Chapter 144 It's all my fault

"Qiangzi, eat quickly, and then go take a hot bath to relieve your fatigue!"

Qu Yinfeng sat aside, looking at the bloodstains on Li Guoqiang's hands caused by the rope, and couldn't help but greet him with some heartache.

"Not urgent!"

Li Guoqiang waved his hand after hearing this, then smiled softly and said, "Wait for Sister Yuping to come in after she finishes her work, and then we'll eat together!"

"Don't worry about her!"

Qu Yinfeng was slightly stunned, then quickly said: "You are the head of the family, how can I let you wait for her to eat?"

"Ah!"

Li Guoqiang was delighted, and then he laughed and said, "Auntie, what you said is wrong. This is a new society, and these old rules are no longer acceptable."

"Besides, Sister Yuping has been helping me all day today. I can't let her eat the leftovers, right?"

"Fine!"

When Qu Yinfeng heard what Li Guoqiang said, she felt relieved and said hurriedly, "Then I'll ask her to come in and eat first, and then I'll go boil some water after dinner!"

After saying that, she quickly stood up and ran out, and after a while she called Xu Yuping in.

When Xu Yuping heard that Li Guoqiang must wait for her to have dinner together, she couldn't help feeling a little warm in her heart, and at the same time, she became more determined to hold on to Li Guoqiang, this good man.

Anyway, with her current reputation, it is impossible for her to marry into a good family.

Instead of jumping from one fire pit into another, she might as well take a gamble with her relatively clean body.

Soon, she sat down at the table on the kang, eating her meal with her head down, thinking about how else she could please Li Guoqiang besides working hard and serving him attentively, so as to avoid being rejected by Li Guoqiang, which would be embarrassing.

At the moment, Li Guoqiang's attention was entirely on the delicious food. He didn't even think that Qu Yinfeng and Xu Yuping had already planned to eat this piece of fresh meat.

After dinner, Xu Yuping gave the task of cleaning up the dishes to Zhu Caixia, and secretly told Zhu Caixia to listen more to Li Guoqiang.

After all, if she really got together with Li Guoqiang, then Li Guoqiang would be Zhu Caixia's stepfather. She didn't want her and Li Guoqiang's good fortune to be ruined because of Zhu Caixia's poor performance.

Then she ran to the bathhouse to boil water.

After the bath was ready, she ran back to the room and said something.

"Qiangzi, the bath water is ready, go take a bath quickly!"

"Row!"

Upon hearing this, Li Guoqiang nodded hurriedly in agreement, then put down the puppet that had been carved one-third of the way, took his clean clothes and went to the bathhouse.

Xu Yuping stood at the door, looking at Li Guoqiang's back, thinking that if she and Li Guoqiang were together, she might try to give Li Guoqiang a bath in the future.

She could even take a bath with Li Guoqiang, which could save more firewood.

Otherwise, it would take more than ten kilograms of firewood just to boil water for a bath every day, which would be too luxurious.

Moreover, if she hadn't been worried that Li Guoqiang would not like it, she would have planned not to wash today!
"Hey, why are you standing here like an idiot? Why don't you go and warm up Qiangzi's bed?"

Seeing Xu Yuping standing at the door without moving, Qu Yinfeng hurriedly walked up to her and spoke with a sullen look on her face.

"Forehead"

Xu Yuping was stunned when she heard this, and then asked hesitantly: "Mom, we haven't told Qiangzi about this yet! We don't know if he is willing or not. Isn't this a bit bad?"

"oops!"

Qu Yinfeng raised her eyebrows, and then said with some regret: "My silly girl! How can you say this directly? Warm his bed first and see how he reacts. If he doesn't object, it means you have a chance. If he objects, then we won't make things too awkward. Do you understand?"

"understand!"

Xu Yuping's eyes lit up, and she nodded quickly and said, "I understand! I'll go warm the bed for him now."

After saying this, she was about to turn around and walk towards the inner room, but suddenly stopped.

"Well, Mom, you see, I haven't taken a shower yet! I'm all dirty. How about we do it another day?"

"Yeah!"

Hearing this, Qu Yinfeng nodded hurriedly and said, "Look at my brain, I forgot that you haven't taken a shower yet. Qiangzi likes to be clean the most, you can't dirty his bed."

After she finished speaking, she pondered for a moment, then suddenly thought of something and quickly continued, "By the way, remember to talk to Xiaoxia about this matter in the next two days so that she can have a general idea and avoid making a fool of herself."

