Lu Nong read to Pei Ji'an for a long time until her throat became dry. Then Pei Ji'an asked, "Do you want to check how I'm doing?"

Lu Nong didn't understand, so Pei Jinan stretched out a hand and motioned Lu Nong to give him the book. Lu Nong hesitated for a moment, closed the book and handed it to him.

"What can I hold you with"

"I offer you lean streets, desert sunsets, the moon of the jagged suburbs."

"I offer you the loyalty of a man who has never been loyal."

…

"I can give you my loneliness, my darkness, the hunger of my heart."

"I am trying to bribe you with uncertainty, with danger, with defeat."

Pei Jinan's low voice slowly sounded, flowing as slowly as a cello, and he read out every word without missing a word.

Lu Nong never thought of herself as a music control freak, but this time she almost got drunk on Pei Jian'an's voice. She couldn't help but feel itchy, and she wanted to go to the next door to get her violin and play a Schubert serenade to match the voice.

That would be wonderful, with the violin playing melodiously and affectionately, the Serenade softly and tenderly, and Pei Jinan's deep voice. If the listeners understood the meaning of the poem, it would be a very romantic thing.

After Pei Jinan finished reading the entire poem, Lu Nong reacted and realized that Pei Jinan was able to remember the pronunciation completely after just listening to her read it once?

You're not kidding her, are you?

Fortunately, when it came to the next poem, Pei Jinan only read a few sentences and then stopped, as if he had encountered words he didn't know how to read. Only then did Lu Nong feel relieved.

It seems that Pei Ji'an was able to remember the whole poem after listening to her read it only once because of his good memory. As for the fact that he couldn't read the rest of the poem, it was normal. If Pei Ji'an could really read it, Lu Nong would have suspected that there was something wrong.

Thinking that he only remembered the first poem, Lu Nong asked him tentatively, "Do you know the meaning of that poem just now?"

"Oh? What is this poem about?" Pei Ji asked with interest.

Lu Nong paused and said vaguely, "Nothing, I just asked, it's a good poem."

Pei Jinan nodded, seeming to agree with Lu Nong's words.

Lu Nong: “…” You don’t understand, what’s the point of agreeing?

After finishing the poem, seeing that it was still early, she said hello to Pei Ji'an, returned to her desk, took out the books for her professional courses and began to review them seriously. Since she had to study hard, she might as well study harder.

"..." But it seemed like he had forgotten something. Lu Nong looked at the professional book in his hand. What did he forget?

Never mind. It doesn’t matter.

Lu Nong happily devoted himself to the cause of internal development. The sunlight gradually moved westward and the room became quiet.

Pei Jinan and Lu Nong each did their own thing and did not disturb each other.

At dinner time, Mother Wu finally arrived. She opened the door to the study and said in an exaggerated manner, "Look at my memory. This door...is broken!"

Lu Nong: “…”? ? So what?

Mother Wu and Lu Nong stared at each other, but in the end, no one could come to an answer as to how or where the thing was broken or how it was fixed.

"……"This subject is quite metaphysical. If you say it's bad, it's bad. If you say it's good, it's good... What a lie!

Lu Nong: Haha, you keep making up stories. I want to see how much more you can exaggerate.

Those stinky little brothers actually teamed up with Mother Wu. How disgusting!

See how sister will help you when she goes out, Lu Nong clenched her fists and made a sound with her fingers.

"Okay, the door is done, let's go downstairs to eat. Auntie Wu made braised pork ribs today," Auntie Wu ignored Lu Nong's expression that almost rolled her eyes and continued seriously, "There is also turtle soup. Auntie has suffered such a heavy injury this time, she needs to take good care of herself."

"Haha..." Lu Nong stopped laughing halfway and looked up at Pei Ji'an's expression carefully.

Pei Jinan looked at her helplessly.

Lu Nong was caught and quickly looked away, but he was still secretly happy in his heart.

Hahahaha, what we mean is that turtle soup is very helpful in nourishing yin and strengthening yang.

Lu Nong is now lying in a state of calm. Even though the old lady framed her, Pei Ji'an didn't get angry with her. After drinking so many bowls of tonic soup, Pei Ji'an and her are still getting along well. So now she is just having fun, watching the old lady torment Pei Ji'an in various ways.

You know what, it's quite interesting.

...Wait, Lu Nong suddenly realized a problem. Yes, everything was fine... In other words, after drinking so many tonic soups, Pei Ji'an didn't get angry at all and was as calm as an old dog every day.

Ah, this, no way, no way, no way?

