Chapter 225：

After Qin Lingling returned home safely, Sun Min left.

Opening the door and looking at the warm little home, Qin Lingling always feels that today's home has become different, and it is more warm and pleasing than before.

Although she is not an exquisite person, but under the conditions, she still tries to live as exquisite and comfortable as possible. In addition, her father-in-law Li's aesthetics is also quite good. Both father-in-law and daughter-in-law have the same vision, so this family is in two places. It is warm and natural under human dress.

Of course, all of this was a bit strange to Gu Zheng, a straight man. He always felt that there was an indescribable weirdness at home, but he didn't say anything in order to respect Qin Lingling's aesthetics. Gradually, now I am used to enjoying these strangeness, and slowly discovering the beauty of home.

After walking all the way, Qin Lingling was lying on the sofa tired and paralyzed, and she couldn't help sighing, "So tired..."

Probably the nerves were tense all day today. Afterwards, she was pregnant again, and Qin Lingling was sleepy instead.

She closed her eyes and fell asleep directly.

When she woke up, she was personally awakened by Gu Zheng.

When Gu Zheng opened the door, he saw his daughter-in-law's shoes beside the door, and knew that the man had returned.

When he pulled the key and opened the door, he saw a man lying on the sofa, his wife, sleeping soundly.

Gu Zheng's footsteps were lightened immediately, for fear of awakening people.

Uncle Li hasn't come back, so there are only husband and wife in the house for the time being.

Gu Zheng was smiling while she was asleep, and didn't know what kind of dream it was, so he walked over and took a closer look.

In the end, he couldn't hold back and kissed his wife's mouth directly.

Unexpectedly, this kiss awakened people.

Qin Lingling opened her confused eyes and could only vaguely see the person in front of her.

She didn't see it very clearly, but the breath made her feel familiar, so she shouted subconsciously, "Azheng, are you back?"

"Um."

Gu Zheng knew that she hadn't woken up yet, after all, her eyes hadn't opened yet, and her eyes were dimly sleepy.

But when she heard her yelling his name while she was not awake, he just felt relieved all over.

Unable to scrape her nose with his hand, Gu Zheng approached with a smile and asked, "Why come back so early today? Didn't you say that there are too many classes today?"

Qin Lingling nodded, but did not say why.

She rubbed her eyes and looked at the sky outside the window, her voice just waking up was a bit hoarse and lazy, "How many points?"

Gu Zheng glanced at his wrist, "It's almost six o'clock."

Qin Lingling was surprised, "So soon?"

"Well, have you slept for a long time?"

Qin Lingling nodded and got up with Gu Zheng's help, "I have been asleep for almost four hours."

She remembered that when she was checking the time, it was about two o'clock, but she didn't expect to fall asleep to six o'clock in one sleep.

She usually takes a nap, but she has never slept for such a long time, usually about half an hour, and it will only be an hour at home. These four hours are very long.

Gu Zheng didn't expect her to sleep for so long. Hearing this at first, he quickly asked: "Are you feeling well? Why did you sleep for so long?"

Qin Lingling shook her head, "No, just tired and sleepy, and then fell asleep."

Seeing her look okay, Gu Zheng was more relieved, but he still helped people up carefully.

Seeing that Uncle Li hadn't come back, he said, "Dad is going to be busy today. I haven't bought groceries yet. I'll go shopping later."

"Yeah." Qin Lingling rubbed her face to make herself sober.

Watching Gu Zheng preparing to take the vegetable basket and walk away, Qin Lingling stood up again and took Gu Zheng's hand, "Then I will go together too! I wake up when I sleep."

"okay."

Qin Lingling didn't buy any food, and immediately went to bed after seeing the doctor with Sun Min. The day was basically spent in sleep.

Moreover, she has a big secret hidden in her heart, and she hasn't told Gu Zheng yet.

When the couple came to the vegetable market, Qin Lingling selected the food they needed in front, and Gu Zheng took the food and paid for it behind her. This is how the couple always get along.

The auntie at the vegetable market already knows them, and when she sees this handsome and loving young couple, they smile a lot, and she always gives them green onions.

When passing by the fish stall, the familiar fish stall owner hurriedly shouted to the young couple, “Don’t you buy a fish and go back to eat? Today’s fish was caught in the morning, but it’s fresh.”

Gu Zheng saw that the fish was jumping around in the basin, and it was another fish that Qin Lingling liked to eat. Before that, she said that she would buy it next time she saw it.

But he just wanted to ask Qin Lingling to buy one, but the other party covered his nose and said, "No, no, we won't eat fish today."

The daughter-in-law said she would not eat, Gu Zheng could only thank the aunt at the fish stall, and went on to other vegetable stalls with her daughter-in-law.

