Seeing everyone enter the house, Bai Hongmei immediately put on a weak smile.
"Are you all here? Come in and sit down. The kang is warm."
Bai Hongmei was wearing a confinement hat on her head, her lips were pale, her face was sallow and she looked listless, and she looked weak and sickly.
Wu Meili took a deep breath, rushed to Bai Hongmei and sat down, grabbing her wrist with her rough hands: "Oh my God, I haven't seen you for only two days, how come you have become like this?"
Bai Hongmei struggled to pull her wrist out of Wu Meili's hand and stroked her temples awkwardly: "What's wrong with me? I'm still the same as always."
Wu Meili looked Bai Hongmei up and down, not knowing whether she was having trouble with her feelings or if she really felt that Bai Hongmei's appearance had changed.
He said in an exaggerated tone: "You have changed a lot. Before, your face was white and tender, your eyebrows were curved like willow leaves, and your mouth was red as if you had eaten a dead child. Now it is different. Your face is sallow and you speak weakly like a sick chicken."
It is no exaggeration to say that after Wu Meili told the truth, Bai Hongmei's face became even uglier.
She was so angry that she covered her chest and started coughing violently.
Li Yan was afraid that she would not be able to catch her breath and would suffocate the baby in her belly to death. He quickly pulled Wu Meili away, sat down next to Bai Hongmei, and patted her back gently.
"Wu Meili, if you can't talk, just shut your mouth. Are you here to irritate me? Our Hongmei is trying to protect her pregnancy. If you irritate her to any degree, I will report you to Political Commissar Lei."
Wu Meili was awakened by Li Yan's scolding. She slapped her mouth and said angrily, "Oh, look at my broken mouth. I, I, I, I really didn't come here to irritate you."
"Well, Xiaobai, can you please not argue with me? Sister-in-law, I am uneducated, I am just a rough guy, and you are a cultured person, can you please not argue with me?"
Bai Hongmei finally calmed down and leaned weakly on Li Yan, looking like she didn't want to pay any attention to Wu Meili.
When Qiao Baozhu saw Bai Hongmei's eyelids turned red, she quickly pulled Wu Meili out of the house, greeting Wei Dong and others.
"I brought you some food. The three of you can find some plates and spread the food. Wei Dong, Wei Fang, Wei Hong, aren't you hungry?"
Hearing that there was food to eat, the three Dongfanghong siblings rushed out.
Wei Dong went to get the plate, Wei Fang got the chopsticks, and Wei Hong held a small stool and placed it next to Qiao Baozhu's legs.
Qiao Baozhu accepted Wei Hong's kindness, sat on the small stool, and touched Wei Hong's head: "Wei Hong is so good."
She was very close to Wei Hong, and not surprisingly, she smelled a strong smell of urine on Wei Hong. Qiao Baozhu subconsciously withdrew her hand from Wei Hong's head, but it was too late. She saw that there were more than a dozen lice on Wei Hong's hair.
Qiao Baozhu suppressed her nausea and rubbed her palms on her pants again and again. When she thought about herself still sitting on the small stool in their house, Qiao Baozhu was so scared that she stood up quickly.
"Aunt, why don't you sit down?"
Wei Fang was a little confused when she saw Qiao Baozhu suddenly stand up.
"I eat too much and it's hard to sit still."
Qiao Baozhu forced a smile and quickly finished the food with chopsticks. After saying hello to Wu Meili, he picked up a pile of empty plates and left in a hurry.
When Zhang Cuilian and the others came out, they found that Qiao Baozhu had already left. When they asked Wu Meili about it, she said nonchalantly, "She left a long time ago. There are still two tables of people at her house. She went back to work..."
Zhang Cuilian nodded with satisfaction, "She has work in her eyes and family in her heart. Comrade Qiao is a really good person. Captain Shen has found a good wife."
Wu Meili and Ji Hehua nodded in agreement. Qiao Baozhu had a good temper and was generous. She also found a way for them to make money.
Everyone feels that they have gained a lot by getting along with such family members.
When Qiao Baozhu returned home, the guests had already left.
Shen Xiao squatted on the ground, carefully washing a large basin of dishes and plates.
Seeing Qiao Baozhu coming back with a pile of empty plates, he smiled and waved: "You are finally back..."
Shen Xiao spoke slowly, his face was slightly tipsy, his black eyes were sparkling, and he looked much less alienated.
"Put down your dishes and chopsticks, go lie down on the kang for a while, and I'll wash the rest."
Qiao Baozhu placed a pile of empty plates next to the stove and persuaded Shen Xiao to go back to the house to rest.
"Um……"
Shen Xiao closed his eyes and exhaled expressionlessly. He stretched his waist, twisted his neck left and right, and stretched his muscles.
Seeing his actions, Qiao Baozhu instinctively took a few steps back. Although Shen Xiao did not show any signs of hostility, seeing his consecutive actions, Qiao Baozhu was worried that he would commit domestic violence after drinking.
"I'll wash the remaining dishes. You can go inside and lie down for a while. You've been tired all day. You should rest."
Shen Xiao didn't bother to be polite with Qiao Baozhu, he raised his hand and put the plate on the stove into the basin. He moved sideways to make way for Qiao Baozhu.
Qiao Baozhu looked at Shen Xiao deeply, and after making sure that he did not test her, she entered the house with confidence.
Before leaving the house, there were peanut shells and melon seed shells all over the floor, but they have now been swept away.
The glass teacups and cold water cups were also scrubbed clean and placed upside down on the plate.
Qiao Baozhu reached out and touched the kang mat and found that it was slightly damp. It was obvious that Shen Xiao had wiped it with a wet rag.
As expected, he is a military man, has a keen eye for work, and does it very carefully. The positions of the items were exactly the same as before.
In Qiao Baozhu's heart, her liking for Shen Xiao increased.
The two had been married for only a few days, and no one had talked about the division of labor in the household. They all performed their duties tacitly.
Cleaning the yard, cleaning the toilet, chopping firewood, fetching water, and removing ash from the kang, these are all done by Shen Xiao.
Cooking, cleaning the house, and shopping for the family are all done by Qiao Baozhu.
Listening to the sound of Shen Xiao washing dishes in the kitchen, Qiao Baozhu felt a little ashamed when she remembered that Shen Xiao had to help her empty the urine bucket before.
After these two days of contact, I can see that Shen Xiao is a very gentle and responsible person. If it weren't for the Bai Hongmei incident, he would have been a great husband.
But on second thought, if Bai Hongmei hadn't gotten involved, Shen Xiao would never have gone down the path of blind dating and flash marriage.
Qiao Baozhu felt that she was taking advantage of someone else.
"Um...I have to do the laundry tomorrow, so you should change your dirty clothes later."
Qiao Baozhu thought for a long time and decided to take the initiative to do something for the other party. She couldn't always let Shen Xiao do more work.
She waited for a long time, but didn't hear Shen Xiao's response, so she thought Shen Xiao was embarrassed.
So he stood up and opened the door, wanting to go to the kitchen to talk to Shen Xiao again.
As soon as Qiao Baozhu's hand touched the door handle, the door was pulled open and Shen Xiao's tall body squeezed in.
Their eyes met and their faces turned red.
Shen Xiao turned his face away unnaturally and said in a muffled voice: "I have to go out for a while. I will take off my clothes when I come back in the evening."
Qiao Baozhu's face felt hot and she nodded embarrassedly.
"I'll talk to Wei Dong about the apprenticeship later. If he agrees, I'll go to Wei's house tomorrow."
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