Chapter 78 Oh, do you like me then?

Isn’t it just to prevent wolves?

Big pervert.

Su Mei was thinking in a depressed mood but dared not speak out and could only pretend to sleep.

She was easily awakened because when she was on duty before, whenever someone knocked on the door, she knew it was the nurse informing her that there was a patient coming for the night clinic.

So as soon as Huo Jianguo entered the yard, she already knew that Huo Jianguo was back.

But she didn't dare to move, and even subconsciously slowed down her breathing, for fear that Huo Jianguo would find out that she was not asleep and have strange thoughts.

Fortunately, Huo Jianguo didn't stand at the door for too long and turned into the kitchen.

I guess he didn't have dinner at night, so he went to the kitchen to find something to eat.

There were shredded potatoes and porridge left over by Su Mei in the kitchen. Su Mei heard the sound of dishes and chopsticks, and thought that he must have eaten the cold rice directly.

Later, Su Mei heard him lighting the fire again, and he did not come out of the kitchen for a long time.

Gradually, Su Mei found that the kang was getting warmer.

It was unknown how much time had passed before Huo Jianguo came out of the house. He came to Su Mei's door and whispered:

"Are you still cold? I see you always wrap yourself up in a blanket when you sleep, like a cicada pupa. I guess you are afraid of the cold. You haven't burned the firewood you chopped this afternoon, so you probably didn't light a big fire. I've been burning it for a while. Is it warm enough?"

"Enough...enough!" No matter how much Su Mei didn't want to talk, she couldn't refuse such kindness, so she could only respond to him quietly.

.......She wrapped herself up like a cicada pupa. What does that have to do with being afraid of the cold? She was just afraid that she would not sleep well and would crawl into his bed in the middle of the night.......

Fortunately, Huo Jianguo didn't say anything else. He turned around and left through the door. Su Mei breathed a sigh of relief again.

Su Mei didn't sleep well that night. Huo Jianguo slept in the next room, probably on the bed where she used to examine patients. He coughed from time to time.

Although it is no longer snowing, the weather is getting closer to deep winter.

It was freezing cold outside, and Su Mei treated patients in that room during the day. She had to put a basin under the table and add charcoal to it before she could sit still.

The temperature inside at night will probably be even more touching.

Su Mei knew that Huo Jianguo must be very cold, but she couldn't do anything about it.

Whoever lets him not enjoy his good fortune deserves to be frozen into a dog.

The next day, Su Mei slept until noon.

She had woken up a long time ago, but just didn't want to get up.

The military clinic was already open, and no one would come to see her for medical treatment. It was okay for her to sleep for a while, but the main thing was that she didn't know how to get up and face Huo Jianguo.

She just lay on the kang and listened to Huo Jianguo busying around in the kitchen next door.

It was not until Huo Jianguo came to the door and called her for dinner that she slowly climbed out of bed.

"Don't be afraid. It's broad daylight and I won't do anything to you." Noticing Su Mei's slow movements, Huo Jianguo's voice rang out coldly outside the door.

Not during the day? I mean it’s OK at night! Haha. “Okay, I’ll be right out!”

After getting up and washing her face, Su Mei walked out of the bedroom wearing the water she had used to wash her face.

She splashed water in the yard, then went into the kitchen and saw Huo Jianguo's steamed buns and scallion porridge.

"You didn't go to work today?" In order to break the awkwardness, Su Mei took the initiative to talk to Huo Jianguo.

Huo Jianguo could only use a tense expression to hide his discomfort. He pushed a bowl of porridge in front of Su Mei and replied sullenly:

"Wait at home for the Youth League Committee to come and give you the results of the handling."

Then, the two of them ate their meals and didn't talk anymore.

It was not until he was almost done eating that Huo Jianguo could no longer hold back and asked the question that had been puzzling him:

"Why on earth do you not want to do that?"

Okay, here we go again.

Now that it's been brought up, Su Mei still wants to deal with it head-on. After all, she hasn't left here yet. To completely dispel Huo Jianguo's thoughts, it's best to make everything clear to him.

She said bluntly: "When two people are together, they should at least like each other. If you don't like me, then why should I be willing to be together?"

"How do you know I don't like it?" Huo Jianguo interrupted Su Mei eagerly.

Su Mei stared at Huo Jianguo for a long time before asking him, "Oh, do you like me?"

Huo Jianguo wanted to say that he liked her, but when he faced Su Mei's earnest gaze, he felt guilty. After a long while, he gave an answer that had nothing to do with liking her:

"I will fulfill my responsibilities as a husband to you."