Chapter 30 : Hot Kiss

Lu Fangfang and Zhuang Mingcheng had their first meal together in their new home.

They felt a mixture of emotions.

They were about to part, and Lu Fangfang didn’t dare to delay. After finishing her meal, she started making sugar cakes.

Zhuang Mingcheng cleaned the table, washed the dishes, then walked over to Lu Fangfang and stayed with her.

Neither of them spoke a word they just looked at each other silently, like an old couple.

By the time the sugar cakes were finished, it was dark.

Lu Fangfang found a clean bag and wrapped all the baked sugar cakes in it.

Zhuang Mingcheng looked at this scene and couldn’t help but say, “Please keep some.”

“No, you’ve come such a long way, just bring them with you. I can bake more when I want to eat them.”

Lu Fangfang shook her head and tied the bundle tightly with both hands.

“You have to take good care of yourself, especially your arms. If you feel uncomfortable on the road, go see Xiao Ting. Don’t force yourself.”

Holding the bag of sugar cakes, she handed it to Zhuang Mingcheng.

She looked up at her fiancé and felt sad. “She and I have conflicts, but she should take your matter seriously. Humph, this is her responsibility!”

Zhuang Mingcheng didn’t want to talk about the mission, but looking at his fiancée’s expression, he could only say helplessly, “Comrade Ting can’t go.”

“What’s wrong with her?” Lu Fangfang was stunned.

That crazy woman Xiao Ting doesn’t seem like someone who would give up halfway.

“Xiao Ting is not suitable for this mission. I went to the regiment commander and asked for a replacement doctor, and the commander agreed.”

Lu Fangfang screamed “Ah,” then she covered her mouth and looked at Zhuang Mingcheng with bright eyes.

Oh, her fiancé is so sensible.

She was happy when she thought that Xiao Ting had spent so much time and effort, but in the end, she couldn’t go. Xiao Ting must be very angry this time.

“Zhuang Mingcheng, come here.”

“Um?”

Lu Fangfang pointed at his face and said seriously, “There’s something on your face. Come here, I’ll wipe it off for you.”

Zhuang Mingcheng lowered his body and moved his face closer.

Just when he was wondering what was dirty on his face, he suddenly found himself so close to Lu Fangfang.

“Look at you, you don’t pay more attention.”

Lu Fangfang stroked the side of his face, pretending to wipe something.

At this moment, she quickly moved closer and kissed Zhuang Mingcheng hard on the other side of his face.

“Hey-hey…”

Lu Fangfang was very happy that her little wish had come true.

Seeing that Zhuang Mingcheng’s ears were red, she smiled and said, “Mingcheng, it’s so warm in the room, why are your ears red again?”

Her fiancé always had a blank expression on his face.

If Lu Fangfang hadn’t seen his ears turn red, she wouldn’t have known what he was feeling.

Zhuang Mingcheng was breathing heavily, and his body was tense.

Looking at his proud fiancée, he said nothing but simply reached out and hugged her in his arms.

“Ah… don’t…”

Lu Fangfang was stunned.

She looked up and found her fiancé staring at her.

“You asked for this.”

After Zhuang Mingcheng finished speaking, he held Lu Fangfang’s head and kissed her.

Lu Fangfang trembled, hesitated for a moment, then tilted her head back and closed her eyes.

“Hmm!”

Under the dim light, the two kissed for the first time.

A long time.

Zhuang Mingcheng tried hard to maintain his last bit of rationality. He forced himself to loosen his hold and let go of his fiancée.

He couldn’t take it anymore. He was really afraid that if he stayed any longer, he wouldn’t be able to hold back…

“Wait till I come back!”

After saying that, he picked up the bag beside him, turned around, and walked out.

“Hey? Mingcheng?”

As soon as Lu Fangfang came to her senses, she saw Zhuang Mingcheng leaving, and she chased after him reluctantly.

When they reached the gate of the courtyard, Zhuang Mingcheng stopped her.

“After I leave, you must take good care of yourself. Don’t be reluctant to eat the things I bought. You are too thin, so you must make up for your body. Also, if you have any problems, go to the regiment commander and the political commissar, don’t handle it yourself.”

“Um.”

Lu Fangfang nodded, feeling a little sad.

“You go back, I’m leaving, don’t forget to close the gate.”

Zhuang Mingcheng finally hugged Lu Fangfang gently, then walked away without even turning his head.

Lu Fangfang watched him leave.

She stood at the gate of the yard for a long time.

At this time, everything was quiet and dark outside, with only stars twinkling in the sky.

Lu Fangfang looked up and finally felt a little better.

After closing the gate, she entered the north room.

She was the only one left at home, it was cold and lonely. Lu Fangfang didn’t want to do anything else. She turned off the lights in the room and lay down on the newly bought double bed.

Covered with Zhuang Mingcheng’s bedding, Lu Fangfang smelled the scent of crushed grass again, as if he were still by her side.

Lu Fangfang closed her eyes and quickly fell asleep.

The next day, it was just dawn.

Lu Fangfang got up early.

She took a look at the coal stove and saw that the fire was not very big, so she took the fire tongs and added some new coal.

She twisted the cover on the stove’s air inlet, put the kettle on, and then left the house.

She walked out of the family compound without stopping and stood aside, waiting quietly.

At this time, the sun was rising, and the grassland looked very beautiful.

After a while, Lu Fangfang heard the noisy sound of horse hooves and then saw a cavalry team of four or five hundred people running quickly to the east.

Lu Fangfang looked carefully in the crowd and soon saw Zhuang Mingcheng riding a chestnut horse.

In the cavalry team, Zhuang Mingcheng seemed to have noticed something and he looked back.

At this moment, both of them realized that the other was looking at them.

Lu Fangfang tried hard to smile and waved at him.

In the team, Zhuang Mingcheng also stretched out his hand and waved toward Lu Fangfang.

“Old Zhuang, what are you looking at?”

Instructor Wang Haibing looked back curiously and found the woman at the gate of the family compound.

“You are amazing. It’s only been a few days, and you’ve gotten along so well. My wife must still be sleeping soundly now.”

Wang Haibing sighed slightly. He felt upset when he thought of the one at home.

“By the way, Old Zhuang, what did you bring this morning? You carried it like a treasure, and you had to carry it yourself?”

Zhuang Mingcheng looked back at Lu Fangfang from time to time.

Hearing Wang Haibing’s question, he said casually, “My wife made these sugar cakes for me. They are a token of her love. I must carry them with me. You wouldn’t understand.”

Wang Haibing: “…”

“You can just brag about it. You’ll know later there will be a day when you’ll be annoyed.”

Zhuang Mingcheng turned a deaf ear to her until his fiancée was out of sight. He then tightened his grip on the horse’s back and gently touched the horse’s belly with his heel, “Gee!”

“Everyone, speed up.”

Zhuang Mingcheng shouted loudly, and the team sped up a bit.

Wang Haibing, riding a brown-gray horse, quickly caught up. “Old Zhuang, our two families happen to be next to each other. When I return from this mission, I’ll invite you two to have dinner at my house.”

“Okay, as long as sister-in-law is willing, Fangfang and I will definitely go.”