"The human heart is never satisfied, like a snake wanting to swallow an elephant."
Su Xiaong puffed up her cheeks, indicating she couldn’t comprehend.
"Xiao ng, are you really not greedy for anything?"
"Hmm... So far, it seems like there’s nothing I particularly crave..."
Su Xiaong thought for a mont and murmured, then looked at Yin Shixiu, "What about you? You must be pretty greedy, right?"
"Oh? Then tell , what am I greedy about?"
She raised her eyebrows and teased, "Do I have to list them one by one? Hmm... greedy for money, power, and beauty! Am I right?"
"You know so well?"
"Of course!"
"Then tell , whose beauty am I greedy for? How am I greedy?"
"...Do I really have to say it out loud?"
Su Xiaong blushed, glanced at him, "Of course, greedy for ..."
Yin Shixiu bent down and bit her lips, giving her a fierce kiss.
After releasing her, "Is it like this?"
Su Xiaong’s face turned even redder, covering her mouth and glaring at him.
Yin Shixiu bent down again, biting her neck, "Or is it like this?"
"Mmm..." Su Xiaong quickly moved her hand to cover her own neck.
"Like this, like this?"
Yin Shixiu kissed her all over, and Su Xiaong’s hands weren’t enough to block him... In the end, she gave up and let him have his way.
Later, her stomach growled uncomfortably...
"Uncle..."
"Hmm?"
"I want to eat hotpot..."
The bedside lamp shone on her, her eyes shimring like stars, looking eagerly at him.
"I want to eat hotpot..."
Seeing Yin Shixiu not making a move, she said it again.
"It’s ten-thirty, are you teasing ?"
"I want to eat..."
Yin Shixiu really wanted to just turn off the light and sleep, playing dead would work too.
But the "grumble grumble" from her stomach... was tugging at his heartstrings.
"Uncle..."
"Can we eat sothing else?"
Su Xiaong shook her head, "I want to eat hotpot..."
"Hmm... Or else, just stay hungry, if you’re hungry enough, you’ll fall asleep..."
The tone...
Even though Yin Shixiu knew it was a bit troubleso, he still felt his heart soften.
In the middle of the night, driving to a 24-hour supermarket to buy hotpot ingredients, how absurd is that?
But Yin Shixiu did it, the moisture outside was heavy, and when he returned, his hands and feet were cold as ice.
Tiptoeing to put everything in the kitchen, he went to the bedroom to wake Xiao ng...
But Su Xiaong was lying flat and had already fallen asleep.
The next morning, when soone woke up and saw the hotpot ingredients in the kitchen, she felt quite embarrassed...
But her mood was great all day.
Following Yin Shixiu around, whatever he said, she found wonderful!
A week passed.
This day, Yin Shixiu wasn’t feeling well, a slight cold.
Su Xiaong stubbornly refused to let him go to the company.
Yin Shixiu had no choice, but he moved things around for two hours, held a short remote eting, and handled so work.
Su Xiaong watched from the side and felt sorry for him.
Unexpectedly, in the afternoon, her dad closed the shop and ca back with so items, saying he wanted to go to the countryside.
Coincidentally, Su Chengji’s old Santana suddenly stopped working, and despite trying the engine downstairs for a long ti, there was no response.
Yin Shixiu vaguely heard Su’s father’s voice coming from downstairs, looked out the window, didn’t hesitate, grabbed his coat and car keys, and went downstairs.
"Uncle, what are you doing down here?"
Yin Shixiu didn’t answer her, just said to Su Chengji, "Dad, let drive you."
Su Xiaong frowned...
"Ah, no need, I’ll take a taxi, Xiao ng said you’re sick today, just rest at ho."
"Just a minor cold, it’s not a big deal, Xiao ng is a bit fussy."
"You’re the fussy one!"
Yin Shixiu ruffled her hair, "Alright, hurry up and go upstairs."
Su Xiaong refused...
"Then I’ll go too!"
After a deadlock, Su Xiaong hung her head and went upstairs.
Yin Shixiu indeed just had a slight cold and was not greatly bothered.
Su Chengji was very pleased with Yin Shixiu, the more he looked, the more satisfied he was!
My goodness! Looks so much like back in the day!
The car stopped at the entrance of the Su Family Village, and just as Yin Shixiu was about to get out, Su Chengji stopped him, "You rest in the car, the road inside is tough, no need for you to go in."
Yin Shixiu recalled his previous awkwardness and felt a bit uneasy, so he didn’t insist.
"Then I’ll wait here for you."
"Okay."
Su Chengji went into the village, coming to the countryside once again because of Su Jianyi’s matter, saying so city governnt officials ca down to investigate.
There are not many educated people in the Su Family, so Su Jianyi called him to co over and help, to say so good words.
Su Chengji hesitated for a long ti and called his wife to seek her opinion.
Originally, he thought his wife would definitely oppose him going, but Su’s mother understandably said, "Go."
"Go for what? To ruin things?"
"To ruin your big-headed nonsense! Make up sothing, say so good words, let him get promoted. Once he’s promoted, they won’t be worrying about this place anymore."
"If they live well, at most they’ll be a bit arrogant and annoy us. If they don’t, the couple and her family might just drag us into the mud... The thought makes my scalp numb."
Su Chengji thought about it and realized it was true—his wife’s wisdom is unbeatable!
Su’s mother is fearless, why should she be afraid of such a minor official?
