"I'll go help my mother."

Qiao Qiqi immediately ran out.

He claimed he was helping Lin Chunying, but instead gave his own towel to Qin Huai first.

Seeing him covered in sweat and looking rather disheveled, she only thought her man was incredibly handsome.

Sweat and bronze skin were a testament to his manhood and responsibility, adding to his handsome face's masculinity.

Knowing that Qin Huai was shy, Qiao Qiqi resisted the urge to tease him and simply stuffed the towel into his hand, saying, "This is what I used at home before. You can use it to wipe your face later."

Qin Huai looked up and met her smiling expression. Realizing that she must have finished talking with Qiao Weiguo, his eyes flickered.

Their eyes met.

Qiao Qiqi suddenly blinked and whispered, "I've already appeased my dad. He said he wants to have dinner with your parents tonight, just to go through the motions."

Looking at her sly expression, Qin Huai felt a surge of tenderness in his heart.

"Okay, I'll go tell my parents in a bit."

"Well, there's no rush. We'll go together after we finish eating." Qiao Qiqi hadn't met her father-in-law yet, and since she was going home with Qin Huai anyway, she figured she might as well go together.

After she finished speaking, she hurried to the kitchen to help Lin Chunying.

Lin Chunying first asked her what she and Qiao Weiguo had talked about, and when she learned that they had reached an agreement, she immediately breathed a sigh of relief.

Qiao Qiqi then asked in confusion, "Where's Grandma? Did she go to Uncle's house to deliver something again?"

"Um."

Whether you ask or not, it doesn't really matter. If Lu Xiufen isn't home, she's definitely at her uncle's house. This is an unspoken understanding among the family.

However, Qiao Qiqi was very happy to see this result today.

She immediately went back into the house, took out the braised pork she had packed and handed it to Lin Chunying, saying, "Mother, heat this up."

"Oh my, why is there so much meat?" Lin Chunying had only cooked four scrambled eggs since she saw Qin Huai eating there. This was the highest standard of entertaining guests in this era.

Of course, occasionally there might be some meat at home when things are good, but she took the meat from yesterday to Qiao Qiqi, so there's no meat left at home, and all we can do is fry eggs.

"Don't worry about where it came from, just heat it up and add it to your lunch."

Lin Chunying frowned and immediately pushed the meat back, saying, "Take this meat back and eat it with Qin Huai. I've already cooked enough dishes; adding this will make it too much."

"Not much, not much. It's hot now, it'll spoil if we leave it until tonight." Seeing that Lin Chunying wouldn't let it heat up, Qiao Qiqi simply took matters into her own hands and poured the meat directly into the pot.

Lin Chunying felt a pang of heartache upon seeing this, and immediately began to lecture Qiao Qiqi.

"Now that you're married, you need to learn how to manage your finances. Save money on unnecessary things. Like this braised pork, try not to eat it if you can avoid it, it's so expensive!"

Qiao Qiqi was displeased upon hearing this.

"What? I can still eat meat every now and then at home, but now that I'm married, I can't even eat meat anymore? What kind of logic is that?"

Seeing her greedy expression, Lin Chunying angrily reached out and tapped her forehead.

"I didn't say you couldn't eat it. If you're craving it, you can come to me and I'll try to get it for you. I'm just worried... you've only been married for a short time, and if you eat meat every day, Qin Huai might think you're greedy."

"He dares?!"

Qiao Qiqi straightened up and immediately glared.

Just then, I caught a glimpse of a figure flashing past the door.

Seeing that Qin Huai had heard her, Qiao Qiqi immediately shoved the spatula into Lin Chunying's hand, "Mother, I'm going to the outhouse."

As he spoke, he immediately chased after him and quickly cornered Qin Huai, who was carrying a bucket of water, against the wall.

Seeing that he was still carrying water, Qiao Qiqi frowned. "Didn't my father say that the garden was already watered and you don't need to water it anymore?"

Meeting her questioning gaze, Qin Huai blushed slightly.

But then I remembered what she said in the kitchen.

After calming herself down, she suddenly looked up and said with a determined expression, "Qiao Qiqi, I will make sure you eat meat every day."

"Huh?" Qiao Qiqi blinked.

Realizing belatedly that Qin Huai had overheard her and Lin Chunying's conversation, she burst out laughing.

That fair and delicate face, when she smiled, was like a hundred flowers blooming.

Qin Huai stared at the person in front of him, feeling as if everything around him had disappeared.

I couldn't help but be captivated by it.

Then, a soft cough came from the side, "Dinner's ready. Hurry up and wash your hands and come inside, or the food will get cold."

When Qiao Weiguo saw the two of them coming over, he thought they were up to no good, but he was surprised to hear these words.

His gaze fell on Qin Huai with satisfaction, paused for a moment, and then turned and left.

Qiao Qiqi was cornered by her own father, still with Qin Huai, and instantly felt like she'd been caught cheating.

She stuck out her tongue and quickly said to Qin Huai, "I'm going back first, you should hurry up too."

"Mm." Qin Huai nodded.

He watched her go inside before picking up the bucket and going into the kitchen. He carried it back and forth twice to fill the water tank before going inside.

Qiao Qiqi, Qiao Weiguo, and Lin Chunying were already at the dinner table.

When Qiao Qiqi saw him come in, she immediately waved to him and patted the seat next to her, "Come on, sit here."

Qin Huai steeled himself and walked over, sitting down properly.

Like all sons-in-law meeting their fathers-in-law for the first time, there was a noticeable sense of restraint.

Qiao Qiqi found it amusing and couldn't help but glance at Qiao Weiguo's position opposite her.

Deep down, she was also worried that her father would make things difficult for Qin Huai... then she definitely wouldn't be able to resist protecting her man.

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