Chapter 48: Thinking of Indecent Matters

At this moment, the man suddenly remembered that he had previously said he shouldn’t call his little wife “wife” in front of others.

Noticing that his wife’s expression didn’t seem right, he slowly and clumsily tried to remedy the situation.

“Oh, those thugs were really scary; I got so frightened that I misspoke.”

“Li Zi, I didn’t mean ‘wife.’ Don’t be afraid; we’ll go home, and no thug will dare to bully you.”

Xia Li exchanged glances with the embarrassed and amused Wei Xiaojun, both of them silently questioning why a grown man would say such things.

“…Ahem.” Xia Li had to help the blushing young reporter save face, after all, as long as she wasn’t embarrassed, the awkwardness would fall on others.

Maintaining her composure, she smiled slightly at the girl, saying, “Sorry, he’s not very good with words. We’re eating right now, so it’s not convenient. Thank you for your kindness.”

Only then did the girl take a good look at Xia Li. Seeing that she looked younger than herself, dressed very simply, with a delicate oval face that was fresh and tender like a flower bud.

Her brows and eyes were like snow, and there was almost no flaw on her face; when she smiled, it was strikingly beautiful, making the girl momentarily stunned.

She awkwardly replied, “…Oh, no, it’s us who are interrupting.”

After saying that, she hurriedly grabbed her friend’s arm and ran off, feeling extremely embarrassed.

Wei Xiaojun quietly observed the two, not pointing it out for fear of making Xia Li shy, pretending she hadn’t heard anything.

With a smile, she urged, “Come on, drink the soup while it’s hot.”

Watching them interact, she couldn’t help but recall her own experiences when she was dating, feeling shy and refusing to admit it in front of others.

It had only been a few years ago, but it felt like a lifetime to her.

After finishing the meal, Wei Xiaojun stubbornly refused to accept any money, saying it was thanks to Jiang Chenyi for helping today.

Wei’s mother, being a straightforward and honest person, wasn’t good with flattering words; she directly packed some food and insisted on giving it to Xia Li to take home.

Xia Li didn’t want to take things for free, so she decided to leave two pounds of goji berries for Wei Xiaojun.

Before leaving, Wei Xiaojun thought for a moment, her face showing concern as she pulled Xia Li aside and apologized, “Today’s trouble was caused by me, Li Zi. Please be careful on your way home. Those two ruffians may not be tough, but if they hold a grudge and find their buddies to come after you, I’m afraid Jiang wouldn’t be able to handle them alone.”

Xia Li nodded and glanced at Aunt Dong’s stall before leaving, her mind already forming a plan.

In the afternoon, she went to the cotton spinning factory in the city and sold ten pounds of goji berries using the method she had employed in the morning.

This time, it wasn’t because a relative had kidney disease; rather, it was for a family celebration. They wanted to have a grandchild soon, so they asked her to bring wild goji berries to help with that, assuring her it would work.

It was no surprise that she sold them even more smoothly than in the morning.

By the end of the day, all the medicinal herbs and goji berries were sold out, and she earned nearly forty yuan.

Forty yuan—what does that mean?

For the workers at the county’s cotton spinning factory, their monthly salary was only a little over thirty.

In the countryside, this could be the total income for some families for an entire month.

Xia Li hadn’t touched money that truly belonged to her in a long time.

She carefully tucked the small bills away, her eyes shining with excitement as she began to envision earning even more pocket money.

The man, now Jiang Chenyi—watched his little wife as she lowered her head to hide the money, a beautiful smile blooming on her petal-like lips, and his expression was even gentler than when he had cared for her when she was hurt.

He felt a hint of jealousy, but it was mixed with a warm, eager joy.

In short, it was a complex emotion.

Looking at the empty basket, he couldn’t help but ask, “Li Zi, is that dog milk in your basket really that amazing? Can eating it help one give birth?”

In the afternoon, when Xia Li sold the goji berries, she had brought him along and talked about how wild goji berries were so nourishing and beneficial. He had quietly listened to everything from the side.

Xia Li glanced over, and the man was looking straight at her, but a fleeting blush crossed his face, as if he had just been thinking about something indecent.