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

Chapter 202 Guilt

"When did you come back? How come I didn't know?" Liu Xiaoxi asked in surprise.

Upon hearing this, Gu Zhan burst out laughing. It seemed that this silly girl was really exhausted these days and she even forgot to open the door for him.

"You opened the door yourself. What? Did you forget?"

Liu Xiaoxi patted his forehead, realizing that he had indeed opened the door in a daze before.

"I'm so tired from traveling these days." Liu Xiaoxi said softly.

Gu Zhan touched the top of Liu Xiaoxi's head and said soothingly, "You still have time to rest well these few days. You will be busy after school starts."

After sitting by the bed for a while, Liu Xiaoxi finally woke up completely. Looking at the obvious dark circles under Gu Zhan's eyes in the dim light, she remembered that Gu Zhan had been busy all the way and had not had a good rest.

In addition to taking care of her and the child, I also had to carry the luggage. After settling down, I went out to look for a house.

His body is not made of iron.

Liu Xiaoxi felt a little blocked in her heart. She had devoted a lot of energy to her daughter, or the upcoming study career, and she had indeed neglected Gu Zhan.

"I'm sorry, Gu Zhan."

Liu Xiaoxi's soft voice came from Gu Zhan's ears.

Gu Zhan leaned sideways in his chair, his body tired and his mind wandering. After hearing Liu Xiaoxi's words, he felt confused.

What on earth is this silly girl thinking about? Why is she apologizing for no reason?

"What's wrong?" Gu Zhan collected his wandering mind and asked in a hoarse voice.

"All along the way, I seemed to be enjoying your care for me, and I seemed to have forgotten to take care of you."

Gu Zhan immediately understood that this silly girl must be feeling guilty because he had just returned from going out to look for an apartment.

He sat up straight with his hands on the armrests of the chair, looked at Liu Xiaoxi sternly and said, "Wife, I am your man, and it is my duty to take care of you. It's not like you said that you should feel guilty for taking care of you. On the contrary, I think you should enjoy the process of me taking care of you. This is what a husband should do."

Liu Xiaoxi was dumbfounded. Could it be understood this way?

"But……"

Gu Zhan stood up and stood in front of Liu Xiaoxi, looking down at her: "But what?"

"But you've been working so hard these past few days!"

"Oh, I see. It turns out my wife feels sorry for me."

Liu Xiaoxi, whose heart was broken, blushed and lowered her head without saying a word.

Gu Zhan looked at his wife who only gave him the top of her head and smiled gently.

In the end, the couple didn’t eat dinner. They just woke up their daughter and let her drink milk powder before going back to sleep.

Li Kaiyue was very quick in his work. The next afternoon, he came to the guesthouse to find Gu Zhan and said that he had found a courtyard near the alley yesterday. The location and structure met Gu Zhan's requirements very well. He wanted to see if he wanted to go over and take a look.

After Gu Zhan and Liu Xiaoxi discussed it, they immediately decided that Gu Zhan would go over and take a look first.

On the way, Li Kaiyue told Gu Zhan that this yard originally belonged to the old couple. Their son died a few years ago, leaving them with only a grandson. The grandson now lives in the south with the old couple, and this yard is now empty.

When Gu Zhan heard this, he thought it would be even better if the owner was not here. He could rent the house for a long time at one time and would not have to move in the middle.

"Thank you for your trouble." Gu Zhan said.

Li Kaiyue walked beside Gu Zhan. He was about the same height as Gu Zhan, but because he was older than Gu Zhan, he looked older than Gu Zhan.

He smiled brightly, waved his hand at Gu Zhan and said, "Compared to how you take care of my parents, this little thing is really nothing. My mother's illness must have been very serious when she was in Shanghe Village, right?"

Gu Zhan smiled slightly and spoke slowly in a low voice: "It was a bit serious at the time. In fact, it can't be said that I helped the two elders. In fact, your father also helped us a lot."

My mother told me last night about what my father did in Shanghe Village. This young man really has good intentions in letting my father help in the laboratory of the cattle farm.

"In any case, I want to thank you on behalf of the two elders for taking care of them in Shanghe Village."

"It's what I should do. I just want to do my best to help those I can help." Gu Zhan said softly.

A breeze blew by, and Gu Zhan's voice instantly disappeared into the air. Li Kaiyue didn't hear clearly what he had just said.

"What did you say?"

"Nothing, your mother's high blood pressure needs some attention."

Speaking of Liu Xuehua's health, Li Kaiyue also became cautious. He nodded and said, "Yes, I know. I plan to take her to the hospital in the next few days."

"Remember, don't take your mother to the hospital where your father used to be."

"Why?" Li Kaiyue was a little puzzled. There were still some old acquaintances in the hospital where his father worked before he was sent down. They were all experienced doctors and their medical skills should be more sophisticated.

Gu Zhan just smiled and said nothing.

Li Kaiyue was also a smart man. Seeing Gu Zhan's expression, he instantly understood what was going on. He didn't ask any further questions and just whispered, "Thank you for reminding me. I understand."

Arriving at the alley that Li Kaiyue mentioned, under the guidance of the middleman, Gu Zhan and Li Kaiyue arrived at the courtyard mentioned earlier.

The yard is a square courtyard in the alley, with a main house and a side house. The doors and windows look a bit old and worn, but it is not a big problem and does not affect normal use.

Because no one had lived in the yard for some time, some weeds had grown in the cracks between the blue bricks on the ground.

The grass isn't growing yet in this season, making the whole yard look a bit run-down.

Gu Zhan frowned slightly, walked in, opened the door and looked around. Seeing that except for the fallen dust, everything else in the house was clean and tidy, his frown gradually relaxed.

The middleman originally saw Gu Zhan's frown and thought that the yard might not be rented today. He was sweating in his hands. It was not until he saw Gu Zhan's brows relax after looking inside the house that he breathed a sigh of relief.

"How is it? What do you think of this yard?"

"good."

"That's good, that's good. As long as you are satisfied, the price is negotiable. The original intention of the old couple was to have someone live in the yard and not let it become deserted." said the middleman.

"Okay, then we'll discuss the details."

Finally, because the rent was relatively low, Gu Zhan signed a four-year contract at one time. If nothing unexpected happened, they would live here for the four years they studied in Beijing.

After getting the key and coming out of the newly rented yard, Li Kaiyue said, "Whenever you two plan to clean, call me and I'll come over to help. We're not far away, so it's very convenient for us to do anything."

"In that case, thank you very much."

Originally, Gu Zhan was planning to find someone nearby to help with the cleaning, but when he thought about how they had just arrived, especially since he and Liu Xiaoxi were still students, he thought it would not be good to be too conspicuous, as it would inevitably lead to other people having other ideas.

My wife has to take care of the children and cannot leave the guesthouse. It would be better if Li Kaiyue could help.