Qin Xiaoxiao found Su Lu's guess to be reasonable.
"You're right, that might actually be the reason."
Su Lu smiled, pulled a rag and laid it on his knees, then took Qin Xiaoxiao's feet out of the basin and placed them on his lap, gently massaging her feet.
"Your swelling seems to have gotten worse these past few days, and you're going to the bathroom more often at night. You must not be sleeping well at night. Try to sleep more during the day if you have nothing to do. If the educated youth compound is too noisy, go back to the Qin family home to sleep. Don't let these people bother you."
Su Lu did want to help Qin Xiaoxiao get rid of this fake saint, but he didn't have time right now. He had taken too much leave last month, and his baby was due soon. It was a time when he needed money, so he had to earn more money before the baby was born so that he would have the time and confidence to stay home with his wife during her postpartum period.
Last month, during the autumn harvest, the company gave us five days off, but Qin Xiaoxiao was pregnant, so he had to go up the mountain to collect wild produce. He also had to find time to go hunting with Qin Erzhu and Qin Ergou. Five days off was not enough, so he asked for five more days off.
He was so busy for those ten days that he barely had time to breathe; those ten days were even busier than when he was working.
Seeing the mountain produce stored in the courtyard and Qin Xiaoxiao's space, Su Lu felt that the hard work was worth it.
Now, Qin Xiaoxiao's space is filled with baskets of walnuts, dates, chestnuts, hazelnuts, wood ear fungus, wild grapes, autumn pears, and mushrooms. His wife said that nuts and similar products will be more expensive in the future. Since they are still in the countryside, they are taking this opportunity to bring back more so that they won't have to go out to buy them later, thus saving them some money.
Su Lu still felt this wasn't enough. He had made an agreement with Qin Ergou and Qin Erzhu to buy their mountain produce. If it weren't for the fact that the yard was too small and there wasn't enough space to store it, and that those things needed to be properly processed before they could be put into his space, he would have brought them back long ago.
These things can't be sold. We'll get more next autumn and the year after. If nothing unexpected happens, they'll leave this place the year after next, and then it'll be a bit troublesome to get them.
Su Lu plans to collect more mountain products in the village in the remaining two years, and go up the mountain more often when he has time. Wild rabbits and pheasants are quite delicious. Wild boar meat is troublesome to process, but it tastes okay. It won't be easy to get wild boar meat after he moves to the city.
As Qin Xiaoxiao's pregnancy progressed, she became more prone to drowsiness. Su Lu's massage felt comfortable, and she soon fell asleep leaning against the wall.
Su Lu gently covered Qin Xiaoxiao's feet with the blanket, got up to pour out the foot bath water, but bumped into Mu Jin outside who was about to lock the door.
Although they lived close by, Su Lu and Mu Jin hadn't spoken a single word to each other in private. This time, Su Lu nodded at her with a straight face and was about to go back to his room.
Mu Jin called out to the person.
"Is Xiaoxiao alright?"
Su Lu turned to look at Mu Jin, "Thank you for your concern, she's fine."
Mu Jin nodded. "I heard about what happened this morning. Bai Xiruo also came to me when I got back. I only heard about it from Lü Zhaodi later. If there's anything you need my help with, just let me know."
Su Lu looked at Mu Jin with surprise, pondering her purpose in doing so.
It's no wonder Su Lu is overthinking things. He doesn't have a good impression of either the male or female protagonist of this world. Even with Qin Ye, he suspects that Qin Ye might be trying to steal his wife and take care of him.
"Xiaoxiao is fine. She was angry last night and is asleep now."
Mu Jin frowned upon hearing this. "It's not good to sleep when you're angry. You'd better wake her up in a while, chat for a bit, and then go to sleep."
To put it bluntly, you need to wake her up and get her back to sleep.
Su Lu shuddered at the thought of the consequences of calling out Qin Xiaoxiao's name.
Look up at the sky.
Hmm, the weather is getting cooler, I need to make sure my wife wears more clothes tomorrow.
"Okay, I understand, thank you."
Mu Jin shook her head. "We are friends, and now we are both facing the risk of being kicked out. It is only right for us to help each other. Besides, I am a doctor, and Xiao Xiao is pregnant. I can't just leave her like this."
Doctors have the hearts of parents. I studied medicine in the first place so that I could help more patients. Now, Qin Xiaoxiao is also a patient.
Su Lu didn't say anything more, nodded to Mu Jin again, and turned to go back into the house.
Mu Jin locked the door and went back inside. Before entering, she glanced back at Qin Xiaoxiao and Su Lu's room.
"She's really lucky!"
Her murmured words faded into the darkness. The stars in the sky trembled twice as she spoke before returning to calm. This scene was certainly unnoticed by anyone, and even if they were, they would think they were seeing things.
Su Lu was very obedient. He let Qin Xiaoxiao sleep for an hour before waking her up and facing Qin Xiaoxiao's low mood alone.
After all that fuss, Qin Xiaoxiao fell asleep happily, while Su Lu, covered in bumps, also slept peacefully with his wife in his arms.
The next day, Su Lu woke up and woke Qin Xiaoxiao up. He accompanied her for three laps around the yard, ending her morning exercise with her tantrums. Then he packed Qin Xiaoxiao up and sent her to the Qin family home, where she even ate breakfast.
“I’ll come pick her up tonight. Don’t let her go out. She’s quite far along in her pregnancy, and I don’t feel comfortable letting her wander around the village alone.”
Things haven't been peaceful at the youth settlement lately. That youth surnamed Bai came to Xiaoxiao yesterday demanding we move out. He made it sound so high and mighty; if Xiaoxiao weren't so quick-witted, she would have gotten sick from anger.
Su Lu didn't forget to confess to Xi Ruo before leaving. Qin Feng and Qin Ye were so angry that they couldn't resist the urge to beat him up.
Qin Ye nodded to Su Lu, "Don't worry, go to work. I'll take care of things at home. Your sister-in-law is pregnant too, so let both of them stay home and not go anywhere."
Su Yun, standing to the side, pouted in dissatisfaction, "Why? It's okay if you're already a little pregnant and don't go out. I've only just gotten pregnant, it's fine."
Qin Ye immediately put on a gentle expression and patiently lowered his head to coax his wife.
"Listen to me, I'm not letting you go out for your own good. Think about it, if you go out, wouldn't Xiaoxiao want to go out too? She's in her late pregnancy and it's not easy for her to walk. What if something happens to her? How will you explain it to Grandpa and Grandma?"
Even if I know it has nothing to do with you, people are not rational when they are sad and upset. What if they start to blame you?
You know how good my mom is to Xiaoxiao. In my mom's heart, Xiaoxiao is much more important than me, her son. If she gets angry, even my dad can't handle it, let alone me.
"To avoid your family's complaints, you have to endure it, even if it kills you."
Su Lu, who hadn't even left the courtyard yet, couldn't help but twitch his lips upon hearing Qin Ye's absurd reasoning, and looked at Qin Ye speechlessly.
If you don't want your wife to be in danger, just say so. It's not right to use my wife as a raft.
You've made my wife and family sound so unreasonable. Do you think your wife would believe that? Do you think your parents would be happy about that?
Su Lu glanced up at Qin Feng and Ma Dahua, who were standing under the eaves glaring at Qin Ye, silently shedding two tears of sympathy for his brother-in-law, then got on his bike and rode away without looking back.
If things don't get out of hand soon, it'll get to him. His brother-in-law dotes on his sister, but he won't be stingy with his brother-in-law. If his brother-in-law is really tough on him, he'll have no choice but to put up with it. After all, he loves his wife terribly!
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