"Before you came here, you had your period, so during your period, is there anything you need to be careful about?" Xiao Changyi asked proactively.
An Jing was overjoyed; her husband was truly so caring and concerned about her.
"Don’t be so anxious; it’s just a period." An Jing smiled, soothing him. "Actually, there’s not much to be cautious about: just avoid touching cold water, don’t eat cold foods, keep warm, don’t wash your hair during this time, avoid strenuous exercise, and drink some brown sugar water... That’s about it."
Xiao Changyi immediately said, "Then you should hurry to the inner room, don’t catch a cold. If you need anything, just call out to me, I’ll take care of everything for you."
Seeing that An Jing just looked at him and giggled without heading to the inner room, Xiao Changyi simply took her hand and led her there himself.
After that, Xiao Changyi took out a winter garment from the cupboard and, without asking for An Jing’s opinion, helped her into it.
While helping An Jing on with the garment, he said very seriously, "You shouldn’t do anything these few days; I will take care of everything."
An Jing continued to watch her husband and giggle.
Xiao Changyi then said, "I’ll go to the town later and buy some brown sugar. You absolutely must not touch cold water while I’m away."
When had her husband ever been so naggy? It was the first time today! And it was all for her!
An Jing continued to look at her husband and giggle, really hoping her cool and aloof husband would just keep on nagging forever.
But how could Xiao Changyi, who was eager to go to town and buy brown sugar for An Jing to drink, keep nagging on? After giving her a few more instructions, he hurriedly drove the ox cart to town.
When Xiao Changyi returned from town, not only had he bought brown sugar, but he had also purchased red dates – the brown sugar was for An Jing to drink, and the red dates for her to snack on.
That evening, because An Jing was on her period, her feet were cooler than usual, so Xiao Changyi heated up a bucket of hot water, carried it to the inner room, and let An Jing soak her feet.
"Husband, you should soak yours too. The basin is big enough to fit your feet," An Jing invited him eagerly. She had never soaked her feet with her husband before.
Then, Xiao Changyi and An Jing soaked their feet together.
Two rosewood chairs were placed opposite each other, with a wooden basin in between. Xiao Changyi and An Jing sat on one chair each, with their feet in the wooden basin that emitted a mist of hot vapor.
Beside them was a bucket of hot water with a ladle inside. Whenever the water in the basin started to cool, Xiao Changyi would use the ladle to add hot water from the bucket, raising the temperature again.
Soaking feet was truly a very comfortable thing to do, and doing it with the person you love made An Jing and Xiao Changyi wish time could stop at that moment.
An Jing’s hands were also a bit cold, but Xiao Changyi held them tightly in his warm hands, warming her up.
If his hands could not warm her up, he would let her tuck her hands inside his clothes.
An Jing’s hands were not only warmed up but her heart was warmed as well.
"Husband, look how much smaller my feet are than yours," An Jing suddenly placed her feet on top of Xiao Changyi’s, smiling gleefully, feeling very happy. She liked these days.
Xiao Changyi glanced down at their feet in the basin and replied, "Your hands are also smaller than mine."
An Jing thought of something that made her bubble with laughter for a good while before she managed to stop and said, "Husband, imagine if my hands and feet were bigger than yours, think about how funny that would be?"
Xiao Changyi began to picture it, then stopped himself and shook his head, saying, "Better not to think about it."
Seeing Xiao Changyi refusing even to imagine it, An Jing felt even more amused and laughed heartily.