Chapter 3

He Shaochuan patted He Qianlin’s head gently: “You eat first, Dad will go out and take a look.”

He Qianlin nodded obediently. He looked at He Shaochuan getting up and leaving, and a trace of worry appeared on his tender and delicate face.

He Qianlin really hopes that his parents can communicate well.

However, if we want to communicate well, the key lies in his mother’s mood.

When He Qianlin thought of the look his mother gave his father, it was as if her eyes were covered with ice, and his heart felt a little colder.

At such a young age, he didn’t understand why his mother hated his father so much.

And he, ever since he could remember, He Qianlin remembered very clearly that his mother was not like other mothers. She had never hugged him, let alone smiled at him.

When he was at his grandparents’ house, He Qianlin always slept with his grandparents.

After following his mother to the compound, he slept in the same room with his father.

Even the clothes he was wearing were worn-out and outgrown clothes given to He Qianlin by Xiaojun, the son of the aunt next door.

If you don’t know this, you would think He Qianlin is a wild child without a mother.

But what’s wrong with the child? He is the one who longs for mother’s love the most!

He Shaochuan pushed open the door and walked out into the yard.

Ning He squatted under the clothes rack with his back to him, and wisps of grayish-white smoke rose.

Along with it came the smell of burning smoke.

He Shaochuan’s face tightened, and he strode up to Ning He, reached into the water tank beside him, scooped a bucket of water, and poured it on the brazier that was burning with sparks.

With just a hissing sound, the fire was put out.

The man suppressed his anger and said in a voice that fell from Ning He’s head: “What? Do you want to burn our family of three to death?!”

Ning He looked at the half-burned letter paper in the basin. Now, because of the bucket of water poured in, the ashes and the half-burned letter paper were all mixed together and turned into a sticky ball.

She looked up at He Shaochuan, her messy little face revealing innocence.

Ning He stood up and explained quickly: “I just want to burn all these inappropriate things.”

He Shaochuan was stunned for a moment and his gaze fell into the brazier again.

Although it was impossible to see what was written on that sticky mass, it was obviously a piece of letter paper.

His eyes turned and stopped at the iron box at Ning He’s feet. It was empty and there was nothing inside.

He Shaochuan then believed that Ning He really burned all the letters.

But this approach was still too dangerous. He Shaochuan’s expression eased a little, but he couldn’t help but talk about Ning He.

“I just asked you to keep it safe and not let Qianlin see it. There’s no need to burn it. If you light a fire in the yard and you’re not careful, it might be a small matter if the house burns down, but it would be a serious matter if someone dies.”

If this had happened before, He Shaochuan’s few more words would have caused the original person to get excited and start swearing at the top of his voice.

But Ning He is not the original body.

After listening to He Shaochuan’s words, she suddenly showed him a sweet smile: “I understand, I won’t do it again in the future.”

He Shaochuan stood there in a daze. He looked blankly at the woman in front of him who was smiling at him.

Ning He is recognized as a beautiful girl in the village. Ever since they started talking about marriage, the threshold of the Ning family has been trampled by matchmakers.

Families looking for marriage proposals lined up from one end of the village to the other, all of them coming to propose marriage to Ning He.

If it weren’t for that accident, He Shaochuan and Ning He would never have had any intersection.

Not to mention that the most beautiful girl in the area actually married him in the end.

Although He Shaochuan married the most beautiful girl in the village, the girl’s heart was not with him. Although they became husband and wife, their life was like walking on thin ice.

He Shaochuan didn’t know how to get along with Ning He, and seemed to be used to Ning He’s bad words to him.

This was the first time he saw her smile at him.

Ning He is beautiful, and she becomes even more beautiful when she smiles.

Those cold eyes were now smiling, her eyebrows were curved like crescent moons, two shallow dimples were faintly visible on both sides of her cheeks, her rosy lips were slightly raised, revealing her white teeth.

If you say that Ning He is now an unmarried girl, people will believe it.

Ning He had never smiled at him before, let alone communicated with him calmly like today.

He Shaochuan quickly came back to his senses. He withdrew his gaze calmly and coughed lightly: “Well, if there is nothing else, I will go to the camp first. After Qianlin finishes breakfast, he will go to Deputy Commander Yang’s house next door to play with Xiaojun.”

Ning He interrupted He Shaochuan: “Wait a minute, I said I’m not leaving, why is Qianlin bothering others? Just let him stay at home and I’ll take care of him.”

“You take it?” He Shaochuan looked at Ning He hesitantly.

“Yes!” Ning He nodded without hesitation: “I am Qianlin’s biological mother, it is my duty to take care of him.”

The man’s thick brows knitted tighter.

When did she want to take care of the child?

When his father-in-law brought them and their child to the compound, Ning He had stated in advance that she could move in but she would not take the child with her.

The original body even asked He Shaochuan to find her a job, rather than stay at home to take care of the children.

He Shaochuan had a headache. He also had to work during the day, and he was even more worried about leaving Qianlin, a three-year-old child, at home.

Fortunately, the wife of Deputy Captain Yang next door is kind-hearted and said that Qianlin could be left at her house so that her son Xiaojun would have a companion to play with.

He Shaochuan was reluctant to trouble others, but who knew that the original body would agree without hesitation after hearing it.

He Shaochuan later introduced the original body to a job working in a supply and marketing cooperative, but the original body found it too tiring after only two days and didn’t want to do it anymore.

He Shaochuan didn’t say anything. If he didn’t want to go to work, then he didn’t have to. He only earned about 100 yuan a month, which was more than enough to support an adult and a child.

But later, reality gave He Shaochuan a loud slap in the face.

She spent every penny of the salary he handed over to his original body every month.

This woman who spends money lavishly and is unwilling to take care of children, today for the first time in her life, she takes the initiative to take care of the child?

He Shaochuan felt that Ning He was very different today.

What’s wrong with her?

Seeing that He Shaochuan didn’t respond, Ning He waved her hand in front of his eyes: “What’s wrong? Can’t I bring Qianlin with me?”

Ning He knew that the original body was cold towards He Qianlin, so it was normal that the male protagonist was unwilling to let her raise his son.

She thought, there is a long way to go. She has just come here, so it is normal for the hero not to trust her. However, Ning He believes that time will tell and one day the hero will feel at ease to hand over his son to her.

No, she should let her son stick to her actively.

Just when Ning He was trying to pua herself, He Shaochuan finally let go.

“Okay, then please take care of Qianlin. I’ll bring lunch back at noon.”

Ning He: …

Is it troublesome to take care of your own son?

To what extent has the relationship between this male protagonist and his original body become weak?