Chapter 436: Stop
Lu Jing was very pleased for his boss. "Besides, the reputation of being henpecked was spread by the regent himself and is known to the world."
"A man like this is hard to come by, the boss has to hold him tightly in his hands!"
Gu Xixi spat out a mouthful of water and said, "Actually, I have come to my senses recently."
"He's killing two birds with one stone by doing this,"
Gu Xixi rinsed her mouth again and explained to Lu Jing using her fingers: "First, tell me your true feelings and show your loyalty. I will be happy."
"Then, the regent is now in a relationship. Even His Majesty has acknowledged this fact. The court has issued a notice that anyone who wants to introduce him to a beautiful woman or propose marriage to him will have to think twice. This will save him a lot of trouble."
"Finally, if he becomes less attractive because of this, I will be relieved that he is safe,"
Lu Jing suddenly realized and nodded, "This really kills two birds with one stone."
She smiled and said, "Although I don't understand the affairs of the court, the regent is in charge of such a large dynasty. I believe he must have endless things to do every day. If he is busy, he will not be able to think of those frivolous things."
Gu Xixi walked towards the kitchen and asked with a smile, "Why do you say there is nothing you can do when you are busy?"
Lu Jing said seriously, "My father used to be devoted to the tea garden. My mother said it was good. Instead of being idle and being like my uncle who drank all day, keeping prostitutes and hooking up with other people's wives, it's better to be busy."
Gu Xixi thought that although Lu Jing came from a poor family, she was raised with great love by her parents.
Considering her age, she would still be in high school in later times.
Of course, we can't expect her to have a thorough understanding of the concept of marriage between men and women.
but……
You can't let a girl be so ignorant and naive that she might choose the wrong marriage partner and suffer for her whole life, right?
So Gu Xixi hesitated again and again, and finally said, "Then do you also think that as long as a man is busy, he won't have two minds?"
Lu Jing knew that his boss was testing him. Although he didn't know the reason, he still thought about it carefully.
"Um……"
“I don’t think that’s entirely right.”
Her tone was hesitant, not as decisive as usual.
Gu Xixi opened the cupboard and said as she picked out what to eat today, "If a person is bad by nature. He likes to flirt with other men and has no concept of being loyal to his wife."
"Oh, that's what you call a playboy."
"Then even if you keep him busy to death every day, he will still be able to find a chance to eat something while he's busy."
"It is futile for a wife to try to guard against him."
Lu Jing seemed to be thinking about something, and then talked about a past event.
"I was still young at that time, but I remember my mother took my aunt to other people's homes to catch adulterers."
"They told me to wait outside the yard and not to go in. In fact, I saw everything. My aunt and the woman were fighting from inside the house to outside."
"The woman's clothes were disheveled and her hair was torn apart by my aunt, but she did not show any weakness and rolled on the ground with my aunt in her arms."
"Of course my mother couldn't bear to see my aunt suffer, so the three of them scratched her face, pulled her hair, and rolled around in the mud."
"But they were so engrossed in the fight that they didn't notice the instigator had already run away."
While Lu Jing was talking, his hands were not idle. He took a small stool and sat in front of the stove to pile firewood and light a fire.
"The man ran out of the door and passed right in front of me. He even glared at me fiercely."
"Maybe it's because my mother is meddling in other people's business."
After saying that, Lu Jing sighed softly.
Gu Xixi took out vegetables, eggs, and a handful of dry dragon beard noodles.
For breakfast, it is suitable to cook a pot of mixed vegetable and egg noodles, which is light, delicious and easy to eat.
She scooped water to wash the vegetables and said with a smile, "That scene is quite ugly, isn't it?"
Lu Jing turned around and nodded vigorously, "It's ugly!"
“In fact, I never understood it.”
"Why would they fight over a man like my uncle?"
After hearing this, Gu Xixi felt more reassured about Lu Jing's future.
"Maybe because their husbands are their livelihood."
"It could also be... love?"
"Anyway, everyone has their own ideas."
Gu Xixi did not continue the topic, "The water will soon boil, you cut the vegetables and I will season them."
The cooked dragon beard noodles are rinsed with cold water and scooped into a bowl of egg and vegetable soup.
The noodles are smooth and tasty, and they won’t be too hot to eat in the summer.
Lu Jing slurped the soup and praised, "Xixi, your seasoning is always so delicious."
"It's a shame you can't cook."
Gu Xixi thought that the seasoning was delicious because she was a foodie.
When I was in school, I always wondered which cafeteria and which stall had the best food.
After work, no matter where I go, I must try the local specialties.
If you eat more, your tongue will naturally become more trained.
The same principle applies to the way she makes various sweet soups, except that making sweet soups does not require any cooking skills.
Gu Xixi was thinking about where to go when she heard a commotion outside.
Lu Jing put down his bowl and chopsticks and stood up. "I'm done eating. I'm going to go out and see what's going on."
"Eat slowly, and don't touch the bowl. Come back and wash it for me!"
Gu Xixi continued to finish the rest of her meal.
The sour plum soup was still cooking on the stove. She had brought some ingredients with her, wrapped in oil paper.
It's hot today, if Mu Nanzhao comes back, he might want to drink this.
By the time the sour plum soup was boiling, Lu Jing hurried back.
"Two little kids disappeared from the village this morning, both girls."
"It so happened that someone saw the two Beili women in the village."
"Everyone blocked them and wouldn't let them leave. They wanted to get an explanation."
Gu Xixi took the casserole down and frowned, "Didn't we tell them before that they are not allowed to enter the village?"
"What do these two say about this?"
Lü Jing said, “The older woman explained it in very broken Chinese.”
"They said they hadn't eaten vegetables for a long time. They knew every family in the village grew vegetables, so they wanted to find a family to buy some vegetables from."
“But no one believed it.”
"Some people say they were sneaky when they saw them, and they said they must be trying to steal something."
"It is also said that the two girls who disappeared were kidnapped by them."
"When I came back just now, more and more villagers had gathered and were very excited."
"I don't know why Auntie Lin hasn't arrived yet. I was really worried that something might happen, so I had to hurry back to call you."
Gu Xixi thought for a moment and said, "Let's go and take a look."
The place where the quarrel took place was not far from the courtyard.
When Gu Xixi walked over, she saw the military families surrounding the two Beili women and making a lot of noise.
The older Beili woman gestured with her hands and said something to everyone in a hurry.
Maybe because she was too anxious, she spoke in Beili dialect and no one at the scene could understand her.
Looking at the young pregnant woman again, she stood with her head held high, saying nothing, and even with a sneer on her lips.
This attitude further angered the military families.
"I've heard her say something about our great cause!"
"Why, you did something bad and you want to pretend to be deaf and dumb?"
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