Chapter 22 - 022: Jingchen, Brother Jing, Brother Chen?
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"Come in." Zhang Shanni straightened out her slightly wrinkled old-fashioned clothes, and after confirming that there was nothing inappropriate, she calmly replied.
Following her voice, the one who pushed the door and entered was Xie Jingchen. Seeing that it was him, she secretly breathed a sigh of relief. Taking a closer look, she saw that he was carrying bamboo mats, bedding, and pillows intended for sleep, so she hurriedly stepped forward to help, "Xie Jingchen, let me do it."
Inside the inner room, the bed was already covered with a straw mat, with a thick pillow and a thin blanket on it.
This meant that what Xie Jingchen had brought in must be for her.
"Little girl, step aside." Xie Jingchen shook his head, refusing her kind offer to help, directly placing the bamboo mat and bedding aside, feeling the temperature of the bed with his hand. Finding it not too hot, just a touch warm, and noticing some dampness along the edges of the bed, he realized that the little girl had once again wiped down the bed herself.
He skillfully spread the bamboo mat, placing the pillow with the freshly changed pillowcase and the bedding on top of it. As a military man, he made the bed quickly and neatly; Zhang Shanni wanted to step in and do it herself, but everything was already quickly taken care of by him!
"Xie Jingchen, thank you," Zhang Shanni could only say these two sentences.
"You need not be so formal. We are going to spend a lifetime together. These things within my power I can do myself when I'm home. Also, shouldn't you change the way you address me?" What wife calls her husband by his full name?!
Zhang Shanni blushed involuntarily under Xie Jingchen's glance. Of course, it wasn't noticeable unless one looked closely. Seeing his serious expression, she relaxed a bit and tentatively called out:
"Oh, Brother Shitou?"