Chapter 166

The wedding was prepared in a rather hasty manner, but the Leng family's strong financial resources were not just boasted about.

Considering that Xia Ruoan was pregnant, many cumbersome procedures were cut out, but no important steps were omitted.

During this period, Leng Zexi accompanied Xia Ruoan and Mu Shen back to their former residence.

For Xia Ruoan, the place carries her memories of more than 20 years. Both her innocent childhood and her green and ignorant teenage years have passed quietly here.

Although this home looks simple, every corner is filled with happiness and joy.

Xia Ruoan also took Leng Zexi to where Wen Rong was - the tomato cultivation base.

"Grandpa Wen!" she shouted happily.

When Wen Rong, who was busy, heard this familiar voice, he immediately put down his tools and walked out of the base. When he saw the graceful Xia Ruoan in front of him, he couldn't help but smile with joy.

"Ruo'an, you're back!" Wen Rong said happily. When he thought of his son telling him that Ruo'an planned to continue her studies, he was even more happy for her from the bottom of his heart.

"Yes, Grandpa Wen. My teacher asked me to say hello to you and also asked me to bring you some leftover tomato seeds that I cultivated before." Xia Ruoan looked at Wen Rong with a smile, his eyes full of kindness and respect.

"Okay! Wait a minute, I'll go grow the seedlings." Wen Rong took the things happily, and his eyes immediately fell on Xia Ruoan's slightly bulging belly, the obvious pregnancy was clearly visible.

He turned to look at Leng Zexi, who was standing beside him and carefully protecting Xia Ruoan, and instantly understood this person's identity.

So he said, "You must be Ruoan's husband, right? I'm telling you, you must treat Ruoan well. If you let her suffer any injustice, you will regret it in the future!"

"Our Ruoan is a very outstanding girl, and there are countless people pursuing her." Wen Rong warned Leng Zexi with a serious face.

When Leng Zexi heard this, he immediately cast his gentle eyes towards Xia Ruoan beside him, nodded gently, and responded softly: "I understand."

At this moment, a shout came from not far away: "Mr. Wen, there is a problem here, the leaves are turning yellow!"

Wen Rong felt nervous, but he was still worried, so he had to rush over there first.

Before leaving, he reminded Xia Ruo'an: "Ruo'an, you are familiar with this place, take your husband to walk around here. The orange tree you planted at the end of the orchard is now bearing fruit, and it is edible. Go over and have a taste of it."

"I was planning to pick some and send them to you, but I didn't expect you to come back by yourself today."

Xia Ruoan smiled and nodded, and replied obediently: "Okay, I understand, Grandpa Wen, you can go and do your work, don't worry about me."

Wen Rong hurriedly walked towards the direction from which the shout came.

When Xia Ruoan led Leng Zexi there, enthusiastic people kept waving to her and greeting her warmly along the way.

And when they learned that Leng Zexi was Xia Ruoan's husband who had already obtained a marriage certificate, they generously offered their best wishes.

Leng Zexi responded to everyone with a smile, and turned to look at Xia Ruo'an, who was beside him with a happy face. He raised his eyebrows slightly and asked curiously: "It seems that you come here often?"

Xia Ruoan nodded happily, his eyes revealing his deep love for this place, and said, "I discovered this place by chance when I was about four or five years old, and since then I have often planted tomatoes with Grandpa Wen."

"At that time, I came here almost every day. Even when it was pouring rain, my eldest brother would take the trouble to escort me here. Later, when I went to college, I could only come back to help during the winter and summer vacations."

At this point, a happy smile spread across her face, and she continued to share: "It was also here that I gradually fell in love with growing tomatoes and eating tomatoes."

"In fact, at first I thought tomatoes didn't taste that good, but then Grandpa Wen told me in detail about the benefits of eating tomatoes, especially after hearing that they can improve skin, every time I go home from here, I always bring a bag full of tomatoes. During that time, our family made all kinds of ways to eat tomatoes."

"But I wasn't the only one who ate it. Our whole family enjoyed it together! But later, they all asked me to take less back, and some even told me to just take my own portion, because they were tired of it and didn't want to touch the delicious tomatoes anymore."

Xia Ruoan looked helpless. She really couldn't understand why they had no interest in such delicious tomatoes that could also whiten and nourish the skin.

Leng Zexi at the side couldn't help laughing when he heard her complain: "No wonder I always felt that your third brother had an unusual aversion to tomatoes. It turns out that he was forced to eat them by you!"

