Chapter 18 Sweater "I bit you!"
Wang Ying finished weaving a set of flowers and looked up. The sun was no longer visible. She glanced back inside the room, but the light had dimmed. Zhao Yunsheng was still sitting at his desk, his pen still twitching. Sheets of paper covered with writing lay before him.
Wang Ying didn't say anything, nor did she disturb Zhao Yunsheng. She quietly put the needle and thread on the small bamboo chair and went downstairs.
Wang Ying went to the toilet, then went to the kitchen to check the stove and changed the coal briquettes.
After changing the coal briquettes, Wang Ying raised his head and saw someone following him.
"Why did you come down here alone and leave me upstairs?" Zhao Yunsheng said to Wang Ying while leaning against the kitchen door.
"Are you scared being upstairs alone?" Wang Ying put the teapot back on the stove and looked at the cupboard. The remaining food should be enough for them to eat in the evening.
"Yeah, scared." Zhao Yunsheng said.
"Where did you sleep before you got married?" Wang Ying said.
"An unmarried man is a virgin, immune to all harms." Zhao Yunsheng began to talk nonsense.
Wang Ying turned around and glared at him: "Don't talk nonsense."
Zhao Yunsheng looked at Wang Ying and laughed.
As the two were talking, Chen Xiuqin's voice came from the yard. She and Director Zhao came back together.
"Mom and Dad are back, so I'll cook dinner," Wang Ying said. "Don't stand at the door anymore. You're blocking the light."
So Zhao Yunsheng walked to Wang Ying.
Wang Ying sighed inwardly, this guy is really clingy.
Chen Xiuqin came to the kitchen and saw the young couple there. She peeked out and then left. Wang Ying came to greet her and she didn't even have time to say hello to her.
Wang Ying saw Zhao Yunsheng standing there and simply ordered him around. He obeyed and did whatever he was told. For dinner, he heated up a vegetable soup and rice, and yesterday's leftovers. He cooked two fine steel pots, and each of them carried one to the main hall.
During dinner, Chen Xiuqin asked Wang Ying, "Yingzi, how much of the sweater have you knitted? What pattern has it been made of?"
Wang Ying measured the length of the chopsticks, which was over two inches long, and said, "Without the threaded bottom, it's about this long. The flower is a combination."
"Oh, so fast! I even knitted a combination of flowers for it, and it turned into a butterfly immediately." Chen Xiuqin said with a smile.
Zhao Yunsheng said proudly: "I have never seen anyone weave a flower as good as Yingzi's."
"Really? After dinner, I'll go take a look. If it looks good, I'll knit it too." said Chen Xiuqin.
After dinner, Wang Ying and Zhao Yunsheng cleaned up the dishes together, and each took a steel pot to the kitchen.
The two were washing dishes in the kitchen and could hear Director Zhao listening to the radio in the main room.
After cleaning up the kitchen and sealing the two coal stoves, Wang Ying went upstairs to bring a set of knitted sweaters with patterns to the main room to show Chen Xiuqin.
As soon as Chen Xiuqin picked it up, she praised, "A daughter-in-law is truly better than a mother-in-law. Xiaoyingzi is much more skillful than me. How did you come up with this trick? Director Zhao, look quickly."
Director Zhao took a look and said, "Hmm." Then he closed his eyes and listened to the radio.
"I just figured it out myself," said Wang Ying.
"You knit well, much better than I do. Sometimes I knit too tightly and I can't even poke a needle through it. Sometimes I knit too loosely and it's full of holes, and sometimes I even miss a stitch," said Chen Xiuqin.
"Mom, you're exaggerating." Wang Ying said with a smile.
"You can draw a pattern for me later and I will knit it according to it," said Chen Xiuqin.
"No, this is the pattern Xiao Yingzi knitted for me. No one else is allowed to learn it." Zhao Yunsheng said on the side.
Wang Ying glanced at him, and Chen Xiuqin tsk-tsk-tsk-tsk-tsk: "Unless you don't wear it outside in the future, because once you do, anyone who knows how to knit will learn it just by looking at it."
Zhao Yunsheng snorted, and Wang Ying said, "Mom, are you going to knit it for yourself or for Dad? I can draw other patterns for you."
