Chapter 581: What are you staring at?

Sihe Academy: Food and Drink, Main Text, Chapter 582: What are you staring at? "You change first."

Gu Ning twitched the corner of her mouth and cleared the way up the stairs for Li Xuewu.

She knew Li Xuewu was talking nonsense with a straight face, but wasn't that just what he was best at?

Now he was starting to act childish with her.

He hadn't even gone upstairs yet today, and he was already using his parents to threaten her; what would life be like in the future?

"Hehe, I yield, I yield."

Li Xuewu laughed and thanked her, then brushed past Gu Ning and went upstairs.

When he went to his grandmother's house as a child, the first thing he laid eyes on was the big green horse in the courtyard.

Back then, there were no bicycles; his grandmother rode a horse to work in the suburbs every day.

That horse was so handsome~

That horse was so tall~

That horse would buck and throw people off, and it hurt so much~

Having learned his lesson, Li Xuewu understood horse training from a young age: if a horse is stubborn, you can't force it; you have to take it slow.

So, just as Gu Ning sat down on the living room sofa, she heard Li Xuewu shouting from upstairs at the top of his lungs: "Wife, where are my clothes?!"

Gu Ning: "..."

"Pfft~! Hahaha!"

Everyone in the living room, whether working or not, burst into laughter.

Qin Jingru covered her mouth with her arm and giggled; she never expected Li Xuewu to have such a side.

"Uncle~"

On the second floor, Fu Zhidong heard his uncle shouting and ran to the door of the master bedroom. He looked at his uncle sitting on the bed and said, "Uncle, I know where your clothes are."

"Go, go, go~"

Li Xuewu rolled his eyes and whispered, "Retreat quickly, don't delay your uncle's big business."

Fu Zhidong widened his eyes. Big business? Uncle's?

Feeling that it was all very confusing and inexplicably serious, Fu Zhidong hurriedly ran back to the guest bedroom.

At this moment, Gu Ning walked up, her face flushed red.

She didn't want to come up, but seeing that the two who had finished laughing had no intention of helping Li Xuewu find his clothes...

Qin Jingru had hidden in the kitchen, saying she was going to tidy up, and Zhou Ya said she was busy with the living room and couldn't get away.

She didn't dare pretend not to hear; if she did, that man would keep shouting upstairs forever.

"It's just in..."

Gu Ning walked into the small living room and arrived at the master bedroom door, just about to remind Li Xuewu where his clothes were, when she saw that Li Xuewu had already stripped down to his briefs.

"You!"

Gu Ning turned around abruptly; this time, it wasn't just her face that was red—her ears and neck were too.

"What's wrong with me?"

Li Xuewu looked down at himself; everything that should be covered was covered.

"The clothes are in the cabinet!"

After saying this, Gu Ning hurried to go downstairs, but was chased back by Li Xuewu's subsequent voice.

"There are so many cabinets, which one?"

Li Xuewu pulled at the wardrobe drawers and doors, shouting, "Is it in the bedroom, or in the cloakroom..."

When Li Xuewu stopped halfway through his sentence, Gu Ning knew that the thing she had been worried about when she stopped in her tracks had happened.

"I... I'll find them for you!"

Gu Ning blushed and forced herself to turn back and walk into the inner room, her eyes trying to avoid looking at Li Xuewu.

Li Xuewu, standing in the room, also felt a bit embarrassed and sheepishly pushed a drawer shut.

Gu Ning knew Li Xuewu had seen it. She pointed at the cabinet in the cloakroom with a red face and said, "The left side is yours, the right side is mine. You are not allowed to rummage through my clothes."

"I didn't rummage, it wasn't on purpose."

The drawer Li Xuewu had just opened was full of Gu Ning's small clothes, as well as the ones he had given her...

Gu Ning didn't dare respond to Li Xuewu's answer; she squeezed past him into the cloakroom and found a shirt and trousers.

"I want pajamas, why are you giving me these?"

Li Xuewu didn't take the clothes from Gu Ning's hand; he leaned against the cloakroom door frame like a little hooligan.

"It's only..."

Gu Ning looked at the master bedroom behind Li Xuewu. Wasn't it only a little past three?

"Aren't you going out?"

After saying this, Gu Ning felt it wasn't right and added, "Aren't you going home?"

"This is my home."

Li Xuewu swayed his legs lazily and said, "Where would I go back to?"

"I mean... I mean..."

