Chapter 32 When will you wear it for me?
Shen Huai'an's mother, Zhuang Meiying, was a genuine country peasant woman. She was 48 years old this year, but her appearance, due to years of hard work, made her look as old as she was in her fifties or sixties.
Bai Zhenzhen's father was about the same age as her, but he didn't look like she was the same age at all.
Uncle Shen was two years older than Zhuang Meiying. Years of farming had worn out his back, but when he saw Shen Huai'an returning with his wife, he still tried to straighten his back and make himself look more dignified.
Both elders wore very kind smiles, but upon closer inspection, one could also see an undisguised sense of restraint on their faces.
Upon hearing her son's words, Zhuang Meiying quickly stepped forward. "Oh, you must be tired from walking such a long way. Come in and sit down to rest. Are you hungry? I prepared breakfast early this morning and have been waiting for you to come back."
She didn't feel comfortable waiting for Bai Zhenzhen to call for people, fearing that her city daughter-in-law might not like them. If she didn't want to call for people and things got messy, her son would be caught in the middle and put in a difficult position.
Uncle Shen just smiled and didn't say anything until he saw his youngest daughter get off the car with her schoolbag on her back. Then, as if he had found something to do, he hurriedly went over and took her schoolbag.
"Mom, Second Uncle, hello," Bai Zhenzhen said, and it didn't seem as hard as she had imagined. Seeing Zhuang Meiying's surprised reaction, she smiled and instructed Shen Huai'an to take down the gifts from the car. "I came in a hurry this time and didn't have time to prepare properly. These are tonics and food for your family."
"We're so happy you're back, but why did you bring so much stuff?" Zhuang Meiying was surprised that her daughter-in-law was willing to change her address, but she also felt sorry for them spending so much money. Her face was full of conflict. Afraid of upsetting her daughter-in-law by saying too much, she turned to her son and said, "Huai'an, you really are something. Life has been much better at home these past few years. We can eat meat every day. Why do we need to eat all this? You have to spend money to buy a single vegetable in the city. It would be better if you kept this money for yourselves."
Shen Huai'an didn't defend himself, only saying, "Mom, this is all Zhenzhen's way of showing her love for you."
Zhuang Meiying immediately shut her mouth, turned her head and tentatively took Bai Zhenzhen's hand. Seeing that she didn't dislike it, she smiled again, "That's because Zhenzhen is so considerate. I knew that Huai'an would never think of buying us supplements. But Zhenzhen, remember not to buy any more next time you come. Keep the money for yourself."
Seeing that they had agreed, Uncle Shen chuckled and went over to help Shen Huai'an carry his things into the house.
After entering the house, Zhuang Meiying busied herself bringing out the prepared food. Shen Qing wanted to help her, but was told to sit with Bai Zhenzhen in the living room for a while.
The Shen family's house wasn't particularly decorated. To save time, the floor was made of cement. The living room had a set of red lacquered wooden furniture. Shen Huai'an helped his second uncle carry out the large round red lacquered table for entertaining guests.
Bai Zhenzhen watched as Zhuang Meiying brought out dish after dish from the kitchen, and soon the table was full. Among them were several dishes that needed to be cooked fresh to taste good. Zhuang Meiying told them to eat first, and then turned around and went back into the kitchen.
Uncle Shen was not good with words. After moving the tables and benches, he said he was going to call his eldest son and his wife back, as they had just gone to the orchard to pick fruit.
He quickly returned, followed by a young couple. The man looked as honest and taciturn as Uncle Shen, while the woman's eyes held a harmless curiosity. Upon entering and seeing Bai Zhenzhen sitting next to Shen Qing, she couldn't help but exclaim, "What a beautiful girl!"
"Big brother and sister-in-law," Shen Qing stood up first to greet them. It was clear that her family loved her very much. When Shen's eldest brother saw his sister, he smiled and said, "Xiao Qing, I just picked your favorite bananas."
Shen Huai'an also stood up and greeted the two of them, then introduced Bai Zhenzhen to them, "Brother, sister-in-law, this is Zhenzhen."
Bai Zhenzhen calmly followed his lead in calling out to people, which startled the couple.
"Sit down, sit down. We can talk while sitting. We're family, no need to be so polite." Brother Shen rubbed his hands, glanced at his sister-in-law, and then looked back at Shen Huai'an, urging them to sit down.
The eldest sister-in-law, Li Xingchun, had an even more genuine smile. Although she hadn't left the village much and spoke broken Mandarin, she wasn't intimidated by Bai Zhenzhen. After washing her hands, she quickly brought a large plate of fresh fruit and sat down to chat with her.
Zhuang Meiying finished cooking the dishes, and Uncle Shen came over to help bring them over. Only then did the family sit down to eat together.
Today's meal was even more lavish than the Shen family's New Year's Eve dinner. When Zhuang Meiying received Shen Huai'an's call this morning saying that he was bringing Bai Zhenzhen back, she was extremely anxious. She urged Shen's second uncle to hurry to town to buy fresh meat and pork ribs, and at the same time, she cleaned the house thoroughly. Shen's older brother and his wife also put aside their orchard and helped out for a long time.
Two years ago, when they went to the city to attend a wedding, they knew that Bai Zhenzhen looked down on their family. They were afraid that she would leave a bad impression this time, so after tidying up, they quickly changed into clean clothes and waited for them to come back.
I've been waiting until now, and I haven't even had lunch.
