After a busy day, Xu Ruantang wanted Qiu Liang and Sister Juan to take a break.
If she and Chen Ji don't leave, they'll definitely try to entertain them, and when they get home, they won't be able to rest.
Xu Ruantang simply made an excuse to leave with Chen Ji.
She had originally planned to go straight home, but Chen Ji pulled her towards the market.
"What?" Xu Ruantang asked.
Chen Ji remained calm and said, "Buy wine."
Chen Ji actually took a casual remark she made yesterday seriously.
Xu Ruantang hesitated for a moment and stood still.
Chen Ji didn't give her a chance to think at all, and simply grabbed her wrist to take her inside.
He paused slightly as he pulled her arm, then lifted Xu Ruantang's arm and asked, "The watch I bought for you?"
Xu Ruantang nodded, rolled up her sleeves, and waved them up for him to see.
A smile flashed in Chen Ji's eyes as he gently pulled down her sleeve, took her hand, and said, "Let's go."
They went into the same store where they bought the wine last time and found out that a bottle cost eighteen yuan.
Even by today's standards, it's not cheap; it's equivalent to half a month's salary for many people.
"Boss, we'd like two bottles."
As she spoke, Xu Ruantang started to take out her money, but Chen Ji was faster than her.
After leaving the store, Chen Jicai asked Xu Ruantang, "Where did Xiaobao get the money to buy the gold lock?"
When he got home and changed his clothes today, he was looking for something in the study when he discovered that the savings book he had given to his wife had been sitting in the drawer all this time, untouched.
There were even two stacks of money inside, each wrapped with a slip of paper that read: "Given by Grandma" and "Given by Mom."
Gold isn't cheap; that gold lock must cost at least several hundred dollars.
"Guess." Xu Ruantang smiled, raising her delicate, fair face at him.
Chen Ji narrowed his long, narrow eyes slightly, and good-naturedly went along with her, "Earned from the grocery store?"
According to her previous agreement with Qiu Liang, Xu Ruantang thought about it and realized that the money she received was enough to buy a gold lock.
She shook her head. "Recently, in addition to buying raw materials for making pastries, the shop has also ordered a batch of gift boxes. Most of the money is in working capital."
Xu Ruantang told Chen Ji about how Cheng Dan and Jia Shuling scared her with a dog, causing her to faint.
Originally, she got the money and made the two of them lose face in the compound, but now Jia Shuling runs away whenever she sees her, so the result is already very good.
She didn't take it seriously, but after hearing it, Chen Ji's eyes turned cold and his expression became stern.
"Chen Ji, do you think I went too far?"
She couldn't quite figure out what Chen Ji was thinking, but she believed she had done the right thing.
They were the ones who hurt her first.
Xu Ruantang bit her lip and quickened her pace.
Chen Ji was still thinking about something when, in the blink of an eye, he saw his wife puffing up like an inflated balloon, fidgeting with her short legs.
The anger that had been stirred up by those two vanished instantly.
He caught up in a few steps, stretched out his long arm and grabbed Xu Ruantang, wrapping his arms around her neck and bringing her in front of him.
Xu Ruantang suddenly realized that Chen Ji was sometimes quite childish, and his current behavior was no different from that of a little boy teasing female classmates.
"You want to strangle me?" She glared at Chen Ji, annoyed.
Chen Ji released her, a slight smile playing on his lips. "I haven't even said a word, and you've already sentenced me?"
"Um?"
"Wife, you did a good job. You should fight back when you're bullied."
Chen Ji spoke seriously, paused, and then said, "I'll take you to see Hu Zi this weekend."
"I'm not going."
She's terrified of dogs, and Chen Ji still wants to take her to see Hu Zi. What was he thinking?
"Try to spend more time with it. Maybe after a while, you won't be afraid anymore."
Chen Ji was thinking a lot. Last time, Li Shuhe and the others happened to be there. What if no one is around next time?
There are quite a few stray dogs in Beijing.
Xu Ruantang also realized that this was equivalent to an allergic reaction, and Chen Ji wanted to help her with desensitization treatment.
But she was still somewhat resistant and could only say, "Let me think about it some more."
The two returned home just in time for dinner.
When Xiao Bao saw Chen Ji, he raised his arms high, waiting for Chen Ji to pick him up.
Xu Ruantang made milk powder for Xiaobao, who nestled in Chen Ji's arms and drank it down. In her hand, she held a small yellow flower that she didn't know where it came from, and kept offering it to Xu Ruantang.
Now, when she gets home and sees her child, her feelings are complicated.
"Ruan Tang, have some crab."
The old lady noticed that she was in a bad mood, so she cut open a crab shell and put the crab in the bowl in front of her.
Xu Ruantang actually doesn't like crab roe; she can't stand the taste.
"These crabs were sent by your sister-in-law's family. They're very fresh. You should try them."
Ye Lan chimed in, "Yes, every year as summer approaches, it's the perfect season for eating crabs. Look at these male crabs, their roe is so plentiful."
Even though it's not a coastal city, crabs were still very expensive back then, and they could only eat them a few times a year.
"Niece-in-law, why aren't you eating?"
Seeing the Chen family's attentiveness, Jia Shuling guessed that Xu Ruantang hadn't mentioned her pregnancy yet, and her anger, which had been building up for many days, intensified.
Either she's not pregnant at all, and the last time was just a scam to swindle money from her!
Either Xu Ruantang is still scheming and plans to keep the Chen family in the dark for less than three months.
First Tang Wan had a child, and now the third son's family has another child.
With so many children in the family in the future, she will have even less say.
Jia Shuling felt even worse when she thought of Chen Gang.
Marrying him was the worst thing that ever happened to me. Not only did I never see him all year round, but I also had to suffer mistreatment at the Chen family's house every day.
When they got married, she suggested separating the family property, but Chen Gang absolutely refused, saying that as long as their mother was still alive, the family couldn't be divided.
If they split up, everyone in the compound will laugh at them.
Jia Shuling thought Chen Gang was the biggest joke!
She glanced at Xu Ruantang, her tone becoming even more sarcastic, "Can't eat? Or should we have Chen Ji teach you?"
It's absurd to think they'd even know how to eat it; they've probably never even seen it before.
It's such a waste to feed such good food to these uncouth people.
Xu Ruantang glanced at Jia Shuling and said, "Second Aunt, Grandma gave me crab roe that had already been scraped off. Is there anything I can't eat?"
Are you alright? If you're okay, then eat your food.
After she finished speaking, she still picked up a piece of crab roe with her chopsticks and put it in her mouth. After chewing it a couple of times, her brows furrowed.
Almost at the same time she frowned, Chen Ji held out his hand in front of her and said, "I threw up."
He could tell she didn't like it.
Xu Ruantang felt her mouth was filled with a fishy smell. Even though she didn't like eating crabs, she couldn't taste this flavor.
Today, she felt so nauseous that she felt like dry heaving.
Even so, Chen Ji couldn't catch it with his hand; she couldn't possibly spit it into his hand.
Xu Ruantang stood up, covered her mouth, and ran outside.
Ye Lan picked up the toilet paper on the table, intending to go out, but before she could get up, she found herself holding a child.
Looking down, she saw Xiao Bao staring right into her eyes.
Chen Ji took the toilet paper from her hand and chased after her.
The old lady and her godmother exchanged a glance. "Why is she having such a strong reaction to eating crab?"
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