The next day, Xie Zhi got up early as usual, went to the bathroom to tidy himself up, and then went to bed quietly.
Then, the first thing he did was to read a book. The girl was still sleeping soundly in bed with a cute and innocent look on her face.
He was holding a German book in his hand. Xie Zhi had learned German when he was very young, but now he could only communicate in daily life. Since there was a lack of translators, it would be good for him to learn a foreign language well and earn some extra money in the future.
Then I will buy Jiaojiao a dress and jewelry. Just thinking of the girl’s happy face will make everything worth it.
Xu Jiaojiao leaned on Xie Zhi's waist and rubbed her head towards an unknown place, as if she was about to bury it.
He was so frightened that his body stiffened instantly, not daring to move. The heat rose up again all over his body, especially in that place.
Xu Jiaojiao patted her hand impatiently and said, "It's so hot." Then she turned her head to the other side.
Xie Zhi breathed a sigh of relief, his dark gaze fixed on her, the quilt was unconsciously lifted by the girl, revealing her fair skin and faintly visible white softness.
Her breathing became heavier, and she squeezed hard with her palm. Her palm was so slippery that she didn't want to let go. "Jiaojiao, what should I do?"
Xu Jiaojiao whimpered in pain, but she was so exhausted that she turned over to the other side and fell into a deep sleep.
Seeing the conscienceless look of this little goblin, Xie Zhi smiled bitterly helplessly. He ignored the desires below and concentrated on reading the book in his hand.
It was a book on game theory in German. I held a pen in my hand and there was a German dictionary on the bedside table. Although game theory was not difficult to understand, it was more like philosophy and was still quite difficult to understand.
There was a gentle knock on the door. Xie Zhi frowned and didn't want to pay attention to it, but the sound kept on coming, like a person who was being polite but refused to stop.
He had to get up quietly to avoid waking the girl up, opened the door and asked in a low voice: "Dad, why are you here?"
Father Xie smiled awkwardly: "Xiaozhi, come down with Jiaojiao to have dinner. Your aunt and uncle are here. They said they came to see Jiaojiao."
Xie Zhi's temples throbbed, and a bad feeling spread in his chest: "Why are they here?"
"Xiao Jing said so."
He really didn't want to pay attention to those people. It would have been fine if the nominal relatives didn't help after something happened in his family, but they even added insult to injury. Only his mother couldn't see clearly and was deceived by her parents' family. He thought of the ridicule from his cousins.
Xie Zhi had a serious expression on his face and said, "Let them wait." Then he closed the door without listening to his father.
He really didn't understand why his parents insisted on associating with others even though they had taken advantage of their misfortunes so many times, and Jiaojiao and the others spent money and effort but got nothing in return.
Turning around and seeing the girl sleeping with her back to him, Xie Zhi felt mixed emotions. He lifted the quilt and no longer had the mood to read.
His arms transformed into a human cage, holding the girl tightly in his arms, greedily absorbing her scent.
Xu Jiaojiao felt as if she was tied tightly with a rope. She muttered, "It's so hot." Then she struggled and fell asleep.
There was no way, Xie Zhi was simply a beast. He ate the girl almost all over. It was obvious that they stayed together and slept together almost every day, but he acted like he had never eaten meat before.
Xie's father, also known as Xie Huaiyuan, walked down the stairs silently. Each step was extremely heavy. He knew the true face of those people, but the blood relationship and the favors he had received in his childhood could not ease the pressure a little bit.
Mingzhen's brothers and sisters were not good people, but her father-in-law and mother-in-law treated her well. When her father was on the battlefield and his life was uncertain, they raised her and even provided her with food and drink.
How can I give up the kindness of sending myself and my wife to school?
Everyone in the living room who was waiting eagerly saw Xie Huaiyuan coming down alone, and they stretched their necks to look back, but there was nothing.
The eldest brother, who was in the lead, snorted with his nostrils bulging: "Where are Xie Zhi and his wife? Seeing the elders coming, they still don't come down. What kind of etiquette is this?"
"That's right, my eyes are growing on top of my head day by day."
"It's already ten o'clock and you're still sleeping. How can you be the daughter-in-law of our Xie family?"
"If you don't serve your parents-in-law well, you'll lose money."
"Marrying a woman like this would also break the rules of our ancestors."
Everyone was talking at once with contempt in their eyes, and some women even lifted their sleeves, as if Xu Jiaojiao had stolen a man, and they were about to drag the girl down and beat her up to vent their anger.
Mingzhen calmly took a sip of tea, a slight curve at the corner of her lips, but when she raised her eyes she saw Xie Huaiyuan's cold expression.
"Well, they came back late last night and went to work as interpreters again. What's wrong with the youngsters sleeping in a little?"
Xie Huaiyuan felt a headache from the noise and scolded loudly.
"Tired, how could they be as tired as we were? They had to go to work before dawn. It's just sitting in the office, how tired can they be?"
"That's right. I think she's too squeamish."
"If you let them work in the fields, they won't be able to do such lazy things."
The teacup slammed heavily onto the tea table, making a crisp sound. The old woman in the lead swept her sharp eyes over the crowd and said, "Have you had enough? The noise is giving me a headache. If you can't stand it, go up and drag them down."
After these words were spoken, no one dared to make sarcastic remarks anymore.
They knew clearly that Mingzhen and Xie Huaiyuan would let them control them, but Xie Zhi was not an easy person to deal with. He had a strange temper and his methods were even more ruthless than his father's. It would be embarrassing to be kicked out by them.
"Mingzhen, go buy me something to eat." My third uncle said casually while picking his teeth with a toothpick.
In the trash can were the mangoes brought back last night. The two mangoes placed at the bottom had already been eaten up by these people. There was yellow juice between their fingers, and it didn't look like they were from a government agency at all.
"Did you hear me? Go quickly."
Xie Huaiyuan suppressed Mingzhen's movement to get up, his eyes sharp and dark, mixed with anger: "Why don't you go yourself, Third Brother."
"Why do you order my wife around?"
This guy is really angry. Not only does he eat and take things from Mingzhen on a daily basis, he also always orders Mingzhen around. But will Mingzhen still be a little girl who allows themselves to be bullied by them?
Xie Huaiyuan looked down from above, scanning everyone present inch by inch: "If you want to eat, buy it yourself."
Mingzhen felt uneasy for a moment, but her heart was instantly filled with tenderness for her husband's consideration for her. She took the man's hand and leaned on him gently. At this moment, the gap between them seemed to have finally disappeared.
"you."
"Stop talking, the third brother is going to buy it himself."
The old lady in charge is more open-minded. The Ming family is now on the decline, and they have been relying on Xie Huaiyuan's kindness and the military achievements won by the old man of the Xie family on the battlefield.
After all, you still can't push people too hard.