“Isn’t it my good fortune to meet you again?” Lu Zhixia said.

"Hmm?" Gu Lingxiao noticed something was off about the words in the painting. "What does 'again' mean?"

Lu Zhixia rested her head slightly on his shoulder.

Do you believe in reincarnation?

"letter!"

"If we had a past life, and I happened to meet you, would you believe it?"

"letter!"

"You trust me that much?"

"I'll believe whatever you say!" Gu Lingxiao said.

Lu Zhixia slowly said, "I once had a nightmare in which I spent my whole life with Song Weidong, only to find out when our child grew up that he was having an affair with Chen Jianing."

Gu Lingxiao unconsciously tightened his grip. The thought of losing Lu Zhixia made him increasingly nervous, so he quickly and gently loosened his grip again.

"And then what?"

“You were the one who saved me and took me to the hospital when we were arguing!” Lu Zhixia looked up at him and said.

Gu Lingxiao lowered his head and kissed her forehead. "I will never let him bully you again! Absolutely not! This was just a dream, forget about it!"

Lu Zhixia opened her arms and hugged him tightly. This was the first time she had taken the initiative like this. She didn't tell the truth because she didn't want the man to feel burdened.

Although she was saved by Gu Lingxiao in her past life, she still died in the end.

"If you're this enthusiastic, I won't be able to handle it!" the man said in a deep voice.

Lu Zhixia quickly let go of her hand to hide her embarrassment.

Gu Lingxiao was in a good mood. Their relationship had progressed further after this conversation. He felt that nothing in this world, except life and death, could separate them.

Gazing at the woman's luscious red lips, he lowered his head, about to kiss her, when he noticed someone at the door and quickly let go of them.

The next second there was a knock on the door.

"Mom, the dumplings are ready, we can eat now!"

The son's childish voice came from outside.

Lu Zhixia hurriedly straightened her clothes, making sure everything was alright, before telling him.

"Let's go eat dumplings!"

"I'll wait a moment," Gu Lingxiao said.

Lu Zhixia was confused until she looked in that direction, and she immediately blushed, realizing she really shouldn't have flirted with him.

"Then I'll go out and get you some dumplings, you wait here!"

So she fled in panic, feeling like a young girl experiencing her first love.

Gu Lingxiao chuckled as he looked at the closed door, then tried to calm himself down.

Lu Zhixia came to Su Lan's side and put the bowl of dumplings on the table.

Su Lan said, "The saltiness of our dumplings today is just right. I tasted one when it came out of the pot and it was especially delicious."

Lu Zhixia said, "If we manage to get any more shrimp in the future, we must make dumplings with a three-ingredient filling."

Su Lan lowered her head and smelled the dumplings on the plate. "They smell so good! If you add a little sesame oil later, my mouth is watering!"

Seeing that she was happy, Lu Zhixia smiled as well, quickly took the plate from her hand, and went to the table to find a place to put it down.

The children were all at home at noon today. Their eyes were fixed on the dumplings, but they all obediently refrained from taking any.

Gu Lingxiao came out of the house and saw them putting dumpling water on the table. The saying goes that the original soup helps digest the original food, so drinking a sip of dumpling water while eating dumplings is the best combination.

When Zhou Cheng saw others come out, he quickly said, "Comrade Gu, shall we have a drink at noon today?"

"No, I can't drink that much. I'm a lightweight," Gu Lingxiao said.

Zhou Cheng looked at his wine bottle. He really wanted to drink, but he was afraid his wife would say something.

Su Lan walked to her husband's side and said, "You can drink it, but drink less, not more than yesterday."

Zhou Cheng was happy to hear this. As long as he could drink, he was fine. Life was getting better and better, and he was starting to crave alcohol. He had been thinking about saving money.

I'll drink less. Now that I have more money, I suddenly feel that it's not a bad thing to treat myself better.

Then they all sat down to eat dumplings, and there were eight plates on the table.

The water in the pot is still boiling, and there's still a lid of dumplings that haven't been cooked.

As Su Lan ate, she exclaimed, "These dumplings with shrimp are just different! Why didn't I think of that before?"

Zhou Yong couldn't help but expose him, "Even if you thought of it, you wouldn't be willing to eat dumplings like this. In the past, our family would only make dumplings during the Chinese New Year or our birthdays."

Su Lan wasn't angry when her son exposed her, but instead smiled and said...

"That's because we didn't have money back home. If we hadn't been frugal, how would you have gone to school? Now that things are better, we can make dumplings more often."

Zhou Yong: "So, does that mean we can eat dumplings every month from now on?"

Su Lan replied, "Of course! As long as you can buy meat, you can make dumplings. I'll make sure you have enough dumplings to eat in the future."

Zhou Cheng: "What a wonderful life it would be to eat your fill of dumplings!"

Lu Zhixia said, "I believe our country will definitely achieve this soon. Haven't you seen how much better the infrastructure is now?"

Zhou Cheng: "I wish those days would come soon! I can't wait!"

Su Lan laughed, "I just realized how much you crave food."

Zhou Cheng took a sip of baijiu, then pursed his lips. "Actually, I don't have many food lovers either, let alone someone like me who is a chef."

Su Lan recalled how poor they were when they first got married. They lived in a dormitory, and conditions were really bad back then. They were always eating very little and never had enough to eat.

Later, she got pregnant, but the housing quota hadn't been approved yet. Zhou Cheng got into a fight with his boss, which caused quite a stir. From that moment on, she knew she hadn't followed the wrong person!

My dear reader, there's more to this chapter! Please click the next page to continue reading—even more exciting content awaits!