Chapter 56: Arson "I can't help it, it likes you."
Gu Zhao and Teacher Zhou talked about work, while Ye Tan chatted with the old lady and Zhou Shuying.
From the old lady's words, she learned that Zhou Shuying was a cadre of the art troupe and was the lead dancer of the troupe when she was unmarried.
When Ye Tan first met Zhou Shuying, he felt that she had a great figure and outstanding temperament. Although she was in her forties, she still looked slim and graceful, and she walked beautifully. It turned out that she was a dancer.
Ye Tan pinched her slender waist, wondering if she could maintain it when she reached her age. Anyway, Ye Tan would not allow herself to become a middle-aged woman with an out-of-shape figure. It seemed that she had to start exercising when she returned.
Zhou Shuying is beautiful and a good cook. Ye Tan finished her delicious meal and walked back home, just in time for a nap.
Gu Zhao couldn't fall asleep for the time being. He always felt something was missing because he didn't exercise in the morning. After Ye Tan lay down, he did push-ups on the floor in a vest.
Ye Tan was originally sleepy. She propped up her head and watched the man's body rise and fall beside the bed. The muscles in his arms bulged with effort. The butterfly bones hidden under his vest were perfectly shaped. She couldn't help but reach out and touch along his spine all the way to the tailbone...
Gu Zhao was almost knocked down by her light and electric little fingers. He finally managed to steady himself and tilted his head to look at the woman who was sitting leisurely on the bed. Her small waist was supported by her hips, making it even more slender that one could hold in one hand, making people want to pinch it.
Gu Zhao was jealous and did push-ups even faster.
Ye Tan was completely unaware of her unintentional provocation. Seeing that he was doing it so easily, she wanted to make it more difficult for him.
"Can you get up if I sit on your waist?"
Gu Zhao: "Then give it a try?" His tone was very relaxed.
Ye Tan got up from the bed with great interest and happily sat down on his waist and back. Gu Zhao below had already prepared his body, with the muscles on his waist tensed, successfully bearing Ye Tan's weight.
He stopped for a while to adjust, then continued to do push-ups.
Ye Tan was so surprised that she really wanted to take a photo with her mobile phone and show it to her friends to see how good her husband's waist was. Even a dog's waist looked down on him. It would definitely arouse the envy and jealousy of a group of rich women.
Unfortunately, she didn't have a cell phone, so she could only experience it excitedly by herself, and then she felt bored. She yawned, and sleepiness came back. Her soft little hand patted Gu Zhao's shoulder, "You continue, I want to sleep."
Ye Tan has always had good sleep quality. After he finished speaking, he lay down on the bed, rolled over lazily, and fell asleep with steady breathing in less than a minute.
Gu Zhao did dozens more by himself. He should have done a hundred more, but because of the weight applied by his wife, he reached the required amount of exercise ahead of time. He stood up, glanced at the woman who was sleeping soundly under the blanket, and turned to take a shower.
The couple slept until three o'clock in the afternoon. Gu Zhao was awakened by a knock on the door. Someone from the message room downstairs came to inform them that there was a phone call.
When Gu Zhao returned to the room, Ye Tan also woke up, "Who is it?"
"The receptionist asked me to answer the phone."
Ye Tan woke up after hearing this, "Is it from home?"
Gu Zhao nodded and said, "He said he would call back in twenty minutes."
Ye Tan immediately got out of bed and tidied himself. The two of them went to the message room and chatted with the clerk inside for a while, and then the phone rang.
Ye Tan was standing nearby. She reached out to answer the phone, and Lin Qiuyun's voice came from the receiver, "Is that Xiao Tan?"
Ye Tan: "It's me, Mom."
Lin Qiuyun asked her how she was doing during this period and whether she had adapted to the climate on the island.
Ye Tan naturally said that everything was fine. The mother-in-law and daughter-in-law chatted for a few words, and then Gu Zhao answered the phone.
It was unknown what Lin Qiuyun said across from him, but Gu Zhao raised his eyebrows slightly, as if something was beyond his expectations.
Ye Tan watched from the side and did not deliberately eavesdrop, but he heard some words from time to time.
