jdhmnovel Chapter 145 Gatekeeper 3
Chapter 145 Gatekeeper 3
Yi Zhonghai walked into the gate of the courtyard and had a brief conversation with Qin Huairu before leaving. He was thinking about his aunt at home, so he hurried back home.
As soon as he entered the room, Yi Zhonghai saw an old lady sitting at the table, with her eyes closed and her brows furrowed, drinking the black Chinese medicine with difficulty. The bitter smell filled the air, making people frown.
Yi Zhonghai walked over with a distressed look on his face, quickly took out a hard candy from the drawer, carefully peeled off the candy wrapper, and then gently put the candy into the aunt's mouth.
The bitter taste of the Chinese medicine almost made the woman vomit, but suddenly the sweetness in her mouth came like a spring, diluting the bitterness. She slowly opened her eyes and saw Yi Zhonghai in front of her, and a happy smile immediately appeared on her face.
"Are you back? The meal is ready. I'll bring it up right away." The aunt said as she got up and walked towards the kitchen.
Yi Zhonghai reached out and gently held her hand, saying softly: "You sit down and rest, I'll serve the meal, it's not tiring." His voice was full of concern and consideration.
The aunt looked at Yi Zhonghai's back, her eyes filled with tears of emotion. Over the years, except for the first few years after their marriage, Yi Zhonghai had not taken such good care of her for a long time.
Behind her tearful eyes were memories, as if she had returned to the sweet days of her honeymoon.
She gently stroked her belly, with a glimmer of anticipation in her eyes. She murmured to herself, "You better work hard and get pregnant soon. Whether I can enjoy my old age in peace in the second half of my life depends on you." Her voice was full of tenderness, as if the fetus in her belly could understand her heart.
At this moment, Yi Zhonghai came in with food. With a smile on his face, he put the food on the table and sat next to the aunt.
The old lady quickly adjusted her mood and spoke softly to Yi Zhonghai about the recent changes in her body.
"Zhong Hai, I've been feeling much better lately, and my menstrual periods have returned to normal." There was joy in the voice of an old lady.
Yi Zhonghai was also excited when he heard this. He calculated the time silently in his mind and thought that within a few years, Auntie's body might be fully recovered.
Thinking of this, Yi Zhonghai's face showed an even brighter smile, as if he had already seen his future family of three.
The atmosphere of the meal gradually became warmer and warmer. Yi Zhonghai's eyes were full of concern. He would pick up a piece of food for the aunt from time to time and ask softly: "How does it taste? Is it to your taste?" His voice revealed a hint of doting.
The aunt responded with a smile, her face full of happiness: "It's delicious, everything you pick for me is delicious." Her words were full of sweetness, as if she was a shy little girl.
Yi Zhonghai felt pleasing to the eye when he saw the old face of the aunt. He gently held the aunt's hand, with tenderness in his eyes.
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After bidding farewell to Deputy Director Li and Director Wang, He Yuzhu hurried back to the courtyard. At this time, it was already late at night, and the moon was above the treetops, casting a silvery light.
He stood in front of the gate of the courtyard, looking at the tightly closed vermilion door. He raised his hand slightly, and the knock on the door sounded particularly clear in the quiet night.
"Who is it?" Yan Bugui's slightly vigilant voice came from inside, with a hint of doubt in his voice.
"Uncle, it's me, He Yuzhu." He Yuzhu responded loudly, with a hint of smile and kindness in his voice.
Hearing He Yuzhu's voice, Yan Bugui quickly stood up, walked quickly to the door, and slowly opened it. He stuck his head out and looked at He Yuzhu standing outside the door, with a hint of surprise on his face.
"Shazhu, you're finally back!" Yan Bugui said with a smile, with a hint of utilitarianism in his tone, "I, your uncle, was afraid that you would come back late and no one would open the door, so I have been waiting at the door."
He Yuzhu heard the hidden meaning in Yan Bugui's words and secretly sighed in his heart, you are indeed Yan Bugui. He took out a brand new 1-cent coin from his pocket, handed it to Yan Bugui, and said with a smile: "Thank you, uncle. Please keep this 1 cent. I will trouble you more in the future."
Yan Bugui looked at the money in his hand, and a trace of embarrassment flashed across his face. He hesitated for a moment, then muttered, "How can I accept this? I can't accept it. I can't accept it."
However, his hand reached out involuntarily and took the money handed over by He Yuzhu. He quickly put the money into his pocket, with a smug smile on his face, as if he was secretly happy about his cleverness.
He Yuzhu looked at Yan Bugui's actions, uttered a soft "huh", and a smile appeared on the corner of his mouth. He understood Yan Bugui's thoughts, but did not point it out. He just said: "Third Uncle, this is what you deserve. Otherwise, I would be embarrassed to ask you to hold the door for me in the future."
Yan Bugui was delighted when he heard what He Yuzhu said. He smiled and assured He Yuzhu, "Don't worry, as long as your uncle is here, I will make sure you can enter the courtyard." He patted his chest and looked quite proud.
He Yuzhu thanked Yan Bugui again with a sincere smile on his face. He turned and walked towards home with a brisk and firm step.
When he looked up, he saw the lights in the courtyard were dim, and the lights of his own house seemed particularly warm in the night. At that moment, his heart was filled with warmth, and a sense of happiness of returning home arose spontaneously.
He quickened his pace, walked to the door, and knocked gently. Liu Xiuxiu was sitting at the table in the house, holding a book in her hand, quietly waiting for He Yuzhu's return. When she heard the knock on the door, she quickly put down the book, with an expectant expression on her face, and asked softly, "Is it Brother Yuzhu?"
He Yuzhu's voice then rang out: "It's me, Xiuxiu." There was a hint of fatigue in his voice, but more of the joy of returning home.
When Liu Xiuxiu heard He Yuzhu's voice, she immediately stood up and walked to the door. She opened the door, looked at He Yuzhu who looked a little tired, and asked with concern: "Brother Yuzhu, you must be tired, come in quickly."
He Yuzhu walked into the house, closed the door gently, and then took Liu Xiuxiu inside. He asked with concern: "Xiuxiu, are you tired? Why don't you take a rest first?"
Liu Xiuxiu gently shook her head and explained with a smile: "I couldn't sleep, so I wanted to read a book. I just read for a while and you came back."
After hearing Liu Xiuxiu's explanation, He Yuzhu gently reached out his hand and touched Liu Xiuxiu's head lightly, his eyes full of pity.
He continued to ask: "What did you eat tonight? Are you full? Do you want me to make you something else?"
Liu Xiuxiu looked up at He Yuzhu's expression with some doubt, and found that his expression was very serious and he was not joking. So, she replied softly: "Didn't you ask Fatty to get me lunch? Look, isn't that your lunch box?" As she said that, she pointed to the cleaned lunch box on the table.
He Yuzhu looked in the direction of Liu Xiuxiu's finger and saw a familiar lunch box on the table. He carefully looked at the scratches on the lunch box and confirmed that it was indeed his lunch box.
He suddenly realized what was going on. So he said to Liu Xiuxiu, "The fat guy must have paid for the meal himself. I will give him the money tomorrow."
Liu Xiuxiu nodded gently and did not continue the topic. He Yuzhu also felt a little tired. He helped Liu Xiuxiu back to the house and let her rest first. Then, he turned and went to the bathroom and started to wash and prepare to rest.