Early the next morning,

Zhou Si and Chen Laizi went to the town to buy pig intestines.

When Chen Xiaoru woke up, Zhou Si and Chen Laizi had already returned home.

Chen Xiaoru rubbed her sleepy eyes and slowly moved out of the room, still groggy from waking up. She yawned loudly and asked softly, "Dad, haven't you gone to town to buy things yet? I'm still waiting here."

Seeing his daughter's dazed look, Chen Laizi couldn't help but laugh: "Oh, my daughter, you're finally awake! Your father is very nimble and has already returned from shopping! Look at you, you're sleeping like a pig, even at noon!"

"Ah? So early?" Chen Xiaoru woke up a bit when she heard that. She opened her eyes wide and looked incredulous. She thought she had just fallen asleep, how come her father came back from town in the blink of an eye?

"Good morning! Don't you see what time it is?" Chen Laizi pointed at the sun in the yard and teased her deliberately, "If it's any later, the butchers will have closed their stalls! I guess Zhou Si will have washed the pig intestines several times by now."

Chen Xiaoru perked up when she heard the word "pig intestines." She jumped up from her stool, not caring about her messy hair, and asked anxiously, "Where's the pig intestines? Have you washed them? Where are they? Let me see!"

Zhou Si just came out of the kitchen, holding a wooden basin filled with cleaned pig intestines. He smiled and said, "I just washed them and am about to hang them up to dry. Smell them, there's no smell at all."

Chen Xiaoru moved closer to the wooden basin, took a deep breath, nodded with satisfaction, then looked up at Zhou Si, her eyes sparkling: "Zhou Si, this is the first time I see you smile! It's quite beautiful. You should smile more in the future!"

Zhou Si felt a little embarrassed by her praise, his ears slightly red, but he still responded seriously: "Well, in the future... I will smile for you." His voice was low and gentle.

Chen Laizi stood aside, watching the interaction between the two, a gratified smile on his face. He did have some selfish motives when he saved Zhou Si.

Firstly, his family only had a precious daughter like Chen Xiaoru, and he was reluctant to let her get married and suffer;

Secondly, Zhou Si is a handsome boy, and he is a perfect match for my daughter. The baby they have will definitely be good-looking too.

What's more, Zhou Si is an orphan with no ties. If he has children in the future, they will naturally take the Chen family surname, which is great.

These two kids look promising! It seems like our Chen family has a successor!

"Zhou Si, put the pig intestines into the braising liquid I made yesterday and cook them." Chen Xiaoru put aside her joking thoughts and began to instruct Zhou Si seriously.

She watched Zhou Si enter the kitchen, then turned to Chen Laizi and said, "Dad, go chop some thicker bamboo. I'll need it tomorrow."

Chen Xiaoru looked around and asked, "By the way, Dad, where is Mom? Why can't I see her?"

"Your mother? She went to chat with Aunt Li at the village entrance. She said she wanted to learn a new trick and sew a bellyband for you." Chen Laizi answered with a smile, his eyes full of pampering.

"Oh, I see." Chen Xiaoru nodded to show that she understood.

She thought to herself, mother really can't sit still, but it's good that she has something to do so that she doesn't have to stay at home all day.

"Dad, go cut the bamboo quickly and don't delay anything." Chen Xiaoru urged.

Chen Laizi responded, picked up the machete and went out.

Chen Xiaoru walked around the yard and felt a little bored.

She thought about it and decided to go and see how Zhou Si was cooking the pig intestines.

So she walked briskly towards the kitchen.

As soon as she walked to the kitchen door, she smelled a strong aroma of braised food, which made her drool.

"Zhou Si, is it cooked? It smells so good!" Chen Xiaoru peeked inside curiously.

Zhou Si was standing in front of the stove, holding a pair of long bamboo chopsticks in his hand, carefully turning the pig intestines in the pot.

Hearing Chen Xiaoru's voice, he raised his head and a faint smile appeared on his face.

"It's almost done, just wait a moment." His voice was still low, but with a hint of imperceptible tenderness.

Chen Xiaoru looked at his serious expression and felt inexplicably warm in her heart.

She moved a small stool and sat next to the stove, supporting her cheek and watching Zhou Si busying himself quietly.

"Xiao Ru, are you okay?" Zhou Si asked softly with concern.

Chen Xiaoru found him a little funny. What kind of vicious words were he saying and why was he asking such a question?

Chen Xiaoru was both amused and angry when she saw Zhou Si suddenly showing concern for her and asking such a nonsensical question. She deliberately leaned close to Zhou Si's ear, lowered her voice, and said with a hint of charm, "What do you think?"

Zhou Si couldn't stand this. The faint fragrance of Chen Xiaoru lingered on his nose, mixed with the rich aroma of braised large intestine, which made him distracted.

Especially when I think about the intimate thing they had just experienced yesterday, it feels like a fire is burning in my body.

He suddenly picked up Chen Xiaoru and let her sit on his lap. Before she could react, he lowered his head and kissed her lips.

"Holy crap!" Chen Xiaoru exclaimed inwardly. Zhou Si, who usually seemed silent, was so... vigorous at a time like this. However, she wasn't the type to be shy. Since Zhou Si had taken the initiative, she naturally had to respond enthusiastically.

Their lips and tongues intertwined, their breathing gradually quickened. Zhou Si felt that he was about to lose control, he suddenly let go of Chen Xiaoru, hugged her tightly in his arms, and gasped for breath.

My dear, there is more to this chapter. Please click on the next page to continue reading. It will be even more exciting later!