Gu Qinghan cooked a pot of sweet potato rice and the fish that had been fried last night, and put them back into the pot to reheat them.
There was also fish head soup in another pot. It turned out that Gu Qinghan had left half of the fish head last night and used it to make soup.
Wen Nuan was not used to eating in the morning. Her previous breakfast consisted of porridge, noodles, various buns, fried dough sticks, and soy milk. Although the dishes cooked by Gu Qinghan were not bad, she had no appetite to eat fish in the morning.
Wen Nuan only filled a small half bowl of rice. When she was halfway through eating, Gu Qinghan came back with the enamel plate. It was empty. He probably had hung the clothes on the bamboo pole at the door.
Wen Nuan thought that he was responsible for both cooking and washing clothes, so she quickly stood up and went to the kitchen to get him a bowl of rice.
Although it is not known whether Gu Qinghan does housework on a whim or is just a diligent person, compared to other chauvinistic men in the family compound who lie down and act like bosses as soon as they get home, he is still worthy of praise.
Just like a good baby in kindergarten, he should be rewarded with a little red flower as an encouragement.
When Gu Qinghan put away the enamel tray and came out, he saw Wen Nuan running to the kitchen to get the bowls and chopsticks, rinsed them with hot water, and finally brought out a bowl of rice from the kitchen.
Wen Nuan put the bowl of rice on the eight-immortal table and smiled at Gu Qinghan: "Come and have dinner too."
After saying that, he took an enamel cup, poured him a glass of water, and placed it next to the bowl.
The man met Wen Nuan's smiling eyes, and paused on his way out. He then went to the kitchen, scooped a bowl of soup, placed it on Wen Nuan's seat, and then pulled out a bamboo chair and sat down.
Wen Nuan wanted to avoid eating fish this morning, but she couldn't avoid it.
It was the first time for the two of them to eat alone, and the silence was a little awkward.
Gu Qinghan is not a talkative person. Zhao Wuzhu was there last night. Although Gu Qinghan didn't speak much on his own initiative, he would still answer when Zhao Wuzhu asked, so the dinner table was not too quiet.
But Wen Nuan couldn't find any topic to talk about for a while, so she could only concentrate on eating in small bites.
Seeing that the rice in the bowl was almost gone, Wen Nuan racked her brains but had no idea what to say. Suddenly, Gu Qinghan on the other end asked, "Does your brother come to see you often?"
Wen Nuan heard this and immediately raised her eyes to look at him, nodded and shook her head: "Once or twice a month."
Gu Qinghan's expression turned colder, and his dark eyes darkened: "Is it always like that?"
Wen Nuan nodded, feeling a little indignant at the original owner's foolish behavior of subsidizing her mother's family.
She could hear the hidden meaning in Gu Qinghan's words. What he meant was that Wen Wenkang had no respect for his elders, spoke wildly, and asked the heroine for this and that.
Although Gu Qinghan was not often at home, Zhao Wuzhu and Gu Qingsong would often write to him, and they must have already told him about her subsidies to her parents' home.
The original owner of the previous brother-supporting demon might have spoken for her natal family, but Wen Nuan calculated that the original owner had given them money almost every month in the more than one year since she married Gu Qinghan, and the total amount was more than one hundred.
The original owner was so stupid that he even gave them the tickets. Winter was about to come, but he hadn't prepared winter clothes for the children yet.
Fortunately, she got some money back last time. It wasn’t much, just a few dollars, but all kinds of tickets, especially cloth tickets, were returned.
She also made two sets of winter clothes for her children in advance, so she is not afraid even if the temperature drops tomorrow.
Gu Qinghan's face turned pale and he said, "If it happens next time, tell me."
"knew."
However, there won't be a next time.
After thinking for a while, Wen Nuan was afraid that Gu Qinghan might misunderstand her, so she added, "I didn't touch the money you gave me before."
Wen Nuan lives frugally now so that she can have a better life when she becomes the head of her own family in the future.
Gu Qinghan's expression eased a little, and then he said, "You are raising the child alone, so keep some money for yourself."
Wen Nuan felt relieved. It seemed that the money was indeed given to her by Gu Qinghan, and not as a gift for his brother Gu Qingsong to get married.
