Stars In His Eyes

"Niu Li, Niu Rang, Xiaojia—these three grew up together." He Teng nodded as he added, then asked, "Not going out to play with your little group of kids today?"

He Zhilan absolutely loved children, and naturally, children adored her too. The kids in the village loved being around He Zhilan, so during the couple of days they were here, He Zhilan spent almost every day with the children—either playing games with them or teaching them about medicinal herbs. Whenever the village kids saw He Zhilan, they would call out "Sister Zhilan." As for He Teng, they still called him "Liberation Army... uncle."

"Of course I am! Why wouldn’t I? I promised to teach them how to read!" He Zhilan’s face lit up with a smile as she mentioned the kids. "Even though we might not stay here for long, teaching them a little bit is better than nothing. The kids in the village are really eager to learn to read."

As she spoke, He Zhilan giggled and moved closer to He Teng, curling the corners of her mouth into a playful "praise me" kind of look.

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He Teng acknowledged her with a soft "hmm." Though he felt amused inside, seeing how eager she was for praise, he deliberately held back and kept a blank expression on his face.

"You’re such a blockhead!" He Zhilan pursed her lips. "You don’t even know how to say a few nice words to your wife."

Only then did He Teng raise a hand to gently ruffle her hair. Unable to hold back anymore, he chuckled softly, letting out a light "pfft." "Little leader of kids," he teased.

He Teng thought to himself, perhaps deciding to bring He Zhilan here had been the right choice.