Feeling a little embarrassed by the stares, Gu Shaoxuan simply stood up, turned his back to the outside, and put his hands in his pockets.
Xia Enru came out after changing her clothes, and she amazed him at that moment.
The long dress cascaded down to her ankles. After half a year of jogging training, Xia Enruo's figure was curvaceous, and she looked even more graceful in the well-fitting dress.
Her fair complexion and her long, black hair styled in an updo radiated youthful energy.
Is it pretty?
Xia Enruo asked:
Gu Shaoxuan stood there in a daze, his eyes fixed on her as if frozen in place.
"What's wrong? Is it not fitting properly?"
Seeing that Gu Shaoxuan didn't answer, Xia Enruo subconsciously looked at her clothes, then looked up and asked again.
"Oh, no. Enruo, you're so beautiful."
"Yes, I think it suits my body shape very well."
Xia Enruo posed in front of the mirror for a few photos. Sure enough, the clothes were well-tailored and the color was understated and elegant.
Gu Shaoxuan noticed that the side slit of her skirt was a little too high, so he stepped forward and deliberately used his body to block her view.
"You can't wear this outside, maybe you should change into something else."
"Why? Didn't you just say it was fine?"
"This skirt is a bit high on the side, it shows your thighs."
"Really? You'll be wearing fleece-lined pants underneath, it's not like you're going bare-legged. What, you don't like seeing this?"
"I think it's fine, but I wouldn't be happy if others saw it."
Xia Enruo turned her head and laughed after hearing Gu Shaoxuan's words.
"Then I'll wear it at home for you to see, okay?"
"That would be great."
Gu Shaoxuan's cheeks flushed slightly as he listened to her words, never expecting his wife to flirt with him.
After buying the clothes, the two went downstairs to buy candy and other groceries for the New Year. Xia Enruo walked in front, while Gu Shaoxuan followed behind, carrying the bags of clothes with both hands. His tall figure made him look like a bodyguard.
The young people passing by all stared at the two of them.
"The man is handsome, the woman is beautiful, I'm so envious!"
With the shop closed, Ge Qiuqin was busy running around at home.
Because I've been busy making money at the store throughout the second half of the year, I haven't had time to clean the house properly. I need to tidy it up well before the Chinese New Year.
When Ge Qiuqin was not home, Zhang Xin basically never came back, and the house was covered in a thick layer of dust.
Zhang Zhicheng helped his mother, fetching water and wiping the cabinet.
Ge Qiuqin couldn't move the cabinet, so she had to grit her teeth and try to move it.
"Mom, let me help you move it. You can't move it by yourself."
"Boss, stay away. It's so heavy you can't help at all. Be careful not to bump into it."
"Mom, I'm in elementary school now, I'm all grown up."
Zhang Zhicheng's words made Ge Qiuqin laugh.
“That’s right, the eldest is in elementary school now and is a big kid. He can help Mom with chores. But you’re still too young to do heavy work. Stay away from me and I can handle it.”
Ge Qiuqin gritted her teeth and laboriously moved the cabinet, picking it up little by little.
I was planning to call the army today and ask Zhang Xin to come back and help with the big clean-up, but when I called, my comrade said he had already gone back to the city.
Ge Qiuqin had been waiting for him to come back since the beginning of the morning, but it was almost noon and he still hadn't returned, so she had to get to work by herself.
Before she could move much, Ge Qiuqin was covered in sweat. Although she had developed considerable strength in her hands over the past six months, she was still a frail woman when it came to heavy objects.
After Zhang Xin and Chen Yan finished their tryst in the rented room, they changed positions several times and prepared to go home.
It would be unreasonable for him not to go home before the Lunar New Year, as it might arouse Ge Qiuqin's suspicion and lead her to discover his relationship with Chen Yan.
Now, Chen Yan has stopped using contraception in her efforts to conceive. She is determined to get pregnant with Zhang Xin's child so that he will completely give up on those four children.
Zhang Xin pushed open the door, and the room was filled with the damp smell of mopping.
Ge Qiuqin was covered in sweat, squatting on the ground wiping the cabinet. She heard the door open and turned to look at the doorway.
"Oh, my dear husband, you're back."
Zhang Xin hummed in agreement; he had just finished strenuous exercise and was feeling a bit weak.
"What are you doing? You've made a mess of basins all over the floor, and the cabinets are all crooked. Are you even going to live here?"
"It's almost the end of the year, time to clean. You can help me move the cabinets when you get back."
Zhang Xin felt disgusted when he saw Ge Qiuqin's disheveled appearance. He couldn't be bothered to even look at that old hag; she wasn't even as good as Chen Yan's toes.
Even a kiss on Chen Yan's toes smells delicious.
"You don't even clean the house every day, and now you're getting anxious at the end of the year? All the money I give you every month is just for you to eat and drink for free at home?"
Zhang Xin glared at Ge Qiuqin, which frightened the four children so much that they hid inside the house.
If it weren't for the fact that I had to come back for the Chinese New Year, I really wouldn't want to stay in this shabby house for even a minute longer.
"Honey, I've been helping out at Xia's shop for the past six months. I haven't been able to clean much, but we've almost finished cleaning in the last few days. It should be done before the New Year."
Could you move this cabinet to the side for me? I need to clean the floor.
Zhang Xin reluctantly took off his coat; Chen Yan's perfume still lingered on him.
"You smell so good, where have you been?"
As soon as Ge Qiuqin walked past him, she smelled a fragrance.
"Oh, I went on a field trip with the leaders today and visited a state-run store. I guess someone there got some incense there."
"Why go to a store for a tour? Shouldn't we go to the military base?"
"Don't ask questions about military matters that you shouldn't ask."
Ge Qiuqin stopped talking and took the rag to the basin to wash it.
After Zhang Xin finished carrying the cabinet, he saw Ge Qiuqin walk over to sweep the floor, so he stepped into the inner room.
When the four children saw their father return, they stood in a row by the bed.
"Dad, you're back."
Zhang Zhicheng, being the oldest, called out.
The remaining three children dared not utter a sound when they saw Zhang Xin's serious face.
He walked over and patted the children's heads, remembering what Chen Yan had told him.
These four little lives before him were, after all, his own children. He dared not even think about how he would deal with them in the future.
Zhang Xin struggled with his thoughts for a moment, then turned and walked out.
Ge Qiuqin asked Zhang Xin for help, and they moved everything that could be moved from the house.
Having not done heavy work for a long time, his arms ached from exhaustion. For a long time now, Zhang Xin had hardly done any strenuous work except for moving Chen Yan around in bed.
Since he was a clerk in the army, he didn't have to participate in daily drills. Today, he went home and finished a year's worth of work.
"I'm so damn tired, Ge Qiuqin, can you tell me if I can come back and rest? I'm just here to be your helper."
"I'm already busy enough in the army, and now I have to be bossed around when I get home. If this keeps up, I don't think I'll ever need to come home again."
Upon hearing this, Ge Qiuqin dared not ask Zhang Xin for any more help. She would do the rest of the work herself if she could, and if she couldn't, she would simply clean up the surface.
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