Chapter 66: Hand-Carved Peach Wood Hairpin

The two men neatly handled the wire and nails, disappeared into the night, and imitated the partridge's call three times.

In the carriage, Gu Huaizhi slowly opened his eyes, heard the partridge's call, raised his hand and pressed his forehead.

June is the breeding season for partridges, and the call at night did not arouse Su Wan and Gu's mother's suspicion.

Gu Huaizhi looked at Su Wan, who had a stern face and an expression of "don't mess with me".

He lowered his eyes, and a pair of cloth shoes were neatly placed next to him, and his mood was a little complicated.

Although the credit was taken by someone else, Su Wan gave him a pair of shoes, which could be regarded as a thank you gift?

Thinking of this, he felt a little relieved.

Gu's mother nudged Gu Huaizhi with her elbow, asking him to have some eyes and coax her wife.

Gu Huaizhi said nothing.

The carriage stopped at the door of Gu's house.

Su Wan got off the carriage first with her bag.

Mother Gu frowned and glared at Gu Huaizhi: "Wanwan has a good temper and doesn't get angry easily. She is busy all day long, but you are so good that you find opportunities to make her angry. If you are a man, you have to give in to your wife!"

Gu Huaizhi: "..."

Mother Gu gave him a big eye roll and jumped off the carriage to go back to the house.

Gu Huaizhi got off the carriage and entered the courtyard, and his footsteps suddenly stopped. In the main room, Gu Baozhu and Gu Jingyun smiled brightly and circled around Su Wan. An oil lamp on the table emitted a soft light, warm and quiet.

Gu Baozhu was carrying a small cloth bag on her body. She couldn't let go and touched the smooth fabric. Her eyes were curved and her smile was sweet: "Sister-in-law, is this the cloth bag you gave me? It's very beautiful. I will carry it when I go to the market in the future!"

"This is your schoolbag. When the time comes, you will study with Jingyun." Su Wan touched her head.

Gu Baozhu was stunned. Can she study?

The eldest brother sent them to a private school before, but she was afraid of wasting money and refused to go.

It has always been a regret in her heart.

I didn't expect that the eldest sister-in-law would send her to study!

Gu Jingyun had an old schoolbag, and his little eyes glanced at Gu Baozhu's new schoolbag. He also wanted the schoolbag made by the eldest sister-in-law. He said sullenly: "Xihe Academy will have an exam in three days."

Su Wan pinched his cheeks: "If you do well in the exam, I have a gift for you!"

Gu Jingyun's eyes lit up when he heard about the gift, and he didn't envy Gu Baozhu's new schoolbag!

He clenched his little fists and boasted: "Sister-in-law, I will definitely get the first place in the exam!"

"Okay, I'll wait." Su Wan touched his little head.

There were footsteps behind him.

"Brother." The two little guys shouted crisply.

Su Wan didn't even look at Gu Huaizhi, went into his room, took clothes and went to take a bath.

Gu Huaizhi stared at her slender back, sighed softly in his heart, and there seemed to be a flash of helplessness in his cold eyes. He put the new shoes back in the house, went to the yard to find a piece of peach wood, took out the tools and carved a plum blossom peach wood hairpin by hand, and wrapped it with a handkerchief.

He came to Su Wan's door and gently pushed the door. The door opened, but it was not bolted. He walked in lightly and stood by the bed.

The hazy moonlight shone obliquely on Su Wan. Her delicate and beautiful face looked quiet and gentle, which made people feel soft just by looking at her.

Gu Huaizhi put the hairpin next to the pillow. Seeing that she was bitten by a mosquito, he unconsciously patted her cheek, scratched a few times, turned over, and slept soundly.

The corners of his lips unconsciously raised a slight arc, left her room, found dry wormwood, lit it, and placed it at the foot of Su Wan's bed to drive away mosquitoes.

Su Wan, who was sleeping soundly, smelled a strong fragrance of wormwood. His eyelids moved, and he opened a crack with difficulty. He vaguely saw a vague figure and fell into a dream again.

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"Su Wan! You bitch! Get out here!"

Early in the morning, the ghostly howling of Jiang Shi sounded at the door of Gu's house.