Chapter 39 Chapter 39 Wedding 2
When Gu Zhao went outside, some curious aunts and sisters wanted to go to the bridal chamber to see the bride.
As soon as Ye Tan saw someone coming, he sat on the edge of the bed, lowered his head and pretended to be shy. No matter what he was asked, he would just look up and smile if it was a nice question, but would pretend not to hear if it was an unpleasant question and continue to lower his head shyly.
Fortunately, everyone was from the neighborhood, and no one would deliberately embarrass Ye Tan, the new bride. However, Ye Tan still heard a few sour words from them -
"No wonder he doesn't like my niece. It turns out there's this beautiful girl standing in the way."
"It turns out that every man likes beautiful women."
"Women love handsome men and pretty women, that's not common sense."
…
These words passed through Ye Tan's ears, but he didn't take them to heart at all.
Gu Zhao took a break from his busy schedule to look back at Ye Tan. Seeing that she was surrounded by people and the bridal chamber was in turmoil, he worried that she couldn't handle it, so he stood at the door and called out, "Dinner is ready."
The sound was so loud that it reached the ears of the aunts and sisters in the bridal chamber. They immediately stopped chatting and laughing with the bride and rushed out.
By this time, the banquet and New Year’s Eve dinner are almost over, and no one wants to miss this delicious meal.
Everyone had left, and Ye Tan breathed a sigh of relief and leaned against the head of the bed. Suddenly, she felt the air in the room was fresher. She pounded her shoulders and massaged her neck. As a bride, she didn't do anything, but she still felt sore in her waist and neck.
Gu Zhao got the people away and was about to go into the room to see Ye Tan. Before he even reached the door, he was grabbed by several people and said, "Come on, come on, groom, you have to have a few drinks today..."
Gu Zhao was dragged away.
After he had toasted at every table outside, he found a gap and then went into the bridal chamber, reeking of alcohol.
At this moment, Ye Tan was eating peanuts and red dates. She left home at around ten o'clock and it was already half past twelve.
When they arrived at the restaurant, Ye Tan's stomach started rumbling. After no one was in the bridal chamber, he stretched out for a while and started looking for something to eat.
It was a busy time outside and no one noticed that the bride still needed to eat. Seeing the peanuts and red dates on the bed, Ye Tan grabbed them and ate them since there was no one in the room anyway.
Ye Tan felt thirsty after eating five or six red dates and peanuts. She walked over to the table and poured a glass of water. While she was drinking, she heard movement at the door outside.
I turned around and saw that it was Gu Zhao who came in.
Gu Zhao looked at Ye Tan who was drinking water: "Are you hungry? I'll find you something to eat."
Ye Tan put down his teacup and nodded quickly: "I'm hungry."
Gu Zhao turned and went out. After a while, he came back with a tray with two dishes, one hot and one cold, and a bowl of chicken soup.
Ye Tan walked over and saw a chicken wing and a few pieces of chicken inside.
Gu Zhao said regretfully, "There are no chicken legs left." He should have saved some if he had known this earlier, but he had no experience since it was his first marriage and forgot.
Ye Tan didn't care.
In fact, she doesn’t like chicken legs that much. Relatively speaking, she prefers chicken wings, which are more flavorful.
"These are good enough. I can't eat that much."
Gu Zhao put down the tray and put the spoon in her hand: "Drink some chicken soup first."
Ye Tan was drinking soup with a spoon, while Gu Zhao was sitting beside him with his chin in his hand, watching with great interest, as if Ye Tan eating was a very strange thing.
Ye Tan swallowed the chicken in his mouth and said, "If you keep looking at me like that, I can't eat anymore."
Gu Zhao put down his hand, stood up and walked around the room. Then he saw the peanuts and red dates on the bed and frowned. "How can I sleep with them all scattered on the bed?" Then he started to clean them up.
Ye Tan looked at the man who was making the bed, wondering whether he really didn't understand or was just pretending.
Ye Tan waited until Gu Zhao had made the bed and placed the red dates and peanuts on the tray next to it. Then he sat on the bed and confirmed that he really didn't know.
Have you never attended someone else's wedding before?
Of course Gu Zhao had attended one, but it was a military wedding, and the format was completely different from those outside. They didn't do any pranks in the bridal chamber, they just got the marriage certificate, took the oath, and had a banquet at most.
Gu Zhao glanced at Ye Tan with a smile in his eyes and then looked away. He patted the bed and said, "Have you tried it? Is it soft enough? If not, put another quilt on it."
