Seeing this, Ding Qiunan quickly washed her hands and shooed Li Chu aside, saying, "I'll cook, you can sit down."
Li Chu smiled and said, "It doesn't matter who cooks it. Just stir-fry some cabbage. I bought two dishes from the restaurant. I can just heat them up. The rice will be ready soon too." He then took out two lunchboxes from his bag.
After finishing stir-frying the cabbage, Miss Ding picked up the lunchbox on the table to heat up the food. When she opened the lunchbox, she saw that it contained two meat dishes and began to grumble, "You're such a glutton. With your appetite, no amount of money is enough for you to eat like this."
Li Chu chuckled upon hearing this: "Honey, you've probably forgotten that I've given you all the money I've saved. How many people can save that much money?" He selectively forgot that most of his money came from system logins; if he relied on his salary, he wouldn't have enough to live on.
His words amused Ding Qiunan: "Okay, I forgot. My man is the most capable, the most frugal, and the best at managing money. Are you satisfied now?"
The first half of the sentence made Li Chu sound quite arrogant, but the second half made his face darken: "You're just making things up about me, honey. I bought those groceries because you're about to have your period and I wanted to nourish you."
Ding Qiunan rolled her eyes at him. After being together for so long, how could she not know what kind of man she was? He was a carnivore. "Alright, alright, this young lady thanks you for your concern, sir."
Li Chu stopped teasing her, patted his bottom, and slipped into the kitchen. Seeing that the rice was cooked, he brought it out.
During the meal, Li Chu told the girl that he would be taking an assessment next month. The girl was surprised to hear this: "Uh, this can be done earlier? Aren't you not yet at the required age limit?"
While eating, Li Chu said, "I think it was Director Chen who made the request." He then told Ding Qiunan his guess.
"You said you spoke to the relevant leaders in the city to get Dr. Li's assessment done ahead of schedule?" At the same time, at Director Chen's home, his wife, Liu Su'e, also seemed very surprised by this matter. "Was it worth it? Just for a doctor, to incur someone else's favor?"
Director Chen was sitting on the sofa reading the newspaper without looking up: "He called my former brigade commander 'uncle.' His parents and the former brigade commander had a life-or-death relationship. I had someone investigate him back then, and the person I found told me that ever since Li Chu's parents sacrificed their lives, no matter where the former brigade commander went or how busy he was, he would write to that kid."
After hearing this, Director Chen's wife's eyes widened, and she couldn't say a word. After a long while, she said regretfully, "Oh, if only we had said he was our son-in-law back then."
When Director Chen heard his wife say this, he looked up at her and said, "They're married now, so don't say things like that anymore, especially not in front of the children."
"I know, I'm just a little disappointed. Alright, there's nothing I, a woman, can do to help you with your affairs. But you must find a good husband for your daughter in the future."
Director Chen nodded perfunctorily without saying anything.
Li Chu and Ding Qiunan had already finished their meal and were doing their own things.
Li Chu was sitting on the sofa reading a book when he suddenly thought of something. He looked up at the girl's back as she sat in front of the sewing machine and asked, "Qiu Nan, do you think it would be okay to use some of those cotton swabs from the hospital when you're on your period?"
Ding Qiunan stopped working, turned around and looked at Li Chu: "Why did you suddenly think of that?"
Li Chu scratched his head: "Isn't it because your period is about to start? What did you think of what I just mentioned?"
The girl thought for a moment: "Those cotton swabs are so thin, how can we use them? Besides, they're so expensive, and there's nowhere to buy them."
"If it's too thin, you can layer it a few more times. The cotton swabs are quite absorbent, so they should work. I'll try them out when I get to work tomorrow. If they work, I'll get you some. They're much better than your cloth strips and paper pads, and they're cleaner to use."
The girl was still not used to talking about this with others, even her own husband. She was a little shy and blushed slightly. "I... I won't talk to you about this. You can decide for yourself." After saying that, she turned away.
Li Chu watched his wife's retreating figure, thinking: "We're married now, what's there to be embarrassed about? We know each other perfectly well, what's there to blush about?" He shook his head and continued reading.
"Woof woof!" Li Chu was reading when he heard Xiao Hei barking. He looked down and saw Xiao Hei run to the door and bark twice more. Just as he was about to call Xiao Hei back, he heard a knock on the door. Hey, this little guy can actually guard the door now.
"Who is it?" Li Chu stood up from the sofa.
"Xiao Chu, it's me, Jia Dongxu."
Li Chu was a little puzzled as to why Jia Dongxu was coming over at night, so he went over and opened the door.
As soon as the door opened, Xiao Hei started barking at the outside. Li Chu shoved it aside with his foot and said, "Shut up, stop barking." Then he looked up at Jia Dongxu outside and said, "Brother Dongxu, come in, please come inside."
Jia Dongxu glanced at the little black dog on the ground and smiled, "Xiao Chu, your dog is pretty good. I won't go in. I'm returning the food I borrowed from you a while ago." He then picked up the cloth bag in his hand. "You know my family's situation. I'm really sorry for taking so long to return it to you."
"Hey, it's nothing, Dongxu-ge. Don't be so polite. Everyone has their difficulties." Li Chu took the bag of flour from Jia Dongxu's hand. "Dongxu-ge, please come in and sit down. I'll make room for you."
"It's okay, I won't go in. I'll just wait at the door."
Seeing that he wasn't coming in, Li Chu took the flour bag and went to the kitchen.
Ding Qiunan stood up and called out, "Brother Jia, where is Sister-in-law Huairu?"
"Your sister-in-law is at home taking care of the kids. My little one is at a particularly difficult age to raise right now," Jia Dongxu said with a smile, standing outside the door.
"It's alright, let Sister Huairu bring the child to my house for a visit."
"Okay, if everything's alright, have her come over and talk to you."
Li Chu walked over with the empty bag of flour and handed it to him. Jia Dongxu took the bag and said, "Xiao Chu, thank you. I won't bother you any longer."
"Don't be so polite, Dongxu. Come in and sit for a while before you leave."
"I won't sit here anymore, let's talk another day." Jia Dongxu waved his hand and went back to the Intermediate People's Court.
Li Chu watched him leave before closing the door. Then she squatted down and patted Xiao Hei's head a few times: "You little rascal, you've actually learned to guard the door now, not bad, not bad, it wasn't a waste of money raising you! Wait, I'll give you a treat." She got up and went to the kitchen to prepare some more good food for Xiao Hei.
Ding Qiunan also got up and walked over to Xiao Hei, squatting down to play with it for a while. Seeing Li Chu come out of the kitchen, Xiao Hei jumped up and ran to Li Chu's side wagging its tail.
The girl then stood up and looked at Li Chu, asking, "Li Chu, Qin Huairu's family has five members, but they only eat the food rations that Jia Dongxu provides?"
"Yes, Jia Dongxu is the only one in their family with a registered residence in the city, and they're having a hard time making ends meet."
"Then his ration of food for one person isn't enough to feed five people, is it?"
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