sjar Chapter 33 Gently tugged at his sleeve.
Chapter 33 Gently tugged at his sleeve.
Unexpectedly, Chu Junbai shifted his gaze and walked towards Chu Shaoqing.
Mu Xiaowan breathed a sigh of relief.
Chu Junbai didn't disturb Chu Shaoqing and watched quietly.
Chu Shaoqing carefully unscrewed a small screw and set it aside. Then, he used tweezers to remove a thin piece of material, doing so in a very orderly manner.
Chu Junbai glanced at the tools still in the bag and thought, "Could this be the set of tools that Mu Xiaowan said Chu Shaoqing left with her? It looks quite professional."
He was curious about how his younger brother, who usually didn't care about anything, had suddenly changed his personality.
He couldn't help but ask, "You know how to fix this? Where did you learn it?"
Chu Shaoqing didn't look up and replied, "I'm learning right now, practicing on this broken tape recorder."
"You taught yourself?"
Chu Shaoqing then looked up.
He glanced at his second brother, then at Mu Xiaowan, and said, "Of course, I have talent."
To alleviate Chu Junbai's doubts, Mu Xiaowan said, "Once he learns this skill, I can add another repairman to my shop, and all the profits will go to Shaoqing, so he can support himself."
Chu Shaoqing raised his head smugly, "Did you hear that? Don't worry about me anymore. I have a proper job now."
Chu Junbai looked at the two of them. One of them had never learned how to do business, and the other didn't know anything about repairs. They were both equally bad at it. Could they make money?
He was skeptical.
"Let's go eat first."
The real problems arose during the meal.
Mu Xiaowan injured her right hand; she can't use chopsticks with her left hand.
To avoid making a fool of herself, she only ate rice and steamed buns, just enough to fill her stomach.
She should have sat next to Chu Shaoqing earlier; that kid might have been able to take care of her.
Chu Shaoting was sitting on one side of her, and Chu Junbai was sitting on the other.
She shouldn't count on those two.
An Muxue, sitting opposite, was clearly capable of taking care of herself, yet she was being served by two people on either side of her.
One is Bai Jiao'e, and the other is Chu Shaoze.
You can't live by comparing yourself to others.
"Auntie, Brother Shaoze, please stop serving me food. My plate is already piled high. I'm not the main character today. You should take better care of Xiaowan."
"Besides, I often eat with you. Xiao Wan is new here, look how shy she is! She doesn't even pick up any vegetables, how can she just eat rice?"
An Muxue felt smug.
So what if I climbed into Junbai's bed and married him?
Chu Junbai still didn't take her seriously, did he?
Even in this state, no one seems to care.
Everyone's gaze followed An Muxue's voice and turned to Mu Xiaowan.
Mu Xiaowan chewed her rice, but instead of looking embarrassed by being exposed, she remained calm.
Bai Jiao'e sneered inwardly. She had already seen it all. Since her sister-in-law didn't care, she just wanted to let Mu Xiaowan know her mother-in-law's attitude towards her.
She originally planned to wait until Mu Xiaowan couldn't hold on any longer, then give her some benefits so that Mu Xiaowan would know who was truly good to her.
Unexpectedly, it was seen by the kind-hearted Mu Xue.
"Hey, Xiaowan, I've been busy serving everyone and haven't had a chance to serve you. Why aren't you eating?"
Bai Jiao'e stood up and leaned over to place a piece of boiled pork belly on Mu Xiaowan's plate.
The pig was very fat, with thick layers of fat, and the boiled pork was colorless, making it look both fishy and greasy.
Mu Xiaowan paused with her chopsticks; the boiled pork belly completely covered the rice, making it impossible for her to pick up her chopsticks.
Actually, Bai Jiao'e's original intention was to curry favor with Mu Xiaowan.
She felt that people in the countryside couldn't afford meat, so meat with a bit of fat tasted the best to them.
Little did she know that Mu Xiaowan was a modern soul, and that she was not lacking in physical desires at all.
Mu Xiaowan frowned slightly, her gaze falling on the fat.
Just then, a pair of chopsticks appeared in her bowl, and the few slices of boiled pork belly on top were taken away.
Then she put a small piece of crispy pork into her bowl, followed by sweet and sour fish.
