Chapter 37 : Acting like a spoiled child

The next day, before dawn, Su Ranran heard the captain’s rough voice coming from the loudspeaker outside.

The next moment, a warm, large hand covered her ears.

The sound outside seemed a little unreal.

Su Ranran subconsciously rubbed the pillow, wanting to continue sleeping for a little while longer. But after rubbing for a while, she suddenly realized that the “pillow” felt wrong. Hot and hard, like a piece of iron wrapped in muscle!

Su Ranran’s hazy consciousness instantly cleared up. As soon as she opened her eyes, she was face to chest with a military green vest!

So, this was the “pillow” she had been cuddling with?

Feeling the solid chest muscles against her face, Su Ranran’s face turned bright red.

At that moment, the man’s low and slightly hoarse voice came from above.

“It’s still early, sleep a bit longer, and don’t go out today.”

Maybe because he had just woken up, his voice was still a little sleepy. This made his already low voice sound even more alluring and blushing.

Whether it was his voice, so charming, or his embrace, so tender, Su Ranran blurted out coquettishly without thinking.

“I want to watch you work.”

As soon as the words came out, Su Ranran blushed like a shrimp!

Could such a coquettish voice really be hers?

Su Ranran didn’t dare to look at the man’s expression. But before she could think more, she felt his iron arm around her waist tighten. The next second, she was pulled tightly against his strong body!

The ultimate power of his muscles made Su Ranran’s heart leap!

Her whole body unconsciously softened.

When Shen He lowered his head, he met her misty, watery eyes, which looked like they could pull him in, just one glance made it hard to resist.

Su Ranran, tightly held, wasn’t in much better shape than Shen He.

In her past life, she had been too scared to look at him any longer. But now, facing his intense gaze, her heartbeat raced uncontrollably. Yet, her admiration for strength made her as soft as water, and she had no desire to resist.

Grabbing his shirt, Su Ranran blinked and asked again “Okay?”

“Okay.”

Why not?

Listening to her soft, coquettish voice, Shen He would have picked all the stars from the sky for her. How could he have known what she was really talking about?

After getting out of bed, he finally realized what he had agreed to, and couldn’t help but feel a little annoyed.

No wonder the old saying goes that even heroes find it hard to resist beautiful women.

Looking at the mischievous smile on her lips, Shen He was helpless, but his heart softened nonetheless.

“You can sit under the tree and play later. If you get bored, take Doudou to touch the snails.”

Worried that she might not take things seriously and go back to work, Shen He added an explanation.

“Yeah!”

Su Ranran nodded obediently, as if she would agree to anything he said, which made Shen He feel incredibly pleased.

When the couple reluctantly stepped outside, the rest of the Shen family had already left.

Only Xiao Doudou was waiting in the yard with a bucket. When she saw Su Ranran come out, her eyes immediately lit up in excitement!

“Aunt, touch the snails!”

After collecting so many snails yesterday, the little one was already addicted. He refused to go with his mother and insisted on staying to wait for Su Ranran.

Wouldn’t she be thrilled to see the real owner finally coming out?

Xiao Doudou was still wearing the straw hat that Su Ranran had made for her, but the leaves on the hat had wilted and looked a little sad.

Su Ranran liked her from the start, and now that she was pregnant, she had no resistance to this little one.

“Okay, wait for Aunt first, I’ll take you to touch the snails and make you a hat while I’m at it.”

Su Ranran didn’t plan to go to the fields today. She needed to save her energy to harvest the remaining rice in the space. Going to the fields was just for some fresh air.

Although the days of hunger strikes had been decades ago, her body had only just started to recover a few days ago. She felt uncomfortable after staying inside for so long.

Hearing this, Xiao Doudou was very happy and walked toward her carrying a bucket that was bigger than herself.

Shen He was afraid of startling her, so he went to wash up by himself.

Su Ranran took the bucket, asked Xiao Doudou to sit on a small stool and wait, then she went to wash up. There were no skincare products back then, just simple tooth powder for brushing.

After brushing her teeth and washing her face, Su Ranran habitually reached for her kettle.

But just as she was about to fill it with water, Shen He stopped her.

“I’ll do it.”

Hearing this, Su Ranran didn’t think much about it and handed the kettle to him.

Shen He took the kettle, picked up the ladle from the stove, fetched some water to wash the kettle, and then poured cooled boiled water into it. His methodical actions didn’t show that he had noticed some secrets about her.

Shen He didn’t want to ask her directly about what treasures she had, but not asking didn’t mean he would let her continue using these things.

Because of Li Xueqiu’s matter, someone from the team would definitely come to investigate soon.

Whether openly or secretly, she would easily reveal clues by doing this.

After filling the kettle, Shen He didn’t hand it back to her but instead picked up the bucket on the ground and said to the two of them, “Let’s go.”

Su Ranran:…

She’s not so useless that she can’t even lift an empty bucket, right?

But Su Ranran still appreciated his thoughtfulness.

Curling the corners of her lips, she took Xiao Doudou’s hand and walked ahead.

Today’s task was still to harvest rice.

Probably because they were worried about heavy rain, the villagers no longer cared about how hard they were working. They all wished they could split themselves into two to get more done.

The rice harvest was incredibly fast!

Shen He had drunk a mouthful of water before going to the field, and after finding no issues, he picked up the pole to gather the rice straw. 

The effect of the water seemed to have a time limit.

After drinking it yesterday, he had felt an inexplicable surge of strength. Although that state had faded today, his hidden injuries were much better than before, and he could work easily.

This made Shen He even more convinced that his wife’s secret was something truly shocking!

If such a thing were to leak out, the consequences would be disastrous.

Looking at the unconscious little woman in the stream, Shen He felt helpless.

While thinking of how to help her hide her secrets, Shen He picked up the rice straw at an astonishing speed. He was still lifting two hundred pounds at a time. He picked it up several times without even losing his breath.

This terrifying strength made a group of men in the village want to shout in admiration. How could they possibly compete with him?

Meanwhile, Su Ranran, who was touching snails in the stream, was surrounded by a group of children.

“Wow! I got another handful!”

One child said, his eyes full of envy.

Since someone had mentioned there were many snails here yesterday, they had come early this morning to pick them. But after picking for a long time, they had only found a few. So, seeing Su Ranran pick them one by one was a huge surprise.