When Mu Huaixi woke up, it was already dawn.
She tried to get up, but her whole body was sore that she had to lie down again. It took her a while to remember what happened yesterday.
She was not inexperienced, but the sparse drizzle that lasted no more than three minutes was nothing compared to the violent storm of last night.
The family compound is full of married women. When they occasionally talk about this, the sisters-in-law will wink at her ambiguously and say that soldiers are smelly and tough, and their only advantage is their good physical strength.
Her face flushed as she recalled last night. She had to admit that a man who carried an extra twenty pounds was indeed strong, and his gentleness and delicacy during his swift attack made her feel even sweeter.
"Don't stretch your legs, be careful not to catch a cold." Ying Mingcheng caught her kicking feet and put them back into the quilt. He met her gaze but turned his face away embarrassedly.
“Gulululurulu…”
The untimely rumbling of her stomach broke the silence between them, and she shyly pulled up the quilt to cover herself.
Ying Mingcheng chuckled twice. Seeing that she had wrapped herself up even tighter, almost curled up into a ball, he suppressed his laughter and patted her. "Want to get up? I've prepared the water for you, and the dumplings are almost cooked."
"Dumplings?" Mu Huaixi stuck her head out and looked at him in disbelief. Could it be that he still had the energy to get up and make dumplings?
Besides, what is the custom of eating dumplings after sex?
Ying Mingcheng knew from her surprised look that the little girl had some bad ideas again, but he really enjoyed the unique side of Xiao Xi in front of him.
Yesterday afternoon, he met Sister Yu on the way back. Sister Yu praised Xiao Xi for being quiet and reliable. He also knew that she was rather cold on weekdays, but who would have thought that she would pull him aside at home and share her daily life with him endlessly?
He really liked this special treatment and hoped that no one would discover this side of Xiao Xi, and that only he would treasure it.
"Today is Little New Year, and the cafeteria is making dumplings. I was afraid the ones I brought back would get clumpy, so I bought some raw dumplings and just cooked them." Seeing that she was still looking at him blankly, Ying Mingcheng patted her head and stood up, "How about I hold you?"
Mu Huaixi shuddered and quickly shook her head, "No, no, I'll go down after I put on my clothes."
She didn't dare let him hug her again!
Mu Huaixi dragged her sore body and floated downstairs, attracted by the aroma of dumplings.
The canteen made two kinds of dumplings: dried radish and oil residue and leek and pork. Each one was as big as her palm, with thin skin and large fillings that burst with juice. She ate seven or eight before she felt a little better in her stomach. She put down her chopsticks and helped Ying Mingcheng peel garlic.
As the saying goes, dumplings with garlic make life wonderful. Ying Mingcheng picked up the garlic she had peeled and ate it with a smile. He actually ate all the remaining thirty or so dumplings. She was so frightened that she dragged people around the yard, fearing that she would be too full.
In fact, Ying Mingcheng did morning exercises and could eat thirty or forty dumplings on normal days, but seeing that she was worried, he helped her walk in the yard to help relieve the soreness and fatigue.
No matter how sore Mu Huaixi's waist was, she had to go to work at the health center. She sat in the back seat with cotton padding specially added by Ying Mingcheng, and felt that the eyes looking at her along the way were all very strange.
"Don't run around at noon, I'll bring you lunch." Ying Mingcheng changed his previous restraint and sent her directly to the door of the clinic. If his colleagues were not there, she felt that he would have carried her in directly!
"I took you to work and brought you lunch, and of course, I picked you up at night. Ten points, no, twenty!" Wang Xiaohua winked at her and looked her over a few more times. "Doctor Mu, why do you look different today?"
Mu Huaixi coughed lightly and explained that he had moved to a new house yesterday and was not used to sleeping well.
"I know. It's about getting used to your bed. I'm the same way. When I first came to the mountains, I couldn't sleep all night long." Wang Xiaohua didn't doubt her and shared her own experience of getting used to a new bed with her, and told her to just hug a familiar pillow or doll.
Mu Huaixi nodded, but she couldn't remember when she fell asleep last night. She was just glad that she was the only one in the clinic who was married and could fool people. When she looked up, she met Sister Guo's understanding and ambiguous gaze.
Sister Guo usually stays in the cashier's office at the door and rarely comes to the clinic. Mu Huaixi almost forgot about her. When she thought about how Ying Mingcheng had just driven her in and was seen, her face flushed.
"Would you like some steamed dates?" Sister Guo said nothing, but just stuffed a handful of black dates into her hand. Ever since she told her the recipe last time, steamed dates have become popular in the family compound. After all, most women have problems with cold hands and feet and irregular menstruation.
After sharing the dates, Sister Guo started talking about something else. "I have a little sister who works as an accountant in Furongqiao Commune. Her sister-in-law caught a cold a while ago. She took three doses of medicine from a traveling doctor, and the cold went away. But now she cries every time something happens. She can't stop crying every day. I'd like to ask if you can cure her."
"How can we treat this? Isn't she in a bad mood?" Wang Xiaohua's eyes widened. "We can't ask Boss Mu to comfort her, right? Is she being wronged at work or in her life? Or is she having a conflict with her partner?"
"We haven't talked about our partner yet," Sister Guo sighed. Her younger sister's sister-in-law was a daughter born in her old age. She was extremely favored at home. She was also a cheerful and generous girl before. Her parents intended to arrange her to be a health worker in the commune. But now she starts crying after just a few words. She doesn't like to go out every day and just stays at home wiping her tears.
Wang Xiaohua felt something was amiss as she listened, and whispered, "Did something bad happen to this? Why does it sound so weird?"
"Don't talk nonsense," Li Fengjuan patted her quickly, but she also felt that this was like a ghost. She glanced at Mu Huaixi and asked, "Doctor Mu, what do you think?"
"Bring him here first and have a look. If his temperament changes drastically, there's probably something wrong with his body."
She didn't say anything definite, but she didn't believe it was some evil spirit at work. After all, a person's seven emotions and five wills are all connected to the internal organs. Because of Xia's mother's illness, she carefully studied the emotional and mental studies recorded in the family medical books. She felt that this person was somewhat similar to a case she had seen in the medical books. The patient was also a lady from a wealthy family. However, that case was hundreds of years ago and the record was not very clear. She really wanted to see it for herself.
Sister Guo actually didn’t quite understand the specific situation. After saying a few words, she told her younger sister to bring people over later.
After they chatted for a while, patients came to the clinic. However, it was the New Year's Eve, and every household was busy, and most of them came to get plasters.
As soon as Sister Guo saw the plaster, she wanted to praise Doctor Mu again. She used to be so idle in the clinic every day that she could only handle a few dozen dollars worth of bills. But now, because of the hot sales of the plaster, she can now count more than ten yuan in banknotes and coins every night!
Besides, there are more old men and women coming to see the doctor, and the whole clinic has become lively. Sister Guo has heard more gossip recently than she knew in the previous year!
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