Reborn in the 1980s: Recapture My Devoted Husband-Chapter 486 - 484: Going to the Capital City
"No, he’s in the middle of a divorce with his wife."
Lin Wan made a sound of surprise. She had left this city early in her previous life and didn’t know about this.
"Wasn’t he quite fond of his wife since her family is influential?"
"No matter how fond he is, it can’t outweigh the importance of carrying on the family line for the Li family. His wife gave him a daughter. If they divorce and he remarries, he can have another child. He’s the only heir in the Li family, so they definitely won’t agree to just having a daughter. If it weren’t for the family planning policy, he probably wouldn’t divorce his wife. That day, I saw Li Liang’s mom arguing with his wife on the street. That’s how I found out they’re having issues."
"They are indeed having marital problems but haven’t divorced yet. His wife’s family has some influential people. I guess this marriage won’t end for Li Liang, and he might be even more oppressed by his wife in the future," Su Ling confidently stated.
Lin Wan felt that Su Ling made sense and nodded in agreement. It didn’t matter who was involved, all she needed to know was that Li Liang was unlucky. Anything else was not her concern. She didn’t expect that he would make troubles for himself.
As long as he doesn’t get tangled up with Ye Qing, that’s all that matters. Nothing good comes from the two of them being together, especially for herself.
After the first period ended, Li Changjiang took Lin Wan to the next class. Su Ling also followed to see if there were common meds for headaches or colds. Lin Wan got two bottles of Yunnan Baiyao and some antiseptics and anti-inflammatory medications.
There weren’t any suitable medications for Bao Bao, so Lin Wan didn’t take any. The medications directly from the factory were quite cheap, much cheaper than in hospitals.
You have to admit, knowing the direct source of goods can save you a lot of money in life.
After Lin Wan got these medicines, she immediately sent a bottle of Yunnan Baiyao to Han Yi. Since they were in school now, they sometimes went on missions. It’s always good to have a bottle on hand.
When Lin Wan went to the post office, she saw the 1980 Monkey Stamps again. The face value was 8 cents, a sheet of 80 for 6.4 yuan. With 10,000 yuan, you could buy 1,520 sheets. Thirty years later, a sheet would be worth over a million yuan. This 10,000 yuan would turn into 1.8 billion yuan in 30 years!
1.8 billion yuan! Lin Wan stood at the counter chuckling foolishly, causing the staff inside to think she was crazy.
Once Lin Wan snapped back to reality and noticed the curious looks from the people around her, she embarrassedly scratched her nose.
"Comrade, how many authentic Monkey Stamps do you have here?"
"Comrade, why are you asking about so many?"
Lin Wan gave an awkward smile. "I like to collect stamps, especially whole sheets. Do you have any at the counter?"
The office staff glanced at her, searched around the workstation, and said, "I have twenty sheets here, all complete sets. Do you want them all? They’re 8 cents each, a sheet costs 6 yuan and forty cents."
"Oh, I’ll take them all," Lin Wan grinned as sweetly as if she’d eaten honey. "Do you have anything else?" Now she had the money to invest in a few hundred sheets without any problem.
The worker next to him thought this girl must be crazy to spend over a hundred yuan on these worthless stamps that you can’t eat. Isn’t that just wasting money? And yet, she’s asking for more. The worker turned to ask a colleague, who brought thirty more sheets over. "Comrade, are you sure you want them all?"
Lin Wan eagerly nodded. Fifty sheets, for a total of three hundred and twenty yuan. She had originally planned to take her money to the shopping mall, but now she had spent it all on Monkey Stamps, so her trip to the mall was canceled.
Lin Wan still wanted to ask if they had more, but the staff directly said they wouldn’t sell any more because if they did, how would people send letters? She couldn’t be too greedy.
With the ones she bought last time, she now had over two hundred Monkey Stamps, all in whole sheets. In the future, a whole sheet of Monkey Stamps would be worth over a million, so these two hundred sheets were worth more than two billion yuan.
Not bad, not bad. She could save some private money for her granddaughter in the future.
Three days after Lin Wan sent the Yunnan Baiyao, she received a call from Han Yi.
"Xiao Wan, I might not be able to come back until after the New Year." 𝐟𝚛𝕖𝚎𝕨𝗲𝐛𝚗𝐨𝐯𝐞𝕝.𝐜𝗼𝗺
Hearing this, Lin Wan’s eyes turned red, and she haltingly asked, "Are you going on another mission?"
