Chapter 41 Men Aren't Stupid and Have Sound Values

Liu Huo's face darkened, and he pointed at Wang Yuqing: "Brother, look at you..."

Ji Xuening interrupted, "Liu Huo, Tang Sao doesn't need your help. It's so late, you should go home."

These words made Liu Huo very unhappy. He thought to himself, "We're supposed to be brothers, we even served in the army together, and I even gave him oil and money."

Wang Yuqing learned a little about Tang Wan from Grandma Ji. Her house was the one at the end of this road. She said, "Yes, we're on the same road as Tang Wan. We can lend a hand."

Tang Sao's attitude towards Wang Yuqing was very gentle: "Thank you, I can carry it." Then her expression changed again, and she said to Liu He: "You've been following me all the way. Luckily, it was Brother Ji and his wife. If it were someone else, they would probably laugh at me."

Liu Huo was embarrassed. He gritted his teeth and forced a smile: "Then I'll head back first." Before leaving, he added: "Xue Ning, you guys help Tang Sao on the way."

He took several steps and then looked back at Wang Yuqing.

Wang Yuqing felt a wave of disgust wash over her, especially the thought of Liu Huo sleeping with Wang Yuyan. Putting aside the saying "one should not covet a friend's wife," she thought, "one should not engage in improper behavior with even a stranger's wife."

This Liu guy has serious character flaws!

Ji Xuening did not offer to help Tang Wan on his own initiative. It was only after Wang Yuqing asked him for help that he decided to offer assistance. However, Tang Wan knew to avoid suspicion and refused, saying, "No need, I can really carry it."

In the end, she twisted her ankle and only then did she agree to let Ji Xuening help her carry it back, while Wang Yuqing was responsible for supporting her.

Tang Wan was a woman of few words, remaining silent the entire way until Wang Yuqing and Ji Xuening saw her to the door. Only then did she say in a gentle voice, "Thank you, thank you for your trouble."

As Wang Yuqing and Ji Xuening were leaving, they heard an old woman inside the house shouting, "Why are you only coming back now? Do you want us to starve to death?"

Wang Yuqing couldn't help but ask, "Grandma said that Sister Tang didn't get a marriage certificate either?"

Ji Xuening nodded.

She asked, puzzled, "Then why is she allowed to work with the group and earn work points?"

Ji Xuening told Wang Yuqing that Tang Wan's father was the commune's armed forces minister and a retired soldier who had been on the battlefield before.

Wang Yuqing understood: "So, because her family has connections, the brigade director agreed that she could work?"

Upon hearing this, Ji Xue quickly replied, "Don't worry, I'll talk to the secretary when he returns."

Wang Yuqing: "..."

She's only hurting herself; she has no desire to work.

Wang Yuqing forced a smile, recalling what Grandma Ji had said: Tang Wan and Jiang Hong were childhood sweethearts and had reached the point of discussing marriage.

Four years ago, Peng Hong was the militia company commander of the brigade. He was eager to go abroad with the army to provide aid, to make a difference, to become an officer, and to finally hold his head high.

However, he has elderly parents and an older sister at home, and his whole family does not support him going, except for Tang Wan.

In the end, he still went abroad with the army, and as a result, news came back that he had died a heroic death.

Despite her parents' advice and the gossip of others, Tang Wan resolutely moved to the Peng family to take care of Peng Hong's parents, calling herself the Peng family's daughter-in-law and serving the elderly as if they were her own parents.

For the past four years, she has been carrying the burden on her shoulders. Her father-in-law was already paralyzed, and her mother-in-law became ill and also stopped working after learning of her son's sacrifice.

Wang Yuqing admired Tang Wan very much, but from a sentence she heard from inside the house just now, she felt that her in-laws were not grateful to her, but rather blamed her.

On the way home, Wang Yuqing wanted to tell him several times to stay away from Liu Huo in the future, but she didn't know how to bring it up.

In the end, she still said, "Stay away from that person and avoid contact with him."

To everyone's surprise, Ji Xuening replied directly, "Okay."

