Chapter 9 Young people are just so healthy
The moment the words were spoken, the dinner table fell into an instant silence.
Xu Zhigang's chopsticks froze in mid-air, Shen Yi stopped moving, and Lu Kai subconsciously sat up straight, nervously stealing glances at Liu Zhixia.
Liu Zhixia quickly put down her chopsticks and tried to smooth things over: "I'm sorry, my brother is a bit outspoken. Please don't take offense."
"Slap!" Zhang Xiuying slapped Liu Xuejun on the back. "If you keep talking nonsense, you're not eating tonight!"
Liu Xuejun immediately deflated. Liu Shouren and Liu Xiangyang also hurriedly raised their glasses to apologize, which broke the awkward silence.
After the meal, Zhang Xiuying had just finished packing the cured meat when Lu Kai shouted, "Auntie, we still have to report to the brigade, we're leaving now!"
Before she could finish speaking, the three of them had already made their escape. By the time Zhang Xiuying caught up with them at the door, their figures had almost disappeared along the edge of the field.
"You brat, you run faster than a rabbit!" Zhang Xiuying scolded irritably. "Anyway, I know your house, I'll deliver it to you myself later!"
Liu Shouren shook his head with a smile: "Alright, old woman, don't make things difficult for their child. If you come chasing after them with these things, people will think you're trying to force them into marriage."
Zhang Xiuying was taken aback, then glanced at her daughter busy in the kitchen and muttered, "What's wrong with my daughter? I've watched Lu Kai grow up, and he's a soldier, much better than Lu Huaiyuan! The other two aren't bad either. The lively one looks like he knows how to handle things, and the quiet one who saved my daughter is a man of impeccable character!"
The more she thought about it, the more she felt that the three of them were a good match, it was just a pity that they would have to return to their units after only a few days. She didn't know the other two, but she knew Lu Kai's family well, so once the matter of the annulment of the engagement was over, she could get to know them better.
Liu Zhixia came out of the kitchen and looked at the empty yard: "They're gone?"
"That's right, they ran faster than anyone else, and didn't even get to give the thank-you gift!" Zhang Xiuying complained.
"Mom, they're soldiers, they don't accept gifts. By the way, is the comrade who saved me alright in his back?"
Zhang Xiuying slapped her thigh: "You know what! He kept holding his back when he came, but he was running so briskly just now. It seems that young people are really healthy!"
Liu Zhixia was overjoyed; the spiritual spring water was indeed effective!
She suggested, "We still have eggs at home, let's boil a few and send them over tomorrow morning."
“My daughter has the best ideas!” Zhang Xiuying nodded immediately.
"Father, Mother, I'm tired. I'm going back to my room to rest."
"Go on, go on, get some rest, and don't overthink things."
Liu Zhixia returned to her room and immediately locked the door. With a thought, she entered the spatial dimension.
She first took a big gulp of the spiritual spring water, and her fatigue instantly disappeared.
Then, she took out the farm tools she had prepared, rolled up her sleeves, and cleared away the weeds in the area in front of the villa.
All the wild grass was piled up in one place. These wild grasses looked quite good and could be used to feed the cattle.
Clear out a space, then use a hoe to cultivate the land.
I sowed the remaining seeds from home, watered them, and worked up a sweat.
She entered the villa, which had all the necessary internal organs.
Even if she had never seen such a luxurious house in her past life, she had seen such a house in television in the 1990s.
I found the bathroom, took a hot shower, dried my hair with a hairdryer, and then left the space to lie back on my bed.
She was already exhausted after a long day, and then she worked in the space for so long, so she fell asleep as soon as her head hit the bed.
I slept soundly through the night without any dreams until dawn.
The next day, Liu Zhixia woke up feeling refreshed.
She prepared breakfast and even boiled six eggs.
As Zhang Xiuying walked to the kitchen door, she saw her daughter busy at work and asked worriedly, "Honey, didn't you sleep well?"
Seeing her family's concern, Liu Zhixia felt a warmth in her heart: "Mom, I'm fine. I slept soundly last night. I woke up today feeling full of energy!"
Zhang Xiuying took a closer look and found that her daughter had a rosy complexion and seemed to have become even more beautiful. She immediately believed it: indeed, people are in high spirits when they have good things to do. That Lu Huaiyuan is a nemesis!
She immediately said, "Boil two eggs for each of Lu Kai and the other two, and you can deliver them to them personally later."
"Don't worry, Mom, it's already in the pot."
The family quickly sat down to eat. Liu Xiangyang took a bite of the steamed bun and exclaimed in surprise, "Why is this steamed bun sweeter and tastier than usual?"
Liu Zhixia smiled and said, "Maybe it's because you dumped that scumbag, so you're in a good mood."
The whole family smiled knowingly upon hearing this, it seemed she had truly let go.
Liu Xuejun reached out to grab the eggs from the bowl, but Zhang Xiuying slapped his hand with her chopsticks.
"Ouch!" He recoiled in pain.
"This is for your sister's savior, you go eat some pickled vegetables!"
Liu Xuejun looked aggrieved: "Studying takes a lot of brainpower, you know. Sis, you don't actually have a crush on them, do you?"
"Don't talk nonsense!" Liu Zhixia interrupted him. "There are only six left at home. After we're done with this busy period, brother, go to the city to buy some more."
Zhang Xiuying thought for a moment and nodded: "That's true. The fourth child in the family needs to go to school, and the eldest and second children are growing. We also entertained guests yesterday and ate a lot of meat, so we really should go and buy some more. Eldest son, let's go to the city after you bring your wife back."
Liu Xiangyang had always been in charge of the household shopping. Hearing his mother's arrangement, he quickly nodded and said, "Then I'll go pick up my wife after I finish eating and have her come back to take care of the two children. Then I'll go into the city."
Zhang Xiuying hesitated for a moment, then added, "Go check on your second brother and sister-in-law. They didn't even come back after such a big thing happened yesterday."
Liu Xiangyang said dejectedly, "They're probably busy at the factory."
"Don't give me that. It's busy farming season, and many factory workers have taken leave to come back and help. We, the old couple, don't need them to come and help with the work. My sister has had such a big accident, and they haven't even come back to visit!"
Liu Xiangyang sighed softly, "Alright, I'll talk to them on my way to the city."
After breakfast, Liu Xiangyang took his son to pick up his wife, while Liu's parents went to work in the fields. Liu Xuejun stayed at home to take care of the baby and review his studies.
Liu Zhixia carried a basket of boiled eggs and walked straight to Lu Kai's house.
Who knew that, in order to avoid Lu Huaiyuan's unlucky place, she deliberately took a long detour, but fate had other plans, and she still ran into that despicable couple.
The two men were hiding in a corner and didn't notice her.
Gu Mansheng, her voice strained and on the verge of tears, said, "Comrade Lu, thank you for your book... It's all my fault for causing such a big misunderstanding between you and Comrade Liu... You should go and comfort her, after all these years of friendship..."
Lu Huaiyuan was indeed moved, his eyes full of pity: "You are so sensible, unlike Liu Zhixia, who is stubborn and ignorant, and only knows how to threaten me with breaking off the engagement!"
He gets furious at the mere mention of annulmenting the engagement. He knelt all night when he got home yesterday and was even beaten by his father with a stick!
Even his grandmother, who usually dotes on him, didn't say a word in his defense. Instead, she complained that he had ruined the wedding and broken the bracelet.
In the end, he's not even as good as a broken bracelet!
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