My name is Chang An, your name is Gu Li

"Mother Gu, why don't you sleep?"

"I can't sleep..."

"Why can't you sleep?"

"Because... ahem... because Chang Lang wouldn't let Gu Niang sleep."

After Gu Li finished taking the medicine, Chang An helped her up from the bed and fed her the medicine mouthful by mouthful. Then he helped her lie down again, but this time he didn't put a cold towel on her forehead. He sat on the edge of the bed, gently holding her hand and rocking it slightly.

Originally, Gu Li wanted to close her eyes and sleep for a while, but Chang An was fiddling with her hands, making it impossible for her to fall asleep. She had no choice but to turn her body around and lie on her side, looking at Chang An who was sitting beside her.

Gu Li saw Chang An's slightly haggard face and said, "Chang Lang didn't sleep last night, get some sleep."

"If Chang Lang falls asleep, I can fall asleep too..."

"I'm not sleepy. If I fall asleep, who will take care of you...Ah~~" Chang An said, and suddenly he yawned.

Gu Li couldn't help but smile when he saw Chang An's stubborn look.

"How do you feel? Do you feel sore in your hands and feet, or a little cold?" Chang An asked at this time, and pinched Gu Li's soft little hand again. However, he never thought that this little action that they used to do every day would now cause Gu Li some pain.

"hiss......"

"What's wrong? Does it hurt?" Hearing Gu Li take a deep breath, Chang An asked nervously.

"Ah."

Chang An quickly slowed down his movements, then kissed Gu Li's pinched hand and said, "Does it still hurt?"

"It doesn't hurt anymore..." Although Gu Li had a fever, he still had that playful expression when he got the upper hand.

"Every day you just take advantage of your Chang Lang." Chang An gently tapped Gu Li's nose, "How are you? Do you feel any pain in your limbs?"

Gu Li carefully felt the sensations all over his body and said, "My hands, feet, joints, and waist...are all a little sore."

"Do you want me to rub it for you?"

"Okay..." Gu Li slowly stretched out his arms from the quilt, and then said weakly: "Chang Lang, can you be gentler later? I'm afraid of pain..."

Chang An responded lovingly, "Okay, I'll be gentle."

Then he gently held Gu Li's arm, starting from the shoulder blade, gently kneading it for her, kneading it all the way to the wrist, and then gently rubbing her arm. Then he put this arm back into the quilt, and Gu Li also cooperated by stretching out the other arm, and Chang An also kneaded her again according to the previous steps.

After kneading the two arms, Chang An asked, "Do you want to knead the legs and feet?"

Gu Li nodded gently, and Chang An helped her up from the bed. Gu Li lifted the quilt, and Chang An took a cotton jacket from the side and put it on her shoulders. Gu Li moved her legs slightly to get closer to Chang An.

Chang An also gently lifted her legs and began to pinch them gently from her thighs. After pinching for a while, Chang An's hand moved to Gu Li's ankles, but as soon as he touched her ankles, he felt her shrink her feet.

Chang An looked up and found that Gu Li looked a little embarrassed. He couldn't tell whether the blush on his face was from the fever or shyness.

"what happened?"

"This... this is the first time someone touched my feet..." Gu Li said, looking at Chang An.

Chang An was stunned by this, and he said, "Then... I won't rub it anymore?"

After saying that, he pretended to put Gu Li's feet back into the bed. Gu Li quickly added, "If you want to...rub them, Chang Lang can touch them, and only Chang Lang can..."

Chang An smiled and continued to knead. After finishing, he put Gu Li's feet back into the quilt. He kneaded the other foot in the same way, then helped Gu Li lie back on the bed, took away the cotton jacket draped over her shoulders, and finally covered her with the quilt.

After tucking in the quilt, Chang An looked up again and met Gu Li's eyes. Only then did he realize that she had been looking at him. So he bent down and put his face in front of Gu Li. Her eyes followed his movements until Chang An could see his reflection in her eyes. Then he stopped.

Gu Li's hot breath due to fever hit Chang An's face at this moment. She just stared blankly at the bright but slightly bloodshot eyes in front of her, and then the corners of her mouth rose unconsciously.

Chang An saw Gu Li smile, so he moved his face away and gently scratched her nose with his hand. Then he took a towel and dipped it in cold water, wiped her face and hands, and asked gently, "How do you feel? Is it still sore?"

"It doesn't hurt as much."

"That's good," Chang An pinched Gu Li's cheek, "The hot water is a little cold. I'll get you another pot, and then go to the kitchen to arrange your lunch."

Gu Li nodded and yawned, which made Chang An laugh again.

Then he took the kettle and left the room and went to the kitchen. He first handed the kettle to a servant and asked him to replace it with a freshly boiled kettle, and then began to look at the table where the ingredients were placed.

Chang An looked at it and stretched out his hand to call a cook. He asked, "What are my mother and I going to have for lunch today?"

