Su Nianmei: "..."
Why does this kid carry a human translator? ? ?
Gu Xichao stood at the kitchen door, reached behind her waist and deftly untied her apron. With her well-defined, slender fingers, she pinched the apron's straps and placed it on the chair.
Gu Xiaobao and Ergouzi surrounded Su Nianmei, and there was only a small empty space next to Gu Xiaobao. Gu Xichao squatted next to Gu Xiaobao, hugging his son with one hand.
He rubbed Gu Xiaobao's head and said with a smile, "Is it you who wants a sister or is it mom who wants a sister?"
Gu Xichao came too suddenly, and Su Nianmei didn't have time to dodge. The two were less than a punch away from each other, so close that she could hear each other's breathing.
The laughter was like a spring hitting a rock, and it immediately hit Su Nianmei's ears. Su Nianmei hurriedly proved her innocence: "I didn't say that!"
Er Gouzi looked at Gu Xichao with his big black and white eyes. He said softly on his round face, "Uncle Gu, yes, yes."
He paused, hesitantly, and quietly moved his head towards Gu Xichao, passing Su Nianmei. He leaned over to Gu Xichao's ear and whispered in what he thought was a very quiet voice. He covered his mouth with his chubby little hands in a trumpet shape and said, "It's Auntie who wants a sister."
In fact, it was so loud that the whole room could hear it.
Su Nianmei: “???”
How come they keep distorting the facts one after another!
Gu Xiaobao chuckled.
Gu Xichao looked at Su Nianmei, his expression changed again and again, and he explained to Gu Xiaobao seriously: "Dad is a man, Dad can't have children."
Gu Xiaobao looked at him, tilting his head, with a confused look on his face: "So mom is a woman, so mom can give birth to a sister?"
I don’t know why when Gu Xichao is around, Er Gouzi is more casual. Er Gouzi, who is wearing a floral dress, has learned to answer questions quickly, and then added: "My father said that I was born by my mother."
As he spoke, the little chick on his head moved along with him, like a chick pecking at rice.
Su Nianmei: “!!!” What kind of vicious words are these!
She turned her head to look at Gu Xichao and explained, "I didn't say those words."
Because she was too anxious, her speech speed involuntarily increased.
Gu Xichao nodded with a smile.
Su Nianmei always felt that there was a hint of ridicule in it, and her ears felt like they were on fire.
Gu Xichao looked at Su Nianmei's embarrassed look and didn't want to tease her any more. He saw that Ergouzi had almost finished washing. She bent down and carried the basin into the kitchen, took her apron with her, closed the kitchen door and continued to cook.
Su Nianmei touched her face with her hand, it was hot, and she secretly breathed a sigh of relief.
She analyzed her current situation and had two choices: one was to divorce Gu Xichao and make a living on her own. But with her current qualifications, no diploma, no ability, and little understanding of the outside world, no one would even want her to do manual labor. Going out to make a living would undoubtedly be putting herself in a difficult situation.
There is another way, which is to stay in the Gu family, be a young wife, have food and drink, and be given a handsome official partner and a cute baby.
Su Nianmei rolled her eyes and made a secret decision in her heart.
The two children rushed towards her together, one in her arms and the other climbing on her back. There was so much noise that Su Nianmei fell to the ground.
The whole house was filled with children's laughter.
Not long after, Gu Xichao's meal was ready.
It was a very simple meal, a plate of shredded potatoes with vinegar, a plate of smashed cucumbers, a large bowl of steamed corn bread on the side, and a bowl of thick corn grits porridge for each person. Su Nianmei felt that they could all be cut with a knife.
For most ordinary families, this meal is considered quite rich.
Gu Xiaobao and Er Gouzi ate with relish, their faces covered with corn grits.
Su Nianmei was also eating. The potato shreds were just the right thickness, width and length, which showed that the cook had good knife skills. The vegetables at that time had not been polluted and were all pure natural green products. There was a vegetable garden downstairs in the compound, and the vegetables collected would be distributed to each household, so life was still relatively comfortable.
After dinner, Gu Xiaobao and Er Gouzi ran downstairs to play.
Gu Xichao drank his meal slowly, mouthful by mouthful, without any hurry. He stared at Su Nianmei with his eyes, as if he was observing something interesting.
Su Nianmei sipped her rice and felt a little frightened by his gaze.
After hearing the footsteps of Gu Xiaobao and the others coming down the stairs, Gu Xichao went into the kitchen mysteriously, fiddling with something. After a moment, he came out seriously, as if he was holding something in his hand.
Suddenly, he clenched his right fist and stretched it in front of Su Nianmei.
Su Nianmei was frightened by this sudden incident. A mouthful of rice got stuck in her throat. She couldn't spit it out or swallow it, and could only cough.
Gu Xichao quickly put the things in his hand on the table and slowly patted Su Nianmei's back to help her calm down. After a long while, she finally felt better.
Su Nianmei's face turned red from choking and she took deep breaths.
Gu Xichao sat down and slowly pushed the things on the table over with two slender fingers.
