Chapter 215: So It Turns Out Their Fate Had Been Apparent Long, Long Ago

"Brother, shrimp heads aren't edible; don't chew them all and swallow them."

"Can't eat them? Since I came to Sea Island, I've always eaten them this way."

"No, shrimp heads aren't clean; you must not eat them anymore."

"Fine, I'll listen to my sister."

Lu Xiu Bai obediently tossed the shrimp head onto the table and continued eating the small squid.

Delicious; he hadn't had a spicy, fresh, fragrant dish in a long time.

The dishes in the Canteen weren't bad, but most were light in flavor; for him, a native Beijing guy, they were still too bland.

Jiang Ye observed that the daughter-in-law seemed to be a bit too accustomed to the big brother-in-law right now.

Perplexed, he also bit off the shrimp head and placed it on the table.

The daughter-in-law didn't look at him; she kept watching the big brother-in-law with a doting expression.

Doting?

Isn't he just seeing things?

"Eat more slowly; if you like it, I'll make it for you tomorrow."

Shen Man didn't think much; she just wanted to be a bit nicer to her brother.

Besides her brother, there was also her sister-in-law and Brother Jiang Ye.

In this life, for them to become a family, all wishes must be fulfilled; it's already a top-tier fortune.

"Then how can you be so bold? You're pregnant; don't overexert yourself."

Lu Xiu Bai, between the delicacy and his sister, chose his sister without a second thought.

"It doesn't take much effort; anyway I'm idle at home, so I'll make something to eat. If everyone enjoys it, I'm happy too."

The more Shen Man said that, the more the other three felt uneasy and began to worry...

After dinner, Lu Xiu Bai helped his wife back home to boil water.

At that moment, Jiang Ye was clearing the dishes and, unable to hide his curiosity, asked:

"Daughter-in-law, why are you suddenly so nice to your brother?"

"Because he's my brother."

Shen Man replied breezily, her beautiful eyes reflecting what she considered natural.

"Are you jealous?"

"I promise, I'll be good to you from now on as well."

"?"

Jiang Ye's pupils widened in shock; he felt the roles between the two had swapped.

Shouldn't these words have been said by him to the daughter-in-law?

Shen Man, ignoring the man's shocked expression, happily peeled a banana and ate the fruit after the meal.

In this life, they all must be well!

In the neighboring courtyard, a puff of thick smoke rose, accompanied by coughing, then quickly subsided.

After attending to the daughter-in-law's washing and lying on the bed, Lu Xiu Bai couldn't figure out why his sister was being overly kind to him today.

He couldn't understand it at all.

Pei Yan Ting, who was nearby and disturbed, kicked her husband's calf, and it fell silent instantly.

After a long while, once the daughter-in-law fell asleep, Lu Xiu Bai sluggishly got out of bed, lit a candle, and went out to the courtyard to deal with rabbit skins.

We said we'd grill meat, so let's grill!

The sizzling fat splattered into the fire, and in a daze, a scene flashed before his eyes...

It seemed that he had once grilled a rabbit this way.

"Meow."

Tangyuan, attracted by the aroma, jumped down from the cat tree, followed the scent to the neighboring courtyard.

It turned out the master's older brother was grilling a rabbit.

"Tangyuan, come over; when the rabbit is ready, try a rabbit leg."

Lu Xiu Bai had eaten the meat canned food given by Tangyuan before, so he never treated Tangyuan as an outsider.

Even his own cat, eating a rabbit leg, he was still willing to give it.

"Meow."

Tangyuan demurely walked over, glanced at the rabbit leg, thought for a moment, then turned away to fetch its own food bowl.

The food was thrown on the floor; it wouldn't eat it.

"Smart little cat, still knows to stay clean."

Lu Xiu Bai muttered like that, while the rabbit meat kept flipping in his hand.

Crispy outside, tender inside; his roasted rabbit was a masterpiece.

Unfortunately, his sister and the daughter-in-law couldn't eat it, so it was left for him and Tangyuan.

One person and one cat ate heartily, mouths full of oil.

After finishing the rabbit, Lu Xiu Bai didn't rush back inside, fearing the oily smoke would affect the cleanliness-loving daughter-in-law.

He first lay on the rocking chair in the courtyard for a while, to let his aura dissipate before anything else.

Tangyuan leisurely groomed its fur; even though it had transformed from a fierce tiger into this small cat now, its love of cleanliness remained ingrained.

"I always feel that during dinner at night, my sister's gaze at me seems to look through me, as if seeing someone else."

"I don't know if I'm just too sensitive, but I'm a bit jealous of that person."

But after thinking it over, maybe I was mistaken; my little sister calls me brother, and from beginning to end, I'm the only brother she has.

I hope I'm overthinking it; anyway, I only have this one sister—if I don't dote on her, who else would I dote on?

Meow.

Tangyuan heard that, leapt up, jumped onto brother's leg, curled into a ball, and rubbed its head against brother's palm.

Actually, from its perspective, no matter what kind of dream the master has, whether there are past and present lives, it's enough to cherish the people before us.

People shouldn't cling to the past, nor be stuck in the present; look to the future, the future is promising.

As for Shen Man, the dreams that had long troubled her heart have all been answered; from then on she never had those bizarre dreams again.

On the other hand, Jiang Ye began to frequently dream of strange and odd dreams.

Everything in the dream, he clearly never experienced, yet deep down it felt like his own personal experience.

Until in the dream he killed the sovereign, seized the throne, lived out his days alone, summoned an enlightened monk, and exchanged merit for a lifetime of fulfillment....

Everything linked together like beads, he seemed to understand why in his past life he was solitary and kinless, and why in this life his relations with relatives are thin.

As it turns out, their affinity had already shown signs long ago.

The gears of fate, unbeknownst when they began turning, have already moved; their affinity is predestined.

In the following period, the military wives in the Jiashuyuan became accustomed to eating raw pickles, and there were no more midnight mix-ups sending someone to the doctor.

In the blink of an eye, October arrived quietly.

At this time, Shen Man's belly was already like a blown-up balloon; carrying twins, her belly was one circle larger than that of an ordinary pregnant woman.

Sometimes in the middle of the night her calves would start to feel sore, swollen, and cramp, tormenting her so she couldn't sleep.

Spiritual Liquid can only relieve fatigue and speed wound healing; it cannot cure all ailments.

Every night, Jiang Ye would get up, massage his wife's legs, and coax the fetuses in her belly to behave, not to toss too much.

But it was useless; the fetuses became increasingly active.

Shen Man's limbs were somewhat swollen, her whole body had grown a circle larger; poking her, the flesh was soft and fluffy, making her seem like a completely different person from her formerly slender figure.

Every time she looked in the mirror, she could hardly believe it; was that person in the mirror really her?

Anxious about her appearance, she couldn't help feeling upset and secretly cried a few times.

At times like this, a man's coaxing words are of no use.

Anyway, she just felt a little down, unhappy.

It was then that her sister-in-law brought news: the military doctor examination had begun!

She pulled herself together, stopped feeling sorry for herself, started registering, and learned about the scope of the military doctor examination....

Cheer up, stop feeling sorry for yourself, start registering, and learn about the scope of the military medical exam.......