"Sister Xiuxiu, I didn't help you with the cooking much, so I'll go help Shishen."
As she spoke, Shen Youyou snatched the bowl and plate from Wang Xiuxiu's hands.
He turned around and disappeared into the kitchen.
When she stood next to Lu Shishen, she even pretended to flip her hair.
Xu Ruantang pulled Wang Xiuxiu's arm and asked, "How about we go and rest for a while?"
"OK."
Wang Xiuxiu didn't hesitate for a second.
After Shen Youyou went inside, he heard the sound of water running in the kitchen, as well as voices that sounded like they were deliberately speaking in hushed tones.
Lu's mother was about to explode.
What are you doing?!
She immediately rolled up her sleeves, stood up, and was about to rush to the kitchen.
It seems this girl still didn't understand, so there's no need to save face for her; it's better to just say things directly!
To prevent things from spiraling out of control later!
She had just stood up when someone grabbed her hand.
Lu's mother turned her head angrily, but when she saw Wang Xiuxiu's indifferent expression, she became even angrier.
"Xiuxiu, let Mom go in and see. Shi Shen is a blockhead. He's been dull-witted since he was a child." Lu's mother was furious, her eyes reddening. "This is also our fault as parents. We should have told him these things a long time ago."
Lu Shishen was a man of few words since childhood. His parents didn't want to say anything too harsh, fearing that he wouldn't be able to accept it or that they would hurt him.
Because the villagers all say that people who don't talk much have a lot on their minds, and they're afraid that they'll bottling things up.
In all his life, the only thing he's ever been interested in is being a soldier.
Fortunately, the child still has things he's interested in, otherwise Lu's mother would have thought he had intellectual disabilities.
"Mom, it's just washing dishes, it's nothing."
Wang Xiuxiu pulled Lu's mother to sit down and gently advised, "Shi Shen knows his limits. We're all friends, so there's nothing wrong with washing dishes together. Besides, we're sitting outside!"
That's true, but...
Lu's mother thought that although flies don't land on eggs without cracks, they might land on them for a long time and eventually create cracks.
She was a traditional rural woman who believed that her husband's heart needed to be protected.
Wang Xiuxiu was a bit too indulgent towards her husband.
Wang Xiuxiu smiled gently, handed a plate of fruit to Lu's mother, and pointed to the TV, "Mom, do you not trust Shi Shen? Let's watch TV."
Sure enough, Lu Shishen soon came out of the kitchen.
Shen Youyou took a while to come out.
She was smiling, but no one paid her any attention.
Chen Youyou didn't care and walked to the sofa to sit down.
Before her bottom even touched the sofa, Xu Ruantang stood up. "Auntie, Uncle, it's time for your lunch break. I won't disturb you any longer. I'll come see you another day."
Mr. and Mrs. Lu also stood up. "Okay, let me know what you want to eat next time, and I'll make it for you."
Shen Youyou had no choice but to stand up as well.
"Comrade Shen, why don't we walk together? I'll see you off."
Wang Xiuxiu pulled Xu Ruantang's arm and turned to ask Shen Youyou.
Shen Youyou didn't want to leave so early, but no one tried to stop her, so she could only nod and say, "Okay."
The three of them went downstairs together. As Shen Youyou raised her hand, Wang Xiuxiu grabbed her arm. "Oh, Comrade Shen, you have this watch too!"
Shen Youyou was deep in thought when she was startled by this sudden action and almost lost her mind.
She covered her chest with her other hand, still shaken. "What happened?"
Shen Youyou tried to pull her hand away, but couldn't.
She couldn't help but frown.
She really is a country woman; she has boundless energy.
"Ruan Tang, look, I seem to remember you had one too?"
Xu Ruantang also saw it, and it was indeed exactly the same as the one Chen Ji bought for her.
But if you look closely, you'll notice that Chen Youyou's watch has a small dot in the center of its dial, while hers doesn't.
"Hmm, it's somewhat similar, but not exactly the same. Mine doesn't have this hole."
Just as Xu Ruantang was about to point, Shen Youyou suddenly withdrew her hand.
Judging from her expression, she was a little angry.
"You guys chat, I just remembered I have some things to take care of, so I'll head back now."
Shen Youyou took a few steps down the stairs and left without even turning his head.
Wang Xiuxiu clicked her tongue, "How can this person be so stingy? She won't even let anyone see her watch. When have you ever seen her walk so fast?"
Xu Ruantang also found it strange, "Maybe she doesn't want to pretend in front of us anymore. You and I are of no use to her anyway."
The two also parted ways at the stairwell.
Xu Ruantang needed to go home to take her medicine, so Wang Xiuxiu went to the reception room to make a phone call.
After agreeing on a meeting time with Huan Yuanliang, Wang Xiuxiu went home.
There were people at home, so she didn't take her keys with her when she went out.
Just as I was about to knock on the door, I heard a roar from inside, a man and a woman shouting together.
"Lu Shishen, how can you be so stupid? That girl clearly has feelings for you, can't you see that?"
It was Lu's mother's voice.
Wang Xiuxiu's hand, which was about to knock on the door, froze in mid-air.
"Mom, you're overthinking it. We're just friends."
It was Lu Shishen's voice, still continuing: "She saved Xiao Zhao, and she's all alone in the compound, so it's quite pitiful. I'll help her if I can. You're overthinking it."
"Is it necessary to take off your clothes to help her? You're telling her she's pitiful, but I think you're the most pitiful one. If you keep messing around like this, you'll end up without a wife!"
"Your mother is right, Shi Shen. Now that you're married, you should keep your distance from single women!"
"Women who are not single should also keep their distance!"
"Your mother is right."
Lu Shishen's voice came again: "Dad, Mom, stop overthinking. Take the kids for a nap. I'm going back to the army."
Footsteps were heard, and the door to the room was opened from the inside.
Wang Xiuxiu smiled and said, "I was just about to knock on the door, are you leaving?"
Lu Shishen looked at Wang Xiuxiu and said without much emotion, "Okay, take a rest."
Wang Xiuxiu nodded.
Neither of them mentioned what had just happened.
Wang Xiuxiu lay in Lu Shishen's room, thinking that he should know she had heard him.
But he probably doesn't care.
Because Mr. and Mrs. Lu had arrived, Wang Xiuxiu voluntarily gave up her room.
The two were still putting on a show of marital harmony, and naturally ended up sleeping in the same room.
Wang Xiuxiu thought Lu Shishen would come back later that night.
Who knew he didn't?
After closing the door, Wang Xiuxiu stood by the bed and looked at the small bed. She spoke first: "I'll sleep on the floor, you can sleep on the bed."
Lu Shishen refused outright, "No need."
Wang Xiuxiu assumed Lu Shishen was going to sleep on the floor, so she didn't argue with him and said, "Fine."
To everyone's surprise, Lu Shishen had no intention of sleeping on the floor. "Let's sleep together. It wouldn't look good if Mom and Dad saw us sleeping on the floor."
The apartment buildings in the family compound are all small, and each household doesn't have much space to begin with.
If you open the door a little, you can see the whole room.
If parents find out that they don't even want to sleep in the same bed, then they know something is wrong.
This is how Lu Shishen thought about it.
Wang Xiuxiu misunderstood, looking at him warily, and whispered, "No! Lu Shishen, we agreed that it was just an act, that I would accompany you in public, but not in private."
Her tone was firm, and she even adjusted her pajamas as she spoke.
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