The next morning.

As expected, things unfolded exactly as Shen Cunpu had predicted.

After waking up, Zhu Xiuqin collapsed onto the bed.

My whole body felt limp and I couldn't move.

She was wrapped in a thin towel, lying on the bed, moaning incessantly.

"Oh dear! I'm afraid my old bones are nearing the end of their lifespan... I might as well die, to save myself from suffering. Anyway, I'll be disliked by my family while I'm alive, so I might as well close my eyes and end it all."

As she spoke, her tone grew increasingly mournful, and she cried out in a sob, "Oh, Old Shen, you left us too soon. How hard my life was at home... I hadn't even had a few good days left, and now I have to... sob sob sob..."

"mom!"

Su Qingzhi's cold voice came from the doorway.

Immediately afterwards, there was a loud crash, and a large basin of water was splashed onto the open ground outside the window.

"What are you doing so early in the morning? Cursing yourself might be a clean and quick way to avoid trouble if it comes true. What I'm afraid of is that you're really sick and can't get out of bed. In this hot weather, if you lie in bed for too long and your body rots, we won't be able to take care of you and something might happen. You'll be infested with maggots."

"Stop talking! You vicious thing, you probably wish I were dead so you could take over the family, right!"

Zhu Xiuqin was instantly enraged, her face turning red with anger. While cursing, she suddenly ripped off the towel covering her body, jumped off the bed, and rushed out the door barefoot.

"Hmph! You want me dead? I'll make sure you don't! Zhiyu is still young, how can he live without me?"

"Just you wait and see. Not only will I not die, I'll live even more energetically! Shen Zhiyu still needs my care."

She was still muttering to herself as she walked towards the chicken coop behind the house.

"Oh dear, Zhiyu hasn't eaten anything today, has he? What if he's starving... It's alright, Mom will find him some eggs right now and make him a delicious egg drop soup."

Shen Cunpu, who was hiding at the door, saw all of this.

After his mother had walked away, he quietly turned around and looked at Su Qingzhi.

He gave her a thumbs-up, making a "cow" gesture.

My wife is really something else.

Since that confrontation, the Zhang mother and son seem to have really tempered their tempers a bit.

For several days in a row, there were no more arguments at home.

At the same time, thanks to Su Qingzhi's meticulous care for Shen Cunpu.

His health also recovered considerably without him even realizing it.

He looks much more robust now.

He rested at home for two whole days, and his body finally recovered almost completely.

So he returned to the production team and continued doing those arduous farm jobs.

However, this time, because his physical strength was obviously better than before, he found it much easier to do things.

Hoeing, turning over soil, and carrying water were tasks that he used to find strenuous.

Now I'm doing it like a fish in water, and I've even received some praise from a few old farmers.

"That young man from the Shen family is really good!"

Shen Cunpu is a man with good judgment.

He is not the kind of person who only relies on physical strength and doesn't know how to think.

On the contrary, he is meticulous and has good observation skills.

After returning home, he gradually realized that his recent changes were all related to his wife.

Whether it's diet, daily routine, or mindset, everything has been subtly adjusted by Su Qingzhi.

So one day on his way home from get off work, he deliberately went to the small hill outside the village and picked a large bunch of colorful wildflowers.

The flowers weren't big, but they bloomed very brightly.

He carefully arranged the flowers, took them home, and then carefully placed them in the old porcelain vase in front of the window.

By the time we finished dinner, it was completely dark.

The chirping of insects outside the window was crisp and melodious.

The pale moonlight filtered in through the wooden lattice window.

The kerosene lamp had long since gone out.

Su Qingzhi and Shen Cunpu nestled together, lying quietly.

There seemed to be a lingering warmth in the air.

Even though she was lying on her side on the bed, his chest was pressed against her back, and his steady, powerful heartbeat struck her heart with each beat.

"daughter in law……"

"Um?"

Su Qingzhi responded softly.

She unconsciously leaned closer to him.

"The honey water you make me drink every day..."

Shen Cunpu had just begun speaking when he suddenly stopped for a moment.

Seemingly trying to find the right words, she ultimately couldn't resist asking out of curiosity.

"That's... real honey water, isn't it?"

Upon hearing this, Su Qingzhi's lips curled up slightly.

But she maintained a calm expression and asked him without batting an eye, "Otherwise? Do you think I'm lying to you?"

Shen Cunpu paused for a moment, then hesitated before saying, "...Have you noticed that I feel like I've become much stronger lately?"

As he spoke, he moved even closer to Su Qingzhi.

His warm breath gently brushed against her ear as he spoke.

There was even a hint of smugness in his tone.

"I'm all better now, are you satisfied?"

Upon hearing this, Su Qingzhi pursed her lips.

You fool...

Even though he already knew the reason, he still had to ask her again in a roundabout way.

Whose honey water could have such amazing effects?

It's not actually just ordinary honey water.

Instead, it was spiritual spring water that Su Qingzhi secretly took out from her personal space.

Over the past two weeks, Shen Cunpu's originally frail and thin body has...

Under the nourishment of this spiritual spring water, it gradually became much stronger.

His once sallow complexion now had a rosy glow, and his eyes were no longer as empty and lifeless as before.

On the contrary, it exudes a sense of vitality.

All of this, however, made Shen Zhiyu in the next room feel extremely bad.

He was lying on the kang (a heated brick bed) at the moment, tossing and turning, unable to fall asleep.

The faint noises coming from next door were making him feel uneasy.

I'm so angry!

On what grounds?

Why should his older brother, Shen Cunpu, be the one who has been frail and sickly since childhood?

How could he possibly marry such a beautiful woman as Su Qingzhi?