Siheyuan: Traveling through Cai Quanwu, pretending to be Uncle Shazhu

Hearing Guan Jiaqi's somewhat fierce tone, Cai Quanwu was filled with mixed emotions. Some past memories flooded his mind, and his eyes involuntarily reddened slightly.

In my memory, she is the second woman who did not look down on me and showed me care and concern.

The first one would definitely be my own mother.

My mother from a past life.

How do you say that?

A mother doesn't dislike her son for being ugly.

What I remember most vividly is that when I was a child, nail clippers were not common in the countryside. When my mother found that my toenails had grown long at night, she would simply bite them short and smooth them down with her mouth right under the covers.

It's not that we're so poor we don't even have scissors at home.

The main problem is that nobody keeps scissors by their bedside, and it's unsafe to use scissors at night in the dark.

Of course, Cai Quanwu must have had a girlfriend in his past life.

However, those girlfriends will only care about how much money you make, they won't care about your well-being.

What does it have to do with her?

As for my original memories, I don't feel anything. After all, in those chaotic times of war, who would remember these things?

"what happened?"

Just as Cai Quan was reminiscing about the past, Guan Jiaqi's voice came to his ears, pulling him back to reality.

"nothing."

Snapping out of his reverie and back to reality, Cai Quanwu immediately gave Guan Jiaqi a perfunctory reply.

"No, you're lying to me, something's definitely wrong."

"Look, your eyes are all red."

Guan Jiaqi wasn't stupid; she wasn't so easily fooled and continued to press for answers.

This question left Cai Quanwu momentarily speechless.

I can't exactly say I'm a time traveler; I'm just recalling some things from my past life.

Having no other choice, Cai Quanwu could only vaguely reply, "It's really nothing, I was just thinking about some bad things from the past."

Upon hearing this, Guan Jiaqi seemed to remember something, and gently patted Cai Quanwu's hand from under the covers, offering words of comfort:

"Life was really tough before. There was always war or natural disasters, especially the Kuomintang and the Japanese invaders. People were living in misery."

"I don't even know how many of our neighbors are gone."

"But things are slowly getting better now, so let bygones be bygones."

"We don't want to think about those upsetting things."

Cai Quanwu naturally didn't refute Guan Jiaqi's assumptions; in fact, he was happy to see it happen, saving him the trouble of making up reasons himself. So, he took the opportunity to agree, nodding and saying, "Mhm, I don't want to think about it anymore."

Not wanting to dwell on the topic, Cai Quanwu, in an attempt to divert Guan Jiaqi's attention, immediately pulled his hand out of the covers, grabbed his handbag, placed it in front of him, and took out the things he had brought for Guan Jiaqi.

The first thing they took out was an oil paper package.

"Honey, these are steamed buns I just bought this morning. Eat them while they're hot after you brush your teeth and wash your face."

As Cai Quanwu spoke, he handed the oil paper package to Guan Jiaqi.

Seeing Cai Quanwu's proud expression, Guan Jiaqi had no choice but to take the oil paper package from under the covers.

Just as Guan Jiaqi took the oil paper package into her hands, Cai Quanwu took out two canning jars from his bag and placed them in front of Guan Jiaqi, saying, "This is milk powder. It's cold, so drink it in the morning and evening to supplement your nutrition. It's good for your health."

Because the milk powder cans were so advanced, Cai Quanwu would pre-package the milk powder in canning jars in his rented room before taking it out.

"Hey, I haven't finished my last drink yet, why are you taking it again?"

Guan Jiaqi looked at the two canned food jars in front of her, somewhat helplessly, and sighed as she answered.

It's not that Guan Jiaqi doesn't want a good life.

While others in the dormitory were lucky to have enough to eat, she not only ate meat almost constantly, but also drank milk powder every few days, which was quite eye-catching.

If she really did what her man said, drinking a cup every morning and evening, other people would definitely be envious.

This is not a good thing.

"You haven't finished your drink from last time?"

Upon hearing this, Cai Quanwu looked up at Guan Jiaqi and asked in confusion.

How is it possible that they haven't even finished a can of milk powder in such a long time?

At home, He Yushui and Xiao Wu each drank several bottles.

