Look at the sky, it's cloudy.
Gu Zhiyuan was washing the bed sheets when he saw Xu Ningyan come out. His eyes narrowed and his movements became a little heavier. "Breakfast has been bought and is on the table. Eat after you wash up."
Xu Ningyan took her toothbrush and cup, walked to the water bucket next to Gu Zhiyuan, filled a cup with water, and nodded while brushing her teeth.
Actually, she really wanted to ask, "Why wash bed sheets in this weather?" There are no washing machines or spin dryers now, so large items like bed sheets and duvet covers have to be washed when the weather is nice and sunny.
However, seeing Gu Zhiyuan's somewhat unnatural and contrivant appearance, she suddenly remembered something.
The boss is a normal man. Well, it's normal to need to relieve yourself after holding it in for a while.
My rational mind knew this was normal, but my face still felt a little hot.
Previously, in her mind, people like the "big boss" were high above others and not ordinary people.
In particular, given the tycoon's usual abstinent demeanor, it's hard to imagine that he also has the desires of an ordinary man.
It feels like something has collapsed in my heart? Or perhaps something is slowly sprouting beneath the ruins of that collapse?
Xu Ningyan didn't dare to stay any longer. She brushed her teeth haphazardly, washed her face, and then forced herself to remain calm as she returned to her room.
Putting down her toothbrush and cup, Xu Ningyan breathed a sigh of relief. She knew she absolutely couldn't reveal this discovery.
Don't those big shots have any pride?
After taking several deep breaths, Xu Ningyan came out with a calm face, sat down at the table to eat breakfast, and chewed for a long time without knowing what it tasted like.
Gu Zhiyuan is efficient. The two of them live under the same roof. Apart from not being able to cook, he is excellent at taking care of himself in every other way.
The bed sheets and duvet covers that were heavy in Xu Ningyan's hands seemed light and airy in Gu Zhiyuan's.
After quickly washing and rinsing twice with water, Gu Zhiyuan wrung out the water and hung it to dry.
Xu Ningyan didn't know what had gotten into her, but she actually spoke up, "It takes two people to wring the sheets dry, let me wash my hands first—"
Gu Zhiyuan seemed startled, coughed twice, and repeatedly refused, "No need, you should eat your meal and go to work."
He quickly wrung out the sheets and blankets until they were dry, then hung them on the bamboo pole in the yard where clothes were being dried.
After he finished drying the clothes, he sat down at the table, and for some reason, there was a strange and awkward atmosphere between the two of them.
They glanced at each other, both feeling somewhat at a loss.
Xu Ningyan was torn between drinking the bowl of soy milk in her hand and not drinking it.
Gu Zhiyuan held a steamed bun, unsure whether he should put it in his mouth.
Xu Ningyan finished her bowl of soy milk in one go, grabbed a steamed bun, and stood up, saying, "I'm running out of time, I have to go!"
I breathed a sigh of relief once I stepped out the door.
Hearing Xu Ningyan's footsteps leave, Gu Zhiyuan's tense shoulders relaxed.
He must have really drunk too much last night; he doesn't know why he had that dream! In the dream, Xu Ningyan's lips were sweeter and softer than the honey water he drank before bed...
Then, when I wake up in the morning, I have to face the embarrassing situation of having to wash the sheets, duvet cover and pants.
God knows that when he saw Xu Ningyan walk out of the room and stand beside him, his whole body tensed up like a drawn bowstring.
Luckily, Xu Ningyan knew nothing, otherwise he would have despised himself!
However, a dark glint flashed in Gu Zhiyuan's eyes. He had to be patient a little longer; the girl wasn't even eighteen yet! After the New Year, she would turn eighteen, and then he would definitely get their marriage certificate and establish their relationship.
He only realized last night that the little girl was no longer a child; she was already a young woman.
Next year, whether we go back to Beijing or the provincial capital, once we arrive in an unfamiliar place, who knows how many pigs eager to steal this tender cabbage that I've watched grow up will attract.
He had to strike first and seize this cabbage that he had watched grow and nurtured into his own possession!
Xu Ningyan had no idea that her delicate, pretty self was being watched closely. She just sneezed twice and muttered, "Did I catch a cold last night?"
When Sister Yang saw her, she winked at her, and the two of them left the office under the pretext of going to get hot water.
Sister Yang whispered, "Yesterday, Lu Kai's mother asked someone to find our Lao Ding, hoping to ask him to put in a good word for her!" As she spoke, she gave Xu Ningyan a knowing look.
Xu Ningyan also chimed in: "At a time like this, with everyone watching, how dare they be so bold?"
Sister Yang scoffed, "You're too young to know about Sun Chunmei. The Lu family's previous generation was a mess. Back when we lived in the same compound, she was known for favoring the second son, Lu Kai! The eldest son of the Lu family is honest, unlike the two of them who are slick and worldly, so Lu Xing and his wife don't like the eldest son."
"Later, the eldest son joined the army and was far away, so he came back less often, and things seemed a little better to outsiders. The second son was her darling, and he was arrested by the Revolutionary Committee. How could she sit still?"
Xu Ningyan felt sorry for the eldest son of the Lu family, whom she had never met but was very familiar with.
"She wants me, Old Ding, to plead with the Revolutionary Committee! What a dream! If we're talking about pleading, her husband, Old Lu, is the deputy director of the machinery factory, on the same level as my husband, Old Ding. He's even more influential than my husband! Why doesn't her own husband, Old Lu, plead for her? At a time like this, she's still trying to scheme against my husband!"
Sister Yang looked furious.
Xu Ningyan knew perfectly well that Sister Yang was using the excuse of complaining to send her a message.
They know that Gu Zhiyuan and I have a grudge against the Lu family, and they want us to take action.
Although we don't know what grudge or grievance the Yang family has against the Lu family, this news is quite timely.
Understanding perfectly, she followed Sister Yang's words, made a few complaints about the Lu family, got some hot water, and then kept quiet about the Lu family on the way back.
After getting off work and returning home, Xu Ningyan had long forgotten the slight unease she felt in the morning.
She hurriedly told Gu Zhiyuan about the news that Sister Yang had revealed, and then looked at Gu Zhiyuan expectantly.
Gu Zhiyuan looked at Xu Ningyan's big, watery eyes staring at him without blinking, and his heart skipped a beat. After cursing his own composure, he finally spoke: "Don't worry, someone's watching!"
Sure enough, someone was watching. Within two days, Lu's mother went around asking people to plead for Lu Kai's release, but to no avail.
Mr. Lu told her to stay home and look after her two grandsons, and the two younger grandsons, Lu Bo and Lu Tao, dared not go to school.
The older child can already understand some of what adults say, while the younger one doesn't understand much. However, it's an undeniable fact that the other children who used to fawn over and flatter their brother no longer play with them.
Some children even went so far as to jeer the two brothers, claiming they were bastards born from their parents' infidelity.
Even the youngest child knows that being born out of wedlock is not a good thing.
He rushed up to fight, but he was outnumbered and beaten black and blue. He went home crying and asked his parents why everyone was calling them bastards.
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