“No reason at all!” Su Qinghe said casually.
But after hearing this, Qin Wang’s lips were tightly pursed, and his eyes stared unblinkingly at her.
Being stared at with such a gaze by Qin Wang, Su Qinghe helplessly put down her chopsticks.
“Didn’t I just say it? You are my son now, even if you’re a cheap son, you’re still a son.
If you are thought to be a thief, wouldn’t that make me a thief’s mother? Rather than saying I’m helping you, it’s better to say I’m helping myself. Can we eat now?”
After Su Qinghe finished speaking, she indeed saw Qin Wang reveal a look of understanding, while also letting out a heavy sigh of relief.
Clearly, her answer just now left him extremely satisfied.
On the surface, Su Qinghe didn’t show it, but inwardly she let out a soft chuckle.
This little brat!
She knew he must be thinking this way in his heart, which was why she intentionally said it like that. Sure enough, he was satisfied!
Now, they could finally eat properly!
Just as Su Qinghe picked up her chopsticks, she heard Qin Wang say another sentence, “I won’t let you help me for nothing.”
Hearing this, Su Qinghe instinctively looked towards Qin Wang, only to see that Qin Wang had already picked up his chopsticks and was shoveling rice into his mouth in large mouthfuls.
The braised pork was stewed until it was extremely tender and soft. Its crimson color, thick sauce, paired with soft potatoes and eaten with rice, was simply peerless!
If it felt too greasy, one could eat a few bites of stir-fried cabbage in vinegar.
The cabbage was just barely cooked, crisp and refreshing, and some chili peppers were added. Eating it made it sour and spicy, which both relieved greasiness and stimulated the appetite.
The meals of this era were all about being substantial and affordable.
Whether it was the braised pork or the vinegar-dressed cabbage, the portions were very generous.
However, Su Qinghe had a hearty appetite, and Qin Wang was also at an age where he ate a lot. In the end, the two of them ate the food completely clean, not even leaving the soup behind.
Looking at the brightly polished plates and bowls, Su Qinghe contentedly rubbed her belly, “Let’s go, heading home!”
Having eaten her fill, it was now time to go back, take a bath, and have a good sleep!
Qin Wang followed silently without a word, not knowing what he was thinking about.
Returning home and seeing the calendar on the wall, Su Qinghe finally realized that today was Sunday and tomorrow was Monday.
“Are you going to school tomorrow?” Su Qinghe asked Qin Wang.
Summer vacation hadn’t started yet, so he should be going to school, right?
Hearing this, vigilance instantly rose in Qin Wang’s eyes, “Why are you asking this?”
“Why are you looking at me like that? Could I possibly go blow up your school?” Su Qinghe rolled her eyes irritably, “I just want to ask you, if you’re going to school, what will you eat for breakfast? I might not be able to get up in the morning.”
It wasn’t that she might not be able to get up, but that she definitely wouldn’t be able to get up!
Knowing what Qin Wang ate for breakfast, she could give him the ration coupons and money in advance.
Disdain crept into Qin Wang’s eyes, “Such a big person, yet still sleeping in!”
“So what if I am?” Su Qinghe retorted, “Who stipulated that one can’t sleep in after growing up?”
“My dad never sleeps in!”
“I am not your dad!” Su Qinghe wore a look of complete taken-for-grantedness, “I am your young stepmother, a wife more than a dozen years younger than your dad. I am still growing, so what’s wrong with me sleeping a little longer? Your dad is so many years older than me, shouldn’t he treat me a bit better? Shouldn’t he let me sleep until I wake up naturally? What on earth did I marry your dad for? For his advanced age? For the fact that he doesn’t take baths?”
Su Qinghe’s mouth was as if it had been set to double speed, outputting a rapid-fire string of words that completely stunned the child Qin Wang, leaving him unable to react at all.
By the time he recovered, his mind was left with only Su Qinghe’s very last sentence.
Under intense emotion, Qin Wang’s chubby little face flushed red, and he argued loudly, “My dad is not old! He takes a bath every day!”
Now, it was Su Qinghe’s turn to be speechless.
No!
She was just making a joke!
Why is this kid taking it seriously!
She could finally tell that Qin Wang was an absolute daddy’s boy!
A daddy’s boy protagonist, what kind of novel is this anyway!
This question only existed in Su Qinghe’s mind for a split second before she threw it to the back of her head.
Su Qinghe nodded perfunctorily, “Fine, fine, fine, whatever you say is right! So what on earth are you eating tomorrow morning? Is giving you two yuan, one jin of meat coupons, and one jin of grain coupons enough?”
Qin Wang, “???”
For a single breakfast, she was giving him this much?
Didn’t they say that stepmothers in this world were extremely vicious, wishing nothing more than to starve children they didn’t give birth to?
And just now, she even took him to eat white rice and braised pork…
For a brief moment, Qin Wang felt that this stepmother Su Qinghe wasn’t bad after all.
But that was just for a fleeting moment.
Qin Wang quickly calmed down.
It must be because she just married over, so she was just putting on an act!
Qin Wang let out a cold snort and directly reached out his hand.
Seeing that he merely reached out his hand without saying whether it was enough or not, Su Qinghe didn’t ask further either. She directly took out the money and coupons and handed them over.
Qin Wang took the money and coupons, looked at them carefully, and made sure there were no issues before turning around and returning to his own room.
Watching his retreating figure, Su Qinghe let out a huff.
This brat is quite prissy!
Su Qinghe also returned to her own room.
She dug out her pajamas, put on her slippers, hugged her bath towel, and headed to the bathroom.
The bathroom lighting was also warm yellow; although it wasn’t very bright, it was still enough to see things by.
The water they used came from the water tower.
The water tower was right on top of the bathroom roof.
After a day of scorching exposure, the water temperature right now was just right.
In this era, there was no shampoo, no conditioner, and even less body wash.
Whether washing hair, washing the face, or taking a bath, everything was handled by a single bar of soap.
If Su Qinghe didn’t have the system space, she would have had to wrong herself like this too.
But!
She had the system space!
Shampoo, conditioner, body wash, facial cleanser, exfoliating scrub, body lotion, sunscreen, and so on—no matter what brand, no matter how many milliliters, they all cost just two cultivation points.
Su Qinghe felt like she had walked into a two-dollar store.
She bought whatever she wanted without holding back!
Everything she had heard of in her past life, everything she had drooled over for a long time but couldn’t bear to buy because she had no money, she bought them all.
She had to admit, being expensive had the benefits of being expensive, and the feeling after using them was simply different!
After finishing her bath, Su Qinghe rinsed away all the foam in the bathroom, put all her bath and hair care products back into the system space, and only then opened the bathroom door and walked out.
Qin Wang had been waiting for a long time.
Seeing Su Qinghe come out, he let out another cold snort, “Why did you wash for so long? Wasting water!”
Su Qinghe wasn’t angry either; she gave him a beaming look and said, “If you dare say that again, tomorrow I’ll wash for a whole hour!”
Qin Wang, “…”
Hugging his towel, Qin Wang huffily went into the bathroom.
Su Qinghe huffed.
As if I couldn’t handle a brat like you!
In a pleasant mood, Su Qinghe wiped her hair while going over to the main gate to check it.
Making sure the main gate was tightly closed, she then returned to the courtyard with peace of mind and sat down.
On a summer night, there was an evening breeze outside, lacking the sweltering heat of the day, and it felt quite comfortable blowing against the skin.
It’s just that there were a bit too many mosquitoes!