12dz Chapter 937 The Honest Girl Who Went Crazy (12)
Chapter 937 The Honest Girl Who Went Crazy (12)
After Gu Huaiyuan finished cooking the two dishes, he watched Mu Zhou carry them out and finally breathed a sigh of relief.
Throughout the entire process, Mu Zhou kept her eyes fixed on him, occasionally leaning closer to ask him questions.
He kept a straight face throughout, answering questions in a very formal and methodical manner.
Even though there was a smell of cooking oil, whenever Mu Zhou got close, the faint scent of soap on his body would always waft into his nose.
It made it difficult for him to calm down.
He insisted on changing the brand of Mu Zhou's soap.
It must not have any smell.
Fortunately, all the dishes have been cooked and Mu Zhou has gone out.
He quietly relaxed.
Throughout the entire process, his whole body was tense and strained.
Just then, Gu Huaiwei returned as well.
The three of them ate together, but with outsiders present, Mu Zhou felt embarrassed to eat too much.
Gu Huaiyuan glanced at her habitually, and seeing that she had only eaten two steamed buns and was about to put down her chopsticks, he subconsciously frowned and asked:
"Why don't you eat?"
Mu Zhou blushed when suddenly asked the question and whispered:
"I'm stuffed."
Gu Huaiyuan opened his mouth and glanced at Gu Huaiwei.
Knowing it was because of him, Mu Zhou felt embarrassed to eat more.
Gu Huaiwei felt a little confused after being glared at by him, so he picked up another steamed bun and started eating.
Seeing that he was eating without a care in the world, Gu Huaiyuan looked away, silently took another steamed bun and placed it in front of Mu Zhou, and continued eating as well.
Mu Zhou hesitated for a moment, but still couldn't resist eating the steamed bun again.
She really wasn't full.
In particular, she wasn't idle today either.
After Gu Huaiwei left, Mu Zhou and Gu Huaiyuan silently cleaned up the dishes.
After stealing glances at Gu Huaiyuan several times, Mu Zhou reluctantly approached him.
"Second Brother Gu, isn't it embarrassing that I ate too much? I'll eat less in the future."
Gu Huaiyuan paused for a moment, wiped the water out of the bowl, and spoke calmly:
"What's shameful about eating?"
Mu Zhou secretly pouted:
“When I was at home, my parents always said I ate too much.”
She started talking about the past.
“But I do a lot of work, so they turn a blind eye. Even though they grumble and complain, they still let me eat. Anyway, I’m thick-skinned, so I don’t care what they say. As long as I’m full, that’s fine.”
But it's different in the city.
Women in the city eat very little.
Moreover, she discovered that there was really no work for her to do in the city.
This afternoon, her neighbor, Sister Yan, came to chat with her.
Seeing that she was eating two large bowls of noodles by herself, and adding a lot of vegetables, she kept saying that she was eating too much and that her husband would dislike her.
In fact, Mu Zhou knew that Sister Yan didn't have any bad intentions. She also came from the countryside and had lived in the family compound for several years, so she had seen a lot.
She was afraid that Mu Zhou would be disgusted by eating so much and that the man would send him back.
She also gave a few examples, such as how some wives who came to accompany their husbands to the army were sent back home after they started indulging in "luxury" every day.
Sister Yan said to her earnestly:
"Nothing in the countryside is as good as the north city. Just bear with it and stay here to enjoy your life."
Mu Zhou thought Sister Yan's words made sense, so he decided to start eating less today.
To her surprise, after Gu Huaiyuan handed her a steamed bun, she couldn't resist eating it.
She felt somewhat defeated at that moment.
Gu Huaiyuan listened to her silently, his hands still washing the dishes, but after hearing what she said, his expression turned serious.
He turned to look at Mu Zhou:
"Don't listen to this kind of fallacy anymore."
It's just eating, how can that be considered "indulging in pleasure"?
