After dinner, Guan Jingyi went to Qiu Ling's room to see her nephew. Xi Beizhan washed the dishes, and Aunt Xi sat on the kang (a heated brick bed) and said to Luo Yu, "It's a rare day off today, why don't you go out for a walk? There's no market today, and there's nothing to do at home."

Luo Yu thought for a moment, "Have we bought all the grain for the family? Shall we go buy some?"

Aunt Xi rolled her eyes at Luo Yu, "If we wait for you, we'll starve to death. Your uncle and I carried the grain back a couple of days ago."

Luo Yu awkwardly touched her nose.

She seemed to have only gone to the grain station to buy grain once. After that, it was always Aunt Xi and her husband, along with Guan Jingtian and Xi Beizhan, who went. Qiu Ling was just like her; she only knew how to eat and never cared whether there was any food at home.

When it comes to payday, she's always more proactive than anyone else, consistently among the first few to receive her pay. As soon as the payroll department starts working, she's always the first to go and process paydays.

There was no other way; there were just too many people at the mine, and the queues were quite long.

After Xi Beizhan finished washing the dishes and came into the room, he saw the two sitting on the kang (a heated brick bed) without saying a word, and couldn't help but wonder, "What's wrong with you two? Why aren't you saying anything?"

Aunt Xi rolled her eyes at him, "We see each other every day, why do we have so much to talk about?"

Fearing that Xi Beizhan might misunderstand, she quickly added, "We were just thinking about where to go today. You all have a rare day off, so while it's still not too cold, it would be nice to go for a walk in the park."

Although Luo Yu, who was originally a local, had never been to the city park before, she became interested after hearing what Aunt Xi said. "Okay, shall we go for a stroll?"

Xi Beizhan didn't care. "Fine, whatever you want. I don't have to work today, but I think I have to work next Sunday, so I won't be able to spend time with you."

Luo Yu and Xi Beizhan were both impulsive people; once they decided to leave, they did so immediately. Less than ten minutes later, they changed their clothes and set off from home. Xi Beizhan rode his bicycle, taking Luo Yu straight to the People's Park in the city.

People's Park is also called a zoo. It already has some small animals, but not many. There are no Siberian tigers or brown bears yet. There are mostly birds and monkeys, but no rare species.

There was no food for sale in the park, nothing like sunflower seeds, fruit, candy, or soda, so the two walked around the park empty-handed and then came out.

To be honest, there wasn't much to see. Apart from the park being quite large and having a lot of trees, there was nothing else. There wasn't even anywhere to take a picture. Luo Yu was quite disappointed.

Seeing that Luo Yu wasn't in a good mood, Xi Beizhan took her cycling for another hour and a half to nearby Moon Lake. It was quite crowded there, the scenery was beautiful, and the lake water was quite clear. However, the road was difficult to walk on; the whole loop was dirt road, and Luo Yu's feet were sore from walking.

The loop was quite large, and it took them more than two hours to walk around it back. Luo Yu was panting heavily and waved her hand, saying she didn't want to walk anymore.

Xi Beizhan had no choice but to leave Luo Yu waiting where she was while he went to get his bicycle and then came back to pick her up.

Luo Yu waited for a while, and then Xi Beizhan rode back on his bike. The two of them started riding back again.

It was already 3 p.m. when Luo Yu got home. She was starving and vowed that she would never go to Moon Lake and People's Park again until they were completed. She was too tired.

The two didn't go back to the Guan family's house, but went straight to their own small home. When they took off their shoes, unsurprisingly, Luo Yu had a blister on the sole of her foot.

This really worried Xi Beizhan. "Your feet are blistered. How much pain must it be in? Why didn't you say anything?"

Luo Yu said helplessly, "What's the use of telling you? You can't carry me outside, so I can only tough it out."

Xi Beizhan choked, sighed helplessly, and muttered under his breath, "We're clearly husband and wife, but we act like strangers. It's so frustrating."