"Ok!"

Xu Yuping's heart tightened, then she nodded somewhat shamefully and agreed, "Don't worry! I'll find a chance to tell her."

In fact, she hasn't figured out how to tell Zhu Caixia yet. After all, her behavior is not a glorious thing.

In addition, Li Guoqiang was only five years older than Zhu Caixia, so she found it a little difficult to speak.

But no matter what, since Qu Yinfeng has already brought it up, she must find a way to convince Zhu Caixia.

Even if this would make Zhu Caixia think she was shameless, it was better than letting Zhu Caixia accidentally find out later.

Thinking of this, she didn't hesitate too much, and hurried into the inner room, called Zhu Caixia to sit on the south kang, and then lowered her voice and asked, "Xiaoxia, what do you think of your uncle Qiangzi?"

"Uncle Qiangzi?"

Zhu Caixia was slightly stunned, and then without thinking, she praised: "He is very good! I think Uncle Qiangzi is the best person in the world!"

"That"

Xu Yuping pursed her lips, then asked with some shame: "Then do you want to become a family with your uncle Qiangzi?"

"???"

Zhu Caixia glared and looked at Xu Yuping in confusion, not understanding what this meant.
"that."

Seeing this, Xu Yuping hurriedly explained, "What I mean is, do you want to stay with your uncle Qiangzi forever?"

"Yes I do!"

Zhu Caixia's eyes lit up, then she nodded quickly and spoke.

"Ok!"

Xu Yuping felt relieved, then she swallowed her saliva and asked nervously, "What if I let you be your uncle Qiangzi's wife?"

"Mom, please stop talking!"

Zhu Caixia interrupted Xu Yuping before she could finish her words. Then she lowered her head slightly and blushed as she whispered, "I am willing to be Uncle Qiangzi's wife, but I am afraid he will not like me!"

Xu Yuping: “.”

"Mom, mom, what's wrong with you?"

After Zhu Caixia finished speaking, she waited for a while, but Xu Yuping didn't speak. Then she looked up and found Xu Yuping looking at her blankly, so she hurriedly asked with some concern.

"you"

Xu Yuping came back to her senses, opened her mouth and wanted to say something, but didn't know how to say it.

She never thought that Zhu Caixia would fall in love with Li Guoqiang.

In this case, how could she tell him that she wanted to be Li Guoqiang's mistress?
She was silent for a while. Looking at Zhu Caixia's slightly immature face and her body that had begun to grow up, she couldn't help but feel that time passed so quickly. In the blink of an eye, the little kid who was crying for food already wanted to get married.

"Mom!" Seeing that Xu Yuping hadn't said anything, Zhu Caixia couldn't help but ask nervously, "What's wrong with you? Did I say something wrong?"

"no!"

Xu Yuping shook her head, then said worriedly, "Mom just has something I don't know how to tell you."

"What is it?"

Zhu Caixia was slightly stunned, then asked with some curiosity.

"that is."

Xu Yuping looked at Zhu Caixia with some hesitation, then an idea struck her, and she quickly asked, "You are still so young, it will take at least five or six years for you to get married. I'm afraid your uncle Qiangzi can't wait for you that long!"

"That"

Upon hearing this, Zhu Caixia couldn't help but asked anxiously, "What should we do?"

"or."

Xu Yuping pursed her lips, then suggested with some shame: "Why don't you let mom marry your uncle Qiangzi first, and then let your uncle Qiangzi help you find a good family later."

"what?"

Zhu Caixia's eyes widened, and then she said in disbelief, "Mom, are you okay? How could you marry Uncle Qiangzi?"

"Besides, you are so much older than him and a widow. There is no way he would be interested in you, right?"

"You are such a heartless person!"

Xu Yuping's face flushed, and she scolded him in anger, "How can you say that about your mother? I'm doing this for you, for our family!"

"You also know that your uncle Qiangzi will have to move out in a few days and live separately from us. If mom doesn't think of a way to keep a close eye on your uncle Qiangzi, can we still have the good life we ​​have now?"

"Could it be that you haven't had enough of the hard times you had before?"

"After all, it's because you're too young. If you were older, I wouldn't do such a shameless thing."

"Woo~"

As she spoke, Xu Yuping felt a pang in her heart and couldn't help but cover her face with her hands and burst into tears.

"mom!"

