Chapter 88 Welcome Reception
Those big hands...
Uh, no, no, what is she thinking?
Su Xiao shook her head in frustration, trying to clear the junk from her mind.
She realized she was incredibly lousy today.
"What's wrong? Are you feeling unwell?"
Su Xiao's mind went blank for a second, and then, with a bang, it exploded!
A large hand suddenly touched her forehead, a fleeting touch, carrying a hint of moisture, a cool and refreshing sensation that was incredibly stimulating.
"No, no." Su Xiao snapped back to reality, leaning back slightly to avoid it.
She admitted that she was finding it hard to take it.
"Ahem." Shang Ziming coughed lightly twice. "I'll take care of the washing. You go and rest."
"No need, no need, I'm perfectly fine..."
Shang Ziming stopped what he was doing and just looked at her, his gaze deep and unfathomable.
Su Xiao couldn't continue speaking. She stood up in a panic and ran away, saying, "I'm going to help Brother Hao."
Shang Ziming was slightly dumbfounded. Watching her flee like a little rabbit, he pursed his lips, and a dark undercurrent surged in his deep eyes.
The third time they met, and it was the third time in a row, Fang Minghao said it was fate, and he felt the same way.
Su Xiao dashed into the kitchen. "Brother Hao, is there anything I can do to help?"
Fang Minghao froze, a wide smile spreading across his lips. His heart pounded with excitement. "You called me Brother Hao?"
"Yeah, doesn't Brother Bowen call you Brother Hao? Uh, can't I call you that?" Su Xiao opened her big eyes, looking completely innocent.
"No, no, you can call me that. I like it very much, and I'm very happy about it," Fang Minghao quickly explained.
"Oh, Brother Hao," Su Xiao called out to him with a smile.
"Yes!" Fang Minghao responded loudly, as if afraid that others wouldn't hear him, his heart already bursting with joy.
Shu Bowen came out from behind the stove and looked at Su Xiao with a mournful expression.
Su Xiaoxin understood and said with a smile, "Brother Bowen, isn't he your cousin? Is it okay if I call him that like you?"
This statement immediately reveals the closeness or distance in a relationship.
Shu Bowen was instantly happy and shouted along with him, showing that he considered him one of his own.
"Good, very good." Shu Bowen smiled broadly, giving Fang Minghao a somewhat provocative look.
Fang Minghao wasn't so happy; he felt a pang of bitterness in his heart, but he still smiled and said, "You can call Xiaoxiao whatever you want."
Zhao Xi happily carried a slightly worn coal stove into the yard and shouted at the top of his lungs, "Xiao Shu, Xiao Xiao, are you there?"
Upon entering the courtyard, Zhao Xi saw Shang Ziming washing vegetables by the well and asked in surprise, "Shang, you're washing vegetables?"
"Yes. Secretary Zhao, Xiao Shu and the others are in the kitchen." Shang Ziming pointed him in the right direction.
At this moment, Su Xiao also came out to greet him. When she saw the stove he was carrying, she jumped up excitedly, leaping up three steps at a time, which startled Shang Ziming so much that he almost dropped the basin in his hand and rushed over to catch her.
"Secretary Zhao, you managed to buy it for us? That's fantastic!"
"Hehe, it's nothing." Zhao Xi accepted the praise with a smile. He had even offended his wife for this coal stove, making a huge sacrifice. He deserved the praise.
With the coal stove in hand, Su Xiao thought to herself, in this era, food is a treasure, and they can't just take other people's food for granted. With that thought, she immediately got up and went back to her room. A little while later, she came back carrying a jar.
"It's braised meat I brought from home. It can be eaten after just a little heating." Seeing that they were all curious about what was in her jar, Su Xiao didn't hide anything and opened it directly, and a fragrant aroma immediately wafted out.
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