Chapter 82 She's just being pretentious
Liu Nian looked at Su Xu warily, her hand covering her chest. "What do you want to do?"
"Hey, what are you thinking about?" Su Xu held up both hands, his palms greasy. "I just learned this from the internet."
As Su Xu spoke, he quickly rubbed his hands together.
“This is to prevent wrinkles,” Su Xu said. “Lift up your clothes.”
Liu Nian said "Oh" and then slowly lifted her clothes from the hem to reveal her round belly.
He gently placed his hand on her stomach, his large, warm palm lightly touching her skin, then slowly spreading it out, being extremely careful not to use too much force.
His expression was focused, his eyes gentle, and he looked up at Liu Nian and said, "I'll apply it for you every day from now on, so your skin will still be firm and your figure will still be good."
The man's movements were gentle and slow, making Liu Nian feel ticklish. She shifted impatiently and pouted, "I have a good figure, so you're the beneficiary, right?"
“No, that’s not it.” Su Xu stopped what he was doing and looked at Liu Nian seriously. “I just want you to be happy. No matter what you become, you’ll always be perfect in my eyes.”
"Okay, I understand." Liu Nian felt that she really shouldn't have said that.
It's true what they say about pregnant women being sensitive and prone to overthinking. This man had died for her in their past life, and now she was always having these thoughts and speaking in a sarcastic tone. Liu Nian felt she was just being dramatic.
Thinking back, Liu Nian realized that her affectation was because someone was willing to indulge her. She raised her hand and gently rubbed Su Xu's face, saying softly, "Thank you, Xu."
"Why are you being so polite?" Su Xu took the woman's hand, kissed it, and asked, "What do you plan to do about the Hu family's matter?"
Liu Nian raised an eyebrow. "You'll have to act in a play with me tomorrow."
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The next day, Liu Nian and Su Xu arrived at the mass grave where the foundation was to be laid. Madam Hu was already there early, afraid that they would start construction behind her back.
"Nian'er, I'm so sorry, my old lady isn't being unreasonable." Hu Shi, her body hunched over, walked shakily toward Liu Nian and took an egg out of her pocket.
"You're feeling unwell, let me give you some nourishing food. I know I've been holding you back." Madam Hu kept stuffing the food into Liu Nian's hands.
Liu Nian looked at the old man's hands, where the skin and flesh covered the bones, and they were dry, shriveled, and yellowish-black, clearly indicating that he had been starving and deprived of water.
"Please eat, please eat." Liu Nian exhaled softly, feeling sorry for the old man.
She couldn't tell from this Hu woman's perspective that she was someone who was deliberately looking for trouble.
"Grandma, why are you here again?" In the distance came Hu's children and grandchildren, Hu Zhiqing and Sun Xiaomei, who were panting as they rushed over.
Sun Xiaomei glanced apologetically at Liu Nian, then took the old woman's hand and started to leave, saying, "Grandma, what have I told you? We can't believe in feudal superstitions."
Mrs. Hu stubbornly stood there and refused to leave, saying, "But I really saw it! Your grandfather came to me in a dream again!"
The two were pulling and arguing.
Liu Nian and Su Xu exchanged a glance and said, "In that case, shall we change our location?"
"What?" Everyone was stunned.
Upon hearing this, Mrs. Hu looked at Liu Nian with a mixture of surprise and apology, "Oh dear, just think of all the things I've delayed for you all because of this old lady!"
The younger members of the Hu family looked at each other and then said, "Look, my grandmother has caused you so much trouble. I'm so sorry."
Liu Nian smiled and said, "It's nothing."
"Don't make a decision so quickly. Let me try to persuade my grandma again," Sun Xiaomei said, supporting Hu Shi. "We can't let you suffer such a big loss, can we?"
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