Chapter 31

Translator: Atlas Studios Editor: Atlas Studios

Zhou Yi rushed home at the fastest speed in his life and ran into the kitchen. He saw Song Xi coughing violently as she scooped water with a gourd ladle to extinguish the fire. He went forward and picked Song Xi up horizontally. He carried her to the courtyard and put her down. Only then did he go to the well to fetch water to the kitchen to extinguish the fire. Zhou Ping then put down the basket on his back and ran over to help.

Zhou Yi’s two childhood friends, Sheng Jiahe and Mo Jiaxiang, also ran over to help. The dry land was higher. As they worked in the dry land, they could see the village below at a glance. They naturally noticed that something had happened to Zhou Yi’s family. The two of them did not care much about the work points. They abandoned what they were doing and ran over.

Even Zhou Zhongguo came over. Although he did not care much about his son, he was still his son. When he was old and could not do anything, he still needed his son to take care of him!

In less than a minute, the few of them extinguished the open fire in the kitchen. Then, everyone moved all the firewood, leaves, and other flammable things out and placed them under the roof outside the kitchen.

Even if it rained and they could not burn it, it was better than leaving it at home and burning the house down.

Seeing everyone running around, Song Xi felt especially guilty. It was her first time cooking with a rural stove and she had almost burned the house down. If she had known that such a thing would happen, she would have gone to the employees’ pantry in the supermarket and used high-end kitchen utensils to cook before bringing it out.

Zhou Yi handed the repair of the roof to the others and came to Song Xi. He pulled Song Xi to the well and fetched water to wipe her face. Song Xi, who was blaming herself, immediately broke free from Zhou Yi’s hand. She turned around and returned to the room, closing the door and locking it.

Zhou Yi hurriedly chased after her and knocked on the door gently. He said gently, “Wife, it’s a small matter. The house didn’t burn down. You don’t have to take it to heart. Open the door and let me see if you’re injured, okay?”

“Wife, I’m really worried about you. If you don’t let me take a look, I won’t be able to let go of my hanging heart. I’m not in the mood to do anything else. If I’m repairing the roof, I’ll be so distracted that I might fall from above. You don’t want to see me…”

As expected, before the emotional card was played, Song Xi opened the door and looked at Zhou Yi guiltily. “Brother Yi, I’m sorry for causing you trouble. I just want to do something that I can do!”

Zhou Yi had to work to earn work points and take care of her. Her heart ached just looking at him. Besides, her body was recovering well and she might be a little anemic, so she would occasionally have a little dizziness and no other uncomfortable symptoms.

Therefore, she wanted to do something small so that Zhou Yi could relax.

“Wife.” Seeing Song Xi’s red nose, sharp eyes, and red face, Zhou Yi thought that she was frightened and his heart ached. He stepped into the house and kicked the door closed with his heel. Then, he held Song Xi’s face with both hands and kissed her deeply.

Song Xi felt Zhou Yi trembling and afraid. Actually, the moment she saw the fire burn, she was also very panicked and afraid. However, she quickly calmed down and then tried to rectify the situation. However, the firewood in the summer was dry and flammable. The speed of her rectification could not match the speed of the fire.

Zhou Yi kissed Song Xi passionately and wildly, plundering Song Xi’s thin breath inch by inch.

Just as Song Xi was about to suffocate, she reached out awkwardly and gently pushed Zhou Yi. Only then was Zhou Yi willing to leave her tempting lips. Then, he hugged Song Xi in his arms, as if this was the only way to slowly calm his terrified heart.

Song Xi leaned into Zhou Yi’s arms and panted. It took her a while to calm her breathing again. Listening to Zhou Yi’s powerful heartbeat, her face slowly burned.

Zhou Yi looked down at Song Xi. Her cheeks were red, her lips were slightly swollen, and there were small beads of sweat on the tip of her nose. Song Xi’s charming appearance at this moment made Zhou Yi’s heart palpitate. “Cooking is not your job, understand?”

“Brother Yi, I…” Song Xi was rendered speechless by Zhou Yi.

It had to be known that most men believed that women should have children at home, wash clothes, and cook. In the end, Zhou Yi said that cooking was not her job. His progressive mindset could not be compared to.

In the past, Song Xi was mostly grateful to Zhou Yi. At this moment, a trace of good impression of him rose in her heart. She felt that Zhou Yi was very different.

Zhou Yi did not give Song Xi a chance to refuse. He turned around and went to the well to get water. After filling it with hot water, he brought it to the room and let Song Xi wash her face. At first, Song Xi did not understand why Zhou Yi asked her to wash her face. When she saw her face covered in black and gray in the mirror, she could not help but sigh in her heart that Zhou Yi had a really strong stomach. She was so dirty just now, but he could actually kiss her?

After Song Xi cleaned herself up, she came out to pour water. As soon as she left the house, the basin in her hand was snatched away by Zhou Yi. Zhou Yi splashed her wash water on the sweet potato field in the courtyard and pulled her to the few people who were peeling the skin of the sweet potato stem.

“Wife, these are my good friends. When we were young, we went up the mountain to dig for bird eggs and shower in the river together. Zhou Ping, Sheng Jiahe, and Mo Jiaxiang.” Zhou Yi introduced them to her one by one. The young men looked quite righteous.

It was said that one was marked by one’s company. Zhou Yi was a good person, so his friend should be good too. Otherwise, they would not be able to play together. It was even more impossible for Zhou Yi to say that they were ‘good friends’.

Song Xi smiled and nodded at them. “Hello, my name is Song Xi.”

“Hello, Sister-in-law.” A few male comrades were peeling the skin of the sweet potato stem. Their hands were stained with juice. They stood up awkwardly and cautiously to greet Song Xi. The first time they met, they actually came empty-handed under such circumstances. They also felt quite awkward.

Sheng Jiahe said, “We finally met Sister-in-law.”

Just as he finished speaking, Zhou Ping patted his hand. “Is your memory so bad? Didn’t you see Sister-in-law when she first came?” However, at that time, Song Xi was seriously injured and critically ill. They were here to help Zhou Yi.

The heavens loved her. Under Zhou Yi’s insistence, Song Xi was finally alive. What did it matter if her body was weak? Being alive was the most important.

“Oh, oh!” With Zhou Ping’s reminder, Sheng Jiahe came to a realization. However, he was still a little surprised to see Song Xi alive today. He did not expect Song Xi to be so good-looking.

Such a girl could have married into the city and lived a good life. She did not expect her family to arrange for her to come here. However, Zhou Yi was not bad either. Other than not having a job, he was not inferior to the men in the city.

“Just call me Song Xi, or Little Xi.” It was really awkward to be called sister-in-law by a group of men who were older than her. They might as well call her by her name!