see you in spring

Chapter 62 I'm not happy
Jia Lie woke up at 05:30 the next morning.

She barely slept last night, and she was always worried that Holly would be like last time, and she couldn't sleep well.She slept like this all night, then woke up and went to sleep, tossing back and forth until after five o'clock, and couldn't fall back to sleep.

Listening to the slight breathing of the little winter melon next to her, she reached out and touched the child's forehead, and then her own forehead. Everything was normal, and she felt relieved.

Since the quarantine, the first thing she does when she opens her eyes every day is to take her temperature.After giving the thermometer to Dongqing alone, she used her hand to measure the child's temperature. She did not doubt the results of her test at all. After all, the child came out of her body. No one in the world could understand her child's temperature more accurately than she did. Changes in body temperature.

She glanced at the time, wondering if Dongqing would wake up now.She stood up quietly, opened the door and went to the bathroom. When she came back, she found a light under the door of Dongqing's room.

She couldn't hold it back and shouted softly through the door: "Holly, are you awake?"

At this time, Dongqing was sitting by the bed taking his temperature. He didn't know if it was because the fever had gone down. The past few days had made him extremely tired. He finally had a solid sleep last night.But the window in the room was open after all, and even with two quilts covering him, the cold wind still woke him up.

He heard movement in the living room just now and knew that Jia Lie was up.He also quickly stood up and quickly picked up the thermometer beside the bed to measure the temperature.

Jia Lie outside the door waited for a few seconds, but no one answered, so anxious, he patted on the door: "Holly, how are you doing? Say something."

As soon as he finished speaking, the door suddenly opened. Dongqing, who had a stubble on his face and lost a lot of weight, stood at the door with a thermometer in his hand and an excited expression.

Jia Lie was startled and took a step back unconsciously.

Dongqing was stung by her action, but she was relieved immediately. After all, there were children at home, so she should be more careful.

He handed the thermometer to her with an excited look: "I'm fine, I'm not infected, I'm really fine."

The stunned Jia Lie had actually imagined this scene countless times in the past few days. She imagined that after hearing him say it was okay, she would be so excited that the whole room would scream, she would be so happy that she would pull him to dance, and even open the door. He opened the window and shouted outside to tell everyone in the community that they were okay.

But when it came to this moment, she was so stunned that she couldn't say anything.I just stretched out my hand timidly and slowly touched his forehead. Sure enough, it was no longer hot.

Seeing a big tear rolling down from her eyes, he stepped forward, held her in his arms, and patted her back distressedly: "It's okay, it's okay, it's all over."

She hugged him tightly and started to cry. As she cried, she said: "I read reports that the new coronavirus is very contagious. Our family has been locked in the house for almost a week. If you are really infected, we and I will My daughter should also have symptoms. My good relationship with my daughter proves that you had a normal fever before, and I know that you will not be infected."

It was rare for Jia Lie to lose control like this. The inexperienced Dongqing hugged her emotionally and was a little at a loss: "Okay, okay, it's okay. The child will see your dirty look with runny nose and tears." , it’s time to laugh at you.”

Jia Lie rolled his eyes at him angrily: "Can you comfort people? You act like a normal person. Do you know how worried I am these days?"

"Thank you for your hard work these days, I'll cook something delicious for you two today." He really couldn't coax people with his words, he could only express it with actions.

Jia Lie sniffed, thinking that he would finally be freed from housework, and finally stopped crying: "Your daughter said she wanted to eat shredded chicken noodles and steamed eggs with minced meat in the morning."

"No problem, she'll be able to eat it when she wakes up." Dongqing immediately put on an apron and started to cook.

"Your fever has just gone away, are you really okay?"

"I slept very well last night. It's okay." Dongqing cleaned the stove skillfully, turned to Jia Lie and said, "You haven't had a good rest in the past two days. Go back and sleep for a while. The meal will be ready soon." I called you."

"If you don't sleep, I'll just watch you here." After these days, she finally saw Holly standing in front of her intact, how could she be willing to go back to sleep.She wished she could just stay in the kitchen, next to him.

After Jia Lie said this, both of them were stunned for a moment.

The last time she said such disgusting words to him was when she didn't have children.

She remembered that a boy in college once told her that there is pure friendship between men and women.At that time, she sneered, because the purpose of God putting men and women together was to reproduce. If they were to make friends, wouldn't people of the same sex with the same body structure understand themselves better?So in Jia Lie's eyes, all people of the opposite sex who are pursuing pure friendship are looking for backup.

Unexpectedly, she and Dongqing had established a pure revolutionary friendship for six or seven years.At this time, Jia Lie wanted to say sorry to that classmate. It was because she had little knowledge and did not know that such a pure relationship between men and women really existed in the world.

Because of Jia Lie's words, the old couple actually felt the sweetness that only comes when they are in love.

Dongqing smiled: "Okay, then you can watch it here."

Jia Lie was a little embarrassed and coughed twice: "The kitchen is too small, I'd better go to the living room and lie down on the sofa for a while."

She walked out quickly, with the corners of her mouth raised, and looking at Dongqing's busy figure in the kitchen, her heart was filled with a simple and practical feeling.This feeling that she had ignored or even disdained before now made her feel extremely precious.

When Xiao Donggua opened her eyes, she found that her parents were sitting beside the bed, looking at her with smiles.

She rubbed her eyes: "Am I still dreaming?"

Dongqing and Jia Lie looked at each other and smiled. Dongqing touched her little face and said, "Dad has made your favorite breakfast. Get up quickly."

Little Winter Melon sat up and hugged Dongqing's neck excitedly: "Dad, it's really you. That's great. Dad, I've missed you these days."