Before the two could continue chatting, the little guy in the room woke up. Maybe because he couldn't see the warmth, he started crying loudly.
Zhao Wuzhu was also woken up by the child, but she turned over and fell back asleep.
Wen Nuan had already made an appointment for vaccinations. I heard on the radio that it had already snowed in the north. When I went to the north city, I would be unfamiliar with the place and it would be inconvenient for the child to get the vaccination. I was also afraid that the child would catch a cold in such a cold weather.
Zhao Wuzhu was also woken up by the child. After waking up, she smelled the delicious food and couldn't fall asleep again, so she just got up and ate.
The first thing the little one did when she woke up was to ask for milk. Wen Nuan first fed the child and then washed her.
Gu Qinghan was waiting in the living room, listening to the noises coming from the room. When he heard Wen Nuan tell the child that she wanted to wash her face, he went into the room with a basin of warm water.
When Wen Nuan was helping the child wash his face, he just stood by and watched without saying a word.
The child became energetic after washing his face. He rubbed his eyes with his little hands, looked at Gu Qinghan who was leaning on his head in the room, and suddenly curved his pink little mouth and smiled.
Wen Nuan took the opportunity to say to the child, "This is Dad. Dad will take you to get a vaccination later."
Children of this generation don't get many vaccines, but in recent years, vaccination against smallpox has been promoted among the entire population. Wen Nuan wanted to provide an extra layer of protection, so as long as the vaccine is available, she would get her children vaccinated.
The little guy probably didn't know what a vaccination meant. When he heard Wen Nuan talking, he started dancing and laughing, and even stretched out his arms towards Gu Qinghan.
It seems that he is looking forward to getting the vaccination.
Wen Nuan saw that the child was willing to be held by Gu Qinghan, so she held the child in front of him and said, "She wants you to hold her."
Gu Qinghan looked at the delicate little guy and felt a little helpless for a moment, not knowing how to start.
Wen Nuan smiled and said, "She's so big now, you can hold her however you want. Don't worry about hurting her."
When my child was small, I was afraid that he would hurt his cervical spine if I didn’t hold him properly. But now he can sit, which is much better.
Moreover, babies who are breastfed are fat. This little one is round and chubby. It is usually tiring to hold her in warmth. Now that there is someone to help her, she is so happy that she can’t contain herself.
The little guy was still laughing, and stretched out his white, tender, round and soft little hands towards Gu Qinghan. His big black eyes were enough to melt people's hearts.
Gu Qinghan carefully took her from the warm arms and even held his breath, fearing that he would hurt her.
But after he held the child, the little guy stopped crying and making a fuss. He even smiled at him and touched his face with his soft pink fingers.
At that moment, Gu Qinghan felt as if his heart was suddenly hit by something.
Wen Nuan saw that someone was helping to hold the child, so she said, "Then let's go out."
Zhao Wuzhu still thought that Wen Nuan and Gu Qinghan's relationship was still as strained as before, but when she saw the two of them taking their child out together, she almost thought she was dreaming.
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They went to the street health station together. Wen Nuan thought that two people could take care of one child, so she didn't use a sling and just carried the child in her arms.
And all the way, Gu Qinghan carried her, and she didn't have to do anything at all.
The little guy seemed to know that Gu Qinghan was not a bad person and that he had Wen Nuan by his side, so he was very well behaved along the way.
But when I got to the health center, I heard the cries of babies inside. The crying was so loud that it seemed as if the ceiling was about to collapse. My warm heart suddenly skipped a beat.
Wen Nuan pulled Gu Qinghan's clothes and said, "We'll take her to get vaccinated first, and then she'll have to take sugar pills."
There is bitterness before sweetness, and the child should not cry for too long.
Gu Qinghan glanced at the fleeting white fingertips, nodded calmly, and then asked: "So are you going to take her or..."
Before she could finish her words, Wen Nuan said, "Since the child wants you, then you can hold her."
Wen Nuan had a close friend who had a cat. When the cat was being neutered, she was asked to take the cat to the hospital for surgery. Her close friend only went to pick up the cat after the surgery was over.
As a result, the cat held a grudge against her!
