Chapter 13 Chapter 13
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Song Chunman thought to herself, this man came at the perfect time, as if he knew something was going on here.
She smiled and said, "Come in, my faucet doesn't work either. How about you help me check it?"
"Okay." Gu Tingzhou said as he went into the house, pretended to look for something, and then came out, "I'll check the faucet for you."
"Thank you for your help." Song Chunman smiled.
Gu Tingzhou went straight into the kitchen, checked it, and then checked the other water pipes inside and out, and he knew what the problem was.
He went next door, borrowed some tools, and came back to start tinkering.
Song Chunman leaned against the kitchen door frame and looked at the man. He was still wearing his military uniform today, with his sleeves rolled up to his elbows, revealing his well-defined forearms. His bulging muscles rose and fell slightly as he turned the wrench, as if hiding a steady strength.
The dim light in the room fell on the top of his head, which was coated with a layer of light gold velvet. The outline of his profile was particularly clear under the light. The pipe wrench in his hand turned quickly and steadily. The crisp sound of metal collision revealed a reassuring neatness that made Song Chunman's heart skip a beat.
Thinking of this, she cursed herself inwardly, slapped her face quickly, turned around and walked out.
The little girl in the living room saw her blushing face and blinked: "Mom, your face is so red."
Song Chunman coughed lightly, "It's too hot, Mom will be fine in a while."
The little girl didn't think anything was wrong. She just kept staring at the person in the kitchen, pouting her lips, and thinking, it would be nice if the uncle could be her father.
After about ten minutes, the man came out and looked at Song Chunman, "It should be ready, you try it."
Perhaps because he had been squatting for too long and exerting too much strength, his face was sweating and his cheeks were flushed with a healthy blush, which made his eyes and eyebrows look indescribably handsome.
Song Chunman entered the kitchen, reached out to turn on the faucet, and the rushing water instantly hit the bottom of the pool, splashing tiny drops of water.
She turned around and smiled: "Thank you so much for coming so timely."
Then he casually asked, "Have you eaten? Are you hungry?"
"Not hungry." Gu Tingzhou had just finished speaking when his stomach suddenly made a loud gurgling sound, which was particularly clear in the quiet kitchen. He froze in shock, his ears slightly burning, and his expression slightly embarrassed.
The little girl on the side giggled and looked up: "Uncle, your stomach is rumbling! It's saying it wants to eat!"
She tugged at the corner of Song Chunman's clothes, her eyes sparkling. "My mom's noodles are super delicious. She adds eggs and vegetables, and the soup is sweet! Uncle, do you want some?"
Gu Tingzhou and Song Chunman were both stunned.
It was already late now. If it got out that she invited a stranger to dinner, it would look bad. However, since her daughter had already asked for it and the other party had helped her a lot in the past two days, she would not be so tactless.
"Yes, we just finished eating noodles, and the stove is still on fire. I'll make you a bowl."
Gu Tingzhou pursed his lips and wanted to refuse. After all, they were a man and a woman alone, and it would not be convenient for him, a grown man, to be here.
But she looked at the little girl's innocent smile, then at Song Chunman's smiling eyes, her Adam's apple moved again, and her voice lowered: "... Then, trouble."
There was already fire in the stove, and the vegetables, noodles, eggs and other things had been bought. Song Chunman went into the kitchen and started cooking noodles.
While cooking noodles, she heard the man talking to her daughter in the living room. She didn't know what they were talking about, but the little girl was giggling.
She sighed softly. Sun Wenbin had disliked her for years, and even the child had become a thorn in his side. Not only was he reluctant to play with her, he was even reluctant to say a kind word to her.
This was the first time in the child's life that someone squatted down to listen to her carefully and even gave her something. No wonder she felt close to Gu Tingzhou, with whom she had only been together for a few hours.
She laughed at herself, quickly cooked the noodles, and served them out in a short while.
The little girl wanted to pester Gu Tingzhou to play, so Song Chunman quickly said, "Yueyue, let uncle eat first, he has to go home soon."
The little girl was also very sensible and immediately pulled a stool for Gu Tingzhou, "Uncle, please sit down!"
Gu Tingzhou glanced at the time. It was already eight o'clock. He had to go back quickly, otherwise what would it mean to stay here?
He didn't hesitate and sat down at the table.
The tomato and egg noodles in the porcelain bowl were piled up like a small mountain, with bright red soup floating on green leaves, golden eggs soaked in tomato juice, and freshly cut green onions swaying in the heat.
