A whirlwind marriage with a high-ranking official: Lights out, don't force me to take the initi

Behind the barracks was an open space with several old eucalyptus trees growing crookedly.

Sunlight filtered through the leaves, scattering golden fragments across the ground.

Zhang Yunxia squatted down and played with Zhang Xiangyang on the ground.

Zhang Xiangyang was placing something on the ground using tree branches and stones.

"This is a bed..." he said, pointing to several tree branches lined up side by side.

"This is a bowl." He then pointed to a flat stone.

"What is this?"

Zhang Yunxia pointed to a larger stone placed on top of the "bowl".

"This is a steamed bun with red bean filling." Zhang Xiangyang looked up and said seriously.

Zhang Yunxia was amused.

"How come this steamed bun is bigger than a bowl?"

Zhang Xiangyang grinned.

"I like to eat soybean buns. The soybean buns that my grandma makes are so big, they can't even fit in a bowl."

"Mom, when is Grandma coming to pick me up and take me home?" He looked up at Zhang Yunxia.

Zhang Yunxia's breath hitched.

"Grandma, she traveled for too long this time and isn't feeling well. She's resting in the hospital now."

"Xiangyang, do you want to go back to Northeast China?"

Zhang Xiangyang nodded vigorously, then lowered his head and poked the soil with a twig.

"Yeah, I don't like it here. I want to go home."

Zhang Yunxia glanced at her watch; it was already past one in the afternoon.

She suddenly had an idea, and then she took Zhang Xiangyang's hand and found Ye Wenxi, who was talking to the dean.

"Wenxi, come here for a moment."

She called Ye Wenxi aside to a corner.

"What's wrong, sister-in-law?" Ye Wenxi asked softly.

Zhang Yunxia did not let go of Zhang Xiangyang's hand.

"I'd like to let this child stay with me at the guesthouse for a while."

Ye Wenxi was taken aback: "This... can we take it with us?"

"Why don't we ask Commander Chen? See if he can put in a good word for us?"

Zhang Yunxia herself wasn't sure. Chen Yuanchuan was a very principled person.

But she gritted her teeth, went to her office, and dialed the phone number for Chen Yuanchuan's temporary office.

"Hello, this is Chen Yuanchuan."

"Old Chen, it's me."

"Oh, what's wrong?"

Zhang Yunxi shared her thoughts, and there was a few seconds of silence on the other end of the phone.

"Yunxia, ​​this is... not appropriate."

"If you want to see the child, how about... I bring you here every day, okay?"

Chen Yuanchuan understood her. Over the years, he knew better than anyone what Zhang Yunxia had been thinking.

Zhang Yunxia was a loving person all her life, especially fond of children. But all these years, fate hasn't given her a single chance.

She was a Buddhist, and even in a place like the military region, he indulged his wife.

To the outside world, he said, "I know she has a heartache in her heart, and I begged the organization to give her a glimmer of hope. On this matter, I, Chen Yuanchuan, cannot bring myself to refuse her."

To Zhang Yunxia, ​​he said, "It's alright, you're at home. Don't worry about what's on your mind."

As long as she feels comfortable and has someone to rely on, he is at ease.

Zhang Yunxia held the phone, speechless for a long time.

Zhang Xiangyang looked up at his "mother," who was holding the phone but couldn't speak, and noticed that her eyes were red and tears were welling up.

Suddenly, a child's voice came from the other end of the phone.

"Mom...why are you crying?"

These words struck Chen Yuanchuan like a thunderbolt, leaving him speechless.

He kept his head down, one hand supporting his forehead, and didn't move for a long time.

Then he took a deep breath and said into the phone:

"Okay, I understand. Wait for my message in a bit."

Upon hearing this, Zhang Yunxia finally smiled, though tears still clung to her face.

"Mom, why are you crying and laughing at the same time?" Xiangyang's voice came from the other end of the phone again.

"Yes, because Mom was made happy by Dad Chen."

Sure enough, about ten minutes later, the orphanage's phone rang, and the director came to answer it in person.

The person on the other end of the phone explained the situation and introduced Zhang Yunxia's identity.

After communication, the orphanage agreed that Zhang Yunxia could temporarily take Zhang Xiangyang away.