Gu Ning certainly knew this was Li Xuewu's home, but that wasn't what she meant.

"Aren't there guests tonight? Aren't you going back?"

"Not going back, not going back."

Li Xuewu shook his head and said, "I've finished everything over there for today."

Did that imply he hadn't finished things over here?

Gu Ning's complexion, which had just recovered, turned red again. This man was deliberately acting bad; if he didn't want these clothes, why didn't he say so when she was getting them!

When Gu Ning came out with Li Xuewu's pajamas, Li Xuewu took them but didn't move away from the door he was blocking.

"What are you doing!?"

Gu Ning was blocked inside, feeling quite like she had walked into a trap.

The cloakroom was only so big, and with Li Xuewu's big frame blocking the entrance, she had felt uncomfortable before, and now it felt even more like she was about to be attacked.

Li Xuewu shook the undershirt and boxers in his hand and asked, "What about underwear?"

"Here."

"Give it to me~"

"Get it yourself."

"How can I get it if you're blocking me?"

"Then move aside and let me out first."

"But I need to get underwear."

"I told you... don't come in!"

"Ah! What are you doing!"

Fu Zhidong heard the commotion in the master bedroom and ran out again.

He carefully turned sideways and glanced into the master bedroom. Seeing no one inside but hearing a lot of noise, he figured it must be his uncle's "big business."

He took a peek, afraid his uncle would scold him, and then ran down the stairs.

"Mom."

"Hey, are you awake?"

Zhou Ya was mopping the floor. Seeing her son run down, she asked with a smile.

Seeing his mother about to mop the stairs, Fu Zhidong put his little hand to his mouth and said, "Shh~ Mom, Uncle said he has big business and won't let me go."

"..."

How could Zhou Ya not know what big business Li Xuewu had?

But was this something that could be done right now?

It was still broad daylight!

Furthermore...

What had this bad man taught her son!

"Hmm, then let's play downstairs."

Zhou Ya touched her son's little head and pointed to the sofa, saying, "Go read a book."

Fu Zhidong turned his head to look upstairs, then said to his mother, "But I want to play with Uncle..."

But Uncle doesn't want to play with you.

Zhou Ya smiled and said, "Uncle will live here from now on, there will be plenty of time to play."

"But..."

Fu Zhidong looked at the time on the wall and counted on his little fingers, "There isn't much time left."

After complaining, he looked up at his mother and asked, "Then can I sleep with Uncle tonight?"

He was thinking that the daytime was almost over, so he could only extend the time to play together at night.

But this request really left Zhou Ya helpless.

She didn't know how to explain to her son why Uncle couldn't sleep with him today.

Children's education lies in thinking; you can't communicate with adult ideas, you have to use a child's mode of thinking.

Thinking of this, Zhou Ya asked her son with some grievance, "If you sleep with Uncle, then what about Mom?"

"Mom?..."

Fu Zhidong was stunned as he pinched his fingers, then frowned slightly and began to think.

Just when Zhou Ya thought her communication with her son had worked, she only heard her son say in a dilemma, "Then let me sleep with Uncle first, and then it's Mom's turn to sleep with Uncle, okay?"

"..."

Zhou Ya looked at her son speechlessly, really not knowing how to answer.

How could this child's thinking be...

"No!"

Zhou Ya blushed, stepped aside, and pointed to the sofa, saying, "Go read your book right now!"

Fu Zhidong pouted and walked helplessly toward the sofa with his head down.

Halfway there, he turned back and looked at his mother to negotiate, "Then let you sleep with Uncle first, and I'll..."

"Fu, Zhi, Dong!"

Zhou Ya glared with red eyes, standing at the foot of the stairs. She really wanted to use something to plug her son's mouth.

Qin Jingru was standing at the restaurant door with a tray of washed teacups, staring dumbfounded at the mother and son in the living room.

This... what had she heard... or had she missed some exciting content?

Zhou Ya only got angry because she saw Qin Jingru.

How could a little child say such things?

"Children speak without taboo~ Hehe~"

She gave a dry laugh to Qin Jingru and then lowered her head to continue mopping the floor.

Before she had even mopped to the second floor, she saw Gu Ning walk down with a red face.

"Found the clothes?"

"Hmm."

Gu Ning replied softly to Zhou Ya, stepped aside, and hurried downstairs.

Watching Gu Ning walk to the sofa and sit down to drink tea, Zhou Ya looked upstairs speechlessly.

