"I know this is sudden, but you can think about it slowly. You can still stay here for another month."

"You can give me any answer within this month."

Gu Qinglin knew that marriage was not a trivial matter, and she was right to consider it carefully.

After everyone left, Shen Man closed the door with her lunch box. She passed by the dressing table and found from the mirror that the collar of her pajamas was a bit big, revealing a little bit of her collarbone.

No wonder Gu Qinglin suddenly looked away the moment he met her eyes just now.

Shen Man touched the still warm lunch box and opened it. It contained not only sweet and sour spareribs, but also some tempting braised pork and pickled cabbage.

It smells so good that it makes you drool.

These were her favorite foods. She didn't know how he knew her preferences.

After finishing the meal, it was already dark. Shen Man washed the lunch box, opened the curtains and looked at the door opposite. The lights were still on.

But it wasn't nice to return things so late at night. She had really eaten a lot of Gu Qinglin's food these days, and she felt embarrassed to eat it again.

Early the next morning.

Shen Man went out to buy some things and came back. She had just received her salary last month and had some industrial coupons.

With the help of her mother's relationship in the supply and marketing cooperative, Cheng bought a pot, a bunch of vegetables, and some other kitchen utensils.

People go out in the morning, and the kitchen can be used in the afternoon.

Shen Man specially bought half a bag of meat and some vegetables. When she walked into the yard with the meat and vegetables, she happened to run into Gu Xiaobei who was sitting in the yard playing.

She gave the children some instructions, telling them not to cook in the evening but to eat directly in her room, and also asked Aunt Yu to come along.

These days, Aunt Yu has been working efficiently and taking good care of the children, so she and Shen Man have a good relationship.

Gu Xiaobei was so happy, his eyes sparkling, "Really? Then can I taste my aunt's food?"

He hadn't eaten meals cooked by his mother for a long time.

Shen Man lowered her head and touched his little head, saying softly, "Well, I'll cook for you every day. I'll make whatever Xiaobei likes to eat."

Actually, since the child was born, Gu Qinglin has been the one taking care of him most of the time. She has not been as responsible as he is in any way.

In this regard, she really owed Xiaobei.

"I like to eat stir-fried meat, garlic-flavored greens, and tofu dumplings..."

Perhaps because of their blood relationship, the mother and son have almost the same preferences in some aspects. For example, these favorite dishes, Gu Xiaobei likes to eat, and Shen Man also likes to eat them.

Gu Xiaobei ran back to the house and told Gu Qinglin, who was washing rice and cooking, the good news.

"Dad, you don't have to cook. We can go to my aunt's house to eat every day. She will buy a lot of dishes for us to eat together."

"Auntie's cooking is delicious."

Gu Qinglin looked up at the door across from him and put the rice in the bowl back into the rice jar. "She only called us two?"

"Of course not. Grandma Yu is coming over to eat with us."

Gu Qinglin raised his eyebrows, it turned out that they were not the only ones being called.

"Xiaobei, let's go over and help."

It must have taken her a genius to clean the kitchen. She had to wash all kinds of kitchen utensils, clean the kitchen, wash vegetables and cook. It must have taken her a long time to do this alone.

The father and son walked over and knocked on each other's door.

Shen Man opened the door and saw two people. She was a little surprised. "Didn't I tell you to come back later? Why did you come here so early?"

Gu Xiaobei fell on her lap, blinking his eyes, and was about to speak, but was stopped by Gu Qinglin, who had quick eyesight.

"You are such a grown-up, you can't just throw yourself on your aunt like that."

Gu Xiaobei pouted and bluntly exposed Gu Qinglin's thoughts, "Dad, you are just afraid that you will knock Aunt down and hurt her, right? Humph, I won't do that. I always control my strength."

Shen Man looked at Gu Qinglin consciously, somewhat surprised.

The man avoided her gaze, bent down and hugged Gu Xiaobei into his arms, "Don't talk so much nonsense, we are here to help your aunt cook, not to play."

After the father and son entered the house, the child insisted on helping to pick vegetables. Gu Qinglin asked 깊 politely, and after getting the answer, he went straight into 깊's kitchen.

He rolled up his sleeves, revealing his strong arms. After washing his clothes, he picked up the uncut meat on the chopping board and started cutting it.

The movements are skillful and the meat slices are evenly thick.

Shen Man wanted to treat them to a meal, so she didn't have the nerve to ask them to do the work.

So she hurried over to stop him, "No need, come on, you guys sit outside for a while, it will be ready soon."

Gu Qinglin lowered his head and continued to cut vegetables. In a few minutes, a piece of meat became a piece of meat slice.

"Come on, go and wash the vegetables with Xiaobei for a while, and leave the rest to you."

Shen Man watched the man, who was more skilled than her, start pouring oil into the pot. There was basically no place for her to be of any use, so she had no choice but to nod, turn around and go out to wash vegetables with the children.

It's called washing vegetables, but in fact there's only a small head of cabbage, there's nothing much to do.

Gu Xiaobei had almost finished washing the vegetables by himself.

When Shen Man walked out, he was still holding the dish, standing on tiptoe, blinking his eyes, obviously asking for compliments.

"Aunt, look at the vegetables I washed. Are they clean? I washed them three times."

Shen Man looked down and saw the child's expectant face asking for praise. She smiled softly, "Clean, especially clean."

"Xiaobei is the most capable one."

It doesn't matter if you don't exaggerate. Once you exaggerate, it seems like there is a tail behind Gu Xiaobei, which is about to soar into the sky.

He looked around the room, then ran over, picked up the broom and began to sweep the floor, his little baby voice rising slightly with pride.

"You may be even more capable. Washing vegetables is nothing. You can also sweep the floor and wash dishes. When you grow up, you will learn to cook like your father and learn to earn money to support your mother."

Shen Man felt warm in her heart as she listened to the child's words.

Apart from anything else, she still likes this child very much. He is well-behaved, cute and sensible.

Gu Xiaobei turned around, picked up the broom, swept the house clean, then started looking for a rag and began to wipe the table. Such a small kid was busy all day long just because of a compliment.

Shen Man was afraid that he was tired and wanted him to take a break, but he refused to stop. He was obviously very tired and his forehead was sweating, but he still insisted.

"Auntie, don't be afraid. I love working. Dad said that labor is the most glorious, and children who can help their mothers with housework are the cutest."

He must be his mother's most obedient baby.

So Shen Man had no choice but to let him work non-stop.