Chapter 55: Returning to Their Original Positions

After dinner, it was still early, but it was raining outside and they couldn’t go anywhere. Xu Jiaojiao could only go back to her room.

The sky was gloomy, and the room was dark.

On rainy days, there were more mosquitoes.

As soon as she entered the door, Xu Jiaojiao’s exposed arms were bitten.

The mosquitoes here were colorful and their bites were incredibly itchy.

She frowned and turned to the table, taking out her homemade “mosquito repellent.”

Just as she was about to go to the kitchen to light it, she was stopped by someone.

“I’ll light it.”

Looking at the man blocking the door, Xu Jiaojiao was helpless.

But she didn’t argue with him and simply handed him the mosquito repellent.

After he left, Xu Jiaojiao walked to her bed.

Just as she was about to get on, she saw a bag placed on top.

The style of the bag was the same as the thing Qin Shuo bought in the daytime.

Pausing for a moment, she picked up the bag and walked towards the folding bed.

Just as she was about to put it down, she heard the man’s voice behind her.

“This is for you.”

Xu Jiaojiao: …

Looking at the shape of the bag, she knew it was filled with fabric without even opening it.

For some reason, her heart felt a little sour.

Xu Jiaojiao suppressed the strange emotion in her heart.

Turning around, she said to him, “Thank you, but I don’t need it. I don’t lack anything.”

Hearing this, Qin Shuo’s brows furrowed slightly.

“You are my wife, it’s only right that I buy you things.”

The word “wife” carried a hint of unspoken meaning.

Coupled with his deep voice, Xu Jiaojiao felt her ears tingling.

Her already suppressed heartbeat became uncontrollable again.

The bag in her hand felt like a hot potato.

“I…”

What kind of wife?

Thinking this, her heart felt a dull ache.

Even if Xu Jiaojiao was slow, she understood what her feelings were for the man in front of her.

But the more she understood, the more she felt tormented.

“Don’t feel burdened, just consider it as compensation for the ginseng money from last time.”

Xu Jiaojiao: …

She knew that it was a hopeless situation, so how could she accept his kindness with a clear conscience?

“I’m sorry!”

Xu Jiaojiao felt incredibly regretful at this moment. Why did she listen to the system and provoke him back then?

Lowering her eyes, she didn’t dare to look at the man’s gaze. She firmly placed the bag on his bed.

As soon as the bag was placed down, the atmosphere in the room suddenly became stagnant.

Xu Jiaojiao felt like she couldn’t breathe.

But her heart became even more resolute.

While the damage was still small, they should return to their original positions.

Looking at her resolute back, Qin Shuo’s originally cheerful heart sank again.

The doorframe he was holding onto had several finger marks imprinted on it.

His originally well-defined hands were now full of bulging veins.

That night, they each went back to their own beds.

Just like when Xu Jiaojiao first woke up, their relationship returned to its starting point.

It was even colder than before.

Lying in bed, Xu Jiaojiao’s thoughts began to drift again.

She didn’t even know when the system left.

In her mind, she saw his clumsy way of coaxing her, and then she saw his figure silently shielding her from the rain.

Xu Jiaojiao’s fair hands unconsciously clenched into fists.

Even when her fingertips dug into her palm, she didn’t notice.

Biting her lip, she desperately suppressed the turmoil in her heart.

Finally, she forced herself to open the book she had drawn yesterday.

After reading only a few pages, Xu Jiaojiao was stunned.

Even the discomfort she had just felt was thrown to the back of her mind.

It turned out to be a book on acupuncture.

She had memorized the previous books she drew, word for word.

This time, Xu Jiaojiao didn’t try to understand everything, she just memorized the contents first.

She flipped through it relatively quickly, but even so, by the time she finished, it was already midnight.

Xu Jiaojiao’s nerves had been tense for several hours, and as soon as she relaxed, she immediately felt sleepy.

Yawning, she turned over and fell asleep.

The next day, before Xu Jiaojiao woke up, she heard the broadcast voice from the team.

She was still half-asleep and couldn’t understand what the captain was saying.

But after a while, there was a knock-knock-knock on the door.

“Jiaojiao, get up quickly, emergency assembly!”

Hearing this, Xu Jiaojiao’s half-awake consciousness suddenly became clear.

“Coming!”

She quickly got out of bed.

Her hair, which had become incredibly smooth, was tied up with a single comb.

She put on her clothes, grabbed her toiletries, and went out.

She was so fast that she was no different from the others during military training.

Ding Xiujing, who had just called for people and was at the kitchen door, was stunned by her efficiency!

But she didn’t think much of it, she just instructed her.

“Remember to take the hoe, we’ll be digging a ditch later to drain the water from the paddy field.”

“Okay, I got it.”

Xu Jiaojiao said, not hesitating, she squatted by the water tank and quickly brushed her teeth and washed her face.

“Jiaojiao, where did Third Brother go?”

Wang Fengmei, who had just picked vegetables and returned from outside, saw Xu Jiaojiao brushing her teeth and asked.

Hearing this, Xu Jiaojiao paused her hand holding the toothbrush, then rinsed her mouth before calmly saying, “I just woke up and didn’t see him.”

“Oh, okay, you guys hurry up, don’t let the water drown the rice seedlings.”

Wang Fengmei didn’t say anything else, she just instructed them.

Under the eaves, Liu Zhaodi started to criticize again.

Sanni, who was being scolded, lowered her head and didn’t dare to say anything.

“Mom, I’ll take Sanni to catch worms for the chickens.” Daniu said, pulling her away.

Liu Zhaodi’s scolding came from behind.

But Daniu seemed to have suddenly become enlightened, she pulled her sister and ran, not letting her scold.

Looking at the figures of the two sisters, Xu Jiaojiao showed a relieved smile.

Sure enough, after a while, Liu Zhaodi packed up her things and rushed out the door.

She didn’t have time to scold anyone anymore.

Xu Jiaojiao didn’t delay, she quickly packed up, put on her hat, and followed Ding Xiujing out.

It was still raining, and there was water everywhere on the ground.

There were already many people standing at the assembly point in the distance, and more and more people were rushing towards the assembly point from all directions.

Everyone’s faces were not very good.

This terrible weather, was it not going to give people a way to live?

The two sisters-in-law also looked a little heavy-hearted, each carrying a hoe, they followed behind the team and hurried to the assembly point.

As soon as they arrived at the assembly point, they saw the captain standing on a high place, his face very serious.

Seeing that most of the people had arrived, he said:

“Comrades, it has been raining heavily for two consecutive days, our paddy fields are about to be flooded, today we are organizing everyone to…”

Xu Jiaojiao had already heard Ding Xiujing talk about it earlier, so this was just a formality.

She had been here for two months, and she naturally knew how important food was to people now.

Not daring to be careless, she waited for the task to be assigned and followed the others to the paddy field.

But before they reached the field, they ran into the man who had been missing since early morning.

Looking at the figure walking towards them, Xu Jiaojiao’s heart involuntarily lifted.

But when she saw that there was no expression on his face, she didn’t know what kind of feeling it was.

Maybe he’ll be able to let go soon?

After all, the things the original owner did in her previous life, no man could easily let go of them.

“Jiaojiao, hurry up.”

“Coming!”