Chapter 324: Chapter 323: After the Heavy Snow

Big brother’s construction project is doing well, and this fall he bought a second-hand van that can seat a dozen people, enough to fit the whole family.

Ling Chengyan drove it around and returned with a thumbs-up to big brother: “Bought it for twenty thousand. This van is nice.”

Big brother was proud, lifting his chin with a smile: “Right? Speaking of which, we really have to thank your brother Xiangwu for the help. I know nothing about cars.”

Ling Chengyan laughed: “Speaking of which, my second brother’s personality is somewhat like my big brother’s. He loves tinkering with these intricate things. His driving skills may not surpass big brother’s, but when it comes to nitpicking, my second brother is definitely better.”

Hearing this, the two brothers of the Wang Family and the uncle and aunt all laughed along.

The old folks and children packed up to return home for the New Year. In the provincial city, only Ling Chengyan and Wang Liansheng were left, spending most of their days out and only returning home to sleep at night.

In the evenings when Wang Liansheng wasn’t working, he would ride his bicycle to pick up his wife from the special training team gate.

One day, Ling Chengyan was returning by car to the station as dusk approached when the driver, Tian Kai, called out: “Captain, I think your brother-in-law is here to pick you up again.”

In the team, Ling Chengyan wasn’t the eldest, nor did anyone call her sister, but somehow, everyone called Wang Liansheng “brother-in-law” whenever they saw him.

Sitting in the back, Ling Chengyan looked up and saw the figure in a coat standing at the gate. She immediately told them to stop the car: “You all head back; we’ll discuss the training plan for after the New Year tomorrow.”

Zhang Yuanhong, in the front passenger seat, remained silent, but Tian Kai joked again: “Brother-in-law is something else, picking up Captain every day after work.”

Ling Chengyan chuckled: “The kids went back to their grandparents’ home with them. It’s just the two of us at home, too lazy to cook, so he picks me up to find a place to grab food together. We’re just meal buddies.”

Zhang Yuanhong suddenly smiled and said, “Well, it’s good to have a meal buddy too.”

Ling Chengyan glared at the two of them, laughing as she opened the car door: “Tian Kai’s kid is already two years old, and Yuanhong, you’re the oldest single in our squad; you should hurry up. I used to organize matchmaking events when I was in the district team. How about we do one after the New Year?”

Zhang Yuanhong chuckled helplessly and waved his hand: “You better go; aren’t you afraid your meal buddy might freeze?”

Ling Chengyan finally let him off, closed the car door, and strode toward the man.

Wang Liansheng unfolded the big scarf he had prepared, wrapping it around Ling Chengyan, and let her sit on the back of the bicycle before starting to push it back.

Tian Kai’s car parked on the other side of the gate, didn’t move, and he foolishly watched the couple interact through the car window, clicking his tongue: “Look at that clinginess; anyone would think they were newlyweds.”

Zhang Yuanhong inexplicably grew irritated, kicked him, and urged: “It’s normal for a couple to be affectionate. What are you being sour about? If you have time, you’d better go home to cuddle your wife.”

Tian Kai shifted gear and pressed the accelerator, moving the car, glancing back at the couple who had biked some distance, and sighed: “If I hadn’t seen it myself, I wouldn’t believe it… I really should let my wife see this too…”

He wanted to go home and cuddle his wife, but ever since their son was born, his wife had grown colder towards him, always finding fault. Let alone going home to cuddle, even at night… ahem, he had to coax her many times before she agreed once.

Zhang Yuanhong pursed his lips, turned his head, and looked out the other side of the car window.

The busy days flew by, and in the blink of an eye, the little New Year had passed. Whether in the city or countryside, the festive atmosphere was getting stronger and stronger, with the occasional sound of firecrackers popping due to mischievous children somewhere.

On the 25th of the twelfth lunar month, it snowed heavily all night. In the morning, when they got up, the doors and windows were half-buried in snow.

Before six in the morning, the sound of scraping could be heard outside. Ling Chengyan opened her eyes, dazzled by the snow light coming through the glass window.

She squinted slightly, got dressed, and gathered her hair with one hand as she walked to the door.

A small path had already been cleared in the yard, leading all the way to the open gate outside.

The biting cold wind hit her face, causing her to instinctively shrink back, turn around, and quickly wash up and dress in her coat, before going out the door, wearing a hat and scarf.

“It’s still early; you can sleep for another ten minutes,” Wan Liansheng said, leaning on a broom and straightening up, checking his watch.

Ling Chengyan smiled at him: “I won’t sleep anymore. The roads are tough with so much snow, so I’ll leave first. Have breakfast on your own.”

Wang Liansheng murmured a reply, looking down, reaching out. Ling Chengyan looked at him, unable to resist his insistence, and approached him.

Wang Liansheng removed his thick cotton gloves and adjusted his wife’s hat and scarf, pulling it up to cover her ears and half her face before he softly said, “Okay, go ahead. Come home early tonight.”

Hearing this, Ling Chengyan tilted her head slightly, widening her eyes at him with a smile: “What? Not going to pick me up anymore?”

Wang Liansheng chuckled, lowered his head, then smiled: “I can only ride the bicycle to pick you up… It’s too cold today. From now on.”

“From now on,” the three words were said lightly and softly, with a slight drag in the tone, as if filled with endless tenderness, making Ling Chengyan unable to help but smile again.

She looked at him, nodded slightly: “Alright then.”

With that, she turned and, with quick, light steps, walked away.

The car was waiting at the entrance of the courtyard. Ling Chengyan got in, looked back at the gate, as if she could still see the man’s figure standing in the snow, tall and thin, over thirty, with a bit of a goofy, silly air.

The one driving to pick her up was Fu Qiang. Her peripheral vision caught a fleeting, gentle smile on her captain’s face in the rearview mirror, and she withdrew her gaze, with the corners of her eyes slightly curved with a smile.

If it weren’t for the people around her, who would know that the captain, like an iron lady, also had her moments of being a little woman.

This kind of captain not only didn’t disappoint her but made her even more admired.

With such outstanding work and a happy family, who wouldn’t envy that!

Ling Chengyan didn’t know she was envied. She rushed to the team, just in time to see them finishing their exercises, lining up to run to the cafeteria for breakfast.

She took a meal and sat with Zhang Yuanhong and Tian Kai for breakfast, assigning a temporary task: “Just received a help request; the snow is too heavy, and some older houses, chicken coops, and animal sheds in certain villages have been pushed over or collapsed, requesting our backup… We’ll treat this aid as special training…”

So, after breakfast, the special ops team divided into three groups and headed to the two eastern townships that had been hit hardest.

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