Chapter 46 Massage Reciprocity

Early the next morning, before daybreak, Jiang Tang heard rustling sounds in the room. She opened her eyes drowsily and found Qin Xiao had already gotten up. Staring at the man's muscular figure, Jiang Tang yawned heavily.

The voice curled up in the quilt was muffled, "Are you leaving now?"

The man lowered his eyes and stared at the little girl curled up in the quilt. Her fair cheeks were flushed red. He said in a low voice, "Hmm."

Seeing that the woman was about to get up, he said in a deep voice, "I'll be leaving soon, don't get up."

Jiang Tang rubbed his eyes, which were hazy with sleep. He was really very sleepy. He compromised, "There is some hot sauce I prepared for you in the kitchen. Remember to take it."

The man responded in a low voice.

Jiang Tang was really sleepy. With droopy eyelids, she watched the man quietly leave the room, and fell asleep under the quilt the next second.

When they woke up again, it was already bright outside and Qin Xiao had been gone for a long time.

She got out of bed, rubbed her eyes and went out.

Yawning, I lit the fire first, heated some water, washed up, and then woke up the little one who was sleeping soundly.

The little guy was pinched by her face, and he woke up with wrinkled face, pouting his lips, "Sister-in-law."

Her little face was still sleepy, but when she opened her eyes and saw Jiang Tang, she called her in a soft and tender voice.

With a smile in his eyes, Jiang Tang directly took the little guy into his arms and carried him off the bed.

After breakfast, Wenjuan and Aunt Guimei also came over.

Jiang Tang thought about how Qin Xiao had hired so many workers on the first day of work, so she wanted to go and take a look.

After saying something to Aunt Guimei and the others, she bent down and looked at the young man, "Chuyang, sister-in-law is going to see brother, do you want to go?"

The boy nodded quickly, and his little paws had already grasped Jiang Tang's hand, for fear that his sister-in-law would not take him with her.

Jiang Tang hooked the little guy's nose and led the kid out.

When she arrived at the gate of the county town, she did not look for Qin Xiao immediately. Instead, she went into the town first and brought food to Qin Xiao at the state-owned hotel. Then she took a small tricycle and drove out of the town. After leaving the town, she led her little family towards the factory construction area.

From a distance, you can see non-arable land that has been developed by excavators. At a glance, you can see more than a dozen people building the newly laid foundation.

Jiang Tang immediately saw the man among the dozen people. He had strong and muscular arms that would attract attention wherever he went. He was working with his waist bent.

Jiang Tang walked over with Qin Chuyang in his arms, and sat on a stone nearby with the food in his hands.

She didn't call Qin Xiao immediately, but looked around, and saw that everything was still bald.

Jiang Tang frowned. Qin Xiao wasn't lying when he said the environment was bad.

The factory area, which has not yet been built, is in a worse condition than when they visited it last time.

She took a deep breath, stared at the warm sun above, and shouted towards the construction site in a raised voice.

"Qin Xiao!"

The bent-over man stood up and saw a pair of two, one large and one small, sitting on a stone not far away.

The workers around were also attracted by Jiang Tang's call of Qin Xiao, and they all stood up and looked at Jiang Tang.

After seeing the food that Jiang Tang brought, everyone looked at Qin Xiao with envy.

Qin Xiao faced the envious gazes of all the workers, threw down the tools in his hands, and strode up to Jiang Tang.

He asked calmly, "Why are you here?"

Jiang Tang laid a layer of banana leaves beside him, clapped her hands, and motioned for the man to sit down.

Qin Xiao sat next to him.

Jiang Tang picked up the plastic water bottle and said in a sweet voice, "Stretch out your hands, wash them and have lunch."

Qin Xiao stared at the little girl's porcelain-white face, then moved his gaze to the girl's white and tender hands and his own rough and thick palms, and reached out his hand with an expressionless face.

Jiang Tang poured water slowly and asked the man to wash his hands carefully.

She opened the food she brought over and whispered, "Eat first."

The man frowned, took the chopsticks handed to him by the girl, and ate with big mouthfuls.

