As he spoke, Xie Tingyu picked up Ye Qingshui and helped her upstairs.

Only when she heard a click and the door was closed upstairs did Xie Dongmei come to her senses.

Xie Dongmei looked at the hot food on the table, then glanced upstairs. She opened her eyes wide and said in disbelief: "Brother, he..."

Xu Maofang's eyes flickered. "Wash your hands and get ready for dinner. Your dad will be back soon."

Only after they went up the stairs and reached the end of the sight did Xie Tingyu hug Ye Qingshui.

Ye Qingshui touched her face, and she didn't know what expression it was. She felt that Xie Tingyu had become a little different, and she didn't come to her senses until she was placed on the soft bed.

Gradually, she felt the cool touch of the plaster on her ankle, offsetting the burning pain.

Xie Tingyu squatted on the ground and wiped her feet carefully.

His cool voice fell into her ears, "Does it hurt?"

"He's quite fierce towards me, but he has no temper towards others."

The light of the incandescent lamp shone on his face. Unlike the backward kerosene lamps in the countryside, the man's profile was deep and handsome under the bright light, and his increasingly full muscles exuded a masculine charm.

He took her feet into his arms without hesitation, with her toes resting on his chest, and she could vaguely feel the strong muscles under the soft fabric.

Ye Qingshui suddenly retracted his foot and started to rub the ointment himself, "No, no need to bother you."

Xie Tingyu snatched the plaster back and asked, "Why are you so polite?"

Xie Tingyu really liked to help her apply the medicine. Her feet were round and small, white with a hint of pink, and very comfortable to touch. He pinched her feet, his eyes gradually becoming deep.

His feet felt itchy, and the thin calluses on his fingertips gently rubbed Ye Qingshui's skin, making Ye Qingshui's face turn blue and red. After the embarrassment, Ye Qingshui couldn't help but murmured: "Why did you do that?"

Xie Tingyu glanced at her and said seriously: "I brought you home for the New Year, not to let you suffer any grievances."

Hearing this, Ye Qingshui's heart suddenly moved.

What was it like when she came to the Xie family in her previous life? Did Xie Tingyu protect her? Ye Qingshui thought about it for a long time and thought that he had not, but now she looked at Xie Tingyu's serious and gentle eyes and suddenly she was not so sure.

Ye Qingshui could never guess what Xie Tingyu was thinking.

Xie Tingyu lowered his head and, while she was stunned, kissed her hard.

A warm kiss fell on her lips. The woman's skin was as tender as a peach, and it seemed that water could be extracted with a sip. It was so sweet that it made people linger.

After Xie Tingyu kissed her, he quickly rushed out of the door, and his voice came clearly through the crack of the door: "Let's go downstairs to eat. My grandparents are here too. Come and meet my wife."

After saying this, he chuckled, his laughter was very low, and there was a hint of frivolous teasing, "An ugly daughter-in-law must always meet her parents-in-law."

"Shui Ya, you have to behave well."

Ye Qingshui heard it, hugged his legs, thought for a while, and finally put on his shoes and went downstairs.

Xie Tingyu's grandparents have retired, and the two old people live a leisurely and comfortable life in their old age. Ye Qingshui had only seen them a few times in his previous life, and subconsciously felt that they were two very difficult old people.

Especially Xie Tingyu's grandfather, as the head of the family, he is very majestic. He is a very serious old man, never smiling, with a cold expression on his face all year round, making it difficult for people to get close to him.

Xie Tingyu's grandmother was very kind, but this kind of kindness was very polite. She treated her granddaughter-in-law lukewarmly and just came to visit.

Ye Qingshui took a deep breath and walked down.

She went to the kitchen silently to get bowls and chopsticks to serve everyone food. But as soon as she walked past the dining table, she was stopped by Xie Tingyu.

"You sit down, I'll do it."

When Xie Tingyu was setting the table and serving rice, the door of Xie's house was opened. After counting carefully, there were quite a lot of people. Their dark heads came in one after another. Ye Qingshui felt pressured when he saw them.

"Come in and have a meal. It's a good thing Tingyu brought his wife back today." Xu Maofang said with a smile.

Xie Jun walked in with the old man on his arm. His colleague took off his hat and followed him in, jokingly saying, "The food smells so good. We are in for a treat today."

