The twenty-eighth day of the twelfth lunar month.
Su Ruo slept late again that day, and when he woke up it was already daylight outside.
It wasn’t too bright because it was snowing heavily outside. The sky was gray and misty, with a soft and relaxing feeling, which was perfect for sleeping in.
Now it seems that as long as Han Zecheng is at home, she will wake up very late.
She got up and looked at the alarm clock on the bedside table...it was already nine o'clock.
Guoguo had gotten up a long time ago, so she had nothing to worry about. She knew Han Zecheng would be sure to arrange everything for her.
On the contrary, it was her own fault... She just moved a little and her whole body felt sore and weak, and her clothes were even more messy... Although she didn't do anything serious last night, she still suffered a lot.
Her face flushed when she thought of last night.
She felt like she couldn’t get along with him normally now…what should she do if she became shy when she saw him?
But after thinking about it, she still got up and put on her pajamas again.
When she was getting dressed, she found a lot of marks on her body... After she put on her clothes, she quickly slid off the bed and ran to the dressing mirror in front of the closet to look. Sure enough, she saw a lot of kiss marks on her neck... She was very upset.
She remembered that the first time she must tell him not to kiss her neck, or at least not to leave such a strong mark.
I have to go to the Han family tomorrow, what should I do?
Just as Su Ruo was looking at herself in the mirror with regret, the door was pushed open and Han Zecheng walked in.
Now that the culprit had come in, Su Ruo finally had someone to be annoyed with.
But before she got angry, she was thinking about another thing and asked, "Where's Guoguo?"
Just now she was afraid that the marks on her neck were not covered up, so she was embarrassed to leave the room directly, fearing that Guoguo might see them... Alas.
"He was called out by a bunch of kids early in the morning. They must have gone outside to make a snowman. Don't worry about him. The army has an activity this afternoon. I'll take Guoguo to play for a while and let him bring back the New Year's goods."
Guoguo has been attending kindergarten for a few months and has become very familiar with the other children in the family compound. Even when they are on vacation at home, he will leave early in the morning and disappear unless they tell him in advance that they have something to do.
But he is still well-behaved. He goes home half an hour before dinner time to prevent his mother from worrying.
Su Ruo breathed a sigh of relief.
Then she pointed at his neck and said angrily, "Han Zecheng, look at what you did. I'm going to your father's house tomorrow. It will be embarrassing if someone sees you like this!"
It's so embarrassing!
Han Zecheng saw that she was angry and glanced at her neck.
It's a bit bad, mainly because her skin is too white and tender, and any red marks will be too obvious.
He reached out and touched it, and said, "It's okay, just cover it up with powder, and wear a high-necked shirt when it's cold."
He still touched it and said "it's okay" so casually...
Su Ruo was so angry that she hit his hand...but actually she wanted to grab it and bite it.
He almost couldn't help laughing when he saw her angry look.
But I also knew that she was really angry, so I didn't dare to anger her again, so I coaxed her, "Did you sleep well? If you did, go have some breakfast. We'll go to the state-owned store later to see if there's anything else we want to buy for the New Year. Even if we go to Dad's, we should buy everything ourselves."
Then he continued, "I came back too late, otherwise I should have taken you and Guoguo to the provincial capital to look for clothes and shoes a few days ago... This is your first New Year here."
Su Ruo's anger faded quickly, and her attention was immediately diverted when she heard him talk about buying clothes.
She said, "New clothes? We just bought a lot of clothes... I have prepared all our new clothes. I specially left some for last time."
I spent a lot of money last time.
Even if you have money, you don't spend it this way.
But the last time he came back, he threw his passbook and deposit slip to her, and there were tens of thousands of yuan in them... She really didn't expect that he had so much money.
According to him, he had put the money aside since he started school. Apart from sending a portion to his mother, he basically didn't spend any money on buying things for her and Guoguo later. She never wanted his money before, so all his salary and bonuses were put aside.
When Su Ruo thought of this, she felt that he was really good to her.
Love her almost unconditionally.
Except for that aspect...well, it's also without reservation.
She shook her head and said, "In addition to the clothes we bought before, I also made new clothes for us all by myself. Wait a minute."
