Liu Tangxi's face was full of confusion.
She had read the book, so she knew clearly that Wei Hanzhou didn't like Liu Tangxi at all. He only had hatred for Liu Tangxi and regarded Liu Tangxi as the enemy who killed his father.
But this person is not the kind of person who is particularly mean to women.
Even though he hated Liu Tangxi, he never did anything shameless to her after arriving in Beijing.
Therefore, Liu Tangxi didn’t think that Wei Hanzhou wanted to sleep with her.
She suspected that Wei Hanzhou had not slept well before and did not want to sleep on the cabinet anymore, so he wanted to switch with her.
That cabinet looked uncomfortable. Wei Hanzhou didn't want to sleep in it, and neither did she.
But, one has to bow his head under the eaves. Moreover, she remembered that Wei Hanzhou's vacation was only ten days, and he would go to the county to study in a few days.
So, after weighing it in his mind, Liu Tangxi decided to grit his teeth and endure it.
However, when he glanced sideways at the cabinet next to him, Liu Tangxi began to hesitate again.
Otherwise, she could discuss with Wei Hanzhou and have one of them sleep inside while the other sleep outside?
Liu Tangxi was still troubled, but did not notice that Wei Hanzhou's face looked a little dark.
After struggling for a while, Liu Tangxi finally made up her mind. Anyway, the two of them were already married, and even if they got divorced in the future, no one would believe her if she said she had never slept with Wei Hanzhou. So, why should she wrong herself? That cabinet was not comfortable at all, and she didn't want to sleep there!
A genius like Wei Hanzhou would not look down on a mediocre woman like her, so she didn't have to worry about her innocence. The original owner of the book pissed off his father to death, but he didn't do anything to her. After she came, Wei Lao San's illness got better and better, so he must be better to her than the original owner in the book.
"How about you sleep inside and I sleep outside?" Liu Tangxi tentatively discussed with Wei Hanzhou, "Don't worry, I sleep very well and will never move around or cross the line!"
Listening to Liu Tangxi's words, Wei Hanzhou raised his eyes and looked over. His deep eyes made it impossible to tell what he was feeling at the moment.
Seeing this look, Liu Tangxi's heart suddenly beat faster. She couldn't help but wrap her collar tighter with both hands, hugged her chest, and looked at Wei Hanzhou vigilantly.
Could it be that this man really likes her?
At this moment, Wei Hanzhou turned around and quietly went to work on his own paving.
Seeing Wei Hanzhou like this, Liu Tangxi suddenly felt inexplicably guilty.
Didn't he want to sleep in the same bed with her?
After all, this was Wei Hanzhou's home, and she slept in Wei Hanzhou's bed. Wei Hanzhou slept in an uncomfortable place, so she inevitably felt like a cuckoo occupying someone else's nest. Thinking of Wei Hanzhou's personality in the book, Liu Tangxi swallowed.
In just a short while, Wei Hanzhou had made his "bed" and lay down on it.
Liu Tangxi unconsciously wiped her hair with the handkerchief for a while, looking like she was worried about something.
After about half a minute, Liu Tangxi touched his already dry hair and put the handkerchief aside. Seeing that Wei Hanzhou had closed his eyes and looked like he was asleep, Liu Tangxi quickly extinguished the candle.
Suddenly, the whole world fell into darkness. The crickets hiding in the grass chirped from time to time, and occasionally the village dogs joined in.
Liu Tangxi originally wanted to ask Wei Hanzhou what was going on, but because she got up early in the morning and had been embroidering flowers for the whole afternoon, she soon felt sleepy and gradually fell asleep.
When I woke up the next day, Wei Hanzhou was gone again, and everything in the house seemed as if nothing had happened.
After getting dressed and washing up, Liu Tangxi went to the stove.
Today, Zhang still cooked and she lit the fire.
When she was doing embroidery again in the afternoon, Liu Tangxi found that Zhou looked at her with a strange look.
However, when Liu Tangxi looked over, Zhou looked away again and did not make any eye contact with Liu Tangxi.