Mu Xiaowan looked at Chu Junbai with some gratitude.
This person is actually a pretty good person.
Chu Junbai didn't look at Mu Xiaowan, he just kept eating.
"I thought Junbai was just a straightforward guy, but I didn't expect him to be so good at taking care of his wife."
Bai Jiao'e laughed and joked, "No wonder people say that men are like children before marriage, and only truly mature after marriage."
Jiang Yinglan had noticed Mu Xiaowan before, but she didn't make a move because she wanted her son to take care of her.
Now that you're married, you two need to work things out. You can't just stay like this, where you're you and I'm me.
However, she didn't expect that both of them were stubborn; neither of them spoke, and neither paid any attention to the other.
Fortunately, someone gave me a suggestion, and the result was still good.
An Muxue, who was sitting opposite, had originally wanted to see Mu Xiaowan make a fool of herself, but unexpectedly she ended up helping this bitch. Her knuckles turned white as she gripped the chopsticks, as if she was about to break them in the next second.
Mu Xiaowan picked up her chopsticks and ate slowly. She noticed that the fish meat was from the belly of the fish, and it only had large bones.
Chu Junbai glanced sideways and saw that Mu Xiaowan's left hand holding chopsticks looked like that of a child learning to use chopsticks. She was not very dexterous, and the chopsticks were a bit unruly, unable to be held together properly. Sometimes she had to pick up a piece of meat two or three times.
"Shaoqing, go get a fork," Chu Junbai said.
Chu Shaoqing was so preoccupied with the disassembly process that he didn't notice what was happening on the dinner table.
Upon hearing his second brother's instructions, he reflexively stood up, went to the kitchen, and fetched a fork.
Chu Junbai took it and handed it to Mu Xiaowan.
A fork is easier to use than a spoon.
Next, Chu Junbai kept an eye on Mu Xiaowan's bowl. Whenever there wasn't much food left, he would pick some up and perfectly avoid the fatty parts.
Until Mu Xiaowan couldn't eat anymore.
Looking at the half-bowl of stir-fried wood ear mushrooms and eggs, Mu Xiaowan wondered if this man would keep piling more eggs on her plate if she didn't say she was full.
She gently tugged at Chu Junbai's clothes.
Chu Junbai lowered his eyes, his gaze falling on the hand that was tugging at his clothes. Her hands were beautiful; she had taken care of them these past two days, and they looked much smoother. This reminded him of their wedding day, when she placed her hand in his palm, and the soft touch seemed to still be imprinted on his heart.
Mu Xiaowan looked at him with her dark, watery eyes and whispered, "I'm full!"
Chu Junbai glanced at the bowl, paused for a moment, then pulled Mu Xiaowan's bowl away and poured the stir-fried wood ear mushrooms and eggs directly into his bowl.
Would you like some soup?
Mu Xiaowan: "?"
She could have finished that little bit; she just wanted to say, "Please don't put any more food on my plate."
Mu Xiaowan shook her head; this man was treating her like a pig.
She ate so much just now that she can't even drink water.
Seeing the two acting so intimately, An Muxue's eyes welled up with jealousy.
"I'm full too!"
An Muxue's bowl also had leftover minced meat and cabbage, all of which Chu Shaoze had served to her.
But after she said that, Chu Shaoze did not make any move.
“I’m full!” An Muxue said again.
Chu Shaoze, however, did not understand An Muxue's meaning at all.
"Mu Xue, if you don't want to eat, then don't. If you want some soup, I'll get you another bowl."
An Muxue: "..."
Is Chu Shaoze an idiot?
Didn't you see Chu Junbai finish all the rice in Mu Xiaowan's bowl?
Why didn't he eat what was in her bowl?
An Muxue had no idea the contempt Chu Shaoze felt when he saw Chu Junbai eating the rice from Mu Xiaowan's bowl.
He believed that Chu Junbai was demeaning himself.
Who are they? How can they eat other people's leftovers? Isn't that degrading themselves?
Seeing that Mu Xiaowan had finished eating, Chu Shaoqing quickly put down his bowl and, without even finishing his own meal, pulled Mu Xiaowan upstairs.
Chu Junbai frowned, somewhat displeased.
Is Chu Shaoqing getting too close to Mu Xiaowan?