Chapter 129 My Wife is So Good
There were still people selling tofu pudding on the street, so Huo Chenzhou asked, "We have sweet tofu pudding, would you like to try some?"
Shen Zhixia nodded: "Yes."
She had always eaten savory tofu pudding before, and had never tried sweet tofu pudding before, which she found very novel.
Huo Chunyan glanced at Huo Chenzhou and couldn't help but ask, "Big brother, why didn't you ask me anything?"
Before Huo Chenzhou could speak, Sun Baojun said, "If you want to eat tofu pudding, I'll buy it for you."
Huo Chunyan: "..."
She was speechless for a moment and said, "No need, I can buy it myself."
She just felt that Huo Chenzhou revolved around Shen Zhixia in everything, and was just teasing Huo Chenzhou casually. She didn't mean anything by it. After all, she also liked Shen Zhixia quite a bit. She never expected Sun Baojun to suddenly stand up and say these things.
Seeing this, Shen Zhixia smiled and bought three bowls of tofu pudding, one for each person.
The shopping trip was quite pleasant; Shen Zhixia bought a lot of things.
In addition to local specialties such as chicken, duck, pork hock, and eggs, she also bought some candy, biscuits, canned goods, tea, and other items.
A few days later, she returned to her hometown with Huo Chenzhou and Huo Chunyan.
Huo Chenzhou was carrying a large bag on his back and holding a child in his arms, while Shen Zhixia was also carrying a child on her back.
The two children were still sleeping, not crying or fussing, and looked very well-behaved.
As soon as they returned, a large crowd gathered around them on the way.
"This is Huo Chenzhou's wife. She's really beautiful, even prettier than the village beauty next door. She's also given birth to two children. She's so lucky."
"Chunyan, you've come back too. You've become even more beautiful since I last saw you. You don't have a boyfriend yet, do you? Now that you're back, I'll have someone introduce you to someone. I guarantee they'll all be good men in the village."
Huo Chunyan's lips twitched, and she immediately said, "No need."
She didn't come back last year because she was afraid of this. She's getting old, and if she goes back to the village, she'll definitely be pressured to get married.
If the men the village introduced to her were decent, that would be fine. But all the men the village introduced to her were old bachelors. There was even one time when the man they introduced to her was old enough to be her father.
Even so, she wanted to run away, but Huo's mother still made her go to see him.
Huo Chunyan: "?"
Why would she go to see someone like that? Does Mother Huo think she's only worthy of meeting someone like that?
That's when she decided she didn't want to go back.
Actually, Huo's mother didn't mean anything by it; she just hoped that Huo Chunyan would come to visit. However, Huo Chunyan developed a strong aversion to the arranged marriages in the village and never went back.
When Huo Chunyan refused, the man's expression changed immediately. He said unhappily, "You're already so old, and you're still not married. It's shameful to even talk about it. In two more years, no one will even be interested in you."
She had introduced Huo Chunyan to potential partners before, but Huo Chunyan refused to go, which is why she was dissatisfied with her.
Huo Chunyan's face also turned ugly: "Whether I can get married or not is my own business. I don't need you to tell me what to do. I said I don't need you to introduce me to someone, and I don't need you to. Don't ask me about it anymore."
The man snorted, "You'd better not regret this."
As she spoke, she gave Huo Chunyan a critical look, as if Huo Chunyan were some kind of unsold product, which made Huo Chunyan furious.
She knew this person; she was the village matchmaker, someone who did this kind of work. She had introduced most of the people in the village to potential partners, and many of their marriages had been successful. So everyone was very grateful to her, and she held a high position, so she couldn't be easily offended.
Therefore, although Huo Chunyan was angry, she held back. Anyway, she wouldn't be able to associate with this person in the future, so it didn't matter if she endured it for now.
But while she was willing to be patient, Shen Zhixia was unhappy. She glanced at the matchmaker and frowned, saying, "Our Chunyan has plenty of people asking about her. There are quite a few people in the military camp who are inquiring about her. It's just that Chunyan has been focused on her work all these years and hasn't considered settling down at all, which is why it's been delayed. How good can the man you're introducing to her be? Can he compare to the soldiers in the military camp? Show me your opinion, and I'll help her make a decision."
The matchmaker looked at Shen Zhixia with a grim expression: "What are you saying?"
How could those people in the village compare to the soldiers in the military camp? Wasn't Shen Zhixia asking a question she already knew the answer to? She was standing up for Huo Chunyan, and she didn't care about her at all.
Shen Zhixia isn't from the village; she's just an outsider. Why would she say such things about her?
The matchmaker's attitude was also somewhat unpleasant; she retorted, "How can you, an outsider, speak so rudely?"
Before he could finish speaking, Huo Chenzhou said coldly, "What did she say? I think she spoke very well. If you don't like listening to her, then leave."
The matchmaker was taken aback by his stern eyes. She seemed about to say something, but then fell silent, turned around, and left.
In the end, he still didn't offend Huo Chenzhou.
The two then returned to the Huo family home.
The Huo family residence was quite lively; even before entering, one could hear people talking.
Huo Chenzhou was immediately delighted: "My brother is here, that's great!"
Shen Zhixia asked in surprise, "You have an older brother?"
Huo Chenzhou nodded: "Yes, he is my older brother, but his health is not very good."
As he said this, he glanced at Shen Zhixia furtively, looking somewhat nervous.
"What's wrong?" Shen Zhixia asked, puzzled.
She didn't know much about Huo Chenzhou's family background. Neither she nor the original owner of this body had ever been to his house, so she only now learned that Huo Chenzhou had an older brother.
Huo Chenzhou coughed and said in a low voice, "It's like this, my older brother's health isn't very good, and he can't do heavy work, so I send him some money every year."
He married Shen Zhixia, and logically all the money should have gone to Shen Zhixia, but he gave some of it to Huo's mother and his brother.
Shen Zhixia could understand giving money to Huo's mother, but giving it to her brother was a bit...
He was afraid that Shen Zhixia wouldn't be able to accept it.
Shen Zhixia nodded, indicating her understanding: "I understand."
Huo Chenzhou earns a little over a hundred yuan a month, and he gives ten yuan to his mother and another ten yuan to his older brother every month.
At the time, she only knew that Huo Chenzhou sent twenty yuan home every month, and she didn't mind.
She has plenty of money in her spatial storage now, so she doesn't care about these pittances at all. Besides, it's not a big deal for Huo Chenzhou to send some money home.
Huo Chenzhou immediately said happily, "Wife, you are so good."
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