Chapter 17 Jealousy for the sake of romance, do you understand?
Liu Xiangxiang said with a smile, "Come visit me more often when you have nothing to do. That way, you'll be able to see Su Xu more often, right?"
The three of them looked at each other and smiled knowingly.
The food was still cooking on the stove. Wang Xiuzhi glared at Liu Xiangxiang and said, "Hurry up and go check on it. If it's cooked, take it to Xiaohang right away!"
Normally, when men go to work, they just bring their own food—a hard cornbread and some cold well water to tide them over. But her son is in a labor camp, already suffering enough; how could she bear to let him eat cold food?
As soon as Liu Xiangxiang lifted the pot lid, Wang Xiuzhi quickly went over and pointed, saying, "Give Xiaohang more; he's a man and eats more, so we women should eat less."
She watched as Liu Xiangxiang filled an entire lunchbox before urging her to go out and deliver the food.
"Your sister-in-law went to deliver the food, let's sit down and have a bite," Wang Xiuzhi said with a smile, pulling Jin Qiaomei over.
"How about we wait for my sister-in-law?" Jin Qiaomei said shyly.
Wang Xiuzhi snorted, "Why wait for her? She can just eat whatever she wants when she gets back."
Their village is poorer than the other villages, and there are no suitable jobs for women, making women seem even less valuable.
But Jin Qiaomei had a proper job, working at the counter of the supply and marketing cooperative, which was quite fashionable. Wang Xiuzhi naturally liked such a daughter-in-law. As for Liu Xiangxiang, forget it. Her family was poor, and she couldn't earn any money herself. If it weren't for that incident, she wouldn't have agreed to let her son marry her.
Wang Xiuzhi raised an eyebrow, and a plan immediately came to her mind. If Su Xu did not agree to marry Jin Qiaomei, she would devise a scheme to make Su Hang marry her instead.
Liu Nian went to the village committee first, gave the food to Liu Dafa and Liu Qiang, and before he could say much, he hurried to their assigned fields.
Liu Xiangxiang had already arrived and was standing on the ground getting food for Su Hang.
When Su Hang saw that it was cornbread and elm leaf porridge again, his face immediately fell. "How can anyone eat this? There isn't even an egg."
"Eat up quickly!" Liu Xiangxiang was furious; she didn't even have any cornbread.
"Ah Xu!" Liu Nian stood there and called out to Su Xu with a smile.
Su Xu was stunned for a moment. He still had half a pancake in his mouth. He quickly got up and swallowed the food in his mouth.
The sun was scorching in the field, and Liu Nian's face turned slightly red. Su Xu shielded her head from the sun with one hand and pulled her towards the shade of a tree with the other.
"Eat!" Liu Nian waved the lunchbox in her hand.
Su Xu stared intently at Liu Nian, "The midday sun is too strong, so don't bring me lunch anymore."
Liu Nian opened the lunchbox and pushed it in front of Su Xu, saying, "Eat up."
She spoke in a soft, sweet voice, as if she had touched the very core of Su Xu's heart. He looked up at the dense locust tree, but the shade didn't seem to help at all; why did he feel even hotter?
He was covered in sweat, his dark, shiny muscles radiating a strong masculine aura that enveloped Liu Nian, making her unconsciously recall the scene from last night.
Rolling beads of sweat, firm and hard pectoral muscles... Liu Nian shifted uncomfortably, her face turning red.
Su Xu stared in disbelief at the lunchbox full of roast chicken and meat buns. "Have you eaten?"
Instead of asking where the money came from or blaming her for wasting money, he first asked her if she had eaten, which shows that her husband truly cherishes her.
Liu Nian shook her head.
"Keep it for you, I'm not hungry." Su Xu closed the lunchbox.
"No, I want us to eat together!" Liu Nian pouted and stuffed a chicken leg into Su Xu's mouth.
She giggled, her eyes crinkling, her charming appearance igniting a fire in Su Xu's heart.
It felt both restless and warm.
He didn't even know why Liu Nian had agreed to marry him, assuming it was just a temporary measure, given the rumors about his incompetence. Su Xu had also considered that once the storm had passed, they would divorce, allowing Liu Nian to find someone she truly loved, while he would simply protect her silently.
But now he has changed his mind; he is captivated by Liu Nian's scent, her fragrance, and her smile.
"You eat too." Su Xu awkwardly picked up another chicken leg and stuffed it into Liu Nian's hand.
"But!" Liu Nian suddenly pouted, looking aggrieved, and said, "Was there another woman here just now?"
Su Xu froze, his hands clenching nervously.
"You really are popular with women," Liu Nian said, turning her face away and pretending to be angry.
Su Xu closed the lunchbox, leaned closer, and coaxed softly, "I'm not popular with women, and I don't want to be."
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