Chen Xiangzhi didn't know whether he was sincere or trying to hide away on purpose, so he simply said, "The An family is also a big family. It's embarrassing for us to eat at your mother's house all the time. How about this, I'll go to the town and see if I can find a way to buy a pot so that we can cook by ourselves."

"Are you sure you can get it?" Iron pans are a hot-selling item and you may not be able to buy them even if you have a ticket.

Of course, there must be a way to take out An Hongdou, but I just moved in yesterday and haven’t found a chance to take it out yet.

"We have to give it a try, right?" Shen Xiangzhi said it easily, but An Hongdou felt that he should be very confident.

"Go ahead, and be careful on the road." An Hongdou said with a smile.

This sudden change in attitude made Shen Xiangzhi stunned for a moment.

After he realized what was happening, he nodded and said, "I'll leave then. You don't have to wait for me for lunch. In the evening...if I come back late, you don't have to wait for me."

Why did these words give An Hongdou the feeling that he would definitely come back late?

Sure enough, her guess was not wrong. When Shen Xiangzhi came back, it was already dark.

An Hongdou was sleeping soundly when she suddenly heard a slight noise outside. She looked out the window and saw a bright light.

She quickly got up and put on her clothes. After she went out, she found that there was a fire burning in the yard and candles were lit in the kitchen. Shen Xiangzhi was placing an iron pot on the stove and carefully applying mud around it to ensure that there would be no fire leakage.

"Did I disturb you?" Shen Xiangzhi had tried his best to make his movements lighter, but the scraping back and forth still made some noise.

An Hongdou didn't rush to answer his question, but asked him, "Why did you come back so late to buy a pot?"

"It's hard to buy an iron pot. I went a long way to the county and used my connections to buy it." Shen Xiangzhi looked up. Under the candlelight, his face was slightly yellow, but it couldn't hide his handsomeness.

An Hongdou looked at the two big iron pots he bought and nodded.

"It's the middle of the night, you should go to bed quickly, I'll be done in a little while." Shen Xiangzhi said again.

An Hongdou was indeed sleepy, so she didn't refuse.

Two days passed after the iron pot was installed. After the stove was dried, Shen Xiangzhi tried to boil some water with the new pot. After confirming that there was no problem, he discussed with An Hongdou, "Both pots can be used normally. Do you think we should start the fire ourselves?"

"That's fine."

Shen Xiangzhi didn't understand why An Hongdou's words were a little hesitant.

At this time, he said happily: "Since you have decided to cook by yourself, then you can go to the An family and tell them later. We will start cooking at noon."

Shen Xiangzhi rubbed his palms repeatedly, and finally he didn’t have to go to his mother-in-law’s house anymore and face their distressed eyes.

Because the green tea was filled too much that day, Mrs. An and several brothers of the An family all agreed that after taking An Hongdou, Shen Xiangzhi's life was not easy.

Even the sisters-in-law who were always calculating were polite in front of Shen Xiangzhi, as if they were afraid that he would regret and return the good things.

Of course, An Hongdou was unwilling to admit this fact and only attributed it to the fact that Shen Xiangzhi had a good face.

It is hard for good-looking people not to be liked, which completely replaced her position in the An family, causing her to be lectured every time she went back.

Even her sisters-in-law told her to live a good life, saying it was not easy to find a good man like Chen Xiangzhi, and told her not to make moves for no reason, and to be more gentle and considerate, because men like that.

I'm sorry, even though she knows this guy is trying to trick her, she still can't be gentle.

When An Hongdou went to inform them that they would no longer be going to eat, Old Lady An was afraid that they would have nothing to eat, so she brought her some flour back and also thoughtfully gave her two bowls and chopsticks.

Looking at the rough grains in front of her, An Hongdou didn't want to eat them.

But this was a gesture of kindness from her mother, and she couldn't refuse. After repeated refusals, she finally reduced the amount by half and then took the things back to her home.

Chen Xiangzhi was washing clothes in a newly purchased large wooden basin. He loved cleanliness and would wash clothes every three to five days at most. Fortunately, he was not as poor as other families and had several sets of clothes to change into.

Moreover, he is not as chauvinistic as other men who think that after getting married, laundry must be done by Hongdou.

Of course, he only washed his own dirty clothes and did not take the initiative to help An Hongdou wash them.

Just as they had realized at the beginning, after getting married, they still lived their own lives and did not interfere with each other.

Seeing that it was almost time for dinner, An Hongdou's stomach was already rumbling, and Shen Xiangzhi's clothes were already hung on the rope.

She walked over slowly, with a flattering tone, and asked, "Um...I want to discuss something with you, is it okay?"

"Speak." Shen Xiangzhi was quite surprised.

This woman has always been very tough. Not to mention being able to control her, I guess the only person who can control her is An's wife.

He was not used to the fact that she was speaking to him in such a soft voice and even discussing something with him.

“Can you cook?”

As soon as this question was asked, Shen Xiangzhi secretly felt something was wrong.

"No." Chen Xiang knew: "I am a grown man, and when I eat at the educated youth center, it is the girls who make the arrangements. How can I cook!"

The smile on An Hongdou's face disappeared instantly, and she became a little depressed.

"Then come and light the fire." Originally, she thought that Shen Xiangzhi could come up with it, but now it seems that she has to do it alone.

This, Shen Xiangzhi knew that he did not refuse.

When two people live together, they have to work hard together, and he doesn't expect to be treated like a boss and be served.

Mrs. An gave her some mixed flour and some dried vegetables, thinking that she would buy some herself, but sometimes An Hongdou didn't think about these things, which resulted in there being nothing at home.

It was also the first time for Shen Xiangzhi to cook on his own, and he had no experience.

She first soaked some dried vegetables, then prepared to mix some batter and make some dumpling soup for the meal.

However, she added too much water when stirring the batter. Shen Xiangzhi couldn't stand her clumsy look, so he simply took it over and stirred it himself.

For the time being, the family is using the flour that Mrs. An gave them. If they follow An Hongdou's method, it would probably be all gone in two days.

Although Shen Xiangzhi's movements were clumsy, his hands were very steady and his brain was able to keep up, making An Hongdou seem even dumber.

An Hongdou was also embarrassed. "You do it first. I'll go get the salt."

Shen Xiangzhi had no doubts and just thought that it was given to her by Old Lady An.

After leaving the kitchen, she came to the room and quickly took out a bag of salt from the space.

After thinking about it, he found no place to put it, so he went back to the kitchen to get a bowl, then opened the salt bag, and poured out just enough salt to fill a bowl.