Chapter 28: I’ll listen to my wife

“Why can’t we buy it? Did you see something again?”

Lu Zhao hesitated for a moment but still didn’t take her to the hospital. Instead, he carried her to a shaded corner of the wall and sat down with her.

Knowing that she was particular about cleanliness, Lu Zhao took off his own clothes and spread them on the ground for her to sit on.

“…”

Su Yunqi, seeing Lu Zhao with his bare chest, couldn’t help but cover her eyes and protest in a low voice.

“Can you please put your clothes back on? What kind of behavior is this, being naked like that! What if someone sees you? I’m not so delicate that I need to sit on your clothes! What kind of person do you think I am?”

She really wasn’t that delicate!!!

To prove her point, she sat down on the other side of Lu Zhao and directly on the ground.

Lu Zhao, with a mischievous smile, clenched his fist and then bent his arm, making his muscles bulge. “It’s not like you haven’t seen it before, why be shy? Your man has a great body. There’s no shame in taking off a little. Want to touch my muscles? Others want to touch me, but I won’t let them.”

“Don’t touch! Hurry up and put your clothes on! What if someone walks by and sees you like this, thinking you’re a pervert and then arrest you!” Su Yunqi puffed up her cheeks in annoyance and turned her head away, refusing to look at his peacock-like display.

“Fine, I’ll put them on.” Lu Zhao, somewhat regretfully, picked up his clothes and put them on. Just as he was buttoning up, he purposely tried to scare her. “Su Yunqi, you sat on chicken dung! It’s dirty!”

Su Yunqi froze, and just as she was about to jump up like a fired cannonball, a sudden flash of realization struck her.

They were in the city, and there weren’t many people raising chickens around here. Plus, when she sat down, she had checked, and it was clearly clean!!!

She suppressed the urge to stand up and inspect, then turned back to Lu Zhao, giving him a perfect eye-roll. “Lu Zhao, you’re so childish! Don’t even think about fooling me, hmph!”

Lu Zhao couldn’t help but laugh at her cold snort. Amused, he pinched her soft, fair cheek. “I’m childish? If you’re so brave, don’t be scared. Don’t get up from the ground later. Are you still feeling dizzy?”

After pinching her small face, he casually reached out to feel Su Yunqi’s forehead and decided not to tease her anymore.

“I’m not dizzy anymore, but let me tell you…” Su Yunqi, in a generous mood and not holding a grudge against Lu Zhao for his childish behavior, leaned in and quietly told him about the scene she had just witnessed.

“I think we should avoid buying near the school. There are too many mischievous kids. We might have dodged it this time, but we may not be able to avoid it the second time. It’s better to buy somewhere further away. “

“That makes sense. I’ll listen to you. We won’t buy near the school. How about the small house across from the Supply and Marketing Cooperative? That little house is already all run-down, and it’s hard to rent out. We can buy both the land and the house. If the price is right, the owner should be willing to sell.”

“I remember that small house belongs to Xiao Jianli’s uncle. Let’s go find him later.” Lu Zhao loved teasing his wife, but when it came to listening to her, he always did.

“Alright, we’ll tear the small house down and build a bigger one! We’ll sell things on the ground floor and have people live upstairs. How about we make it two floors?” Su Yunqi, excited about the plan, eagerly imagined how they could have places to stay both in the village and the town!

Seeing her bright, happy eyes, Lu Zhao couldn’t bring himself to say no. Even if it meant spending all their savings, he still agreed. “Okay, as long as you’re happy.”

Lu Zhao couldn’t help but lean in and kiss his little wife’s chattering lips.

Mmm, so sweet!

“What are you doing?!” Su Yunqi was caught off guard by the sudden kiss, quickly covering her mouth in a flustered manner, looking around to see if anyone had seen. If someone did, she’d be so embarrassed!

“Don’t move! Someone’s behind us! He saw! It’s someone from your village! Quick! Let’s run! He didn’t see your face! If we run fast enough, he won’t be able to see you!”

Lu Zhao’s expression changed immediately. He suddenly grabbed Su Yunqi and started running.

Su Yunqi, startled by his urgency, put all her effort into running, not daring to look back. Her face turned bright red as she ran after him.

Although the atmosphere in society had become more open, that didn’t mean Su Yunqi was ready to accept being seen kissing Lu Zhao in public by someone from her village!

It was way, way, way too embarrassing! People would gossip about them when they returned to the village!

They didn’t stop until they had run quite a distance. When Lu Zhao finally came to a halt, he couldn’t help but burst out laughing.

