After the New Year’s Eve dinner, Wang Guifen and Sun Simin took the two children away to put them to sleep as they did last year, and Fan Hua and Zhao Yilu still lived in the room that belonged to them.
The room was tidy, with pictures of the two of them and a family of four hanging on the wall. Last year's grand wedding seemed to have happened just yesterday.
Fan Hua helped Zhao Yilu sit on the edge of the kang, preparing to get him some water to wash. During the days he was hospitalized, Xiao Zhou was the one who did this kind of work. Zhao Yilu watched Fan Hua get a basin of hot water and put it under his feet, preparing to help him take off his shoes, and immediately retracted his feet despite the pain in his legs.
"Wife, I can wash myself, you don't need to come!" Zhao Yilu stopped Fan Hua nervously.
Fan Hua ignored Zhao Yilu, took off her shoes quickly, and held his feet to stop him from moving. "Don't move, the wound has only just healed!"
Zhao Yilu immediately became obedient. Feeling Fan Hua pouring water on his feet, he became extremely stiff and felt somewhat uncomfortable all over.
Fan Hua noticed his stiffness and said softly, "You always washed my feet before. Now that you are injured, shouldn't I help take care of you?"
"That's different. You are my wife. If I don't take care of you, who else should I take care of? I'm so happy to wash your feet! But if you wash them for me, I will feel so sorry for you and make you suffer by marrying me..." Zhao Yilu immediately defended himself, frowning tightly.
Fan Hua took the towel and helped him dry. "Husband and wife should support each other. There is no such thing as one person having to take care of the other. I don't feel wronged. If you feel uncomfortable, when your injury is healed, I will punish you by making you wash my feet every day."
After saying that, Fan Hua stood up and poured the water.
Zhao Yilu felt as if a hot spring was flowing through his heart, making it warm. He looked at Fan Hua's busy back, his heart filled with love and emotion.
After Fan Hua poured out the water and came back, she saw Zhao Yilu staring at her blankly. She walked over to Zhao Yilu and sat down, gently holding his hand.
"I have something I want to discuss with you..." Fan Hua said.
Zhao Yilu nodded, "Whatever it is, just tell me. I'll do as you say!"
"I want to go to Ji City in a few days. I miss my parents. Although I'm not sure if this world is the world of my past forty years ago, and I don't know if I can see them, I want to confirm it."
Zhao Yilu gently took Fan Hua into his arms and said, "I was negligent. Whenever you want to go, I will accompany you."
"Wait a few days. Spend the New Year with Grandpa and the others first. You should take good care of your legs. Around the tenth day of the first lunar month, we will go to Ji City under the pretext of wanting to take advantage of the holiday to go out and have a look."
Zhao Yilu nodded, "Okay, I'll follow my wife's arrangements."
The two of them lay on the bed, listening to the crackling sound of firecrackers outside the window, and fell asleep in each other's arms.
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The next afternoon, Geng Ailing heard that Fan Hua and Zhao Yi returned to Beijing. After paying New Year's greetings to her family in the morning, she hurriedly brought Xie Yongliang, Xie Yuting, and Xie Yuchuan to the He family. First, they came to visit Mr. He and pay New Year's greetings, and second, they came to talk to Fan Hua.
As soon as Geng Ailing and the others entered the yard, they heard laughter coming from the house. When they pushed open the door and went in, they saw He Zhengxiang and several other elderly people sitting there in high spirits, with Fan Hua and Zhao Yilu talking beside them.
"Sister Ailing, why are you here? It's such a surprise. Happy New Year!" Fan Hua greeted warmly.
Geng Ailing followed Xie Yongliang and the others to greet the elders in the room, then she stepped forward and took Fan Hua's hand. She looked at Zhao Yilu who was sitting in a wheelchair and asked with concern, "I also heard that you came back by plane yesterday, so I came to see you right after greeting you today. How is your leg?"
"Don't worry, you just need to rest for a while and you'll be fine. The injury isn't serious." Fan Hua replied immediately.
"Well, that's good, that's good!" Geng Ailing let out a long sigh after hearing that, her face full of relief.
Fan Hua suddenly remembered something and asked slyly, "Sister Ai Ling, you guys are well-informed. How did you know? I was planning to visit you in a day or two, but I didn't expect you to come today."
Xie Yuting's face immediately turned red, and she said a little embarrassedly: "I told my sister-in-law..."
Fan Hua looked at He Siyan who was standing silently beside Xie Yuting, then looked at the shy Xie Yuting, and immediately said "oh" with a long ending sound, "Oh... So that's how it is, then I understand everything!"
Xie Yuting blushed even more. He Siyan curled the corners of his lips slightly and motioned for them to sit down and chat slowly.
He Zhengxiang immediately glared at He Siyan. He said, where did this kid go with the car keys after dinner yesterday? It turned out that he went to look for the girl from the Xie family! This eldest grandson looks honest, but he didn't expect that he is also a worry!
So he immediately said to Xie Yuchuan with a smile: "Yuchuan, where is your grandfather? I haven't seen him for a while, and I miss him a lot!"
"Grandpa He, my grandpa is not in good health. The winter in Jing City is too cold, so we sent him to the sanatorium in De City to recuperate. We will bring him back to Jing City when the weather gets warmer." Xie Yuchuan replied politely.
"He is two years younger than me, but he is more spoiled than me. Go ahead and call your grandfather. I want to discuss with him. Why don't we take advantage of the New Year when Yongliang and Yilu are back and let Siyan and Yuting get married first? We can get married after they graduate."
Xie Yuting, who had just calmed down, blushed again. Why did Grandpa He suddenly say that he wanted to get them engaged? She had heard him and her grandfather discussing arranging the engagement after they graduated. This was too fast!
He Siyan, who was usually aloof, instantly brightened up his eyes after hearing what He Zhengxiang said... This grandpa is so thoughtful!
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