Chapter 27 A tall, sturdy man who makes you feel safe
Hearing Pei Jiuyan's question, Qin Suisui finally realized that she had been staring at his body the whole time! How embarrassing!
Although she had shamelessly told Pei Jiuyan in her letters that she liked tall, strong, and reassuring men, as well as good-looking men, that was when she was a child. Now she was married, and thinking about those letters and her shameless actions just now, Qin Suisui's face turned bright red.
She hurriedly ran away from the wardrobe: "It's nothing, you're looking for clothes, right? Hurry up and find them, I'm going downstairs to eat!" Her words were still echoing in my ears, but she had already run to the stairwell.
Watching her fleeing figure, Pei Jiuyan felt inexplicably pleased. As he picked up his clothes, he walked out and spoke gently to the person coming down the stairs: "Yes, Mom is making noodles with soybean paste. I just bought your favorite corn buns from the cafeteria."
Upon hearing the words "corn buns," Qin Suisui felt her head buzzing. Pei Jiuyan must have remembered the letter she had written earlier! He did it on purpose!
Because in the same letter, Qin Suisui complained about three weak and frail male classmates, and she can still recite that passage by heart:
Brother Ajiu, they're so weak! They can't even finish one cornbread bun. What a waste of food! Cornbread buns are so delicious, I could eat two! They're so useless! They'll never grow tall or strong, and they won't be popular with girls!
Brother Ajiu? How many cornbread buns can you eat? You should eat more! We girls all like tall, strong men who make us feel safe, and it's best if they're fair-skinned too, that's good-looking! Brother Ajiu, you should eat more and try to grow up to be like that!
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Qin Suisui blushed to the tips of her ears. Pei Jiuyan's voice was like a ghost chasing her, making her run away even faster. She jumped down the last two steps.
Liu Qianyun was just coming out of the kitchen with two bowls of noodles when she saw this and was startled. But when she saw Qin Suisui's flushed face and looked up at her son upstairs with his sullen expression, she glared at him and said, "You brat, all you do is talk. Get a wife quickly!"
Seeing Qin Suisui land safely, Pei Jiuyan chuckled, dressed, and followed her downstairs.
Zan Zan was already sitting obediently at the table eating his noodles with soybean paste. Seeing Qin Sui Sui's face turn bright red, he quickly jumped off his chair, ran to Qin Sui Sui's side, stood on tiptoe, and touched Qin Sui Sui's forehead with his little hand, looking worried.
"You don't have a fever, so why is Mom's face so red?"
Qin Suisui glanced guiltily at Pei Jiuyan, who had pulled out a chair and sat down opposite her, then picked up Zanzan and placed him on his little chair to change the subject: "Mommy's fine, Mommy's just too hot. Zanzan, hurry up and eat, and after you finish eating, Mommy will take you to get a haircut!"
Zan Zan was happy to hear that her mother was alright.
Going to get a haircut!
Getting a haircut means I can eat popsicles and drink soda!
Zan Zan quickly picked up his chopsticks and slurped the noodles into his mouth, urging Qin Sui Sui, "Mom, eat quickly! After we finish eating and get our hair cut, Zan Zan will buy you popsicles and soda! You won't feel hot anymore after you drink them!" He has pocket money! He can afford to support his mom!
Qin Suisui didn't think much of it, assuming it was just a child wanting snacks, and she gave a thumbs-up. She ate her noodles while chatting with Liu Qianyun.
Liu Qianyun came here on vacation and can stay for a week to help with household chores and purchases.
Knowing that Grandma could stay here for a week meant that he wouldn't have to go to daycare for a week, and Zan Zan was the happiest! Before, every time Grandma came, he didn't have to go to daycare, and Grandma would make him all sorts of delicious food!
I'm so happy this morning because of these two pieces of good news. I feel like I've eaten honey, so sweet and delightful.
After breakfast, Qin Suisui and Pei Jiuyan took Zanzan to the military service center.
There are no convenience stores in their military region, only military service centers that offer daily necessities and hairdressing services. Zan Zan usually gets his hair cut here, so he's very familiar with the place and went straight inside to find Grandpa Lin.
"Grandpa Lin, Grandpa Lin, I'm here for a haircut again! Please hurry up and cut my hair!"
"Hmm? Hurry up and finish cutting Zan Zan's hair, what are you going to do? Are you going to buy popsicles or drink soda?" Lin Ye caught Zan Zan who ran towards him, picked him up and spun him around several times, making Zan Zan laugh out loud.
After Grandpa Lin put her down, Zan Zan ran over, grabbed Qin Sui Sui's hand, and pulled her in front of Lin Ye, her voice tinged with unconscious boasting: "Grandpa Lin, this is my mom! After I get my hair cut, I'm going to buy my mom popsicles and soda so she won't feel hot!"
Pei Jiuyan, who followed behind, patted Zanzan's little head, greeted Lin Ye with a smile, and handed him a few candies: "Uncle Lin, this is my lover, Qin Suisui."
Lin Ye took the candy and winked at Pei Jiuyan: "This is... we've finally waited for this?"
