Gu Huaijin swallowed it before answering, "It's delicious. Well made."
Song Zhi rolled his eyes at him and said, "This is the first time I've heard you praise me."
"It's really delicious. This is the first time I've seen canned strawberries. I didn't expect you to make this." Gu Huaijin was still not satisfied and picked up the spoon to eat another one.
Seeing him like this, Song Zhi knew that he was not lying and must like to eat, so Song Zhi was very happy.
The next day, Song Zhi woke up early to pick strawberries from her farm. Unexpectedly, on the way back, she slipped and twisted her ankle. She thought it was nothing serious, just a slight pain from walking, but she didn't think much of it.
As a result, when I was cooking at noon, the instep of my foot was swollen and looked terrible.
"What's going on?" When Gu Huaijin came back, he saw Song Zhi applying safflower oil. He looked down at the back of her feet and asked solemnly.
"I accidentally missed a step when I was going down the mountain today and twisted my leg."
"Why are you so careless?" As he said that, he pulled her feet over. Song Zhi subconsciously wanted to pull them back.
"Don't move. You can't rub it like that. Let me rub it for you. It may be a little painful, but bear with it." As he said that, he pressed his fingers on Song Zhi's feet. The sudden pain made Song Zhi scream.
Realizing that he had cried out, he quickly explained, "It hurts so much."
"If you don't rub it open, it will be more serious tomorrow and you may not even be able to walk." Gu Huaijin said solemnly with a serious expression on his face.
"Then be gentle." Song Zhi was also worried that it would be very troublesome if he really couldn't walk, so he endured the pain and carefully reminded him.
Gu Huaijin looked up at her, without saying a word, and pushed her instep hard, with such force that it didn't seem like he was pushing lightly.
Song Zhi wanted to break free, but he was so strong that he held her feet tightly.
"It hurts." Song Zhidao looked aggrieved and almost crying. It really hurt. She asked him to press gently, but he pressed so hard. It really hurt her to death.
"Be patient, it will be fine soon." Gu Huaijin said as he applied safflower oil to the palm of his hand, rubbed it to warm it up, and then applied it to the instep of Song Zhi's feet while massaging it.
Song Zhi was distracted for a moment as he watched his slender, bony fingers pressing on his feet. Once his attention was diverted, he no longer felt the pain.
"Okay, try not to move for the next two days. I'll massage you when I come back in the evening. It's getting late. I'll go to the cafeteria to get some food first. What do you want to eat?" Gu Huaijin looked serious and checked the time. It was too late to cook.
"Whatever, I'm not very hungry." Song Zhi lowered her head. Gu Huaijin couldn't see her expression clearly, but he knew that she must disliked the food in the cafeteria.
He sighed helplessly, turned and went into the kitchen, looked around to see if there was anything he could cook, and seeing that there were noodles, he decided to make some simple egg noodles.
The food is ready and is cooked very quickly. After the noodles are cooked, put the fried eggs on them, drizzle with sesame oil and add green onions. It looks very appetizing.
Gu Huaijin put the noodles into a bowl and carried two bowls of egg noodles into the house.
"Don't move yet, I'll help you later." Gu Huaijin saw Song Zhi trying to get down by holding the edge of the bed, and hurriedly spoke out to stop him.
After he put the food on the table, he walked towards the bedroom. When he reached Song Zhi, he bent down, picked up Song Zhi, and walked straight to the dining table.
The moment Song Zhi was picked up by him, he felt like his head was exploding. This... this man was hugging him?
"Host, this male protagonist cares about your performance. Keep up the good work and strive to win him over soon." The system's voice was filled with excitement. The host and the male protagonist were finally moving towards their goal. God knows how anxious it had been these past few days watching the two of them make no progress, but it felt helpless. Now, it finally saw hope.
"Shut up!" This damn system always pops up when it's not needed. She was clearly immersed in Gu Huaijin's beauty, a spoiler.
"Uh" the system looked pitiful, not knowing what it had done wrong again, but it wisely chose to shut up.
Song Zhi sat down and looked at the delicious egg noodles in front of her. She was stunned for a few seconds before she realized that this was the meal made by Gu Huaijin?
However, in her memory, Gu Huaijin seemed to have never cooked. She always thought that he couldn't cook. Could it be that she had been living in a beautiful misunderstanding for so long?
"If you don't eat the noodles now, they will become lumps." Gu Huaijin kindly reminded her when he saw her staring at the noodles in front of her.
"When did you learn to cook? How come I didn't know?"
"When I was in the army, I often stayed overnight outside. If I hadn't learned to cook, I would have starved to death." Gu Huaijin picked up a piece of noodles with chopsticks and answered casually.
Song Zhi felt that he was lying to her, and she couldn't explain why.
But since he said so, she just listened and didn't ask any more questions.
After dinner, Gu Huaijin was responsible for cleaning up and washing the dishes. Before leaving, he hesitated for a moment, then rummaged through the firewood pile in the yard. He found a thicker piece of wood, wrapped the top part with a rag, and took it to the bedroom.
"If you want to walk around in the afternoon, it would be better to use this stick to support yourself, but try not to move. I'll do it when I come back in the evening if there's anything." Gu Huaijin instructed worriedly.
"I understand. You should leave quickly or you'll be late." Song Zhi was impatient with his nagging. Why didn't he notice that he was so talkative before?
After Gu Huaijin left, Song Zhi lay on the bed for a while, bored. She felt that time was passing very slowly and she felt a little bored, so she got up and went to the drawer of the desk to look for any interesting books. However, when she opened the drawer, she found that it was full of military books.
She frowned helplessly. She had no interest in military affairs, but now she had no other choice. She could only make do with what she had to pass the time. She picked up a book at random and began to read.
The afternoon passed quickly. When Song Zhi realized that she had been reading for a long time, she looked out the window and saw that the sky had darkened. She stared outside, her mind full of thoughts.
Just then, Gu Huaijin returned home. He saw Song Zhi sitting on the bed in a daze, and walked over with a smile. "I just went to the vegetable market to buy vegetables. There weren't many vegetables there at night, and I saw that the fishmonger still had a few fish left, so I bought some. Let's have fish soup tonight."
Song Zhi had no objection to his arrangement. As someone who was only responsible for eating, he didn't need to express his opinion. However, he politely asked, "Do you need my help?"
Gu Huaijin lowered his head and glanced at Song Zhi's feet, then replied softly, "I don't need your help."
Although he didn't need her help, Song Zhi followed him into the kitchen. She stood quietly by, watching Gu Huaijin's hands move with his knife, delicately handling every detail of the fish. He deftly removed the scales, delicately cut open the belly, and cleaned the fish meticulously.
Song Zhi's face was full of admiration. "I didn't expect you to be good at cleaning fish. From now on, I'll let you do all the fish-killing work at home."
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