Jiang Tang looked around, frowned slightly, and answered the man's question, "I just thought that it was your first day at work, so I wanted to come and see you."

She tilted her head to look at the man who was eating. "There's nothing here. If you want to eat, you probably have to bring it from home early in the morning."

"It's been cold since I left it here from morning to noon."

Qin Xiao said coldly, "This is how we got here."

He had an expression as if he was used to it and it was no big deal, but he felt annoyed just looking at Jiang Tang.

"Building a factory is not a one- or two-day thing. You can't do it every day."

She couldn't care less if other people came here this way, but if the man in front of her did this every day, she couldn't accept it.

Qin Xiao raised his eyes and stared at the little girl who had a look of disapproval on her face.

Jiang Tang touched his nose and said, "I'll go to the city and buy an aluminum lunch box. You can bring your own lunch in the morning and heat it up by the fire at noon."

The man was eating by himself. Jiang Tang frowned, stretched out her hand to push the man's strong arm, and said in a coquettish voice, "Qin Xiao, did you hear that?"

The man sighed softly and said in a deep voice, "I understand."

Seeing that he agreed, Jiang Tang was slightly satisfied.

Then he thought of how hard Qin Xiao worked and muttered, "You hired workers, why are you working so hard yourself?"

She stared at Qin Xiao and said, "I tell you, everyone has their own duties. It's not easy for you to do a good job of supervision."

You have to do it yourself.

Jiang Tang stared at the man's increasingly rough hands, frowning slightly.

Qin Xiao had a blank expression on his face. "I'll do it. At least I can replace two people and get two fewer salaries."

The man spoke calmly. Jiang Tang was stunned for a moment, staring at the man's dusty hair, his shoes with no dry spots on his feet, and his rough and powerful hands. She blinked, suppressed the emotions surging in her heart, and uttered a low "oh".

Noticing the sudden slump of the little girl beside him, the man paused while eating. His dark eyes stared at the little girl's delicate face, and he said in a low voice, "Jiang Tang."

Jiang Tang raised her eyes and stared at the man with her watery eyes.

The man's voice was magnetic. "I'm a man. It's no big deal. You..."

He stared at the little girl, his throat rolling, "Don't make that expression."

A look of...feeling sorry for him.

Qin Xiao tightened his jaw and took another big mouthful of rice.

Jiang Tang blinked, lowered her eyes and didn't look at Qin Xiao, pouted quietly, and slandered silently.

So domineering, why does he have to control her expression?

She just refused.

This heartwarming scene on the stone was seen by more than a dozen workers, who were all filled with envy.

"Tsk tsk, look at Qin Xiao, what kind of life did she lead before she got married, and what kind of life does she lead now? My wife always told me that Qin Xiao married a useless young lady and that she would have a hard time in the future. Now look, Qin Xiao's life is much better than ours."

"Who says it's not true? Look at Qin Xiao's brother, he has gained a lot of weight."

"Qin Xiao is still running a factory. He used to be able to take out some money. This must be the money his wife gave him after making some instant noodles. This is not marrying a wife, this is marrying a golden god of wealth."

Several people clicked their tongues and stared at the family of three.

"Tsk, I also want to marry a beautiful and rich wife."

"Come on, what do you have to rely on? Qin Xiao is just lucky. He met the Jiang family and married a good wife by accident. You are just dreaming."

"Come on, stop talking. I don't want to do it anymore. Let's eat lunch first!"

A few people dropped the tools in their hands, sat on a ridge on the side, took out a few steamed buns or cakes from the basket on their backs, and ate them in big mouthfuls.

Looking at the cake in his hand and then at the meal Qin Xiao was eating, he couldn't tell the taste.

"This man's fate changes every day. Who could have imagined a year ago that Qin Xiao would be in such a bad state now, and he would open a factory. We are now working for him."

"Okay, stop talking and eat your own food. I deserve what I have today. You have never seen the hard times I have gone through before."

"Alas, everyone has had a hard time."

A dozen grown men sat opposite Qin Xiao and the others, chewing steamed buns, staring at the family of three on the stone. The food in their mouths tasted increasingly unpalatable.

