Chapter 112: , a shamelessly happy day, Pang Kaige's family also

Su Liyan stood before Lu Yuan, planning to finish the persimmon before going back to work.

Lu Yuan suddenly rose, wrapped his arms around his wife's slender waist and sat down, letting her sit on his lap.

This made Su Liyan let out a shy cry.

After Su Liyan came to her senses, she turned around with a flushed, embarrassed face and looked at Lu Yuan.

She didn't say anything, just shyly turned around, sat with her back on her husband's thigh, and continued eating the persimmon in her hand.

"How strange, why isn't this persimmon sweet at all?"

After biting into the persimmon, Lu Yuan said with a puzzled expression.

"Huh?"

Upon hearing the sound, Su Liyan immediately turned to look at her husband and quickly said:

"Eh? Then I'll go get you a fresh one, big brother."

Having said that, Su Liyan rose to her feet, but Lu Yuan hastily wrapped his arms around his wife's slim waist and said:

"Is yours sweet or not? Let me have a bite, big brother."

Su Liyan quickly handed the persimmon in her hand to Lu Yuan's lips and said seriously:

"Mine is still quite sweet."

After tasting a bite, Lu Yuan nodded seriously and said:

"Indeed, yours is sweet; what's wrong with mine?"

While saying that, Lu Yuan extended his own persimmon to Su Liyan's lips, letting his wife have a taste.

Su Liyan also promptly opened her small mouth and took a bite, then froze.

The next second, Su Liyan looked at Lu Yuan with a flushed, embarrassed face and softly said:

"Big brother~ you're naughty~"

Lu Yuan burst out laughing; his persimmon was also quite sweet, but he just wanted to take a bite of the one his wife was holding.

In the distance, Pang Kaige watched the scene before him and cursed Lu Yuan ten thousand times in his heart.

Really damn shameless!!

In broad daylight!!

Doing such a thing!!

And not paying attention to hygiene!!

Now the Imperial Court advocates hygiene, drinking hot water—how come your family is so unhygienic!!

When eating each other's persimmons, you even deliberately pick the spots the other has bitten!!

Shameless!!

Unhygienic!!

As Pang Kaige fiercely threw the mop into the wash basin, Wang Yulan, standing beside Lu Yuan, saw this scene.

She immediately pitter-pattered over to her husband and cooed:

"Big brother, mine isn't sweet either; is yours sweet?"

Having said that, Wang Yulan held out her persimmon toward Pang Kaige.

Pang Kaige, who had been wearing a sour, resentful expression, almost instantly changed his face to a delighted smile.

Finally, he opened his mouth wide and took a bite.

Afterwards, Pang Kaige promptly handed his half of the persimmon to his wife.

Wang Yulan also, with a beaming face, looked at Pang Kaige and took a bite.

Lu Yuan turned his head to look at the two of them and couldn't help but curl his lip.

Tch, two pretentious intellectuals.

At that moment, Sun Dannang, who had come out of the house, saw the two young couples in the backyard like that and couldn't help but purse her lips and smile.

She recalled how she and her husband had looked when they were young in this courtyard.

And after taking a bite of the persimmon his wife had fed him, Pang Kaige, face full of smile and brimming with energy, looked at Wang Yulan and said:

"Wife, just rest well; you don't need to do anything—I'll have it done in a bit!!"

Having said that, Pang Kaige shoved the persimmon in his hand entirely into his mouth, looking full of vigor.

As he carried the water bucket and held the mop, about to leave, he still glanced at Lu Yuan.

The meaning being.

Look, this is what a real man is!!

Lu Yuan also couldn't be bothered to deal with Pang Kaige.

After working hard all morning, when it was time for lunch, Lu Yuan finally returned home.

The house remained just as it had been.

After all, his wife usually kept things tidy; this recent deep cleaning merely cleared away the nooks and crannies that are normally out of sight and reach.

After the meal, the two of them weren't in a hurry to leave.

Instead, they lay on the bed, in this extraordinarily warm room, mutually embraced and took a cozy nap.

It wasn't long—just about an hour—after they dozed off a bit.

Only then did Su Liyan follow Lu Yuan in tidying up and preparing to go out.

The cleaning supplies needn't be brought; the big mansion already has them.

Although Lu Yuan had previously sold that three‑entry, three‑exit big mansion, leaving it spotless.

But things like brooms, mops, washbasins and the like—no one wants them, so they can't be sold.

So the mansion still has plenty of them.

Lu Yuan stepped out the door and saw Pang Kaige and Wang Yulan also stepping out.

Wang Yulan, like Su Liyan, had her small hand wrapped around her man's arm, looking like an obedient daughter-in-law.

Seeing Lu Yuan and Su Liyan come out, Wang Yulan hurriedly called out:

"Brother Lu, Sister Su, you're also going out?"

