My Beloved Super Fierce Wife
Chapter 609 has completely become a backdrop

Chapter 609: 609 has completely become a backdrop

Li Xiuli was so amused that every muscle on her face beamed with a smile.

"You sure know how to sweet-talk your mother. Just wait a bit, I’ll go make dinner now."

With that, she briskly made her way to the kitchen.

First, she checked the cupboard in the kitchen, which contained a big chunk of pork, rice, flour, and oil, a decent amount of vegetables, all not in short supply.

Looking at these items, Li Xiuli was very satisfied.

Mhm, it seemed that Tangtang’s days in the county hadn’t been spent making do with less.

That was good, health is important.

Li Xiuli forgot how she pinched pennies for herself.

...This is just what the older generation does.

In the courtyard, Lin Tang was chatting with Lin Lu.

A moment later, Lin Lu waved his hand, "Alright, you go on and do your thing, don’t waste your time keeping this old man company."

Lin Tang said carelessly, "How could keeping my dad company ever be a waste of time?"

Warmth filled Lin Lu’s heart.

Patting his daughter on the head, he chuckled, "Okay, daddy knows your intentions. Go on and do what you need to."

"...So you won’t worry unnecessarily, right?" Lin Tang asked.

Lin Lu’s face stiffened, "No, no, not anymore, never again."

Being let down once was enough.

Lin Tang magically pulled out a jump rope from under the table, "Alright then, I’ll be jumping rope."

Lin Lu was startled, "...Oh, go ahead."

Lin Qingshan discreetly cleared the stools and other clutter from the courtyard.

Swish, swish, swish—

The rhythmic sound of jump rope echoed in the courtyard.

When he found a moment, Lin Qingshan asked, "Didn’t you exercise by playing basketball? Why the change?"

Lin Tang did a variety of jump rope tricks with agility, grace, and ease that was nothing short of impressive.

Upon hearing the question, she answered, "There’s no basketball in today’s schedule, I alternate between playing basketball and jumping rope."

Lin Qingshan didn’t really understand the point of his sister’s exercising, considering how people from the brigade were exhausted like dogs after a day’s work, falling asleep immediately once their heads hit the pillow, left with no energy to exercise.

Exercising just made you hungrier, and food was so precious.

Naturally, everybody would rather collapse on their kang all day long, conserving energy to save on food.

Li Xiuli heard the swishing noise in the courtyard and stuck her head out with a knife in hand; upon seeing Lin Tang exercising, she withdrew again.

Twenty minutes passed and once the noise completely stopped, she shouted.

"Tangtang, after you finish exercising wipe off your sweat, don’t fall ill like Xiaojing."

"Huh?" Lin Tang was surprised, "What happened to Sister Xiaojing?"

After having her health looked after by her, how could she fall ill...

Lin Lu replied, "Caught a cold, she’s been bedridden at home for two days."

As Lin Tang wiped her sweat, she said, "I had no idea. I’ll go check on her later."

Li Xiuli had assumed Lin Xiaojing fell sick due to overworking at the factory and said with furrowed brows to console Lin Tang, "Tangtang, how much you earn is not important. All of your parents’ money is yours. Make sure you rest well at the factory."

Lin Qingshan nodded in agreement.

He had no objections at all to giving all the money to his sister as their mother suggested.

Hearing her mother’s words, Lin Tang struck a pose to flex her muscles and said, "Rest easy, I’m in great shape and I exercise every day, super healthy."

All three of them laughed seeing her trying to look serious and earnestly showing off her strength.

"Alright, hurry up and serve the food."

How had they never noticed how whimsical Tangtang was before.

Humming a tune, Lin Tang strolled off to the kitchen to serve the meal.

Entertaining and pleasing the family is a traditional virtue of the Hua Family, and one to strive for.

-

The family finished their meal.

Li Xiuli pulled out a lunch box and stuffed it into Lin Tang’s hands.

"Tangtang, this is the meal Mom saved for Yingzhou. She asked your brother to deliver it to you, so you can take it to him."