"I want to knit a piece for your eldest sister's Dongbao. Your eldest sister is busy and doesn't have time. Her mother-in-law is a rich girl who doesn't know how to do anything. She can poke her hand through with a needle." Chen Xiuqin said, as if she felt a little sorry. "Mom will knit it for you later."
Wang Ying thought about it and said, "For Dongbao, please talk to Big Sister. If you don't mind, I'll knit two for Dongbao."
"You have to weave it for me!" Zhao Yunsheng said dissatisfiedly.
Chen Xiuqin glared at Zhao Yunsheng and said, "Your elder sister is being nice to you for nothing! Yingzi, I'll ask your elder sister to buy some yarn later. Wait until Yunsheng finishes knitting this one before you knit the one for Dongbao. Don't worry, your elder sister won't let you work for nothing."
"Okay." Wang Ying agreed without saying anything polite.
"It's getting late. You should wash up and go to bed. You have to go back to your parents' home tomorrow," said Chen Xiuqin.
Wang Ying took the cloth bag containing his sweaters and went upstairs with Zhao Yunsheng. When they got upstairs, Wang Ying didn't see any clothes on the clothesline, so Zhao Yunsheng must have collected them.
After returning to the room, Zhao Yunsheng said, "Can you knit me a pattern that others can't learn even if they see it? Come back and knit it for me."
Wang Ying put the cloth bag on the desk and looked back at him: "Don't let someone take your sweater off when you're walking on the street."
Zhao Yunsheng laughed and said, "Then I'll wear it inside."
"Wear it inside. What new designs are needed?" Wang Ying said. "I can think of some new designs, but for now, let's not make them too special. What do you think?"
Zhao Yunsheng looked at Wang Ying and felt that she did not look like she was twenty years old and was more stable than him.
"I'll listen to you. You have the final say." Zhao Yunsheng walked to Wang Ying and put his arm around her shoulders.
Wang Ying pushed Zhao Yunsheng's hand away: "I'm going downstairs to take a shower."
"I'll go too," said Zhao Yunsheng.
"Don't bother me!" Wang Ying glared at him. "I know where everything is at home. You don't need to follow me."
"Tsk, so heartless." Zhao Yunsheng sat down on the chair in front of the desk.
Wang Ying took some clean clothes and a towel and went downstairs to take a shower.
Zhao Yunsheng sat at his desk, sorting out his manuscript. After reading it once, he hid it in the hidden pocket of his military coat hanging in the tall cupboard.
Wang Ying finished her shower and just opened the door when she saw Zhao Yunsheng standing at the doorway, smiling at her: "It's late, and I'm scared upstairs alone."
Wang Ying looked at him and asked, "Are you afraid of taking a shower alone?"
"If you're afraid, stay with me." Zhao Yunsheng said.
Wang Ying ignored him and went upstairs alone.
After Wang Ying returned to her room, she remembered that she had not yet dealt with the peanuts and red dates on the bed, so she found a cloth bag from the chest of drawers and cleaned the bed.
Thinking of what happened last night, Wang Ying felt a little scared. Given how persistent Zhao Yunsheng was, he was afraid that another fierce battle would be inevitable tonight...
The "fierce battle" was fine, but Wang Ying wondered if she should take some contraceptive measures. In her previous life, she hadn't had children until her early thirties, but after all, she was a different person. Who knew what would happen under a different person? Maybe Zhao Yunsheng would have hit the target on the first try...
Wang Ying was torn. Having a child now, with the scarcity of supplies and underdeveloped medical care, might not be good for both her and the child. But having a child early also had its advantages: the sooner she got it, the sooner she could get rid of it. Once things opened up and the child was older, she could focus on her career.
Moreover, having children early can reduce family conflicts. In her previous life, she had children late, but she often took advantage of Sun Qiaoling's success. Now her mother-in-law and Zhao Yunsheng seemed to be doing well, but if she didn't have children for another three to five years, it would be hard to say what would happen.
Wang Ying sat on the edge of the bed and sighed. Ultimately, she still held certain expectations for family, marriage, and kinship. Now that she had made a good start, she still wanted to run this family even better.
