"Comrade Lu has gone home?"
"Um."
"Captain! You spoil me so much! If I were a girl!"
"Stop right there! Go outside for a quick drive, use the restroom, and then come back and drive home."
Only after being reminded did Xiao Zhang remember that he needed to use the restroom, so he quickly got off the bus and went out to find a place.
Gu Lingxiao leaned back in his seat, slowly closed his eyes, and recalled the moment just now.
He really wanted to kiss her, if Lu Zhixia hadn't cried out...
Xiao Zhang quickly returned to the car and saw that the captain had closed his eyes. He assumed the captain had fallen asleep again, so he didn't disturb him and drove away.
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Lu Zhixia woke up at 4 a.m., looked at the ceiling, and remembered the fight she had with the old lady yesterday.
No wonder I was so tired that I fell asleep in the car yesterday; it's because I didn't get enough sleep in the morning.
Although she woke up early, she didn't want to get up and stayed in bed instead.
I didn't get out of bed until after 7 o'clock. When I opened the door, I saw Su Lan making something. I went over and saw that it was a soup of bok choy and dumplings.
I immediately felt hungry. "Sister Lan, I want to mooch your breakfast."
Su Lan smiled indulgently, "Eat whatever you want, there are still boiled eggs in the bowl."
"Alright then, I won't be polite!"
Lu Zhixia went back to her room, grabbed a basin, went to the washroom to wash her face and brush her teeth, and then came back to find hot dumpling soup to eat.
Even the eggs were peeled and placed in her bowl.
Su Lan took out some pickled vegetables from the jar, arranged them on a plate, and then placed them on the table.
"I've been in the hospital these past few days and I've completely forgotten to make the pickles at home!"
Lu Zhixia picked up a piece of chili pepper and put it in her bowl. She took a bite with the dumpling soup and instantly felt refreshed.
"It's both spicy and sweet, so delicious."
"I also pickled some garlic inside. Would you like to take some home and eat it?"
"Yes, give me some!"
"Then I'll get you some later."
"Don't give me just a little, give me more, I want to take some for my grandpa and the others."
"How could I forget about them? I'll get you a lot later."
"With these pickles, I can have another bowl of dumpling soup."
"Eat more if you like it, I brought you some today."
"Sister Lan! You're so good to me!"
“You’ve been good to us too. I heard about what happened yesterday from your brother-in-law. If it weren’t for you, my mother-in-law would definitely have made things difficult for me.”
"Don't overthink it, every family has its own problems."
"Absolutely. You only realize after getting married that marriage is the biggest hurdle a woman has to overcome in her life."
"Sister! There's something I want to tell you."
"you say."
"Not being liked is not a flaw. The real weakness is the desire to be liked. As for people who are not on the same wavelength, we should just let things slide and reduce internal friction."
“That makes a lot of sense. I did think a lot about it before, trying my best to do well and hoping my mother-in-law would like me. But then I realized that if she doesn’t like you, there’s no point in trying to change her.”
"Let's not talk about this anymore." Lu Zhixia took out a handkerchief to wipe her mouth. "I want to buy a house!"
Su Lan almost choked and quickly took a sip of water, then looked at Lu Zhixia in front of her.
"You're moving away? What about us then?"
"This is what I'm thinking: I want to buy a house where I can do business in the front and live in the back."
"Your idea is not bad, but such houses are not easy to find, and houses in good locations are definitely very expensive."
"I have the money ready, now all I need is a house."
"So, once you've bought the house, you're moving out?"
Su Lan was filled with reluctance. She had finally found a sister she could talk to, and now she had lost her. It felt like her own flesh was being cut off.
"I'll have to move sooner or later anyway. Here's what I'm thinking: if I start a business, you can come and help me out, and I'll pay you a salary."
“Okay, as long as your business takes off, I can work for you, and you can pay me whatever you want.”
"That won't do. I'll definitely pay you a high salary. With your skill in making these pickles, they're sure to be a hit."
"This pickled vegetable? In our village, every household knows how to make it."
"But the people here don't know how to make it, or at least it's not sold in the market."
"That's true, they really don't know how to do it, it's a specialty of our village."
"So I'll take advantage of these two days to look at houses, just in case I find a suitable one. After Captain Gu finishes this course of acupuncture treatment, I'll take the train to see that doctor."
"Girl! Have you ever considered what might happen if that doctor doesn't know something?"
"I firmly believe my intuition; Song Weidong is definitely hiding something. I just don't know if the doctor has noticed."
Lu Zhixia poured herself a glass of water and drank it slowly, enjoying her breakfast comfortably.
Su Lan looked at her, "How can you be so sure?"
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