Only after leaving the fish stall, Gu Zheng couldn't help but curiously asked: "I remember you liked crucian carp before. You said that crucian fish egg soup is delicious, why not?"

The crucian carp at that fish stall is the freshest and the most delicious. Because it is delicious, there are many people who buy it. Sometimes it is later that you may not be able to buy good crucian carp, so every time I want to eat crucian fish egg soup, it turns out When the crucian carp was sold out, Qin Lingling would be depressed that he could not buy the crucian carp. Today there are so many crucian carp, which are still very fresh, but the other party doesn't want it anymore.

Qin Lingling waved her hand, "Forget it, let's eat something else today, I don't want to eat crucian carp anymore."

Speaking of which, she is really good with that bite of crucian fish and egg soup.

She usually eats less fish and is also picky about fish. Although the current age is different from that of the future generations, many people can’t eat enough and have no chance to be picky, but the overall life of their family is pretty good, so she inherited the original. Picky, picky about fish, crucian carp egg soup is a good one she thinks, and she will make it for Gu Zheng and his son at ordinary times.

But now she is different, probably because she vomited a few times at school in the morning, knowing the psychological effects of her pregnancy, and now she can smell the fishy smell, but she can still smell it before, and she has also eaten other seafood. Aquatic products.

In her eyes, it is her most important task that the child is well now, and she must not let the child happen, refuse the fishy, ​​and reject everything that is harmful to the child.

When the meat bones were bought, the couple went home.

Uncle Li has already returned home, and seeing the couple come back together carrying a basket, the old man smiles even more.

"Lingling is back?"

Qin Lingling nodded, "Yeah."

Immediately afterwards, Uncle Li complained to Gu Zheng again: "Zhengzi, why are you so embarrassed to let Lingling go shopping with you after the hard get off work, and you will bring it back when you come back from work."

Gu Zheng was humbly taught, but Qin Lingling was reluctant to let her man be scolded by her father-in-law, and quickly said, "Dad, I came back early today. What? So I went with him. You know, he is a big man who doesn't bargain to buy vegetables. People say as much as he wants. Am I afraid that he will spend the money?"

This wave of Qin Lingling's guarding husband has won Gu Zheng's heart and father-in-law's heart.

However, he felt happy, and Uncle Li said on his face: "It doesn't take you to do everything yourself. Zhengzi should let him do more work when he is idle. It is fine for men to do more work. Such a strong and tall body is not just a caregiver. Is it your own daughter-in-law?"

"Yes, yes, Dad, you are right. I will let him pay attention next time." Qin Lingling responded and looked at Gu Zheng, "Did you hear what Dad said?"

Gu Zheng nodded, "Well, I heard it."

Because there is a happy event today, Qin Lingling is happier than anyone else.

But the same is true of Uncle Li, because he bought two handicrafts in one go in the shop today, and the price is not low.

Although every product is his painstaking effort, these things are not uncopyable in his heart, so he is willing to spend his pains to sculpt them in exchange for income.

Of course, there are some exquisite works with special meanings that he is reluctant to bear. These are all furnishings and will not be sold.

When it comes to making money, Uncle Li has a lot to say. After the couple came back, they began to talk endlessly.

Uncle Li did this mainly to show the couple that although his elders are a bit older, they can still make money. Although not much, they can be considered as sharing the burden for the family.

Qin Lingling and Gu Zheng didn't want Uncle Li's income to support the family, but they were so happy every time he sold a product, and they were also happy for his elderly.

"Then dad, you have to work harder and sell more. From now on, Ah Zheng and I will rely on you." Qin Lingling said.

When Uncle Li heard this, he nodded happily, "Okay, okay, I will definitely work hard."

Although he knew that the young couple was not serious, Uncle Li took their words to heart.

It feels really good to have a family and share the burden for the family. Not only does he feel not tired, he also feels very happy.

Seeing her father-in-law’s smile on her face, Qin Lingling thought that she still had a big happy event to tell them, she didn’t hold back and said first: "Dad, then you will break the meeting first, and I will cook with Ah Zheng. I am happy after dinner. I want to tell you about the matter."

"What's the matter?" Uncle Li immediately became interested. "What's the happy thing, can't you tell me now?"

Even Gu Zheng was curious: "Yeah, can't you tell us now?"

Qin Lingling thought that she hadn't figured out the wording yet, and said hurriedly: "I'll tell you later, cook first, cook, and A Zheng will help."

The father and son were at a loss, but Qin Lingling wouldn't say it anymore, so they could only wait.

After entering the kitchen, Qin Lingling commanded Gu Zheng, "I will be a strategist for today's food, and you will be in charge, Comrade Gu Zheng, okay?"

Gu Zheng nodded, "There is no reason to disagree, just let me do it, but I'm not as good as you, I hope it won't be too unpleasant."

