The door of the room is quite old and makes a harsh squeak when it is opened. Normally, no one comes into her room, and she rarely locks the door unless she is sleeping.
The old wooden door creaked again and closed again, and the room became quiet again.
Gu Qinghan's muffled voice came from outside the door, low and deep, as if he had done something wrong.
"Feel sorry."
My warm throat seemed to be stuffed with cotton, and my voice was a little trembling, "It's okay."
Then she added sullenly, "The rice should be in your mother's room. Look for it."
Zhao Wuzhu knew that Gu Qinghan sent her money, so she would usually put away the food so that she would not "waste money" and eat up all the food.
In the past, the original owner had money sent by Gu Qinghan, and she didn’t like to cook and often went out to eat, so she didn’t know where the food at home went.
"good."
The sound of footsteps gradually faded away outside the door. Wen Nuan breathed a sigh of relief and reached out to touch her slightly hot face.
The little guy who was sucking hard in her warm arms, held her clothes tightly with one hand, and was enjoying her "delicacies" with relish, with sweat all over his head, as if nothing had happened just now.
When the footsteps outside the door disappeared, Wen Nuan breathed a sigh of relief, picked up a clean handkerchief beside her, and wiped the sweaty child.
Thinking back to the situation just now, it was indeed very embarrassing, but on second thought, if she had followed Gu Qinghan to join the army at that time, the situation just now would probably be unavoidable.
Moreover, the two are a married couple who have obtained a marriage certificate. When their child was young, they could find excuses to avoid having sex. But now that their child is older, it will be difficult to justify their decision to avoid it.
Wen Nuan remembered that Gu Qinghan was only about twenty-five or twenty-six years old now, which was the time when he was in the best of health.
Later, the two of them settled down in North City, which was inevitable.
Wen Nuan prepared herself mentally and felt that there was nothing to be embarrassed about.
Compared to staying here and being sucked dry by my parents' family, being schemed against by my mother-in-law, and having to compete with my sisters-in-law, I have to go to Beicheng no matter what.
After the little guy had eaten and drunk his fill, he clenched his little fists, blinked a few times, and began to feel drowsy again.
After Wen Nuan coaxed her to sleep, she tiptoed into bed.
*
When I came out of the room, it was already dark outside.
She smelled firewood smoke coming from the kitchen. She guessed that Gu Qinghan had found the rice and started cooking.
Wen Nuan took the vegetables she had just bought in the fishing village and prepared to pick and wash them, but when she walked into the kitchen, Gu Qinghan had already washed the vegetables.
Gu Qinghan was processing the big Wan fish he had just bought.
With a warm glance, I saw that the stove was already lit up with fire, and it seemed that cooking had begun.
Thinking of the chopped pepper fish head that she had been craving for for a long time, Wen Nuan whispered to the tall man in front of the chopping board: "Chop off the fish head, I'll steam it."
As he spoke, he took a plate from the shelf and gave it to him, motioning him to put the fish head in it.
Gu Qinghan raised his eyes slightly and looked at her, without saying anything, he chopped the fish head with a knife and put it on the plate.
But he only chopped off half of the fish head. I don’t know what he kept the other half for.
Without waiting for Wen Nuan to speak, Gu Qinghan took a handful of red peppers, garlic, ginger and onions from the kitchen basket, washed them, chopped them up, and spread them evenly on the fish head.
Wen Nuan was still thinking about doing it herself, but Gu Qinghan had already skillfully mixed the soy sauce and salt and put them into the cooking pot.
After Gu Qinghan covered the rice pot again, he squatted in front of the stove to watch the fire.
The kitchen was poorly lit, but the flickering flames from the stove illuminated Gu Qinghan's chiseled face, which looked serious and earnest.
Wen Nuan felt like she couldn't help much. It felt a bit weird to just stand there and do nothing while watching others busy themselves.
After some hesitation, Wen Nuan walked over to the cupboard and took out two large plates, scooped two scoops of hot water to wash them, and placed them next to the chopping board where the Anhui fish was placed.
Gu Qinghan glanced at her, picked up the big knife again, and said indifferently: "You go and look after the child, I can take care of it here."
Wen Nuan felt that it would be uncomfortable for the two of them to stay here, so she nodded: "Oh."
As soon as she walked out of the kitchen, Wen Nuan heard the baby babbling a few times.
Thinking that it was almost evening, Wen Nuan simply gave the child a bath first.
Gu Qinghan, who was at the other end of the kitchen, didn't know if he had three eyes. After hearing the noise in the room, he directly brought in half a bucket of hot water and half a bucket of cold water and placed them next to the bed.
This time, Gu Qinghan knocked on the door.
Gu Qinghan looked at Wen Nuan holding the child's spare clothes and towels, and asked, "Do you need help?"
The little guy has always been taken care of by Wen Nuan alone, and even Zhao Wuzhu rarely lends a hand, so there is no need to help with bathing him.
Besides, it seems that Zhao Wuzhu hasn’t come back yet, and Gu Qinghan probably hasn’t prepared dinner yet.
Wen Nuan placed the clothes and towels in her hands beside the bed, then picked up the child, shook her head, and said softly, "No, just do your thing."
Gu Qinghan glanced at the cute and obedient child in Wen Nuan's arms, who was not crying or making a fuss, and said, "If there is not enough water, call me again."