After Gu Zhao hung up the phone, he curiously asked him what Lin Qiuyun had said to him.
Gu Zhao frowned, looking unhappy, and said to Ye Tan, "Nothing, it's just that a less-than-welcome relative came home, and Mom is a little annoyed."
Are you calling your son to complain because you are annoyed?
This is not Ms. Lin's style.
Ye Tan always felt that things were not as simple as he said, but Gu Zhao was unwilling to say more, so she didn't ask.
Ye Tan, who was free from worries, forgot about the incident after one night and excitedly ran to the beach with his tools to pick up stones.
Zhao Xiaoya came to look for her, but found nothing.
Ye Tan was lucky today and picked up a particularly beautiful shell, which was as big as a palm. He took it home and showed it off to Gu Zhao for a long time.
Gu Zhao looked at her face, which was very fair and tender, unlike last time when it was sunburned.
Because Ye Tan learned his lesson, this time he not only wore a straw hat, but also wrapped a thin headscarf over the hat to provide all-round physical sun protection.
Ye Tan cleaned the shells and placed them on the bedside, admiring them before going to bed.
Gu Zhao felt that it was a bit inappropriate, as if it lacked a fixed base.
Two days later, Gu Zhao came back with a wooden base that was polished very smoothly. Ye Tan's big shell could be placed upright on it, making it more convenient for her to appreciate it while lying on the bed.
Thinking about what she was thinking, how could Ye Tan not love such a caring husband? She hugged Gu Zhao's neck and gave him a series of passionate kisses.
Gu Zhao tapped his lips and said, "You're too stingy. Be more generous."
Ye Tan smiled sweetly, "This is another price." After saying that, she was about to run away, but Gu Zhao grabbed her lower back, moved his handsome face closer, and kissed her waist passionately.
If you don’t give it to him, he will take it himself.
Ye Tan gasped and kicked around with her slender legs, but the man behind her was too strong. The delicate little flower could not escape the fate of being exposed to the wind and rain, and shedding half a night of dewdrops.
The next day, Ye Tan felt listless and yawned while eating.
Seeing her head getting sleepy, Gu Zhao was really afraid that she would fall into the bowl, so he couldn't help but say, "Eat well."
Ye Tan squinted his sleepy eyes and muttered, "I don't know which bastard bullied me last night and didn't let me sleep, but now he has the nerve to blame me."
Gu Zhao opened his mouth, but didn't dare to retort loudly: "I don't blame you."
Ye Tan held his chin and looked at him straight.
Gu Zhao was so embarrassed that he admitted defeat: "Okay, blame me, blame me, it's all my fault. Eat well, have a good rest later, and I'll bring you something delicious when I come back."
After dinner, Gu Zhao immediately carried Ye Tan upstairs and put her in a blanket. He waited until Ye Tan fell asleep before he tiptoed downstairs and left.
Gu Zhao led his men out of the base in the morning, and when he came back, the enthusiastic local villagers gave each of them two big pears. Gu Zhao thought that Ye Tan liked to eat fresh fruits, so he paid for them directly.
When I got home, I found the house quiet. In the past, I was either in the living room listening to the radio or in the workshop making clothes.
Is it better to sleep?
Gu Zhao put down the pear, turned around and went upstairs, and found the person curled up in a ball in the bedroom.
Ye Tan's brows were furrowed, his face was slightly pale, and he looked fragile and pitiful.
Gu Zhao's heart tightened when he saw this. "Xiao Tan?"
Ye Tan was not asleep. He opened his eyes slightly and saw that Gu Zhao closed them again. He hummed uncomfortably.
Gu Zhao leaned over, held her face and asked softly: "What's wrong with you? Is your stomach upset? I'll take you to see a doctor." There is a military hospital on the island, so it is not difficult to find a doctor.
But Ye Tan shook his head and said, "No."
Gu Zhao frowned: "But..."
Ye Tan's gentle voice drifted over, "I'm on my period and my stomach hurts."
