"Well, so you guys are secretly giving each other extra lessons again, Fifth Brother! You..." Lu Yunfeng took a step forward.
He rushed into the room and was so shocked to see that the table in the fifth brother's room was empty that he couldn't say a word.
It's really strange. His wife was clearly standing on stones outside the window, saying she could vaguely see the two of them eating alone through the gap in the curtains. How come when she came in, there was nothing there?
Chen Qin, who had tripped and fallen outside, walked in, clutching her back, followed by Old Lady Li. Clearly, the three of them noticed that the table inside was empty as soon as they entered.
Old Mrs. Li's face darkened immediately. She was already tired enough from going out today, and to have her dinner disturbed like this, her impression of the second wife's family inevitably dropped a bit.
"You've always suspected the fifth brother's family of giving you special treatment, now you see the truth, haven't you? The fifth brother's family is honest and law-abiding."
"Well, you'd better not try anything funny!" Old Mrs. Li cursed as she left.
Lu Yunfeng glared at his wife with displeasure, saying she talked nonsense all day long. Now, she'd caused a misunderstanding and made his mother angry, and he'd have to explain himself.
Chen Qin understood all this, and now she was on the verge of tears. She had clearly seen a pile of food on the table just moments before, food that had made her mouth water. How could it all have disappeared?
She secretly made up her mind that she would keep a closer eye on Lao Wu's family from now on. They definitely wouldn't cheat this time; next time, she would catch them red-handed and clear her name. And tell Mom who the most sensible daughter-in-law in the family is!
After the second wife's family left, Shen Qianqian took out more food from the system's inventory. Luckily, the system had just warned her that someone was peeping outside the window, so she quickly put the food back into her space. Otherwise, if she had been caught red-handed by the second wife's family, she probably would have had to give up all the money she had earned today.
She laid out a table full of food, picked up a small cake with a fork, and put it in her mouth, accidentally getting some cream on her lips.
Lu Yunzhi pointed to Shen Qianqian's lips, and before she could react, he reached out and wrapped his arms around her slender waist, kissing her lips. The soft touch and sweet taste made him tremble involuntarily, and he gently entwined his tongue with hers. Only when her breathing became rapid did he reluctantly release her.
He carried Shen Qianqian back to bed, gently kissed her forehead, got up, picked up the kettle, and went out to boil water.
As soon as Lu Yunzhi left, Shen Qianqian heard the system alarm sound again.
[Host, the system has detected that the female lead is doing something bad to you again. Be careful!] Shen Qianqian was puzzled. Why could the system directly explain the second wife's actions just now?
That's the situation, but why can't we explain the circumstances concerning the first wife's family?
The system noticed Shen Qianqian's confusion and replied: [Because the female lead is bound to the Luck System, we cannot currently detect more information. However, as the female lead's system weakens, the host will be able to obtain more information about her!]
Shen Qianqian understood, and Lu Yunzhi brought in hot water. Taking a bath in the village wasn't easy.
I usually only go to the bathhouse in the county town once every two or three weeks.
Shen Qianqian goes to the bathhouse about once every two weeks, but not every trip is smooth. Sometimes, when she is forced to stay at home by the first and second wives, she will wipe her body with hot water.
After they finished washing up, Lu Yunzhi once again clung to Shen Qianqian. It wasn't until midnight that the two finally fell into a deep sleep.
The next morning, Old Lady Li knocked on the door of Shen Qianqian's family, which was quite unusual for her.
"Fifth son's wife, get up quickly and go take care of the eldest son's wife!" Old Mrs. Li wasn't really trying to make her...
They called for the fifth son's wife, but she had just gotten up when she saw the eldest son return.
The eldest son said he was worried he wouldn't be able to keep up with the housework, so he came back to switch with the fifth son's wife so she could go to the hospital to take care of Qi Ran.
Old Mrs. Li was terrified and secretly scolded her eldest son, "How could you leave your pregnant daughter-in-law alone in the hospital?"
However, the eldest son is right. It's springtime now, and everyone is busy with work. The fifth son can't do much right now, and if there's one less person to help, it will be difficult for the rest of the family to work.
Besides, the fifth son's wife still needs to find someone to look after her grandson!
After thinking it over for a moment, Old Lady Li knocked on the door of the fifth son's house.
When Lu Yunzhi opened the door and heard that Old Lady Li had asked his daughter-in-law to go to the hospital to take care of someone, his expression immediately turned cold. He didn't want Qianqian to be too tired.
Hearing the noise, Shen Qianqian got out of bed. She recalled the conspiracy the system had mentioned yesterday and felt inexplicably excited.
Yesterday, I only angered Lu Yuncheng, and I received two small cakes in return. If I manage to thwart the eldest son's family's schemes today, I wonder what other great rewards await me.
Shen Qianqian readily agreed, and Grandma Li was relieved. She then went to work in the fields with the family.
She had just turned around to go back into the room to pack her things when she noticed the man sitting on the bed with a look of worry in his eyes.
worry.
"Qianqian, you've just recovered from your illness, so you need to take good care of yourself and not push yourself too hard."
Lu Yunzhi didn't want Qianqian to go. He was afraid that she would be bullied by her sister-in-law because of her difficult personality.
"Don't worry," Shen Qianqian comforted Lu Yunzhi, "Do I look like the kind of person who would let himself be taken advantage of?"
"Alright then," Lu Yunzhi relented, "but this time I'll go to the city with you."
That way, he could rush over the moment his sister-in-law started making things difficult for Qianqian, and also speed up the process of that matter. He couldn't wait to make money and move Qianqian to the city.
He didn't want Qianqian to worry about this big family anymore.
The two took a bus to the city. Shen Qianqian went to the hospital, while Lu Yunzhi first visited his former comrades-in-arms before going to the hospital.
Shen Qianqian had just arrived at the ward alone when Qi Ran invited her to sit down. She kept the system's warning in mind and dragged the stool a meter away from the bed to sit down.
"Fifth sister-in-law, what are you afraid of? I'm not some kind of demon or monster, why are you sitting so far away?" Qi Qi scolded Shen Qianqian.
Shen Qianqian chuckled. Qi Ran was indeed not a demon or monster, but his heart was darker than any demon or monster! It was better for her to sit far away to avoid getting into trouble.
Seeing this, Qi Ran pointed to the lunchbox on the bedside table: "If Fifth Sister-in-law doesn't want to sit down, then forget it. Yun Cheng went back early, and I'm still bedridden and haven't had breakfast yet. Could you get me some food?"
"I have no money." Shen Qianqian blurted out two words abruptly, making it absolutely impossible for her to pay for her meal!
Upon hearing those two words, Qi Ran's outwardly composed smile nearly crumbled, and she forced out three words through gritted teeth: "I...give...to...you."
Shen Qianqian took the money, packed a lunchbox, and went out to buy food.
As Qi Ran watched Shen Qianqian's departing figure, the smile on her face vanished completely.
That damned fifth sister-in-law! How could she be so stingy? She wouldn't even spend money to buy a meal for the family!
But her smile quickly vanished; this time, she was determined to fleece her!
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