She was ready. When she saw Zhou Qing Bai standing at the door, she can keep up her stance.
Even if this one-meter-eight-five-year-old man's aura couldn't be underestimated.
She voiced out: "How come you come back at this time. Quickly come in, this weather is freezing to death. Go into my room and stay there. Kang at this side hasn't been heated."
Zhou Qing Bai just darted a glance at her, and then came in. There was a big bag behind him.
Lin Qing He got him to stay in her room and went to the kitchen to smash ginger. When the fire started in the stove, she boiled him a bowl of intense ginger soup.
Inside the room, Zhou Qing Bai watched his three sons who were sleeping soundly. His three sons were obviously taken care of very well, especially San Wa. So round and chubby. Clean too. Da Wa and Er Wa was the same.
Completely different to what he saw when he came back last year.
If he met them on the road outside, he may not be able to recognize them, even if Da Wa looked like him.
What was more unexpected, was that she could cook ginger soup for him.
Seeing the three sons who were taken care of very well, and listening to the sound from the kitchen, Zhou Qing Bai's cold brows finally softened thirty percent.
Soon, Lin Qing He finished cooking the ginger soup and brought it in. She urged, "Quickly drink it while it's hot."
After saying this, she went out again. When she re-entered, the ginger soup had been drunk by Zhou Qing Bai.
Lin Qing He came in with a foot basin. Looking at Zhou Qing Bai, who was sitting on the kang, she said: "What are you sitting there for? Quickly take off your shoes and soak your feet to fight the chill? Don't think because you are young and strong, you can be headstrong. That's how the root cause of the illness is gained. In such heavy snow, you can actually come back carrying the snow."
Although she was nagging, Zhou Qing Bai wasn't bothered at all. When she was nagging, she looked very pleasing.
Zhou Qing Bai didn't act shy. He took off his shoes and socks and started to soak in his feet.
After a large bowl of ginger soup, he was almost better and sweated a little. As this was her good intention, he wouldn't refuse it.
Soaking his feet, Zhou Qing Bai, who became warm all over, dropped his gaze on Lin Qing He.
Even though he didn't say anything, he still made Lin Qing He a little uncomfortable. Her brain lit up, and asked, "Are you hungry? There are ready-made dumplings and buns at home. What do you want to eat?"
Honestly, Zhou Qing Bai was hungry after walking all this way. If she had to make it from scratch, then forget it. However, if there were ready-made ones at home, he would readily accept.
"Bring some of each over." Zhou Qing Bai answered.
"Then wait a bit," Lin Qing He stated and turned around.
Watching her figure that busied away from the moment he came back, somehow, Zhou Qing Bai's initially uneasy heart calmed down.
In fact, he was a little worried before coming back, because he knew very well what she had always wanted to be an official wife. Otherwise, she wouldn't have married him, who stay outside and could not take care of his family all year round.
But now he can't complete her dreams, how could she agree? He reckoned that she would quarrel with him once she knew the truth.
But now it seems that there may be a chance of not arguing.
Lin Qing He estimated that his appetite should not be pretty big. After all, his size was so big, and he was trained all year-round. He will definitely eat a lot.
So she steamed four white buns and boiled a large bowl of dumplings in shrimp soup.
Then brought it in together. Zhou Qing Bai had wiped the plate. Judging by his expression, it seemed that he still wasn't full.
Lin Qing He: "..."
Such a big size made her a little flustered. Is the food at home enough for him to eat?
"It's pretty late. Go brush your teeth and sleep." Lin Qing He tidied up the bowl and chopsticks. She didn't plan to wash them. Leave it for tomorrow.
"Ok." Zhou Qing Bai nodded.
Lin Qinghe poured some hot water from the thermos for him. Mixed with the cold water, it was just right, and then she called him to brush his teeth.
Zhou Qing Bai silently went to brush his teeth. He knew that she always loved being clean, but he never noticed that cleaning teeth were a must at night.
Because Kang next door wasn't heated, Lin Qing He did not intend to abuse the patient. If she remembered correctly, he still had injuries. Although it wasn't life-endangering, it still needed to be nurtured for a while.
So she let him sleep on the Kang at side tonight.
The Kang was pretty big. The three children slept in the middle, while she slept on the inner side. He can sleep on the outer side. She'll be separated from him by the three children. Although she felt self-conscious, she was still his wife. But like this, it was fine.
"This quilt is good." Zhou Qing Bai commented when he saw the seven-jin quilt.
"That goes without saying! I wasted a lot of money to buy it back." Lin Qing He responded as she raised her eyebrows.
But for this weather, this seven-jin quilt wasn't enough. There was a four-jin quilt covering on the top. It was a total of two, and a new mattress underneath, which was also very warm.
It can be said that it was very warm. They don't need to be afraid of freezing at all.
Zhou Qing Bai, who traveled for a day, was indeed tired. So he got on the Kang and with his wife and children, he fell asleep.
He never expected to be so comfortable when he returned tonight.
Welcomed with ginger soup, ginger foot bath, big white buns, and shrimp skin dumpling soup. His whole body warmed up.
He thought about finding a time tomorrow to tell her about his retirement. What kind of scene it be tomorrow, can be left for tomorrow.
He didn't want to ponder so much tonight.
Shortly after Zhou Qing Bai laid down, he drifted to sleep. The bed was too warm and too comfortable, and his wife and children were there, so he slept more deeply.
As was anticipated, Lin Qing He had insomnia.
Although she told Zhou Qing Bai to sleep on the kang, as his wife and having three children in the middle, she still wasn't able to adapt in the end.
Zhou Qing Bai was obviously tired. Not long after lying down, she could feel that he was asleep, and slept really deeply.
Lin Qing He didn't know when she fell asleep. In short, she slept in the next day.
It was almost eight o'clock when she woke up.
As for the children, none were there. Lin Qing He panicked for a while, and then remembered that Zhou Qing Bai was back.
What's more, Zhou Qing Bai, Mother Zhou, and Da Wa could be heard from the outside.
Lin Qing He was at ease then. She tidied up, and then she got off the Kang. It was pretty late at this time.
Even in the winter. She didn't know if the three children had eaten or not.
She assumed that after sleeping so late and Mother Zhou was her, she would get despised. Unexpectedly, she received a gaze of approval from Mother Zhou.
"Last night was hard on Fourth's wife," commented Mother Zhou.
With this, Lin Qing He understood. Zhou Qing Bai had told her about the things she got up to take care of last night. She responded, "It wasn't much. Have you eaten yet, Mother?"
"I had," Mother Zhou answered: "You should quickly go eat."