When Gu Wenqian woke up, the sky was already bright, and the sun shone into the room through the curtains that were not closed tightly. He kissed his wife's sleeping face, stretched out his arms and got up.
The morning light casts a layer of golden light on this two-entry courtyard. Walking through the long veranda to the living room, halfway there, we meet Zhuzhu and Qingmin, whom we hadn't seen last night. " rushed over.
"Cousin, why are you getting up now? I've been waiting for you for a long time."
Qing Min was only four years old, wearing a tailor-made suit jacket, with a fleshy face and grape-like dark eyes, giving people a kind of obedient and simple feeling.
Gu Wenqian couldn't help pinching his chubby cheeks, "Qingmin is a good boy, so he gets up early, and my cousin has grown up, so it doesn't matter if he gets up late."
After speaking, he embraced the two of them with open arms, and the six-year-old Zhuzhu pursed her lips and smiled, piercingly said, "Cousin, you are lying, adults don't sleep in late, grandparents, parents, aunts and aunts have woken up early, they Said that you and your aunt arrived very late yesterday, and you were very tired on the road, so you can sleep more today. But why are you the only one getting up, where is your aunt? "
Gu Wenqian put the two siblings down, patted Zhuzhu's head and smiled, "My cousin is a man with a strong body, so he got up, and my aunt is a lesbian, and needs to replenish her strength during sleep."
Zhuzhu seemed to understand, but she said, "Mom said that my aunt is very beautiful. When will we see my aunt?"
"Come on, as I said before, children must be patient no matter what they do. Let's wait for her, shall we?"
The children responded obediently.
In fact, taking care of Wenqian's calm and introverted personality, he shouldn't be liked by children, but Zhuzhu and Qingmin have liked him since they were young. Whenever I meet something delicious and fun, I always think about my cousin who is far away. Perhaps this is the wonderful fate between people.
He took the children's hands and walked to the main courtyard. The aunt was watering the flowers under the porch of the living room. Gu Wenqian greeted her, let go of the children's hands and said to her, "Auntie, let me come."
Then he took the kettle from his aunt.
My aunt asked with a smile, "Did you sleep well last night? Why didn't you sleep more?"
"It's pretty good, but I can't fall asleep after waking up. Why don't I get up and walk around and talk to you guys. I didn't call Xiao Chan before she woke up."
The protection of his wife in his words, the aunt can naturally hear it, and the elders also came here when they were young, so they naturally know that the newlyweds are like glue, and the relationship is the strongest.
"Let her sleep. It's not easy for such a delicate little girl to travel for more than 30 hours. Our family is not the kind of abusive daughter-in-law."
He Suling and Sun Jiarong came out of the house, and Sun Jiarong smiled and agreed upon hearing this, "I can attest to this, there is no one who is more sympathetic to the younger generation than the elders in our family."
He Suling looked at her son with concern, "Are you hungry? Why don't you eat first? Ze Ting has already gone to work, and your uncle has also gone for a walk."
In the kitchen, Sister Luo, who was busy, heard that the meal could be served, and immediately brought the prepared breakfast out of the kitchen. Sun Jiarong also went to help, and when she came out, she said to Gu Wenqian, "Warm Xiaochan's breakfast separately, and prepare it There are several, and I don’t know what she likes to eat.”
Gu Wenqian helped other people fill the soy milk first, and then he was himself.
He thanked his cousin for taking care of his wife, and replied, "She is not picky about food, and she especially likes to cook. Simple ingredients can also be prepared in different ways."
"That's great. When she is free, I have to learn from her, because I don't know how to cook, and Zeting didn't say much about me."
"He's just playing with you. There is Sister Luo at home, and we are elders. It's okay if you don't know how to cook."
"Yes, your most important task is to take care of your children. Zhuzhu and Qingmin are the most important wealth of our family."
During the heyday of the He family, several servants were hired, but now there is only one homeless Sister Luo, in her fifties, who has been working as a servant in the He family since she was young, and has never been married in her life.
Of course, it is a new society now, where everyone is equal, and Sister Luo can no longer be defined as a maid. They belong to the employment relationship of the new era.
Qiu Xiaochan woke up and saw that it was already eight o'clock, and her husband had long since disappeared.
She knew that she got up late, and secretly blamed the man in her heart. If he hadn't let her sleep so late, how could she sleep until the sun was shining on her buttocks.
The most extreme thing is that he didn't wake himself up when he got up, even if the elders were gentle, she would be embarrassed.
After washing, I changed into another clean clothes. I wanted to wash the clothes I changed last night, but I searched around and couldn't find them.
When she finally looked in the mirror and went out, she ran into Gu Wenqian at the door, before Qiu Xiaochan could "make trouble", he laughed first.
