashed in his gaze.
Su Yueheng didn’t notice the change in his expression and turned to rummage through the wardrobe.
She casually started changing clothes, putting on a floral T-shirt and gray pants, then neatly tied her hair to one side. “I’m ready.”
As she spoke, she noticed Lu Xingzhou standing with his back to her. The veins on his arms were clearly visible as his hands hung at his sides.
She wasn’t an innocent little girl—after a brief pause, she realized what he had just been thinking…
Lu Xingzhou’s self-control was truly exceptional.
She felt even more satisfied with him, a smile curling at her lips. She cleared her throat. “Husband, shall we go?”
She called out again in a soft, clingy tone, walking to his side and peeking at him, her long curled lashes fluttering as she blinked, her face carrying a playful smile.
Lu Xingzhou glanced at her, quickly masking his expression, and gave a low “Mm.” Just as he was about to turn, a pair of slender arms wrapped around him like a slippery eel.
Su Yueheng said, “Wait for me—I’ll go get the drawings.”
She turned around and took out the blueprints she had drawn the night before.
A few days ago, she had asked the carpenter to make a sofa. Now that it was finished, they would pick it up, and at the same time, she would give the carpenter the new designs for a table and chairs.
Watching her back, Lu Xingzhou’s smile deepened.
So this was what it felt like to have a wife—it wasn’t bad at all.
The sofa was heavy, so Lu Xingzhou had his aide drive the vehicle over.
While Su Yueheng and Lu Mingjue were organizing the gift list, the sound of a car came from outside.
Lu Xingzhou’s deep voice called out, “A Heng, let’s go.”
Su Yueheng smiled brightly at Lu Mingjue. “Mom, I’m heading out. I’ll be back soon.”
Lu Mingjue nodded excitedly. “Tomorrow the eldest will be busy again. Let him spend more time with you today—go on.”
Watching Su Yueheng’s back, the old lady sighed softly, “Sister Bai Shuo, Yueheng looks so beautiful today. I’ll take good care of her for you.”
As she spoke, she touched the gift list and took a deep breath. Still, she needed to find a way to contact the Bai family—after all, there’s no such thing as a secret that never gets out. Someone would eventually use Yueheng’s background against her.
At the gate.
Su Yueheng looked at the military jeep parked outside, a hint of surprise flashing in her eyes. “Commander Lu, can you usually drive this car too?”
Seeing Lu Xingzhou get into the driver’s seat, she prepared to get in as well.
Before he could answer, Lu Sangning and Lu Shengli’s voices rang out from the side. “Mom, where are you and Dad going?”
The siblings were unexpectedly in sync at times—
like now, when their voices sounded particularly alike.
The children they were playing with also gathered around. Su Yueheng smiled faintly. “We’re going to pick up our sofa. Want to come along?”
“Sure!”
The little girl answered first and immediately opened the back door to get in.
Lu Shengli was a beat slower but nodded and followed.
The two didn’t notice Lu Xingzhou’s helpless expression in the driver’s seat. Instead, they cheerfully called out, “Dad!”
Hehe, having just gained new parents, he didn’t find it annoying at all.
Su Yueheng chuckled, waved goodbye to the others, and got into the car.
Lu Xingzhou stepped on the accelerator, and the car kicked up dust as it sped off.
No one noticed that in the Yao family’s courtyard, someone watched the car’s retreating figure like a snake lurking in the shadows, staring until it disappeared.
In the car.
Su Yueheng continued her earlier question about whether he could usually drive.
Lu Xingzhou kept his eyes on the road as he answered in a low voice, “I can drive, but when I go to the army, Xiao Wei comes to pick me up, so I don’t need to.”
After saying that, seeing her interest, he casually asked, “Do you want to learn how to drive?”
Su Yueheng gave a soft “Mm.” “I already know how. Xingzhou, if possible, let me drive on the way back, okay?”
Lu Xingzhou frowned, instinctively glancing at her. Seeing she wasn’t joking, he thought for a few seconds and nodded. “Alright. I’ll sit beside you and guide you.”
Years later, he would regret this decision.
“Great.”
Lu Sangning was very supportive of everything Su Yueheng said and did. Clapping her hands, she exclaimed in surprise, “Mom, you can drive?”
Su Yueheng smiled lightly and answered vaguely, “We had a car at home, so I drove for fun. I’m pretty good at it.”
In truth, she had learned in her previous life. It had been a long time since she touched a car—especially one like this old model—so she really wanted to try driving it.
Lu Shengli said crisply, “Mom, I like cars too. When I grow up, I’ll buy you one.”
The first “promise” Su Yueheng received after marriage actually came from her cheap son?
She raised an eyebrow in surprise and laughed softly. “Alright, I’ll be waiting.”
Lu Sangning wasn’t to be outdone. “Mom, I’ll buy you skincare products.”
“Okay.”
Su Yueheng smiled and agreed, then changed the subject. “It’s good that you have the intention, but you need to take action too.”
Lu Sangning asked curiously, “What kind of action?”
“Write a few more characters tonight.”
“Huh?!”
Two cries of despair rang out.
Lu Xingzhou’s lips curled into a smile, giving Su Yueheng an admiring look.
She returned a look that said, “I have plenty of tricks.”
Seeing her bright smile, Lu Xingzhou felt that these two children had met their match—and one they would never beat in a lifetime.
The island was small; it only took half an hour to drive to the carpenter’s house.
The beige sofa sat in the yard, covered with a plastic sheet. In one corner of the house were seafood freshly caught from the sea.
Lu Sangning and Lu Shengli ran to the sofa together. “Mom, this is our sofa—it’s so nice!”
Su Yueheng nodded. “Once your dad pays, we can take it back.”
The sofa was very soft. It had used up all of Lu Mingjue’s cotton coupons, and they even had to find extra cotton to make it this soft.
Lu Shengli said eagerly, “Mom, let’s take it back quickly. Tonight I want to sit on it and practice writing!”
Lu Sangning nodded in agreement.
After Lu Xingzhou paid for the sofa, Su Yueheng handed over her new blueprints. “Comrade, can you make this?”
There were four people in the family now, and the current dining table was old and too low. The new design Su Yueheng drew included a small mechanism that could be adjusted.