He acted as if he liked her and was very affectionate, but he ended up in someone else's bed that night. No matter how casual Lin Yiwan was about relationships, she wouldn't accept someone who messed around like that!
Besides, she's beautiful and rich now, she can find any kind of man she wants, why would she look for a man in a garbage dump?
Wen Xi nodded, "Yes, I know. I will never marry a man who is not paralyzed but acts like one. We are all human beings, why should I have to serve him?"
Lin Yiwan patted Wen Xi on the shoulder in agreement, "Yes, that's how we should think. We are independent individuals, and no one has the right to treat us like maids."
Wenxi understood that Lin Yiwan was afraid she would suffer in marriage and family, so she was instilling in her the idea of a strong female lead, letting her know what kind of life a woman should live.
Actually, Lin Yiwan didn't need to remind her, because she would live the life she wanted through her own efforts.
If He Chen'an doesn't want her to pursue a career outside, but instead wants her to return to the family, become a housewife, and take care of her husband and children, then she will reconsider her relationship with him.
Liking someone doesn't mean losing yourself, much less losing your sense of self.
Instead of paying attention to Liang Zhaodi's situation, everyone found another place to process the small fish and shrimp. Although there was no problem eating the internal organs of the small fish and shrimp, since they were eating them themselves, they definitely had to clean them thoroughly.
Wenxi and the other two caught quite a few small fish and shrimp. Lin Yiwan caught fewer by herself. After she finished processing them, she came over to help Wenxi, but Wenxi refused her help and told her to go home quickly to take a shower and change her clothes.
After all, in order to make it easier to catch fish, everyone was only wearing straw hats, without raincoats or umbrellas, and their clothes were already soaked.
Seeing that Wen Xi really didn't need her help, Lin Yiwan took the cleaned fish home.
It took Wenxi and the other two a long time to process the small fish and shrimp. Their hands were so stiff they could barely straighten them. After that, they each carried a bucket home.
As Wenxi left the river bend, she glanced back at where Liang Zhaodi was washing clothes. Liang Zhaodi had long since gone home. She had to finish the path she had chosen, even if she had to crawl, or she could decisively break off the relationship. However, Wenxi didn't think Liang Zhaodi was willing to break off the relationship. She had married the person she wanted to marry, and she must be enjoying it.
Back home, Wenxi asked Shen Jiaojiao to boil water for bathing, while she drew water from the well to wash the small fish and shrimp again. After washing them twice, Wenxi scooped them out and placed them on a winnowing basket to drain the water.
After the water was boiled, the three of them took turns taking a bath.
After taking a shower and getting ready, Wenxi went to the kitchen to make small fish and shrimp. She scooped out a bowl of flour, cracked two eggs into it, added water, and started stirring until it became a smooth batter. Then she poured in the drained small fish and shrimp and continued stirring until each fish and shrimp was coated with batter.
She poured a suitable amount of oil into the wok, and when the oil was hot and started to bubble, Wenxi put the small fish and shrimp in one by one. Because she had drained the water first, they didn't splatter everywhere when frying.
While the dishes I usually cook are fragrant, they're never this overpowering. Today, I fried small fish and shrimp, and the aroma was absolutely irresistible. Everyone who smelled it couldn't help but swallow.
However, apart from the people living near Wenxi's house, no one else knew that the fragrance came from Wenxi's house.
As for the families living nearby, apart from Chang Qingqing's family next door, the other families all cursed Wenxi for being such a spendthrift, daring to fry things in oil.
However, no one dared to challenge Wenxi, since Wenxi personally provided all the seasonings when cooking during the busy farming season, so ultimately everyone benefited.
The three of them caught too many small fish and shrimp today. Wenxi fried them by the pot for several hours, and the golden-brown dried fish filled several basins. Just looking at them made one's mouth water.
Wenxi picked up a small fish with her chopsticks and tasted it. She nodded in satisfaction. It was crispy and fragrant, and tasted especially delicious, but it used up too much flour and oil.
Wenxi brought out some oil paper, packed several portions of fried small fish, and let Shen Jiaojiao and Jiang Yue eat first. Then she took the basket and went out.
Arriving at Captain Qian's house, Wen Xi knocked on the door. It was Xiao Lei, the son of Captain Qian's eldest son, who opened the door. "Sister Xiao Xi, who are you looking for?"
Wen Xi reached out and touched Xiao Lei's fluffy short hair, and said with a smile, "Xiao Lei, I'm here to see your grandma. Is your grandma home?"
Xiao Lei smelled the irresistible aroma and couldn't help but swallow hard. He then turned and went inside, calling out as he ran, "Grandma, Sister Xiaoxi is looking for you."
Hearing the sound, Aunt Mei wiped the water off her hands on her clothes and came out with a smile. "Xiaoxi, what brings you here?"
"Aunt Meihua, can't I come to see you if I don't have anything to do?" Wenxi asked with a smile.
Aunt Meihua immediately shook her head, "How could that be? Auntie is very happy to have you come and chat with me!"
Wenxi took a bag of dried fish from the basket and handed it to Aunt Meihua. "Auntie, today Yiwan and I caught some small fish and shrimp in the ditch. We made too much and couldn't finish it all, so we wanted to give some to Aunt Meihua. We hope you won't mind that the small fish and shrimp have too many bones and don't taste good!"
Fearing that Aunt Meihua might refuse again, Wenxi stuffed the oil paper package into Aunt Meihua's hand and then ran away.
She filled each oil paper package with a bowlful, enough for the whole family to try.
Chen Dahua, who lives next door, also smelled the aroma. When she came out to check, she saw Wen Xi's departing figure. If it were before, she would definitely have received a share, but now...
Chen Dahua suddenly realized something, turned around and ran inside. She came to Qian Qiusheng's side and slapped him hard. "Did Wen Xi find out something?"
"No!" Qian Qiusheng rubbed his back; his mother's slap had been really strong.
Knowing what his mother was worried about, Qian Qiusheng quickly assured her, "Mom, don't worry! I will definitely work hard to catch up with Wenxi and make her your daughter-in-law."
He hadn't really looked at Wen Xi before because he had a fiancée, and he didn't know she was so beautiful. Now that his fiancée was gone and Chu Wan'er had married someone else, he looked down on those dark-skinned girls in the team. Naturally, he would do everything in his power to win Wen Xi's heart. Wen Xi's face was truly beautiful; he could even wake up smiling in his dreams at night.
If he can win Wenxi's heart, he promises to treat her well and never be involved with other women again, so that Wenxi will not regret being with him.
"Really?" Chen Dahua's eyes widened as she confirmed.
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