Chapter 16: Cleaning
Su Shihua is in trouble. The reason why he asked Gu Yulan to help him come up with an idea was originally to clear up her previous misunderstanding of him, and at the same time to make himself have a plan about what to buy. I didn't expect Gu Yulan to come up with an idea, but she had to help clean up the house - promise, no, although it is common for colleagues to help each other, but he and Gu Yulan are not familiar with each other after all, and there is even a suspicion of blackmailing Ensuo; If you don't agree, it's not proper, from Master Gu's point of view, nine times out of ten, he will think that he can't trust her.
was groaning and couldn't make a decision, only to hear Gu Yulan whisper: "Dr. Su, you ...... Don't be embarrassed. It's my presumptuousness, and I shouldn't have ...... Don't ......"
In order to prevent Gu Yulan from having a new misunderstanding, Su Shihua had already made a decision, so he asked, "Master Gu, ...... tomorrow Are you really okay at home? ”
Gu Yulan said: "No. ”
Su Shihua said, "Okay, then clean up the house...... I'll bother you. ”
Gu Yulan said, "Dr. Su, thank you! I'm sure I'll be able to clean up the house. ”
Su Shihua smiled and said, "Master Gu, you said the opposite, it was you who helped me, and I have to thank you." ”
The two agreed that the place to meet tomorrow morning would be Su's house, and the time of meeting would be 8 o'clock.
Gu Yulan saw that the house had been renovated, and there were a lot of places to wipe it, and Dr. Su was only one person, and his hand was injured again, so she thought of and decided to come to help clean up the house.
The reason why Su Shihua agreed to Gu Yulan's help was that in addition to being afraid that she would have another misunderstanding, there were two other reasons: first, he saw how Gu Yulan worked every day, and he was relieved that she came to clean up the house; The second is that he has already thought about it, and when he has the opportunity, he will return Gu Yulan's visit to him along with the favors that cleaned up the house.
Gu Yulan left the Su family at half past five. Seeing that the injuries on Su Shihua's hands were healed, and she was given the opportunity to help clean up the house, she felt a lot more relieved.
Su Shihua felt that his mouth was a little dry, so after Gu Yulan left, he came to the kitchen to quench his thirst with the fruit she sent. However, when he took the tote bag containing the fruit on the stove, he found a roll of money on the back of the tote bag. Su Shihua picked up the money, unfolded it, and counted it, the whole 300 yuan.
He thought: "The money must have been left by Master Gu, this person not only does his work is real, but he also seems to be a real person." Then he thought, "300 yuan is not a small amount, I have to pay it back to her tomorrow." ”
Because Su Shihua refused to ask for it, Gu Yulan took the opportunity to put the money next to the handbag when she visited just now.
There are two kinds of fruit in the tote bag: apples and mangosteen – in two plastic bags.
The apple is a red Fuji, round and big, because it means peace, Gu Yulan bought 5 catties; Although I had never eaten the magnolia in Mangosteen Valley, it was the most expensive in the fruit store, so I also bought 5 catties - these two things combined cost more than 130 yuan.
Su Shihua also ate mangosteen for the first time. The white flesh, sweet juice, and unique fragrance made him like it at once, so he ate 6 in a row.