Wang Yuqing: "..."

What's going on? His quick agreement puzzled her, and she asked again, "Aren't you going to ask me why I said that?"

Ji Xuening said expressionlessly, "His behavior just now was indeed wrong, and it's normal for you to hate it."

Wang Yuqing then asked, "But aren't you two good brothers? Just because of one sentence from me, you're really going to cut off all contact with him?"

Ji Xuening said, "He does have problems. I'm not stupid. That's what he tells others."

Wang Yuqing recalled that in the original owner's memories, she had only heard from Wang Yuyan that Liu Huo and Ji Xuening were good brothers.

Fortunately, the man in front of me wasn't stupid, and his values ​​were sound.

When they arrived at the door, Grandma Ji and her three children were all asleep.

Wang Yuqing asked again, "Why don't you ask me why I was chatting and laughing with those people? And why I went visiting other people's homes?"

Ji Xuening looked at her with his dark eyes, pondered for a moment, and asked, "Why were you chatting and laughing with those people, and even visiting other people's homes?"

He wasn't very curious and didn't like to ask questions. Plus, he wasn't sure if the person in front of him liked him asking questions, and he was worried that asking might annoy them.

Wang Yuqing was speechless when she saw him repeating his words: "Forget it, you men shouldn't pry into women's affairs."

Ji Xuening: "..."

Didn't she tell you to ask?

He didn't go back to the house, but went to the kitchen to cook pig feed, using pigweed and corn bran.

Wang Yuqing suddenly remembered the crushed snail meat. She took it out and handed it to him: "These are snails. I boiled them and then crushed them with a stone. You can add them to the pot and cook them for the pigs."

Ji Xuening was very surprised.

Wang Yuqing explained, "Don't underestimate these snails. They contain protein and are rich in nutrients. They are very beneficial for pigs, ensuring they grow up plump and healthy."

Seeing that Ji Xuening didn't speak, she asked, "Are you afraid of poisoning the pig? Are you afraid I'll harm your pig? The other day, the Cao family tried to take the pig away, and I was the one who got it back."

Ji Xuening's eyes were full of doubt: "How do you know so much? I heard you're only in second grade."

Wang Yuqing wasn't nervous: "Because I'm smart and eager to learn. Although I'm only in second grade, I pick up and drop off my younger siblings every day. I learned by peering through the windows of the older students. I saw this in a foreign book. I picked it up on the road, and the owner wanted to take it back later."

He can lie without blushing or skipping a beat.

Ji Xuening recalled how eloquently she cursed, and how she didn't seem like an uncultured person. He didn't dwell on it, hesitated for a few moments, and then nodded in agreement.

After feeding the pigs, he didn't go back to the house to sleep. Instead, he continued to tinker with the wooden stakes at the door. Wang Yuqing stood by and watched for a while before realizing that he was making wooden stools. She praised him, "I didn't know you were a carpenter. You can make stools."

Ji Xuening hummed in agreement and continued to whittle the edges of the wooden stake with a knife.

Wang Yuqing squatted down beside him, looking at him in a daze. The man was very handsome. Although he was a bit introverted and didn't talk much, he had thick eyebrows and big eyes with piercing gaze. In particular, he exuded a masculine aura.

The key is that they know a lot.

It's such a pity that she had such a miserable childhood. Thinking of this, Wang Yuqing couldn't help but feel sorry for her.

Ji Xuening felt extremely uncomfortable under their gaze, and he couldn't even work properly. He secretly glanced at the person staring at him, and his face turned red again.

I wonder what she's looking at? Her face is dirty? Is she looking at her beard? Indeed, he's been so busy lately that he's forgotten to shave.

Wang Yuqing snapped out of her daze and asked, "What day of the week is it today?"

Ji Xuening replied: "Three."

Wang Yuqing nodded and said to him, "You should rest early and not tire yourself out. I'm going back to my room."

She quickly dried herself off, soaked her feet, and lay down on the bed. Today was Wednesday, and she still had three days before she could start earning money, which meant she could have three more days of free time.