The Sweetness of the Seventies
Chapter 770 - 739: Going Home, Spanking_1

Chapter 770: Chapter 739: Going Home, Spanking_1

Huo Yingjie was in a good mood and packed up his things to leave.

Accompanying Huo Yingjie as he left was Zhou Yuanchao.

Wang Ying was pregnant and could take leave. However, during her leave, she would only receive her salary, without the various allowances.

But ever since Zhou Yuanchao started working with Huo Yingjie, they earned a lot of bonuses and allowances every time they completed a mission, which was more than enough for their household and left plenty to spare. After returning this time, they planned to purchase the house in Nan City.

This time, as they departed, Zhang Aijun and another young soldier, Yun Feng, were assigned to protect Huo Yingjie.

Huo Yingjie was taken aback and asked, "Brother Zhang, where’s Li Yunzhong?"

"He has fully recovered. He wanted to say farewell to you earlier, but he had to rush back home because of a family matter," Zhang Aijun said. "He also asked me to say goodbye to you on his behalf."

Huo Yingjie nodded and asked again, "How’s his job going?"

"He’s working at a local police station as a squad leader," Zhang Aijun replied. "It’s a respectable job, and he’s close to his parents, which suits him perfectly."

"Hmm, that’s good," Huo Yingjie nodded, "even though writing to Li Yunzhong wouldn’t be according to regulations, you can stay in contact with him often. If he runs into any trouble, he can come to me. If I can’t help, I will get someone else to."

"Thank you, Yingjie," Zhang Aijun said gratefully. "Although protecting you is part of their duties, your attitude truly moved him."

"No need to thank me, we are good friends," Huo Yingjie nodded. "Let’s go, I can hardly wait to get home."

Since there were many people and quite a bit to carry, just the checking process took two hours.

Huo Yingjie and the protective detail sat in the car at the front, while Zhou Yuanchao and Wang Ying took the one in the rear.

Once on the train, Huo Yingjie took out a book to read.

Zhou Yuanchao and Wang Ying whispered to each other on the side, murmuring and glancing at Huo Yingjie now and then, thinking he didn’t see their affectionate gestures.

Huo Yingjie found it amusing, as he had heard everything they said.

He simply didn’t want to embarrass them, pretending he hadn’t heard anything.

Ah, having good hearing and eyesight is also a source of trouble!

Since it was a trip home, Huo Yingjie didn’t alert the local institutions and just went straight home. Zhou Yuanchao also headed straight to his mother-in-law’s house with Wang Ying.

This time, he didn’t inform his family in advance either.

At the research institute, sending a telegram meant going through several layers of checks. If it wasn’t for an urgent matter, Huo Yingjie absolutely wouldn’t send a telegram through the institute.

For a holiday, which was a family affair, Huo Yingjie was in high spirits and didn’t wish to go through such trouble.

Huo Yingjie distributed the gifts he brought back to both children, then played with them in the yard.

"Dad, where are you going?" Huo Ruimin, curious as ever, followed him when she saw her dad about to leave, clinging to his leg.

Huo Yingjie smiled and said, "I’m going to the end of the alley to meet your mom; she’s coming home soon."

"I want to go, too," Huo Ruimin asserted boldly, as Grandma Wang usually didn’t allow them to leave the house, and she missed her mom.

"All right, let’s go," Huo Yingjie said leading his daughter to head out.

"Dad, I want to go, too," Huo Ruihua dropped the toy he was holding and followed along.

Huo Yingjie took his son by the other hand, and the three of them walked together down the alley.

"Dad, do you miss Mom?"

"Yes!"

"Dad, do you love Mom?"

"I do!"

"Then, would Dad ever lie?"

"Uh ... no ..."

Well-intentioned lies don’t count as lies, right?

"Did Mom spank you...?"

Uh... no spanking, but my back was often scratched to pieces.

Huo Yingjie couldn’t let the child keep asking; he didn’t know how to respond to her questions.

"Ah?" Huo Yingjie feigned surprise, "Did Mom spank Ruimin?"

Huo Ruimin nodded solemnly, "Yes, it hurt! I cried."

"Then why did Mom spank you?" Huo Yingjie asked, knowing Tiantian was a very gentle person. For her to lay a hand on the child, the matter must have been very serious.

Perhaps realizing she had done wrong, Huo Ruimin hung her head low, unwilling to speak.

Huo Ruihua smiled and said, "Dad, sister was playing with fire in the kitchen and almost burned it down..."

"Yikes!" Huo Yingjie gasped sharply, "No wonder your mom spanked you. Do you understand? If a fire starts, not only will everything burn to ashes, but people can get hurt too."

Huo Ruimin nodded, "I know now. Mom burned my favorite teddy bear. I’ll never see it again."

Burned the child’s favorite toy?

Tiantian’s method of teaching is quite unique!

"So, are you going to play with fire again?" Huo Yingjie asked, wanting to hear his daughter’s thoughts.

"No more, no more," Huo Ruimin quickly clarified, "If I play with fire again, Mom will burn all the toys."

"Okay," Huo Yingjie nodded. Tiantian’s method of education was quite effective, using such means to make the child understand the consequences of playing with fire.

So they continued with their questioning and answering, though initially it was the child asking and Huo Yingjie responding.

To avoid awkward questions later on, it turned into Huo Yingjie asking and the two children answering.

With two kids, they even started to compete to answer!

Interesting!

Upon reaching the mouth of the alley, Huo Yingjie played hide and seek with the children, using two thick elm trees for cover. The children hid, and Huo Yingjie sought.

Underneath the big tree, the children’s crisp and cheerful laughter filled the air.

As a mother, Tiantian was very sensitive to the sounds of her children. From a distance, she heard their laughter, and then that long-desired voice.

Brother Yingjie is back?

Yes, back indeed.

Tiantian slowed down, got off her bicycle, and pushed it along.

Seeing Mom arrive, Huo Ruihua and Huo Ruimin ran over toward Yingjie’s Mom.

"Mom, Dad is back," Huo Ruimin said, "Dad bought a lot of things..."

"Well done!" Tiantian stopped her bicycle, gave her daughter, and son’s face a kiss, "It’s getting dark now, let’s go home. I’m hungry and want to eat."

"Let’s go home, Dad, Mom, let’s go home," Huo Ruimin pulled on her mom’s hand.

Not to be outdone, Huo Ruihua tugged on Dad’s hand.

Tiantian and Huo Yingjie looked at each other and nodded, "Let’s go home."

"Sure!" Tiantian agreed.

At that moment, all they wanted to do was hug each other tightly, but since they were outside and in front of the children, they could only suppress all the excitement and love in their hearts, waiting for night to fall.

Grandma Wang was at home washing vegetables, always preparing everything when she had a chance so that as soon as Tiantian got back, she could cook straight away, saving time.

Spying the sweet sight of the family of four returning home, Grandma Wang was very pleased.

This couple, oh, they simply could not keep being apart and not seeing each other.