Xiao Zhu often hangs out at his teacher's house. Although he doesn't talk much with Wang Caiyan, they are quite familiar with each other.
So there was no awkwardness when the two of them were alone together.
"You don't need to help carry it, I can carry it by myself." Xiao Zhu weighed the large basin in his hand and said with a smile, "It's not heavy."
Wang Caiyan stopped being hypocritical and let go of her hand.
Xiao Zhu asked her: "Comrade Caiyan, you have running water at home, why do you still wash clothes by the river?"
Wang Caiyan said: "I wash the sheets and quilt covers, it is more convenient to wash them in the river. We are in the upper reaches, the river water is clean."
Wang Caiyan has changed a lot compared to when she first came. She no longer keeps her head down all the time, and her expression is calm and confident when she speaks. Xiao Zhu even seems to see some self-confidence in her that is similar to that of the teacher's sister-in-law.
I guess it's because they have lived together for a long time, so they are more or less infected with each other.
Xiao Zhu averted his gaze, pursed his lips, and dimples appeared on his cheeks.
"Comrade Caiyan, you have been in Yun County for so long. Have you ever taken a vacation or visited home?"
"No." Wang Caiyan shook her head and said directly without hiding anything: "I have a stepmother at home, and I have a son with my stepmother. It doesn't matter whether I go or not."
Xiao Zhu was just chatting casually, but unexpectedly he led Wang Caiyan to reveal her privacy. Xiao Zhu immediately felt that it was not meaningful and did not ask any further questions.
But little Zhu is good at chatting and won’t let the atmosphere become dull.
"...I am also a stepmother in my family, but my stepmother is very kind and treats us brothers just like her own children. When I was a child, I was sick with a fever, and she carried me 30 miles to the city hospital overnight...
My family's conditions were average. We were not the richest in the production team, but we were not poor either. However, we brothers and sisters were quite harmonious. We would discuss and consult with each other about any problems and we never had any arguments.
My home...”
Xiao Zhu kept saying “my home, my home” but Wang Caiyan didn’t find it annoying. She just listened to him talking and before she knew it, she had finished the work, much faster than when she was working before.
When he was about to wring it dry, Xiao Zhu quickly said, "I'll help you."
"No, I can do it alone."
Xiao Zhu insisted on helping, so Wang Caiyan went along with him.
"Hey, Comrade Caiyan, you're really strong. I almost couldn't beat you."
Wang Caiyan curled her lips and thought, who would believe this? She had heard from her uncle that Xiao Zhu was the best at arm wrestling and few people could beat him.
On the way there, Xiao Zhu was still chattering. Wang Caiyan listened with a smile, occasionally making a "hmm" or "ah" sound in response.
An Hua stretched her neck to look at the door, then turned to Qiu Shushen and said, "They are talking and laughing, it's a pleasing scene, let's see if they can create sparks."
Qiu Shushen said angrily: "You are good at matchmaking, why do you want to bring them together?"
An Hua smiled and said, "It wasn't me who brought them together. They just bumped into each other. I just went with the flow on a whim... But, let's just let nature take its course. Caiyan said she wanted to get married and have children later, but whether she's willing to do that is still unknown."
An Hua just thought Xiao Zhu was a nice person, and if possible, she would not miss this store.
As they were talking, Xiao Zhu and Wang Caiyan came home.
Xiao Zhu helped Wang Caiyan hang the washed sheets and quilt covers on the rope to dry.
An Hua said in a joking tone: "Xiao Zhu is really hardworking, but I wonder if he will still be so hardworking after getting married. Will he just leave everything to his wife?"
Xiao Zhu glanced at Wang Caiyan and said with a smile, "A family consists of two people, so of course it takes two people to run it together. As for work, we men are not without hands and feet, so we should do more if we can."
Wang Caiyan also looked at Xiao Zhu. Their eyes met and Wang Caiyan was the first to look away.
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