Ye Tan had never had this problem in her previous life. Every time she had her period, at most she would feel uncomfortable with the swelling and feel lazy. In this life, she didn't know if it was because she had caught a cold before, but her body was very cold. It was not obvious normally, but when her period came, her whole lower abdomen would feel heavy and painful.
When she was at home, Ms. Xu Huiling would prepare water turtle seeds for her, which would make her feel more comfortable when applied. However, she didn't remember to bring it with her when she came, and she didn't remember to prepare it when she got here.
It wasn't until I woke up today and felt a sharp pain in my lower abdomen and a wetness under my body that I remembered that I had forgotten something important.
Gu Zhao didn't understand what he heard about menstruation at first. He asked Ye Tan with an ignorant look on his face: "What is menstruation? Let's go to the hospital and get some medicine to treat it. It's not a good idea to keep in so much pain."
Ye Tan...
She raised her eyelids, not knowing how to explain it to him. After thinking for a moment, she changed her words and said, "I'm on my period."
Gu Zhao...
Ye Tan sighed, "It's that thing that women have every month, the bleeding incident..."
Gu Zhao was stunned for a moment, then his face flushed with embarrassment. He coughed and said, "So it's... well, would you like some hot water?"
Ye Tan: "...Thank you, I don't want to drink."
Gu Zhao was a little unsure how to deal with his wife's period. He paced around the bed twice, then remembered a mention of it by a comrade. He slapped his forehead and said to Ye Tan, "Wait a minute. I'll make you some brown sugar ginger water. I heard it can cure it."
Brown sugar replenishes blood and ginger dispels cold, which sounds like a good idea, but Ye Tan knows that this is just psychological comfort and the effect is minimal. However, looking at the man's back as he hurriedly left did not dampen his enthusiasm.
Gu Zhao found ginger in the kitchen, but discovered that he had no brown sugar at home. He turned on the fire first, put the sliced ginger in to cook first, then turned around and went out to borrow brown sugar from next door.
He went to the home of Deputy Chief of Staff Rong in the back.
After knocking on the door, it was Rongsheng who opened it. He was a little surprised to see Gu Zhao, "Captain, do you have something to talk to me about?" They were in the same regiment, and Gu Zhao was Rongsheng's superior.
Gu Zhao explained his purpose. Rongsheng's wife was pregnant and there was a lot of brown sugar at home. He asked Gu Zhao to come in and sit down, and he would go get it for him.
Gu Zhao didn't go in. "The fire is still on at home, so I won't go in."
Rongsheng didn't say anything, turned around and went into the house to get a bag of brown sugar for him.
Gu Zhao took it: "Thank you very much."
Rongsheng smiled and waved his hands, "Why should we be polite to each other? If you need anything in the future, just come and get it. We don't have anything at home, but we have plenty of brown sugar."
Ever since his wife became pregnant, anyone who came to visit would bring a bag of brown sugar. After a few months, there was so much brown sugar at home that they couldn't finish it.
After Gu Zhao left, an elderly woman came out, picking beans with a handful in her hand. She asked Rong Sheng, "Is it the neighbor upstairs? Why don't you let us in to sit down?"
Rongsheng: "This is our team leader. He has something urgent to do at home. Mom, cook some brown sugar eggs for Xiuxiu later. She has been suffering from the summer heat recently and her appetite is not very good."
The woman nodded, "Okay, I'll cook it once the food is stir-fried."
A little girl of two or three years old came out from under the cucumber rack nearby, holding a juicy cucumber in her hand. She ran over to her and handed it to her, "Grandma, have some cucumber."
Li Chunjuan bent down and hugged her cute granddaughter, touched her yellow little hair, took the cucumber in one hand and said, "Okay, okay, grandma will make a cold cucumber salad for Huihui later."
When Gu Zhao returned home, the water in the pot had already boiled and there was a smell of ginger in the kitchen. He put the brown sugar in and boiled half a pot of dark red brown sugar ginger water. He poured out a bowl of it, cooled it, and brought it into the room.
Gu Zhao helped Ye Tan up and said, "Come, drink some sugar water to replenish your blood and dispel the cold."
He held Ye Tan with one hand and held the bowl with the other hand and brought it to Ye Tan's lips.
