After dinner, Gu Zhinian carried little Tangyuan back to the room. She hadn’t seen him for a day, so she wanted to sleep with him in her arms.
Li Yuling waved her hand.
"Go ahead, let me clean up the table and go to bed early."
Gu Zhinian played with little Tangyuan for a while, coaxed him to sleep, took out the documents, turned on the night light and started studying.
She also wanted to wait for Yun Muye and chat with him about her work and Xiao Tangyuan's schooling. When it was twelve o'clock and he still hadn't come back, Gu Zhinian yawned sleepily and decided not to wait any longer as she had to go to work tomorrow. She put down the documents, got into bed, closed her eyes and went to sleep.
In the middle of the night, Yun Muye opened the door and quietly entered the house. His camouflage uniform was covered in dirt. Li Yuling heard the noise, put on a coat, and came out, whispering:
"You're back. Why are you so late? There's food in the kitchen. Go eat something and go to bed."
"Okay, Mom, go to bed early and don't worry about me." Yun Muye took off his coat, and Li Yuling took it and threw it directly into the basin.
"It's so dirty, throw it in the basin first and wash it tomorrow."
"good."
Li Yuling went to the kitchen to bring out the meal, pulled the cotton jacket on her body, and yawned.
"I'm going back to my room. Go to bed right after you finish eating. Little Tangyuan will sleep in your room, too."
"Okay." Yun Muye lowered his head and ate his rice in big mouthfuls. After finishing his meal, he washed the bowl and returned to the bedroom.
Gu Zhinian and Xiao Tangyuan were sleeping soundly. Yun Muye chuckled, gently closed the door, took off his clothes and lay down on the bed. He bent down and kissed Gu Zhinian on the face, then kissed his fat son. Gu Zhinian snuggled into his arms as usual.
It was just getting light in the morning when Gu Zhinian opened her eyes. Yun Muye's slightly tired sleeping face was pressed against her. Gu Zhinian tilted her head back and kissed his lips.
Yun Muye's lips curved, he held the person in his arms, closed his eyes, and spoke in a hoarse voice.
"Gardenia."
Gu Zhinian put her face against his hot chest and said, "Muye, I found a job as a clerk in the court behind the army. Today is my first day at work."
"Well, go ahead if you like." Yun Muye didn't expect her to support the family, he just wanted her to be happy and do whatever she wanted.
Gu Zhinian pushed him away and sat up, "I need to get up. I can't be late on my first day at work."
Yun Muye glanced at the little boy who was sleeping soundly, and gently pinched his chubby face with his big hand.
"How's the kid doing in kindergarten?"
"Very good. He has been in an excited state. He chatted with me for most of the night last night and was so excited that he couldn't sleep."
Yun Muye curled his lips and smiled, while Gu Zhinian put on his clothes and chatted,
"Yun Shuang was miserable. She was so tired that she collapsed on the sofa and didn't want to move."
"She just lacks exercise. Just let her exercise more!"
Gu Zhinian laughed and said, "Is there any brother like you? You take pleasure in other people's misfortunes. Be careful that Yunshuang will hit you."
After Gu Zhinian got up, Yun Muye also got up. In the living room, Li Yuling had already prepared breakfast.
"Come and eat. After dinner, you should go to work. I will take care of little Tangyuan."
"Okay, thank you, Mom. It's great to have you."
Gu Zhinian sincerely thanked Li Yuling. Since her mother-in-law came, she took over all the housework and she didn't have to worry about anything at home. Every day when she came home, there were steaming hot meals and someone to take care of the children.
Li Yuling waved her hand awkwardly, "We're family, why should we be so polite?"
After finishing her meal, Gu Zhinian walked out with the documents. Yun Muye caught up with her.
"Zhi Nian, I'll go see you off."
"No, it's quite close."
"It's okay, I know those people, so I'll just go and say hello."
Gu Zhinian was puzzled, and Yun Muye explained:
"When villagers have conflicts here, they often go to them. Sometimes when the conflict gets serious, people from the court will come to us for help. After a while, we all become familiar with each other."
"Okay!" Gu Zhinian understood in her heart that Yun Muye wanted to support her and let the people in the court take better care of her. Of course, she would not refuse his kindness.
The two came to the court. Sun Qiuxia saw Yun Muye and greeted him with a smile.
"Captain Yun, why are you here?"
Yun Muye called out to Sister Qiuxia, "My wife works here, I came to see her off."
Sun Qiuxia was stunned for a moment, then burst into laughter, "She is your wife. After all this fuss, we are all acquaintances! Hahaha..."
Yun Muye put his arm around Gu Zhinian's shoulders.
"Yes, Sister Qiuxia, my wife works for you, so you have to take good care of her. She is very smart, so please give her more guidance if she doesn't understand something."
"No problem! I would help her even if you didn't tell me!"
"My husband and I will treat Sister Qiuxia to dinner some other day."
"Okay!" Sun Qiuxia said with a smile.
Gu Zhinian looked at Yun Muye with gentle eyes, feeling both sour and sweet in her heart. This man actually tried to make friends with others for her. How could he be so nice? How far would he go for her?
Yun Muye chatted with others for a few more words, gave Gu Zhinian a few words, and left in a hurry. Wang Li looked at them enviously.
"You two have a really good relationship."
Gu Zhinian shyly lifted the hair in front of her forehead, and Sun Qiuxia clapped her hands.
"The court will start at nine o'clock, everyone hurry up and get ready."
Wang Li and Qian Dayou, the two deputy court presidents, were busy, and Gu Zhinian was also busy familiarizing himself with the documents.
Sun Qiuxia turned to ask Gu Zhinian, "Zhi Nian, how are you? Are you okay?"
"No problem." Gu Zhinian looked up and smiled.
Sun Qiuxia smiled and said, "Just call me Sister Qiuxia. If you have any questions, you can always ask me. You can also ask Wang Li and Qian Dayou."
"Okay, thank you, Sister Qiuxia."
When the court opened, Sun Qiuxia and the other two vice presidents sat at the top, while Gu Zhinian and Wang Li sat at the table below. Wang Li only spoke and asked Gu Zhinian to prepare the documents.
Gu Zhinian was a little nervous. It was her first time to see such a serious court. Wang Li whispered a reminder,
"No matter what happens later, don't laugh. Just keep your head down and record."
Gu Zhinian looked at her in confusion. Smile? She was so nervous, how could she smile?
Until the defendant and the plaintiff came in. The defendant was an old man about sixty years old, wearing a big cotton-padded jacket and with messy hair. The plaintiff was a man about thirty years old, wearing a green jacket and black pants.
Gu Zhinian didn’t understand how two such people could be involved with each other. He cleared his mind of the messy thoughts and concentrated on recording.
The man said, "Your Honor, this man found my money and refused to return it to me."
The old man said "Pooh".
"Bullshit, when did I pick up your money? I picked up your bag."
"That's my bag, there's money in it!" The man's face flushed with anger.
The old man denied it and said with a raised face, "I picked up a bag."
Sun Qiuxia asked, "How much money is in the bag?"
The man replied, "Five thousand, I earned from doing business outside."
The old man replied: "I picked up a bag, not money."
Sun Qiuxia asked, "There's money in that bag, did you see it?"
The old man shook his head and said, "My eyesight is not good, I can't see."
The man scoffed, "You have poor eyesight, and you still managed to pick up my bag?"
Gu Zhinian held back her laughter. No wonder Wang Li had advised her not to laugh at first.
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