Then two young men walked in.

One of them was Shen Weimin, whom Ye Qingshui was familiar with, and the other was a square-faced, sturdy man. They walked in and their eyes all fell on Ye Qingshui.

Ye Qingshui couldn't sit down any longer, so she served the rice with the man, bending down slightly to set the chopsticks. Seeing someone coming, she raised her head and greeted the elders.

Her voice sounded light and soft, and the moment she raised her head, a pair of gentle eyebrows were revealed.

Everyone's gaze turned slightly and then retracted.

The original curiosity, expectation, and worry all became reality at this moment: it turned out that this was Xie Tingyu's new wife.

Unexpected, yet reasonable.

The new bride wore a slightly worn-out sweetheart sweater, revealing the white lapel of her shirt underneath. She wore black pants, and had two neatly braided hair. Her hair was thick and black, and her bright eyes looked like a clear spring under the incandescent light. Her red lips and white teeth made her look very energetic. She didn't have any decoration or embellishment, but she looked pure, like water.

Although her dress is a little out of date and not as fashionable as the girls in the capital, such a simple and clean girl can easily win the favor of the elders.

The rumors in the compound are quite derogatory, comparing Xie Tingyu's wife with Li Aijun's wife. I met her today and my first impression was not bad. At least she is polite and well-dressed.

The square-faced man was called Xu Wei. Shen Weimin had described in his letter the wife Xie Tingyu had married in the countryside.

When he saw the real person, he was stunned and even couldn't recover.

He nudged Shen Weimin with his arm inconspicuously, "Ugly girl?"

Xu Wei raised his eyebrows, feeling cheated.

If this girl is considered ugly, then there are few good-looking ones in the world.

Xu Wei poked Shen Weimin again, turned his head and glanced at him, only to see Shen Weimin suddenly froze on the spot.

Shen Weimin had no expression on his face, but Xu Wei, who was familiar with him, knew that he was stunned at this moment, stunned, his silly eyes staring at the new wife nakedly, until Xu Wei coughed heavily, Shen Weimin came back to his senses.

The girl standing side by side with the man had skin so white that it seemed to glow coldly, her face was smooth and soft, without a single red streak or crack, her hair was black, and her watery eyes reflected the light, shining like a ray of light. Shen Weimin had not been to Xie's house for a long time, nor had he met Ye Qingshui again. This sudden encounter was as shocking as if he had been thrown into a battlefield, and his ears were buzzing.

Shen Weimin withdrew his gaze in embarrassment.

Xie Tingyu's grandparents sat down, followed by several younger generations.

Xie Tingyu then brought out from the kitchen steamed radish sausage, squirrel mandarin fish, a vegetable egg soup, and a stir-fried vegetable dish. Although there were not many dishes, the three dishes and one soup looked very beautiful.

The snow-white radish slices were as thin as cicada wings, the red and white sausages were sliced diagonally, and the unique rich aroma of the sausages filled the whole house; the squirrel mandarin fish was drizzled with a layer of glaze sauce, which was orange in color. The soft sauce had a warm luster, which made people saliva.

This... doesn't seem to be the food cooked by Xie family's nanny.

And it wasn’t made by Xu Maofang.

Xie Tingyu smiled and said, "Grandpa, grandma, you guys start eating first."

Grandpa Xie Min served a bowl of soup. The old man took a sip and his bronze face relaxed a little.

Grandma Xie Yan Chun looked at her granddaughter-in-law carefully for a while, then silently picked up a piece of sausage and ate it. The sausage was red and white, steamed to a moist and shiny state, floating in the clear oil, and was particularly tempting.

As the sausage was chewed, the sweet taste quickly spread and plundered the old man's taste buds. The mellow and sweet meat flavor was mixed with a hint of pine scent. Every strand of meat seemed to be full of flavor, making people unable to help but chew it repeatedly.

Everyone ate quietly at the first meal after Xie Tingyu returned, but the atmosphere was not tense or uneasy at all.

Because... everyone was busy picking up their chopsticks and putting meat into their mouths.

A plate of sausages was quickly divided up, and only the skeletons of the fish were left.

