Nie Qianqian and Gu Xiao went home together in the evening. They sat in their own ox cart and drove slowly to the village. Gu Xiao drove the ox cart, and Nie Qianqian lay leisurely on the cart with a herb in her mouth. , taking a nap with his legs crossed.
Nie Qianqian woke up after being dazed for a while and found that there was an extra piece of clothing on her body. Gu Xiao took off his robe and covered her body.
Nie Qianqian turned her head and looked at the back of Gu Xiao driving the car, thinking about the relationship between the two.
If they are a couple, they are as pure as brothers who have bunk beds. They held hands at the entrance of the academy last time, and there has been no physical contact since then. They have not done anything romantic. If they are friends, they have a child together. Milk doll.
Nie Qianqian has always felt guilty about Gu Xiao in his heart. This feeling was very strong when he first met Gu Xiao. Nie Qianqian knew that this was not her own emotions, but the emotions left behind by the original owner.
The original owner may have had a good impression of Gu Xiao when he first rescued him, but the subsequent development was beyond the control of the original owner. Mrs. Nie acted as a tactic, drugging the two of them and not treating Gu Xiao's illness, which made him disabled.
The slightest affection for the original owner had long been covered up by a deep sense of guilt. Nie Qianqian traveled through time and took over some of the original owner's emotions. She always felt guilty towards Gu Xiao, thinking that it was "she" who had caused him to be trapped in a predicament and unable to be free. , lost its brilliance.
This feeling of guilt interfered with Nie Qianqian's emotions all the time. Nie Qianqian's occasional shyness was quickly disturbed by the guilt and inferiority complex of the "original owner".
Nie Qianqian touched her chin, thinking about returning everything the original owner owed Gu Xiao to him as soon as possible, curing his hand disease, finding the jade pendant, and helping him with his scientific examination.
When the matter is over and the two of them do not owe each other, they will be free from each other.
In this era, reconciliation is a big deal for a woman. She will not reconcile unless it is absolutely necessary. But for a modern person, there is no psychological pressure on her. She does not want Gu Xiao to be raped because of the ridiculous things she did three years ago. Forced to take responsibility for her.
She wanted him to know that he was free and so was she. People are free and their hearts are free. No one or anything can bind the two of them for a lifetime.
"You're awake, you'll be home soon." Gu Xiao's voice came.
Nie Qianqian stood up, returned the clothes to Gu Xiao, put them on Gu Xiao's shoulders, and sat next to him.
Gu Xiao: "Don't sleep on the carriage in the future. The weather is getting colder and it's easy to catch wind and cold."
Nie Qianqian felt warm in her heart and nodded without saying anything.
"It smells so good!" Nie Qianqian smelled the aroma all over the house as soon as she got home.
"Mom is back, dad is back!"
When Tuantuan heard Nie Qianqian's voice, she rushed out immediately, took her short legs and hugged Nie Qianqian's legs. After hugging Nie Qianqian, she went to hug Gu Xiao.
Just as Gu Xiao was about to lean down and hug Tuantuan, he saw Tuantuan let go of his hand and hugged Nie Qianqian's thigh again. He raised his little head and looked at Nie Qianqian with a pair of big watery eyes, full of expectation.
Gu Xiao laughed dumbly, becoming more and more clingy to his mother.
Nie Qianqian immediately understood what her baby meant, squatted down, picked him up, and kissed his face.
Tuantuan's little mind was satisfied, and he grinned happily, then squinted his eyes and rubbed Nie Qianqian's cheek, praising, "Mother smells so good, no one else has as sweet as mother, like..."
Tuantuan was at a loss for words. He didn't know how to describe the fragrance. Anyway, it was sweet.
Gu Xiao silently took over Tuan Tuan's unfinished words in his heart, like the fragrance of jasmine, elegant and sweet...
Nie Qianqian tickled Tuantuan's nose, "Did Tuantuan complete the task assigned by mother today?"
Tuantuan raised his little head and said very proudly, "Report to mother, everything is done. Tuantuan eats seriously, eats all the eggs, milk, and meat, and exercises according to the movements taught by mother!"
Nie Qianqian kissed Tuan Tuan again as a reward. Raising a baby is really a top job, and she felt more and more that no matter how hard she kissed her baby, she couldn't get enough.
Nie Qianqian taught Tuan Tuan that his daily tasks were to eat well and exercise, which she had to check every day. She felt a sense of satisfaction as she touched the few ounces of meat that Tuan Tuan had managed to grow around her waist.
Liu Yan came out of the kitchen and greeted the three of them, "Don't freeze outside, come in and eat."
A family of four sat at the dining table. Nie Qianqian looked at the dishes on the table and said in surprise, "Mom, why did you cook so many dishes?"
On the table are dishes that Nie Qianqian taught Liu Yan before, including Maoxuewang, pickled fish, pot-wrapped pork, braised pork,
With Liu Yan's frugal character, how could she cook so much?
Nie Qianqian looked at Liu Yan and then at Gu Xiao in confusion, and asked Gu Xiao, "Today is your birthday?"
She knew that Liu Yanhe Tuantuan's birthday was summer, could it be because today was Gu Xiao's birthday?
Gu Xiao: "No."
"When was that?" Nie Qianqian asked.
Gu Xiao was stunned for a moment. It had been a long time since he celebrated his birthday, so long that he almost forgot about it.
"The third day of the twelfth lunar month." This is not his birthday, but the day he left the capital and started living in the world as Gu Xiao. This is considered Gu Xiao's birthday.
"Oh." Nie Qianqian simply responded, silently remembering this date in her heart. It was the third day of the twelfth lunar month, and it would be Gu Xiao's birthday in less than two months.
"So, mother, why do you make so much food?"
Liu Yan was a little nervous. She couldn't help rubbing her hands and arranging her hair. "Qianqian, Gu Xiao, Mom wants to discuss something with you. Mom is a useless person. She only works in the fields and cooks. I didn’t lead you to live a good life in the Nie family..."
When she mentioned the life of Lao Nie's family, Liu Yan's voice was choked unconsciously. She paused, picked up the bowl and drank the water in the bowl. She suppressed her emotions and continued, "Now we are living alone with Li Chu. Mom doesn’t want to sit at home and have nothing. She wants to make money with her own hands. The new house is almost completed. Mom doesn’t need to keep an eye on it anymore. Mom wants to set up a food stall in the county and sell Qianqian and teach me how to make it. These foods. Your uncle also said last time that the foods Qianqian taught me to make are not available in the county. The taste is worse than those in the county. Qianqian also mentioned before that the food can be sold to restaurants. , I thought about it a lot, and instead of selling it to a restaurant, I might as well just set up a food stall and make more money, do you think it’s feasible?”
After Liu Yan said this long paragraph, she looked at the two of them with some anxiety, waiting for their reply. She had thought about this idea and this paragraph for a long time, and was not sure whether it would work.
Only then did Nie Qianqian understand why Liu Yan cooked these dishes. Just as she was about to speak, she heard Gu Xiao speak before him, "I don't agree with you going."
