Chapter 24

“I smell the same thing. Sixth Brother, did you buy some meat?” Li Heng stood next to Li Yao, sniffing his body.

Li Yao remained calm and said, “No, I went to the town to do some work. When I came back, I was thirsty, so I went to the state-owned restaurant to ask for a bowl of water. Maybe I got the odor from the restaurant.”

“It smells so good!” Li Heng sniffed twice more fiercely, “I wish we could go to a state-owned restaurant to have a meal someday.”

Li Xuejiao glared at him: “You’re just dreaming. How much do you earn in a month?”

Li Xu looked at Li Yao with a smile, his eyes revealing the meaning of “I understand”.

But An Ye didn’t know, she really thought Li Yao wanted to starve Ning Jia.

After all, what can’t this kid do?

After two months of marriage, he ignored his wife.

She cursed Li Yao a hundred times in her heart, but felt sorry for Ning Jia.

I made so much money yesterday, but today I don’t even have food to eat.

She felt sorry for Ning Jia.

An Ye got angry and immediately disliked Li Xu.

She pinched Li Xu hard under the table.

“Ah!” Li Xu almost jumped up from the stool.

“It’s just a meal, why are you making such a fuss?” Old Mrs. Xu saw everything clearly, and with a droopy face, she scolded An Ye, “Your man is tired after a day’s work, can’t you be nicer to him?”

“It’s okay, it’s okay.” Li Xu waved his hands quickly, “It’s not her fault, I stepped on her foot first.”

“Just protect him!” Old Mrs. Xu glared at her disappointing son and stuffed two bites of biscuit into her mouth.

After finishing the meal, An Ye grabbed Li Xu and said through gritted teeth: “I want to eat fried dough twist.”

“It’s so late, where can I buy you some fried dough twists? Tomorrow, I’ll go to town and buy them for you.”

An Ye snorted coldly: “It’s locked in the old lady’s cabinet! I don’t care, I must eat it tonight, and if I can’t eat it, don’t touch me.”

“Wife! How can I…how can I open my mouth to this old lady?”

“That’s your business, I don’t care.”

An Ye said something, turned around and went back into the house.

Li Xu had no choice but to bite the bullet and go to the old lady to ask for fried dough twists.

Who made the night so long?

He really can’t sleep without hugging his wife.

When Li Xu arrived in front of the old lady, he saw that the old lady was stuffing something into Li Yao’s pocket.

“Mom, are you biased again?”

“What nonsense are you talking about?” Old Lady Xu rolled her eyes at Li Xu, then turned to Li Yao and said, “Take this and drink it. I’ve heard that it’s good for your health. You’re the one who works the most and is the most tired in our family, so you must not get exhausted. Drink some tonight, get a good night’s sleep, and be energetic for work tomorrow.”

Li Yao took the powder and said, “Thank you, Mom.”

“Why are you being so polite to me? Go back now.”

“good.”

Li Yao took the medicine and left. Li Xu shamelessly pestered the old lady: “Mom, I’m tired from working! Give me some of your medicine powder!”

“What are you eating!!! Do you still need to eat?”

If I don’t eat it, I’d already want to use all my strength on women every day. If I eat it, will I be able to get off the bed tomorrow?

“Why shouldn’t I eat? You can’t just favor Lao Liu and not care about my life or death, right? I work in the fields during the day and on the kang at night. If I don’t replenish my energy, how can my body bear it?” Li Xu was righteous and acted like a rogue in front of the old lady.

“I told you that your wife is a vixen. Sooner or later, she will be drained dry by you! There is constant noise in your room every day. Can you keep quiet for two days?” Old Mrs. Xu scolded.

“Who am I working so hard for? Isn’t it to give you a grandchild?”

“You better have some shame!”

“I’m tired! I need to replenish myself too! If you don’t want to give me medicine, can you give me some hemp flowers?”

Old Mrs. Xu looked at Li Xu speechlessly: “I knew you had bad intentions! Eat, eat, eat! I’ll give you one! Eat it secretly, don’t let anyone find out!”

“Okay!”

Li Xu took the hemp twist back to An Ye and asked for a reward.

An Ye took the fried dough twist and found an excuse to send Li Xu away: “I have to go to the black market to sell fish tomorrow night. Go and discuss with Lao Liu and see what to do.”

“Okay.” Hearing that there was money to be made, Li Xu immediately agreed.

The feeling of having money in his pocket was so good that he couldn’t stop.

So Li Xu got up and knocked on Li Yao’s door, calling Li Yao out.

An Ye leaned on the window and saw the two brothers walk out the door, then he quietly slipped out of the house to find Ning Jia.

As soon as she entered the room, she took out the big hemp flower from her arms: “Hurry, hurry up, eat this thing quickly while they are not around! Li Yao, that bastard, actually abused you!”

Looking at An Ye’s angry expression, Ning Jia was moved and amused.

“He didn’t abuse me, I asked him to say that. Ye Ye, I ate meat tonight.” Ning Jia smiled with a satisfied look on his face.

An Ye was shocked: “Ah? You slept with him?”

“What are you thinking about? The meat I’m talking about is real meat.” Ning Jia pointed at the lunch box on the table and said to An Ye, “There’s a bun left in there for you. Eat it quickly before Li Yao comes back.”

“Woo woo.” An Ye was so touched, “What a good girlfriend!”

“Nonsense. There is no one in this place who is closer to us than us. Eat quickly, it’s delicious!”

“Okay.” An Ye swallowed the bun in no time. “It’s delicious! Tomorrow I must go to town with Li Xu. I want to have a big meal at the State-owned Restaurant.”

“Okay!” Ning Jia was happy. “When we make money in the future, we can eat whatever we want.”

“Yeah, okay!”

After An Ye finished eating, Baozi didn’t dare to stay any longer for fear of being seen, so he quickly returned to his room.

As soon as she left, Li Yao came back.

“Have you discussed it?” Ning Jia asked.

“Well. You don’t have to worry about what happens tomorrow night. Brother Wu and I will go.”

“Then you better be careful.”

“Don’t worry.” Li Yao said as he took off his shirt and prepared to get some water to wipe his body.

Out of the corner of his eye, he caught a glimpse of Ning Jia staring intently at his muscles.

Li Yao raised the corner of his mouth, and without hesitation, he took off his upper body, showing her the muscles he had developed through years of hard work.

Ning Jia was stunned and almost drooled.

“Li Yao, aren’t you cold?”

The temperature in the room was very low at the moment. Although he looked beautiful shirtless, it would be inappropriate if he caught a cold.

“Ahem.” Li Yao was a little embarrassed and made an excuse, “I’ll change into a vest.”

“Oh.” Ning Jia nodded.

“Oh, right.” Li Yao remembered the packet of medicine powder in his pocket. He took it out, brewed a cup of water, and handed it directly to Ning Jia. “Drink this. It will strengthen your body and be good for you. Drink it a few more times, and you won’t get sick easily.”

“Really?” Ning Jia looked at the turbid water in the cup with doubt, “Where did this come from?”

Li Yao: “My mom gave it to us to drink together!”