When Zhu Caixia saw Xu Yuping like this, she thought of all the grievances Xu Yuping had suffered in her previous home over the years. Her eyes instantly turned red, and she put her arm around Xu Yuping's shoulders, choking with sobs as she spoke, "I was wrong, I shouldn't have said that to you!"

"That's me. I just think that Uncle Qiangzi, he's so good and so capable, he shouldn't be willing to marry you. If only I could grow up a little bit!"

"Mom, it's all my fault. I can't help you at all!"

"Woo~"

"OK OK!"

When Xu Yuping heard Zhu Caixia admit her mistake, the anger in her heart dissipated at once. She quickly wiped the tears from her face and whispered to comfort her: "Mom doesn't blame you, don't cry!"

"Also, I know everything you said, so I didn't expect to marry your uncle Qiangzi. I just wanted to warm his bed and let him remember our good deeds."

"It's just that if mom really gets together with your uncle Qiangzi, you can't marry him anymore."

"Besides, you are not allowed to tell anyone about what happened between Mom and your Uncle Qiangzi. Do you understand?"

So this is ah!

After hearing what Xu Yuping said, Zhu Caixia suddenly realized something. She hesitated for a moment, but finally nodded silently and agreed, "Well, I understand."

After saying that, she looked up at Xu Yuping and asked a very crucial question.

"Then, should I call Qiangzi Uncle Dad from now on?"

"Need not!"

Xu Yuping frowned, then shook her head and said, "You'd better call him Uncle Qiangzi when the time comes, so that no one can hear it by accident."

"Oh!"

When Zhu Caixia heard what Xu Yuping said, she felt inexplicably relieved. It seemed that subconsciously, she did not want to have a father-daughter relationship with Li Guoqiang.

Afterwards, Xu Yuping didn't say anything more. She hurriedly got up from the kang and walked out, preparing to tell Qu Yinfeng that Zhu Caixia had a crush on Li Guoqiang.

Although she had just persuaded Zhu Caixia to agree to let her be Li Guoqiang's mistress, as Zhu Caixia's mother, she knew that although Zhu Caixia seemed timid, she was actually very determined.

If Zhu Caixia really chooses Li Guoqiang, then there will be trouble in the future.

"what?"

When Qu Yinfeng heard what Xu Yuping said, she couldn't help but ask in surprise, "Are you saying that Xiaoxia has fallen in love with Qiangzi?"

"How is this possible? How old is she? Why would she want to get married?"

"Humph!"

Xu Yuping snorted, then explained with some resentment: "This is all caused by Xiaoxia's heartless father."

"Ever since he knew Xiaoxia was famous two years ago, her father often said he wanted to marry her off as a money-loser, so she has always been worried that her father would marry her off to a bad guy."

"And, what's even more hateful is that her damned grandmother once taught Xiaoxia how to have children after she got married when I was not at home."

"You know, Xiaoxia was less than 13 years old at that time! They really think the present is the old society!"

"I guess she's worried that she'll end up like me, marrying a heartless person and getting scolded or beaten all day long. So now that she sees Qiangzi treating her so well, she's a little tempted."

"That"

After hearing this, Qu Yinfeng nodded in realization, then asked hurriedly, "So what did you tell her later?"

"Ugh!"

Xu Yuping sighed, then answered softly, "I said she was still young and would have to wait another four or five years before getting married. I said Qiangzi couldn't possibly wait for her that long, and then I told her to warm Qiangzi's bed first."

"She agreed?"

Qu Yinfeng breathed a sigh of relief, then asked hurriedly.

"Ok!"

Xu Yuping nodded, and then said with some concern: "She agreed, but I'm afraid she's still thinking about Qiangzi."

"If I really get together with Qiangzi, and Xiaoxia is always thinking about Qiangzi, wouldn't that be a mess?"

"What do you think we should do now?"

"This is it!"

Qu Yinfeng frowned and pondered for a moment, then suddenly thought of something and said hurriedly: "In my opinion, you don't need to worry so much now. Qiangzi is an educated youth from the city. It is hard to say how long he can stay here in the future. It is more important for us to take care of the things in front of us first."

"Row!"

When Xu Yuping heard Qu Yinfeng say this, she thought about it carefully and felt that this was the case. She nodded hurriedly and agreed, "Then I won't worry about it for now!"

As soon as he finished speaking, Li Guoqiang pushed open the door and walked in, almost scaring the mother and daughter.

(End of this chapter)