In the years of famine, I led a comfortable life with my husband

The maidservant didn't even glance at them and said to them, "The young lady has something to ask you two to talk about. Please follow me."

Su Zhizhi and Xie Chengjin looked at each other, and before Xie Chengjin could speak, Su Zhizhi agreed, "Okay, no problem."

Seeing that Su Zhizhi agreed to his request, Xie Chengjin said nothing more and obediently followed the maid to the teahouse.

In this way, the two followed Liu Xiaohua to the private room of the teahouse to rest.

Not long after they sat down, Liu Xiaohua spoke up, "Excuse me, what is your relationship?"

Liu Xiaohua said this while looking at Su Zhizhi.

"We are brother and sister!" Su Zhizhi answered without hesitation.

Xie Chengjin frowned slightly when he heard this, feeling very dissatisfied, but he did not lose his temper on the spot because Liu Xiaohua was there.

Liu Xiaohua felt relieved when he heard Su Zhizhi's answer and smiled with satisfaction, "So that's how it is."

"Yeah," Su Zhizhi agreed, nodding. She had her own reasons for saying this. After all, she had only been in this body for a short time. How could she possibly accept it if you suddenly pointed at a man and said he was her husband? She had never had a boyfriend before she came here.

Secondly, as a woman, she could naturally see that Liu Xiaohua had a crush on Xie Chengjin. Moreover, Liu Xiaohua was obviously from a wealthy family and naturally had no shortage of money. So Su Zhizhi selfishly wanted Liu Xiaohua to take care of their business more, after all, they were very short of money now.

At this moment, Liu Xiaohua looked up and saw that the sky outside had already darkened. He couldn't help but advise, "It's getting late. Why don't you two stay at my house tonight?"

"Thank you for your kindness, Miss Liu, but our mother will be worried if we don't go back." Su Zhizhi thought for a while and replied.

Seeing Su Zhizhi say this, Liu Xiaohua was too embarrassed to insist and could only agree: "Okay! Then go back and be careful."

"Okay, thank you Miss Liu for helping us out today. We two siblings will leave first." Su Zhizhi thanked Liu Xiaohua again.

"It's just a small matter." Liu Xiaohua waved his hand.

Just like that, Xie Chengjin and Su Zhizhi said goodbye to Liu Xiaohua and rushed home without stopping.

On a donkey cart.

Xie Chengjin looked at Su Zhizhi's face and couldn't help but express the doubts in his heart. "Zhizhi, why did you tell Miss Liu that we are brother and sister? Do you think I am... not worthy of you?"

Su Zhizhi heard that Xie Chengjin had misunderstood her meaning and quickly explained, "Of course not. Can't you see that? Miss Liu is interested in you. I actually just want her to take care of our family's business and protect us. That way, with the Liu family's support, we won't be bullied when selling vegetables in the future."

After hearing what Su Zhizhi said, Xie Chengjin fell into deep thought for a moment and said nothing more.

As the donkey cart swayed, the two of them returned to their home unknowingly.

When they got home, it was already very late at night and Mrs. Meng had already gone to bed.

However, Su Peizhi had not rested yet. He had been paying attention to the movements in the yard and silently protecting Meng and Su Yu. After hearing the sound of the donkey cart, he immediately ran out.

"Sister, you're back." Su Peizhi said excitedly.

"I have been following your instructions to protect my mother and sister today." Su Peizhi proudly reported his protection mission to Su Zhizhi.

"Well, you did a great job." After saying that, Su Zhizhi took out another piece of candy from her pocket and handed it to Su Peizhi, "Look, what is this?"

"It's candy!" Su Peizhi said ecstatically.

"I brought it especially for you."

"Thank you sister."

"Okay, it's getting late, you should wash up and go to bed early!" Su Zhizhi touched Su Peizhi's head and reminded him.

"Okay, I'll go to bed now." Su Peizhi said obediently.

Xie Chengjin and Su Zhizhi also simply washed up and went to bed to rest.

Su Zhizhi had just been lying on the bed for a while when she felt a warm breath beside her ear. When she looked up, she saw Xie Chengjin lying next to her without her knowing when. Such close contact really made Su Zhizhi feel a little uncomfortable.

"What are you doing?" Su Zhizhi said to Xie Chengjin pretending to be calm.

"Hehe, my lady has been busy all day, and I want to serve you well." Xie Chengjin immediately showed his big white teeth after saying this.

Su Zhizhi: …

They were all adults, so Su Zhizhi naturally understood what he meant by serving. Although Xie Chengjin was indeed good-looking and she was actually quite attracted to him, she had just been in this body for a short time and had not yet adapted to their intimate relationship, so Su Zhizhi refused without hesitation.

"Thank you, I don't need it."

After saying that, Su Zhizhi didn't give Xie Chengjin a chance to pull her away. She turned around without hesitation and rested with her back to Xie Chengjin.

Xie Chengjin was not angry after being rejected. He did not continue to pester Su Zhizhi but instead lay down beside Su Zhizhi to rest.

This night seemed particularly long. Su Zhizhi was so upset because of Xie Chengjin's words that she basically did not sleep the whole night. She fell into a drowsy sleep just before dawn. Xie Chengjin also did not sleep well because of Su Zhizhi, as he tossed and turned all night.

In this way, when they opened their eyes again, it was already noon without them realizing it.

The two of them looked at the sun that had already risen brightly outside the window and then got up calmly. It was already past the time to set up vegetable stalls, so there was no need for them to go into the city to sell vegetables, otherwise it would be a waste of time.

They were tired after a week of thinking and decided to take a day off today.

Meng and Su Yu prepared breakfast early and brought it to the table. Seeing that Xie Chengjin and Su Zhizhi looked tired, they did not ask them to get up.

Now the two of them have already gotten up, and the food has long been cold. Thinking of this, Meng took the food to the kitchen without hesitation, heated it up, and brought it out again.

Su Zhizhi and Xie Chengjin simply washed up and went to eat.

At the dinner table, Meng looked as if she had thought of something and seemed to be hesitant to speak.

Seeing her like this, Su Zhizhi couldn't help but ask, "Mom, do you have something to tell me?"

"Yes!" Meng said without hesitation.

"Mother, if you have something to say, just say it directly. There's no need to beat around the bush." ​​Su Zhizhi looked at Meng and said.

"I recently heard that a teacher came to live near our house. He is from the city and came to our village to recruit students. I want to send Peizhi to school to study." Mrs. Meng looked at Su Zhizhi expectantly.

"Sure!" Su Zhizhi agreed without hesitation. She would definitely support learning knowledge.