It'll Come Naturally novel Chapter 979

"Sure!" answered Leena obediently. Then she lowered her head and started her dishes elegantly. Lee felt somewhat embarrassed at the sight of her refined manner of dining. Lee thought he looked like an ill-mannered hungry beggar compared to her. But well, never mind. The main priority was to get some food in him. They still had a long day ahead.

Half an hour later, they started their trip again after they finished their meal and got some rest. They had stayed in the service area for about one hour in total.

Still the same, Leena sat silently and watched the outside fly by. A long trip was always boring when they were squeezed into a small space. Now Kevin was driving. He took the turns with the steering wheel. They switched back and forth during the whole long journey. If someone drove too long, he might get too complacent, or tired.

"So, Lee, where are you from?" Leena was still a young girl brimming over with curiosity. So she found some random topic when she was extremely bored. This was something she knew nothing about. Hopefully he'd have something interesting to say.

"You probably wouldn't know it even if I told you the name. It's a rural area way out in the boonies." Lee was not happy when he talked about his hometown. Maybe if he weren't in the army, he would be farming the land in the cold winter wind now! Well, well, yes, there was his old and shabby home. How long would it stand? Everywhere in the village was held together with mud and love. The people were poor and the place was rundown. Lee felt frustrated.

"Sorry, Lee. Did I ask you something offensive? I didn't mean to." Leena felt sorry when Lee's tone shifted from bright to depressed. She turned to Kevin, expecting he would free her of this embarrassing situation. Unfortunately, Kevin was busy driving. So he did not notice her desperate expression.

"Oh, nothing. I'm just a little homesick and your question brought about those feelings. You reminded me of my family," Lee replied with an honest smile on the face. He was from a poor family. So he valued this chance a lot and would always do his best at work. That was also the reason he rarely went back home these days even though sometimes he missed his family badly.

Trying to turn things around, Leena decided to ask Lee something else, "You haven't been home in a long time, have you?" Somehow Lee's reply made Leena feel down. She felt stuffy inside and a bit uncomfortable, just like a tightly crumpled ball of cotton.

"No! I've been back home exactly once since I joined up. My hometown is too far away, and I'd have to make special arrangements to leave. Even when I was eligible for leave, I left the chances to my fellow soldiers." Lee was originally in a good mood today. But now as they talked more about families, he could not help missing his family now. So he was quite depressed and upset.

"You can take some time off to go home this year. You can enjoy the Spring Festival with your family!" Kevin was a man so he seldom cared about those minor things. However, he couldn't help but notice Lee was working hard all the time. So he always took it out of his own pocket to increase Lee's pay. That was the most direct way he could figure out to support the man. As for leave? He really didn't think about it. But thanks to Leena's questions, he could offer Lee some time off. Now he heard that Lee's family seemed to be in a poor situation and he thought probably he should get to know more about him.

"Really? Major General?" Lee was extremely delighted to hear this. This way, he would have the chance to go back to his hometown to spend the new year with his family. He missed his family.