"Today, all our expenses will be on your brother!" Su Nianxue continued to raise the stakes.
"Really?" Upon hearing this, Gu Yanliu's eyes lit up instantly.
"Of course, when has your sister-in-law ever lied to you?" Su Nianxue said with a smile.
“That’s true, sister-in-law, you always keep your word.” She said, glancing at her brother unconsciously.
"Gu Yanliu, I'm still here, so watch your words."
"Aren't you afraid of angering me and me not buying it for you?" Gu Yanbai propped himself up on one leg, turned around, and gave a roguish smile.
The golden sun rose from the horizon, and a cool breeze blew across the plain, causing his clothes to sway slightly in the wind.
"Brother, I didn't say anything."
You and my sister-in-law go first, I'll be there soon.
"But let's make this clear first, you'll pay for my clothes today." Gu Yanliu gave him a fawning smile.
Gu Yanbai curled his lips and said, "Look at your pathetic self. Your sister-in-law has spoken, do you think your brother would dare to disobey?"
Your sister-in-law is the boss in our family now. I would never dare to disobey her.
Tsk tsk! I reckon I won't see the sun rise tomorrow.
"Gu Yanbai, when did you become so obedient?" Su Nianxue looked up at him, her tone tinged with doubt.
Gu Yanbai, "Do you think I wanted this?"
With the eyes of my entire family, spanning generations, on me, how could I dare to be disrespectful?
"It's not a question of whether or not we dare to do it."
My brother is a real man, and he always keeps his word.
"Once you've said it, there's no going back on it." Gu Yanliu's survival instinct was strong.
"Alright, you know how to talk, little girl."
"I've been taking good care of your sister-in-law lately. Your brother bought you today's clothes; consider it a reward."
"Hehe, thanks, brother and sister-in-law. You go ahead, I'll be there in a bit."
Gu Yanbai watched as she finished packing her things before saying, "Sit tight!"
Su Nianxue quickly composed herself, sat up properly, and put her arm around his waist to avoid falling.
Once she was settled, Gu Yanbai pushed off with his long legs, and the bicycle rode off steadily.
Su Nianxue and the others had only been there a short while when Gu Yanliu arrived quickly in his donkey cart.
Today isn't market day, so there aren't that many people in town.
The three of them went straight to the clothing store and quickly bought several outfits.
Gu Yanbai had some things to take care of, so he could only tell Gu Yanliu, "Be careful on your way back."
The two didn't think much of it and leisurely rode the donkey cart back home.
As soon as Xiaohua saw them, she affectionately rushed towards their feet.
As soon as Gu Yanliu returned, she couldn't wait to grab her clothes and go into the room. "Sister-in-law, I'm going to try on these clothes first!"
"Go ahead, go ahead!" Su Nianxue waved her hand.
He then sat comfortably in her special chair, picked up his cup, and leisurely sipped his chrysanthemum tea.
"Sister-in-law, does it look good?" Gu Yanliu came out of the room wearing a new outfit.
"Yes, she looks good. Yanliu looks good in anything!"
Because she hasn't had to work in the fields these days, Gu Yanliu has become much fairer.
When she smiles, she has two shallow dimples, and when she wears fashionable clothes, she looks incredibly pleasing to the eye.
As the two were talking, they heard a voice calling from the courtyard gate, "Nianxue, are you home?"
It was Yang Hongxing's voice. Gu Yanliu hurriedly ran to open the door.
Yang Hongxing, with her sharp eyes, immediately noticed Yanliu's new clothes and exclaimed, "Yanliu, you look really good in this outfit. Did you just buy it?"
"Yes, I just bought it, and I haven't even had time to take the tags off yet!" Gu Yanliu pointed to the tags on the collar and showed them to her.
"It looks great, this color suits you perfectly!" Yang Hongxing praised sincerely.
Gu Yanliu's smile widened. "You guys chat, I'll go wash some fruit for you."
Yang Hongxing found a chair nearby and sat down.
Su Nianxue laughed and said, "If we had known you were coming, we would have waited for you to come with us, and you wouldn't have needed to walk in!"
Yang Hongxing didn't take it seriously, "It's alright, your house isn't far from town, I can walk there in a little while."
I've been staying in town these days, and there's nowhere to go, so walking around a bit more is good exercise.
Seeing that something was wrong with her expression, Su Nianxue asked in a low voice, "What's wrong? Did the two of them quarrel again?"
Yang Hongxing shook her head, "No, I just feel that he's been acting a bit strange lately."
"What's strange about it?"
"Nianxue, do you think they've been quite free lately?"
"It seems... I'm quite free." Gu Yanbai has been staying at home for quite a while now, longer than ever before.
"But Zhou Mingjie has been unusually idle lately. I'm starting to wonder if he's possessed?"
"What's wrong? Is there something wrong with him?" Su Nianxue admitted that this question aroused her strong curiosity.
“Let me tell you, he comes home every day now, not just at night, and he doesn’t go out to play during the day anymore. In addition, he helps me with the chores.”
Yang Hongxing looked distressed whenever the topic came up.
In the early days of their marriage, he always ignored her.
I sleep outside for most of the month.
Even when he occasionally came back, he wouldn't give her a kind look and wouldn't allow her to inquire about his affairs outside.
Of course, she didn't intend to pry into his affairs.
Although the two did sleep in the same bed, they were practically no different from strangers.
Aside from the routine sex, there was no further communication.
When she first got married, she also had the idea of living a good life with him.
Seeing his cold attitude, she was really sad for a while.
Later, she walked out and left that empty, lifeless house.
Once she had something she enjoyed doing, she seemed less sad; to be precise, she couldn't even be sad anymore.
But after the two had a falling out and decided to divorce, he acted completely out of character.
Su Nianxue's eyes flickered. "Isn't that a good thing?"
"Hongxing, maybe he doesn't want a divorce and is trying to build a relationship with you!"
Yang Hongxing shook her head firmly, "Nianxue, don't tease me."
He's not like your partner; don't look at him the same way.
No one knows the full story of this marriage better than she, the person involved.
She then told her everything Zhou Mingjie had done during those days.
Now he comes home almost every day, and he even helps her with some housework.
But, ...
When he washes the dishes, they sometimes slip out of the sink and shatter completely with a loud crack. Then, thinking he's being humorous, he says something like, "May all things be well."
When I help her knead the dough, I sometimes accidentally pour all the flour from the bag into the bowl.
To be honest, she was somewhat skeptical of an apology.
However, I also found his strange behavior puzzling.
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