Chapter 3: Forming a Small Clique, So What?

“Third Sister-in-law, you’re so cheesy!” The youngest, Mu Jingrong, laughed while shoveling rice into his mouth.

He was only thirteen, a freshman in middle school. It was the weekend, so he came to the fields to earn work points.

Such a young child, in modern times, would still be a baby in his parents’ hands.

Su Tang touched his head lovingly and gave him two pieces of meat. “You’re growing, eat more.”

“Thank you, Third Sister-in-law.”

Mu Jingrong suddenly felt that his Third Sister-in-law being cheesy wasn’t so bad.

His fourth brother had told him that city women were all like this. Soft and gentle, with sweet voices.

In the future, he also wanted to marry a wife as gentle as his Third Sister-in-law, someone who would call him “husband” every day.

Even a large amount of meat couldn’t withstand so many people.

One piece after another, the meat was quickly gone. Old Lady Mu hadn’t even gotten any yet!

She directly poured the rice from her bowl into the meat bowl, mixed it, and then handed it to Old Man Mu. “Eat.”

Old Man Mu habitually took the bowl and ate it all up.

The salty flavor of the lard in the preserved meat, mixed with the rice, was incredibly fragrant. Old Man Mu ate with great satisfaction.

He didn’t even give Old Lady Mu a bite.

Old Lady Mu hadn’t gotten any meat earlier, so now she used her chopsticks quickly, even using a spoon to scoop the sauce from the green beans and eggplant into her own bowl.

No one dared to compete with her.

Li Lan, who was pregnant, didn’t dare either, and cast pleading glances at Mu Jingyuan.

Mu Jingyuan flashed his bright white teeth, a smile spreading across his dark face. “Mom, Li Lan is pregnant.”

“Really?”

Old Lady Mu was overjoyed and immediately stared at Li Lan’s belly.

Li Lan proudly raised her chin. “Really. I went to the county hospital this morning.”

“Ah, that’s wonderful! The Mu family will have an heir!” Old Lady Mu happily slapped her thigh.

“Boy or girl?” Old Man Mu asked.

Li Lan said, “Father, it’s only just been conceived, we don’t know yet! But lately I’ve been craving sour things, so it should be a son.”

“Sour for a boy, spicy for a girl, it’s definitely a son!” Old Lady Mu was even happier, pointing at Su Tang and Yu Miaomiao. “You two should hurry up too.”

Su Tang:………

Yu Miaomiao:………

Who can get pregnant just two days after getting married? If they really did get pregnant, that would be scary!

Besides, the two of them were just making do with their lives, and hadn’t even thought about getting pregnant and having children.

After all, in the drama, the lickspittle and the substitute both had bad endings after getting pregnant. One fell down a hillside and miscarried after attempting to frame Shen Furong.

The other almost got raped by Shen Furong, was slapped into the Dong River, miscarried, and became infertile.

The thought of pregnancy was terrifying!

“Mom, no rush.” Mu Jingzhou said in a low voice.

“I’m not in a hurry either, I like my current life.” Mu Jingyun smiled contentedly, not hiding the happiness of his new marriage.

Except for Mu Jingrong, everyone in the room was a “person who’s been there,” and they all understood.

Yu Miaomiao and Su Tang looked at each other: Are rough men this direct?

“Mom, the doctor said I need to be careful and protect the fetus. Starting today, I won’t go to the fields.” Li Lan said.

Old Lady Mu was silent for a moment, then agreed. “Okay! You must take good care of my grandson.”

“Mom, don’t worry, I will.”

“Those who are full, go rest, we have to work this afternoon!”

“Okay.”

Old Man Mu left the table first, and the men left one after another.

Su Tang pulled Yu Miaomiao to leave as well, but Li Lan stopped them. “Second Sister-in-law, Third Sister-in-law, the dishes haven’t been washed yet!”

“Huh, isn’t that your job, Eldest Sister-in-law?” Su Tang asked.

Li Lan touched her still-unnoticeably pregnant belly. “I’m pregnant, Mom said I just need to rest.”

“Not doing any chores at all?” Yu Miaomiao frowned.

She liked cooking.

But she absolutely hated washing dishes.

“Second Sister-in-law, for now, it’ll be hard on you and Third Sister-in-law. When you two are pregnant, I’ll take over the cooking and dishwashing.” Li Lan said.