"To answer your question, sir, you and Sanniang have stir-fried vegetables, steamed fish, tofu and chicken soup for lunch, and the staple food is rice." The servant replied.

"Um......"

Chang An held his chin and thought: Green vegetables, fish, and soy products are all suitable for Gu Li who has a fever. Chicken soup is also OK, which helps to nourish the body. And fever does require more water. So he said:

"That's fine too, but put less green onion and garlic in the steamed fish. Use green onion, ginger and garlic to remove the fishy smell before cooking. Then, make the chicken soup as light as possible. Oh, right...do you have any millet at home?"

"Sir, there is more."

"Then let's temporarily change all the staple foods for today and tomorrow to millet porridge. If Gu Niang's illness is not cured by then, I will come back to talk to her." Chang An instructed, "During this period of time, the meals should be as light as possible."

"Yes, son."

After Chang An arranged all this, he patrolled the kitchen again. The servant had already prepared hot water, so he took the kettle and walked towards his courtyard.

After returning to the room, Chang An first put the kettle on the table, then went straight to the bed and found Gu Li lying on the bed, staring at the ceiling in a daze.

"Mrs. Gu?"

"Hey."

Chang An sat next to her, took her hand, and asked, "Isn't it boring to just lie in bed and recuperate?"

"It's a bit boring."

"Then don't lie down. It's not good to lie down all the time." Chang An helped Gu Li up from the bed, pulled the quilt over her, and went to the clothes rack to get her clothes.

"Come, Chang Lang, help our Gu Niang get dressed!"

Chang An helped Gu Li to the bed, helped her stand up, and then tried to help her put on her clothes. This was the first time he helped Gu Li put on her clothes, so he was not very skilled. Fortunately, he was helping his own wife instead of others. He saw the clothes she wore every day, and he followed the way Gu Li did in his memory, and finally helped her put on her clothes.

"Huh~" After Chang An tied Gu Li's skirt, he breathed a sigh of relief, "How is it, Gu Niang, your Chang Lang helped you put on your clothes for the first time, are you satisfied with his performance?"

"Satisfied." Gu Li responded sweetly.

"That's good." Chang An bent down, picked up Gu Li directly, and walked towards the desk. As he walked, he pretended to be disgusted and said, "Mother Gu, why are you so light?"

"What...what happened?" Seeing Chang An's somewhat disgusted expression, Gu Li did not care about his slightly dizzy head, moved in Chang An's arms, and asked nervously.

"It will be difficult for a baby to give birth if it is so light and thin," said Chang An.

"Ah..." Gu Li felt a little disappointed when she heard this. She bit her lips and said stubbornly, "Then...then I will eat more in the future and make myself fatter, okay?"

Chang An sat down at the desk and was immediately amused by Gu Li's unwilling expression.

"Chang Lang, you...what are you laughing at? Are you disgusted by my thinness?" Gu Li said, puffing up his cheeks, and stretched out his hand to hold his waist, as if he was measuring his waist. Then he seemed to feel that his waist was really thin, and pouted his lips a little unhappy.

"Okay, okay, I won't tease Gu Niang anymore." Chang An stretched out his finger and scratched the tip of Gu Li's nose. "Gu Niang is fine like this. Chang Lang likes Gu Niang the way she is now the most."

"But Chang Lang just said...that I was too thin and it would be difficult for me to give birth." Gu Li began to pout in grievance again.

Chang An kissed Gu Li's pouty lips lovingly and said, "I was afraid that you might feel bored lying in bed for so long, so I teased you. Let's liven things up a bit. Otherwise, if you keep looking so lifeless, I'll really dislike you."

"I... cough cough... I have always been very lively, Chang Lang, please don't dislike me!" Hearing this, Gu Li coughed twice in a hurry, then quickly revealed a sweet smile, and moved slightly twice in Chang An's arms, indicating that he is now very lively.

Gu Li coughed, and Chang An quickly patted her back gently to help her calm down.

"Mother Gu, please wait for me here for a moment." Chang An put Gu Li aside, stood up and walked to the low table, and brought the kettle and two cups to the desk.

After putting the kettle away, Chang An hugged Gu Li into his arms again. He took the newly written... oh no, the newly copied poetry collection from the desk and put it in Gu Li's hand, and then he also picked up the book he wanted to read.

"This is Chang Lang's new collection of poems!" When Gu Li saw the booklet, his eyes were filled with joy.

"How's it going? Do you like it?"

"I like it!" Gu Li happily arched twice in Chang An's arms.

"Then Madam Gu, just watch over here first. If you feel tired, tell me and I will take you back to bed to rest." Chang An kissed Gu Li's black hair and said gently.

"Hmm..." Gu Li muttered again in Chang An's arms: "Chang Lang is so good to me. Other ladies say they envy me."

"is it?"

Chang An kissed Gu Li's hair again.

"It will get better in the future."