Liu Tangxi always felt that something was strange, but she couldn't figure out why. However, she was not the kind of person who would easily get tangled up, and she didn't like to think about things that she couldn't figure out.
In short, take care of the present and take one step at a time.
Today she worked much faster and embroidered two handkerchiefs and two purses in one afternoon.
Looking at the things Liu Tangxi had embroidered, Li's eyes were filled with satisfaction. She no longer cared so much about her daughter-in-law's waste of water and firewood.
After finishing the embroidery, Liu Tangxi suggested to Zhang: "Sister-in-law, why don't you bring more back next time? I'm quick and can embroider more."
Zhang's attitude towards her was no different from before. After hearing Liu Tangxi say this, she looked very happy.
"Okay, when I finish all the embroidery work, I'll go to town to get some more." Zhang said with a smile.
After she finished speaking, Liu Tangxi saw that the handkerchief in Zhang's hand was not yet finished, so she quickly moved closer and gave Zhang some pointers on the embroidery technique.
"Sister-in-law, don't sew like this here. It's more troublesome. You have to embroider more than once, and the embroidered items won't look smooth... It will save time and effort and look good if you do it this way." Liu Tangxi demonstrated to Zhang.
Zhang looked at Liu Tangxi gratefully, and said a little embarrassedly: "Thank you, Third Sister-in-law. I am clumsy and it is difficult for you to teach me again and again."
"What are you talking about, sister-in-law? However, this handkerchief is almost finished. It may not be good to modify it now. It is better to embroider it according to your previous method and modify the next one later."
"Yes, okay." Zhang agreed with a smile.
When Zhou saw Liu Tangxi and Zhang talking and laughing together, she sighed deeply and put down the handkerchief in her hand that she had not finished embroidering.
However, due to the large amplitude of the movement, the hand was pricked by the needle.
"Hiss!" Zhou couldn't help but let out a low cry.
Liu Tangxi and Zhang both looked over there.
Zhou hurriedly took her hand away to prevent the blood from dripping onto the handkerchief.
Zhang put down her embroidery, took a closer look, and said, "Why are you so careless? You are pregnant now. Stop embroidering and get up and relax."
Liu Tangxi took a look at the handkerchief and said, "Second sister-in-law, your handkerchief is almost finished. Let me do the rest."
Zhou pursed her lips and handed the handkerchief over.
After Liu Tangxi took the handkerchief, he habitually glanced at the things Zhou had embroidered.
Because he had just given Zhang some advice, and Zhou seemed very happy when he gave her some comments a few days ago, Liu Tangxi subconsciously began to give her some comments: "Sister-in-law, you have corrected some of the habits I mentioned a few days ago, but overall it is still a little tilted. Next time you can insert the needle a little to the left, and the effect may be better."
After finishing speaking, Liu Tangxi glanced at Zhou. Seeing Zhou looking at her with a complicated expression, as if she wanted to say something but couldn't open her mouth, Liu Tangxi suddenly felt something was wrong.
She had some understanding of the personalities of everyone in Wei Lao San's family.
Zhang was an honest and decent person, and she was also very warm, considerate and generous, but Zhou was obviously not like that. Although Zhou had been treating her better these past two days than at the beginning, it was not much better.
If the two people have a good relationship, there is nothing wrong with what she said just now. But if the other person doesn't like you and you say that, it will inevitably make people think that you did it on purpose.
She would have to stay at the home of the third brother Wei for a long time. If she had a conflict with Zhou, she would probably not feel comfortable on a daily basis.
After thinking about it, Liu Tangxi quickly added a few words: "Second sister-in-law, don't mind me, I'm just talking casually. I don't really understand it, maybe others think your embroidery looks good this way."
Zhou sighed slightly and said, "Thank you, third brother's wife. I will pay attention next time." After that, she stood up and walked around in the yard.
Liu Tangxi frowned slightly as she looked at Zhou's back. From what Zhou said, it seemed that she was not angry because she pointed it out. But Zhou looked at her in a very strange way, not as if nothing had happened.
