Chapter 164: Haven’t Started Soothing Her Yet

“Pretty good to watch,” Lin Xiangnan commented.

“Really?” Hearing this, Gu Zhenhua grabbed a handful of melon seeds and gave them to Lin Xiangnan. “Then eat more.”

He then put a melon seed in his own mouth, ‘crack’ it, and the kernel went into his mouth. Gu Zhenhua praised, “Wife, you really know how to buy. These melon seeds are good. They’re also fragrant.”

“Ha~” Lin Xiangnan laughed, “You just don’t have the opportunity, you’d praise me even if you had to create an opportunity.”

“Who told you to be so good?”

Every time he returned to his family, Gu Zhenhua’s affection for Lin Xiangnan grew a little more. Lin Xiangnan didn’t care about his family or his bad reputation, she married him without hesitation. If he wasn’t good to Lin Xiangnan, then he would be a heartless person.

“Your mouth is so sweet. Reward you with a melon seed kernel.” Lin Xiangnan peeled a melon seed and put it in Gu Zhenhua’s mouth.

Gu Zhenhua chewed with a smile on his face. When he turned his head and saw Zhou Kangmei’s gaze, he instantly turned serious.

Zhou Kangmei actually found it quite interesting too.

Her conditions weren’t bad, in fact, they were quite good. The reason she hadn’t gotten married until now was that she wanted to find someone she liked, that way life would be more enjoyable.

As for those who liked her and pursued her, Zhou Kangmei didn’t take any of them seriously.

She wasn’t a good person, why should she fulfill others’ feelings for her? She only fulfilled her own.

The kind of mutual love between Lin Xiangnan and her husband was the ideal state she envisioned.

Thinking about her future married life, Zhou Kangmei looked forward to Lin Xiangdong with anticipation, but she could only see the back of his head.

Lin Xiangdong leaned against Gu Zhenjun, closed his eyes, and pretended to rest.

Seeing this, Gu Zhenjun, this old rascal, couldn’t help but laugh, laughing so hard that Lin Xiangdong’s neck turned red.

A grown man, being cornered in this way by a woman, it was really embarrassing to think about.

But his refusal was useless, he could only hide like this.

Seeing Gu Zhenjun’s arrogant laughter, Zhou Kangmei raised her eyebrows, “You’re Xiaojun, right? Do you have a girlfriend? Do you need my sister to introduce you to someone?”

“Cough~ No need.” The smile on Gu Zhenjun’s face disappeared, instantly turning into a meek quail.

Zhou Kangmei curled her lips, she didn’t continue this topic, but instead sat next to Lin Xiangnan and started chatting with her.

When the movie was about to start, Hu Meili, having finished talking to her old friends with a lingering sense of satisfaction, was about to return to her seat to watch the movie when she discovered that Zhou Kangmei was also there.

Her eyes, like lightning, turned to her eldest son.

Lin Xiangdong looked embarrassed, inviting, “Mom, come sit next to me.”

He was sitting next to Gu Zhenjun on the left and Hu Meili on the right, he didn’t have any chance to interact with Zhou Kangmei. He was truly innocent.

Hu Meili didn’t hesitate, she sat there to block Lin Xiangdong’s peach blossoms.

But when she received the teasing glances from the old friends who passed by, she couldn’t help but feel a little bit like she was sitting on pins and needles, as if she had a thorn in her back.

Hu Meili gritted her teeth and vented her anger by slapping Lin Xiangdong’s back.

“Straighten your back. You look like a mess.”

Hearing Hu Meili say this, Lin Xiangnan couldn’t help but raise her head and straighten her chest.

However, even though they had obediently complied, Hu Meili still didn’t let Lin Xiangdong off the hook, she secretly twisted her eldest son’s arm several times.

Knowing why Hu Meili was angry, Lin Xiangdong, even though he was being pinched, didn’t dare to resist.

“Aunt Hu, why are you pinching Xiangdong? Did he make you angry?” Zhou Kangmei didn’t pretend to be blind, on the contrary, she even directly pointed it out.

Hu Meili withdrew her hand, calmly saying, “Yes, he made me unhappy. I won’t be able to vent my anger unless I discipline him.”

Seeing the atmosphere gradually turning into a battlefield, Lin Xiangnan quickly gave each of them a handful of melon seeds.

“Don’t say anything anymore, come, eat melon seeds.”

With something to stuff their mouths with, everyone quickly quieted down and prepared to watch the movie seriously.

But when everyone was quiet, Lin Xiangnan started to complain.

“Why is there always this kind of scene where a woman is bullied and wants to jump into the river for her innocence? It’s so annoying. What era is this, they still play this trick.”

“You know nothing. If your reputation is ruined, even spit can drown you.” Hu Meili said disdainfully, “I’m enjoying it. Don’t interrupt me.”

As soon as she finished speaking, the female protagonist in the movie jumped into the river with a thud.

Lin Xiangnan couldn’t help but roll her eyes, “Just make a show of it, why actually jump?”

While other viewers were moved to tears by the female protagonist in the movie, Lin Xiangdong leaned forward and explained to Lin Xiangnan.

“I’ve seen this movie. The female protagonist’s weakness is only temporary. After she’s rescued from the river, she joins the revolution and realizes that the unfortunate things that happened before were not her fault.”

A character with growth, Lin Xiangnan understood, “I just don’t like this kind of plot design. Instead of crying and jumping into the river afterwards, I’d rather see her give that guy a knife, awaken immediately in a crisis.”

Zhou Kangmei grabbed Lin Xiangnan’s hand and excitedly said, “I also prefer the arrangement you mentioned.”

Not only her, Lin Xiangdong also agreed with his younger sister’s statement, “Xiao Nan is right. Girls should be stronger, that way they won’t be easily bullied.”

Zhou Kangmei, who had always been nagged by her family for being too strong, looked at Lin Xiangdong with eyes so gentle they could squeeze out water.

When their eyes met, Lin Xiangdong immediately sat up straight.

His pathetic appearance made Lin Xiangnan burst into laughter.

Gu Zhenhua couldn’t help but steal a smile after seeing it, then he gave Lin Xiangnan a handful of melon seeds, “I just peeled them by hand.”

Finally, the movie ended. Hu Meili was still a little bit unsatisfied, but Lin Xiangnan immediately got up and prepared to go home.

While Lin Xiangdong was getting a stool, he said to Zhou Kangmei, “There are a lot of people in the family compound, we won’t send you.”

“Okay. You guys go. Be careful on the road.” Zhou Kangmei waved to them.

Back home, Lin Xiangnan picked up the two children from Hu Laolao.

The kids couldn’t watch movies, so they had to stay home while the whole family went out to play.

Holding the children, Gu Zhenhua asked, “You came back so early, did you soothe Mom? How did you negotiate? She should go back to the family compound with us, right?”

He thought Hu Meili must have been soothed, because Hu Meili’s attitude towards Lin Xiangnan had been good these past two days, quite doting, even her nagging had decreased.

But Lin Xiangnan was stunned for a moment and replied, “I haven’t started soothing her yet.”

She had been free these past few days, with someone helping to take care of the children, so she just focused on eating, drinking, and having fun.

“No rush, my mom is easy to soothe.” Lin Xiangnan was very confident and calmly said, “I’m sure I’ll be able to take my mom with me when we leave.”