Chapter 29 Zhou Jingchen Comes to Shen's House
Old Mrs. Shen scolded her three daughters-in-law one by one, saying that they were tired and sent them to prepare dinner.
After going out and sweating, Shen Shuyu's body was sticky, so she went to take a shower.
Shen Qiu and Gu Jiandong didn't play outside for long. They came back when it was almost time for dinner.
After making her favorite clay figurine, Shen Qiu was so happy that she held the little clay figurine in her hands to show off to her parents and brother.
Uncle Shen and Li Caixia praised her for a few words and then urged her to take a bath. "You are so old, but you are still playing in the mud. Look at you. You don't act like a girl at all. Go take a bath quickly."
Shen Shuyu had taken a bath. When Gu Jiandong approached her, he could smell the fragrance. He smelled himself and found that he smelled like mud. He took the initiative to ask for a bath.
"The bathing bucket is in your room. Go get it and fill it with water. Then carry it into the bathing room yourself."
Before Gu Jiandong went to the countryside, Shen Shuyu specially went to find a carpenter to make a barrel and two boxes.
Gu Jiandong didn't leave immediately. He walked to her desk and pointed at the soap box, "I want this fragrant soap."
He also had his own soap, but Gu Jiandong thought his own smelled bad.
It’s her own child, so she should spoil him. Shen Shuyu took out a new bar of soap from the drawer and gave it to him, “Here, use it.”
She bought this soap at the supply and marketing cooperative last month. It has a milk flavor and is very popular. She was lucky to be able to buy two bars.
Gu Jiandong took it and smelled it, confirming that it smelled the same as the soap Shen Shuyu used, then he left.
As he walked out the door, he turned his head and asked, "Aren't you going to accompany me?"
His eyes were like the dog that Shen Shuyu had raised in her previous life, clear and cute. She seemed to be his whole world, and Shen Shuyu softened her heart.
I got off the kang, moved a small stool and went to the bathroom door to accompany him.
After taking a shower, Shen Shuyu wanted him to put the dirty clothes aside and wait for his aunt to wash them later.
Gu Jiandong did not let go. He went back to the house to find some detergent, filled it with water, and carefully washed his clothes.
"My parents said that I should do my own things and not trouble others."
Shen Shuyu didn't stop him, but just sat beside him and watched him wash.
Li Caixia saw him and praised him, "Jiandong is such a hardworking child."
This child can wash his own clothes, so they don’t have to wash his clothes for him in the future. With one less piece of clothing to wash, they can feel more relaxed.
Zhang Cuicui took out the bowl and chopsticks, "It's time to eat."
Everyone sat down. Old Lady Shen looked around but didn't see Shen Xue. "Second brother, where is your daughter?"
Liu Pandi didn't know where his daughter had gone. Why didn't she come back so late? "Xue'er might be weeding in the vegetable garden. I'll give her her share."
Shen Xue, who was asked by Old Lady Shen, was currently at the educated youth site.
Ever since Zhou Jingchen said he was going back to Kyoto, Shen Xue was sad for a while.
Zhou Jingchen and Shen Xue had only met twice, so it wasn't like they had a deep relationship.
What made her sad was that the high-quality man she liked ran away.
Before leaving, Zhou Jingchen didn't leave her an address or phone number, so she couldn't even communicate with him.
She was thinking in the morning that it would be great if Zhou Jingchen could come to their Shenjiaba Brigade as an educated youth.
What she thought in the morning came true in the afternoon. She met Zhou Jingchen on her way home from work.
She was a girl, and there were many people on the street. It would be inappropriate for her to approach and talk to the educated youth.
After all, her image in the brigade has always been that of a kind-hearted, well-behaved, sensible, measured, hardworking and diligent girl.
She waited until there were no people on the road before secretly going to the educated youth camp to look for Zhou Jingchen. Zhou Jingchen was quite surprised to see her.
"Shen Xue, is your family from the Shenjiaba Brigade?"
Shen Xue nodded shyly, "Yes, my family is from the Shenjiaba Brigade, and the brigade leader is my second grandfather."
Hearing that the captain was her second grandfather, Zhou Jingchen became a little more friendly to her.
"Xue'er, we are really destined to meet each other. I didn't expect that we would meet again.
I brought you a gift when I went to the countryside as an educated youth. I was originally wondering how to find you, and now we meet.
Wait a minute, I'll go back to the house and get you a gift."
Zhou Jingchen trotted back to the dormitory, rummaged through his luggage bag, and found a towel.
His sister works in a towel factory, and towels are always included in every welfare distribution. There are several boxes of towels at home. This time when he went to the countryside, he just picked up a few towels and stuffed them into his bag.
"Xue'er, this towel was bought at Kyoto Department Store. I picked it out especially for you. Do you like it?"
Shen Xue took the towel and couldn't let it go. "I like it."
Shen Xue also used the towels from Kyoto Department Store, and they were specially picked for her by Zhou Jingchen. She must be different in his heart!
"Jingchen, have you had dinner? Why don't you come to my house for dinner?"
"This... forget it. It would be impolite of me to come to your house suddenly." Zhou Jingchen pretended to refuse.
Coming from Kyoto, they are different. They speak elegantly. "No, no, my family is very easy to talk to. You are an educated youth who went to the countryside. As fellow villagers, it is only natural for us to treat you to a meal."
"Since you said so, Xue'er, I can't refuse. Let's go."
He didn't want to eat the food that tasted like pig food at the educated youth camp. Not only did it make his throat sore, it also didn't taste good.
The two of them chatted and laughed all the way, their eyes were so sticky that they could be drawn.
When they got home, the Shen family was still having dinner. Shen Xue happily introduced them to Old Man Shen and Old Lady Shen.
"Grandma, uncle, aunt, second uncle, second aunt, mom and dad, this is Zhou Jingchen, the educated youth from Kyoto, the one I rescued from the mountain.
I saw that he had just arrived in the countryside and was not used to the food among the educated youth, so I asked him to come to my house for dinner. "
She shook the towel in her hand, "This is the towel Jingchen bought for me from Kyoto Department Store."
As the male protagonist, Zhou Jingchen looks pretty good. He is 1.85 meters tall, wears black-framed glasses, a white shirt, army green pants, and black leather shoes. At first glance, he is an educated youth from the city.
He said with a proper smile, "Grandpa Shen, Grandma Shen, Uncle, Aunt, hello, my name is Zhou Jingchen, I am very grateful to your family for their kindness,
Normally I should have prepared some gifts, but Xueer said you guys don't care about that, and since she invited me so warmly, I just went there with a thick face."
Shen Xue suddenly brought back a male educated youth, and brought him back at dinner time. No one in the Shen family smiled.
Old man Shen asked him to sit down calmly, "Oh, the man that Xue girl picked up from the mountains is you, Zhou Zhiqing, you sit down, you sit down."
Old Lady Shen poured him a glass of water, "Zhou Zhiqing, drink some water."
They had almost finished dinner, and there were only two pieces of cabbage left on the table. Shen Xue felt very embarrassed, and she was complaining in her heart that her family didn't give her face.
If it was someone Shen Shuyu brought back, the old woman would have prepared a table full of delicious food.
She whispered to Liu Pan, "Mom, go cook two dishes and a bowl of rice."