Caught spying on him? Can he somehow sense it?
He Teng had a corner of his lips hooked up, looking at He Zhilan with a smirk, "Can’t sleep?"
"I can sleep!" He Zhilan shook her head emphatically, then shut her eyes tightly, "I’m asleep! Don’t talk to me!"
"Heh~" Also being amused by He Zhilan’s slightly asinine statement, He Teng mused secretly. Despite the obvious pretend, is she so worried about being found out spying on him, that he would hit her?
"He Zhilan, there’s no need to lie to me." There’s no need because he can find out. Plus, there shouldn’t be any lies between a husband and wife.
"I’m afraid of you getting mad~" He Zhilan shrank back a bit, her fear of He Teng was unlikely to change overnight. Even if the relationship between her and He Teng was drastically different from before, this fear, like an innate opposition, was ingrained in her and could not be changed in a short time.
"I am a man." The implication is, as a full-grown man, he deems it beneath him to have such pointless animosity with his wife.
He Teng moved a little, pulling out the woman who was only showing her eyes from the quilt and drawing her into his arms, "If you can’t sleep, then don’t sleep."
After a pause, as if thinking of something, he added, "If you have something to say to me then just say it, but if you don’t feel like talking or sleeping, then just quietly accompany me to sleep for a while."
"How did you know I had something to say to you?" He Zhilan laughed, "Did you learn mind-reading techniques in the army?"
"I have eyes." He Teng’s tone didn’t change a bit. He knew that He Zhilan had something to tell him at the canteen.
He Teng was hot, but holding He Zhilan, a whole living being, he didn’t find it at all botheringly warm. He knew He Zhilan was a bit scared of him, but he didn’t know if this fear was a good thing or a bad thing.
"Brother, I want to stay for the winter vacation. I can come and celebrate New Year’s with you in the army. Also, I’ve been offered a part-time job by a classmate, as a waitress at a restaurant. I can work there for a month during the winter vacation. This way, I can earn my living expenses for the second half of the semester myself, easing your and dad’s burdens a bit more. We could even save some money for Dongxue, she will be taking the college entrance exams next year, we can’t always borrow money from our aunt. Her daughter, Liang Jing, is also at an age where expenses are necessary."
"I can earn money, you just need to focus on your studies!" He Teng responded in a muffled voice, and unusually brought up uncertain matters with He Zhilan. "Chen Zheng told me that in some time, I would be sent to the Military Academy in the capital for training and further study. After returning, I could be promoted to a platoon leader. Once I become a platoon leader, my salary and allowances would increase."
He Teng was a very steady person. Unless things were set in stone, he never mentioned a word about them, even to his family. This was the first time he broke the rule and told a second person about it.
"Really?" He Zhilan beamed, "Brother, you’re so capable!"
He Zhilan was genuinely happy. Although she knew that He Teng would be promoted later, she didn’t know when it would start. Hearing that He Teng was going to the Military Academy in the capital for further study and training, she was overjoyed! According to this, she could meet He Teng in the capital!
He Teng was a man. Hearing his wife praise him so, he was a little pleased.
He Zhilan also knew that every man liked to be praised. He Teng, who was always hanging out with the other men, was more of a macho man than others. Just like He Teng thought, providing for the family was a man’s job.