Chapter 20
Zhang Hui rolled her eyes at her husband and said, "It's true that I don't skip meals all the time. I just skip meals and eat every now and then. I forget to eat because of work. If you don't have stomach problems, who will?"
It's not that she has a problem with her husband's work. Sometimes she would say the same thing. It's just that her husband is in poor health. When he was young, he developed stomach problems due to being busy with work. Even though he knows he can't starve, he often forgets to eat because of work.
There are many medicines for treating stomach problems accumulated at home, and the doctor is too lazy to talk to him. Anyway, he won’t take the medicine seriously even if he is told, so it’s useless to talk to him.
Zhou Junkang stopped talking immediately. This was something he often did, and he had no reason to refute.
He touched his nose with his hand, then turned to talk to Xu Zhao. During the conversation, he found that Xu Zhao had a good knowledge base and could handle many topics. Originally, it was just a casual chat, but gradually, he wanted to test Xu Zhao more and more.
Xu Zhao was also a little surprised. Zhou Junkang's knowledge of military equipment was not inferior to his. In fact, Comrade Zhou had a deeper understanding of some knowledge points.
As an insider of the military, he knew that there was a military factory in Li Province. Could it be that Comrade Zhou worked there?
Jiang Huihan glanced at Xu Zhao, unable to see the change in his expression. Feeling a little guilty, she leaned close to his ear and whispered to him, "I just said that on purpose to irritate them. Who told them to be so rude? Um, you're not angry, are you?"
She just said it casually to annoy the girl, but she didn't expect Xu Zhao to be so sensible. Not only did he not sabotage her, he also climbed up the ladder she handed him.
However, it seemed that he had accidentally ruined his image, and everyone looked at him with a strange look in their eyes.
He wouldn't blame her, right?
Xu Zhao gave Jiang Huihan a look that showed he understood. He had just arrogantly labeled him a gigolo, but now he seemed to be scared.
He replied nonchalantly, "It's okay. From now on, the money in the house will be yours. You can buy whatever you want, so what I said just now is not wrong."
He wasn't angry with her for such a small matter. He just didn't know whether to laugh or cry. It was the first time that someone called him a gigolo. It was quite a new feeling.
The only thing he was thankful for now was that Zhang Xiangqian, the loud speaker, was not there, otherwise, if this guy heard it, the whole army would definitely know about it.
Thinking about that scene, everyone who saw him greeted him with strange eyes, which made me feel a little creepy. He still had to save his face.
Jiang Suihan looked at Xu Zhao in surprise: "You really want me to manage the money?"
She is so aware that she voluntarily hands over her salary without even asking. She deserves praise.
Xu Zhao asked back: "You don't want to care?"
His mother is in charge of the money in his family. Every month when his father gets his salary, he gives it all to his mother. Then his mother takes out a small portion of it for his father to use for daily social expenses.
He married Jiang Suihan, and they were going to live together for the rest of their lives. She was the mistress of the family, and it was natural and legitimate for her to manage the money.
"If you don't want to bother with it, that's fine," he added.
The opportunity to control the family's financial power is right in front of her. Jiang Huihan is not stupid. She smiled flatteringly at Xu Zhao and said, "Since you invite me so sincerely, I will reluctantly agree to your request."
She looks quite arrogant.
Xu Zhao couldn't help but gently poked the dimple on her face, shook his head and laughed: "Then I'll have to trouble Comrade Jiang from now on, are you still dizzy?"
It would be fine if we didn't mention this. Once we talked about it, Jiang Suihan still felt a little uncomfortable. Her chest felt stuffy. She held her head with her right hand and said, "Oh my god, I'm going to sleep for a while. One hour, no, wake me up in two hours."
She was worried that she would not be able to fall asleep at night if she slept too much. The night was long and there was nothing to do to pass the time on the train so she could only sleep.
Jiang Suihan was soundly asleep, her mind not yet fully awake. She leaned on the car window to look at the scenery outside. Although the scenery was desolate and it was getting dark, there was nothing to see, but it was better than nothing.
After seven or eight minutes, Xu Zhao came back, followed by Jiang Leyun.
"There are hot meals for sale on the train. I bought some and ate them while they were hot."
Jiang Leyun chirped beside him: "Brother-in-law bought two big chicken legs, and some meat stewed with cabbage. There's a lot of meat."
Life has been much better since my brother-in-law came to their house. He used to not have a piece of meat for a month, but these days he has meat every day and he feels his face has become rounder.
Jiang Suihan opened the lunch box and saw that it was true. One lunch box was filled with white rice, and the other two lunch boxes were filled with vegetables.
The food on the train is relatively expensive, and many people are reluctant to spend the money. They would rather bring some dry food from home to fill their stomachs. Jiang Suihan has also considered this and got up early to make some steamed buns to take with her on the road.
It was August now and the weather in the south was very hot. The fruits would easily go bad if left for too long, so she didn't dare to make too many. She only made more than twenty of them, which were of normal size, not as big as the ones Xu Zhao bought at the state-owned restaurant last time.
The last meal at home was steamed buns. Xu Zhao ate about seven or eight of them by himself, and he also had a big bowl of fried noodles.
