Married to the army by mistake, abstinent boss becomes addicted to pampering his wife

Chapter 287 The couple returns the home

When the doctor came to make his rounds, Lu Cheng asked him to remove the gauze from Jiang Peng's hand.

As the bandages were removed, Jiang Peng's hand injuries were revealed to everyone.

Both hands were still swollen like buns, riddled with holes from iron spikes. Although the wounds had scabbed over, they were still a shocking sight.

Lu Cheng softened a bit. "Wrap it up and let it rest for a few more days."

Jiang Peng, on the other hand, was not too happy. "Can't we not cover it? It's so inconvenient to cover it..."

Jiang Moli said coolly, "Do you want your hands to get infected and fester, and eventually have to be amputated?"

Jiang Peng was startled and obediently went to find the nurse to re-bandage both hands.

Time flies and another two days have passed.

Early that morning, Company Commander Zhao Hongbing came to the ward to report to Lu Cheng about Zhang Jiaming and Tang Yuan.

Before Zhao Hongbing finished his report, Jiang Moli asked, "Is it good news or bad news?"

Zhao Hongbing: "Sister-in-law, it's good news!"

"Wait a moment, I'll call Xiaoyue over."

Zhao Hongbing couldn't help but laugh and said, "Sister-in-law is so thoughtful. Tangyuan has been missing for so long, his sister must be very worried."

Lu Cheng called out to Jiang Moli, who was walking out, "Sit down and rest for a while. Xiao Peng, go upstairs and call Tang Xiaoyue down."

Although he had a falling out with Tang Xiaoyue these past few days, Jiang Peng understood the deep sibling bond between Tang Xiaoyue and Tang Yuan, and ran out without saying a word.

Noticing the satisfied look on Lu Cheng's face as he watched his younger brother's back, Jiang Moli realized that the man was testing Jiang Peng.

These past two days, Jiang Peng and Tang Xiaoyue had a little misunderstanding, which she and Lu Cheng were aware of.

If Jiang Peng doesn't inform Tang Xiaoyue because of this, it shows that he is a narrow-minded and unreasonable person.

……

Dr. Gu's leg injury is recovering well, and he can barely get out of bed. Tang Xiaoyue is helping him do rehabilitation exercises at the door of the ward.

Seeing Jiang Peng running up breathlessly, Dr. Gu and Tang Xiaoyue both stopped what they were doing and looked at him.

"Tang Xiaoyue, come downstairs with me, we have news about your brother!"

Tang Xiaoyue was overjoyed and was about to leave with Jiang Peng, but then she realized that she still had to take care of Dr. Gu and stopped.

Dr. Gu was quite understanding. "Little Tang, it's alright, you go ahead. I can walk by myself while holding onto the wall."

Tang Xiaoyue was relieved and ran downstairs with Jiang Peng.

"After Zhang Jiaming and Tangyuan got separated from the group, they hid in a village, but the villagers mistook them for thieves and locked them up. It took our people quite a bit of effort to find them. Fortunately, they weren't seriously injured, just starved for a few days. We're negotiating with the villagers now, and we'll be able to ransom them soon."

Upon learning that her brother was safe, Tang Xiaoyue was overjoyed and burst into tears, immediately squatting down and covering her face to cry.

Jiang Peng asked in bewilderment, "Your brother isn't dead, so why are you crying?"

Jiang Moli glared at him, helped Tang Xiaoyue up, and wiped her tears with a handkerchief.

"It's alright, your brother will be back soon."

Tang Xiaoyue nodded excitedly, "Thank you, Sister Jasmine! Thank you, Battalion Commander Lu! Thank you, Company Commander Zhao!"

He paused, then said to Jiang Peng, "Thank you, soldier Jiang Peng."

Her thank you dispelled the slight dissatisfaction and awkwardness in Jiang Peng's heart.

Two days later, Zhang Jiaming and Tang Yuan returned safely to their unit.

The next day, Zhang Jiaming came to the hospital to visit Lu Cheng.

He had ten days left on his previous vacation, and with the seven days of leave specially granted by the organization, he planned to go back to his hometown to visit his parents and spend the Spring Festival at home.

