Chapter 36: Not willing to let go means loving her

After Qiao Bin helped Jiang Duo back to the room, he returned to his temporary residence.

Before leaving, Mingzhu asked him to come over for lunch, and he agreed.

There was no one else at home, so Mingzhu half-hugged Jiang Duo and asked him with a smile: "Captain Jiang, what do you want to eat at noon? Order some dishes, and your beautiful full-time cook will prepare it for you."

Mingzhu's smile seemed to have magic, which always infected people and made them feel better. Jiang Duo pulled the corners of his lips lightly, "It's all good, you decide."

"Okay, then you take a rest, I'll cook."

She kissed Jiang Duo on the cheek, got up and went to the kitchen, sorted out the things she bought, took out the fat to be rendered into lard, cut it neatly on the chopping board, and kept a small piece of it.

After the lard was refined, she chopped up the fat residue, picked some fresh chives from the yard, chopped them, added seasonings and mixed them well, and then made dumplings with bread. After

the first pot of dumplings was served, she returned to the bedroom and told Jiang Duo -

"I made dumplings and sent one to Teacher Zhou. We'll make the rest when Aunt and Qiao Bin come back."

Jiang Duo nodded and told her to go early and come back early.

Mingzhu was carrying the iron lunch box and walking through the village. There happened to be several villagers walking towards the fork in the road with buckets, talking and laughing.

One of them was the sister-in-law who was making tofu with Mingzhu at this time.

The man saw Mingzhu but avoided her eyes.

Mingzhu greeted them enthusiastically: "Sister-in-law, are you going to fetch water? But the well in the village is not here, right?"

"I...well..." After teasing for a while, the other party simply said, "I'm going to buy water from Fourth Master's house. His family's Mingyan also picked up a piece of Tai Sui. They are selling water now, one dollar a bucket, and many people in the village have gone there."

Mingzhu raised her eyebrows, "Is that so?"

"Mingzhu, I wanted to wait for you to come back and find you. Now that we meet, I just want to tell you... I don't want to continue cooperating with you."

Mingzhu smiled and said straightforwardly, "It's okay, sister-in-law, but I have to make it clear to you in advance. Many people want to cooperate with me in making tofu. Once you decide to quit, I won't leave a place for you here."

"No need to stay. I followed you to make tofu. Although I used your water, your commission was too high. You also insisted that we do it according to your requirements. To be honest, I have a lot of opinions about your behavior. I really don't want to continue... I have something else to do, so I'm leaving first!"

After the other party finished speaking, he ignored Mingzhu and turned away with the bucket.

Mingzhu sneered. It was she who came to speak well of the cooperation. Now that there are "benefits" elsewhere, she is the one who is eager to distance herself from the relationship.

The grass on the wall falls down so quickly!

This kind of person should let those villains teach her a lesson. Go!

Mingzhu's mood was not affected at all. She strolled all the way to Zhou Changming's residence.

This was Mingzhu's first time here. Zhou Changming was an intellectual after all. In such a difficult era, he not only kept his house spotless, but he also planted a row of colorful flowers in the corner of the yard. What a great style!

Zhou Changming, who was washing vegetables in the yard, was a little surprised to see Mingzhu coming over: "Mingzhu? Are you back from the county?"

"Teacher Zhou, Jiang Duo has been discharged from the hospital. I made some dumplings and brought one to you."

Hearing that Jiang Duo was discharged from the hospital, Zhou Changming was even more surprised: "He was discharged so soon? The environment at home is so dirty, don't get infected."

"It's okay, his back wound has basically healed, and the surgical wound on his head has also recovered well. It is more convenient for me to take care of him at home."

Zhou Changming nodded in response. He thought of Mingzhu's previous performances and asked: "Mingzhu, I think you have a talent in medicine. If you have the opportunity in the future, do you want to be a doctor?"

Isn't she a doctor!

Mingzhu nodded without hesitation, "Of course I do. I'm just studying the notes that Teacher Zhou gave me!"

Zhou Changming nodded with satisfaction and took the dumpling that Mingzhu handed to him. "Okay, I was a little perfunctory in accepting you as my student before. Today, after I ate your dumpling, I will officially accept you as my apprentice. In the future, I can spend two to three hours every day to teach you theoretical knowledge. Next year, I will recommend you to go to the hospital to learn practical skills."

Recommend... Mingzhu's eyes showed a gleam of surprise, "Really? Thank you, Teacher Zhou!"

"Since you are officially accepting me as your apprentice, you should bow three times to your master."

Mingzhu immediately bent down and bowed three times to Zhou Changming: "Master, I will definitely study hard!"

"Well, I am very strict and will often test you. If you don't study hard, I will tell Jiang Duo and let him watch you stand as punishment when he gets home. Do you hear me?" Mingzhu

nodded readily, "Yes, sir."

After returning home, Mingzhu ran into the bedroom and told Jiang Duo that she had just formally worshipped Zhou Changming as her master.

Seeing the little woman's excited face, Jiang Duo was also happy for her.

Mingzhu took his hand and covered her little face that was flushed from running. "Master said that if I don't study hard, you will be punished by watching me stand. Captain Jiang, are you willing to punish me?"

The warmth from Jiang Duo's palm spread all over his body, and he said softly, "Then you study hard."

Mingzhu was very coquettish, "Of course I will study hard. I am asking you, are you willing to punish me?"

Jiang Duo stared into her eyes and did not respond. There were some things he couldn't say, and it was very awkward.

Mingzhu pouted, pretending to be angry and teasing him, "If you don't say anything, it means you are willing to do it. Oh, my life is so bad. I married such a cruel man, and he actually wants to punish me..."

Jiang Duo looked at her aggrieved look. He knew she was pretending, but he still had to give in.

He said, "No punishment."

"You have to say you are reluctant."

"It means the same thing."

Mingzhu shook her head firmly and said seriously, "It's different. Not punishing means you don't want to punish or you are too lazy to punish, but not being willing... means you love me."

Jiang Duo knew how good she was at acting coquettishly. If he didn't say it, Mingzhu would definitely keep teasing him.

Anyway, there are many things that have no bottom line in front of her, and she doesn't care about one more thing.

Jiang Duo's thin lips curled up, and his voice was hoarse: "Well, I am reluctant."

Hearing the satisfactory answer, Mingzhu smiled slyly like a little wild cat who succeeded in doing something bad: "Since you love me so much, I will give you a reward." As

she spoke, she let go of his hand, lowered her head and grabbed his lips, and sweetly slipped into his mouth.

Jiang Duo's abdomen tightened, and he raised his hands to circle the little woman's soft waist, deepening the kiss -

Mingzhu felt a warm current in her heart.

This was the second time. She kissed him deeply twice in the past few days. Even though he was hurt, he did not perfunctorily respond and responded enthusiastically.

For such an honest man, would such a move mean... that

in his heart, he actually likes her very much?