If a woman doesn't do housework, she'll be abandoned! Thinking this to herself, she still felt uneasy. She absentmindedly put the clothes in the closet, planning to ask Aiguo about it when she saw him someday.
A short while later, Jiang Zhen prepared four dishes: stir-fried pork belly, spicy pork kidney, steamed pork with rice flour, and cabbage with glass noodles. He also heated up four steamed buns.
After Wei Dani came out, all the dishes were served. Jiang Xiaodi introduced Jiang Xiaomei to her boyfriend from the military. Because Jiang Xiaomei was injured in a mission some time ago, she went to visit her boyfriend and wasn't home, so only the newlywed couple were left at home.
The portions weren't large, and the two of them finished the meal in one sitting. Wei Dani refused to let Jiang Zhen wash the dishes, and instead packed up her things and went to the kitchen, quickly tidying up the kitchen.
Upon returning, Jiang Zhen took out the half-finished shoe upper and continued working on it. He looked at the clueless girl with distracted thoughts and thought to himself, "I married a wife, not an old ox! Why did you have to put your energy into this?"
Seeing that it was still early, I went out to take a shower, came back in, and lay down on the bed. At 6:30, I started calling out, "Da Ni, are you tired? Come up and sleep!"
"It's only 6:30, what's there to be tired about? If you're sleepy, go to sleep first. I'll finish this!" Wei Dani said without even looking up.
"Da Ni, go to sleep! We have to get up early tomorrow." (Sound of 7)
"Almost there, almost there, just a few more stitches! You go to sleep!"
Jiang Zhen was on the verge of tears. The frequency of urging her had reached once every ten minutes. Finally, at 8:30, Wei Dani finished and brought a pair of black cloth shoes to the bed for Jiang Zhen to put on.
Jiang Zhen was stunned. When he came to his senses, he immediately sat up and said, "Da Ni, I can do it myself!"
Then I tried them on. They were a little tight, but that's how new cloth shoes are. They're really comfortable. I nodded in satisfaction. "Comfortable! These are the most comfortable shoes I've worn in the last ten years. Thank you, honey!"
Wei Dani was very happy. She felt that she had finally done something for Jiang Zhen. Jiang Zhen told her to go and wash up quickly.
Wei Dani nodded, went to wash up, came into bed, covered herself with the blanket, and prepared to sleep.
A moment later, she felt hands slipping inside, lifting her clothes. She was about to cry out, but remembering what her mother had told her, she decided to endure it. After a while, she couldn't take it anymore; Wei Dani was so ashamed she was about to cry. Her mother hadn't told her this! Resistance was futile. (A thousand words omitted here)
As dawn approached, Wei Dani's voice became so hoarse that she could no longer utter a sound. Jiang Zhen, having tasted the sweetness of love, turned to his side, propped his head up with one hand, and gently stroked Wei Dani's face with the other. Watching this silly girl drift off to sleep, he felt as if a feather had brushed across his heart.
He murmured softly, "Da Ni, we promised to be husband and wife for life, and neither of us can go back on our word!" Seeing that it was almost time, he gently kissed Wei Da Ni's forehead, then got up to cook millet porridge and went out to buy three meat pies. He came back and steamed some mustard greens with sesame oil and chili.
"Da Ni, get up and eat something before you go back to sleep." Jiang Zhen came into the room and nudged Wei Da Ni.
Feeling completely drained, Wei Dani didn't even want to move her fingers, murmuring, "No...no..."
"Wake up, it's already dawn. Hurry up and eat your food, you have to go to work."
Upon hearing this, Wei Dani's muddled mind instantly cleared, but her body felt weak and she had no strength left. She glared angrily at Jiang Zhen.
Jiang Zhen touched his nose. He couldn't blame himself for being unrestrained. He quickly brought the water to the bedside. Wei Dani struggled to get dressed, washed her face, and endured her discomfort. She ate two meat pies, three large bowls of millet porridge, and a lot of pickled vegetables before regaining her strength. However, her body was still sore and weak.
However, she regained her spirits and glared at Jiang Zhen, saying in a sweet voice, "Brother Jiang Zhen, you're not allowed to do that again, or I'm going back to my parents' house!"
Wei Dani truly felt that marriage was terrifying. Jiang Zhen, that bastard, said all that he didn't have to do any work and that his wife was meant to be "cherished," but he really meant it. Was he trying to kill her? If this happened a few more times, she would die young.
Jiang Zhen blushed deeply. Looking at Wei Dani's angry and serious face, he felt helpless and knew he couldn't tell anyone. He immediately begged for forgiveness, "Okay, okay, don't be angry! I just couldn't control myself yesterday. I promise I won't do it again."
Wei Dani glared at him, still dissatisfied, and pointed at the bowl, "Go wash the dishes!"
Jiang Zhen immediately nodded and bowed, "Okay! I'll go right away. Please have a seat, I'll take you to work as soon as I'm done!"
Wei Dani yawned and slumped onto the table. Jiang Zhen, while washing the dishes, muttered, "Women really change their minds faster than turning the pages of a book. Yesterday she was calling me 'Brother Jiang Zhen,' so careful and attentive, afraid she wouldn't take good care of me. But after just one night's sleep, she's turned into a tigress..." He kept muttering until he finished cleaning the kitchen, and then the two of them left.
When Wei Dani handed over her shift to Grandpa Li, Grandpa Li said shyly, "Dani, I'd like to discuss something with you, is that alright?"
Wei Dani perked up and said with a smile, "Grandpa, please tell me!"
Mr. Li said apologetically, "My granddaughter just got divorced and came back home. There's really no room for her to stay, so I was thinking that I'll be working the night shift from now on, and she can stay here at night. Don't worry, she's a steelworker, not some random person."
Wei Dani didn't mind, saying, "I'm fine with whatever you do, it's okay!"
"Oh! Thank you for your help. I'll bring her over tonight." Grandpa Li left happily.
Despite her extreme discomfort, Wei Dani wiped the house several times, then locked the front door, locked her own room from the inside, and put up a sign on the window saying to knock if needed.
After that, she lay down on the kang (a heated brick bed) and fell fast asleep. She slept until noon when she heard a knock on the door, "Da Ni, Da Ni!"
Wei Dani slowly got up, opened the door, and opened her lunchbox. Her eyes widened as she glared at Jiang Zhen with a murderous look. Jiang Zhen quickly said, "Weren't you overworked? I bought a pound and a half of dumplings to replenish your energy! They're beef, carrot, and mushroom filling—it's not easy to find that in our cafeteria. And what's with that look you're giving me!"
Wei Dani grabbed her water bottle and gulped down half of it. Her throat felt much better, and she said fiercely, "Jiang Zhen, are you out of your mind?! Eating dumplings on a holiday, how much does that cost?! From now on, you'll hand over all your salary! You'll be in charge of our family's money, and I'll make you eat us out of house and home sooner or later!"
Jiang Zhen immediately raised his hands, "Okay! I'll give it to you when we get home, let's eat first!"
The two of them ate dumplings together, and Jiang Zhen even finished the dumpling soup he had brought in a thermos. Only then did Wei Dani feel alive again.
After dinner, Wei Dani told Jiang Zhen about Grandpa Li. Jiang Zhen nodded and said it was fine. He was worried about her working the night shift, and besides, he didn't want to be separated from Wei Dani, so he said it was no problem.
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