Xu Honglian in the kitchen was furious at Lu Huaijiao's words.
Lu Huaijiao, however, walked out of the kitchen towards her room, humming an unknown tune while holding her bowl and chopsticks. She passed by Gu Changzheng not far away but didn't see him.
He continued humming a little tune.
Gu Changzheng, who had just been trying to comfort himself, burst into laughter upon seeing this.
That little troublemaker is heartless. How could he possibly expect her to understand his feelings? He'd be better off wasting his time on a dog than falling for her.
Gu Changzheng snorted and went back to his room with a cold face.
Lu Huaijiao sat on the bed swinging her legs. When she saw Gu Changzheng come in, a sweet smile appeared on her face: "Gu Changzheng, where have you been?"
Gu Changzheng glanced at her.
The look in his eyes wasn't friendly; it seemed to mean that Lu Huaijiao needed to say something quickly.
Lu Huaijiao, of course, wouldn't be coy or ambiguous with Gu Changzheng; she would use him as she saw fit. At this moment, she leaned against the quilt sweetly and said, "I'm going to take a shower."
"Um?"
Gu Changzheng didn't understand Lu Huaijiao's meaning for a moment.
Lu Huaijiao's gaze fell on the large wooden tub she had just unearthed. It was a large wooden tub that she had ordered from the village carpenter when she first arrived at the educated youth settlement, specifically for taking a bath.
When I went to move things today, I naturally brought them over as well.
The wooden basin was filled with water. Although it wasn't as big as a large wooden bucket, it was just enough for Lu Huaijiao to take a bath.
In her past life, Gu Changzheng always fetched water for her when she needed to take a bath, so naturally, she wanted him to do it for her in this life as well. However, Lu Huaijiao didn't forget her promise to treat him well, so after returning to her room, she made a point of bringing out the wooden tub herself.
He should be able to sense this thoughtful gesture, right?
Lu Huaijiao's almond-shaped eyes sparkled as she looked up at Gu Changzheng, who was standing at the door.
At this moment, Gu Changzheng just wanted to slap himself hard on the head and shake off all the water that made him think Lu Huaijiao was a good wife. Or perhaps he wanted to go back in time and kill the version of himself who had been lustful at first sight.
Lu Huaijiao is such a troublesome little thing, both spoiled and lazy. She's totally not the type of wife you'd expect.
"Gu Changzheng, why haven't you gone to fetch water yet?"
Her soft, delicate voice was filled with deep doubt.
Gu Changzheng chuckled, picked up the huge wooden basin, and stormed out of the room.
Seeing this, Lu Huaijiao muttered to herself in disbelief, "Why is Gu Changzheng so angry?" She wrinkled her nose and turned to find her change of clothes.
Xu Honglian had tidied up the kitchen, or at least she thought so. Just as she was about to go back to her room to rest, He Meizhu came to the kitchen for a drink of water. Seeing the wet water on the stove and table, He Meizhu asked Xu Honglian to wipe them down again.
Xu Honglian cried out in distress.
"Mom, the water stains dried in no time!"
Is it necessary to wipe it again?
He Meizhu's face darkened, and Xu Honglian dared not speak. She could only protest in a low voice, then picked up a rag and resignedly wiped the water clean.
At this moment, Gu Changzheng carrying in a large wooden basin to fetch hot water attracted a lot of attention.
Xu Honglian glanced at Gu Changzheng and couldn't help but sneer, "Our fourth sister-in-law is really pampered, isn't she? She even has to have a man fetch her bathwater. How come she doesn't know how to cherish her man at all?"
When Xu Honglian said this, she actually felt quite bitter.
Both she and Lu Huaijiao were women, and both married family-oriented men. Yet, despite the similar circumstances, they received vastly different treatment. Look at that lazybones Lu Huaijiao, good for nothing, the number one lazybones, why is Fourth Brother so good to her?
Gu Changqing never prepared bathwater for himself, even though he worked hard all day in the fields to earn work points and still had to work and take care of his two sons when he got home.
She felt so sour, so incredibly sour.
Gu Changzheng's hand holding the water ladle didn't stop, but his expression darkened.
He Meizhu immediately spoke up, "Xu Honglian, you just can't stop talking, can you?"
Xu Honglian felt even more wronged after being scolded.
"Mom, what I'm saying is true. Do you see any other wife who lets her husband fetch the bathwater? It's just that my fourth sister-in-law is different. Can't I even say something? If she goes out in the future, she'll ruin the reputation of our Gu family."
"Besides, who uses that much water to take a shower? So she didn't even gather the firewood, and she's just using it like crazy?"
"Xu Honglian".
"Smack!"
As He Meizhu's voice rang out, the water ladle was slammed heavily onto the stove. Gu Changzheng raised his head, his gaze fixed on Xu Honglian with a chilling light.
"I collected and chopped the firewood in the house myself. What's wrong with my wife using a little hot water to take a bath?"
As soon as Gu Changzheng opened his mouth, Xu Honglian dared not speak.
She said that just now because she thought that her brother-in-law, Gu Changzheng, was usually not fond of talking.
She originally wanted to take this opportunity to sow discord between her mother-in-law and brother-in-law towards Lu Huaijiao, but she never expected that Gu Changzheng, who was usually not very talkative, would defend Lu Huaijiao so much.
Judging from her appearance, Lu Huaijiao's foxy face is really good at seducing people! Even the usually taciturn fourth brother is so protective of her.
Xu Honglian watched Gu Changzheng carry the water out, feeling extremely dissatisfied. He Meizhu glanced at her, telling her to stay put and not provoke Gu Changzheng.
"You know what kind of person the fourth brother is without me having to tell you. If you think you're living too comfortably, go ahead and provoke him."
Her fourth son, when he gets into trouble, is ruthless and uncontrollable, not even nine oxen could stop him. Does Xu Honglian think that just because she's his sister-in-law, she can control him?
He Meizhu finished speaking and left the kitchen to return to her room. Her head was a little sore, and she needed to think about how to make the most of this large family together in the future.
Lu Huaijiao waited in the room for a while before seeing Gu Changzheng, without changing his expression, carry the wooden basin filled with more than half a basin of water back into the room. She got up from in front of the dressing table.
"Did your second sister-in-law cause you trouble again?"
Gu Changzheng put down the wooden basin and glanced at her.
Lu Huaijiao snorted, "I knew it. She just loves to cause trouble for others all the time. You're her brother-in-law, so it's not appropriate for you to argue with her. I'll get revenge for you."
Gu Changzheng originally didn't want to pay attention to the little troublemaker, but when he heard that the little troublemaker wanted to avenge him, he became interested.
"You? You're so frail you could fall over in the wind, yet you're here to avenge me?"
"Gu Changzheng, are you an idiot? Who told you that revenge has to involve fighting?" Lu Huaijiao gave Gu Changzheng a disdainful look, clearly disagreeing with his way of thinking.
Considering the effort the man had put into preparing her bathwater, she didn't mind telling him how she planned to get revenge.
She reached out and beckoned to Gu Changzheng.
"Didn't she always think that she was a great contributor because she gave birth to two sons for the Gu family?"
Gu Changzheng's brow twitched slightly, and he vaguely felt that Lu Huaijiao's next words would be very shocking.
Sure enough, she raised her chin and said arrogantly, "So what if it's a son? Who can't have children? Let's have ten or eight of them, then we'll see how smug she is. Humph!"
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