Chapter 603: An Inquiring Gaze
After Lu Ye arrived at the military base on his motorcycle, Bai Zhi rode her motorcycle home.
When she got home, Xiaowei had just finished kindergarten and came straight to her for acupuncture, carrying his schoolbag.
The child was very proactive in the treatment and even brought Baizhi some cookies from kindergarten.
The child's thoughtfulness deeply touched Bai Zhi, this old auntie.
It feels really good to be remembered.
Especially the young patients I personally treat.
"Xiaowei, you can have the cookie, I'm on a diet."
Xiao Wei insisted on giving it to her, saying, "No, I brought this back especially for you."
Bai Zhi couldn't refuse him, so she broke the biscuit in half and shared it with Xiao Wei.
After resting for a while, they resumed treating Xiaowei.
While receiving the acupuncture, Xiao Wei looked at Bai Zhi with bright eyes, asking for her opinion, "Aunt Bai, can I stay at your house for dinner tonight?"
Bai Zhi smiled and replied, "Of course! After I finish your treatment, I'll go cook. What would you like to eat, Xiao Wei?"
"I like to eat anything Aunt Xiaobai makes."
Xiao Wei is like a little adult, very sensible. "I'll ask my dad to give you money for your meals."
Bai Zhi rolled her eyes at him, pretending to be angry, "You little brat, what are you going to pay for your food? How much can you eat?"
Xiao Wei, however, spoke with conviction and was quite principled: "I always get paid for my lunch at kindergarten. My dad taught me that I can't take advantage of others for nothing."
He added, "My dad usually gives Aunt Guifang money for meals too."
"Xiaowei, we're neighbors, no need to be so formal. If you want to eat at Auntie's, just stay. Don't keep bringing up money, it'll make Auntie angry."
Xiao Wei had been eating at Liu Guifang's house for several years, so it's understandable that Political Commissar Zhang felt bad and gave him some money for the meals.
The child only ate two meals at her house, so paying for the meals is a bit excessive.
Once she gets busy, she won't have time to eat at home as often.
It's even more inappropriate to accept money for meals from people.
Seeing that Bai Zhi was angry, Xiao Wei quickly changed his mind, "Alright then."
After Bai Zhi gave Xiao Wei the acupuncture, she told him not to move, and then put the thermal clothes he had changed out of yesterday into the washing machine.
Then I sat down next to Xiaowei and waited for the acupuncture to begin.
Liu Guifang didn't come today, so she didn't dare to let her guard down and had to stay by Xiaowei's side at all times to prevent him from making any sudden movements.
After the treatment was over, she told Xiaowei to get dressed and do his homework at their coffee table.
"Xiaowei, shall we make some noodles with minced meat sauce tonight?"
Xiao Wei nodded happily, "Okay, I love braised noodles the most."
"Then you should do your homework, I'll go cook."
Bai Zhi prepared the meat sauce soup and boiled water in the pot, just waiting for Lu Ye to come back and cook the noodles.
She took the clothes out of the washing machine and went downstairs to hang them up to dry when she ran into Zhou Jianmin, who was returning home.
Having barely met Zhou Jianmin before, and having seen him in the county town today, Bai Zhi could only greet him with, "Company Commander Zhou, you're back?"
"Hmm, hanging up the clothes?" Zhou Jianmin asked casually.
"right."
After Bai Zhi finished speaking, she planned to walk around him towards the clothesline.
Zhou Jianmin couldn't help but glance at Bai Zhi a couple more times.
Judging by his appearance, he doesn't look like an experienced traditional Chinese medicine doctor at all.
More like a junior nurse.
Bai Zhi seemed to notice Zhou Jianmin's probing gaze as well.
"Company Commander Zhou, is there anything else?" Bai Zhi felt very uncomfortable being stared at like that, so she looked directly at him and asked.
"It's nothing." Zhou Jianmin looked away guiltily and went upstairs to go home.
When Zhou Jianmin entered the house, he could no longer maintain his previous confident and stern demeanor when facing his wife, Wang Yumei.
Thinking about the pressure Wang Yumei has endured over the years due to fertility issues, he felt a mix of emotions.
I couldn't help but start to examine myself.
When they first met 7 years ago, she was a delicate and pampered girl.
Now she's become hysterical, aggressive, and sarcastic.
Whose fault is this?
He has been annoyed and confused all these years.
I don't understand why Wang Yumei turned out this way.
But today, at this moment.
His only emotion was guilt.
Wang Yumei had already prepared the meal, but when she saw Zhou Jianmin return, her face remained gloomy.
She didn't give her a friendly look either, and said in a flat tone, "Let's eat."
She originally wanted to ask Zhou Jianmin if he had gone to the hospital for a check-up and what the results were.
But Zhou Jianmin looked unpleasant, and she hesitated to speak.
Actually, it's more about not having the courage to ask.
If Zhou Jianmin's investigation finds no problems, then all the pressure will fall on her.
Will Zhou Jianming really divorce her?
What if Zhou Jianmin's tests show a problem, and it can't be cured? Should she divorce Zhou Jianmin?
Both outcomes may ultimately lead to the same problem.
She was extremely conflicted.
She was thinking that morning that if Zhou Jianmin really did have a problem, then she would definitely have a good talk with him and yell out all the grievances and pressure she had suffered over the years.
But at that moment, she couldn't say a word.
The questioning, the scolding, the sarcastic mockery...
None at all.
She chose to remain silent.
Wang Yumei went to the kitchen to get rice, and Zhou Jianmin followed her in.
After she finished serving the rice, he took it out, and the two ate their meal in silence.
Food does not taste good.
Halfway through the meal, Wang Yumei lost her appetite but couldn't resist breaking the silence.
"Don't you have anything to say to me?"
You could tell that Wang Yumei's voice was cautious, completely unlike her usual aggressive tone.
Zhou Jianmin paused slightly as he picked up food with his chopsticks, but quickly resumed his normal movements. "Let's talk about it after we finish eating."
The couple were unusually harmonious, unlike their usual tense and argumentative meeting.
But the silence at this moment is more like the calm before the storm.
The atmosphere was very oppressive.
After finally finishing her meal, Wang Yumei suddenly lost the courage to listen to him talk.
She felt that either outcome seemed to be disadvantageous to her.
She quickly gathered the dishes and prepared to wash them.
"Put it down, I'll wash it."
Just as she picked up her bowl and chopsticks, Zhou Jianmin's voice rang out behind her, and Wang Yumei paused slightly.
My heart skipped a beat.
In the past, she would nag him many times just to get him to wash the dishes.
Zhou Jianmin would also complain that she was lazy, always saying that she stayed at home and he had to do even the simplest chores.
Today, however, he offered to wash the dishes.
Wang Yumei said, "No need, I'll wash it."
After speaking, he quickly went into the kitchen.
She actually took the initiative to wash the dishes without a single complaint. Zhou Jianmin sat on the sofa, his heart filled with a mix of emotions.
Perhaps she had long since grown accustomed to nagging, complaining, and hysteria.
He was somewhat unaccustomed to the sudden change in attitude today.
Even a faint sense of unease lingered in my heart.
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