Why were they all like this? Hopefully, Li Xuewu wouldn't come running down in a moment.

"Auntie, where's Uncle?"

Seeing Gu Ning come down, Fu Zhidong put away his comic book and moved to Gu Ning's side.

"He went to take a bath."

Gu Ning replied, picked up her teacup, and took another sip. She was a bit dehydrated and thirsty, feeling a burning sensation in her body.

"Oh~"

Fu Zhidong had intended to go upstairs, but after looking at Gu Ning, he raised his little face and asked, "Auntie, what's wrong with your mouth?"

"Fu Zhidong! Read your book!"

Zhou Ya shouted at her son from the stairs on the second floor. Her son had been talking too much today.

Every word was piercing; he must have learned it from Li Xuewu!

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"Uncle!"

"Uncle! Get up for dinner~"

Fu Zhidong stood by the bright red bed and pushed his uncle hard.

Li Xuewu habitually opened one eye, looked at his godson by the bed, and said, "What for?"

"Time to eat."

Fu Zhidong stood by the bed, supporting himself on the edge, and said, "Mom made lots of delicious food and told me to call you for dinner."

Li Xuewu looked out the window; the sun was already setting, and the room had darkened.

"Ah~~~"

He let out a big yawn and then opened the other eye that was preparing to return to sleep.

He sat on the bed, looked at Fu Zhidong by the bed, and asked, "Where's your auntie?"

"In the living room."

Fu Zhidong kicked his little legs and asked, "Uncle, are you staying here today?"

"Otherwise?"

Li Xuewu lifted the thin quilt, jumped off the bed, put on his slippers, and stretched.

He had woken up too early in the morning and had been busy half to death in the morning, so this afternoon nap had been exceptionally sweet.

It was so sweet that he didn't even know when Gu Ning had come in to change clothes and take a bath.

He didn't change his clothes either, and with his little follower in tow, he went downstairs.

Downstairs, Gu Ning was standing by the window in a white floral waist-cinching long dress, looking at the sunset outside, standing tall and graceful.

Zhou Ya walked out of the restaurant, watching her son learn to walk like a duck from Li Xuewu, swaying as he came down the stairs. She said amusedly, "You are not allowed to imitate your uncle."

"Hehehe~"

Li Xuewu raised his eyebrows and reminded her, "I'm still here~"

"That's exactly who I'm talking about."

Zhou Ya smiled, walked over, took her son's hand, and led him to the washroom.

Li Xuewu let out another yawn and winked at Gu Ning, who had turned around.

The afterglow of the setting sun spilled through the window onto Gu Ning's hair and shoulders, adding a touch of golden color to her already ethereal temperament.

As if rendered by the sunset, a blush also appeared on Gu Ning's face.

With one more person in the house, everything seemed to have changed.

Li Xuewu had often come here in the past, but the feeling was different now; at least Gu Ning felt it had changed.

"Eat more, the leftovers won't keep."

Zhou Ya signaled Li Xuewu, who had returned from washing up and was sitting in the main seat, to eat more.

Actually, it was the same food from noon, just not in large quantities.

"Have a chicken leg."

Li Xuewu picked up a chicken leg and put it in Fu Zhidong's bowl, saying with a smile, "Grow up tall and strong."

"Thank you, Uncle~"

Fu Zhidong nodded with a smile and started gnawing on the chicken leg.

Others might not know, but he was very happy that his uncle could move in.

Gu Ning kept her head down while eating, not even looking up when Li Xuewu put food in her bowl.

Qin Jingru sat beside Gu Ning, looked at Li Xuewu, then at Gu Ning, and also lowered her head to eat.

In the few days she had been here, she finally knew what city people were like; her sister's family couldn't be considered city people.

Not only was the house they lived in the same as in the countryside, but even their eating and living habits were as stingy as in the countryside.

Look at now; not only was there food at every meal, but there was also meat.

Looking at the rich variety of dishes in front of her, and this was only a little of each; if they were really having a banquet, how much would there be?

Zhou Ya had initially worried that there would be too much food left over, but seeing Li Xuewu's good appetite, and that Qin Jingru's appetite was even better than Li Xuewu's, she knew her words had been premature.

This girl could really eat, especially meat.

Li Xuewu didn't care how much meat she ate, nor did he restrict her from sitting at the table.

She wasn't a proper nanny anyway; as long as she ate a lot and worked a lot, that was fine.