After saying that, he seemed to have really forgotten about the thing on his neck. He excitedly opened the closet, took out a stack of clothes and threw them on the bed.
She opened the top piece, which was a long-sleeved cloth dress, long top and long pants.
There was nothing special about this, but after she spread out her clothes, Han Zecheng saw a patch of grass and a very cute little pig painted on the hem of the beige dress.
He praised her politely, "Very beautiful."
Su Ruo smiled and said, "It looks good, doesn't it?"
Then she unfolded another long gown, made of the same fabric, but slightly darker in color, and several sizes larger… The hem of the gown was also covered with grass, and there was a larger piglet, no, a big black pig, and said, "I made a set for you too, try it on."
Han Zecheng: ...
Are you kidding?
Seeing his darkening face, Su Ruo smiled and said, "I painted this myself. The dye is an ancient dye I made by looking up ancient books. It won't fade or spread. Even this dress was made by me, asking Aunt He to teach me how to make it myself... Guoguo also has a set, he likes it very much, and wants me to make a few more for him. You should try it now."
Aunt He is a veteran’s family member living in the family compound.
He used to be a tailor, but now he has opened a small tailor shop at home, making clothes for the neighbors and also accepting apprentices.
In the past, they had to do it secretly and use some excuses, but now the policy is much more relaxed about these things.
Han Zecheng looked at her smiling face and felt that she did it on purpose.
But he had his own way of dealing with her.
He reached out and picked up the clothes, glanced at her, and said, "Can you help me change them?"
This is actually a very normal sentence.
But when it came out of his mouth, with that tone it wasn't normal.
The end of the sentence is like a hook, which makes people think.
The smile on Su Ruo's face froze.
The thought of him with his shirt off...and his sweat running down his skin...her ears burned.
She turned her face away in a panic, snorted, threw the clothes on the bed, and said, "Try it if you want."
Han Zecheng smiled.
He said, "You can try whatever you want tonight. Now...if you want to wait a while and still can't get out of bed, that's fine."
Su Ruo:...Why didn’t you throw the clothes in his face just now?
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After lunch, Han Zecheng took the excited Guoguo to the army.
Su Ruo stayed at home to pack her things.
Although they will leave for the provincial capital to celebrate the New Year at the Han family's home tomorrow, they will be back on the second day of the New Year. Su Ruo still plans to tidy up the house and wait for Han Zecheng and Guoguo to come back before putting up red couplets and blessing slogans, so that there will be no lack of New Year atmosphere at home when they return on the second day of the New Year... Just like he said, this is their first Spring Festival here, and he feels happy just thinking about it.
However, the house has always been tidy and clean, so it is not difficult to tidy up. Su Ru simply tidied it up and took the red paper she had bought a few days ago and sat on the floor of the study to cut couplets. They would wait for Han Zecheng and Han Guo to come back and they would write together.
She has been learning calligraphy and painting since she was young, and her calligraphy is very good.
She was sitting on the floor cutting a few couplets and some square pieces of red paper when she heard a few knocks on the door.
All the people living here are family members of soldiers, and the neighbors are harmonious. Su Ruo thought it was a neighbor next door or upstairs or downstairs. It was almost New Year, and it was not uncommon for them to come over to give some New Year's goods, or to say goodbye before going back to their hometown to celebrate the New Year. Su Ruo quickly put down the paper cutter and went to open the door.
Who knew that when he opened the door, he saw Yu Wan standing outside, holding something in his hands, but without Gu Xu and Gu Yang.
Su Ruo was not happy to see Yu Wan.
It's not that she's stingy.
In Yu Wan's opinion, tricking her into meeting Zhou Nianxue might be just a small matter.
Isn’t it just meeting someone and saying a few words?
But in Su Ruo's opinion, between herself and Zhou Nianxue, Yu Wan chose to help Zhou Nianxue deceive herself.
What does Zhou Nianxue want to do?
She wanted to steal her husband.
Doesn’t Yu Wan know?
She knew it very well, but she still helped Zhou Nianxue to deceive her, which meant that in her heart, it was not a big deal even if Zhou Nianxue wanted to steal her husband.
She didn't think it was a big deal.
But in Su Ruo's opinion, in essence, Yu Wan never took her seriously at all.
