Chapter 142: Living

Chen Guifen sat with Lu Miao for a while, then stood up and asked to leave, saying that she would come back to see him later.

"We see each other every day, why would you give me a gift? Just stay here!"

Lu Miao stood up and tried to see him off, but Chen Guifen held her down.

Looking at the dark circles under her eyes and her not-so-good spirits, Chen Guifen sighed:

"You haven't had a good rest for several days. While he is sleeping soundly, you should also take a nap to avoid tossing and turning at night."

"Um."

Lu Miao nodded slightly and watched Chen Guifen leave from the window.

She frowned slightly in worry, sat back on the bed, held Fu Jingyou's hand, fiddled with his rough fingers, and complained softly:

"You've been sick for a few days, you should be almost well now, right?"

"Fu Jingyou, I want to eat snow frog stewed with red dates. Can you make it for me when you get up? Okay?"

Ruanruan's tone was dependent and coquettish, and she seemed to have some kind of magic.

The big hand in his hand moved, Lu Miao was surprised, and his voice became louder:

"Fu Jingyou? Fu Jingyou?"

"Um."

Fu Jingyou responded lightly, frowned, and then opened his tender peach blossom eyes that were filled with fatigue.

"Are you awake now?"

"Um."

Fu Jingyou nodded slightly.

He slept in a daze for several days and didn't respond when people talked to him.

Lu Miao never told Chen Guifen about it, but he was actually very scared.

Now that she saw him sober, she pouted with some resentment, wanting to scold Fu Jingyou for being so inconsiderate, for suddenly falling ill on the first day of their marriage and almost scaring her.

But when he opened his mouth, tears came to his eyes before he could speak.

"Okay, stop crying, okay?"

Fu Jingyou wiped her tears with his hands and comforted her softly:

"I feel much better now. I'll just take a day off today and I'll be full of energy again tomorrow, ok?"

"Don't cry, don't cry, I'll stew some toad for you later."

"What toad!" Lu Miao angrily retorted, then burst into laughter. "I've told you many times, it's a snow toad!"

Fu Jingyou laughed and agreed, "Okay, it's snow frog."

Lu Miao calmed down and asked him, "You've slept for so long. Are you thirsty? Are you hungry? I'll get you something to eat."

"I'm not hungry, just a little thirsty."

Fu Jingyou held her back.

Lu Miao understood, "Then I'll go get you some water."

"Um."

Lu Miao quickly brought the perfect amount of warm water, and Fu Jingyou drank two jars in a row before he felt thirsty.

Lu Miao thought about pouring another bottle of wine. If he didn't want to drink it now, he could put it on the bedside and drink it later.

Unexpectedly, Fu Jingyou suddenly grabbed her hand and said, "Let's sleep together for a while, ok?"

Fu Jingyou carefully noticed the faint blue in her eyes.

Lu Miao really hadn't had a good rest for several days.

Fu Jingyou had a fever intermittently, and she couldn't sleep well. She looked up reflexively every three to five minutes.

It would have been fine if Fu Jingyou didn't say anything. As soon as he mentioned it, Lu Miao really felt very tired.

My back felt like it was carrying a thirty-pound weight, sore and tired, and I felt like I couldn't straighten my back.

Lu Miao yawned, did not resist, took off his shoes, walked over Fu Jingyou, climbed onto the bed and lay down on his side.

The wooden bed made a "thump thump" sound as she stepped on it.

She felt embarrassed when she lay with Fu Jingyou on the first night before, but now she might be too tired and her brain is a little confused.

As soon as I touched the pillow I started to feel drowsy.

Fu Jingyou felt much better. Lu Miao was sleeping with steady breathing, so he tilted his head to look at Lu Miao.

The blood color on her small, clean face had faded a little...

It was clearly him who was sick, but she was the one with a pointed chin and a thin body.

Fu Jingyou sighed silently, touched Lu Miao's face with his rough big hand, and then slid down to hold Lu Miao's slender waistline.

With a little effort, he brought the person into his arms.

After being tired for a few days, the girl finally fell asleep. She hummed in confusion and slept soundly in his arms.

…

Fu Jingyou's illness came on very suddenly, and his recovery came back extremely suddenly.

When Lu Miao woke up in the evening, the window was filled with orange light, and there was no one beside her. She was the only one in the bed.

She could faintly hear voices talking in the main room outside the door. She rubbed her eyes and slowly sat up. The bed board made a soft "thump" sound, and the voices outside the door stopped.

Soon, Chen Guifen's voice of resignation was heard again:

"Okay, I'll go back first. You two should live a stable life. She's a few years younger than you, so you should be considerate of her and not bully her..."

"I understand, auntie."

After seeing Chen Guifen off, Fu Jingyou walked into the room.

He was dressed in a clean and tidy manner, his neatly shaved hair was still a little wet, and he had changed out of the pale yellow jacket he had been wearing for a misty blue padded jacket.

A little thicker than usual.

It was obvious that he had just taken a shower.

"woke up?"

"Um……"

Lu Miao sat on the edge of the bed, hunched over and responded lazily.

Fu Jingyou squatted down in front of her, put on her shoes, and then led her out of the room and into the kitchen.

"Are you hungry? I've made some snow frog stew for you."

"Um...I slept for a long time?"

"Not long, three or four hours."

Lu Miao stopped and asked, "Then how did you stew the snow frog? It takes a long time to soak it after it's opened."

Fu Jingyou replied with a smile:

"I soaked it in warm water."

"Soak in warm water..."

Lu Miao continued to follow him to the kitchen.

"I never thought of that before, you're quite smart!?"

"I'm smart in many ways, you'll know later."

Fu Jingyou rubbed her head and neatly placed a small table at the back door of the kitchen.

In the past summers, in order to enjoy the cool air, Lu Miao would place the small bench facing the back door.

Now that the weather is getting cooler, Fu Jingyou changed the angle and placed the bench next to the stove.

That is a dead corner behind the door, and the residual heat of the firewood can last for a long time.

Fu Jingyou brought a bowl of stewed snow frog to Lu Miao. Lu Miao ate it in small bites while he sat beside him and watched.

Lu Miao raised his eyes and glanced at him. There were faint marks on his face from sleeping, and there was a bit of dazed confusion in his eyes:

"Stew it a little more next time."

"Not enough to eat?"

"Hmm..." Lu Miao shook his head, "Let's eat together."

Fu Jingyou laughed dumbly, "Okay."

“We need to save money in our daily life, but we can’t save money on everything.”

Lu Miao tried to reason with him in a daze:

"Look at this snow frog. It's nutritious and has many benefits for your health. Once you finish eating it, we'll buy more."

Fu Jingyou nodded, "I'll do as you say."

Lu Miao lowered his head and slurped the smooth and sweet snow frog oil, not forgetting to chat with him casually:

"Have you eaten since you got up?"

"I ate it. My aunt brought it to me. Since you were asleep, I ate your portion too."

Lu Miao nodded.

Fu Jingyou had been lying in bed sick for several days and hadn't eaten properly, so of course he felt hungry when he woke up.

But when Lu Miao thought of something, he said:

"After eating, move around more and don't overwhelm your stomach."

"Um."

Fu Jingyou narrowed his peach blossom eyes and smiled in front of Lu Miao as gently as a fool.

"The eels in the tank are still alive. I haven't taken care of them lately, and they've become quite thin due to hunger..."

"Can eels be made into soup? I'll make some soup tonight for you to eat with your lower ribs."