While Yao Zhi was making plans for her future, a shadow suddenly fell over her. Coming back to her senses, she saw a pair of dusty military boots in front of her.
Raising her gaze, she noticed that the person standing before her actually had a pair of straight, long legs, a slim waist, and broad shoulders.
As her gaze continued upward, she t a pair of bright eyes staring at her. Yao Zhi was stunned when she saw the reflection of her chubby face in the man’s deep eyes.
The mont she t the young man’s gaze, Yao Zhi felt her heart skip a beat. Such a handso man, full of strong man’s hormones. If he were born in the modern era, he might have beco a top-tier model or famous actor without a doubt!
Standing in front of his wife, Fu Chen’an was amused by her reaction. It was as if this was the first ti she had ever seen him.
Looking at Yao Zhi’s parted lips and the clear admiration in her eyes, Fu Chen’an’s vanity as a man was satisfied. Reaching out, he used his sleeve to wipe the sweat from his wife’s forehead.
"Why are you staring at like that? Did you forget your husband’s face after not eting for a few weeks?" he asked with a teasing tone.
Hearing his words, Yao Zhi finally regained her composure.
She had already prepared herself to have an average-looking husband, so when she t her handso husband, she couldn’t help but thank heaven and her eighteen generations of ancestors for this blessing.
Taking a deep breath to calm down, Yao Zhi finally asked, "Have you eaten?"
This ti, Fu Chen’an was surprised. During their limited etings, most of the ti, his wife had been scolding or shouting at him. This was the first ti she spoke in such a gentle tone.
Unwilling to shatter the peaceful atmosphere, Fu Chen’an took a seat beside her and replied, "I haven’t eaten."
"I don’t know what you like, so I made several dishes," Yao Zhi said as she opened the layered bamboo basket and took out the dishes.
When Fu Chen’an saw the plump, white stead rice, his pupils shrank for a mont. As a Squad Leader, he would receive one dan of grains and a stipend of three hundred wen every month.
The price of rice was eight wen per jin, while coarse grains were two wen per jin. Judging from the amount of food his wife brought, she must have used at least one jin of rice.
Even though he was feeling a pain in his pocket, Fu Chen’an said nothing. Then, he saw his wife open the lids of the bowls and reveal the dishes.
This ti, he couldn’t calm down after seeing the braised pork, egg drop soup, and vegetables with lard residue. He looked at his wife and asked, "Wife, did sothing good happen? Are we celebrating sothing?"
Hearing this question, Yao Zhi was confused and shook her head. "Nothing is going on. Why did you ask this?"
"Then why did you prepare so much at and stead white rice?" he asked again.
After hearing her nominal husband’s words, Yao Zhi finally realized that people in this era only consud at once or twice a year. Normally, they would only eat coarse grains and vegetable dishes with little oil.
It took her a mont to reply, "There is so at left at ho, and you have been working hard in the barracks. This is the first ti I have co to visit you, so I thought of making sothing delicious to nourish your body."
When he heard this, Fu Chen’an nodded and replied with a smile, "Wife, I eat a lot, but I’m not picky."
Yao Zhi understood his aning and replied, "I understand. Next ti, I won’t prepare white rice."
As soon as he heard his wife’s words, Fu Chen’an’s hand stopped for a second. He stared at her and asked, "You will co again?"
Thinking that he was embarrassed by her, Yao Zhi added, "If it’s bothering you and makes you feel embarrassed, then I won’t co again. You..."
Before she could finish her words, Fu Chen’an grabbed her hand and interrupted her. "I’m not! I didn’t!"
"Huh?"
eting his wife’s bright eyes full of confusion, he explained, "It is not bothering . You can visit anyti. Also, I never feel embarrassed about marrying you. I only worry that you will be too tired."
Yao Zhi was stunned by his words. ’This man... Is he really like the original owner? He has such a heavy taste?’ she thought inwardly.
Although she was full of doubts, she didn’t dare voice it out. So, she only nodded, filled a bowl of rice for herself, and handed the rest to him. "Alright. Try my cooking."
Fu Chen’an nodded and started eating. With his wife continuing to add food into his bowl, he ate with relish.
Yao Zhi was amazed by how much this man could eat. While her body was chubby, she could only eat a bowl of rice and a bowl of egg soup with so side dishes. The rest of the food went into her husband’s stomach.
While the two of them were enjoying their lunch, Xiao Wei nudged his mother and asked, "Mother, what’s going on with that woman?"
Wang Shen slapped her son’s arm when she heard his words and scolded, "Yao Zhi only felt angry at her husband before. Now that she has thought things through, she is no longer the sa person as before."
Xiao Wei was skeptical. No matter how a woman resented her husband, would soone go to the extre like Yao Zhi and embarrass her husband even on their wedding day?
"Mother, are you sure she only resented Brother Fu before? From what my wife told , she seed as if she hated him to the bone."
Wang Shen’s face darkened at his words. "Your wife is foolish and petty minded. She was always prejudiced against others. You, as her husband, should guide her, and not believe all her words."
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