"Get up? I just wanted to come over and call you."
He naturally held his wife's hand, and judged by the temperature of her hand whether she was cold or not, and whether she had enough clothes on.
Qiu Xiaochan squinted, "What are you talking about, you don't call me when you wake up, how ugly it is to sleep till now?"
Gu Wenqian raised the corner of his mouth, walked out with his arms around her shoulders.
"Relax, the elders know that you are tired on the road, and specifically told me that I can't affect your rest, so there is no need to have any psychological burden."
Qiu Xiaochan's anger is not so easy to "extinguish", but now is not a good time to liquidate him.
"By the way, where are the dirty clothes we changed? Why didn't I find them everywhere?"
"Sister Luo took it to wash, and she will clean the clothes, shoes and socks at home."
Only then did Qiu Xiaochan know that the He family even had a nanny, who would hire part-time workers to come to the house when they were too busy.
"Why didn't I see you yesterday?"
"She sleeps with Qingmin at night, and it's easy for children to kick the quilt when they sleep alone."
Qiu Xiaochan expressed understanding.
The living room was bustling, and my uncle had come back from a walk in the park, and the two children were playing in the yard.
As soon as Qiu Xiaochan entered the room, everyone's eyes focused on her. Fortunately, she was in a good mood, so she was able to greet everyone generously and elegantly.
Zhuzhu and Qingmin watched curiously, and Sun Jiarong recruited them to come over.
"Haven't you been looking forward to seeing your aunt? This is my cousin's wife, your little aunt."
The two called "Auntie" together. Qiu Xiaochan liked cute and well-behaved children, so she squatted down to talk to them.
"Hi, this is the first time we met. Auntie should have prepared a meeting gift for you, but I was so sleepy that I didn't think about it. Can I owe you the auntie first?"
Zhuzhu nodded and said yes, then stared at Xiaochan with bright eyes and said, "Auntie, it's okay, we are not children so we don't want gifts."
Tongyan Tongyu is the most fun. When a young child seriously says that he is not a child, the contrast is cute and hilarious.
Qingmin is still young, although he is a little witty ghost, he still doesn't understand many words. He only knows that the adults are laughing, but he can't lag behind when his sister speaks.
"Auntie, you look so good-looking and smell so good. I like you very much. You should stay at my house all the time."
After receiving a wave of praise from Mrs. Xiaozheng, Qiu Xiaochan was also very happy. Who would hate the feeling of being liked
She teased him with a smile and asked, "Really? Then I will stay here forever. Would you like to share your toys and candy with me?"
This question made Qingmin hesitate for a while, and everyone in the room pricked up their ears to hear Qingmin's answer.
He raised his milky voice and said cheerfully, "Okay, anyway, I have to share my things with my sister."
Qiu Xiaochan smiled and touched the little heads of the two children, "You are so wonderful, my aunt likes you very much."
Hearing the praise, Qing Min blushed and ran away.
Sun Jiarong accompanied her to the restaurant for breakfast, and Qiu Xiaochan also saw Sister Luo who was busy in the kitchen, milky hot soup was tumbling on the stove, and Sister Luo was stewing soup with the pheasant they brought from their hometown.
"You are Xiao Chan, you are really a good girl, no wonder Wen Qian likes it so much. The meat you brought is so fresh, it tastes so fragrant even before it is cooked."
"This is a pheasant that grows in the mountains. It was harvested by Orion. The meat is also processed according to their ancestral method."
"No wonder, let us also have a good fortune."
After joking around, Qiu Xiaochan began to eat breakfast, soy milk, eggs, coke rings, steamed cakes, and the capital city's special lo mei.
"I don't know what you like to eat, so I prepared some for you. My mother and aunt have given me a task. I will take you around the capital city in the past few days. After lunch, we will set off. First go to Take a look around Qianmen Street and buy some clothes."
This was indeed what He Suling and Yao Zhilan meant last night. All kinds of money and tickets had been given to Sun Jiarong, and she was also asked to buy something she liked.
"We all like your younger brother and sister. Wen Qian has had a hard time these years. If it weren't for your uncle, we would have found a way to keep him from suffering. But he said, no father suffers and his son enjoys happiness. After traveling so far, now that we can meet a wife who suits her heart and can take care of his life, we are finally at ease."
Sun Jiarong knew that her mother-in-law said so much because she was afraid that she would "eat the taste". In fact, her mother-in-law was too worried, not to mention that the younger brother and sister will go back after only ten days, and it is not sure when the next time will be, even if it is because of the cousin and aunt. In order to save her uncle's face, she will also treat her siblings well.
Although we only met for an hour or two, I can see that the siblings are nice. To be honest, if you change your clothes and say that she is Sun Jiarong, a girl from the city, you will believe it.