Otherwise, if Zhou Nianxue wanted to see her, even if she didn't object, how difficult would it be to ask for her consent in advance?
But she didn't really care how she would react.
Or maybe he just felt that she had no confidence to argue with her.
A person has no basic respect for you and does not regard you as an equal at all.
What is the need for communication?
This is the essence that Su Ruo saw.
It can be said that this matter has nothing to do with Zhou Nianxue.
So when Su Ruo saw Yu Wan appear, the smile on her face faded.
And seeing that she was alone, I roughly guessed why she was here... Explain it.
She opened the door without making a sound.
Yu Wan smiled at her and said, "Aruo, I have something to tell you, can you let me in for a moment?"
After that, he handed the cake in his hand to Su Ruo and said gently: "This is the walnut cake I made myself. Xuxu and Yangyang like it very much. Let Guoguo try it."
Su Ruo lowered her eyes.
With this attitude, she doesn't even realize how wrong she is.
She raised her eyes and smiled, "Thank you, Sister Yu. Please come in."
But after Yu Wan came in, he looked outside before closing the door and said, "That Zhou Nianxue didn't come with you, right?"
Yu Wan:......
Her smile faltered.
Zecheng's daughter-in-law really doesn't play by the rules.
She smiled awkwardly and said, "Aru, stop joking. I came here today to apologize to you for what happened yesterday. I was reckless yesterday and shouldn't have taken you to my house without your consent to meet Zhou Nianxue."
Su Ruo didn't comment on her words. He asked her to sit down and said to her, "I'll make you a cup of tea."
Su Ruo went to the kitchen to make tea.
Yu Wan looked around the living room and the study room with its door open.
The two families had a good relationship, but Han Zecheng had a cold personality. She had only come to the Han family once, not long after Han Zecheng and Su Ruo had moved here, and had never come again since then.
The last time I came, the Han family had almost no decorations.
It is what it is divided into.
But now things have changed a lot.
The living room is fine, the layout hasn't changed much, just a few more details, such as the light-colored curtains with small floral patterns, the tablecloths with similar but hidden different patterns that match the curtains, the blooming daisies on the table, the scattered details on the extra treasure cabinet, and the simple decorations on the wall.
But the study is really a completely different world.
A whole row of bookshelves, paintings on the wall, canvases on the floor, and red paper couplets scattered on the ground.
Messy and neat.
It exudes a casual beauty that is fascinating.
It's not a military-style dormitory at all.
Instead, it exudes the atmosphere of the petty bourgeoisie and intellectuals everywhere.
It actually suits Su Ruo very well now.
Su Ruocha brought it up, and Yu Wan smiled and said, "Your curtains are so beautiful, and the pattern is also unique. Where did you buy them?"
It was like a painting, something she had never seen in the state-owned stores in the provincial capital.
Su Ruo took a look and said, "I tore the cloth and painted it myself."
But I didn’t say, if you like, I will draw one for you too.
Yu Wan was a little surprised.
For a moment, I was silent.
She knew that Han Zecheng had a wife in the countryside and thought she was a country girl.
I really feel sorry for him, because I think with his conditions, he can definitely find a girl who is of equal status and shares the same ideals as him...well, probably someone like Zhou Nianxue.
When I met Su Ruo, I found that she was very beautiful.
She is pretty and delicate, and at first glance she looks like a delicate little girl.
She felt that she was not compatible with Han Zecheng.
The more I see, the more I feel Su Ru is... How should I put it? It's not that she is bad, but the feeling is really consistent with her background.
She then felt that the two of them were even less compatible.
But this was just a fleeting thought in my mind.
It’s hard to say.
Yu Wan sighed and said, "Aruo, I was wrong about what happened the day before yesterday. I hope you can forgive me and not create a rift between us because of this."
Su Ruo's hand paused.
This isn't an apology at all. It's basically saying that something has already happened, so don't worry about it and just move on. It's still best for both of us, right?
Su Ruo said: "Sister-in-law said that you were wrong about what happened the day before yesterday, but if it happened again, sister-in-law would still help her, right?"
The smile on Yu Wan's face froze.
She said: "Aruo, I'm really sorry... Nianxue just wanted to see you, and I also think you should have a good talk..."
