Cheng Mingyue naturally didn't see through Lu Chen's thoughts. She filled a bowl of noodles, poured some sauce on it and handed it to Lu Chen.
Lu Chen didn't start eating right away. He held the bowl and glanced towards the Baiyang Brigade in a subtle way with a dark look in his eyes. After a long while, he lowered his head and slowly started stirring the food.
The glance Lu Chen just took towards Team Baiyang happened to be caught by Cheng Mingyue.
Cheng Mingyue raised her head and looked towards the Baiyang Brigade, only to see an old man in his sixties bending over and coughing constantly, and a man in his forties beside him patting the old man's back with a very nervous look on his face.
They should be a father and son, nothing special!
However, Cheng Mingyue's intuition told her that the fight Lu Chen had in the morning was most likely related to these two people.
Could it be that they know each other?
While Cheng Mingyue was still racking her brains, a fiery gaze forced her to stop thinking. She turned around and saw that the source of the gaze was Qin Lang.
Cheng Mingyue took just one look and turned her head away.
When I started work this morning, Qin Lang just stared at me straight, as if he had a thousand words to say. His affectionate look was really sickening.
On the other side, Qin Lang saw that Cheng Mingyue ignored him and instead took great care of Lu Chen, and his anger rose rapidly.
Ma Weiguo and Li Qiang curled their lips when they saw Qin Lang's expression.
"Qin Zhiqing, if you had been nicer to that fat girl before, you would be the one eating noodles now." Ma Weiguo said loudly, looking at Qin Lang's increasingly dark face with sarcasm.
Li Qiang also agreed, "That's right, Qin Zhiqing. Look at how comfortable Lu Chen is now. He has the two Cheng brothers to help him with his work, and now the village chief has separated them and they can sleep on such a big kang without having to squeeze in with us.
Moreover, they are now living a comfortable life with good food and drink.
If you had married that fat girl, you would be the one enjoying the happiness now."
"Shut your mouths!" Qin Lang said to Ma Weiguo and Li Qiang unhappily.
He knew very well what these two people were thinking. They just wanted him to have a bad life. How could they be so kind?
But it is true that Qin Lang regrets it.
He has been unable to eat or sleep well these past two days.
When he thought about Lu Chen having food and drink at Cheng Mingyue's house, his heart felt like it was being scratched by a cat, and he felt extremely uncomfortable.
In the past, Cheng Mingyue would bring him a boiled egg every morning when he went to work, and would also find ways to bring him some delicious food at noon.
But ever since that fat woman got married, she has never paid any attention to him again.
How could he not hate this?
He hated Cheng Mingyue for being heartless, and also hated Lu Chen for being shameless. He knew that Cheng Mingyue liked him, but he still had to interfere. What was going on?
Qin Lang, this guy, never knows how to look for problems in himself. Once he makes a mistake, he puts all the blame on others.
If he had agreed to the village chief's request when Cheng Mingyue hanged herself, the subsequent troubles would not have happened at all.
Even if it was just to coax Cheng Mingyue first, but he refused to even do that!
Qin Lang has a high opinion of himself and looks down on Cheng Mingyue, but he is reluctant to give up the benefits he has gained from Cheng Mingyue, so he has to keep her at a distance.
Isn't this a complete scumbag?
Chen Xiangdong and Chen Xiangnan also noticed the fiery look Qin Lang gave his sister and immediately became alert.
As they ate, they said to Cheng Mingyue, "Yue'er, you're married now, so you should stay away from that Qin Zhiqing. I don't think he has any good intentions."
"That's right, I can't stand his pretentious attitude the most. He thinks he's superior to others. In our village, except for a fool like you, who can't see that he's taking advantage of you?"
"Now that you're married to Lu Zhiqing, you should live a good life and stop having anything to do with him. Otherwise, our family will lose face. Do you hear me?"
The two brothers took turns to speak, and Cheng Mingyue became a little impatient. She nodded and said, "I know, brother, don't worry. If that guy dares to provoke me again, I will definitely not let him have an easy time!"
Lu Chen heard the conversation between the three siblings clearly, but he didn't care much and ate slowly with his bowl in hand.
When he first started eating, he was thinking about other things and thought the rice had no taste, like chewing wax. But the more he ate, the more his appetite grew, and he waved his chopsticks faster and faster. After a while, the bowl of noodles was empty.
Fortunately, Chen Mingyue had made enough noodles. Seeing that he seemed unsatisfied, she asked, "Do you want more?"
Lu Chen nodded.
Chen Mingyue helped him serve another bowl of rice.
When Lu Chen was about to eat, he suddenly thought of something and looked at Cheng Mingyue: "Have you eaten yet?"
Cheng Mingyue was stunned at first, then smiled: "I'm trying to lose weight recently, so I don't feel like eating much. Please eat quickly."
Lu Chen lowered his head, not daring to look Cheng Mingyue in the eye, and said vaguely: "You are not fat at all, you are just right now."
Cheng Mingyue didn't believe Lu Chen's nonsense at all. She ignored him and slowly walked to sit next to Wang Guihua.
Wang Guihua was in a hurry to deliver the meal, so she didn't eat at home. Now she was very hungry. She picked up the bowl and sat under the big tree to eat.
Seeing Cheng Mingyue sitting next to her, she couldn't help but praise her: "Yue'er, I didn't expect your cooking skills to be getting better and better. I've never eaten noodles so chewy before."
"Yes, yes," the village chief echoed, "Yue'er, your cooking skills are much better than your mother's. I've been eating for most of my life, but I've never eaten something so delicious or so filling as today."
Even the two brothers of the Cheng family praised him in vague terms.
Chen Mingyue felt a little embarrassed by the compliment. She touched the tip of her upturned nose and changed the subject: "Dad, how long will it take to repair this canal?"
The village chief looked toward the river. After making a rough estimate, he said, "At this rate, it will take at least half a month."
After we finish repairing the canal, the wheat will be almost ripe, and then we’ll have to rush to harvest the wheat. I wonder if everyone can hold on?"
This time of year is the most tiring time for the villagers.
They were repairing canals and harvesting wheat, and the labor intensity was extremely high. After finishing all this busy work, many people were so tired that they could not straighten their backs.
Chen Mingyue was also helpless. She had no other good ideas at the moment. The most she could do was to supplement her family's diet.
Cheng Mingyue thought for a moment and said, "Dad, how about I help you with lunch from now on? That way my mother and sisters-in-law can have more rest."
Before the village chief could answer, the two brothers Cheng Xiangdong and Cheng Xiangnan became impatient.
Cheng Xiangdong: "Dad, Yue'er is right. Let Yue'er cook lunch at home. We have everything at home. Once it's ready, we can just ask Hongying and the others to bring it over."
Cheng Xiangnan: "That's right, Dad, it's rare for Yue'er to be so sensible. Don't discourage her enthusiasm!"
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