Then, he walked out again.
Wen Nuan looked at the two buckets of water that Gu Qinghan brought in. It was enough for her to take a bath, let alone the child.
Coming to the 1970s, Wen Nuan's biggest headache was taking a bath.
The bathroom at home is very simple and narrow. It is difficult to turn around, and the door is shaky and cannot be locked.
Because there was a grown man like Gu Qingsong at home, Wen Nuan felt a little uncomfortable. If she didn't go out, she wouldn't take a shower and would just wipe her body in the room.
It is more convenient to bathe children. You can bring water to the room and put it in an enamel basin.
But the enamel basin was not big, about the size of a washbasin, and two or three scoops of water were enough.
Gu Qinghan actually brought in two half buckets.
Well, she will take a bath later.
Wash your hair too.
*
When she came out of the bath, Zhao Wuzhu came back with two bunches of green vegetables. When he saw Wen Nuan coming out of the bath, he said sarcastically, "God damn it, Aunt Zhao from the next door yard asked me to pile coal for the whole afternoon. I was so tired. I still have to cook when I get home. Why is my life so miserable..."
As soon as he finished speaking, Gu Qinghan's tall figure walked out of the kitchen, holding a plate of fragrant chopped pepper fish head with a layer of red chopped pepper on it, which made people salivate at the sight of it.
Zhao Wuzhu quickly put down the basket in her hand, wiped her hands on the hem of her clothes, and said with a smile: "Hey, isn't this my eldest son?"
"Big Boss, when did you come back? Why didn't you write me a letter so I could buy some meat in advance and make you a delicious meal?"
Gu Qinghan placed the fragrant chopped pepper fish head on the eight-immortal table in the living room and said to Zhao Wuzhu, "Mom, I just got home too."
"The meal is ready, just wash your hands and eat." Gu Qinghan asked again: "By the way, where is Qingsong?"
Zhao Wuzhu raised her voice and replied, "Oh, Qingsong is working the night shift these two days, so there's no need to wait for him."
After Zhao Wuzhu left, Gu Qinghan looked at Wen Nuan who had just come out of the bathroom. The warm yellow light in the room made her look even more beautiful. Her fair cheeks were stained with a light pink, and even her eyes were wet. The two looked at each other in silence for a moment.
Gu Qinghan retracted his gaze and said to Wen Nuan, "It's time to eat."
Wen Nuan nodded: "Yes, okay."
After saying that, he prepared to carry the child out of the room.
Zhao Wuzhu was happy for Gu Qinghan's return home. While they were chatting, she had already carried the child out from the bed, and said as she walked, "Zhao Di, look who's back? Your dad is back! Come on, let dad hold you, okay?"
The child usually doesn't let Zhao Wuzhu take care of him. When he is held, he twists and turns. When he sees Wen Nuan, he stretches out his arms towards her.
Wen Nuan subconsciously glanced at Gu Qinghan, who was stunned for a moment and said, "I'll go get the food."
Probably because the child showed some fear of him in the evening, Gu Qinghan no longer dared to try to hold the child easily.
During the meal, Zhao Wuzhu was chatting with Gu Qinghan. Most of the time, Zhao Wuzhu was asking questions and Gu Qinghan was answering.
The two of them talked about his military affairs and the trip to North City.
Wen Nuan couldn't say a word because she had to take care of her children's feedings, and she didn't know what to say.
Moreover, she had not figured out how to tell Gu Qinghan about going to Beicheng to join the army, and she didn't want to say it in front of Zhao Wuzhu.
Although Zhao Wuzhu didn't have a good relationship with her, Wen Nuan knew that Zhao Wuzhu didn't want her to follow Gu Qinghan to join the army.
After all, this means that Gu Qinghan’s allowance may fall into her hands in the future.
If she didn't follow the army, at least a portion of Gu Qinghan's allowance would go to Zhao Wuzhu every month.
After dinner, Gu Qinghan stood up first to collect the dishes and chopsticks, and took the food to the kitchen with a calm expression.
Although Zhao Wuzhu couldn't stand it, she always felt that washing dishes should be done by women. However, she winked at Gu Qinghan several times, asking him to ask Wen Nuan to wash the dishes, but he didn't understand and washed the dishes clean in no time.
Zhao Wuzhu had nothing more to say, as long as she didn't have to do it.
*
There were only two rooms in the house. She and Zhao Wuzhu slept in one each, and Gu Qingsong made a bed in the living room.
Wen Nuan just heard Zhao Wuzhu say that Gu Qingsong was working the night shift, so she shouldn't have to sleep with Gu Qinghan tonight.
When she thought about them sleeping in the same bed, Wen Nuan couldn't help feeling a little nervous, so she took the child back to the room early and prepared to go to bed.
But Zhao Wuzhu took a step ahead of her. She glanced at Wen Nuan and said, "I'll take care of the kids tonight. You and Qinghan should go to bed early."
As she spoke, she took the child away from her warm arms and said, "Zhao Di, grandma will take you to bed!"
The child was well fed and had a good drink, and wasn't throwing a tantrum, so he let Zhao Wuzhu take him away.
When Zhao Wuzhu passed by Gu Qinghan, she whispered, "Qinghan, go back to your room with your wife as soon as possible. Take advantage of the two days off to have another son."