I had already eaten most of the buns at noon, and I would have to buy the rest of my food on the train.
Jiang Suihan held the lunch box lid in her hand and asked, "Why did you buy so many vegetables? How much do they cost?"
Thinking of those time-travel and rebirth novels I had read before, the heroines were extremely lucky, and God gave them golden fingers, such as portable space and systems. However, she had nothing, and was frowning over a few cents or dollars, with her pockets being shabbier than her face.
She is not destined to be the heroine. She probably can't even play the role of an ordinary person.
That’s not right. At least she got a husband as a gift, which can be considered a consolation prize.
She prayed every night before going to bed these days, hoping to have a surprise when she woke up the next morning, but it was all in vain.
Xu Zhao felt no guilt at all and pushed the responsibility onto his brother-in-law: "Le Le wanted to eat chicken legs."
Jiang Leyun was confused, and couldn't understand why his brother-in-law wanted to frame him. He quickly defended himself: "I didn't say I wanted to eat chicken legs."
He didn't really say he wanted to eat chicken legs, but he was just staring at the chicken legs on the food cart and almost drooling on the ground.
Xu Zhao said confidently: "I saw you drooling over those two chicken legs."
Jiang Leyun raised his hand to wipe the corner of his mouth, not quite confident, and said weakly: "I don't really want to eat it either. Okay, I admit, it's just a little bit."
Adults are so annoying. They don’t even give him some face. He’s still a child!
Jiang Huihan held her forehead helplessly. She found that Xu Zhao was a bit sinister. He actually put the blame on a seven-year-old child and didn't feel ashamed at all.
Although they were called big chicken legs, they were actually not very big. Xu Zhao distributed them without saying a word, one each to Jiang Huihan and Jiang Leyun, and he ate the cabbage stewed with pork slices.
Jiang Suihan felt guilty for spending so much money and effort but still not being able to eat well. She wanted to give the chicken leg back to Xu Zhao, but he dodged her with the lunch box.
She had no choice but to say half-truthfully, "I feel a little uncomfortable and not very hungry. The chicken drumstick is too greasy and I'm afraid I'll vomit if I eat it. You should eat it."
Xu Zhao looked at her face, tore off the chicken leg meat, and gave half to Jiang Huihan: "You didn't eat much today, eat more, otherwise you will be too hungry to sleep at night."
The leftovers had to be eaten by Xu Zhao. Jiang Suihan learned her lesson this time and only asked for a little rice, not much.
Looking at the little bit of rice in her lunch box, her slender wrist seemed like it could break with a single bend. Xu Zhao frowned unconsciously. How could she not lose weight after eating so little? He would have to ask her to eat more in the future so that she could gain some weight.
After dinner, Xu Zhao consciously picked up the lunch box and washed it.
The young girl angrily threw the lunch box back into the man's hand and said, "I don't want to eat this. It's not tasty at all. Go buy me some food. I want something hot and meaty."
The young man showed an embarrassment on his face. The food sold on the train was several times more expensive than usual. He had already brought dry food with him, so there was no need to waste this little money.
He stammered, "It's a waste if you can't finish the food you buy. We'll be there tomorrow, so bear with it for now. I'll take you to eat something delicious when we get off the bus tomorrow, okay?"
The young girl refused, wondering why other people's partners were so good, while her partner was stingy and didn't care about her at all.
It would be fine if I didn't compare. Once I did, I really wanted to throw it away and find a better one.
She said in a bossy manner: "Okay, but I want to eat meat now. Buy me a chicken drumstick and I will forgive you."
The man really wanted to reply to her, saying, "I didn't do anything wrong, so I don't need your forgiveness." However, he didn't have the courage to do so. His girlfriend's father was a leader in the factory, and he wanted to use his future father-in-law's influence to get a good job in the factory in the future.
The man had to coax her in a low voice, saying kindly, "Okay, wait here, I'll go out and buy it."
The chicken legs were sold out, and the man bought a plate of stir-fried pork with bean sprouts. The girl was a little unhappy. She felt that she had a good family background, was beautiful, and was favored at home, so she was inevitably a little arrogant in her behavior. She turned her back and said that she didn't want to eat anymore.
Feeling the vague gazes of the people around him, the man felt embarrassed and ashamed. He thought, if I weren't your dad, I wouldn't bother to indulge you. Why do I have to bow my head every time? I won't do it this time. Otherwise, after we get married, you will climb over my head and act like a tyrant.
After dinner, the man burped. The girl felt very aggrieved, sad and angry, and couldn't help but push her boyfriend.
"What do you mean! If you eat it all, what will I eat later? Is there anyone like you? I'm going to tell my dad!"
The man couldn't help but stiffen all over, and his previous anger instantly weakened. He took out a box of cakes from his bag and smiled flatteringly: "Hai City's famous walnut cakes, my aunt brought them back from her last business trip. I brought them from home specially for you to eat. Come and try them."
The girl turned her head and raised her chin, but her eyes involuntarily fell on the box of walnut cakes: "Didn't you ignore me? Why are you paying attention to me again?"
The man seemed to have a good temper. He said all kinds of nice things, and was so anxious that sweat broke out on his forehead before he finally made the girl happy again.
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