Chapter 64
Knowing that Qin Yao was on vacation, Gu Cheng came back early, full of expectations. However, he found nothing when he got home. His wife was not at home, and the house was empty and silent. It was hard to describe the feeling. It was just like soaking in cold water in winter.
Gu Cheng hastily cleaned up the house with a sullen face. Not long after, Gao Jianguo, who also returned home empty-handed, came to visit him, waiting for Chen Baozhen to come back.
Gao Jianguo was holding half a jackfruit weighing more than ten pounds, peeling and eating it in the Gu family's yard, feeling very leisurely and happy.
Gu Cheng stood in the yard with his arms folded, enjoying the breeze with an expressionless face.
"Baozhen and Yingzi went out together. I feel relieved that they get along well. I am most afraid that there will be conflicts between the sister-in-law and the sister-in-law."
"Captain Gu, you are lucky with your Qin Yao. It's not like when Baozhen first married me. At least you have a companion. At first, when I didn't go home for a few days, Baozhen always blamed me and scolded me. Whenever we had a quarrel, she regretted not finding a 'normal man' who would go home every day. She was so resentful... We quarreled all the time when we first got married."
"That's right, women are lonely at home." Gao Jianguo shook his head and smiled, "Now Qin Yao has Baozhen to keep her company, so it's good that she can't adapt to it. The family is harmonious!"
Gu Cheng's face turned even worse, and he wanted to pick up a broom and beat Gao Jianguo out of the yard.
His words were like an icy knife stabbing into his heart.
"Baozhen misses me and always asks me to comfort her and coax her. It's okay once or twice, but who has the patience to do it over time? Who is not like this as a military wife in the courtyard? She should have thought about her responsibilities before she married me."
Qin Yao never thought about him. She didn't go home. She lived a happy and comfortable life every day with a smile on her face. It didn't matter whether he was there or not.
She didn't want his coaxing or comfort, and she probably even thought he was disturbing her by coming back.
Does this woman really care about him?
"Baozhen, you just care too much about me. Oh, I'm worried. She is different from your Xiao Qin. She is aloof and arrogant. Outsiders always think she is not sociable. In fact, she has a soft personality. Only after getting to know her for a long time can you understand that she is a very lovely person."
"Baozhen is not like your Xiaoqin. She is pretty and likable. Everyone likes her and she has good relationships with people."
Gu Cheng said coldly: "Have you said enough?"
Gao Jianguo looked at him in surprise.
"I'm not interested in talking about women."
Gao Jianguo: “…”
Then there is nothing to talk about. Work and life are separated. Now is "life time". His life and Gu Cheng's life are intertwined. Apart from his wife and children, what else can he have? What to talk about if not women?
"Okay, Captain Gu, I don't want to talk to you about work either. Let's just be quiet. I'll eat my jackfruit and wait for Zhenzhen."
Gao Jianguo secretly complained: How long have you been married? Gu Cheng is actually tired of marriage?
No wonder the old man is a workaholic, and getting married is like completing a "task" for him.
Alas, poor Xiao Qin.
Baozhen chose him because she had a "sharp eye"; Qin Yao chose Gu Cheng, a man with nothing to recommend him, which was really unlucky.
"You're back, you're back! Baozhen!" Gao Jianguo stood up and waved at the person who came.
Gu Cheng turned his head to look over, and happened to see Qin Yao and Chen Baozhen holding bamboo baskets and smiling at each other.
That smile stung his eyes. He hadn't been home for three days, and his wife Qin Yao was so happy.
This made Gu Cheng think of what he said the night before returning. He was afraid that Qin Yao would blame him and hate him. Facts proved that this was just his wishful thinking. Qin Yao didn't need him to accompany her at all.
She didn't care whether he came home every day or not. She lived comfortably according to her own schedule. She lived a fulfilling and happy life.
Qin Yao's fulfilling and happy life doesn't need him.
Heartache, discomfort, and grievance.
Gu Cheng didn't expect that he would be the first to turn into a "resentful woman". On the boat, apart from work, his mind was completely occupied by Qin Yao. He missed Yaoyao and was going crazy thinking about his wife at night.
Qin Yao didn't miss him. When he was not at home, Chen Baozhen came to accompany her to sleep, chat and live.
Gao Jianguo was surprised and asked, "So many fish?"
Qin Yao: "Bao Zhen caught them all!"
"Brother, I didn't expect my sister-in-law to be so powerful!" Gao Yingzi grinned.
Chen Baozhen chuckled.
"It will be troublesome to deal with it later, and you men will have to help. Use the fresh ones to make soup, and the others to dry into fish jerky."
Everyone was processing the fish in the Gu family yard. The women were responsible for cleaning it, while the men were responsible for gutting it. Gu Cheng and Gao Jianguo worked quickly.
"Sister-in-law, today is a little..." Gao Yingzi said halfway through her words and blocked the rest of her words.
Just because a pair of cold eyes were staring at her, she was frightened and dared not speak.
"Yaoyao, these are all for you, love——" me?
Chen Baozhen's voice became smaller and smaller, and the man's cold gaze was like ice knives.
This man is really vicious!
