After entering the compound, Yan Rushan first sent Yuxiu home, and then went to return the car to the Cheng family. Having been in the compound for many years, he knew all the buses in the compound. According to the license plate number, he knew that this car was allocated to the head of the Cheng family.
When he returned to the Zhong family, Haonan and Tian Shangguo were not in the living room, and Yuxiu was not there either; he went to the kitchen first, where only Goudan, Haonan and Tian Shangguo were.
Haonan noticed someone at the door, turned his head and smiled.
"Comrade Yan is back. Comrade Zhong went upstairs to put something away."
"I see. You're cooking dinner so early?" His eyes fell on Goudan, who was holding a piece of fresh pork that looked like it had just been bought. "Do you still have meat for sale these days?"
Haonan said, "Yes, but not much. I asked a lot of people for help to buy it. I bought ten kilograms in total, enough to last the whole New Year."
Yan Rushan nodded in understanding, "If you need meat, tell me."
"It's still available now. I'll tell Comrade Yan when it becomes unavailable." No one can afford to lose Comrade Zhong's life.
"Okay, you guys get busy."
Yan Rushan turned and left the kitchen, went straight upstairs, and came to Zhong Yuxiu's door. He raised his hand and knocked on the door, "Knock knock knock, Yuxiu, I'm back."
"Come in, the door is unlocked."
Yan Rushan had a smile in his eyes as he pushed the door open and walked in. On the bed were several sets of clothes he had picked out today; the winter clothes were thick, and various coats, sweaters, and trousers were piled up like a small hill. Under the bed were several pairs of leather shoes, all lined with rabbit fur, which were very warm to wear.
"What are you doing?"
"I'm seeing if these clothes can be matched with my previous ones. If they can, I can wear them in different ways in the future." Zhong Yuxiu stood in front of the wardrobe and took out many clothes inside; such as the clothes that Xi Nian had brought over before, and her old clothes.
The big bed was covered with clothes. Yan Rushan came forward to help. He took each piece as she took it and threw it on the bed.
The wardrobe was emptied, and Zhong Yuxiu returned to the bed. She first chose a beige cashmere sweater and then a cyan coat to match it. They matched well, but the red sweater and cyan coat did not look good together, so she changed to a gray cashmere sweater, which looked a bit weird. The beige one was more suitable.
Zhong Yuxiu was busy making adjustments one set after another, and she was having a lot of fun. Yan Rushan sat on a stool and watched her making trouble, as if to say, "You make trouble and I'll accompany you."
After she finishes matching her clothes, she can even match three or four more sets of clothes together; some of them are particularly good-looking and show off her waistline.
"Brother Yan, come and help me fold my clothes."
"Here I am." Yan Rushan was eagerly waiting for it. He quickly walked to her side and stood shoulder to shoulder with her. He helped her fold clothes and put them into the closet together.
After Yan Rushan proposed to her, Zhong Yuxiu's bottom line towards Yan Rushan moved back; before, she would never let a man touch her personal things, especially those close to her body, but now she has taken a step back and feels good about letting him order her around.
The clothes were put back into the closet, and the new clothes were thrown on the floor; after closing the closet, Zhong Yuxiu pointed to the pile of clothes on the floor.
"Please take it downstairs for me and have Goudan wash it and hang it up in the afternoon."
"Hey, I'll be right there." Feeling happy at being ordered around, Yan Rushan's smile spread across his face. "Is there anything else you want to take? I'll take it all down with me."
Zhong Yuxiu looked around and stuffed the dried seafood into his hands before shaking her head. "That's all."
Yan Rushan smiled widely, bent down and picked up the clothes and shoes on the ground; followed Zhong Yuxiu downstairs and took the things to the bathroom.
"I'm free now, can you wash it and hang it out to dry?"
"Not yet..." Let's talk about it after we get married.
Yan Rushan nodded repeatedly, "Okay, I'll wash your clothes from now on."
"good."
Zhong Yuxiu's face was bright and her smile was warm; she met his gaze and smiled at him. Yan Rushan was so happy that he didn't even know how to leave. Zhong Yuxiu pulled him out of the bathroom and sat him on the sofa.
There were candies, melon seeds, peanuts and other snacks on the coffee table. Zhong Yuxiu grabbed a handful and put them in his palm with a frown. Yan Rushan immediately understood what she meant and considerately peeled the skin for her.
"You must be thirsty after eating too much dry food. I'll go get you a cup of hot water. I'll also open a grapefruit for you. You can eat it alternately when you're thirsty."
"Hmm." Zhong Yuxiu ate happily and nodded briefly.
Yan Rushan peeled a few more peanuts for her to eat, then stood up and walked to the utility room. He came out holding a pomelo, which he peeled in the kitchen, leaving half for Haonan and Tian Shangguo. He peeled the rest, leaving the flesh on a white porcelain plate. He then poured her a cup of boiling water and carried them out together.
Haonan muttered in the kitchen, "Why is Comrade Yan becoming more and more like a good husband? Aren't men usually the breadwinners outside the home and women the homemakers in other places? But with Comrade Yan and Comrade Zhong, it's the other way around."
"What are you talking about?" Tian Shangguo glared at him angrily. "Comrade Zhong doesn't need to waste her time on such trivial matters. Her time is precious. Besides, this is a couple's business, don't act like a gossipy woman."
He almost called her a gossip.
"Who's calling me a woman? I just said that." Hao Nan snorted, and turned around to enjoy the pomelo, regardless of the fact that Tian Shangguo was still washing the vegetables.
Zhong Yuxiu listened to the general situation of the small dispute in the kitchen and felt that Yan Rushan did a very good job as the target. Few people could do that, right?
Most men of this era have chauvinistic ideas and look down on daughters; this is the case both in the city and in the countryside. From this perspective, Yan Rushan stands out among men, and she suddenly feels that there is nothing wrong with getting married.
If they can maintain this, it is not impossible for them to live together until old age.
"Yuxiu, the hot grapefruits are here. They're hot, so you can drink them later. Eat the grapefruit first." He placed the food on the coffee table in front of her. He grabbed a handful of mixed melon seeds and peanuts and patiently peeled them. "The kitchen has mutton soup, and Goudan is making braised pork. We'll have something delicious tonight."
"What is used to make mutton soup?" If mutton is not stewed properly, it will have a fishy smell.
Yan Rushan gave her the shelled seeds and said, "Radish."
"The radish stewed with mutton is a warming tonic, which is OK; but I'm afraid it might have a fishy smell. I'll go take a look." She stood up and left. Yan Rushan watched her go into the kitchen, his hands working non-stop. After a while, there was a handful of snacks in his palm, mostly peanuts.
Zhong Yuxiu entered the kitchen and saw that there were not only mutton and radish in the pot, but also two sections of sugarcane. They were local sugarcane, and adding two sections when stewing mutton made the soup base fresh and fragrant, with a light sweetness when drinking it, and it could also eliminate the fishy smell, killing two birds with one stone.
Sugarcane clears away heat and promotes salivation. When combined with mutton, it is more nutritious and healthier.
"Why do you cook so many dishes today?"
Haonan and Tian Shangguo shook their heads. "It was Goudan who did it, so we just helped. Comrade Zhong, have you ever heard of putting sugarcane in stewed mutton? Look at that pot! We didn't let Goudan put it in, and he pushed us out."
They all doubted whether the soup stewed in this way was edible.
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