usenovelgroup Chapter 26 My eldest daughter-in-law just ran away like that!
Chapter 26 My eldest daughter-in-law just ran away like that!
Su Wanwan also touched it: "And the color isn't nice."
"We need to change it," Lin Weiwei said. "Let's get a floral print or a patterned one, something that will look warmer."
"Where can I buy it?" Su Wanwan asked.
"The service center should have it, right?" Lin Weiwei said. "I'll go check tomorrow."
The two walked around the house. Although the house was clean, it felt empty and lifeless.
"We need to decorate a bit," Lin Weiwei said. "Like curtains, tablecloths, and vases."
Su Wanwan nodded: "Okay, take your time."
As they were talking, Bai Rongbei and Bai Si'an came in.
The two were also covered in dust, but they both had satisfied expressions on their faces as they looked at the cleaned-up house.
"It's almost done," Bai Rongbei said. "We can move in tomorrow."
"Great!" Lin Weiwei cheered, "Finally, we don't have to squeeze into that tiny dorm room anymore!"
Bai Si'an glanced at her and the corners of his mouth curved into a smile.
He thought that after moving in, he could live with Lin Weiwei.
Although the last time they had an unpleasant argument because of his leg, he felt that it was just an accident.
Once we live together and spend every day together, our relationship will definitely improve.
He even started planning to have a serious talk with Lin Weiwei after he moved in.
……
The next day, we moved.
There wasn't much to move, just two wicker boxes and some odds and ends.
The two brothers first moved their belongings to the family compound, and then went to return their dormitory rooms.
Lin Weiwei and Su Wanwan were tidying up their new house in the family compound.
The two spread out the floral sheets they had brought, and arranged the enamel mug and glass vase, instantly making the room much cozier.
"This feels more like a home," Lin Weiwei said with satisfaction.
Su Wanwan smiled too: "Yeah, it's much better than before."
Just then, the Bai brothers returned.
As soon as Bai Si'an entered the room, he saw Lin Weiwei making the bed.
The floral bed sheet, spread out on the army green hardboard bed, looks soft and warm.
A surge of warmth welled up inside him, and he went over to help.
"No need, it's already made up." Lin Weiwei patted the bed sheet. "Look, doesn't it look much better this way?"
Bai Si'an nodded: "Mm."
He looked at Lin Weiwei, who was bending over to tidy the sheets. The hem of her floral shirt was slightly upturned, revealing a section of her fair waist.
He swallowed hard, looked away, and suppressed the urge to bite Lin Weiwei.
"Um..." he began, his voice a little dry, "Weiwei, we... we'll stay here tonight."
"Huh?" Lin Weiwei looked up. "What do you mean, 'us'?"
Bai Si'an was taken aback: "Well... this room was assigned to us, we're staying here."
Lin Weiwei straightened up and looked at him: "Who told you we were staying here?"
Bai Si'an's heart skipped a beat: "What does that mean?"
Lin Weiwei picked up her rattan trunk: "I'll make up the bed in this room first, but I won't be staying there."
After saying that, she picked up her suitcase and walked out.
Bai Si'an was completely dumbfounded.
He froze for a few seconds, then quickly chased after her, calling out, "Wait! Lin Weiwei, where are you going?"
Lin Weiwei had already reached the door of the apartment next door, the one allocated to Bai Rongbei and Su Wanwan.
She turned and glanced at Bai Si'an: "I can't bear to part with Wanwan, so I'll live with her."
Bai Si'an: "...Why?"
"What? Why?" Lin Weiwei said, "I don't want to live with you, I want to live with Wanwan, is that not allowed?"
"But...we're husband and wife!" Bai Si'an said anxiously.
"So what if we're married?" Lin Weiwei asked matter-of-factly. "Does being married mean we have to live together? Is it a legal requirement?"
Bai Si'an choked.
He opened his mouth, as if to say something, but his mind went blank.
Lin Weiwei felt a little guilty seeing his bewildered expression, but she still said stubbornly, "Anyway, I'm living with Wanwan, so you can stay wherever you want."
After saying that, she pushed open the door and went into the next room.
Bai Si'an stood at the door, staring blankly at the closed door.
He went through so much trouble, took time off work, and did so much chores to finally get the house cleaned up.
And then...his wife ran away?
Did you move in with someone else?
Or is it with his sister-in-law?
Bai Si'an stood there, motionless for a long time.
He felt empty inside, as if something had been hollowed out.
At this moment, Bai Rongbei came out of the house.
He saw Bai Si'an standing in the doorway next door, looking dazed. He paused for a moment, then asked, "What's wrong?"
Bai Si'an turned to look at his brother, his voice slightly unsteady: "Brother... Lin Weiwei said she wants to live with Su Wanwan."
Bai Rongbei was also taken aback for a moment, but quickly regained his composure: "Oh."
"Oh?" Bai Si'an's eyes widened. "You just said 'oh'?"
"Otherwise what?" Bai Rongbei said, "They can stay however they want."
"But..." Bai Si'an couldn't continue.
He recalled the jokes made by the group of officers yesterday.
"You've got wives, but it's like you're not married at all!"
Now, that has come true.
He got married, but his wife wouldn't live with him.
What kind of nonsense is this?
Seeing his younger brother's distraught state, Bai Rongbei understood what he was thinking.
He patted Bai Si'an on the shoulder: "Let's go inside."
The two brothers went inside.
Su Wanwan was packing her things when she saw them come in, and she felt a little embarrassed.
"Commander Bai, Technician Bai..." she greeted softly.
Bai Rongbei nodded: "Lin Weiwei said she wants to live with you?"
Su Wanwan blushed: "Um...we've discussed it, and we think...it's better to live together."
Bai Rongbei didn't say anything and sat down in the chair.
Bai Si'an also sat down, head down, without saying a word.
The atmosphere inside was a little awkward.
After a while, Bai Rongbei finally spoke: "You can stay however you want, we have no objection."
Su Wanwan breathed a sigh of relief: "Thank you."
"But," Bai Rongbei glanced at her, "the apartments in the family compound are allocated to couples. If you two live together, where will Si'an and I live?"
Su Wanwan was taken aback; she hadn't expected this question.
"You two... can live together," she said. "This house has three rooms. We can share one, and you can each have one of the remaining two. That would be perfect."
Bai Rongbei: "..."
Bai Si'an: "..."
The two brothers exchanged a glance, both seeing helplessness in each other's eyes.
Finally, Bai Rongbei sighed, "Fine, whatever you want."
Bai Si'an wanted to say something, but after being glanced at by Bai Rongbei, he shut his mouth again.
What could he say?
He said he wanted to live with his wife?
But what about his brother?
His brother can't live with his wife. If he insists, wouldn't that be like rubbing salt into his brother's wounds?
Bai Si'an gritted his teeth and lowered his head: "Well, let them be."