Is it possible that he he he he really can't do it?

Lu Nong's gaze involuntarily looked somewhere. Under his straight and slightly wide pants, that part was faintly visible with his movements, and the curve was obvious.

With abundant capital, it would be bad if he didn't look like one.

Lu Nong was wavering between whether Pei Ji'an was going to do it or not, and his tangled and distressed look was very much like Pei Zheng a few days ago.

…I can only say that human beings are essentially gossip repeaters.

As soon as Pei Ji'an saw Lu Nong's expression, he knew that she had some bad thoughts in her head again, and he felt helpless.

When they got downstairs, Xiao Zhou, his four younger brothers and his children were sitting quietly in their seats. When they saw Pei Jinan and Lu Nong coming down, they stood up quickly.

After Pei Jinan and Lu Nong took their seats, everyone else sat down one after another.

Mother Wu walked over to Xiao Zhou, patted him on the shoulder and said, "Xiao Zhou, Mother Wu made a lot of snacks. When you leave, take some back to the dormitory to fill your stomach when you are hungry."

Xiao Zhou smiled happily, "Okay, thank you, Grandma Wu, I won't be polite then."

"Please sit down, please sit down. What a nice guy you are. Are you dating?" Mother Wu smiled so hard that wrinkles appeared on her face.

"I'll help you serve the dishes first," Xiao Zhou touched his head and followed Wu's mother into the kitchen. His voice could still be heard even after they walked away. "I haven't found a partner yet. Would you like to introduce one to me?"

Mother Wu: "Hey, how can Grandma Wu know any girls? For young people, you guys should find someone you like. By the way, haven't your parents found a good girl for you?"

"My parents are in my hometown..."

Lu Nong had a question mark on his face. When did the old lady become so close to Xiao Zhou?

She was just locked in the study for half a day, so how come the world changed when she came out?

Lu Nong looked at the four unlucky brothers. Pei Zheng had a confused expression, Shen Jiming had a blank look, Zhang Kaiping stared at the food with a silly smile, Jiang Yu was indignant. Only Zi Zi was the most obedient. He lay in Pei Zheng's arms with a small wooden spoon, and did not eat the egg custard right in front of him. He waited obediently for the elders and brothers to start eating.

Xiaobai squatted under Zaizai and Pei Zheng, holding his small rice bowl and waiting for food just like Zaizai.

Lu Nong instantly put the cat stuff between his godmother and Xiao Zhou behind his head, put his chin on his hand and smiled with squinting eyes. My cub is still the best and is so sensible.

After a while, Xiao Zhou and Wu's mother came back with a basin of something each. Xiao Zhou had turtle soup in his hand, and Wu's mother had steamed rice in her hand.

Putting down the rice bowl, Wu's mother quickly told Xiao Zhou: "Xiao Zhou, quickly serve soup to your leader. He has been injured so badly. Look how pale his face is. Wu's mother feels so distressed."

Xiao Zhou gritted his teeth, not daring to look at his leader's expression. He lowered his head and scooped up the largest bowl of turtle soup, handed it to the leader and put it down.

Pei Ji'an looked at Xiao Zhou, but Xiao Zhou didn't even look up to meet his gaze.

Lu Nong and Pei Zheng looked at Xiao Zhou with admiration as if he were a warrior. Pei Zheng even secretly gave him a thumbs up, but Xiao Zhou pushed it down, saying that he was such a nasty little brother and was adding fuel to his fire.

Mother Wu's face was full of smiles and she nodded with satisfaction. The young man has a bright future and Mother Wu likes him.

Zhang Kaiping, Jiang Yu and Shen Jiming were all bewildered by this strange atmosphere. They looked at Uncle Pei's large bowl, then lowered their heads to look at the small bowls of soup in their own hands. If they were not mistaken, this soup was turtle soup?

...Turtle soup?

They seemed to have some understanding, but it seemed wrong. Was this something they should see? Was this something they could talk about openly?

Then he hurriedly lowered his head and started eating. He pretended not to know what he shouldn’t know!

The three brothers almost dropped their heads into their bowls, wishing they hadn't seen or thought of anything just now... Their family has a good relationship with Uncle Pei, so they should be able to walk out of the Pei family alive, right?

Lu Nong: “…” I always feel that this scene is strangely familiar.

If I remember correctly, more than ten days ago, the people who buried their heads in the bowl and tried to cover their ears were Pei Zheng and Xiao Zhou, right?

It has only been a short while, but Pei Zheng has been able to drink the soup calmly, and Xiao Zhou... Xiao Zhou has joined the old lady.

