Yan Rushan realized belatedly that the old man was still there. "Grandpa, please stop smiling. Your face is full of wrinkles."
"What's wrong with wrinkles? They're the reward time has given me." He said it confidently, not caring at all about his grandson's ugly face. Feeling that the soaking was almost done, he lifted his feet and wiped them with a towel, put on his shoes and stood up, saying, "The footbath water is poured out! I'm going to bed first. You young people are so energetic. I can't stand here anymore. You guys can talk, granddaughter-in-law, go to bed early!"
Zhong Yuxiu smiled sweetly, "Okay, Grandpa."
"Grandson's wife is better." As for the eldest grandson, what is that? Is it more important than a grandson's wife and great-grandson?
Old Master Yan walked away shaking his head. Yan Rushan bent down to test the water temperature and said, "The water temperature is low. Come, wipe your feet, wash up, and go upstairs to sleep."
Zhong Yuxiu raised her foot to serve him.
Yan Rushan wiped the water droplets off her feet and put on slippers for her. He took the wooden basin to the bathroom to empty it, then went upstairs to get some spare clothes for both of them and took her to the bathroom to wash first.
The couple took a shower and went upstairs one after another. Haonan and Tian Shangguo packed up their things, took a shower and went upstairs to sleep. The Zhong family's small building returned to peace and everyone had a good night's sleep.
The next day, Zhong Yuxiu woke up from her sleep and subconsciously touched the place next to her; her hand covered a warm body, and she leaned towards him like a spoiled child.
Yan Rushan woke up when she stretched out her hand. With his beautiful wife in his arms, how could he not accept her?
"Awake?" Yan Rushan opened his thin lips lightly, feeling very sleepy.
Zhong Yuxiu hummed softly, lazily stretched out her arms and put them around his neck, not wanting to talk.
Yan Rushan gently stroked her thin shoulders and said, "We should get up. Goudan should have prepared breakfast."
"I don't want to move." Just woke up.
"Then take a nap. I'll call you later."
Zhong Yuxiu remained silent, a gesture of tacit agreement. When Yan Rushan called for help, he realized he had fallen asleep again. He had no choice but to get up, dress, and go downstairs. Old Man Yan had gotten up at some point and was currently reading the newspaper. Haonan and Tian Shangguo had already returned from their workouts, their heads still wet from their showers.
"Good morning, Grandpa. Good morning, Comrade Hao and Comrade Tian."
Tian Shangguo nodded and said, "Good morning, Comrade Yan."
"Good morning, Comrade Yan. Where is Comrade Zhong?" Hao Nan couldn't help but ask when he saw that there was no one around him.
Old Master Yan looked up and said, "Yuxiu is pregnant, she's heavy and sleepy. Don't call her. Wait until she wakes up and have Goudan heat up the food for her."
Yan Rushan nodded calmly. He thought so, but he would not say it out loud. Since his grandfather said so, he went to the bathroom to wash up and then went to help Goudan put the food on the table.
"Grandpa, it's time for breakfast."
"I'm here." Old Master Yan put down the newspaper and walked into the dining room. Several kinds of breakfast were placed on the long table. "Goudan made so much, can you finish it?"
There were three large plates of steamed buns, dumplings, and the kind that sticked out; there was millet porridge, soy milk, fried dough sticks, cold noodles, and snacks, many kinds of which were better than what we eat at work.
"If you can't finish it, save it for tomorrow." Haonan said with a smile, "Mr. Yan, don't worry about wasting food. Comrade Tian and I have big appetites, and Comrade Zhong can eat as much as two people. This little breakfast won't be left over by the time Comrade Zhong wakes up."
Old Master Yan suddenly asked, "Did you leave any for Yuxiu?"
"No." Yan Rushan then remembered that he had not saved any food for Yuxiu. He hurried to the kitchen to get a few porcelain plates and put some buns, steamed buns, dumplings and snacks on them. Anticipating Yuxiu's good appetite, he deliberately took a little more.
Old Master Yan nodded in satisfaction, and he began to like his eldest grandson more.
After breakfast, Mr. Yan went to work, and Haonan and Tian Shangguo had nothing to do at home. After they discussed it, Tian Shangguo went out to the market to take a look, and Haonan stayed at home.
As for Yan Rushan, he went to the company before Yuxiu woke up. When he returned home when he thought it was almost time, Yuxiu had not come down yet.
"Is Yuxiu still not awake?" Yan Rushan asked Haonan while putting the bags in his hands on the sofa.
Haonan said truthfully, "Comrade Zhong hasn't come downstairs yet. I guess he hasn't woken up yet."
Yan Rushan looked thoughtfully at the kitchen and said, "Comrade Hao, please ask Goudan to heat up breakfast. I'll go get Yuxiu."
"I kept the breakfast warm, just in case Comrade Zhong got up and had nothing to eat."
Yan Rushan said he understood, turned around and went upstairs, pushed the door open and entered; there was a small bump on the bed, Yuxiu was bent on her side, her belly was not visible, and she looked like she was still sleeping. He lifted the quilt, but to his surprise, he saw Zhong Yuxiu, who was full of energy.
He smiled helplessly, "Xiu'er, wake up, did you sleep well?"
"Not bad." Zhong Yuxiu stretched, and Yan Rushan nervously held her in his arms, "Wife, you are pregnant, you can't stretch like this, it will hurt your belly."
Zhong Yuxiu had to restrain herself. Stretching was out of the question in front of Yan Rushan. Once he noticed, he would be even more nervous than her.
"Be good, I brought you some new clothes downstairs. They're all clothes you can wear now. Let's go downstairs and try them on for size." After coaxing him out of bed, Yan Rushan took him downstairs while Ia went to the bathroom to wash up. Then he led him into the dining room, "Goudan, serve breakfast."
“Ding ding ding.”
Goudan’s voice arrived before he even arrived.
After a while, Goudan came out with a tray containing snacks, porridge, and white fungus soup. He walked back and forth twice and served all the breakfast left for her on the table.
Haonan brought fried dried sandfish and capelin. Zhong Yuxiu finished her breakfast comfortably and couldn't wait to pull Yan Rushan to look at clothes. The things on the sofa were taken apart one by one, and the pregnant woman's skirts, clothes, pants and handmade flat shoes were scattered on the sofa.
"Is this produced by the garment factory?" She picked up an embroidered long skirt, which was hand-embroidered, exquisite and beautiful, and really beautiful.
The skirt is embroidered with peonies. It is hard to say what the meaning of the embroidery is, but it is very beautiful on the surface. In later generations, such a dress would cost at least tens of thousands of yuan, and most of them were custom-made. You would not find it in ready-made clothing stores.
"The factory has recruited two female students majoring in fashion design, and this dress was designed by one of them. It was the design drawing you gave her before that gave her the inspiration. Retro clothes are very suitable for oriental girls. I plan to hold a fashion show in Shangjing to promote retro clothes to the market." The dress was designed before and was specially made for Yuxiu to wear.
Zhong Yuxiu nodded. "It's a good idea, but the clothing industry is just getting started, so it's not easy to organize a fashion show. On the other hand, considering your brothers' backgrounds, it shouldn't be that difficult to pull off."
"That's right." Yan Rushan confided, "I'm discussing it with Cheng San and the others. I'll tell you when there's a result."
"It's up to you. I rarely get involved in your business." At most I would give him some advice or support in design.
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