"So, your so-called apology to me,"
Su Ruo said seriously, "It's not that you think you did something wrong, but you think I'm unhappy, so you come to me and say sorry, and then the matter is over, right? But in fact, from your point of view, you don't think you did anything wrong, even if it happens again, you will still do it, right?"
Yu Wan:......
She looked a little embarrassed.
In fact, although Su Ruo was Han Zecheng's wife and already had a four-year-old son, because she was seven or eight years younger than them and looked like a little girl, she unconsciously thought of her as a little girl in her heart.
Rather than an equal relationship.
She said, "Aru, my apology is sincere. I didn't consider your feelings beforehand, and I may have hurt you a little, so I must apologize to you."
This time Su Ruo didn't say anything, as if he was listening to her carefully.
Yu Wan then continued, "Because I know Nianxue, if I don't do that, she will definitely come to you. So I agreed to her, and I also hope that you can meet in a friendly manner. But no matter what, I was indeed wrong in this matter. Don't worry, I will not help her with anything in this matter in the future, and I hope you will not have a grudge against me and Yilin because of that incident..."
After saying that, he smiled bitterly and said, "Because of this, Yilin also scolded me for being confused."
"A friendly meeting?"
Su Ruo stood there, looked at Yu Wan and smiled sarcastically, and said, "You have been her friend for many years. Do you really not know her purpose, her personality and style of doing things? Don't you know what she will say to me?"
"Or do you not know the impact her words are likely to have on me?"
The expression on Yu Wan's face froze again.
Su Ruo sneered and said, "You know. You know she would use the fact that she had been engaged to Brother Han to sow discord between me and Brother Han, and then use her miserable experience to blackmail me morally, as if if I don't give my husband to her, I am a cold-hearted bad woman who is using Brother Han's sense of responsibility to blackmail him."
"You know, if I were a little weak-minded or didn't trust Brother Han enough, I would be miserable and worried, and I would doubt Brother Han, which would affect my relationship with him."
"You knew all this, but you still tricked me into meeting her without any preparation. You also wanted me to give my husband to her."
"You apologized to me not because you felt you had hurt me, but because Brother Gu blamed you. You were afraid that your behavior would affect your relationship with Brother Gu and Brother Han. In other words, it would cause a rift between the two families, right?"
Yu Wan's face flushed.
It was as if her entire face was torn off. She was angry and ashamed, and wanted to deny or refute...and she was indeed not as vicious as Su Ruo said. She just didn't think so much at the moment because her heart was leaning towards Nian Xue.
But facing Su Ruo's cold and sharp gaze, he couldn't say a word.
Because at this moment she had deeply felt that the girl in front of her was not the delicate and fragile girl she had originally thought.
She really dares to say anything and hit anyone in the face.
If I say anything else, she might say something even more unpleasant and difficult to deal with.
Such a dispute will definitely affect the relationship between the two families.
The key is to really quarrel out.
I am also in the wrong.
She has no shame, but she still has some dignity.
Her husband will certainly blame her.
It’s no wonder that Nian Xue, who has such a strong personality, was scolded to tears by such a sharp-tongued and reckless girl.
So no matter how angry, ashamed, or annoyed Yu Wan was, his face turned pale and blue, but in the end he still endured it.
She really didn't expect that this little girl, who looked pretty and innocent, was actually so bold and could attack people's hearts so well... How could she say those words without any scheming?
Yes, Han Zecheng is such a cold person. There are countless people who like him since they were in school, and many of them are beautiful. But when has he ever shown any emotion? To Nian Xue... he is just like that.
But he married Su Ruo only two months after he went to the farm.
She originally thought that she relied on her looks, but now it seems that she had underestimated her.
Yu Wan took a deep breath, calmed himself down, and said, "Aruo, I was negligent in this matter, but I definitely don't have the thoughts you just said... I do know what Nian Xue is thinking, but I think after she meets you, she may give up those thoughts and live a good life in the future..."
It's a lie.
You can only deceive yourself.
Su Ruo sneered and said, "Don't deceive yourself. If you really want to dispel her desire for other men, there are thousands of ways, instead of lying to me and sending me to her defenseless, listening to her various provocations and harassment."
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