Professor Gu's daily life in the countryside after his rebirth

Chapter 230 Interrogation

In the evening, Liu Xiaoxi walked home in the afterglow of the setting sun as usual.

When I walked to the gate, I saw that it was ajar, leaving a gap. I was wondering if Zhou Cuiping had forgotten to close the door when she entered.

She pushed the door open and walked in. She glanced in the direction of the house and saw that Zhou Cuiping had not come out with Xinxin in her arms as usual. She called out, "Auntie Zhou, are you there, Auntie Zhou?"

Zhou Cuiping, who was sitting in the house helping to take care of Xinxin, said to Gu Zhan with a smile, "Xiaoxi is back."

"Yeah!" Gu Zhan responded softly.

In fact, he noticed it when Liu Xiaoxi entered the door, but he didn't dare to go out. He was afraid that Liu Xiaoxi would be worried when he saw him like this.

As Liu Xiaoxi got closer and closer to the door, Gu Zhan's body became increasingly stiff.

Zhou Cuiping looked at Gu Zhan in confusion: "Xiao Gu, aren't you going out to pick up your wife?"

How could a young couple reunite after a long separation like this?

Zhou Cuiping stood up and pushed Gu Zhan: "Hurry out and pick up your wife."

Gu Zhan stood up stiffly, and walked out in an extremely unnatural manner.

When Liu Xiaoxi saw Gu Zhan walking out of the house, she was stunned for a moment, then realized that Gu Zhan was back.

Gu Zhan had been away for more than half a month and there was no call or news from him. The person she had been worried about for more than half a month was standing in front of her. Liu Xiaoxi felt a little dazed and stood there in a daze, her eyes gradually turning red.

In the end, it was Gu Zhan who spoke first. He slowly walked up to Liu Xiaoxi and said with an unnatural smile, "Wife, you're back?"

Liu Xiaoxi looked at the man who had become darker and thinner, and suppressed the trembling in her voice and said, "You're back? When did you come back?"

Gu Zhan turned around, glanced at the door and said, "I just came in a while ago."

Liu Xiaoxi felt a little weird looking at Gu Zhan who was not natural at all and even a little nervous in front of her. She kept a little distance and looked at Gu Zhan from head to toe.

Noticing that Gu Zhan's left arm was hanging and his right arm was bent unnaturally, she immediately became anxious and pulled Gu Zhan's hand in a crying voice and asked, "Arm...you...what's wrong with your arm?"

Gu Zhan tried to stretch his slightly bent right arm, but the stitched wound had not yet healed. The pain made him tremble slightly, and he finally gave up this only chance to cover up.

Gu Zhan smiled helplessly and said, "It's okay, don't worry, I just fell and hurt my arm, don't worry."

How could Liu Xiaoxi not be worried? She bent down and gently rolled up the sleeve of Gu Zhan's coat on his dangling right arm. Seeing the blood seeping from the white gauze wrapped around his arm had turned brown, she burst into tears with heartache: "How... how did he get hurt like this?"

Gu Zhan moved his fingers slightly, but in the end he didn't pull his hand out of Liu Xiaoxi's, letting her hold his hand. After a long while, he whispered, "It was raining, and the mountain road was slippery. I accidentally fell and got scratched by a rock."

He made a casual remark without mentioning the thrilling life-threatening situations encountered during the process.

Zhou Cuiping, holding the child, stood at the doorway, looking at the couple who had returned to normal, and whispered to herself, "That's right."

It took Liu Xiaoxi a while to recover from Gu Zhan's injury. She then asked worriedly, "I see blood seeping out of the gauze. Let's go to the hospital."

Gu Zhan said helplessly: "It's okay, I changed the gauze before getting off the train, it's nothing serious."

"It must have hurt a lot, right?"

"Yeah, it hurts." Gu Zhan said helplessly.

Seeing that Liu Xiaoxi was in a low mood, Zhou Cuiping took the child in her arms and put her in Liu Xiaoxi's arms, saying with a smile: "Xiaoxi, our child Xinxin misses her mother, come and hug her."

Little Gu Xinxin also responded to the situation very well. She called out "Mom" in a tender and soft voice, and put her arms around Liu Xiaoxi's neck, looking at Gu Zhan with her big, watery black eyes.

I still don’t understand why my father, whom I haven’t seen for a long time, didn’t hug me when I finally saw him today.

Liu Xiaoxi held the child and whispered to Gu Zhan, "Come in."

Gu Zhan breathed a sigh of relief and followed Liu Xiaoxi into the house.

However, he didn't know that after entering the house, he would face more detailed questioning from his wife. In the end, Gu Zhan had to repeatedly assure himself that the next time he went out and did anything, he would first ensure his own safety.

After a night's rest, the next morning, Liu Xiaoxi went to school, Zhou Cuiping came to look after the children as usual, and Gu Zhan went to the hospital early in the morning.

Actually he lied yesterday and didn't change the gauze before getting off the train.

At this moment, he had to change the gauze before Liu Xiaoxi came back in the afternoon, so that she wouldn't worry when she came back.

Walking on the busy street, although it was not his hometown, his wife and daughter were here, so he still felt at ease and comfortable. He walked lazily on the street, neither hurried nor slow.

After returning from the hospital, Gu Zhan took the film left over from his last photo shoot and went to the photo studio. He wanted to develop another copy of the photo of Liu Xiaoxi and his daughter. The previous photo he brought had been soaked by the rain after coming down the mountain.

"Comrade, are you here to take pictures?" It was still afternoon, and it was still the same clerk.

Gu Zhan suddenly realized something and reached into his pocket, took out a film and handed it to the clerk: "Develop the photos."

"it is good."

The familiar process was playing out before his eyes like a movie. Gu Zhan watched the clerk register him and give him a receipt. The corners of his mouth rose slightly for some reason. He took the receipt handed over by the clerk, put it in his pocket, and walked back slowly.

When she returned home at noon, Zhou Cuiping asked Gu Zhan to help look after the children while she went to the kitchen to make lunch.

After a whole night of adjustment last night, little Gu Xinxin has accepted the fact that her father cannot hold her and play with her for the time being. Now she sits obediently on the bed, playing by herself, and smiling sweetly at Gu Zhan from time to time.

Liu Xiaoxi seemed restless all day, especially in class, which seemed particularly long. She wished time would pass quickly so that she could go home quickly.

Finally, after the last class, Liu Xiaoxi ignored Zhang Jingyi calling her from behind and hurriedly jogged out of the school with her textbook. If she hurried fast, she would be able to catch the bus by jogging there.