I Got Rich in Period Fiction-Chapter 392: As Simple as His Breathing

Qiao Qingyu glanced at He Xiuyu, who was focused on measuring the distance.

He Xiuyu could succeed because, firstly, he was indeed exceptionally intelligent, and secondly, he had a high level of education. He would devote 90% of his energy to scientific research and the remaining 10% to hobbies.

For example, making jewelry, firing flower pots, or laying floors.

These tasks had some technical content, but not particularly high. For him, these were things that could be briefly considered by his brain.

As simple as breathing.

Qiao Qingyu stared at him blankly. He Xiuyu had known for a long time that his wife was watching him. He felt delighted inside, but he still looked serious and kept busy on the surface.

He had already measured the floor of the room. Now, the desks and chairs in the study had been moved out.

The empty cement floor was flat; laying a layer of flooring would just make the floor a bit higher, with no real impact.

However, he had prepared a basket of sand and wood plugs to shim certain areas.

Before laying the floor, he needed to lay wooden frames, and then he could lay the floorboards on top of the frames.

These frames were what carpenters refer to as the "joists."

And since it was solid wood flooring, nails were definitely needed.

Once the floor was leveled, he soon laid the joists. The study wasn’t very large, and by around ten in the morning, he started laying the floorboards.

Qiao Qingyu thought it looked fun watching He Xiuyu hammering nails and was eager to try.

He Xiuyu, seeing Qiao Qingyu who followed him around like a little tail, smiled in amusement and handed the hammer to Qiao Qingyu, saying, "I’ll hold the nail; you hammer it."

Qiao Qingyu gleefully took the hammer, looked around, made a few gestures, and then seriously swung at the nail. Yet, halfway through, she suddenly veered off pretending to hammer He Xiuyu’s hand.

He Xiuyu didn’t even blink or frown, and his hand remained still.

Qiao Qingyu’s hammer landed just a centimeter away from his hand. It really wasn’t fun.

With a pout, Qiao Qingyu complained, "You could at least pretend to be surprised, or retract your hand..."

He Xiuyu, "..."

Oh, so that’s what she meant.

He thought for a moment and then indeed looked at Qiao Qingyu in surprise before pulling his hand back. The nail fell onto the floor.

He glanced at Qiao Qingyu’s expression. His mind raced, but unfortunately, he still couldn’t think of anything to say in such a situation.

So, the room fell silent for dozens of seconds.

Qiao Qingyu, "..."

Qiao Qingyu didn’t really want to hammer the nails; nails were expensive and tricky to handle. If she accidentally bent one, she would have to straighten it with pliers, but He Xiuyu’s behavior made her feel it would be unfair not to give him a few taps.

How could such a smart person act so dumb?

So Qiao Qingyu took the hammer and went to hit He Xiuyu, but he caught her wrist, leaned in, and kissed the corner of her mouth with a voice soft as water, "Be good, stop messing around."

That voice sent a shiver through Qiao Qingyu’s body as if she had been electrocuted.

It was a delightful tingle.

Her eyes suddenly held a different meaning.

He Xiuyu, of course, understood the implication in her eyes. He gently took the hammer from Qiao Qingyu’s hand and set it aside, then hugged his wife in his arms. He asked her seriously, "Seeing how you’re eyeing me like a hungry wolf, which part do you want to eat?"

Qiao Qingyu lightly bit his lips.

He Xiuyu asked, "Is it tasty?"

Qiao Qingyu smacked her lips, "Tasty."

"What flavor?"

"Candied haws," Qiao Qingyu honestly replied.

She wasn’t exaggerating at all; He Xiuyu’s lips were quite attractive, and when he kissed, it felt cool and carried a hint of sweetness.

Anyway, it was wonderful.

He Xiuyu just chuckled, but he really liked his wife’s descriptor.

He wanted to carry his wife back to the bedroom, but it wasn’t easy to have a day off, and he had to finish laying the floor in the study.

He aimed to tidy up their home before the family courtyard’s heating and water supply were connected.

He slowly exhaled, sitting on the joists with a hammer and nails in hand, he lifted his gaze to his wife, who lay about lazily like a kitten, and steeled his heart, "Go cook."

If she kept hanging around him like this, today’s flooring in the study wouldn’t get done.

Qiao Qingyu glanced at the time, oh, it was indeed time to cook.

She quickly stood up, but instead of leaving, she approached He Xiuyu and naturally pinched his ears a few times. Just as she was about to speak, she heard He Xiuyu hiss...

This time, he really hit his hand.

Qiao Qingyu guiltily drew back her hand and then looked down, "How is it, is it severe? Can you still work?"

He Xiuyu glanced at Qiao Qingyu with a complex expression.

Thankfully, he had pulled back his strength in time; otherwise, if the hammer had struck without being retrievable, even with his thick skin, he definitely would have been injured.

Qiao Qingyu wanted to check his hand but was blocked by He Xiuyu, who ground his teeth, "Qingyu, if you don’t want me to deal with you right now, then go cook."

Qiao Qingyu’s face turned red, and she quickly turned and left.

As fast as a puff of smoke.

No way, it was exhausting, alright.

And it was almost eleven o’clock; soon Rongrong would be out of school.

In the blink of an eye, Qiao Qingyu vanished from He Xiuyu’s sight.

He Xiuyu looked down and smiled faintly before starting to lay the flooring seriously.

...

Qiao Qingyu’s recent leave had been somewhat lengthy; by the time she returned to school, some classmates even thought she had dropped out.

So, some were quite surprised to see her.

This time, Qiao Qingyu returned to study from dawn till dusk, partly because she had to catch up on the courses she had missed, and there was also a lot of work to be done in the student council, although she had arranged for the vice-chairperson to take over before she left, but now that vice-chairperson needed to report everything to her upon her return.

She was pleased to find that Li Bo and other students from the Agricultural Department had used their holiday time to water their assigned greening strip.

And now, students from the Geology Department were measuring for the most accurate underground water source so they could start well-drilling, a job greatly supported by the Xichuan City Geological Survey Bureau.

The plan to drill a well by the Geology Department received strong support from the school, with the school making the arrangements with the survey bureau.

However, drilling a well here was no easy feat; Lu Ye had organized an attempt the year before last, which came to nothing in the end.

Hopefully, this time they would manage to strike water.

Qiao Qingyu was very happy to see that these students were taking their responsibility for the greening strip seriously.

Also, spurred by the tree-planting register, many who feigned illness to skip the work were reluctantly applying for tree-replanting.

Of course, even replanting had to be planned.

And there were time constraints.

After all, Barley Grass Seeds and Willow Wood saplings were in tight supply.

There’s not a moment to waste.