Chapter 7 Life
"Cry if you want to. From now on, in this family, you can cry if you want to and laugh if you want to. Don't hold it in and don't put yourself in a difficult position."
Liu Yiner's tenacity and grievances over the past few days finally erupted at this moment. It seemed as if she wanted to vent all the suffering of the past ten years at once. She beat Gu Wan's shoulders and burst into tears.
Gu Wan smiled bitterly. She wondered what others would think when they heard that she had been so harsh on the young lady in just one day. The crying of the person in her arms gradually subsided, and she changed her hand from stroking her head to gently stroking her back.
"Silly girl, I don't mean anything else. I just want to tell you that I have hands and feet and can do many things by myself. Here, we are the same. I am not more valuable than you, so you don't have to serve me like other women. On the contrary, it is you who was married to me, so I should treat you well." After saying this, she felt warm when she thought of the word "the two of us". Well, she would just think of herself as having a younger sister who needed someone to love. After all, we are both women and there is no need to dodge. She should find a chance to confess in the future. After she figured it out, her movements became gentler.
Liu Yiner felt that this embrace was more solid and warm than anything else. She wanted to keep this embrace and possess it as her own, even if she had to exchange everything for it. But when she thought that she seemed to have nothing, she felt inexplicably aggrieved and simply refused to leave. Thinking of this, the corners of her mouth rose quietly.
Gu Wan saw that the sound in his arms gradually died down. He turned his head and saw that the silly girl had fallen asleep. She must not have rested well in the morning and had done so much work. He calmed himself, exerted force on his feet, picked her up and slowly put her on the bed. He pulled the quilt over her and carefully covered her. Only then did he breathe a sigh of relief. In this life, he had only thought about being free and easy. Now it seemed that he would need to exercise more in the future. This silly girl was so thin that it was difficult for him to hold her. How could he protect her well in the future?
When Liu Yin'er woke up, the sun had already set. She felt a little embarrassed and hurried to get ready. When she reached the kitchen, she found the cooked food still warm in the pot. She was suddenly alarmed. She wasn't meant to be this sleepy. She wondered if that man would look down on her for being so sleepy on her first day of marriage. Her anxiety made her want to cry. Just as she was lost in thought, the gate rang, and she felt a moment of unease.
When Gu Wan returned home, he saw her standing at the kitchen door. He walked over in two or three steps and said, "I don't know what you like to eat. We don't have any land. I went to the village shop and bought some vegetables. They should be enough for a few days. Next time we can go to the town to buy more. Let's get ready for dinner." After saying that, he walked around her and went in to put the things he bought.
After dinner, Liu Yiner refused to let Gu Wan clean up the dishes. She had been doing housework since she was a child, so how could she let her man do it? Gu Wan didn't say anything at this point. This was something that was deeply ingrained and couldn't be changed in a short time, so she had to take it slow.
At night, Liu Yin'er tossed and turned, unable to sleep. She didn't know if it was because she'd slept too much during the day, but she felt exceptionally cold all over, and couldn't help but quietly move closer to the person. Suddenly, the person next to her sat up, and she froze, not daring to move.
Gu Wan was too cold to sleep well, so she simply got up and went to the closet to get another blanket. There was a rustling sound outside, and when she opened the door, she saw it was snowing. No wonder it was so cold. She remembered how she rarely saw snow in the south in her previous life. It often snowed at night and melted by morning. She wondered if she would see a blanket of snow tomorrow. She shook her head, letting go of those thoughts, and returned to bed, carefully spreading out the blanket.
Seeing that the girl was almost shrinking inside, she must be very cold. She lay down quietly, and the person who should have been asleep moved outward to make some space. Gu Wan's heart trembled, and his thoughts paused. He slowly stretched his arm across the distance he had been maintaining, and found Liu Yin'er's cold hands. He hugged her frail body tightly in his arms, closed his eyes, and called out "Yin'er" softly.
"Yin'er, have you ever had a crush on someone before?" Gu Wan asked softly.
"No, then, Awan, has Awan ever had it?" Liu Yiner asked her subconsciously.
"I have never had one, and I probably won't have one in the future, but you are different. You are young and inexperienced now. In a few years, Yin'er will meet someone you like." Gu Wan wanted to express in a tactful way that he was not a good man, but he could not express himself clearly. He didn't know how to make his words clearer.
Liu Yin'er's heart skipped a beat of joy when she heard she hadn't found a lover, but her next words were unpleasant. Girls her age in the village were already mothers, and she was already over sixteen, so she wasn't really considered young. "I'll definitely find someone in the future, so don't worry about me, my husband," she said, pulling the blanket aside to signal she was going to sleep. She wondered if the annoying person behind her counted as a person.
Gu Wan only felt as if someone had stuffed a ball of cotton into his chest. This damn little girl, when he came to his senses, he felt inexplicably angry. The tug-of-war between trying to get to the bottom of the matter began in his mind again, and he didn't know when he finally fell asleep!
The sky brightened, and when she opened the door, she was greeted by a blanket of white. Having rarely seen heavy snow in her previous life, Gu Wan couldn't help but feel a sense of joy. She felt like she was living the legendary life of a good-for-nothing, second-generation heir, with meals cooked and clothes washed, but it wasn't something she could be proud of. A gentle breeze blew through the window, but she barely turned a page of the book in front of her. She glanced at the girl in the yard, stubbornly insisting on sweeping the snow by herself, and immediately lost all interest in studying.
Gu Wan found a broom and prepared to help. Under the pretext of building a snowman, he finally joined in the labor. He suddenly felt useless. He remembered the snowman he had seen online in his previous life. What a mess this one was. Seeing his wife covering her mouth with her hands and laughing, he felt a surge of heat on his face.
After lunch, after thinking for a long time, he finally told Yin'er that he would not go to school in the future. Gu Wan felt more and more embarrassed as he spoke. He seemed to have become an unemployed vagrant. He used to have a job and one person could feed the whole family. He never thought about buying some land, let alone any other plans. Now there are two people in the family. If he continues to live off the savings like this, the remaining money will probably not last long.
"Awan, I'm going to the farm to find some embroidery work later. I might be back late at night. I'll prepare dinner and warm it up for you." Liu Yin'er said cautiously. It is said that scholars are arrogant, and she was afraid of losing face to this man.
Gu Wan thought for a moment and nodded. She did have some things to do this afternoon. After Yin'er left, she took out some money and went next door. She bought Li Laoshi a pot of wine and two pounds of meat. She spent a long time consulting with Li's wife, carefully taking note of what she needed to prepare for her return visit tomorrow. She also asked about the precautions for planting vegetables and asked for some seeds to take home.
Putting the pamphlet away, Gu Wan cleared the vacant space in the yard, planning to plant some off-season vegetables using a modern greenhouse system to save money for the family. She also needed to prepare gifts for her parents' visit tomorrow. She counted the dozens of taels of silver in her purse and realized that if she continued like this, she wouldn't be able to support her young wife. Although the silly girl seemed to want to support her, how much money could she earn by embroidering a few handkerchiefs?
Gu Wan thought about it and decided to find a job for herself when she went to the town to buy groceries tomorrow. As a small business owner in modern times, she couldn't starve to death in this ancient time. Moreover, she had a family now and had to be responsible for the girl's future life. Even if they were separated in the future, she had to prepare some money for her and make more plans.
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The author has something to say:
It's rare that there are still classmates who remember to urge me to update (laughing and crying face)
I know I was wrong. I will reform myself and try to update more frequently in the future~~
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