Chapter 45

The next day, Jiang Muning lazily opened her eyes.

As she opened her eyes, she saw Qin Muye already in the room, taking off his clothes.

A visual feast first thing in the morning, Jiang Muning widened her eyes, admiring the double-door figure full of muscles.

Noticing her gaze, Qin Muye’s heart skipped a beat with nervousness.

But seeing that unreservedly admiring look, Qin Muye silently abandoned his plan to put on clothes immediately, instead, he deliberately remained shirtless, letting her have a good look.

A beautiful day, starting with admiring a man’s muscles, Jiang Muning’s mood was quite pleasant.

If only that person wasn’t wearing a cold face, it would be even better.

Jiang Muning sat up, the blanket slipped off her, revealing the sexy pajamas underneath. Qin Muye was taken aback.

He had never seen those pajamas!

The straps of the suspender pajamas slipped off her shoulders, revealing a seductive allure.

Not noticing his strangeness, Jiang Muning’s voice was lazy and hoarse from just waking up: “When did you come back?”

Qin Muye hadn’t come home when she went to sleep last night.

“Five o’clock.” Qin Muye was economical with words.

Jiang Muning hummed in response, casually scratching her hair, revealing her beautiful, long neck.

Qin Muye’s throat tightened, he stepped forward and manually pulled her suspender up, saying sternly: “Put on your clothes properly.”

Huh? Jiang Muning tilted her head: “I’m wearing them properly.”

Saying that, Jiang Muning was about to lift the blanket to show him properly, but Qin Muye quickly pressed down on the blanket, wrapping her tightly.

Seeing that she couldn’t move, Jiang Muning puffed her cheeks and looked at him. Early in the morning, what was this man doing?

Seeing that she wasn’t moving, Qin Muye finally let go. Then he took out this month’s salary from his pocket: “This month’s salary.”

His words were still concise and economical. Jiang Muning took the money and counted it: “One hundred and eleven?”

“Yeah, I borrowed twenty from the political commissar a few days ago, I’ll keep twenty, for daily expenses and buying some stuff.” Qin Muye briefly explained the purpose of the twenty he kept.

Jiang Muning was surprised, she didn’t expect Qin Muye to borrow money. She suddenly remembered that before she came to join the army, he had already turned over all his belongings.

Facing a man who voluntarily turned over his salary, Jiang Muning had a natural fondness for him.

“Okay.” Jiang Muning said with a smile, “I’ll get up earlier from now on, and I’ll cook lunch.”

The dishes in the canteen were quite monotonous, she didn’t like them.

Qin Muye hummed in response, respecting her decision: “Mom’s living expenses…”

“My mother-in-law’s ten yuan living expenses, I’ll send it to her later, once every three months.”

“Yeah.”

“Last night…” Jiang Muning was about to ask him where he went last night, but she was interrupted.

“Muning, you are my wife.” Qin Muye said seriously and solemnly.

Jiang Muning looked at him with a confused expression: “Yeah.”

“You can’t like others.” Qin Muye looked at her with determination, “Not even in your thoughts.”

Jiang Muning didn’t understand why he suddenly said this, but she still hummed in response: “Yes, I should be loyal to my marriage, both physically and mentally.”

Getting her answer, Qin Muye’s hanging heart finally settled.

But thinking of Zhou Yang, he wanted to bring it up, but he didn’t want to see any expression on her face that he didn’t want to see.

In the end, he swallowed his words.

“I’m going to the army.” With that, Qin Muye stood up and walked out.

Jiang Muning was still a little sleepy, she simply fell back, covered her eyes, and continued to sleep.

At noon, when Qin Muye returned home, Jiang Muning had already prepared the meal.

They sat opposite each other, eating silently, neither of them speaking.

After eating, Qin Muye washed the dishes and went back to his room for a nap.

Jiang Muning sat in the yard, tilting her head and looking at the sky.

Summer was approaching, and the weather was gradually getting hotter.

Closing her eyes, Jiang Muning went into the space.

The space was spring-like all year round, without a trace of heat.

Turning her head, she saw Jiang Heng planting trees.

“Don’t you socialize at all?” Jiang Muning couldn’t help but say, “Maybe you could meet a girl and fall in love.”

“Falling in love is nowhere near as good as making money. Holding such a large space in my hands, I must make good use of it. Money in hand, is love far behind?” Jiang Heng held a hoe and dug the ground, planting seeds.

“That’s true, I didn’t expect your ideological awareness to be so high.” Jiang Muning teased.

Jiang Heng proudly raised his head: “I’m a career-oriented person, my ultimate goal is to become the richest man in this era, Dragon Aotian.”

Seeing his smug look, Jiang Muning jokingly said: “Dragon Aotian, so middle-school.”

“Go away, you’re not helping me plant peach trees.” Jiang Heng urged.

Hearing this, Jiang Muning curiously leaned forward: “Peach trees?”

“Who said they wanted to make this place a paradise? Without peach trees, where would the peach forest come from, how can it be a paradise?”

Jiang Muning was surprised, she didn’t expect that Jiang Heng would actually implement what she casually said.

“You’re right, let’s plant peach trees!” Jiang Muning said excitedly, then rolled up her sleeves and started working.

Jiang Muning, who was working hard in the space, didn’t know that someone in reality was using his palm to shield her from the scorching sun, casting a shadow over her.

In the evening, Jiang Muning remembered her appointment with Zhou Yang, so she went outside the military dependents’ compound.

As soon as she walked out of the gate of the military dependents’ compound, she saw Zhou Yang already standing there waiting. He was still wearing a white shirt and long pants, looking as fresh as a young man.

Seeing her, Zhou Yang’s face lit up with a clear smile, and he walked towards her excitedly.

“Muning.” Zhou Yang called out with a smile.

Worried that they would be seen by others at the main entrance and cause gossip, Jiang Muning took Zhou Yang to a big tree.

“Zhou Zhiqing, did you bring the phoenix tail conch you mentioned?” Jiang Muning asked with a smile.

“I brought it, is this it?” Zhou Yang said, handing her the bag.

Jiang Muning opened it and saw that it was indeed the phoenix tail conch, and it was quite big.

“It’s this one, thank you, Zhou Zhiqing.” Jiang Muning thanked him gratefully.

Seeing the smile in her eyes, Zhou Yang looked at her delicate face: “I’m happy to help you.”

Jiang Muning didn’t notice his expression, she was immersed in the joy of being able to submit the order.

“Zhou Zhiqing, I can’t accept your things for free, how about you sell them to me?” Jiang Muning suddenly said.

“No need, they’re not worth much.” Zhou Yang quickly refused.

Not worth much? They were quite valuable. She remembered that the price of the phoenix tail conch was higher than that of the other conch shells yesterday.

“Then how about I treat you to dinner?” Jiang Muning didn’t want to take advantage of him, as he was a stranger.

Hearing this proposal, Zhou Yang’s eyes flashed with joy, did she have feelings for him?

Thinking of his own feelings, Zhou Yang gathered his courage and said: “Muning, will you leave this place with me?”

Huh? Jiang Muning looked at him puzzled: “What?”

Looking at her clear eyes, Zhou Yang’s heart pounded. He wanted to confess, to tell her his feelings.

“Muning, actually, I’ve always…”

The word “like” was about to be uttered, but a low, sharp male voice suddenly appeared, interrupting his words: “Wife.”