Chapter 97: A man’s lies are worthless

Standing at the door, He Wanqing, holding the key, watched the father and daughter disappear. Swallowing the words on her lips, she continued to open the door, pushing it open, and pointed to the pile of wild vegetables: “Pour them into that pile, this one over here is Xiaoping’s.” “Okay.” Gu Cheng’an nodded. Watching the man quickly enter the house, she went forward and locked the door. As she entered the kitchen, she said: “Let’s just eat something simple tonight!” “No need, you go wash up first, I’ve already made dinner.” “······” He Wanqing was speechless again, she turned around and looked at him apologetically. Thinking about the fact that she hadn’t cooked a single meal in the few days since they got married, she felt extremely guilty. “

Sorry, I’ll definitely get up and make breakfast tomorrow morning.” “No need, you’re not doing housework. Okay, go wash up, I have something to tell you after we eat.” Looking at her apologetic face, Gu Cheng’an put down the basket and quickly walked to her, rubbing her head to comfort her. “What about you?” She looked up at him. “I’ll go wash in the backyard.” “Then you go!” After saying that, she quickly went into the house, took her change of clothes, and then took a pot of hot water into the bathroom. The moment the door closed, she flashed into the space. She quickly washed herself and her hair in the space, then took her dirty clothes out of the space. As usual, she swirled the soap around in the wooden bucket twice, keeping the bathroom smelling of soap, and then took her dirty clothes out. She threw the dirty clothes into the bucket, wiped her hair with a dry towel, and quickly walked to the main room.

 “You’re done washing?” She raised her eyebrows, looking at the man sitting on the kang, flipping through a newspaper. Seeing the food on the table, she felt a pang of guilt. “Yes, I shower quickly. Don’t stand there, come and eat, it’s going to get cold soon.” “Okay.” She put the wet towel on the washstand, quickly went into the house, took off her shoes, and got on the kang. “Why did you think about buying vegetables and coming back to eat?” She looked at him with raised eyebrows, looking at the braised chicken with mushrooms and the pot-braised meat on the table. “I happened to pass by the state-owned restaurant when I came back, thinking you liked to eat this, so I bought two portions.” “Two portions?” She turned her head and looked at the outer kitchen, seeing that there wasn’t a portion as he said, she felt curious. “I sent one to Mom.”

 He handed her the chopsticks, his eyes full of smiles as he explained. “You sent it to my mom? ??” She asked, picking up some food with her chopsticks. “Yes, what’s wrong, can’t I send it?” He asked back in confusion, looking at her expression. “No, it’s fine to send it, but next time, don’t buy two portions, let’s just go eat at my mom’s, it’s less likely to be seen by people in the village and they’ll say we’re capitalists who only care about enjoying ourselves.” Thinking about the past few years, she looked up at his furrowed brow and tentatively asked: “What about your grandpa’s situation now?” She observed his expression while eating the buns.

“He’s been released, he’ll come here in a while.” Thinking about the phone call he had made today, Gu Cheng’an put down his chopsticks and looked at her hesitantly. “What’s wrong, just say it, don’t be like that.” She glanced at his troubled face, her heart skipped a beat, and she put down her chopsticks and asked. “It’s nothing.” He picked up his chopsticks and continued to eat, not saying what was on his mind. “Say it, we’re husband and wife, we shouldn’t hide anything.”

 She had thought about the worst-case scenario when she came back after getting married. But thinking about her in-laws in Nanshi, she felt it was impossible. “My cousin and my cousin are coming to the countryside, and…” His eyes flickered, he hesitated whether to say it. Looking at her profile as she was eating with her chopsticks, he thought for a moment and still didn’t say it. “Coming to the countryside? That’s fine, when they come, if you’re back in the army, I’ll help you take care of them and your grandpa who’s coming. But our place is not big, if they come and want to stay at home, I guess we’ll have to build an extension.” She glanced at their small place, thinking about the number of people she had just mentioned, and blurted out. “No need, I’ve already told them, when they come, they’ll stay at the educated youth hostel, they can’t come to bother you.

 As for your grandpa, you don’t need to worry about it, my third uncle has arranged for his youngest son to come.” She raised her eyebrows, looking at the serious man: “So when are your cousin, cousin, and cousin coming? And when is your grandpa coming, do you know?” She had to ask this first, so she could be prepared when he wasn’t around. “Grandpa should be coming around the time of the autumn harvest, and the few of them coming to the countryside are coming next month.” “Okay, I know, I’ll take care of it then?” She didn’t stop eating, and then remembered that he had left today. She thought for a moment and said: “How are things going on your side, any leads?” She had remembered the investigation he was doing during their first conversation. She had been hesitating whether to give him a hint, but she was afraid of arousing his suspicion and the suspicion of his superiors. She was so preoccupied that she forgot about Gu Cheng’an’s sharp mind, and her thoughts were displayed on her face for a moment.

 “What’s wrong, what are you so preoccupied about?” The man’s words startled He Wanqing, she immediately sat up straight and looked at him: “Nothing. By the way, when will you finish on your side, how’s the progress?” She asked casually, while thinking about how to reveal things to him without arousing suspicion. “I have a candidate.” He didn’t say much, but this one sentence let He Wanqing know that he was still at a standstill. “Are you going out again tomorrow?” “Yes. I may be back late tonight.” “I know, be careful.” He put a chicken leg in her bowl, Gu Cheng’an’s eyes looked at the courtyard: “Don’t go up the mountain tomorrow, there’s enough to eat in the courtyard.” “That’s not food, I’ll take it to the purchasing station to sell after I finish sorting it tomorrow.” She rolled her eyes at him and proudly said her money-making plan. “You don’t have to, my salary is enough to support us two, and our future children, you don’t have to work so hard.”

 Looking at his serious face, she put down her chopsticks: “I can promise you that I won’t be back late, but you can’t let me be like a parasite at home, waiting for your salary to eat. You should know about my mom, my dad’s salary is enough to support us three siblings, right? It’s completely enough. But my mom, she won’t sit at home and wait for money to fall from the sky and live a life of leisure. She won’t, and neither will I. You have a salary to support our family, and I can make money to improve our standard of living. And I don’t like to have my hand out, I like to have my hand down. I also don’t like to have to account for every penny I spend with you in the future.

I also don’t like the day when we will quarrel because I don’t have a job or the ability to make money. I also don’t like the words “you’re relying on my salary to support you” constantly reminding me of how much of a failure I am.” After saying this expressionlessly, she picked up her chopsticks and continued to eat: “Don’t talk about your promises, they’re worthless, they can change at any time.”