Why is that?
Liu Tangxi suddenly thought of Wei Hanzhou's look last night and that before Wei Hanzhou came back, Wei Erhu had gone to find him.
Is there any connection here?
Just as she was thinking about it, Zhang gently touched Liu Tangxi.
Liu Tangxi came back to his senses and looked at Zhang.
Zhang glanced at Zhou who was walking in the yard, and whispered to Liu Tangxi, "Third sister-in-law, don't mind it. This is what happens when a woman is pregnant. Sometimes she has a weird temper, but it's not her true nature. It will be fine after the baby is born."
Liu Tangxi pursed her lips and whispered, "Could it be because I just said too much?"
Zhang shook her head, laughed, and said, "How is that possible? You are so good at embroidery, it's something many people would beg for. Besides, everyone considers this unique skill as a family tradition and not passed on to others. Your sister-in-law and I are so grateful to you for teaching us what you know, so how can we blame you?"
Liu Tangxi was slightly startled when she saw Zhang's serious look. She didn't think so much when she was teaching them.
However, if it wasn't because of what she had just said, then it must be because of something else.
Thinking that she had not done anything excessive in the past few days, Liu Tangxi quickly forgot about the matter and continued to do embroidery work with Zhang.
Perhaps it was just as Zhang said, because when they were doing embroidery again the next day, Zhou's attitude towards her was indeed much better. Moreover, when she gave Zhou instructions, Zhou was not only not unhappy, but also asked her a few more questions.
After another two or three days, Zhou recovered and her attitude towards her was much better than before.
Soon, the day arrived when Wei Hanzhou was going to the county town to study.
The night before leaving, Wei Hanzhou talked with Wei Laosan and his wife in the main room for a while, and then returned to his room.
However, the look he gave Liu Tangxi was very strange.
Seeing Wei Hanzhou's abnormal behavior again, Liu Tangxi no longer took it seriously. She continued to do what she had to do and ignored him. Anyway, Wei Hanzhou would just stare at her like this and would not do anything substantial. If there was something to say, it would be the other person who would feel uncomfortable, not her.
She just didn't ask, just to see who was anxious.
After a while, Wei Hanzhou stopped looking at Liu Tangxi and started repeating what he did every night, making his own blanket.
The next morning, Liu Tangxi was woken up.
After waking up, Liu Tangxi looked at the sky outside, then looked at the person standing in the room, and yawned.
Seeing Wei Hanzhou standing in front of him without saying a word just like yesterday, Liu Tangxi asked in a low voice, "What's the matter?"
Wei Hanzhou said nothing.
Liu Tangxi closed his eyes, then opened them again after a while, and Wei Hanzhou was still there.
It really disturbs my sleep!
With such a dark evil spirit standing here, it is impossible to have a good sleep.
Liu Tangxi frowned irritably, sighed deeply, and sat up from the bed.
Liu Tangxi ruffled her hair, looked into Wei Hanzhou's deep eyes, raised her eyebrows, forced a fake smile on her face, and asked, "Why, you suddenly find yourself reluctant to leave me now that you're leaving?"
Wei Hanzhou's face looked a little dark.
Seeing that Wei Hanzhou was still looking at her, Liu Tangxi continued, "Look if you want. After all, there are not many girls as beautiful as me. You won't see them when you go to the county."
Wei Hanzhou turned away.
A smug smile appeared on Liu Tangxi's face.
Seeing that Wei Hanzhou was about to leave, Liu Tangxi quickly lay down, wrapped himself in the quilt, closed his eyes, and said casually: "Don't worry, just go to the county town. I am a trustworthy person. I will not run away before your father recovers and I pay you back the twenty taels of silver."
After saying that, he waved to Wei Hanzhou and said, "Bye, take care. Close the door."
Wei Hanzhou's face turned dark, he stopped and looked back.
He wanted to say something, but when he saw the person lying on the bed had closed his eyes and was about to fall asleep, Wei Hanzhou shook his sleeves and turned away with a hint of anger.