Gu Huaijin looked at her stubborn appearance without saying a word, and gave her a serious look. Song Zhi knew that this was a sign that he was going to be angry.
She suddenly remembered the mask she brought with her. She immediately ran to the bedroom and searched through the drawers. Sure enough, she found a few packs in the corner of the cabinet. She took one out and handed it to Gu Huaijin. "Put on the mask I brought. Be careful of the dust."
Gu Huaijin took the mask and put it on without hesitation. He also told Song Zhi to go up quickly. After putting on the mask, he continued to clean up. Song Zhi stood aside, and seeing his determined attitude, he also went up. But he did not forget to say, "If you need any help, remember to call me."
Gu Huaijin said he didn't need her help and never called her.
A few hours later, the cleaning work in the cellar was finally completed. Gu Huaijin walked out from underground, covered in dust. He was panting a little tiredly, and his hair and face were covered with dust without exception.
Seeing this, Song Zhi felt a little embarrassed. If he had known earlier, he would not have cleaned up today and would not have rushed to do it in a day or two.
Now I'm so dirty, and it's snowing and cold today, so it's not convenient to take a shower. It would be even more unprofitable if I get sick.
She quickly said, "Go wash your face and hands first. I'll boil some hot water and then you can take a bath."
Gu Huaijin stopped walking towards the kitchen. Watching Song Zhi leave the living room, he stood up and walked to the kitchen. He picked up the kettle, which still had some warm water in it. He gently shook the kettle and poured the water into the basin. He washed his face and hands briefly, then set the basin aside.
Song Zhi was busy in the kitchen for a while and soon the water was ready. She said loudly, "Mr. Gu, the water is ready. Pour it into the bathtub yourself!"
Upon hearing this, Gu Huaijin took his spare clothes and went to the bathroom, ready to change into them after taking a shower.
After taking a shower, Gu Huaijin walked out of the bathroom and asked, "Xiaozhi, what vegetables do you need to buy?"
Song Zhi frowned at him, watching him in thin clothes. Why didn't he listen to her advice at all, and only knew how to lecture her? He didn't even know how to wear thick clothes. His hair was still wet from just taking a shower. He felt something in his heart and turned to go to the bedroom. After a while, she came out with a cotton coat that she had just made a few days ago and handed it to Gu Huaijin: "Put it on."
Gu Huaijin was stunned for a moment, but he quickly reacted and took the cotton coat. After putting it on, he couldn't help but say with a smile on his face: "Thank you, it's very warm."
Song Zhi smiled slightly, but still said unforgivingly, "As long as you're warm, it's fine. You're wearing so little in the middle of winter, but you're not afraid of getting cold."
Gu Huaijin listened to her chattering without any impatience. Instead, he listened patiently with a smile on his face.
Song Zhi realized that he had been talking but he didn't respond. He looked up at him and saw that he was looking at him gently, with a sparkle that had never been seen before in his eyes?
Song Zhi didn't know how to describe it. It sounded like joy. She feigned a cough to ease the awkwardness, then remembered that Gu Huaijin was going out to buy groceries. She quickly said, "Buy more potatoes and radishes; they keep well, and less cabbage. It's almost Chinese New Year, so there should be a lot of meat on sale. If you see any, buy some. I'm also planning to send back some local specialties. See if you can help prepare some." She was thinking about her family back home. She was thinking about sending some food home so they could try some of the local specialties.
"A colleague of mine went to the city a few days ago, so I asked them to bring me some local specialties. They'll be back in the next two days." Coincidentally, a colleague of mine went to the city a few days ago, so he took the opportunity to ask them to bring back some local specialties. He also planned to send them back home.
After hearing what Gu Huaijin said, Song Zhi said excitedly, "That's great. Let's see if there are any rare things here. We can also send them back together."
Then, Song Zhi asked about the New Year's plan: "Are we going back home for the New Year?"
Gu Huaijin hesitated for a moment and replied, "If nothing unexpected happens, there will be eight days of vacation this year."
Upon hearing the good news, Song Zhi immediately said, "Then let's go back! I also want to go back and see my mother."
Gu Huaijin glanced over. This was the first time Song Zhi mentioned her mother. Gu Huaijin had almost forgotten. This was also the first time she had been away from her mother for such a long time.
He said comfortingly, "If we have a holiday during the Chinese New Year, we can go back together. If Mom wants to come over, that's fine too. We have quite a lot of space here."
When Song Zhi heard him say this, a hint of suspicion flashed in his eyes. "You're willing to let my mother come live here too. Aren't you afraid of what others will gossip about?"
Gu Huaijin said with a puzzled look, "Why do you feel that I don't want our mother to come and live with us?"
After hearing his question, Song Zhi actually didn't know how to answer. Could it be that this was the traditional thinking of Chinese men?
So he silently picked up the cup and took a sip of warm water. After thinking for a while, Gu Huaijin explained, "I've never had such thoughts. Besides, whether others gossip or not doesn't have much impact on us. If Mom is willing to come and live with us, I'd be happy too."
Song Zhi watched him say so many words to try to explain for the first time, and there was even a feeling that Song Zhi urgently needed to believe what he said.
She looked at Gu Huaijin with amusement, "I just said it casually, why are you taking it so seriously?"
"How can you joke about this kind of thing?" Gu Huaijin said with a serious expression and a hint of anger.
"Okay, don't be angry. I won't say that again. Go buy some groceries now! It's not snowing anymore." Song Zhi felt his scalp tingling when he saw him staring at him, so he quickly reminded him to go out and buy some groceries.
Gu Huaijin looked at her deeply, but Song Zhi acted as if she didn't see it. When Gu Huaijin turned around and went back to the bathroom, she looked over with some curiosity.
When Gu Huaijin came out of the bathroom, holding a wad of money in his hand, he said simply, "Last month's salary."
Song Zhi didn't even remember this incident, and he didn't even know he'd kept any money from his salary. He gave it directly to her, or he'd kept some for himself. Thinking about it, he asked, "Did you keep any money?"
Song Zhi realized what he had asked and almost bit his tongue off. What kind of question was that? It sounded like a wife questioning her husband about whether he had any secret stash of funds.
"I..." Song Zhi wanted to explain. She had no other intentions. She just wanted him to keep some money in his hand so that he would have it handy when he needed it.
Unexpectedly, Gu Huaijin and she said at the same time, "No, I'll get it for you when you need it."
Song Zhi was a little skeptical. This man was too honest. He didn't carry a penny with him. He was really a man of integrity. She was still embarrassed to hold the money in her hand, so she said in a very open-minded way, "It's inconvenient for a grown man like you to go out without some money."
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