Chapter 156: Helpless
When Gu Jinyan came again last year, I heard that he was dating someone. This person was young, but it was this young age that made Gu Jinyan look more human. Naturally, I was happy for Gu Jinyan.
I had wanted to go and congratulate them when they got married, but they didn't have a wedding. Then I found out that the girl was also an orphan. Although neither of them had anyone to rely on, it was better this way. Life would be much simpler this way. I also came from the back house, so it's better not to mention the right and wrongs there.
After Gu Jinyan entered the house, he took out the food he had just packed and said to Aunt Lan, "These were all made by Ye Qian. Her cooking skills are very good. I'll give you some extra dishes for the New Year."
Although Aunt Lan had never seen this little girl named Ye Qian, she had a very good impression of her after hearing what Gu Jinyan said: "Why are you so polite? And you brought so much. I can't eat all of them."
"If you can't finish it, eat it slowly. It's cold now, so you can keep it. It's okay." Gu Jinyan said.
This time, Gu Jinyan had come to see Aunt Lan for something. The two of them had always had a good relationship, so he spoke directly to Aunt Lan: "Aunt Lan, I came to see you this time for something."
"What's the matter? Just tell me directly. Why are you being so polite to me?" Aunt Lan asked.
Gu Jinyan thought for a moment and then spoke directly: "I want to hire a nanny. My wife is pregnant, and we need someone to take care of the child after the confinement period. You know that we are both alone and have no one to help us, so I want to ask Aunt Lan to come to my house to help me take care of the child."
Aunt Lan was pleasantly surprised when she heard this: "Really? You just got married, and having a baby so soon is such a happy occasion." Then she continued, "Comrade Gu is being polite. The family I worked for as a nanny before let me off in May, and I was just thinking of finding another one. You came at the right time."
Gu Jinyan asked: "What's wrong? What's going on with that family?"
"You know, the family I work for has two 80-year-olds at home. Their children were worried and insisted on taking them in, so they left in May. They wanted to take them in during the Chinese New Year, but I heard they had to go on a business trip and didn't have time to rest during the Chinese New Year, so they had to postpone it to May."
Gu Jinyan nodded: "Okay, she is only two years old now, there is no rush. You have already agreed to this, so you must finish the other one first."
"Yes, by the time I go there she will be pregnant and I can take care of her," said Aunt Lan.
After Gu Jinyan finished speaking, he didn't sit for long and went back directly. He promised to come to pick up Aunt Lan again in May, and Aunt Lan nodded in agreement.
The house that Aunt Lan lives in now is also under her own name. All the family members have passed away, and Aunt Lan is alone and has nowhere to go, so I gave this house to Aunt Lan to live in, so that she won’t have to wander the streets when she is old.
It’s not that I haven’t thought about giving the house to Aunt Lan, but Aunt Lan doesn’t want it. Aunt Lan also feels that she is just a person, and after she dies, the house will be empty and may even be taken back. Isn’t this not cost-effective? Anyway, since Gu Jinyan has let her live there, he will definitely not drive her away.
Gu Jinyan also had his own considerations. Ye Qian's house was just opposite his own house, so Aunt Lan could just live opposite. He only needed to give Aunt Lan a key to this side, so as not to disturb the lives of the two, and the children would be able to live there when they grew up.
Ye Qian didn't know that Gu Jinyan had already arranged her future life. At this moment, she was sleeping soundly.
It was completely dark when Gu Jinyan returned home again. After a simple wash, he tiptoed to bed. He glanced at Ye Qian who was sleeping on her back beside him and smiled happily.
The next day.
In order to prevent the tickets from expiring, Ye Qian planned to buy everything she needed today, so she took Gu Jinyan to the department store.
Gu Jinyan originally disagreed, but Ye Qian had a lot of twisted logic, and he couldn't persuade Ye Qian, so he followed her reluctantly.
Ye Qian thought Gu Jinyan was too cautious, and Gu Jinyan thought it was right for her to be cautious. There were so many people in the department store during the New Year, and she was not afraid of being crowded.
Ye Qian rolled her eyes when she heard this. She was not stupid. When it was time to squeeze, she would naturally leave it to Gu Jinyan. Otherwise, what was the point of having him.
When the two arrived at the department store, there were indeed a lot of people there as Gu Jinyan had said. Ye Qian went straight to her destination and without wasting any time bought some snacks and candies, cigarettes, alcohol and fabrics before leaving.
Ye Qian's original purpose was to buy cigarettes and alcohol. Due to the purchase limit policy, she couldn't buy a lot at one time, so she had to pull Gu Jinyan out so that she could buy a few more bottles.
Ye Qian took her wine and Gu Jinyan home contentedly, and then put them all into the space.
Turning around, she found that Gu Jinyan's face was still not very good, so she acted coquettishly and begged for reconciliation. However, Gu Jinyan, who was not firm in his heart, surrendered and forgave Ye Qian in a few minutes.
But after forgiving Ye Qian, he felt that he was so disappointing that he wanted to give himself a big slap in the face.
After Ye Qian dealt with Gu Jinyan, she went straight to the kitchen to make lunch. She had made so much food yesterday, so today she just needed to heat up one or two.
Ye Qian was just about to cut vegetables when Gu Jinyan walked into the kitchen and said to her, "I want to eat instant noodles."
Ye Qian nodded immediately: "Okay, you go and light the fire."
Then follow the same steps as yesterday, tomato, egg and ham, add the chopped beef after cooking the noodles, and the deluxe version of beef noodles is ready.
Gu Jinyan made some "grunting" sounds while eating. Even though Ye Qian called him a piggy, he was not angry at all.
The two had nothing to do in the afternoon, so they played poker. Ye Qian didn't win a single hand in the whole afternoon, but she was not angry, because whenever she lost a hand, she would draw on Gu Jinyan's face. In the whole afternoon, Gu Jinyan's face was covered with marks drawn by her, which made him look very cute.
After the two of them finished fighting, Ye Qian asked Gu Jinyan to wash his face, but Gu Jinyan didn't come out for a long time. Ye Qian walked in and saw that Gu Jinyan was looking at her with a helpless look. Ye Qian then remembered that the eyeliner she used to paint her face was from later generations. This eyeliner had a really good waterproof effect, so it naturally couldn't be washed clean like this. Finally, Ye Qian had to take out the makeup remover, and Gu Jinyan was able to wash his face clean.
After Gu Jinyan came out, he looked at Ye Qian with a resentful look. Ye Qian knew that she had done something wrong, but was too embarrassed to defend herself, so she went straight to the kitchen to make dinner for Gu Jinyan to atone for her sins.
Ye Qian made a dish of spicy shrimp, and stir-fried a mixture of pork and beef tripe with Hangzhou peppercorns. Then she stir-fried some vegetables and steamed a few buns, and dinner was ready.
Ye Qian always cooks according to her own taste, so dinner was naturally delicious. However, Ye Qian couldn't eat much, so Gu Jinyan took care of the rest. Anyway, Gu Jinyan was not picky about food and would eat anything.
(End of this chapter)
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