Shi Mu was still a novice in love, and upon hearing this, his face flushed red. For a moment, he didn't know whether he should leave or stay. Xu Yuehuai turned around and glared at him. "Don't listen to his nonsense. He's saying this to get you to go back and rest. It's all nonsense, don't take it to heart. Don't worry, he'll take care of these things. Just relax and rest."
Despite being dissuaded, Shi Mu left. He felt embarrassed after hearing Qi Guze's words, and when he looked at Qi Guze, he realized the man wasn't joking; he genuinely felt Shi Mu was in the way. Being a shy person, he didn't know what to do after being told that, but thankfully Xu Yuehuai noticed in time.
After he left, Xu Yuehuai looked at the man behind her reproachfully, "What nonsense were you spouting in front of him? This child is easily misunderstood. If you say things like that, he won't know whether to stay or leave when it's just the two of us."
Qi Guze chuckled, a pleased expression on his face. "Isn't that even better? As long as the two of us are here, he'll leave. Isn't that great? He won't have to disturb our little life."
Xu Yue didn't want to talk to anyone. She carried the two plates of food that Shi Mu had been holding to the small kitchen. Qi Guze carried the remaining two plates and followed Xu Yue into the kitchen.
Just as she was about to make a move, Qi Guze pulled her up. "How can I let you do this? You just said that this is something I, as your husband, should do. Now that everyone's gone, you're the one doing it. What, do you want me to be criticized by everyone?"
Qi Guze talked and worked at the same time, managing to do both without interruption, but what he said wasn't exactly kind. Xu Yuehuai didn't want to compete with this man for these things, so she crossed her arms and walked to the side, leaning against the door frame, watching the man in front of her with a leisurely air.
"You've really gotten addicted to pretending, haven't you?" Xu Yuehuai's tone was teasing.
Qi Guze did not reply; he was putting firewood into the stove.
Shi Mu had been cooking, so there were still some flames in the stove, but they weren't big. He needed to add more fire, and it was lit quickly. "I'm just pushing my luck, testing your limits so it'll be easier to talk to you next time in bed."
Xu Yuehuai didn't expect this person to become so shameless, spouting lewd remarks so easily. She kicked Qi Guze lightly, not too hard. Men are quite amusing. "Looks like you really haven't eaten. You'd better eat more later."
Xu Yuehuai felt that it must be because she hadn't spent enough time with Qi Guze that this happened. She turned around and left, sitting outside to wait for the food to be served.
I didn't have any thoughts while I was working, but once I had some free time, the feeling of hunger suddenly came over me.
Before long, the aroma of food wafted from the small kitchen. Xu Yuehuai couldn't sit still any longer and went to the small kitchen again. Qi Guze had already heated up all four dishes. The food had been kept warm with hot water beforehand and could be eaten immediately.
Qi Guze carried two plates of food and walked outside. When he reached the door, he noticed a breeze and a slight chill in the air. He looked at Xu Yuehuai and asked, "Do you want to eat outside or inside?"
The place outside was where Shi Mu had been waiting for them. When the weather was nice, they would eat there because of the beautiful scenery, but most of the time they ate in the inner room.
"The wind isn't too strong in the courtyard, it's fine." Xu Yuehuai glanced at the sky, where there were many moons. Watching the bamboo forest swaying in the wind in the distance, with her beloved by her side in the night, enjoying the beautiful moonlight and a pot of warm wine, what a wonderful thing it was.
Qi Guze did not object and carried out the matter according to Xu Yuehuai's instructions.
After the two of them sat down at the table, Qi Guze carried them to the small kitchen to get rice. Xu Yuehuai looked at the tempting food and couldn't resist taking a couple of bites with her chopsticks.
Shi Mu's cooking skills are as good as ever; it's so delicious that you can't stop eating it once you start.
Xu Yuehuai was lost in this feeling. Not long after, Qi Guze returned with the food. He sat on the stool and handed one of the bowls of rice to Xu Yuehuai. There wasn't much in his own bowl. He had already achieved the state of abstaining from grains and didn't need to eat at all. But in order not to make Xu Yuehuai feel lonely, he also wanted to sit down and eat a little.
More importantly, they used to eat together, and he didn't want anything to change after coming here.
As Xu Yuehuai watched the bamboo forest below the mountain tremble and hiss, her weariness lessened considerably.
After dinner, Xu Yuehuai went to bed early because she had things to do the next day. Qi Guze also refrained from bothering her, feeling sorry for her after a long day. The two of them hugged each other and slept soundly.
The next morning, Xu Yuehuai woke up early as usual, her face showing a hint of confusion. Qi Guze was awakened by her movements. Seeing that she had sat up, he pulled her back into his arms with one hand, saying, "It's still early, go back to sleep."
Xu Yuehuai pulled his hands off her body. "Stop fooling around, I have something to do today."
Qi Guze's eyes cleared considerably after Xu Yuehuai said "Stop fooling around." He watched helplessly as Xu Yuehuai got up, dressed, and left the house, while he remained lying in bed.
Can I continue lying like this? Of course not!
He sighed, wondering what it was like to have such an ambitious wife. There was nothing he could do; even on holidays, he had to get up early with her.
When Qi Guze arrived at the dining table, everyone was already seated and waiting for him. Aqing's face, which had been normal, became somewhat strange and even a little awkward after seeing Qi Guze.
The culprit, Qi Guze, naturally knew what was wrong with him, but he had no intention of giving the man in front of him a way out.
After Qi Guze arrived, everyone officially started eating. Xu Yuehuai expected that he would get up soon after she did, so she waited for him for a while.
"Brother Qi, you've dressed up quite nicely this morning," Aqing said, picking up a piece of food with her chopsticks, her tone carrying a hint of unfriendliness.
While eating, Qi Guze glanced at him when he heard this, pretending not to understand, and said, "My wife is still here, so I have to look good. What if she dislikes me?"
These days, everyone on the mountain knows that Qi Guze and Xu Yuehuai are a couple, and Qi Guze is constantly showing off his charm, demonstrating to everyone just how good his relationship with Xu Yuehuai is.
Xu Yuehuai initially felt embarrassed by his behavior, but later became immune to it. She just had to put up with it; she had chosen him herself, so what could she do?
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