Qin Xiao finished his meal, stood up, and looked at Jiang Tang, who was looking down at him. "Take Qin Chuyang back."

Jiang Tang rested her hands on her legs and held her chin up, looking up at the man in front of her, "Don't worry about me, I'll take Chu Yang back when I've seen enough."

Staring at the little girl with an expression that said "you can't chase me away", Qin Xiao's eyes dimmed. He didn't say any more useless words, turned around and walked towards the construction site with brisk strides.

Jiang Tang tilted her face to look at the man's back, her lips slightly curled.

After a while, everyone started to work one after another. Jiang Tang's butt was a little sore from sitting on the stone for so long. She had watched Qin Xiao work enough, so she stood up and reached out to help the boy stand up.

He glanced at Qin Xiao's back, let out a breath, and turned back holding Qin Chuyang's hand.

Qin Xiao stood up, his dark eyes fixed on the two people, one big and one small, who were walking farther and farther away. The girl's back became smaller and smaller until she disappeared from his sight. The man twitched the corners of his lips slightly, lowered his head and continued to work.

The person next to him was from the same village. He looked at Qin Xiao curiously and asked.

"Qin Xiao, you were working everywhere before, but how come you've made so much money in such a short time? You're planning to build a factory now."

As soon as he said this, the people around him couldn't help but prick up their ears to listen. They were also curious about what Qin Xiao would say.

Qin Xiao stopped what he was doing, turned around and saw the inquiry in the man's eyes, and said with a pursed lip, "Work for my wife."

When he said this, everyone around him was stunned, "What do you mean?"

Qin Xiao had already lowered his head and had no intention of continuing to answer them.

A dozen people looked at each other. Qin Xiao was a grown man, and now he was clearly a gigolo? And he was so blunt about it.

Although I feel a little ashamed that Qin Xiao is a gigolo, I am also a little envious. If he could really find a rich wife and live a life of gigolo, who wouldn't be happy?

However, several people secretly looked at Qin Xiao and thought, if you want to be a gigolo, you have to look decent to be a decent person.

Qin Xiao's wife is so superficial!

Jiang Tang took Qin Chuyang back to the county town, went to the supply and marketing cooperative first, picked out an aluminum lunch box for Qin Xiao, and then took Qin Chuyang to Qin Xiao and his friends' stall.

Now the business at their stall has gradually become stable. There are not so many people at the moment, and a few people are slowly choosing in front of the stall.

Jiang Tang led Qin Chuyang over.

Wang Qilei saw her and walked over with a smile, "Sister-in-law, why are you in the city?"

Jiang Tang lifted the things in his hands and said with a smile, "The factory has started to be built, Qin Xiao has to keep an eye on it. I'll buy a lunch box and bring him food."

"Sister-in-law, you are so nice to Brother Xiao." Wang Qile had expressed his envy enough.

He also wants to find a wife.

Jiang Tang shook his head, "Leizi, can you handle this by yourself?"

Wang Qilei nodded. "Yeah, I couldn't take it into consideration at first, but now it's no problem at all."

He rubbed his head and said, "Besides, Brother Hetian will be back tomorrow, so there will be no problem then."

Jiang Tang smiled and nodded. Seeing that some people had already picked out clothes at the stall, she smiled and patted Wang Qilei on the shoulder, "Leizi, you continue to be busy. I won't bother you anymore. I'll go back first."

Wang Qilei waved happily to Jiang Tang, then returned to the stall to collect the money.

Jiang Tang took Qin Chuyang back home.

The first thing to do was to light the fire, then put up the tripod and put the pot on it. The little guy had already stepped on his short legs to scoop a bucket of water into the pot.

The fire was burning brightly. Jiang Tang put the aluminum lunch boxes he had bought into hot water and boiled them for a while, then washed them one by one with detergent.

In the evening, thinking that it would be late by the time Qin Xiao came back, Jiang Tang waited until Aunt Gui Mei and the others had left before he started cooking.

If you do it too early, the food will probably be cold by the time the man comes back.