Ye Tan had finished her chicken soup and was gnawing on a chicken wing. When she heard his question, she glanced at him and said, "It's pretty good."
Gu Zhao continued to look at her and smile. Ye Tan felt a little embarrassed when he looked at her, so she turned her eyes away and asked, "What are you looking at?"
Gu Zhao: "You have to sleep here tonight."
Ye Tan smiled and said, "What else can I do? Can I still go home and sleep?"
Gu Zhao shook his head, "Of course not."
Ye Tan ignored him and lowered his head to continue eating his meal.
After Ye Tan finished eating and put down her chopsticks, Gu Zhao immediately came over to clean up the food and took it out. When he came back, he was holding a wet towel in his hand. He walked to Ye Tan, took her hand, and wiped it carefully.
After wiping, he looked at Ye Tan's hand and asked, "Do you want to wipe something?"
Ye Tan: "Do you have it here?" She was originally going to say that she brought it herself, but after she said that, Gu Zhao went to rummage through the drawer of the newly added dressing table next to her and took out a box the size of her palm.
Ye Tan followed and saw the word "Pechoin" written on it.
It was the first time Ye Tan had seen this kind of canned product, so he couldn't help but ask curiously, "Where did you buy it? I've never seen this kind of packaging before."
Snow Cream and Pechoin are common skin care products in this era. Ye Tan usually uses Snow Cream. She has heard of Pechoin but has never seen it here.
The vanishing creams sold in the supply and marketing cooperative all came in small, flat, round boxes the size of a palm. With her usage, a box would be gone in ten days at most.
It’s not that I haven’t thought about buying the big box, but I just don’t have it.
Ye Tan took it in his hand and looked at it. This one can was equivalent to more than ten or twenty boxes.
"I asked a friend to bring them back from Shanghai. Try them and see how they work. If they work for you, I'll ask him to bring you a few more."
Gu Zhao opened the jar, picked out some with his index finger and rubbed it on the back of Ye Tan's hand, then slowly dissolved it with his fingertips.
Ye Tan bent down and smelled it. It was indeed an old domestic brand. The smell was particularly pleasant, a pure plant fragrance. It was also very moisturizing. The back of the hand that had been rubbed with it looked more moisturized than the other back.
“Thank you. I love it.”
"Gu Zhao's words really touched Ye Tan's heart. She couldn't help but tiptoe and kiss him... on the mouth. She originally wanted to kiss his face, but it was too high. Ye Tan could only reach his mouth when she tiptoed.
But this height difference makes kissing very suitable.
Just a quick glance couldn't satisfy Gu Zhao at all. He bent down and wanted to chase Ye Tan's lips, but Ye Tan turned his face away and pointed outside, "There are guests."
Gu Zhao didn't care. He stretched out his arms to hug Ye Tan, and lifted Ye Tan up with his big hands to shorten the height difference between them. "Don't worry, they won't come in, and I've locked the door."
Ye Tan felt the warmth of the big hand and her face flushed. She felt a little ashamed of the posture of holding a child. "Put me down."
"No, no one will see us." He carried Ye Tan to the bed and sat down, put Ye on his lap and hugged her, holding Ye Tan's head with one hand and bringing him closer.
Ye Tan's earlobe was gently bitten by the hot lips. The man, whose breathing was already a little low, restrained himself and said, "Don't worry, I will just kiss you once, and I will save the rest for tonight."
So now you just want to try an appetizer to whet your appetite, right?
"Don't worry, I will definitely make you comfortable this time." Gu Zhao promised.
Ye Tan knew that he was talking about the last time he kissed her in this room, but she felt that his technique had improved yesterday at her house. At least she didn't feel uncomfortable and even enjoyed it a little.
Gu Zhao tightened his arms and hugged her tightly, his lips pressed against the corner of her lips. Ye Tan looked sideways at the door and saw that it was locked.
She put her arms around his neck. Indeed, it had come to this point and they were already married, so there was nothing to worry about.
Ye Tan softened her attitude, and Gu Zhao, who had been lingering on her lips, noticed it. The next moment, he took away Ye Tan's breath, first with a light kiss, then with a gentle lick, as if giving Ye Tan time to adapt. Ye Tan was indeed very comfortable being kissed at this moment, and slowly began to respond subconsciously.
It was as if a spark was ignited on dry wood, and the restless air surged, suddenly starting a big fire.
Ye Tan: “Hmm.”
