Han Yijian saw her coming over and quickly waved, "Awake? Are you cold?"
Lin Wan didnāt respond to him, sat beside him and asked, "Where did the fish come from?"
"Got it from the mess hall. Itās almost done."
Looking at the fish, Lin Wan felt a warm sensation in her heart and leaned her head on his shoulder, complaining, "I told you I was joking, and you actually got it for me."
Han Yi turned his head and lightly kissed her forehead, smiling, "Touched?"
Having her feelings discovered, Lin Wan glanced at him with embarrassment, saying nothing, but a smile lingered on her face.
Lin Wan saw the fish was about done, so she got up, added water to the pot, and cooked the dumplings left over from last night.
Luckily, the weather is cold now, so they hadnāt spoiled. The fish wasnāt big, a little over a pound, and most of it went into her stomach.
Lin Wan felt odd. Isnāt it said that pregnant women react strongly to the fishy smell? But she loves eating it!
Having slept all afternoon, Lin Wan couldnāt sleep at night, so she let Han Yi sleep first while she sat at the bedside knitting a scarf.
Han Yi couldnāt sleep either and sat with her. Watching her knit stitch by stitch, he soon learned it too and demonstrated it for Lin Wan with the scarf.
Smart people are different; after watching for a few minutes, he was knitting like a pro. Then Lin Wan ended up watching Han Yi knit.
"Tomorrow, Iāll ask about the team vehicle. If itās available, Iāll drive you home after my class at night. If not, weāll wait for the mess hall bus early in the morning the day after tomorrow."
"Donāt bother, I can just take the procurement bus home. Borrowing a car from the leaders wouldnāt look good for you."
"Itās fine, I know my limits. Iām not comfortable with you going back alone."
"...Okay."
The next day, once Han Yi left for the team, Lin Wan stopped being lazy, taking a basket and heading to the vegetable garden behind their house.
When she reached the garden, Lin Wan realized she didnāt know which plot was theirs.
"Lin..." Someone greeted her whom Lin Wan didnāt recognize, maybe they didnāt know her full name either, so they smiled and said, "I think weāre about the same age."
"Iām twenty this year, how about you?"
"Iām twenty-one."
Lin Wan laughed, "We seem about the same age, letās drop the formal titles. Iām Lin Wan; you can call me Xiao Wan or Xiao Lin."
"Iām Shi Lan, just call me Xiao Lan. I live in front of your house; our houses face each other. I just joined my husband in the military; heās with the Third Brigade, Second Regiment."
"Hello, Xiao Lan, Iām Han Yi. Iām the wife of Captain Han; Han Yihao seems not to be a company or battalion commander, just called Captain Han in the team."
"I know you and your husband," Shi Lan smiled shyly. "My husband mentioned you."
"What a coincidence! In the future, we can visit each other often; itāll be nice to have someone to talk to." Lin Wan had a good impression of Shi Lan.
"Sure... By the way, are you looking for your vegetable garden? This should be yours." Shi Lan pointed to a nearby plot full of cabbages and radishes, quickly explaining, "A few days ago, I saw Sister-in-law Zhang here, and she mentioned it while chatting."
"Thank you. You..."
Shi Lan smiled awkwardly, "Iām here to pick a cabbage from Sister-in-law Jiangās garden."
"Pick from ours, I donāt come here often, and Sister-in-law Zhang helps me take care of it. We donāt have any cellars for storage, so when it snows in a few days, it will freeze and spoil. Itās no good for eating."
"Thank you, Sister-in-law Jiang mentioned thereās a small market nearby, but it rained yesterday, and Iām afraid they didnāt set up. I thought of going tomorrow. But today, thereās no vegetable to go with food."