The group was quite reserved during the meal. Zhuang Meiying kept asking Shen Huai'an to take good care of her, making the meal somewhat uncomfortable. However, she could see the importance that the Shen family placed on her from their attitude, and her heart softened little by little.
After lunch, Zhuang Meiying asked Shen Huai'an to take her upstairs to their room to rest.
Although they don't come back to stay often, the room is always kept very clean. This is the bridal chamber that Zhuang Meiying and Uncle Shen prepared for them. All the furniture inside, big and small, is newly made, and it is always covered with cloth when they are not back.
Zhuang Meiying came over in the morning to clean the room again and put a bright red four-piece bedding set on the bed, making it look just like a new house.
"Would you like to take a nap?" Shen Huai'an led her into the room, looked around, and told Bai Zhenzhen to lie down on the bed and rest. He then laid out the clothes and supplies he had brought back.
Bai Zhenzhen had slept enough in the car and wasn't sleepy now. She sat on the edge of the bed watching Shen Huai'an busy himself, watching him pick up the bottles and jars she used for face washing and makeup and place them one by one on the dressing table, watching her take out the change of clothes and pajamas that Aunt Wang had packed for her...
Hmm... why does this pajama set look so familiar?
She watched as Shen Huai'an calmly took out a barely-there, bright red lingerie nightgown from his luggage bag. Bai Zhenzhen's eyes widened instantly, and she immediately stood up, walked over, and snatched it from his hand.
Shen Huai'an's hand was suddenly empty. He turned his head, seemingly not noticing anything wrong, and asked her with a hint of doubt, "What's wrong? Are you going to change your clothes and go to sleep now?"
"Who wants to wear..." , fun, pajamas to sleep in, Bai Zhenzhen blushed and couldn't bring herself to say the last four words. She just kept her head down and crumpled the clothes in her hands. "No, Aunt Wang took the wrong one. I'll just throw this away later."
Lost?
That won't do.
He packed it in himself, and hasn't even seen how it looks on her yet, how can he throw it away?
"Why did you lose it? These clothes look brand new to me." Shen Huai'an approached her calmly, his slightly lowered eyebrows concealing a deep and mysterious look.
Bai Zhenzhen didn't expect him to keep asking questions, and in a moment of panic, she stuffed the hot red fabric under her pillow. "Why are there so many questions? If I don't like it, I don't want it, is that not okay?"
Shen Huai'an appeared in front of her without her noticing. Upon hearing this, he took another step forward. Bai Zhenzhen subconsciously followed and stepped back, but her leg bent and hit the edge of the bed. She lost her balance and fell onto the bed.
In a panic, she reached out and grabbed Shen Huai'an's arm, but the man seemed to lose his balance as well, and he fell down with her.
Fortunately, at the last moment, Shen Huai'an still knew to use his hands and arms to protect her head and back. She fell onto the bed without getting hurt at all, but this position also made her completely fall into his embrace.
Feeling neither too heavy nor too light, Bai Zhenzhen pressed her small hands against his chest, furrowing her brows as she tried to push him away, but no matter how hard she tried, he didn't budge.
Shen Huai'an controlled himself so that he didn't put his full weight on her, but their bodies were still pressed tightly together, without leaving a gap. He continued to lean down slightly, his breath fresh and clean as he whispered to her, "Tell me, when do you plan to wear this dress, hmm?"
When should I wear it? Hmph, she doesn't want to wear it!
Bai Zhenzhen silently thought to herself, "I can't even handle him without wearing this kind of thing, how dare I risk getting into trouble?"
Moreover, she had worn other styles, but Shen Huai'an didn't have time to look closely that day because of the power outage, and Bai Zhenzhen didn't need to wear them anymore after that day.
Shen Huai'an had no idea what he had missed, but it didn't matter. Now a new opportunity was right in front of him, and he certainly wouldn't miss it again.
“These are new clothes. I’ve never seen you wear them before. It would be a shame to throw them away, so keep them for now.” Shen Huai’an had somehow picked up the red fabric again.
With his large, well-defined hands gripping the small wad of fabric, Bai Zhenzhen felt a sudden surge of inexplicable restlessness. He said he was about to get up, seemingly genuinely intending to 'properly' put it away for her.
In her haste, Bai Zhenzhen grabbed his shoulder and pulled him back. Shen Huai'an lowered his head and kissed her lips, meeting her slightly widened eyes.
"Mmm..." Bai Zhenzhen was stunned until his hot lips and tongue pried open her teeth. She came back to her senses in a daze, but was gradually led into a dreamlike state by him.
The sun outside gradually slanted, and the orange sunlight climbed up the window frame. The electric fan at the foot of the bed whirred, bringing out gusts of cool air.
Shen Huai'an leaned against the headboard, his gentle eyes falling on Bai Zhenzhen, who was sleeping peacefully in his arms. His gaze paused when it touched her slightly open neckline, where two red marks stood out conspicuously against her fair skin.
This was left behind when he lost control of his emotions just now. Shen Huai'an sighed helplessly. It seemed that his self-control always crumbled easily when it came to her.
But at this moment, he didn't have many regrets; he just wanted to quietly hold her and slowly enjoy this moment.
Bai Zhenzhen didn't sleep for long, but she felt extremely relaxed.
When I woke up, Zhuang Meiying's voice came from downstairs. She had just cooked a pot of cassava soup and I wanted to call her down to try it.
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Author's Note: A little trick by the prosecutor~ [doge][doge]
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