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After getting off the oxcart, Zheng Hao told the driver to go back to Haoyunlou first, and then he turned around and went into his house.

Zheng Hao was taken aback when he pushed open the gate and saw the scene in the courtyard.

He saw his beloved Uncle Gu sitting on a recliner in the courtyard, with a boy in school uniform reclining on his lap. The young man lowered his head slightly and leaned close to the boy, gently turning an ear pick in his hand as he asked, "Does this hurt?"

With her face half-turned and resting on Gu Lin's knee, Gu An calmly said, "It doesn't hurt."

Carefully rotating the ear pick, Gu Lin occasionally took it out of Gu An's ear, but strangely, there was no dirt on the silver ear pick each time. Gu Lin leaned slightly closer to Gu An's ear, carefully examining the situation inside.

After a moment, Gu Lin still didn't notice anything amiss. He raised his hand and patted Gu An's shoulder, saying, "Get up now, everything's alright."

As soon as Gu Lin finished speaking, Gu An got up from the other's lap as instructed.

Gu Lin looked up at the other person, wanting to give a few more instructions, when suddenly, out of the corner of his eye, he saw a figure suddenly appear in the yard.

Gu Lin turned around abruptly, looked at Zheng Hao standing not far in front of him, and said with a look of surprise, "Xiao Hao, when did you get back? Why didn't you make a sound?"

Seeing that the other party had finally noticed him, Zheng Hao walked towards the young man, his expression softening slightly. As he walked, he said to Gu Lin, "I just got back and saw Uncle Gu cleaning Gu An's ears, so I didn't make a sound to disturb him."

Zheng Hao changed the subject and asked Gu Lin, "What happened to Gu An's ear?"

It was surprising that Uncle Gu had to personally clean his ears. Zheng Hao glanced at Gu An indifferently. Because he was facing away from the sun, the young man's handsome face was in shadow, making it impossible to see his expression.

Gu Lin didn't notice anything amiss. When Zheng Hao asked him a question, he explained, "A little bug flew in from somewhere and accidentally got into Xiao An's ear. I was worried it might hurt him, so I had him lie down so I could check his ear."

"But strangely, I looked at both of Xiao An's ears and didn't see any insects."

After listening to the young man's explanation and understanding the reason for the matter, the boy's slightly gloomy expression, which had appeared on his face since he stepped into the house, gradually relaxed.

Gu Lin was unaware of the complexities in Zheng Hao's heart, but he was very happy that Zheng Hao had finally returned home from the academy after ten days.

This joy was reflected in the dinner that evening.

Zheng Hao sat next to Gu Lin, looking at the various dishes on the table, some steamed, some fried, some braised, about a dozen dishes in total. Moreover, it was clear from the appearance of some of the dishes that they were not made by Zhao's wife. Zheng Hao turned his head slightly to look at the young man next to him.

The boy was half a head taller than the older boy, who was a few years his senior. When the boy looked at the older boy, he had to lower his head slightly to make eye contact.

Even though it was Zheng Hao who bowed and yielded to Gu Lin, for some reason, looking into the boy's calm and deep eyes, Gu Lin felt as if his heart was being burned by flames. He slightly shifted his gaze, avoiding Zheng Hao's stare.

At first glance, the two people's behavior seemed no different from usual, so Zhao's wife did not notice anything amiss.

She sat to the side, eating as she spoke, "Almost all the dishes on this table were prepared by your Uncle Gu. As soon as he heard you were coming home today, he started planning the menu several days in advance."

Withdrawing his gaze and concealing the burning intensity in his eyes, Zheng Hao said, "Uncle Gu has always been kind to us younger generation."

After saying that, Zheng Hao picked up the steamed sea bass in front of him with his chopsticks and placed the most tender part of the sea bass into Uncle Gu's bowl. Zheng Hao said, "Uncle Gu should also take care of himself."

Looking at the fish belly in the bowl and listening to Zheng Hao's words of concern, Gu Lin immediately put aside his previous discomfort and said to Zheng Hao, "I can eat this every day at home. You don't know how long it will be before you see meat at the academy. Take care of yourself first."

At this point, Gu Lin showed a slight worry on his face and said to Zheng Hao, "Although you are going to live in the academy to study, it is not enough to always eat there. You are still growing, and if you don't get enough nutrition, it will be harmful to your health. Our family is not short of resources. I think it would be best to have the restaurant staff deliver your meals in the future."

"Don't try to fool me by saying how good the food at the academy is. With your appetite, you probably don't eat enough at every meal and then go back to the dorm to eat more. That's both a waste of time and not nutritious. I'd rather have someone cook something and send it to you. You can just pick it up outside the academy."

Gu Lin reasoned with him and appealed to his emotions.