If you wanted to hire a nanny now, you had to have a certain rank and apply, and a specialized unit would send one.

The most powerful thing was that some didn't cost money, and even those that did weren't paid directly to the nanny.

Li Xuewu's rank and age were obviously not enough, so Qin Jingru's status here was that of a relative staying temporarily.

As for what kind of relative, that was a very distant connection.

"Really don't need to go back?"

Halfway through the meal, Gu Ning raised her head and asked Li Xuewu.

She didn't quite understand the etiquette involved, but her mother had talked to her about some things last night: now that she was married, she couldn't be as casual as she was at home; she had to pay attention to etiquette.

Looking at it now, it seemed a bit overcorrected; Gu Ning, who had never been married, didn't know what she should do.

She only knew that there were guests to entertain at her in-laws' side tonight.

If their new home was in the Sihe Academy, they would have to show up to entertain, but looking at Li Xuewu's current intention, he didn't plan to go back.

"Not going back."

Li Xuewu looked up at Gu Ning and explained, "Besides those from the family and those in the side rooms, the guests tonight are just neighbors who came to help."

Today, the neighbors in the courtyard had all lent a hand; those with half-grown boys, like Liu Guangtian, Liu Guangfu, and Yan Jiekuang, had all come to help.

Then there were the women who helped wash dishes, cut vegetables, tidy up tables, etc. They all had to be thanked with a meal tonight.

However, tonight's food still mainly came from the leftovers at noon. Fortunately, no one was picky about this at this time.

With fish and meat, what more could you ask for?

Li Xuewu had also arranged when planning the banquet yesterday that all the food left over from the banquet, except for tonight's meal, would be distributed to every household in the courtyard.

Just like Li Xuewu's initial distribution of pork, a little bit of benefit might not necessarily make others speak well of you, but at least it wouldn't make them speak ill of you.

No matter how lively the banquet was or how grand the scene, it was all just a retelling in others' mouths.

Without the gossip of neighbors, this scene and grandeur were just fragments in the memories of guests who were too numerous to count.

After all, normal people's memories only lasted three days, and then they gradually decayed until only a few keywords remained.

Night fell, the last bit of sunlight disappeared, the moon hid its radiance, and only the lights of ten thousand homes remained in the world, twinkling like starlight.

The Sihe Academy was at its liveliest. Although the groom and bride were not there, it didn't stop everyone from gathering together to continue the drinking and chatting from noon.

Lao Biaozi was chatting with his third uncle about the past events of going to Steel City and asking about the situation there.

Grandfather and Second Grandfather were drinking together, discussing arrangements for tomorrow.

Li Shun was entertaining his two younger brothers and the First Grandfather and others, listening to Li Gan and Li Tong share what they had seen and heard in the north and south, and listening to the First Grandfather talk about going to work tomorrow.

The boys were naturally eating to their hearts' content; if they missed this village, there wouldn't be this shop.

Third Uncle's wedding was over, Seeing Sha Zhu's wedding was over, Brother Wu's wedding was over. Brother Guodong's wife, Sister Xiaoyan, wasn't old enough to get married yet, so it would take a few years.

The boys looked at Brother Biao, who was the most suitable for marriage, and hurriedly lowered their heads to continue eating.

Brother Biao~ probably couldn't be counted on!

Counting on Brother Biao was not as good as counting on Brother Guodong!

The kang was still the women's exclusive table.

Hong Min sat on the kang, feeling a bit unaccustomed, coping with the words of the second sister-in-law and the eldest sister-in-law, listening to the conversations at this table and that table.

Li Juan, Li Xue, and Zhao Yafang were talking about Ji Yuxiu. In the afternoon, Li Xuecai had gone home with Ji Yuxiu to see her parents, which counted as his first visit to his father-in-law.

They should have been kept for a meal tonight and hadn't returned yet.

Everyone had a general understanding of Gu Ning's status today, and everyone's attention naturally shifted to Ji Yuxiu.

From family background to educational qualifications, the young people chatted a lot and said a lot.

Following their topic, Han Xiumei also chatted with the eldest sister-in-law about Li Xuecai getting this wife.

"She looks soft and weak, but she's a director!"

"Isn't that so~"

Liu Yin said with a smile: "She is motivated herself and wants to make progress, but she also has no bottom in her heart."

Liu Yin's smile hadn't stopped all day. Having just heard the second daughter-in-law praised, and now hearing the third daughter-in-law praised, she naturally smiled again.

