Blissful Days After Widowhood - Chapter 80

In the past, although his mother and sister-in-law were in the house, they all had their own affairs. He helped with the housework since he was a child and seldom went out to play. Also because he was thinner than the average person and couldn’t climb trees to dig out eggs, other children in the village didn’t like to play with him.

But the new kid took him, and he realized that it was such a joy to have someone to play with. They went to the pier to chase birds, went to the market, and sat in a small shack to rest in the back alley of the restaurant. …all in all, it was a very pleasant day.

Later, Gu Yin untied the rope for them, and opened the food box to let them eat.

Xiao Wu’an consciously took the child’s hand and took him to wash his hands by the sink in the kitchen.

The child was still a little afraid of Mrs. Wang, but maybe because he had been with Xiao Wu’an for an afternoon and had eaten lard from his hands before, he had gotten close to him.

The two little kids sat on a bench, shoulder to shoulder, each holding a small snack and eating contentedly.

When Gu Yin and Mrs Wang saw them, they couldn’t help laughing.

Not long after, it was time for the evening meal, the two children had eaten enough pastries, and Gu Yin had no appetite. So Mrs. Wang cooked two bowls of plain noodles, one for Gu Yin and one for herself.

After nightfall, Mrs. Wang boiled a pot of hot water and bathed the sweaty two children.

Xiao Wu’an blushed and held up his trousers. His mother was not allowed to help him with the washing. The child followed suit, covering his trousers tightly.

Mrs. Wang was just outside the door, listening to them screaming and laughing inside, she scolded them, and turned to look for Gu Yin.

Gu Yin had already washed and was soaking her feet in her room, she was so sleepy that she couldn’t keep her eyelids open.

When she came to her senses, Mrs. Wang had already wiped her feet with a towel, and took out frostbite cream to apply it on them.

“If you’re tired, just say it, don’t hide it.” Mrs. Wang rarely had such seriousness, “What kind of work can make you so tired? Could it be that you were told to cook meals for hundreds of people by yourself?”

Seeing that she was worried, Gu Yin did not hide it. First, she said that the employer who hired her was Old Master Wen, and then said, “The old man is very kind and didn’t care about the previous things. Later, he asked me to make food according to the food recipes. I only made four snacks in the morning. The Chef Xu in the kitchen is also kind and gave me the back chair. I was not tired in the morning, but in the afternoon…”

“What happened in the afternoon?”

Gu Yin remembered the fear of being dominated by vertical traditional characters again, and said with a headache, “In the afternoon, the old man insisted that I was smart and asked me to study. Oh dear, reading a book for half an afternoon was more tiring than wrapping two hundred buns!”

After listening to the ins and outs, Mrs. Wang relaxed and smiled, “Qingyi said the same thing back then, he would rather farm and hunt than study. At that time, I thought that his schooling was so expensive, and he was the only one who could learn. It was too wasteful to let him teach you at home when he’s off school, and you looked like the sky was falling.”

Gu Yin frowned helplessly.

Seeing that she was really uncomfortable, Mrs. Wang said again tentatively, “Then it’s still…”

While talking, the two children came in after taking a bath.

The child got onto the bed like a gust of wind and wrapped the quilt like a cocoon. From the end of the bed to the head of the bed, a little fluffy head stuck out. He looked at Gu Yin anxiously and asked her to go to bed quickly.

Xiao Wu’an stood in front of the bed and looked at the child, then at Gu Yin, twisting his fingers and saying, “I…”

Mrs. Wang picked him up and said, “What are you doing today?! You wet the bed last night, and before dawn, your sister-in-law had to get up and wash the bedding. You go back to the room and sleep.”

Xiao Wu’an’s face suddenly collapsed, Gu Yin looked amused and said, “Mother, forget it. It’s just right for the two of them to sleep together. If they urinate separately, we have to wash the two beds.”

Mrs. Wang also thought about it. It was not easy to dry the mattress in that weather, and if they wet the bed two more times, there would be no more mattress at home.

“You two are not allowed to drink water before going to bed. Go out to pee.”

Xiao Wu’an burst into laughter and waved at the child. And without waiting for Mrs. Wang to speak, Xiao Wu’an urged him to take out the rope and tied their hands together.

After a while, both of them snorted.

Mrs. Wang smiled, and put the ointment on the child again, but she didn’t forget half of what she said before, and said in a low voice, “It doesn’t matter whether you are tired from cooking or tired from reading, if it is really tiring, you can quit. There are other chores for the New Year. If you take care of the two children at home, I can make some money by going out to sew and wash.”

Gu Yin nodded and added, “Old Master Wen knows that I am not a student, and tomorrow would definitely not be like today. This work is very worry-free.”

However, on the second day, Old Master Wen said to Gu Yin, “You can do what is in the book, and you would definitely be able to do other existing things. Otherwise, let’s do something that I’ve never heard about today!”