"As long as you two are doing well, I’m content. Xiao Yi, has anyone from over there contacted you?"
Han Yi shook his head, "No... Grandma, don’t worry, I can handle things over there."
"As long as you know in your heart. You also meet the requirements to be a military spouse now. If it doesn’t work, apply for housing. That way, Xiao Wan can come over for a few days during holidays. We’re not far apart anyway."
When Han Yi entered after eating, Lin Wan showed no signs of waking. He raised his hand to check his watch, removed the chill from his body, and gently lay down beside Lin Wan, caressing her fair little face for a long time, reluctant to leave. His heart was filled with longing.
"Xiao Wan, wake up, it’s time to eat."
Lin Wan was very lazy. Upon hearing Han Yi’s voice, she reluctantly opened her sleepy eyes after a while. "Han Yi."
"I have to leave now." Their eyes met, and the man’s handsome face was magnified. In his gaze overflowed indulgence and deep affection. Leaning forward, he lightly pressed a kiss onto Lin Wan’s forehead.
"What time is it? Why didn’t you wake me up?" Upon hearing that Han Yi was leaving, Lin Wan panicked and sat up abruptly. Cold air surged into her body, making her shiver. She quickly pulled up the blanket.
Han Yi quickly wrapped her in the blanket. No one knew the reluctance in his heart at that moment. "You were exhausted last night. I didn’t want to wake you up. I wanted to chat with you before I left."
Lin Wan hugged Han Yi’s neck, her eyes slightly sour. "When will you be back?"
"I’m not sure. I’ll call you often after I return, and I’ll write to you regularly." In the past, when Han Yi left home, he was always relaxed, thinking it was time to become a military spouse. He never felt conflicted like now. Grandma was right; he should apply for housing as a military spouse.
"Okay." Lin Wan childishly clung to Han Yi, unwilling to let go.
Han Yi held her, feeling both amused and tender, and after coaxing her for a while, her emotions calmed down a bit.
Lin Wan was no longer being overly sentimental. She couldn’t be unreasonable and cling to Han Yi all the time. Life must go on, and not everything can be changed by being coquettish. She is a military wife, and situations will happen many times in the future. She must learn to adapt to separation.
Lin Wan quickly put on a thin cotton coat, slipped into a pair of straight black pants, and wore a jacket over the cotton coat.
When she came out, Grandma looked at the two with a smile, making Lin Wan too embarrassed to raise her head while eating.
"Grandma, I’m leaving. If you and Xiao Wan have any matters at home, please let Uncle Jin know. Call me if there’s anything, don’t keep it from me."
"Grandma knows. You can focus on the army. Come back when you can, and try to let Grandma have a great-grandchild next year."
Han Ying’s words turned Han Yi’s ears red, and Lin Wan was even more flustered.
"Grandma, I’m going to the store."
"Go ahead, go ahead." Han Ying happily urged the two out.
Han Yi led Lin Wan out the door. Lin Wan rode a tricycle to take Han Yi to the main road leading to the army to wait for the bus. "Say hi to your brother and mother for me when you see them. I’ll visit them next time I come back."
"Okay, I know. Take care of yourself out there. Don’t worry about the family. I’ll take good care of Grandma."
"Okay, remember to call me if anything comes up." On the street, Han Yi disregarded others’ gazes, holding Lin Wan’s hand, reluctantly letting go for a long time.
When Lin Wan turned around after seeing Han Yi onto the bus, the tears she’d been holding back finally flowed uncontrollably, attracting the gaze of many passersby. Lin Wan cried all the way until she reached the vegetable market, where she finally stopped crying.
Liang Hongmei saw her red eyes and sighed sadly after knowing Han Yi had returned and left again, doubting whether marrying her daughter to Han Yi was the right decision.
After Han Yi left, Lin Wan languished for a few days before returning to her busy routine.
Mom had learned to ride a bicycle. Brother bought her a second-hand women’s bicycle, so she didn’t need to be taken to the store every day.
"Sister, I ran into Ye Qing the other day. I didn’t expect she also enrolled in S City. She’s been here for almost a semester." On Sunday, Brother rushed to the store excitedly to tell her.