Chapter 18

“What’s wrong?”

Lu Xuan hadn’t spoken yet.

A voice came from a distance: “Shen Wu, going back?”

“Back so early?”

It was an older woman from the village. Hearing the voice, Shen Wu didn’t react, but the man who was holding her hand and staring at her quickly released her hand, standing aside with an air of calmness.

Shen Wu smiled and greeted the woman: “Yes, there’s still work to be done in the fields.”

The woman looked at the man beside Shen Wu: “Your man is handsome, and you are also pretty, the children you have will be beautiful!”

Outsiders spoke nicer than Shen Fu.

Shen Wu smiled sweetly: “I think so too.”

The woman had to go back to work and left after a few words.

After the woman left, Shen Wu leaned towards Lu Xuan: “Third brother, what did you want to ask just now?”

Lu Xuan shook his head slightly: “Nothing, let’s go.”

She left the Shen family early, but they came with Xu Yin and Lu Ye. Sitting on the oxcart at the crossroads, there were more people coming and going here, and Lu Xuan was a new son-in-law, so people looked at them like they were watching monkeys at the zoo.

Shen Wu pretended to be impatient: “Let’s go to Xu Yin’s house.”

Lu Xuan didn’t object to her words, and Shen Wu gave directions.

Xu Yin’s house was to the east. The village was so small that it was only a few minutes’ ride in an oxcart. Before they even entered Xu’s house, bursts of laughter and joy could be heard from inside.

“Xiaoyin, Mother made your favorite lard pork fat dumpling, take some when you go back.”

“I caught two fish, take one.”

“I’ve noticed you’ve been losing weight these days.”

…

Shen Wu listened to the voices inside, thinking about whether it was appropriate to go in now, and how to act out their “enemy” status.

As she was lost in thought, the man beside her suddenly leaned down and whispered in her ear: “What others can’t give you, I will give you.”

Shen Wu looked up at Lu Xuan in confusion.

What?

But in the next moment, she understood. Lu Xuan probably misunderstood that she was sad about people like the Shen family, and envious of Xu Yin.

How could she say that she didn’t feel much at all? After all, the Shen family wasn’t her real parents, she didn’t have much sense of belonging, and she wasn’t sad, just annoyed. She was too lazy to listen to their chatter. As for listening to Xu Yin’s parents, she just thought it was normal. Before they transmigrated, Xu Yin’s parents were also very good.

However, after Lu Xuan finished speaking, he stood up straight.

It was the first time someone had said such a thing to her. Shen Wu’s lips curled up slightly, and she was still happy.

She stood on her tiptoes, “Thank you, Third brother, you are the best person in the world.”

Lu Xuan: “Exaggerated.”

Shen Wu: “In my heart, you are the best person.”

Lu Xuan’s face was already red from drinking, and now it was even redder.

Fortunately, Lu Ye, who was teasing the children, noticed them: “Brother, Third sister-in-law, why are you here?”

“Are you leaving already?”

“Brother, did you drink? Third sister-in-law, my brother drank, right?” Lu Ye’s mouth kept moving.

Shen Wu nodded: “He did.”

Lu Ye patted his leg: “Bad, my brother can’t hold his liquor.”

Shen Wu looked at Lu Xuan, the man’s face was calm, except for his neck and ears being a little red, there was nothing else unusual.

“I’ll drive the cart back.”

Shen Wu thought he was making a fuss. She had seen that Lu Xuan didn’t drink much, she wouldn’t even get drunk, but driving wasn’t a big deal either, so she didn’t mind.

The Xu family also warmly entertained Shen Wu and Lu Xuan. They just brushed over the fact that Shen Wu and Xu Yin didn’t get along. They were relatives now, and harmony was the most important thing.

However, Xu Yin and Lu Ye didn’t stay long either, they played for a while and left.

When they came, they brought fried dough sticks, peach cakes, and Xu Yin also brought many Da Bai Tu milk candies. When they left, the Xu family gave them vegetables, freshly steamed buns, and a fish.

