The house was indeed built exactly as Xia Anyan had said, and it took more than four months from renovation to moving in.
By this time, it was already winter.
Winter in the eastern province is indeed quite unbearable.
When going out, one must wear a thick cotton-padded coat and cover one's ears and face completely, leaving only the eyes exposed.
Even so, I still feel cold.
Xia Anyan really misses the heated room she lived in in modern times, or even the heated kang bed in Dong Province.
But unfortunately, she still had to go to work.
"Wife, wife, get up, it's time to go to work."
That day, Gu Shen was on vacation at home. Looking at Xia Anyan, who was sleeping soundly in bed, he smiled and went to call her.
"I'm so sleepy, I want to sleep a little longer, don't bother me." Xia Anyan irritably slapped his hand away.
This bed is very comfortable and warm; she wants to sleep in it forever.
Gu Shen smiled and leaned in to kiss her forehead: "Wife, it's almost noon. If you don't get up soon, you'll be late."
“Now, Dad and Sister Liu have moved to the staff compound, but there’s no one to go with you. I have to take on this responsibility, wake you up, and get you there safely.”
"Honey, I'll pick you up after get off work today and take you to the supply and marketing cooperative to buy New Year's goods, okay?"
Feeling annoyed, Xia Anyan simply pulled the blanket over her head.
Incidentally, he also muttered a couple of things.
Gu Shen really couldn't do anything about her.
She wasn't like this even though it was so cold a few days ago, but today the sun is out and it's warmer, so she's started to stay in bed.
Thinking about it carefully, it seems that I really do go to bed very early every day, and my mornings are getting later and later each day.
Could it be...?
Is it because you were in Shanghai before and your body isn't adjusting well now?
As soon as winter arrived, Grandpa Xia stayed in his room and wouldn't come out. Every day, his meals were brought to him.
Normally, he would only come out for a stroll during the day, when the sun was shining at noon. Otherwise, he wouldn't come out no matter how much you called him.
Perhaps Xia Anyan is like the old man?
Thinking this way, Gu Shen realized there was nothing he could do about Xia Anyan, so he simply went to the Ministry of Foreign Affairs and asked for a day off for her.
With the end of the year approaching, the workload over there is getting heavier and heavier, and everyone is so busy they barely have time to breathe.
Xia Anyan suddenly took a day off, and many of her urgent tasks were handed over to others.
Liu Wangchun used to be able to take responsibility, but now she is more than four months pregnant and her body is heavy, so she can't keep an eye on things all the time. As a result, everyone is so busy that they don't even have time to eat.
"Minister Liu, we're all swamped with Assistant Xia's leave. How about... we ask our superiors again to transfer an assistant over?"
Some people boldly offered suggestions to Liu Wangchun.
Despite having spent so much time together, they still don't know Liu Wangchun and Xia Anyan's true identities.
The two were not far apart in age, nor were they short. Everyone knew that Xia Anyan came from Shanghai and was a military wife. No one expected that Liu Wangchun would marry Xia Anyan's godfather.
Everyone just thought that Xia Anyan was capable and had gained Liu Wangchun's favor, which was why he was given important responsibilities. They didn't think much more about it.
Now, after hearing these words, Liu Wangchun also began to consider the matter.
"We really should hire another assistant. It must be very tiring for Ayan to handle so many things by herself all the time."
Liu Wangchun nodded, waved his hand, and dismissed the person.
After that, she made a phone call to the provincial capital.
The provincial leaders were naturally aware of Liu Wangchun's achievements during this period. She was indeed very capable; in just seven months, she not only led a ragtag team onto the right track but also made significant progress.
Now, it's said that Liu Wangchun wants to transfer her former colleague to be her assistant, and the leader agreed without hesitation.
People will come directly after the New Year.
Liu Wangchun planned to go back with Zhang Junan tonight to have dinner with the old man and the others, and also tell Xia Anyan the good news.
Tomorrow is the start of their annual leave. Their annual leave is quite long, five days.
Tomorrow is the 29th day of the twelfth lunar month, and almost everyone will start buying New Year's goods.
Most of them have connections with the supply and marketing cooperative, and many have already made reservations in advance, just waiting to pick them up tomorrow.
Liu Wangchun was no exception.
Zhang Junan brought her chicken soup, but didn't see Xia Anyan, and asked with some confusion, "Where's Anyan? Is she busy out?"
"No, Xiao Gu came to ask me for leave this morning, saying that Ayan really didn't want to get up today and wanted to ask for a day off, and I agreed."
"I was thinking, let's go back to Dad's tonight, and then we can go to the supply and marketing cooperative together tomorrow to pick up some things. What do you think?"
Zhang Junan naturally agreed.
He nodded, finished his meal with Liu Wangchun, and then left.
In the late afternoon, he went out to run some errands and saw Gu Shen's car.
He was about to go over and say hello when he saw the person hurry past, seemingly not even noticing him.
Zhang Junan frowned: "This Xiao Gu, isn't he supposed to be off today? What happened that makes him so anxious?"
He shook his head and decided to continue with his business.
But when he thought of the anxious look on Gu Shen's face that he had seen through the window, he suddenly felt a little flustered.
Without saying a word, Zhang Junan rode his bicycle and chased after them.
This pursuit led them directly to the health center.
“Ah Shen”.
He almost lost his life running away, but finally found Gu Shen at the health center.
At this moment, Gu Shen was standing in front of the examination room.
He was alone and didn't know who was in the examination room.
"Dad?" Gu Shen was still a little confused when he saw Zhang Junan coming over.
"Dad, what brings you here? Aren't you at work?"
Zhang Jun'an, leaning against the wall and panting, pointed at the examination room: "This...this is inside...who's inside?"
Gu Shen pursed his lips: "It's Yan Yan."
Zhang Jun'an immediately stopped breathing, his face turning extremely pale: "What did you say? What happened to Ayan? What happened to Ayan?"
Gu Shen frowned: "In the morning, Yan Yan didn't want to get up. I thought it was because the weather was too cold and she wasn't used to it, so I thought I'd let her sleep a little longer."
"So I asked her for leave. I went to the military base to pack my things and move over to celebrate the New Year with my grandfather, but something came up and I was delayed."
“I thought Yan Yan would have gotten up by the time I got back. But when I came back, I found that breakfast was cold and she hadn’t eaten. I tried to wake her up, but I couldn’t. So I quickly took her to the clinic.”
Gu Shen felt a pang of regret.
Why did he go to the military base in the morning? Wouldn't it have been better if he just went home?
Why didn't he call it a few more times? Why didn't he double-check?
"What happened last night?" Zhang Junan asked Gu Shen in a cold voice.
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