Having heard many nice words, Liu Yin also understood that high-level showing off often only requires the simplest and most plain way of narration.

Others' envy often stems from one's own low profile; the excellent quality that comes with a low profile can better highlight one's own glory.

So, when she heard her sister-in-law mention the third daughter-in-law, Liu Yin only said: "She is naturally innocent and lively. It was also at dusk when she came to the house and told her second brother that the leader had promoted her and asked if she could take the job."

"Does this matter of progress have to be asked of her second brother?"

Han Xiumei naturally mastered the art of being a straight man; getting along well between sisters-in-law all depends on how well you support each other.

Everyone supports each other when there is good news, and understands each other when there is sad news. How could this relationship not be good?

Just looking at the third aunt who didn't speak and only admired herself on the side, how could she have a good relationship with them?

"Hi, everything in this house, big and small, doesn't it all depend on him?"

Liu Yin's words were about feeling sorry for her second son, but in fact, she was talking about her second son's ability.

"Her second brother is in the branch bureau, in charge of public security, and the public security brigade under him is right in front of their institute."

"Isn't that so?"

Han Xiumei said with a smile: "With this layer of relationship, if you don't ask Xuewu, who else can you ask?"

"Hehe, just say so."

Liu Yin said in a low voice: "At first, Xuewu didn't want her to take it, but before he could even open his mouth, seeing her attitude of wanting to make progress, he agreed again."

"What? The leader let her, but Xuewu didn't agree?"

Han Xiumei had finally learned about her second nephew's ability in Beijing these past few days. Just look at the cars that came today; whose wedding had such a scene?

To say she wasn't envious would be impossible. If their family was also in Beijing, maybe her son and daughter could count on Li Xuewu to help them out a bit.

But this wasn't something that could be achieved just by envy. Who would be willing to leave their hometown? Li Gan went to Jicheng back then, wasn't it also to make a living?

If there really was a connection, who wouldn't be willing to use it? Now listening to the eldest sister-in-law, was this Xuewu being stingy, or was there some other reason?

The direction and thinking of women considering problems are completely different. After getting married, their eyes only shrink to the family along with daily housework.

This is also what the one in the family of the Transport Brigade Captain Chang Kaishan talks about: family face.

Liu Yin waved her hand and said: "No, it's just that I'm afraid she, a little girl, won't be able to handle it. What kind of place is that? Dancing with knives and guns. If she gets hurt, I'm afraid Xuecai will be worried."

"That's why they say they are one family."

Han Xiumei nodded and said: "With the eldest brother taking care of things, work will be much smoother. Xuewu can consider things in all aspects."

"It's just that he's too worried."

Liu Yin said with emotion: "Every day, when he goes to work in the morning, he goes into the room to see the old lady. If he catches his daughter not awake yet, he lies on the window to look, as if he's worried about something."

"His eldest brother's work, his eldest sister-in-law's pregnancy, he's looking for people and making arrangements."

The topic returned to the third son, Li Xuecai. Liu Yin said: "When it comes to the third one, Yuxiu was introduced to the third one by him, and the house in the east courtyard was also arranged by him."

"This is because he's afraid his children and grandchildren will leave you."

Han Xiumei also said with emotion: "Seeing his grandmother missing her son, he doesn't want you to miss them anymore, so he keeps them all by your side."

"I actually missed them."

Liu Yin thought of her sons being by her side, and her face couldn't help but smile again.

"I just hope they are all well. When the third one gets married in a few years, only my eldest daughter will be left."

Li Xue looked at her mother and pouted: "I don't want to get married."

"Hahaha~"

Looking at her childish appearance, everyone at the table laughed.

"Men should marry, women should marry. How can an eldest daughter not marry?"

Han Xiumei teased with a smile: "Look at your second brother, how lively this wedding is. Don't you have anyone you like?"

"Anyway, I don't want to get married."

Li Xue lowered her head a bit embarrassedly and said: "Sister Yushui isn't married either. How good it is to go to work, earn money, and live alone."

"???"

Yushui, who was eating at the side, raised her head blankly and looked at Li Xue.

That hurts, little sister. I didn't provoke you.

And living alone... how good...

Is that why I don't want to get married?

"Go, this child. Your Sister Yushui hasn't met the right one yet. When she meets the right one, she'll get married."

Liu Yin knew why Yushui wasn't married, so she rounded it off.