Lin Qingshan hadn’t even put down his chopsticks when he was clearly and unmistakably assigned the task.

"...I’ll do it right away," he said as he quickly finished his meal.

Lin Tang hadn’t expected her mother to have also prepared a meal for her significant other. Her eyes lit up, and she said cheerfully, "Eh? Mom, you even saved some for Zhouzhou? Thank you, Mom."

As Li Xiuli and Lin Lu were clearing the dishes, she casually mentioned, "No need to thank me. It’s not easy for Yingzhou being here alone. Tell him to come over for meals these next few days; I guarantee to make sure you both eat wonderfully."

Making an extra serving of food was a simple matter.

Lin Tang readily agreed, "Okay, I’ll tell him in a bit."

Thinking that her parents didn’t have many people to talk to in the county, she smiled and said, "Dad, Mom, you can start going out for walks. You haven’t been to the state-owned store yet, right? You can also check out the supply and marketing cooperatives and buy whatever catches your eye; we’re not short on money."

Li Xiuli waved her hand dismissively, "Alright alright, I know. You go on now, otherwise Yingzhou might finish his meal."

They would probably just look; buying anything was out of the question.

Their home lacked nothing.

As Lin Tang followed her brother out, she said, "Not yet, he’s been a bit busy these past couple of days, so he’s not eating that early."

She was well aware of his situation; otherwise, she wouldn’t have been so at ease.

Li Xiuli sighed, "You should also remind him to take care of himself."

"Got it," came the crisp voice from the doorway.

After the siblings left, Lin Lu’s gaze lingered on the open courtyard door before he smiled, "Our Tangtang has grown up."

As he said this, he shifted his gaze back to Li Xiuli.

"Did you see just now? Tangtang speaks so articulately and even comforted me," Lin Lu said with a proud and heartened expression.

A moment later, he let out a sigh, the tone lingering.

"I used to think of our daughter as a young girl, but just now, I felt Tangtang truly has grown up. The way she handles matters, the way she talks... I can’t quite describe it, but I just feel our daughter is really something special."

Li Xiuli’s heart ached for her daughter, who was forced to grow up, but she was also proud of the person she had become.

She said, "I actually think the Tangtang of today is great. She can take good care of herself."

Her daughter being able to protect herself was her only wish as a mother.

Lin Lu nodded in agreement, stood up, and took the initiative, "Yeah! Let’s go, take a walk outside."

Seeing the head of the family seemed to have perked up, Li Xiuli showed a smile and said, "Let’s go!"

...It still all depended on her Tangtang.

-

Lin Tang directed the way, and Lin Qingshan took her. They quickly arrived at Gu Yingzhou’s place.

"We’re here, I’ll go knock on the door."

Lin Tang got off the vehicle and went up to knock on the door.

Thump, thump, thump—

Without saying a word, she simply knocked three times.

Lin Tang didn’t realize that her knocking pattern had become identical to Gu Yingzhou’s.

Gu Yingzhou was tallying items in preparation for their engagement.

Hearing the familiar knock, his lips curled up into a smile, and in a blink, he stepped out of the temporary warehouse, locking the door behind him.

He walked briskly to the door and opened it.

"What brings you here at this time?" Gu Yingzhou said, looking down at the young girl, his eyes filled with mirth.

Lin Tang, holding the lunchbox, smiled and said, "My mom and dad came to the county to accompany me, and they sent me to bring you this meal."

Gu Yingzhou took it from her hands.

"Thank you for the trouble."

Meanwhile, Lin Qingshan stood alone with the vehicle, completely blending into the background.

"Ahem—" he cleared his throat to signal to the couple that he, an entire grown man, was still present.

Gu Yingzhou lifted his head and said, "Big brother’s here too, come on in first."

Turning, he opened the courtyard gate, leading them inside.

This was Lin Qingshan’s first visit to his future brother-in-law’s place, and his gaze swept around the courtyard.

It was very tidy; that was his first impression.