Chapter 32: He is the only one she ignores

Jiang Shaochen was busy bustling about, clumsily cleaning Nian Nian and placing her on the bed before finally exhaling a breath of relief.

“You need to put prickly heat powder on her bottom,” Shen Mingzhi said to him while preparing the medicine.

Jiang Shaochen acknowledged with an “oh” and took out the prickly heat powder from the bedside cabinet. He sat next to the bed, carefully applying it to Nian Nian.

Just as he finished taking care of her, Zhou Zhou started having diarrhea, crying loudly as he went.

After Jiang Shaochen cleaned him up, his white shirt was already soaked through with sweat.

Looking at the two children on the bed, now fragrant after being cleaned up from their mess, he felt a sense of accomplishment.

However, the smell of sweat mixed with unpleasant odors on his own clothes was very uncomfortable.

He simply took off his shirt.

Shen Mingzhi looked up at him and unexpectedly saw him bare-chested, with strong arms, bulging muscles, and visible veins.

He had eight-pack abs, and his Adonis belt disappeared into his waistband, making him so sexy that her nose felt itchy.

“Why are you taking off your clothes for no reason?!” Shen Mingzhi’s cheeks flushed red, and she quickly looked away.

She found that people were really strange… Before she transmigrated, she would watch videos of men showing off their abs on short video platforms. But when a real person was showing off in front of her, she actually felt shy.

Perhaps his body was just too attractive, enough to make any woman’s thoughts run wild to the point of embarrassment.

“My clothes smell terrible, like sweat mixed with the children’s poop,” Jiang Shaochen didn’t want to take them off, but the smell was unbearable, even for himself.

Shen Mingzhi acknowledged with an “oh” and couldn’t help but glance at him, then looked away, then glanced again.

Jiang Shaochen, wearing loose pants and shirtless, was indeed pleasing to the eye. No wonder Song Wanyin liked him so much…

Seeing her sneaking glances at him several times, Jiang Shaochen smiled, a rare sight. “We’re husband and wife. You can look openly if you want. I only show it to you.”

Shen Mingzhi threw the bundled herbs into the basket and said in an annoyed tone, “The children’s diapers haven’t been washed yet. You can wash your clothes with theirs later. Also, refill the thermos with hot water. I have to go out for a while. Take care of these things.”

“Okay,” Jiang Shaochen wanted to go with her.

But the two children needed someone to look after them.

If he wasn’t there, she would have to carry the two children around in a bamboo basket, which would only make her more tired.

Shen Mingzhi got up, slung the cloth bag over her shoulder, and was about to leave.

But Jiang Shaochen suddenly approached her from behind, hugged her, and stuffed a roll of money into her hand, his tone full of flattery. “Wife, buy some extra food when you come back. I’m a little hungry.”

Shen Mingzhi’s heart pounded, her nose still filled with his strong masculine scent. Her mind was blank, and she clutched the money tightly, asking, “What do you want to eat?”

“Whatever my wife buys, I’ll eat,” Jiang Shaochen’s voice was low, his nasal tone a bit heavy.

Shen Mingzhi hummed in response, her cheeks burning as she walked out of the house.

She first went to the glass factory to order bottles for the cooling balm and then went to the iron factory.

Soon, the sun was setting.

Shen Mingzhi, who had been running around all afternoon, was a little tired and sat down on the steps in front of a hotel to rest.

As she sat watching the sunset, thinking of Jiang Zhou and Jiang Nian, she heard Shen Xiuzhu’s voice beside her, “Miss Shen, what are you doing here?”

Shen Mingzhi turned around in surprise and saw him walking towards her in a beige suit and light-colored leather shoes.

With the setting sun, his eyebrows carried a casual smile. He was handsome and carefree, and the elegance of a young nobleman was evident in his every gesture.

“I was passing by here and got a little tired, so I’m sitting for a while,” Shen Mingzhi replied.

“If you want to run a business long-term, I suggest you buy a bicycle. You waste so much time walking around all day,” Shen Xiuzhu stood beside her, his light-colored suit pants making his legs look straight and long.

No wonder Jiang Yinyin was biased towards him the first time she saw him and even started lecturing people.

“You’re right, but I’ll have to wait until I make some money. Bicycles aren’t cheap right now,” Shen Mingzhi had asked, and they were very expensive.

One cost one hundred and sixty yuan.

She only had a total of two hundred yuan, so she couldn’t bear to spend it.

“My sister had an old bicycle when she was in school. If you don’t mind, I can bring it over tomorrow for you to use for a while. When you make money, if you think my sister’s bicycle is still usable, you can buy it at a used price,” Shen Xiuzhu tilted his head, his eyes smiling, and his flirtatious eyes looked very affectionate.

Shen Mingzhi had no time to admire his beauty, only asking with a suspicious look, “Are you selling your sister’s things without her knowing?”

Shen Xiuzhu, who had been radiating charm just a moment ago, lost his young nobleman demeanor and revealed a guilty conscience when he heard her words. “Why would she need to know? My sister is married now and rides her brother-in-law’s car… Tsk, speaking of my brother-in-law, he runs a pharmacy. Next time, give me an extra portion of your medicine. I’ll show it to my brother-in-law. If it’s safe, I’ll have him talk to you.”

Shen Xiuzhu had wanted to tell Shen Mingzhi earlier, but he had been having too much fun lately and had forgotten.

“Okay, thank you. Bring the bicycle over tomorrow and I’ll take a look.” If she had enough money, she would never accept Shen Xiuzhu’s offer.

But having a bicycle would definitely make traveling more convenient.

“Let’s go together. I’ll give you a ride,” Shen Xiuzhu saw her looking weathered and thought she was really blind to marry a man who only had a decent face and body.

In the end, she had to support the family.

That kind of man was even worse than him!

“It’s okay,” Shen Mingzhi was a little embarrassed. She was already going to use his bicycle tomorrow… It would be too shameless to take his car now.

Shen Xiuzhu came forward, grabbed her hand, and dragged her towards the parking area. “I see that it’s not easy for you to take care of two children alone. You should get rid of that man as soon as possible. What’s the use of him besides having a good face and body? You have to go out and make money. What are you doing it for? Just because he’s good-looking?”

“Not exactly…” Shen Mingzhi couldn’t say anything about her entanglement with Jiang Shaochen.

Moreover, the children weren’t his, so she couldn’t say anything about that either, to avoid hurting his pride.

What normal man would accept another man’s woman and children?

Wouldn’t that make him a laughingstock?

Thinking about it that way, it was understandable that Jiang Shaochen didn’t care about her.

After being driven back to the courtyard house by Shen Xiuzhu, she remembered that she hadn’t brought any food for Jiang Shaochen, who had been hungry all day…

Jiang Shaochen, who was starving, had cleaned the inside and outside of her residence and sprayed a lot of mosquito repellent, waiting for her to come back and feed him.

But she brought back a man he didn’t like instead and didn’t bring him any food.