Even if Su Jianyi went to the United States to be the president, she’d nod.
As long as they don’t bother their family, it’s Amitabha Buddha, really unlucky.
Su Chengji hurried over to help Su Jianyi, afraid that other family mbers might say sothing inappropriate.
Yin Shixiu leaned against the driver’s seat, drowsily taking a nap. When he woke up, he saw a few people in neatly pressed suits, carrying briefcases, and dressed like civil servants, coming out of the village.
Their shoes were covered in mud...
Yin Shixiu guessed these people were probably there to conduct an investigation.
The person walking at the front struck a familiar chord with Yin Shixiu.
He narrowed his eyes, opened the car door, got out, but didn’t approach; he just lit a cigarette.
The sound of the car door closing was sowhat loud.
The few people not far away instinctively looked over.
The others didn’t pay much mind, but Qian Guoliang, who was about to get into the car, focused on him, paused, and said to the others, "I’ll go say a few words. You get in the car first."
Qian Guoliang is a municipal political commissar and also the main person assessing Su Jianyi.
Everyone looked at the commissar suspiciously, glancing at each other, surprised by who Yin Shixiu was and why the commissar would initiate a conversation.
"Shixiu?"
Qian Guoliang walked to Yin Shixiu’s side and called out.
Yin Shixiu pretended to be surprised, "Huh, Political Commissar Qian? What are you doing here?"
"Why call Political Commissar Qian? Shouldn’t you call Uncle Qian?"
Yin Shixiu chuckled lightly, "I was just afraid you’d feel uncomfortable if I seed too familiar."
"You rascal! I’m here for so business. By the way, why are you here? Is your father well?"
"Father is doing fine," Yin Shixiu replied coolly, "My father-in-law lives here; I’m bringing him over for so errands."
"Your... father-in-law? Shixiu, since when did you get married? Why didn’t you invite Uncle to your wedding banquet?"
"We didn’t hold a banquet. My in-laws aren’t satisfied with her..."
"Haha! Really? You’ve grown up and started misbehaving!"
"Speaking of which, what brings Uncle Qian here?"
"The confidant of the deputy mayor is up for a promotion. I’m here to learn about family and neighborhood relations."
"What a coincidence; my father-in-law seems to be here because a relative is up for promotion today..."
"Your father-in-law is..."
"Su Chengji, his cousin is Su Jianyi, not sure if that’s who you’re here for today—"
"It’s Su Jianyi! What a coincidence!"
"And what did you find upon your inquiry, Uncle Qian?"
Qian Guoliang, upon hearing that Su Jianyi and Yin Shixiu had family ties, quickly said, "They all say he’s really nice, very filial, mainly just going through the process; promotions shouldn’t be a problem. Next year when the mayor goes to the Central, he’ll probably beco the deputy mayor."
"So impressive?"
"Rolling around for so many years, I guess this Su Jianyi is finally about to succeed."
Unexpectedly, Yin Shixiu slightly shifted his tone, "But since he’s from Su Family Village, why are the village roads still muddy? Wouldn’t he think of fixing them? After all, it’s his ho."
Qian Guoliang was stunned, slightly confused by his intention...
Yin Shixiu chuckled lightly, "Uncle Qian, I an no harm, just find it strange. I rember when you got promoted, you imdiately went ho and repaired the roads. My dad still often ntions it to , constantly advising to learn from Uncle Qian; it’s important not to forget one’s roots."
Soon after, Su Chengji also ca out.
By the ti they both returned ho, it was nearly seven o’clock. Seeing Yin Shixiu, Xiao ng went up to touch his forehead and face, "No fever, right? Dizzy?"
"I’m fine..."
Yin Shixiu quickly replied, watching Su Xiaong’s slightly anxious expression, he smiled gently.
"ng ng, co, help Dad bring in this bag of fruit—"
"No way, you co in with , let’s check your temperature first."
Su Xiaong said as she pulled Yin Shixiu into the bedroom.
Su Chengji stood at the entrance, holding a large bunch of bananas, frozen mid-air.
His usually cheerful face suddenly turned serious, staring at the back of Yin Shixiu being dragged into the bedroom, tasting sourness for the first ti...
Su’s mother walked over, arms crossed, with an amused look, took the bananas from him...
"I told you, how can the relationship between a father-in-law and son-in-law be so good... turns out the conflict point hadn’t appeared yet."
Su Chengji changed his shoes, truly feeling a bit dejected, muttering quietly, "Dad’s back, not even a shout..."
"Oh, Dad, you’re back!"
Su’s mother leaned on him dramatically, calling out exaggeratedly.
Su Chengji glanced at her, squinted his eyes, and reached out to tickle her waist, "You’re just here watching the show, aren’t you? Wife, why are you so naughty?"
The commotion in the living room was clearly heard by Yin Shixiu, but Su Xiaong was focused on the electronic thermoter, eyeing the 37 degrees on the display, unsure if she should be relieved or worried.
"It’s fine, 37 is normal."
"Is it really normal?"
"Why don’t you check your own temperature; I bet it’s higher than mine."
Yin Shixiu said, taking the electronic thermoter to asure Su Xiaong’s temperature. It turned out hers was indeed slightly higher.
"See?"
Su Xiaong gazed at him.
"...What’s wrong?"
"Yin Shixiu, do you often feel I’m just an idiot who doesn’t know anything?"
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