The two stopped in their tracks, then turned their heads to look at Pang Kaige and Wang Yulan.

Su Liyan pursed her lips and smiled:

"We need to prepare New Year supplies; we're going to the department store to buy some things."

Hearing that, Wang Yulan became a bit excited and hurriedly called out:

"Then let's go together; we also want to go to the department store to buy things~"

Su Liyan blinked, not knowing what to say; after browsing the department store, the two still had to go to the big residence...

However, Lu Yuan beside her laughed and nodded:

"Sure, together, perfect."

Going together to the department store isn't necessarily to buy things together.

Even if we do buy things together, after coming out Lu Yuan and Su Liyan can just find any excuse to say they're doing something else and split up.

It doesn't matter.

Pang Kaige, on the other hand, didn't want to go together with Lu Yuan.

Being with this scoundrel, who knows when he might pick up his bad habits.

The pressure is a bit high.

But seeing his cheerful, exuberant wife, Pang Kaige couldn't bring himself to dampen her spirits.

He just went to lock the door with his head down.

Afterwards, the two families walked together toward the front courtyard.

Lu Yuan didn't lead the horse either; he just strolled there and back.

After the two newlywed couples arrived at the front courtyard,

they just saw Gao Tingyu and Chen Taohua coming out.

Needless to say, they were definitely out to buy things.

Now is the time to prepare New Year supplies.

Wang Yulan and Chen Taohua were also acquainted, so they immediately greeted:

"Sister Taohua, are you also going to the department store?"

"We can't afford to go there," Chen Taohua said, shaking her head slightly.

"We'll go to the market to buy some New Year supplies."

Wang Yulan didn't say much more, just smiled and nodded.

Afterwards, the six of them walked out of the alley together.

After Lu Yuan's family and Pang Kaige's family left the door, they headed east toward the department store.

While Gao Tingyu and Chen Taohua headed west, to the market.

After Lu Yuan's family and Pang Kaige's family had walked far away, Gao Tingyu took his wife's hand and said seriously:

"Don't worry, wife; when I pass the second-level forging worker exam and earn twenty-six dollars a month, we'll also go to the department store!"

Chen Taohua didn't feel resentful that Su Liyan and Wang Yulan could go to the department store while she could only go to the market to buy things.

The women here all know propriety; Chen Taohua always feels she owes her husband, so she doesn't quibble about many things.

Whether it's a banquet or anything else.

The only thing Chen Taohua finds somewhat hard to accept is her mother-in-law.

She really is good at finding trouble.

But it's okay; her mother-in-law's trouble-finding is just trouble-finding.

But her husband is on her side.

Moreover, he lets her manage his wages, and their future days will keep getting better.

Her husband is taking the second-level forging worker exam this year; next year he can take the third-level, and they're waiting to have a child.

From now on, things will only get more hopeful.

After coming to her senses, Chen Taohua also looked at Gao Tingyu and nodded repeatedly, smiling:

"Mm, I believe Brother will definitely succeed~"

Seeing his wife's demeanor, Gao Tingyu also slightly puffed out his chest, hum~

He's starting to feel a bit like the head of the household~

……

Lu Yuan's group arrived at the department store.

Lu Yuan wanted to buy leather clothing; the place right inside the door is where leather jackets are sold.

Leather jackets are displayed in the display cases here; passersby walking by can see them.

Immediately, Lu Yuan took his wife toward the place to buy leather jackets.

However, Su Liyan blinked, then somewhat flusteredly grabbed Lu Yuan's arm and hurriedly said:

"Brother, you... you want to buy a leather jacket?"

Lu Yuan nodded and said:

"Yeah, what's up?"

At that moment, Su Liyan's little face immediately fell, she slightly pouted her little mouth, and acted coquettishly:

Can we not buy it~?

Lu Yuan looked puzzled and said:

"What? Do you think I look bad in a leather jacket?"

Su Liyan pursed her lips, and under the gaze of Pang Kaige and Wang Yulan, she then slightly pouted her lips and said:

"Because I already bought it for you..."

Ah?

Lu Yuan looked at Su Liyan with a puzzled expression.

Meanwhile, Pang Kaige and Wang Yulan beside them also froze for a moment.

Pang Kaige was a bit dazed, and this leather jacket is really pricey.

This is a new model released this year by the Northwest Forging Bureau, and one piece costs over forty dollars.

Where did Sister Su get the money?

Isn't Sister Su's wages all given to Lu Yuan?

Lu Yuan naturally knows where his wife's money comes from—it's definitely the living expenses he gave her.

But where is the leather jacket I bought? I don't see it.

At this moment, Su Liyan slightly pouted her lips and said:

"I originally planned to wait until New Year's Eve to show it to you..."

