Tian Fang didn't speak, shook her head, and then continued to extend the sack, letting Xie Zhuo fill it with sunflower heads.
Xie Zhuo glanced at her, but didn't pay much attention and continued working.
After Xu Yan finished speaking with Tian Fang, the expression on his face instantly turned cold.
Frustration and inexplicable anger enveloped her nerve endings; she almost couldn't hold back and slapped Tian Fang across the face.
However, considering the importance of a young woman's reputation in the countryside, they ultimately only gave her a few words of warning.
Is this what jealousy is?
As Xu Yan walked forward, he pondered to himself.
She got married before her first relationship even started.
I had no prior experience in this area, nor any reference points.
She always felt that, given Xie Zhuo's current behavior of wanting to stick to her the moment he saw her, she shouldn't have much of a chance to be jealous.
I never expected that someone would provoke me with just a few words today.
Xu Yan sighed.
Da Bao and Xiao Bao, who were sitting at the table, also sighed. Xu Yan looked down at them.
"Third Aunt, if you don't eat soon, the food will get cold," Da Bao said, looking at Xu Yan with some concern. It was the first time he had seen his third aunt like this, and he didn't know what was wrong.
"Okay, I'll eat right away," Xu Yan replied, but didn't touch her chopsticks much.
In her previous life, she had read somewhere that one should avoid eating when angry, otherwise one would get stomach problems.
"Third Aunt, are you in a bad mood?" Xiao Bao got off the stool, scurried over to Xu Yan, and hugged her arm. "Did Third Uncle make you angry?"
Wow.
Xu Yan paused, then smiled, and pinched Xiao Bao's nose. "Why did you say that Third Uncle made me angry?"
"Because, my third aunt hasn't smiled since she came back from delivering the food."
Children are very sensitive to changes in adults' emotions.
Da Bao squeezed next to Xu Yan, saying, "If Uncle San really made you angry, I won't talk to him anymore."
“Yes,” Xiao Bao chimed in, “If Uncle San is that bad, we’ll just ignore him.”
Xu Yan's mood improved considerably, and she teased them with a smile, "Really?"
“Really,” Da Bao and Xiao Bao nodded together, “Third Aunt is the best. Anyone who makes Third Aunt angry is a bad person, and we won’t play with bad people.”
Xie Zhuo knew nothing about what was happening at home. He did a lot of work today and worked quickly. When they finished work in the evening, Song Guangming recorded fifteen work points for each person in their group.
Liu Mancang kept calling out "Third Brother, Third Brother" the whole way, like he was calling out to a ghost, until Xie Zhuo kicked him and he stopped.
“My mom just said we’re having meat at home tonight,” Liu Mancang said in a low voice. “I’ll bring you and your sister-in-law a bowl later. As for Zhao Jisheng, I plan to have him come home to eat.”
Xie Zhuo grabbed a few sunflower seeds and cracked them as he walked. Hearing his words, he asked, "Did your aunt go home early this afternoon to buy meat in town?"
“Yes,” Liu Mancang said, “today is the first day of the autumn harvest, and my mother thinks we should have a good meal today.”
"Hmm," Xie Zhu nodded, and just as he was about to say something more, he saw Tian Fang quickly approaching them.
"Thank you, Third Brother Xie, thank you for today," Tian Fang said softly, her head bowed. "If it weren't for you, I wouldn't have earned so many work points."
Xie Zhuo's face remained expressionless, but he paused in his act of cracking sunflower seeds.
"It's nothing," Xie Zhuo glanced at her and continued chatting with Liu Mancang.
The main reason is that Liu Mancang talks a lot; whenever he has a free moment, he wants to call out "Third Brother".
After not working for several days, we suddenly got to work all day today. Nobody had any desire to gather and gossip; everyone was carrying their tools home.
Tian Fang wanted to say a few more words to Xie Zhuo, but her mother shouted at her and called her back. In the meantime, when no one was paying attention, Tian's mother pinched her arm hard a few times.
"Are you dead? I couldn't find you anywhere!" Granny Tian glared at her, then peeked into her basket on tiptoe. Not seeing any wild vegetables, she pinched her again. "You worthless thing, where are the wild vegetables I asked you to dig?"
Tian Fang didn't dare to dodge, nor did she dare to rub the spot where she was pinched. Only after being reminded by Granny Tian did she realize that she had forgotten to pick wild vegetables today.
"I'm asking you a question, where are the wild vegetables?"
Granny Tian had a fierce look on her face. If her gaze had any real killing power, Tian Fang's face would have been sliced off right now.
The crowd walking forward glanced in their direction.
Tian Fang didn't see if Xie Zhuo turned around, but at that moment, she suddenly felt very embarrassed and wished she could find a crack in the ground to crawl into.
"Mom, I forgot today," she pleaded, looking at her mother. "I'll definitely remember to pick more tomorrow."
Granny Tian muttered a few more curses, but they were a bit far away and I couldn't hear them clearly.
Liu Mancang pursed his lips, turned his head, and glanced at Xie Zhuo, who was rushing home with great focus. "With this kind of attitude, if Qian Hu marries Tian Fang, will he ever have a peaceful life?"
"Whether you love me or not," Xie Zhuo said, then turned and walked away without looking back.
Liu Mancang clicked his tongue at his front door, then turned and went inside.
Xie Zhuo assumed that dinner was also packed from a state-run restaurant, but he was surprised to find that Xu Yan had cooked it herself.
The aroma of scrambled eggs wafted through the air before Xie Zhuo even stepped inside. His stomach rumbled loudly the moment he stepped inside.
"Third Aunt, Third Uncle is back!"
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