As the sky slowly darkened, Jiang Tang washed the rice and started to cook. He looked at Qin Chuyang who was sitting by the fire with concern and said softly, "Chuyang, are you hungry?"

She pointed to some small cakes left in the cupboard and said, "If you're hungry, just help yourself to the small cakes."

She whispered to the kid, "I made dinner late tonight, waiting for my brother to come back."

Qin Chuyang shook his head and nodded again, "Sister-in-law, I'm not hungry. Let's wait for my brother to come back and have dinner together."

Jiang Tang touched the little boy's head and said, "What a good boy!"

It was already completely dark. Not long after Jiang Tang finished cooking, Qin Xiao came back.

Hearing the knock on the door outside the yard, Jiang Tang lowered his eyes and raised his chin towards the young man.

The kid immediately stood up and ran to open the door for his brother on his short legs.

The man walked in with a flashlight and closed the yard door behind him.

Jiang Tang smiled and brought the food to the table.

Qin Chuyang took his brother to wash his hands. Qin Xiao frowned, staring at the figure in the kitchen and the obviously hot meal.

He said in a deep voice, "Why haven't you eaten yet?"

Jiang Tang raised his eyes and glanced at the man, but didn't answer.

Qin Chuyang, who was standing at Qin Xiao's feet, looked up at his brother and said loudly, "Brother, sister-in-law said you will definitely be back late today. We have to wait for you to have dinner together."

Hearing his brother's innocent words, the man's heart was shocked. He stared at the thin figure of the little girl with a dark eye and responded softly.

He squatted down to wash his hands, then poured out the dirty water and returned to the bedroom with Qin Chuyang.

Staring at the pretty little face that was warm under the firelight, he said hoarsely, "Chu Yang and I can eat by our own tomorrow. You don't have to wait for me."

He stared at the dishes on the table, his throat rolling, "I can heat them up and eat them when I get back."

Jiang Tang ignored him, put down his chopsticks, sat on the chair, and looked at Qin Chuyang with a smile, "Chuyang, what do we want as a family?"

Qin Chuyang also sat at the table, tilted his head and looked at his brother, with a happy face, "The family should eat together."

He stretched out his little finger, pursed his lips and said, "If sister-in-law eats by herself, Chuyang eats by himself, and brother eats by himself, then we are not a family anymore."

Qin Xiao stared with his dark eyes at the two people, one big and one small, who were smiling at each other at the dining table. He raised his thin lips slightly, sat down at the table, and picked up his own bowl and chopsticks.

Jiang Tang looked at Qin Xiao and whispered, "You started work today. How many days will it take to build this factory?"

Qin Xiao whispered, "The factory can be built in about fifteen days."

"It will take some time to renovate and transport the equipment."

After finishing the meal, Jiang Tang looked at the work clothes on the man and frowned, "Qin Xiao, go take a shower first."

Qin Xiao turned around and stared at the little girl's disgusted look, then looked at his dirty body, said nothing, and went to take a shower obediently.

Seeing Qin Xiao taking Qin Chuyang to the bathroom, Jiang Tang couldn't help but speak up, "Qin Xiao, remember to wash your hair and take a bath, wash it several times, and then wash Chuyang, don't make Chuyang dirty."

The man who was about to enter the bathroom was slightly stunned. He paused for a moment before taking Qin Chuyang into the bathroom.

Jiang Tang was clueless. After giving the instructions, she returned to the kitchen, opened the refrigerator, took out the fresh meat, put on an apron, washed the meat, and started to mince it.

After his hands were sore from chopping, he looked at the finished minced meat and nodded with satisfaction.

Then I took out all the seasonings from the refrigerator and started picking the fillings.

Jiang Tang prepared the stuffing, put it in the refrigerator, and closed the refrigerator with a smile.

Now that we have refrigerators at home, we don’t have to worry about food going bad if left overnight.

When Jiang Tang was kneading the dough, Qin Xiao brought Qin Chuyang out, poured out the dirty water, and saw in the bright kitchen in the yard, a slender figure was kneading dough laboriously, with the sound of bangs!

Qin Xiao walked straight into the bedroom, and his tall figure completely covered Jiang Tang who was kneading dough.

