Chapter 101: A Man’s Thoughtfulness

Even in the first few days of their marriage, Shen Chuning had already experienced the extent of Zhou Yubai’s duality.

But at this moment, seeing him with such a righteous look and saying such shameless words, she almost laughed out of anger.

Who would have thought that this man, always stern and ferocious, actually had this side to him.

Shen Chuning wasn’t as thick-skinned as he was, her face turned red at his words.

But she also had some thoughts about it, so she didn’t refuse, but nodded slightly.

At that moment, she had no idea that her nod would lead to a whole night of passion.

It wasn’t until the early birds began to sing outside that the man finally let her go, letting her close her eyes to rest.

But she felt that she had just closed her eyes for a while when the man’s kisses fell on her body again.

She was just starting to sober up when his bewitching voice rang in her ears, “Wife, I’m leaving. Can you give me one more chance?”

Shen Chuning was so sleepy she couldn’t even open her eyes.

She immediately refused righteously, “No, I want to sleep!”

She turned over and fell asleep again.

It wasn’t until the alarm clock rang that she opened her sleepy eyes and found the quilt beside her cold.

The man was gone, she didn’t know how long ago.

Shen Chuning suddenly felt a little disappointed.

Thinking back to that morning, she felt a little regretful. She should have slept less and spent more time with the man.

At worst, she could drink more spiritual spring water to replenish her energy before going to work.

But it was too late to regret now.

Shen Chuning sighed and got up.

She was about to eat something and go to work as usual, but when she walked out of the bedroom, she saw a pile of things on the living room table.

Shen Chuning walked over and took a look. There were two cans of milk powder, two cans of malted milk, two packs of Golden Monkey candies, a box of chocolates, some small items, a few delicate hairpins, a few hairbands, and even three pairs of thick plush socks and a pair of military leather gloves.

Those leather gloves must have been issued to him by the army. He’d changed them for smaller ones and brought them back for her.

There was also a note next to the pile of things, in the man’s powerful handwriting.

“Remember to drink milk powder and malted milk every day to supplement your nutrition. If you like chocolate, I’ll ask someone to buy it for you next time.”

Shen Chuning felt particularly warm in her heart.

Who says men are cold and fierce? Wasn’t this very considerate?

Shen Chuning remembered that in her dream, after her third brother passed away, the man always bought her milk candies and milk chocolate.

He always told her that if she felt bitter, she could eat something sweet.

But at that time, everyone she loved died because of her obsession with Chen Ziyun. Even if she ate more candy or chocolate, how could she still feel sweet in her heart?

But now it’s different…

Shen Chuning peeled a piece of chocolate and put it in her mouth. It was so sweet!

She mixed it with a glass of malted milk.

The aroma of milk and wheat spread in her mouth, the delicate and smooth taste was particularly sweet.

She decided to drink malted milk in the morning and milk powder at night, not to disappoint the man.

Then she took a bag of candy, a can of milk powder, and a can of malted milk and went out.

She didn’t go directly to the commune but went to the Zhou family yard next door.

Although it was the slack season and there was no need to work early in the morning, Zhou’s father, Lin Shulan, Sun Fengjiao, Xia Yue’e, and several children were already up.

Zhou Aijun from the second house was a smart boy. Seeing Shen Chuning at this time, he knew she probably had good things.

He quickly ran up to her and called out, “Third Aunt, Third Aunt.”

He also asked with concern: “Third Aunt, I heard from Grandma that Uncle came back last night. Where’s Uncle? Is he still sleeping?”

Shen Chuning rubbed the little guy’s short hair and said with a smile: “Your third uncle left early this morning, and he brought you some candy.

Two per person, line up!”

Shen Chuning’s voice immediately attracted all the other children, and for a moment the whole yard was filled with voices calling for Third Aunt.

Because of Sun Fengjiao’s attitude, the three girls from the eldest family didn’t dare to get close to Shen Chuning, let alone ask for her things.

But ever since Third Aunt cried with their mother last time.

Their mother suddenly seemed like a different person. Not only did she no longer bully Third Aunt, she also praised Third Aunt in front of and behind everyone.

She encouraged them to get closer to Third Aunt and learn from her.

Therefore, they now expressed their affection for Shen Chuning without any concealment.

Shen Chuning gave two candies to each child.

The children all peeled one and ate it immediately, putting the other one in their pocket, obviously reluctant to eat it all at once.

Zhou Xiaoai and Zhou Xiaoying also discussed giving the remaining one to their parents.

When Zhou Xiaoai gave the candy to Sun Fengjiao, Sun Fengjiao smiled lovingly and said, “Your Third Aunt gave it to you. Just eat it yourself. Mom is not a child anymore. Why do you need candy?”

While Sun Fengjiao was talking, Shen Chuning also took two candies and stuffed them into her hands. “Sister-in-law, what you said is not right. We adults work so hard every day, we should have some sweets, so that life can have a purpose, right?”

Sun Fengjiao was amused by Shen Chuning’s clever and eccentric appearance, and couldn’t help but poke her forehead, “You are the only one who can talk.”

She turned around and taught her three daughters, “You should learn more from your third aunt and study hard. You see, educated people speak differently.”

Shen Chuning was quite surprised to hear what Sun Fengjiao said.

Because the college entrance examination hadn’t been resumed yet, the country was advocating learning from Dazhai in agriculture and didn’t attach much importance to cultural education. Even schools only had cultural classes in the first half of the day, and the children were allowed to work in the fields in the remaining half of the day.

Therefore, there were very few people who attached importance to education nowadays. Even boys just went to grade one or two casually, recognized a few words, and didn’t need to be completely literate.

Not to mention girls, many families didn’t allow girls to go to school.

They felt that going to school was a waste of time, it was better to earn work points collecting pig grass at home.

It seemed that Lin Shulan wasn’t wrong to choose Sun Fengjiao as the eldest daughter-in-law. Although Sun Fengjiao was sometimes a little petty and unclear, as long as she had the awareness of making the children study hard, the eldest daughter-in-law’s life in the future wouldn’t be bad.

The three little girls were also very well-behaved. They nodded and promised, “Mom, don’t worry, we will definitely learn from Aunt San and study hard.”

Sun Fengjiao was also happy to hear her three daughters say this.

In fact, she had planned to let Zhou Xiaoai stop studying. Zhou Xiaoai was ten years old and was considered a semi-labor force, earning five or six work points a day.

But after seeing Shen Chuning working as an accountant in the commune, she came to her senses and felt that she still had to study. Without studying, she would face the earth and work hard all her life and would have no future!