The Sweetness of the Seventies
Chapter 719 - 688 Leaving, A Kind Lie_1

Chapter 719: Chapter 688 Leaving, A Kind Lie_1

He Tiantian laughed and said, "I woke up a long time ago!"

"It’s still early; you can sleep a bit more," Huo Yingjie said softly.

By the time He Tiantian woke up, she was alone.

He Tiantian looked at the clock, and it was already eleven o’clock.

When she looked at the wardrobe, Huo Yingjie’s luggage was no longer there.

Only then did she remember that Huo Yingjie had the ten o’clock train in the morning.

He Tiantian was a bit annoyed with herself for sleeping through and not seeing her husband off!

When Grandma Wang saw He Tiantian come out, she said cheerfully, "The food is in the kitchen, just heat it up and serve yourself."

"Thank you, Grandma Wang," He Tiantian said with a smile.

He Tiantian brought out the food, eating while watching her two children play gleefully in the yard.

"Mom, Mom, you overslept," Huo Ruimin ran over holding a small ball, "You’re not a good child..."

Okay, she seemingly wasn’t a good... good mother...

"From now on, Mom won’t oversleep. Ruimin, can you help keep an eye on Mom to make sure I don’t, okay?" He Tiantian explained patiently, wanting to set a good example for her children.

"Grandma Wang said Mom is really tired and told us not to disturb you," Huo Ruimin said seriously, like a little adult.

He Tiantian wiped the three drops of sweat from her forehead; okay, she was indeed tired.

In a quiet voice, Huo Ruihua said, "Dad’s gone..."

Huo Ruihua wasn’t talkative; he would never say a second sentence when one would suffice.

From just those four words, "Dad’s gone," coupled with a sad expression, it was clear what he meant.

"Dad, he’s gone to make money to buy Ruimin and Ruihua toys, good things!" said He Tiantian with a smile. The children were clever; they had seen Huo Yingjie with his luggage and thought Dad was gone and wouldn’t return.

"Then... will Dad... come back?" Huo Ruimin asked. She really liked her dad, who could play ’airplane’ with her.

He Tiantian smiled and, holding one in each arm, said, "Dad will certainly come back. With you two cute little treasures at home, Dad will definitely return. There are pictures of Dad at home, you can say good morning and good night to him every day and he can hear you, and he will come back sooner."

"Really?" The two children looked at their mother with sparkling eyes.

"Mom never lies; it’s true," He Tiantian asserted solemnly. Sometimes a little white lie to children can make them happier.

Maybe when they grow up, they will understand the truth, but the happiness they get from these kind white lies is much greater.

"I got it, from now on, I will give Dad a good morning kiss and a good night kiss, then Dad will come back," Huo Ruimin spontaneously upgraded from saying hello to kissing Dad good morning and good night.

He Tiantian tilted her face, pointed to her cheek, and said, "Ruimin, my treasure, give Mommy one first!"

"Mwah!" Huo Ruimin expressed her love through action.

Huo Ruihua was a bit shy, but seeing his mom happy, he too went over and kissed her other cheek.

He Tiantian also kissed them.

But that just earned her Huo Ruimin’s disdainful expression as she complained, "Mom, you haven’t brushed your teeth yet..."

Oh dear, the line between little angel and little devil is only a sentence away.

Grandma Wang had thought He Tiantian would be downcast for a while, as the couple usually did everything together. Now that Huo Yingjie had suddenly left, she assumed He Tiantian would be unaccustomed to it.

However, seeing He Tiantian’s smile, Aunt Wang felt she had worried too much before.

Women are very strange creatures. When a man is around, they instinctively rely on him; when he’s not, they can still live strong and carefree.

Huo Zhekun and Jiang Lifang finished work and didn’t socialize outside; they went straight home to help Grandma Wang take care of the kids.

School was starting in two days, and He Tiantian was organizing the things needed for it.

The day before school started, Wu Youliang and Huang Jingli came over.

Huang Jingli was already showing, but she was in good health and still quite agile.

"Jingli, are you considering moving out of the dormitory?" He Tiantian asked. She wouldn’t need that house for now, so it could be lent to Huang Jingli.

Wu Youliang laughed, "We do plan to move out. When we went back, we talked it over with my parents, and they agreed we should move out of the dormitory. But my dad said we didn’t have to live in your courtyard. He’s made quite a bit following you, and he spent six thousand yuan to buy us a courtyard near the school. It’s very much like this one, and close to the school, so we bought it."

He Tiantian was pleasantly surprised, "That’s good too. Now that you’ve bought a house, you have a place to stay when you work in Nan City."

"Yes, I always feel houses are cheap now, and buying one definitely won’t be a loss," Huang Jingli said. If buying was a mistake, shrewd people like He Tiantian and Huo Yingjie wouldn’t have wasted so much money!

"Hehe, buying it certainly won’t be a loss," He Tiantian laughed. You could say that Huang Jingli wasn’t the sharpest tool in the shed, but she could certainly read the room.

Wu Youliang said with a smile, "Yeah, from now on, my dad and my cousin can stay at our place if they can’t make it back in time. Sometimes, my mom can also come and cook something delicious for Jingli."