Captain Li chimed in, "Su Xu is so concerned about his reputation. Even if he loses, he'll try to make amends. Should he cry instead of laughing?"
"Haha, that's true!" A group of people watched the procession recede into the distance, not understanding what was happening.
When Liu Nian left home, she had already asked Liu Hua to cook mung bean soup. She originally intended it for Su Xu, but she cooked quite a lot, enough for everyone.
When they arrived, the mung bean soup had just come out of the pot, a large bowl steaming hot, and the group's eyes immediately lit up with envy.
"Thank you, sister-in-law! Thank you, auntie!" The gloom on the team members' faces vanished, and their hearts were filled with irrepressible joy as they took their bowls and lined up.
What are they afraid of now? They're afraid of nothing!
"Slow down, everyone gets some, what's the rush!" Liu Hua said with a smile as she served them mung bean soup.
Liu Nian and Su Xu exchanged a glance, then sat down together on a bench, close to each other. Su Xu ladled out some soup and tried to hand it to Liu Nian.
Just as Liu Nian was about to take it, she heard someone call her name.
"Niannian, are you home?" A soft, weak voice came from inside the courtyard, startling the men inside.
They all looked over in unison—
A pretty girl stood at the door, wearing coarse cloth pants and a blue shirt, with two long braids. It was Xiuxiu.
She stood at the door, looking at the people in the courtyard with a hint of timidity, hesitant and unsure whether to come in.
"Xiuxiu, come in quickly!" Liu Nian reached out to Liu Xiuxiu, and Su Xu quickly put down the bowl and helped Liu Nian stand up.
She swayed slowly to the door, grabbed Xiuxiu, and said, "What are you doing? This is my house. What's there to be shy about?"
"There are too many people." Xiuxiu lowered her head, not daring to look at the crowd in the yard, and hurriedly went into the house.
Since the incident, Xiuxiu has refused to come out and see anyone, and has been hiding in the house, but this can't go on forever.
Li Dapeng watched Xiuxiu's figure until she entered the house, until the mung bean soup in his hand spilled onto his leg, at which point he cried out in pain and came back to his senses.
"What are you looking at!" someone next to him teased, a mischievous grin on their face. "I think you've got your eye on something!"
"Don't talk nonsense!" Li Dapeng slapped the mung beans off his legs and roared, glaring at them, "What rubbish are you spouting!"
"Look at this kid, his face is all red!"
"If you see someone you like, I'll ask your sister-in-law to introduce you to someone!"
The group of men didn't understand the concept of subtlety, and everything they said reached Xiuxiu's ears.
Xiuxiu lowered her head, her ear tips turning red. She gave an embarrassed laugh, and Liu Nian quickly comforted her, saying, "Don't pay attention to them. They're not bad people, but they just can't keep their mouths shut."
"Hmm." Xiuxiu nodded, biting her lip as if she had made a huge decision. "I wanted to ask if there are any suitable jobs for me in the factory, I..."
Liu Nian was both surprised and pleased that Xiuxiu had actually come to her to ask for help. Xiuxiu was shy and always stayed at home, and she was also too embarrassed to ask for anything, so sometimes Liu Nian wanted to help Xiuxiu but didn't know how.
Before Xiuxiu got married in her previous life, they were inseparable. However, Xiuxiu married far away and didn't come back often. Su Hang also didn't allow her to have too much contact with her family, so they gradually drifted apart.
Fortunately, there is this life, which can make up for all the regrets from before.
"Don't worry, I'll have my sister-in-law arrange it for you." Liu Nian took Xiuxiu's hand and smiled at her.
Xiuxiu immediately blushed and her eyes reddened as she said to Liu Nian, "Thank you."
The two talked for a while longer, and Xiuxiu kept looking at the yard. It wasn't until everyone in the yard left that Xiuxiu suggested going home.
Liu Nian escorted Xiu Xiu to the door and watched her walk forward until she reached the corner. Just as Liu Nian was about to turn around and go home, she suddenly saw someone jump out from the corner ahead.
The man seemed like a simpleton, his clumsy appearance startling Xiuxiu and even making Liu Nian, who was standing some distance away, jump in fright.
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