see you in spring

Chapter 147

Those who work in sales are more or less aware of people’s words and emotions.

Liu Quantao's first meal after returning home from the hospital ended with disappointment in his mother and brother, gratitude to his two sons, and flattery to his wife Sun Yan.

This time when he came back, although Sun Yan was not very active, her lack of enthusiasm was different from the disgusting avoidance of her mother and brother.He thought he knew Sun Yan well, and he felt that even if his own mother and brother disliked him, Sun Yan would not have disliked him, otherwise he would not have allowed his two sons to get close to him.

In Liu Quantao's heart, he already had a default "theorem": even if everyone ignored him, Sun Yan could not ignore him.Otherwise, she would never have abandoned him and married him, a poor country boy.

And the reason why she was cold to him, he thought, was probably because of the trivial matters between the mother-in-law and the mother-in-law at home.Before returning home, Liu Quantao sensed that something was wrong with Sun Yan. He must have been his mother who made Sun Yan angry again.Although he said he asked his mother to apologize to her, in fact it was impossible for him to ask his mother to apologize to Sun Yan, because even if he asked his mother to apologize, her mother would not listen to him.So he could only come over and make up for it.

After eating, he took the initiative to help Sun Yan clear the dishes for the first time.

Liu Quantao originally wanted to stop him, but then he thought that if Liu Quantao didn't clean up the dishes with Sun Yan, he would definitely have a chat with her.As a result, she swallowed the words that came to her lips.

The old woman sat on the sofa and angrily pushed her younger son, who was also sitting on the sofa with his legs crossed: "Your brother has just been discharged from the hospital and doesn't know how to help."

Liu Quanhai didn't even move his butt, and said back to the old woman: "I'm playing with Tiantian and Lele here. Mom, please go help them if you have nothing to do."

The old woman was so angry that she pinched her youngest son, and Liu Quanhai screamed in pain.

Sun Yan and Liu Quantao in the kitchen looked over at the same time.

Liu Quanhai could only force a smile and explain: "It's okay, it's okay, I was just playing around with Tiantian."

Tiantian looked at him strangely: "Uncle, what do you want to play with me?"

Liu Quanhai lowered his voice and said to the child impatiently: "It's nothing. I will take the car and go over there to play."

The old woman was sitting on the sofa, watching her eldest son smiling at Sun Yan in the kitchen, feeling panicked.

It's not that she doesn't want to be close to her eldest son, but she heard from her younger son two days ago that even if the new crown is cured, the possibility of recovery is very high.

Although he is his biological son, this disease is a huge threat to the elderly. Just because the eldest son can survive it does not mean that she can also survive it.So she didn't dare to take this risk. She would rather keep a distance from her eldest son than dare to approach him rashly.It will take at least ten days and a half before the eldest son's body temperature has changed much.

Liu Quanhai on the other end had the same idea.Although he is his biological brother, he is still in his 20s and has not even gotten married. If he gets infected, he will probably be looked at with colored glasses for the rest of his life. Which good girl would be willing to be with him?
If it weren't for the fact that he had nowhere to go, he wouldn't want to stay at this home.

At this time, Liu Quantao in the kitchen put the bowl into the sink and rolled up his sleeves to wash the dishes.Sun Yan saw that he didn't even know how to wear plastic gloves or adjust the water to solar-powered warm water. His hands were red from the cold water.

She sighed in her heart and said calmly: "I'll do it."

Liu Quantao looked at Sun Yan, who was wearing an apron, and then at the cooking table that was splashed everywhere with water. He looked apologetic and said, "Okay, I'll watch from the side. I'll do it next time."

Sun Yan didn't say anything, turned on the hot water, and started washing the dishes skillfully.

Liu Quantao was beside him and said, "You are so clean."

Sun Yan didn't speak.

"Did you not sleep well last night?" Liu Quantao carefully observed the subtle expressions on her face.There was also her tired face and dark circles under her eyes. Considering that the two children in the family were eating, drinking, and eating, plus the family's meals and housework were all burdened on her, she was probably very tired.

"What do you think?" Sun Yan asked him.

"You have been very busy during this time at home. Thank you for your hard work. I am back now, and I will help you in the future." After Liu Quantao finished speaking, he rubbed his hands: "This bowl is washed, right? I'll put it away." It’s in the closet.”

"Wait, the bowl can't be placed directly, the water must be wiped off first." Sun Yan stopped him.

"Wipe the water?" Liu Quantao was stunned for a moment. He thought that every time he took out a bowl without water stains from the cupboard, the water evaporated and dried by itself. He didn't expect that he had to wipe it dry separately.

Seeing the confused look on his face, Sun Yan was too lazy to talk nonsense to him and said expressionlessly: "The kitchen is too small, you should go out first."

"I turned sideways, it's enough for two people." Liu Quantao shamelessly refused to go out, thinking that he could resolve the conflict between mother-in-law and daughter-in-law in Sun Yan's mind so that the family would be comfortable.

When Sun Yan saw that he wouldn't leave, she wiped her hands and said, "Then wipe the bowl yourself and put it in the cabinet."

Seeing Sun Yan turn around and go out, Liu Quantao opened his mouth and said "Hey" twice, looked at the rag and bowl in his hand, and could only start wiping.He thought to himself how much trouble his mother had caused him this time.

When going to bed at night, the old woman asked Tiantian and Lele to go over and sleep with her, but the two children finally saw their father coming back and were still fighting to sleep with him.

