Chapter 119 Speculations
When the child fell asleep at night, Lin Xia finally had time to ask Lu Yuxiu what was going on.
"It's okay. What happened before will be the same in the future. This is not directed at you." Lu Yuxiu said softly. He already had an idea in his mind.
Lin Xia didn't ask any more questions after hearing that. If it was directed at her, it would be fine, but if it was aimed at him, she really couldn't do anything about it.
"Go to sleep." Seeing that she was a little frightened today, Lu Yuxiu hugged her and comforted her softly.
"Yeah." Lin Xia felt very safe nestling in his arms, and she felt much more at ease.
The next day, Lu Yuxiu went to the camp as usual. Lin Xia took the children to buy vegetables after breakfast. On the way, two women came towards them. When they saw her, they immediately lowered their heads and hurried away.
Someone not far away also saw her whispering, and it seemed that everyone knew that those people went to her house yesterday.
The previous curiosity about her had almost disappeared, but this time it brought up a new topic. Not only was she being stared at, but there was also an attitude of avoidance.
Lin Xia didn't mind the attitude of the crowd. People tend to avoid harm. Anyway, she didn't want to make close friends with anyone, so she walked to the market alone with her child.
"Xiao Xia."
A voice came from behind.
At this time, someone called her. Lin Xia turned around curiously. It was Captain Zhou’s wife Shen Yulan whom she had met last time. She didn’t expect her to call her.
"Hello, sister-in-law." Lin Xia greeted with a smile and asked An An to call someone.
"Auntie~"
"This child is so well-behaved. Are you going to buy groceries? Let's go together." This was the first time Shen Yulan saw her taking a child to buy groceries, so she called out to her.
"Thank you, sister-in-law." Feeling the gazes around her getting even hotter, Lin Xia understood Shen Yulan's intention, which was to tell everyone that it was okay to get close to her.
This kindness made Lin Xia feel warm inside.
The two walked towards the vegetable market together.
"Everything happened yesterday, right?" Shen Yulan's face wasn't as gloomy after she heard her husband received a phone call last night. She knew it was nothing serious, but her husband didn't tell her what happened afterwards, so she knew she couldn't ask.
"Thank you for your concern, sister-in-law. It's nothing. I just took a look." Lin Xia had an idea. She couldn't say it actively, but if others asked, she could reveal the news.
Lin Xia remembered that those people seemed to be particularly concerned about the food yesterday, so she thought about it and told Shen Yulan about this matter to see if she knew the news.
"Food...is there any explanation for this?" Shen Yulan was also confused when she heard this. Then she thought of the steamed buns and braised pork that Lu Yuxiu had sent to her home before.
"But I have to say that your cooking is really delicious, Xiaoxia. The meat and buns were so delicious that my children devoured them ravenously."
"Hahaha, I don't have much to do. I just like to study cooking." Although I know that what she said must be a bit exaggerated, I am very happy to know that someone likes the food.
"You are not simple either. Everyone cooks, but yours is delicious. Do you cook this delicious food every day?" Shen Yulan was curious about her cooking skills and whether other food she cooked would taste good too.
"Smells good! Mom made it delicious!" the little guy said while swallowing his saliva.
Before Lin Xia knew how to answer, the little girl blurted out the answer, which saved her the situation. Otherwise, if she said that her cooking was delicious, it would be suspected of bragging.
Shen Yulan looked at the little baby in front of her. Its whole body was only as high as her thighs, and its little face was chubby and as cute as a piece of jade.
"Has this little guy grown up?" Shen Yulan vaguely remembered that when she first saw him, he was not so chubby. It seems that Lin Xia's cooking skills must be extraordinary, look at how well this child has grown.
After hearing this, Lin Xia realized that it was not her illusion. The little girl was indeed a little fatter. She smiled and said, "There are a lot of fish and shrimp on the island. They are nutritious and healthy. She also likes to eat them."
Fish and shrimp are rich in high-quality protein and various trace elements, and their nutritional value is much higher than red meat. In addition, there are abundant fish, shrimp and seafood on the island, and they are cheap and free of charge. She feels that her original choice was not wrong at all.
"If you stay for too long, I'm afraid they won't like to eat it anymore. Our children don't like to eat it either, they only crave meat." Upon hearing this, Shen Yulan thought that they had just arrived and were still fresh about seafood.
When she first came with her husband, she enjoyed it for a while, but later she didn't like it anymore. Usually she just bought a fish to make a dish, as they couldn't stand the fishy smell of other seafood.
"Hahaha, the meat is delicious too." Lin Xia would save up the tickets until she had a lot of them, so that she could eat as much meat as she wanted, and most of the time it was fish and shrimp.
In the past, when asked what Lu Yuxiu and the little guy wanted to eat, they would unanimously answer meat. But since they had seen her cooking skills, they were no longer so greedy for meat and had no objection to the meals every day.
It is difficult to eat meat in the inland, and it is even more difficult to eat seafood. You need a ticket. She is very satisfied with her current life. It would be even better if she had a job to pass the time.
The two of them walked to the vegetable market, shopping as they went. After drinking bone soup yesterday, Lin Xia planned to make a seafood hotpot today. Although there was no hotpot stove, they could cook while eating.
But she just puts all kinds of seafood in it and cooks them in a pot in advance. This way it tastes good and saves trouble.
This way, you can prepare two dishes every night without having to go through so much trouble.
As usual, they bought some vegetables. Shen Yulan went to buy meat, and Lin Xia went to the seafood stall. Since she came here often to buy, she didn't need to ask in detail. She picked a little bit of each seafood.
After shopping, Lin Xia went to the dry goods stall and bought some dried fish, small shrimps and dried abalone, intending to send them to Beijing together. She felt that just the sea cucumbers she picked up at the beach were too few.
I looked up and saw Shen Yulan not far away. Just as I was about to go up to say hello, I felt a pair of eyes staring at me.
When she looked over, she found that Zhang Sixi was staring at her with his eyes wide open. His eyes were dark and unclear, as if he was somewhat unwilling.
How could Zhang Sixi be willing to give up? She followed Lin Xia all the way and watched her go shopping, just like she did yesterday. She couldn't understand why she didn't succeed yesterday.
Today, I saw that she acted as if nothing had happened, so I followed her again unwillingly. The doubts in my heart could no longer be suppressed, and that’s why I was discovered.
Lin Xia was frightened by her vicious and unwilling look, and a thought suddenly came to her mind: Could it be her doing?
But Lu Yuxiu said that he was going after him. Was there any misunderstanding here?
"What are you looking at, Xiao Xia?" As soon as Shen Yulan finished shopping, she saw Lin Xia standing not far away, so she walked up to her and asked curiously.
"Nothing, sister-in-law, is there anything else you want to buy?" After coming back to his senses, he put the question in his heart for the time being.
"Almost done. You bought so many kinds of seafood? How troublesome it will be to cook them?" Shen Yulan looked at Lin Xia with admiration. This would require a whole table of dishes, right? How troublesome.
"It's okay, it's not a big deal to cook it in one pot." Lin Xia said with a smile.
Shen Yulan was stunned. How could it be delicious if we just cooked it in one pot?
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