The eighth day of the first lunar month is indeed a good day. Even if you observe the stars the night before, you can tell that the weather will be good the next day. Before dawn, there is some morning fog, and the sky is gray, but people can be vaguely seen on the street.
Gu Sheng climbed up the stairs in two or three steps and knocked on the door, but no one answered.
He frowned: "Zhan Aiping, open the door!"
There were knocks on the door outside. Zhan Aiping, who was curled up in the quilt, stretched out one hand hazily. She had a shaggy head and opened her sleepy eyes. She didn't know what day it was. The light in the room was dim, the curtains were drawn, and the noise outside continued.
Zhan Aiping took out her watch, and when she saw this, she fell on the quilt and rubbed her eyebrows.
—Uncle, are you an ancient general here to report for duty
Disturbing my sweet dreams early in the morning.
Zhan Aiping wrapped herself in a military coat and went to open the door for him. As soon as she opened the door, she saw Gu Sheng's ugly face, as if others owed him a lot of money. Zhan Aiping let him in. Gu Sheng glanced at her and said coldly:
"You will be deducted points for not being well-dressed."
Zhan Aiping: “…” Go ahead and deduct it, even if it’s zero points, it’s fine.
"Come in and sit down."
Zhan Aiping invited him to come into the house and not to stand outside in the cold wind.
Gu Sheng didn't come empty-handed. He handed her a bag of things. Zhan Aiping had already smelled the fragrance. She opened it and found hot meat buns, chocolate and some pastries.
—Forgive him for the sake of the buns.
Gu Sheng glanced around her room and raised his eyebrows, "Retired female soldiers, are you like this?"
Who told you to come at the wrong time? Zhan Aiping glanced at the books scattered on the table, the sheets that had been torn apart by her sleeping, the rolled-up quilt, and the pile of things at the door - yesterday, a teacher's husband had new hair growth, a forehead full of new black thorns, and the couple came to thank her and gave her a lot of New Year melon seeds and dried fruits, but the bags were rotten and most of them fell to the ground, and she didn't have time to sweep them up.
"I'm ashamed for bringing shame upon a retired female soldier." Zhan Aiping didn't expect Gu Sheng to come so early in the morning. She was really not a lazy person. It's just that when no one was watching her, she would occasionally procrastinate a little and enjoy the happiness of "death countdown".
Besides, it’s New Year’s Day, can’t people enjoy the decadence of being lazy
In addition, Zhan Aiping has a hobby, which is to make her house messy on purpose, and then pick a time to clean up the mess. This process is really very stress-relieving and gives her a sense of accomplishment.
Zhan Aiping put down the buns and said casually, "Leave it there, I'll clean it up later."
Gu Sheng: “…”
He glanced at Zhan Aiping and said, "Take care of yourself first."
Zhan Aiping: “…”
"Eat the buns while they're hot." After saying that, Gu Sheng took off his coat, rolled up his sleeves, and directly pulled the still warm sheets neatly for her, and folded the quilt into a neat tofu block.
Her warm and cozy winter nest suddenly turned into a cold and hard bed.
Zhan Aiping: “…”
If she is in the early stage of procrastination, then Gu Sheng is in the late stage of obsessive-compulsive disorder.
well…
She actually didn't like the way he folded her quilt into tofu blocks. Although the shape was neat and beautiful, it didn't look very warm.
Not every soldier likes to fold their quilts. There are also many who have been discharged from the army for a long time and are determined not to fold their quilts in their entire life. This can be understood as - they have been holding it in for too long and once they are out, they engage in revenge consumption.
Zhan Aiping now likes to shake the quilt and spread it flat on the bed, which is the way they do it in hotel suites. It looks warm, comfortable and convenient!
It is also suitable for hibernation. When it gets cold, just roll into the quilt.
Gu Sheng was quick and nimble, working as fast as he ate. He was neat, organized and efficient. By the time Zhan Aiping changed her clothes and combed her hair, Gu Sheng had already tidied the house.
Although he had a cold face and looked murderous, as if he could start a fight at any time, he was indeed... well, very virtuous at work.
For a moment, Zhan Aiping felt like she had married a snail girl.
It would be better if this "Snail Girl" had a less sinister expression.
Zhan Aiping picked up a hot bun and felt bad from the bottom of her heart. She was not shedding crocodile tears, but thinking: Gu Sheng helped her to support the business, spent so much money, and helped her to clean the house... She said before he did, "I will do the housework in the future, I will do it."
After she finished speaking, her pretty face turned red, and Comrade Xiao Zhan felt like a scumbag who only made empty promises.
Someone else always cleans up the place first. Even if Zhan Aiping says she is not lazy, who would believe her
"Really, I don't want to be a lazy daughter-in-law in the family compound in the future."
"I strive to be a good wife!"
Gu Sheng: "…Eat quickly, talk less, and don't choke."
"Hmm." The bun in her hand was still warm. Gu Sheng bought it early in the morning. It was fresh out of the oven and smelled especially good, with the aroma of flour, meat, and chopped green onions. When you broke it open, there was a rich and fragrant juice inside, which was extremely tempting.
Zhan Aiping chewed it and squinted her eyes comfortably, like a lazy kitten.
Gu Sheng looked at her, the corners of his mouth twitched, and he felt his hands a little itchy.
Zhan Aiping took two more bites and realized that it was not good for her to eat alone. She broke open a bun, stretched out her hand and fed it to Gu Sheng's mouth, whispering, "Try it."
