Yan Xiao's lips unconsciously curled up upon hearing this, "Thank you, comrade, we will definitely be happy together forever!"
He took the key from the receptionist, nodded to her, and led the girl upstairs.
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Sister He has been working at this guesthouse for over ten years and has never seen such a beautiful person.
She looks frail and delicate, and I feel sorry for her.
Their guesthouse is near the train station, and it's frequented by a diverse mix of people.
Fortunately, the man accompanying them was tall and strong, and didn't look like someone to be trifled with.
Otherwise, she would have been really worried that such a pretty young girl would run into trouble at their guesthouse.
So when the man asked, she was happy to arrange adjacent rooms for the two of them.
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In modern times, Wen Qinghe would stay in presidential suites that cost at least five or six thousand yuan, so she couldn't help but marvel at how ridiculously low the prices were these days...
At the same time, I was also curious about the guesthouse.
The walls are white, the windows are made of brown aluminum alloy, and there is a wooden sign on the wall that reads "Please go upstairs for accommodation".
The stairwell still had residents' washed clothes hanging there, and there was a sign for a public toilet between the first and second floors.
Upon reaching the second floor, you'll see a long corridor.
At the end of the corridor, wooden signs labeled "Bathhouse" and "Hot Water Room" point to the left and right respectively.
After Yan Xiao opened the room, he first looked around the room and, finding no potential safety hazards, let her in.
Wen Qinghe looked at the room, which was about ten square meters in size. The room was simply furnished, with only a wire bed about 1.2 meters wide, a bedside table, and a set of wooden tables and stools.
Well, times have changed, and she can't ask for too much.
Fortunately, the blankets on the bed had been washed and sun-dried, and were full of the fresh scent of sunshine and soap.
After settling the young girl in, Yan Xiao first checked the door lock to make sure it was intact. Only then did he instruct Wen Qinghe not to open the door for anyone except him.
Then he took out a lunchbox from another bag he had brought and hurriedly went out to buy food at a state-run restaurant.
The round trip took less than ten minutes.
When Wen Qinghe heard the knocking, she was about to open the door when she remembered what the man had said, and her hand on the door lock stopped.
He asked in a low voice, "Who is it?"
Yan Xiao, standing outside the door, raised an eyebrow. It seemed the young girl had taken his words to heart.
"It's me, open the door."
Hearing the man's deep voice, Wen Qinghe felt a surge of excitement before finally relaxing and quickly unlocking the door.
Yan Xiao walked in and put down the lunchbox. Wen Qinghe, who hadn't eaten much all day, was already starving when she smelled the aroma of the food.
Several aluminum lunchboxes contained fragrant white rice and two dishes and a soup. The dishes were braised pork ribs, stir-fried vegetables, and a yam and lean pork soup.
There were also five sesame seed cakes in the oil paper package next to it.
Wen Qinghe was surprised by the portion sizes of the food in restaurants nowadays; several aluminum lunch boxes, each nearly 30cm long and 15m wide, were filled to the brim.
Yan Xiao took out the little girl's special small bowl, filled it with rice, and handed her the clean tableware.
Wen Qinghe ate a small bowl of rice, drank a bowl of soup, and ate half a sesame seed cake before stopping. She patted her slightly bulging belly and wiped her mouth contentedly.
Yan Xiao was surprised, not expecting the little girl to eat half a sesame seed cake and half a bowl of soup more than usual tonight.
However, considering that she hadn't had much of an appetite all day, he felt somewhat relieved that evening.
After dinner, because the little girl ate more than usual, he was worried about her having indigestion. So he took his men for a walk around the guesthouse before coming up.
After bringing Wen Qinghe to the room, he took out a basin from the wicker trunk to fetch hot water.
There used to be a bathhouse here, but when he went to wash his lunchbox just now, he saw that the ground at the entrance of the bathhouse was slippery, so you can imagine what it was like inside.
Moreover, the men's and women's bathhouses were right across from each other, and there were many people coming and going. He thought about the little girl's small frame and body, and worried that if she went in and encountered trouble, there would be no one to take care of her.
Only after obtaining the girl's consent did he prepare to fetch water so she could wash up in her room.
Even if Yan Xiao didn't say anything, Wen Qinghe would proactively say that she wouldn't go to the public bathhouse.
There were too many people in the bathhouse, and she couldn't feel comfortable being completely open with unfamiliar people. According to Tang Lingling, everyone was soaking in the same pool.
Some ignorant children would even relieve themselves in the bathtub. When Wen Qinghe heard this, she found it unbelievable; it was so unhygienic.
So when she hears the word "bathroom," she frowns and tries to avoid it.
Yan Xiao acted quickly. After bringing the water to the room, he took out her usual towel, toiletries, and pajamas and then went out.
Wen Qinghe locked the door and went straight into her space to take a quick shower and change into clean pajamas before she felt that she had recovered from her terrible state of mind that day.
Looking at the basin of water in the room, she put a towel in the water to wet it before opening the door.
Yan Xiao stood outside the door waiting, watching the young girl open the door, dressed neatly and cleanly, her pretty face and rosy lips...
His eyes unconsciously deepened slightly, his Adam's apple bobbed up and down, and his breathing gradually became heavier.
But considering they were in a guesthouse and not yet married, he stiffly turned his head away, went inside, and brought out the basin of water. After instructing her to lock the door, he left alone to take a shower.
Thinking of the little girl being alone, he quickly took a shower and came out. When he returned, he made sure she was safe and sound in the room before he went back to sleep next door.
He slept lightly all night, occasionally listening intently to the sounds coming from next door.
He was afraid that something might have happened to the little girl and he hadn't heard it.
...
The next day, while it was still gloomy outside, Yan Xiao woke up.
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