The meal was quite large and was finished in less than fifteen minutes. If Ye Qingshui had not been aware that he had prepared a large portion of food, he would have probably become suspicious by now.

This dinner in the previous life was also hastily finished. Xu Maofang did not tell Ye Qingshui that there would be so many guests coming to the house in the evening, and Ye Qingshui's simple meal was really embarrassing.

At this moment, Ye Qingshui hesitated and asked, "Did I do too little?"

Grandma Xie took out her handkerchief, wiped her mouth, and became calm and composed. She said in a friendly manner, "That's enough."

Everyone was very satisfied. After the meal, Xie Jun silently sent his comrades out the door.

Yan Chun took out a piece of jade from his bosom and gave it to Ye Qingshui, "This is for you."

Ye Qingshui hesitated whether to take it. The moment the jade fell into her palm, she saw Xie Dongmei's surprised and astonished eyes.

And...Xu Maofang's face was slightly distorted and gradually changing color.

Ye Qingshui felt somewhat relieved, and she readily took it.

Yan Chun's polite look softened, and she said, "This is what grandma gave you."

She didn't say anything more. Yan Chun got straight to the point and said, "Let Tingyu take you to buy some things for the New Year tomorrow. I heard him say that it seems like you didn't buy anything for your wedding."

Yan Chun took out a large packet from his arms and handed it to Ye Qingshui.

"Originally this should have been given to your elders, but they're not here, so you can just take it."

The old man said calmly: "Take it and buy some decent jewelry. The old man will feel uncomfortable seeing you in plain clothes."

Yan Chun took a close look at his granddaughter-in-law.

Although the old man was very angry when he first received the news from Xie Tingyu, Yan Chun calmed down now that he had seen him.

Yan Chun had also heard the rumors in the compound. If she was uneducated, then so be it. Anyway, the Xie family had no shortage of educated people. Yan Chun didn't care much about this kind of face. Yan Chun himself was a highly educated person, so it was nothing to teach his granddaughter-in-law when he had nothing to do.

But the little girl in front of me is too young and skinny. I have to wait until the end of time before I can have a grandson.

Yan Chun is not young anymore, and old ladies of similar age to her already have grandchildren.

Yan Chun thought about it, frowning slightly. She patted her granddaughter-in-law's hand and said, "Qingshui'er, you should eat more in the future. You are too thin."

Ye Qingshui felt a little embarrassed after hearing what the old man said. In her previous life, she was very nervous when facing Yan Chun and had no chance to talk to her at all.

Xie Tingyu's grandmother was very different from her great-grandmother. Grandma Xie was very energetic, wore neat and plain clothes, had slightly curled silver hair, and very few wrinkles on her face. She looked like an elegant and fashionable old lady.

After Yan Chun finished speaking, she put on a serious face and glanced at her grandson. "The sausage is delicious. Do you have more?"

Xie Tingyu smiled, took out some dried sausages, put them in a woven bag and gave them to the old man.

"I thought that Nai would definitely like it, but Chinese sausages are high in oil and salt, so it's fine to eat it once or twice occasionally. Nai can't eat too much."

"Stop, Tingyu, shut up. How could you not know about this?"

Yan Chun glared at his grandson and took the old man away from the Xie family. Tonight, he finally met his grandson's wife. Yan Chun didn't say anything more, but gave his grandson a meaningful look.

Most of the people in the room dispersed immediately.

Ye Qingshui glanced at the mess on the table, then touched the warm jade in his palm. He felt a little complicated. This was different from his previous life.

Just... just like that, it's over?

Ye Qingshui thought that tonight would be very troublesome and difficult.

She let out a sigh and cleaned up the mess on the table.

Xie Tingyu followed her and started to stack the dishes one by one and put them in the sink.

This simple tidying up made everyone around stunned.

Is this still Xie Tingyu?

After going to the countryside, he seemed to have shed all his pride and was willing to humble himself and cooperate with a girl without complaint.

Xu Wei watched this unexpected scene with great interest, and suddenly felt a little warm. It was not tiring for men and women to work together.

Shen Weimin looked at Ye Qingshui, and Liu Yiliang's blushing face and endless explanations came to his mind, as well as the words of those annoying male educated youths at the educated youth point.

He wiped his face.