"Yes, there's still more than half left."

Meeting her man's questioning gaze, Guan Jiaqi nodded, then leaned close to Cai Quanwu's ear and whispered an explanation:

"The dormitory is not as convenient as home."

“I only drink here occasionally, explaining that you went to great lengths to get it for me.”

"Otherwise, I'm afraid others will be envious."

"Take these two bottles back with you."

After Guan Jiaqi explained it this way, Cai Quanwu understood.

What was the rest of the sentence?

It seems like he's both afraid his brother is suffering and afraid his brother is driving a Land Rover.

Conversely, it could also be said that one is both afraid of one's sisters suffering and afraid of one's sisters being too happy.

Sister, you can live a little better than me, but not too much better.

This statement still applies in this day and age.

Every family's life is different.

It's fine if your family lives better than mine, but not too much better.

We eat wild vegetables every meal, while you eat meat every meal. Who can stand that?

Besides, it's fine if you eat it in private; we can't see it, so out of sight, out of mind.

It's inevitable that people will be envious of you eating so openly in front of everyone.

You never know, someone might report you somewhere.

For a moment, Cai Quanwu began to reflect on his own actions.

This is because life has been too comfortable, coupled with the influence of ingrained ideas, leading to a lack of vigilance.

He becomes very wary when he looks at his wife.

Cai Quanwu thought to himself that he should learn this from his wife in the future.

"understood."

After reflecting for a while, Cai Quanwu said nothing more, picked up the two canned food jars and put them back in his bag, then took out a lunchbox from them.

"It's braised beef in here, is that okay?"

After taking out the lunchbox, Cai Quanwu whispered something in Guan Jiaqi's ear.

"It doesn't matter much. It's sold in the city, and families with some savings can afford to eat it occasionally."

"Baby formula is such an eye-catching product. It's not only expensive, but it's also something you can't buy even if you have the money."

When Guan Jiajia heard Cai Quanwu say that the lunchbox contained braised beef, she didn't let him take it back, and even explained the reason to him.

"That's good."

Upon hearing this, Cai Quanwu breathed a sigh of relief and handed the lunchbox to Guan Jiaqi, who readily accepted it.

Seeing Guan Jiaqi take the lunchbox, Cai Quanwu tidied up his bag and put it aside again.

Actually, Cai Quanwu had a bottle of Lao Gan Ma beef sauce in his bag that he hadn't taken out.

Anyway, my job will change soon, so there's no rush.

"Oh, right, honey, hurry up and brush your teeth and wash your face before the steamed buns get cold."

After putting away his bag, Cai Quanwu urged Guan Jiaqi to brush her teeth and wash her face quickly, as the weather was cold and the buns would cool down quickly.

After urging him on, Cai Quanwu then said mysteriously, "Wife, I have some good news for you later."

"What good news?"

Originally, Guan Jiaqi was about to get up to brush her teeth and wash her face when she heard Cai Quanwu's urging, but Cai Quanwu's words piqued her curiosity.

"I'll tell you later, go brush your teeth and wash your face first." Cai Quanwu did not satisfy Guan Jiaqi's curiosity and urged her to brush her teeth and wash her face again.

“Tell me first,” Guan Jiaqi stated her condition.

“No.” Cai Quanwu did not agree and decisively shook his head in refusal.

"Ok."

Seeing that Cai Quanwu refused so decisively, Guan Jiaqi had no choice but to get up, put her things on the communal table in the dormitory, and pick up her things to brush her teeth and wash her face.

As soon as Guan Jiaqi finished picking up her things and started to leave, Cai Quanwu immediately got up and followed her out.

"No need to follow me, I'm not a child anymore."

Guan Jiaqi thought Cai Quanwu wanted to follow her, so she turned to look at Cai Quanwu and said.

"Wife, you're flattering yourself. I'm not planning to go with you. I'm just going out for a smoke."

Cai Quanwu met Guan Jiaqi's gaze and said in a joking tone.

To everyone's surprise, Guan Jiaqi looked at Cai Quanwu as if he were an idiot, completely bewildered.

"Are you stupid? Why would you go outside to smoke? It's so cold outside. Can't you smoke inside?"