Pei Jiuyan ignored him, put his arm around Qin Suisui and introduced her to him: "Suisui, this is Uncle Lin, a retired soldier. He is now in charge of hairdressing at the military service center. Zanzan usually gets his hair cut by him."
Qin Suisui nodded and greeted Lin Ye generously, then, under the cover of the cloth bag, took out a tube of mung bean cakes from her spatial storage and handed it to Lin Ye: "Uncle Lin, these are a specialty from our hometown, mung bean cakes. Zan Zan, thank you for your trouble before. We will be relying on you in the future!"
Someone Pei Jiuyan would specifically introduce to her must be someone he has a good relationship with. Luckily, she has a habit of carrying a backpack when she goes out!
She happily handed over the mung bean cake, but she didn't expect that Uncle Lin, who had just been all smiles, would have tears in his eyes the moment he took the cake.
Qin Suisui was a little flustered and looked at Pei Jiuyan in panic.
Pei Jiuyan said with a hint of helplessness, "Uncle Lin is also from Jiangcheng. However, he lost his family during the war and was left all alone. He only started getting his hair cut here after he retired from the military."
Realizing his lapse in composure had startled the little girl, Uncle Lin quickly wiped his eyes and said with a smile, "Thank you so much, young comrade! I never thought I'd be able to eat this kind of mung bean cake from my hometown after all these years! I've been craving it so much!"
Qin Suisui waved her hand: "These mung bean cakes were made by my family when they went to the village. They're not as nicely packaged as the ones you buy in the market, but I hope you don't mind!" Qin Suisui is picky. Many mung bean cakes on the market are either too sweet or tasteless. Only the mung bean cakes made by people in a village below Jiangcheng are exceptionally delicious. Therefore, Qin's parents would ask the villagers to make some every now and then so that Qin Suisui could take them back to eat.
"How could I dislike it? You bought this in Yun County, right? My hometown is Yun County. Thank you so much! From now on, I'll call you Sui Sui! If you need anything when A Yan isn't around, just come to me!"
After saying that, he picked up Zanzan and put him on the barber chair: "Come, uncle will cut our Zanzan's hair!"
Kids' hair is easy to cut. Just use clippers to trim it short, then give it a quick trim, and it's almost done. Zan Zan cooperated very well throughout the process. After the haircut, without waiting for Lin Ye to pick him up, he jumped off the chair, grabbed Qin Sui Sui's hand, and ran towards the freezer: "Come on, Mom, Zan Zan will buy you popsicles and soda!"
Qin Suisui was a little confused: "Does Zanzan want to eat it? Mom will buy it for you." As she spoke, she reached for her wallet.
Unexpectedly, Zan Zan acted like a little adult, pressing down on Qin Sui Sui's hand and patting his own little bag: "Mommy, Zan Zan has money, Zan Zan will buy it for Mommy!"
After saying that, as if afraid Qin Suisui wouldn't believe him, he opened his small bag to show her. This small bag, probably made by some auntie, was square and about half the size of a biscuit tin. Inside the half-open bag, Qin Suisui saw a large handful of one-cent, two-cent, and five-cent bills, along with many coins of one-jiao, two-jiao, and five-jiao denominations. The highest denomination was five five-yuan bills with a steelworker design, and there were also a dozen or so one-yuan bills with a female tractor driver design. The whole bag probably contained about forty yuan.
Qin Suisui was a little shocked: "Zanzan, where did you get so much money?"
Zan Zan was a little proud: "Dad said that Mom is afraid of the heat and loves to eat popsicles and drink soda in the summer, so Zan Zan saved up all the pocket money that her three dads and grandma usually give her. She saved it up for a long, long time, just waiting for Mom to come so she could buy it for her!"
Qin Suisui was taken aback and turned to look at the man who was still talking to Uncle Lin. As if noticing her gaze, Pei Jiuyan also turned to look at her, raising an eyebrow as if to ask if something was wrong.
Qin Suisui gently shook her head, lowering her face to hide her slightly reddened eyes: "Zanzan is so amazing, thank you Zanzan, so much money, enough for Mom to eat lots of popsicles and drink lots of soda!"
Unexpectedly, Zan Zan shook his head again, looking at her seriously: "It's not enough! Mom, this amount of money is not enough at all! Dad said that Mom loves to be pretty, loves to eat snacks, and loves to drink tea, so Zan Zan wants to save more money to buy Mom face cream, pretty clothes, snacks, and the best tea! Whatever Mom likes, Zan Zan will buy for Mom!"
Hot tears welled up in Qin Suisui's eyes. She knelt down and hugged Zanzan tightly, saying, "Zanzan, you're such a good boy. With such a precious baby like you, Mommy doesn't need anything else."
Zan Zan tilted his head, not seeing his mother's tears, and said to himself, "We can't not have them! Dad said that if Mom comes, then Mom will be the only girl in our family. As men, Dad and I have to protect and take good care of Mom, and make her happy!" With those things, Mom will definitely be happy.
Qin Suisui hugged him tighter, her voice a little muffled: "Well, what else did Daddy say?"
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