Su Nianmei took a look and found it was an egg. She touched it with her hand and it was still warm.
Gu Xichao retracted his fingers, sat up straight, and said in a serious tone: "Eat it while it's hot, don't let Xiaobao find out."
Su Nianmei was stunned: "Ah?"
Gu Xichao said, "Xiaobao loves to eat eggs. He treasures them very much and thinks about eating many every day. When he saw that I cooked extra eggs today, he started to clamor for more. No matter how good these eggs are, you can't eat too many of them."
Su Nianmei said "Oh" and a warm feeling surged in her heart.
This man actually told a lie in order to replenish his body. She had some knowledge of history and knew that eggs were still relatively precious at this time. Unless it was a major occasion, most people would not be willing to eat them.
Gu Xichao saw that Su Nianmei didn't react for a moment, then reached out and took the egg back, held it in his palm, picked up the egg, gently tapped it on the corner of the table, and peeled the egg.
His expression was very serious, as if he was not peeling eggs but carrying out an important military mission.
The eggs were peeled in a flash, revealing the white and tender egg whites.
Gu Xichao handed the peeled eggs to Su Nianmei. Su Nianmei frowned and did not move.
"Don't like it?" Gu Xichao asked.
Gu Xichao looked at the reaction, reached out to peel off the egg white, pinched the yolk with two fingers, and shouted "Ah" to Su Nianmei as if he was coaxing Gu Xiaobao.
Gu Xichao's body suddenly moved closer, and the fresh fragrance from his body hit Su Nianmei, making her feel a little dizzy.
She seemed to be possessed by a ghost and opened her mouth obediently. The egg yolk was stuffed into her mouth and she couldn't help licking it with her tongue.
Gu Xichao's fingers felt numb as if they were electrocuted. He watched Su Nianmei bite the egg, and calmly withdrew his fingers. He placed two fingers under the table and continued rubbing them.
The taste of egg yolk melted in her mouth, and Su Nianmei narrowed her eyes. She used to like eating eggs, and she was very picky and only ate the egg yolks. Her grandmother had scolded her many times for this, but she just couldn't change this habit.
Gu Xichao looked at Su Nianmei, whose cheeks were still a little rosy, with deep eyes.
After dinner, Su Nianmei wanted to wash the dishes, but was stopped by Gu Xichao, so she walked around the room.
It was just getting dark in the evening when Gu Xiaobao and Er Gouzi came back.
As soon as Gu Xiaobao entered the door, he proudly showed Su Nianmei the wreath he had made with dogtail grass.
The wreaths were worn on Ergouzi's wrists and head. The wreath on her head was a bit big, and it swayed when she walked.
In order to better demonstrate his craftsmanship, Gu Xiaobao held Ergouzi's hand with one hand and put the other hand on Ergouzi's head to help him fix the wreath.
Su Nianmei was wiping the table and was amused by the appearance of Gu Xiaobao and Ergouzi.
The two of them walked around the room like they were on patrol.
Gu Xiaobao still didn't feel proud enough, so he ran into the room with Ergouzi to show off to Gu Xichao.
Gu Xichao looked at his son, not knowing whether to laugh or cry.
The two children were tired after playing for a long time and wanted to go to bed without even washing their faces.
As soon as Gu Xiaobao pulled Su Nianmei into his room, he took off his shoes and jumped onto the bed, pulled open the mattress and lay down. Ergouzi also seemed to learn to climb onto the bed, and used his hands and feet to climb over Gu Xiaobao, rolled into the bed, and even rolled a little on the bed. He quickly took off his floral skirt and got into the quilt naked.
Su Nianmei had no experience in taking care of a child while they sleep, so she wanted to call Gu Xichao. However, when she saw Gu Xichao's tightly closed door, she backed off.
In the end, I had no choice but to sit by the bed and watch the two children sleep. After all, Ergouzi was two years younger than Gu Xiaobao, and he fell asleep not long after.
Gu Xiaobao slept on the edge of the bed, holding Su Nianmei's fingers tightly before falling asleep.
Su Nianmei patted Gu Xiaobao again and again, coaxing him to sleep.
Watching Gu Xiaobao's eyelids gradually drooping, Su Nianmei quietly pulled her fingers out of Gu Xiaobao's hands, and considerately tucked the corners of the quilt for the two children. He pulled the light cord and left the room.
Su Nianmei went out and saw that both doors were closed. She felt that she had dug a big hole for herself today, but she was embarrassed to squeeze in to sleep with the two children.
He had no choice but to stand in front of Gu Xichao's room, putting his hand against the door from time to time and wanting to knock, but then putting it down again, with a puffy mouth, hesitating for several times.
Finally, he took a deep breath and put his hand on the door, but before he could knock, the door suddenly opened.
"You!" Su Nianmei hadn't finished her words.
Gu Xichao was leaning against the door, wearing only a small vest, her hair was wet, and sweat was running down her neck, sliding across her delicate collarbone and all the way down.
Su Nianmei's hand was still half suspended in the air, still in the posture of knocking on the door.
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