Every time I go to my best friend’s house, the cat is afraid of her and won’t let her pet it!
Because Wen Nuan registered very early, she didn’t have to wait in line for long. When it was the little one’s turn, the nurse called out, “Wen Nuan’s child.”
Hearing this, Gu Qinghan asked Wen Nuan, who seemed to be worried, "You haven't named the child yet?"
Wen Nuan smiled at him strangely and said, "I plan to discuss it with you before registering the household registration."
Wen Nuan took the registration form and led the child and Gu Qinghan to the injection seat. The little guy didn't know what was going on and his big eyes were still looking around.
Because the temperature in the south had not yet dropped, the child was only wearing a long-sleeved open-necked shirt. Wen Nuan was afraid that the little guy would suddenly lose his temper, so she bent down slightly to unbutton the child's shirt, revealing a piece of white and tender lotus root arm.
The little girl didn't realize what was going to happen yet. She thought Wen Nuan was going to give her a bath, so she looked at her with her big black eyes and smiled.
Her favorite thing is to play with water. She especially likes to take a bath and gets very excited whenever she takes off her clothes.
Gu Qinghan held the child stiffly, and was about to ask Wen Nuan if she wanted to hold the child instead when the nurse had already squeezed some medicine out with a syringe and had the cotton in her hand ready.
Seeing that it was rare for a man to bring a child to get a vaccination, the nurse softened her tone and reminded, "This little baby is really well behaved. Come, clamp her legs and then hold her arms."
Gu Qinghan pursed his lips tightly, his hands holding the child stiffened, his expression became more serious, even more nervous than the first time he flew a fighter plane.
The nurse noticed his nervousness and said with a smile, "It will be fine in no time."
As he said this, he inserted the needle into the child's white and tender arm.
The little guy didn't know what was happening. When the medicine in the syringe was slowly pushed in, he finally realized what was happening. He pouted his little mouth, frowned, and burst into tears.
Wen Nuan had already seen the opportunity, and when the nurse pressed the hemostatic cotton ball down, she quickly pressed the cotton ball, and then took the child back from Gu Qinghan's arms, who still had a tense face. It was so fast.
Wen Nuan helped the child put on his clothes and coaxed him in a low voice: "Be good, mommy is here, don't cry."
The child felt very aggrieved, his big eyes were red and wet. When he smelled the familiar scent on Wen Nuan's body, he turned his head and buried it in her shoulder.
Wen Nuan patted the back of her hand and said, "Be good, mommy will take you to eat candy. It's sweet, you will definitely like it."
Gu Qinghan, who had just come out of his tense state, caught a glimpse of cunning in Wen Nuan's eyes at a glance, and his eyes were shining.
A ridiculous thought flashed through his mind, and Gu Qinghan couldn't help but pull up his thin lips helplessly and smiled.
Wen Nuan didn't see it, all she saw was the little guy crying miserably. She quickened her pace and left the injection site, going to another office where polio pills were given.
After the child ate the sugar pill, he finally didn't feel so aggrieved anymore, but his eyes were wet, which made people feel sorry for him.
Gu Qinghan didn't say anything along the way. Seeing Wen Nuan coaxing and hugging the child, the child finally smiled again.
After leaving the health station, the two of them stopped by the supply and marketing cooperative, planning to buy some pork and make some dumplings in the evening.
Before reaching the supply and marketing cooperative, Wen Nuan saw Gu Qingsong and the legendary heroine Lin Meizhi, arguing in the alley.
They seemed to be arguing about something.
Gu Qingsong seemed to have discovered them at the same time. When he saw Gu Qinghan, he was suddenly stunned, then said something to Lin Meizhi and ran over.
Gu Qingsong first looked at the warmth beside Gu Qinghan, and then hesitantly said: "Brother, I have something to talk to you about, can you come over?"
Wen Nuan realized that Gu Qingsong seemed to have something he didn't want her to know, but she actually roughly guessed what it was, so she said, "I'll go to the supply and marketing cooperative to queue up first, you guys chat."
Gu Qinghan watched Wen Nuan walk away with the child in her arms, frowned, and said to Gu Qingsong in a bad tone: "If you have anything to say, talk about it when you get home."