The military wife is pregnant and the tycoon, who has no heir, spoils her rotten.

Chapter 68 Battalion Commander Lu is a Doting Husband

"Zhizi, you are such a good child." Zhang Yuling's eyes welled up with tears as she watched Xia Zhi give away several large fish to the children.

After all, some of these children were her own.

"Haha, Aunt Zhang, you're too kind. I can't possibly finish it all anyway." Xia Zhi sat in the yard resting, a candy in her mouth, laughing carefree.

Lu Beiting was cleaning fish by the well, his movements were very nimble.

Zhang Yuling looked at her with loving eyes. Tomorrow was market day, and she could easily take it to the market to sell.

If she had so many fish, she wouldn't be willing to give them all away.

"Zhizi, where did you find all these on the mountain? Why can't we find them?" Wang Lan, who was wearing an apron across the street, looked at her curiously.

"Oh, I don't know either. I just slipped and fell down. There's a small river on the mountain, right? I must have fished it out from there. My head was spinning from the fall, so I don't remember clearly."

Xia Zhi was still covered in mud and hadn't had time to wash it off, so the people around her believed her story after seeing her condition.

Lu Beiting placed the cleaned fish aside, then washed his hands, picked up a towel hanging nearby, put it in a basin, poured in some boiled water, placed it on his lap, and walked towards her.

Lu Beiting came to Xia Zhi, wrung out the towel in the basin, and then helped her wipe her face.

"Hey, no, Lu Beiting, what are you doing! I'm not a child anymore!"

After Lu Beiting stubbornly wiped her face, he took her hand and gently wiped the mud off it. His movements were careful and gentle, and his focused gaze didn't seem like he was just wiping her hands.

"Oh my, look at our Battalion Commander Lu, how well he dotes on his wife."

"Haha, that's great, the young couple is a perfect match."

Several nearby businesses watched this heartwarming scene and laughed and joked.

"I boiled some water. Would you like to take a shower first? Or would you like to eat first?"

Lu Beiting looked up at her, only to find Xia Zhi staring at him in a daze.

"Cough cough cough, I, I'll take a shower first." Xia Zhi quickly pulled her hand back, got up, picked up the basin on his lap to pour out the water, and then carried the water into the house to take a shower herself.

Lu Beiting sat in the courtyard, glanced at the fish a few times, then looked away and went to wash some side dishes next to the fish.

Watching Lu Beiting bustling around, Zhang Yuling couldn't help but feel envious. Her own man wasn't even half as good as him.

Hao Liping, who was watching from the doorway, also saw it all. Seeing Lu Beiting's attentive manner, she could only keep telling herself that you can't judge a book by its cover. What's the use of things being good now?

"Uncle Lu, my mom says you're a great hero, and I want to be a great hero too."

Lu Beiting sat by the door with his eyes closed, resting. He heard a childish voice. He looked up and saw a six or seven-year-old boy standing next to him, his face dark and his eyes shining as he looked at him.

Lu Beiting reached out and ruffled his hair. "So, are you a little man?"

Fan Dong shook his head. "How can I become a little man?"

"A real man is one who is responsible, courageous, and can distinguish right from wrong..."

Fan Dong looked bewildered, not quite understanding. The children from the surrounding families had been secretly watching Lu Beiting. Seeing that Fan Dong hadn't been beaten, they also mustered their courage and approached Lu Beiting.

"For example, helping your mother with chores is taking responsibility, taking care of your mother is being responsible, protecting the weak, and knowing what is right and wrong."

Fan Dong nodded in sudden realization, looking at him earnestly, "Oh, I understand, Uncle Lu, I will definitely become a little man!"

"Uncle Lu, I... I'll help Mom with the chores."

"Uncle Lu, I even brought my mom water to wash her feet."

"Yes, you're all very capable. This is a reward for you." Lu Beiting took out some candy from his pocket and handed it to them. "Wow, corn candy! Thank you, Uncle Lu."

As soon as Xia Zhi opened the door, she saw a group of little ones surrounding Lu Beiting, standing straight and tall like his soldiers.

"Sister Gardenia." Fan Dong ran over happily when he saw Xia Zhi. His mother said that the White Rabbit milk candy was given to him by Sister Gardenia, and he had eaten it before and it was much tastier than this corn candy.

Xia Zhi glanced at him a few times before recognizing him as Li Qiao's second child. "Hey, Erbao, you've come to play with your Uncle Lu."

"Hello, Sister Gardenia."

The others joined in, and Xia Zhi felt embarrassed by their calls, so she turned around to get some candy, and then shared one with each of them.

Lu Beiting frowned slightly. How come he was the uncle and Xia Zhi was the older sister? He was only four years older than her. Was he that old?

"Alright, little men, go home now." Stop bothering my wife.

Lu Beiting sent the group of children away, then looked up at Xia Zhi. Xia Zhi, who had just taken a bath, looked fair and rosy, making one want to take a bite.

Lu Beiting spun into the house, saying, "Wife, my legs hurt."

Upon hearing this, Xia Zhi immediately turned around to look, wondering why her leg was suddenly hurting.

As soon as she entered, Lu Beiting hugged her waist, his voice sounding somewhat aggrieved, "Wife, you're ignoring me."

"Lu Beiting, how old are you? Still lying to people." Xia Zhi looked down at his thick black hair and reached out to rub it.

Lu Beiting looked up, his gaze deep as he looked at her.

Xia Zhi immediately sensed something was wrong and started to pry his hand away, saying, "Let go, I'll go make some food."

Lu Beiting wouldn't let go, holding her tighter. "You haven't kissed me since last time. Are you tired of me?"

"No, let go first."

"Then kiss me and I'll let go." Lu Beiting said, pulling her onto his lap. For the first time, he felt her weight; it wasn't heavy, but it filled his heart completely.

Xia Zhi looked at the handsome face so close to hers and the bobbing of his Adam's apple, and her eyes glazed over for a moment.

He caught her red-handed, and a few minutes later, Xia Zhi walked out of the house, her face flushed and her mouth covered.

Lu Beiting followed behind with a smile on his face, but after being glared at by Xia Zhi, the smile on his lips quickly disappeared.

……

"Zhang Yi, you just stay here with your battalion commander. I'll go alone, I'll just buy some things and come right back."

Zhang Yi helped her carry the basket to Uncle Liu's oxcart. "Sister-in-law, be careful. Don't let what happened last time happen again, or the battalion commander won't let me off the hook."

"Okay, okay, okay, you can go back now." Xia Zhi patiently sent Zhang Yi away. Have they all inherited this trait? She's like a mother hen.

After Xia Zhi sat down, she looked up and saw Hao Liping staring at her with hatred. There were two large bags of cabbage at Hao Liping's feet.

Xia Zhi glared at her, "What are you looking at? Haven't you ever seen a beautiful woman before?"

Hao Liping was taken aback for a moment, then silently looked away.

Zhang Yuling was right next to Xia Zhi, chatting with her the whole way.

Upon arriving in town, Xia Zhi carried a basket on her back and prepared to go to the pharmacy when she suddenly saw a furtive figure that looked somewhat familiar.

(End of this chapter)