Seeing that Su Lu was choosing so carefully, the Qin family members lost interest in him. It was obvious that his mind wasn't on the Su family; he only had their little one in his heart.
In fact, Su Lu really listened to what Su Zhiyuan said, but he didn't show it on the surface. However, deep down he was complaining that Su Zhiyuan had been working too hard for the past two months and looked more than a year older than last year.
A bowl of fresh fish soup instantly satisfied Qin Xiaoxiao's appetite. Seeing that Qin Xiaoxiao loved it, Su Lu asked Qin Feng for leave before even starting work.
Qin Feng felt a headache coming on when he heard that Su Lu was going to ask for leave and wouldn't be going to work that afternoon.
"Why aren't you going again? The work in the fields isn't tiring at all!"
The work assigned to the couple was all easy, yet they still slacked off every day. For the same work, others could earn eight work points a day, but they were lucky to earn three.
Don't pretend he didn't see it. Su Lu did less work than the women in the village this morning. He only got two work points in the whole morning, and that was only because Liu Mingyu cheated on him and forced him to write it down. Otherwise, he would have gotten at most one and a half points.
Half a work point can't be recorded, but it can be recorded in the afternoon. If you do well in the afternoon, you can earn another one and a half points, so that's three for the day...
Damn it, still only three work points!
Su Lu waved his hand and headed straight for the Qin family's coal shed.
"Xiaoxiao loves fish soup, I'll go catch some fish for her."
Qin Feng laughed in anger and shouted, "Catching fish is more important than earning work points?"
Su Lu stopped at the door and looked back at Qin Feng in confusion. "Of course, who do I earn money for? Of course, it's for Xiao Xiao. Only when she's doing well can I be at ease. Otherwise, why would I earn so much money?"
Earning work points is the same; we don't live off work points, so that's enough. Getting enough rest is the most important thing.
After saying that, Su Lu left without looking back. Then, a noise came from the courtyard. Qin Ye was worried and went out to check. After a while, there was no sound in the courtyard, and then footsteps came again. Qin Ye returned and looked at Qin Xiaoxiao with a complicated expression.
“Your husband took our fishing nets and buckets, saying he was going to catch a bucket of fish for you to eat. So many fish, can you finish them all?”
Qin Xiaoxiao smiled smugly and said, "If we can't finish it, you guys can take it back and eat it together."
Her husband is the best; he knows she loves to eat, so he quits his job to catch fish for her, and he catches a whole bucketful at a time.
The Qin family looked at Qin Xiaoxiao with complicated expressions, thinking to themselves that she was lucky. She was incredibly lazy and still married such a doting husband. After marriage, she didn't have to do anything; he did everything for her.
In the afternoon, Qin Xiaoxiao didn't even go to the fields. Instead, she followed Su Lu to the riverbank, bustling around doing whatever she wanted. This made Su Lu very anxious. In the end, Qin Feng couldn't stand it anymore when he patrolled the riverbank and sent her home.
Su Lu returned home at 3:30 pm. After arriving home, she picked up scissors to clean the fish.
Qin Xiaoxiao squatted to the side and watched. After Su Lu cleaned one fish, Qin Xiaoxiao washed it again. After washing a few fish, she found that the water was still too dirty, so she filled a basin with water and washed them a second time.
After washing it four or five times, the fish was finally clean. Qin Xiaoxiao breathed a sigh of relief when she saw that Su Lu didn't have much left.
She knew he cared about her, but she didn't know he caught so many fish. Now, let's eat! There are enough to last all summer.
The fish that Su Lu caught varied in size, with the largest weighing as much as four pounds and the smallest only the size of a palm. Su Lu released the smaller ones so that he could have bigger fish to eat next year.
After washing for more than an hour, Su Lu gave it one last wash. Seeing that it was clean, he handed it to Qin Xiaoxiao to put into her space. Only about twenty fish remained outside.
He kept four palm-sized ones for himself, and gave the rest to the Qin family, taking them back along with the fishing nets and buckets.
When Su Lu returned, Qin Xiaoxiao had already put the fish in the pot.
"Fish stew with tofu?"
Su Lu glanced at it, went inside to change his clothes, and before he could even put them on, he looked down and smelled himself again before going out to fetch water to take a shower.
After Su Lu took off his clothes, Qin Xiaoxiao lost her appetite for cooking fish. She kept glancing at Su Lu, and when she saw his well-defined eight-pack abs, Su Lu couldn't help but swallow twice.
Her husband has a great physique; he looks thin, but his muscles are firm, the kind that looks good in clothes but muscular underneath.
Qin Xiaoxiao narrowed her eyes and lowered her head to continue looking at the fish soup in the pot.
"Yeah, I made some soy milk yesterday, and also made a few pieces of tofu. I didn't throw away the tofu dregs, so I'll fry some meatballs later."
Su Lu finished dressing, glanced at Qin Xiaoxiao's flushed face, and with a slight smile, deliberately moved closer to Qin Xiaoxiao, half-leaning on her shoulder. "Okay, fried tofu dregs meatballs are delicious. Do you want vegetarian meatballs or meatballs?"
A warm breath brushed against Qin Xiaoxiao's ear, tickling her neck. Qin Xiaoxiao shifted away uncomfortably, saying, "Don't get so close to me."
Su Lu smiled and moved closer to her, saying with a wronged expression, "My wife doesn't like me anymore? Is it because my face got so dark from driving these past two days? Or do you like a different face now?"
Qin Xiaoxiao rolled her eyes. "What? Don't talk nonsense. I'm just itchy and hot. Aren't you hot being this close in the middle of summer?"
Su Lu hugged Qin Xiaoxiao from behind, resting his chin on her shoulder. "It's not hot, so I'm happy to stay close to you."
He kissed Qin Xiaoxiao's cheek, making her blush.
Qin Xiaoxiao turned around, raised her spoon, and scolded Su Lu angrily, "Stay away from me, I'm cooking."
Su Lu wasn't afraid of her, and kissed her on the cheek before taking the clothes out to wash them.
"Honey, do you have any dirty clothes? I'll wash them together."
Seeing that Su Lu had finally left, Qin Xiaoxiao breathed a sigh of relief. "No, I wash every day."
Qin Xiaoxiao changes her clothes frequently, throwing them directly into the automatic washing machine every day. Su Lu also usually throws his clothes into the washing machine, only washing them manually on rare occasions to avoid arousing suspicion.
Seeing that Qin Xiaoxiao was a little unhappy that she didn't have to wash her own clothes, Su Lu sped up his work, planning to go for a walk in the back mountain with his wife after having dinner at Qin's house, and see if there was anything good there.
Qin Xiaoxiao made fish soup and fried vegetarian meatballs, then put them in a basket and had Su Lu carry them to the Qin family home.
From a distance, Qin Xiaoxiao could see a figure pacing around the Qin family's gate. Upon closer inspection, she recognized it as Qin Yue.
Qin Xiaoxiao looked towards the yard in confusion, "Have people come to the house?"
When Qin Yue saw that it was Qin Xiaoxiao and Su Lu, she rushed over happily. Just as she was about to hug Qin Xiaoxiao, Su Lu stopped her halfway.
"What are you doing? How old are you? Behave yourself. Do you look like a girl at all? Hurry up and take her inside."
Without saying a word, Su Lu shoved the basket into Qin Yue's arms, and, supporting Qin Xiaoxiao's arm, stepped over Qin Yue and entered the Qin family's courtyard.
Qin Yue, who was lagging behind, looked at the back of Su Lu's head and pouted.
Her sister said this is called being jealous; he's jealous. (End of Chapter)
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