It's not that Sun Jiarong has a prejudice against rural girls, but a conclusion drawn from experience, no wonder even her stone-like cousin is tempted.
This time Sun Jiarong accompanied Xiao Chan to eat, watching her eat slowly, she was quiet and good-looking, she really deserved the title of "beauty".
She couldn't help laughing, "I told you yesterday, when Wen Qian mentioned you for the first time, he praised you all the time, so you don't want to know what he said?"
Qiu Xiaochan raised her head, her eyes were too bright.
"Of course I did. I asked him for a long time yesterday and he refused to speak."
"It would be strange if he would."
Sun Jiarong looked at the bewildered siblings, and said with a smile on the corner of her mouth, "He said that you are a beautiful woman from the south, but you can be compared to a snail girl."
Fortunately, the soy milk in Qiu Xiaochan's mouth was swallowed quickly, and if she took a step slower, she would definitely spit it out. I couldn't believe it was him who said this.
"Cousin sister-in-law, you are not kidding me, are you?"
Sun Jiarong's eyes widened with grievance, "You really think highly of me. If I could say such things, I would have been able to work as a pen in my work unit."
Now that I have said it, Sun Jiarong propped her chin and continued to break the news, "There are more than that, you are hardworking, brave, kind, don't succumb to fate, and are filial to your mother. Anyway, you have written a lot."
Qiu Xiaochan's heart was full of sweetness, she didn't expect that she was so good in his eyes, no wonder she refused to say anything last night.
Seeing Qiu Xiaochan's appearance, Sun Jiarong knew that she was secretly having fun, and teased, "How about it, it's unexpected, isn't it beautiful in your heart?"
Qiu Xiaochan nodded and admitted unabashedly, "Well, it's quite unexpected, although he also said a few nice words when they got married, but it's the first time to be so direct."
"Men, it's enough to treat women sincerely. If you talk sweetly like honey on your mouth all day long, it will make people feel uneasy."
In Sun Jiarong's view, whether her cousin Gu Wenqian or her husband He Zeting, they are all men who do more than talk. Although they are not romantic enough, this is the way to live a down-to-earth life.
After eating, Qiu Xiaochan went to the living room to talk with the elders. It was too late yesterday, and many topics were not discussed in depth. Today, mother-in-law He Suling and aunt Yao Zhilan asked her about many family matters, such as how her mother is doing, how is her brother? How about my sister-in-law, when did my father die, and what I care most about is their life after marriage.
"Life in the countryside is very simple, 'work at sunrise and rest at sunset', and the hardest time is during the busy farming season. Since we got married, many people in the village have asked Wenqian to make furniture..."
Qiu Xiaochan narrated, and He Suling listened carefully, and could even outline the life of her son and daughter-in-law in the countryside in her mind.
"Xiaochan, what I'm curious about is how Gu Wenqian pursued you? It won't be over after walking in front of you and saying 'we're together'?"
In Gu Wenqian's letter, he only said that he has a girl he likes, but he didn't mention the reasons and consequences of their being together.
After the sister-in-law finished asking, the mother-in-law and aunt also looked over, obviously they were also very concerned about this issue.
Qiu Xiaochan shook her head with a smile, "Of course not, we have never met before, but once I went to the river to hunt pigweed and accidentally fell into the river, and he rescued me, so I must be grateful to him , I gave him food twice."
She briefly explained the process of the two getting acquainted, ignoring those calculations and rumors.
From her point of view, even though she used some means to attract him at the beginning, her heart is sincere and the ending is happy, those unpleasant processes should be forgotten forever.
The cousin's eyes were full of enthusiasm after gossip, and she said with emotion, "So you know each other like this. Fortunately, Wen Qian is a helpful person. If Fang Shi didn't save you, he would have missed a good girl like you."
Qiu Xiaochan nodded, "Yes, so this is the fate between us."
Even if it is a well-set program, there will be various bugs, so who can deny that this encounter is not inevitable
At noon, everyone loved the pot of mountain mushroom chicken soup, and even Zhuzhu and Qingmin drank a lot.
Qingmin said to Qiu Xiaochan after eating the chicken thigh meat, "Auntie, this meat is so delicious, grandma said you brought it, thank you for giving us such delicious meat."
Qiu Xiaochan took out a clean handkerchief from her pocket and helped him wipe his oily little mouth, overflowing with love, she was never able to resist cute things.
"If you like it, can I bring it to you next time? I will also fry sweet chestnuts. Do you and your sister like it?"
Qingmin and Zhuzhu nodded together.
Yao Zhilan glanced at her sister-in-law He Suling, both of them were smiling.
The new daughter-in-law loves children so much, she must be a good mother in the future. , please keep in mind:,.