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

Before dinner, Gu Zhan prepared dinner at home and went to his father-in-law and mother-in-law's house to pick them up.

Huang Guihua warmly welcomed the people in, and naturally gave them a few words of admonition before letting them go.

Liu Xiaoxi had been enthusiastically making clothes for her unborn baby these days, but after what happened this morning, she is no longer in high spirits.

Gu Zhan didn't notice it at first, until he was tired from translating the manuscript and wanted to stretch his waist. When he looked up, he saw his wife staring at the flickering light of the kerosene lamp in a daze.

"what happened?"

Gu Zhan walked over, sat next to Liu Xiaoxi, took her hand which was on the table and held it in his palm.

Liu Xiaoxi looked into Gu Zhan's eyes seriously, as if she wanted to see through the person in front of her and understand him clearly.

Gu Zhan felt sorry for her, so he put his arms around her, picked her up and placed her on his lap, and asked softly, "Wife, what are you thinking about?"

Liu Xiaoxi clutched Gu Zhan's collar tightly with one hand, struggling for a long while. Finally, she closed her eyes, like a soldier about to go to the battlefield, with a firm and clear gaze: "Gu Zhan, am I a burden to you?"

Gu Zhan had not expected that his usually gentle and lovely wife would suddenly be spoken of in this way, but he vaguely guessed that it was related to what happened at noon.

He patted Liu Xiaoxi's back gently with one hand, as if coaxing a child, and said in a low voice: "Wife, why do you think so?"

"We both know in our hearts that your future will definitely not end in Shanghe Village, but it's different for me. I was born and raised here, and I will probably spend my whole life here. And you, I think, need a wife like Li Li to accompany you all the way."

Ever since Gu Zhan's abilities became better and better day by day, Liu Xiaoxi felt secretly happy but also increasingly anxious, as if the person in front of her had made sufficient preparations, but at a certain moment when she was not paying attention, he left her.

After hearing this, Gu Zhan hugged Liu Xiaoxi's arms tightly, until Liu Xiaoxi felt Gu Zhan's strength and let out a soft cry, then Gu Zhan relaxed his grip a little.

"What are you doing?"

Liu Xiaoxi felt extremely aggrieved. She was already feeling bad today, and now that he had hurt her arm, she felt even worse.

With a "wow", Liu Xiaoxi burst into tears. The more she cried, the sadder she became, as if her tears were about to burst the dam.

Now it was Gu Zhan's turn to panic. Since his rebirth, Gu Zhan felt that everything was under his control, but now the situation suddenly got out of control.

He used his hands and sleeves to wipe away the tears from Liu Xiaoxi's face over and over again until he was tired of crying and the long-accumulated emotional outburst stopped.

Gu Zhan was also sweating all over.

"Wife, I am now answering your questions seriously. To me, you have never been a burden, nor have you ever stopped me from moving forward."

After a pause, Gu Zhan continued, "I think you should know one thing. You are my life. It is because of you that my life becomes wonderful and complete."

Gu Zhan had never said these words to Liu Xiaoxi, and even felt ashamed to say them, but saying them now made him feel relieved.

"Wife, do you want to go to college?" Gu Zhan asked.

Liu Xiaoxi looked up in confusion. "Go to university? Is that possible? But the places for workers, peasants and soldiers to study are scarce right now. Everyone is fighting tooth and nail for them. How can we get a chance?"

Gu Zhan paused.

Indeed, at this time, the only chance to go to college is to pass through layers of selection and go to the Workers, Peasants and Soldiers University.

Now that we are experiencing a surge in the number of educated youth returning to the cities, the competition for places in the Workers, Peasants and Soldiers University program is really fierce. There are even reports of deaths in some places due to a single place.

Gu Zhan smiled, hugged the person in his arms tightly, looked out the window at the darkness, and said softly: "Wife, do you believe me? Our country is gradually getting better. In a year, any educated young person will be able to pass the exam and go to university!"

Liu Xiaoxi found it incredible: "How could such a good thing happen?"

"Of course it will. The country is also making progress."

"Well, I believe you."

"Wife, you should study now. I will teach you, and we will go to college together in a year."

Hearing Gu Zhan say this, Liu Xiaoxi burst out laughing: "What nonsense are you talking about? It's possible for you to go to college, but if I go to college, I'm afraid people will laugh at me. What kind of mother goes to college? Besides, what will happen to our child then?"

"Wife, if you're willing, we can take care of the child together."

Gu Zhan's words opened the door to a new world for Liu Xiaoxi, making her begin to yearn for her future life.

"But can I learn it?"

"Don't worry, I'm here. I'm your man and I'm very powerful!"

Liu Xiaoxi naturally knew how powerful Gu Zhan was.

"Okay, then I'll stay home and study, waiting for the time you mentioned when anyone with enough knowledge can go to college."

"Wife, this is a secret."

Liu Xiaoxi nodded in understanding: "I know, I won't tell anyone."

In the following period, because Gu Zhan did not have to go to work, his translation speed increased several times. It took only ten days to complete the translation of the manuscript.

This time when Gu Zhan went to the city, he did not bring Liu Xiaoxi with him. One reason was that Liu Xiaoxi's belly was already big, and it was very tiring for her to ride back and forth in the bumpy car. In addition, he might have other things to do when he went there, and he would need to find other ways to make money. By then, he might not be able to take care of Liu Xiaoxi.

So, Gu Zhan specially asked Huang Guihua to stay at home and take care of his wife for a few days, while he took the manuscript and went to the city alone.

With the previous experience, Gu Zhan arrived in the city smoothly without wasting much time.

The staff at the same guesthouse had already recognized him. When he checked in, the lady in charge of registration asked enthusiastically, "Young man, you're here again. Why didn't you bring your wife this time?"

Gu Zhan took the key and replied to his elder sister with a smile: "My wife is pregnant and has a heavy body. She can't stand the fatigue of traveling."

The eldest sister nodded in understanding and looked at Gu Zhan's back. She felt that this young man looked more and more calm each time.