Chapter 55 From now on, I and my children will love you together

Shen Zhiyu saw that things were going south and quickly grabbed Gu Ye’s arm, “What are you trying to do? You’re not going to eat eggs anymore?” Gu Ye paused, “Yeah, I’ll get some meat and vegetables from the canteen later. I was in a hurry to come back and didn’t buy any meat. You wait here.” Then he took off running, not even waiting for Shen Zhiyu to call him back!

He arrived a little late, and there wasn’t much food left in the canteen, but he was lucky, there were still two meat dishes. He got a plate of green pepper and egg stir-fry, a plate of braised pork, and a bowl of rice. The canteen lady saw that he was getting all meat dishes, and asked as she served him, “Tuanzhang Gu, do you have guests coming over today? You’re getting all meat.

” “No.” Gu Ye was about to say that his wife was pregnant, but then he remembered that Shen Zhiyu had specifically told him not to spread the news for the first three months, so he silently closed his mouth. The canteen lady already knew that Tuanzhang Gu was a man of few words, so she wasn’t surprised. She gave him a full bowl of food. When he got back, Shen Zhiyu was boiling water, and the dishes were already washed. Gu Ye came back, and he could eat directly.

 Both dishes were not spicy today, and Shen Zhiyu was starving, so she ate with gusto. Gu Ye kept picking meat for her. In these times, people preferred fatty meat to lean meat. Fatty meat was good, it was oily and nourishing. But Shen Zhiyu didn’t like to eat it much, even when she ate braised pork, she preferred the leaner pieces. Seeing her only pick the leaner pieces, Gu Ye’s brows furrowed, he kept picking meat and putting it in her bowl, “Eat more, they didn’t have any malt milk extract at the supply and marketing point today, I’ll ask Xiao He to bring two cans back tomorrow, you can have a cup every day.” These were all for her good, so naturally, Shen Zhiyu didn’t have any objections. Besides malt milk extract, she also asked Xiao He to bring some sugar and peach cookies.

It wasn’t like before, when they were at home all day, they could eat whenever they were hungry. She had to go to school during the day, so she needed to bring some food, and she could eat something in the office when she was hungry during breaks. Shen Zhiyu agreed to everything. Seeing her so obedient, Gu Ye felt relieved. When he asked her to exercise, she would argue back, and he was scared of her. Now that she wasn’t arguing, Gu Ye was surprised and grateful. She couldn’t eat anymore after eating half of it, so Gu Ye finished the rest of the food, then cleaned up the dishes, swept the floor, and brought the clothes that had been drying outside since the morning into the house.

 Shen Zhiyu took out letter paper and a pen and started writing a letter, planning to tell Chen Cuijuan and Gu Ye’s family the good news. In the letter to Chen Cuijuan, she first told her that she had become a teacher, and she could earn over twenty yuan a month. Then she told Chen Cuijuan that she was pregnant, and she had gone to the hospital for a checkup, the doctor said that her body was very good, and the pregnancy would be smooth.

Ahem, then she told Chen Cuijuan that she had been craving the vegetables at home lately, she had finished all the pickled vegetables she brought, and she looked forward to eating her mother’s cooking when she went home next time. After finishing, she started writing to Gu’s mother and the others. She also mentioned that she had become a teacher and was pregnant. But she didn’t mention her salary. After finishing, she turned to Gu Ye, who was cleaning up, “I’m writing to Mom and Dad, do you need to add anything?” Gu Ye walked over, picked up the letter and looked at it.

 “It’s good, there’s nothing to add.” Before, when he wrote letters home, he would just tell them that everything was good here, that they didn’t need to worry, and then he would put some money in the envelope, and that was it. It was Gu’s mother and the others who would write about things at home in their letters. Like how his sister-in-law had given birth again, and he had another nephew. When Gu Ye saw this, he would send a little more money in his reply, saying it was for buying food for the two nephews. He had only gone back twice, and both times he brought gifts and left money for the family. This time, they came to move and buy things for the house, and there were also their daily expenses. Now Yuzu was pregnant too.

He had roughly calculated, raising a child would definitely cost money, and Yuzu’s pregnancy would also cost more than before. He thought for a moment and added a sentence, saying that their expenses would increase after Yuzu’s pregnancy and they had a child, so he wouldn’t be sending money home this time. Shen Zhiyu watched the man’s face as he struggled with his thoughts. She suddenly felt a pang of sympathy. She hugged his waist, nestled against him, and patted his back, “We’re going to have a child soon, and then you’ll have not only me, but also a child who loves you and is good to you.” Gu Ye froze. He slowly turned his head, “What did you just say?

” Shen Zhiyu blinked and repeated what she had just said. She had been pampered by Shen Dahe and Chen Cuijuan since she was a child. Although her older brother had his own thoughts after getting married, he and her younger brother had always been good to her, better than most siblings in their production team. Growing up in such a family, Shen Zhiyu was not stingy with expressing her love. And she also believed that she deserved the kindness of others. Like after coming here, Gu Ye had been getting better and better to her, and Shen Zhiyu didn’t think anything of it. He obviously liked her, it was normal to be good to someone you liked.

So she readily accepted Gu Ye’s kindness and was also good to Gu Ye in her own way. And these two points were exactly what Gu Ye, as the middle child, lacked. Gu Ye’s throat suddenly felt dry, he looked away, and after a while, he mumbled a “hmm.” No matter what, he would treat his child with Yuzu fairly. Although he didn’t send money, they still sent some local specialties back. Dried peppercorns and chilies, and a kind of candy made with peanuts, called peanut brittle, Shen Zhiyu liked it very much. When the package was sent back, Chen Cuijuan was making chili peppers.

The chili peppers were ripe this month, and every household was busy making chili sauce. They would make enough for the whole year, and families with slightly better conditions, like Chen Cuijuan’s, would make two jars. This year, Chen Cuijuan made a lot more than usual. She planned to make some and send it to Shen Zhiyu and the others. She was thinking about this when Shen Zhiyu’s letter arrived. Chen Cuijuan instinctively wanted to ask Tie Dan to read it to her.

But remembering the last time, Chen Cuijuan’s head ached, and she waited until Shen Dahe came back before opening the package. Everyone in the family was waiting for Shen Zhiyu’s package. When they opened it, they saw dried peppercorns and dried chilies, and Chen Cuijuan immediately said they were good. They had tried the ones Shen Zhiyu sent last time, and they were really good, the dishes were so fragrant with those two things in them! It’s just that Chen Cuijuan hadn’t controlled the amount the first time. The whole family’s butts were burning for several days. Now seeing these two things again, they were both craving them and their butts were starting to ache again.