Blissful Days After Widowhood - Chapter 322

Gu Yin was also a little late when she returned home, and Wu Qingyi also came to pick her up. 

But he was still afraid of scaring others, so he just parked the carriage at the corner of the street and sat there waiting by himself. 

Gu Yin and a group of performers finally came out of the restaurant talking and laughing. 

As soon as they saw him, Xiao Yuan and the others immediately stopped laughing, stood, and bowed to him. 

Wu Qingyi nodded and jumped out of the carriage, “You go home first.” 

Xiao Yuan and the others looked at him, then at Gu Yin, and quickly said, “No, the general and Madam can just take the carriage. We can just walk back. It’s not far.” 

Gu Yin made a final decision, “You guys go back in the carriage, I just had a little drink and want to walk for sometime. Can you drive the carriage?” 

When Xiao Yuan said she could and Wu Qingyi got off the carriage and handed the rein to her,

She took it and sat on the carriage, and winked at Gu Yin, “It’s slippery in the dark.”

Gu Yin scolded her with a smile, “The road is slippery in the dark. If the carriage loses its balance, tomorrow you will have to come to the stage with a bruised face!” 

Xiao Yuan quickly drove away with a smile. 

When they were all gone, Wu Qingyi changed the hand holding the lantern and stretched it out to her. 

Gu Yin laughed, “Do you really believe what she said? I actually didn’t drink much.” Having said that, she still put her hand in his. 

Holding her hand, Wu Qingyi clenched her cold fingertips tightly, “Are you cold?” 

“Not cold,” Gu Yin pointed to the cloak on her body with the other hand, and said, “This is what mother brought out of the warehouse for me, and it’s very windproof. But you, aren’t you cold?” 

Wu Qingyi was only wearing a beautiful blue brocade suit, with only a circle of black fur trimmed around the cuffs and neck. 

Gu Yin was feeling cold for him. 

He chuckled lightly, and clenched her hand with his warm palm, “It’s not cold.” 

After speaking, the two of them walked in the direction of Duke Ying’s mansion. 

Wu Qingyi walked half a step in front of her to shield her from the wind. 

After walking for about half an hour, she was sweating, her face was flushed, but her hands were still cold. 

When they reached, Gu Yin saw Mrs. Wang at the door, and she waved to her. She suddenly heard him ask softly, “What do you think of next year’s Qixi Festival?” 

(celebrated like Valentine’s day)

Mindless, Gu Yin was overwhelmed, and she said in a dazed tone, “Qianxi Festival is a good day. The couple’s package will definitely sell well. Why do you suddenly ask this?”

Mrs. Wang got that thicker cloak in her hand, and covered Gu Yin. 

“It snowed today, why did you come walking?” Mrs Wang complained while saying, “You don’t know that your wife will have frostbite on her hands and feet in winter?” 

Wu Qingyi was silent, as he really didn’t know. 

“It’s okay, mother.” Gu Yin snuggled up to Mrs. Wang, “I haven’t got frost bites at all this winter! It seems to be getting better, and I won’t have frost bites again in the future.” 

Mrs. Wang pushed her into the house, “Hot water and ginger soup has been prepared for you, first drink a bowl and then take a bath.” After saying that, Mrs. Wang turned her head to Wu Qingyi and said, “You come too. You wear so light clothes. Drink a bowl together before going to sleep.” 

When they got to the backyard, the lights in the main yard were out, and Wu Zhong and the two children fell asleep. 

When the hot ginger soup was brought to her hand, Gu Yin took a sip, and the hot sweat on her body also came out. 

After Mrs. Wang checked her hands, she asked someone to bring a pot of hot water and took off Gu Yin’s boots. 

“Thank you, mom!” Gu Ying hadn’t felt anything yet, but suddenly she was drunk, and she was so soft that she couldn’t exert any strength. 

Mrs. Wang took off her shoes and put the soles of her feet on her hands to check before soaking her feet in hot water. 

Wu Qingyi was sitting next to them drinking ginger soup, and when he saw the small soles of feet like white jade, his ears immediately became hot. He quickly looked away, and sat sideways. 

When Mrs. Wang saw it, she laughed and scolded him, “She is your wife, stupid child! Why are you shy?” 

Wu Qingyi choked and coughed. 

Gu Yin soaked her feet and sighed comfortably. She felt dizzy, as if she had just returned to the winter when she set up a stall at the dock. Leaning back on the chair, she muttered, “The snow should stop tomorrow. I have to find a part-time job, otherwise there won’t be enough money for Wu’an’s studies for the beginning of the year.”

Hearing that, Mrs. Wang was both amused and sad. She lowered her voice and coaxed, “Silly girl, our family has stopped setting up a stall for a long time!” 

Gu Yin rubbed her eyes and said in a loud voice, “Yes, our family has opened a restaurant. We already have a restaurant in our house, um, selling Mala Tang during the Chinese New Year, and earning a lot of money…” 

As she spoke, she fell asleep.

“She really drank too much, and thought we’re still in Hanshan Town.” Mrs. Wang took out her hot feet and wiped them, then took the hot water and walked out, while murmuring to Wu Qingyi, “What are you doing sitting there stupidly for? Take your wife to bed.”