Father Gu: Thank you! I am so lucky to have you!

Gu Yizhou opened his eyes wide and looked at them, nodding, "I will definitely be able to support my wife in the future, but I also want to marry a wife as beautiful as auntie." He always felt that calling her auntie was a bit weird, but since it was his sister's request, he could only agree, "Auntie, can I come to play with you in the future?"

He looked at her with a pair of grape-like eyes. His mother divorced his father when he was three years old and left with another man, abandoning his father and him. He also heard them arguing fiercely. His mother said that his father was useless and could not give her the life she wanted, so she divorced his father later.

The adults thought he didn't understand, but in fact he knew a lot of things. He couldn't play with the other children in the compound. Most of the time he played alone under the tree. He tried to integrate with these children, but facts told him that he couldn't.

The moment he saw Luo Xingci, he didn't know why he wanted to get close to her. He said more today than he had in the previous week.

Lu Sinian naturally noticed his changes and knew that he loved his wife very much, so he touched his head.

"Okay, you can come and play with me if I'm at home." It was the first time that Luo Xingci liked a child.

Gu Yizhou smiled happily, "Okay, Auntie, I'll come to play with you tomorrow." After that, he went home.

On the way, Luo Xingci asked about the child.

"Whose child is this? He's very cute." But she always felt that there was a sense of alienation about him. From what she observed when he was playing with those children just now, she found that he didn't interact with them much. It was as if he was just playing by himself.

"He is the son of Deputy Battalion Commander Gu, named Gu Yizhou. He is five years old this year. His mother ran away with another man when he was three years old. Deputy Battalion Commander Gu is usually busy, and his parents are not here. They are in the mountains. They originally wanted to come here, but his old father injured his leg, and there were children to take care of at home, so they did not come."

"So everyone will help take care of him when they have nothing to do. But this child is also well-behaved. He won't run around and won't cause trouble. Even if he is bullied by other children, he will act as if nothing happened. He knows that his father is usually very busy, so he swallows everything."

In fact, everyone felt very sad for Gu Yizhou, but after all, they were not his parents, so they naturally could not take good care of him, let alone think about the child's mental health. Moreover, most of them were people from the countryside, and a healthy child was more important than anything else, so they would not pay too much attention to it.

When Luo Xingci heard this, an indescribable feeling surged in his heart. Sometimes the ones who suffer the most when something like this happens are the children.

All she can say is that if she has time in the future she will pay more attention to it. Maybe it was the child's innocent smile that made her feel a little more sympathetic.

The two of them didn't hang around outside for long. They went back after about twenty minutes.

After returning, Lu Sinian went to boil hot water for her to take a bath. After the hot water was ready, he took out a large wooden barrel and put water in it before calling Luo Xingci to come over for a bath.

"Wife, take a shower first, and soak your feet later. I've prepared the water for you, and the temperature is just right."

"Okay, come here and let me kiss you." She went over and kissed him. When she wanted to leave, Lu Sinian hugged her and kissed her hard before letting her go.

Luo Xingci glared at him coquettishly, "I'm going to take a shower, you rascal!"

"Okay, wife, I understand the deeper meaning of this. Put the clothes in the basket and I will wash them later."

Luo Xingci nodded. If someone offered to wash clothes for him, he had to satisfy him. Otherwise, what would he do if he became lazy?

When she came out of the shower, Lu Sinian was already washing clothes outside. The comrades who passed by were all shocked and speechless when they saw this. Is this still the Lu Sinian they knew?

"Captain Lu, are you doing the laundry? You are such a virtuous woman, why didn't you ask your wife to come out and do the laundry? I tell you, you can't spoil this woman, otherwise she will poop and pee on your head. Besides, doing the laundry is what women should do."

It is normal to have such thoughts in this era. There are many male chauvinists who even think that washing clothes and cooking are things women should do and not men. But in Lu Sinian's eyes, it doesn't matter whether these things are done by men or women. He is free anyway and has washed clothes before, so what's the big deal?

"A wife is meant to be loved, not to do housework. I'm at home so naturally I wash the clothes. You think I'm virtuous, right? Actually, I think I'm quite virtuous too. You should learn from me, too."

A few people curled their lips. It was obvious that everyone had a different opinion from him. At home, these things were done by their wives, and they would not do these things. But what they didn't know was that all the men in the compound would follow Lu Sinian's example and even started a trend of loving their wives.

When he finished his work and returned to the room, Luo Xingci was already asleep. He hugged his wife and kissed her before lying down beside her and falling asleep.

"You said you would give me a surprise again, is this the surprise?" He muttered and fell asleep.

......

When Gu Yizhou returned home, his father had not come back yet. He sat alone in the empty house, looking at the clothes that were scattered all over the place. He went over to take all the clothes out to wash, but when he finished washing his father had not come back yet.

He felt a little lost, wishing his mother was still alive. In fact, he had gone to look for her before, but she said she didn't know him and drove him away. She gave him ten dollars and told him not to look for her again. She now had a new family and new children. He took the money she gave him and never looked for her again.

He went into the kitchen and made some noodles. After they were cooked, Gu Zhihe came back exhausted.

"Dad, you're back?" Seeing him come back, he put on a smile on his face and ran out of the kitchen, telling him what happened today.

"Dad, do you know? There is a very beautiful auntie in our compound. She is Uncle Lu's daughter-in-law."

When Gu Zhihe saw his son, all his tiredness disappeared. He touched his head and said, "Really? I didn't expect your Uncle Lu to be so capable. He finally found a wife. When Dad is free, I will take you to his house for dinner."

Unexpectedly, this guy finally found a wife when he came back this time. He used to say that he would never find a wife in his life, but he didn't believe his nonsense. The reason he didn't find a wife was because he hadn't found someone he liked yet.

"Okay, Dad, come and eat noodles." Gu Yizhou brought out the noodles and the father and son ate happily.

"You made great noodles. Which aunt's house did you go to for dinner today? I'll bring the food over tomorrow."

"No, I've been cooking for myself these past few days! Dad, I'll cook for myself at home from now on. We won't go to other people's houses for dinner."

"Okay, when dad is done with this busy period, I'll take you out to play!"