Because if they eat a few more bites of rice, they'll be sent back to the countryside?
That's a problem with their moral character!
There is no such truth.
Seeing that Mu Zhou was still confused, he raised his voice:
"From now on, you must eat your fill at every meal, and you are not allowed to eat a single bite less."
Seeing that Mu Zhou only blinked, he frowned:
"Did you hear me?"
"……profound."
Mu Zhou agreed in a daze.
After thinking about it for a while, she gradually realized that Gu Huaiyuan was doing this for her own good, because he was worried that she wouldn't have enough to eat.
She immediately became cheerful and circled around him:
"Second Brother Gu, you are so good to me."
Gu Huaiyuan paused as he was packing his luggage, and snorted inwardly.
What's so great about this?
He would never be nice to her.
Then Mu Zhou said again:
"Second Brother Gu, you are the first person in my life to tell me to eat properly and have enough to eat."
"..."
Did he say that?
Gu Huaiyuan took out several pieces of clothing and looked at her seriously:
"Don't get any funny ideas. Just stay put and don't cause trouble. I can make sure you have enough to eat for the rest of your life."
Mu Zhou's eyes lit up:
"Second Brother Gu is going to take care of me for the rest of my life?!"
"..."
Veins bulged on Gu Huaiyuan's forehead.
Why does she always manage to misinterpret his meaning?
They always only listen to half of what they're told.
He gritted his teeth, ignored her, and walked straight to his room with his clothes in his arms.
She didn't follow.
Turning his head, he saw her opening his other bag, preparing to help him pack his things.
And in that bag were his personal clothes.
He froze for a moment, then suddenly snapped back to reality and rushed over.
Mu Zhou had just unzipped his jacket when he lunged at him and pinned him down.
"I can do it myself, you go to sleep."
They then picked each other up and carried them back to their room.
Mu Zhou watched his retreating figure and smiled with pursed lips.
*
Mu Zhou has been busy planting flowers lately.
The season is perfect for planting sunflowers, so she specially bought seeds and fertilizer and watered them thoroughly.
We're just waiting for it to sprout, blossom, and bear fruit.
After finishing all that, she had some free time again.
After changing her clothes, she went to the farmers' market in a nearby village.
A few days ago, Gu Huaiyuan brought her here to buy some fish, which are now being kept in a tank in the yard.
I didn't get to explore properly during that visit, but Mu Zhou remembered that things here were cheaper than in the grain and oil shops.
She carried a cloth bag on her back and squeezed into the crowd, looking around.
A child suddenly rushed towards them, and Mu Zhou instinctively tried to dodge, but almost fell over himself.
Suddenly, a hand reached out from behind and firmly supported her.
After Mu Zhou stopped, she realized that the boy behind her looked familiar.
The boy was surprised when he saw her face clearly, but then his face lit up with joy:
"Comrade, is that you?!"
He almost stammered:
"It's me. I drew a sketch of you on the train."
Mu Zhou suddenly remembered.
The boy was Lu Qingzhi, the college student she met on the train.
*
On the way back to the compound, Mu Zhou and Lu Qingzhi chatted and laughed, and seemed to have become much more familiar with each other.
It turns out that Lu Qingzhi's older sister is a military doctor and her brother-in-law is a soldier; they also live in the compound.
Lu Qingzhi would occasionally come over to tutor her nephew who was in elementary school.
Because of this relationship, Mu Zhou relaxed her vigilance towards him considerably.
Lu Qingzhi was clearly a very cultured person. He spoke very pleasantly and didn't nitpick over words, making him very easy to get along with.
Hearing him talk about his plans to stay at the university as an art teacher after graduation, Mu Zhou was filled with envy.
"That's great, I also want to find a job that can support me."
She has now realized that the city and the countryside are different, and she cannot realize her value by farming.
In the city, you need to work to earn money and have enough to eat.
But she has no education or background, so finding a job isn't easy for her.