"No, you are so good, you can learn everything."

In fact, Gu Zheng usually does not cook less. When Qin Lingling is busy, or when he wakes up early in the morning, he always prepares food.

Although he is not like Qin Lingling who has been cooking for many years, he is willing to learn, and he can quickly master the method, and the cooking tastes good.

So, it was Qin Lingling who cooked the food at first, and finally became Qin Lingling's command on the side. Gu Zheng was in charge of the work, preparing one by one according to the dishes Qin Lingling had to do. Qin Lingling stood behind him, looking at his slightly lowered head cooking.

Qin Lingling thinks this kitchen is very good, but one thing is not good is that there is no range hood in the house. Although the oil and salt brought by the cooking are brought out by the large windows, they still accumulate a lot in the house.

In the past, she didn’t think there was any problem with the oil fume. After all, compared to the dim small kitchen in Xiaogu Village, this kitchen was much better, and there was gas available, which was convenient, and it was even zero in the later 1990s. In the zero years, many people in the countryside had too many homes.

But since knowing that she was pregnant, she felt that she was dying all over her body when she smelled the oil fume.

She knew that this must be psychologically disturbing, but no matter how she endured it, the nose, throat and even the lungs felt uncomfortable.

She quickly covered her nose and went out, but she was still choked by the oil fume.

After coughing quickly, Qin Lingling coughed up tears directly.

Gu Zheng, who was cooking, heard the sound and quickly put down the spatula in his hand, and hurriedly came out and asked, "What's the matter?"

"Cough cough cough... it's okay, it's okay, I just got choked, you can continue cooking!"

Seeing that she was choking with tears, Gu Zheng glanced at the kitchen again, which was no different from usual.

About the food in Gu Zheng's pot, Gu Zheng didn't think about it carefully, and said, "Then you can just wait outside, and I just need to be busy inside."

"it is good."

In fact, without Qin Lingling watching in the kitchen, Gu Zheng can come here alone. It’s just that the couple usually go to work and go to school. Now they are different from later generations. There is no phone, no cell phone, let alone video. Only in the evening after each of them were busy, sometimes Qin Lingling was busy at school, or the shop stumbled on something, or Gu Zheng was busy, and they had less time to get along with each other.

It was Uncle Li who watched Qin Lingling run out, and said with concern: "What's the matter, is there a lot of oily smoke and choking?"

Qin Lingling nodded, "Well, shouldn't it?"

In fact, Qin Lingling wanted to break out and say that she was pregnant, but Gu Zheng was still cooking in it. She wanted to tell them when she was going to eat, so that she would be more solemn.

Of course, now she is also feeling uncomfortable and can only endure it.

Gu Zheng made three dishes and one soup, one sweet and sour pork ribs, one bone white radish soup, one tomato scrambled eggs, and one garlic stir-fried beans.

These three dishes and one soup are not very good meals in their family. Now the living conditions have improved. For their family, these dishes are quite ordinary, but for many ordinary people, they are considered rich. It’s a good meal, even for later generations, it’s a good condition to eat this kind of food every day. After all, in the poorer families in the mountainous areas, they eat very simple meals. When she was studying, she even heard that some classmates bought pork every half a month. Of course, she herself was an orphan, and she didn't live well in the orphanage.

In such a comparison, what they eat now is very rich.

"Quickly eat, quickly eat!" Uncle Li helped bring out the meal, only to see Qin Lingling sitting still without moving his chopsticks.

Since Uncle Li joined their small family, every time they eat, the three of them have to wait for the whole family to be neat and tidy. Then they move chopsticks together, all to respect each other.

After Uncle Li sat down, Qin Lingling took the chopsticks.

The meals are all made by Gu Zheng. It is rare that Qin Lingling is in charge of Gu Zheng at home. Qin Lingling gave a thumbs up after eating, "It's delicious."

Being praised by his wife, Gu Zheng smiled, "Eat more if you like."

Uncle Li also hurriedly said: "Yeah, eat more, this ribs, this meat all eat more, you see you have lost weight recently."

As Uncle Li said, he also complained that Gu Zheng bought meat instead of fatty meat, but only bought these bone-in meat.

Although these ribs are part of the meat, and the price is cheaper than ordinary meat, but because there is too little meat, Uncle Li is a person who has come from poverty, so I always feel that I buy bones for soup and spare ribs with steamed garlic black. Tempeh is a very wasteful thing. After all, the bones cannot be gnawed. Compared with the fat and oily meat, these boned meats seem so useless.

After being told, Gu Zheng could only respond well, saying that he would pay attention next time. As for the instigator Qin Lingling sitting next to him, he didn't say a word.

In fact, these bones and ribs are all Qin Lingling wants to buy.

In the eyes of others, ribs are not meaty, they are all cartilage, but they are the most delicious part.

