Waking up with a pair of swollen eyes, Xiaoxiao felt embarrassed for the first time, thinking it’s such a trivial matter, why the heck was she crying.
It’s just the lack of a man, just the lack of support! From now on, she’d just look towards money, and that would be correct!
Xiaoxiao pep-talked herself, but didn’t pay it any more attention.
Although the amount of spicy pickled cabbage to be made was decided to be settled next time, Xiaoxiao thought it wouldn’t be hard to sell at the beginning, so she decided to make two jars every day as a backup. If she ran out of jars, Yang Dong, the fourth brother, would have to buy more. Only then did she realize that Yang Dong wasn’t at home!
By the time she saw Yang Dong, it was already the afternoon.
"Where have you been today?"
As soon as Yang Dong came home, Xiaoxiao dragged him over to ask.
She had been with her younger brother all the time recently, and she truly saw this kid, who was more than a full cycle younger than herself, as her little brother and genuinely worried about him.
"I went to find Brother Yang Ming! I asked him when he’s coming back!"
Yang Dong didn’t beat around the bush and simply said it outright.
"What did you find him for?" Xiaoxiao was surprised. Why would her fourth brother suddenly go looking for Yang Ming.
"Because you miss him!"
"..." Miss who? Nonsense, you’re overthinking it, little brother.
Yang Dong’s behavior today seemed especially strange. Seeing how confidently he spoke, yet looking worried about her, could it be that he heard her crying yesterday?
"Who told you I missed him!"
Xiaoxiao felt a warm feeling in her heart, touched and even more fond of this naive young man!
"You did!" Yang Dong pointed to Xiaoxiao’s swollen eyes!
"...So, what was the result? When is he coming back?"
Xiaoxiao did want to know Yang Ming’s reaction!
"Soon! He said he’s coming back."
Heh, soon? That idiot Yang Ming is really good at fobbing people off! Better never come back! A man who lacks responsibility and only knows how to escape is not a good man. Thumbs down, down, down, down!
At this moment, Yang Ming had no idea that he had sunk to rock bottom in the eyes of his wife, and when he finally wanted to redeem his image, he’d find it a long road ahead.
"Achoo, achoo..." Yang Ming sneezed several times in a row.
"What’s up, caught a cold?"
"No." Yang Ming rubbed his nose and said.
"Then it must be your wife missing you, hahaha," Chu Lian teased him, laughing as he spoke.
Yang Ming felt helpless because ever since he got hitched, he hadn’t stopped being teased by Chu Lian.
Was his wife really missing him to the point of crying? It looked like it was true, given his younger brother’s demeanor. What does it feel like to be missed? Yang Ming pondered and, without realizing, a smile spread across his face.
"Look at that! The moment your wife comes up, you start smiling, as if you’re in a daze! Yet you still play tough, claiming you don’t like her!"
Chu Lian caught the corner of Yang Ming’s mouth lifting into a smile, a rare occurrence, and immediately continued to tease him.
"I can’t even remember what she looks like, so what is there to talk about liking or not liking! Enough about me, how about you?"
Feeling his ears get hot from the teasing, Yang Ming shifted the conversation away at once.
"Me? I’m going to meet her formally very soon. There was a misunderstanding last time; I was mistaken for a philanderer, and this time I have to redeem my image as an honest gentleman!"
Chu Lian shrugged his shoulders and spoke earnestly.
"Well, good luck with that!"
Yang Ming could see that Chu Lian was serious about this girl.
Thinking of this girl, her beautiful handwriting, her poetry, her gentle smile, and those candied hawthorns, the candied sweet potatoes, and now the spicy pickled cabbage. She truly was a unique lady, certainly a good match for Chu Lian.