After dinner, Wang Guifen and Sun Simin took the two children away to sleep as they did when they went to bed. Fan Xi and Zhao Yilu still lived in the room that belonged to them.

The room was tidy, with photos of the two of them and a family photo of four hanging on the wall. It seemed as if the grand wedding in Gou had happened just yesterday.

Fan Xi helped Zhao Yilu sit on the edge of the kang, preparing to fetch water for him to wash. During his hospital stay, Xiao Zhou had always done this kind of work. Zhao Yilu watched Fan Xi fetch a basin of hot water and place it at his feet, preparing to help him take off his shoes. He immediately withdrew his foot, enduring the pain in his leg.

"Wife, I can wash myself, you don't need to come!" Zhao Yilu nervously stopped Fan Xi.

Fan Xi ignored Zhao Yilu and quickly took off her shoes. She held his foot to prevent him from moving. "Don't move. The wound has only just healed!"

Zhao Yilu immediately became obedient. Feeling Fan Qi pouring water on his feet, he became extremely stiff and felt a little uncomfortable all over.

Fan Xi noticed his stiffness and said softly, "You always washed my feet before. Now that you're injured, shouldn't I help take care of you?"

"That's different. You are my wife. If I don't take care of you, who else should I take care of? I'm happy to wash your feet! If you wash them for me, I will feel very sorry for you and make you suffer by marrying me..." Zhao Yilu immediately defended himself with a frown on his face.

Fan Xi took the towel and helped him dry it. "Husband and wife should support each other. There's no such thing as one person having to take care of the other. I don't feel wronged. If you feel uncomfortable, when your injury heals, I'll punish you by making you wash my feet every day."

After saying this, Fan Xi stood up and poured the water.

Zhao Yilu felt as if a hot spring was flowing through his heart, making it warm. He looked at Fan Xi's busy back, his heart filled with love and emotion.

After Fan Xi poured out the water, she saw Zhao Yilu staring at her blankly. She walked over to Zhao Yilu, sat down next to him, and gently held his hand.

"I have something I want to discuss with you..." Fan Xi said.

Zhao Yilu nodded, "Whatever it is, tell me, I'll do as you say!"

"In a few days, I want to go to Jinan. I miss my parents. Although I'm not sure if this world is the same as my world more than 40 years ago, and I don't know if I can see them, I just want to confirm it."

Zhao Yilu gently took Fan Xi into his arms and said, "I was negligent. I'll go with you whenever you want."

"Let's wait a few days. First, spend some quality time with Grandpa and the others. You should also take good care of your legs. Around the tenth day of the first lunar month, we'll go to Ji City under the pretext of wanting to take advantage of our vacation."

Zhao Yilu nodded and said, "Okay, I'll follow my wife's arrangements."

The two of them lay in bed, listening to the crackling sound of firecrackers outside the window, and fell asleep in each other's arms.

…

The next afternoon, Geng Ailing heard that Fan Xi and Zhao Yilu had gone to Beijing. After paying respects to her family that morning, she hurried over to the He family with Xie Yongliang, Xie Yuting, and Xie Yuchuan. They came to visit Mr. He, to pay their respects, and to talk to Fan Xi.

As Geng Ailing and the others entered the courtyard, they heard laughter and chatter coming from the house. Pushing the door open, they saw He Zhengxiang and several other elderly people sitting there in high spirits, with Fan Yu and Zhao Yilu chatting with them.

"Sister Ailing, why are you here? It's such a surprise. Hello!" Fan Xi greeted her warmly.

Geng Ailing followed Xie Yongliang and the others in greeting the elders in the room before stepping forward to take Fan Xi's hand. Looking at Zhao Yilu, who was sitting in a wheelchair, she asked with concern, "I heard you guys arrived by plane yesterday, so I came to see you right after greeting you yesterday. How's your leg?"

"Don't worry, you just need to rest well for a while and you'll be fine. The injury isn't serious." Fan Xi said immediately.

"Well, that's good, that's good!" Geng Ailing let out a long sigh upon hearing this, her face full of relief.

Fan Xi suddenly remembered something and asked slyly, "Sister Ai Ling, you guys are so well-informed. How did you know? I was planning to visit you in a day or two, but I didn't expect you to come the next day."

Xie Yuting's face immediately turned red, and she said a little embarrassedly: "I told my sister-in-law..."

Fan Xi glanced at He Siyan, who was standing silently beside Xie Yuting, then looked at the shy Xie Yuting, and immediately said "oh" with a long ending sound, "Oh... So that's how it is, then I understand everything!"

Xie Yuting blushed even more. He Siyan curled the corners of his lips slightly and motioned for them to sit down and talk slowly.

He Zhengxiang immediately glared at He Siyan. He was saying, where did this guy go with the car keys after dinner yesterday? It turned out he went to look for that girl from the Xie family! This eldest grandson looked honest, but he didn't expect that he was also a worry!

So he immediately said to Xie Yuchuan with a smile: "Yuchuan, where is your grandfather? I haven't seen him for a while, and I miss him so much!"

"Grandpa He, my grandfather is not in good health. The winter in Beijing is too cold, so we sent him to the sanatorium in De City to recuperate. We will bring him back to Beijing when the weather gets warmer." Xie Yuchuan said politely.

"He's two years younger than me, but he's even more spoiled than me. Head, call your grandfather and ask him. I want to discuss it with him. Why don't we take advantage of the fact that Yongliang and Yilu are here this year and let Si Yan and Yu Ting get married first? We can get married after they graduate."

Xie Yuting, who had just calmed down, blushed again. Why did Grandpa He suddenly say that he wanted to get them engaged? Just now, she heard him and her grandfather discussing that they would arrange the engagement after graduation. This was too fast!

He Siyan, who was usually aloof, suddenly had his eyes brightened up after hearing what He Zhengxiang said... This grandpa is so considerate!