Now that Gu Shi has finished dealing with the matter, he can finally feel much more at ease.
He went to the restaurant early to pick up Lin Qingyu, only to find that Li Xiuhua and another person had already arrived.
"Mother? What brings you here?"
Lin Qingyu suddenly stood up from the stool and walked to the door to grab Gu Shi's neighbor.
"You bastard, Gu Shi! How dare you secretly keep this from me!"
Gu Shi watched Lin Qingyu playfully teasing him with a smile, and his earlier gloom vanished.
He reached out and put his arm around Lin Qingyu, saying, "Be careful and slow down, or you'll fall!"
His eyes were overflowing with doting affection; Gu Shi's gaze was filled with nothing but Lin Qingyu.
Li Xiuhua was happy to see the two of them getting along so well, but some people's comments still made her a little unhappy.
Gu Shi led his men home. The house was large, and there happened to be an empty room.
"Mother, you can stay in this room. I'll clean it up later; no one has lived here before!"
Lin Qingyu, supporting her waist, opened the door for the elderly couple.
Inside, there was just a simple bed, a cabinet, a desk, and a chair.
“Wei Dong had never stayed here before, but he and Xiao Bao made do for a few nights.”
Li Xiuhua felt extremely uncomfortable; her hands and legs didn't feel right, and she could only nod repeatedly in response.
Lin Aiguo gently nudged her and whispered, "Why let our daughter clean up? We can do it ourselves."
Li Xiuhua then realized what was happening and quickly grabbed Lin Qingyu's hand, "Xiaoyu, don't bother. Your father and I will tidy it up, and it will be fine as long as it's habitable!"
Lin Qingyu didn't stand on ceremony; she found some dishcloths for the two of them and went to the kitchen to help.
Why didn't you tell me?
Gu Shi was washing vegetables when he heard Lin Qingyu's voice behind him. He turned around and looked at her, saying:
"Your mother wanted to give you a surprise. I was planning to go pick them up, but somehow they came by themselves!"
"I was thinking that the house was messy and hadn't been cleaned up, and I didn't know how long my mother planned to stay."
Lin Qingyu rolled up her sleeves and was about to go into the water to wash vegetables with Gu Shi.
"I can handle this myself. You go help Mom tidy up and tell them where everything is!"
Since Lin Qingyu became pregnant, Gu Shi has almost never let her do any housework.
Lin Qingyu wasn't angry when Gu Shi pushed her away; she just leaned over and asked him again.
"My mother lives here, won't you feel uncomfortable?"
Gu Shi scooped the vegetables out of the basin, then took a piece of pork to wash. He glanced at Lin Qingyu.
"It's alright. You'll always need someone to take care of you, and after the baby is born, you'll need even more care!"
After washing the pork, Gu Shi put everything next to the cutting board and started chopping with a cleaver.
"I'm so busy, I definitely won't be able to help much. With your mother here, I feel more at ease."
Lin Qingyu felt much more at ease knowing that Gu Shi thought this way. She was worried that Gu Shi would feel uncomfortable at the time, so this was for the best.
Lin Qingyu then went to the bedroom and saw the elderly couple wiping the table.
"Oh dear! I forgot to turn on the lights for you. Mom, you didn't even call me. It's so dark, how can we see anything?"
Lin Qingyu quickly went to the door and turned on the light, and the bright yellow light quickly filled the entire room.
"I, I... well..."
Li Xiuhua quickly straightened up, looking very restrained.
"Mom! Just pretend you're at home, don't be so nervous!"
Lin Qingyu walked over, took her hand, and comforted her. Li Xiuhua looked at her daughter, unable to contain her emotions.
She touched Lin Qingyu's hand and said, "I've never been to a big city before, and I always feel that this place is completely different from Pear Blossom Village. It feels very unreal."
"Mother, don't overthink it. This place is no different from Pear Blossom Village. The houses are for living in, with beds, tables, kitchens, and toilets!"
Lin Qingyu put her arm around Li Xiuhua's shoulder reassuringly and led her out of the small bedroom.
"Mom, look over here. This is the bathroom. There's a toilet inside, so you don't have to go out. You can even take a bath in it after boiling some water."
Because the space is large, and nowadays it's very inconvenient for everyone to take a bath; they either go to a public bathhouse or boil water at home to take a bath.
Li Xiuhua looked at the toilet with some surprise and asked Lin Qingyu, "The toilet is right here in the house, doesn't it smell bad?"
"Don't worry, it's all washed away with water. Just add some fragrance, and it won't smell bad at all!"
After she explained her family situation in detail, Li Xiuhua felt less nervous and reserved.
As dusk settles, the aroma of food wafts from every household, and those living nearby can tell what their neighbors are eating that day.
Today, Gu Shi cooked a whole table of dishes all by himself.
There was braised pork belly, braised pork belly with preserved mustard greens, stewed pig's trotters, stir-fried bok choy, stir-fried potato slices, preserved egg and tofu, smashed cucumber, and finally a pot of tofu and bok choy soup.
Four people definitely can't finish it.
Li Xiuhua was a little embarrassed; she had been so busy talking to Lin Qingyu that she hadn't gone to the kitchen to help.
"Mom! Dad, please don't be shy, eat up! We've made so much, it would be a waste if we couldn't finish it!"
Lin Qingyu took chopsticks and started serving food to Li Xiuhua and Lin Aiguo, afraid they would feel embarrassed.
"Alright, alright, Xiaoyu, you should eat too! Mom will get it for you!"
The other two people at the table were drinking, even though Li Xiuhua hadn't originally intended for Lin Aiguo to drink.
Lin Qingyu thought that since Gu Shi had come all this way, she asked him to have a drink with him, but not too much.
The family had a happy day, and everyone was very happy.
Perhaps things reach their extreme and then reverse, because an uninvited guest arrived the very next day.
Gu Shigang took Lin Aiguo to the factory, and soon someone knocked on the door.
The mother and daughter were chatting on the sofa when Lin Qingyu heard the voice and asked, "Who is it?"
In the past, when no one was home, Lin Qingyu didn't dare to answer and could only stand nervously at the door.
Sometimes, people outside will knock for a while and then proactively ask if anyone is home; these are usually people from the neighborhood.
Today was the same, except it was across the hall.
"It's me! Qingyu, please open the door for me! I have something to bring you!"
Upon hearing Wu Lili's voice, Lin Qingyu didn't even want to get up.
"Why is she bringing me things again? It's like a weasel offering New Year's greetings to a chicken; I don't want her stuff at all!"
Lin Qingyu said this somewhat angrily, sounding childish.
Wu Lili kept knocking on the door. Li Xiuhua asked in surprise, "Is that Wu Zhiqing outside?"
Lin Qingyu was annoyed by the knocking. She stood up to open the door and replied, "Yes, she lives across the hall."
Then he flung open the large iron gate of his house and asked through the iron bars.
"It's not convenient at my home, so Wu Zhiqing should go back first!"
Wu Lili seemed not to hear Lin Qingyu's words and held up what she was holding to show her.
"Qingyu, look! This is a fresh, large crucian carp that I just bought!"
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