Chapter 193: Determined

Checking his watch, it was already past 12:00 noon, so Wang An drove his sled to the house he owned in the county seat.

Although he had been quite panicked by the "veterinary medicine" Fang Xiue mentioned last time, Wang An thought about it later and figured that, given the two sisters, they wouldn't dare do such a thing to him.

Besides, now that he had made arrangements for the two sisters, he couldn't just ignore them completely!

When he arrived at the gate, he happened to run into Fang Xiue returning with a lunchbox. At this moment, Fang Xiue no longer had her usual unkempt appearance; she now looked vibrant and full of life.

Moreover, she was dressed neatly and cleanly. Although her clothes had many patches, they only gave people a sense of simplicity.

One has to admit that when a person wants to change, it is a very fast and simple thing. After all, only those whose hearts face the sunshine can feel the warmth of the sun.

Only those whose hearts remain filled with gloom will, upon seeing the sun rise, come out with a remark like: "This damn sun is so blinding!"

Seeing Wang An arrive, Fang Xiue's eyes were full of surprise. She hurried forward to help Wang An lead the sled into the courtyard, and the smile at the corners of her mouth revealed her joy completely.

To be honest, seeing Fang Xiue's behavior at this moment, Wang An didn't quite know what to say. This gaze, this expression, and these actions all revealed that Fang Xiue wanted to get on the kang with him!

It was just that Wang An had a bit of resistance toward getting on the kang with this beautiful young married woman, because he wasn't a jackass who would jump at the sight of a mare!

Furthermore, he had been too intense with Mu Xueqing last night, so he truly had no desire at this moment.

Sure enough, after tying up the stallion, this woman bolted the gate again!

Wang An hurriedly said, "Your sister hasn't returned yet, why are you bolting the gate?"

Fang Xiue replied casually, "My sister is on duty at noon and won't be back. It hasn't been peaceful in the county lately, so it's safer to bolt the gate."

Damn it! The excuse this woman found was extremely bullshit! Who is Wang An? Could this woman not know?

Wang An hurriedly said again, "Alright, don't bolt the gate. I'm just here to say a few words and then I'll leave."

"How can that be? You have to eat a meal before leaving; it's already noon." Fang Xiue bolted the gate and, while speaking, grabbed Wang An's hand and insisted on going inside.

Although Wang An's mind was very clear, his hand reached out and touched Fang Xiue's hand as if by some ghostly impulse before he pulled away, turned around, and took the four frozen jumping cats off the sled, carrying them in his hand.

Yet, Fang Xiue seemed quite happy about Wang An touching her hand.

Regardless of anything else, Fang Xiue's hand was truly nice to touch!

When they reached the door, Wang An threw the four frozen-stiff jumping cats at the entrance outside before walking into the room.

"You sit for a while, the food will be ready soon." Fang Xiue pushed Wang An, wanting to push him into the east room, and then began to busy herself in the outer room.

Wang An did not enter the east room but stood at the doorway watching Fang Xiue busy herself.

He saw the woman add water to the pot, place a "well"-shaped pot rack inside, put a few chopsticks on the rack, lift the lid of a pottery basin, take out four large cornmeal buns and place them on the chopsticks, and then put the lunchbox she had brought back onto the rack as well.

After finishing this, Fang Xiue went to the lower room outside, took a small basin of stewed chicken and jumping cat pieces, as well as two pig trotters and half a boneless pig head with ears, brought them inside, placed these on the rack too, covered the pot, and then lit a fire in the stove.

Wang An discovered that this woman was truly efficient; it took her less than three minutes to finish all this.

Of course, this was just a typical way of reheating food, simply called "steaming it through" or "letting it sit in the pot"! It wasn't cooking a new meal or new dishes.

However, in this era, no one cared about such things, or rather, no one would even think about the issue of not serving "leftovers" to guests.

Because as long as it was food that could fill one's stomach, it was a good thing! Being able to eat one's fill was already good enough; why be so particular?

Just like a beggar, would he dislike a steamed bun that fell on the ground for being dirty? It was actually the same principle.

Soon, the large iron pot began to emit white steam, meaning the water was boiling. After waiting another ten minutes or so, the food would likely be ready. In fact, the cornmeal buns and the lunchbox in the pot were already heated through, but since the pig trotters and pig head meat had been frozen after being cooked, it would take a bit longer to heat them through.

Fang Xiue stopped adding wood to the stove, stood up from the small stool by the stove pit, and said casually to Wang An, "Set the table and get the bowls; I'm going to mash some garlic."

Hearing Fang Xiue's natural words, Wang An was somewhat stunned, because with this tone, this attitude, and this expression, Fang Xiue was treating him as her own husband!

But it wasn't a big deal, so Wang An complied.

Soon, the food was all served.

At this time, when Northeast people ate, most would place a kang table on the kang and then sit cross-legged around it to eat.

In fact, the main reason for choosing to eat on the kang was that it was warm, making it more comfortable.

After they started eating, Fang Xiue opened the lunchbox, which contained potato stewed with cabbage without any meat; it truly didn't have a drop of oil and didn't look appetizing.

However, Wang An wasn't a picky eater and ate everything just the same.

"Have you both started your jobs?" Wang An suddenly remembered the purpose of his visit and asked.

"Yes, the second day after you left, we finished everything you entrusted us with." Fang Xiue mentioned the work, her face immediately beaming with joy.

"Good, that's fine. What kind of compensation are you getting?" Wang An asked again.

"Formal employees; Xiuying and I both get a monthly salary of 37.5 yuan!" Fang Xiue said with a happy smile.

"Hmm, when you go to work, don't forget to find a bag, put two of those jumping cats in it, and give one each to Deputy Dean Zou and Director Qu. Keep the remaining two for yourselves to eat." Wang An instructed casually.

"Oh, I understand." Fang Xiue said happily.

Having learned what he wanted to know, Wang An didn't speak again and began to eat quietly.

It was just that the meat in his bowl kept increasing because Fang Xiue wasn't eating and kept putting meat into Wang An's bowl.

Wang An helplessly put down his chopsticks and said to Fang Xiue, "Are you sick? Why are you giving me so much? How am I supposed to eat it? I know how to use chopsticks!"

Wang An's tone wasn't very good, but Fang Xiue didn't mind at all, laughing and saying, "Hmph, I want to, can you control me?"

After speaking, she began to eat happily and joyfully, occasionally looking at Wang An with a slightly provocative or rather seductive gaze.

This made Wang An feel quite speechless during this meal; it was clear that this woman was determined to sleep with him!

After discovering that this woman was not normal, Wang An didn't speak again and began to struggle with the pile of meat in his bowl.

After the meal, Wang An intended to say goodbye and leave. Unsurprisingly, this woman hugged Wang An again, and this time she hugged him quite tightly!

After Wang An persuaded her several times, the woman still did as she pleased, saying, "I'm not dirty!"

Wang An finally thought about it and said, "Calm down. Your good days have already arrived; there's no need for you to do this anymore, you know?"

"I just want to do this; I just want to see if you have any feelings for me at all?" As Fang Xiue spoke, her hand, as white as a scallion, began to get restless!

Promoting a friend's new book, "Reborn in the 80s: Counterattacking from Breaking Off the Engagement," it's quite interesting.

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