Yushui looked at Liu Yin and lowered her head to continue eating.

It wasn't that she hadn't met the right one, it was just that the one she met...

"I don't want to get married either."

Hearing the discussion about marriage at the kang table, Banggeng, who was sitting at the table by the kang, held his rice bowl and said: "Look at Wu Shu, getting married is too tiring. You have to let others eat first while you just watch. If it were me! Hey!"

"If it were you, what?"

Seeing Sha Zhu smiled and reached out with his chopsticks to pick up a piece of mutton to give to this chubby boy.

He had liked this kid Banggeng since he was small, since he was nursing; he was so fair, but he hadn't had a chance to see it since he grew up a bit.

He lived next door on weekdays, always teasing him when he came in and out; he didn't cry or make a fuss, and was very sturdy.

Especially when he would occasionally say something that made people laugh or cry, and you didn't know where he thought of such shocking words.

Seeing the meat, Banggeng took the rice bowl and said while taking it: "If it were me, I would be like Uncle Sha, wait until I'm over thirty to get married."

"I really thank you for your understanding."

Seeing Sha Zhu ignored the bowl Banggeng handed over, withdrew his chopsticks, and stuffed the mutton into his own mouth.

"Hahaha~!"

Lao Biaozi was drinking and choked with laughter. If you had to talk about older youths getting married in this house, it would probably be Seeing Sha Zhu.

Then, then you would have to invite Second Grandfather and Grandfather to come out of the mountains and find an old companion or something to break this record.

Qin Huairu smiled and knocked her son with a chopstick, scolding: "Eat, why so much talk?!"

She had helped cut vegetables in the kitchen during the day, and hadn't planned to come at night, but was found at home by Zhao Yafang.

When she was about to leave, her mother-in-law urged Banggeng to follow, which was how the mother and son came here together.

Banggeng didn't care, took back his rice bowl, and said: "Uncle Sha, if this sentence is worth a piece of mutton, then... the words from that night are worth..."

"Give, give, give!"

Seeing Sha Zhu hurriedly found a piece of mutton and put it in Banggeng's bowl to prevent this kid from letting the cat out of the bag.

After pleasing Banggeng, he cursed Li Xuewu in his heart.

He really hadn't thought anyone would come to make trouble on his wedding night. Making trouble was fine, but after sending everyone away and turning off the lights, he didn't expect someone to come and eavesdrop under the window.

With an old husband and a young wife, how could they not say some sweet nothings? But they were all heard by this group of guys.

If it weren't for that brat Banggeng, who climbed onto the windowsill because he felt he couldn't hear clearly, and my wife, who caught sight of the bright moon outside illuminating him on the sill, making him look just like a big rat crouching there from the perspective of the curtains inside, I really wouldn't have known I was being ambushed.

Although he went out to chase away this group of bad boys, the words from that night became a handle for others to threaten him.

After appeasing Banggeng, Seeing Sha Zhu was afraid this kid would push his luck, so he pointed at him and said: "Banggeng, eat this mutton, forget about the past, otherwise don't blame me for being ruthless when you get married."

"It's okay, I'm not afraid."

Banggeng stiffened his neck and said: "If you are ruthless to me, then I will be ruthless when your son gets married."

"Hahaha~!"

Lao Biaozi, who led the eavesdropping that night, was already laughing uncontrollably.

Seeing Sha Zhu was also angered into laughter; this was really becoming a "family feud."

"When will the retribution end? You have to find a way."

Banggeng raised his eyebrows and said to Uncle Sha: "You can go to Wu Shu's to listen tonight~"

"Hehe."

Seeing Sha Zhu took a sip of wine and said with a light smile: "You think I don't want to? It's just that he never told me where he lived."

"It's useless even if he told you."

Zhao Yafang said with a smile: "His bedroom is on the second floor, even a ladder wouldn't reach."

Seeing Sha Zhu said indifferently: "It's okay, if I can't catch him, I'll catch Banggeng."

Banggeng was gnawing on a small yellow croaker. Hearing Uncle Sha wanted to fish and break the net to settle the account, he put down the fish in his hand and shouted: "Uncle Sha said that night he would give me~ I~ Mmm~ touching... Mmm! ~!!!"

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"Are you planning to sit here in the living room all night?"

Li Xuewu looked at Gu Ning, who was pretending to be calm, his face full of bad smiles.