When Gu Yulan arrived home, it was almost half past six, and as soon as she entered the outhouse, Hongli came out of the inner room and said with a crying voice: "Mom, why did you come back!" ”
Gu Yulan said: "You didn't go out today, did you?" ”
Hongli said: "I went out, but I was already back." ”
Gu Yulan asked, "Is the stove prosperous?" ”
Hongli said: "What is Wang! I've quoted them twice, and I'm always bad. ”
Gu Yulan entered the house, took off her down jacket, opened the lid of the stove and looked at it, and said, "There is more coal, and it is too late." ”
Hongli said, "Mom, I've got enough of this broken stove." In the future, if you are not at home, even if you freeze to death, I will not have any more fire. ”
Gu Yulan said: "Net is stupid. Where can you do it without a fire? Just put a little more heart into it and get it a few more times. ”
Hongli was angry and aggrieved, and said, "Mom, you said it lightly, but I ...... You see, every time you make a fire, you have to blacken your hands. ”
Gu Yulan looked at her daughter's hand stretched out in front of her eyes and said, "Don't be afraid if your hands are dark, just wash them." ”
Hongli said: "It's too troublesome to burn the stove. ”
Gu Yulan said: "Trouble...... How can a man live without trouble! You can't be afraid of trouble, you have to learn to solve trouble,"
Hongli said: "Mom, it is rumored that we are going to renovate the old house, and I don't know when it will be developed?" ”
Gu Yulan said: "It may be soon." ”
Hongli said: "Mom, you always give me a relief pill." If you want me to see it, waiting for us to develop a new house here will be the year of the monkey. ”
Gu Yulan said: "The Year of the Monkey is the Year of the Monkey, don't worry, we have a house to live in anyway." ”
Hongli said, "Mom, what kind of house is this!" ”
Gu Yulan said: "What house? If it weren't for your grandma, I'm afraid we wouldn't even be able to live in such a house! ”
Gu Yulan was talking to her daughter while busy cooking. It was almost 9 o'clock when the mother and daughter lay down that night.
Before going to bed, Gu Yulan said, "I have something to do tomorrow, I have to go out." Get up early, lest I go on my front foot, and then the furnace goes out again. ”
Hongli asked, "Mom, what time are you?" ”
Gu Yulan said: "7 o'clock." ”
Hongli said: "It's not a break, why are you going out so early?" ”
Gu Yulan said, "Help with some work." ”
Hongli asked, "Help whom?" ”
Gu Yulan said vaguely: "Colleague." ”
Hongli said: "It must be because you can work and can work, so I think of you as soon as I have a job." Mom, can't you go if you don't go? ”
Gu Yulan said, "I have to go." ”
Hongli asked, "I don't know when I will be back?" ”
Gu Yulan said: "It may have to be at night." At noon, if you don't want to cook rice, cook noodles. ”
Hongli said: "I don't cook noodles, it's oil and vinegar, it's troublesome." I eat instant noodles and soak them in water. ”
Gu Yulan said: "It's okay." However, instant noodles are not nutritious enough, so it is best to cook them in a pot and beat two eggs in the cabinet on the ground. ”
Hongli said, "I will beat eggs." ”
Gu Yulan never told her daughter about falling from the ladder. When Hongli asked her who she was going to help just now, the reason why she didn't say that she would go to Su's house was because she was afraid that Hongli would get to the bottom of it and know that she would be worried after falling off the ladder.
The next day, although it was very cold, Gu Yulan still came to the expert downstairs 20 minutes early. She put away her bicycle first, took off her belongings, and then stood outside the door, waiting not far away.
Su Shihua was still 5 minutes away from arriving at 8 o'clock. As soon as he turned off Huiren Road, he was still quite far away and said, "Master Gu, I'm sorry, I'm late." ”
Gu Yulan said, "Dr. Su, you're not late. ”
When he got closer, Su Shihua asked, "Have you been here for a long time?" ”
Gu Yulan said: "No, I just arrived." ”
Su Shihua said: "Just look at the frost on your mask...... I'll just come a little earlier. ”
Gu Yulan said: "It's not even 8 o'clock!" You're not late, I'm early. ”
Su Shihua opened the door, and then caught the things that Gu Yulan was going to take upstairs and held them in his hands.
It turned out that Gu Yulan noticed last night that the Su family didn't have the same tools needed for cleaning. Therefore, when she came out of the house in the morning, she not only brought a broom to sweep the floor, a plastic bucket for water, a trowel to clean up stains, a blue coat worn when she was a child, and a few rags, but also bought bread when passing by the grocery store and prepared lunch.