If anyone else had tried to persuade Zheng Hao in this way, he could have coldly refused, because he disliked trouble. His family sending him meals every day would attract more attention than him secretly adding extra meals to his meals. However, looking down at the young man in front of him with his undisguised concern, Zheng Hao parted his lips slightly and said, "If that's the case, I'm afraid I'll have to trouble Uncle Gu."

Hearing that the other party did not refuse, Gu Lin immediately smiled and said, "What trouble is there? I will have the chefs at the restaurant prepare special dishes for you. You are studying every day, so you can't eat bland food or greasy food."

Seeing the smile on Uncle Gu's face, Zheng Hao's smile became more genuine.

In May, the weather became unbearably hot. Under such conditions, Gu Lin and the others had to take a bath every day, and even wash their hair every other day. Otherwise, if they delayed washing their hair for even a day, their black hair would become oily and greasy, and if you got close, you could smell the greasy odor coming from their heads.

In the summer, Gu Lin didn't like to shower too early, because if he showered too early, he would feel sticky when he went to bed. So, Gu Lin let Aunt Zhao and the others shower first, and he would shower last.

While Zhao's wife and the others were taking a bath, Gu Lin, dressed in loose robes, lay on a recliner in the courtyard, enjoying the gentle breeze and the faint scent of medicine.

Because there are many mosquitoes in the yard on summer nights, and Gu Lin likes to stay in the yard to enjoy the breeze, Zhao's wife had already put insect repellent around the yard. That wasn't enough, Gu Lin also wore an insect repellent sachet.

After Zhao's wife finished showering, she came out and urged him to go in and shower. Gu Lin lazily leaned back in the recliner, not wanting to move. He wanted Zheng Hao to go take a shower first, but Zhao's wife said, "Young Zheng has been showering inside for a while. You should go and shower quickly, otherwise it will be inconvenient to boil water when it gets late."

Hearing Zhao's urging, Gu Lin knew he couldn't delay any longer, so he got up and went back to his bedroom to take a shower.

Unlike in winter when he wanted to stay in hot water for a long time, in summer he wanted to get out of the hot water in just a few breaths. If it weren't for Aunt Zhao stopping him, he would have liked to pour well water directly over himself. Of course, Gu Lin wasn't unreasonable, and he knew that with his current physical condition, if he dared to do that, the sudden change from hot to cold would kill him that very night.

Enduring the hot water in the bathtub, Gu Lin cleaned his body and hair with shower gel and soap. He couldn't stay in the tub any longer and immediately got out. He picked up a towel hanging nearby, dried himself, and got dressed. Then, he immediately stepped out of the steamy, stuffy, and poorly ventilated bedroom.

As he walked, he casually grabbed a handkerchief to wrap his wet hair, then went to the lounge chair in the yard and continued to lie down.

Before falling asleep, Gu Lin didn't wear layers of clothing like he did during the day. He was dressed in light and breathable clothes. Because of the wide sleeves, a slight breeze could pass through them and enter Gu Lin's body. In no time, Gu Lin felt the sweat from his shower dry immediately.

At this moment, Gu Lin felt refreshed and clean.

Feeling the gentle breeze caressing his face, Gu Lin squinted slightly, lifting and lowering his right foot rhythmically, thoroughly enjoying himself.

A series of unhurried footsteps came from behind. Gu Lin opened his eyes and turned around to see Zheng Hao, dressed in a wide, white robe, walking slowly towards him under the moonlight.

Arriving in front of Gu Lin, Zheng Hao lowered his eyes slightly, looking down at the young man on the recliner from his superior position.

After a moment, Zheng Hao's gaze fell on the wet towel on Gu Lin's head, and he frowned slightly and said, "At night, cold and dampness can easily enter the body, so it is not advisable to wrap your hair in damp clothes for too long. Let me help Uncle Gu dry his hair."

Gu Lin changed his posture from lying down to sitting, and looked up at Zheng Hao, saying, "You finally came back, hurry up and go back to your room to rest. My hair will dry if I sit for a while longer."

Zheng Hao had just returned from the academy, so how could Gu Lin let him dry his hair? Zheng Hao had only one day off every ten days, so he should take the time to rest properly.

Zheng Hao said to Gu Lin without changing his expression, "I'm helping Uncle Gu dry his hair because I want to trouble you to dry my hair for me later. It takes too long to dry my hair myself and it's easy to delay my rest."

After hearing this, Gu Lin noticed the half-wet long hair hanging down the back of the other person. It was obvious that the other person had tried to dry it several times, but could not dry it by themselves. Gu Lin was about to get up and said, "Let me dry it for you first."

Zheng Hao reached out and gently pressed down on the young man's shoulder, stopping him from getting up, saying, "Uncle Gu's hair is quite wet. Let's dry Uncle Gu's first. It's windy at night, and my hair will dry easily if I stand for a while longer."

