Chapter 171: Love, Always Feeling Lacking

Chocolate is a high-calorie good thing; after Shen Man transmigrated, she had also only eaten it twice.

One time, Section Commander Duan specially gave it to his own man, letting him bring it home for her.

The second time was this piece of chocolate given to her by her sister-in-law this time.

Rest first, I'll go to the kitchen to make you tomato egg noodles.

After arriving home, Jiang Ye pushed the cart to the wall and leaned it there, then glanced at his wristwatch; it was almost noon, unexpectedly he had waited in line at the hospital for so long.

Okay.

Shen Man nodded, yawned, walked to the rocking chair and lay down.

The soft military coat padded the rocking chair, making the chair like a bed, causing one to be unable to resist drowsiness.

In fact, she herself hadn't realized that this week she frequently yawned during the day; as soon as she leaned against the rocking chair, she couldn't help wanting to nap.

And then, as soon as she lay down, yawns came one after another; closing her eyes, drowsiness surged, and she fell into light sleep.

Jiang Ye slowed his movements, glanced at the sleeping wife on the rocking chair, and with his eyes signaled the Tangyuan sunbathing on the roof not to disturb......

Tangyuan also stretched a big lazy waist, arched its body, then turned over, presenting its butt to the big boss.

Hmph, the big boss doesn't trust the cat at all!

Anyone who often makes hand-pulled noodles knows that from kneading the dough to preparing the topping takes at least an hour to start.

Jiang Ye himself, to himself, is rough; he doesn't pick what can be eaten, he doesn't pick what won't kill him.

But his care for his own wife is one of relentless refinement.

The tomato skin needs to be scalded with boiling water, then peeled off.

Cut the tomato into small pieces, beat two eggs, scatter them, then sprinkle some scallions in; when frying the egg, the egg will have a scallion fragrance.

When the topping is done, he scoops it up and sets it aside.

The rich aroma of tomato and egg flower greatly increases appetite.

Even in light sleep, Shen Man smelled the fragrance in her dream; when she tried to leave, two small snakes suddenly appeared before her, blocking her, not letting her go.

Hiss~

Snake!

Shen Man is afraid of snakes; instinctively she cried out in terror——

Ah!

Don't come over, you guys!

The two small snakes seemed to have been frightened, yet without hesitation they crawled toward her, circling her toes, with no intention to harm her.

Shen Man stiffened her body, widened her eyes at the two small snakes; a brush, they crawled up her calves, then suddenly vanished!

"Ah!"

Shen Man jolted awake, her forehead covered in hot sweat.

"What's wrong?"

Jiang Ye, holding a shovel, rushed out in a panic.

He warily looked around, thinking it strange.

In the yard, any rustle of wind or grass, he could notice from the kitchen.

"I dreamed, there were two small snakes crawling up my calves, then they vanished; it scared me to death!"

Seeing the man, Shen Man felt him as her mainstay; she hurriedly sat up, gesturing for him to come over, wanting a hug.

"Snakes?"

Jiang Ye's tightly knit brows suddenly relaxed; there won't be snakes in the yard.

Before moving, he personally sealed all the mouse holes inside and outside the house, as well as their entrances, with cement!

Around the yard's walls he planted vegetation that repels snakes, ants, and mosquitoes; underground he buried realgar, so there shouldn't be any.

In his previous life, he heard from the wet nurse grandma that his mother, when pregnant with him, dreamed of a golden dragon drilling into her belly......

"Perhaps this is a fetal dream?"

"Thinking back to how, in his previous life, this dream spread far and wide, blessing and calamity intertwined, the suspicions of noblefolk in the palace nearly caused him to die shortly after birth......"

Shen Man endured the fear and recalled again: they were two snakes of different colors.

"Yes, two small snakes, one was white, and the other was red......"

"Anyway, although they aren't scary-looking, I'm afraid of snakes."

"Wuwu, too scary."

"After saying that, she buried her face again into the man's embrace."

"It's okay, it's okay, it's just a dream; you must be hungry, the tomato egg noodles are ready, I'll go serve you; after you eat your fill, I'll accompany you back to bed to rest properly, catch a rebound sleep."

Jiang Ye spoke softly to comfort her, thinking that if it were him dreaming, he would definitely first tie a knot on the two small snakes, make them mischievous, and scare his wife badly!

Shen Man's mood inexplicably sank, yet when the man coaxed her, it returned to normal.

"In hindsight, her condition seemed off."

"When did she start becoming pretentious!"

"After eating the sweet-sour, appetizing tomato egg noodles, Shen Man's taste buds were satisfied and her mood improved again."

"Now recalling those two small snakes from the dream, she suddenly wasn't so afraid."

"Even recalling them, it seemed those two small snakes had eyes full of pitiful grievance......"

After Jiang Ye tidied up the hygiene, he drew well water, tested the temperature, felt it was fine, then wetted a towel, wrung it dry, brought it over, and wiped the wife's face and hands.

"Ah."

"Shen Man cooperatively took a mouthful of water, gargled gurgling, and spat the water onto the land beside."

"Today too much blood was drawn, training is suspended; I'll accompany you for a noon rest."

If you wake up this afternoon and find I'm not there, don't panic—I went to the hospital to get the test report and will be back soon; just wait for me at home.

Jiang Ye was worried sick, holding a towel, he wiped his wife's cheeks clean and then her fingers.

As he spoke, he couldn't help but start chattering on and on.

To love is to worry, to be unable to set one's mind at ease.

Loving someone means always worrying that you're not doing enough, that your thoughts aren't thorough enough.

Love often feels like a debt.

"I understand."

Shen Man's upbringing destined her to be inept at expressing her own emotions.

But she is also slowly exploring, slowly finding a point comfortable for both, to guard this hard-won beautiful marriage.

Unlike Shen Man and Jiang Ye's marital view, Lu Manman went to great lengths to marry a man for two lifetimes, yet she is merely weighing pros and cons, calculating and draining her own last remaining value.

Under Zhang Xue Mei's lobbying for reconciliation rather than divorce, Lu Manman completed her discharge, resentfully following Gu Tingchen back home.

"I've already given you enough face; from now on you must clarify the rumor—it wasn't me and Yin Yin who violently caused your miscarriage, it was you who carelessly fell and hit the table corner......"

Gu Tingchen's expression was disgusted, lacking any of his former refined and genteel demeanor.

At this moment he was thinking only of how to quell the uproar, then have his wishes fulfilled—gain Liu Bureau Chief's appreciation and importance, and soon rise rapidly in his career!

"The public's eyes are bright; if you want to cover up yours and your sibling's misdeeds, you shouldn't have brought me back......"

At this moment Lu Manman looked into her husband's eyes, completely devoid of the former affection and shyness.

All that remains is disgust at the hypocrisy of the man before her.

What are you pretending for?

He's no different—just like his sister, they're in cahoots: one kicked away her child, the other dragged away his own flesh and blood.

Lu Manman, harming others without benefiting herself, full of revenge, told the other party a truth——

"Oh, right, the doctor said I miscarried a male fetus."

Although not entirely accurate, she insists on saying it this way, she wants to drive this fact deep into the man's heart!