Transmigration: I Have Storage Space in the Apocalypse
Chapter 229 - 225 I’ll Settle with You Later【-26 Updates】

Chapter 229: Chapter 225 I’ll Settle with You Later【-26 Updates】

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"Don’t you dare laugh? I’ll settle scores with you later!"

Once Xie Jingchen was sure that his wife was completely fine without any issues or injuries, he finally breathed a sigh of relief—completely forgetting, how long it had been and that he only came to check now. What could he possibly find out at this point?

"Ha?" Zhang Shanni was bewildered by the man’s sharp gaze, all confused.

Seeing his little wife’s wide eyes filled with bewildered haze, Xie Jingchen felt his heart melt wildly—his wife was getting prettier day by day, especially her skin, white like snow with a hint of pink, so tempting that it made one’s mouth water!

With that thought, his stern eyes softened slightly, and his thumb gently caressed her pink lips repeatedly, only then did he withdraw his ravenous gaze.

His little wife was too tempting. With parents and a younger sister outside, if he really kissed her, it would be impossible to hide. To prevent others from seeing the beauty that belonged only to him, Xie Jingchen bit his teeth to restrain his restless desires.

"Pregnancy brain?" Xie Jingchen bent down to meet his little wife’s bright almond eyes, rubbed her waist-length hair, and helped her out of the room.

"Huh?" That was it? Zhang Shanni felt annoyed, she thought her husband would see her and be unable to restrain his urgency to... you know, but who knew he was just craving a touch?

Not even a simple "kabe-don"! Was there something hurt? Zhang Shanni felt melancholy inside, but with so many family members around, she couldn’t show it and just let Xie Jingchen push her into and out of the room to sit at the dining table.

One could only say, she guessed the beginning but not the ending.

Her family didn’t specifically cater to her, fearing she would feel embarrassed and that they might see some signs on her face. Everyone quietly ate meals with heads down, which made Zhang Shanni both amused and annoyed.

After helping his little wife to sit down, Xie Jingchen immediately went to wash his hands and face in the bathroom before sitting down to eat.

Xie Jingzi was very astute. Seeing Third Brother had returned, she immediately went back to the kitchen to boil a big pot of noodles, fearing that rice wouldn’t be enough.

Xiaoqi and Xiao Si, seeing their favorite noodles, ditched the rice. They loved mixed sauce noodles—fragrant, smooth, and delicious!

In the South, proper meals are seldom, but porridge is more common, especially sweet potato porridge, which is why Xiao Si and Xiaoqi weren’t fond of rice. After coming here, they always preferred noodles, dumplings, and such, just like Northern kids!

Seeing Aunt Xiaxia coming made them happiest because Li Xiaxia made excellent cold noodles. Xiaoqi and Xiao Si, being kids, loved such sauce-accompanied foods, almost snacking on them.

With Xie Jingchen’s presence, Zhou Xiuhua thought the food tasted delightful!

Usually full after two bowls of rice, today, seeing Third Brother eat so quickly and deliciously, she added half a bowl following him, greatly pleasing Xie Jingzi!

Coming to the military region, the bowls here differ slightly from those in the South. Southern bowls are large; normally, a big bowl is enough to fill a man seventy percent full.

But in the military region, due to proximity to economically significant counties, life goods are well developed. When Zhang Shanni initially chose the bowls, she picked the most fashionable and attractive ones.

But the quantity they held wasn’t much. About one-third of a typical bowl back home.

With such a bowl, Xie Jingchen would fill it six or seven times in one meal. Later, he simply stopped using these small bowls and instead used big ones that Zhang Shanni specially bought for soup.

This big soup bowl was a bit larger than the home-style ones, holding much more. Xie Jingchen could eat about two full bowls in one go.

One can imagine how big Xie Jingchen’s appetite was.

At first, regardless of whether it was Xiuhua, Xie Tiesheng, Xie Jingzi, and others, they were not used to using small bowls.

But Xiaoqi and Xiaosi really liked them because the bowl was bright red and the patterns were realistic and attractive. If Shanni liked it, naturally Xie Jingzi liked it a lot too.

Looking at this bowl, you could even help yourself to an extra serving of rice.

Back then, when Xiuhua had just recovered from an illness, she couldn’t even finish half a bowl. Now, with Shanni’s gradual care, she could eat a whole two bowls.

The quantity was almost the same as before.

After all, back at the old home, grandma was busy all day long, and with the activity level, one bowl might have just been enough for the usual expenditure.

But now that they had moved to the military, let alone feeding pigs or chickens, even mopping the floor was considered major activity, and this task was usually snatched up by the little aunt.

Eventually, grandma, pulling along Xie Tiesheng, left the military area and went to the nearby village dam to buy eggs, fresh meat, and such, thus finding a good place to stroll around.

Every time they went out, the two elderly would go together, and both Xie Jingzi and Shanni felt very reassured. Sometimes, when the weather was nice, the elders would even take Xiao Si for a walk.

At least they were not staying indoors all day, lacking places to even move. Also, because the weather had improved, and the temperature had risen, although the military was strict, Shanni had managed their pass cards, making daytime access quite convenient.

As for Xiaoqi, for one, she was too small and it was troublesome to carry her. Additionally, the little girl only recognized Shanni now, even mostly ignoring her little aunt who had looked after her since childhood.

And Shanni, most of the time, would be making clothes with the little aunt, with fabrics all prepared and stored in the cupboard.

When she first brought her family back to the military area, nobody could possibly check all her belongings in five large backpacks, so she stuffed some fabric inside.

Back home, she filled the empty cupboards in her room with various old fabrics.

As for the little baby’s cotton clothes, Shanni didn’t care if it might make the elderly suspicious; instead, she chose two pure cotton fabrics, specially trimmed, preparing them for future babies to wear.

At that time, there were no advanced items like ’diapers’; babies only had cloth diapers. With two babies, Shanni made quite a few extra, washing these clothes about every half a month.

The cotton fabric was good, but the more the fabric was washed, the softer it became. As for washing a lot, it would make the new clothes turn into old clothes.

Shanni could only say, that it was even better this way; their family’s babies got hand-me-downs, and even if others knew the fabric was good, they wouldn’t be too envious or heartbroken.

Ever since Xie Jingzi herself first made a little garment, she showed a strong enthusiasm for making clothes.

Initially, she also didn’t dare to waste fabric, using scraps left over from Shanni’s previous sewing, and started by imitating the first purse similar to the one Shanni had given her.

Because it was made of patchworked floral cloth, probably because Xie Jingzi was new to it and didn’t pick the right fabric, the purse she made didn’t match in colors and because the stitches weren’t straight, it became a joke by Xiuhua for over an hour.

Shanni didn’t intend to keep secrets, even explaining the differences in color schemes to her little aunt, like not pairing red with green unless one is really capable of handling it.

This gives a strong visual implication which ordinary people can’t handle. Moreover, the two colors differ significantly, lacking a sense of hierarchy. Looking at it for too long could cause irritation and annoyance...

It can be said that since the Xie Family came, Shanni’s life has been very fulfilling. The family members got along exceptionally well.

Therefore, when Jingchen returned home, his most direct feeling was that his wife and his family got along harmoniously and peacefully, without any of the mother-in-law and daughter-in-law issues seen in other households!

This fact alone made Xie Jingchen feel that he could eat heartily and relax, an experience truly endearing.