Chapter 185, 1853rd update
Zhou Weifang and Luo Hong had something to do in the afternoon, so they left after lunch and didn't come back for dinner.
Luo Yan spent the whole day at her parents' home, reading in her room just like before she was unmarried.
After she finished dinner, she was heading back to her bridal chamber when her parents, who were just about to go out for a walk to digest their food, dropped her off at the entrance of the family compound.
Luo Yan walked towards the building by herself, turning on the living room lights brightly as she opened the door, and then went into the study to continue reading.
Zhou Weifang knew she was easily frightened, so he would deliberately make a lot of noise every time he came home.
Luo Yan knew it was him as soon as she heard it, and came out holding the book, saying, "I still have two pages to go."
Zhou Weifang was only worried about her: "Keep an eye on Lu Zuzong, or he'll fall again."
Luo Yan simply stood still: "It's okay, as long as I don't walk."
Zhou Weifang was both amused and exasperated. He put the late-night snack on the table and let her stand there and read the last two pages.
Luo Yan only noticed the food after looking through the menu, and sat down to ask, "What did you eat for dinner?"
Zhou Weifang was too busy today and didn't have time to answer, so he told the truth: "Five meat buns from the shop next door."
He said he was a small business owner, and he did all the moving and lifting work he usually did. Five steamed buns were a lot for Luo Yan, but for him, they were just enough to fill his stomach.
She said, "Then eat quickly, there are dumplings in the refrigerator, I'll cook some for you."
Zhou Weifang immediately knew: "Did Mom make dumplings this afternoon?"
Then I saw that her hand was already on the refrigerator, and she said, "I bought a lot, I'll eat it tomorrow, can you get me a bottle to drink?"
Luo Yan opened the soda and pushed it towards him, while also taking a bite of the roujiamo (Chinese hamburger) in his hand.
Zhou Weifang had actually bought several, but sharing them with her seemed to make them taste even better. She said, "We can't sell any more strawberries. It's getting hotter and hotter, and there aren't many decent ones left from Baoding. They're all spoiled, and we can't afford to lose money. But we do grow them in our city, though not many, so there's no point in selling them. But I've already arranged with someone to bring you some when they restock."
Last month, when strawberries first came into season, Luo Yan tasted them and thought they were very good, so Zhou Weifang ordered a batch.
This is the first fruit shop in the city to sell this Sifang Fruit, which is quite a gimmick.
These things are really delicate, and the roads aren't very well maintained these days. They're prone to breaking down after all the bumpy ride. Luckily, it's not too hot in May, so we can still manage to find some that are still sellable.
But now, in mid-June, Beijing is already in the sweltering heat of summer.
Luo Yan asked, "Isn't that troublesome?"
Zhou Weifang's new habit tonight was to pick up a roujiamo (Chinese hamburger) and gesture for her to take another bite before saying, "If people don't bother each other, there's no friendship."
Sometimes it's better to ask someone for help when appropriate.
Luo Yan roughly understood, and upon reflection, it seemed to make sense.
She nodded her head earnestly, and Zhou Weifang's heart stirred. He asked, "Are you full?"
Luo Yan wasn't particularly hungry, but remembering what happened that morning, she changed her answer to, "No."
Zhou Weifang raised an eyebrow: "Okay, then let's eat some more."
The tone sounded strange, and Luo Yan felt like she was about to be pushed to the execution ground; her big eyes darted around.
Zhou Weifang watched her stall for time, his gaze gradually becoming increasingly oppressive.
Luo Yan thought that if she dragged it out any longer, things would probably get even worse, so she drank her soda like she was drinking beer: "My greatest strength is that I keep my word."
She speaks with a strong, assertive voice now, but in the restroom, it's a completely different tone.
Zhou Weifang finally succeeded, but he didn't dare to go along with it for fear of her catching a cold. He only felt free to do so after returning to his room.
The room gradually quieted down only after all the lights in the houses outside the window had dimmed.
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No matter what time she goes to bed, Luo Yan always has to get up early to go to work.
She had already put on her shoes when she left, but she came back quickly and kicked Zhou Weifang before leaving.
Zhou Weifang thought it would be worth being kicked ten more times, and simply said, "Slow down."
Luo Yan said "I know" in a bad mood, and then threw herself into her work at the office.
She spent the whole day organizing materials for the mid-year conference, and it wasn't until someone reminded her that she realized what was going on at the end of the day, so she just threw everything into her bag and left.
As soon as she stepped out of the building, she saw Zhou Weifang and ran over to him, exclaiming, "What brings you here!"
Zhou Weifang: "My older sister said she's treating us to dinner tonight because my brother-in-law got a promotion."
Upon hearing this good news, Luo Yan asked, "Should we buy gifts and bring red envelopes?"
Zhou Weifang: "No need, I brought toys for Tiger Head."
He had the final say on matters of personal relationships. Luo Yan, sitting on the back of his motorcycle, looked at the direction they were heading and said, "Want to eat Ziyuan? Then turn right and go to Dabeiqiao later. You can bypass Hutong Primary School and avoid the traffic jam."
She remembers the city's roads and traffic conditions very clearly, as if she were a tiny dot on a map.
Zhou Weifang listened to her and kept praising her: "How did you get such a good memory?"
It just so happened that while I was stopped at a traffic light, the old man on the bicycle next to me struck up a conversation: "Just got married, huh?"
Luo Yan was least adept at dealing with strangers, so she poked Zhou Weifang's waist.
Zhou Weifang made up a story: "We just look young, even though we're both almost forty."
His words drifted away in the wind with the clearance signal. Luo Yan said, "No, how can you just say that? Who's forty?"
Zhou Weifang: "They're just passersby, why would I introduce myself to them?"
That seems to be true, but Luo Yan is now very suspicious: "You didn't fool me like this before, did you?"