Wang Ying thought it would be better to let nature take its course. Maybe she was pregnant last night... According to the knowledge she learned from seeing a doctor in her previous life, she was now in her ovulation period.
Hearing Zhao Yunsheng's footsteps, Wang Ying crawled into the quilt, turned his back and pretended to be asleep.
Zhao Yunsheng put the thermos behind the door, tiptoed to the bedside, and pounced on Wang Ying, startling her. She exclaimed, "You're trying to scare me to death!"
"Are you still pretending to sleep?" Zhao Yunsheng hugged Wang Ying and the quilt.
Wang Ying was wrapped in the quilt, unable to move. He glared at Zhao Yunsheng and said, "Come down quickly."
"Then come up." Zhao Yunsheng turned over and rolled Wang Ying and the quilt onto himself.
"I bit you!" Wang Ying's face turned red with anger.
Zhao Yunsheng kissed Wang Ying on the mouth: "Bite it."
Wang Ying was so angry that she wanted to bite him, but she couldn't reach him, and she couldn't bite his face and neck. It would be so embarrassing if someone saw her.
Zhao Yunsheng held Wang Hui in his arms and rocked her gently for a few seconds before turning over and putting her down. He also crawled under the quilt...
Men really don't need to be taught about this kind of thing. After last night's experience, Zhao Yunsheng was very adept at exercising his "husband's rights" today.
After two times, Wang Ying gasped and said, "I have to go back home tomorrow, so don't make trouble again!"
Zhao Yunsheng chuckled and said, "I'll go get some water for you to wash."
Zhao Yunsheng brought the porcelain basin over, and Wang Ying was drowsy and about to fall asleep.
"Do you want me to help you wash?" Zhao Yunsheng said.
Wang Ying woke up with a start: "No need."
After washing up, Wang Ying returned to bed and fell asleep in less than a minute. She slept until dawn. She immediately checked her watch. Fortunately, it was just after six o'clock.
Zhao Yunsheng also woke up. Early in the morning, he was about to go out again. Zhao Yunsheng was very sensible and did not bother Wang Ying.
The two went downstairs and heard the sound of a radio in the main room. Director Zhao had already gotten up.
Wang Ying hurried downstairs and went straight to the kitchen.
Seeing Chen Xiuqin was already busy in the kitchen, Wang Ying said hurriedly, "Mom, let me do it."
"Oh, I'm used to doing it in the morning, but I'm not used to enjoying the blessing of being a daughter-in-law, hahaha!" Chen Xiuqin said with a smile.
Wang Ying was a little embarrassed: "I got up late."
"It's not too late, young man. You have to go back to your parents' home today. You don't have to make breakfast to avoid the smell." Chen Xiuqin said.
Wang Ying couldn't tell what Chen Xiuqin was really thinking at first, but seeing her cheerful smile, it didn't seem like she was trying to taunt her.
Seeing Wang Ying still standing, Chen Xiuqin waved the spatula in her hand at her: "Go, go, I'll be ready soon."
Wang Ying thought, then she didn't care. No matter whether her mother-in-law had hidden meaning or not, she just had to listen to what her mother-in-law said on the surface.
Wang Ying went to brush her teeth and wash her face, and when she was done she came back. Chen Xiuqin had already prepared breakfast, so she took her bowl and chopsticks and went to the main room first. Zhao Yunsheng followed her, carrying the porridge pot.
While having breakfast, Wang Ying paid attention to Chen Xiuqin and found that she was really cheerful. Her rating of this mother-in-law increased a few points in her heart.
After breakfast, Zhao Yunsheng and Wang Ying prepared to return to her parents' home with the gifts.
Director Zhao, who was reading the newspaper, said, "Third brother, have you discussed the return gift with your brother-in-law? Don't make the difference too big."
Chen Xiuqin was unhappy: "Why do we care about others? Do we have to follow their example in everything? Why don't they want to follow our example?"
Wang Ying actually didn’t care. She didn’t want to lose face in front of her parents at all, but she still appreciated her mother-in-law’s kindness.
Director Zhao was choked by Chen Xiuqin, coughed and said, "It's up to you."
At the Du family, Wang Hui looked at the return gifts prepared by the Du family and could hardly smile.
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