Chapter 33 Chapter 33 Chapter Thirty-three...
Chapter 33
After Yao Anhui and Lu Yuanqing reached an agreement, they divided the work. Lu Yuanqing cleaned the house, as he hadn't been home for several days and felt that something was off. He also helped tidy up Qi Mingzhe's luggage and the room next door.
"Ping An, Auntie is going to cook, do you want to come and help me?" Yao Anhui called out to Qi Mingzhe.
When Qi Mingzhe heard that Yao Anhui needed his help, his eyes lit up immediately. He quickly put down what he was holding and ran towards Yao Anhui with light, cheerful footsteps.
"How about we have bok choy, eggplant, green beans, and stir-fried loofah with eggs for dinner? Can you eat all of that?" Yao Anhui asked as she picked vegetables from a basket.
The vegetables in the yard are growing really well, with many varieties, but space is limited, so not many of each type can be grown.
"Sure, Auntie, I love eggplant and green beans," Qi Mingzhe replied crisply, in a very good mood.
"Then it's settled." Yao Anhui finished picking the vegetables and hurried back to cook. They returned at five o'clock, which was actually time for dinner.
After Yao Anhui chopped the vegetables, Lu Yuanqing took over cooking. Yao Anhui really didn't like cooking, especially in such hot weather, so whenever Lu Yuanqing was home, he was the one who cooked.
Lu Yuanqing took good care of Yao Anhui. Whenever he was home, he wouldn't let Yao Anhui do anything he could.
Lu Yuanqing was cooking, and Yao Anhui used the water from washing the vegetables to water them. The vegetables hadn't been watered for several days, and they were starting to wilt.
Hua Fangling then brought over a dish: "Anhui, I've brought you a bowl of my family's braised pork."
"That's great! I was just thinking we didn't have any meat at home." Yao Anhui was terrified before and didn't dare to come back until it was completely safe. By the time Lu Yuanqing told them it was safe after get off work, there was no meat left to buy. It was only because Hua Fangling had a shopping mall that things were so convenient.
"Why are you being so polite with me? Oh, is Lu Tuan cooking today?" Hua Fangling raised an eyebrow as she saw Lu Yuanqing stir-frying. Cooking is definitely a plus for a man, and Hua Fangling thought Lu Yuanqing was quite handsome at the moment.
"Sister-in-law is here. Why don't you eat here tonight and try my cooking?" Lu Yuanqing said politely.
"No, it's already prepared at home. I'll definitely come next time." After Hua Fangling finished speaking, she tugged at Yao Anhui's clothes and said, "There's something I want to ask you."
Yao Anhui immediately understood: "Then let's talk outside."
The two arrived at the courtyard gate, and Hua Fangling immediately asked, "What happened?"
"That child is named Qi Mingzhe. He is the son of Lu Yuanqing's adopted brother. Both of them have passed away, and since his maternal family couldn't raise him, they sent him over," Yao Anhui explained briefly.
"This is troublesome. You can't just feed and drink a child. What did your Lu Yuanqing say?" Hua Fangling frowned, worried for her friend. After all, children are hard to raise, let alone one that isn't even her own. You can't hit or scold him.
"Lu Yuanqing said to see how things go first; if they're easy to take care of, then we'll take them; if not, we'll send them to boarding school when they reach the appropriate age." Yao Anhui was satisfied with this arrangement.
"There are boarding schools now?" Hua Fangling asked in surprise.
“No? If Lu Yuanqing said there is, then there should be.” Yao Anhui didn’t doubt it. In her opinion, boarding schools should be similar to ancient academies, where students could only go home once every ten days or half a month.
"Well, now that they're here, let's just take it one step at a time." Hua Fangling sighed, thinking that if the child was difficult to take care of, she would come and help. She would also check her online store to see if there was anything useful.
"That's all we can do," Yao Anhui sighed, feigning concern.
"Alright, I'll head back now. If you need any help, just let me know, okay?" Hua Fangling said worriedly.
"Why are you always so worried about me?" This was also something Yao Anhui couldn't understand. She always felt that Hua Fangling treated her like a fragile thing, always trying to help her and thinking about her.
"Oh well, what can I do? I just like good-looking people. You're so good-looking." Hua Fangling is clearly a sucker for good looks.
"Go home quickly, or your Battalion Commander Shen will be coming to your door." Yao Anhui was amused by Hua Fangling. The reason they were closer than sisters was mainly because Yao Anhui found her so interesting.
Hua Fangling thought Yao Anhui was too beautiful.
After dinner and everyone washed up, Lu Yuanqing settled Qi Mingzhe in the guest room and then returned with some things.
"Are you settled in?"
"Yes, he's asleep." Lu Yuanqing handed the bankbook to Yao Anhui: "This is the living expenses Fan Yin prepared for Qi Mingzhe. You can keep it."
Yao Anhui opened her passbook and found a thousand yuan inside. It seemed she was very generous to Qi Mingzhe. It was also obvious that Fan Yin's family was going through something serious, otherwise they wouldn't have sent her over at this time. It was most likely related to certain people and things in the Revolutionary Committee.
"Will it be alright if just the two of you stay home tomorrow? Otherwise, I'll ask Xu Jianjun, the son of the Third Regiment Commander Xu Aiguo, to take him out to play. They're all kids, so they should have something to talk about." Lu Yuanqing thought about it but was still a little worried.
"Isn't it a bit inappropriate to leave the child with someone else on the very first day? This child is still shy around strangers. Maybe we should wait a few more days."