"Comrade Xiao Qin..." Deputy Director Liu spoke. Even though she hadn't eaten yet, she already felt something was wrong.
Qin Yao looked at Gu Cheng helplessly. The man was wearing a military uniform and sitting on a small stool. He was wielding a powerful sword, and the knife in his hand was dazzling.
She didn’t know what was wrong with Gu Cheng. He put on such a “dead fish face” like Captain Gu at home. Was he trying to save his own face or was he angry?
Qin Yao lowered her head to work, preparing to leave the matter alone. At worst, they could have a dinner party at Chen Baozhen's house later.
The Gu family had a very quiet meal. Everyone could feel the low pressure coming from Gu Tcheng. A storm was brewing.
Gao Yingzi ate quietly, not daring to say much. Chen Baozhen spoke quietly to Qin Yao, who greeted Deputy Director Liu a few times.
After the meal, the others left in a hurry. Before leaving, Deputy Director Liu sighed and looked at Qin Yao with a very sympathetic look.
She didn't expect that Xiao Qin's situation at home was even more difficult than Xiao Yan's. Captain Gu looked so imposing, did he look like a husband? This is a supervisory leader invited to the house.
She whispered to Qin Yao, "Don't let Captain Gu go on Women's Day. Everyone will understand you."
Qin Yao nodded, not knowing whether to laugh or cry. What did Deputy Director Liu think of her? A bullied young wife?
"I didn't intend for him to go."
Deputy Director Liu: "Don't take Xiao Pan's words to heart."
Deputy Director Liu secretly cursed Xiao Pan at home, and felt even more sorry for Qin Yao. Let's forget about Xiao Yan, who was not good-looking, but at least she and her husband were schoolmates and they had known each other for many years, so it could be considered "a good match for a good pot."
And for such a beautiful lady like Qin Yao, marrying Gu Cheng was clearly a complete loss, not to mention marrying up.
She is so beautiful, likable, and from the city. How bad can her life be if she marries another considerate officer? Why should I marry Captain Gu and suffer?
After the guests left, Qin Yao began to clean the house. Gu Cheng didn't say anything, and neither did she. The couple each did their own thing.
She should have been happy that her husband had returned home, but he turned sour as soon as he got home. Qin Yao was very angry about what Gu Cheng did today.
Qin Yao was upset. She didn’t know what Gu Cheng was angry about. Are you angry that she invited a bunch of people to her house? Are you mad at her for going out to catch seafood? Or is he bringing his anger from work home?
She sneered in her heart, wondering why she should play this guessing game with Gu Cheng? He doesn't go home for a few days, and when he comes back he's in a bad mood. What's the use of such a man who is all show and no substance?
Marriage is indeed the grave of love.
It's only been a few days and life has turned out like this. He is angry, and she is even more angry.
Qin Yao took a shower, changed her clothes, and went straight back to the bedroom, closed the door, locked it, and used her actions to keep the other person out.
"Open the door!" Gu Cheng frowned and knocked on the door. His big hands slapped on the door, like thunder. "Yaoyao, open the door! Yaoyao!"
Qin Yao lay on the bed, not saying a word, thinking that no one would tolerate your wrath.
When it comes to the cold war, she is very experienced. She had fought against her father in the same way. She would definitely not be the first to give in.
Gu Cheng was anxious: "Yaoyao! Yaoyao! Are you asleep?"
Except for his knock on the door, the house was silent.
Qin Yao blocked her ears in the bedroom. The knocking on the door stopped, but there was a rustling sound at the window. In just a few moments, she was held in the man's arms.
"You are shameless, climbing through the window! If people knew that you, Captain Gu, climbed through the window, they would laugh at you to death."
Gu Cheng's face darkened: "Laugh if you want." Political Commissar Zhou and his wife had already seen him climbing through the window.
"I deserve to be laughed at for marrying a cold-hearted, heartless wife like you."
Qin Yao retorted, "I am unlucky to marry a neurotic old man like you who loves to act and put on a cold face."
"You called me old bacon?"
"Not old? I think you're as old as a coffin."
"Do you regret marrying me?"
"I regretted it a long time ago."
Gu Cheng sneered, his face full of frustration, he said incredulously: "Qin Yao, do you have a heart? Do you really care about your husband? Do you take me to heart?"
"I never thought that I would fall in love with such a heartless woman like you."
Qin Yao's eyes turned red. Gu Cheng actually said this to her, just like her ex-boyfriend, who got close to her, then despised her, blamed her, and then cheated on her?
It was clearly someone else who did something wrong, but everyone criticized her for "trampling on other people's sincerity."
She had no feelings for her ex, but she was sincere and open-hearted to Gu Cheng. She never complained about anything after marriage, took care of his image and face in public, and allowed him to do whatever he wanted in bed, rarely refusing his requests for sex.
As a wife, Qin Yao felt that she had done nothing unqualified.
"Yaoyao, don't cry." Meeting her tearful eyes, Gu Cheng's heart softened immediately. He held Qin Yao in his arms as if she were a priceless treasure.
Qin Yao questioned him: "What did I do wrong? Are you going to call me a heartless person?"
