Chapter 183 (1831st update)

After dinner, the young couple went to buy shoes.

Luo Yan rarely goes shopping, but once she started, she couldn't stop. However, she just looked at each store without buying anything, and you could tell from her eyes that she didn't want anything.

Zhou Weifang reached into his pocket several times, and seeing her like this, he said, "Yanyan, do you want something to eat?"

Luo Yan was somewhat tempted, but she was quite full from dinner, and his words just stirred up her cravings: "I can only eat one bite."

Zhou Weifang understood: "Okay, I'll eat the rest."

Luo Yan couldn't wait to pull him to the food counter, where they bought a large donkey meat sandwich. After taking a bite, she wanted to eat more, but her stomach was too full.

Zhou Weifang noticed this and rewrapped the oil paper, saying, "You'll still be able to eat another bite when you get home."

Why put it away? Luo Yan: "Eat it while it's hot, just leave me a bite."

Zhou Weifang blurted out, "That won't do."

Luo Yan asked curiously, "Why not?"

"How could I give you leftovers?"

He eats it every day, and Luo Yan can't stop him: "Then next time I'll eat it all until I'm stuffed to death."

"Don't talk about dying," Zhou Weifang patted her hand lightly, "Say something auspicious."

Luo Yan was spoiled by him. She raised her hand and said, "If it hurts, coax me."

Zhou Weifang tried to coax her, but he couldn't do anything about it and managed to coax her home.

Luo Yancai reluctantly said, "Let's call it a day."

She ate the last bite of the baked bun, feeling so full she didn't want to move at all. She lay down on the sofa and said, "I'm going to rest for a bit."

Zhou Weifang turned on the TV and let her lie down against his legs, saying, "I bought this color TV specifically, but I've only watched it twice."

Luo Yan added, "Everyone else watches at night, but you don't even look at what you do at night."

Zhou Weifang fiddled with her loose long hair: "Yanyan, we just got married. It would be a problem if I watched TV every night."

It seemed so, Luo Yan showed a hesitant expression.

Zhou Weifang noticed: "What's going on?"

Luo Yan lowered her voice: "Maybe it's because I'm married now, but I've realized that the women in our office are quite bold in their speech."

When she was unmarried, we ate together and I never heard her say anything like that.

Zhou Weifang knew she was easily embarrassed: "Are you kidding me?"

Luo Yan shook her head: "No, not at all."

That's good. Zhou Weifang breathed a sigh of relief: "You haven't heard the old ladies in the alleys making fun of people. Even I'm embarrassed to listen to it."

Luo Yan didn't believe it: "You have the thickest skin."

Zhou Weifang, who had been leaning back, suddenly leaned forward and said, "Yanyan, you'll understand once you hear it."

Luo Yan covered her ears: "I don't want to hear it, I want to watch TV."

With her big, round eyes, Zhou Weifang lightly tapped her forehead: "See?"

He quieted down as well, his gaze lingering on the television for only a minute before he discovered that Luo Yan had actually fallen asleep.

Fortunately, the TV came with a remote control; Zhou Weifang had spent over a hundred yuan more on this little gadget.

He turned off the TV, but the bright lights were too much for him, so he took off his clothes and covered his wife with them, then reached out to shield her closed eyes.

Luo Yan couldn't sleep soundly either. She opened her eyes groggily and, whether talking in her sleep or something else, said, "Your palm lines are well-formed."

Zhou Weifang, who had been silently watching TV, didn't hear clearly at first and lowered his head slightly: "What?"

Luo Yan had forgotten what she had said and looked at him with a blank expression.

Upon seeing her expression, Zhou Weifang forgot all about asking questions and simply said, "Take a shower and then go to bed."

Luo Yan hummed in response, only then noticing that he wasn't wearing a shirt, and said, "I'm not cold, it's already May."

Zhou Weifang used the same phrase, grabbing her hand: "If you don't believe me, touch it."