Not only can't you carry me on your back or hug me, you can't even hold hands. You have to look around to see if there are any red armbands if you just want to say a few words or smile at each other. This kind of life is like having an affair, and it's damn exciting.

Thinking of this, Xi Beizhan suddenly smiled.

Luo Yu looked at him, puzzled. "What are you laughing at?"

Xi Beizhan got up to find a sewing needle, then took out some white wine to disinfect it, and then squatted down to pop the blisters on Luo Yu's feet.

"I laughed, saying that it's like we're having an affair outside. We have to look around to make sure no one is watching when we hold hands. It's so exciting!"

Luo Yu thought about it and realized that it was indeed true, so she couldn't help but laugh as well.

While she was laughing, Xi Beizhan had already punctured the blister with his needle. Luo Yu didn't feel any pain at first, but she felt a little pain when she squeezed out the fluid.

It doesn't hurt too much, but you have to squeeze hard to get all the water out before applying the medicine.

Xi Beizhan quickly finished, applied medicine to Luo Yu, put her feet on the kang (a heated brick bed), and said with some concern, "It's fine today, but what about work tomorrow? I won't be able to hold you then."

Luo Yu waved her hand, "It'll be fine tomorrow. I can just take my shoes off when I go to work tomorrow, let my feet air out, apply some medicine, and it'll be better in a day."

Xi Beizhan looked at Luo Yu's fair feet and nodded. "Alright, then don't go to the fields today. I'll tell my second aunt not to cook for us. I'll say we'll cook for ourselves. Didn't you say we're having Buddha Jumps Over the Wall tonight? That'll give us a good excuse not to go out for dinner."

Xi Beizhan had been thinking about the Buddha Jumps Over the Wall that Luo Yu had mentioned. He had heard that Buddha Jumps Over the Wall was incredibly delicious, and that he would be lucky enough to eat it at least once in his life.

He didn't want to live in vain; he also wanted to eat.

Luo Yu's eyes lit up and she nodded repeatedly, "Go tell your second aunt quickly, she'll be making dinner soon."

Oh, by the way, you need to go to the Central Store tomorrow at noon. Didn't Sister Wang say she'd get us pig's trotters once a week? Go ask her if she's gotten them yet.

Xi Beizhan agreed, turned and went out, and returned a short while later with his head hanging low.

Seeing him shrink back like that, Luo Yu cautiously leaned forward and whispered, "Did you get scolded?"

Xi Beizhan nodded, "If Xiao Guoqing weren't asleep and we couldn't wake him, Second Aunt could have scolded him for another half hour."

Luo Yu patted her chest, "Luckily I didn't go over there, and luckily Xiao Guoqing was asleep, otherwise my second aunt would have scolded me too, no matter what."

Seeing Luo Yu's relieved expression, Xi Beizhan couldn't help but laugh and said, "I got scolded, and you're relieved you didn't? Shouldn't you be comforting me? I did all this for you!"

Luo Yu rolled her eyes. "Bullshit! You'd be happy if I got scolded too? You should be glad I didn't go over there, otherwise we would both be standing side by side getting scolded. It's better for you to take the blame alone than for us to get scolded together, right?"

What did your aunt say to you? Tell me.

Xi Beizhan squinted at Luo Yu, "Why do I feel like you're gloating? You just want to hear what my second aunt is saying about me so you can have a good laugh, right?"

Luo Yu turned her face away awkwardly, "That's not true. Am I that kind of person? Don't talk nonsense and frame me."

Luo Yu looked guilty, which made Xi Beizhan even more certain that he hadn't guessed wrong; his wife was indeed gloating.

Xi Beizhan was so angry he almost laughed.

"You heartless bastard, who am I doing this for?"

"For Buddha Jumps Over the Wall."

Luo Yu's response was incredibly fast; she immediately provided an answer that left Xi Beizhan speechless.

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