Wife, you smell so good, hehe.
Shen Heng had long since taken these things lightly; in his eyes, Widow Zhou and Shen Hui were no different from the villagers of Shili Village.
But when Bai Jiaojiao held him in her arms and coaxed him, Shen Heng was overjoyed.
Damn it, Bai Jiaojiao's soft, small body struggled to hug him, her little hands patting his back repeatedly, it was incredibly alluring.
Moreover, Bai Jiaojiao used to not let Shen Heng hug her so tightly, but today she obediently let him hold her. Shen Heng was too busy enjoying himself to be sad.
"Jiaojiao, Heng-ge only has you."
Shen Heng inhaled the soft fragrance emanating from Bai Jiaojiao's body and rubbed his face against her chest.
Bai Jiaojiao was unaware of Shen Heng's thoughts. After hearing his words, she felt even more heartbroken. She hugged Shen Heng's head tighter and gently stroked his temples with her fingertips.
Shen Heng was overjoyed. He spent the whole night playing the victim, and Bai Jiaojiao, with tears in her eyes, did everything he asked.
Shen Heng stared at the ceiling, feeling quite pleased. What's the point of being a tough guy if you can win over your wife?
"Jiaojiao, you did a great job today. If they dare to bother you again, just take action and don't tolerate them. I'll take responsibility for anything that happens."
Shen Heng gently rubbed Bai Jiaojiao, who was nestled in his arms and whose body had gone limp from his touch, and gave her some instructions.
"Hmm..." Bai Jiaojiao was too sleepy to hear what Shen Heng was saying, so she mumbled a reply and fell into a deep sleep.
As Shen Heng's eyes adjusted to the darkness, he looked at Bai Jiaojiao's peaceful sleeping face and couldn't help but smile.
With this person around, all the suffering he endured before is nothing.
If it were just to meet her, Shen Heng would be willing to suffer a thousand times more.
Bai Jiaojiao was completely unaware of Shen Heng's little thoughts. When she woke up in the morning, her body was more sore and tired than usual, but she didn't complain as usual. Instead, she thought about how uncomfortable Shen Heng must be after he reopened his wound yesterday, and she would have to treat him even better in the future.
Bai Jiaojiao woke up when the sun was high in the sky. She had made an appointment with Bai Shiqing at noon, asking Bai Shiqing to come over early after work to teach her how to pickle sauerkraut.
Bai Jiaojiao and Shen Heng ate a variety of vegetables bought from the supply and marketing cooperative. Last time, the brigade distributed five head-sized cabbages, which they couldn't possibly finish in a short time. In this hot weather, they would spoil quickly, so Bai Jiaojiao wanted to pickle them into sauerkraut and save them for later.
Bai Shiqing arrived at noon, but a little tail followed behind her.
Little Li Shu didn't go into the kitchen first; he waited outside in the yard and casually loosened the vegetable patch in the yard with a small hoe.
Bai Jiaojiao tried to stop him, but Bai Shiqing held her back: "That's just how he is. He's searched our yard several times already."
Bai Jiaojiao's eyes crinkled as she asked, "You and Brother Shuxian are engaged?"
Bai Shiqing smiled sheepishly: "Yes, our father has already made arrangements with their family. They'll come to our house to pick up the bride after the wheat is planted."
With the matter settled, Bai Jiaojiao breathed a sigh of relief.
"Brother Shuxian is so diligent, he'll definitely be a great help in managing the household in the future." Bai Jiaojiao smiled with narrowed eyes, teasing Bai Shiqing.
"Keep your voice down!"
The two sisters were whispering in the kitchen. Li Shuxian kept hearing his own name, but he couldn't make out what they were saying. He was incredibly curious.
He was afraid that Bai Shiqing didn't like him enough, and he was also afraid that his family would have opinions about him. He strained his ears, but he just couldn't hear clearly.
Hey! Who are you?
When Shen Heng arrived home, he saw a man working in his yard and immediately became furious.
Li Shuxian was startled: "Um, I came with Shiqing."
He saw that Shen Heng was still apprehensive. Li Shuxian couldn't understand how Bai Jiaojiao, such a young girl, could live with someone like Shen Heng.
Upon seeing Li Shuxian's face, Shen Heng's tone softened slightly: "Oh, you can put it down now. I can fix this myself."
Is it really necessary to have other men do the work for their family?
"Why."
Li Shuxian put down his small hoe, sat on the stone mill in the yard, and rubbed his thighs as if he were sitting on pins and needles: "I'm going home for lunch."
Shen Heng was not spared either.
As Li Shuxian left, he pouted at Bai Shiqing in the kitchen, who grinned.
Bai Jiaojiao immediately replied, "Second Sister, I've got it all."
"Are you trying to get rid of me?" Bai Shiqing joked.
"No, sis, look how pitiful Brother Shuxian is all alone. He came with you."
Bai Jiaojiao held Bai Shiqing's arm and saw her out the door.
Bai Shiqing said, "I know, I know. I should go home now, so my older brother and sister-in-law won't look for me. You should hurry up and prepare lunch. I'm going back now."
As she spoke, she quickly ran a few steps to catch up with Li Shuxian.
"Shuxian!"
Li Shuxian didn't even turn his head: "You heartless bastard, you still know how to come looking for me."
"What's wrong? Are you upset that I'm neglecting you? Didn't I tell you from the beginning that I was going to help my little sister pickle cabbage at noon?"
Bai Shiqing walked beside Li Shuxian, tilting her head to look at him.
"You haven't had a proper conversation with me in days. Is this how you date?"
"ah?"
Bai Shiqing didn't know how to date, but she felt that the current situation was pretty good.
When she and Zhu Shengping were together, they lived separate lives and had very little contact. All she needed to do was write back to him after he wrote to her, to keep him in mind, and wait for him to retire from the army and get married. It was that simple.
How should one approach dating?
Bai Shiqing has some experience, but not much.
"Come here!"
Li Shuxian pulled Bai Shiqing around the corner and onto the hill behind Bai Jiaojiao's house. Bai Shiqing's eyes widened, but she still went with him.
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