Lin Shansheng was young and strong, and he carried Liang Fu as easily as carrying a chick.
"It's...it's okay now!"
Poor Liang Fu was on Lin Shansheng's shoulder during the disaster relief effort, her soft belly being repeatedly pressed against by Lin Shansheng's hard shoulder.
It feels both sour and bloated.
"Lin Shansheng, my stomach hurts..."
Liang Fu called weakly in Lin Shansheng's ear, but Lin Shansheng hadn't heard her because he was running too fast. He only heard her clearly now.
Hearing Liang Fu's voice so weak, Lin Shansheng quickly put Liang Fu down.
Seeing her pale face, Lin Shansheng felt a pang of heartache.
However, this heartache was mixed with guilt, so it wasn't as obvious, which caused Lin Shansheng to miss out on his secret feelings for Liang Fu.
"How are you, Xiao Fu? Are you alright?"
Lin Shansheng supported Liang Fu with one hand while watching her face with concern.
Liang Fu shook her head, her face pale, and covered her stomach with one hand, signaling to Lin Shansheng to let her rest.
"It's alright now..."
After a while, Liang Fu finally spoke, "It was just that your shoulder hurt a little when it was pressed against me, but it's much better now. Let's go back."
Seeing that her complexion had returned to normal, Lin Shansheng breathed a sigh of relief, but he still refused to let go of her hand.
"Let go! It's not good for people to see this; they'll misunderstand!"
"What's there to misunderstand?" Lin Shansheng casually helped her continue walking home, saying nonchalantly, "Your sister is my sister-in-law. We're just relatives without blood ties. By age, you should call me brother. You're just a little girl who's not even an adult yet!"
Lin Shansheng spoke happily, completely unaware of Liang Fu's eyes dimming instantly.
Yes, she's not an adult yet.
But Lin Shansheng is already old enough to be engaged. Will he, like his brother-in-law, quickly find a woman he likes, get married, and have children?
Liang Fu's thoughts had unknowingly gone astray, but she was completely unaware of it.
"What are you thinking about?" Lin Shansheng finished speaking to himself before noticing that something was wrong with Liang Fu. He thought it was because what he had said earlier had upset her, so he scratched his head and asked, "Is it because I asked you to call me brother that you're unhappy? Actually, I didn't really want you to call me brother. I was just kidding. Why did you take it seriously, you little brat?"
Upon hearing this, Liang Fu suddenly came to her senses.
What was she thinking about? She was actually thinking about Lin Shansheng's marriage, and even the thought of him marrying another woman in the future made her feel sad and heartbroken.
Liang Fu immediately felt disgusted. Not long ago, she had harbored inappropriate thoughts about her brother-in-law, and now she was having feelings for Lin Shansheng...
Liang Fu's pretty face turned deathly pale, and she subconsciously clenched her clothes. What was she doing, being so shameless?
"What's wrong, Xiao Fu?"
Seeing that Liang Fu remained silent no matter what he said, and that her face was growing paler, Lin Shansheng stopped in his tracks, frowning as he looked at her, afraid that she might faint in front of him.
"Huh?" Liang Fu looked up and saw Lin Shansheng's handsome face magnified in front of her, and she was so frightened that she took a step back.
"It's okay, I'm fine now. I was just thinking about something!"
Liang Fu waved her hands in a panic, then quickly slipped away from Lin Shansheng.
Lin Shansheng watched Liang Fu's hasty escape and scratched the back of his head in confusion.
He's going to scratch the back of his head until it bleeds today.
After Liang Fu ran back home, Zhao Shufang was happily studying her little cart in the yard. Old Tang had just given her the cart and taught her how to use it.
"Xiao Fu, you're back! You're just in time! Come help your auntie check how this little cart is!"
Liang Fu quickly ran over and liked the finely crafted little cart in front of her.
"This little cart is clearly made with care. You can put a pot here to cook wontons. You can also put a small pot here to make potato pancakes."
This is the scene that Lin Shansheng saw when he entered the courtyard.
Although her nutrition improved, Liang Fu's face didn't gain much weight. In fact, perhaps due to her age, the baby fat on her face had completely disappeared, and her chin was sharp. Her fair face was smaller than the palm of her hand.
Lin Shansheng subconsciously swallowed. Zhao Shufang saw Lin Shansheng return and excitedly called him over to come and see.
Unexpectedly, when Liang Fu saw Lin Shansheng coming over, she turned around and went into the main room.
However, Zhao Shufang was in a good mood and did not notice Liang Fu's unusual behavior at all.
"By the way, your aunt from Lao Liu's family gave me a basket of sour apricots today and asked me to give them to your sister-in-law. I was too busy this morning to go over. Could you have Xiao Fu deliver them to her house later?"
"Okay, sure."
Lin Shansheng readily agreed, and then found the sour apricots his mother had mentioned in the storeroom. He filled half a teacup with them, washed them several times with icy well water, and then took them to Liang Fu.
Liang Fu was inside the house sewing on children's clothes when she heard the knock on the door. She put down what she was doing and went to the door.
Upon opening the door and finding Lin Shansheng there, the expression on his face immediately became somewhat unnatural.
"These are some sour apricots my mom asked me to wash for your sister. She said pregnant women might like to eat them, so I'd like you to deliver them to her. Of course, if you don't want to go, I can go myself..."
Before he could finish speaking, Liang Fu snatched the teacup from his hand. The little girl raised her head arrogantly and said, "Who doesn't want to go? Get out of my way, you're blocking my way!"
Lin Shansheng subconsciously moved aside, and Liang Fu immediately ran out.
Liu Linshan stood there alone, frowning in distress.
Could it be that I just picked someone up and angered them?
"What's wrong? Why are you looking so gloomy so early in the morning?"
Zhao Shufang was in a good mood when she suddenly saw her second son with a long face. She immediately cursed, "If you ruin all my good fortune, I'll beat you to death, you little bastard!"
Liang Fu, carrying a half-full teacup of sour apricots, walked to the courtyard that was under renovation and saw Liang Mei resting on a stone bench.
"sister!"
Seeing Liang Fu approach, Liang Mei smiled and asked, "Why aren't you at home? What brings you here?"
"My aunt asked me to bring you some sour apricots, saying that pregnant women might like to eat them. It depends on whether you want to eat them or not. If you do, there are plenty more in the granary. If you don't, she'll make them into other snacks for everyone to share."
Upon hearing this, Liang Mei looked down at the sour apricots in the teacup.
These days, fruit is a rare commodity, almost as common as meat.
"I'll try one."
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