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

Chapter 205 Adaptation Period

When Liu Xiaoxi returned, little Gu Xinxin was already crying.

Although Liu Xuehua took very good care of the child, the one-year-old child had just arrived in an unfamiliar environment and had no sense of security. In addition, with his parents not around, crying was inevitable.

As soon as Liu Xiaoxi pushed open the door and entered the yard, little Gu Xinxin, who recognized her mother's footsteps, pulled Liu Xuehua's clothes and tried to go out, shouting "Mom" all the time.

The weather outside was not very warm, and Liu Xuehua was afraid that she would catch a cold if she went out suddenly, so she waited for Liu Xiaoxi to come in the house.

As soon as Liu Xiaoxi entered the room, she saw Liu Xuehua standing at the door holding the child.

"Xinxin, Mom is back." Liu Xiaoxi hurriedly took her daughter from Liu Xuehua's arms.

"Thank you so much for bothering Aunt Liu today."

"It's okay, it's okay. Xinxin almost turned into a crybaby today. You have to comfort her."

As soon as she touched her mother's sweet and soft embrace, little Gu Xinxin could no longer hold back her grievance and burst into tears with her mouth pouting.

Liu Xiaoxi felt a pang of pain in her heart. She hugged the child tighter and looked at Liu Xuehua apologetically: "Aunt Liu, Xinxin must have been very noisy today, right?"

Liu Xuehua looked lovingly at Gu Xinxin in Liu Xiaoxi's arms and said with a smile, "This is nothing serious. It's nothing serious. The child isn't used to it, but he'll get used to it in a few days."

"Yes, she is still so young." Liu Xiaoxi sighed.

After comforting the crying Gu Xinxin, Liu Xuehua glanced at the sky outside. It was just the right time to cook in time for her son to get off work, so she said goodbye to Liu Xiaoxi: "Xiaoxi, I'm going home first."

"Okay, Aunt Liu, I'll see you off."

Liu Xuehua quickly refused, "I haven't seen the child for a day. Spend some time with her. I'll be back just in time to cook for Kaiyue."

After six years of hardship in Shanghe Village, Liu Xuehua became indifferent to things other than her family, especially work.

Since the company said that her work benefits have been restored, she no longer cares when or what kind of work will be assigned to her. As long as her family is well, that is more important than anything else.

Gu Xinxin, who had been crying all day, now nestled in Liu Xiaoxi's arms, playing with her little hands without saying a word. Liu Xiaoxi coaxed her for a long time before she was willing to call her "Mom".

"This little girl has quite a bad temper." Liu Xiaoxi tapped her daughter's tender little face and said lovingly.

"Hehehe..." Finally, little Gu Xinxin was happy.

"What are you talking about?" Gu Zhan strode into the room, bringing in a chill.

"You're back?" Liu Xiaoxi turned and looked at Gu Zhan: "How is it?"

Knowing his wife was asking about school, Gu Zhan chuckled, took off his still-cold coat, and said, "Everything is fine. The classmates are all very kind. How are you doing over there?"

Gu Zhan is still a little worried about how Liu Xiaoxi will get along with his classmates. Liu Xiaoxi herself is a bit introverted. Since graduating from junior high school, Liu Xiaoxi has almost been separated from collective life. Now she has returned to school and is back to collective life. I wonder if she can adapt quickly?

"Everything is... okay." Liu Xiaoxi said vaguely.

Unexpectedly, when she looked up, she met Gu Zhan's inquiring gaze.

Gu Zhan naturally heard the hesitation in his wife's tone.

"I was a little nervous at the beginning, after all, we weren't familiar with each other, but after a few words, we got familiar with each other and it was fine."

"Well, well done."

Gu Zhan smiled, and when he felt a little warmer, he reached out to hug his daughter. However, little Gu Xinxin didn't give her father any face today and actually refused Gu Zhan's hug.

Looking at Gu Zhan's frown, Liu Xiaoxi explained with a smile: "Your daughter is very angry now. She is not used to it today and has been crying all day."

Gu Zhan had guessed early on that the child might cry, and he was right.

He looked at his daughter with pity, teased her for a long time, and then turned to go to the kitchen to cook.

The next morning, Liu Xiaoxi went out while Gu Xinxin was still asleep.

Liu Xiaoxi started school a day earlier than Gu Zhan. She has already started studying today, while Gu Zhan is still registering today, so he doesn't have to go to school for the time being.

After yesterday's experience, little Gu Xinxin started looking for her mother as soon as she opened her eyes in the morning. Even if her father was holding her, she would not stop looking for her mother.

"Mom." Little Gu Xinxin has a limited vocabulary and can only utter one or two key words at this moment.

Gu Zhan looked at his daughter's moist almond eyes, which were exactly the same as his wife's. He didn't care whether the little girl in front of him could understand or not, and patiently explained: "Mom has gone to school and will not be back until the afternoon. My dear daughter, call daddy."

Not getting the answer she wanted, little Gu Xinxin's eyes were filled with tears again.

Gu Zhan finally understood what his wife meant when she said yesterday that their daughter had been crying all day.

In order to stop my daughter from crying, I had to wrap her in a small blanket and carry her around in a circle.

For the next week, little Gu Xinxin adapted to not being able to see her parents during the day. After a week of adaptation, she finally stopped crying.

However, solving the new problem is urgent, and Liu Xuehua's work will probably be arranged soon. In order to avoid being caught off guard, Gu Zhan must find someone who can help them take care of the children for a long time as soon as possible.

Gu Zhan thought about this problem for several days, and finally discussed with Liu Xiaoxi and decided to ask Li Kaiyue and Liu Xuehua if there was anyone they knew who could take care of the child. After all, they were really worried about leaving a baby with a complete stranger.

So after school in the evening, Gu Zhan told Liu Xuehua about his situation: "Aunt Liu, do you know anyone who knows me well enough to come and help take care of the child? We'll pay them fifteen yuan a month."

Liu Xuehua was just planning to tell Gu Zhan and his wife that her work was about to be arranged, but she didn't expect that the couple had already prepared for it, and she felt relieved.

She had originally said that she would help take care of the baby for a while, but now she has to leave it alone after only a week, and she feels bad about it.

When Liu Xuehua heard the price, she frowned and said, "Isn't this price a bit high? You two are in school now, and you have to rent an apartment, which is very expensive. Plus, you have a child..."

At that time, taking care of children was considered an easy job, and fifteen yuan a month was considered a high price. A normal factory worker would only earn about forty yuan after a busy month.

What Liu Xuehua was worried about was also what Liu Xiaoxi was worried about. They were here now, and they spent money as soon as they opened their eyes every day. Now they had no income, and even if they had a lot of savings before, they couldn't afford to spend like this!

Liu Xiaoxi couldn't help but look at Gu Zhan. Although the money in the passbook looked considerable, Liu Xiaoxi had no idea about the expenses as there was only money coming in but no money going out.

"Thank you, Aunt Liu. You don't have to worry about the money. Just take good care of the child."

Liu Xuehua knew that she was an outsider and it would be inappropriate for her to interfere too much in the couple's family affairs. When she heard Gu Zhan say this, she knew that he must have a plan in mind, so she said readily, "Okay, I'll find out everything for you tomorrow morning."