He had only eaten two mouthfuls at noon and was already starving. His hand trembled slightly as he took the chopsticks. The first bite took his throat, and the sweet and sour tomato sauce mixed with the aroma of lard instantly soothed his empty stomach, and his eyes lit up instantly.
The taste of these noodles is not inferior to that of the restaurant chef.
Unexpectedly, she is not only beautiful, but also good at cooking. She can even open a restaurant.
Gu Tingzhou didn't even bother to talk, he just buried his head in eating, his chopsticks flying around with the sound of slurping.
Song Chunman sat opposite him, stunned by the way he wolfed down his food.
How hungry was he? Didn't his family give him anything to eat?
The five taels of noodles were gone in less than five minutes, and even the soup at the bottom of the bowl was licked clean with chopsticks.
The little girl exclaimed, "Uncle, you eat so fast."
Song Chunman also smiled, "Do you want more?"
Gu Tingzhou's forehead was covered with sweat, and he looked a little embarrassed. He was unwilling to admit that the noodles were so delicious that he couldn't help but eat more.
But at this time, don’t eat it anymore, it’s embarrassing.
"No... no thanks, I'm a bit pressed for time now."
Song Chunman suddenly realized and said hurriedly: "Okay, thank you for what you did tonight."
Gu Tingzhou stood up, rolled up his sleeves slightly, and said in a more natural tone: "You live in my house, this is what you should do."
He turned to look at the little girl at the table, his lips curled up, and his voice softened. "Little girl, your mother's noodles are especially delicious. I've made a note of this. I'll treat you to dinner in the future, but I have to go home today."
The little girl tilted her head back and said goodbye to her uncle with a smile. He then nodded slightly to Song Chunman and turned to walk out.
When he got outside, the evening breeze blew and the sweat on his forehead disappeared for the most part, but the aroma of the bowl of tomato and egg noodles still lingered in his nose.
He looked back and saw that in the living room, the woman was collecting the dishes he had just eaten and taking them into the kitchen. The little girl was following her like a tail and disappeared from his sight in an instant.
He let out a breath, quickly left the alley, reached the main road, opened the door, got in the car, stepped on the accelerator and drove off into the night.
In just twenty minutes, he arrived at the family building in the military compound. As soon as he got off the car, he saw a figure in a dress walking out. It was Chen Yafang.
"Tingzhou!" Chen Yafang's eyes lit up and she walked over quickly. "Where have you been? Why did you come back just now? We've been waiting for you for a long time tonight."
Gu Tingzhou frowned slightly upon hearing this, his eyes darkened slightly, and his tone was emotionless: "What's the matter?"
He didn't respond to her. The smile on Chen Yafang's face froze for a moment, but she quickly covered it up and said in a friendly tone, "This afternoon, my aunt specially asked my parents to come over in the evening. She said she wanted to discuss our marriage."
As she spoke, she couldn't hide the smile at the corners of her eyes, with a bit of determination that she was determined to win.
Gu Tingzhou's brows suddenly furrowed deeply, the light from the street lamp fell on his well-defined face, and his eyes were as heavy as the surface of a frozen lake.
Chen Yafang relied on the old friendship between her family and the Gu family and always acted like a fiancée, which annoyed him very much.
"About marriage..." He spoke directly, his voice colder than the evening breeze, "I've told you more than once, I won't marry you, not before, not now, and certainly not in the future!"
Chen Yafang's face instantly lost most of its color when she heard this. Before she could respond, the man said, "If you keep pestering me like this, I don't mind telling the adults why I hate you so much."
His cold tone instantly froze the air around them. Chen Yafang naturally knew the reason, which was because of the drugging incident.
Her eyes were red. "But it's been so long since that happened, and you still haven't found that woman. Can't you be with me?"
"No!" Gu Tingzhou had been investigating overtly and covertly for years, but he still couldn't find any trace of that woman. But even if he couldn't find her, he would never marry Chen Yafang. "I can't get over this, so don't bother me anymore."
Chen Yafang's expression changed. "Auntie wants us to be together..."
"I'll talk to my mom later." Gu Tingzhou interrupted her, his tone no longer holding back. "Tell your parents later too, don't bother worrying about it anymore. There's no possibility for us two. You should find someone to marry as soon as possible."
After saying that, he turned around and walked towards the car without any hesitation.
Chen Yafang watched him get into the car, her nails digging deep into her palms, the grievance in her eyes instantly replaced by resentment—
Gu Tingzhou, do you think you can find that woman? Even if you do, I will never let her have an easy time!
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