On the other end of the phone, Han Yi remained silent. He didn’t know how to comfort his wife. Since they got married, they had spent more time apart than together, and he hardly ever kept her company. For soldiers, there were always too many involuntary commitments, and family was a weakness. There were too many things he couldn’t take care of. Every time it came to this moment, it was always the same routine of comforting words, but he felt that no matter how much he said, it couldn’t compare to being by her side.
"If you have a mission, just go. Little Star and I are doing fine at home, busy taking care of the kid and making money. I don’t have time to think about you. But be careful, don’t let the next time I get a call be to hear that you’re injured. I have to take care of our daughter, so I don’t have time to take care of you. So...you have to be okay, alright?"
"Xiao Wan... thank you." Little did Lin Wan know, Han Yi’s eyes had turned red with emotion on the other end. If it weren’t for the people in the communication room, he would have shed tears. "This mission isn’t dangerous; I’ll just be in Kyoto City, and it’s just a mission lasting a little over a week. If you could come, I actually have some breaks in between."
He couldn’t tell her the specific mission details; it was the rule. But he could relax a bit during the holiday. However, with the timing, he definitely couldn’t go back home.
"The child is too small, so I can’t come. It’s okay; it’s just a few days, and you’re not gone forever. Little Star and I will wait for you at home," Lin Wan said, her lips curling into a smile. Suddenly, she seemed to get an idea.
"I got Little Star’s photo, the little one has gained quite a bit of weight. Xiao Wan, thank you for your hard work. When I come back, you won’t have to do anything—I’ll take care of the kid and do the laundry. You can do whatever you want."
Is this a holiday for her? Lin Wan couldn’t be more pleased. Her man was always so considerate, whether by her side or not. "Alright, I won’t do anything, you can’t go back on your word."
Han Yi felt much better, letting out a low, rumbling laugh. "I won’t go back on my word, I’ll listen to you. Wife," he said, lowering his voice for the last two words.
Lin Wan knew he must be embarrassed because there were quite a few people waiting to make calls in the communication room. However, he managed to say the word "wife," which was quite a surprise for him.
Lin Wan also chuckled over the phone. The two of them couldn’t spend too long on the call because there were several others waiting in line for their turn.
Sigh, in those days without mobile phones, WeChat, or QQ, it was really inconvenient.
Saying sweet things as a couple was so difficult.
No wonder people preferred writing letters over making calls. Call charges were a reason, but mainly calls weren’t secretive. Writing on paper, you could say whatever you wanted without fear of being overheard.
Actually, after hanging up the phone, Lin Wan silently shed tears for quite a while. Fortunately, there was no one home to see her at that moment.
Once she calmed down, she regretfully realized that she had forgotten to mention the things she sent him.
Lin Wan took two days of exams, and the school was about to go on holiday. Her brother’s workplace had a late holiday break, until the 29th of the lunar year.
The day after the holiday started, Lin Wan received a call from her godmother.
"Xiao Wan, discuss with your brother, and come spend the New Year at godmother’s place today. Your godfather has arranged for a car to pick you up. When you come over, they’ll drive you back."
"Godmother, my brother’s in the government, they don’t get off until the 29th." Lin Wan didn’t refuse this time. Han Yi couldn’t come back, so she might as well go to him.
"Is that so? No problem, leave this to godmother. Xiao Wan, tell your mom she can come too, we have enough room. Godmother has already arranged everything for you."
"Godmother, I’ll talk to her when she gets home tonight."
"Alright, we have a deal. You can’t go back on your word." Liang Qian was overjoyed; this year, the New Year festivities wouldn’t be lonely.
"I won’t, godmother," Lin Wan smiled. She was determined to give Han Yi a surprise this time.
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Two days after Lin Wan spoke with Liang Qian, it started snowing heavily in S City again.
That day, Lin Wan unexpectedly received a call from Lin Yuan.
"It’s been so long since I’ve seen you. When are you coming over?"
"The holiday is about to start. I’ll be there in a couple of days, and then we can hang out."
"You probably won’t find us. This year, Shi Lan and I are both going to the Capital City."
"Ah, why is that?"
"Our husbands are in military school in the Capital City. They have tasks during the holiday and can’t come back, so we’re going to visit them."
"My, really? I haven’t seen you in a year, and now you’re leaving again when I finally get there."
Lin Wan chuckled. "Aren’t you going home to reunite with your family this year?"
