Chapter 277 Grandma, you're having such a hard time.
The couple were very aware of the situation and quickly separated to continue working.
Over the next half day, the old man experienced five bouts of crying from the couple, three stab wounds, two rounds of praise, four rounds of mutual encouragement, plus one instance of quitting. Finally, at five o'clock in the evening, the clock struck midnight, and the old man left the scene as if he were being chased by a dog.
And so, Qin Xiaoxiao and Su Lu, as if they had accomplished something extraordinary, went to hand over the tools with their heads held high. When they turned around, Qin Xiaoxiao was already half-collapsed in Su Lu's arms, like a fish out of water, panting heavily with her mouth open.
"Honey, I've broken my own limit again. I did 20 meters today."
Su Lu's steps were unsteady, his eyes were lifeless, and everything he saw was double. Because of this, he deliberately looked down at Qin Xiaoxiao.
Well, with two wives, tell me, who has more wives than him? Ugh, who's happier than him?
"My wife is amazing, I want to learn from you."
"No, you did a meter more than me, you're still better."
Qin Xiaoxiao looked at Su Lu with starry eyes, as if she were looking at a peerless hero.
Su Lu puffed out his chest. "I'm a man, of course I can do more than you. Don't be sad, honey. I'll do less tomorrow, and I'll make sure you do more than me."
Villagers passing by turned around and looked at the two in shock.
What kind of vicious words are you saying?
How dare you do less work than your wife?
Where's your shame? Have you let a wolf take advantage of you?
Su Lu was not ashamed but proud, "We've already done a great job. Didn't you see Qin Gouzi? He only did so little in a day."
Su Lu glanced disdainfully at Qin Gouzi, who was walking ahead.
An old man who was working right next to them happened to pass by.
Haha, you're shameless. Not only did that dog finish working on one acre of land today, but he also plowed another acre thirty meters. How dare you say he's not as good as you?
Don't ask him how he knew. The scorekeeper has all the records.
Qin Xiaoxiao frowned and looked at Qin Gouzi. "Really? That won't do. If he works like this, he won't get any grain at the end of the year. Sigh, he's still just a child. Oh well, when the grain is distributed at the end of the year, if he doesn't have enough work points, we'll give him some more."
Su Lu nodded, "Yes, you're right. He's still a child. We should help him if we can."
The two nodded seriously, unintentionally refreshing the old man's worldview once again.
Those two shameless bastards, how dare they say such a thing? They don't even have enough work points themselves, and they want to help others? Do they need your help? You should be doing them a favor by not causing trouble.
"Wife, you are so kind."
"Honey, you're too soft-hearted."
The old man said he was old and hard of hearing, and he couldn't hear anything.
His pace quickened again as he hurried home, running faster than he had in his youth.
Su Lu and Qin Xiaoxiao looked at the old man's back with envy.
"Wow, that's amazing. You can still run so fast after a whole day's work."
"I'm so envious! I wish I could run this fast when I'm old!"
The couple didn't go home; they went straight to the Qin family's house. As soon as they entered, Qin Xiaoxiao rushed towards Old Mrs. Qin and started wailing.
"Grandma, help me! I'm so exhausted today, turning the soil was so hard, waaaaah..."
Grandma, I finally understand how hard it was for you back then. You had to take care of my uncles all by yourself, work in the fields, and do housework. It was so difficult, sob sob...
Grandma, I promise I'll take good care of you from now on. Just tell me what you want to eat, and I'll find a way to buy it for you. If that doesn't work, I'll cook it for you. If I don't know how, I'll ask someone to teach me. Waaah...
My grandma had such a hard life, her life was so miserable!
Waaaaah…
Qin Aiguo, standing to the side: "..."
He suddenly felt a chill run down his spine; someone must be plotting against him.
When Grandma Qin suddenly felt understood and pitied, memories of the hardships she had endured in her youth flooded back, and she couldn't help but shed tears.
"My eldest granddaughter still cares about me the most; no one else can."
After saying that, Old Mrs. Qin glared at Qin Aiguo.
Qin Aiguo: "..."
We can't keep our granddaughter.
On the other side, Su Lu had already knelt down and hugged Qin Feng's leg, crying even louder than Qin Xiaoxiao.
"Grandpa, please have some compassion and save me and Xiaoxiao. She's your own niece!"
My parents-in-law passed away early, leaving Xiaoxiao as their only daughter. If they knew how much Xiaoxiao had suffered, they would be heartbroken!
My father-in-law is your own brother, and you raised him yourself. Now your little one is growing up with you. Don't you feel sorry for her when you see her so tired after a long day?
Waaaaah... Grandpa, Xiaoxiao and I really can't do this much work, it's too tiring. Look at my hands, they're all chapped. And look at my face, waaaah... Xiaoxiao said she only fell for my face. I live off this face. Look how sunburnt I am now!
Waaah... Sir, you can't just stand by and watch Xiaoxiao and I break up! As the saying goes, it's better to tear down ten temples than to break up one marriage. If you do this, how can I face Xiaoxiao and continue to be with her? Won't she despise me?
Waaaaah... I can't live like this anymore, it's so hard for me!
Qin Xiaoxiao and Su Lu cried and hugged each other, as if their whole family had died.
The Qin family members didn't say anything, just watched the two cry. After more than ten minutes, Qin Xiaoxiao and Su Lu were tired from crying. When they blinked their big, watery eyes and looked around, they realized that every member of the Qin family had a rather dark face.
The couple looked puzzled.
What's going on? What happened? They seem angry. Who upset them?
Qin Ye gave Qin Feng a meaningful look with a dark expression.
Dad, get rid of these two idiots. I can't eat looking at them.
Qin Feng glanced helplessly at Old Mrs. Qin.
Do you think I have the final say?
Qin Ye shook his head helplessly.
Forget it, just pretend I didn’t say anything.
Old Mrs. Qin glared at Qin Feng with a stern face, "Give them a different job tomorrow."
Although it seemed like a discussion, Old Mrs. Qin's tone was firm, leaving Qin Feng with no choice but to agree.
Thinking about the work the two of them had done that day, Qin Feng nodded in agreement.
That works too, so he won't hold the brigade back. If he fails to complete the spring plowing task, he might as well quit being the brigade leader.
The two quickly ate dinner at the Qin family's house, put down their bowls, and ran away, making Qin Feng so angry that he wanted to close the door and never let them come again.
Back at the youth quarters, the two of them collapsed onto the kang (a heated brick bed) and fell asleep.
In the middle of the night, Su Lu woke up first. He glanced at Qin Xiaoxiao, who was sleeping soundly beside him, and tiptoed out of bed to prepare bath water in the yard.
After boiling the water, Su Lu woke Qin Xiaoxiao up, and the couple took a bath. Qin Xiaoxiao lay back down, and Su Lu poured out the water before holding her and going back to sleep.
The next day, when the bell rang, Su Lu and Qin Xiaoxiao exchanged a glance and quickly got up to wash up.
After a night's rest, the two felt refreshed and much faster than the day before. After breakfast, the couple, chests puffed out, picked up their water bottles and baskets of pastries, and prepared to go to work.
(End of this chapter)
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