Su Yunyi quickly waved her hands, indicating that she didn’t mean that.
However, she saw the man pick up the ruler and pen at hand and continue drawing.
Fine. Although she needed to lose weight, he had to eat meat.
Su Yunyi happily put the money into her purse. Just as she was about to start cooking, she heard a knock on the door.
Looking at the heads peeking over the wall, it was the ruffians from that day.
The visitors knocked on the door and laughed.
“Yo, Brother Ze, you’ve made it big, building a house now? Come out quickly, the brothers are waiting for you to drink and play cards.”
Hearing this voice, Su Yunyi’s face instantly turned ashen.
It was the ruffian who had leered at her that day.
She hadn’t met the other few, but they were certainly not good people.
As expected, she had rejoiced too soon. She had just said she was like a koi, transmigrating into the book, and her rough husband’s bad temper had completely disappeared.
And now, his disreputable friends had come knocking.
Thinking of the bricks they had just bought and the house that hadn’t been built yet, Su Yunyi’s heart turned cold. Who could predict the outcome of a card game? If he lost, their house would be in jeopardy.
No.
She couldn’t let him go.
Su Yunyi disregarded everything else and nervously grabbed his hand, “Are… are you going to play cards with them?”
Xiao Ze also heard the noise at the door, his eyes darkening slightly.
Looking up, he met Su Yunyi’s pale little face, her watery eyes filled with worry.
Xiao Ze couldn’t help but want to tease her, “Do you want me to go?”
Su Yunyi shook her head like a rattle drum, “No, can you not go?”
A hint of a smile flashed in Xiao Ze’s eyes. He patted her hand, “I’ll be back soon.”
He straightened up and walked out with his long, powerful strides.
Su Yunyi was so anxious she was about to cry and was about to chase after him.
However, she happened to bump into the man’s chest as he suddenly turned around. Her nose instantly turned red, and her eyes became watery.
“Stay put.”
Thinking of Zhang Feifei’s gaze at her last time, a fierce glint flashed in Xiao Ze’s eyes. He didn’t want her to appear in front of those people at the door.
This little girl’s roundness had faded from her face in the past two days, and she was becoming more and more attractive.
It’s better to guard against the thief than to catch him.
Those people at the door were not good people.
As soon as he opened the door and stepped out, he immediately closed it again before the people outside could look inside.
Seeing him like this, the ruffians at the door provocatively jeered, “As expected, a hero can’t resist a beauty. Brother Ze hasn’t come out to drink with us for a long time since he got married.”
“I’ve quit.”
The few of them acted as if they had heard the biggest joke in the world.
“Hahaha, Brother Ze, that’s not right. You were just saying the other night that brothers are like limbs and women are like clothes. We brothers agreed to share fortune and adversity. Only you got married, and we brothers haven’t tasted women yet. When will you let sister-in-law give us a taste?”
Before he could finish speaking, Xiao Ze lifted his foot and kicked him hard in the chest, sending him flying to the ground.
Xiao Ze strode forward, stepped between his legs, bent down, and stared fiercely into the eyes of the person on the ground.
“Watch your mouth. If I hear you spewing nonsense again, I’ll throw you into the cesspool.” He said, increasing the pressure of his foot.
Zhang Feifei, lying on the ground, shouted loudly, “Brother Ze, I was wrong, Brother Ze! I’ll never speak carelessly again.”
This scene terrified the other two, making their legs tremble, and they couldn’t speak for a long time.
Seeing Xiao Ze exuding hostility and remaining silent, appearing extremely terrifying, the two beside him didn’t dare to step forward to pull him.
They had been afraid of this guy since childhood; he fought like he didn’t care about his life. However, this was the first time he was expressionless yet sent chills down their spines.
Xiao Ze heard a gasp from behind the door and guessed that Su Yunyi was peeking from behind the door. Thinking of her teary appearance, he withdrew his foot and looked down at the wailing Zhang Feifei on the ground.
“Scram.”
The three of them, terrified, fled in disarray.
After they left, Xiao Ze restrained his hostility, walked into the yard, and bolted the door.
Hearing the door close, Su Yunyi had already run back to the kitchen.
The Xiao Ze she saw through the crack in the door was completely unlike the one she knew. At that moment, she truly felt that he was genuinely going to cripple the person on the ground.
She couldn’t help but shiver.
At this moment, the sound of the man’s footsteps approached. Su Yunyi’s gaze subconsciously turned towards the source of the sound. When his tall figure entered, she surprisingly wasn’t so scared anymore.
In fact, she felt relieved that he hadn’t gone out drinking and gambling with his disreputable friends.
While she was spacing out, Xiao Ze tapped her on the head.
“What are you thinking about? I’m hungry. What’s for dinner tonight?”
Su Yunyi then remembered the rabbit hanging in the well. Although it served as a refrigerator, the weather was too hot, and it would be a shame if it spoiled.
Thinking of the crispy golden fried rabbit, she immediately forgot about Xiao Ze hitting someone earlier.
“You continue drawing the plans. Dinner is on me.”
Seeing Su Yunyi return to her normal self, Xiao Ze couldn’t help but chuckle. This little girl forgot everything when food was mentioned.
This was good too.
He shook his head and returned to the courtyard to draw the construction plans for the house.
Currently, building a house relied mainly on mutual help among villagers. However, his family had average relationships within the team, so he planned to hire people to build the house.
In his previous life, he started by reselling electronic products, then founded his own construction team and architecture company. Just as he was about to invest in real estate, he was diagnosed with liver cancer, and his career came to a halt.
Although many years had passed, the matter of building houses was ingrained in him, something he couldn’t forget. At least in this commune, or even in this county, no one was more professional than him. He planned to take charge himself, so he only drew the floor plan and elevation drawings.
As he was drawing, he smelled a tempting aroma from the kitchen.
He couldn’t help but sniff. His stomach seemed to have gotten used to her feeding him, and it began to stir the moment he smelled the aroma.
He put away the drawings and walked into the kitchen.
A fair and clean figure was busy at the stove. The dry pot rabbit in the pot was starting to thicken, mixed with red dried chilies, emitting a rich aroma and a bright color that whetted the appetite.
“Xiao Ze, help me taste the saltiness.”
Before he could react, the girl’s tender white fingers pinched a piece of meat and offered it to his mouth. He took the meat from the girl’s fingers. The warm fingertips touched his lips, and that soft touch, mixed with the aroma of the food, was like magic, instantly breaking down his reason.
“How is it?”
The girl looked at him with her big eyes full of anticipation.
He nodded slightly.
“Perfect.”
“Go get me a big bowl, and let’s get ready to serve!”
Su Yunyi didn’t even look up, stir-fried a few more times, and then served the rabbit into the large bowl that the strong Xiao Ze obediently fetched.