Jiang Tang paused what she was doing, turned around and saw the man behind her.

She waved at Qin Xiao and said in a sweet voice, "Qin Xiao, stay away from me."

She stared at the man's half-dried hair and said, "Don't get water on my face later."

Looking at Qin Chuyang coming in, "You two brothers, stay away."

Seeing the man standing not too far away, Jiang Tang frowned, "Get out! You're too tall, blocking my light."

Qin Xiao stared at the little girl as if she was facing a formidable enemy, pulled his brother's body as he was about to pass by, and took a few steps back, moving away from the little girl.

He stopped at a position where he would not block the girl's light and whispered, "Why are you kneading the dough?"

Jiang Tang didn't turn around and whispered, "I'll wrap the buns tonight and put them in the refrigerator to keep them fresh. I'll get up early tomorrow morning and cook them in a few minutes. It's convenient."

She stared at the refrigerator and said with a smile, "There are also chicken legs I left for you tonight. I'll bring them to you tomorrow morning. The weather is not as hot as before, but remember to put them in a cool place when you bring them. If they go bad, don't eat them. Eat them in the city by yourself. Remember to tell me when you come back."

After he finished speaking, no one answered for a long while. Jiang Tang looked back in confusion and met the man's deep black eyes. She softened her tone and asked, "Did you remember it?"

The man responded hoarsely.

"Um."

Jiang Tang kneaded the dough and put it aside to rise before rubbing her sore wrists. Turning back, she saw the two brothers still standing in the same place, staring at her motionlessly.

She blinked, walked over, rubbed his shoulders, and sat in a chair.

The young man looked at his sister-in-law lying on the back of a chair, ran to the stove, got his own small stool, and placed it behind Jiang Tang. Then he stood on the stool, put his small hands seriously on Jiang Tang's shoulders, put on a stern face, and massaged Jiang Tang's shoulders seriously.

"Sister-in-law, Chuyang will give you a massage."

Feeling the boy's soft and completely negligible strength on his shoulders and neck, Jiang Tang's face was full of tenderness. He leaned on his arm and said softly, "Chu Yang is so good to me."

There was a look of satisfaction on her little face.

Close your eyes gently, and then slowly feel the force on your shoulders getting stronger and stronger until it reaches just the right level, making you feel so comfortable that you feel sleepy.

Jiang Tang blinked and realized that this was obviously not a force that the little boy's hands could exert.

She looked blankly and turned back, only to find that the person massaging her shoulders had become Qin Xiao.

Jiang Tang's heart trembled, and he stared at the man blankly.

Qin Xiao frowned slightly and whispered, "Is it too heavy?"

The sound was faint, but the strength in his hands gradually loosened.

Jiang Tang pursed her lips lightly, turned around and pretended nothing had happened, and continued to support her arm, saying softly, "No."

She just leaned her head against the back of the chair, feeling the big hands kneading her shoulders and neck lightly. Jiang Tang was slightly dazed, she didn't expect that this man who looked so hard and cold could give people massages.

She said in a hesitant voice, "Qin Xiao, who did you learn this from?"

The man behind him was slightly stunned, then he spoke calmly, "I learned a little bit when I was in the hospital."

After the man said this, Jiang Tang bit her lip and said nothing.

He felt a little sad in his heart. It was very likely that Qin Xiao learned these techniques from when his father had an accident before, in order to relax the old man's muscles and bones.

She closed her eyes and said nothing, and the man behind her didn't say anything either, they just kept massaging her.

Qin Chuyang sat on the side, holding his chin with his little hand, staring at his brother massaging his sister-in-law's shoulders with his big smiling eyes.

Looking at his brother's big hands, he nodded and looked at his own hands. In the future, he would also grow up and help his sister-in-law massage her shoulders.

Thinking of this, the little boy looked at his brother with his big eyes like black grapes, and asked curiously and anxiously, "Brother, have I grown taller?"

Hearing what the young man said, Qin Xiao paused slightly, lowered his eyes and looked at his confused and anxious brother, and said in a low voice with uncertainty, "It's grown... a little bit."

