I was reborn after my cousin stole my life.

Chapter 50: Who's Getting Anxious?

Jiang Zhou arrived home ten minutes earlier than usual. When he got back, Yuan Xiu was in the kitchen. After entering the living room, he curiously glanced at the thing wrapped tightly in a cotton-padded coat... it looked like a basin.

He went to the bedroom to hang up his hat, and his gaze suddenly froze.

On the bed, a bright red peony-patterned quilt cover covered the entire bed, and a pair of pillows of the same color were placed side by side against the headboard.

Jiang Zhou was in an even better mood!

What should we eat tonight?

Hearing the voice, Yuan Xiu turned around. "I made sweet fermented rice and steamed glutinous rice today. Let's have glutinous rice tonight."

Jiangzhou thought it was similar to rice, but he found out it was completely different when he ate it.

Each grain of translucent glutinous rice is mixed with chili oil, crushed peanuts, scallions, and soy sauce. The best part is the tangy and spicy pickled radish.

Jiangzhou was stunned when he took his first bite.

"This radish?"

"My pickled radishes are ready to eat, don't they taste good?"

"Delicious!" This was unlike any pickled radish he had ever eaten before; it was sour and spicy, sweet and crunchy, with a unique flavor.

After a few bites of sticky rice and a sip of refreshing bok choy soup, you feel so satisfied you want to let out a sigh.

However, for Jiang Zhou today, nothing is more exciting and satisfying than eating his wife.

His eyes were like radar; wherever Yuan Xiu went, he followed.

He was especially attentive, knowing that Yuan Xiu was going to take a bath at home that night, he hurriedly poured the water that was boiling on the stove into a bucket and carried it to the toilet.

Yuan Xiu's blush never faded; this man's intentions were too obvious, so obvious that it made her want to back down.

There was no way to back down tonight. After dawdling through his shower, Jiang Zhou brought in a bucket of water.

Yuan Xiu took half an hour to take a bath, but Jiang Zhou only took five minutes.

Yuan Xiu didn't expect him to come in so quickly. She put down the book in her hand and instinctively wanted to run to the bed.

"So rushed?"

Jiang Zhou reached out with lightning speed and wrapped his arm around her slender waist.

What kind of outrageous and inhumane words are these!

"Who's getting impatient?"

Yuan Xiu's back was pressed tightly against his chest, her whole body enveloped by him, like a lamb being carried in the mouth of a big bad wolf.

"You, I haven't even come in yet, and you're already running to the bed. Aren't you in a hurry?" Jiang Zhou's chin rubbed against Yuan Xiu's head, soft and carrying a hint of soapy scent.

She smelled wonderful, her whole body reeked of that scent.

"itch."

He bit her neck again, and this time he not only bit her, but also stuck out his tongue to lick it.

"Don't say things like that again." As a woman, she would feel very embarrassed to hear such strange words.

Jiang Zhou didn't respond to her. He reached his left hand under her knees and lifted her up with a force.

He placed Yuan Xiu on the bed covered with a bright red peony-patterned sheet. Her eyes darted away, avoiding his gaze. "Turn off the light," he said.

"I'll close it later." After saying that, he began to take off Yuan Xiu's clothes.

Yuan Xiu dodged with a somersault, yelling, "Turn off the lights!"

With a "click," the light went out.

In the darkness, Yuan Xiu was once again pinned to the bed.

Her clothes were pulled open by a large hand, and her hands, which seemed to be resisting yet welcoming, were pressed onto the bright red bed sheet.

"Slow down..."

How could the flames that had been lit slow down? Jiang Zhou became increasingly anxious, and in the darkness, only his increasingly heavy breathing could be heard.

"Mmm..."

Yuan Xiu was like a fish on a chopping board. No matter how much she struggled, she couldn't escape Jiang Zhou's grasp. She could only let him do as he pleased and sink with him.

……

"hiss!"

The moment she got out of bed, Yuan Xiu held onto her waist.

Thinking back to last night, she felt that she had never been so tired even when doing farm work in the countryside.

My back is about to break.

It felt both sour and numb. "You scoundrel!"

Yuan Xiu blushed and muttered a curse about Jiang Zhou from last night.

After yelling, he slowly put on his clothes and shoes.

I picked up the watch from the bedside table and glanced at it; it was already 9:30.

Jiang Zhou had already left, without waking her up. There was a note on the table that read: Breakfast is in the pot.

Yuan Xiu went to the kitchen, where Jiang Zhou had prepared breakfast for her in a small pot on the honeycomb briquette stove: a bowl of millet porridge and two boiled eggs.

Yuan Xiu picked up a small cowpea from the pickle jar and finished off the bowl of millet porridge and egg.

"Xiao Yuan, what happened to your back?"

On her way to buy groceries, she ran into Sister Chunmei. She noticed that Yuan Xiu was frequently supporting her back, so she asked her what was wrong.

Yuan Xiu chuckled and said, "It's nothing, I just twisted my ankle while carrying things."

Sister Chunmei reached out and pinched it, "Then you have to be careful. Don't think you can take it for granted just because you're young. Don't exert yourself too much lately."

Yuan Xiu nodded, feeling that she should say this to Jiang Zhou.

He's even more ruthless than a wolf.

When they first met, she felt that he could easily lift her up with his small frame, and after last night's experience, she was absolutely right.

"Sister-in-law, come to my house later. The kimchi we made is ready to eat. Take some home and try it."

"Sure," Sister Chunmei said with a smile. "Your fermented rice wine, is it called sweet fermented rice? Have you started making it yet?"

Yuan Xiu nodded, "I made it yesterday when I got back, and I'm waiting for it to ferment."

As they walked and talked, they ran into Sister Xiulan again. She had been quite busy lately and they rarely saw her.

"Xiao Yuan looks really good."

Yuan Xiu touched her face. "Do I?"

She was a little afraid that Sister Xiulan would tease her. Last time, nothing happened, but Sister Xiulan could still make up all sorts of stories. This time, something really happened, and who knew what kind of outrageous things she would say next.

To everyone's surprise, Sister Xiulan didn't do that this time. Instead, she changed the subject and brought up the New Year's Day activities at the end of next month.

"I wonder if the parents' committee will organize a performance for us military dependents again this year?"

Chunmei's sister-in-law said, "Probably not. Last year's program wasn't very good. Someone even fell on stage while we were doing the Yangko dance. Those young girls from the performing arts troupe laughed at us quite a bit. Anyway, if they're putting on a program this year, I'm not participating. It's not very interesting. I'd rather sit down and watch the performing arts troupe perform."

Sister-in-law Xiulan: "That's because Wu Yufen didn't organize it well. It was so cold, and she made everyone take off their clothes early on and rehearse repeatedly in the back. When they went on stage, their hands and feet were frozen. How could they not fall? Everyone usually practiced quite well."

"I don't have any talent in this area. I'm bad at dancing, and even worse at singing. Even if you asked me, I wouldn't participate." Sister Chunmei waved her hand, expressing her firm determination not to participate.

Sister-in-law Xiulan shook her head, "Then I won't participate either. My sister-in-law told me that the performing arts troupe has been rehearsing for the New Year's Day program for a long time. I heard there are even new programs. I have to sit down and watch them properly this time."