Chen Yuanchuan never spoke about personal matters in his life, and he almost never made exceptions for matters of principle.

But this is the second time.

The first time was when Zhang Yunxia was a Buddhist, and he let her have her way.

The second time, he still let her have her way.

Zhang Yunxia hugged Zhang Xiangyang and spun him around several times.

"Xiangyang, would you like to go out with me for a few days?"

"Yes! I'm willing!" Zhang Xiangyang nodded vigorously, his eyes curving into two crescent moons.

Zhang Yunxia hugged him and jumped and bounced on the spot.

Half an hour later, Lu Weidong drove Chen Yuanchuan to the orphanage.

Before leaving, Ye Wenxi left two hundred yuan.

She brought some cash with her on this trip, but she'll be living here for a while. These days, it's not possible to withdraw money across provinces, so they'll have to be careful with their spending.

But Ye Wenxi had a more distant plan in mind.

She made a bold decision.

After she returned to Harbin, she and Lu Weidong provided long-term support to the orphanage in their own names.

As long as she is alive, she wants to make this wartime orphanage the warmest and most home-like place in the area.

"I'll get on it when I get back. I think we should start by hiring more caregivers, and I'll pay their salaries."

"What children need most right now is companionship and love; this is more important than food and clothing."

"Then, we'll gradually add things to improve our material living conditions."

Ye Wenxi was in the car, talking earnestly with everyone about these things.

Lu Weidong and Chen Yuanchuan both nodded in agreement with her idea, expressing their understanding and support.

"Xiao Ye, supporting an orphanage long-term is no small expense. Besides, the clothing company needs to expand, and money is needed everywhere. Are you feeling a bit strained financially?"

As someone who has been through it all, Chen Yuanchuan couldn't help but say some calm and realistic things.

"Yes, I've calculated it with the dean here. Based on my expected needs, it will cost around seven thousand yuan a year."

"Seven thousand?" Zhang Yunxia turned her head sharply and exclaimed. "Oh my, that's too much."

"It's quite high. I can't afford to come up with too much right now, so I can only try to support it for a year. After a year, we'll see if the government's policy support can keep up."

"A year?"

The three people in the car exclaimed in surprise at the same time, and even Lu Weidong, who was driving, couldn't help but turn his head.

He remembered that after Ye Wenxi expanded the site and made initial investments in the garment factory, his family no longer had much money left.

Feeling a little embarrassed by the stares, Ye Wenxi quietly told everyone about her phone call with Li Yuejin earlier that day.

"squeak--!"

The car braked suddenly at the roadside. Lu Weidong gripped the steering wheel with both hands, his brows furrowed, as if he was trying to process the news.

Zhang Yunxia and Chen Yuanchuan both turned their heads sharply, staring at Ye Wenxi with their mouths agape.

The two of them, as if on cue, turned their heads to look at Lu Weidong, whose expression was complicated.

His Adam's apple bobbed slightly, but he didn't say anything and continued driving.

"My God. I've never heard of anyone making so much money in my life." Chen Yuanchuan murmured, leaning against the passenger seat, his eyes glazed over.

He reached out and patted Lu Weidong's thigh.

A thousand words are left unsaid.

The group took Zhang Xiangyang to the hospital again.

Wang Hao looked at Lu Weidong, who had no expression, completely bewildered.

"Chief of Staff...didn't you come here to offer my condolences?"

Why didn't you offer your condolences?

Chen Yuanchuan grinned and snorted coldly:

"Hmph, Lu Weidong was just bombarded, I think you should be the one offering him your condolences."

Lu Weidong seemed to receive some kind of signal, and his eyes suddenly lit up. He decided to drag someone down with him.

"Commander, don't forget that your wife is also a partner."

"She'll have to earn a lot in the future."

Chen Yuanchuan was taken aback, and subconsciously opened his mouth to refute, but then felt... that seemed to make sense.

Suddenly, the contrast between the two numbers popped into his mind.

1 month, 30...

Two months, 10... or the upgraded quantity.

Chen Yuanchuan: "............."

Wang Hao: "Commander, what's wrong?"

Lu Weidong grinned, glanced at Wang Hao, and gave him a meaningful look.

"Ding Jiahe, you'll have to be a partner in the future, right?"

Wang Hao: "?"

What are those two doing here?