The next morning, the sun came out.
The bright sunshine came down, and the temperature rose a lot in an instant. Although there were still gusts of north wind howling, the coldness around was quickly dissipated.
The workers took off their thin cotton-padded jackets and were left wearing only their autumn long-sleeved factory uniforms. They did not feel cold at all and some even had a thin layer of sweat on their faces while working.
Gu Qi, who was not afraid of the cold, was still wearing a long-sleeved thin shirt and blue work pants, and only wore a sweater vest on the outside.
While getting his meal, many people stared at his vest with envy in their eyes.
"Mr. Gu, is this vest knitted by your wife? It's a really nice design!"
Gu Qi smiled slightly and nodded: "My wife asked me to wear it."
When he was going out in the morning, Xing'er stopped him from wearing only two thin shirts, saying that he should put on an extra vest so as not to affect his drawing and to keep warm.
He had no choice but to obey.
This vest matches his skin tone, giving him a simple yet elegant look. In the morning, she took it out of the closet and said it was one of the winter clothes she prepared for him. He guessed that it was probably knitted by her when she was back home.
Everyone couldn't help but take a few more glances at her and praised her sister-in-law for her cleverness and dexterity.
Gu Qi felt so sweet in his heart, even happier than if he had received praise.
A colleague gave a thumbs up: "It looks great! You have a fair complexion and it looks so noble on you! You look like a young man from the Republic of China era!"
Another female colleague asked eagerly: "Master Gu, can you lend me the pattern drawing? I also want to knit one for my wife!"
Gu Qi smiled and said, "I'll go back and ask my wife."
"Oh! That's troublesome!" The female colleague hurriedly thanked him.
Someone joked cheerfully: "I think you should just forget it! Even if you can knit it exactly the same, your wife won't be able to wear it as well as Gu Gong! With his figure and body, it will look good in that kind of thing! Your wife has a big belly and is fat, and it will look like a sausage stuffed in it!"
Everyone burst into laughter.
The female colleague blushed and said, "Forget it! It would save me from wasting my new wool!"
Soon, it was Gu Qi's turn.
He ordered two hot meals, including one serving of braised pork, and walked to the table in the corner.
Little Tiger was already sitting on the bench waiting, his head supported by his chubby little hands, seeming to be thinking about something.
"Eat quickly." Gu Qi pushed it to his son and handed him a small spoon.
Little Tiger took it and whispered absentmindedly, "Thank you, Dad."
Gu Qi buried his head in eating, observing his son out of the corner of his eye and discovered that he ate a little slowly today.
"What's wrong? Can't eat? Are you feeling unwell?"
Little Tiger shook his head.
Gu Qi couldn't help but ask, "Is it because you can't solve the area of the special figure I drew for you the night before?"
"No." Little Tiger opened his cute eyes wide and answered, "I figured it out soon."
Gu Qi hummed softly and stopped asking.
My son sleeps well at night and rarely kicks off the quilt. Occasionally, he kicks off the quilt by accident, but once he feels cold, he will grab the quilt and cover himself again.
In addition, Xing'er prepared long pajamas for him and told him to put them on when he woke up to ensure that he would not catch a cold when he got up.
Not only that, Xing'er would boil one or two bowls of delicious herbal tea for Xiaohuzi every three or four days to ensure that he would not get a sore throat by secretly eating candies or biscuits.
If the child has accumulated heat in his stomach and intestines, his appetite will become poor. Once he catches a cold or encounters other problems, he will easily have a high fever and fall ill.
Among children of his age, my son is in relatively good health and rarely gets sick or catches a cold.
Firstly, he benefited from his mother's careful care and teaching. Secondly, he was self-disciplined and would remember what he was taught.
Since it wasn't that he had a poor appetite, then he had something on his mind, so Gu Qi didn't ask any further questions.
As expected, the little guy frowned and complained: "Dad, Uncle Dali asked me to do one more favor this morning. I helped, but the answer...seemed a little strange."
Gu Qi paused for a moment before asking, "What help? What's the answer?"
Little Tiger's chubby face was full of seriousness as he explained, "Uncle Dali asked me to deliver a letter to Auntie Xiao. I delivered it, but Auntie threw it aside and didn't read it. Later, she gave me some cookies to eat. Mom asked me to tell Uncle Dali the truth. But Uncle Dali asked me to go find Auntie Xiao and ask her if she had replied. I went there just now, but Auntie Xiao said the answer was weird."