He was all muscle, and his muscles were rock hard to the touch.

Luo Yan pulled her hand away: "I want to sleep, don't make a fuss."

She looked especially tired today, and Zhou Weifang couldn't bear to do anything with her. After she finished showering, he urged her, "Go to sleep quickly."

Luo Yan: "I haven't washed my clothes yet."

"What's there to wash?" Zhou Weifang pushed her into the room, pressed her onto the bed and covered her with the blanket. He couldn't help but kiss her and scare her, "If you don't want to sleep, let's do something else."

Luo Yan quickly closed her eyes tightly and soon fell into a deep sleep, but vaguely she knew that there was someone next to her, and subconsciously reached out to hug him.

As soon as Zhou Wei lay down, his wife snuggled up to him.

He was overjoyed, yet sighed silently. The satisfaction of sleeping in each other's arms soon overshadowed physical intimacy. He gently touched Luo Yan's forehead and thought: Marriage is wonderful.

Although they had only been married for a few days, Luo Yan already recognized him when she woke up. She rarely woke up earlier than him, so she tiptoed out of bed.

But Zhou Weifang was extremely vigilant and had already been watching her with a smile.

Luo Yan only noticed it when she turned around to close the door, and snorted at him.

Zhou Weifang threw off the covers and walked out in his slippers.

Luo Yan was examining the refrigerator; she wasn't really sure what was inside. She turned to ask, "What do you want to eat for breakfast?"

Zhou Weifang: "Can I go downstairs and buy some soy milk and fried dough sticks?"

Luo Yan thought it was a good idea, so she put the matter aside, washed up, ate breakfast, and rode her motorcycle to work.

Zhou Weifang tidied up the table and left a few minutes later than her.

He's been looking for a place to open a new store, but after wandering around the streets all morning without finding anything, he had to go back to the office to do some accounting.

At the same time, Luo Yan had just arrived at the Rongquan Township Power Supply Station.

She clearly marked the location of the underground cables and went to the water station to ask the residents on the street about the pipe routes. She ran around all day until her legs were thin.

After get off work in the evening, she went to her parents' house for dinner.

Now that her daughter comes over, Liu Yinfeng has to show off her cooking skills, preparing four dishes even though it's just the three of them.

Luo Yan ate happily, but then asked, "Where's my brother?"

Liu Yinfeng said, "My son is all grown up now. He says he's been busy this month and hasn't come home for meals. What have he been busy with? Is he dating someone?"

Luo Yan knew where he had been and said, "Anyway, it's definitely not about dating."

Well, Liu Yinfeng knew this would happen, and said irritably, "Then let's ignore him and eat our own food."

Luo Yan smoothed things over for her brother by talking about her own work.

Upon hearing her daughter running around outside, Liu Yinfeng said, "No wonder she got so tanned."

Luo Yan said helplessly, "You said I looked good when I first came in."

Just now, Liu Yinfeng said, "I'm only taking a closer look now."

Even Luo Xinmin laughed out loud and called out his wife's name.

Liu Yinfeng also realized that she had gone too far, constantly putting food on her daughter's plate and asking, "Has Sanfang been very busy lately?"

"It's alright, but I have some things to take care of today, and I don't know what time I'll be back."

Liu Yinfeng worried: "Can you manage alone at home? Why don't you sleep at home tonight?"

Sleeping at home would mean going to the public bathhouse. It wasn't that Luo Yan was struggling to go from luxury to frugality; it was mainly that she really didn't want anyone to see her like this. She said, "It's fine."

Liu Yinfeng didn't keep her any longer, and after dinner, she urged her to go back while it was still early.

Luo Yan knew perfectly well: "You're in a hurry to attend a small meeting, aren't you?"

In this kind of weather, the best place to sit in the alley and chat in the evening is...

Liu Yinfeng also pulled her husband into the conversation: "Your dad is going to play chess too."