Gu Cheng smiled bitterly: "Yaoyao, you make me feel very frustrated. As your husband, I don't feel that you need me."
"You live a happy life, whether you have me or not. You never complain that I come home late or that I spend little time at home. You also don't cry like Chen Baozhen and say you miss your husband. Yes, you don't miss me. You live a good life. You have your best friends and your books... I have nothing but you. You are the one I think about in my free time."
"I am just a dog that you can summon and dismiss at will. If you see me, I will be happy to play with you for a while. If you don't see me, it doesn't matter."
Qin Yao's eyes were red, and she couldn't help laughing when she heard his resentful words. What kind of metaphor was this? How could someone compare himself to a dog?
"I won't let a dog get on me."
Gu Cheng turned his face away.
"Captain Gu, you're like a 'resentful husband' now." Qin Yao understood Gu Cheng's thoughts a little bit. He felt that because he didn't make any noise or fuss, he didn't care about him enough.
Gu Cheng: "You forced me to do that."
"Who said I'm not sad? You don't come home at night, and I'm lonely. I miss you so much that I can't sleep in the middle of the night. I feel very uncomfortable. I care about you very much, Gu Cheng. I feel very uncomfortable when you don't come home, but what's the point of telling you these complaints?"
"I know you work very hard and are very tired. I care about you and don't want you to worry when you return home. I just want to show my sunny side to the people I care about the most."
Qin Yao's voice was hoarse: "Why do you say I don't care about you, you bastard! As soon as I came back, you tormented me hard in bed. Did I refuse you? You bastard!"
Qin Yao became angrier and angrier as she spoke, and she picked up a pillow and hit Gu Cheng in the face several times.
Gu Cheng let her hit him, his peach blossom eyes smiling: "Why didn't you say so earlier?"
"Yaoyao, if you have something to say that you can't express, you can write a poem and tell me."
Qin Yao scolded, "You are the most heartless person. Can't you see with your eyes? Why do you have to tell me?"
"You are so proud. I always protect your image as Captain Gu outside and never undermine you. How have I, Qin Yao, ever let you down?"
"In order to protect your face, I have suffered all kinds of injustice, and others have treated me as a punching bag!"
Gu Cheng asked back: "Maintaining my face is my own business, Yaoyao, why do you have to protect my face?"
Qin Yao was stunned: "Don't you care about your image as Captain Gu?"
"I do care." Gu Cheng continued, "But Yaoyao, you don't recognize your rights. You are my wife, the woman I love most. You can trample on my image at will."
Qin Yao: “?”
"If I do something that makes you uncomfortable, you don't have to give me face. You can hit me, scold me, and twist my ears in public."
These words sounded as if they were encouraging her to become a Hedong Lion.
"Like today, I made you feel uncomfortable, why didn't you scold me and teach me a lesson?"
Qin Yao: “…”
"God knows you are such a nasty man."
Gu Cheng smiled brightly: "Beating is love, scolding is love, I really want to quarrel with you and experience the joy of the boudoir."
Gu Cheng is not a conservative man, otherwise he would not have stood with his back hunched and chest hunched at the port when they first met, and even said that he was a sailor.
"Yaoyao, you were so fierce on the boat that time and forced me to speak back loudly. Later in the hospital, I was always worried that you would make me stand in public as punishment... but you never did such a thing."
"Yaoyao, are you giving me face like this?"
Qin Yao: "You should be grateful that you were born with a good face."
Qin Yao also realized at this time that her temper towards Gu Cheng had become better and better during this period. She had always been very indulgent towards the people she cared about and would not do anything to force them.
With her friend Chen Baozhen and her lover Gu Cheng who treat her sincerely, she cherishes them very much and is unwilling to do anything that may cause their "favorability to decline."
So she wronged herself, or deep down in her heart she was trying to "please" the people she cared about.
Gu Cheng: "Yaoyao, don't let yourself feel depressed."
"No matter what you do, I can tolerate you."
"I am your husband. No matter what mistakes you make, I will bear the consequences."
Qin Yao laughed: "Nonsense."
"As a man, I am willing to take on the responsibility of taking care of a woman. Taking care of you gives me a sense of accomplishment."
Gu Cheng: "Yaoyao, I'm never afraid that you'll cause me trouble. I'm just afraid that you won't need me, which will make me frustrated."
"I think I understand." In the past, Qin Yao was used to being independent, used to being alone, and not relying on anyone. She didn't even rely on her own parents, so who could she rely on?
So she is used to weighing the pros and cons instead of acting on impulse, rarely makes unreasonable demands, and avoids all ways that would hurt herself.
"There will be a couples activity on Women's Day, and you must accompany me." Qin Yao hugged Gu Cheng's neck.
She thought she was really a coward. As a wife, she had the right to ask Gu Cheng to accompany her to couple activities.
"If I can't go, I'll be very angry. You have to treat everyone in our office to a meal, so that others won't laugh at me and say that you don't care about me."
Gu Cheng said happily: "Okay."
"I want to be a good husband."
"Wife, you should take the initiative to 'use' me more often, so that others will know that I care about you."
This way he could go to Gao Jianguo and tell him how much his wife needed him.
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