Zhou Chengning had made up his mind that if his lover got angry and wanted to leave, he would hug her and hold her tightly, saying that Niu Niu was sleeping and if he went back, he would accidentally wake Niu Niu up.
Niu Niu's position in the lover's heart must be higher than him. For Niu Niu, the lover will never look back.
However, Xu Xiangjuan was not as angry as Zhou Chengning expected. "Lie down first and don't hug me like this."
Zhou Chengning did as he was told and at this time he could only obey.
Zhou Chengning lay down, and Xu Xiangjuan lay on her side, close to Zhou Chengning, her lips almost touching his earlobe, her voice was very soft, and you couldn't hear it if you didn't listen carefully, "My dear Aning, let's go to bed early, I will make you something delicious tomorrow, Aning is the best, I love Aning the most... Aning, I will accompany you and love you all my life..."
As they were talking, Xu Xiangjuan couldn't resist the sleepiness and fell asleep. Zhou Chengning had been listening the whole time and heard every word clearly. So this is what it feels like to have a high status in the family.
What should he do? He really wanted to hear his lover coax him to sleep like this every day.
Xu Xiangjuan turned over slightly in her sleep and changed into a comfortable sleeping position. Her turning over made Zhou Chengning return to his senses. Except for the half month when she was preparing to conceive Niu Niu, there was no Guagua between them. At other times, there was always a child between them. They had been married for three or four years and had sex several times, which could be counted.
So his status in the family was indeed the lowest, and Zhou Chengning could only accept his fate.
Although the family status is not high, they are living a good life. People should be content with what they have.
He is not the kind of person who likes to complain about everything. He will remember what his lover said to him tonight for the rest of his life.
...
I was not woken up by the crowing of the rooster from the neighbor across the street early in the morning, but by the crying of the cow.
As soon as Niu Niu made a sound, the two adults would get up immediately, no matter how soundly they were sleeping.
After two or three hours of sound sleep, Zhou Chengning wanted to stay in bed, but Xu Xiangjuan asked him to take Guagua to wash up. Guagua had also woken up and was sitting on the bed, opening his arms for his father to hold him.
Usually when her parents are not around, she gets up and goes to eat by herself. If her parents are still in bed, she will just hug them.
Zhou Chengning put a thin sweater on his daughter before taking her to wash up. It was cold this morning and he felt the chill as soon as he got out of bed. The little girl had to put on more clothes to wash up.
Zhou Chengning had dinner at his father-in-law and mother-in-law's house last night. He was restrained and embarrassed to pick up meat dishes or get a second bowl of rice. But Xu Xiangjuan was there, so she put the meat in his bowl and got him a second bowl of rice. They ate up all the dinner, and the family didn't cook.
Zhou Chengning had vegetarian dumplings and steamed buns for lunch today. For breakfast, Xu Xiangjuan made fried steamed bun slices. The outer skin of the steamed bun slices was fried until golden and crispy, and the inside was soft and especially sweet.
After a big meal last night, Zhou Chengning didn’t mind eating steamed buns all day today. Steamed buns were delicious and he couldn’t have them before.
Zhou Chengning liked to follow his grandfather and read, so his parents didn't give him much to eat. He and his grandfather spent the New Year together. Although there was meat, it was all bought with the money his grandfather had saved up over a year of hard work, and he was reluctant to add any seasoning. At that time, he just thought that meat was fragrant, even without any seasoning. It was only after he got married that he understood what the real fragrance of meat was.
Recently I feel like I’m living a godly life.
Xu Xiangjuan already had a basic knowledge of cooking. Later, when her husband fell ill, she was busy taking care of him, so she cooked meticulously and carefully, saving every bite. Later, she worked hard to earn money to raise the children. After she had the children, she started to take care of herself in her old age. When she was busy, she would prepare a reunion dinner for the children.
She didn't know that just a few dishes would make her man feel like he was living a godly life. She was packing her lunch box now. The vegetarian buns were not big, so she put a few in the lunch box. "You can eat these buns when you are hungry at work. You don't have to wait until noon to eat them. I'll grab a handful of chestnuts for you to eat as a snack. You can share some with your colleagues. This will make you get angry, but you should eat it first."
The lunch boxes were put in a net bag, and Xu Xiangjuan put the rest into a small cloth bag she had sewn. "Gua Gua, go see Dad off."
Zhou Chengning carried the lunch box that his lover had prepared for him, but did not leave immediately. He was still hoping that his lover would see him out.
Xu Xiangjuan already knew his intention, so she washed Guagua's paws and asked Guagua to see his father out.
This is the scene of Gua Gua sending his father out.