The smell of ginger mixed with sweetness hit her nose. It was a bit strange, but not unpleasant. Ye Tan lowered her head and took a sip. The taste was unsatisfactory. She felt full after drinking half a bowl and pushed Gu Zhao's hand away.
"No more."
Gu Zhao also forced her to do so. He looked at her face for a while and asked, "Are you feeling better?"
Ye Tan chuckled, "The food is still in my stomach, how can it take effect so quickly?" She took Gu Zhao's hand and placed it on her lower abdomen. Gu Zhao understood and held it with his heart.
Ye Tan closed his eyes and said, "Go eat, don't worry about me."
Gu Zhao was unhappy, "How can I just leave you alone?"
Ye Tan: "Aren't you hungry?"
Every time it’s time for dinner, Gu Zhao not only eats voraciously, but he is also very active and eats a lot. Can he bear to skip a meal?
Gu Zhao could really stand it. "When I was on a mission before, I could still defeat the enemy even if I didn't eat for a whole day, let alone a whole meal." He sounded quite proud. Ye Tan patted his shoulder lightly. "How can we compare with what we have now? It's not like we don't have food now. Why bother yourself? Go eat."
"So what do you want to eat? I'll make it."
Ye Tan didn't have a big appetite, but she was afraid that if she didn't eat, Gu Zhao wouldn't eat either: "I remember there was a smaller fish I brought back yesterday. Let's make some fish soup."
Gu Zhao thought that the fish was the size of a palm. If he used it to make soup, Ye Tan would probably just drink the soup. It would be useless. "How about making fish porridge? I happen to have a grouper. It has few bones and is easier to eat."
Ye Tan just said it casually, anything is possible.
Gu Zhao went downstairs and fished the fish out of the bucket. The fish was still alive and kicking. This was the convenience of living by the sea. The water used to raise fish was all seawater, so there was no need to worry about the fish dying from not being able to adapt.
While scraping the fish scales, I was planning to get a large water tank and put it in the yard, which would be used to raise fish, shrimp and other seafood for easier access.
After cleaning the palm-sized fish, the hot water boiled. Gu Zhao put in the washed rice and ginger slices. When the rice was cooked, he put in the sliced fish meat, added some seasonings and continued to cook over high heat.
Ye Tan, who was a little sleepy upstairs, was awakened by the fragrance. His stomach, which was not hungry at all, also started to sing the empty city plan.
"It's time to eat."
Gu Zhao came up and saw that Ye Tan was limp all over. He carried her down and put her in front of the dining table. He placed a white porcelain bowl of snow-white fish porridge in front of her.
Ye Tan took a spoon and took a sip. It had a soft and smooth texture, and it melted in his mouth without any fishy smell. It was actually a bit hot to eat in this weather, but the hot porridge slid into his stomach, and even his lower abdomen felt warm.
Ye Tan drank a bowl and ate half a snowflake steamed bun. This one was made of pure white flour and was only available in the canteen. It had a strong wheat flavor and was a little sweet, which was just right with the fish porridge.
Ye Tan was sweating from eating and wanted to drink some cold water because he felt hot, but Gu Zhao stopped him emphatically, "You can't drink cold water when you have a stomachache."
Ye Tan pouted, "But I'm hot and thirsty."
"Then you can only drink warm water."
Gu Zhao went to pour her some warm water, and came back to fan her with a large palm-leaf fan.
While chatting, "It's been hot and humid outside these past two days. If you're not feeling well, try going out less and rest at home. I heard there will be lotus shrimp in the cafeteria tomorrow. It tastes pretty good. I'll bring some back for you to try."
The canteen doesn't often make this dish because it requires a lot of shrimps and they have to be shelled one by one, which is quite laborious. Occasionally, there are not enough to grab once it's served.
The next day after work, Gu Zhao didn't delay much. He took his lunch box and went to the cafeteria. On the way, he met someone who also knew that the cafeteria had good food. They looked at each other and then went their separate ways.
When I arrived at the cafeteria, there was indeed a long line outside the window. Looking at everyone sweating profusely and their clothes were covered in dust, I knew they had run here directly from the training ground.
