Little Tiger turned around and ran out, quickly grabbing an iron kettle and bringing it in.
"Mom, drink some water! There's some leftover water from Dad and me in there."
Chen Xingling took it and couldn't help asking, "Where are grandma and little aunt?"
Little Tiger replied: "They all went to the room."
Chen Xingling sneered to himself.
She came here injured, and it was almost nine o'clock and they hadn't had dinner yet. Usually she was responsible for making sure they had enough breakfast and dinner, but now that she was injured, no one even asked her if she was hungry!
She patted her son's chubby little shoulder and asked, "Have you had dinner?"
Little Tiger nodded: "When Dad brought me here, he found that Mom and Auntie didn't come to cook. Grandma and my aunt said they were hungry. Dad gave them meal tickets and then went out to find Mom. Grandma took me to the cafeteria to eat, and I ate my fill."
"That's it." Chen Xingling drank a few sips of water in one breath, said "ah" refreshingly, and then stood up holding the edge of the table.
Little Tiger was very nervous and asked, "Mom, what are you doing? Does your leg still hurt?"
"It doesn't hurt that much anymore." Chen Xingling limped to the kitchen and explained, "Mom, make some noodles. I'm hungry."
Little Tiger followed her closely, worried that she would fall, and even walked by leaning on her thighs.
Chen Xingling looked at his son's cute and considerate appearance and felt secretly relieved.
Since coming to Gu Qi's side, Xiao Huzi has learned a lot from his father. It must be said that in terms of educating children, the gap between her and Aqi is far more than ten thousand miles.
Gu Qi not only taught him to learn all kinds of strange math problems and various strokes to spell words, but also taught him to be filial and considerate to her.
Aqi taught her by example and was considerate to her. He often told his son that his mother had a hard time and that he must be more considerate of his mother's thoughts.
Xiao Huzi has made rapid progress in the past six months. He is not as dependent on her anymore and is much more considerate and sensible.
Thinking of this, Chen Xingling couldn't help but feel fortunate that he had made the best choice.
Little Tiger stood on tiptoe and looked around, looking at the empty stove with embarrassment.
"Mom, I don't seem to have anything to eat."
Chen Xingling chuckled, opened the cupboard above, and took out four blocks of instant noodles.
Then she boiled water in a pot.
My mother-in-law and sister-in-law are always busy every day. They will never miss anything edible at home.
Things like biscuits and cakes are gone in the blink of an eye.
Although she had a huge space in the supermarket, she couldn't handle their excessive eating habits and could only take out some food from time to time to satisfy them.
Instant noodles are dry noodles, and they thought they had to be cooked before they could be eaten. They were lazy and disliked the hassle of cooking and washing dishes and pots, so instant noodles survived.
Little Tiger couldn't help but remind him, "Mom, Dad hasn't eaten yet. Why don't you cook more for Dad?"
"Don't worry, he'll get his share." Chen Xingling poured hot water from the kettle, tore off the wings and head of the giant squid and threw them into the soaking pot.
Then she washed and shredded the green onions.
Little Tiger was looking out the big window, and suddenly he shouted in surprise, "Mom! Look! Dad is here!"
Chen Xingling looked down and found that everything was pitch black.
"Where? Nowhere!"
Little Tiger jumped off the stool and ran out.
"It's Dad! That man must be Dad!"
Seeing him running away, Chen Xingling took the opportunity to go into the supermarket and took out a bag of vacuum-packed fish balls. He quickly cut open the bag and threw it away, then cut the chilled fish balls in half and threw them into the pot one by one to cook.
At this time, Gu Qi came with his son.
There were beads of sweat on his forehead, his brows were slightly furrowed, and his eyes were full of worry.
"Xing'er, Yinmo said you sprained your ankle - how is it?"
Chen Xingling smiled bitterly and told him the whole story in brief.
"Da Li can't ride a bike, so he had to push me here. It took quite a while, and we didn't get home until around eight o'clock."
Gu Qi stared at her feet and said anxiously, "Don't stand there. Sit down quickly. Fortunately, you are here to keep watch. Otherwise, you will limp here and you will definitely get hurt even more."
Chen Xingling said, "Wait until the water boils and then we can eat. Are you hungry?"