Lu Cheng was satisfied with Zhang Jiaming's performance in this mission.

"Come back to the camp after your leave. I'm short a platoon leader."

Zhang Jiaming could hardly believe his ears and stared blankly at Lu Cheng, speechless.

"Why, don't you want to?"

Zhang Jiaming instantly stood up straight: "I'm willing! Thank you for your guidance and cultivation, Lu Ying. I will definitely do my duty and never let you down!"

Lu Cheng pointed at him with his finger in the air, "When you get married in the future, open your eyes wider."

Zhang Jiaming nodded emphatically, "Yes!" As he walked out of the hospital building, Zhang Jiaming looked up at the clear sky, his eyes slowly reddening, but the corners of his mouth couldn't help but turn up in a smile.

After the clouds parted and the sun shone through, his time to shine finally came.

……

After about ten days of rest, Jiang Peng's hand injury finally began to heal.

After the bandages were removed, he prepared to return to his unit to report for duty and also apply to go home to visit his family.

Jiang Moli saw him off from the hospital. "Aren't you going to say goodbye to Xiaoyue? She took care of you while you were in the hospital. I don't care what unpleasant things happened between you and Xiaoyue, but a man should be more magnanimous and broad-minded. He shouldn't be so petty about such trivial matters."

After being scolded by Jiang Moli, Jiang Peng went to the third floor in a huff.

Dr. Gu is recovering well and can walk on his own now. Tang Xiaoyue has a lot more free time and often sits in the corridor reading.

"What are you looking at?"

Tang Xiaoyue was slightly taken aback when she looked up and saw Jiang Peng.

"Why did you come up here?"

"I'm going back to my unit. I just wanted to let you know."

After saying that, he turned and left.

Tang Xiaoyue stared at his back for a while, then suddenly called out to him, "Jiang Peng."

Jiang Peng turned to look at her, "What?"

Tang Xiaoyue put down her book, got up and walked over to him.

"I recently bought some fine cotton fabric to make two vests for my brother. I also have some left over to make other things. Do you need anything?"

"I need a pair of underwear, can you make me some?"

Seeing that he was being naive, Tang Xiaoyue couldn't help but get annoyed: "Just one? Is that enough for you?"

"That's enough. I'll wear it three days inside out and three days inside out, then wash and dry it on the weekend."

Tang Xiaoyue was stunned, then burst out laughing.

Jiang Peng looked at her and said, "What's so funny? But you look quite pretty when you smile."

The last sentence successfully made Tang Xiaoyue blush and dissipated her annoyance.

"Okay, I'll give it to you when it's ready."

"Remember to make it big, I have a big butt!"

After saying that, Jiang Peng left.

Tang Xiaoyue gazed at his tall, slender back, unable to suppress the smile on her face.

Besides being amused by Jiang Peng, other emotions were also fermenting and growing in my heart.

As Jiang Peng walked, he secretly pondered what Tang Xiaoyue meant.

They're willing to make him underwear, so they probably like him, right?
Never mind, she's already made him underwear anyway, does she expect to marry someone else?
Hehe, he's a married man now!

A week later, Lu Cheng's gunshot wounds had almost healed, and he was allowed to be discharged from the hospital.

The couple went directly to Kunming, where they met Jiang Peng and took the train back to Chengdu together.

It was already the 25th day of the twelfth lunar month, and Chengdu had experienced a light snowfall the day before.

Although there was no snow, the temperature dropped below zero. Coupled with the damp and gloomy climate in Chengdu, the chill seeped straight into one's bones.

Lu Cheng, Jiang Moli, and Jiang Peng were all wrapped in thick military overcoats.

The people waiting outside the platform were all fully bundled up in cotton-padded hats, coats, and trousers, their necks hunched over, their faces barely visible.

But Lu Cheng, with his keen intuition, immediately spotted Lu Dezhao and An Hui in the crowd.

He quickly walked a few steps to the two of them.

Looking at the graying temples of the elderly couple, his eyes welled up with tears, and he solemnly saluted them.

"Dad, Mom, I'm back. I'm so sorry you had to worry about me!"

There's not much more to the story, and it'll likely end next month.