“If she’s pregnant, I’ll do it for her.” Yu Miaomiao said.

Su Tang smiled happily. “Right, if Second Sister-in-law is pregnant, I’ll do it for her too.”

Inner thoughts: We won’t get pregnant, don’t worry!

Li Lan was very unhappy.

They were both outsiders in the Mu family, why were they forming a small clique?

“What if you two get pregnant at the same time?” Li Lan asked.

Su Tang: “Something that hasn’t happened yet, we won’t consider it for now.”

Yu Miaomiao: “I’ll cook, Third Sister-in-law will tend the fire, and the dishwashing will be left to Eldest Sister-in-law.”

Li Lan puffed out her belly again. “I’m carrying the Mu family’s grandson!”

“What does that have to do with us?” Su Tang asked.

Li Lan choked, shouting, “The Mu family’s!”

“My last name is Su, hers is Yu. Your son has no blood relation to us. If Eldest Sister-in-law really doesn’t want to wash them, let Eldest Brother do it. After all, you’re giving birth to his child, he should do the work for you.” Su Tang said.

Li Lan: “How can men do housework?”

“Why not? They’re all human beings, why can’t they do housework?”

“This is women’s work!”

“Then let your Mother-in-law do it for you! She has a blood relation with you and your child.”

“No, I mean you two should wash them!”

“We won’t wash them.”

Yu Miaomiao, lacking Su Tang’s patience, bickered with her, and turned to go back to the room.

Seeing her leave, Su Tang left as well.

Li Lan stood at the kitchen door, breathing heavily.

These two were infuriating!

They weren’t pregnant and weren’t going to the fields to work, shouldn’t they wash a few dishes?

But she was also afraid that her Mom-in-law would see the messy kitchen after her nap, so she had to wash the dishes.

In the west room, Mu Jingyun hung onto Yu Miaomiao like an octopus. “Wife, you never said you cooked so well.”

“You never asked.”

“No wonder that old man at the county state-run restaurant wanted to marry you. With your skills, how could your performance be bad?”

Yu Miaomiao closed her eyes, expressionless.

Old Wang from the state-run restaurant was a widower, thirty years old, dark and ugly, with three underage sons.

After discussing with the patriarchal Old Yu, he wanted to “sell” her for 100 yuan in bride price.

Mu Jingyun’s sudden high-priced proposal was like a ray of light in her dark days!

Her heart was secretly promised, she married with beautiful expectations, treating him as her salvation, her life.

Later, when Shen Furong returned and revealed the truth, she collapsed and blackened on the spot.

She was different.

Since she knew the plot, she wouldn’t allow herself to follow the original owner’s path!

“Wife, you’re a little like you were before the wedding.” Mu Jingyun nibbled on her neck, like a puppy, and soon started taking off her clothes.

Yu Miaomiao:………

Sometimes it was annoying! All he ever thought about was sex.

But between washing bedsheets and going to the fields, she chose washing bedsheets.

Her childhood dream was to act, she had studied hard for many years, only to have it all come to nothing.

However, the film industry of this era was gradually developing, and the road ahead would become wider and wider. After the divorce, she and Su Tang would go for auditions.

Her beautiful face couldn’t be tanned and aged!

Su Tang in the south room thought the same way, so she was happy to please Mu Jingzhou.

“Husband, do you like me calling you that?”

“……Like it.”

Mu Jingzhou closed his eyes, his ears turning red. “But don’t call me that in front of others.”

“Then what should I call you? Zhouzhou? Third Brother? Old Mu?”

“……Third Brother!”

“Okay, Third Brother!”

Su Tang snuggled softly beside Mu Jingzhou.

Mu Jingzhou was aroused by her, wanting to press her down again and rub her.

But he didn’t want to fulfill her wishes so quickly.

In fact, Su Tang was just being affectionate, without any further actions.

“Third Brother, let’s sleep! Tonight, I’ll have Second Sister-in-law make you something delicious.”

Thinking of the Second Brother’s wife’s cooking skills, Mu Jingzhou asked, “You can’t cook?”

“No.”

“……”

“Second Sister-in-law can, that’s fine! I’ll tend the fire for her, that’s something she can’t do.”

Su Tang was quite proud.

Mu Jingzhou asked in wonder, “You’re very close to Second Sister-in-law?”

“Yeah, I like Second Sister-in-law.”

Mu Jingzhou:………

Before the wedding, you said you only liked me!