Wen Xi locked the iron gate, beckoned Qin Mi in, and then led him to the kitchen so he could wash up with hot water. After that, she led Qin Mi to the small bed, lifted the curtain, and said, "Qin Mi, you can sleep here tonight. I'll squeeze in with the other kids later."
Qin Mi sat down on the edge of the bed. Just as Wen Xi was about to turn around, Qin Mi reached out and put his arm around Wen Xi's waist, pulling her inside the curtain. The two of them were then together inside the narrow curtain.
"Qin Mi, what are you doing?" Wen Xi nudged Qin Mi's strong arm.
"Shh, keep your voice down, don't wake the children." Qin Mi leaned close to Wen Xi's ear and whispered, "Liangliang, I have something to tell you. You'll sleep here tonight."
Just as Wen Xi was about to say something, Qin Mi had already placed her on the bed against the wall. Then he moved closer and practically pinned her against the wall.
In the cramped space, with so many people crammed together, Wen Xi felt a little awkward and whispered, "Qin Mi, what do you want to say?"
When she didn't hear Qin Mi's reply, Wen Xi turned around and ended up face to face with Qin Mi. Their faces were almost touching, and their warm breaths mingled, making Wen Xi feel very embarrassed.
Qin Mi covered Wen Xi with a blanket, took off his own outer clothes, and then covered himself with a blanket.
Qin Mi's body temperature was very high, and the cool bed quickly warmed up. Wen Xi felt a little uncomfortable being squeezed in the bed and wanted to turn over but didn't dare to because the bed was too small.
"Don't move around, you'll feel awful if you catch a cold." Qin Mi reached out and pulled her close, letting her lie in his arms to sleep. This gave her more space, so she didn't have to be huddled up like before.
Wen Xi nestled in Qin Mi's arms, feeling extremely embarrassed. But when she calmed down, she heard Qin Mi's strong, powerful heartbeat, which sounded like drums beating in her ears.
Then Wenxi subconsciously sniffed Qin Mi's chest; he smelled quite nice.
Qin Mi is young and handsome, comes from a good family, and is also very outstanding. Wen Xi wondered to herself whether she should have a brief affair with him.
She then banished these chaotic thoughts from her mind. She wasn't that kind of person, nor would she do such a thing. Besides, she was going to leave this place. If something really happened between her and Qin Mi, what would happen to Qin Mi when she was no longer here?
Wen Xi was startled by her own thoughts and suddenly became very awake, unable to fall back asleep. She asked in a low voice, "Qin Mi, how are things on your end?"
“Liangliang, the villages you helped are now basically stable. They can support themselves and help other villages in need. The fruit trees you planted have all survived, and everyone's situation should be even better next year,” Qin Mi said.
Wen Xi nodded gently, "When you go back, I will donate another batch of living supplies to your unit."
"Then I'll thank you on everyone's behalf." Qin Mi carefully sniffed Wen Xi's head and secretly gave her a light kiss on the hair.
The next day, Wen Xi woke up before dawn. Seeing that Qin Mi was still asleep, she got up quietly, went to the kitchen to boil water for washing, and then made meat soup for the children.
When marinating the meat slices, Wenxi used egg whites and starch to make the meat slices more tender.
Seeing Qin Mi arrive, Wen Xi asked, "Qin Mi, are you going to wash up here or go home?"
"Liangliang, why are you up so early?" When he woke up, he found his arms empty. He thought that the scene of seeing Wenxi last night was just a dream.
“I always get up very early, you know that, right?” Wen Xi pointed to the basin next to her and said, “If you’re going to wash up here, use the things in there. They’re all new things I bought.”
Wen Xi finally understood why she had bought so many things at the department store; it turned out they were waiting for her here!
When Xu Yinmei and Fang Zhiruo got up, they were both surprised to see a tall, handsome young man at the orphanage. "Liangliang, who is this...?"
Before Wen Xi could say anything, Qin Mi said impatiently, "Hello, I am Liangliang's husband, my name is Qin Mi, thank you for taking care of Liangliang during this time."
Xu Yinmei waved her hand awkwardly, "Comrade Qin, please don't say that. We haven't taken care of Liangliang much. It was Liangliang who took care of the orphanage, providing food and supplies. With Liangliang's help, the children's lives have become more stable."
Fang Zhiruo whispered from the side, "Now that Comrade Qin is here, shouldn't we change the cold bed into a big bed?"
Afraid of embarrassing Wenxi, Xu Yinmei quickly said, "We have more and more children, and we really don't have enough beds. If you have some free time today, go to the secondhand market and see if you can find a few old beds."
Fang Zhiruo smiled and said, "Okay."
After having breakfast at the orphanage, Qin Mi took Wen Xi back to the Qin family home. On the way, Wen Xi brought out a 20-pound grass carp and another 10 pounds of river shrimp.
In the past, there were few large river shrimp, so she couldn't bear to eat them. Now that she has started raising large river shrimp, there will be more and more large river shrimp in the future, so she will naturally be willing to eat them.
Although they set off early, the orphanage was quite far from the Qin family home. By the time they finally arrived, Qin's parents had already gone to work, leaving only Qin's grandparents at home.
The two elders were overjoyed to see Qin Mi return. "Qin Mi, you're back?"
Qin Mi nodded, "Grandpa and Grandma, Liangliang brought you some big fish and shrimp. Please have a good lunch."
"Liangliang, you sent us a lot of seafood before, why did you bring so much more today?" Grandma Qin said disapprovingly. "You're so busy with work now, you should take a good rest when you have time."
"Grandma Qin, I understand. I will get some rest." Facing those who cared about her, Wen Xi didn't want to explain anything more. She just listened obediently, letting it go in one ear and out the other, and continued doing what she was supposed to do.
At noon, Wenxi and Qin Mi worked together to cook the big fish into fish head stew with tofu and pickled fish, and the big river shrimp into salted shrimp and braised shrimp. In addition, Grandma Qin cooked a few dishes, making a whole table full of delicious food, comparable to Chinese New Year.
Even during the Lunar New Year, at least 95% of families cannot afford such a lavish meal.
When Qin's father and mother came home for lunch, Qin's mother looked at the delicious-looking food on the table and said with a smile, "Since Liangliang came to our family, our standard of living has really risen sharply."
Wen Xi smiled awkwardly, "Aunt Qin, this is the result of everyone's joint efforts."
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