Border Cook

Chapter 274 Lady
The world has been in turmoil for many years, and many people have been displaced and their families have been broken up.

Zhuang Cui pursed her lips, her face full of guilt, "I'm sorry..."

"It's okay." Jiang Zhuguo said with a relaxed look, "These are all things of the past. What matters is now and in the future."

"Yeah." Zhuang Cui nodded and repeated Jiang Zhuguo's words in her mind several times.

What matters is now.

And there will be a later time.

With Jiang Zhuguo as her caring "roommate", Zhuang Cui adapted quickly and even started her own job soon.

He was in charge of the gate and patrolled at night. During the day, he practiced martial arts or helped Xia Ji with some physical work within his ability.

Seeing this, Wu Jin tilted his head again and again.

Why do I feel that the new person in my family is a bit similar to Concealed Bag?

Are you trying to steal its limelight?
But this is a sweet and soft little sister, which is a little different from the conspicuous bag.

It is willing to work with the little sister to take care of this home!

In the past few days, Xia Mingyue has frequently gone to look for Manager Ge.

The first was to discuss the cooking learning situation of several apprentices including Lou Shanzi, and the second was to ask Manager Ge to help inquire about the background of Zhang Chunwang.

She always felt that Zhang Chunwang did not have the support of others as he claimed.

After hearing from Xia Mingyue about Zhang Chunwang going to the orchard to cause trouble, Shopkeeper Ge felt a little guilty for not helping Xia Mingyue to find out the other relationships involved in the orchard, and he readily agreed to the matter.

Then he hurriedly called Wu Xiong and asked him to go and inquire about Zhang Chunwang himself.

After hesitating for several days, Lu finally found a suitable opportunity to ask Xia Mingyue.

"Sister-in-law, last time in the orchard, you talked about your uncle, uncle, and aunt. How come I never heard you mention them before?"

Could it be that he doesn't treat her as his own?

"Because these are all fake." Xia Mingyue smiled and told the truth, "I made them up to deceive Zhang Chunwang."

"Fake?" Lu was stunned.

But at that time, Xia Mingyue spoke very fluently and her tone was very firm. It felt like she was telling the truth, not just making it up.

"Yes, that Zhang Chunwang probably made up an uncle, so I naturally can't be at a disadvantage." Xia Mingyue smiled.

"Then Zhang Chunwang's uncle who is a state official is fake?" Mrs. Lu was stunned again.

Why do I feel that the news I heard today is so explosive?
"That's right." Xia Mingyue explained, "He only said that his uncle was a sixth-rank state official, but he didn't mention the specific official position. It can be seen that either he made it up just to make it easier for himself to be domineering, or although his uncle was an official in the state, he was a strict person who didn't allow his relatives to show off and cause trouble, so Zhang Chunwang didn't dare to say it in such detail."

"No matter what the reason is, since Zhang Chunwang dares to speak out, I can speak out too. When we are out in public, no one knows anyone's background, so whatever they say is what it is!"

As the saying goes, when you go out, your identity is given by yourself.

Who is afraid of who?

"It's incredible, it can actually be done this way?" Lu suddenly felt like he had opened the door to a new world, full of novelty, and even nodded in agreement, "Don't mention it, this really is a method."

"It's true. When I was escorting goods with my father, whenever we encountered someone with bad intentions, my father would say which officials he was related to, which port he had visited, etc., in order to put fear in the other party's heart." Zhuang Cui also said.

"Thank goodness my sister-in-law thought of this." Mrs. Lu smiled, "You said it so seriously that I thought it was true. I guess Zhang Chunwang would have some plans in mind and would not dare to cause trouble again..."

Before he finished speaking, someone answered, "What trouble are you looking for?" The voice sounded familiar, and everyone looked up, and saw that Lu Qiyan had already entered the yard.

"Brother Lu."

Xia Mingyue was very surprised as she hadn't seen Lu Qiyan for a long time.

When Lu Qiyan saw Xia Mingyue's beautiful smile, he couldn't help but smile and explained, "I took a two-day leave from the army and came back to take a look."

Then he said to Mrs. Lu, "Brother Zhao probably won't be back in the near future, so he asked me to bring back the military pay for the past few months to my sister-in-law."

"Thank you, Brother Qi Yan." Mrs. Lu took it with a smile and calmly took Jiang Zhuguo and Zhuang Cui out of the house.

Suddenly, Lu Qiyan and Xia Mingyue were the only ones left in the room.

Xia Mingyue poured a cup of hot tea for Lu Qiyan, "Brother Lu, have some tea."

"Thank you..." Lu Qiyan paused and said slowly, "Madam."

Xia Mingyue was stunned.

If you count the time, she and Lu Qiyan have been married for almost a year, and during this year, the two of them have been treating each other with respect and being extremely polite to each other.

It seemed that Lu Qiyan had no intention of having sex, which was why she called Lu Qiyan "Brother Lu". Lu Qiyan had never called her wife, so she called him "Brother Lu" for a whole year.

But Lu Qiyan wanted to call her madam at this time...

Is it because Lu Qiyan feels that he has begun to like her a little and wants to become a real couple with him?

Xia Mingyue was daydreaming and the tea in the cup spilled out, scalding her and bringing her back to her senses. However, she let out a cry and subconsciously let go.

Lu Qiyan quickly took the teacup, put it on the table, and checked the back of Xia Mingyue's hand. "Are you okay?"

Seeing that the back of Xia Mingyue's hand was a little red, but it didn't seem to be a big problem, Lu Qiyan opened his mouth and blew on it, trying to cool it down and relieve the pain.

Lu Qiyan's movements were gentle, and his warm breath quickly cooled in the air, becoming cool when it blew over the back of his hand.

But this made Xia Mingyue a little confused.

"No, it's okay." Xia Mingyue pulled her hand back. "It's getting late. I should go prepare dinner. Lu...what do you want to eat? I'll prepare it."

"All is fine." Lu Qiyan said with a smile.

"The fish today is very fresh. Let's make braised fish tonight." Xia Mingyue said, "How about some mushroom stuffed meat and some stir-fried vegetables?"

"Okay." Lu Qiyan responded with a smile.

Seeing that he agreed, Xia Mingyue hurried out of the house.

It's a bit like running away.

Lu Qiyan sighed immediately.

Xia Mingyue's cheeks were burning red all the way to her ears. It was not until she went to fish out the fish from the wooden basin and touched the cool water that she sobered up a little and let out a breath.

Then I felt a little annoyed.

Although this was her first marriage in her two lives and the first time she showed intimacy to her husband, she had lived for so many years after all, and it was time for her to face her husband openly.

So flustered...

No prospects!
Xia Mingyue complained about herself in her heart, looked in the direction of the house, took a deep breath, took the fish out of the basin, and took it together with the fresh mushrooms to the yard of the Lu family next door.