Xu Yin looked at Shen Wu’s empty basket and blinked: “Envious?”

Both sisters had an impression of the plot in the book, and they almost burst out laughing when they met each other’s eyes.

Shen Wu had to act, she turned her head away and ignored her.

Xu Yin was deliberately annoying and leaned forward: “Envious, you give me money, I can sell it to you?”

“You wish.”

…

The seats on the way back were just switched. Lu Ye and Xu Yin sat in the front. He wanted to talk more with his wife, but all the way back, he only heard his wife arguing with Shen Wu.

At a certain moment.

He even felt that this enemy was more important than his own girlfriend.

He shook his head and denied it, it must be his delusion.

Shen Wu realized on the way back that Lu Xuan’s drinking capacity was really not good. Sitting on the oxcart, she would look at him, then smile.

Shen Wu was used to his cold face, and she even found this Lu Xuan a little scary.

Fortunately, the journey wasn’t long, and she could let him go to sleep when they got back.

As soon as they arrived at the Lu family, everyone was at work, even Old Lady Lu wasn’t home.

Shen Wu helped Lu Xuan go to sleep.

As soon as they entered the room.

He started to fuss about taking a bath.

The Lu family had many people and a big house. Shen Wu couldn’t persuade him, so she let him go. She couldn’t let him have an accident in her own home.

The dirt road in the village was bumpy, and Shen Wu just wanted to lie down and sleep for a while after washing up. She changed into a comfortable loose tank top and shorts, and mentally complained about how ugly they were.

Now that she had the money from selling the pig, she had to go to the county town to buy some comfortable fabric and make some beautiful and comfortable pajamas.

As Shen Wu was about to fall asleep, she didn’t know what the man bumped into, but she saw a small stool being kicked aside by the man who came in.

The water droplets on his body hadn’t been wiped dry yet.

He didn’t come to sleep, but went to the cabinet. Shen Wu quietly watched Lu Xuan, wanting to see what he was doing.

Unexpectedly, he went to get the Da Bai Tu milk candies.

Didn’t he dislike candy?

He even said things like “big men don’t eat candy.”

Shen Wu couldn’t help but smile at the thought.

Shen Wu thought he was going to eat it, but the man walked over, sat on the edge of the bed, and slowly peeled off the candy wrapper. She didn’t know if he was drunk or just had big hands, but he was peeling the wrapper slowly, but at least he peeled it off.

Just when Shen Wu thought he could eat it, the candy was handed to her mouth.

The man lowered his head, his body leaning forward, as if he was seriously feeding her the candy. His deep eyes stared at her intently, and his body smelled of soap and a faint scent of alcohol.

She couldn’t refuse the candy.

Shen Wu opened her mouth and took a bite, accidentally biting the man’s finger.

The milky flavor spread in her mouth, and Shen Wu even thought that the Da Bai Tu milk candies from this era were better than those from later generations, they were softer.

“Third brother, do you want some?”

Lu Xuan stared at her lips: “Eat.”

Before Shen Wu could react, a powerful aura enveloped her, and the man’s lips pressed against hers.

It was still daytime.

Shen Wu didn’t expect him to do this suddenly. She was taken aback, and then she said: “Curtains.”

He stretched out his long arm, and the room was plunged into darkness.

The thin quilt was also pulled up. Alcohol filled Lu Xuan’s mind, and he was very clear-headed now. He knew what he was doing. His eyes burned as he stared at Shen Wu. Suddenly, he said, “Very sweet.”

Shen Wu strangely felt like fireworks exploding in her head. She thought about what he said, “What others can’t give you, I will give you,” at an inappropriate time.

But as she was distracted for a moment, her lips felt a slight pain, pulling her thoughts away, and she followed his rhythm.

Shen Wu had to control her own voice, biting her lips, repeatedly on the verge of losing control—

Neither of them were very clear-headed, in a state of confusion, they were about to reach the peak, when Shen Wu heard a decadent voice, right next to her ear.

“Wife, who is Zhou Zhiqing?”