At this moment, Zhou Ya had taken the child to take a bath and gone upstairs, and Qin Jingru had also cleverly hidden back in her room early.

Only Li Xuewu and Gu Ning were left in the living room, grinding away time.

Gu Ning didn't want to pay attention to Li Xuewu, thinking it would be good if time flew by, and it would be morning in a flash.

She thought well, but Li Xuewu wouldn't allow it.

The tea in the teacup had long been drunk, but Gu Ning still didn't want to put it down.

Because once she put it down, she would have to face Li Xuewu, who was like a big bad wolf.

Li Xuewu wasn't in a hurry either; it was a whole night, and he didn't believe this cup of tea could be drunk until tomorrow morning.

He had even tamed eagles; was he going to fail at the last buck of this horse?

Li Xuewu stood up to get the fruit on the coffee table, but it gave Gu Ning a fright, thinking he was going to do something.

"Hehe, strawberries, do you want one?"

Seeing Gu Ning's eyes like a little rabbit, Li Xuewu couldn't help but tease her with the strawberry in his hand.

Gu Ning had just moved the teacup away, and naturally knew she had been seen through by Li Xuewu that her cup had no water.

Blushing, she ignored Li Xuewu and picked up the teapot to refill the water.

"I'll do it, I'll do it."

Li Xuewu stuffed the strawberry into his mouth, grabbed the teapot on the coffee table first, and signaled Gu Ning to put down the teacup so he could pour tea for her.

Gu Ning didn't snatch it from Li Xuewu, so she had to put down the teacup, preparing to waste another pot of tea.

But who would have thought, Li Xuewu followed Gu Ning in putting down the teacup and also put down the teapot in his hand, and took a step forward.

"Ah! What are you doing!"

Gu Ning was caught off guard and was picked up by Li Xuewu. Looking at the bad smile on this man's face, she scolded: "Put me down, I... I'll walk myself."

"No need, happy to serve."

Li Xuewu raised his eyebrows and carried Gu Ning upstairs.

Gu Ning blushed, looked inside the first floor, then looked at the second floor, and scolded in a low voice: "They will see!"

"Impossible."

Li Xuewu said with a light smile: "There are only the two of us now, they can't see anything."

It wasn't that Gu Ning didn't struggle, but she was being held in a princess carry by Li Xuewu, so where would she have the strength?

When she was carried to the corner of the stairs, Gu Ning pointed to the living room and said: "The light isn't off yet, put me down, I'll go turn off the light."

"Someone will turn it off."

Li Xuewu carried Gu Ning to the second floor and shouted downstairs: "Help turn off the living room light!"

Seeing she still wanted to find an excuse, he said with a bad smile: "Give up struggling, I've decided to eat this rabbit today!"

"Ah~"

After entering the inner room on the second floor, Li Xuewu used his foot to close the door, passed through the small living room, and entered the master bedroom.

A pair of red candles on the cabinet were shining, and the whole room was full of festive bright red.

Gu Ning was put on the bed by Li Xuewu and was about to get up, but her hands were restrained again.

"The more you are like this, the more I have to be rough."

Li Xuewu looked down at Gu Ning, eyes meeting, gently stroking her red makeup, his heart palpitating, but how could he allow half a spring night to be wasted?

He removed the red hairpin, scattered her long hair, peeled off her floral clothes, and messed up the bed.

He flattened the dates, crushed the peanuts, rolled the longans, and shook off the lotus seeds, but there was still a pair of silver coins pressed underneath.

The breeze gently brushed the window gauze, the red candles flickered, reflecting the big red "double happiness" characters, filling the room with red light.

Looking from outside the window, only the second floor was slightly bright, with light and shadow intertwined, but two hearts were close together, inseparable.

In the early morning, the fragrance of soil mixed with grass after the rain drifted into the room through the clean white window gauze.

Li Xuewu sniffed his nose, feeling a bit cool on his body.

He reached out to stroke the person beside him, suddenly waking up, looking around, but that person was in the dim light.

"What are you doing?"

Li Xuewu leaned against the head of the bed, looking at Gu Ning, who was standing in front of the cabinet with red candles burning, wearing pajamas.

In the middle of the red candles was a big "double happiness" character, and below it were the corsages they had worn yesterday.

"Candle."

Gu Ning turned her head to look at Li Xuewu and said: "Second Aunt... Second Aunt said to keep an eye on it, it can't go out."

"And then?"