Gu Sheng's Adam's apple rolled, and his eyes flickered: "Eat it yourself."
"Try it. It's not good for me to eat alone." Zhan Aiping rubbed his arm with the back of her hand and urged him gently.
Gu Sheng lowered his head and ate.
Zhan Aiping only felt a slight coolness and itch on her fingertips, as if something was scratching them. She looked to the left and felt her ears were a little hot. She subconsciously tore off a piece of bun skin and put it into her mouth.
Who knew that when she turned around, Gu Sheng was staring at her intently, his peach blossom eyes were so scorching, as if saying:
-continue.
Zhan Aiping: “…”
She raised her hand to feed him again, but unfortunately there were not many buns. They took a bite each and soon finished them with only the last one left.
Gu Sheng commented on the whole process: "Women are trouble." Eating a bun can cause so much trouble.
Zhan Aiping wanted to hit him, "Yes, yes, I'm in trouble, why don't you call me your good brother?"
Gu Sheng didn't reply to her, but just said: "Eat the rest yourself, and take the food out later."
Zhan Aiping took a bite of the bun, and suddenly she remembered something: "Well... wait until I finish washing my clothes before leaving."
She has accumulated several pieces of clothing that she hasn't washed yet.
It's quite embarrassing to say this, after all, it's winter now, and there's no need to wash so diligently and wash them all together. But the weather seems to be good today, so it should dry quickly if I wash it in the morning.
Gu Sheng: "... Which ones do you want to wash?"
"Just the few that are over there, and the ones in the bucket."
Gu Sheng looked at her with a look that said "women are trouble" and "women are always troublesome", then turned around and left with the clothes. As the saying goes, the first time is unfamiliar, the second time is familiar, he was very familiar with the route and his movements were not hesitant at all.
Someone is in a good mood this time.
Zhan Aiping wrapped his coat around his back, which was very warm. She smiled and reminded him: "Be careful when washing, don't catch a cold."
Gu Sheng: “…”
It was early in the morning and no one had done the laundry yet. He turned on the faucet and listened to the sound of the water. The more he washed, the more he felt something was wrong.
Is he here to do the laundry today
Why does he do the laundry
As he was washing, Zhan Aiping's smile just now appeared in his mind again, and he felt that he was really bewitched.
Chen Jiabao's wife Sun Airong has been keeping an eye on the situation next door. She knows that Teacher Zhan next door is married and her husband is an officer. Her husband Chen Jiabao had made a bet between the two of them before. After losing the bet, Chen Jiabao wanted to deny the debt, but Sun Airong insisted on paying it just to teach her husband a lesson.
But she did feel very uncomfortable.
But she gradually discovered that after Teacher Zhan next door got married, her military officer husband disappeared. The only news about him was that he was washing clothes in the corridor on the second day after his wedding, and he never appeared again.
Even during the Chinese New Year, Zhan Aiping spent it alone.
It's incredible.
Sun Airong began to feel that teacher Zhan next door was a bit pitiful, for she actually married such a man. Although her own husband was a little lazy, ungrateful, and had a difficult mother-in-law, at least he was with her, so she would not be alone during the New Year.
Chen Jiabao even suspected that the teacher next door, Xiao Zhan, was in a "fake marriage" and said to her: "Her man is not even a ghost. What's the difference between marrying such a man and being a widow?"
Sun Airong also thinks so.
As a result, today, on the eighth day of the first lunar month, there was a noise next door early in the morning. Teacher Zhan's man came back and asked her to open the door. He sounded unhappy. Was he going to have a quarrel? However, after he went in, the air was filled with the aroma of meat buns, which was very tempting.
Sun Airong continued to listen to the noise from next door. The couple next door did not quarrel, nor did he hear any complaints or disputes. Not long after, the man next door came out with clothes in his arms. Teacher Xiao Zhan smiled and reminded him from behind, "Be careful, don't catch a cold."
Sun Airong: “!”
As soon as he came back, he helped his wife wash clothes.
Sun Airong sneaked into Zhan Aiping's house and found that her house was cleaned tidy. Someone came to Zhan's house to deliver something yesterday, and dried fruits and melon seeds were scattered all over the floor. She saw it with her own eyes. Is it all cleaned up now
Looks like everything is cleaned up
Sun Airong: "It's so early in the morning, have you packed up?"
We live in the same building, so everyone knows each other. Zhan Aiping from next door has been getting up late every day recently, but she got up early today.
Zhan Aiping was speechless: "..."
Comrade Xiao Zhan didn't know what to say, so she said, "Well, I cleaned it up."
Otherwise, she would seem like a "scumbag", waiting at home for the snail girl to come and clean up the mess.
Sun Airong’s eyes were piercing: “…” Liar!
Zhan Aiping would never fold the quilt so neatly, nor would she tidy up the house like this.
It was obvious that the man did it.
Sun Airong felt mixed emotions. She was extremely jealous. Thinking about other people's men and her own man, it was really frustrating to compare yourself to others. Zhan Aiping's man was an officer. He came from a well-off family, was handsome, and loved his wife very much.
Help her wash clothes without complaint.
He even washed her clothes and gave her all his salary. He loved her and spoiled her, letting her eat and drink delicious food at home every day.
Although my man is at home every day, it is better for him not to be at home. When he is at home, I have to serve another "ancestor". How can I be as happy as Teacher Xiaozhan next door
It turns out there are still good men in this world...
No, she must talk to Chen Jiabao and ask him to learn more from the husband of teacher Xiaozhan next door.
(End of this chapter)