Chapter 108 Can we sleep separately?
"When you're done eating, just put the dishes in the kitchen. I'll do the dishes after I finish washing the clothes!" Huo Jianguo seemed completely unaware that he was holding Su Mei's bellyband in his hand.
While he was scrubbing the clothes in his hands with soap, he was talking to Su Mei without changing his expression.
Su Mei walked up to Huo Jianguo and snatched back her bellyband. She stared at Huo Jianguo and asked:
"Did you take the wrong medicine today? You are being so attentive to me for no reason. You have been very active since you came in. What do you want to do? If you have something to say, just say it, okay?"
"I didn't intend to do anything. I just wanted to be nice to you. Isn't it normal for a husband to be nice to his wife?" Huo Jianguo looked at the bellyband that was taken away by Su Mei with an innocent expression.
He also knew that bellybands were relatively private, so he hesitated for three seconds when washing them. He felt that he should not touch Su Mei's underwear as that would be impolite.
But then he thought again, Su Mei is his wife!
We can do more intimate things together, so what's wrong with helping her wash her underwear?
So he washed it, just washing clothes.
But when I wash it, I feel the familiar texture of the bellyband, and I can't help but think of the softness under my hands that day...
However, he had just begun to savor the memory when he was interrupted by Su Mei. He looked at the bellyband that Su Mei had taken back from him, and a hint of shyness secretly appeared on his ears.
Su Mei then snatched back her bellyband, and then she saw the panties in the basin that had been scrubbed and twisted into a hemp rope. She swallowed and said uncomfortably:
"Stop, I appreciate your kindness, but it's really not necessary. I can wash the clothes myself, you can wash the dishes!"
As she spoke, Su Mei squatted beside the well, holding the bellyband in her hand.
She stuffed her bellyband under her cotton coat, picked up a brush beside her, and began to brush the cotton pants she had worn for a week.
Huo Jianguo saw clearly the way Su Mei tucked her underwear into her pants. He knew that Su Mei was embarrassed, so he curled his lips slightly, picked up the bucket of water, and went into the kitchen to wash the dishes.
Although Huo Jianguo also wanted to use this indirect and intimate contact to improve his relationship with Su Mei, he did not dare to act too hastily, for fear of causing Su Mei's disgust and achieving the opposite effect.
By the time Huo Jianguo finished washing the dishes, Su Mei was already squeezing the water out of her cotton padded jacket.
The cotton jacket was fat and big, and it was so heavy after being soaked with water that Su Mei couldn't lift it at all. Huo Jianguo walked up to Su Mei in a few steps and took the clothes into his hands.
The slender arm grabbed the collar, and the other hand easily twisted the cotton padded jacket into a knot.
The water dripped onto the ground. He glanced at the small basin next to Su Mei and confirmed that her underwear was in it before saying:
"If you don't want me to touch your underwear, then just wash those two and hang them up. These cotton coats and pants are thick, and you can't lift or twist them. Let me wash them from now on."
"Huo Jianguo, actually you don't need to do this. I don't like to trouble others." This kind of kindness made Su Mei feel uncomfortable. She was used to handling her own affairs.
However, Huo Jianguo ignored what Su Mei said. He quickly squatted down and continued to wash clothes for Su Mei. He said:
"I don't think it's a bother. You are my wife, isn't it my duty to help you wash clothes? What's the bother? If you don't bother me, then who do you want to bother?"
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Su Mei couldn't argue with Huo Jianguo, but seeing that Huo Jianguo insisted, she finally took a small basin, filled it with water, washed the underwear, and hung it up.
She entered the bedroom and sighed with a complicated feeling in her heart. Her desire for divorce suddenly wavered a little at this moment.
In fact, from the perspective of this era, Huo Jianguo can be regarded as a very good husband. He has money and a job, and is willing to understand women and help with housework. The key is that he also has the aesthetic taste of Su Meishang.
If, if he could fall in love with her!
Then this marriage may not be unable to continue.
In the past, she thought Huo Jianguo would not like her because she mistakenly believed that Huo Jianguo had Bai Yueguang in his heart and felt that she could not replace Bai Yueguang's position.
But what happened later has proved that the so-called white moonlight was a complete blunder.
It's true that he doesn't like her now, but maybe he will like her in the future?
Su Mei, who was born an orphan, was used to relying on her own efforts to fight for what she wanted.
Su Mei can get everything else through hard work.
Love is the only thing that cannot be obtained by any effort.
She had never been loved properly, so she was particularly lacking in love. She thought Huo Jianguo had all the necessary qualities, and if he could give her some wholehearted love, he would be a perfect man.
But is there anything perfect in this world? Su Mei couldn't help but blame herself for being greedy.
After all, men like Huo Jianguo are very rare and high-quality men, not to mention in the 1970s, even in later generations.
She asked for so much, and if he couldn't meet it, and if she really missed him, she was not sure whether she could meet a better man than him in the future.
She had to get married. She was young and didn't plan to be alone for the rest of her life. If she left Huo Jianguo and met a worse man in the future, wouldn't she regret it to death?
So when it comes to the matter of divorce, it is not so much that Su Mei was wavering, but rather that she had not made up her mind at all.
Su Mei hasn't figured out what to do next.
But that's all in the future. Since we're not divorced yet, we can let things develop naturally.
The problem now is that the sky is gradually getting dark, but Su Mei is hesitating about whether to close the door and go to sleep.
If the door was closed, Huo Jianguo would have to sleep next door, but there was only a wooden bed used for physical examinations. The bed was very narrow and short and could not accommodate Huo Jianguo, who was 1.9 meters tall.
If he slept on that bed, his lower body would be exposed.
Moreover, it has been getting increasingly colder these days and nights. The room next door is drafty, and there is little difference between sleeping inside and sleeping in the open air. Su Mei feels that she cannot bear to let Huo Jianguo sleep there and freeze.
After all, ever since Huo Jianguo confirmed her 'change', he has been nice to her in every way. She doesn't want to be too harsh on Huo Jianguo, after all, Huo Jianguo doesn't owe her anything.
But she didn't dare to be brave enough to let Huo Jianguo sleep in the house.
Because she was afraid that Huo Jianguo would ask her to spend the wedding night with him again, and she couldn't accept that exciting thing.
After thinking it over again and again, Su Mei decided to speak frankly. She walked to the door, looked at Huo Jianguo squatting under the clear moonlight washing clothes, and said:
"Huo Jianguo, I'll leave the door open for you and let you sleep on the kang at night, but you are not allowed to touch me. We can sleep separately, can you do that?
If you can do it, I'll let you in. If you can't, forget it!"