“…”

She was completely confused about the current situation. She couldn't understand how Xiao Zhou and his godmother became one. Wasn't he Pei Ji'an's bodyguard?

Why would you backstab Pei Ji'an? Are you trying to kill yourself?

Thinking of a possibility, Lu Nong was stunned. As the saying goes, the people who know you best are the people around you. As Pei Jinan's chief guard, Xiao Zhou should definitely be the person who knows Pei Jinan best.

Even Xiao Zhou thinks that Pei Jinan needs to drink turtle soup to nourish yin and strengthen yang, and he even serves him such a big bowl. Doesn't this prove that Pei Jinan may, possibly, have a little problem in some aspect?

At this moment, Lu Nong's train of thought miraculously collided with Pei Zheng's. The two looked at each other, speechless.

The truth is, her cheap husband/father is not good enough!!

The only two calm people at the dinner table were Zai Zai who knew nothing, and Pei Ji'an who was at the center of the storm. He actually picked up the bowl of soup and drank it calmly, his movements were leisurely.

...Is this a case of joining when you can't beat them? Or does Pei Ji'an also feel that he needs to make up for it?

The thought is terrifying.

The more Lu Nong thought about it, the more she felt that this was the case. She decided to be more careful with what she said in the future. Although Pei Ji'an seemed to have given up trying to hide it, as a caring little fairy, how could she poke someone else's sore spot?

She winked at Pei Zheng: Your dad might really have done that, so stop talking nonsense in the future.

Pei Zheng understood and gave Lu Nong a reassuring look: I understand. Don't worry. I won't be surprised no matter how much soup you make for my dad in the future.

A strange consensus was reached orz

Seeing this scene, Xiao Zhou was in despair. He really didn't know whether he should sympathize with Comrade Lu and Pei Zheng or with his own leader. Forget it, he should sympathize with himself first. Will he die suddenly from excessive training tomorrow?

But he firmly believed that the pain was only temporary and the future would always be better.

The meal ended in this chaotic atmosphere.

Shen Jiming, Zhang Kaiping and Jiang Yu wanted to leave immediately after finishing their meal, but Lu Nong calmly stopped them, "Why are you in such a hurry? I haven't checked the work yet. Shen, Zhang and Jiang, your attitudes are very problematic and your thinking is not positive! This won't do."

Lu Nong ignored Pei Jin'an's surprised look and simply ignored him, walking into the yard with his hands behind his back.

The baby followed his mother's example and put his hands behind his back, while Xiaobai followed behind him, wiggling his butt.

Pei Ji’an: “…”

Pei Zheng: “…”

The two of them followed him out, one in front and one behind.

There were some wet clothes and diapers hanging on the clothesline in the yard. They were all the baby's clothes and pants. Lu Nong carefully checked them from beginning to end, looking at each one carefully, then nodded with satisfaction and said:

"Not bad, not bad. Who washed the clothes? They are very clean. This shows that this comrade has a good attitude and is a good comrade."

Zhang Kaiping puffed out his chest and said proudly, "Sister Lu Nong, I washed the clothes. I often help my mother wash my younger brothers and sisters' clothes at home."

Jiang Yu covered his face. Why was he so happy? Was it an honor to be praised for washing diapers for a little kid?

After hearing this, Lu Nong felt that Comrade Xiao Zhang was good, and he patted his head happily and came up with an idea: "I have decided. In order to motivate the guards, I will give each of you a quantitative assessment form. Those who do well will be rewarded with a small red flower, and those who do not do well will be marked with a big cross."

"In view of Comrade Xiao Zhang's good performance, the first red flower is awarded to him."

Zhang Kaiping became even more excited after hearing this. He raised his neck high and stood out among the crowd.

Jiang Yu: “…”? ? There’s still a competition? No, no matter how bad he is, he can’t lose to Zhang Kaiping. Isn’t it just a job?

I just don’t believe it. How could he not get a mere red flower?

Pei Ji'an asked Pei Zheng in a low voice: "What's going on?" When did these brats become so obedient?

Pei Zheng: “…” It’s so embarrassing, what should I do if I can’t say it out loud?

But if my father asks, I have to tell him.

Pei Zheng had no choice but to grit his teeth and finish his words in one breath: "We made a bet with Lu Nong about whether she really got into Peking University. If we won, she would make desserts for us for a month. If she won, the four of us would serve as her guards for a month. In the end, Lu Nong won. That's what happened."