“Hahahaha.”

His laughter was hearty, and with his sharp, handsome face, tall, muscular build, and a little sweat soaking through his clothes, revealing his well-defined muscles, he exuded an irresistibly wild and free charm, full of masculine energy.

“What… what are you laughing at?”

Su Yunqi, breathless and gasping for air, clutching her chest, stared at Lu Zhao who seemed to have lost his mind. After a moment of confusion, she finally figured it out.

“Lu Zhao! You’re messing with me again! I’m going to kill you!!!”

Su Yunqi was so furious her cheeks were flushed bright red, unsure if it was from exhaustion or anger. Her clear, bright eyes were clouded with a layer of mist.

She bit her lip and stomped on Lu Zhao’s foot.

Lu Zhao was truly insufferable! He just kept tricking her!!!

“What are you doing? I wasn’t messing with you. I was telling the truth. I laugh because it’s just who I am. Come on, don’t be mad. I’ll take you for some sugar water, and after you rest, we’ll go find Xiao Jianli.”

Lu Zhao didn’t even look down at his foot. Instead, he casually wrapped his arm around Su Yunqi’s shoulder and began to coax her seriously.

“Hmph!”

Su Yunqi shot him an angry glare. She had almost collapsed from running, and now he was making a joke out of it!

“Stop looking at me, or I’ll kiss you again.”

Lu Zhao, shameless as ever, leaned in close. Su Yunqi quickly dodged, no longer dizzy or out of breath. She turned to him with a serious expression.

“Alright, let’s go get some sugar water. I’m not mad at you anymore!”

She had been forced to be appeased.

The little spoiled baby had a rather thin skin.

Lu Zhao smiled warmly, and with long strides, he caught up with Su Yunqi. The two of them became clingy again as they went to enjoy some sweet green bean soup and tofu pudding, and even bought some rice cakes.

Su Yunqi loved sweet things.

After they ate, Lu Zhao took Su Yunqi to Xiao Jianli’s house, which was in the town.

He explained their intention.

When Xiao Jianli heard this, his eyes immediately lit up, and he clapped his hands enthusiastically.

“This is easy! My uncle has been worried about what to do with that broken house! He doesn’t have the money to rebuild it, and he can’t rent it out either. Brother Zhao, if you’re willing to buy it, that’s just great!”

“I’ll take you to find him!”

“Oh, wait a moment.”

Just as Xiao Jianli was about to leave, he suddenly turned back to the kitchen, grabbed a piece of osmanthus cake, and handed it to Su Yunqi with a flattering smile. “Here, Sister-in-law, I know you like sweet things. This osmanthus cake is made with osmanthus honey and flowers, it’s fragrant and sweet, really delicious!”

Lu Zhao’s face darkened, and he quickly snatched the osmanthus cake from Xiao Jianli, stuffing it into Su Yunqi’s hands while warning him. “How do you know my wife likes sweet things! Stop paying so much attention to her in the future!”

“Brother Zhao, you’re being petty. Didn’t you tell me that Sister-in-law likes sweet things? I’m being nice to her for your sake, I swear to the heavens!” Xiao Jianli nearly swore to the sky, feeling wronged!

Su Yunqi quietly took a bite of the osmanthus cake, then couldn’t help but giggle. She even mischievously winked. “Love the house, love the crow. I understand, Lu Zhao is the one you really need to pay attention to!”

Xiao Jianli looked at Lu Zhao with such admiration that, if he were a woman, he probably would have wanted to marry him by now.

“Ugh, Su Yunqi, don’t you care about me at all? He’s eyeing me, and you’re still laughing!”

Lu Zhao, looking at this heartless woman, felt his anger rise. He almost wanted to lock her at home and kiss her again, just to remind her who her man really was!

“Brother Zhao! I’ll say it again! I’m not interested in you! I already have someone I like! I just genuinely like seeing you two together. Do you understand? I don’t know why, but it’s just that feeling!”

“Aiya, it doesn’t matter! Let’s go find my uncle!”

Xiao Jianli, unable to explain himself, felt like the more he said, the weirder it sounded. He quickly changed the topic and led the two of them away from the awkward situation.

Su Yunqi, giggling behind them, had a playful glint in her eyes, her expression sweet and coquettish. She had clearly been teasing Xiao Jianli on purpose.

The little spoiled baby had also learned how to tease others.

Lu Zhao watched her with a smile, not calling her out. He silently walked beside her, like a tall, silent guardian.