As for those big pig bones, pig bones, for her, although they don’t have meat, they are nutritious. As long as the soup is slowly boiled over a small fire, the nutrients in there are all permeated, which is better than eating fatty meat. a lot of.

Now their family is not the kind of family that hasn't seen meat and fish for a few months, but can still be extravagant and eat more refined meat.

Of course, how could she tell Uncle Li these words? As for Gu Zheng, he wouldn't betray his wife, he just should do whatever the old man said.

When Uncle Li talked a lot, Gu Zheng directly put the pork ribs into Uncle Li's bowl, "Dad, let's eat, this is more meaty."

It's hard to say that Uncle Li was caused by Gu Zheng's actions.

Looking at the daughter-in-law next door, Uncle Li actually knew what was going on in his heart? This must be the daughter-in-law's idea, she must be to save money, and she is reluctant to buy the expensive fat.

He loves the money and this meat for the children, and always wants them to eat better.

Thinking of this, Uncle Li said, "Now the business of my shop is getting better and better. Those apprentices are also making money for Lingling jewelry. The income is still acceptable. If you are short of money, tell me that we can’t owe a debt. Lost myself."

When the couple heard this, they knew that Uncle Li had misunderstood what they meant.

Qin Lingling smiled and said: "Dad, don't worry, we have money, next time I ask Gu Zheng to buy fat meat back, let's make stewed meat, what do you think?"

Seeing that Qin Lingling said so, Uncle Li was more relieved.

Seeing him like this, the couple couldn't laugh or cry. The moment they raised their heads, the two of them had a sharp heart, looked directly at each other, and finally laughed silently.

After the meal, only bare plates were left.

The family has always upheld the behavior of not wasting food, so the food is eaten bare, with only a few pig bones left.

After eating and drinking enough, Qin Lingling felt sleepy again. But she still got up and planned to clean up together.

But Uncle Li directly stopped, "Lingling, sit down, I'll clean up, I'll clean up, you kid, you have to be busy with everything, don't tire your learning body!"

Now the whole country pays attention to education. Everyone is proud of being a scholar, and is honored to be admitted to a university as a glorious ancestor. Qin Lingling is admitted to such a good university. Uncle Li was once a teacher. I can’t wait to confess her and let her study hard. .

Uncle Li often said, "Study well, only then can you have a good life and a culture."

Uncle Li rushed to clean up, and Qin Lingling was not good to help anymore. There were few dishes and chopsticks. There were not many people, and it was not troublesome to clean up.

Not only Qin Lingling, but even Gu Zheng and Uncle Li did not ask him to help, saying that they were buying vegetables and cooking, and he came to wash the dishes. It was very fair.

Uncle Li took the job of washing the dishes, and Gu Zheng went to make tea, but Qin Lingling herself was sitting on the sofa, preparing to prepare a happy event to be said.

It was originally something that was easy to say, but Qin Lingling became a little nervous this time, it was all her own nervousness.

Gu Zheng took the tea back, and saw that she was sitting in distress, her expression okay, and curiously asked, "What's wrong? I'm not feeling well?"

"No no."

"By the way, just now you said you have something happy to tell us, what is it?"

Gu Zheng felt that the happy thing was probably the state of the shop, or the honor that Qin Lingling School had won, or only two things that could make his wife happy. In this way, he didn't show much curiosity.

On the contrary, Qin Lingling, who was questioned by him, was nervous and out of place.

When Uncle Li came out, Qin Lingling's tension reached a new height.

She clutched the trousers on her thighs, looked at her man and then at Uncle Li.

The father and son were a little confused by her.

Uncle Li asked: "What's wrong? Didn't you say something happy before eating? Can you say it now?"

Qin Lingling nodded, "It can."

The father and son took a sip of tea. Although they were a little curious, they were more calm.

Seeing the two of them being so calm, Qin Lingling was not calm, and asked, "Aren't you curious?"

Gu Zheng nodded, "Curious."

Uncle Li: "Curious, isn't this waiting for you? We can't guess if you don't tell, but if you say happy things, then it must be a good thing."

Seeing how overly calm the father and son are, Qin Lingling secretly said, if she later tells her about pregnancy, they probably won't be able to calm down, right?

"Let's talk!" Uncle Li curiously said, he was a little anxious, but thinking about it, he couldn't be anxious.

Gu Zheng looked at her calmly.

In this way, Qin Lingling herself became nervous.

She didn't have to think about it, glanced at the father and son, and said, "In fact, this happy event is..."

"Knocking..."

Before Qin Lingling finished speaking, the door of the room was knocked suddenly.

Upon hearing a knock on the door, Uncle Li quickly motioned to Gu Zheng to open the door.

In this way, Qin Lingling swallowed what she was about to say.