These days, Su Liyan, on her way to and from work, would see the leather jacket in the department store's window whenever she passed by.

Su Liyan thought this outfit would definitely look especially good on her man.

Although it's very expensive, Su Liyan had also said that the living expenses should be saved for her man, to be taken out when the family encounters some difficulty.

But……

After passing by several times, Su Liyan couldn't resist and went in to ask the price.

Then……

That evening after work, she took the money she had prepared and bought it for her man.

She had originally wanted to give her man a surprise.

As a result…… everything's been exposed now.

Lu Yuan looked at his wife's cute appearance and couldn't help laughing loudly.

He was naturally moved inside.

His wife isn't ordinarily thrifty—she even thinks it over before spending a few cents outside.

Yet buying such expensive clothes for herself, she didn't even blink.

Looking at Su Liyan, who wanted to give him a surprise but was discovered early and now feels a bit down.

Lu Yuan then couldn't help laughing as he pulled his wife's soft, delicate body into his embrace and gave her a good rub.

Besides wondering where Su Liyan got the money, Pang Kaige also envied her for preparing such a surprise for Lu Yuan.

After blinking at the scene before her, Wang Yulan turned her head to Pang Kaige and said:

"Bro~ I'll buy you one too~"

Saying that, Wang Yulan pulled Pang Kaige toward the leather jacket section to buy leather clothing.

Meanwhile, Lu Yuan pulled his wife and walked inside.

Since his wife had already bought him a leather jacket, he didn't need to look anymore.

The style his wife picked out is definitely the best~

All he needed to do was buy his wife a coat, then a pair of shoes, then two pairs of pants.

Walking around inside, Lu Yuan bought himself a pair of Dr. Martens boots.

That is, high-top leather shoes.

They look like modern military boots on Earth, but somewhat better-looking.

They're also lined with fleece, making them warmer to wear.

Lu Yuan also bought his wife a pair of women's Dr. Martens boots.

His wife's figure really makes anything look good on her, and she looks especially stylish when dressed up.

The two shoes they bought look like a couple's set.

However, Lu Yuan's are black, while his wife's are brown.

Originally, Lu Yuan wanted to buy his wife a coat.

But thinking about it, his wife is actually fine working at the factory.

In Sister Liu's office, they have a stove going, so it's not that cold.

So there's no need to buy those overly thick, heavy coats.

Finally, they turned back to the leather jacket section.

Lu Yuan bought his wife a women's leather jacket, which also had a decorative belt at the waist.

When worn and the belt fastened, his wife's slim waist would show, looking especially spirited.

Of course, this leather jacket isn't as warm as a coat or padded jacket, so they needed to add some warmth inside.

Lu Yuan then bought his wife two turtleneck sweaters.

One is off-white, the other a warm yellow, both made of genuine cashmere.

Such high-neck sweatshirts are hard for ordinary people to pull off.

If one's neck were a bit shorter, wearing a turtleneck sweater would make them look like a flowerpot.

But his wife is different.

That day, the swan-neck put on this high-collared sweatshirt and looked especially elegant.

Lu Yuan also bought two round-neck sweaters, one deep red, one deep blue.

Lu Yuan actually also wanted to buy some sweaters in other colors.

But men's sweaters basically only come in these two colors, with nothing else.

It doesn't matter anyway, since Lu Yuan doesn't fuss over what he wears.

As for pants, there's nothing particular; each bought two fleece-lined pairs.

This is to properly protect the lower legs, so as not to develop old-age cold legs when older.

When Lu Yuan and Su Liyan had finished buying these things, with big and small packages, they were about to walk out of the department store.

Pang Kaige and Wang Yulan had long since disappeared from sight.

That's how shopping at the department store goes—each buys their own stuff, and as they wander they end up separating.

After leaving the door, Lu Yuan and Su Liyan walked toward the manor holding hands.

What followed was simple and unadorned.

Lu Yuan began measuring the area of the manor.

The manor is too large; just measuring the area almost takes an entire afternoon.

Meanwhile, Su Liyan took a broom and mop and began cleaning this large courtyard.

When their chores overlapped and they bumped into each other, either Lu Yuan would kiss Su Liyan twice, or Su Liyan would suddenly come close and kiss Lu Yuan twice.

Anyway, there's no one else in this courtyard, so there's nothing to be embarrassed about~

After having dinner at an outside restaurant that evening, this shameless day was considered over.

Only then did the two leisurely stroll back to the siheyuan.

After returning to the back courtyard and taking a look.

Lu Yuan looked at the ground full of bricks and cement, and the big pit beside Pang Kaige's house, and was stunned.

Upon seeing this, Lu Yuan immediately understood what Pang Kaige intended to do.

Pang Kaige also wants to build a kang heating duct!!

(End of chapter)