Chapter 40: I Can’t Stay Cold
Lu Beiye quickly prepared the meal. He fried eggplant, tomatoes, and beans, and made a yellow egg soup with eggs. It looked delicious and appetizing.
While eating, Wenjiu was about to scoop out the soup when the bowl was taken away by Lu Beiye. He took the bowl and poured the soup over Wenjiu's rice, then put it back in front of Wenjiu.
Wen Jiu likes to eat rice with soup. Whenever there is soup at Lu's house, she will scoop two spoonfuls. She didn't expect that this little habit of hers would be noticed by Lu Beiye.
It seems that he still cares about her! If it weren't for the fact that Lu Qingqing was still there, she would definitely "thank" Lu Beiye.
"What are you laughing at?"
"Hurry up and eat." Lu Beiye reached out and picked up two pieces of beans for Wenjiu, and also picked up some tomatoes for Lu Qingqing.
Lu Qingqing thought Lu Beiye was talking about her, and looked up blankly and said, "I'm not laughing!"
"I'm talking about your sister-in-law!"
"oh……"
Lu Qingqing and Wen Jiu felt a little embarrassed after hearing what Lu Beiye said and buried their heads in eating.
After dinner, Lu Qingqing rushed to wash the dishes, and Wenjiu went to make her bed. Lu Beiye had some free time to sit on the sofa to rest. He reached into his pocket to take out a cigarette, but when he took it out he threw it into the cupboard without smoking it.
Since he said he would not smoke anymore, he must keep his word.
Wait until the warm wine and Lu Qingqing are done.
Lu Beiye said slowly: "The two of you take your change of clothes and I will take you to take a bath."
"The hot water in the family building is heated in the army boiler room. It is only available for two hours from 6pm to 8pm. If you miss the water supply time, you can only go to the boiler room to wash."
In the early 1980s, development was still limited. There was not even electricity in Lu Beiye's home. Although the army had electricity, it did not have water heaters like modern ones.
It is August now and the weather is very hot. There is nothing wrong with taking a cold shower, but Wenjiu and Lu Qingqing are girls, so it is not good to use cold water.
"Okay, I'll go get the clothes."
After Wen Jiu finished speaking, he went into the room to get clothes for himself and Lu Qingqing, and then went to the bathroom to take out the soap and the tea seed powder that she put in to wash her hair.
"Qingqing, this dress is for you. I've never worn it before. When I have time tomorrow, I'll measure your size and make some alterations."
"Thank you, Fourth Sister-in-law." Lu Qingqing took the clothes that the wine warmer handed over. Her dark face looked a little embarrassed under the light. "Can I heat some water at home to take a bath?"
"I don't want to go outside."
After what happened, she was a little afraid of the unfamiliar environment outside.
Wen Jiu smiled and said, "Of course! Coming here is like coming to your own home. What's wrong with being at home?"
Lu Beiye didn't understand, but he didn't say anything. "There's hot water in the kettle. Be careful."
"That's your room." Wen Jiu pointed to Lu Qingqing's room with his hand. "There are shampoo and soap in the bathroom. I've already made the bed for you. You can go to bed directly after taking a shower. Don't worry, we'll lock the door when we leave."
She knew Lu Qingqing was afraid.
So give her enough sense of security.
Although we are in the military, it is not a bad thing to be cautious.
"Fourth sister-in-law, you are so nice..." Lu Qingqing's nose felt sore and she didn't know what to say. She didn't expect Wenjiu to think so carefully for her.
"I know I'm good, but if you keep praising me, I'll become arrogant, and then you'll feel that your brother is not worthy of me, and that'll be the end of you."
"You go take a shower quickly. I'll go too. After taking a shower, we can go to sleep. I'll take you to town to buy some things tomorrow."
After giving Lu Qingqing instructions about warming the wine, he and Lu Beiye went to the stove room.
It was already past ten o'clock in the evening.
It was dark everywhere and no one was there.
Lu Beiye was worried that Wen Jiu would be scared, so he took the initiative to hold her hand.
Wen Jiu was very happy, "Don't take what I just said to Qingqing to heart, I just said that on purpose to tease her."
Their relationship is not stable yet.
Can't withstand wind and rain.
"Okay." Lu Beiye raised the corners of his mouth. Knowing it himself was one thing, but hearing Wen Jiu tell him in person was another. Who wouldn't like to be held in high esteem?
Soon the two of them walked to the boiler room. Everyone else had already gone home, and only the chef on duty was left there dozing off.
Wen Jiu asked in a low voice: "Where to wash?"
"Over there!" Lu Beiye said as he walked to the left with the warm wine.
There are two simple bathrooms there, which were specially built by the masters themselves for their convenience in bathing. They look quite decent, surrounded by wooden boards on the outside, and there are simple showers made of iron sheets on the walls inside.
There is a water channel against the wall, which is welded shut with steel bars and iron sheets, leaving enough gap for water to flow in.
But the canal was pitch black, and Wen Jiu felt scared as soon as she stepped in. She turned around, hugged Lu Beiye's arm and acted coquettishly to him.
"I get scared when I see that dark canal. Can you stand in there and wash with me?"
"I promise not to take advantage of you!"
She is so pitiful!
Others are afraid that men will take advantage of them, but she has to make sure she doesn't take advantage of men!
But the most pitiful thing is that even though she had already made the promise, Lu Beiye remained unmoved. He pushed the warm wine into the bathroom without hesitation.
"What are you afraid of? You can't fall into such a small hole. Stop talking nonsense and wash it quickly. I'm next door."
After he finished speaking, he went to the bathroom next door, and soon the sound of running water could be heard.
Wen Jiu suppressed her fear and took off her clothes. She turned on the tap to wet her hair and rubbed some tea dregs powder on it. Thinking that Lu Beiye had brought nothing with him, she stretched out her arm high and handed him the bamboo tube containing the tea dregs powder and the soap.
"Please return the soap to me when you are done with it."
Lu Beiye reached out to take the tea seed powder and soap that Wen Jiu passed to him. His eyes instantly became gentle. He opened the bamboo tube and scooped out some tea seed powder to wash his hair.
Soon he finished washing, handed the soap to the warm wine, and went out to stand outside.
Half an hour passed by the time I came out of the warm wine bath.
When Lu Beiye heard the noise and turned around, he saw Wen Jiu coming out of the bathroom holding dirty clothes.
Her wet long hair hung on her shoulders, soaking the clothes on her chest. The buttons on her collar were not fastened, revealing her slender neck and vague outline.
Her cheeks were lightly flushed, her lips were slightly parted, and her clear, amber-like eyes were staring at him, making him unable to look away.
After Lu Beiye realized that he was distracted by Wen Jiu, he coughed twice to cover up his embarrassment, walked to Wen Jiu and took the things in her hand, "Let's go!"
It seems that she is still quite attractive!
Wenjiu blinked proudly, pulled Lu Beiye's clothes and happily went home with him.
The wind was still relatively cool at night, and Wenjiu had just come out of the bathroom. As he walked out of the boiler room, his legs were shaking from the wind and he couldn't walk at all.
"Lu Beiye, I'm so cold!"
Lu Beiye said calmly: "I can't protect you from the cold!"
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