"Go ahead, go ahead," Luo Yan thought, "this is actually a good thing." She happily returned to her bridal chamber, washed up, and sat in the study to organize today's research report.

To be honest, this was the first time she had sat here since getting married. Touching the table, she was filled with emotion. For some reason, the phrase "a good horse deserves a good saddle" came to mind, and she began to write with great pride and confidence.

Zhou Weifang didn't return until almost nine o'clock. When he opened the door, he saw the living room light was on but no one was there. He called out, "Yanyan."

Luo Yan answered loudly from the study, and when she heard his approaching footsteps, she turned around and asked, "Have you eaten? Mom cooked some pork rib soup and asked me to bring it back for you."

Of course, I have to drink my mother-in-law's pork rib soup.

Zhou Weifang: "I ate, but I can still eat."

Luo Yan was very enthusiastic: "Then I'll go heat it up for you."

As she passed Zhou Weifang, she tried to push him aside, but failed. Annoyed, she poked him and said, "You're blocking my way!"

Zhou Weifang, with a roguish look on his face, said, "Yanyan, have you ever heard of toll money?"

Luo Yan kissed him: "Is this enough?"

She could tell from his expression that he was pushing his luck, and said, "Or do you think it's worthless?"

Zhou Weifang quickly swallowed back the few words he was about to say, zipped up his mouth to indicate that he had no such intention, and stepped aside to make way.

That's more like it. Luo Yan went to the kitchen to light the fire and saw him following closely behind. She remembered, "When I was a child, I used to follow my mother like this during Chinese New Year."

Speaking of the New Year, Zhou Weifang recalled something: "There was a time when we had a fight before the New Year. On New Year's Eve, Luo Hong came to bring me food, and you were following behind him with such a stern face. I thought you were going to rush up and say, 'You're not allowed to eat our food.'"

Luo Yanxian denied it: "It couldn't have been an argument. I was definitely crying so hard that I couldn't say a word."

Indeed, Zhou Weifang said, "But I didn't make them cry. I just added fuel to the fire."

Now that he knows how to lessen his sins, Luo Yan snorted and didn't bring up the past, waiting for his next words.

Zhou Weifang said, "Then you gave me two fried meatballs, one of which had teeth marks on it."

Teeth marks? Luo Yan quickly shook her head: "It couldn't be me who bit you."

Zhou Weifang immediately changed his tune: "Then I must have remembered it wrong."

Actually, he remembered correctly. He had sworn to treat the girl better in the future, but she cried at least a hundred times before the Lantern Festival. She would startle anyone who set off firecrackers, and her crying made his head buzz. He couldn't handle it anymore.

Luo Yan thought that she might have bitten him herself, but she would never admit it now.

She changed the subject: "What are you busy with tonight?"

Zhou Weifang: "I was about to come back to cook when Lai Zi came to me and said he had a fight with his wife. I tried to persuade him for a long time."

Luo Yan leaned closer and sniffed him: "You haven't been drinking."

How could he drink alcohol? Zhou Weifang: "If he drank, the argument would only get worse when we got back, so I didn't allow it."

He was the leader among his childhood friends since they were young, and now he has the biggest business. He has always been very helpful to everyone, so his words still carry weight.

Luo Yan praised him for doing the right thing and ladled out the heated soup: "But this is drinkable."

Zhou Weifang felt something was missing while drinking the soup, so he opened the refrigerator to look for something to eat with it. He found it completely full and asked, "Did you buy groceries?"

Luo Yan replied matter-of-factly, "Mom told me to bring it back."

When Zhou Weifang saw that there was a variety of meats, eggs, and vegetables, he said, "Then I'll cook something delicious for you tomorrow night."

Luo Yan looked at him expectantly as she recounted her day at work.

Those trivial little things seem to become interesting when told to different people repeatedly.

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Author's note: Today I'll probably have to try my best, try my best, and try even harder [please].