Gu Zhao spotted a small team lined up, and the soldiers in front of him saw him and turned around to greet him, "Hello, Captain Gu."
Gu Zhao nodded: "Hello."
Gu Zhao arrived not too late. He was the next one after the dozen or so people in front. After finishing the shrimp with lotus root, he saw that there was also steamed egg with sea urchin. This was a special dish to take care of the military comrades who had children. The chef didn't make much, so they ordered by the portion.
There are no children in Gu Zhao's family, but Ye Tan likes to eat this, so he asked for one portion. The sister-in-law serving food opposite saw him, smiled and picked up a small bowl and gave it to Gu Zhao. This bowl was not given to him as a whole, as Gu Zhao needed to return it later.
When they got home, Gu Zhao cooked an eggplant dish because Ye Tan didn't like spicy food. Ye Tan had already steamed the rice. Her skill in steaming rice was getting better and better. The rice was just the right softness and hardness, and it was very delicious when soaked in the soup from the dish.
Gu Zhao picked up a shrimp for her and asked her, "How are you feeling today? Are you still in pain?"
Ye Tan nodded while eating, and the two of them did not follow the rule of not talking while eating. "Much better." It was more serious on the first day, but it would get better later.
Ye Tan was not feeling well, so Gu Zhao was very well behaved these two nights. In order not to embarrass himself, he didn't even dare to hug Ye Tan. The couple lay on the pillow, one on each side, with half a person's distance between them.
This was the first time after marriage that Ye Tan slept without being held in someone’s arms, and she felt a little uncomfortable.
She closed her eyes, and her body habitually sought for heat sources, snuggling into Gu Zhao's arms. Gu Zhao had been calm and almost asleep, but after she did this, how could he still sleep? He asked someone to lie down, then he moved to the side, separating himself from Ye Tan by half an arm's length again.
Ye Tan turned his head to look at Gu Zhao's profile and said dissatisfiedly: "Do you dislike me?"
Gu Zhao, who was reciting the Heart Purification Sutra, looked confused and asked, "What are you disgusted with?"
Ye Tan pursed her lips and said, "I'm not clean. Do you also think that this is bad luck for a woman?"
Gu Zhao stared and couldn't help but turned sideways, "What are you talking about? What bad luck? I don't think so."
Ye Tan: "Then why don't you hold me when you sleep? And why are you hiding so far away?" In the past, she was unhappy about not being able to hold him because she felt too hot.
Gu Zhao sighed, isn’t this torture?
"You're like this now. Do you still want to sleep with me holding you? You have to stay up all night. Your husband has work to do tomorrow."
Ye Tan looked puzzled, and Gu Zhao glanced down. Ye Tan understood a little, and tentatively pushed his knees forward. Then his eyes widened in disbelief, "Why... are you like this?"
Gu Zhao was caught off guard by her and let out a hiss. She pressed her legs with her big hands and said, "You are murdering your husband."
Ye Tan knew how much effort he had put in. Seeing him pretending, he angrily slapped him in the face: "Everyone is like this early in the morning, why are you so energetic at night? Aren't you tired?"
Gu Zhao turned over and propped himself up on one leg, "It's because of you who rubbed me just now."
Ye Tan refused to take the blame, "What did I do? You hit me." He was moved away in less than a minute. Gu Zhao spread his hands, "I can't help it, it likes you."
Ye Tan didn't believe it, otherwise she had been beaten by him many times outside, and she had never seen him so energetic.
"It's obviously you who's restless, why are you blaming me?"
Gu Zhao didn't want to refute. He was more energetic now and wanted to do something else.
Ye Tan was pulled onto him and panicked for a moment, "What are you doing? I'm not feeling well, please don't do anything rash."
Gu Zhao patted her buttocks and said, "I didn't mean to do anything wrong."
Seeing him pulling his hand to look through the pages, Ye Tan had a bad feeling in his heart. He broke free from his hand, wrapped himself in a blanket and rolled to the edge of the bed, leaving a person's width between him and Gu Zhao.
"I'm going to sleep, don't disturb me."
Gu Zhao...
If you can't put out the fire, is it too much fun?
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