Gu Zhao forcefully pried open Ye Tan's lips and teeth, plundering the sweet fragrance.
Ye Tan was kissed so hard that she felt dizzy and didn't even know when she was pushed onto the bed. When she came to her senses, Gu Zhao was pressing on her. His heavy breathing came from the crook of her neck, carrying a scorching temperature.
"Xiao Tan."
Ye Tan was in a daze, looking at the ceiling and breathing slightly. Her pretty face was as red as if she had applied rouge. When she heard the voice coming from the crook of her neck, she responded: "Hmm?"
Gu Zhao stroked Ye Tan's face with his hand and hooked her fingers with his other hand, "It hurts."
Ye Tan was stunned. Feeling something strange about Gu Zhao's body, she instantly woke up and couldn't help but freeze. "It's still daylight, and there are people..."
Gu Zhao heard Ye Tan's flustered voice, raised his face from her neck, and looked at her deeply: "I don't want to do anything now, I just want to tell you that I am uncomfortable."
Ye Tan breathed a sigh of relief, then frowned again the next moment, "What should we do? How about you go take a cold shower?"
Gu Zhao looked at Ye Tan quietly. He was a married man, so why did he need to take a cold shower?
But in the end, Gu Zhao still washed his face with cold water. After all, he couldn't stay in the room all the time. There were guests outside who needed him to see off.
After being away from Ye Tan, Gu Zhao quickly regained his composure thanks to his amazing self-control.
"I'll go out and take a look. You can rest for a while if you're tired."
Gu Zhao took a last look at Ye Tan's snow-white skin under his open collar, breathed a sigh of relief, turned around and quickly walked out.
Ye Tan glanced at the door, pulled up the blanket and lay down, intending to take a nap. However, he tossed and turned on the new bed for a long time and couldn't fall asleep.
Ye Tan sat up and walked to the dressing mirror, letting her hair down. Finally, she thought that no one would come in to see her, so she simply braided her hair loosely and let it hang in front of her chest. She went back to the bed, took off her shoes and lay down. After a while, she felt sleepy and fell asleep quickly.
In the afternoon, Gu Zhao saw off the last table of drunk guests outside, helped to clean up the tables and chairs, and returned the items to their respective owners. It was dark when he finished everything.
Lin Xiuyun had already heated up dinner in the kitchen. Although the chicken, duck and fish were all leftovers from lunch, the ones Lin Xiuyun left were basically untouched by the guests. She would just heat them up and stir-fry some vegetables and then they could start eating.
When he came out and was about to go to the bridal chamber to call Ye Tan, he saw Gu Zhao coming back and told him to go, "Go and call your wife to eat."
Gu Zhao came to the new house and found it quiet and the lights were not on.
He turned on the light and saw Ye Tan sleeping soundly.
He walked over lightly and sat down beside the bed. Looking at the sleeping girl with a rosy face, he didn't have the heart to wake her up.
He looked at her for a long time before reaching out and patting Ye Tan, "Xiao Tan, get up and eat."
Ye Tan waved his hand, hummed twice, and slowly opened his eyes with his thick eyelashes trembling. His vision was blurry at first, but when it became clear again, he saw a handsome face hanging in front of him.
"Awake?" Gu Zhao looked at her gently.
Ye Tan blinked slowly, and after a while she regained consciousness, thinking that she was married now.
She sat up and rubbed her eyes: "What time is it?"
"It's just getting dark." Gu Zhao looked at Ye Tan who had just woken up, and felt that the dazed girl was much cuter than usual, so delicate and soft that he wanted to hold her in his arms.
Gu Zhao hugged her and kissed her. Ye Tan was stunned for a moment, and the next moment he kissed her back.
Gu Zhao didn't expect this unexpected benefit. He smiled and kissed Ye Tan's lips again. Ye Tan knelt up, put his hands on his neck, and kissed him on the mouth.
"Xiao Tan." Gu Zhao's eyes gradually became deep. If this was the case, he would not want to eat.
Unexpectedly, after Ye Tan kissed him and saw that he didn't kiss her back, she let go of his hand, stretched, got out of bed and put on her shoes, "Let's go."
"Huh?" Gu Zhao was still a little unresponsive.
Ye Tan said calmly, "Aren't we going to eat?"
Gu Zhao: “…” What could he do? He could only suppress his thoughts and take Ye Tan out for dinner.
