Chapter 148: The Kang is Already Warm

Li Xuewu locked the door. Just as he was about to leave with things in both hands, Deaf Old Lady tapped Li Xuewu lightly with her cane and whispered, "Be good to her."

Li Xuewu was stunned.

Deaf Old Lady turned and went back to her room after saying that.

Li Xuewu muttered to himself, whoever says this old lady is deaf again, he'd beat them deaf.

Carrying two bags, he arrived at the west courtyard and saw Watching Lou Xiaoe standing by the motorcycle, looking at the Sihe Academy in a daze.

Li Xuewu didn't know what to say now, so he put all the luggage into the sidecar, kicked the motorcycle to life, and Watching Lou Xiaoe wiped away her tears and resolutely sat in the back seat.

Li Xuewu saw Watching Lou Xiaoe was seated, twisted the throttle, and rode out the gate, riding like the wind... that was impossible, because the wind in the northern winter could freeze people stiff.

He carefully turned into the alley where Wen San'er's courtyard was located and stopped in front of the gate.

Master Dou had helped rebuild the gate, raising it to be flush with the courtyard wall. Looking inside from the gate, you couldn't see anything.

Watching Lou Xiaoe jumped off the bike, took the key from Li Xuewu, opened the gate, and let Li Xuewu ride the motorcycle into the courtyard.

Watching Lou Xiaoe closed the gate and locked it again, only then turning to look at this small courtyard.

Li Xuewu was actually a bit surprised by Master Dou's skills. The floor tiles in the courtyard had been repaved with broken bricks, making it very flat. The stove for the big pot had been moved into the room, and now there was a large pot in the middle kitchen, ready for processing meat in the future.

The clutter in the west room had been cleared away, the walls were white, the windows were bright, and the floor was clean. The kang in the east room had been rebuilt, the cabinets in the room had been polished and painted, and after airing for two days, there was no smell now.

"My Iceberg Beauty Wife"

Li Xuewu touched the edge of the kang; it was still a bit warm. It was someone who had added fire when Master Dou and the others came in the morning to help the house dry faster.

Watching Lou Xiaoe followed Li Xuewu into the room and felt much better looking at the brand-new renovation.

Li Xuewu unpacked the luggage, folded it, and placed it on the bedding cabinet at the end of the kang, then put Watching Lou Xiaoe's clothing trunk on the kang, letting her tidy it up herself.

"Sister Lou, you tidy up the clothes first and put them in the wardrobe. I'll go warm up the stove."

Watching Lou Xiaoe agreed and went to tidy up her clothes.

Li Xuewu went to the kitchen, closed the door, went to the rice jar in the corner, poured in a hundred jin of rice, and put a bag of a hundred jin of white flour in the cabinet under the cupboard.

He chose a few pieces of firewood near the water jar, spread them on the ground, stacked fifty cabbages on top, put a bag of potatoes and a bag of large radishes on the side, and added some dried goods.

He had used up all the seasonings last time, and Wen San'er hadn't brought them over. Li Xuewu couldn't help with this and could only buy them again.

Seeing that everything was done, Li Xuewu picked up the firewood, stuffed it into the stove, and lit it with kindling.

At this moment, Watching Lou Xiaoe pushed the door and walked in: "Haven't you lit the fire yet?"

Looking at the rice, flour, and vegetables in the kitchen, she was a bit moved and tapped Li Xuewu, asking with a nasal tone, "When did you prepare this?"

Li Xuewu chuckled, "I prepared it when I said I'd raise you."

Watching Lou Xiaoe hadn't brought anything from the big courtyard and was a bit worried about how to live here.

Watching Lou Xiaoe wasn't shy anymore and directly lay on Li Xuewu's back as he squatted on the ground burning the fire.

"What's wrong? Moved?"

Watching Lou Xiaoe heard Li Xuewu's teasing and let out a muffled "Hmm."

Li Xuewu packed the firewood tightly. Seeing the fire was up, he carried Watching Lou Xiaoe on his back, turned on the tap by the stove, filled two buckets of water, poured them into the pot, covered it, and returned to the east room.

Watching Lou Xiaoe just kept lying on Li Xuewu's back without saying a word.

Li Xuewu dotingly carried her on his back and placed her on the kang. Seeing Watching Lou Xiaoe a bit unhappy, he asked, "What's wrong?"

Watching Lou Xiaoe shook her head, sniffed, and said, "Nothing, just a bit homesick."

Li Xuewu found it funny, pinched Watching Lou Xiaoe's nose, and said, "If you're homesick, go back. I'll get you a bicycle tomorrow, and you can ride back."

Watching Lou Xiaoe shook her head, "Can't go back. This is my home. Only where you are is called home."

Li Xuewu bent down, hugged Watching Lou Xiaoe, and patted her back gently, saying, "I'll always be here."

Watching Lou Xiaoe also hugged Li Xuewu's neck and said, "Hmm."

Li Xuewu straightened up, "There are no seasonings at home yet. I'll go buy them for you."

Just as he was about to turn around, he was held back by Watching Lou Xiaoe. Watching Lou Xiaoe said in a low voice with a slightly red face, "Go buy them later. The kang is already warm... let's..."

Li Xuewu looked at her alluring little face. It was really a bit hot in the room, so he took off his coat.

Watching Lou Xiaoe seemed to have received an order; she went to pull the curtains, took off her shoes, jumped onto the kang, and spread out the bedding Li Xuewu had just folded.

Li Xuewu couldn't wait; he pulled her over and pressed her onto the kang.

A heated kang is indeed a good thing; at the very least, there's no noise, and secondly, it's warm and helpful.

No wonder people in the Northeast often say, "Wife, children, and a warm kang."

This saying contains philosophy.

Clouds dispersed and rain stopped; the chirping of orioles and swallows turned into a cry that went straight to the clouds.

Li Xuewu lay on the warm kang, feeling the warm bedding, really feeling like a king who wouldn't hold court early in the morning, but he had to get up; the car had to be returned.

He kissed his beauty, put on his clothes, and got off the kang.

"Where are you going?"

"Do you think the motorcycle belongs to my family? It has to be returned."

"Hmph~"

Li Xuewu now knew why Xu Damao, who was so tall, couldn't beat Sha Zhu.

It turned out someone was holding him back; who could stand that?

He put on his clothes and instructed, "If you're homesick, stay home for a few days. Take care of yourself. I have to take care of the recycling station recently and have to repair the house in our back courtyard. I'm so busy I don't know which way is up."

Watching Lou Xiaoe didn't want to get up yet, but she corrected him, "It's your courtyard; our courtyard is here."

Li Xuewu put on his hat and said, "Yes, yes, yes, you're right. If you really don't want to buy seasonings, it's fine to go tomorrow. I put vegetables in the kitchen; just steam some rice and stir-fry a dish, and you can eat."

"I know, I'm not a child."

"Then you're not a child. You can't cry when I leave."

"Get lost. You're such a good person; who cares?"

"You're acting up again, aren't you? Just now..."

"Get lost, get lost, get lost. Hurry up and do your business."

Li Xuewu pecked her again before leaving. He kicked the motorcycle to life, opened the gate, rode out, jumped off, jumped into the courtyard wall, locked the gate from the inside, and jumped out again.

Li Xuewu prayed in his heart, hoping not to run into the "Little Foot Guerrillas." It was fine when Wen San'er was here, but now that Watching Lou Xiaoe was living here, it would be over if she were caught.

Riding the motorcycle, he hurried and managed to push the car into the garage before getting off work. ===== CHAPTER 149 =====