Perhaps frightened by Li Zhenhua, Yu Huimin waited for a long time that day but did not receive the phone call.
She's the kind of person who likes to overthink things, and she didn't sleep well that night because of a phone call from who-knows-who.
Zhao Qinglan truly enjoyed a few days of unparalleled comfort.
Her husband was considerate, and her children were well-behaved. The life she had always dreamed of seemed to have come so easily to her, and for a moment she could hardly believe it, as if she were dreaming.
She found it quite amusing that something as uncomfortable as her period could turn into a good thing.
If there's anything not good about it, it's that the living conditions are a bit poor and life is a bit tough.
Fortunately, Zhao Qinglan is confident that she can overcome and improve this situation.
Once her business was over, she first discussed with Li Huai the idea of building a small hut in the courtyard to serve as a bathing place.
She even drew upon some experiences from later generations for this purpose.
Many things are actually just a limitation of thinking; they are not difficult to do in practice.
Li Huai was happy to do so if it could improve his family's living conditions.
Although it was too cold to work, I still found some tools and built a bathroom in the yard in my spare time.
Outside the bathroom, a stove was set up, which can be used for cooking and boiling water.
It's convenient to take a shower now, and cooking will be more convenient too, as there won't be any more smoke and fumes inside the house.
Of course, the stove in the house is still there, and it can still be used for cooking and heating.
Wu Mei came to visit the newly built bathroom.
"Tsk tsk, Qinglan, you know what, this is really good. I'll build one in my yard someday."
Although we only take a bath every few days in winter, it's still quite a hassle each time. For example, when my daughter takes a bath, I always have to shoo my sons out, or we just hide in the room and wipe them down with a hot towel. It's not as convenient as this.
When the weather gets cold, everyone stays at home and rarely goes out.
This also meant that although Zhao Qinglan had been living in the family quarters for quite some time, she didn't know many people, except for Sister-in-law Wu Mei.
However, she didn't care about these things. What's the use of knowing a lot of people? She was also impatient with all the social obligations and preferred to stay at home and teach her children.
As soon as the bathroom was built, the family members took turns taking hot showers that very evening.
They're fine when they don't take a bath, but once they do, they all smell wonderful.
As soon as Li Huai lay down at night, he felt like he was suffering.
He's not a saint; his legal wife is lying beside him, and she's quite beautiful, constantly wafting her fragrance over. It's hard for him not to have impure thoughts.
Memorizing Marxism-Leninism seemed to be less effective, and he wondered if he should find a Buddhist scripture to clear his mind.
Even after taking a shower and lying down, Zhao Qinglan wasn't entirely at peace.
When Li Huai came out of the bathroom, he was wearing very little clothing, which accentuated his figure.
She glanced at it a few more times, and then she couldn't take her eyes off it.
Actually, when she married Li Huai in her previous life, Li Huai was already a sixty-year-old man, but he was still in good health, hadn't gained weight, and looked very energetic.
But no matter how well he maintains his appearance, it can't compare to his youthful state when he was not yet thirty.
She was also a woman with emotions and desires. Lying next to her was a man she had known for two lifetimes who had treated her well, and he also had such a good physique. It was inevitable that she would overthink things.
The two people sharing the same bed had different thoughts and tossed and turned for a long time before finally falling asleep.
In the morning, Zhao Qinglan woke up groggily and felt warm. When she turned her head, she saw that she was actually squeezed in Li Huai's arms. Just as she was shocked, she realized that there was something hard pressing against her butt.
Having lived two lifetimes, she understood what it was in an instant!
My God, her ears turned bright red instantly, and she jumped up, threw on her coat, and ran away in a panic.
Perhaps because he went to bed too late, Li Huai slept much more soundly than before.
Not only did he sleep soundly, but he also had a wonderful dream.
In his dream, he held Zhao Qinglan in his arms, pinned her down, and brutally violated her...
Zhao Qinglan's movements startled Li Huai awake.
When he noticed the abnormality in his lower body, he was stunned.
Li Huai never used to eat breakfast at home, but today he was unusually quiet and didn't leave right away.
Seeing Zhao Qinglan busy there, he walked up to her feeling quite embarrassed.
"Qinglan, um, I..." He scratched his head, looking embarrassed.
“I understand, you don’t need to say anything more,” Zhao Qinglan quickly interrupted him.
Li Huai was in his prime, so it was normal for him to do that so early in the morning; he was just a little embarrassed and awkward.
Since Zhao Qinglan had already said that, Li Huai felt embarrassed to continue the topic, but he stayed by her side, wanting to help her with something.
When the eldest child got up and came out, he noticed something was wrong with the two of them.
At first, he thought the two of them had another argument and he even muttered that adults were such a hassle, but after taking a few more glances, he felt that it didn't seem like it.
In short, something was off, but he couldn't quite put his finger on what was strange about it.
When Li Huai finally dawdled away, Zhao Qinglan went back to her room without even having breakfast.
Sitting there, she felt her face burning and her heart pounding.
They've already registered their marriage, and it's their second time doing so, yet she still feels like they're the young people who've just fallen in love.
That day, Zhao Qinglan even became somewhat distracted while teaching the children.
At noon, Li Huai was too busy to come back for lunch, which relieved Zhao Qinglan.
She was still struggling with how to face Li Huai after he got off work when a letter pulled her out of that state.
Yang Xiaofang's letter finally reached Zhao Qinglan after going through many twists and turns.
When Zhao Qinglan saw in the letter that her grandmother and the Zhao family planned to marry off her second and youngest sisters, her heart clenched.
She used to harbor resentment towards her mother and two younger sisters, feeling that despite all her sacrifices, no one in her family was there to help her when she needed it.
She had also vowed to completely sever ties with her family and treat herself as a lone individual who had sprung from a rock.
But seeing her sisters' condition, she still became worried.
Perhaps it's simply because they were still the kindest people to her in the family.
After staring blankly for a long time, she spread out the letter paper and started writing again. This time, she was going to write more than one letter.
As for Li Huai, after leaving home and going to the military camp, he would often drift into a daze.
The thought of Zhao Qinglan made him smile, which surprised the people around him, who kept asking him what happy event had happened.
How could Li Huai explain this? He could only gloss over it.
As he was about to leave work, he started thinking about whether he should talk to Zhao Qinglan about where Xiao Duo was staying.
Although Xiaoduo is not yet five years old, it is not a long-term solution for her to live in their room forever.
It wasn't that he wanted to do anything. Even from Xiaoduo's perspective, he felt that as a stepfather with no blood relation to Xiaoduo, it was not appropriate for him to live in the same house with Xiaoduo for a long time. It wouldn't be good for either Xiaoduo or him.
After much thought, he finally came up with a solution.
As soon as he got off work, Li Huai rushed home.
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