Chapter 59: Being a Stepmother 27
Ye Zhiqiu couldn't bear to see the child crying, but he couldn't bear it and didn't dare to stand up to comfort the child at this time.
Children are born with the ability to read adults' expressions. After crying for a while and seeing that no one was trying to comfort them, their voices suddenly became much quieter. After crying for a while, and still no one came to comfort them, they stopped crying on their own and hugged Ye Zhiqiu's thighs to ask for a hug.
"Auntie Ye, I want to go to school with you. I promise to be a good boy."
A pair of big, round eyes staring at you, with tears in their sockets, long, thick eyelashes, and soft, cute voice, who can resist?
Ye Zhiqiu can, no matter how cute she is, she won't ask for trouble. The child should stay in the village for the time being and wait until she graduates.
The most important things were arranged, and the New Year was almost over. Han Dalin had to go back to work, Ye Zhiqiu had to go to school, and Han Yue moved to the old house, so the house was empty.
Some people advised Han Dalin to invite Han's father to come and live with him. Only when someone lives in the house will it have vitality and won't decline too quickly.
Without Ye Zhiqiu saying anything, Han Dalin directly rejected the good intention. It was easy to invite a god, but difficult to send him away. He would rather leave the house empty than let Han's father live here.
Han's father has more than one son, and the youngest son is not married yet. It was agreed that the youngest son would be responsible for his retirement. The old house and the family money all belong to the youngest son. What's the point of moving in now?
It's not that he is stingy, nor is it that he is unfilial. He can spend small amounts of money if he wants, but it's better to keep a distance from big things.
Since he got married, they have been two families. No, it should be said that since his mother died, that family is no longer his home and can never go back to the past.
The day before he returned, Ye Zhiqiu prepared food at home. Even when the door was closed, the aroma still wafted everywhere, attracting a group of children to sniff and drool near his house.
Fried fish, fried sweet potato chips, fried fruit, steamed cakes, fried peanut sesame candy, except for steamed cakes, all of them are long-lasting foods. In addition to these, she also bought a few pounds of lean meat to make five-spice meat strips. In fact, beef would be more delicious, but it was a pity that it was not available.
There was beef in her space, but with Han Dalin around, she didn't dare take out even a blade of grass. This little bit of lean meat was bought by Han Dalin through his connections, and it was also because people nowadays like to refine fat meat into oil that she was able to get a bargain.
From morning till night, the stove in the house was on all day, and the happiest person was Han Yue. She just sat in the kitchen and ate whatever Ye Zhiqiu cooked.
Her little belly was so full of food but she was reluctant to give up. She kept shouting that she could eat more and she wouldn't give in even if I didn't give her more. In the end, she didn't even eat a single bite and was still full.
Ye Zhiqiu boiled hawthorn water to help digestion. There were many hawthorns on the mountain, but the villagers thought they were sour, so no one picked them. She collected a lot in the fall, and kept most of them in the space to make candied haws, and a small part was sliced and dried and used as seasoning.
Put a few slices when stewing meat, and the meat will be easier to cook.
Hawthorn juice without sugar tastes nothing but sour. Ye Zhiqiu found it too sour after taking a sip, but Han Yue drank it in big gulps, making her already round belly even rounder.
Han Dalin was worried that her stomach would burst, but before going to bed, she actually complained of being hungry again.
Ye Zhiqiu touched her belly and found it was round. She was not hungry at all. She was just hungry because she knew there was food at home. Fearing indigestion, he did not dare to give her food. He coaxed her to drink a glass of hawthorn water before going to sleep.
Before going to bed, Ye Zhiqiu was still worried that the child would wet the bed if she drank too much water, and he was thinking about waking her up in the middle of the night to go to the bathroom. As a result, he felt something cold on his body while he was half asleep. When he touched it, he found that the sheets were wet, and his sleepiness was instantly scared away.
It takes more than an average person's willpower to get out of the warm bed in the middle of the night in winter, but the mattress was wet with urine, so she couldn't sleep even if she wanted to. She could only get up and change her clothes and sheets.
She was already awake, so it made no sense for the father to continue sleeping. She shouted to Han Dalin in the next room, "Hurry up and wake the child up, change his clothes, and move him to sleep over there."
After changing her clothes, she went to sleep next door, leaving the mess to Han Dalin to clean up. It was a souvenir left by the daughter to her father before they parted.
Han Dalin had no choice but to clean up the map drawn by his daughter. After he changed the bed, he saw that it was already past three o'clock. He didn't want to sleep anymore, so he just washed the dirty clothes and sheets.
When Ye Zhiqiu got up in the morning, she saw the yard full of clothes hanging. Even the underwear that she had taken off after taking a shower yesterday had been washed and dried by Han Dalin.
She suddenly felt uncomfortable. Their relationship was not that good yet, so how could they get along normally? Fortunately, she was about to leave.
Han Dalin also felt a little uncomfortable when he saw her. He just wanted to get the marriage certificate quickly, submit the marriage report when he returned, and register immediately after it was approved.
The space was filled with an ambiguous atmosphere, but it was broken by Han Yue's words. When she woke up, she found that she was not sleeping on the kang every day, and Ye Zhiqiu was not there either. She was so anxious that she ran out while crying and getting dressed.
Han Dalin picked her up and helped her put on her clothes before letting her go out, warning her not to catch a cold as it was cold outside.
"I want to eat fried dough sticks cooked with eggs and sweet wine." The little girl was still thinking about the delicious food she didn't eat yesterday.
"I got it. Go wash your face and brush your teeth. There will be food after you're done." Ye Zhiqiu was angry and amused. He still remembered how much he loved to eat after a good sleep.
It's not that she didn't want to eat it, it was because it was too late yesterday and glutinous rice was hard to digest, so it was just right to eat it in the morning. She cooked it as soon as she got up in the morning, but she didn't put any wine in Han Yue's portion, she just sprinkled a few grains of glutinous rice on it as a token of appreciation.
Han Dalin started packing his luggage after eating, as he was leaving in the afternoon. In fact, he had received his things a long time ago, and now he had to pack all the food that Ye Zhiqiu had prepared yesterday.
There were food for the trip and local specialties to share with colleagues. Fearing that Ye Zhiqiu would not have enough money to buy so many things at once, he directly gave her his savings from the previous few years.
Going to school in Haicheng will definitely cost money everywhere, and the subsidy from the school is only enough for food, so it is better to bring more money with you.
Ye Zhiqiu accepted it without hesitation. Other men had to hand over their salary cards, and Han Dalin was already behind the times by only giving his savings.
When Han Yue saw Han Dalin's backpack, she realized that he was leaving again. She stood at the gate of the yard, wanting to cry but not to let him go.
Just when the father and daughter were getting familiar with each other, Han Dalin was about to leave again. Ye Zhiqiu felt sad watching from the side. She was soft-hearted and wanted the child to act coquettishly with her father again, but Han's father thought the child was too noisy and took her away.
"Hurry up and leave. Don't come back. The longer you delay, the more the child will cry."
At his urging, Han Dalin left without looking back. Han Yue wanted to cry again, so Han's father decided to go all out and asked Ye Zhiqiu to pack her clothes and move to the old house in advance.
You have to move sooner or later, so it’s better to move in early and adapt. If there is anything you can’t adapt to, you can make adjustments before Ye Zhiqiu leaves.
Since his grandfather had spoken, Ye Zhiqiu could only ignore Han Yue’s pleading look.