Su Qinghu opened his eyes, resisting the drowsiness, and said slowly, "It's hot, remember to take a shower before going to bed."
He suppressed a yawn so hard that his eyes were filled with moisture, and a few eyelashes were wet at the end of his eyes, outlining an upward, winding arc. There was an indescribable charm that made people unable to look away.
It was hot, and so was the hospital. Her ward wasn't a single room, so it was okay that the wind didn't reach her side, but there were also people snoring and grinding their teeth at night.
Think about it, the lights are turned off at 10 o'clock in the evening and you are woken up at 6 o'clock in the morning. During these eight hours, you are woken up three or four times by the sound of grinding teeth and snoring. How good can your sleep quality be?
Things kept coming one after another, and she was exhausted. There was no air conditioning to cool down and refresh her mind. Her brain was running as fast as a stuck tape. When she saw Chen Lie nod, she had to think about what he meant.
Knowing that he would take a bath before resting, Su Qinghu felt relieved. "If you think the water is too cold for a cold shower, just boil some water yourself. We have a stove and firewood at home, so you can do whatever you want."
The sleepiness came so fast that she felt she couldn't even keep her eyes open. "I'm going to bed first."
He walked into the bedroom with his feet trembling, threw himself on the bed, pulled a thin blanket over himself, and fell asleep.
Chen Lie just stood there, watching her yawning and holding back tears, watching her trying to tell him that she wanted to take a shower, watching her float into the bedroom, he couldn't help but curl up the corners of his mouth, then shook his head and turned to leave.
"dad?"
Seeing him come out, Erdan glanced at the living room, turned his gaze back, called Chen Lie, and asked cautiously, "Is she angry with us?"
"Come back and eat something." Chen Lie didn't look at them and went to the kitchen first.
Dadan and Erdan have a true father-son relationship with Chen Lie. They happily took out fifty cents from their coin box. They originally wanted to buy soda, but in the end, they felt sorry for their father, so they added the money that Su Qinghu saved from buying groceries, cooking and taking transportation for them during his hospitalization to the fifty cents and bought some buns and fried dough sticks.
The three of them squatted in the kitchen and finished the food they bought.
"Dad, I kind of like this mom." Erdan finished the fried dough sticks in his hand and looked at Chen Lie, holding his chin with his hand, his eyes looking rather distant, "She doesn't curse..."
Chen Lie raised his eyebrows and looked at him.
It's only been five days since we've been together...
"Dad, don't disbelieve me, she really doesn't curse..." Scratching his head, Erdan tried to describe it, "Even if she curses, it's not the kind that makes you sad and angry, the kind that makes you want to cry!"
"It's just... she curses people, and that makes them happy." Erdan forgot his greasy hands from eating fried dough sticks, and scratched Chen Lie's strong arms. "She doesn't wrongly accuse people, and she doesn't speak in a sarcastic way!"
Chen Lie rubbed his head and asked, "What else?"
"Hehe," Erdan laughed, "She even took us to buy some delicious food!"
The beef and mutton bought from the delicatessen are so delicious!
After listening to this, Chen Lie smiled, covered the back of Dadan's head with his big hand, pulled him closer to him, and asked, "Do you have anything you want to say?"
Dadan looked at Chen Lie and blinked, "Her?"
This means asking about Su Qinghu's opinion.
Chen Lie nodded slightly, "Yeah."
"I don't know either." Dadan frowned like a little adult. "She's pretty and a college student, but she doesn't listen to the doctor. The doctor likes her, and so do the people in the ward."
Seeing that Chen Lie was listening, he continued, "When Dadan and I went to bring her food, we heard someone in the ward ask her if her partner in the family had passed away, and if she had ever thought about finding another one..."
"Dad," Dadan said worriedly, "She's so pretty, and you're not often at home. Will she be like that woman and go abroad with someone else the first chance she gets?"
The new mother was younger and prettier than that woman, even prettier than the posters of female celebrities he and his brother saw while wandering around the cinema. If she really wanted to go abroad, it would definitely be easier than that woman.
Can Daddy keep her? Can he keep her forever?
In Dadan's heart, Chen Lie is the best in the world, and no one is worthy of his father.
But in the past, women always wanted to have their own children. If it was the man's fault that he couldn't have children, would the woman still be willing to spend her life with him?
Erdan likes the new mom now, and he doesn't hate her. If Dad likes the new mom and she wants to divorce him in the future, will he be sad?
"Why do you think that?" Chen Lie patted his shoulder gently, his voice low and deep, soothing, "Everyone is different. Don't expect the worst from something that hasn't happened yet."
"Dad!" Dadan was anxious. "In the ward, we all called her mom, and someone even wanted to introduce her to someone!"
In the past, the old lady next door told an aunt whose husband had died that it was okay to find another husband, but she brought a boy. If it was a girl, she could find her a new husband within a month!
He and Erdan are both boys, and they want to introduce a partner to their new mother!
Chen Lie remained calm and composed. Seeing that the child was so anxious that he wanted to stamp his feet, he smiled and said, "Have some faith in Dad!"
As he said this, he stood up, found two bunches of mugwort, lit them and handed them to the two children, telling them to fumigate the yard carefully. Then he went to the water tank that he had filled before leaving and scooped a few buckets of water into the basin.
Looking at the swaying water waves in the basin, Chen Lie smiled.
Dadan was worried, and when he saw his father smiling, he became even more worried.
Erdan ran around the yard laughing, leaving a trail of white smoke from the burning mugwort behind him.
Chen Lie brought out some water and lowered his voice, "Shut up."
Erdan quickly shut up and started fumigating the yard with mugwort, his movements being a little lighter.
He walked over to Chen Lie and asked in a low voice, "Is she asleep?"
Chen Lie nodded.
Erdan continued to smoke the yard.
He withdrew his gaze and entered an empty room with the water. Just as he was about to unbuckle his belt, he remembered that he had not yet taken out his change of clothes. He withdrew his hand from the belt and took out the change of clothes almost silently. Then he continued his previous action and took off his clothes to take a shower.
His first marriage...
With a sneer, he poured the rest of the cold water over his head.
His short, shaggy hair was still standing straight up. He put down the washbasin, supported his hands on the edge of the basin, lowered his head, and his Adam's apple moved.
This action only lasted for a few seconds, and when he raised his head, there was no other emotion on his face.
"Dad, do you want me to rub your back?" After Erdan finished fumigating the yard, he squatted at the door of the room where Chen Lie was taking a bath with the remaining mugwort. When he heard the sound of water stop, he hurriedly asked.
Dadan listened to the voice inside and raised his voice a little, "Dad, do you want me to get you another basin of water?"
Chen Lie quickly dried himself, changed his clothes and walked out, "No need."
After the two children fell asleep, Chen Lie checked the entire yard to make sure there were no snakes or insects in any hidden places. Then he went into the bedroom and got into bed.
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