Li Xuewu pulled the quilt; the wind was indeed very cool at this moment.

Gu Ning remembered the rain last night and was still a bit shy, saying in a low voice: "You fell asleep."

"Hehe~"

Li Xuewu couldn't help but laugh out loud. Second Aunt told her not to sleep last night, but she said she fell asleep.

Only by being with Gu Ning for a long time could one understand her thoughts, her agility, and her inadvertent playfulness.

He lifted the quilt, jumped off the bed, walked to Gu Ning's side, looked at the pair of red candles that were about to burn out, and reached out to wrap his arms around her shoulders.

Sensing the slight coolness on Gu Ning's body, he couldn't help but ask: "When did you wake up? Just to watch it?"

Gu Ning didn't make a sound. With Li Xuewu by her side, she could feel the warmth again, and her body couldn't help but lean toward his side.

"Alright."

Li Xuewu smiled helplessly and said: "Second Aunt was teasing us. Even if I were bad, I wouldn't keep you from sleeping all night, would I?"

Gu Ning pursed her lips and moved her body outward again, fearing he would play bad again.

Li Xuewu smiled speechlessly; last night he had almost been kicked under the bed by her, her strength was really not small.

"Whoosh~"

Just as he was about to tease her again, Gu Ning suddenly blew out one of the red candles.

Li Xuewu turned to look; he didn't know when, but the other one had already burned out.

"Wash up."

As if she had completed some arduous task, Gu Ning relaxed and turned to walk toward the washroom.

Li Xuewu looked at Gu Ning's back with amusement, thinking in his heart that this wife of his actually cared about this.

When they were making the wedding bed yesterday, Second Aunt deliberately teased her, saying that according to old sayings, the red candles on the wedding night were a pair.

The red candle on the left represented the groom, and the red candle on the right represented the bride.

When the newlyweds are in the bridal chamber, they can't fall asleep; they have to watch the red candles, and watch them all night.

In the early morning when it gets bright, whichever side's red candle burns out first means the person represented by that red candle will go first.

At that time, Li Xuewu was talking to his father-in-law, so he just heard a bit, but he didn't expect Gu Ning to take it seriously.

Second Aunt also teased her at the time, saying that when one red candle burns out, you should blow out the other one, representing husband and wife being of one heart, living and dying together.

Good heavens, Li Xuewu watched as Gu Ning blew out her own candle on the left; it turned out she was afraid he would live longer than her.

No wonder she ran so fast just now!

While Gu Ning was in the washroom, Li Xuewu found clothes to change into.

Wedding leave is theoretically three days, but of the two of them, only Gu Ning got hers approved; his wasn't.

To talk about this, it was really suffocating.

Gu Ning's wedding leave was actively approved by the leader; she had to take it.

His wedding leave was actively denied by the leader; he couldn't take it even if he wanted to.

At this moment of newlywed bliss and harmony, what could he do at the unit?

Vent his anger and retaliate?

He fastened the belt on his trousers, touched the holster behind his waist, and then unfastened the belt and took it off.

His gun had been changed to be kept in his handbag, but the clothes he brought over still had the holster stuck on them.

Sigh, dressing himself, tidying up himself, at this moment Li Xuewu thought of someone.

Of course, it wasn't Qin Jingru downstairs; Li Xuewu wouldn't dare let her help him tidy his clothes.

It wasn't that he was afraid of an accidental discharge, but he was afraid she would play crooked tricks.

Besides, it was fine when Yu Li was at home, but they were married now; how would Gu Ning look at it?

Just stand and watch~

When Li Xuewu was dressing, Gu Ning stood in the room watching him dress after washing up, with no intention of coming up to help.

Li Xuewu looked at her and asked: "What are you staring at?"

Gu Ning twitched the corner of her mouth. Did he think she was a child?

He was using the joke he used to tease his younger brother in the wedding car yesterday to tease her.

She pointed to the cloakroom, signaling that she was going to get dressed.

Li Xuewu moved his steps and said: "You don't have to go to work today, rest well at home."

Gu Ning thought of something and bumped into Li Xuewu with a red face.

Li Xuewu laughed and said: "At this time, you should come to help me tidy my clothes. Other people's wives all tidy up everything for their husbands who go to work."

Gu Ning stood at the entrance of the cloakroom, looked at Li Xuewu, and asked: "Then are their husbands all childish little children?"

"Uh..." ===== CHAPTER 582 =====