Lu Jing nodded, "After the movie, shall we buy some things before visiting?"
"No, another day."
With him around, Xia Xi wouldn't be able to make any money, so there was no need to go.
At the cinema.
Lu Jing checked Xia Xi's back basket at the front desk for storage, then bought movie tickets to watch the film.
In those days, there weren't many other activities for dates.
Watching a movie was considered quite romantic.
As Xia Xi left, she quietly put everything into her space before feeling at ease to go watch the movie with Lu Jing.
It was a war movie.
It was very good, with no romantic love stories, only passionate patriotism and national righteousness.
Xia Xi watched with teary eyes, especially the scenes where the soldiers sacrificed themselves for the country and the people without hesitation.
Lu Jing gently held her hand, comforting her emotions.
After the movie ended.
Xia Xi's eyes were swollen from crying.
She was someone with a very low threshold for tears; as soon as she saw a touching scene, her tears would flow like a dam, unstoppable.
Seeing Xia Xi's eyes like this, Lu Jing looked apologetic and said, "Wait for me here for a moment."
Xia Xi waved her hand, found a place to use her back basket as a cover, and took out some Spirit Spring Water to apply to her eyes. She felt like her tears were about to run dry.
As she applied it, Lu Jing returned with a wet towel, "Did you put it on?"
Xia Xi had torn off a small piece of cloth and wet it with Spirit Spring Water from her space. She hadn't expected Lu Jing to be so particular and go buy a brand-new towel.
She naturally had to accept his good intentions.
Lu Jing carefully and gently applied it to her eyes. An auntie beside them couldn't help but say, "Young man, you're so good to your wife.
Men this considerate are truly rare these days."
Lu Jing, however, looked at Xia Xi with eyes full of joy, "She deserves me to be good to her."
These words couldn't help but bring Xia Xi back to her previous life.
The moment he was swept away, he told her, "Xia Xi, live well! Don't be sad! You deserve me to be good to you!"
Xia Xi, with her low tear threshold, started crying again.
Her heart felt like it was being twisted by a knife, so uncomfortable.
A rough man, sometimes he didn't say anything, and it was particularly infuriating.
But in the face of death, he gave her the hope of life without hesitation.
Had he never considered that without him, her life would have no meaning? How difficult it would be for her alone, with no hope in life, only regret and guilt left.
She wondered for countless days and nights, was this a dream? It must be a dream.
She woke up, and he was still by her side, looking at her with an infuriating expression, asking, "Wife, do you think your lover is handsome?"
Xia Xi didn't know that Lu Jing's gaze was always on her; he could sense even the slightest fluctuation in her emotions.
Lu Jing sensed she was crying and, thinking she was still immersed in the movie, held her hand, leaned close to her ear, and whispered, "Xia Xi, I'll tell you a story."
"Mm?"
Xia Xi replied with a slight nasal tone.
"Once upon a time, there was a mountain. On the mountain, there was a temple. In the temple, there was an old monk telling a story to a young monk. Once upon a time, there was a mountain..."
As Lu Jing spoke, he started to laugh himself.
Xia Xi gently patted him, "This story isn't exciting at all. Tell it again, tell me about your time in the military unit."
Lu Jing pondered for a moment, "Our regiment had a company commander with top-notch physical strength, who wanted to be first place every time. But after his wife came to visit for two days, during the physical test, he came in last place. Do you know why?"
Xia Xi's face instantly turned red.
She pinched him lightly and whispered, "Shameless!"
Lu Jing's face also turned bright red.
He was also a beat slow to react, only then remembering that Xia Xi was a young girl, not one of the rough men in the dormitory, who would blurt out dirty jokes and crude language without hesitation.
The two sat in an unnoticed corner, whispering to each other, while pink bubbles seemed to emanate from their surroundings, creating an ambiguous atmosphere.
Xia Xi listened until Lu Jing fell silent, then realized she shouldn't have understood that.
She was a young girl now!
However, Xia Xi did know about this matter.
In her previous life, Lu Jing had told her that those bastards had no self-control, as if they hadn't eaten meat in eight lifetimes. When their wives came, they wouldn't leave the guesthouse for two days.
Doing that kind of thing until they were sick, what fun was there in that?
Soon, Lu Jing was proven wrong.
Once, he went on a mission and was away for a full two months.
On the first night he returned, he truly didn't sleep all night.
Xia Xi felt like throwing up, but he was still full of energy, holding her and constantly saying, "Wife, how could I live without you? I miss you, I wish I could fly back and hold you."
The two returned close to evening.
As soon as Xia Xi got home, she started to get busy, first taking out the hard candies she bought to coax the two kids. She gave each of them ten candies, telling them they could only eat one a day.
The two kids obediently agreed, then said many nice things about their little aunt.
This time, she bought something rare and unusual: glutinous rice flour.
And the stinky pork offal.
It was still early, so Xia Xi immediately made arrangements, "Da Nuo, go to the field and pick some scallions. Xiao Yan, go help boil water."
"Okay! Little Auntie!"
The two nephews, having received candy, were very well-behaved and did whatever they were told.
Xia Xi busied herself with great fervor.
She washed the pork offal, first using plant ash to clean the mucus and impurities on the intestines, then washing it with scallions to remove the smell, and finally blanching it with baijiu. The stinky smell of the pork offal was almost completely gone.
Xia Xi then added some star anise, soy sauce, rock sugar, and other seasonings to braise it.
She also braised some vegetables in it.
By seven o'clock, when her parents finished work and returned.
Xia Xi had already prepared a table full of delicacies.
After the pork intestines were braised, they were stir-fried with tender green peppers. The taste was simply... exquisitely delicious.
Da Nuo and Xiao Yan were by the side, slurping their saliva.
When the meal was served.
The whole family stared in disbelief.
Their eyes were filled with disbelief.
"Little sister, did you make this?"
"Yes, try it quickly."
Xia Xi first picked up two chopsticks full for her parents.
Old Father Xia looked at Xiang Cuihua, "Old woman, our daughter made such a substantial meal today, shall we have some?"
Xiang Cuihua didn't give him a pleasant look, but she still took out the wine and poured a small cup for the old man, and a little for her three sons.
The dinner that day was exceptionally delicious.
Old Father Xia took a bite of pork offal and a sip of wine, and couldn't help but exclaim, "Good! My daughter's cooking is excellent."
Da Nuo and Xiao Yan also continuously showered her with praise.
Yao Zhi, the second sister-in-law, also praised her incessantly, "Our little sister is truly capable of both attending social gatherings and cooking!"
Xia Xi also ate happily.
After the meal, Xia Xi went to her parents' room and gave them the cloth she had bought.
Xiang Cuihua was about to start scolding again, but Xia Xi ran away directly, returned to her room, and lay on the bed. She didn't even have time to go into her space to be busy; she fell asleep as soon as she hit the bed.
Meanwhile, at the neighboring Lu family's house.
Lu Jing took out the things he had bought and repeatedly asked, "Mom, do you think this matches her?"
Aunt Lu couldn't bear to look. Ever since they returned, she had been smiling foolishly.
"It matches!"
She was tired of saying this word.
If she didn't get this daughter-in-law married into the family soon, she was worried her son would become foolish.
Lu Jing then said, "Mom, I took her to see a movie today, a war movie. It was so moving, Xi Xi's eyes were all swollen from crying.
Was it too bad?"
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