Zhou Chengning carried the things in one hand and held Guagua in the other. When they reached the gate of the yard, he put Guagua down and let him go find his mother.
Gua Gua happily went to find her mother, and she also wanted to eat some steamed bread slices.
...
When Zhou Chengning came back in the afternoon, he saw Gua Gua waiting at the gate of the yard, and his heart felt warmed.
"Dad, do I look good?" Gua Gua asked Zhou Chengning with a flower on his head.
She picked up her daughter and said, "It looks good. Did mom buy it for you?"
Guagua was very happy. Mom and Niu Niu had already seen it, so she was waiting to show it to Dad. Dad would definitely praise it for being good. "Yeah!"
The father and daughter went to the outer room to eat. Xu Xiangjuan assigned Zhou Chengning a task before he sat down. She pointed at the newly bought underwear and socks on the bench at the door and said, "Wash these after dinner tonight. Wash the socks and underwear separately, you know. Guagua will wash with Dad and fetch water for Dad."
Yesterday, I was frying chestnuts and making dinner at my parents' house, and I forgot about buying anything. When I was getting ready to cook in the evening and feeding the cow, I saw Gua Gua, who was struggling to peel chestnuts and eat them... With two pigtails on his head, I remembered this.
Zhou Chengning was a little surprised, because the styles for men and women were clearly divided, and asked blankly, "Is there any for me?"
Xu Xiangjuan didn't know what her man was so stunned about. "Of course there are yours. You can throw away the broken ones you have."
Everyone in the family bought something. Guagua couldn’t think of anything to buy, so she just bought a head flower. This way everyone was fair.
Even though Guagua will become an elite woman in the future and wears black, white, silver and gray all day long, when she was three years old, she still liked red, green and colorful hair flowers.
After Meimei finished her dinner, Zhou Chengning went to wash the dishes. Guagua was being naughty and didn't want to work. After washing his feet, he ran back to the inner room. He didn't stop him and happily washed himself.
Xu Xiangjuan was sitting on the bed in a daze. She wouldn't try to comfort Niu Niu unless he cried or made a fuss. The little baby was very well behaved. Occasionally, when he laughed to amuse himself, she would laugh along with him, spending more time relaxing.
Seeing Guagua's short and round body rushing into the inner room, he said, "Guagua, why did you come back alone? Don't you want to help dad with the work?"
Guagua said innocently, "Dad said Guagua will sleep and Dad will wash alone."
Xu Xiangjuan: "Really?"
"real!"
"Then go to bed early." Xu Xiangjuan picked up Gua Gua, who was trying to crawl onto the bed, and put him directly on the bed.
Not to mention, the child gets heavier as he grows older. Before she was pregnant with Niu Niu, she basically held Guagua. She hasn't held Guagua in more than a year, and when she suddenly held him, he felt so heavy.
Guagua didn’t know that her mother was thinking that she was heavy. Even if she knew, she wouldn’t understand. She put the hairpin next to her little pillow and crawled into the quilt to sleep.
Xu Xiangjuan coaxed Niu Niu to sleep, and since she didn't see Zhou Chengning go back to the inner room to sleep, she got out of bed to look for him.
There are generally no entertainment activities in the village at this time. Most of the time, a few old men or a few aunts and wives gather together to chat.
Originally, the brother and sister wanted to buy a black and white TV for their parents, but their parents didn't want it, so they didn't buy it. Xu Xiangjuan thought at the time that TVs were so expensive and it would be better to buy more food with that money. But now she doesn't think so anymore.
No matter how she thought about it, it was already dark, what was her man still doing?
It's not summer now, and it gets dark quickly. When he comes back, it's already dark, and after dinner, there's only a little light left.
She remembered very clearly that their village had electricity in the winter of 1987, because in that winter her son Aning had a high fever and became ill.
"Go to bed quickly. What are you doing here in the dark?" Xu Xiangjuan came out with a kerosene lamp and saw Zhou Chengning still staring at his underwear and socks that had been hung up.
Zhou Chengning was worried, "I'm afraid it will rain at night and get wet. How about I put it outside to dry in the sun?"
… Seeing him so nervous, Xu Xiangjuan felt both amused and distressed, “Isn’t there a roof blocking the way?”
Still worried, "What if the wind and rain blow in?"
Xu Xiangjuan: "Just scrape it in and rinse it with water tomorrow morning and hang it up."
Zhou Chengning: "No, I won't be able to wear it tomorrow night."
There was really nothing I could do about him. "Okay, okay, why don't you just move all these shelves to the outside room."
Zhou Chengning was waiting for his lover to say this, and immediately put on airs.
Xu Xiangjuan had no choice but to hold a lantern to light the way for him.
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