After reading for a while, I felt it was about time, so I went to the kitchen to start rolling out the dough and making dumplings.
While she was wrapping dumplings, she heard a noise upstairs. Ding Qiunan came downstairs sleepily and saw Li Chu making dumplings. She walked over and hugged him from behind, saying, "When did I fall asleep? Why didn't you wake me up?"
"We were chatting on the sofa when you fell asleep, so I carried you up to the sofa. There's nothing else to do, so just go to sleep."
"I'll wash my face and come over so we can make dumplings together."
"Go ahead, the white one on the shelf is my face towel, you can use that."
"Okay, I understand."
The two of them finished wrapping it quickly.
Li Chu went over and lit the stove to start cooking dumplings.
After they finished eating, Ding Qiunan took the initiative to wash the dishes and let Li Chu rest: "You cooked all the food, I'll clean up, you go and rest on the sofa."
After Ding Qiunan finished tidying up and came over, Li Chu pulled her into his arms again: "Take a look and see if there's anything else our family needs. We can take our time to get it."
"We have everything we need. I really didn't expect you to keep the house so well-organized!"
Li Chu smiled smugly: "I'll buy you a bicycle and a watch in a couple of days. We'll go to the department store to buy them."
Ding Qiunan looked at him in astonishment: "Are you crazy? Are you not going to live a normal life anymore?"
"Don't worry, I have money. You won't go hungry in the future."
"Even if you have money, you can't just spend it recklessly! What, do you think it's easy for you to make money?"
Li Chu thought it was really easy; all she had to do was sign in. But she couldn't say that out loud!
Suddenly, I remembered that I hadn't told her about the raise: "Let me tell you, I'm getting a raise starting next month. I've already seen the document. My salary will be 78 yuan then."
"What's your salary now? How did it increase so much?" Ding Qiunan asked, somewhat puzzled.
"My current salary is 42.5 yuan." Then he explained to her why he had received such a large raise.
"Ah, that's great. I wonder how much salary I'll get then." Ding Qiunan said with envy, "Even if I get a raise, I can't spend it recklessly. I still have to live frugally."
Li Chu tapped her nose with his finger: "Okay, I'll listen to you, my housekeeper."
Little Ding wrinkled her nose: "That sounds awful, I don't want to be a housekeeper."
"Whenever I heard you talk about living frugally, I immediately thought of that old man across the street..."
Li Chu recounted to Ding Qiunan how calculating the Third Uncle was.
Upon hearing this, Miss Ding exclaimed repeatedly, "Oh? Really? Is that Third Uncle really that cunning?"
Li Chu sighed: "Alas, there's nothing I can do if Uncle San doesn't scheme. How would he raise his four children if he didn't scheme?"
“But I think he’s gone too far with his calculations. How can he calculate like this with his own child? Won’t he destroy the bond between them?” Ding Qiunan said.
“Human hearts are the most vulnerable to being schemed against. I think his children will have a hard time in the future!” Li Chu shook his head: “This old man always says, ‘You won’t go poor from eating or dressing, but you will go poor if you can’t scheme against others.’”
Ding Qiunan shook her head, tsk tsk.
Then Li Chu told Ding Qiunan about everyone else in the courtyard.
When Ding Qiunan heard that He Yuzhu was about to fight Li Chu without even knowing what had happened, she said angrily, "How can he be like this? He doesn't tell people what's going on, and he even wants to hit them! You were right to push him!"
Li Chu then recounted the funny incident He Yuzhu had made on his last blind date, which made Miss Ding laugh so hard she could hardly breathe: "Hahaha, that's hilarious! What's he thinking about all day long?!"
Speaking of Xu Damao, Li Chu told Ding Qiunan about the long-standing feud between him and He Yuzhu that had lasted for more than a decade.
One of these two took it upon himself to prank the other, while the other took it upon himself to beat the other up. In the end, Li Chu said, "Actually, I've always thought that the two of them are the true love!"
Little Ding blushed upon hearing this. What indecent words! She reached out and slapped him lightly, saying, "What nonsense are you talking about? Don't talk nonsense, pfft..." Unable to hold back, Little Ding burst out laughing.
The girl laughed until tears streamed down her face. She pointed her delicate finger at Li Chu's head and said, "You're not a good person either. What kind of nonsense are you thinking about all day long?"
"Sigh, I was so bored back then. I was all alone at home. It was a little better when Master was still alive, but after he passed away, I had even less to do." A hint of melancholy flashed in Li Chu's eyes.
Seeing the sadness in his eyes, Xiao Ding sat up on his lap and hugged him tightly with heartache, saying, "It's okay, I'm here for you. I'll stay with you."
Li Chu looked down at the girl in his arms and slowly leaned his head closer.
Miss Ding responded to him emotionally.
Summer clothes are already thin, and when Miss Ding sat on his lap, her body, which had been single for over twenty years, immediately underwent a change.
Ding Qiunan's face turned bright red. She hurriedly grabbed her clothes and spat at Li Chu: "You're always thinking about bad things!"
"Sigh, do you really need to think about it? You're a medical student too, this is just a natural bodily reaction, okay?" Li Chu spread his hands.
The girl gave a haughty snort, turned around and ran into the bathroom, locking the door behind her.
Li Chu sat there pitifully, looked down at herself, and muttered to herself, "Just bear with it!"
With no other option, he got up and went to the kitchen, washed his face with cold water, and tried to calm himself down.
After coming out of the bathroom, Ding Qiunan didn't approach Li Chu again. Instead, she sat down on the single sofa and said, "Li Chu, I'm already yours, but I'm not ready for that yet. Can we wait a little longer?"
Li Chu eagerly assured him, "I just couldn't help myself just now, I'll try my best to control myself in the future!"
Ding Qiunan pursed her lips, thinking to herself, "I'd never believe you."
"Li Chu, it's getting late, I need to go back to my dorm." Little Ding felt she couldn't stay there any longer, otherwise who knew what might happen next.
Li Chu glanced out the window; it was already getting dark. He said helplessly, "Alright, then I'll take you home!"
Without hesitation, the two packed up, opened the door, and went out.
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