Chapter 106

After the three of them left, the woman who had been standing at the window watching them, pursed her lips and said disdainfully, “City women are so delicate, they’re even afraid of a dog.”

Just now, her dog was barking so loudly, she pretended not to hear it, she hid in the house and didn’t go out to stop it, she just wanted to see the woman from the city make a fool of herself. But she didn’t expect to see the scene of the two of them being “affectionate”, and finally her big dog was chased away by a child, she was naturally very unhappy.

Azhen inside the house had almost finished cooking, she looked out from the kitchen and saw Xia Qingning and the other two walk into the courtyard together.

She had been worried that the girl hadn’t recognized Guangguang, that’s why she hadn’t come back for so long. Now seeing the three of them come back together, she was relieved.

She also saw that Lu Jingzhe’s bicycle was loaded with things, she had guessed that he had gone to buy food when she heard the girl say he went out. As expected, she quickly walked out of the kitchen to help carry things.

Lu Jingzhe parked his bike in the courtyard, carried the large bags of flour and rice into the kitchen, Xia Qingning and Azhen helped carry the smaller bags of oil and noodles inside.

After they carried everything into the house, Guangguang carried a basin of water over and let them wash their hands.

What a well-behaved child!

Xia Qingning couldn’t help but praise him in her heart. She had just finished washing her hands when she saw Guangguang hand a bright yellow apricot to her. He had picked it up just now and hadn’t dared to eat it, he had been keeping it in his pocket.

Xia Qingning hesitated for a moment, seeing that he had another one in his hand, she reached out and took it, softly saying “Thank you.”

The apricot had already been washed and had a pleasant fruity aroma. Xia Qingning lowered her head and was about to take a bite, when she turned her head and saw Guangguang give the other one to his mother.

She vaguely heard her mother tell him to eat it himself, but he said he had already eaten several. Finally, his mother couldn’t resist him, so she took the apricot.

Xia Qingning withdrew her gaze, thinking back, just now when the other children picked up the apricots, they ate them right away. But Guangguang had kept it, he didn’t dare to eat it, and he even gave her one. At this moment, Xia Qingning suddenly thought of her younger brother, Qingcao.

He was just as well-behaved!

Suddenly, Xia Qingning felt that the word “well-behaved” used to describe a child wasn’t necessarily a good thing. No one knew how much helplessness, sadness, and grievance it contained.

If she could, who wouldn’t want to be a child like Lu Xiaoxue, who was “not well-behaved”?

Xia Qingning pulled herself out of her thoughts, raised her hand and called the little boy, “Guangguang, come here.”

The little boy looked at her, although he was a little confused, he still obediently walked over to her side.

Xia Qingning thought for a moment, she knew that if she gave him the whole apricot, he wouldn’t eat it. So she picked up the apricot, gently broke it in half, kept half for herself, and handed the other half to Guangguang.

She didn’t expose him, but like a friend, she whispered to him, “Come on, let’s share.”

Guangguang hesitated for a moment, reached out and took it, and the two of them smiled.

Xia Qingning was holding half an apricot, she was about to eat it, but she noticed that Lu Jingzhe, who was washing his hands nearby, was looking at her intently.

She remembered the last time she ate popsicles, she didn’t buy him one, and he was angry. She looked at the apricot in her hand, and she had a question:

He wouldn’t want to eat some, would he?

This apricot was originally shot down by him, he not only helped her out just now, but also helped Guangguang regain his confidence, he was indeed “deserving of credit.”

Thinking about this, she divided her half of the apricot into two halves again, then walked over to Lu Jingzhe, raised her hand and held it in front of him, she smiled and said to him in the same tone she had used to talk to Guangguang, “Here, share.”

He lowered his eyes to look at her, and saw that a quarter of the apricot was lying quietly in her white and tender palm, it looked like a piece of soft cake.

Just now, seeing her share with Guangguang, he thought she was very cute, and he couldn’t help but look at her for a while. He didn’t expect that she was going to share with him now.

Seeing that he didn’t take it, Xia Qingning thought he was embarrassed, she directly used her other hand to take it and feed it to his mouth, gesturing for him to open his mouth and eat quickly.

The sweet apricot flesh had already touched his lips, now Lu Jingzhe couldn’t refuse even if he wanted to. He was about to take it with his hand, his hand slightly raised, but then he put it down again, lowered his head, and somewhat unnaturally opened his mouth and ate the apricot she had fed him.

This scene was just seen by Azhen who came out to pour water. She stood there for a while, she couldn’t help but exclaim, was the man who was immersed in happiness and sweetness in front of her still the same Lu Tuanzhang who she knew, who was always serious and didn’t understand romance?

Azhen’s gaze involuntarily fell on the beautiful girl in the sky blue dress in front of her. She was slender and delicate, her smile was bright, her whole person was as beautiful as a blooming flower. Azhen couldn’t help but smile slightly, she was happy for Lu Tuanzhang from the bottom of her heart, she thought:

Lu Tuanzhang is such a good person, his marriage should be happy and fulfilling. Even if he had experienced some bad people and things in the past, but now he finally found someone who was most suitable for him.

Well, this new wife is perfect for him!

Xia Qingning finally ate the remaining quarter of the apricot in her hand. The last one was indeed the biggest and sweetest, the flesh was soft and there was no sourness left, only endless sweetness.

Just as she was immersed in the satisfaction of eating delicious food, she suddenly noticed that Sister-in-law Azhen was smiling at her. She didn’t know that her sister-in-law had seen her feeding Lu Jingzhe the apricot, she also smiled back at her generously.

After a while, she saw Sister-in-law Azhen raise her hand and beckon her over. She didn’t think much of it, she walked over to her, the two of them went into the kitchen together. Sister-in-law Azhen scooped up a ladle of water and let her wash her hands, then she smiled and asked deliberately, “Girl, the apricot was very sweet, wasn’t it?”

Xia Qingning nodded while washing her hands, answering truthfully, “Yes, yes, it was very sweet.”

“Haha, I think the sweetest thing in the world right now should be Captain Lu.” Sister-in-law Azhen laughed and teased.

Xia Qingning finally realized that her sister-in-law must have seen her feeding Lu Jingzhe the apricot. Now she belatedly realized how intimate that action had been.

But when she was feeding him, she had been so natural and casual, she hadn’t felt embarrassed at all.

Even she herself hadn’t noticed, she didn’t know when, but there seemed to be a subtle change between her and Lu Jingzhe.

“Girl, you’re lucky, Captain Lu is a man of loyalty and righteousness, he will definitely be good to you in the future.” Having said this, Azhen’s eyes flickered slightly, she continued, “Think about it, he could do this for his comrades-in-arms, he wouldn’t be any worse to his own woman.” Having said this, Sister-in-law Azhen affectionately took Xia Qingning’s hand and said sincerely, “So girl, don’t dislike Captain Lu for being a second-time marriage!”

Second marriage? What second marriage?? Who is a second marriage?? Lu Jingzhe??!?!?!