"Daddy misses you too." Dongqing hugged the child hard, and gently rubbed the child's delicate face with her blue stubble.

Every time she tickled the winter melon like this, it made her giggle.For this moment, Dongqing took a bath, shaved and changed into clean clothes before waking her up.

She only gets this kind of treatment when she is in love.After getting married, Dongqing's image in front of her basically became that of a slovenly middle-aged man.

Now, only his daughter, Xiao Donggua, can make him pay attention to his appearance in the family.Because of this, Jia Lie felt a little uncomfortable.

A fever caused the family to miss the New Year's Eve dinner and the New Year's Day.Dongqing's isolation time was only four days, but Jia Lie felt as if four years had passed.Fortunately, there was no danger, and the family of three was finally able to sit down and have a reunion dinner together on the second day of the Lunar New Year.

This year there were no Spring Festival couplets posted and no firecrackers set off.

Dongqing cooked three dishes. This year was too lonely. He originally wanted to cook more, but after all, the fever had just subsided and his physical strength was a little weak. He could only quickly stir-fry a few dishes, and then invited his wife and daughter to eat together. .

Fortunately, after the fever subsided, he had a good appetite.Jia Lie and his daughter had not eaten anything good these past few days, and their eyes lit up when they saw these three delicious home-cooked dishes.

Jia Lie secretly took out a red envelope from his pocket and handed it to Dongqing from under the table, indicating that he would give it to his daughter.

Holly understood, took it, and handed it to her daughter with a smile: "Little Winter Melon, this is the New Year's red envelope from your parents. Although it is a day late, good things are never too late. We hope you will grow up quickly. Every day in the future, All are healthy and happy.”

The little winter melon had its mouth full of oil and was speechless. She could only say vaguely: "Thank you, Mom and Dad."

"Eat slowly. Your dad thinks I haven't cooked for you in the past two days." Jia Lie took a paper towel and wiped Xiao Donggua's mouth.

"You did it, but it didn't taste good."

"Okay, then you can cook it yourself. If I say it doesn't taste good, I'm too lazy to cook it for you."

Dongqing put an omelette for each of her wife and children: "Don't argue, I will do it from now on."

Little Winter Melon cheered, but Jia Lie's hand holding the vegetables paused, and Dongqing saw it.

After dinner, Dongqing accompanied her children to do their homework, while Jia Lie was a little absent-minded on the sofa.

There are not many ingredients in the refrigerator at home. She just used her mobile phone to browse the local fresh food online store and found that the prices have increased significantly.

The price of eggplant, green pepper, and cabbage, which are usually extremely cheap, has increased several times, and the slightly more aristocratic organic vegetables are even selling for the price of meat.Not to mention the meat, the tenderloin that we usually eat is sold at the price of high-quality ribs.It doesn’t matter if it’s expensive, many fresh vegetables, fruits and meats have to be snatched up, otherwise you wouldn’t be able to buy them if you have the money.

Looking at the price, Jia Liexin said that if it continued like this, she might even lose her freedom.

She picked a few of the cheapest vegetarian dishes. Adults don't need to eat meat, but children are still growing and cannot live without protein and fat.She gritted her teeth and grabbed a small piece of tenderloin and placed her order. When she checked out, she found that the price was close to 200 yuan.

Jia Lie thought the system had made a mistake, so he calculated it again and found that one-third was the delivery fee.Nowadays, no one dares to go out at will, and delivery has become a high-risk occupation. It is natural that high risks and high incomes are required.

After making the payment, the bank sent her a text message to remind her of changes in her account balance.She glanced at the numbers above and thought of the mortgage payment for the new house and the old man's nursing care expenses. She suddenly felt extremely stressed and her expression darkened.

Dongqing turned her head and found Jia Lie sitting on the sofa, feeling depressed.He could probably guess what she was thinking. He hesitated for a few seconds and said, "I sent out several resumes last night, but I think those resumes are not good enough. If you have time, can you help me see if there are any?" What can be changed?”

Jia Lie was stunned for a moment, his eyes shining: "You...are you really willing to go out and find a job?"

Dongqing nodded and responded: "Since God gives me a chance to come back again, I will take advantage of it."

Jia Lie was moved to tears again by his words. In order not to let the children see, she stood up, walked quickly to the toilet, closed the door, and wiped away the tears that rolled down.

She didn't know why he suddenly thought about it. Was it because this quarantine and his father's illness made him suddenly realize the responsibility on his shoulders?If this is the case, it is a blessing in disguise.

As long as he is willing to reintegrate into society, for her, all the suffering she has suffered will be worth it.

Contrary to Jia Lie's happiness, Xiao Donggua said dissatisfied: "If you go out to work like my mother, will you not come back until I fall asleep at night like her?"

Dongqing pinched her nose: "Don't worry, dad said he would cook for you, so he will definitely go home early."

Jia Lie's heart is mixed, it's a good thing that Dongqing wants to go out to work, but the timing doesn't seem ideal now.The range of options he could originally choose from was not large, and the epidemic is expected to reduce job opportunities after the year. With his current qualifications, he still doesn’t know if he can find a job that suits him.

Little Winter Melon tilted her head: "Mom also said she would go home early to be with me, but she never did it once."

Jia Lie was speechless.

Holly nodded her nose: "Dad is not mother, Dad will do what he says."

"Daddy is the best."

Looking at the backs of father and daughter talking and laughing, Jia Lie felt relieved again.They have survived the quarantine, are they still worried about not being able to find a job?It all depends on people. She believes that as long as Dongqing is willing to take the initiative and start from a low place, with his ability, he will definitely have a chance.

(End of this chapter)