Time-Travel: The Tragic Cannon Fodder Female Supporting Character Makes a Comeback
CHAPTER 88: The First Wife of a 1980s Big Shot Who Died Young (21)
She turned to her mother for help, but the call on the other end was even colder.
Her mother had already remarried and, after finally getting pregnant, was told it was a boy. Right now, she had no time at all to deal with her.
Instead, she told Fang Jiao to try harder to please her father, speak nicely to him, and in the future, maybe get more allowance money for her future little brother.
Fang Jiao was so furious she slammed the phone down and broke into loud, ugly sobs.
Both her parents had abandoned her. She could not go to school anymore. What was she supposed to do now?
One wrong step, and she had ruined everything, dragging herself straight into a pit she could not climb out of.
……
After finishing his mission, Qin Huaijing didn’t even bother going back to the unit. He caught a train overnight straight to the capital.
He had not seen his wife for almost a whole month.
Capital University.
After dinner, Huo Meilan was carrying a basin, getting ready to head out for a wash.
Just then, the dorm auntie came over and called out, “Huo Meilan, you’ve got a phone call.”
“I’m coming.”
At this hour, there was probably only one person who would call.
She picked up the phone, and the moment she heard that familiar clingy “wife” on the other end, she could not help but smile.
She casually gathered her waist-length hair and asked, “Mission done?”
“Done. I’m at the entrance of your school.”
Huo Meilan blinked, a little surprised. “For real?”
“Really. I miss you, wife. Take a leave and come home with me, yeah?”
And just like that, Huo Meilan actually went and asked for leave.
She went back to the dorm, told her roommates, grabbed a coat, and headed out.
……
A short separation only made things feel even sweeter.
Qin Huaijing was at the age where his energy ran high, and it had already been a full month without touching his wife.
Huo Meilan missed him too.
A spark between dry kindling, and it was all too easy for things to flare up.
From the moment they got home and stepped through the door, the lights in their room stayed on deep into the night.
The next day, Huo Meilan could barely get up. She even used a recovery pill, swallowing one before she finally felt her strength return.
Qin Huaijing, on the other hand, was refreshed and full of energy. He got up early to prepare breakfast, then brought it over, massaging her waist and rubbing her legs with complete devotion, acting like the most obedient husband alive.
……
Time flew by in a blink.
University life over four years was full and busy. Huo Meilan won quite a few awards, and she even teamed up with her dormmate Zhang Jia to start a small business.
Zhang Jia’s parents ran a little trade business down south, selling small accessories like hair clips, socks, and other little trinkets. She had stable supply channels and a sharp business mind.
As a freshman, Huo Meilan took a liking to a shop space near the university town. She used her savings to buy it as property, planning to collect rent while waiting for its value to rise.
Later, Zhang Jia also took interest in the location. Just like that, the two became partners. One provided the storefront, the other provided the goods, and they opened a stationery and accessories shop together.
They opened it in the second semester of freshman year. By junior year, the shop had expanded several times, and their monthly profit share reached around four to five thousand.
By senior year graduation, Zhang Jia was heading back south for development. The two sold the shop at a high price, making a solid transfer profit, and also cleared out the remaining stock.
Split down the middle, both of them instantly turned into little wealthy women compared to their peers.
Huo Meilan’s shop didn’t suffer any loss. In fact, because the business was booming, the rent had even doubled.
She wasn’t short on money, so she didn’t follow the trend into aggressive business expansion. Instead, whenever she had cash on hand, she would invest in high-quality shop properties, and also gradually step into the education career she had always dreamed of.
Because of her outstanding performance during university, she was invited to stay on as a lecturer.
Life as a university lecturer was pleasant and relaxed, and Huo Meilan adapted to it quickly.
Over the years, she and her husband spent more time apart than together due to work, but their relationship remained steady and strong.
After her job stabilized, Qin Huaijing was also transferred back to the capital.
Qin Guozhong was already over sixty. Due to his years in the military and past battlefield injuries, his body had accumulated various issues over time.
But Huo Meilan had secretly given both elders restorative pills.
As a result, Qin Guozhong was even healthier than before. As for Lai Suyun, she had always taken good care of herself, and with the pills’ effects, she looked increasingly youthful, her skin smooth and radiant.
Qin Huaijing was often away on missions, and Huo Meilan would prepare food for him whenever she could, always slipping in restorative pills. Over the years, he barely suffered any injuries.
The couple never planned on having children, and Qin’s parents respected their decision and never pressured them. With strong health and plenty of energy, the elders often traveled with friends from the compound, going on trips to major southern cities.
When Qin Huaijing was thirty-two, he was finally awarded a small Western-style house for his military achievements. He fulfilled his promise and gave his wife the home she had always deserved.
Unlike the shops and properties they had purchased under their names, this house carried a different kind of meaning.
A year after moving in together, Huo Meilan became pregnant.
The following year, she gave birth to twins, a boy and a girl, completing their family.
Qin’s parents were still in great health, and suddenly gaining both a grandson and a granddaughter made them overjoyed. They happily took on the role of helping raise the children.
Huo Meilan did not let motherhood change her life too much. She continued teaching, living a calm and comfortable life, with no real signs of aging on her face.
Qin Huaijing rose to an even higher position, and with more free time, he would send his wife to work every day, accompany his aging parents at home, and spend as much time as possible watching his children grow up.
In this life, Huo Meilan was truly happy. She lived to a ripe old age.
Her in-laws were like real parents to her, her husband was responsible, dependable, and endlessly devoted to her, and her children each excelled in their own fields. The students she taught spread far and wide, and she quietly contributed her part to society as well.
……
Ding!
“Congratulations, Host. Mission completed. Reward: 100,000 points. Would you like to proceed to the next mission?”
Ye Susu returned to the time-space station and rubbed her temples. The mission memories blurred away, and the exhaustion instantly faded.
“Proceed.”
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