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Chapter 589: Chapter 593: There’s a Clever Plan_1
"Ah Hong and I have come from hard times; we understand your struggles. Beans is still growing, so you can’t shortchange him. If need be, just pay me back when Beans is grown up."
Qiao Duo’er forcefully stuffed the money into the basket and even covered it with the blue cloth.
Grandma Zhao thanked her repeatedly, and Qiao Duo’er hurriedly said, "You better go back quickly, everyone has tough times, it will get better."
The people from the lower class lived a tough life, but they all maintained a simple and kind-hearted nature; she found these people very endearing.
However, this only applied to most people, the rest she would try to avoid as much as possible.
Outside, Erhu had already taken care of the eagle.
Qiao Duo’er kept some meat for her own family to eat, and had Erhu cut the rest into small pieces for her to distribute to the neighbors.
"You don’t know how many people have praised you for being generous and good at handling things!"
As Erhu efficiently cut the meat into small pieces, he praised Qiao Duo’er.
In the past, Tan Zhenghong had been the one to handle social matters for the family, so many people hadn’t interacted much with Qiao Duo’er.
But after today, everyone understood why Tan Zhenghong was so protective of his wife: she was beautiful, kind-hearted, good with people, and full of merits.
If their families had a daughter-in-law like her, they would definitely treasure her.
Puffing up her cheeks, Qiao Duo’er said, "My face is sore from all the smiling."
Interacting with people is truly a tiring thing.
Erhu laughed maliciously, but Qiao Duo’er had her own clever way of dealing with him: she asked why Chao Lian hadn’t come today.
He had been living it up these past few days, and Chao Lian couldn’t stand it and caught a fever.
Erhu’s face flushed with embarrassment, and he urged, "Sister-in-law, the meat is all cut up, seventy pieces in total. You take them out and distribute them quick!"
Qiao Duo’er arched an eyebrow, "You expect me to carry something so heavy? Sigh, some men really do forget their sisters once they get a wife."
Erhu’s successful marriage had a lot to do with her efforts, right?
"I’ll carry it for you then, but we agreed, you can’t tease me anymore."
Qiao Duo’er nodded, "I know, newlyweds are shy."
Erhu grumbled to himself but said nothing more, knowing that he was not good with words; it was better to save his saliva.
By the time Qiao Duo’er finished these chores and returned home, Tan Zhenghong was pitifully rubbing up against her.
"Wife, give me a kiss, otherwise I’m in agony."
Qiao Duo’er kissed him openly, and Tan Zhenghong said joyfully, "You’re amazing, I don’t even feel the pain anymore."
"All you know is sweet talk," Qiao Duo’er blushed slightly, "Quick, get to bed. If your wound reopens, I won’t bother taking care of you!"
"I’m not that weak; look, I’ve even cooked the porridge," Tan Zhenghong stated proudly.
As long as he didn’t make any major movements, it wouldn’t be a problem.
Even if it did reopen, a few more kisses from his wife and he would be fine.
Nevertheless, Qiao Duo’er still shooed Tan Zhenghong to the side.
Since Tan Zhenghong had injuries, he couldn’t eat anything too greasy or have soy sauce, so she fried a dish of cabbage with black fungus and tofu stew, both of which were beneficial for healing wounds.
Grinning from ear to ear, Tan Zhenghong said, "A little soy sauce won’t hurt. Having scars is what makes a man, right?"
He knew that if it weren’t for him, his wife would surely have made braised tofu.
"I don’t want your back to look like a map," she said.
Tan Zhenghong obediently shut his mouth; he feared that if he ended up with scars, his wife might not like them.
Both had had a tiring day, so after dinner, they went to bed early. The only thing bothering Tan Zhenghong was that he couldn’t hug his wife while lying on his stomach to sleep.