"What's so strange about it?" Gu Qi asked.
Little Huzi pouted and whispered, "She said, Huzi, just tell him - no reply means a reply. Dad, how should I answer this? No reply means a reply? Isn't this invalid?"
Forehead?
Gu Qi laughed dumbly: "Just say whatever Auntie tells you to say to Uncle Dali. If you say so, he will know the answer."
"Really? Then you can understand?" Little Tiger couldn't help but ask: "Why didn't Auntie reply to the letter?"
Gu Qi had no idea why, and had no interest in knowing.
"She's not going to say it anymore? If she doesn't reply, then she's going to reply."
Little Tiger was almost confused and muttered, "Why are adults' words so hard to understand? Can't you just say it directly if you have something to say?"
Gu Qi looked at the little guy in front of him with some embarrassment, and explained in a gentle voice: "Some things and some words cannot be said too directly, otherwise it may hurt other people's feelings. Mathematics must be clear, not even a little bit off, it must be completely correct. It's different from the ways of the world, it's best to be more obscure and vague."
"The best? Really?" Little Tiger asked suspiciously.
Gu Qi nodded and urged: "Eat quickly and stop talking. You only have one mouth, how can you manage to talk and eat at the same time? If you can't do both at the same time, then eat first and talk later."
"Oh oh." Little Tiger ate the rice skillfully.
Gu Qi was almost full, so he took out a handkerchief to wipe his mouth, then took out his son's handkerchief from another pocket and put it aside.
"Remember, you should reply to Uncle Dali exactly as Auntie Xiao told you. It's best not to miss a single word."
"This is not difficult." Little Tiger muttered.
Gu Qi nodded with satisfaction.
At this time, Gu Yi came with two aluminum lunch boxes.
"Brother, are you full? So fast?"
Gu Qi said calmly: "It's not that I'm fast, it's that you're slow."
Little Tiger shouted crisply: "Uncle!"
Gu Yi rubbed his head and sat next to the little guy.
"There's nothing we can do. The inspector just said that one of the neutral wires seemed to be slanted, so the master and I quickly connected it. It only took about ten minutes."
Then he lowered his head and ate his rice in big mouthfuls.
Gu Qi looked at the two lunch boxes in front of his brother and frowned slightly unconsciously.
"Why is there only rice and a vegetarian dish?"
Gu Yi didn't dare to look up, and said in a low voice: "It's enough to eat! Rice is enough to fill you up... and keep you from getting hungry. I just had the mutton hotpot my sister-in-law made last night, and I'll have some meat tonight, so you don't have to eat meat every meal."
In fact, they really had no money, and in the morning he and Xing'er only ate steamed buns with some pickles.
The rice jar in the rental house was almost empty, and the salary had not yet been paid. Xing'er suggested that we cook some porridge for dinner, so that we wouldn't waste too much rice.
The two of them decided to have a full lunch and just get by with the other two meals. They shouldn't eat too much and should make sure to hold on until they get their paychecks before going to buy rice.
He lied to his elder brother and said he would prepare meat in the evening, but in fact he was just trying to save face and didn't want his elder brother to worry about him.
Gu Qi's eyes flickered, and he whispered, "Your sister-in-law said that she loves to be lazy in winter and doesn't want to wash dishes. She asked Xiao Xing and you to come over in the evening to eat together and help clean inside and outside to help her relieve some of the burden."
"...Okay." Gu Yi was secretly moved.
He knew that this was an excuse made up by his sister-in-law. She wanted the couple to go over and have some delicious food, but she also said that she wanted them to help.
It must be that my sister-in-law found out that they couldn't even afford a quilt, and concluded that their life was too tight, and she secretly felt sorry for them, so she said that.
Xiao Huzi was also full, and pushed the remaining pieces of braised pork and some vegetables to Gu Yi.
"Uncle, I'm full. Please help me finish the food, or my dad will accuse me of wasting food."
Gu Yi nodded hurriedly and put all the leftovers into his own lunch box.
Little Huzi waved goodbye to him, then left the cafeteria holding his father's hand.
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