In all honesty, Zhou Weifang said, "You've been catching me red-handed since we were kids, do you think you can fool me?"
Indeed, Luo Yan said smugly, "I can tell what kind of bad idea you're up to just by looking into your eyes."
Zhou Weifang parked the car in front of the restaurant and asked her to look carefully: "What's inside now?"
Luo Yan: "It's me."
He added, "Have you forgotten what day it is today?"
Zhou Weifang had just remembered, because she never felt uncomfortable during her period: "I'll make you red date soup when we get back."
Luo Yan has been drinking this since she was a child, and it's become a habit.
She mischievously whispered in Zhou Weifang's ear, "Thank you, honey."
Normally, it would take ages to coax someone to call out to you, but now you're all sweet-talking.
Zhou Weifang said helplessly, "You just think I can't do anything with you these past few days, and you're doing it on purpose, right?"
Luo Yan was just teasing him, and he readily admitted it.
Zhou Weifang squeezed her fingers and gave her a meaningful look.
Luo Yan pulled her hand away from him, ignored him, and walked into the shop on her own.
The couple ran into Zhou Yuying, the second sister, at the front desk and asked, "Are you the only one here?"
Zhou Yuying: "Hu Tou said he wanted to see the fish, so they all went. I'll wait for you here."
She grew up with her older sister, opened a shop together, and still lives in the same residential compound. They have always had the best relationship, so of course she's always there for them.
The three of them walked toward the private room, and when they passed the fish pond, they called over a family of three.
The six of them ate dinner alone, making the large round table seem a bit empty.
However, once the words got plentiful, they filled in densely.
Wang Delin works at the police station and often has to go on missions unexpectedly. He never drinks, but he told his brother-in-law that he was lucky this time: "Everyone has their own position. A leader retired and promoted me one by one. Otherwise, I would have had to wait two more years."
This mandatory retirement is aimed at rejuvenating the workforce, and it's said that the retirement age will be lowered in the future.
However, no matter how much she adjusted things, it would be decades for Luo Yan, so she didn't take it to heart for the time being and just chatted with her two sisters-in-law.
Tiger Head also sits next to his aunt at night. The little boy has a wild imagination and can say eight hundred words a minute.
Even his own mother and aunt, who raised him single-handedly, were annoyed by his constant nagging, telling him to eat more and talk less.
But Luo Yan responded to every single one of her questions with great patience, which shows that she genuinely likes children.
Zhou Yuyao said, "When you want one yourself, you'll treat it like a treasure."
He added, "The following year, Hu Tou will go to the 'Children's Training Class.' If you're busy then, Yu Ying and I can take care of him."
She said this knowing that her own mother would definitely not be able to help in the future, but as her husband's family, she still had to show her attitude, even if it was just for her younger brother's sake.
Perhaps because they didn't interact much, Luo Yan really didn't have a concept of in-laws in her mind. She didn't think that much about it at all and just said, "Thank you, sister."
However, Zhou Yuyao also knew: "Your parents would definitely be very willing to help you take care of him."
Luo Yan nodded: "My mom happens to be off work, and my dad is about to retire too."
No matter how many other things other parents have to do, they will always prioritize their daughter's needs.
But reincarnation is a completely different matter. Zhou Yuyao patted her son's head and inquired, "Does Luo Hong still not have a girlfriend?"
Luo Yan thinks her brother is currently arranging something about motorcycles, but even without that, he doesn't seem to be interested in it for the time being.
She said, "Not yet."
Zhou Yuyao is too busy taking care of her own younger sister to care about anything else.
Everyone chatted, ate, and then went home.
When she got home, Luo Yan sat on the sofa, her mind blank, and touched her stomach.
Zhou Weifang washed the strawberries and brought them out for her. Seeing this, he asked, "Are you very full? If you are, then don't eat anymore."
Luo Yan looked up at him and said, "I was just suddenly wondering what it would be like to have a child inside."
What would it feel like? Zhou Weifang couldn't say either. He sat down next to her and touched it, pondering for a long time: "It feels like I'm touching that braised pork knuckle from tonight."
Luo Yan gave him a wok with her elbow and ordered, "If you have nothing to do, go sweep the floor. I can see two hairs on your head."
Zhou Weifang obediently stood up: "There's really nothing to do tonight, so it's good to burn some energy."
He did more than just a little bit of cleaning; he did a thorough cleaning inside and out, working up a sweat. But since he was at home, it didn't matter, so he just took off his shirt and tossed it aside.
When Luo Yan came out of the shower, she was shocked: "Why aren't you wearing any clothes?"
Zhou Weifang: "I've drawn the curtains."
This isn't about curtains or not; Luo Yan's gaze fell on him.
Zhou Weifang was thin as a child, but after being sent to the countryside, he developed a muscular physique that was tanned evenly by the sun. His arms would bulge out when he moved them, making them look strong and powerful.
He was busy and heard no other noises from inside the house. He turned around and caught his wife's hasty glance away.
Where is he looking? Zhou Weifang looked at himself and thought: Okay, from now on he will go shirtless at home.
Luo Yan, unaware that she had been discovered, saw him emerge from the shower in the same manner and stammered, "You, you're being a pervert again."
Zhou Weifang said innocently, "It's too hot today."
Luo Yan turned the fan up to the highest setting: "Then blow it right on me, blow it properly! I'm going to sleep."
She went inside, and Zhou Weifang followed.
Luo Yan was much bolder in the dark. After lying there for a while, she secretly ran her hand down from his collarbone.
Zhou Weifang felt that he would be inhuman if he let this opportunity pass, so he pulled her hand down further—after all, he only wanted to have a little fun, and then let her go to sleep.
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Author's note: Goodnight first, I'm not sure what time the fourth update will be.
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