That is, to enjoy time alone as a couple.
How strange! They're not even married yet, and they don't have children, but they've already experienced the inconveniences of having kids. So Xu Zijiang plans to temporarily get rid of Lin Rong and Lin Zheng, these two burdens, and go off to enjoy himself with Yu Jiu.
"Where do you want to go?"
Seeing that he was really bored these past few days, Yu Jiu simply agreed to his small request.
"Let's go to the city for a couple of days. We happen to have some watches that we haven't sold yet. We can have fun and find a chance to sell them all. That wouldn't be considered neglecting our duties, would it?"
Xu Zijiang was afraid that Yu Jiu would say he was always thinking about playing and not doing his job properly, so he quickly added.
Doing business is indeed a serious matter, and Yu Jiu agreed without hesitation.
"Okay, let's go to the city for two days then. But what about the Lin brothers, Zheng and Rong? Can they cook?"
Yu Jiu asked a crucial question: these past few days, it had been Xu Zijiang or she who had been cooking. Although Lin Zheng had been working in the fields and washing clothes for him and his brother, he had never cooked. Therefore, Yu Jiu had no idea whether these two young masters from the city knew how to cook.
“If it’s simple and they know how to cook, let them cook for themselves and make do with what they have. If they don’t know how to cook, we’ll just have the neighbors bring them food for a couple of days, and they won’t go hungry.”
Xu Zijiang said casually, "Neighbors are supposed to help each other out."
"That's true."
Yu Jiu didn't hesitate and nodded in agreement.
"That's great, honey! I knew you still loved me!"
Xu Zi was secretly delighted. With a smile, he immediately went to ask Lin Zheng.
"Can you cook? We're going out for about two or three days."
"Where to? I... I probably can't cook, right?"
Lin Zheng said somewhat embarrassedly that he had never cooked before. But if he really wanted to, he should be able to cook something properly, and it wouldn't kill anyone.
"You don't know how to cook? Then we'll teach you how to cook when we get back in a couple of days. These days, it's no good for a guy if he can't cook. How can he get a wife? Besides, you're going to move out with your brother later. If you can't cook, are you going to go hungry? Or are you just going to make do with whatever you can find?"
"Making do it for a couple of days is fine, but making do for a year or two is unacceptable, I can't stand it."
Xu Zijiang made the decision directly for them.
"Yes, I know, I will learn to cook."
Lin Zheng didn't object; he really should learn to cook.
"Okay, you won't go hungry for the next couple of days. I'll go find the neighbors now and ask them to cook for you tomorrow, or just send two meals over."
"Okay, as long as there's food to eat, that's fine."
Lin Zheng had no right to be pretentious or picky now. The matter was settled. Xu Zijiang strode off to find Gouzi, offering him the acting captain position again, but this time Gouzi refused. He clung to Xu Zijiang's leg, sobbing and wailing.
"Captain, please take me with you! I don't want to be an acting captain, I don't want to stay in the team anymore. Please take me out for some fresh air, I beg you!"
"What? My wife and I are going out for fun, why would we take you along? Go somewhere cool and stay away! What's wrong with you now? You're usually so happy to be the team leader, but now you're tired of it?"
Xu Zi looked at him suspiciously. This shouldn't be the case. Gouzi is a careerist.
"Waaaaah, it's not that I'm tired of being the team leader, it's that I feel like there's no place for me in this team anymore. This place makes me feel suffocated, it makes me suffer, it makes me feel like I can't breathe!"
He fired off like a laser gun, a rapid-fire barrage that was quite artistic. If it weren't for today, Xu Zi wouldn't have known that Gouzi was so cultured, considering he didn't even graduate elementary school.
"What kind of evil have you been bewitched? Get to the point, or I'm leaving. Take it or leave it. If you don't want me, find someone else. There are plenty of people waiting in line to be the team leader."
Xu Zijiang was fearless, as there were plenty of people who wanted to experience officialdom.
"I'll talk, I'll talk, Captain, don't go! Listen to me, it's that educated youth Zhang Yan, she keeps bothering me, I can't do anything about it. Ah!"
The dog howled even louder, and Xu Zi raised an eyebrow with interest.
"She's clinging to you? How is she clinging to you?"
"She's not only clinging to me, she's clinging to my mother too! She's already infiltrated our family. My mother is obsessed with her and says she wants her to be my wife. But I don't want to! She's so fierce and shrewish. What if she hits me? I can't hit a woman!"
Why?
"Didn't you say that men who hit women are no good men? I'm influenced by you, so what about women who hit men? Aren't they even more undesirable?"
Gouzi tearfully complained to Xu Zijiang, revealing that Zhang Yan had launched a fierce offensive these past few days, putting Gouzi in a tough spot. Moreover, although she hadn't won over Gouzi yet, she had directly won over Gouzi's mother—quite a clever move! Xu Zijiang was amused by this.
"No, I still don't understand. What did she do to scare you so much? She hit you, and you're a grown man, how could you not beat her? Fighting back is not the same as hitting a woman first. Besides, I'd beat up a shameless, reckless woman like that without hesitation!"
Xu Zijiang felt a bit like watching the show, but Gouzi refused to say anything and just kept howling.
"Take me away, Captain! I don't want to stay here anymore, Captain! Please! Have pity on me! Ahhhhh! Why? What did she see in me? I'll change, I'll change, okay?!"
Xu Zi chuckled to himself, thinking that he probably couldn't change. Zhang Yan was attracted to his timid and cowardly nature, which made him easy to manipulate.
"Taking you along is out of the question. I want to enjoy some time alone with my wife. Two third wheels are enough for us. If you were to join us, I'd be asking for trouble."
"If you feel you can't stand it here, then find somewhere to hide yourself and don't bother me."
As Xu Zijiang spoke, he shifted his leg, shoved him away, and ruthlessly pulled his thigh back before rushing off. He was eager to go back and share this gossip with Yu Jiu. It has to be said that spending so much time with Gouzi has made Xu Zijiang quite gossipy at times.
Yu Jiu had been busy writing a self-criticism for Xu Zijiang these past few days and hadn't paid much attention to the progress of Zhang Yan and Gouzi's relationship. Therefore, she didn't know what Zhang Yan had done to Gouzi. So when Xu Zijiang came back and told her, she was shocked. Was Zhang Yan planning to force herself on him?
Yu Jiu pursed her lips, laughing so hard she almost fell over. She had never seen a girl drive a young man to this point before. What exactly did Zhang Yan do?
"No, I have to go ask."
Yu Jiu became increasingly gossipy, and she abandoned Xu Zijiang, dashing back to the educated youth settlement. Zhang Yan, who was cooking in the kitchen, was somewhat surprised to see Yu Jiu return.
"Isn't it just lunchtime? You finished eating and came back so quickly? That doesn't make sense."
Yu Jiu usually spends all his time with Xu Zijiang until dark before returning home.
“I came back specifically to find you. We’re going out tomorrow and won’t be back for two days. Gouzi is crying and wants to come with us. What did you do to him? Gouzi refuses to say.”
Yu Jiu, ever the gossip, came over and asked.
Zhang Yan was speechless and choked with emotion.
"You and Rainbow Sister are exactly the same. You seize any gossip and bombard it with questions. What did I do? It was just that Gouzi was a coward! He just didn't notice that he had two grains of rice on his face while eating. I had a moment of madness and just took them off."
"I thought to myself, I'm pursuing someone, so if I act well, there doesn't seem to be anything wrong with doing this. I didn't expect him to be so terrified, insisting that I molested him. Speechless, is he a girl or am I? I didn't even touch him!"
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