Fortunately, Wen Yan didn’t stay stunned for too long. He turned around, poured a glass of water, and handed it to Jiang Zhou.

He originally thought that Jiang Zhou would reach out to take it, but he didn’t expect that Jiang Zhou just turned his head, stared at him, and drank the bowl of water from his hand.

After drinking, he looked helpless, “My whole body was covered in sweat.”

Wen Yan had known him for more than ten years, so why couldn’t he understand him? He clearly moved his head to drink on purpose, teasing him by drinking the water.

But the looks in his eyes was so hot that it made him tremble all over, and his whole body felt hot from the inside out.

He couldn’t help but wonder if it was because of a year of separation.

Why was he so excited from Jiang Zhou’s gaze?

It only took one casual movement and a look from Jiang Zhou to make him melt into a poodle water.

After drinking the water, Jiang Zhou wiped his hands carefully and walked to the stove to deal with the things he bought.

He has always worked neatly, including butchering and filleting fish, and his work was a little more meticulous than Wen Yan’s. The fish with scales scraped off was carefully rinsed with blood, and the gall and skin were removed, piece by piece. It was shaved from the fish bones.

There were few black fish bones, only two rows and large spines on the spine. It was particularly convenient to shave. Then Jiang Zhou chopped the big bones into segments and threw them all into the boiling cauldron.

While waiting for the meat in the pot to be cooked, Jiang Zhou prepared to rinse the vegetables he bought. The weather was extremely cold, and the water he pulled out of the well had already been cold in winter, showing biting ice cold appearance.

Jiang Zhou slowly washed the vegetable leaves in his hands, his hands turned red from the cold but his expression remained unchanged.

Wen Yan couldn’t stand it anymore, so he took a ladle and added hot water to his bucket. He turned around and collected the meat in the pot.

While stirring, he asked, “What else should be put in this pot?”

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Jiang Zhou intentionally wanted to make him feel distressed, thinking very well. He wanted Wen Yan to feel distressed for him, and then Wen Yan would come over to warm his hands. The two of them held hands, and he could spend some time with his wife again.

It didn’t matter whether he was a dish or not, he just wanted to touch his wife’s hand.

Who knew Wen Yan gave him a ladle of hot water?

He pinched the vegetable leaves in his hand and choked speechlessly, raising his head and looking at Wen Yan’s ruthless back.

The stove was not very high, and there was a large iron pot on top. There was a lot of water in the pot, and dozens of kilograms of big bones were poured into it. It was very laborious to stir.

Wen Yan was slender, holding a big iron spoon, and trying hard to stir the meat in the pot. In order to use his strength, he would stand on tiptoes and press down from time to time. He looked particularly cute from behind.

Well, he was cute, and Jiang Zhou couldn’t bear to let him work so hard, so he said, “Just leave it and don’t move. I’ll do it later. Don’t get too tired.”

Wen Yan took a breath and shook his head, “It’s okay. I haven’t exercised for a long time, so you might as well let me move.”

Ever since he became pregnant, apart from walking around in the yard at home every day, he would just lay down on a recliner and rest. He had never moved much. The farthest place he could go was the courtyard gate.

After giving birth to Xiao Yi, he had to be busy taking care of him. At that time, Xiao Yi was always crying and fussy. He couldn’t take care of him every day, let alone move. For a long time, he always felt that his body was a lot weaker, and he felt like panting when he moved a little bit, probably because he was losing weight.

Jiang Zhou frowned and thought. He was struggling and suffering in his heart, he was thinking about bringing Wen Yan back as soon as possible so that he would not be too tired to take care of Xiao Yi alone. At the same time, he felt that he could not provide enough companionship and protection.

Wen Yan was still talking over there, “When the Autumn Harvest Festival is over, it will be the Laba Festival, right? I used to make Laba porridge every year and didn’t drink much, but I want to drink it this year.”

He talked for a long time, but Jiang Zhou didn’t react. He dropped the iron spoon in his hand and looked back. He happened to see Jiang Zhou staring at him in a daze, so he frowned habitually, “What’s wrong?”

Jiang Zhou didn’t say anything, and Wen Yan was somewhat worried. He approached him and put his hand to his forehead to explore, but found nothing wrong, “It’s strange, I don’t have a fever. Are you tired?”

Naturally, he had asked about Jiang Zhou’s recent activities and was genuinely concerned about his well-being. It could be said that he knew everything, and naturally he also knew that Jiang Zhou was very tired now. He must go to bed late and wakes up early every day, just to transport cakes to the market to sell.

After knowing that it was Jiang Zhou who came back, he naturally understood why he was working so hard. He didn’t say it, but he was somewhat worried that Jiang Zhou was too eager to make money and didn’t pay attention to his health.

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Putting his warm palm on his forehead, Wen Yan pressed it very close to observe Jiang Zhou’s condition. Sure enough, he saw dense red bloodshot eyes in his eyes, “You haven’t been sleeping well lately?”

“No, I’m busy every day. In the middle of the night, I wake up and go out before dawn.”

Jiang Zhou knew that Wen Yan was soft-hearted, so he naturally made his situation sound more difficult, but most of what he said was the truth, and it was not a lie.

At the same time, he thought about teasing Wen Yan, “It’s mainly because I couldn’t sleep well at night, and I kept thinking about you.”

As expected, Wen Yan’s face quietly turned red. He was already thin-skinned, and Jiang Zhou teasing him again and again made him feel a bit melancholy and a little shy.

He playfully flicked Jiang Zhou’s forehead with his hand without much force, and at the same time confidently said, “You always teased me when we were kids, and now you finally get the taste of your own medicine!”

The sides of his cheeks were red, but his expression was a little triumphant. He was wagging his fingers and smiling, but this smile had a bit of an irresistible, reserved and shy meaning, which made Jiang Zhou fall in love with him.

What’s more, Wen Yan took the initiative to mention his childhood, which meant that he already knew that he was back.

Jiang Zhou blinked and suddenly stood up and hugged Wen Yan into his arms.

Wen Yan was startled and slapped him, “What are you doing!”

Jiang Zhou leaned on Wen Yan’s shoulder, his face pressed against his neck, and suddenly smiled, “Ah Yan.”

Wen Yan was startled by his call. The warmth of his breath tickled him but he didn’t dare to move. When he heard him call him, he just let out a soft “yes.”

Jiang Zhou held it in for a long time, making himself smile, and then said, “Your clothes are wet because of me.”

Wen Yan was hugged and couldn’t see the specific situation clearly, so he could only twist his neck to look at his clothes. This action brought him and Jiang Zhou closer, making his neck feel even itchier, and he couldn’t help but shrink into Jiang Zhou’s arms.

Jiang Zhou didn’t dare to make any more noise, so he could only soothe him softly, straighten him up, and then pinch his face, “Good boy, your clothes are fine, I’m just teasing you.”

The hands he used to pinch his face were dry, so naturally he didn’t make Wen Yan’s clothes wet.

He didn’t know how many times he had used this trick, but Wen Yan could always be deceived and glared at him angrily.

This time was no exception. After repeatedly confirming that his clothes were still in good condition, Wen Yan glared at him angrily, “The meat is about to burn!

Jiang Zhou then slapped his head and looked at him. He wasted too much time and everything wasn’t ready yet!