Walking into Su's house, Gu Yulan began to get busy after changing her clothes. She was dressed the same as when she was in the unit, the only difference was that she didn't wear a mask.
Seeing that Gu Yulan was working when she entered the house, and she didn't even take a breath, Su Shihua said: "You warm up first, don't worry." ”
Gu Yulan went into the bathroom and put water in the plastic bucket, and said, "I'm not cold." Then he asked, "Dr. Sue, your hand...... It hurt again last night, right? ”
Su Shihua said: "It doesn't hurt, I guess it's almost better." ”
Seeing that the water in the plastic bucket was already half small, Gu Yulan turned off the faucet. Su Shihua said, "Master Gu, thank you for preparing me so thoughtfully. I only thought about tidying up the house, but I didn't think about the lack of tools. It must be inconvenient for you to carry this bucket on your bike. ”
The plastic bucket brought by Gu Yulan is red, 40 centimeters high, with a small bottom and a large mouth.
Gu Yulan said: "It's not inconvenient. The bucket was brought by me tied to the back shelf. ”
Su Shihua said: "Master Gu, look, what is still missing to clean up the house? If I don't need it, I'll buy it. ”
Gu Yulan said: "There is no shortage, there are all these things to use." ”
After a while, seeing that Su Shihua not only did not leave, but also gave her a hand, Gu Yulan said, "Dr. Su, I don't need you." You...... If you have something to do, go ahead and get busy. I'll be sure to lock the door when I'm done packing up and leaving. ”
Su Shihua said, "It's okay today, Master Gu, look at what I can do?" ”
Gu Yulan said: "The injury on your hand is not healed yet, and you can't work." ”
Gu Yulan first wiped the windows of each house. Whether it is window covers, window frames, window sills, or glass, wipe them clean.
Su Shihua was not idle. Although Gu Yulan stopped him several times, he still swept the floor of each room with a broom. The collected garbage was sent to the garbage bin downstairs three times. At half past eleven, when Gu Yulan finished wiping the last window and went to the bathroom to change the water, Su Shihua said: "Master Gu, it's already noon, let's rest!" ”
Gu Yulan said: "I'm not tired. ”
Su Shihua said: "After a busy morning, how can you not be tired? Not only was I tired, but I was hungry. You change into a down jacket and let's eat. ”
It took Gu Yulan a long time to understand what Su Shihua meant, and said, "Dr. Su, go ahead, I'll ...... I brought food. ”
Su Shihua seemed to believe it and said, "Really? ”
Gu Yulan said: "Really. ”
Su Shihua said: "You come to help me, why do you bring your own food?" ”
Gu Yulan said: "Bring rice...... Easy to bring with rice. ”
Su Shihua said: "Master Gu, although there is natural gas here, there is no stove. Therefore, even if you bring food, it will not be warm. Let's go to the hotel! ”
Gu Yulan said: "I bring bread, so I don't need to heat it. ”
Su Shihua said: "Master Gu, it seems that what you did in this matter is a little wrong: first, you must be hungry and tired after working all morning, but you can't eat enough bread at all; Second, you came to help me clean up the house and bring your own food, obviously looking down on me. ”
Gu Yulan hurriedly denied it, saying, "I didn't ...... Why would they look down on you? ”
Su Shihua said: "Since you don't look down on me, it's easy to do, let's go." ”
Gu Yulan said, "Dr. Su, go by yourself!" I...... I'm not used to eating in restaurants. ”
Although this is an excuse she came up with, it is also true. Su Shihua was puzzled and asked, "Not used to it?" How can you not get used to paying for a meal? ”
After persuading for a long time, Gu Yulan still refused to go, and Su Shihua knew that he couldn't force it, so he went out alone. However, before leaving, he repeatedly told Gu Yulan to tell her to rest first and not eat bread, saying that he would buy it back in a while.