Yao Anhui thought about it and decided to give up. If it were a normal child, she would indeed be impatient to deal with him, but since Qi Mingzhe was most likely her adopted son from her previous life, and it seemed that he had also returned from her previous life, Yao Anhui decided to give him time and space to see what he would do.
"It must be tough on you." Lu Yuanqing sighed. Who knew that after just a few days of peaceful life, another obstacle would suddenly appear? His wife was only twenty years old, and she had to take care of a seven or eight-year-old child. It was truly a difficult situation.
Lu Yuanqing secretly made up his mind that as a qualified uncle, in order to repay the kindness of his adoptive parents, he had a responsibility to cultivate Qi Mingzhe into an outstanding talent with all-round development in morality, intelligence, physical fitness, aesthetics and labor. So let's start with tomorrow's morning exercises. How can an outstanding talent not have a strong physique?
Of course, as a young couple who had only been married for a little over half a month and had even been separated for several days due to espionage, they had another passionate night together. Having tasted the sweetness of their wedding night, Commander Lu, who was now quite accustomed to the experience, allowed his young wife to relive the passion of their wedding night once again.
And because there were other people in the house, Yao Anhui kept holding back from making any noise, and repeatedly checked whether the door was closed properly. For this reason, Lu Yuanqing, who was already excited, became even more excited.
Therefore, when Yao Anhui woke up the next day, she couldn't help but curse, "What a dog-like man!"
Lu Yuanqing was in high spirits that night, but Qi Mingzhe was not so happy. He was so excited that he finally found Yao Anhui. He hadn't slept well for several days and went to bed early, thinking about getting up early the next day to cook for Yao Anhui and reduce her workload.
The idea was wonderful, but the reality was harsh.
Lu Yuanqing woke him up before six o'clock in the morning. At 6:10, he joined Lu Yuanqing and the soldiers in the army for morning exercises. After the exercises, they went to sweep leaves together. It wasn't until 7:00 that Lu Yuanqing led Qi Mingzhe home.
By this time, Qi Mingzhe was so exhausted that he could barely breathe.
When they got home, Yao Anhui was still in bed, so Lu Yuanqing told Qi Mingzhe to wash up while he went to Hua Fangling's house next door to bring home the meat and vegetables that Hua Fangling had bought for him. Then he skillfully started a fire and cooked the vegetables.
For breakfast, Lu Yuanqing had vegetable and shredded pork porridge. He started cooking it over low heat early in the morning, and when he got back, he just added some vegetables and shredded pork and it was done. He also stir-fried some pickled cabbage to go with the porridge.
She braised the pork leg that Hua Fangling had specially asked her to bring, put it in a ceramic basin on a steamer, washed the rice in another ceramic basin with an appropriate amount of water, put water in an iron pot and then put the steamer on top. At noon, all Yao Anhui had to do was start the fire.
I'm once again amazed by Hua Fangling; she's such a kind person, always willing to help bring groceries.
Then Lu Yuanqing went to the room to wake Yao Anhui up for breakfast.
"Wife, Huihui, get up and have breakfast before you go back to sleep." Lu Yuanqing called softly. Yao Anhui was reluctant to get out of bed, so he didn't urge her. He just watched her with a smile in his eyes. When Yao Anhui remembered, he handed her the clothes and was almost ready to help her put them on.
"What should we eat for breakfast?" Yao Anhui was clinging to Lu Yuanqing, extremely sleepy.
"I made your favorite vegetable and shredded pork porridge, and also stir-fried some sour and spicy pickled radish. Sister-in-law Hua helped me buy a pork leg, which I braised. I've also rinsed the rice and put it in the pot. You can just start the fire at noon. I'll cook the vegetables when I get back."
"How can you be so good to me? What if you spoil me?" Yao Anhui wrapped her arms around Lu Yuanqing's neck and said coquettishly.
"You're my wife, if I'm not good to you, who else can I be good to? Okay, get up, it's 7:30, I have to go to work."
Lu Yuanqing carried Yao Anhui off the bed and accompanied her to wash up. While Yao Anhui slowly ate her porridge, Lu Yuanqing slurped down several bowls and even finished the leftovers from last night.
Yao Anhui was always astonished by the amount of food he ate.
“From now on, you can eat by yourself first, don’t wait for me.” Yao Anhui couldn’t understand why Lu Yuanqing ate with her every day, but the two of them didn’t eat at the same time.
Especially when they ate breakfast together, Yao Anhui hadn't even finished one bowl when Lu Yuanqing had already finished eating and gone to work.
"Skipping breakfast is bad for your health, and I want to eat with you every day." This is Lu Yuanqing's truest thought.
In the future, everyone may get used to waking up late, and getting up at eight or nine o'clock will be perfectly normal. But in this era, most people get up as soon as it's light. When Lu Yuanqing got up at five o'clock, smoke was already rising from the chimneys of many houses, and countless people were working in the vegetable gardens.
Lu Yuanqing didn't ask Yao Anhui to do any work; he did everything he could himself. However, in Lu Yuanqing's mind, 7:30 was breakfast time. So, for Yao Anhui's health, except for the second day after their marriage, whenever Lu Yuanqing was home, he would drag Yao Anhui out of bed to eat breakfast.
"I'm going to work after I finish eating. If you're bored at home, go chat with Sister Hua next door. Wait for me to come back and cook lunch." Lu Yuanqing couldn't help but add another reminder after finishing his meal.
Qi Mingzhe watched with a puzzled expression. He immediately made up his mind to take over the cooking duties as soon as possible. He was clearly the most important person in his aunt's heart, and he didn't want his uncle to continue trying to win her favor.
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Author's Note: Lu Yuanqing is about to burst with joy.
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