The house is a small apartment with three bedrooms and one living room. The old woman lives in a slightly larger guest bedroom with bunk beds and a single bed.Brother-in-law Liu Quanhai lives in a small study room that was converted into a small guest bedroom, which can only accommodate a small table and a sofa bed.

Sun Yan usually sleeps with her two sons in a master bedroom, and when Liu Quantao returns from a business trip, the two children have to sleep with grandma.But tonight, the two children will sleep with their parents.

"Ignorant thing, your mother hasn't seen your father for a long time. Let your mother and your father sleep alone tonight." The old woman yelled at the two grandchildren in displeasure.

"But we haven't seen dad for a long time, why don't we let him sleep with dad?" The younger son wishes he could hang on to his dad every day.

"You coward!" the old woman scolded angrily.

Ever since Sun Yan said she wanted to divorce Liu Quantao, the old lady didn't believe that an unemployed housewife would dare to divorce her at first.But then she heard her youngest son tell her that Sun Yan seemed to be secretly looking for a job, and the old woman panicked. If this bun's daughter-in-law really left, and Liu Quantao remarried that powerful guy, then where would she be in the future? Have a good time?

So she didn't quarrel with Sun Yan these days, and now she took the initiative to match up, just wanting Sun Yan to be a cow and a horse in their Liu family for the rest of her life.

Unexpectedly, Sun Yan ignored them at all, and said directly to her two sons: "Where did you sleep last night, you should sleep tonight. Hurry up, wash your face and brush your teeth, and go back to your room to sleep."

Although the bed in the master bedroom is larger than the beds in the other two rooms, it is definitely not big enough to sleep four people.When Sun Yan said this, she obviously didn't want Liu Quantao to go back to his room to sleep.

Seeing that Sun Yan was being shameless, the old woman was about to get angry again, but Liu Quantao quickly stopped her: "Mom, I have discussed it with Yanzi. I just came back, so I'd better keep some distance from you first and wait until my body temperature stabilizes in a few days. I’ll just sleep on the sofa these days.”

Liu Quantao didn't want the relationship between mother-in-law and daughter-in-law to deteriorate further, and seeing that Sun Yan had no intention of calling him back to his room to sleep, he had no choice but to find a way out for himself.

The two children were carried back to the room by Sun Yan. Liu Quantao looked at the closed door and was about to turn around and ask his mother what happened at home recently. Unexpectedly, his mother and his brother also returned to the room in a hurry.

Liu Quantao sighed, thinking forget it, he couldn't find out the truth even if he asked.

He lay on the sofa and watched TV for a while. When he was in the hospital, he had a special schedule from taking medicine to sleeping. In the hospital, he also met many patients who were infected like him.They cheer each other up and encourage each other every day there.

At that time, his biggest wish was to return home safely, sit on the sofa and watch TV, eat sunflower seeds and chat with his family again, and experience the simple and extremely pyrotechnic warmth.

But now he can finally sit on the couch he's dreamed of again, but his family doesn't sit with him anymore, let alone chat.

He was silently dazed for a while. He raised his eyes and looked at the three closed doors at home, feeling really uncomfortable.

After sitting for a while, he suddenly stood up and walked towards Sun Yan's door.

As soon as Sun Yan coaxed the two children to sleep, she heard the sound of the door lock turning.

She frowned and turned around to see Liu Quantao's pitiful face peeking out of the door.

"...are the children asleep?" Liu Quantao lowered his voice.He wanted to go in, but was afraid that Sun Yan would not want to, so he could only stand awkwardly at the door.

"Is something wrong?" Sun Yan asked angrily.She regretted not locking the door just now.

"I...I'll come in and get the quilt." Liu Quantao said.

Only then did Sun Yan remember that she hadn't taken out the quilt for him just now. She turned around and walked towards the large closet, using her feet to reach the quilts on the top of the cabinet.

Seeing the opportunity, Liu Quantao trotted over: "It's too high, I'll do it."

Sun Yan could only ask him to take off the quilt, then turned around and pulled out a blue quilt cover from the next layer.

"Isn't this the quilt cover I gave you? It's a pity that I used such a high-end material. Let's keep it for you and your child."

Sun Yan looked at this blue, matte Egyptian cotton quilt cover. If he hadn't reminded her, she would have almost forgotten how much she cherished this four-piece set.But now, she pulled it out casually.This is probably because there is no greater sorrow than the death of one's heart.

"You buy something for what it is used for, and it's the same for everyone." She said calmly.

Her words were understood by Liu Quantao as: She was willing to let him use the things she cherished, so she still cherished him.

With this thought, Liu Quantao refused to refuse.

The two of them cooperated silently at the end of the bed, tucking the quilt into the quilt cover.

After she became a full-time housewife, Liu Quantao never had to do this kind of housework again.

At this time, he was clumsily following Sun Yan to get the cup, which reminded her of that time.

Back then, in order to give her this four-piece Egyptian cotton suit on her birthday, he worked countless extra shifts on weekends. He didn't eat vegetables for half a year, and he only ate mustard and white rice.Even the heating was not turned on in winter, just to save more than 1000 yuan in heating bills. In the end, my hands and feet got frostbite from the cold.

Because of this, she was rarely willing to use this quilt cover.Now that she thinks about those things and how he was with other women, she just feels that this world is too magical.

Now she couldn't have a direct showdown with him, she was waiting, she was enduring.Waiting for the final answer to the job she was interviewing for.As soon as she starts working, it won't be long before she gets back on her feet.

(End of this chapter)