Qin Huai listened carefully and realized that she was asking, "Did you wash your feet?"
His lips twitched instantly.
Seeing that she was already half asleep but still thinking about this, Qin Huai found it amusing. "Go wash up and go to sleep!"
Qiao Qiqi then turned over and fell asleep contentedly.
Early in the morning, before Qiao Qiqi and Qin Huai had even gotten out of bed, Lin Chunying cornered them in the covers.
Hearing calls from outside: "Qiqi, Qinhuai, are you awake?"
Qin Huai was the first to open his eyes!
Upon recognizing Lin Chunying's voice outside, Qiao Qiqi immediately opened her eyes.
The two exchanged a glance.
Realizing that Lin Chunying had cornered her in bed, Qiao Qiqi, being shy, immediately blushed.
"You get dressed first, I'll go open the door for Mom." Qin Huai immediately got up. He was already wearing a vest and shorts, so he didn't need to put on any more clothes. He quickly went out and opened the door for Lin Chunying.
When Lin Chunying came in, Qiao Qiqi had already gotten up and folded the quilt.
Seeing Lin Chunying come in carrying a bundle, Qiao Qiqi walked over in confusion, "Mother, why are you here so early? Have you eaten? If not, stay here and eat with me and Qin Huai."
Qin Huai had already gone to the kitchen to make breakfast.
Lin Chunying smiled and said, "No need, I've already put the food in the pot. I was planning to come over after breakfast, but I was worried that you and Qin Huai would go out, so I came over while the food was still ready."
Lin Chunying was clearly anxious and immediately put down the bundle in her hand. "These are all things I found at home last night. Although they are not worth much, I thought you and Qin Huai had just gotten married and might need them, so I brought them all to you."
Qiao Qiqi watched as Lin Chunying took things out one by one: cups, bed sheets, floral fabric, insoles, even chopsticks and toilet paper...
They probably brought all the unused items from their house, right?
Although the items weren't worth much money, Qiao Qiqi could imagine how Lin Chunying had searched through the house in the dark last night to find them.
This thoughtfulness alone moved her deeply.
Seeing that Lin Chunying's forehead was covered in sweat, she quickly poured her a glass of water. "Mom, leave these things here. I can take care of them myself in a little while. Please have some water first."
Lin Chunying took the water glass, smiled, and took a sip. "Okay."
While speaking, he didn't stop looking around the room. Seeing that although the room wasn't big, it was tidied up quite well, he nodded in satisfaction.
Qiao Qiqi realized that in addition to bringing things, she also wanted to see her living conditions, so she immediately said to Lin Chunying, "Mother, Qin Huai found a carpenter to build me a cabinet on the floor, a kang (heated brick bed) cabinet on the kang, and a kitchen cabinet. You can come and see it when it's finished in a few days."
Lin Chunying frowned, immediately looked away, and said to her, "These three things together must cost a lot of money. You've just gotten married, and the Qin family will have to spend a lot of money. Let's save as much as we can and buy them later."
"Qin Huai and I said the same thing, but he insisted on adding it."
Qiao Qiqi directly slapped the hat on Qin Huai's head, silencing Lin Chunying. After all, as a mother, she was relieved that her son-in-law loved her daughter.
Qiao Qiqi suddenly asked, "Mom, why aren't you wearing the sun hat I bought you yesterday?"
A flicker of panic flashed across Lin Chunying's eyes as she stammered, "I was in such a hurry to leave that I forgot, and besides, it's such a nice hat, I couldn't bear to wear it."
Qiao Qiqi felt a chill run down her spine when she saw Lin Chunying's reaction.
Seeing that old hag Lu Xiufen acted so quickly, she had originally wanted to keep that old hag around for a few more days, but now that the old hag was courting death, she didn't need to be polite anymore.
"The food at home is still in the pot, I have to go back quickly." Lin Chunying suddenly stood up.
Qiao Qiqi didn't try to stop her. "Alright, Mother, you should go back now. I'll come back to see you this afternoon."
"good."
Lin Chunying came and went in a hurry, leaving immediately.
Qiao Qiqi saw her to the door, watching Lin Chunying's retreating figure, and thought about her plans for the afternoon—
Qin Huai came out of the kitchen and saw her standing in the doorway in a daze. He walked over curiously and asked, "What are you thinking about?"
Qiao Qiqi snapped out of her daze, met the man's questioning gaze, and instantly smiled sweetly, "Of course I missed you!"
Qin Huai: "..."
Seeing that she was being inappropriate again, even though he knew she was deliberately teasing him, he still blushed shamelessly and immediately turned around and ran back.
After finishing his meal, Qin Huai went to work.
Qiao Qiqi slipped an apple into his pocket, "Save it for when you're thirsty."
Qin Huai immediately pulled it out, "I don't want it. The ones you gave me last time were all eaten by that glutton Zhang Qing. This one will definitely end up in his stomach too."
“Then take another one. We can’t let others eat them while my man goes thirsty, can we? That would break my heart!” Qiao Qiqi stuffed the two apples into Qin Huai’s pockets, one on each side, her tone as matter-of-fact as could be.
Qin Huai walked out of the house in a daze, his mind filled with Qiao Qiqi's words, "Then how heartbroken I must be."
I stood at the gate of the courtyard for a long time, still in a daze.
A villager passing by saw him standing blankly at the door and couldn't help but tease him, "Look at this newlywed young man, he's really something else. Now that he has a wife, he doesn't want to leave home."
Several villagers immediately burst into laughter.
Qin Huai looked up and met the teasing gazes of the group.
Unlike his effeminate demeanor in front of Qiao Qiqi, he was cold and aloof in front of outsiders, turning away with a stern face.
The villagers were already used to him doing this.
In the eyes of all the villagers, Qin Huai was a dull, taciturn man with a perpetually cold face, and difficult to approach.
Although Qin Huai always worked honestly and dutifully, he never made enemies with anyone.
But for some reason, many people are intimidated by his cold and stern face.
Therefore, they dared not discuss it in front of Qin Huai, but once Qin Huai had walked away, they immediately began to gossip.
"The Qin Baojun couple had just enjoyed a few years of good life after all their hardships. They finally raised Qin Huai to adulthood and he could earn work points, but then he married Qiao Qiqi, such a delicate young lady. It's really hard to say whether their future will be good or not!"
“Last month, my husband and Qin Huai were assigned to work on the same plot of land for a few days. When they came home, they kept praising Qin Huai for being so capable. He had earned ten work points early on and went to town to buy meat for Qin Baojun and his wife.”
"I've bumped into him a few times. I used to think Qin Huai was a filial son, but now that he's married and has a wife, it's uncertain whether she'll still allow it..."
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