Pei Ji’an: “…”

Lu Nong walked towards the vegetable garden and flower garden again.

Zhang Kaiping was encouraged and acted as a guide for Lu Nong. "The vegetable garden was opened by Xiao Zhou and Jiang Yu. Here are the cucumber vines. Look, Lu Nong, there are kidney beans, green onions, garlic, eggplants, and peppers... These are all common dishes. Just wait and eat them."

"The garden was tidied by Shen Jiming and Pei Zheng. They went to every household in the compound to get flower branches for transplanting. They asked Grandma Cui next door for a large branch of a gardenia tree. If it survives, it will bloom next year. Shen Jiming took good care of it."

Pei Ji'an walked to the branch of the gardenia tree and looked at the open space next to it, seeming to be thinking about something.

"There are also lilies, which I brought from my home. Lilies are not only beautiful but also practical and edible. Next year when they bloom, I'll ask Grandma Wu to make me a dish of fried lilies." As Zhang Kaiping spoke, he seemed to have already thought of the taste of fried lilies.

Lu Nong also thought of the hundred ways to eat lilies. Well, this flower is well grown. It is both beautiful and edible.

"Aloe, it was also brought from my house. My mother directly gave me a pot of old aloe. It's a good thing. It can reduce inflammation and kill bacteria. But it tastes a bit bitter."

In addition, there are cacti, roses, azaleas, hydrangeas, camellias...

Lu Nong looked at them one by one and found that most of the flowers were easy to grow and did not require elaborate care. The flower trees and low flowers were also very beautiful. In just one afternoon, the garden that originally had only three or two plants was transformed.

Not bad, whether it is a vegetable garden or a flower garden, they all look well-managed. Unfortunately, my younger brothers do their work seriously without any compromise, and they can even do it better than expected. This is a unique quality of people of this generation.

The aesthetics were also very good, and Lu Nong was extremely satisfied.

The garden was especially beautiful. She finally no longer had to envy the garden of the old lady next door.

Lu Nong thought that when she had time in the future, she would go to Li Garden and transplant various flowers and trees, such as the Epiphyllum, so that she could bring her son to wait for an Epiphyllum to bloom, just like she did when she was a child.

Strawberries, cherries, watermelons and other fruits have also been transplanted here to achieve self-sufficiency.

"Not bad, not bad, everyone did a good job, little red flowers, little red flowers, everyone has a little red flower." Lu Nong waved his hand and began to draw a big cake.

The younger brothers were so cute that Lu Nong decided to forgive them for locking him in the study for a while and settle the score with them tomorrow.

…

At night, when Lu Nong went to bed, he saw Pei Ji'an lying flat on the bed, with a thin quilt covering his body, and his outline was protruding...

Lu Nong took a glance.

After a while, he took another look.

So is it true that the tonic soup is completely useless?

Help, it was hard for her not to look that way when she thought of something, damn her curiosity!

Pei Jinan sighed, "Do you have to be so obvious?"

Lu Nong was sluggish.

His expression gradually became distorted. Was it Pei Jinan who was speaking just now?

What made her even more desperate was that under Lu Nong's dull gaze, Pei Jinan's place gradually swelled, and the arc of the bulge was frighteningly large.

Lu Nong: “…” is a size that she is not qualified to have.

She slowly lay down, turned over, closed her eyes and lied to herself, muttering: "I'm dreaming, I didn't see anything, it's all an illusion..."

Pei Ji’an: “…”

Pei Ji'an took a deep breath, covered his forehead with his hands, sat up from the bed, lifted the quilt and got out of bed.

Lu Nong heard the sound of the door opening and Pei Ji'an went out.

It took a long time, so long that Lu Nong was about to fall asleep, and then he saw Pei Ji'an getting on the bed with a damp body.

In the last second before he fell into deep sleep, Lu Nong was thinking: Can he take a shower to heal his wounds?

After Pei Ji'an got on the bed, he stared at the back of Lu Nong's head and counted silently in his heart. When he counted to the 123rd number, Lu Nong turned over and fell into Pei Ji'an's arms skillfully.

For the sake of comfort, she even adjusted her sleeping position, rubbing her head against Pei Jinan's chest, holding Pei Jinan's arms with both hands, rubbing his arms with her soft parts, and inserting her feet between his legs.

The place that Lu Nong had looked down upon swelled up again, and its size was even more terrifying than what Lu Nong had just seen. If Lu Nong was awake at this moment, he would definitely not dare to say a word in his heart.

However, Pei Ji'an did nothing other than hugging Lu Nong.