“So hot…”
Sunlight streamed in through the window and shone directly onto the bed. Su Yu only felt something heavy pressing down on her body.
It was like a huge steamer weighing on her. Half-asleep, she reached out to push it away, but no matter what she did, she could not move it.
In the end, it was so hot that she could no longer sleep. She opened her hazy eyes.
The moment she turned her head, she saw Tang Chen’s long eyelashes. Su Yu swallowed.
“Tang Chen? Are you awake?”
Tang Chen’s steady breathing already gave her the answer.
She carefully got up.
Looking at the big and small figures sleeping on the heated brick bed, Su Yu felt especially happy. If only life could continue like this forever.
Tang Chen did not need to go to the production team today, so Su Yu did not wake him. She went to the kitchen by herself, worrying about how to bring out the vegetables from the space.
After entering the space, she skillfully took a sickle and cut the vegetables, placing them aside.
Then she brought the vegetables out directly with her mind.
The vegetables had grown extremely well. They were lush and green, and smelled especially fresh and sweet.
She hid some of them under the storage cabinet. The cabinet smelled moldy and was very dark inside.
001 had said last time that there would be an exchange shop. She wondered what was sold inside.
If it sold modern things, she definitely would not buy them.
Today, Su Yu planned to make braised noodles with green vegetables and long beans. There was still some buckwheat flour at home, which happened to be useful.
Outside, people passing by her house on their way up the mountain to chop firewood smelled the fragrance.
“That smells really good. She must have used a lot of oil. How extravagant…”
One of the men glanced toward the house and realized it was Tang Chen’s home.
“Oh, this is Brother Tang’s house. By the way, I heard Chunxing’s mother was beaten so badly she couldn’t get out of bed. Even now, her feet are still wrapped in white cloth.”
As he spoke, the man sighed. Chunxing’s mother getting beaten was a common thing.
To them, it was very normal.
But now, many people were secretly saying this matter had something to do with Tang Chen.
Chunxing was already twenty-two years old. Women her age already had two children.
If she still did not discuss marriage soon, she might not be able to marry within the village anymore.
“Chunxing sits at the door crying every day now. She even cries in the middle of the night. I don’t dare go near her.”
They walked and talked, feeling that this matter was most likely connected to Tang Chen. They silently decided to stay away from his family.
If something really happened to Chunxing, they did not want to get involved.
Su Yu, who was making braised noodles with green vegetables and long beans in the kitchen, heard none of this.
Today, she had casually tied her hair into a bun.
There was an unconscious gentleness on her face.
When Tang Chen walked into the main room, he found that breakfast was already ready.
“Tangtang is awake. Come eat. Try the food I made.”
Tang Chen looked at the large bowl of noodles in front of him, then at Su Yu and Tangtang’s smaller bowls.
He sat down and picked several pieces of cured meat from his bowl, placing them into Su Yu’s bowl.
“You eat them. I don’t like them.”
Looking at the slightly oily cured meat in her bowl, Su Yu unexpectedly smiled at Tang Chen.
“Thank you…”
While the family of three was eating, Tang Chen suddenly frowned.
Since when had their family grown long beans?
And the color of these vegetables was so fresh and green. They looked even better than the vegetables grown by the production team.
After finishing breakfast, Tang Chen walked over to Su Yu.
“Wife, did you secretly learn how to grow vegetables from your family?”
Su Yu’s eyes flickered away.
Of course, she could not reveal the secret of the space.
“No. Why would I learn how to grow vegetables?”
There was nothing wrong with the explanation, but the expression on her face was far too panicked.
“Really? Why do I feel like today’s vegetables taste even better than before? And those long beans—where did you get them?”
A few families in the village did grow long beans in their own yards, and no one could interfere with that.
Tang Chen looked at Su Yu.
He always felt that Su Yu was hiding something from him.
Just as the atmosphere gradually grew stiff, little Tangtang walked out of the room.
“Mommy, I think Daddy is right. Today’s vegetables are really delicious. Ever since Mommy started cooking in the kitchen, every meal has been very tasty…”
As she spoke, Tangtang gave Su Yu a big thumbs-up, her face full of bright smiles.
Using this chance, Su Yu quickly crouched beside Tangtang and smiled at her.
“What are you talking about? Mommy’s cooking isn’t as good as Daddy’s. I only just learned how to make the food taste a little better.”
She gently tapped Tangtang’s little nose.
Tang Chen stood beside them in silence.
But he did not ask again.
“If you suffer any grievances at your family’s home, you must tell me. Understand?”
His tone carried a trace of heartache.
Tang Chen knew what kind of person Su Yu’s mother was.
Whenever she got anything good, she always thought of Su Jianguo first.
At home, Su Yu could only ever eat leftovers.
She was mocked every day, and when things were serious, she would even be cursed at.
He was worried that when Su Yu was alone with her mother, she would suffer verbal attacks.
Su Yu was briefly dazed, but quickly reacted.
“You don’t have to worry about me. I’m already married now, and I’m not a child. How could I let her bully me?”
Now that her mother was bedridden, it was time for Su Yu to go home and take a look.
So she used this chance to discuss the timing with Tang Chen.
“I’ll go home in a couple of days to take a look. I’ll leave Tangtang to you.”
Tang Chen nodded.
His lips moved a few times, as if he wanted to say something but stopped himself.
Looking at Su Yu’s thin figure, he still could not feel at ease.
“Why don’t I go with you?”
Su Yu shook her head.
Some things had to be faced by herself.
Even though her mother had done wrong, as her daughter, she still had to fulfill her duty.
Three days later, Tangtang followed Tang Chen to the production team.
Su Yu carried a small basket by herself. Inside were a few eggs, half of the cured meat from before, and several plump sweet potatoes.
This was already considered a generous gift.
“A-Yu, if Mother… treats you badly, just run away…”
Tang Chen carried a hoe in his right hand and held Tangtang’s hand with his left. His eyes were full of worry.
He stood reluctantly at the door.
Su Yu really had no choice but to step forward and straighten his clothes.
“Don’t worry. I’m not a child anymore.”
In the end, Tang Chen held Tangtang’s hand and watched Su Yu leave.