With the kitchen work settled, Gu Yunsheng stretched and felt a bit sleepy.
“There’s still time. You should lie down and rest a bit too.”
After speaking, she lay down. Perhaps the morning’s errands had worn her out because she quickly fell asleep.
Huo Chengxuan watched her sleeping. Her thick hair fell casually over her neck, making it look even fairer. He quickly looked away.
Suddenly, his mouth felt dry.
Why did he suddenly want to kiss her so badly? He couldn’t resist turning his head to look at her.
Another part of him reacted as well. Huo Chengxuan cursed himself for being useless.
It was just a glance, yet his self-control seemed to have weakened.
Then he thought, she was his wife, this reaction was probably normal.
It was just that his wife was pregnant now, and he couldn’t do anything.
Huo Chengxuan didn’t even realize when he had fallen asleep until he heard Huo’s mother’s voice outside. He got up quietly.
It was two o’clock, the hottest part of the day.
On the road, both villagers and educated youths moved sluggishly.
After doing the most exhausting work and eating bland meals, it was hard to have any energy.
Still, the villagers were slightly better off.
Chu Rongrong watched Huo Chengxuan walking ahead, her eyes full of infatuation.
Though her brother was handsome, Huo Chengxuan exuded masculine energy in every way.
It was a pity he was already married. If only he weren’t.
Wang Huijuan also noticed, but her thoughts were different from Chu Rongrong’s.
Though everyone was working, this family didn’t look like they struggled much. Especially Huo’s mother and Wan’er, yet their spirits were high, which was puzzling.
The faint aroma of meat from the kitchen was undeniable.
Before she could dwell on it, the scorekeeper came up to her.
“Wang Huijuan, what’s going on? You’ve fallen behind. Get to work!”
Wang Huijuan quickly nodded, taking up her sickle to work.
The scorekeeper looked disdainful. Fat and slow at work, don’t expect any points.
Gu Yunsheng woke up to find it was already past three o’clock.
Given the midday heat and Wang Huijuan’s behavior, she was a bit more cautious.
But at this hour, it wasn’t appropriate to do anything. The Educated Youth Point still had the brigade leader’s family living there.
The brigade leader and his children were out, but the brigade leader’s wife and daughter-in-law remained.
According to the book, only the eldest son of the brigade leader had married. He had just had children, and the daughter-in-law was at home taking care of the mother-in-law during the postpartum period.
Cooking wasn’t suitable either, so Gu Yunsheng lay on the bed and entered her space.
The market in the space had everything, except a kitchen.
Gu Yunsheng wondered why such a high-tech place couldn’t provide her with a modern kitchen.
After looking around, she remembered the small room in the house. It could be used temporarily.
Huo Chengxuan had already cleaned it yesterday.
Gu Yunsheng checked it and found it spacious enough. She suddenly remembered something and grabbed two bags to go to the brigade leader’s house.
The nets contained sponge cakes, a bag of milk powder, and a pound of brown sugar. The book mentioned that the brigade leader’s daughter-in-law had given birth to twin sons. Unfortunately, one was too small, and the milk supply was insufficient. One passed away before finishing the confinement period.
It wasn’t that the brigade leader’s family couldn’t afford milk powder, but they lacked milk powder coupons.
Others didn’t have it, but she did. Not just coupons her space had plenty of milk powder.
Knock knock.
“Who is it?”
Gu Yunsheng had just knocked when a middle-aged woman’s voice responded, and the door opened.
“Auntie, I just arrived in the countryside yesterday. I still have a lot to learn and wanted to ask you for advice. This is a small gift from me.”
Originally, the brigade leader’s wife would have refused. After all, the Huo family had already received plenty yesterday, and she was only asking a question.
But when Gu Yunsheng presented the items, she couldn’t bear to push them away.
“Auntie, don’t be polite. We’re new here. Later on, we’ll inevitably trouble you and uncle more.”
Gu Yunsheng warmly held the brigade leader’s wife’s hand, her smile and gratitude unmistakably sincere.
“Oh, girl, don’t say that. Next time, don’t mention it. These are all valuable things.”
Gu Yunsheng smiled and said,
“Auntie, no matter how valuable these are, they’re only valuable because someone needs them. I heard you had twins, and these can be useful. Whether for the babies or for you, it’s all good.”
“I’m also pregnant. My mother-in-law prepared this, but I’m far from giving birth, so it would expire if left unused.”
The brigade leader knew this was an excuse, but she smiled and said,
“Girl, don’t worry. Come to me if you need anything in the future.”
Gu Yunsheng casually mentioned wanting to move out of the Educated Youth Point and that her family could pay to build a house. She hoped for a small home to settle down.
The brigade leader’s wife listened. A small home to settle down made her think highly of Gu Yunsheng.
Since yesterday, the Huo family had said the daughter-in-law wouldn’t work, which seemed a bit pretentious to her.
Also, living in an Educated Youth Point meant interacting with many educated youths.
Most of them acted superior, seeing themselves as city folk. Few treated it as home. In a while, more educated youths would arrive, and the house already accommodated three families.
Originally, there were three rooms, but with three families arriving, everything was already divided.
If the Huo family hadn’t stayed here, it would have saved some trouble.
“Girl, there’s a house at the edge of the village. It’s a bit far from the village, near the back mountain. The back mountain isn’t very safe, so it has been vacant.”
Gu Yunsheng’s eyes lit up. This was perfect.
Huo Zhenguo and Huo Chengxuan were both soldiers, skilled enough not to fear anything.
Being near the back mountain, she could even set traps occasionally.
Though the back mountain and river belonged to the brigade at this time, minor activities wouldn’t be a problem.
The brigade leader’s wife wasn’t sure if it was okay to suggest this, but seeing Gu Yunsheng’s bright eyes, she relaxed.
“Girl, I’m not trying to trouble you. In the past two years, wild boars came down from the mountain, causing harm to some families.”
Gu Yunsheng understood and smiled.
“Auntie, don’t worry. My father-in-law and Huo Chengxuan are soldiers.”
“Oh, really!”
Gu Yunsheng nodded.
But the brigade leader hesitated, “Girl, technically you’re only allowed to live at the Educated Youth Point. There’s no reason for you to move out.”