Jiang Yong'an didn't quite believe it.

Ordinary women aren't necessarily forbidden from killing chickens and ducks.

However, most people who saw the splattering blood felt like jumping three feet high.

Besides, killing chickens and ducks is just a matter of cutting their necks and plucking their feathers, but dealing with rabbits is different; you have to skin them completely.

The sight of so much blood was very impactful.

Jiang Yong'an was stunned when he saw Gu An'an pick up a rabbit, quickly make a cut on its neck, and then peel off the entire rabbit skin.

His gaze toward Gu An'an held a hint of complexity.

They were very skilled, as if they had handled this many times before.

How could a woman like her know all this? And so skillfully?

Isn't it because there's no food?

Jiang Yong'an knew perfectly well what kind of people his mother and brother were, yet they arranged a marriage for him without informing him and then sent the woman directly to this dilapidated house.

Perhaps they were pushed to the limit, which is why they became proficient in all eighteen martial arts.

Gu An'an had no idea that this person could imagine things so vividly.

Her skill in skinning rabbits was unmatched in the entire laboratory; she was forced into it entirely by the laboratory teachers, and it had nothing to do with hunting in the mountains.

After finishing processing the two rabbits, Gu An'an noticed that Jiang Yong'an was still processing the first rabbit.

"This won't do."

Jiang Yong'an's lips twitched. Was he not good enough?

Before he could even speak, Gu An'an snatched the half-skinned rabbit from his hand, saying, "If you had been dawdling like that, you would have starved to death long ago."

With a deft hand, Gu An'an peeled off the remaining half of the skin. After thinking for a moment, she realized it might not be enough to eat, so she disposed of the last rabbit. "Zhu'er, come and help your mother."

"Help with what?"

Gu An'an glanced at it and said, "Cooking."

These words made Jiang Yong'an's eyes twitch. "You want the child to cook?"

Is there a problem?

Jiang Yong'an looked at the person coming out of the house and for a moment didn't know how to speak.

The girl deftly picked up several skinned rabbits and took them to the kitchen, completely oblivious to the horror of seeing the blood and gore.

And what about Gu An'an?

She picked up the rabbit skins and washed and dried them very carefully.

Jiang Yong'an felt like he was superfluous.

Everyone in the family has their own role, and he, who was just standing up for the child, seems to have become the most troublesome person.

After a slight hesitation, Jiang Yong'an turned into the kitchen.

Watching the girl chopping rabbit meat with a large knife, the man's eye twitched. "Should I do it?"

“No need.” Jiang Mingzhu refused decisively. “I’m not a hothouse flower. Everyone in this family has their own work to do. If you can’t stand it, you should leave as soon as possible.”

She never felt there was anything wrong with touching the bloody rabbit meat.

She didn't see herself as a delicate young woman who would be blown away by the wind.

There's no need for this kind of self-righteous worry.

Jiang Yong'an once thought that the girl mistook the rabbit on the chopping board for him, which is why she cut it mercilessly.

The woman before me was not a pampered young lady living in the capital.

She lived in the countryside, not much different from any other country girl.

"That kitchen knife you have is quite nice."

Although she knew this was a deliberate attempt to strike up a conversation, Jiang Mingzhu still responded, "It was a birthday gift from my mother."

She liked it very much.

Upon hearing this, Jiang Yong'an felt the veins on his forehead throbbing.

Birthday gift.

It's actually a kitchen knife?

"Do you find it strange?" Jiang Mingzhu glanced at the man standing there. "But I like it very much."

The girl poured out her emotions, telling Jiang Yong'an one thing without reservation—you don't know us, so get lost as soon as possible.

"I just didn't expect you to like this." The child's mother was a frail woman; one wonders what her expression would be if she saw her daughter like this.

Jiang Mingzhu felt that the saying "If you don't see eye to eye, you can't say a word" was absolutely true: "There are many things you haven't thought of."

As soon as she finished speaking, she heard the man's soft laugh, "There will be plenty of opportunities in the future. Get to know each other slowly, there's no rush."

What do you mean by "get to know gradually"?

Jiang Mingzhu wouldn't even give him a glance.

This temper seems familiar.

Jiang Yong'an stared blankly at the girl chopping meat with a cleaver, until he heard voices outside.

"I just heard the old man say that Yong'an went hunting in the mountains and came back with some things." Aunt Li didn't see Jiang Yong'an there, but her husband wouldn't lie to her. "This man may have a thousand faults and ten thousand faults, but don't be too hard on yourself."

Life isn't easy for widows either. Look at Ninth Sister-in-law; she's called a shrew just because she's a little fiery.

But if they're really easy targets, who knows how badly they'll be bullied.

Jiang Yong'an is a different kind of person from his mother and brothers. If they can live a good life together, it can be considered a marriage that turned out to be a happy accident.

Gu An'an didn't expect Aunt Li to say these things. "Don't worry, I won't make myself suffer."

Aunt Li clearly misunderstood, "I was afraid you didn't have much to eat at home, so I just brought some over. You can make do with this for now."

This family of five had been staying in the county town for a while, and when they suddenly returned home, they had no food at all.

Aunt Li brought over some rice, noodles, and eggs, telling Gu An'an to make do with what she had for now.

"No need, I have them at home."

Aunt Li glared at him upon hearing this, "Are you being so formal with me? Hurry up and make something for the children to eat, don't let them go hungry."

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