Ye Tan walked to the door and stopped, looking down at her clothes. "Let me change my clothes. This skirt is too long and inconvenient. You wait here." After she said that, she closed the door in front of Gu Zhao.
Gu Zhao...is there anything that he, as her husband, cannot see?
Stunned Gu Zhao turned around and touched his nose. Okay, if you don’t want to see it now, then don’t. I’ll see it clearly at night.
Ye Tan changed into a light red dress that only reached the middle of her calves, revealing her delicate ankles. Her hair still hung loosely in front of her chest, and her whole person exuded a sense of exquisiteness with a hint of laziness.
She reopened the door and came out. Gu Zhao immediately felt as if he saw a cat under the eaves on a summer evening.
I couldn't help but walk up to her and ruffle her hair.
Ye Tan turned his head away in dissatisfaction, "Don't mess up my hair."
“It’s beautiful even when it’s messy.”
Gu Zhao didn't know what he was thinking, "After sleeping for so long, won't you feel sleepy at night?"
"No, I'll naturally feel sleepy when my biological clock comes." Don't think she doesn't know what's going on in his head.
Lin Qiuyun stood at the door and waved at them with a smile when she saw them: "Come over and have dinner."
Ye Tan quickened his pace and walked over, saying in a slightly unfamiliar tone, "Mom."
I felt embarrassed before I opened my mouth, but once I actually said it, it was no big deal.
"Hey." Lin Qiuyun responded happily with a long tone, feeling extremely happy in her heart.
Other people miss their wives if they don’t have one, and scold their wives after they get married, but she is not like that.
Looking at Ye Tan, I felt like I had another daughter, and I felt very precious about her.
"Xiao Tan, come and sit here." Lin Qiuyun took Ye Tan's hand and walked to the dining table and sat down.
The Gu family’s kitchen is large, and the dining table is placed in the kitchen. It is warm in the winter, and when it is too hot in the summer, they turn on the fan.
The Gu family's dining table was rectangular. Lin Qiuyun directly arranged Ye Tan to sit next to her and left the seat opposite for her son.
Gu Zhao followed in and saw that his seat was opposite the two of them. He didn't want to sit alone, so he pulled a stool and sat next to Ye Tan.
Lin Qiuyun glanced at her son and said nothing. She simply instructed him, "Give Xiao Tan a bowl of soup."
Without her saying anything, Gu Zhao had already reached out to take the bowl, first serving one to Lin Qiuyun, and then to Ye Tan.
Ye Tan smiled and said thank you. She was really afraid to just give her a bowl. Even if Lin Qiuyun had no objection, she would still feel embarrassed.
Seeing that Gu Zhao had served the two of them but he hadn't served himself, Ye Tan took the bowl and served him one as well, "You drink too."
Gu Zhao was obviously very happy to receive his wife's care. He looked at her with a smile and lowered his head to take a big sip.
Ye Tan smiled and lowered his head to drink the soup slowly.
Lin Qiuyun, who was standing aside, looked at the two of them being so sweet and smiled knowingly. She didn't disturb them and just lowered her head to eat her own food.
"Xiao Tan, try this dish. Our mom's cooking is really delicious." Gu Zhao picked up a piece of greens with chopsticks and gave it to Ye Tan.
Ye Tan also thought it tasted good after eating it. "Mom, your cooking is really delicious. I can't do it. I can't cook at all."
Ye Tan had never thought about hiding the fact that he couldn't cook, and he didn't know whether Gu Zhao had told him about it.
"It's okay. It doesn't matter if you can't. Xiao Zhao can. He's a pretty good cook. When he's free in the future, ask him to cook for you."
Lin Qiuyun did know from Gu Zhao that Ye Tan couldn't cook, but she didn't care much about it.
For a couple living together, these little life skills will be the icing on the cake. They will not have much impact. What is important is that the two people get along well and can think about each other, then life will not be difficult.
Ye Tan was very glad that Gu Zhao's mother was such an open-minded person. Nowadays, there are few mothers-in-law who don't care that their daughter-in-law can't even cook. In this respect, she was really lucky.
When others are kind to him, Ye Tan can't help but want to give back. At the same time, he also wants to let Lin Qiuyun see that he is not completely incompetent. So he said, "Mom, I am actually quite good at making clothes. I will make one for you later. I wonder what color you like?"
Lin Qiuyun smiled and said, "I'm already this age. It doesn't matter what color it is, as long as I can wear it."
Ye Tan disagreed: "What do you mean old? Mom, you are still young."