Having no reason to refuse, Gu Lin sat down on the recliner. Zheng Hao walked behind him, removed the cloth from Gu Lin's head, and his black hair fell down in an instant.

As his flowing black hair cascaded down, a faint scent of peach blossoms wafted from the young man's dark hair. Zheng Hao picked up a cloth and slowly wrapped it around Gu Lin's wet hair, gently wringing out the water with a skillful twist of his wrist.

As the increasingly rich fragrance of peach blossoms spread in all directions, Zheng Hao's originally dry palms became damp with water.

Feeling the gentle pressure from behind and smelling the faint scent of mint, Gu Lin's eyelashes trembled slightly as he asked, "I put some shower gel in your bedroom. It's for bathing. Did you use it?"

Zheng Hao dislikes strong fragrances, so the soap and shower gel that Gu Lin later sent him were both mint-scented. Since the former and the latter smelled the same, Gu Lin was unsure whether the other party had used shower gel.

After wringing out the upper half of the young man's hair, Zheng Hao moved his hand down and used the dry part of a towel to wrap the dripping ends of the man's hair.

Zheng Hao parted his thin lips slightly and said, "I just used shower gel to shower and wash my hair. This shower gel is a new product developed by Uncle Gu. Compared to soap, shower gel is more convenient to use. If it is officially sold, its sales should surpass those of soap."

Gu Lin shook his head slightly and said, "It's not something I developed. I just picked up someone else's ideas. Like those food products, I obtained the formulas for the shower gel and soap by chance. A few days ago, when I attended a banquet held by the Chamber of Commerce, I discussed it with Young Master Fang and sold him the formula for the shower gel. Unexpectedly, Young Master Fang quickly brought people to develop the finished product and sent it over. I found it to be quite good. In a few days, the Fang family's shop should be stocking the shower gel."

Upon hearing this, Zheng Hao said softly, "Could Uncle Gu spare some time for his bath?"

Gu Lin nodded after hearing this, and then looked at Zheng Hao curiously and asked, "Do you need anything? Young Master Fang sent someone to deliver a lot of shower gel. If you want some, I'll prepare a few for you to take to the academy."

"That would be best, thank you for your trouble, Uncle Gu," Zheng Hao said. He loosened his grip slightly, and Gu Lin's hair slipped out of the cloth. The young man's originally wet hair was almost completely dry, and it would be completely dry in a little while.

Seeing this, Gu Lin got up to dry Zheng Hao's hair, but Zheng Hao lowered his eyes and said gently, "I was drying your hair with the wind when I was drying it, so it's already dry."

Gu Lin looked behind Zheng Hao and, as the other party had said, the other party's hair was already dry.

Zheng Hao gently instructed, "Uncle Gu, please sit for a while longer. Once your hair is dry, go back to your room to sleep. I'll go back to my room now."

Gu Lin nodded slightly, and Zheng Hao turned and went back into the house, but he did not relax just because he was on holiday.

The desk in the room was brightly lit by candlelight. Zheng Hao held a book and looked down at it until the night watchman passed by outside. Only then did Zheng Hao put down the book and walk to the bed.

The following evening, after Zheng Hao finished dinner, he was about to head to the academy. Gu Lin prepared shower gel, some easy-to-store dried meat snacks, and a cake in a food box and handed them to Zheng Hao.

After explaining the origin of the cake, Gu Lin looked somewhat annoyed and said to Zheng Hao, "The food box contains a cake. I originally wanted to send someone to deliver it to you as soon as it was made, but I was afraid of disturbing your assessment, so I thought I would wait until you came back during your ten-day break to eat it. I forgot again yesterday, and I'm only giving it to you now. I prepared a whole cake and put it in the food box. You can take it to the academy and share it with your classmates and teachers."

Listening to Uncle Gu's admonitions, even though the academy and his home were only half an hour apart, Uncle Gu acted as if he were going to study elsewhere. Zheng Hao's expression softened even more.

Looking down at the food box in his hand, Zheng Hao thought that if it were in the past, he would definitely be puzzled as to why Uncle Gu had not sent anyone to deliver the cake to him even though it had been made long ago. Was there someone more important taking up Uncle Gu's attention? Indeed, this was the case. When Peng Zhizhi took out the cake yesterday, Zheng Hao had a similar thought.

But last night, after drying Uncle Gu's hair in the courtyard and having a conversation with him, Zheng Hao's obsession vanished.

Which other man could make Uncle Gu let him dry his wet hair without any suspicion, and then talk to him gently late at night?

Zheng Hao lowered his eyes and looked at Gu Lin, saying, "Thank you, Uncle Gu."

Ah, I feel secretly smug again!