Chapter 49: with translation of chapter title

Gao Tingyu, upon returning home, was truly crying his heart out, his head covered by the blanket, wailing nonstop.

Gao Xushi, standing nearby, watching her son like that, also felt uneasy in her heart.

If it weren't for me saving those two coins back then, it wouldn't have ended up being a bargain for that scoundrel Lu Yuan.

All right, stop crying; Mom is going out today to find a matchmaker and get you a wife—we'll find a rural girl from a wealthy family, and by then she'll definitely be prettier than Su Liyan and her family richer than Su Liyan's!

Gao Xushi said from the side.

Through this matter, Gao Xushi also came to understand things clearly.

There's nothing wrong with a rural girl—look at how capable Su Liyan is at work and how caring she is.

Besides, rural folks don't necessarily eat or drink worse than city dwellers!

After all, they have land; they can casually plant something and have food to eat.

Look, Su Liyan today is exactly like that!

Let your son also find a rural girl, and when he accompanies his wife back to her parents' home, just like that scoundrel Lu Yuan, he can bring back some things on the way!

Upon hearing his mother's words, Gao Tingyu immediately poked his head out from under the blanket and looked at Gao Xushi with a face of ecstatic joy, saying:

Really?

Gao Xushi immediately raised her eyebrows and said:

Of course; city girls are hard to find, village girls aren't just picked at random—with Su Liyan's conditions, there are plenty like her~

Hearing this, Gao Tingyu nodded repeatedly.

After I marry a rural wife, I will certainly do the same as Lu Yuan and enjoy great blessings!!

……

Lu Yuan, upon returning home, didn't bother with anything else and rushed straight to the kitchen.

He ignored the grain and flour on the horse, hurried to add water to the pot and light the fire to steam the crabs.

If it's late, it won't taste good.

Naturally, the items on the horse were carried home by Su Liyan; she was strong—don't let her delicate appearance fool you, she unloaded everything from the horse in one go and hauled it home.

This sight made the people in the rear courtyard shake their heads.

That Lu Yuan really isn't a decent person—such heavy stuff, the masters wouldn't do it, they made Su Liyan haul it home.

After Lu Yuan filled the pot with water, Su Liyan thought her husband must be hungry, after all they had left the village at 2:30 and hadn't eaten anything on the way back.

Immediately, Su Liyan rolled up her sleeves and said:

"Brother, are you hungry? I'll cook."

How could I let my husband cook? I'd truly become the ungrateful wretch Mother spoke of.

However, Lu Yuan, while placing the steamer basket on the stove, said:

"No need, just get the fire going for me; today I'll only eat these crabs, nothing else—I'm sick of the big meat I ate yesterday."

Ah?

Su Liyan stood aside, somewhat puzzled—eat these crabs?

Su Liyan even thought her husband had bought these crabs to feed the chickens……

After Lu Yuan finished placing the steamer basket, he looked at Su Liyan beside him and raised his eyebrows, saying:

"This morning, don't eat at home—I've claimed this pot; go out to the fried-dough-stick stall, buy three fried dough sticks, a cup of soy milk, and also two eggs to eat."

Su Liyan blinked, this……

"How could I afford to spend that much? Just buying two vegetable pancakes would be enough; the millet flour and veggies from the stall are also fragrant~"

Immediately, Su Liyan nodded, then after putting the items she had just brought inside into the kitchen, she picked up her work gear and prepared to go to work.

Meanwhile, Lu Yuan, while waiting for the water to boil, took two large buckets and began sorting the crabs.

When he bought them it was dark, so he couldn't see clearly—unlike back on Earth, where buying dead crabs at midnight you could use a phone light.

Moreover, the crabs here are super super cheap—this many crabs didn't even cost a single coin, and Lu Yuan hauled them all back in one go.

Some were dead, with no meat inside; he picked them out, crushed them, and fed them to the chickens.

With four chickens, how many days would it take Lu Yuan to finish them off?

That definitely requires raising them a bit.

Su Liyan, having gathered her things, walked to the doorway, one hand adjusting the scarf her husband had newly bought for her before returning home, the other turning her head to gaze at Lu Yuan, who was busy picking over the crabs, and said sweetly:

"Brother, I'm off to work then~"

Lu Yuan nodded, focused on sorting the crabs, and thus had no time to attend to Su Liyan.

However, just as Su Liyan stepped out the doorway, Lu Yuan suddenly thought of something and said:

"Wife."

"Eh?"

Su Liyan, adorable, immediately turned her head to look at her husband.

At this moment Lu Yuan was still sorting crabs, not looking at Su Liyan, and while picking crabs he said:

"In an hour, Brother will go to the breakfast stall and ask the owner what you actually bought; if you dare not obey Brother's words, even if you buy one less egg, Brother will be very angry."

Having said that, Lu Yuan tossed the crab in his hand into the bucket of good crabs, then lifted his head with a solemn, earnest expression and looked at Su Liyan.

At this moment Su Liyan was somewhat dazed.

But after a brief half-second, Su Liyan slightly pressed her lips, her nose feeling a bit sour.

It wasn't that she was frightened by Lu Yuan; she just felt her husband was overly caring……

What did I do in my past life to deserve marrying such a man……

Meanwhile, Lu Yuan raised his eyebrows and said:

"You don't want to make Brother angry, do you?"

At this moment, Su Liyan, who had just come to her senses, had slightly reddened eye sockets, and then she shook her head repeatedly, saying:

"I am your woman; I listen to whatever you say, I do whatever you say, I will never make you angry!"

Hearing this, Lu Yuan's mouth curled up, revealing a hint of a smile, and he said:

"That's about right, go to work."

Su Liyan also revealed a stunningly beautiful smile on her face, gave a dainty affirmative reply, and then turned and left.

Not even half a minute after Su Liyan left, Lu Yuan looked at the bucket of good crabs, which was almost full, and thought to first steam these good ones.

I bought too many crabs; one pot definitely can't hold them all, so I'll steam them pot by pot.

Afterwards, Lu Yuan picked up this bucket of good crabs, went out the door, and headed toward the water pool.

I need to rinse and scrub these crabs a bit, otherwise they'll be dirty and not clean.

Just as Lu Yuan reached the edge of the water pool, out of the corner of his eye he saw Su Liyan suddenly jogging over toward him.

Hmm??

Forgot to bring something?

While Lu Yuan stood there bewildered, Su Liyan had already rushed up to him, her perfect face delicate and alluring, extremely rosy.

Then Su Liyan suddenly hugged Lu Yuan, stood on her tiptoes, and planted a fierce kiss on him.

Afterwards, Su Liyan, blushing shyly, turned and ran off again, not daring to look at Lu Yuan.

Lu Yuan stood in place and blinked.

Did I just get forcefully kissed by my own wife?

At that moment, Pang Kaige, standing at the gate of his backyard, wore a bewildered expression.

This week Pang Kaige is on a day labor shift; he had just come out of his house, preparing to go to work.

As soon as he opened the door, he saw that very scene from just moments ago.

After he came to his senses, Pang Kaige, gritting his teeth in anger, threw a set of turtle punches at Lu Yuan by the water pool.

Damn it!!

What kind of karma have I brought upon myself!!

First thing in the morning, as soon as I stepped out the door, I saw this!!

(End of chapter)