She looked at Lin Qiuyun's clothes, a light blue floral top and dark blue pants. Her overall outfit tended to be simple and capable. She also remembered that she worked in logistics and needed to organize and inventory items on a regular basis, so her clothes could not be complicated and cumbersome.
As she thought about it, she had a rough idea in her mind. It just so happened that among the fabrics she brought, there was a piece of lake blue material, a lighter lake blue, which was just right for making summer clothes.
When the time comes, I will make a set of tops and pants so that it will be convenient to wear to work.
Ye Tan was thinking about the styles of clothes in his mind, and picked up the dishes with his chopsticks according to the host's wishes.
When I came to my senses, only the soup base was left on the plate of vegetables in front of me.
She actually ate up a whole dish without realizing it.
Gu Zhao said to Lin Qiuyun, "Mom, you see Xiao Tan really likes the food you cook."
Lin Qiuyun was so proud to have her cooking skills recognized, especially in the most convincing way possible, that she immediately waved her hand and said, "Xiao Tan, if you like it, I'll make it for you in the future. We have some black fungus and onions left over from a banquet at home. How about I make you twice-cooked pork tomorrow night?"
Ye Tan naturally had no objection, "As long as Mom is willing to make it, I like to eat it, but it's too hard for you." After thinking about it, Ye Tan hesitated and said, "How about I try to learn from you?" Maybe if he had another teacher, he would be able to learn it himself.
Since Ye Tan wanted to learn, Lin Qiuyun naturally would not refuse.
"Okay, if you're willing to learn, I'll teach you. Cooking isn't difficult, but it's also very simple..."
Lin Qiuyun shared her insights on cooking, such as the heat and when to add salt for better taste.
Ye Tan listened very attentively, and there is no teacher in the world who doesn't like serious students. The two of them listened, one while the other talked, completely isolating Gu Zhao from the topic.
Gu Zhao had put down his chopsticks long ago and was now looking at his mother with his arms crossed and a resentful look on his face.
Does she still remember that tonight is her son’s wedding night?
The two discussed various issues about cooking for half an hour. In fact, most of the time it was Lin Qiuyun talking and Ye Tan listening. He nodded and asked questions from time to time, and Lin Qiuyun talked more excitedly.
Until Lin Qiuyun's throat became dry from talking, Ye Tan immediately poured a glass of water and handed it to her, with a look of admiration on her face, "Mom, I understand a lot now that you said this. Many things that I couldn't figure out before now seem to become clear to me. I think I almost get it now, otherwise..." She looked at the stove.
Gu Zhao quickly grabbed her, fearing that she would really go to wash and cut vegetables. Would he still be able to sleep with his wife in his arms tonight?
"Xiao Tan, let's do it another time. It's getting late today, shouldn't we rest?"
Gu Zhao motioned for her to look at the watch. Ye Tan looked down and saw that it was already nine o'clock.
Lin Qiuyun put down her water cup and finally noticed her son, who was full of resentment. "It's late. Hey, I haven't talked to anyone like this in a long time. I forget the time when I talk. I can't help but nag when I get older. Don't mind it, Xiao Tan."
Ye Tan: "What did Mom say? You're not nagging at all. Your words are filled with wisdom about life. I love listening to them."
Lin Qiuyun was even happier with the compliment: "Really? That's good, that's good. But it's getting late today, so I won't disturb your rest. If you want to listen to me, I'll talk to you another day."
"I'm not sleepy yet, Mom." Ye Tan slept too much in the afternoon and was not sleepy at all.
Lin Qiuyun looked at Gu Zhao with a smile and said, "I'm not sleepy, that's good. Well... we just finished eating, why don't you let Xiao Zhao take you to digest the food."
Ye Tan thought he was going out for a walk, so he stood up and said, "Then I'll clean up my dishes first."
Lin Qiuyun grabbed her hand that was about to take the bowl and said, "I'll clean up these dishes and chopsticks. It's just right for us to do some exercise after dinner so we can go to sleep later." As she spoke, she kept winking at Gu Zhao.
You little brat, you were very anxious just now, why are you so anxious now?
Gu Zhao...
Lin Qiuyun pushed Ye Tan directly, pushed him into Gu Zhao's arms, and waved her hand, saying, "Don't worry about it, just go quickly, don't dawdle."
Gu Zhao hugged Ye Tan and said to Lin Qiuyun, "Then you should go to bed early too."
Lin Qiuyun waved her hand: "Got it."
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