Qin Chuyang's eyes lit up!

"Really?"

He looked at Jiang Tang with half-drooped eyelids excitedly, trying to get her affirmation.

Jiang Tang yawned lightly and tilted his head to look at the kid carefully.

She could hardly remember what the little boy looked like when she first saw Chuyang.

Anyway, he should be skinny, dark and malnourished, but now, I don't know if he has grown taller, but he has become white and plump.

Looking at the little boy's expectant eyes, Jiang Tang nodded in agreement with Qin Xiao, "Yeah, Chuyang has grown taller."

My brother and sister-in-law said so, and the little guy shouted happily, "Great, hehehe, from now on I don't want kisses or hugs, I just want to grow tall!"

Jiang Tang frowned and looked at the kid with some confusion, "Chuyang, why don't you want a kiss and a hug?"

Qin Chuyang blinked his big eyes and looked at his sister-in-law, "Just don't tell my sister-in-law..."

"Well, the dough should be ready."

The man spoke suddenly, interrupting the boy.

Jiang Tang finally reacted and lightly touched the man's rough hand with her fingertips. The man suddenly withdrew his kneading hand, and Jiang Tang stood up from the chair.

I walked over and looked at my dough.

Qin Chuyang tilted his head and looked at his brother and then at his sister-in-law, with an innocent look on his face.

Qin Xiao stared at his brother with his dark eyes, gritted his teeth and took a deep breath.

"It's ready. I'll make the buns first." Jiang Tang washed his hands again, went back to the kitchen, and divided the dough into pieces.

I brought a stool over, sat down, and started making dumplings.

Qin Chuyang touched his head and stared at Jiang Tang, "Sister-in-law, my hair is dry."

Jiang Tang turned around and saw that the kid's hair was already dry. Seeing that the kid was about to get closer to her, she waved the bun in her hand and asked, "Chuyang, do you want to make some buns?"

Qin Chuyang tapped his head fiercely, "Think!"

Jiang Tang raised her eyebrows, "Chu Yang, you need to wash your hands thoroughly. Sister-in-law will let Chu Yang help make dumplings."

The young man immediately ran out and washed his hands carefully. He returned to the kitchen and looked up at Jiang Tang, "Sister-in-law, it's clean."

He opened his two little hands in front of Jiang Tang and shook them.

Jiang Tang smiled and pinched a piece of dough for him, "Then leave this to our Chuyang."

Qin Xiao stood not far away, staring at the warm and happy appearance of his uncle and sister-in-law, his black eyes slightly narrowed.

Jiang Tang tilted his head and looked at the man standing in the kitchen, blocking the light, a little dissatisfied, "Qin Xiao, have you washed the dirty clothes you took off?"

The man was slightly stunned, then shook his head expressionlessly.

Jiang Tang wrinkled his nose, "Why don't you wash the clothes and hang them up?"

Watching the man walk out, Jiang Tang said loudly, "Wash Chuyang's too."

Qin Xiao was indifferent. He originally wanted to wait until the woman finished washing before washing herself together with him. Now doing so would make him seem lazy.

Jiang Tang stared at the man's back as he left. The room was brighter and empty again, and she nodded with satisfaction.

After Jiang Tang finished wrapping the buns, he carefully put them into the refrigerator. After closing the refrigerator, he clapped his hands.

She yawned lightly and walked out of the bedroom. She saw the man washing clothes at the door. She went back to the room with a smile on her face, got some clean clothes, and went to the bathroom to take a shower.

Qin Xiao hung the clothes on the clothesline and returned to the kitchen to wash all the dirty dishes and basins that Jiang Tang had just made.

When Jiang Tang came out and saw the clean and tidy room, he knew who had done it without having to say anything.

She walked straight into the house, wiping her half-dry hair.

Qin Xiao and the young man were already lying on the bed. The man had his hands on the back of his head. When he saw her come in, he turned and stared at her.

Jiang Tang was stunned for a moment, walked into the house and turned back to close the door.

Sitting on the bed drying my hair.

The young guy got up, put his hands on Jiang Tang's shoulders and squeezed them gently.

