During Gu Xichen's absence, Wu Wen came to see him several times. Even after learning that he hadn't returned, he would still occasionally send some things to Jiang Jinxiu and the others.

Mo Caixia would always come with Wu Wen.

That way, it's incredibly sweet.

It's as if they wish they could be together every single day.

Jiang Jinxiu's teeth ached from watching it.

Even Huang Tao has been visiting their village more often lately.

Especially when he's resting.

Every time I come, I go out for a stroll by myself.

However, I once heard Chengzi say that Huang Tao often wandered around the educated youth settlement in their area, glancing towards it from time to time, though I don't know what he was looking at.

Jiang Jinxiu thought something had happened to someone in their village again, but when she asked him, he said nothing was wrong.

Jiang Jinxiu could tell that he was hiding something, but she wasn't the type to pry, so she let it go.

In the new house, Jiang Jinxiu and her husband's bedroom is on the second floor, and they are the only ones living on the second floor.

The others, Jiang Jinhua, Gu Xilan, Yang Dongmei, and Gu Dashan, were all unwilling to live on the second floor.

They all chose their preferred rooms on the first floor.

In fact, Jiang Jinhua wanted to slip away unnoticed every day.

Gu Xilan didn't want to disturb her third brother and sister-in-law's private time; she was hoping they would give her a little nephew to play with.

As for Yang Dongmei and Gu Dashan, they claimed they didn't like climbing stairs and found the first floor more comfortable.

And so they all lived on the first floor.

As for the remaining houses, they are all temporarily vacant.

After everyone had chosen their rooms, the day of moving into their new homes drew closer.

They also started moving their things over one after another.

Gu Dashan and his group had already made arrangements. On January 1st, they would invite some people over to celebrate, a custom known as "housewarming."

Gu Xichen returned on the night before they moved into their new house, which was the last day of December.

Jiang Jinxiu and the others had just finished their work and gone to sleep.

Jiang Jinxiu was experiencing her first winter in Guangxi Province and found it very difficult to adjust. In the north, they had heated brick beds (kang), but here in Guangxi, it was all about wearing more clothes and covering oneself with more blankets.

Her feet have never been warm since the beginning of winter.

That day, after finishing her work, she went to bed early as usual.

Only in bed is the warmest place.

She was so tired that she fell asleep as soon as she got into bed.

When Gu Xichen returned in the middle of the night, he was afraid of alerting others, so he quietly climbed over the wall and went inside.

As soon as I entered the courtyard, I saw Orange and Blackie huddled at the entrance.

When Orange saw it was it, she closed her eyes again.

On the contrary, Little Black was wagging its tail and about to bark happily.

Gu Xichen quickly signaled it to be quiet.

Little Black, being very intelligent, didn't make a sound, but still circled around him a few times.

Only after Gu Xichen stroked him a few times did he return to Chengzi's side, satisfied.

Gu Xichen returned to his room.

Seeing the bulging blanket on the bed, he knew that it was the little woman he had been thinking about day and night.

It was obvious that Jiang Jinxiu was afraid of the cold, so she covered her head completely, with only clumps of her hair showing.

Gu Xichen saw the few strands of dark hair peeking out from the headboard.

My already empty heart was instantly filled little by little by something.

The corners of his lips gradually turned upwards, showing that he was in a very good mood.

He sat gently on the edge of the bed.

He deliberately rubbed his hands back and forth to make sure they were no longer icy cold before gently pulling on the quilt, revealing the woman's fair face little by little before his eyes.

Looking at the little woman's sweet sleeping face, he felt he couldn't get enough of looking at her.

His hand unconsciously caressed the woman's beautiful face, tracing her contours.

Their faces were slowly getting closer.

While asleep, Jiang Jinxiu felt an unbearable itch on her face.

In order to move into the new house smoothly tomorrow.

She worked with Yang Dongmei and the others for a long time during the day and could hardly fall asleep.

Already exhausted, and now being disturbed, her anger flared up instantly.

Snap—

With a sharp crack, she raised her hand and slapped the hand that was messing around on her face.

"Orange, if you dare to bother me again, I'll spank your bottom!"

Jiang Jinxiu thought that Chengzi was disturbing her sleep.

After venting her frustrations, she grabbed the blanket and covered her head completely.

She curled up completely under the quilt, so that not even her hair was showing.

However, as soon as she crawled into bed, Jiang Jinxiu suddenly felt that something was wrong.

right,

The texture doesn't feel right.

What I just photographed wasn't the orange's fuzzy body, but... its hand...

Outside the blanket, a man's muffled laughter could be heard.

Jiang Jinxiu immediately threw off the covers and sat up.

Another loud bang.

The two people, caught off guard, bumped into each other.

ah--

A bloodcurdling scream rang out.

Jiang Jinxiu touched her head, which was sore from the impact.

Clearly, the man was also hurt by the impact.

He groaned softly, rubbing his chin where he had been hit.

He then placed his hand on the woman's head and gently rubbed the spot where she had been bumped.

A familiar voice rang in my ears.

That familiar touch...

Jiang Jinxiu looked up.

A familiar male figure came into view.

The sky was dark.

However, Jiang Jinxiu felt that she could see the man in front of her clearly.

The familiar silhouette and familiar scent filled her with joy.

Jiang Jinxiu was quickly overwhelmed with joy.

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