"I remember when we were in college, whether we were getting food in the dormitory or dining out together, your third brother never asked for too many things. His only bottom line was that there must not be any tomatoes."

Leng Zexi had lived for so long, but this was the first time he had seen someone so resistant to tomatoes. It seemed that this was the root of the problem.

Thinking of this, he turned to look at Xia Ruoan and asked softly, "Ruoan, do you still plan to eat a tomato every day?"

Xia Ruoan raised her head, her eyes met his, and she asked cautiously, "If I really want to eat, would you be willing to eat with me?"

"If you really don't want to eat it, then I won't think about it every day, so that you won't be like my family, who want to run away when they see tomatoes." After all, she couldn't bear to force him to do something he didn't like.

Leng Zexi smiled slightly, stretched out his hand and gently rubbed her hair, and replied softly: "As long as it is what you want to eat and it is harmless to your body, just eat it, I won't stop you and will eat with you."

"And you are not alone now. You are pregnant with our lovely triplets! From now on, the babies and I will eat with you. We will never let you eat tomatoes alone again." Leng Zexi smiled and nodded to show his agreement.

"No, if the children don't want to eat, don't force them." In fact, Xia Ruoan was just greedy and wanted to eat it, but she was not crazy enough to drag others to eat with her.

"Brother Leng, you really don't have to force yourself to accompany me. I just eat this way as a habit. I don't necessarily want others to eat with me." Xia Ruoan turned his gaze to Leng Zexi and said softly.

"It's okay. I'm never picky about food, and being picky about food is not a good habit. I believe our baby will be like me and not picky about food." Leng Zexi looked at Xia Ruoan affectionately and promised solemnly.

After hearing Leng Zexi's words, Xia Ruoan didn't know how to persuade him for a moment.

Never mind, when the time comes they get tired of it and don’t want to eat it anymore.

However, what Xia Ruoan never expected was that Leng Zexi actually developed a habit due to accompanying her in meals for a long time.

Even after the children were born, they were the same. They accepted any food given to them and ate it with relish.

"Look, that orange tree over there was planted by me. It's already bearing fruit and you can pick it and enjoy it."

Xia Ruo'an was walking through a lush orange grove, her eyes constantly searching for her target. Finally, she found a fruit that was much larger than the other oranges, hanging heavily on the branches, exuding an attractive color.

She reached out her hand carefully and gently picked the orange.

As soon as I put it close to my nose, a faint sour smell came to my nose.

Xia Ruo'an was slightly startled, but then hesitated. After all, this orange looked so big and tempting, maybe it just smelled sour.

So, she turned to look at Leng Zexi beside her, and said with expectation in her eyes: "Try it."

Seeing this, Leng Zexi did not intend to refuse at all. He lowered his head slightly, opened his mouth and bit the orange segment in Xia Ruoan's hand without hesitation.

He was seen chewing with an expressionless face, as if it was not sour at all.

Xia Ruo'an looked at Leng Zexi's lack of reaction and thought to herself: Could it be that this orange is not sour? Thinking about it, she couldn't help but take a small bite.

However, at that moment, a strong sour taste instantly filled her entire mouth, causing her eyes to widen involuntarily.

At this moment, she couldn't swallow it or spit it out. She could only hold it in her mouth awkwardly, feeling the unbearable sour taste.

Finally, Xia Ruoan couldn't bear it any longer and spat the orange in his mouth into his palm.

At the same time, she shouted at Leng Zexi with anger on her face: "You actually lied to me! You are so sour!"

Leng Zexi was a little confused by her sudden accusation. After a moment of silence, he came to his senses and responded: "Don't you know that this is sour?"

Hearing this, he trembled slightly because of the sour taste and said, "How would I know if it's sour or sweet? I just wanted you to try it first. Who would have thought that you could eat it without changing your expression?"

As she spoke, she looked up at the orange tree above her head and complained, "How can there be such a sour fruit tree in the world! This is the first time I have eaten such a sour orange in my life!"

"It's sour to begin with, but you didn't believe it and insisted on planting it." Zhou Yiqing took out a White Rabbit milk candy and held it in front of her, looking at Xia Ruoan with helplessness in his eyes.

"Yiqing? You're back too?" Xia Ruo'an took the White Rabbit candy from his hand naturally, "Why are you still carrying White Rabbit candy like before? Are you not tired of it yet?"

Xia Ruoan looked at him and smiled.

Zhou Yiqing smiled bitterly, "I'm used to it."