Lin Xiangnan recounted the farce of last night in one breath, then picked up the bowl and gulped down several mouthfuls of water before she could finally calm down.
She wiped her mouth, looked at Ruan Tang, who was held in Yan Yu's arms with her little mouth puffed out, and couldn't help but sigh again.
It looked just like a hamster guarding its food.
"Ruan Ruan, you have no idea, that silly girl Yi Shan cried so much last night that her pillow was soaked with tears."
"I tried to persuade him for half the night, and my lips were sore from talking so much."
"She was like she was possessed, repeating the same phrase over and over again, 'Why doesn't he believe me?'"
Lin Xiangnan imitated Shen Yishan's distraught tone, but even she felt annoyed and slapped her thigh.
"Tell me, what kind of mess is this!"
"That Gu Jinzhou never even gave her a second glance, yet she's still chasing after him!"
"I really want to pry open her head and see if it's full of water!"
Ruan Tang finally managed to swallow the egg in her mouth, and Yan Yu then handed her a chopstickful of mashed potatoes dipped in meat broth, which she obediently opened her mouth and ate.
The mashed potatoes were soft and smooth, with a rich meaty aroma; they were so delicious that her eyes narrowed.
She listened to Lin Xiangnan's complaints and gave a vague reply.
But in my heart I was thinking, it's not just water, it's probably the entire Pacific Ocean.
Yan Yu lowered his eyes, focusing intently on the little girl leaning against him.
Her cheeks bulged slightly from chewing, and her long eyelashes drooped, casting a small, adorable shadow under her eyes.
He gently rubbed her smooth cheek with his fingertips, and the delicate touch calmed the violence in his heart.
As for what Lin Xiangnan said, he didn't take a single word to heart.
What does it matter to him whether a fool lives or dies?
All he wanted was for his little girl to be happy and not have her eyes and ears soiled by such sordid things.
Seeing Ruan Tang eating with relish and Yan Yu's indifferent attitude of "it doesn't matter if the sky falls down," Lin Xiangnan swallowed back all her words and finally let out a long sigh.
"Forget it, forget it, never mind!"
"I've seen through it all. The emperor isn't worried, but the eunuchs are. I'm that damned eunuch!"
She said angrily, "It's so annoying! If I wasn't feeling so upset, I wouldn't have come here so early in the morning to bother you."
After Ruan Tang and Yan Yu finished eating and tidied up, Lin Xiangnan followed them to the brigade headquarters.
Today's job is to harvest soybeans.
Harvesting soybeans is torture compared to picking corn.
The plants were short and stiff, so you had to bend over and cut them one by one with a sickle. The cut bean plants couldn't be thrown away carelessly; they had to be carefully stacked, otherwise the pods would burst open, scattering beans all over the ground, and you'd lose your work points.
The morning sun was scorching, and it burned my back.
The commune members were all bent over, their faces to the yellow earth and their backs to the sky. Sweat dripped down their cheeks, hitting the cracked earth and disappearing instantly.
Ruan Tang is so delicate, how could Yan Yu bear to let her do this?
He went directly to Li Fengshou, the leader of the first team, and said that Ruan Tang was weak and could not do heavy work, so she could help pick up the fallen bean pods in the field.
Li Fengshou was a shrewd man. He knew Yan Yu was not someone to mess with, and besides, Yan Yu's wife looked like someone from a painting, with delicate skin and tender flesh. She certainly didn't seem like someone who would do rough work.
He agreed without hesitation and even found a shady spot for Ruan Tang.
So, when everyone was so tired they could barely stand up straight, Ruan Tang moved a small stool and sat comfortably under the shade of a tree, slowly picking bean pods.
Yan Yu stood beside her, his tall figure like a mountain.
He wielded the sickle quickly and steadily, wielding it in just a few swift strokes to wipe out a large area.
After he finished harvesting his own portion, he came over to help Ruan Ruan put the picked bean pods into the basket, and handed her water and wiped her sweat, taking meticulous care of her.
The sight made the women working around them feel both envious and bittersweet.
"Look at Yan Zhiqing, how much he dotes on his wife!"
"That's right, that educated youth Ruan is really lucky. The man is handsome and knows how to take care of her."
While cutting beans, Ma Caifeng whispered to Li Guilan beside her, her voice neither too loud nor too soft, just loud enough for everyone around to hear.
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