Jiang Tang held the little boy's hand, finally all these days of raising him were not in vain.

Know what's good for her.

After her hair was dry, Jiang Tang turned on the light, climbed onto the bed in the moonlight, groped her way past Qin Xiao and the guy, and rolled to the innermost side.

Lying on the bed, Jiang Tang yawned softly, "Qin Xiao, I'll prepare a lunch box for you tomorrow. You can't eat cold food at noon. You must eat it hot. Do you understand?"

"Um."

When the man's voice came from his ears, Jiang Tang was surprised that they seemed to be too close. He swallowed softly and moved inside silently.

Noticing the girl's actions, the man was stunned, and the corners of his lips raised in a wicked manner.

After the little girl next to her fell asleep, she skillfully snuggled into the man's arms again. The man let out a smile from his throat, hugged the girl in his arms, and fell into a deep sleep.

The next morning, after Qin Xiao woke up, Jiang Tang also woke up. She rubbed her eyes and struggled to get out of bed.

Without washing my face, I washed my hands and saw that the man had already lit the fire, brought the steamer over and started steaming the buns.

He took out the aluminum lunch box and filled it with braised pork, chicken legs, and some vegetables for Qin Xiao.

After the steamed buns were ready, Qin Xiao took them by herself and put the lunch box and the sour plum soup she had prepared into the bag. "Qin Xiao, I put sour plum soup in the buns for you. If you don't feel thirsty, there is water. You can take a look at it yourself."

Qin Xiao responded in a hoarse voice.

After he finished breakfast, Jiang Tang saw him out the door. It was not yet fully light. She watched the man walk out step by step before returning to the yard.

Now that everyone is awake, Jiang Tang has no intention of going back to sleep.

She controlled the heat, kept the buns warm, and waited for the little guy to wake up and have breakfast.

After Wen Juan'er and Aunt Gui Mei came over, Jiang Tang told the kid not to run around and to play by himself, and she followed Wen Juan'er and Aunt Gui Mei to do it together.

The sun gradually rose, and the sky now was far from being as scorching as the summer sun.

It was already noon at the construction site.

The workers who had been working hard gradually straightened up and walked to the side one after another to rest and have lunch.

Someone saw Qin Xiao coming over to rest, and raised his voice to tease, "Qin Xiao, isn't your wife coming to bring you food today?"

He came for just one day and then stopped coming. It seemed that he couldn't stand this environment.

A few people laughed and joked, and no longer envied Qin Xiao as much as they did yesterday.

It turns out that we are all the same.

Qin Xiao did not reply. He walked to the side, listened to the little girl, randomly piled up a few stones, found some dry grass and slowly started a fire.

Several people looked at Qin Xiao's actions and said with a smile, "Qin Xiao, your wife is not here, so you are going to cook for yourself?"

After saying this, everyone else laughed together.

Qin Xiao made a fire himself and put the lunch box from the rag bag on it to heat it up.

He opened the bottle of sour plum soup that Jiang Tang had prepared for him and took a sip.

When it’s almost done, I open the hot lunch box, hold it up with a cloth, and eat the rice in big mouthfuls.

Others watched his series of actions in amazement.

"Okay, I give up. It's really frustrating to compare yourself with others." They couldn't help swallowing.

"Damn it! Qin Xiao's wife even made him braised pork and chicken legs. How am I going to get through the past ten days?"

"Come on, hurry up and finish your work. If you finish early, you won't have to endure this anger."

The others were gnawing on their steamed buns viciously, as if they were using the steamed buns as a way to vent their anger on Qin Xiao.

Qin Xiao ignored him, finished the meal made by Jiang Tang, drank a big sip of water, wiped his mouth, rested for a while and then continued to work.

In the evening, when Qin Xiao came back, Jiang Tang and Qin Chuyang were already waiting for him at the dining table with their chins resting on their hands.

Watching this scene, Qin Xiao's chest was filled with strong emotions. He lowered his eyes slightly, quickly washed his hands, and sat down at the dining table.

Jiang Tang picked up a piece of meat and put it in the man's bowl, whispering, "How was the progress today?"

