He Jiuniang's eyes widened, thinking she had misheard. She simply couldn't understand how such a big man could tell her in such a pitiful tone that he was afraid to be alone.
He Jiuniang was in a dilemma. There were still maids outside cleaning up the mess. It would be embarrassing for him to go out with her like this, but he definitely wouldn't want to stay here.
Fortunately, the maids at home were quite reliable; before she even had to go out and do anything herself, someone had already brought in hot water.
Knowing her master's habits, the maidservant curtsied and left after putting down the hot water, not noticing Lu Baichuan following behind He Jiuniang like a mentally challenged child the whole time.
Hmm, I didn't see it.
He Jiuniang slapped her forehead, unable to understand why she had taken on such a huge problem.
Back in the prefectural city, Lu Baichuan and Lou Chong drank together, and they seemed to have drunk quite a lot. They were fine before, so why are they not like this today?
Could it be an act?
Thinking of this possibility, He Jiuniang immediately looked at Lu Baichuan with a face full of suspicion, only to see him staring at her with his very innocent and adorable big eyes.
Afterwards, he chuckled foolishly and said something surprising: "Wife, how come you're so beautiful?"
He not only talked, but even tried to touch her face, which she slapped away.
"No, go wash your face. Can you wash it yourself?"
She put her hands on her hips and looked at the big baby in front of her. The big baby blinked, seemed to understand what she meant, and then nodded: "Yes."
"Okay, go ahead."
She raised her chin, and the baby imitated her by raising his chin as well.
He Jiuniang: ...
There was no other way, so in the end she had to pull him over and help him wash his face, take out toothpaste from her space for him to rinse his mouth, and then it was time to wash his feet.
The baby insisted on taking her to wash together, and He Jiuniang was too tired to complain, so she followed him to wash.
The wooden basin for washing feet wasn't very big, and since the two people's feet were placed together, they inevitably overlapped, so He Jiuniang simply stepped on his feet.
It was a hot day, and the water was quite hot too. She was sweating profusely after soaking in the water for a while. He Jiuniang rubbed her feet and prepared to dry them before getting out.
Lu Baichuan snatched the handkerchief she was using to wipe her feet away. He Jiuniang, who was already quite indifferent, asked, "What, are you going to wipe my feet?"
"Yes, yes, wipe your wife's feet!"
As he spoke, he carefully lifted He Jiuniang's feet out of the basin, placed them on his lap, and took a handkerchief to carefully wipe the water off her feet.
A strange feeling flowed through He Jiuniang's heart. No one had ever done these things for her before, and she herself did not want others to do these things for her.
But why did she not only not reject Lu Baichuan's actions, but also feel a strange little joy?
Thinking about this made my heart beat faster.
In a flash, Lu Baichuan had already cleaned her up, and then he clumsily started cleaning his own.
When helping He Jiuniang wipe herself, she was very serious, but when wiping herself, she just did a haphazard job, putting the handkerchief aside while her feet were still wet.
He Jiuniang was both amused and exasperated, but she let it go. In any case, it was such a hot day, it wouldn't matter if it wasn't wiped clean.
She was just about to pour out the foot bath water when Lu Baichuan had already taken the basin and left before her.
She frowned, once again wondering if the man was really faking being drunk.
To avoid any trouble, she followed behind and watched.
As soon as he stepped outside, a maidservant came forward to help him, but he refused. He ran outside to pour water, and then quickly ran back to He Jiuniang to ask for credit.
It looked no different from a large dog trying to please its owner.
Seeing the maids lowering their heads and trying to hide their smiles, He Jiuniang waved her hand and said, "You can all go and rest. Don't worry about this place."
The maids acknowledged and withdrew, while He Jiuniang pulled Lu Baichuan back to his room.
"Go to sleep."
He Jiuniang patted the made-up bed, her expression somewhat unnatural.
This might be the first time in her life she's slept with a man, and she wasn't sure if she'd kick him off the bed in the middle of the night.
Lu Baichuan nodded obediently, took off his coat and lay down, patting the spot next to him so that He Jiuniang could also lie down.
He Jiuniang nodded somewhat awkwardly, but did as she was told.
After a long and arduous journey, she was truly exhausted.
As it turned out, this man was destined to cause trouble. She had just lain down when he turned over and faced away from her, saying, "Wife, I got bitten by mosquitoes, and my back is itchy. Can you scratch it for me?"
What could He Jiuniang do? Scratch her!
He wouldn't be happy if I scratched him through his clothes; I had to put my hand inside. I was shocked when I did.
This isn't a mosquito bite at all; it's clearly an allergic reaction. My entire back is red and swollen.
He Jiuniang, who was initially a little sleepy, became much more awake upon seeing this.
"Honey, scratch it for me, it's so itchy!"
He Jiuniang stopped, and Lu Baichuan groaned in discomfort.
He Jiuniang slapped him on the back and asked, "If you have allergies, why don't you avoid certain foods?"
"What?"
He asked, puzzled, and He Jiuniang sighed, "Never mind, you wouldn't understand even if I told you now. I'll go get you the medicine. Wait here!"
Lu Baichuan nodded with a wronged look on his face, watching He Jiuniang get up, his gaze following her as she moved around the room.
He Jiuniang didn't have any allergy ointment prepared by herself, but she had some in her space. So she got up and walked around for a bit, then took out a box of ointment from her space and came over.
She had Lu Baichuan lie face down on the bed while she applied medicine to him.
She tried hard to think of some dishes that might cause allergies tonight. Lu Baichuan usually eats them, so why doesn't he have an allergic reaction? Could it be that he's been holding back all this time?
That doesn't make sense. He's a grown man; he can't just make himself suffer.
Perhaps eating a small amount is fine, but eating too much will cause this.
He Jiuniang nodded. That must be the case. She should tell him to be more careful in the future.
"Honey, what did you put on me? It feels so good, the itching stopped instantly."
"ointment."
Did you do it yourself?
"Um."
He Jiuniang gave a perfunctory answer. In this era, there were no things for sale, and it wouldn't be realistic for her to say that she bought it. So let's just say that she made it.
"Honey, you're amazing! How can you do everything?"
He Jiuniang looked down at him and saw that even though he was lying face down on the bed, he was still trying to turn his neck to look at her and talk. She couldn't help but laugh and ask, "What, do you feel like you've hit the jackpot?"
Lu Baichuan didn't understand what she meant and said to himself, "What if I'm not good enough for you?"
Goodness, is it because she's too outstanding that she's started to feel inferior?
He Jiuniang thought hard about her words and said, "How could you not be good enough for me? You are excellent too."
What makes me outstanding?
He Jiuniang: ...Is this man sure he's not faking being drunk?
If you say he wasn't drunk, he's just saying such childish things.
If he were truly drunk, he would deliberately try to get you to praise him...
That dog is such a dog.
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