"Thank you, Mom. Sorry for bothering you." Song Zhi felt a little embarrassed. Jiang's mother had never been so kind and caring to her before. She was a little flattered.
"Oh, kid, you can't stop saying thank you. How come you seem so unfamiliar with the word after being away for a while? Go wash up first." Jiang Nan said in a tone of pretended dissatisfaction, and his expression even looked a little hurt.
Song Zhi could only smile awkwardly, mainly because she and Jiang's mother hadn't seen each other for many years. Even if she remembered the scenes of them being together here, those past events only existed in her memories. She had not experienced them personally, so it was inevitable that they would feel unfamiliar and awkward when they met again, and they would not be able to get along naturally.
Gu Huaijin obviously realized it, so he told her to go upstairs and wash up first.
"Mom, let's go upstairs and wash up first." Gu Huaijin was carrying a package of clothes.
"Huh." Song Zhi breathed a sigh of relief as he walked up the stairs.
"Are you all so nervous?" Gu Huaijin asked with a smile, seeing that she seemed relieved.
"I'm a little uncomfortable with it." Song Zhi glanced at him. She couldn't accept other people's kindness very well, but it couldn't be said that she was just slow to warm up.
"I just got back, it will be fine slowly." Gu Huaijin opened the luggage first and looked for the things Song Zhi needed for a bath.
"You take a shower first, I'll take out all the things and tidy them up." Gu Huaijin handed the clothes to Song Zhi. Song Zhi went straight to the bathroom without any hesitation. The advantage of taking a shower here is that you don't have to sit in the bathtub anymore, and there is a shower, which feels cleaner than taking a shower in a bathtub.
Song Zhi finished washing quickly. Gu Huaijin was putting clothes in the cabinet. Song Zhi wanted to take them and let him take a shower.
"Let me do it!"
"No need, it will be fine soon. Wipe your hair first to avoid catching a cold." Gu Huaijin glanced at her and continued to busy himself with the work in his hands, but did not forget to give her instructions.
Song Zhi obediently went to the side to dry his hair without disturbing him while he was working. Soon Gu Huaijin finished the work at hand and stretched the clothes with a stretcher and put them in the closet.
Song Zhi waited until Gu Huaijin came out of the shower. He had already changed his clothes and his hair was almost dry.
The two of them went downstairs together.
Jiang's mother was setting the table. When she heard the voice, she looked up and said, "Let's eat first. Your father may not be back for a while."
Jiang Nan thought that the two of them had been sitting on the train for two days and must not have eaten or slept well, so he quickly finished his meal and took a rest to refresh himself.
The aunt who cooked was not very old, about 50 years old. After hearing Jiang's mother call her Sister Chen, Song Zhi and Gu Huaijin followed her and called her Aunt Chen.
"Sister Chen, let's sit down and eat together." Jiang Nan said hurriedly as he watched Aunt Chen put the food in place and was about to go back to the kitchen.
"No, no, your family finally comes back, why don't you eat together?" Aunt Chen quickly refused. Although she often sat at the table to eat before, it was not convenient for her to join them since the son and daughter-in-law of the host family finally came back. She still had some good eyesight.
"Auntie, let's eat together!" Gu Huaijin said. Their family doesn't care about these things.
"Yes, Auntie, it's more lively here with more people, let's sit down and eat together!" The three of them stood without sitting down, just waiting for Auntie to come over and eat together.
"I...ok then." After saying that, he sat down at the dining table hesitantly, not wanting to disturb the host's interest.
There were several dishes on the table, all of which were hard to find in daily life. There were fish, shrimps and meat, which was quite rich.
After Jiang Nan picked up his chopsticks, they followed suit and picked up their chopsticks to pick up the food.
Song Zhixian picked up a piece of crispy meat. It was crispy on the outside and tender on the inside, and sprinkled with seasonings. It must have just been out of the pot, and it was still hot in his mouth.
"Auntie, your cooking skills are really good." Song Zhi praised without hesitation.
"They are all home-cooked dishes." Aunt Chen smiled embarrassedly, but she was very happy in her heart, because this showed that her cooking skills were good.
"It's really good. Sister Chen learns to cook some new dishes when she has time. She almost never cooks the same dishes during the time she's been at home." Jiang Nan continued with a smile on his face. It was obvious that he was very satisfied with Aunt Chen.
"Then I'm in for a treat these days."
After dinner, Jiang Nan insisted that they go out for a walk to help digest the food. In fact, Song Zhi didn't want to move at all and just wanted to lie down. She felt very sleepy, but looking at Jiang's mother's eager eyes, she couldn't say no, so the two of them walked out the door half-heartedly.
"Don't want to come out?" Gu Huaijin had been paying attention to her. Seeing that she came out without saying a word, he pursed his lips and asked.
"Not really, I'm just a little tired." Song Zhi said weakly as he walked slowly on the road.
Gu Huaijin took her hand and coaxed her, "Walk a little longer to help digest your food. Lying down right after a meal is not good for your health."
Song Zhi stole a glance at him, then looked straight ahead and said, "I'm not angry, I'm just a little tired and don't want to talk."
"I know, let's walk around for a while and then go back." Gu Huaijin took her for a walk near his home, slowly and leisurely walked on the road for a while, and then went back.
After returning, they said hello to Jiang's mother and went upstairs to rest.
They slept until it was dark. Jiang's mother looked at the pendulum clock in the living room several times and wanted to go up and call them down several times. If they continued to sleep like this, they would not be able to sleep at night.
Although Father Gu didn't see his son and daughter-in-law, he wasn't in a hurry at all. He sat on the sofa leisurely reading the newspaper. He watched Jiang Nan swaying non-stop, looked up at her several times, and finally couldn't help but said: "I'm dizzy from all this spinning. Hurry up and sit down and take a rest."
Jiang Nan glared at him. He really didn't even bother to help when the oil bottle fell. Jiang Nan thought for a moment, then approached Gu's father and said, "Should I go up and wake them up?"
"The children didn't sleep well on the train. They want to have a good sleep when they come back. Don't worry about it." Father Gu continued talking while looking at the newspaper without even raising his eyelids.
"But he's been sleeping for too long. Dinner is almost time." Jiang Nan said with some concern.
"When you're hungry, come down and eat. Leave them alone."
"No matter what, this is your son and daughter-in-law. It wouldn't be nice if we just ate first."
"Why didn't I realize you thought so much before?" Father Gu looked up at her in surprise.
As he was talking, Gu Huaijin came downstairs and saw the two people sitting on the sofa. He called out, "Mom and Dad."
"Where's Zhizhi?" Jiang's mother looked behind her but didn't see anyone. She thought she had woken up and didn't come down.
Gu Huaijin paused for a moment, his expression unchanged as he said, "Still sleeping."
"Why did you sleep for so long?" Jiang Nan said it casually without any other intention.
When Father Gu heard her say this, he coughed quickly.
"What's wrong? If your throat feels uncomfortable, just drink some water. Zhizhi, are you feeling unwell somewhere?" Jiang Nan rolled her eyes at her husband first, then asked with concern.
"Maybe she was too tired from taking the train, so she said she was very sleepy at noon today. Let's eat first." At worst, I can cook another meal for her when she wakes up.
"Kid, ask her if she's feeling unwell. Go see a doctor tomorrow." Jiang Nan said with regret as he looked at his son in front of him.
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