As night falls, people who have worked all day return home one after another.
After dinner at the Lu family, Li Xueping touched her round belly, rolled her eyes, and began her performance: "Oh, my belly is getting bigger and bigger, and it's hard for me to bend over to wash the dishes. Third sister-in-law, fourth sister-in-law, you are young, so I'll leave the washing of the dishes to you!" Her tone was lazy, as if she was saying something as a matter of course.
Old Lady Lu and Long Fengjiao also looked at Shen Qiqi and Xu Jing, their eyes seemed to say, "You young people should work harder."
Shen Qiqi laughed in her heart, does this sister-in-law really think she is the old Buddha?
Before she could open her mouth, Li Xueping started again: "Oh, my stomach hurts..."
"Hey, sister-in-law, is your stomach a time bomb? It hurts every time you wash dishes?" Shen Qiqi curled the corners of her mouth and directly retorted with a hint of sarcasm in her tone, "How about we go see a barefoot doctor? It hurts every day, it's really scary!"
Li Xueping was choked and couldn't utter a word, her face turning pale and blue.
"That's enough!" Lu Qing put down his chopsticks and said coldly, "Sister-in-law is pregnant and it's not convenient for her to do housework. I understand. But we can't let the third and fourth sisters-in-law do the work all the time, right?" He glanced at Mrs. Lu and Long Fengjiao, "Everyone should take turns doing housework. We can't let others be taken advantage of."
Old Mrs. Lu's face darkened, and she was about to speak when she was interrupted by Lu Qing's next words.
"My wife is a spoiled child and cannot be tired." When Lu Qing said this, everyone present was stunned. Everyone knew that Lu Qing was usually taciturn, so what happened today? He actually contradicted his elders for his wife?
Shen Qiqi felt warm in her heart. This straight man of steel finally got it?
Old Mrs. Lu opened her mouth but didn't say anything in the end. After all, she knew that the third brother was not someone to be trifled with.
"Okay, since the third brother has said so, let's take turns."
Wang Guihua pursed her lips, looking reluctant.
"Then how do we take turns?" Li Xueping still didn't give up and wanted to be lazy.
Old Lady Lu glared at her, her tone displeased, "Every day, each family cooks and washes dishes. Whoever's turn it is will do it." She paused, then added, "Since Long Fengjiao hasn't married yet, you don't have to do it."
Long Fengjiao was overjoyed, but pretended to be embarrassed on her face: "Mom, I'm so embarrassed, actually..."
"You are not a member of our Lu family yet, so you don't have to work!" Old Mrs. Lu made the final decision.
Wang Guihua and Li Xueping both curled their lips in dissatisfaction. Why didn’t they get the same treatment?
"Okay, it's settled!" Old Lady Lu said decisively, "Let's all go!"
Shen Qiqi looked at Lu Qing with a hint of gratitude in her eyes.
"Why are you thanking me? You're my wife." Lu Qing scratched his head and said a little embarrassedly, "I'll go boil some water and take a shower later."
Shen Qiqi was stunned. Looking at Lu Qing's tall back, an idea suddenly popped up in her mind: how should she live in this era?
Shen Qiqi looked at Lu Qing's back, and a warm feeling surged in her heart.
"Thanks, Lao Lu! I didn't expect you to be such a man at the critical moment!"
Lu Qing's ears turned red. "What are you talking about? You are my wife. If I don't protect you, who else should I protect?" He yawned. "Okay, go to bed quickly. You have to get up early to work tomorrow."
"Wait!" Shen Qiqi slapped her forehead, "I haven't taken a shower yet!"
Only then did Lu Qing remember that taking a bath was a hassle in this era.
"I'll go boil some water!" He turned to leave, then seemed to remember something and said, "Forget it, there are a lot of people washing dishes in the kitchen right now. I'll go do the laundry."
Shen Qiqi quickly followed, "Wait! Are you washing your clothes with mine? Then my little clothes will be..." Her face turned red and she was embarrassed to continue.
Lu Qing finally reacted and scratched his head in embarrassment.
"Then I'll wash yours first, and I'll hang the small ones in the house for you." He picked up Shen Qiqi's small clothes and ran into the house.
It was late at night and everyone went to bed.
Lu Qing got up quietly and went to the kitchen.
Shen Qiqi also woke up. She followed Lu Qing quietly, thinking to herself that this straight man was quite thoughtful.
As soon as the two entered the kitchen, before they had time to light the light, they heard a series of footsteps coming from the door, followed by soft voices.
"Shh, keep your voice down, don't wake anyone up..."
"Do you think this can be accomplished?"
This sound...
It’s Lu Xing!
What is he doing, staying awake late at night?
As for the other voice, Shen Qiqi recognized it as Xu Jing's!
Lu Qing and Shen Qiqi looked at each other, and saw confusion and vigilance in each other's eyes.
They held their breath and pricked up their ears, trying to hear what they were saying.
"It should be... okay..." Lu Xing's voice was a little hesitant.
"Don't worry, I know what I'm doing..." Xu Jing's voice was very low, but one could still hear the firmness in her tone.
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