"Did they suddenly come over to set you up on a blind date?" Xiao Wang asked, expressing his thoughts.
Gu Lingxiao thought about his mother's various unusual behaviors. Indeed, she shouldn't be behaving like this.
"Is it really like what you said? But they never cared about my marriage before, what's going on now? It's so annoying!"
Xiao Wang felt sorry for the captain. He had finally found happiness, but he was treated like this. His parents were also terrible. Didn't they want their son to be happy?
"Brother, you need to be mentally prepared. If they really find you a partner, they will definitely try to break you up."
Gu Lingxiao nodded slightly, "I know what to do, you drive first."
Xiao Wang didn't say anything more, stepped on the gas, and drove off.
Given the captain's previous experience, he also wanted to know what his family thought, so he decided to send a telegram the next day.
Gu Lingxiao arrived at the apartment building, composed himself in the car, and then got out. He couldn't let this incident affect his mood.
Lu Zhixia washed the grapes and was sharing them with Su Lan, saying, "These autumn grapes are so sweet, and they're so big too."
Su Lan: "Indeed, it's much sweeter than before."
Lu Zhixia ate six or seven grapes in a row; she liked their sweet taste.
"Captain Gu is here!" came a greeting from afar.
"Hmm, are you going to cook?" Gu Lingxiao replied.
The man was flattered; usually, when he greeted this man, he would just nod, but today he actually spoke.
The man said with a grin, "Yes, time to cook. We'll have stir-fried vegetables tonight."
Gu Lingxiao nodded slightly, then walked towards Yuan Luzhixia.
Lu Zhixia had peeled a grape beforehand, and when he came over, she stood up and put the grape into his mouth.
The grapes tasted delicate and sweet in his mouth, and since Lu Zhixia had fed them to him, Gu Lingxiao's mood improved somewhat.
"How is it? Is it sweet?" Lu Zhixia asked.
"Sweet, very sweet!" Gu Lingxiao said, then waited for her to feed him.
Seeing them go back to their house so affectionately and tactfully, Su Lan thought to herself that it's good to be young; they're not as passionate now.
Looking down at the grapes on the plate, she entered the room and saw Zhou Cheng leaning against the bed, reading a newspaper.
So he sat down next to him, peeled two grapes, and then picked one up and put it to his lips.
Zhou Cheng was flattered. Feeding grapes was something he did when he was young. Back then, conditions were not good, and buying a bunch of grapes would cost a lot of money.
"Is it delicious?" Su Lan asked.
"Mommy, I want to eat too!" Zhou Yuanyuan said in her childish voice, "I want to eat grapes!"
Sulan then fed the child another grape.
"You can't eat anything too sweet right now, you can only have one."
Zhou Yuanyuan nodded obediently, holding the grapes in her mouth rather than swallowing them.
Zhou Cheng couldn't help but smile when he saw his daughter's adorable appearance.
"Yuanyuan! You're getting cuter and cuter as you grow up."
Su Lan slipped on her slippers, got into bed, and sat next to her husband, leaning against the headboard. "How are you? Any better?"
"It's been fine for a while!" Zhou Cheng grabbed the woman's hand, pulled her close, and kissed her. "It's so good to have you!"
Su Lan was embarrassed by the man's actions. Luckily, her daughter didn't look over. If the child had seen this, she wouldn't know how to explain it.
"Don't worry about so much, the kids actually understand," Zhou Cheng said.
Su Lan said, "We still have to consider things a bit, after all, they're all grown up now."
Zhou Cheng, "Do you think they didn't know a few hours ago? That we'd be doing some kind of exercise tonight?"
Su Lan was furious when she heard this. They always waited until the child was sound asleep before having sex, mainly because the house they were assigned was too small.
Previously, due to some concerns, we had two beds in the house and covered them with curtains. Later, in order to create a separate room, we had to put the two beds together, making it look like a traditional heated brick bed in Northeast China.
Zhou Cheng slept on the edge of the bed, and she slept next to him. Their daughter slept in the middle, and the two rascals slept on the other side. The distance between them was still acceptable.
It's not very crowded, but it might be a bit cramped when you're covered with a blanket in winter, as each person has their own blanket.
"When we have more money in the future, I want to move to a new house too."
"Change it if you want!"
"You don't object?" Su Lan asked.
"After this experience, I've come to terms with it. As long as you live a comfortable life, that's enough. Why think so much?" Zhou Cheng pulled the woman into his arms again. "Tonight, after the kids are asleep—"
Su Lan said, "Forget it! You already said they might hear you. Don't set a bad example for the children. Let's talk about it when conditions are better."
Zhou Cheng felt he was a failure as a man and resolved to do his best to provide a better life for his family from now on.
——
In the village.
Grandma Ma couldn't bear to send her youngest son to the hospital because it would cost a lot of money, so she had the barefoot doctor come and give him an IV drip.
Zhou Wen kept coughing. Seeing that the doctor was about to leave after finishing the IV drip, he could only hold the doctor back with his hand.
"Are my injuries alright? Will I be okay?"
The doctor looked at the old lady and said, "In your current condition, it's best to go to the hospital for treatment. Here, I can only give you an IV drip of anti-inflammatory fluid, which will slow down your recovery!"
Zhou Wen called out in a mournful voice, "Mom—"
Grandma Ma waved to the doctor, telling him to leave quickly and not get in the way.
The doctor didn't want to get involved, so he picked up his medicine box and left, as he had to go to other villages to give people IV drips.
I thought to myself that this person must have suffered severe internal injuries from being beaten like this, and that he should go to the hospital for thorough treatment.
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