Siheyuan: Cooking journey

Lou Xiao'e lowered her head and sat quietly by the bed, not moving.

He Yuzhu held the wash basin, glanced at her and said:

"Do you want to wash up? I have a new toothbrush, and you can use my toothbrush cup first."

"No, I brought it myself..."

Lou Xiao'e seemed embarrassed to look at people. She lowered her head, stood up, and slipped into the corner of the room.

When Auntie Wu came to make the bed last night, in addition to the bedding, she also put two packages of things there.

He Yuzhu didn't look carefully at what it was. Seeing that daily necessities were prepared, he went to the sink in the yard to wash up.

After a long while, Lou Xiao'e came out shyly.

She raised her head slightly and glanced at He Yuzhu who was brushing his teeth attentively. Seeing that he didn't pay any attention to her at all, she secretly breathed a sigh of relief, relieved her nervousness, touched her hot face, and then pretended nothing had happened and walked over to wash up.

The night is exceptionally quiet.

The sound of rushing water is particularly clear in this silence.

Next door, Qin Huairu looked through the window at the pair standing side by side in the yard. The anger in her heart was burning fiercely, but in the end it just turned into a sigh and died silently, her heart as dead as ashes.

She was impulsive and wanted to take action.

But when she thought of her reputation, her job in the cafeteria, and the unavoidable reality, she had to suppress her emotions.

There have been tremendous changes in the yard recently.

That whole hospital meeting hit her hard. The deaf old lady ignored her, the old man turned a blind eye, and He Yuzhu was also indifferent.

Although she didn't know what exactly happened, she was very clear that it would be difficult for her to get help from her neighbors in the courtyard in the future, and she could only rely on this job in the canteen, and on two extra meals and four white flour buns every day to make a living.

If you go and make trouble or do something, it will not have anything to do with He Yuzhu.

On the contrary, he would definitely lose his job in the cafeteria.

No matter how painful, unwilling, and jealous Qin Huairu was, she had to tell herself rationally and calmly that she must never do that.

......

After a simple wash, He Yuzhu returned to the house and lay on the bed.

The weather is cool, so there is no need to cover yourself with a thick quilt, a thin blanket is just right.

He Yuzhu pulled the thin blanket over his abdomen. He didn't know what he felt at the moment, but his heart started beating faster for no reason.

After a while, Lou Xiao'e returned to the room and closed the door.

The lights were off, and the room was dark and unusually quiet.

In such silence, He Yuzhu could clearly hear a person's disordered breathing.

Time seems to pass slowly.

My eyes slowly adjusted to the darkness.

He vaguely saw the outline of a person sitting next to the bed, his clothes seemed to be slipping off piece by piece, and there was another figure beside him.

Breathing paused involuntarily.

My heartbeat accelerated involuntarily. It took a long time for me to calm down.

Wedding night.

He Yuzhu didn't want to do anything. The only thing that flashed through his mind was a little rabbit pretending to be a big tiger, which was both funny and pitiful.

It seemed that this was the only way for her to let this unromantic man know how powerful she was and how difficult it was to mess with her.

He married her because he knew how beautiful she was, but how well did she know him?

Beneath this majestic appearance, perhaps he is also confused and helpless.

Now that we are married, there is still a long time to come.

He Yuzhu hopes to get closer to the people around him step by step, holding hands, hugging, and letting everything take its course.

With such a mood, He Yuzhu's heart gradually calmed down. Without any ripples, he fell into a deep sleep and entered into a dream.

The room was quiet.

Listening to the steady and even breathing, Lou Xiao'e's stiff body slowly relaxed.

She blinked, put down the feather duster in her hand, gently turned over to lie on her side, looked at the person beside her in a daze, and felt soft and peaceful in her heart.

The first trick my mother taught me was to stay still and observe the other person's reaction. If the other person dared to do anything, he must be a seasoned bad man and should be taught a lesson with a feather duster, knocked off the bed, and left out to dry for a few days.

On the contrary, if he is a good man who doesn’t understand things, then...what can be done?

Lou Xiao'e felt a little embarrassed in her heart. This guy actually fell asleep like this.

Should I wake him up?

It's embarrassing just thinking about it.

Humph, no, I won’t. You fell asleep on your own, but that doesn’t mean I don’t care about you.

Lou Xiao'e pouted her lips and smiled happily.

She suddenly felt that what her mother said made sense. Some men are ignorant and really stupid. Even after many years of marriage, they will still snatch the quilt from you.

...

The next morning.

When He Yuzhu woke up, it was already bright outside. Seeing the peaceful person beside him, he was stunned for a moment, then he remembered that he was married and had a wife.

He subconsciously looked at her sideways for a long time, and saw her eyelashes trembling slightly, knowing that she had woken up, maybe because she was shy, or maybe for some other reason, she was pretending to be asleep. He Yuzhu didn't continue to watch, and got up to wash up.

When he came back, Lou Xiao'e had already put on her work clothes and was packing her things.

"Why don't you sleep more?"

He Yuzhu reminded himself to act naturally and greeted calmly.

"I'm used to getting up early at home."

Lou Xiao'e smiled sweetly and behaved calmly and gracefully.

After what happened last night, she realized that this was a naive and clumsy man.

She was extremely upset. She felt awkward facing the air all day and was as nervous as a quail at night.

Is there any need to be afraid of him? He is just a big fool who knows nothing.

"Oh."

He Yuzhu nodded calmly, put on his work clothes, and said:

"There's money on the bedside table. You can go out for breakfast. Go to the deaf old lady's house. You know that. If you feel bored, go and play at her place. See how much fun you had at her house yesterday."

"I'm not that into it."

Lou Xiao'e's face turned slightly red. She was called a big fool and everyone heard it. She felt a little embarrassed.

"Um, that deaf old lady, is she really deaf?

Thinking of this, Lou Xiao'e felt particularly unhappy. He had deceived her for the entire day, so how could she hear it again during dinner?

"I'm not completely deaf, it's just that my ears don't work well."

He Yuzhu corrected seriously and said,

“Sometimes I can hear it, sometimes I can’t.”

"It's not that her ears are bad, I think she is just pretending."

Lou Xiao'e pouted and snorted, "She kept calling me a fool yesterday. It was really annoying. I won't go to her house to play anymore."

"Then stay home."

He Yuzhu reminded him again before leaving, "I will be back at noon."

"Uh-huh."

Lou Xiao'e watched him leave, then closed the door, jumped onto the bed excitedly, grabbed the feather duster and started waving it around.

This man doesn't understand anything.

Hehe, from now on I have the final say in this family.

I must be a woman as gentle as my mother.