Zhou Yue had returned to the island military base? He left without even saying goodbye, just leaving her at home like that.
Xu Xi frowned slightly, displeased with Zhou Yue’s actions.
But this was exactly how the original plot was written—Zhou Yue despised Xu Xi and didn’t want to speak another word to her. The day after their wedding, he took the train back to his military unit.
Mother Zhou, seeing Xu Xi still standing there in a daze, scolded, “Hurry up and eat breakfast. After you finish, go help out in the fields.”
In her original world, Xu Xi had been raised in a pampered environment and had never done farm work. Who would have thought that after transmigrating into the book, she’d have to go work in the fields?
She didn’t want to go. She was determined to live up to her reputation as a lazy person.
Xu Xi held her waist, looking pitiful but speaking with righteous indignation, “Mother-in-law, my back aches and my legs hurt. I can’t work.”
After saying this, she slipped into the kitchen, grabbed two cornmeal buns, and quickly retreated to her room, closing the door behind her.
Mother Zhou opened her mouth, wanting to call her back, but suddenly remembered that last night was Xu Xi and her son’s wedding night. Backaches and leg pains seemed normal under the circumstances.
But after taking two steps, she felt something was off.
Last night, when she passed by the couple’s room, she hadn’t heard a single sound. What kind of backache could Xu Xi possibly have?
Mother Zhou put her hands on her hips and returned to Xu Xi’s door, knocking. “You don’t have to work in the fields, but you have to make lunch. Don’t even think about slacking off!”
Xu Xi pretended not to hear. After finishing the cornmeal buns, she lay down to catch up on sleep.
But she tossed and turned, unable to fall asleep. It had been less than a week since she arrived here, and she had already gotten herself married.
Other people who transmigrated into books had Golden Fingers. Why didn’t she have anything?
Xu Xi sat up and rummaged through the things she had brought from home, wondering if she could activate a Golden Finger from some object.
But nothing happened.
Dejected, Xu Xi lay back on the bed. Why on earth had she transmigrated into this book? She had just successfully held her first art exhibition and hadn’t even fully enjoyed the joy of it before ending up here.
In this era, there were no phones or computers. Xu Xi could only entertain herself by drawing.
…
Meanwhile, Zhou Yue was already on the train. He tilted his head slightly, his gaze falling outside the window, his brows slightly furrowed.
When he woke up this morning, after tidying up the straw mat, he walked to the bedside. His eyes fell on the woman, and he paused.
She was sprawled out, sleeping soundly, completely defenseless as she lay spread out on the bed. The hem of her clothes had ridden up a bit, revealing a slender waist.
Although Xu Xi had a fiery temper and a malicious heart, her figure was quite good.
Unconsciously, he recalled that night when his large hand gripped her waist, and she coquettishly said no. His Adam’s apple bobbed slightly, and he shifted his gaze away as if electrocuted.
Zhou Yue quickly packed his luggage and set off for the train station.
The leave granted by his superiors for returning home to visit family was only five days. Today, he had to report back to his unit.
Zhou Yue moved quickly. That same night, after returning to the island, he submitted his marriage report.
Early the next morning, he submitted the report to the organization. Along with the marriage report, within just one morning, all the leaders in the entire camp area knew about it.
One by one, they came by to see the novelty, circling around Zhou Yue, which scared the soldiers on the training ground into training even harder.
After training ended, Zhou Yue was summoned by his superior.
Regimental Commander’s Office.
Regimental Commander Li was in his forties, usually stern and exuding an aura of authority without needing to show anger. When he saw Zhou Yue enter, his expression softened slightly.
“Take a seat.”
Zhou Yue saluted the other party with a military salute and sat down with his back straight.
Regimental Commander Li picked up the marriage report on the table and looked at Zhou Yue. “I only gave you five days off, and you went back and found a suitable girl to marry?”
Not suitable, but forced.
Zhou Yue didn’t want to cause too much trouble, so he simply said, “Yes.”
Regimental Commander Li gave him a suspicious look. “The company commander from the second battalion in our camp area took leave at the same time as you, and he’s also your fellow townsman. I heard about you and that girl from him.”
“That girl is really bold, daring to drug you. If you feel forced, you can report the truth to the organization in writing and let the political department investigate and handle it.”
Regimental Commander Li was famously protective of his subordinates in the army. How could he stand by and watch Zhou Yue be set up?
Moreover, he had high hopes for Zhou Yue and the brigade commander’s daughter.
Zhou Yue lowered his gaze, and Xu Xi’s aggrieved little expression involuntarily flashed through his mind, as if she hadn’t been the one to do the bad deed.
What an actress.
He pursed his thin lips and said, “No need, thank you for your concern, Regimental Commander Li.”
Regimental Commander Li could see he was a bit angry but could do nothing about it. Zhou Yue had always been a man of strong convictions.
“Alright, you may go.”
As Zhou Yue stood up to leave, Regimental Commander Li called him back and reminded him.
“Divorce isn’t that simple for us soldiers. If you and that girl have any conflicts, don’t come crying to me later!”
Zhou Yue saluted Regimental Commander Li and said indifferently, “Yes!”
What conflicts could he and Xu Xi possibly have? Getting married was only to take responsibility for her. She would continue living in the village, and he didn’t plan to have much contact with her.
…
Over a month passed, and Xu Xi finally grew accustomed to life in the village.
During this time, Mother Xu and her three older brothers visited her several times, taking the opportunity to warn the Zhou family not to think of bullying Xu Xi while they were away.
The Zhou family dared not voice their anger, allowing Xu Xi to laze around at home and become a truly lazy wife.
Today at noon, the eldest sister-in-law prepared lunch. Xu Xi took a sip of sweet potato porridge and inexplicably felt nauseous.
Thinking it was due to the hot and stuffy weather, she stubbornly took another sip, but the next second, she vomited it out.
“Ugh…”
Before the Zhou family at the table could figure out what was happening, the younger sister-in-law, Zhou Tingting, slammed the table and stood up, angrily accusing her.
“Xu Xi! It’s bad enough you don’t cook, but how could you waste food! Is the eldest sister-in-law’s cooking that bad?”
From the day Xu Xi married into the Zhou family, Zhou Tingting had disliked her. Such a vicious woman didn’t deserve to be her third sister-in-law, and she often nitpicked Xu Xi in subtle ways.
Xu Xi wiped the corner of her mouth and retorted, “It was you who wouldn’t let me cook!”
She had once been ordered by Mother Zhou to cook, but that afternoon, the whole family was poisoned and ended up in the village clinic because the beans weren’t fully cooked.
Since then, Mother Zhou had forbidden Xu Xi from cooking.
Seeing this, the eldest sister-in-law, Zhang Xiulan, stepped in to mediate. “Tingting, don’t talk to your third sister-in-law like that. It’s my fault for overcooking the sweet potato porridge today.”
Zhou Tingting snorted coldly and sat down without another word.
The second sister-in-law, Li Cuifen, kept glancing at the remaining porridge in Xu Xi’s bowl and said casually, “Third sister-in-law, if you can’t finish it, give it to me. Don’t waste it. We still have to work in the fields this afternoon.”
Xu Xi looked at the bowl of sweet potato porridge in front of her, frowning in confusion.
In the end, she still gave the half-bowl of porridge to the second sister-in-law and took advantage of the quiet noon to visit the village clinic.
“Doctor, I’ve been feeling nauseous for no reason. What’s going on?”
The village doctor took her pulse and said calmly, “Feeling nauseous is normal during the first three months of pregnancy.”