Lu Ze, who had been engrossed in his work, emerged looking aggrieved. "We haven't been affectionate in so long, Tangtang, do you not like me anymore?"
She looked very aggrieved, and if you ignored the actions under the covers, she actually looked quite pitiful.
"What nonsense are you talking about, hmm~"
"You've been ignoring me for so many days, my dear wife."
Just before the door was opened, it was pounded on loudly.
"Cousin, Brother Lu Ze, dinner's ready."
Tao Qingtang hurriedly pushed the person off her, cleared her throat, and said loudly, "Okay, I understand."
She sat up, ignoring the suggestive marks on her body, and buttoned her clothes back up.
She turned around and looked at the man who looked utterly hopeless, and burst out laughing.
"You're still laughing? You're the one who caused this, you're the one who has to deal with it." Lu Ze's eyes were filled with resentment.
“It’s none of my business.” She patted him on the shoulder. “Hurry up, if you keep dawdling, you’ll find out what we’re doing soon enough.”
"So what? What's wrong with a husband and wife being affectionate?"
He said it before he thought, his body reacted faster than his brain, he rolled out of bed and helped Tao Qingtang put on her shoes.
Hearing the intimate sounds coming from inside the house, Tao Wan went forward and knocked on the door without hesitation.
The conversation ended abruptly, and only after hearing Tao Qingtang's reply did they leave, satisfied.
A few minutes later, the two men, dressed neatly, appeared in the main hall.
"Cousin, come quick! Auntie made your favorite stir-fried potatoes today."
Tao Wan warmly pulled Tao Qingtang to sit down, and then sat down next to her, so that Lu Ze would have to sit next to her.
Lu Ze frowned; something was really wrong with Tao Wan.
Tao Qingtang's expression was also very strange. If she still couldn't react at this moment, she would be really stupid. Regardless of whether Tao Wan was intentional or not, her behavior was abnormal.
"Alright, the dishes are all ready." Tian Hongfang looked outside and said, "Why haven't these people come back yet? Let's not talk about the father and son, but why isn't Niu Niu back either?"
No sooner had he finished speaking than Lu Chen returned with Lu Yun.
"Mother, I'm back."
Lu Yun skipped in, throwing her schoolbag onto the stool next to her.
"I'm so hungry, Mom! What delicious food did you make today?"
"There's potato dish that you and your sister-in-law like." Tian Hongfang tapped her little nose and saw her little black hands, which were stained from writing with a pencil in a notebook.
Go wash your hands, look at your dirty little hands.
Seeing that Lu Yun obediently went to wash her hands, he finally had a chance to ask Lu Chen, "Did you go to pick her up?"
"Just passing by."
In a short while, Lu Weimin returned, and the family began to eat.
Tao Qingtang saw that everyone had taken their seats, but Tao Wan still looked like she didn't understand what she was saying.
He didn't give her any face at all. He'd been acting strangely lately, always bothering Lu Ze, which annoyed him.
She's just adding to my troubles. Whether it's true or not, I'll just cut ties with her. She's just a cousin, and her relationship with her aunt and mother is just so-so.
With a half-smile, she said, "Cousin, you're in the wrong seat. Your cousin and I wanted to get closer, how can you be so inconsiderate?"
Don't be fooled by Tao Qingtang's good temper; that's only because no one bothers her. With three older brothers backing her up, she has a strong backbone.
Once the room quieted down, Lu Yun, who had been clamoring for potato and vegetable soup, stopped making a fuss and obediently started eating.
You can't see me, you can't see me. I'm eating, it has nothing to do with me.
When Tian Hongfang looked at Tao Wan, she saw that Tao Wan was sitting between the eldest son's wife and the eldest son, which showed a lack of tact.
It's not that you can't sit there, it's just that no normal person would sit between a young couple.
“The young couple are very close and can’t be apart for a moment. Come, Xiaowan, sit here with me. Don’t pay attention to them. It’s like we’re trying to break up a loving couple.”
She tried to smooth things over, not wanting to strain the relationship between the eldest daughter-in-law and her sister.
Under the table, Tao Wan clenched her fists, revealing a smile that looked more like a grimace.
"Does my cousin think I'm freeloading at the Lu family's house? Then I'll just leave tomorrow. There's no need to use this as a pretext."
Tian Hongfang looked at Tao Wan strangely. This girl used to seem quite clever, so why is she acting so stupid today?
Give her a way out and she'll accept it. What kind of question is that? If the eldest daughter-in-law says yes, she'll actually leave.
Tao Qingtang said calmly, "You really are eating and drinking for free at my house. My aunt didn't give me any money or coupons. You're acting so aggrieved just because I asked you to make room for my husband. Tao Wan, you're too fragile."
Actually, Tao Wan was just too anxious. Once a person loses their composure, they are prone to making a mess of things.
Lu Weimin didn't get involved, Lu Chen and Lu Yun buried themselves in their food, and although Lu Ze didn't say anything, he would rush up to protect his wife whenever she did something wrong.
And Tian Hongfang?
I just gave her a call, but she's already busy. Want me to give her another one?
Tao Wan thought that since she had been so diligent and busy these past few days, while her cousin had been sleeping all day, her family, not to mention Lu Weimin and Tian Hongfang, would definitely be on her side and have a good impression of her.
But now that she's been criticized like this, not a single person is speaking up for her.
Tao Wan didn't expect her cousin to speak directly to her. In her opinion, it was just a small matter, so why was there such hostility?
He got up dejectedly and moved to another seat.
Tao Qingtang instructed Lu Ze to get a rag and wipe the stool before doing it, without any attempt to hide it.
Tao Wan, who was sitting opposite them, was provoked. What did they mean? Did they think she was dirty?
In the middle of the night, Tao Wan got up and looked at Tao Qingtang, who was fast asleep next to her, with a crazy look in her eyes.
She remembered what her mother had told her before she came: "When you go to your cousin's house this time, you either have to find a way to stay there, or you have to go back to the Zhou family and cut ties with us."
"Cousin, I didn't want to do this either, you forced me to."
When she finally fell asleep, Tao Qingtang, who hadn't slept at all, had sweaty palms and silently let out a sigh of relief.
He hadn't spoken a single word to Tao Wan since dinner.
She closed her eyes and pondered, but couldn't understand Tao Wan's actions.
She never expected to hear such a sentence, and her hair stood on end instantly.
And what is she holding in her hand?
Tao Qingtang dared not sleep any longer and stayed awake until dawn.
I heard the rooster crowing, and there was a lively crowd around me.
"Squeak~" Tao Wan went out.
Tao Qingtang opened her tired eyes, but she couldn't sleep yet; she had to get up and keep watch.
"Sister-in-law?" Lu Yun squatted down beside the washbasin.
"Hmm, how about I braid your hair today, sister-in-law?"
"Okay." My sister-in-law's braided hair was the prettiest, but she hasn't braided it for me since it got cold.
Tian Hongfang came out upon hearing the sound and immediately noticed the dark circles under Tao Qingtang's eyes. "Why are you up?"
Thinking of Tao Wan busy in the kitchen, she whispered, "Don't worry, no matter how much you try to please us, our family will always side with you."
Tao Qingtang's hands didn't stop; her fingers ran through Lu Yun's hair.
"It's nothing, I just can't sleep."
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