Qin Xiao ate the meat the little girl had picked up and said in a deep voice, "With more than a dozen people, the progress is quite fast. We have been doing it for two days. Once everyone gets used to it, it will be faster."

Jiang Tang nodded, staring at the man with his dark eyes, and said softly, "Did you heat up the lunch box I brought you today?"

After saying this, she just stared at the man, trying to see if he was lying to her.

Qin Xiao stared at the serious look on the little girl's face, a smile in his eyes. He didn't say anything, but stood up and took out the aluminum lunch box from his cloth bag.

Then he placed the bottom in front of the little girl and raised his eyebrows.

The bottom of the aluminum lunch box was completely stained black by the smoke. It didn't look like the brand new one from yesterday. It looked like something that had been used for a long time.

Jiang Tang looked at the man, her cheeks slightly red, she gently touched her nose, and stammered, "It's good as long as it's warm."

It's just that this lunch box is a bit ruined.

Qin Xiao sat back in his seat.

Jiang Tang asked softly, "Is the food not spoiled?"

She was a little worried that this person would not let go of the rotten rice and eat it all.

Qin Xiao stared at the little girl's suspicious eyes and sneered, "You can still eat it."

Jiang Tang curled his lips, feeling satisfied.

After dinner, the family washed up at different times and returned to the room. Jiang Tang returned to the room last and saw a big and a small child lying on the bed.

She blinked, looking at the fatigue in the man's eyes.

An idea suddenly came to her mind, and without turning off the lights, she walked straight over, climbed onto the bed and sat on it. Then she bent down and slowly pressed her hands on the man's shoulders and neck, imitating the way the man had massaged her yesterday.

The moment I touched it, I felt the skin in my hand tighten instantly, like a hard piece of iron.

The man's voice was cold and hard, with a barely perceptible hoarseness, "Jiang Tang!"

Jiang Tang paused at the tense cry, retracted his hand, blinked, and looked innocent, "What's wrong?"

Qin Xiao immediately turned over and lay on his back, softened his voice, and said calmly, "It's okay."

Jiang Tang lowered his eyes and looked at him, "Let me help you press it."

Yesterday the man gave her a massage and Jiang Tang felt it was quite comfortable. But then she thought that Qin Xiao's work was probably much more tiring than hers and it was just a matter of reciprocity. However, the man seemed unhappy.

Qin Xiao took a deep breath and said in a deep voice, "No need."

"I'm not...tired at all."

Jiang Tang frowned, staring at the fatigue in the man's eyes, and asked uncertainly, "Are you... sure?"

Qin Xiao's eyes were dull, and he said coldly, "Yeah."

His dark eyes stared at the eager little girl, and he said in a hoarse voice, "I'm sleepy."

"Go to sleep."

Jiang Tang felt that the man was lying, but she had no evidence.

But since he didn't need to press it himself, Jiang Tang wrinkled his nose lightly, turned over and lay on the bed, closed his eyes, "Okay, turn off the lights and go to sleep."

The girl's voice sounded somewhat unhappy. Qin Xiao closed his eyes, turned over, got up, turned off the light, and lay back in bed.

Listening to the obviously irregular breathing next to him, the man resigned himself to his fate and lay back on the bed, his voice hoarse, "Jiang Tang."

"What!" the girl said coldly.

Qin Xiao paused, then spoke in an unprofessional manner, "Press it."

Jiang Tang turned her head and could not see the man in the darkness. She raised her lips again with a cunning look in her eyes, "Are you sure?"

The man lay on the bed, closed his eyes, and responded with a low resigned sound.

Jiang Tang immediately stood up excitedly and was about to walk past the man to turn on the light.

Qin Xiao held the little girl's ankle tightly and said in a hoarse voice, "No need to turn on the light."

Jiang Tang was stunned for a moment, then returned to the bed, sitting cross-legged on the bed, his voice floating in a trance, "Qin Xiao, you...are you shy?"

You have to turn off the lights before giving him a massage.

This man always looked so cold, and now... he's shy?

Jiang Tang couldn't help but shudder as he thought about it.

The man lying on the bed had a dark face.