"It's okay." Gu Qi supported her arm and pulled her out, helped her sit on the sofa in the living room, and carefully examined her ankle.
"It looks like it's still a little swollen, so you can't move around too much for now. I'll use hot water to give you a warm compress later, and then give you a massage to promote blood circulation, and you should be able to heal quickly."
"Yeah." Chen Xingling felt sweet in her heart and asked, "Are you tired too? Come on! Pour some water!"
Gu Qi saw that her ankle was not seriously injured, then turned around to wash his hands and pour water.
"You sit down, I'll go to the kitchen to cook."
Chen Xingling reminded: "When the water is boiling, throw the noodles in the pot, then cut the squid into shreds and throw them in. Oh, remember to add a little soy sauce - never mind, I'll do it myself."
Gu Qi saw her limping into the kitchen and hurriedly followed her into the room.
Little Tiger was playing with the squid strips and couldn't help asking, "Dad, where are you going to find Mom? Didn't you say Mom wasn't in the new house?"
"Dad was careless." Gu Qi smiled bitterly: "When I went to look for Mom, the garden was dark and the gate was locked. I called out twice, but no one answered, so I thought Mom wasn't there."
Chen Xingling asked with a smile: "You are not going to look for my mother's family, are you?"
"Yeah." Gu Qi explained with embarrassment, "I went to the garden and found that you were not there, so I went home first, but found that you had not come back yet. I thought that you were not a person without sense of propriety, so how could you not come back when it was dark? I was always worried that something might have happened to you, so I looked for you nearby, but it was dark and I still couldn't find you. I went home again and found that you still hadn't come back. I guessed that you might ride a bicycle to your mother's house and encountered heavy rain on the way. I didn't want to sit and wait for death, so I quickly borrowed a car from the logistics department and drove all the way to Huiqiao Village."
Chen Xingling: “…”
Little Tiger exclaimed "Wow!" and exclaimed: "Daddy is so far away!"
Gu Qi glanced at his son and explained, "I didn't see you on the way. My parents-in-law had already eaten and were enjoying the cool air at the door. I asked them, and they were surprised that you didn't go out. My eldest brother and second brother said you should be in the garden. They said that the beds and some furniture ordered in the evening had to be transported to the house, and most likely you were delayed because you waited too long. I drove to the house and sent the car to the logistics department. When I came downstairs, I found your car was already in the stairwell."
Chen Xingling apologized and whispered: "It's all my fault... I accidentally overslept."
Gu Qi didn't blame her at all, but felt extremely guilty instead.
"If I could have helped, you wouldn't have to oversleep and sprain your ankle."
At this moment, seeing that she didn't dare to put one foot on the ground and had to cook dinner by herself, I felt angry and distressed.
When her old mother saw that she didn't come out to help look for her, and when she saw that she was injured, she didn't help cook something for her - she was so cold-hearted!
Respect and love are mutual. If she is not kind to her daughter-in-law, how can she expect her daughter-in-law to be considerate and filial to her!
He had to go to work to earn money, so he could be free at night. If he, a man, was not unable to help, why would he let a woman suffer so much?
Chen Xingling laughed softly: "It's not your fault. I don't blame you either. This family doesn't belong to you alone. We can't rely on you for everything. Wouldn't you be exhausted if we work together? Only by working together can we make rapid progress."
She never thought of being a housewife and relying on him for support. Even if he was willing to support her, he would not blame her, but she still didn't want to.
There are already enough people in this family who are dragging him down, and she doesn't want to become a burden to him.
She didn't know whether others felt sorry for him, but she definitely did.
In this era of material scarcity, when the average salary was only around 40 yuan, if it weren't for his high salary, this whole family would probably have to live half-starved.
Despite this, she still had to find a way to earn more, as she didn't want him to bear the whole thing alone.
As a person, if you care about others, others will naturally care about you. The mother-in-law doesn't care about her at all, so she naturally doesn't need to be filial to her!
Although human hearts are unpredictable, in the end, only human hearts can be won, and nothing else can replace that.
How could she bear not to love her dear old man!
Gu Qi smiled dotingly and moved forward to hold her waist.
"Hey, let's work together. I'll help you while you cook the noodles."
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